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The bald eagle has been the symbol of the United States since it was chosen by the leaders of the new nation 240 years ago.
By the mid-20th century, the eagle had become the symbol of environmental degradation and the unforeseen consequences of chemicals when it was all but extirpated from the states where it had impressed the American Colonists. DDT, an effective pesticide seemingly harmless to people, accumulated in nature’s food chains. As it concentrated in predatory birds, it stopped their reproduction. A DDT ban was an early action of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created by President Richard Nixon, though a decade later there were still cans of it on the shelves of some South Jersey hardware stores.
Bald eagles still thrived where the pesticide wasn’t used much, such as in Alaska and Canada. But since DDT persists in the environment for decades and eagles enlarge their territories slowly, it would have taken a century or more before bald eagles would reproduce again in this state.
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The New Jersey Bald Eagle Project greatly accelerated that process in a wildlife remediation program so successful it may never be matched. Starting with one last nesting pair of eagles in Bear Swamp in Cumberland County in 1982, the project placed healthy fledglings from Canada nests and raised other eaglets big enough for release from hacking towers in wildlife preserves such as McNamara WMA in Upper Township.
Most of the young eagles thrived and the population slowly grew, delighting birders and prompting eagle festivals to celebrate the return of the bald eagles and watch them in their nests in Cumberland County.
In this century, the annual census of New Jersey’s nesting bald eagles has been about as reliable as good news gets. The recently released survey results for last year again show an increase in nesting pairs producing eggs, the vast majority growing into new members of the state’s substantial eagle population.
South Jersey alone had 14 new active eagle nests last year, half the total for the whole state. These boosted New Jersey bald eagle nests to 250, with 83% of them adding to the next generation with a total of 335 new eagle offspring.
The success of the project has turned the bald eagle from among the rarest birds in the state to one frequently encountered near water. Soaring over the Somers Point commercial district, sitting on poles and platforms in marshes, the adults of this largest of raptors are easily told by their brilliant white heads and yellow bills.
In Cape May and Atlantic counties, bald eagles were once a rare sight, but now have become relatively commonplace, glimpsed on marsh osprey platforms, in trees and on utility poles. Those coming in and out of Cape May often see eagles near the bridge over the Cape May Canal.
Ospreys have enjoyed a similar rebound, having suffered the same harm from DDT. The dissipation of the pesticide and the many nest platforms built mainly by volunteers have made fish hawks a common sight at the shore, too.
Unfortunately, the New Jersey projects to restore bald eagles and ospreys couldn’t create a best practice that would bring similar benefits to many other endangered and threatened birds.
Piping plovers, least terns, black skimmers and northern harriers are signature Jersey Shore birds that remain endangered despite decades-long efforts to protect their nesting populations and increase their numbers. Even other predators that suffered from DDT poisoning such as kestrels and red-shouldered hawks haven’t risen as the contaminant has fallen.
The difference is that much of the habitat for bald eagles and ospreys remained intact after the pesticide took them out of it. With DDT banned, restoration efforts put them back into welcoming, supportive natural niches they were evolved to thrive in.
The undisturbed beaches needed by sand nesters are just about gone. The deep forests of the red-shouldered hawk and the meadow edges of the kestrel are giving way to development.
Dozens of wild animals won’t remain in New Jersey’s future unless we can leave a place for them. At the rate we’re going, the only place they’ll appear will be in the memories of old timers. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/opinion/editorial/nj-can-t-replicate-its-restoration-of-bald-eagles/article_e3b1b504-bc6e-11ed-a6b9-0765629cb8d3.html | 2023-03-09 06:18:12 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/opinion/editorial/nj-can-t-replicate-its-restoration-of-bald-eagles/article_e3b1b504-bc6e-11ed-a6b9-0765629cb8d3.html |
CA Sacramento CA Zone Forecast for Friday, January 20, 2023
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593 FPUS56 KSTO 210810
ZFPSTO
Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for the rest of tonight, Saturday, Saturday night, and
Sunday.
CAZ013-211245-
Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County-
Including the city of Shasta Dam
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 20 to 35 higher elevations...29 to
36 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 39 to 51 higher elevations...50 to
55 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 19 to 34 higher elevations...
29 to 37 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 34 to 49 higher elevations...46 to
54 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 20 to 34 higher elevations...
30 to 37 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds 5 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 40 to 55.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 23 to 38.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 46 to 61. Lows
25 to 40.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SHASTA DAM 35 54 36 52 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ014-211245-
Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County-
Including the city of Burney
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 15 to 21. Prevailing east winds up
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 38 to 44. Prevailing east winds
up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 16 to 24. Prevailing
southeast winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 30 to 40. Prevailing northeast
winds up to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 13 to 22. Prevailing northeast
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 35 to 43.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 16 to 24.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 40 to 50. Lows
16 to 27.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 42 to 50.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BURNEY 16 42 19 37 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ015-211245-
Northern Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Redding and Red Bluff
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Colder. Lows 29 to 35.
North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs around
53. North winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows 32 to 37. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Breezy.
Highs 51 to 57. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
north 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 40. North winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs around 57.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 41.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs around 62. Lows
35 to 44.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
REDDING 30 54 32 55 / 0 0 0 0
RED BLUFF 32 54 34 56 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ016-211245-
Central Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Chico, Oroville, and Marysville/Yuba City
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows 30 to 36. North
winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs around
53. North winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows 32 to 37. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Breezy.
Highs around 55. Northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts to
around 20 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 34 to 42. North winds
10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs around 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 30 to 40.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost. Highs 55 to 61.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 32 to 40.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost. Highs 57 to 63.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 34 to 44.
Highs around 61.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 58.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CHICO 33 53 34 56 / 0 0 0 0
OROVILLE 33 52 33 56 / 0 0 0 0
MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY 30 52 32 56 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ017-211245-
Southern Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Sacramento
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows 29 to 35. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs around
52. Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows 31 to 37. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Areas of
frost in the morning. Breezy. Highs 52 to 58. North winds up to
10 mph increasing to northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
35 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 35 to 41. North winds
15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs around 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows 30 to 37.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Highs around
55. Lows 30 to 38.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost. Highs around 57.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 32 to 41.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 58.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 33 to 39.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SACRAMENTO 31 52 34 56 / 0 0 0 0
SAC EXEC AIRPORT 31 53 33 55 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ018-211245-
Carquinez Strait and Delta-
Including the city of Fairfield/Suisun
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost early in the morning.
Colder. Lows 30 to 35. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs around
53. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows 32 to 37. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Areas of
frost in the morning. Highs around 56. Northwest winds up to
15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 36 to 42. North winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs around 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows 30 to 36.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost. Highs around 54.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows 31 to 36.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Widespread frost. Highs around 56.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 32 to 38.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 57.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 36.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
FAIRFIELD/SUISUN 31 54 33 57 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ019-211245-
Northern San Joaquin Valley-
Including the cities of Stockton and Modesto
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Areas of
frost early in the morning. Lows 29 to 37. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Areas of frost and patchy dense fog in the morning.
Sunny. Highs around 52. Light winds becoming northwest around
10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog and frost after
midnight. Lows 31 to 38. Northwest winds up to 10 mph in the
evening becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Areas of
frost and patchy dense fog in the morning. Highs 49 to 57.
Northwest winds up to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 30 to 38. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 48 to 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows 29 to 35.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost. Highs 51 to 56.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost and patchy fog. Lows 31 to
37.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 55.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 32 to 38.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 56.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 34 to 39.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
STOCKTON 31 53 33 56 / 0 0 0 0
MODESTO 31 53 33 53 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ063-211245-
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-
Including the city of Alder Springs
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 26 to 38. Prevailing northwest
winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 40 to 55. Prevailing northwest
winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 28 to 39. Prevailing west
winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 36 to
50 higher elevations...47 to 53 lower elevations. Prevailing
northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 24 to 36 higher
elevations...33 to 39 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds
5 to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 25 mph after midnight. Gusts up
to 40 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 41 to 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 30 to 44.
.TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Highs 47 to 62. Lows 30 to 44.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
ALDER SPRINGS 30 47 32 43 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ066-211245-
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Paradise
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 28 to 36. Prevailing northeast
winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 47 to 53. Prevailing northeast winds up
to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 30 to 38. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 43 to 54. Prevailing northeast
winds up to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 37. Prevailing northeast
winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 46 to 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 33 to 39.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 52 to 63. Lows
33 to 43.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 52 to 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
PARADISE 34 50 34 51 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ067-211245-
Motherlode-
Including the cities of Grass Valley and Jackson
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows 28 to 34.
Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs 47 to
53. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows around 33. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Areas of
frost in the morning. Highs 47 to 55. Prevailing northeast winds
up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 35. Prevailing north
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 46 to 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows around 32.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 50 to 56.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows around 35.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Highs 53 to 61. Lows around
36.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
GRASS VALLEY 29 49 31 49 / 0 0 0 0
JACKSON 33 50 34 50 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ068-211245-
Western Plumas County/Lassen Park-
Including the cities of Chester and Quincy
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 14 to 29. Prevailing east winds up
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 34 to 49. Prevailing northeast winds up
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 17 to 32. Prevailing north
winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 24 to 39 higher elevations...31 to
44 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 15 to 30. Prevailing
northeast winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy. Not as cool. Highs 30 to 45.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 17 to 32.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 37 to 52. Lows
19 to 34.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 38 to 53. Lows
21 to 36.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
QUINCY 16 42 20 39 / 0 0 0 0
CHESTER 10 41 14 36 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ069-211245-
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-
Including the city of Blue Canyon
1210 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 12 to 27 higher elevations...23 to
33 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 35 to 47 higher
elevations...43 to 51 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 30 higher elevations...
26 to 36 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 26 to
41 higher elevations...38 to 50 lower elevations. Prevailing
northeast winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, colder. Lows 10 to 25 higher
elevations...24 to 32 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast
winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs 30 to 45.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 16 to 31.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 38 to 53. Lows 18 to 33.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 20 to 35. Highs
39 to 54.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BLUE CANYON 28 44 29 38 / 0 0 0 0
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President Biden will travel to his ancestral homeland this week, a closely watched visit as he celebrates the 25th anniversary of the peace deal between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Biden, who often touts his Irish heritage, has repeatedly underscored the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and will do so again this week. The president is also set to address the Irish parliament and visit two counties where he has family ties.
Here are five things to watch for Biden’s visit:
Support for Good Friday Agreement
The main stated purpose for the trip is for Biden to commemorate 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which was struck on April 10, 1998.
The agreement between former British and Irish prime ministers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern and former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell (D-Maine) ended the conflict, often called “The Troubles,” in mostly Northern Ireland between predominantly Catholic Ireland and predominantly Protestant England.
The United Kingdom’s exit in 2020 from the European Union, though, had sparked renewed concerns about the possibility of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, upsetting the agreement that has maintained peace for decades.
Biden and other leading Democrats have repeatedly affirmed their support for the agreement and argued that any deal struck in the aftermath of Brexit should retain the peace established 25 years ago. It’s a message Biden will carry with him during a speech at Ulster University on Wednesday.
“He’ll underscore the readiness of the US to preserve those gains and support Northern Ireland’s vast economic potential to the benefit of all communities,” said John Kirby, a White House national security spokesperson. “President Biden cares deeply about Northern Ireland and has a long history of supporting peace and prosperity there.”
Kirby added that the Good Friday Agreement is a deal that Biden “has a personal connection to and obviously is very proud to see has really changed lives and livelihoods in Northern Ireland.”
Sunak meeting in Belfast
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to greet Biden at his first stop in Belfast and the two will participate in a bilateral meeting.
The two leaders will likely discuss the Windsor Framework, a new trade agreement aimed at allowing goods to flow freely to Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom. Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen brokered the deal last month, ending a dispute that had loomed since the U.K. voted in 2016 to leave the European Union.
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss had backed the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which critics say would risk violating international law by suspending parts of the agreement. Biden, in a meeting with her last September, set the stage for more conversations on her stance when he reiterated his commitment to the Good Friday Agreement.
But, Truss resigned from her role after just 45 days in office, and Sunak won a leadership contest to become prime minister in October.
Biden and Sunak met last month in San Diego, Calif., during which Sunak said he hopes Biden will make the trip to commemorate the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
The president’s visit to Belfast comes as there has been an uptick in violence in Northern Ireland tied to people who oppose Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom. Police have increased the domestic terrorism threat level ahead of Biden’s visit.
Emphasis on Irish heritage
The president is expected to travel to two Irish counties, Louth and Mayo, where he has family ties.
He plans to visit the County Mayo’s Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, which is a Catholic pilgrimage site, and visit a genealogy center. He will deliver remarks at the St. Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina, a town he visited in June 2016 as vice president.
Biden’s great-great-great-grandfather sold 27,000 bricks in 1827 to construct St Muredach’s Cathedral and Kirby said that selling those bricks helped Biden’s ancestors buy tickets to the U.S. in 1851.
The president has not been shy about his Irish roots, and he frequently quotes Irish poets like William Butler Yeats. Biden last month hosted Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the White House for St. Patrick’s Day, where Varadkar made clear the fondness is mutual.
“I promise you that we’re going to roll out the red carpet and it’s going to be a visit like no other. Everyone’s excited about it already,” Varadkar said in the Oval Office. “We’re going to have great crowds who would love to see you.”
The White House has not yet said if any other Biden family members will be joining the president on his trip.
Address to the Irish parliament
Biden’s address to the Irish parliament on Thursday is expected to include comments about the significance of the United States’ relationship with the Republic of Ireland, as well as the personal significance of the country to him.
Before his remarks to parliament, Biden will meet with Irish President Michael Higgins and participate in a tree planting ceremony with him. They will then ring the Dublin peace bell together and the president will meet with Varadkar.
“In both meetings the president will discuss our close corporation on the full range of shared global challenges,” Kirby said.
Three presidents before Biden have addressed a joint session of the Irish parliament– Presidents Kennedy, Reagan, and Clinton. The president spoke to the Canadian parliament just last month, during which he trumpeted the importance of the U.S.’s relationship with the country.
Relationship with royal family ahead of coronation
Biden spoke to King Charles last week, during which he told him first lady Jill Biden would be leading the delegation to his coronation in May. The two leaders also agreed to meet in the near future but didn’t elaborate on plans.
“These are two leaders who have known each other a long time and have a very good relationship,” Kirby said, pointing to the phone call last week when asked if Biden would meet with King Charles during the visit.
Biden attended Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September, joining other leaders from around the world. But, him not attending the coronation next month aligns with previous protocol. During the last coronation, for Elizabeth, then-President Eisenhower did not attend and also chose to send a delegation.
Some members of the royal family could join Biden for the Good Friday anniversary though, giving the president facetime with the royals ahead of the coronation. Biden met with Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, when they had traveled to Boston in November. | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/five-things-to-watch-for-bidens-visit-to-republic-of-ireland-and-northern-ireland/ | 2023-04-11 13:37:45 | 1 | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/five-things-to-watch-for-bidens-visit-to-republic-of-ireland-and-northern-ireland/ |
DEAR AMY: We have lovely neighbors. They are great. We feel so lucky!
I am a professional landscape designer, and just a little – uptight – about my own garden.
I try not to impose my anal retentive obsessions upon others unless they are paying me to do so, but holy noxious weeds – my neighbors’ lesser celandine is taking over!
This is a terrible, invasive weed that smothers other plants.
Native plants and pollinators do not have a chance.
I have put up a fence – the nicest one I can. But it is only a matter of time before this plant has spread everywhere. It doubles every year, spreading underground and on the wind and boots of others.
Chemical control is the only realistic solution, even according to top, planet-loving experts.
Should I offer to have my crew take care of it?
These lovely people do not care at all about their garden. That is their prerogative.
They have a crew who are the worst I have ever witnessed.
They whack down the whole thing to the dirt every fall, cleaning it like it’s a bathroom.
This gives this weed all the sunlight it wants, and now their choices are affecting me.
Time is of the essence. There is a short window where this can be taken care of, before I have to wait another year, and then it will be twice as bad.
What can I say, or offer to do, without overstepping?
– Trying to be a Good Neighbor
DEAR GOOD NEIGHBOR: First, you should acknowledge the possibility that your neighbors like to look out and see this carpet of glossy leaves sprinkled with yellow flowers in early spring. They may see it as the perfect, low-effort landscape that requires no mowing or maintenance.
(Where I live, we call this plant “Brazen Hussy,” which is reason enough to like it.)
So before approaching your neighbors, you should prepare yourself for the idea that they either like what they have, or simply don’t want to change. Do not assume that they don’t care.
In my view your best option is to offer your full expertise to them.
Acknowledge that this plant is a pretty harbinger of spring.
Explain to them that the plant is very invasive and poisonous to some wildlife.
Offer to redesign and re-landscape the affected area, at your effort and expense.
Do not criticize their yard, their crew, or their taste, but do be honest that the plant is creeping over into your yard, and so your offer has some benefit to you.
Review some options with them for replacing this plant with other low-growing flowering woodland plants (sweet woodruff or myrtle) that won’t create problems.
If they agree, draw up a plan, have them sign a standard contract, and waive all your fees.
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DEAR AMY: My wife and I read your column in the Washington Post every morning (yes, we still get a newspaper!).
We like to haggle over the questions and your responses. We don’t always agree with each other, or with you.
We do wonder though: Are you ever stumped?
– Faithful Readers
DEAR FAITHFUL: I am frequently stumped (“stumped” is more or less my default mode), which is why I rely on my background as a reporter to research answers.
I am also a member of a large and loud family – and I often seek their advice.
***
DEAR AMY: “Old Worrier” isn’t his daughter’s biological father, and in his elder years he is really struggling with how to disclose this to her.
His daughter may already know more than he thinks.
My mom told me when I was in my mid-50s that she had something she needed to tell me, and I said, “Mom, I already know.”
I’d known my Dad wasn’t my biological father for more than 15 years.
I realized years before that things just didn’t add up.
I kept my silence for their sakes. It didn’t matter to me why or who. I knew I was loved and raised by the man who was meant to raise me.
Whatever mistakes (or secrets) were made in their past were theirs.
It never changed anything, but it gave my Mom peace to tell me when she was ready.
– Raised by Dad
DEAR RAISED: My heart went out to this elder father who loved his daughter so much, but was haunted by the knowledge that he wasn’t her biological father. I hope their family has as beautiful a resolution as yours has had.
Your folks raised you well.
(You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.)
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I have to admit that when I heard Tilda Swinton would be playing two roles in The Eternal Daughter, my immediate reaction was something like, "What else is new?" Swinton is a marvelous actor and a gifted multitasker. Maybe you remember her playing twin sisters in Hail, Caesar! or Okja, or taking on three different roles in the recent remake of Suspiria.
But The Eternal Daughter, the latest movie written and directed by Joanna Hogg, might be the most effective and moving casting stunt of Swinton's career. She plays a filmmaker, Julie, and her mother, Rosalind, who have come to stay at a remote Welsh hotel for a few days before Christmas. They've booked a double room for themselves and Rosalind's dog, Louis, played by one of Swinton's own spaniels. That's about it for the cast, save a few members of the hotel staff, including an amusingly snippy receptionist played by Carly-Sophia Davies. It doesn't appear there are any other guests.
While it unfolds at a measured pace, The Eternal Daughter is immediately gripping. Hogg has structured the movie as a kind of ghost story, and she's clearly having fun with the conventions of the genre. The hotel is a marvelously creaky old estate in the middle of nowhere, shrouded in mists and moonlight. Strange noises disturb Julie's sleep at night, and at one point, someone — it's not clear who — opens the door to their room and Louis gets out. Don't worry, this isn't one of those slasher movies where the family pet winds up dead. Hogg isn't really trying to scare us. But she has a wonderful feel for gothic atmosphere, something she heightens by shooting on 16mm film and playing eerie flute music during Julie's walks on the hotel grounds.
All in all, the movie is a splendid reminder of how much magic a smart, subtle filmmaker can conjure without a massive visual-effects budget. And the most magical thing about it is Swinton's double casting. Hogg shrewdly downplays her own gimmick. She rarely places Julie and Rosalind in the same frame, instead cutting between them during their many conversations. That must have made shooting less expensive, with minimal need for body doubles or digital trickery. The back-and-forth editing style also works well for the script, given that this mother and daughter tend to speak in polite, hesitant tones; rarely do they step on each other's sentences. They clearly love and dote on each other — Julie, full of warmth and vigor, takes good care of Rosalind, who tires easily and isn't in the best of health.
But there's also a darker undertow to their relationship that gradually comes into focus. We learn that Rosalind was sent to stay at this place years ago during World War II, when she was still a child. She has some happy memories of her time here, but also a lot of traumatic ones — and Julie, we realize, wants to mine those memories for a future film project.
Here's where things get complicated, since Julie is an alter ego for Joanna Hogg herself, and Rosalind is a stand-in for her own mother. This isn't the first of Hogg's movies to draw on her family life — I loved her two Souvenir films, about her early years as a student filmmaker in the 1980s. But The Eternal Daughter, set closer to the present day, is a different kind of cinematic memoir — more playful, and more mysterious. In reminiscing about her own relationship with her mother, Hogg raises all kinds of ideas about grief, loss and memory. She's also questioning herself: Does she have any right to probe her mother's personal history for her own artistic inspiration?
Swinton's casting isn't just a stunt; it brilliantly conveys the uncomfortable transference of identity that often happens between mothers and daughters.
I don't know the answer, and I don't know if Hogg does, either. But I'm grateful to have spent time with these two characters and the great actor who plays them. Swinton's casting isn't just a stunt; it brilliantly conveys the uncomfortable transference of identity that often happens between mothers and daughters. At the same time, when they communicate, Julie and Rosalind show a certain reserve, shying away from confrontation or even emotion. But the shattering climax of The Eternal Daughter is nothing if not emotional. It leaves us with the intriguing notion that maybe all love stories are ghost stories, to the degree that we're all haunted, in some way, by the memories of those we love.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The annual Grand Floral Parade in Northeast Portland wasn’t all sunshine and roses Saturday morning. About 20 minutes before the festivities began, police and parade officials say a man drove into the parade route.
Witnesses told Nexstar’s KOIN that children had still been in the road grabbing candy when 42-year-old Sidney Sean Mecham came racing through in a pickup truck.
“I thought any minute someone was going to get hit…tons of little toddlers. Little kids were running out in the middle of the road grabbing candy and then all of a sudden, probably about two blocks down…I believe it was a gray pickup truck come barreling down the street,” one witness told KOIN. “We think he was going about 30 miles an hour. And everyone was screaming, running out to get their kids.”
An officer with the Portland Police Bureau reported seeing Mecham head into the parade route, where he “saw parade goers running out of the street and heard them screaming, trying to get his attention.” The officer followed the truck by motorcycle heading east on NE Weidler Street.
However, police say Mecham “refused to stop” and went south on Northeast MLK Jr. Boulevard, where the officer pulled up alongside the driver and told him to pull over – only to be refused again.
According to PPB, the officer tried to drive ahead of the truck to warn pedestrians, but when it seemed like Mecham would hit him, the officer drove out of the way. Before the officer could get in front of the truck to slow or stop it again, police say the man “suddenly turned left” onto Northeast Wasco Street – driving toward the families sitting at the curb.
Officials say the officer continued to follow Mecham as he ran through a barricade and nearly hit parade volunteers. The truck then left the parade route but continued to elude police until officials say Mecham finally stopped near the intersection of Northeast 24th Avenue and Clackamas Street.
Police arrested Mecham, who now faces charges of recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct, attempt to elude, reckless driving, and hit and run (from an earlier, unrelated case). Police say they also cited Mecham for driving while suspended, failing to obey a police officer, and not having insurance.
Officials say Mecham had originally come from the Northbound I-5, going around two Oregon Department of Transportation trucks that “were being used to close the ramp” on Northeast Weidler Street. According to investigators, he “had to go up into the ivy on the hill side of the ramp to make it around the trucks.”
Mecham’s truck was promptly towed.
But as concerning as this situation was, witnesses told KOIN the interruption didn’t ruin the event. No injuries were reported and the show did go on, but the scare left many parade goers wondering: Why did the driver do it?
“We don’t know intentions, whether they meant to cause harm to anyone or were just confused and didn’t realize with everyone on the side of the road waving them down that they shouldn’t be there,” witness Damien Andrzejewski said.
Portland Police are now asking anyone who was in danger during the pursuit to contact them.
Last fall, a Wisconsin man was sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of driving through a Christmas parade and killing six people, including an 8-year-old boy marching with his baseball team and three members of the Dancing Grannies group. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/everyone-was-screaming-man-accused-of-driving-truck-through-oregon-parade-route/ | 2023-06-12 02:39:53 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/everyone-was-screaming-man-accused-of-driving-truck-through-oregon-parade-route/ |
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Brittney Griner receiving, answering WNBA players’ emails
(AP) - Brittney Griner can’t play with her WNBA colleagues. She can’t call them, either.
But she can write.
In one small bit of normalcy, Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players during her detainment in Russia. Hundreds of emails have been sent by players to an account Griner’s agent set up to allow them to communicate with her.
It’s not easy: The emails are printed out and delivered sporadically in bunches to Griner by her lawyer after they are vetted by Russian officials. Griner doesn’t have access to the email account; she’ll either write a response on paper and her lawyers will take a photo of it or she’ll dictate a response if she doesn’t have any paper.
Los Angeles Sparks forward Amanda Zahui B. never thought she’d hear back from Griner when she sent an email to the Phoenix Mercury center a few months ago.
“When she responded to my second letter it blew me away,” Zahui B. said. “I was like she responded!! In my third letter, I was like ‘hey best friend, we are officially best friends now.’”
Like so many WNBA players, Zahui B. wanted Griner to know she was thinking about her as the two-time Olympic gold medalist remains, in the view of U.S. officials, wrongfully detained in Russia.
Griner has been detained for 105 days after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.
When Zahui B. got her first response from Griner it made her smile and she promised herself she would send more notes. And she has, sending them every few weeks. So have many other players.
“We just don’t want her to think she’s forgotten,” Liberty center Stefanie Dolson said.
It’s not just emails being sent to Griner; Diana Taurasi actually sent a hand-written letter to her Mercury and Olympic teammate.
Griner’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said the letters have been a way for the 6-foot-9 center to stay connected to her WNBA family.
Some players just offer hopes and prayers for Griner’s release and say they are thinking about her. Others send Sudoku puzzles or more personal notes.
“She jokes in her letters. I don’t know how she does it with what she’s going through. She’s an amazing soul,” Zahui B. said. “She brings light in a situation like this. I don’t think a lot of people could manage to do that.”
Zahui B., who jokingly admitted she tends to ramble, sent Griner updates on her daily activities describing such mundane things as getting her nails done or what she ate for lunch.
She wasn’t extremely close with Griner when they both played in the WNBA and in Europe, but got to know her better over time. Griner sent a video to Zahui B,’s mom offering support when she was battling breast cancer and another one for her 60th birthday a few years ago.
Griner, who last responded to the Sparks player last week, signed it “From 42 to 42″ when Zahui B. told her she was switching her number to 42 in honor of the center.
While writing letters has come naturally to Zahui B., other players says it is tough to find the words to put pen to paper.
Griner faces drug smuggling charges that carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Another American regarded as unjustly detained in Russia is Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan. Whelan was arrested in December 2018 while visiting for a friend’s wedding and was later sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage-related charges his family has said are unfounded.
Marine veteran Trevor Reed, who also had been jailed in Russia for nearly three years, was released in late April as part of an unexpected prisoner exchange involving a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America.
Last month, the Biden administration said Griner, 31, is being wrongfully detained. In May, her detention was extended another month until at least the middle of June.
“It’s hard. It’s like so sensitive and you don’t want to say the wrong thing,” said Mystics forward Elizabeth Williams. “It’s also a sad situation and you don’t want to remind her it’s a sad situation. I think at the end of the day she’s happy to hear anything from anybody.”
Williams said the union has sent out texts every couple of weeks to remind WNBA players they can reach out to Griner through the email account. For now, the account isn’t open to the public in an effort to keep it manageable.
New York Liberty’s Sandy Brondello, who coached Griner in Phoenix for nine seasons, just found out about the chance to email her former player a few days ago.
“I’m going to tell her that I love her and that I’m thinking about her,” said an emotional Brondello. “That’s my girl, it’s terrible. She’s been there too long.”
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NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo" or the "Company") (NYSE: WFC) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Wells Fargo investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Wells Fargo common stock between February 24, 2021 and June 9, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
WFC investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email
at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Wells Fargo had misrepresented its commitment to diversity in the Company's workplace; (ii) Wells Fargo conducted fake job interviews in order to meet its Diverse Search Requirement; (iii) the foregoing conduct subjected Wells Fargo to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement action, including criminal charges; (iv) all of the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to negatively impact Wells Fargo's reputation; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Wells Fargo during the relevant time frame, you have until August 29, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
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Woman asked to sign divorce papers killed husband with hammer, Arlington police say
ARLINGTON, Texas - A 42-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of her husband after Arlington police said she hit him in the head with a hammer after going to his apartment to sign divorce papers.
My Tran is in the Arlington City Jail after being arrested at the scene.
This happened just before 6 a.m. on Tuesday, when police were called about a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex in the 3200 block of Sweet Gum Trail.
Police said Tran called 911 and said she hit her husband in the head with a hammer.
Responding officers found a 45-year-old man in a bedroom who was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.
Tran was sitting outside the apartment and detained while police investigated.
Investigators found that Tran was asked to go to the apartment to sign divorce papers.
No further details have been released about what else may have led to Tran attacking her husband with a hammer. | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/my-tran-divorce-hammer-attack-arlington | 2023-05-24 20:20:16 | 1 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/my-tran-divorce-hammer-attack-arlington |
Lawn care worker found shot to death, blower still running on his back, authorities in Miss. say
Published: Aug. 30, 2022 at 11:06 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) - Gulfport Police are investigating a shooting that left a lawn care worker dead on the job Monday evening.
Authorities responded to the scene around 7:25 p.m.
There, they found a man on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds and a running, gas-powered leaf blower on his back.
That man was 47-year-old Kelvin Simmons, Jr. from Saucier, according to the coroner. Simmons was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities say Simmons was hired to mow the yard he was found in, but they aren’t yet sure who shot him or who would have motive for killing him. His autopsy will take place Wednesday.
This is an ongoing investigation, police said.
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Consumers can now book expert beauty and wellness professionals with Klarna's interest-free options
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Klarna, the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards, today announced its newest partnership with StyleSeat, the top online destination for booking beauty and wellness services. Through this partnership, consumers can now shop and pay on StyleSeat with Klarna's interest-free Pay in 4 solution to meet their beauty and haircare needs.
"Small business growth will always be of the highest priority for StyleSeat," said Melody McCloskey, CEO and founder of StyleSeat. "Our beauty professionals double their revenue within the first year of using StyleSeat to run and grow their business. By offering them the chance to diversify their payment offerings with Klarna, professionals can continue to provide excellent service for their clients, all while catering to a wider audience and increasing profits."
According to a recent StyleSeat survey looking at American beauty, fitness and wellness spending habits, beauty is expected to remain the largest spending category in self-care this year, with over a third (39%) of respondents saying they will spend the most on it. Additionally, 71% do not plan to cut back on wellness spending.
"As demand for wellness and self-care services continues to grow, we are proud to partner with StyleSeat and support its efforts to provide important resources for both consumers and small businesses in this category," said Kristina Elkhazin, Head of North America, Klarna. "By integrating Klarna's payment options, StyleSeat can offer an even more enhanced experience for consumers to help them save time and money and be in control of their finances, while also driving new revenue streams for professionals."
To date, StyleSeat has coordinated over 180 million booked appointments, totaling over $10.6 billion in revenue for small businesses. StyleSeat is the latest merchant to join Klarna's growing network of more than 150 million consumers and 400,000 retail partners globally.
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Since 2005 Klarna has been on a mission to revolutionize the retail banking industry. With over 150 million global active users and 2 million transactions per day, Klarna is meeting the changing demands of consumers by saving them time and money while helping them be informed and in control. Over 400,000 global retail partners, including H&M, Saks, Sephora, Macys, IKEA, Expedia Group, and Nike have integrated Klarna's innovative technology to deliver a seamless shopping experience online and in-store. Klarna has over 5,000 employees and is active in 45 markets. For more information, visit Klarna.com
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StyleSeat is the leading destination for booking beauty, barber and wellness services. Melody McCloskey co-founded StyleSeat in 2011 to simplify the appointment booking process. Since its inception, StyleSeat has powered over 155 million appointments in cities across the United States. With StyleSeat, industry experts gain a place to showcase their work, connect with clients, and build their business, while clients can discover new services and stylists and book appointments on the go. For more information, please visit www.styleseat.com.
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Pine Grove Middle School students and staff in Baltimore County are being evacuated Tuesday afternoon because of a suspicious package on the property, officials reported.
They’re being evacuated first to Pine Grove Elementary School, less than a mile away, and then bussed to Parkville High School, 2600 Putty Hill Ave. in Parkville.
“The children are all safe,” Baltimore County Police tweeted. Students were evacuated and bussed to the high school about noon. “The evacuation is out of an abundance of caution.”
A reunification site has been set up at the high school, police said.
Charles Herndon, a spokesman for Baltimore County Public Schools, said the school system received information about a “suspicious package” on the campus around mid-morning on Tuesday. Herndon said out of an “abundance of caution,” students were evacuated.
He said he didn’t have information about how police learned about the package or any threats.
”Everybody’s safe. Everybody’s fine. It’s just a matter at this point of finding out what’s happening on the police side,” Herndon said.
Security Boulevard is shut down from Woodlawn Drive to Interstate 695, including the exit to I-695 toward Baltimore City, while police investigate, BCPD said.
All of Whitehead Court is closed, as well as Whitehead Road between Security Boulevard and Whitestone Road, police said.
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New private classical school will begin matriculating inaugural K-8 classes in Fall of 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbus Classical Academy (CCA), a private classical school in Columbus, Ohio, announced today that enrollment officially opened for students entering grades kindergarten through eighth grade in the Fall of 2023. CCA, a Hillsdale College Curriculum School, plans to add one grade annually until it serves all grades K-12.
CCA was founded earlier this year in Columbus because, although there are numerous educational options available to families, very few are grounded in the classical model that emphasizes liberal arts learning and personal virtue.
CCA will faithfully implement the Hillsdale College curriculum through a content-rich course of study with emphasis upon the four core disciplines of math, science, literature, and history; an attention to music, art, physical education, and foreign languages; and the strong conviction that classical and civic virtues are necessary in the formation of the American citizen.
"The more we talk with parents in the community, the more excited we become to bring classical education to Columbus, Ohio, and this is the first step," said Dan Gibson, headmaster of CCA. "Our goal at CCA is to prepare students for life, not just for college and career, through a focus on teaching what is good, true, and beautiful. We have seen tremendous interest in classical education from both students and parents across Columbus, showing that this type of education is wanted and needed in our city."
CCA, which has not formally announced a location, expects to be in contract on a property in the Polaris area of Columbus in the coming days, and should have more concrete news about the school's location before the end of 2022.
To apply, interested students and families can visit CCA's admissions page at https://columbusclassical.org/admissions.html#apply.
To learn more, visit https://columbusclassical.org.
Columbus Classical Academy is a classical K-8 private school located in Columbus, Ohio. As a Hillsdale College Curriculum School, CCA instills in students, through a genuine and rigorous classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, the knowledge and virtue upon which independent, responsible, and joyful lives are built, in the firm belief that such lives are the foundation of a free and flourishing republic. CCA plans to serve students in grades K-8, starting in the Fall of 2023, and to add one grade each year until it includes grades K-12. Learn more at https://columbusclassical.org.
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Joran van der Sloot, who’s suspected to be concerned in the disappearance case of Natalee Holloway, is now going through extradition to the United States. The mentioned extradition is in relation to fees which might be related to the continuing investigation of the Holloway disappearance. This construction was once reported via Christina Ruffini for CBS News. It is value bringing up that van der Sloot is recently in Peru, and he’ll be introduced to the U.S. to face the costs. To keep up to date in this news and different breaking occasions, audience can subscribe to browser notifications from CBS News. | https://blackchronicle.com/suspect-in-natalee-holloways-disappearance-faces-extradition-to-u-s/ | 2023-05-11 16:50:33 | 1 | https://blackchronicle.com/suspect-in-natalee-holloways-disappearance-faces-extradition-to-u-s/ |
Teams come together under one brand to align around clients' unique needs.
WAUKEE, Iowa, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective January 1, 2023, Holmes Murphy and CSDZ will combine their 193 years of collective construction experience and expertise by aligning over 200 employees dedicated to the construction industry under one brand and team. Holmes Murphy and CSDZ together will become Holmes Murphy Construction.
"For more than a century, CSDZ has been devoted to the construction industry and has made its name well known for its focus on helping clients manage the unique risks of construction. Our goal is to combine that expertise with Holmes Murphy's construction expertise as one official team to elevate our status as the construction industry's go-to resource for risk management," said John Hurley II, Holmes Murphy President of Brokerage Services. "What we're working toward is creating one unified unit that takes the best of what Holmes Murphy and CSDZ have done in the construction space for 90 and 103 years, respectively, and supercharge the industry with our collective expertise."
Holmes Murphy originally partnered with Cobb, Strecker, Dunphy, and Zimmermann, now known as CSDZ, in 2018. At the time, the brands remained separate; however, as each company has grown over the past four years, so has the need to share resources, merge expertise, and work more closely together to better serve our construction industry partners.
"Working as one team for our construction specialization is a natural progression," said Roger Cornett, President of CSDZ, and who will lead Holmes Murphy Construction. "Both Holmes Murphy and CSDZ team members have always worked toward one common goal — serving the needs of our clients in the best and most efficient way possible. We feel that by uniting as one team, we can not only lessen the confusion of supporting two brands that clients and the marketplace need to remember, but also streamline the experience we provide for our clients and their needs."
While the CSDZ brand will sunset in the new year, the dedication to construction and level of service and value provided to clients will remain as focused as ever.
"A brand, logo, and website don't make us who we are. Our depth of knowledge does. I'm incredibly excited about this change, and I look forward to propelling our collective expertise forward to fuel the construction industry, create an even more exceptional experience for our clients, and grow Holmes Murphy," said Cornett.
"Caring for Your Unique Potential is Our Soul Purpose." That statement is the core of how we do business. We ask the tough questions, avoid the easy path, believe fully in caring for the unique challenges of our clients, impact the industry through innovation, and leverage our greatest assets — the hearts and minds of our people — to advocate on behalf of our clients. That's our approach to risk management and benefits consulting, and it's worked for us since our inception in 1932. As an independent brokerage, we serve clients in every industry and every size, with the ultimate goal of providing exceptional service and caring for our clients' unique potential. We are also the co-founder and co-owner of BrokerTech Ventures, the industry's first broker-led convening platform and accelerator. For more information, visit www.holmesmurphy.com. You can also follow us on Twitter.com (@holmesmurphyins) or on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram.
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2 killed in Oklahoma plane crash
Published: Nov. 28, 2022 at 11:40 AM CST|Updated: 8 minutes ago
ELLIS COUNTY, Okla. (KWCH) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol worked a deadly plane crash Monday morning.
The OHP said the crash happened around 8:30 a.m. at the Gage Airport just outside of Gage in Ellis County.
The crash involved a Cessna 170 and both occupants of the aircraft died in the crash, according to OHP.
The Federal Aviation Administration will be conducting an investigation into exactly what happened.
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Boy, 6, orders nearly $1,000 worth of food from dad’s phone
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. (WDIV) - A Michigan couple learned the hard way to make sure they lock shopping apps on their mobile devices before they let their son use them.
Keith and Kristyn Stonehouse say their 6-year-old son, Mason, spent some time playing on his dad’s phone Saturday night before he went to bed. After Mason’s bedtime, GrubHub delivery drivers began dropping off orders.
His parents had no idea what was happening.
“Time after time again, and it’s piles and bags of food. ‘What is going on?’ They’re dropping them off at the door, so, I’m not communicating with the drivers,” Keith Stonehouse said.
He finally managed to stop one of the GrubHub drivers.
“I said, ‘What is going on? Why are you bringing me food?’ He said, ‘I don’t know you. You ordered from the shawarma place,’” the father said.
That’s when it finally clicked: Mason must have done it. As it turned out, the 6-year-old spent nearly $1,000 on food from GrubHub without telling his parents. There were multiple orders from several different restaurants.
“I think I had left the app open, and he saw that when he was playing with my phone and just started going to town. He ordered multiple orders: chili cheese fries, the chicken pita wraps, ice cream, pizza,” Keith Stonehouse said.
Thankfully, the Stonehouses’ bank stopped some of the charges.
“Then, I get an alert on my phone. My card has been declined for fraud from a pizza place for $439,” Keith Stonehouse said.
Mason’s father says he had to take some deep breaths before finally talking to his son about the incident. His parents had to try to find a way to explain to him that this food costs money.
“We grabbed his piggy bank and showed him all this money that comes out from the piggy bank. One by one, that was this. That was this bag of food. That was this, and you could see his face, you know,” Keith Stonehouse said.
“I think it sunk in when we were actually taking his money to try to pay back some of it, just as a lesson. I know what this money in your piggy bank means to you. So, this is only a fraction of what you spent,” Kristyn Stonehouse said.
Even though Mason might understand now, it’s going to take some time for him to get his phone privileges back. The situation is a good reminder to childproof your apps.
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Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech
NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of Japan's most powerful politicians, has died after being shot during a campaign speech. Abe was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech Friday in Nara in western Japan. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was pronounced dead later at the hospital. The 67-year-old Abe was Japan’s longest-serving leader before stepping down for health reasons in 2020. Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of the attack, which shocked people in a country known as one of the world’s safest.
Shinzo Abe, powerful former Japan PM, leaves divided legacy
TOKYO (AP) — Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power. Japan’s longest serving prime minister, he was also perhaps the most polarizing, complex politician in recent Japanese history. Abe, who was assassinated Friday, angered both liberals at home and World War II victims in Asia with his hawkish push to revamp the military and his revisionist view that Japan was given an unfair verdict by history for its brutal past. At the same time, he revitalized Japan’s economy, led efforts for the nation to take a stronger role in Asia and served as a rare beacon of political stability before stepping down two years ago for health reasons.
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'Dad, that's it. She's dead': Another day of loss in Ukraine
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Wall Street wavers ahead of opening bell, June jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is wavering ahead of the opening bell and before new hiring data is released for June, which is expected to show a pullback by employers compared with the post-virus outbreak boom of the past two years. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials wavered between gains and losses of less than 0.1% Friday, while the S&P 500 declined 0.2%. The Labor Department is expected to report that the nation gained 275,000 jobs last month, according to economists surveyed by the data provider FactSet.
UK leader hopefuls jostle as Johnson digs in for final weeks
LONDON (AP) — A field of candidates to replace departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson began to take shape Friday, even as some Conservative Party lawmakers pushed to get the scandal-tarnished leader out of office before his replacement is elected in the next couple of months. Lawmaker Tom Tugendhat, who chairs the House of Commons’ influential Foreign Affairs Committee, became the second candidate to declare he is running, after Attorney General Suella Braverman. Johnson announced his resignation as party leader on Thursday but said he would stay in post as prime minister until his successor is chosen. That decision did not sit well with some of his Conservative colleagues, who worry Johnson lacks the authority to hang on.
Gun applicants in NY will have to hand over social accounts
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China demands end to US-Taiwan military 'collusion'
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G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war's impact
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Deeply divided top diplomats from the world's richest and largest developing nations have failed to find common ground over Russia's war in Ukraine and its global impacts. Talks Friday were knocked off balance by two unrelated and unexpected political developments far from the Indonesian resort of Bali where they were meeting. Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 heard an emotional plea for unity from their Indonesian host. Yet, consensus remained elusive amid deepening East-West splits driven by China and Russia on one side and the United States and Europe on the other. The meeting opened only hours after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned and had just started when former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot. Both men are well known to the G-20 family.
Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA
BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court. The pair were among soccer’s most powerful figures before being embroiled in corruption investigations. Swiss prosecutor Thomas Hildbrand had requested a 20-month suspended prison sentence for each at the end of the trial at the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland in Bellinzona. The case was centered around a $2 million payment from FIFA to French soccer great Platini with Blatter’s approval in 2011. Both men argued they had a verbal agreement in 1998 for Platini to be paid extra salary for work as Blatter’s presidential adviser from 1998 to 2002. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/ap-news-summary-at-8-12-a-m-edt/article_df3f2387-6642-5d5d-b66b-1de8ebe186e0.html | 2022-07-08 12:51:02 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/ap-news-summary-at-8-12-a-m-edt/article_df3f2387-6642-5d5d-b66b-1de8ebe186e0.html |
Elton John was all in on a plan to perform at the White House before the world-famous rockin' piano player hangs it up — he says — for good.
John was swinging by the South Lawn on Friday night for a show he's calling “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme,” a reference to a poem by Irishman Seamus Heaney that President Joe Biden often quotes.
It will be John's first White House gig since he performed with Stevie Wonder at a state dinner in 1998 honoring British Prime Minister Tony Blair. At age 75, John is on a farewell tour after performing for more than 50 years.
A giant open-air tent and stage were set up on the White House lawn for the show,. The 2,000-person guest list includes teachers, nurses, frontline workers and LGBTQ advocates, plus civil rights advocate Ruby Bridges and Jeanne White-Ginder, an AIDS activist and mother of Ryan White, who died from AIDs-related complications in 1990. The president was expected to give remarks.
The show came together after A+E Networks and the History Channel, which are footing the bill, asked the White House and John if they'd be up for a collaboration honoring “everyday history-makers" as well as John himself, according to people familiar with the discussions who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning.
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It's not clear whether the show will be broadcast beyond the live performance, though eager viewers can tune into the White House livestream to catch the president's remarks, at least. John has worked with A+E in the past on his global HIV/AIDS charity, the Elton John Foundation, which has raised more than $525 million to combat the virus around the world.
The History Channel is hosting a new episode of its series “HistoryTalks” in Washington on Saturday, and John will be in town playing Nationals Park as part of his final tour. He opened the final leg of his North American farewell series in Philadelphia in July.
The president and first lady are big fans. Biden wrote in a 2017 memoir about singing “Crocodile Rock” to his two young boys as he drove them to school, and again later to son Beau before he died of cancer at age 46.
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Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, was also a fan of John. He tried to get John to perform at his 2017 inauguration but John declined, saying he didn’t think it was appropriate for a Brit to play at the swearing-in of an American president.
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Sir Elton — he was knighted in 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II — has sold over 300 million records worldwide, played over 4,000 shows in 80 countries and recorded one of the best-selling singles of all time, his 1997 reworking of “Candle In The Wind” to eulogize Princess Diana, which sold 33 million copies. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/elton-john-playing-white-house-lawn-as-part-of-farewell-tour/3079656/ | 2022-09-23 21:20:43 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/elton-john-playing-white-house-lawn-as-part-of-farewell-tour/3079656/ |
Which sage green maxi dress is best?
The best sage green maxi dress should boast a flattering fit that is also comfortable and stylish. While everyone might champion different features that make the perfect maxi dress for them, most will love its remarkably gentle hue of dried sage.
It is an excellent choice because it hugs your body in all the right places but still offers that barely-there feeling. A top pick is the customizable AlicePub V-Neck Maxi Dress.
What to know before you buy a sage green maxi dress
Its shade
The perfect sage green maxi dress features a grayish-green hue with a hint of yellow. It is colorful enough to pop with neutrals and subtle enough not to compete with bright colors, should the mood strike in either direction.
Its shape
While maxi dresses are typically ankle- or floor-length, they come in various shapes. Here are the five most common silhouettes and how they fit the body:
- Empire waist: Hugs the chest and flares out at the bottom from the bra line.
- A-line: Hugs the chest and waist, then flares out from the top of the hip.
- Sheath: Hugs the entire body from shoulder to ankle.
- Drop waist: Blouses at the top, gathers at the low waist and flares out from the low hip.
- Tent: Blouses over the body from your shoulders to ankles.
Its sleeve options
The right sleeves can make or break a sage green maxi dress. While there are many options, here are the top five most popular sleeve picks.
- Sleeveless: The bodice boasts an elastic stretch that tightly hugs your upper body.
- Spaghetti straps: One or more thin strings hold up the top, which can be made into various designs.
- Cap sleeve: Material covers the shoulders and lands high on the arm.
- Three-quarter sleeve: Material covers the arm, just past the elbow.
- Full sleeve: Material covers the entire arm and ends at the wrist.
What to look for in a quality sage green maxi dress
Pockets
While uncommon, you might see a sage green maxi dress with visible pockets. More commonly, you find them hidden along the dress’s side seams. While pockets are not required, they are usually a welcome addition.
Versatility
Maxi dresses are often used as a casual clothing item, but they dress up nicely with heels, accessories and a jacket. Chiffon, silk and satin can be worn to work or an evening out. Fabrics such as cotton and polyester can be worn to work or on a casual day out.
Added details
While it is not always possible to select a sage green maxi dress with details that show off your style, here are three ways you can make it stand out from the crowd.
- Prints: From bright, big and bold to soft, subtle and delicate, your dress’s pattern is an excellent way to make your dress different.
- Fabric: Whether you prefer cozy jersey cotton or sexy silk, your fabric choices afford you another opportunity to differentiate yourself.
- Wrap: While a wrap might not be the boldest move you can make in the name of individuality, it is the perfect choice for those who wish to show off their curves with added sophistication.
How much you can expect to spend on a sage green maxi dress
The price varies by fabric, designer and quality. Typically, a high-quality sage green maxi dress costs $30-$100. Of course, some designer dresses cost a lot more.
Sage green maxi dress FAQ
How long should a maxi dress be?
A. A maxi dress should fall between the bottom of your ankle and the top of your foot. It is not the right fit if it lands above the ankle or on the floor.
What is the best season to wear a maxi dress?
A. While you can layer it with thick tights and a jacket in colder climates, maxi dresses are typically summer or warm-weather dresses.
What’s the best sage green maxi dress to buy?
Top sage green maxi dress
What you need to know: You can customize this maxi dress from top to bottom.
What you’ll love: It boasts an outer layer of chiffon with a zipper closure for a great fit. It also features a flutter sleeve and V-neck. While you can buy premade sizes, the manufacturer lets you customize your dress, from the back to added pockets and elastic.
What you should consider: The custom dress takes up to 15 days to arrive if you do not pay for expedited shipping.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top sage green maxi dress for the money
BerryGo Sexy Deep V-Neck Backless Maxi Dress
What you need to know: This backless satin dress is elegant enough to wear to a special occasion or on a night out.
What you’ll love: This sexy spaghetti-strap dress features a tie closure with long straps you can wrap in several different ways. Its boasts a high waist, deep V-neck and side split that elongates the legs.
What you should consider: Its side split and V-neck might show a little more skin than some are comfortable with.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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R.Vivimos Women’s Backless Cotton Dress
What you need to know: This dress puts a sexy twist on the maxi with an ultra-low back.
What you’ll love: It boasts an elastic bodice with a spaghetti halter and three thin supporting straps that run across the high back for bust support. It also features a low back with an adjustable drawstring and a ruffled hemline.
What you should consider: It is hard to wear a bra with this dress, so it might not offer those with a large bust enough support.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Gig-Speed Fiber Optics Network to Reach up to 20,000 Potential Customers in New Jersey by End of 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightspeed today announced its planned fiber network build for the state of New Jersey. By the end of 2023, Brightspeed will complete the first phase of construction and deliver up to 20,000 new fiber passings in markets within Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren counties. The company plans to achieve over 52,000 additional fiber passings in subsequent years of its build plan, for a total of more than 72,000 fiber-enabled locations across its New Jersey operating area.
New Jersey is among the 20 states that comprise Brightspeed's service territory, covering mainly rural and suburban regions of the country. In total, Brightspeed plans to invest at least $2 billion in its fiber optics transformation, which is expected to reach up to 3 million homes and businesses over the next five years, including in many locations where fiber and advanced technology have not historically been deployed.
"We are excited to announce details for our fiber build in New Jersey, and are well underway with our network design and readiness preparations," said Tom Maguire, chief operating officer of Brightspeed. "Brightspeed's mission is to expand and accelerate the availability of high-quality internet connectivity necessary for communities to grow and thrive in the modern economy. We view this comprehensive fiber technology upgrade as a once-in-a-generation opportunity – and a privilege – to bring the most reliable, user-friendly broadband service possible to benefit customers across our New Jersey footprint."
Brightspeed is working with a select team of technology innovators and supply chain partners to implement its state-of-the-art FTTP network. The company's deployment will leverage XGS-PON, an architecture supporting download and upload internet speeds that exceed 1Gbps, and Wi-Fi 6, the latest wireless networking standard for optimal speed and performance within today's device-packed homes and offices.
"To augment our initial build plans and help make fiber-based internet available for even more families and businesses, we look forward to working with key state and local policymakers, including the New Jersey Broadband Access Study Commission, to pursue opportunities for further broadband infrastructure expansion," added Maguire.
"Access to reliable and efficient internet is essential to ensuring equal educational and economic opportunity throughout New Jersey," said Governor Murphy. "Brightspeed's expanded fiber optics network will enhance the lives of many New Jerseyans throughout the state, especially those living in underserved rural locations. This is a meaningful step toward bridging the digital divide, achieving equity across our state, and solidifying New Jersey's place as the state of opportunity."
Brightspeed will initially be comprised of incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) assets and associated operations of Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), which are the subject of a pending acquisition by Apollo-managed funds (NYSE: APO). The company has secured FCC approval and all necessary regulatory approvals in the 20 states in its operating territory and plans to close the transaction early in the fourth quarter.
For more information about Brightspeed, visit the company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
About Brightspeed
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. and expected to have assets and associated operations in 20 states, Brightspeed will provide broadband and telecommunications services through a network platform capable of serving more than 6 million homes and businesses. The company aims to bridge the digital divide by deploying a state-of-the-art fiber network and a customer experience that makes staying connected simple and seamless. For more information about Brightspeed, visit the company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
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Multiple "Rust" crew members are set to be called as witnesses in the case against Alec Baldwin, including director Joel Souza, who was shot on the movie set.
Baldwin will make his first court appearance virtually on Feb. 24 after being charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Camera assistant Lane Luper is listed as a witness along with gaffer Serge Svetnoy, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Both have previously spoken out about the lack of safety on the set of "Rust."
Luper resigned from his job on the "Rust" set before the fatal shooting took place.
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"What I put in my resignation letter was lax COVID policies, the housing situation driving to and from Albuquerque, and specifically, gun safety, a lack of rehearsals, a lack of preparing the crew for what we were doing that day," Luper previously said during an appearance on "Good Morning America" in Nov. 2021.
Meanwhile, Svetnoy also confirmed the lack of safety on the set.
During a press conference months after the shooting, Svetnoy's attorney told reporters that the movie’s producers "were cutting too many corners to save money" and that negligence on set led to Hutchins' death.
Others on the list include actor Jensen Ackles, script supervisor Mamie Mitchell, owner of prop store Seth Kenney, line producer Gabrielle Pickle and prop master Sarah Zachry.
Also listed are a handful of Santa Fe County investigators including Sheriff Adan Mendoza, along with FBI analysts and experts.
Assistant director David Halls was noticeably absent from the witness list. The first assistant director agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon. The plea agreement is pending approval from a judge.
Halls allegedly handed Baldwin the gun before the fatal shooting of Hutchins and confirmed it was "cold," meaning no live ammunition.
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Baldwin was formally charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter on Jan. 31, according to the court documents. "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was also charged.
In the same documents, prosecutors laid out their probable cause case against Baldwin in specific detail.
"Baldwin's deviation from known standards, practice and protocol directly caused the fatal death of Hutchins," the documents state.
"By not receiving the required training on firearms, not checking the firearm with the armorer, letting the armorer leave the firearms in the church without being present, deviating from the practice of only accepting the firearm from the armorer, not dealing with the safety complaints on set and/or making sure safety meetings were held, putting his finger on the trigger of a real firearm when a replica or rubber gun should have been used, pointing the firearms at Hutchins and Souza, and the overall handling of the firearms in a negligent manner, Baldwin acted with willful disregard for the safety of others and in a manner which endangered other people, specifically Hutchins and Souza."
Hutchins died Oct. 21, 2021, after a gun Baldwin was holding fired on set. The incident took place in a church on Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department has spent the last year investigating how live rounds made it onto the movie set. Gutierrez-Reed and Halls were the only other crew members believed to have handled the gun.
Prior to Halls allegedly handing Baldwin the gun, Gutierrez-Reed spun the cylinder to show Halls what was in the gun, her lawyer said.
Baldwin has maintained that he did not pull the trigger of the gun – once during a primetime interview shortly following the deadly shooting and again on a podcast episode. The actor originally said he had pulled the hammer of the gun back as far as he could and released it but did not pull the trigger. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/alec-baldwins-involuntary-manslaughter-charges-da-reveals-witness-list-in-fatal-rust-shooting/article_45de7763-3f94-5002-9b58-64633f18687c.html | 2023-02-06 23:31:18 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/alec-baldwins-involuntary-manslaughter-charges-da-reveals-witness-list-in-fatal-rust-shooting/article_45de7763-3f94-5002-9b58-64633f18687c.html |
SINGAPORE, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Academy of Sciences has selected Straive, a leader in technology-driven solutions for Content, EdTech, and Data, to provide end-to-end content production services for its flagship publication, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
PNAS is one of the world's most cited and comprehensive multidisciplinary scientific journals, publishing more than 3,500 research papers annually. The journal is an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans the biological, physical, and social sciences.
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The state Department of Public Health is investigating how roughly 20 fifth graders at a north Alabama school suddenly became sick Thursday after lunch, including one whose student whose illness was so severe they were taken to the hospital.
While some parents of the fifth graders at Sugar Creek Elementary School in Limestone County alleged their children ate “raw chicken tenders” for lunch, the county’s superintendent is disputing that claim.
“The box says ‘fully cooked,’” said Limestone County Schools Superintendent Randy Shearouse. “They come to us fully cooked.”
One student was hospitalized following lunch at the school in Lester on Thursday. Shearouse said many of the students who complained of nausea after lunch were at school today.
All of the students affected were fifth graders, he said. Sugar Creek Elementary has an enrollment of 576 students, from kindergarten through fifth grade.
The state Health Department is investigating the incident, the agency told WAAY.
A spokesperson for the department could not immediately be reached by AL.com to confirm the report.
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“We are going to test the food to see if we can determine if this was as anything related to what we serve,” he said. “They do have to save food samples of what we serve so it can be tested.”
Shearouse said certain aspects of the incident do not initially sound like food poisoning.
“The health department shared with us that normally food poisoning takes four to six hours,” he said. “This was a lot quicker than that. That kind of causes us to pause. We don’t know if this was a virus going around, something related to food. We’re just not sure at this point.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control, some germs can make a person sick within a few hours after ingesting them, while others may take a few days. Staph food poisoning, though, can appear as quickly as 30 minutes after eating.
“As a school system, we have very strict standards in terms of serving food,” he said. “Very seldom does it happen, but we have procedures in place to identify anything on our end. School lunchrooms are very clean and safe, and usually get very high inspection scores.” | https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2023/02/alabama-health-department-reportedly-probing-how-fifth-graders-became-ill-after-school-lunch.html | 2023-02-25 03:48:39 | 1 | https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2023/02/alabama-health-department-reportedly-probing-how-fifth-graders-became-ill-after-school-lunch.html |
AUSTIN, Minn., Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, today announced the appointment of Katie Larson as senior vice president of human resources. Larson assumes responsibility for leading the global human resources function at the company, bringing more than 20 years of experience in human resources leadership at Hormel Foods. Larson will continue the world-class employer philosophy at Hormel Foods, leading business-focused people strategies. Hormel Foods employs more than 20,000 team members around the globe and has been recognized as a World's Best Employer by Forbes.
"For more than 20 years, Katie has been an instrumental driver of human resources strategy and programs at Hormel Foods," said Jim Snee, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Hormel Foods. "She has in-depth knowledge of our people and our uncommon culture, deep understanding of the importance of a people-first strategy and an unwavering dedication to our team members who work in our manufacturing facilities globally. Katie demonstrated incredible leadership during the pandemic, with a clear focus on safety first for our global team. Congratulations to Katie on this well-deserved promotion."
Larson most recently served as director of human resources for Hormel Foods, with oversight of the company's global human resources function and human capital strategy. She joined Hormel Foods in 1999 and has held leadership roles in labor and employee relations, human resources services, diversity and inclusion, and organizational development. Prior to joining Hormel Foods, Larson was director of human resources for a public utility and led human resources for a municipality.
Larson received her bachelor's degree in public administration from Winona State University and her master's degree in urban and regional studies from Mankato State University. Larson is active in women's leadership initiatives as well as other community organizations.
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Another draft, another first-round cornerback coming to northern New Jersey.
Usually, it’s hard to thrive as a starting rookie corner in the NFL. But last year, the Jets found a gem in Sauce Gardner, who they drafted fourth overall. He wound up being the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year. | https://www.nj.com/sports/2023/04/nfl-draft-2023-giants-deonte-banks-confidence-really-high-that-he-can-mimic-jets-sauce-gardners-rookie-dominance.html | 2023-04-28 11:19:47 | 0 | https://www.nj.com/sports/2023/04/nfl-draft-2023-giants-deonte-banks-confidence-really-high-that-he-can-mimic-jets-sauce-gardners-rookie-dominance.html |
Pennsylvania manufacturing workers blast Biden's student loan handout as unfair
Workers say they'll be on the hook for a handout benefiting college white-collar workers
WRIGHTSVILLE, PA. – President Biden may love to play up his working-class roots in Pennsylvania, but manufacturing workers in at least one part of the Keystone state say the White House's $500 billion student loan handout is a slap in the face to blue-collar America.
Fox News Digital spoke to several works about the student debt scheme Thursday at the Donsco, Inc. iron foundry in south-central Pennsylvania.
"It's not going to affect the people that are here, the people that are actually out doing all the work," said Jim Davis, a supervisor at the Donsco plant. Biden's "going to help the people in the bigger cities because that's what [he] wants."
Francisco Hernández, a colon cancer survivor who was forced out of retirement because of 40-year high inflation, was especially frustrated by the handout.
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"A lot of those families are rich," he said. "They have the money to pay it off, so they get a break and they get to sit on their couch and their kids are stuck with a degree they can't even use."
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Biden plans to forgive $10,000 in student debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 annually. Pell Grant recipients will receive $20,000 in debt handouts, provided their income is below the same threshold.
"Donsco is always hiring people, these college kids can always come here on their time off and work and pay their debt back."
The White House is also extending a pause on student loan payments through the end of the year. Likewise, the Education Department is capping undergraduate loan repayment at 5% of a borrower's monthly income, adding to the cost to taxpayers of the handout.
"An entire generation is now saddled with unsustainable debt in exchange for an attempt, at least, at a college degree," Biden said when announcing the handout. "That’s what today’s announcement is about. It’s about opportunity. It’s about giving people a fair shot."
Tony Bell, an employee at the Donsco foundry, had a different take on the handout.
"I think it's a bad idea," said Bell. "Donsco is always hiring people, these college kids can always come here on their time off and work and pay their debt back."
A number of the workers also expressed concern at the example Biden's handout was setting about personal responsibility.
"If they signed the contract they should pay for it," said Kevin Wasileski. "Why should I pay for somebody else's college?"
Wasileski added that Biden's student loan handout was likely to benefit white-collar professionals at the expense of blue-collar workers.
"I don't think a plumber should be paying for a doctor's free medical school," he said.
The Committee for a Responsible Budget puts the cost of the handouts at between $440 billion and $600 billion.
White House officials claim the proposal is fully paid for because the deficit is already shrinking. Economists say the White House's comments and unwillingness to outline offsets for the student debt handout, like tax increases or budget cuts, signal it plans to just pile the money onto the $726 billion federal deficit.
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Workers at the Donsco say that only means they are on the hook for the handout.
"The sad part is the rich aren't going to pay for this [handout], we are," said Hernández. "Everything is a gift, but that goes on the back of our debt and the taxpayers are the ones who have to cover it." | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pennsylvania-manufacturing-workers-blast-bidens-student-loan-handout | 2022-09-03 10:59:05 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pennsylvania-manufacturing-workers-blast-bidens-student-loan-handout |
Loved ones grieve 2-year-old killed by fallen redwood tree in North Bay storm
OCCIDENTIAL, Calif. - The family of a two-year-old boy from Sonoma County was overwhelmed with grief after a redwood tree collapsed on their home during Wednesday's storm, killing the boy.
The young boy, Aeon Tocchini, was crushed by a rain-soaked redwood tree that fell on his home on Joy Road in Occidental. He was found covered in debris, according to Occidental Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ron Lunardi.
Aeon's grandmother, Aileen Tocchini, flew in from Idaho to try and help the boy's parents pick up the pieces.
"His life was a short life. But his life has made a difference and will continue to make a difference, I believe, for many generations. And Aeon means forever," Tocchini said.
Aeon's mother, Aisha Tocchini, told KTVU on Thursday that she had been feeding the horses on the property along Joy Road when she heard an explosion around 5 p.m. The noise she had heard was the crack of a tree that had toppled the family's double-wide trailer.
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A large section of the redwood landed directly on little Aeon who was sitting on a couch. The boy's father was also inside the house, but he managed to climb out of the rubble.
However, Aeon was pinned under the tree and his family couldn't move the tree off him. Neighbors had to cut the trunk into pieces before they were able to free his body. But it was too late.
Kipper Capell lives down the street and recalled the horror from the night before.
"I stayed up all night because I couldn't get her (the boy's mother) cries of anguish out of my head," said Capell.
Capell said first responders tried hard to save the boy.
"They did a lot of work trying to revive the little one, and he was just never breathing he said.
Aeon's pet cat, Lio, was also killed after a second tree collapsed on the home as the family was trying to free the boy.
Aeon's nickname was "Goldie" because of his blond hair and sunny personality, the light of his family's life.
His grandmother remembers the last conversation she had with him before he was killed.
"I talked to him about two hours before it happened, and he told me he missed me," Aileen Tocchini said. "And he was just like always loving and telling you how much he loved you."
Aeon is survived by two siblings, Eden and Danny, who were not injured when the tree fell.
A GoFundMe was created to help the entire family rebuild their destroyed home and truck, as well as pay for the funeral of a toddler who loved to dance and play in the outdoors. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/loved-ones-grieve-2-year-old-killed-by-fallen-redwood-tree-in-north-bay-storm | 2023-01-06 14:35:43 | 0 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/loved-ones-grieve-2-year-old-killed-by-fallen-redwood-tree-in-north-bay-storm |
NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Dentsply Sirona Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of XRAY during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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ALLEGATIONS: According to the filed complaint, defendants orchestrated a scheme to inflate Dentsply's revenue and earnings by manipulating the Company's accounting for a distributor rebate program so that senior executives would be eligible for significant cash and stock-based incentive compensation. In order to facilitate this scheme, Dentsply and its executives made numerous false and misleading statements to investors during the class period. As a result of defendants' misrepresentations, Dentsply's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon rejected a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in what the mayor has called a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants being bused to the city from two southern states.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to provide Guard personnel and the use of the D.C. Armory to assist with the reception of migrants into the city, according to U.S. defense officials. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday that the district may send an amended, “more specific” request, adding that she believes this is the first time a D.C. request for National Guard has been denied.
One official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a decision not yet made public, said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s food and shelter program has provided funding for the problem, and has indicated those funds are sufficient at this point.
Bowser, the district’s Democratic mayor, formally asked the White House last month for an open-ended deployment of 150 National Guard members per day as well as a “suitable federal location” for a mass housing and processing center, mentioning the D.C. Armory as a logical candidate.
During the spring, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, both Republicans, announced plans to send busloads of migrants to Washington, D.C., in response to President Joe Biden’s decision to lift a pandemic-era emergency health order that restricted migrant entry numbers. On Friday, Abbott said the first group of migrants from his state had now been bused to New York as well.
As of mid-July, about 5,200 migrants had been bused from Texas to D.C. since April. As of Aug. 3, more than 1,300 had been sent from Arizona since May. The governors call the practice a voluntary free ride – paid for by state taxpayers — that gets migrants closer to family or support networks.
But Bowser last month dismissed that characterization, saying that the asylum-seekers are being “tricked,” as many don’t get close enough to their final destinations and some are ditched at Union Station near the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Often they arrive with no resources and no clue what to do next.
On Friday, Bowser told reporters that the Pentagon appears to be concerned “about the open-ended nature of our request.” and that a more specific one would help.
“We want to continue to work with the Department of Defense so that they understand our operational needs and to assure that political considerations are not a part of their decision,” Bowser said, adding that she believes the ”crisis” will only worsen. “We need the National Guard. If we were a state, I would have already done it.”
A coalition of local charitable groups has been working to feed and shelter the migrants, aided by a $1 million grant from FEMA. But organizers have been warning that both their resources and personnel were nearing exhaustion.
“This reliance on NGOs is not working and is unsustainable — they are overwhelmed and underfunded,” Bowser said in her letter. She has repeatedly stated that the influx is stressing her government’s ability to care for its own homeless residents and now requires a federal response.
Bowser sharply criticized Abbott and Ducey, accusing them of “cruel political gamesmanship” and saying the pair had “decided to use desperate people to score political points.”
Explaining his decision to add New York City as a destination, Abbott said that Biden’s “refusal to acknowledge the crisis caused by his open border policies” forced Texas to “take unprecedented action to keep our communities safe.”
He said the migrants are being dropped off at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
“In addition to Washington, D.C., New York City is the ideal destination for these migrants, who can receive the abundance of city services and housing that Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about within the sanctuary city,” Abbott said.
In response, Fabien Levy, spokesman for Adams, tweeted that Abbott’s “continued use of human beings as political pawns is disgusting. NYC will continue to welcome asylum seekers w/ open arms, as we have always done, but we still need support from DC.”
As mayor of D.C., Bowsesr does not have the authority to personally order a National Guard deployment, an issue that has become emotionally charged in recent years as a symbol of the district’s entrenched status as less than a state.
Her limited authority played a role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. When it became clear that Capitol Police were overmatched by the crowds, Bowser couldn’t immediately deploy the district guard. Instead, crucial time was lost while the request was considered inside the Pentagon, and protesters rampaged through the building. | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/pentagon-denies-d-c-request-for-national-guard-migrant-help/ | 2022-08-05 21:49:52 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/pentagon-denies-d-c-request-for-national-guard-migrant-help/ |
VACAVILLE, Calif. — All lanes on westbound I-80 in Vacaville are open after being closed due to a multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday.
California Highway Patrol said the crash happened at Cherry Glen Road.
A CHP spokesperson told ABC10 there were two separate crashes. The first involved seven vehicles. The second crash involved a motorcycle and a vehicle. No one was injured in either crash according to CHP.
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Benefits consumers with the ability to easily find healthcare providers
ATLANTA, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Loyal, the preferred digital health platform for the nation's leading health systems and hospitals, today announced an expanded partnership to offer provider data management and physician search services for Renown Health, a not-for-profit integrated healthcare network serving over one million people in Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and northeast California.
The partnership will benefit consumers and patients of Renown Health with user-friendly, reliable digital search results when seeking care using clinical and everyday natural language terms. It will also include enterprise-level storage and provider and location data management enhanced with Loyal's comprehensive clinical taxonomy library.
"For most healthcare consumers, finding the right doctor is a tremendous barrier to care. Health systems often struggle to maintain accurate provider directories, and the terms they use to describe provider specialties and services don't always match the way consumers actually search for information. Our solutions tackle these challenges head-on by applying conversational AI and our advanced understanding of consumer intent, informed by millions of past conversations, to guide consumers to the answers they seek," said Brian Gresh, President of Loyal. "We look forward to expanding our partnership with Renown Health to include their use of our comprehensive clinical taxonomy library to automatically map each of their providers' specialties, enhancing physicians' online profiles and improving their searchability."
The expanded partnership reflects the success of Renown Health's implementation of Loyal's chatbot and live chat solution to gauge COVID-19 risk and triage patient care. To illustrate, Loyal's chatbot solution enabled thousands of conversations and searches for appointment booking information while reducing the load on Renown's call center staff.
"Loyal has proven to be a great partner that can quickly and effectively address our needs. We look forward to deploying these additional capabilities for provider search and data management to continue improving the consumer experience for our patients," said Suzanne Bharati Hendery, chief communications and customer officer of Renown Health.
Loyal's taxonomy for provider search works by combining advanced machine learning and natural language processing technology with an ever-growing library of synonyms, keywords, abbreviations, and common misspellings. The result is that consumers find improved accuracy in results, better matching with the appropriate providers, and higher overall satisfaction.
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Loyal's consumer health platform offers conversational engagement solutions that utilize machine learning, natural language processing and industry-leading data integration and workflow tools to guide patients as they research, schedule, prepare for, and follow-up on their care.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball hired a high-ranking executive from the Sinclair Broadcast Group as the sport deals with concern over the future of regional sports networks in an era of cord-cutting.
Billy Chambers will start with MLB on Feb. 1 in the newly created position of executive vice president for local media, the commissioner's office said Thursday.
Kenny Gersh was promoted by MLB to executive vice president of media and business development from executive vice president of business development, a role he had held since September 2020.
“Billy is an important addition to Major League Baseball and will play an integral role in how we navigate the rapidly evolving local media landscape in the future,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “Billy’s extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of regional sports network operations will help us maximize the reach of our game in the clubs’ local markets.”
Chambers spent 20 years with Fox Sports Media Group, rising to chief financial officer.
Sinclair purchased 21 regional sports networks in 2019 from The Walt Disney Co., which had bought them from Twenty-First Century Fox. Chambers became chief financial officer and chief operations officer of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair's subsidiary, Diamond Sports Group, owns what are now the Bally Sports Regional Sports Networks.
Chambers and Gersh will report to MLB chief revenue officer Noah Garden.
Gersh will become responsible for overseeing MLB’s national and international media rights, distribution, and production.
Regional sports networks have been a significant revenue source for major league teams, which control the broadcast rights to a vast majority of each season's games. Cable subscribers have dropped in recent years, with many people switching to streaming services.
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PARIS (AP) — France announced Friday it is banning the “recreational” use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and other apps on government employees’ phones because of concern about insufficient data security measures.
The move follows similar restrictions on TikTok in democratic countries amid fears about the popular video-sharing app’s Chinese connections. But the French decision also encompassed other platforms widely used by government officials, lawmakers and President Emmanuel Macron himself.
The French Minister for Transformation and Public Administration, Stanislas Guerini, said in a statement that ‘’recreational” apps aren’t secure enough to be used in state administrative services and ’’could present a risk for the protection of data.”
The ban will be monitored by France’s cybersecurity agency. The statement did not specify which apps are banned but noted that the decision came after other governments took measures targeting TikTok.
Guerini’s office said in a message to The Associated Press that the ban also will include Twitter, Instagram, Netflix, gaming apps like Candy Crush and dating apps.
Exceptions will be allowed. If an official wants to use a banned app for professional purposes, like public communication, they can request permission to do so.
Case in point: Guerini posted the announcement of the ban on Twitter.
The U.S., Britain, the European Union and others have banned TikTok on government phones. Western governments worry Chinese authorities could force TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance Ltd., to hand over data on international users or push pro-Beijing narratives.
The company’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, pushed back on assertions that TikTok or ByteDance are tools of the Chinese government during questioning by U.S. lawmakers Thursday. The company has been reiterating that 60% of ByteDance is owned by global institutional investors.
A law China implemented in 2017 requires companies to give the government any personal data relevant to the country’s national security. There’s no evidence that TikTok has turned over such data, but fears abound due to the vast amount of user data it collects. | https://www.krqe.com/news/business/france-bans-tiktok-twitter-from-government-staff-phones/ | 2023-03-25 03:59:57 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/business/france-bans-tiktok-twitter-from-government-staff-phones/ |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A lobbyist pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to pass bribes to the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board, the third conviction since charges were announced just a few weeks ago.
Vincent Brown acknowledged that he had a role in getting $42,000 and other benefits to Rick Johnson before the board was disbanded in 2019.
Brown's goal was to drum up business for his lobbying firm by promoting his access to Johnson. The board reviewed and approved applications to grow and sell marijuana for medical purposes.
Johnson pleaded guilty to bribery Tuesday, admitting he accepted at least $110,000 in exchange for approving applications for lucrative licenses. Years ago he was a powerful state lawmaker, serving as speaker of the Republican-controlled House from 2001 through 2004.
A Detroit-area businessman, John Dalaly, pleaded guilty last week. He said he provided at least $68,200 in cash and other benefits to Johnson.
Another lobbyist, Brian Pierce, is scheduled to plead guilty May 5.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer abolished the medical marijuana board a few months after taking office in 2019 and put oversight inside a state agency.
Michigan voters legalized marijuana for medical purposes in 2008. Voters approved the recreational use of marijuana in 2018. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/04/28/lobbyist-pleads-guilty-in-michigan-marijuana-bribery-probe/ | 2023-04-28 18:13:13 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/04/28/lobbyist-pleads-guilty-in-michigan-marijuana-bribery-probe/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Phil Scott wins reelection for governor in Vermont.
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Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports’ most enduring examples of playing through pain, died Tuesday. He was 80.
Reed's death was announced by the National Basketball Retired Players Association, which confirmed it through his family. The cause was not released, but Reed had been in poor health recently and was unable to travel to New York when the Knicks honored the 50th anniversary of their 1973 NBA championship team during their game against New Orleans on Feb. 25.
The Knicks tweeted a photograph picturing Reed from behind walking onto the floor as his teammates were warming up for the 1970 finale, one of the most memorable moments in NBA and Madison Square Garden history.
“As we mourn, we will always strive to uphold the standards he left behind — the unmatched leadership, sacrifice and work ethic that personified him as a champion among champions,” the team said. “His is a legacy that will live forever.”
Nicknamed “The Captain,” Reed was the undersized center and emotional leader on the Knicks’ two NBA championship teams, with a soft shooting touch from the outside and a toughness to tussle with the era’s superstar big men on the inside.
He was remembered Tuesday perhaps more for the manner he led the Knicks than how superbly he played for them.
“Willis Reed was the ultimate team player and consummate leader. My earliest and fondest memories of NBA basketball are of watching Willis, who embodied the winning spirit that defined the New York Knicks’ championship teams in the early 1970s," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “He played the game with remarkable passion and determination, and his inspiring comeback in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals remains one of the most iconic moments in all of sports.”
Reed's accomplishments — seven All-Star selections, two NBA Finals MVP awards among them — would have warranted Hall of Fame induction by themselves. During the 1969-70 season, he became the first player to sweep the MVP awards for the regular season, All-Star Game and NBA Finals.
But his spot in history was secured simply by walking onto the floor on the final night of that season.
Reed had injured a thigh muscle in Game 5 of the series between the Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers, tumbling to the court in pain. He sat out Game 6 as counterpart Wilt Chamberlain had 45 points and 27 rebounds in a Lakers romp that forced a deciding game at Madison Square Garden.
Reed’s status was unknown even to his Knicks teammates as he continued getting treatment until shortly before Game 7. Both teams were warming up when Reed came out of the tunnel, fans rising and roaring when they saw him emerge from the tunnel leading to the locker room.
“And here comes Willis and the crowd is going wild,” radio announcer Marv Albert said.
The Lakers stopped to watch Reed, who made two quick jump shots in the early minutes of the game, running back down the court after both with a noticeable limp. He wouldn’t score again but the Knicks didn’t need it, with their captain’s return and Walt Frazier’s 36 points and 19 assists energizing them to a 113-99 romp and their first NBA title.
Frazier’s performance was one of the finest ever in a deciding game, but it was forever a footnote to Reed’s return. In 2006, to coincide with the NBA’s 60th anniversary, it finished third in voting of the league’s 60 greatest playoff moments, behind Michael Jordan’s championship-winning jumper for his sixth title in 1998 and Magic Johnson ending his rookie season by filling in for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at center in Game 6 of the 1980 finals to lead the Lakers to a championship.
Long afterward, a player’s return from injury has sometimes compared to Reed, such as when Boston’s Paul Pierce was carried off the floor with a knee injury in Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals against Los Angeles before quickly returning. But Phil Jackson, a teammate of Reed’s and then Lakers coach, dismissed that because of how serious Reed’s injury was.
“If I’m not mistaken, I think Willis Reed missed a whole half and three-quarters almost of a game and literally had to have a shot — a horse shot, three or four of them — in his thigh to come back out and play,” Jackson said.
Reed wouldn’t be able to recover so quickly from injuries in the coming years. He was limited to just 11 games in 1971-72 but came back strong the next season to spark the Knicks to a second title in what was his last full season.
Though his return always made the ‘70 title the more celebrated one, it was the ’72-73 squad, having been fortified by Hall of Famers Earl Monroe and Jerry Lucas, that stood out to Reed.
“That, to me, in my mind was the best team,” he said during its 40th anniversary celebration.
Reed would play only 19 games in 1973-74 before retiring because of a knee injury after just 10 seasons.
That was long enough to collect more than 12,000 points and 8,400 rebounds, both of which still rank in the top three on the Knicks’ career lists.
He had a successful post-playing career as a coach and executive, with 76ers coach Doc Rivers recalling playing for Atlanta when Reed was an assistant coach.
“He was simply a great person, A man!!! A leader!!! A Winner!!!” Rivers tweeted.
Willis Reed was born June 25, 1942, in Hico, Louisiana. He stayed in his home state for his college career, leading Grambling State to the 1961 NAIA championship and a third-place finish in 1963. The school retired his number and named its court after Reed in 2022.
A second-round pick in 1964, he quickly proved that standing only 6-foot-9 wouldn’t keep him from becoming one of the league’s top centers. He was voted Rookie of the Year and earned the first of his seven straight All-Star selections.
Reed was the anchor as the Knicks became one of the best teams in the NBA, with Hall of Famers such as Frazier, Bill Bradley and Dave DeBusschere.
Reed provided them with 18.7 points and 12.9 rebounds for his career, along with plenty of toughness. An ESPN documentary in 2014 on those Knicks showed footage of a 1966 fight in a game against the Lakers in which Reed appeared to throw punches at multiple opponents, with Jackson noting that it appeared Reed “decimated this team.”
His No. 19 was the first number retired by the Knicks and he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 1982.
Reed went on to coach the Knicks to a playoff berth in 1977-78 but coached them only 14 more games the following season. He also was a head coach at Creighton and the New Jersey Nets, but his greatest success after his playing career came in the front office.
He was their senior vice president of basketball operations when they drafted Derrick Coleman and Kenny Anderson, who became All-Stars and led the Nets to the playoffs in the 1990s. | https://www.ksby.com/news/national-news/willis-reed-leader-on-knicks-2-title-teams-dies-at-80 | 2023-03-22 02:10:42 | 0 | https://www.ksby.com/news/national-news/willis-reed-leader-on-knicks-2-title-teams-dies-at-80 |
CHICAGO, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackDoctor.org (BDO) in partnership with the Rodham Institute at George Washington University broadcasted a historical Men's Health Summit (MHS). This virtual summit was held in honor of the observance of Men's Health Awareness Month and reached over 80K. Building upon the previous success of the State of Black Health (January), Minority Health (April), and Women's Health Summit (May), the MHS addressed health challenges disproportionately impacting men's health and offered real-time, real-life solutions. The five virtual panels featured some of the nation's top Black experts as they engaged with Black Men from all walks of life. The panelists offered frank, practical, and culturally relevant solutions to how Black men can incorporate a healthy lifestyle gameplan that puts them in control of their health and their happiness.
The MHS spoke directly to men's issues with two fun and lively discussions on sexual health and weight loss from a male perspective. These panels really made men "stand up" and pay attention. As Dr. Griggs stated, "If you want your soldiers to fight, you have to give them the right fuel to be in the battle." Additionally, the partnership with Cedars-Sinai Hospital resumed with a pancreatic cancer panel. This panel was also broadcasted in Spanish on BDO's Daily Vitamina Facebook page. In addition to Cedar-Sinai, BDO partnered with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) on two panels discussing multiple myeloma and clinical trials, respectively. This summit serves as the latest brand extension for BDO who is the leading provider of culturally relevant health and wellness information for Black Americans.
BDO will continue their summit series in August by hosting a Healthy Kids Summit to get parents up-to-date on immunizations, ADHD, participating in sports and other health issues impacting children as they prepare to return to school. The Healthy Kids Summit will be looking for more partnerships with organizations dedicated to bringing the best health and wellness information to their audience. BDO is committed to eliminating the life expectancy gap for Black Americans and servicing the entire family.
For more information, please contact Ellis Dean at BlackDoctor.org (Email: Ellis@BlackDoctor.org).
BlackDoctor.org is the leading health and wellness destination for Black Americans. With a monthly reach of 20 million, BDO leverages culture, content and technology to transform people's lives for the better. Editorially, BDO shares culturally relevant tips and strategies on health, wellness, lifestyle and longevity. BDO is where wellness and culture connect!"
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Tony Stewart’s all-star summer racing series is moving to ESPN and a new night as the network plans to use SRX to revitalize its “Thursday Night Thunder.”
ESPN said Monday it signed a multi-year agreement with Superstar Racing Experience that begins in July. SRX will air on six consecutive summer nights as “Thursday Night Thunder,” which was ESPN’s branding for motorsports programming that started in the 1980s.
The old programming showcased grassroots racing from across the country.
“Thursday Night Thunder is where guys like me, who were just starting our careers in USAC, got the chance to make a name for ourselves because of its presence on ESPN,” Stewart said. “It’s great to see Thursday Night Thunder return, but to also be a part of it all over again with SRX.”
SRX launched in 2021 in partnership with CBS, which gave the stock car races a prime time Saturday night slot. SRX pits stars from NASCAR, IndyCar and other series against each other in identically prepared cars.
Stewart won the inaugural season championship, and Marco Andretti was crowned champion this past summer. The participating drivers last season combined for five NASCAR Cup championships, three IndyCar titles, four Daytona 500 winners, five Indianapolis 500 winners and four NASCAR Hall of Fame Drivers.
“SRX has been an impressive property in its first two seasons and has produced competitive and exciting action,” said Burke Magnus, president of ESPN programming and original content. “We look forward to bringing live racing back to summertime Thursday nights on ESPN with SRX.”
ESPN has aired nearly every form of motorsports starting on Oct. 7, 1979, exactly one month after the network launched. Its first race aired was a USAC event taped the previous summer.
ESPN aired its first NASCAR Cup race in 1981 — a tape-delayed event from Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina. The first live race was a CART event at the Milwaukee Mile later that summer.
ESPN currently televises the full Formula One schedule. The first F1 race aired in the United States was on ABC in 1962, and F1 first aired on ESPN from 1984 through 1997.
“When we had the opportunity to pitch the concept of ‘Thursday Night Thunder’ on ESPN, it was my firm belief this would be another disruptive and monumental moment in SRX and racing history: reuniting race fans with ESPN on short tracks with superstar drivers all across the U.S. for years to come,” said Don Hawk, who was named CEO of SRX ahead of its second season.
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WFO RENO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, November 12, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service RENO NV
445 AM PST Fri Nov 11 2022
...A WEAK WINTER STORM WILL BRING LIGHT SNOWFALL AND GUSTY SIERRA
WINDS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING...
* SNOWFALL: Snow showers will be possible across northeast
California, the Sierra, and western Nevada, beginning around
midnight Saturday and lasting through early Sunday morning.
Snowfall accumulations will be on the lighter side, with most
areas seeing less than 2 inches. Some higher snowfall
accumulations up to 4 inches will be possible, especially in
the Lake Tahoe Basin, Douglas and Lyon counties, and the Eastern
Sierra. However, small changes in the storm track could yield
differences in where snowfall amounts are higher. The main
impacts from this storm will be icy roads and travel
difficulties where snow falls.
* GUSTY WINDS: Increasing winds aloft will create gusty
conditions along the Sierra Crest Friday night into Sunday.
Ridges could gust as high as 70-90 mph Saturday, decreasing to
40-60 mph Sunday. These gusty winds will bring turbulence and
wind shear concerns to aviation interests as well as sub-zero
wind chills for winter recreation activities across the Sierra.
Choppy lake conditions are also possible on Lake Tahoe.
* CONTINUED COLD: High temperatures will continue to be 15-20
degrees below normal for this time of year. Lower elevations
will see highs in the 40s, with Sierra valleys highs in the 30s.
Low temperatures will remain chilly, with western Nevada
valleys in the 20s and teens to single digits in Sierra valleys.
Colder valleys of the Sierra could see below zero temperatures
each night. Increased breezes Saturday will create brisk
conditions across the region.
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Most studios nowadays have some deal set up with a streaming service to launch their new releases either the date of their theatrical releases or within a month of opening night. This simultaneously allows the studios to get more of a return on their investment if it doesn’t do well theatrically, while also allowing word of mouth to spread from the massive amount of people that still aren’t going to see movies in theaters right now.
It’s nice to see new movies online sooner than before COVID, but that also means the amount of content showing up on streaming services grows larger daily, leaving some pretty great (and way more terrible) movies to slip by normal people that don’t get paid to watch movies like I do. So, I gave myself an assignment: to watch 2022 releases from multiple different streamers that snuck past me in theaters or never made it off of a streaming service to begin with. I didn’t hit all the streamers, but here are some I watched.
"On the Count of Three”
Jerrod Carmichael is having a very good year. His stand-up special, “Rothaniel,” is by far the best live comedy performance of 2022 (by far) and his directorial debut, “On the Count of Three,” is an unforgettable pitch black comedy that forces its audience to choose between laughing hysterically or feeling deeply uncomfortable -- sometimes in the same scene. Two best friends (Carmichael and the rapidly rising movie star Christopher Abbott) make a pact to kill themselves after one last day of checking things off of their bucket list. This is a movie I will revisit many more times as it’s one of the most incisive looks at trauma, depression and mental illness I’ve seen in years. Carmichael is an astounding talent.
“The Outfit”
This played in theaters for like five minutes and I missed it completely, which is a shame since this is a half-classy/half-goofy chamber thriller set in a tailor shop in 1950’s Chicago. The great Mark Rylance plays an English “cutter” who deals with gangsters, femme fatales and bloodshed over one very long night when all he wants to do is craft really gorgeous bespoke suits. “The Outfit” could easily be turned into a play, as it’s set completely in one location and deals with a small cast of characters, all of whom have a secret. An absolute blast that progressively gets sillier and more fun as it goes.
“Jerry and Marge Go Large”
It doesn’t feel like Bryan Cranston has really locked into his next big performance post-“Breaking Bad” yet, but this is a warm and fuzzy place to start. Cranston and Annette Bening play a retired couple that figure out a loophole in the lottery and use it to breathe life back into the small town they call home. I’m a sucker for movies that focus on community and human connection, so even in the moments that the film slipped into cliche, I was still mostly charmed.
“Secret Headquarters”
I figured I should make this article balanced and watch a family movie starring Owen Wilson that looked like an updated version of “Spy Kids,” but I was wrong and made a terrible mistake. This is bland, boring and I don’t wanna talk about it anymore.
“Umma”
And why not wrap up my tour of the streamers with a horror flick starring Sandra Oh and produced by the great Sam Raimi? “Umma” follows Oh - a single mother and Korean immigrant homeschooling her daughter on a rural farm that is being haunted by the vengeful spirit of her abusive mother. The pedigree is solid, but instead of being a chilling slow burn horror flick along the lines of “Hereditary,” it never rises above the cliched metaphors it’s trafficking in. A Korean/American thriller focused on generational trauma and inherited scars is a brilliant idea, but this isn’t the way to execute those themes. A sadly missed opportunity. | https://atlanticcityweekly.com/arts_and_entertainment/lost-in-the-stream-movies-you-might-have-missed/article_0113c046-59ce-11ed-be26-8fb2c2cde3f2.html | 2022-11-02 02:30:33 | 0 | https://atlanticcityweekly.com/arts_and_entertainment/lost-in-the-stream-movies-you-might-have-missed/article_0113c046-59ce-11ed-be26-8fb2c2cde3f2.html |
NEW YORK (AP) — Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase are asking a federal court to throw out lawsuits that claim the big banks should have seen evidence of sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein, the high-flying financier who killed himself in jail while facing criminal charges.
The banks said in filings late Friday they didn’t commit any negligent acts that caused harm to the women who filed the lawsuits and that the lawsuits failed to show that they benefitted from Epstein’s sex trafficking.
The filings in federal district court in New York came about a month after two women who were both identified as Jane Doe sued the banks and the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein had a home on a small island that he owned.
The lawsuits, which seek class-action status to represent other Epstein victims, claim that the banks knowingly benefitted from Epstein’s sex trafficking and “chose profit over following the law” to earn millions of dollars from the financier.
They suggested that the banks should have steered clear of Epstein after his 2006 arrest in Florida — he eventually pleaded guilty to state charges of soliciting prostitution — and fallout from a federal investigation and news coverage.
“Without the financial institution’s participation, Epstein’s sex-trafficking scheme could not have existed or flourished,” the lawsuits claim.
JPMorgan Chase said Friday that the Jane Doe in its case “is entitled to justice … But this lawsuit against JPMC is directed at the wrong party, is legally meritless, and should be dismissed.”
Deutsche Bank said it provided “routine banking services” to Epstein from 2013 to 2018, and the lawsuit “does not come close to adequately alleging that Deutsche Bank … was part of Epstein’s criminal sex trafficking ring.” | https://www.kark.com/news/business/ap-banks-seek-to-quash-womens-lawsuits-in-jeffrey-epstein-case/ | 2023-01-01 01:22:29 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/business/ap-banks-seek-to-quash-womens-lawsuits-in-jeffrey-epstein-case/ |
Leading fertility treatment network broadens its world-class fertility operations and services
with Tri-State Area expansion
LIVINGSTON, N.J., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CCRM Fertility, a global pioneer in fertility treatment, research and science, today announced the acquisition of The Institute for Reproductive Medicine & Science (IRMS), a fertility center with 11 reproductive endocrinologists and eight offices throughout New Jersey and New York. The strategic addition of IRMS furthers CCRM Fertility's growth trajectory and brings its world-class proprietary reproductive medicine expertise to IRMS offices and patients. CCRM Fertility will now serve 11 major metropolitan areas with 34 locations across the U.S. and Canada.
Since its founding in 1987, CCRM Fertility has specialized in the most advanced fertility treatments and has achieved unparalleled accomplishments in the industry. CCRM Fertility built an innovative fertility platform, consistently invests in leading physicians and research, and achieves some of the highest in vitro fertilization (IVF) live birth rates in the U.S. CCRM Fertility continues to expand into new markets and services at an unprecedented pace.
Jon Pardew, president and CEO of CCRM Fertility, said the acquisition is just one piece to the company's overall growth strategy, further strengthening its commitment to its patients, physicians, technologies, fertility care and research.
"Bringing IRMS into the CCRM Fertility family made perfect sense. It has a longstanding reputation for world-class services, personalized fertility treatment and access to care through convenient locations," Pardew said. "We are confident IRMS's diverse and experienced team of physicians and embryologists will be an excellent addition to the CCRM Fertility team. Our combined commitment to quality care and innovative solutions now makes us one of the largest and most advanced network of fertility clinics servicing North America."
"The IRMS team is incredibly excited to join the CCRM Fertility network as we expand our philosophy of care throughout the State of New Jersey and beyond," said IRMS Clinical Director Dr. Debbra Keegan. "We chose CCRM Fertility because of our common commitment to patient-centric care, best practices in medicine and scientific expertise. We look forward to this partnership bringing yet another level of superior reproductive care to our valuable patients."
CCRM Fertility specializes in pioneering fertility treatments, with deep expertise in IVF, fertility testing, fertility preservation, genetic testing, third-party reproduction and egg donation. The addition of IRMS combines the companies' scientific advances, laboratory techniques and full suite of reproductive services reinforcing CCRM Fertility as a forerunner in the field of fertility.
About IRMS
Since its inception in 1995, IRMS has been recognized as one of the nation's leading fertility centers, providing patients with state-of-the-art treatment, supported by the latest scientific innovations in the field of reproductive medicine. These innovations have greatly expanded the scope of practice in terms of the patients that reproductive endocrinologists can now serve. IRMS has been at the forefront of both inclusion and education of these patient populations so they too can manage their reproductive lives and potential. IRMS has earned a stellar reputation for their success rates using SET (Single Embryo Transfer), increasing the efficiency of each IVF cycle. The physicians and staff of IRMS have taken on a significant role as advocates for coverage and access to care, for patients within their own practice as well as through advancing legislation in both New Jersey and New York. For more information on IRMS, please visit www.sbivf.com.
About CCRM Fertility
CCRM Fertility is a global pioneer in fertility treatment, research and science. Founded by Dr. William Schoolcraft 35 years ago, CCRM Fertility specializes in the most advanced fertility treatments, with deep expertise in IVF, fertility testing, egg freezing, preimplantation genetic testing, third party reproduction and egg donation. CCRM Fertility leverages its own data and a dedicated team of in-house reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists and geneticists to deliver industry-leading outcomes. CCRM Fertility has 34 locations in North America, serving patients in 11 major metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, New York, Northern Virginia, Minneapolis, Orange County, San Francisco Bay Area and Toronto. For more information, visit www.ccrmivf.com.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. ("Bed Bath & Beyond" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BBBY). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Twitter and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 6, 2022, through his investment firm RC Ventures LLC ("RC Ventures"), activist investor Ryan Cohen sent a letter to Bed Bath & Beyond's board, in which Cohen announced that he owned a 9.8% stake in the Company and criticized its management.
On this news, Bed Bath & Beyond's stock climbed $5.53 per share, or 34%, to close at $21.71 per share on March 7, 2022. On March 25, 2022, Bed Bath & Beyond added three new directors appointed by RC Ventures.
Then, on August 15, 2022, RC Ventures announced the purchase of over one million January 2023 call options with exercise prices at $60, $75, and $80—all significantly higher than Bed Bath & Beyond shares were then trading.
On this news, Bed Bath & Beyond's stock price climbed $4.65 per share, or 29%, to close at $20.65 per share on August 16, 2022.
Finally, on August 18, 2022, RC Ventures announced that it would sell its entire stake in Bed Bath & Beyond. Also on August 18, 2022, Bloomberg published an article entitled "Bed Bath & Beyond Taps Kirkland & Ellis for Help Addressing Debt Load," reporting that the Company had hired a prominent law firm for help with its debt.
On this news, Bed Bath & Beyond's stock price fell $12.05 per share, or 52.21%, over the following two trading days, to close at $11.03 per share on August 19, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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By KIANA DOYLE
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — One skyscraper stands out from the rest in the Manhattan skyline. It’s not the tallest, but it is the skinniest — the world’s skinniest, in fact.
The 84-story residential Steinway Tower, designed by New York architecture firm SHoP Architects, has the title of “most slender skyscraper in the world” thanks to its logic-defying ratio of width to height: 1-to-23 1/2.
“Any time it’s 1-to-10 or more that’s considered a slender building; 1-to-15 or more is considered exotic and really difficult to do,” SHoP Architects founding principal Gregg Pasquarelli said. “The most slender buildings in the world are mostly in Hong Kong, and they’re around 17- or 18-to-1.”
The 60 apartments in the tower range in cost from $18 million to $66 million per unit, and offer 360-degree views of the city. It’s located just south of Central Park, along a stretch of Manhattan’s 57th Street known as “Billionaires’ Row.”
At 1,428 feet (435 meters), the building is the second-tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere, second to the nearby Central Park Tower at 1,550 feet (470 meters). For comparison, the world’s tallest tower is Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, which stands at 2,717 feet (828 meters).
Steinway Tower is so skinny at the top that whenever the wind ramps up, the luxury homes on the upper floors sway around by a few feet.
“Every skyscraper has to move,” Pasquarelli said. “If it’s too stiff, it’s actually more dangerous — it has to have flexibility in it.”
To prevent the tower from swaying too far, the architects created a counterbalance with tuned steel plates. And while the exterior has the de rigueur reflective glass, it also includes a textured terracotta and bronze facade that creates wind turbulence to slow the acceleration of the building, Pasquarelli said. About 200 rock anchors descend at most 100 feet (30 meters) into the underlying bedrock to provide a deep foundation.
Steinway Tower has a long history as the former location of Steinway Hall, constructed in 1924. JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group bought the building in 2013, and now they’re looking to the future.
“What I’m hoping is that 50 years from now, you’ve only known New York with 111 West 57th St.,” Pasquarelli said. “I hope it holds a special place in all future New Yorkers’ hearts.” ___
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Cruise enthusiasts are going to have to wait a bit longer to sail on Carnival's next new cruise ship.
When Carnival's Jubilee finally does set sail in 2023, it will tie with Carnival's Celebration as the biggest ship ever for the company.
Carnival said in a statement that it had notified guests who were booked on the first six cruises for the Carnival Jubilee that the ship's delivery had been postponed. Guests have now been told that the first cruise will be on Dec. 23, 2023 out of Galveston, Texas.
The company said the ship is under construction in Germany, and told guests that supply chain issues were to blame for the delay.
The ship was previously set to be delivered in October 2023.
Once completed, the ship will sail directly to Galveston, Texas in order to be ready to depart for the Christmas holiday next year.
The company's cancelations will see its original plan to sail from Southampton, UK to Texas, plus five Caribbean sailings in 2023, removed from its previous itinerary.
Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said, “This is disappointing news, but with the notification from the shipyard, we are advising our guests as quickly as we can.”
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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) _ Insmed Inc. (INSM) on Thursday reported a loss of $131.1 million in its third quarter.
The Bridgewater, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of $1.09 per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 89 cents per share.
The biopharmaceutical developing inhaled treatments for patients battling rare lung diseases posted revenue of $67.7 million in the period, which also did not meet Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $68 million.
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The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department probes into the discovery of classified documents at the home and former office of President Joe Biden has focused renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in modern American history.
On Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland tapped Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney in Maryland, to oversee the department’s investigation into how several batches of documents marked as classified ended up at Biden’s Delaware home and at the offices of the president’s Washington think tank.
Two months ago, Garland appointed former Justice Department public corruption prosecutor Jack Smith to lead investigations into the retention of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election.
A look at the origins of the special counsel, the position’s powers and what to expect as Hur pursues his work:
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WHAT EXACTLY IS A SPECIAL COUNSEL?
A special counsel is an attorney appointed to investigate, and possibly prosecute, a case in which the Justice Department perceives itself as having a conflict or where it’s deemed to be in the public interest to have someone outside the government come in and take responsibility for a matter.
According to the Code of Federal Regulations, a special counsel must have “a reputation for integrity and impartial decisionmaking,” as well as “an informed understanding of the criminal law and Department of Justice policies.”
Though they’re not subject to the day-to-day supervision of the Justice Department, special counsels must still comply with department regulations, policies and procedures. They also technically report to the attorney general — the one government official who can fire them.
The attorney general is entitled to seek explanations from a special counsel about any requested investigative or prosecutorial step, but under the regulations is also expected to give great weight to the special counsel’s views. In the event the attorney general rejects a move the special counsel wants to make, the Justice Department is to notify Congress at the end of the investigation.
WHAT POWERS DO THEY HAVE?
Special counsels are provided with a budget and can request a staff of attorneys, both inside and outside the department, if they need extra help.
In addition to the ability to bring indictments, special counsels are vested with bread-and-butter law enforcement tools such as the power to issue subpoenas and search warrants. Robert Mueller, a former FBI director who as special counsel in the Trump administration led the investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, issued more than 2,800 subpoenas and executed nearly 500 search-and-seizure warrants.
HOW DO INDEPENDENT COUNSELS DIFFER FROM SPECIAL COUNSELS?
The position of special counsel differs in key ways from the work of independent counsels, who used to operate outside the supervision of the Justice Department and who led significant investigations in the post-Watergate era into administrations of both political parties.
One such independent counsel was Lawrence E. Walsh, who during the Iran-Contra Affair in President Ronald Reagan’s second term was appointed to probe secret arms sales to Iran and the diversion of funds to rebel forces fighting the Nicaraguan government.
A decade later, independent counsel Ken Starr investigated fraudulent real estate deals involving a longtime associate of President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Clinton, delved into the removal of documents from the office of deputy White House counsel Vincent Foster after his suicide and assembled evidence of Clinton’s sexual encounters with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. As a result, Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House but survived a Senate trial.
But because of concerns over the cost and sprawling nature of such probes, Congress in 1999 permitted the provision governing independent counsels to expire.
The Justice Department then created new special counsel regulations, designing a position with intentionally less autonomy for circumstances in which the department feels it has a conflict of interest or wants to avoid becoming excessively entangled in politically sticky matters — like the current Trump-related probes.
Mueller was appointed in 2017 to investigate Russian election interference, a two-year probe that yielded criminal charges against 34 people, including several Trump associates, and three business entities. Mueller did not allege a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia. Though Mueller reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, he also did not exonerate him.
Weeks before then-Attorney General William Barr left office, he gave John Durham, then the top federal prosecutor in Connecticut, the title of special counsel to ensure that he could continue investigating the origins of the Russia probe under new Democratic Justice Department leadership.
WHO IS SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT HUR?
Hur served as the U.S. attorney in Maryland in the Trump administration and was a close ally of former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, a key figure in the Mueller investigation. He also worked as an adviser to FBI Director Christopher Wray in the Justice Department.
According to his biography at the University of Maryland, where he serves as a regent, Hur graduated from Harvard and then Stanford Law School, where he was executive editor of the law review.
Hur clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, as well as for Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
After working at the Justice Department, according to his bio, Hur went into private practice with Washington firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he co-chairs a crisis management practice group and works on white-collar defense, investigations and national security.
Hur becomes the third special counsel currently in use by the Justice Department. In addition to Smith, Durham also remains at work investigating the origins of the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe.
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Associated Press writers Mike Balsamo, Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller contributed to this report.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Demand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ODP), an innovative technology company transforming the way medicines are made, announced today that it has signed a Preferred Supplier agreement with Azzur Group through 2024. The transformation of ODP's Rockville Headquarters into a State-of-the-Art cGMP Medicine Manufacturing facility began with Azzur in the fall of 2020.
Azzur collaborated in designing ODP's GMP Roadmap and helped develop the strategy and execution plan for ushering in this latest addition to Maryland's Biotech Hub. Building on the strategy, Azzur worked alongside ODP to initiate a Managed Services approach to execution, providing a single source for Commissioning services, Equipment rentals, Technology subscriptions, and a series of outsourced packages covering Environmental Monitoring, Training, and Documentation.
Dr. John Lewin, ODP's Chief Medical Officer, said "The flexibility Azzur demonstrated to accommodate the fluid nature of a startup and the challenges we all faced during the COVID-19 pandemic was remarkable. Having the ability to pull on a variety of resources and expertise, when we needed it, is the reason we entered this relationship."
Tita Tavares, the Director of Azzur Washington, D.C., said "Enabling ODP to implement their innovative approaches required beginning with compliance in mind. Our unique approach to the Compliance Services world parallels ODP's strengths for innovation and delivering value to customers. At Azzur Group, we deliver the cGMP solutions required to address the greatest challenges life science companies face at every stage of their life cycle. ODP is on their way to filing their first regulatory submission and we look forward to our future efforts together."
About On Demand Pharmaceuticals
On Demand Pharmaceuticals™ is an innovative technology company transforming how medicines are made so they can be produced on demand—whenever and wherever medicines are needed. Our breakthrough manufacturing technology platform, Pharmacy on Demand (PoD)™, can be quickly customized to produce anything from key starting materials to active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and final formulated drugs and was recently named by the World Economic Forum and published in Scientific American as one of the top 10 emerging technologies of 2021. With this technology, we're on a mission to provide an adequate, safe, and reliable supply of medicines to every community across the world.
For additional information, please visit https://ondemandpharma.com
About Azzur Group
From Discovery to Delivery™, Azzur Group provides the life science community full life-cycle solutions for all their GxP needs. From Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand™ facilities, to our labs, training centers, and consulting offices across the nation, Azzur Group helps organizations start, scale, and sustain their growing enterprises. With nearly four decades of service to the life science community, we have become a trusted partner to the world's leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare companies, as well as their supply chain.
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WASHINGTON — When the Titan submersible made its fateful dive into the North Atlantic on Sunday, it also plunged into the murkily regulated waters of deep-sea exploration.
It's a space on the high seas where laws and conventions can be sidestepped by risk-taking entrepreneurs and the wealthy tourists who help fund their dreams. At least for now.
“We're at a point in submersible operations in deep water that's kind of akin to where aviation was in the early 20th century,” said Salvatore Mercogliano, a history professor at Campbell University in North Carolina who focuses on maritime history and policy.
“Aviation was in its infancy — and it took accidents for decisions to be made to be put into laws,” Mercogliano said. “There’ll be a time when you won’t think twice about getting on a submersible and going down 13,000 feet. But we’re not there yet.”
Thursday's announcement by the U.S. Coast Guard that the Titan had imploded near the Titanic shipwreck, killing all five people on board, has drawn attention to how these expeditions are regulated.
Mercogliano said such operations are scrutinized less than the companies that launch people into space. In the Titan's case, that's in part because it operated in international waters, far from the reach of many laws of the United States or other nations.
The Titan wasn't registered as a U.S. vessel or with international agencies that regulate safety, Mercogliano added. Nor was it classified by a maritime industry group that sets standards on matters such as hull construction.
Stockton Rush, the OceanGate CEO who died on Titan, had said he didn't want to be bogged down by such standards.
“Bringing an outside entity up to speed on every innovation before it is put into real-world testing is anathema to rapid innovation,” Rush wrote in a blog post on his company's website.
The Titan was a small vessel that was launched from another ship, the Canadian icebreaker Polar Prince, a setup that Mercogliano likened to pulling a boat on a trailer, in terms of regulatory purposes.
“The highway patrol has jurisdiction over the car and over the trailer, but not over the boat,” he said. “The boat is cargo.”
Experts say wrongful death and negligence lawsuits are likely in the Titan case — and they could be successful. But legal actions will face various challenges, including waivers signed by the Titan passengers that warned of the myriad ways they could die.
Mike Reiss, a writer for “The Simpsons” television show who went on a Titanic expedition with OceanGate in 2022, recalled that his waiver said he would be “subject to extreme pressure. And any failure of the vessel could cause severe injury or death.”
“I will be exposed to risks associated with high pressure gases, pure oxygen, high voltage systems which could lead to injury, disability and death,” Reiss said Thursday, going by memory. “If I am injured, I may not receive immediate medical attention.”
Thomas Schoenbaum, a University of Washington law professor and author of the book “Admiralty and Maritime Law,” said such documents may be upheld in court if they are worded well.
“If those waivers are good, and I imagine they probably are because a lawyer probably drafted them, (families) may not be able to recover damages.”
At the same time, OceanGate could still face repercussions under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993, Schoenbaum said. But it may depend on which arm of OceanGate owned the Titan submersible.
Rush, the late OceanGate CEO, told AP in 2021 that it was an American company. But he said OceanGate Expeditions, which led dives to the Titanic, was based in the Bahamas.
Schoenbaum said the Bahamas subsidiary has the potential to circumvent U.S. law, but courts have at times “pierced the corporate veil” and OceanGate could be found liable.
There are also questions of whether the Titan was insured or if the Canadian icebreaker’s insurance could come into play.
The countries where lawsuits may be filed could also depend on contracts signed by passengers and crew.
“I would be very surprised, in a high-risk operation like this, if the contract did not address which law applies and where any claim can be filed,” said George Rutherglen, a professor of admiralty law at the University of Virginia.
In the meantime, Rutherglen said, he expects the U.S. will respond with tighter regulations given the loss of life and the millions of dollars spent by the Coast Guard.
“These wrecks at the bottom of the sea have become more accessible with advancing technology,” Rutherglen said. “It doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily become safer to go down and take a look.”
The International Maritime Organization, which regulates commercial shipping, could take some kind of action, he added, and Congress also could pass legislation. Nations such as the U.S. could, for example, block ships engaging in such expeditions from docking in their ports.
“I would just be surprised if any incident with all of these costs involved — wrongful death, expensive rescue — would not lead to some initiatives," he said.
But not everyone agrees.
Forrest Booth, a San Francisco-based partner at Kennedys Law, said the International Maritime Organization “has no authority to impose its will.”
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SYDNEY, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Infrastructure Hub welcomes the launch of the G20's Pandemic Fund to address pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, particularly in vulnerable countries, GI Hub Chief Executive Officer Marie Lam-Frendo said.
"The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that across the world, countries were tragically unprepared to manage a global health crisis.
"The G20's Pandemic Fund will help ensure sufficient, long-term, and better coordinated financing for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and strengthen the capacity of low- and middle-income countries' health systems.
Investment is critical
"The inadequate global response to COVID-19 was a result of decades of underinvestment in health systems and infrastructure.
"Despite recent modest growth, due to pandemic control activities, private investment in health infrastructure has been on a downward trend for years, the social sector (which includes hospitals) accounted for only 6% of total private investment in infrastructure projects from 2010 - 2020.
"Adequate infrastructure investment is critical to improving health system capacity and pandemic response and management. Especially in emerging markets and developing economies, where lower levels of existing infrastructure exacerbate the challenges of capacity to respond to pandemics.
Addressing large gaps in financing preparedness
"It's reassuring to see the international community come together with political will and consensus to launch the Pandemic Fund - this is a testament to multilateralism, even in challenging times.
"I congratulate Indonesia's and Italy's leadership under their individual G20 presidencies for developing and launching the Pandemic Fund and securing the foundational and current donors.
"I see this step as a golden opportunity for pandemic prevention, response strategies, and health systems to be strengthened in countries where it's needed the most.
"We're ready to support the G20, in our role as their dedicated infrastructure entity, to ensure this opportunity builds resilience and improves pandemic readiness, particularly in countries' with low health infrastructure investment."
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BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday said President Xi Jinping’s just-concluded visit to Russia was a “journey of friendship, cooperation and peace,” and again criticized Washington for providing military support to Ukraine.
The trip that ended Wednesday signaled no new progress in ending the bloody conflict between Russia and Ukraine while shoring up President Vladimir Putin’s standing amid growing efforts to isolate him and his government internationally.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin reiterated China’s claims that it remains neutral in the conflict and said it had “no selfish motives on the Ukraine issue, has not stood idly by … or taken the opportunity to profit itself.”
“What China has done boils down to one word, that is, to promote peace talks,” Wang said at a daily briefing.
Wang also accused the U.S. of lacking impartiality and of “fanning the flames” of the conflict by providing defensive weapons to Ukraine to Washington’s own benefit.
The U.S., NATO and partner nations have openly supported Kyiv since the start of the conflict, and China is widely seen as providing economic backing for Putin’s regime while avoiding being directly involved.
“President Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia is a journey of friendship, cooperation and peace, which has aroused positive responses in the international community,” Wang said.
China would “continue to play a constructive role in promoting a political settlement of the Ukrainian issue,” Wang said, an apparent reference to a 12-point peace proposal put forward by Beijing that calls for a ceasefire and negotiations.
The document has already been dismissed by the West, largely because China — which has said it has a “no-limits” relationship with Moscow — is not seen as an impartial broker and the proposal says nothing about a Russian withdrawal from Ukrainian territory it has occupied by force.
Xi’s visit was heavily promoted by both China and Russia but was overshadowed by a visit to Kyiv by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, a close U.S. ally and a key Chinese rival in east Asia.
Early Wednesday, Ukraine faced a new series of Russian drone attacks, which killed at least three people and damaged some infrastructure across the country.
The U.S. and others have continued to express concerns that China may provide military equipment to supplement its purchases of Russian energy resources and provision of computer chips to keep the Russian economy afloat.
The New York Times on Tuesday said Russia had purchased more than $12 million in drones and drone parts from China in the year since the invasion began, citing official Russian customs data provided from a source it did not identify.
The paper said it was difficult to tell whether the drones contain American technologies. It said the shipments included products from DJI, which is among the world’s leading makers of commercial drones, as well as smaller companies, and were often channeled through a web of brokers and smaller export firms.
In other comments on Ukraine, Wang said Russia and China agreed that the U.N. Charter must be observed and international law be respected. It said they opposed unilateral sanctions imposed by the U.S. and others to economically punish Putin and his financial backers.
Wang said nothing about the arrest warrant issued for Putin by the International Criminal Court on charges of alleged involvement in abductions of thousands of children from Ukraine.
In a joint statement signed in Moscow, Russia and China emphasized the need to “respect legitimate security concerns of all countries” to settle the conflict, echoing Moscow’s argument that it sent in troops to prevent the U.S. and its NATO allies from turning the country into an anti-Russian bulwark.
“The two sides pointed out that the solution to the Ukraine crisis must respect the legitimate security concerns of all countries and prevent the formation of bloc confrontation and fanning flames,” Wang said Wednesday in Beijing.
“The two sides stressed that responsible dialogue is the best way to resolve the issue steadily,” Wang said.
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By DENG MACHOL
Associated Press
MINGKAMAN, South Sudan (AP) — In a country where the maternal mortality rate is one of the highest in the world, a small clinic dedicated to reproductive health care for more than 200,000 people is about to be shut down. The worried-looking mothers know too well what might happen next.
“If the hospital closes, we will die more because we are poor,” said one expectant mother who gave her name only as Chuti. She was attending a monthly checkup at the Mingkaman reproductive health clinic in this town on the White Nile River, and it might be her last.
The United Nations has said it intends to end the clinic’s operations by December because of a lack of funding from European and other supporters. It is just one casualty among many in developing countries as humanitarian donors have been stretched by one crisis after another, from COVID-19 to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.N. would not say how much it costs to run the clinic.
A loss like the clinic is of critical importance for people in places like Mingkaman, which along with the rest of South Sudan has struggled to cope with the aftermath of a five-year civil war, climate shocks like widespread flooding and lingering insecurity that includes shocking rates of sexual violence.
The U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has said the war in Ukraine has led to a dramatic cut in funding for emergency medical care for people who have been sexually assaulted. “It’s not that sexual violence ebbs and flows, it’s going on all the time, largely unseen,” commissioner Barney Afako said. The commission also has asserted that the government has failed to invest in basic services like health care.
This reproductive health clinic in the capital of Awerial county in central South Sudan serves a community largely of people displaced by the civil war and the floods. It is where women who once gave birth at home now come to deliver their children. It is also where women who are assaulted come for care.
The maternal mortality rate in South Sudan was 789 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2019, according to the World Health Organization. That’s more than double the rate in more developed neighboring Kenya, according to U.N. data, while the U.S. rate was 23 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At least 250 women give birth in the Mingkaman clinic every month, said Teresa Achuei, the site manager with the organization IMA World Health, which runs the facility. She said she knew of only three women who have died while giving birth in the community, all of them outside the clinic.
Now, she said, hundreds of women could be at risk. “Our aim, our mission, is to reduce maternal mortality rate. Every woman should deliver safely. If the facility closes, there will be many deaths in the community,” she told The Associated Press during a visit in mid-October.
The clinic was founded in 2014, the year after South Sudan’s civil war began. Set up in tents as a temporary way to serve people displaced by fighting, it remains makeshift but works around the clock.
It is a center of activity in Mingkaman, a community on one of South Sudan’s muddy main highways without reliable electricity and running water. The military is present to respond to flares of violence. Many women support their families by collecting firewood from the nearby forest to sell or work in modest local hotels.
Multiple women expressed concern about the clinic’s coming closure.
“It will be worsening for us because it was helping us,” said Akuany Bol, who delivered her three children there. She looked miserable while waiting for a midwife to examine her child.
Andrew Kuol, a clinical officer, said the facility receives an average of 70 to 80 patients per day. It often admits 20 patients a day, or twice the number of beds.
Some women must be treated on the ground.
Kuol said the clinic faces shortages of medicines including malaria drugs, post-rape drugs, antenatal drugs and others, again because of waning donor support.
The nearest hospital is in the city of Bor in the neighboring state of Jonglei, where the clinic’s more complicated cases are sent. Getting there is complicated, too. With no bridge between the states, it can take an hour for a boat to cross the Nile.
As in much of South Sudan, travel is challenging. And current circumstances mean few of the people here can easily relocate for health care or anything else.
“These (displaced people) are not going anywhere because there is still insecurity and also the flooding,” said James Manyiel Agup, the Awerial county director for health here in Lakes state. He urged the U.N. partners to continue supporting the facility to save lives.
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MADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers will cut the University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32 million despite a projected record-high $7 billion state budget surplus, leaving the university nearly half a billion dollars short of what it requested, GOP leaders announced Thursday.
“They need to refocus their priorities on being partners on developing our workforce and the future of the state and we’re hopeful that they’re going to be ready to do that as we move forward,” Republican state Rep. Mark Born, co-chair of the Legislature’s budget-writing committee, said at a news conference.
The university system could get the $32 million back at a later date if it shows how it would be spent on workforce development efforts, and not diversity, equity and inclusion programs, lawmakers said.
The cut comes despite warnings from UW President Jay Rothman of tuition increases and possible campus closures if the system’s budget was cut.
Rothman said in a statement that the cut “will diminish student access and affordability at our public universities. This is a missed opportunity and a significant setback to Wisconsin’s efforts to win the war for talent.”
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, a former member of the UW Board of Regents, threatened to veto the entire state budget if the university’s budget was cut. Evers has said that cutting the university’s budget given the state’s surplus would be “irrational.”
Republicans earlier this month rejected the university’s top building project — a new engineering building on the flagship Madison campus. Born left open the possibility that the project could be funded later, saying discussions about that would continue.
University leaders asked for a nearly half-billion dollar funding increase, citing financial difficulties stemming from a decadelong tuition freeze and inflation.
Evers proposed a funding increase of more than $300 million for the university system, an amount that already had university leaders saying they would have to consider raising tuitions to make up the difference from what they requested.
The Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget-writing committee was to vote on making the cut Thursday before finishing its work on the two-year spending plan. It would then head to the Senate and Assembly for votes next week, before going to Evers who can sign it, veto it or make partial vetoes.
Democrats on the committee slammed the cuts as the latest in a series of budget decisions they say will hurt the state’s economy.
“We reject the entire concept of what they’re doing, that the university system would be cut at a time of surplus,” Democratic Rep. Evan Goyke said. ”I don’t see in the budget any initiatives that will catch the attention of young people to either come here or to stay here.”
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has been the loudest critic of the university’s diversity efforts, saying at the state party convention on Saturday that he was embarrassed to be a UW alum because of it.
He called DEI “the single most important issue that we are facing as a people, as a nation and as, really, humanity.”
Vos calls the efforts a waste of taxpayer money that only sow racial division.
“For people on the left, (DEI) has become their new religion,” Vos told reporters last week. “They no longer go to church on Sunday, but boy, are they trying to make sure that everybody is evangelized on campus, that there’s only one acceptable viewpoint. That’s not what I think taxpayers should be funding.”
The university should not be “forcing these students to view the world through a lens of race, gender or economic class just to obtain one of these degrees,” Republican state Rep. Alex Dallman said when announcing the cut.
“UW System ought to be teaching them different things, such as critical thinking and problem solving, teamwork and collaboration, professionalism and communication skills,” Dallman said.
Rothman, speaking after a WisPolitics.com event prior to the vote, said at times that DEI efforts can sometimes go too far. Last month, Rothman ordered campuses to stop asking job-seekers to supply statements on their applications describing how they would support equity and diversity.
“This is an evolving process,” he said Thursday.
The fight reflects a nationwide cultural battle over campus diversity efforts. Republican lawmakers this year have proposed more than 30 bills in 12 states to limit diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in higher education, an Associated Press analysis found in April.
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NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a moment in the new PBS documentary about Dr. Anthony Fauci when a protester holds up a handmade sign reading, “Dr. Fauci, You Are Killing Us.”
It says something about Fauci that it’s not initially clear when that sign was waved in anger — in the 1980s as AIDS made its deadly rise or in the 2020s with COVID-19 vaccine opponents.
“American Masters: Dr. Tony Fauci,” offers a portrait of an unlikely lightning rod: A government infectious disease scientist who advised seven presidents. Fauci hopes it can inspire more public servants like him.
“I just felt that there needed to be a story of people understanding what public health officials go through, but also I hope as a source of inspiration for young people who are either in science or interested in going into science,” he told The Associated Press. The documentary airs Tuesday and later streams.
Fauci allowed a film crew to follow him for 23 months starting in January 2021. The documentary covers his career and its crises, especially the way COVID-19 was handled by the Trump administration.
“When you talk about all of the different things coming together for a disaster, that’s what happened: A divided country, a president who amplified the division and then a public health crisis — you couldn’t ask for a worse combination of things,” he said.
Director Mark Mannucci offers an intimate look at his subject, with images of Fauci running from meeting to meeting and wolfing down Wheat Thins between Zooms. His wife attests to the stress by pointing out their security detail due to threats.
“The story illuminates — and he’d be the first to say it — some very dark stuff about this country and how a person who has devoted his life to helping individuals got so twisted in this current climate,” said Mannucci.
Michael Kantor, executive producer for the American Masters series, says Fauci is a figure who has been central to American life for decades and deserves an examination, even if some virulently oppose him.
“Dr. Fauci is a very controversial figure, and there are going to be people who are going to voice — just as in the film — great displeasure about what he’s done and about his approach to things. But isn’t that the whole point of public media? It is intended to make that conversation happen in the best possible way.”
COVID-19 may have introduced Fauci to millions of Americans, but his long career at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was marked by numerous previous health scares, among them HIV, SARS, MERS, Ebola and even the nation’s 2001 anthrax attacks.
The film shows that Fauci learned a lesson in humility with AIDS, as the disease stubbornly persisted and activists argued not enough was being done from the government. “I went from a world of success and gratification to a world of frustration and failure,” he says in the film.
Mannucci’s camera flashes forward to today, with Fauci cordially meeting up with the former AIDS activists who once decried him. They have long since reconciled; they were all on the same side, after all — science.
“I put aside the confrontational behavior and the attacks on me and listen to what they were saying,” Fauci explained in the interview. “And what they were saying was making perfect sense. It made me feel if I were in their shoes, I’d be doing exactly what they were doing.”
That’s not the case when protesters in recent years began attacking Fauci for mask mandates, school closures, quarantines and bizarre claims about the COVID-19 vaccines.
“There’s one sign that says, ‘Fauci, You’re Killing Us’ and the other sign that says ‘Fauci, You’re Killing Us’ but the rationale for those from the 1980s to 2023 is enormously different,” Fauci said. “They couldn’t be more different.”
In one remarkable sequence in the documentary, Mannucci presses Fauci on whether he might have handled things differently looking back — like asking Americans to adopt masks sooner or ordering quarantines faster. “Maybe I should have done that,” he says. “Yeah, I was wrong.”
Mannucci relied on 10 long sit-downs with Fauci to develop trust with his subject and didn’t clutter the documentary with testimonials from talking heads, wanting to focus on Fauci’s experiences.
“I hope it’s not viewed as a partisan message, but as a portrait of who he is and what he went through,” said the director. “I hope that people on the other side, even if they never end up agreeing with him, will at least see somebody who is a real person, who’s a thinking person, who’s somebody maybe they can even relate to.”
The film ends with Fauci’s retirement from the NIAID late last year. Kantor suspects only time will tell where history will judge a man who dedicated his life to public service.
“I think 10 years from now, hopefully, the furor over him as a controversial figure will die down. But the legacy of the approach to pandemics and so on will still be super valuable,” he said. | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/pbs-documentary-on-anthony-fauci-chronicles-career-of-crises/ | 2023-03-21 16:21:00 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/pbs-documentary-on-anthony-fauci-chronicles-career-of-crises/ |
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The Giants continue to be down three offensive starters, but there is optimism that could change in the near future.
Tight end Daniel Bellinger (eye) will miss his third straight game Sunday against Detroit, and head coach Brian Daboll said Friday he is “not optimistic” about right tackle Evan Neal, who is listed doubtful, after being limited throughout the week with a knee injury.
Both players sustained their injuries in Week 8 in Jacksonville, along with starting left guard Ben Bredeson, who also had a knee injury and is on injured reserve through at least next week.
There is less concern on the offensive line because the Giants had enough depth to use eight linemen in last Sunday’s 24-16 win against Houston and are also expected to have Shane Lemieux available this week.
Lemieux, a fifth-round pick who started nine games in 2020, has been limited to one game since the start of 2021 because of injuries but is now back in the mix. Daboll also said that Joshua Ezeudu, a third-round pick who has started at left guard the last two weeks, should be “good to go” despite a neck injury.
Still, Neal remains an important player for the Giants to get back on the field because he was one of their two first-round draft picks this year. The team hopes he will become its second cornerstone tackle on the opposite side of Andrew Thomas.
“I think we’re just kind of easing back into it,” Daboll said. “Want to make sure we do right by the player, and I think he’s gotten better each day. We’ll see. I don’t want to just say definitely ‘no’ until we see him out there (Friday), but I would say I’m not too optimistic on this game.”
Wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson (questionable) has also been slowed by a hamstring injury, but Daboll expressed optimism that he will be ready Sunday. The rookie has become an important play-maker with 122 receiving yards in the last four games.
Bellinger is another rookie who had quickly garnered extensive playing time under the new regime as a fourth-round pick with six starts in the first seven games. Daboll did say Monday that Bellinger was “making progress” from a scary situation where he got poked in the eye and underwent surgery to repair fractures of his lower eye socket and damage to his septum.
The Giants remain three-point favorites against the Lions.
“(We have) some bumps and bruises here and there, but (we’re) really fairly healthy,” Daboll said.
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The initiative taps global social influencers and shares resources, so young men can better understand the benefits of therapy.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fingerpaint Group has launched Unf*ck Your Feelings, a social campaign focused on encouraging men, specifically between the ages of 18 and 30, to seek mental health resources when they need it. Timed to coincide with Men's Health Awareness Month, the campaign uses social media influencers to demonstrate the benefits of seeking help and provides a comprehensive list of mental health resources, such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Insight Timer, mental health providers, crisis hotlines, online support groups, and more at www.unfckyourfeelings.com.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Brief suggests that men's resistance to therapy is literally killing them. Men have 4 times the rate of suicide as women according to the NCHS data. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health Interview Survey reports that only 1 in 4 men who feel anxious or depressed have talked to a mental health professional.
"From an early age, men are generally taught to avoid talking about their feelings. And there are very real consequences," said Bill McEllen, Global President, Fingerpaint Group. "We believe that if we can reframe the conversation so young men see therapy as a sign of strength, we can make a positive impact on the future of humanity."
"We are working with a diversified group of influencers who already have the ear of the young men we are trying to reach," said Andy Spitzer, Executive Creative Director, Fingerpaint, which is part of Fingerpaint Group. "They include people who are relatable to young men, passionate about the topic, and licensed mental health professionals."
Elyse Manosh, Senior Copywriter, Fingerpaint, saw there was a need to change how therapy is perceived, especially during the pandemic, and approached Fingerpaint's creative leadership.
"I've witnessed resistance to therapy in my guy friends. Knowing that resistance extends farther than just my social circle, I wanted to squash the long-standing taboo," said Manosh. "For example, you always hear people say, 'I'm taking off a few hours to go to the dentist,' but you don't typically hear someone say, 'I'm taking an hour to go to therapy.' Stereotypes about therapy are improving, but they're still around. Let's change that."
To ensure the campaign would resonate, Manosh put together an advisory board composed of colleagues within the demographic the campaign is trying to reach.
"The problem with depression and anxiety is that it feels like your own mind is trying to kill you every day," said Aiden Doti, Digital Strategist, Fingerpaint, and advisory board member. "Going through that undiagnosed and alone is the same as playing with a loaded gun. Unf*ck Your Feelings is a place to find the help and resources you need. Men especially need help to start the conversation, and this platform can act as the catalyst for that change."
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Neighborhood House received $275,000 in Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act funding this month. This is part of an additional $4.1 million in federal funding for key projects Rep. Pramila Jayapal secured for our region.
The funding will allow Neighborhood House to hire additional dedicated, multilingual staff members that have the expertise and community trust to support people on a path to a living wage job and wealth for themselves and future generations.
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A 13-year-old Michigan boy is being credited with saving his sister's life after he fended off a would-be kidnapper by shooting him with a slingshot.
According to a news release from the state police, an 8-year-old girl in Alpena Township in Northern Michigan was hunting for mushrooms in her yard earlier this month when a 17-year-old boy appeared from the woods nearby.
The boy covered the girl's mouth and attempted to kidnap her. The girl's 13-year-old brother witnessed the attack and ran over. That's when he shot the would-be kidnapper with a slingshot, hitting him in the head and chest and causing him to flee.
Michigan State Police First Lieutenant John Grimshaw called the boy's actions "extraordinary" and said he likely prevented his sister from being harmed further during the May 10 incident.
"He really is the one that I believe saved his sister's either life or from something seriously bad happening to her," Grimshaw said at a news conference.
Police later found the suspect hiding at a nearby gas station suffering from injuries consistent with being hit by a slingshot.
"What [the 13-year-old boy] did also helped us to identify who the suspect was, because obviously he had injuries from getting hit with a slingshot, and those were things that helped us evidentiary-wise to identify who it was, so that was very valuable too," Grimshaw added.
Authorities charged the 17-year-old with one count of attempted kidnapping/child enticement, one count of attempted assault to do great bodily harm less than murder, and one count of assault and battery.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs no longer wants to be the bank for everyone.
The storied investment bank spent eight years attempting to expand its business beyond corporations and the wealthy. But in recent months, Goldman has signaled a partial retreat from those efforts by scrapping plans for a checking account broadly available to the public and mothballing its personal loan business. A popular savings account and a credit card business survive for now.
Last week, the bank disclosed that it had accumulated $3 billion in losses in its consumer banking franchise since 2020, mostly money set aside to cover potential loan losses in its Marcus personal loan business. Bank regulators are reportedly looking into whether the consumer business had proper safeguards in place as it grew larger.
The retreat in consumer banking comes as Goldman tries to refocus on its roots: advising corporations on deals, investing, and trading, and servicing the well-to-do. The firm's revenue from investment banking, trading and wealth management made up two thirds of total revenue last year.
“I think it became clear to us early in 2022 that we were doing too much, it was affecting our execution,” said David Solomon, Goldman’s chairman and CEO, in a call with analysts when the bank reported its results earlier this month.
Goldman’s push into consumer banking was one of the biggest changes in the firm’s 154-year history. The investment bank had to legally convert itself into a bank holding company in 2008 during the financial crisis to get access to the Federal Reserve’s emergency funding operations. That led to jokes within the industry that the Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs was going to issue something as commonplace as an ATM card.
The jokes became a reality when Goldman bought the assets of GE Capital and launched its online only savings account providing an above market interest rate. The savings account became an unexpected hit for Goldman, with waiting lists forming after its initial launch both in the U.S. and later in the U.K.
The online savings account is not going away, and is considered an asset by the firm, Solomon told investors. The firm now holds more than $100 billion in retail deposits, which is a cheap form of capital for the investment bank that historically hasn’t had access to such forms of financing.
The personal loan business, launched with great fanfare in 2016 with a broad advertising campaign under the brand Marcus, has been a trouble spot for the bank. Goldman Sachs executives acknowledged at the time of the launch that the Marcus brand was created to give Goldman — with its veneer of being a powerbroker between Washington and Wall Street — a much more friendly and reachable edge.
The unsecured personal loans, largely used by customers to consolidate credit card debt, became a burden during the coronavirus pandemic when millions of Americans could no longer pay their bills. The bank set aside billions of dollars to cover potentially bad loans and, unlike other big banks that were able to release those reserves in 2021 and 2022, Goldman largely had to keep adding to its reserves. New accounting standards that have required banks to model potential loan losses more aggressively also contributed to the decision to wind down the personal loan business.
The large losses have caught the attention of bank regulators, which have also been looking into Goldman’s personal lending operations. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the Fed is investigating whether the firm had adequate safeguards around its personal loan business as it ramped up its lending.
“The Federal Reserve is our primary federal bank regulator and we do not comment on the accuracy or inaccuracy of matters relating to discussions with them,” a Goldman Sachs spokesperson said.
Investors have long questioned the need for Goldman to go into consumer lending. The bank kept the consumer banking operation under the umbrella of its wealth management division in its quarterly results, leading to criticism that Goldman was hiding Marcus’ losses from its investors.
“We have never understood the desire of (Goldman) to expand so much in consumer given such strength of its 150-year-old legacy franchise in capital markets,” wrote Mike Mayo, a long-time banking industry analyst with Wells Fargo Securities, in a note to investors.
One area Goldman isn’t retreating from is its relatively new credit card business, which the firm calls platform solutions. The firm is underwriter for the Apple Card, the popular credit card deeply embedded into Apple Pay that launched in 2019, as well as a co-brand credit card with General Motors. Goldman and Apple announced in October that they were extending their relationship until the end of the decade. Platform solutions also includes GreenSky, a fintech lender focused on home improvement loans, which the bank bought in 2021.
While the Apple Card and GM Card were major gets for Goldman, the new business has not been without its headaches for the firm.
The bank disclosed in August that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the nation’s financial watchdog was investigating its managing of credit card accounts, including issues with billing, credit reporting, dispute resolution and other routine credit card issues.
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Road closures announced for Saturday's Annapolis Running Festival
Runners will converge Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for the Annapolis Running Festival.
The festival features a 5K and 10K race, a half marathon, and of course, a full marathon.
"I want an active community, I want people to realize this is one of the best cities you can run, bike, walk in, and when you get professionals to take the lead, I know this event is going to get bigger every year," Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said.
Runners can register through Friday to participate in a race.
| LINK: Register here | PDF: Runner Handbook
Road closures
Stadium area/Rowe Boulevard from 7-8:30 a.m. and 9:30-10:30 a.m. (Between 8-10:30 a.m., APD will detour vehicles around the stadium via Farragut Road, Cedar Park Road, Taylor Avenue and Herbert Sachs)
- Taylor Avenue between Cedar Park Road and Annapolis Street
- Southbound Taylor Avenue between Annapolis Street and Herbert Sachs
- Cedar Park Road between Taylor Avenue and Farragut Road
- Farragut Road
- Rowe Boulevard inbound between Farragut Road and Northwest Street
Historic area from 7-8:30 a.m.
- Northwest Street between Rowe Boulevard and Church Circle
- Church Circle between Main and Northwest streets
- Main Street
- Randall Street, Dock Street and Susan Campbell Park
- King George Street (cars parked overnight on the street will be able to exit north toward Maryland Route 450)
Naval Academy Bridge and areas north from 6:45-10:30 a.m.
- Maryland Route 450 southbound between Boulters Way and Taylor Avenue
- Boulters Way (west and northbound only)
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Why Traditional Mediation Methods Do Not Work
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Are you attending the 2022 AAML/BVR Divorce Conference in Las Vegas? TALG is! And they are bringing Tenny Amin, LL.M. Tenny is the Co-Owner and Partner at TALG's Irvine, California office. TALG is a multi-jurisdictional law firm with offices in five states: Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas, and North Carolina. TALG's practice areas include business litigation and transactions, intellectual property & life sciences, biotechnology, real estate, and family law litigation and mediation services. Check out TALG at https://talglaw.com/.
After practicing exclusively as a family law litigator for over fifteen years, in 2020 Tenny earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University School of Law. Pepperdine's dispute resolution program is currently ranked as #1 in the nation.
"Splitting the pie" is a traditional mediation approach that should be rethought! Tenny published an article about why she has focused her practice on utilizing skilled negotiation techniques, assessing and considering plausible alternative options, and carefully navigating the zone of possible agreement. You can read her article here: https://talglaw.com/traditional-mediation-methods-fail/.
Stop by the TALG booth at The Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino, September 18-20, 2022, and meet Tenny. The National Divorce Conference brings together the leading matrimonial attorneys and financial experts to gain critical insights from nationally recognized presenters and a unique opportunity to network with other professionals that will help you expand your own skill set to offer clients a broader solution to complex issues. Here is the link to the Divorce Conference: https://www.bvresources.com/events/2022-aaml-bvr-divorce-conference/home. Get registered and let's meet!
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to step into the legal fight over the classified documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate.
The Trump team asked the court to overturn a lower court ruling and permit an independent arbiter, or special master, to review the roughly 100 documents with classified markings that were taken in the Aug. 8 search.
A three-judge panel last month limited the special master's review to the much larger tranche of non-classified documents. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Trump-asks-Supreme-Court-to-intervene-in-17486824.php | 2022-10-04 20:16:15 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Trump-asks-Supreme-Court-to-intervene-in-17486824.php |
WATCH: NYPD officers, bystander save man who fell subway tracks
NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City police officers and a bystander raced to save a man who fell on the tracks at a Manhattan subway station, plucking him out of the way of an oncoming train in a daring rescue captured by an officer’s body camera.
The incident happened around 4 p.m. Thursday at the 116th Street station in East Harlem. The man, whom police said fell by accident, was taken to a hospital with injuries to his hand and back.
Officers Brunel Victor and Taufique Bokth were on patrol at the station when they saw a commotion and heard a scream from the opposite side of the station, police said.
They ran up and down stairs, through an emergency exit and onto the tracks, pulling the man to safety with the assistance of a bystander who was already trying to help, police said.
Bystanders then helped the officers climb back to the platform, just before a 6 train pulled into the station.
“Our daily thing is to help people. We don’t care what if we have to put ourselves on the line. That’s why we do, that’s why we take this job,” Victor told WABC-TV.
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell praised the officers in a tweet, writing: “The heroics of NY’s Finest always amazes me…. the courage is second nature. Join me in saluting these great cops!”
Officers Victor and Bokth were assigned to the subway station as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams’ efforts to beef up security in the system.
Janno Lieber, the chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which runs the subway system, said having extra officers posted to trains and stations “not only helps riders feel safer, but in this case enabled brave officers and a good Samaritan — in the finest tradition of New Yorkers helping each other — to save a life.”
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PORTSMOUTH- Down by the River Quilt Guild met over the weekend to participate in National Sew Day, dedicating it to the Quilts of Valor Program.
The group has benefited the organization in the past, but not for National Sew Day and they were able to manage 56 blocks to completion, but also took home kits to make 125 total.
“We accomplished a lot for National Sew Day, but we do have the kits going out with members and we have new fabric being donated all of the time,” President of Down by the River Quilt Guild Lisa Keyser said. “So, we could always do more.”
The Quilts of Valor Program raised over 6,000 blocks last year and gave all credit to volunteer guilds.
“Without the support of our members and the many individuals, guilds, and organizations, we would not be as far along in our mission of wrapping our military veterans and service members in comforting and healing Quilts of Valor,” the website said, sharing the credit to their success.
The Down by the River Quilt Guild blocks will be enough to make 10.5 quilts as is and Keyser believes it is important, because Quilts of Valor currently has a backlog of 299 veterans waiting for quilts, sometimes for 24 months.
The squares are 12.5 inches in size and 12 typically go into a standard quilt. The theme this year was the split back star block. Keyser and the group downloaded the pattern from the program’s website. Keyser also explains that anyone in the community may download the pattern, make blocks, and then donate them to the guild, which will see that they get used. They are accepting them to the end of December.
“There are so many stories that we hear about veterans, and I don’t think they always get the recognition nowadays that they have in the past. I like the mission of Quilts of Valor, which is to touch members of service who have experienced war with comforting and healing quilts of valor,” Keyser explained. “We do have several members within our quilt guild who have veterans in our guild. It is an interest I’ve always had, and it is something I brought on when I started. I just think it is an honor.”
Keyser is also interested in working to fix the backlog problem by searching for local individuals who would assist in sewing the blocks into quilt tops.
Once sewn, the blocks will make the top layer of the quilt and then the group will prepare the rest of the process with the other two layers consisting of batting and backing. There is also a need when it comes to presentation of quilts to veterans in our area, which Keyser hopes to accomplish as well moving forward. Keyser is searching for assistance in this effort.
“I think our part of Ohio needs represented. We do have a lot of veterans in our area just by judging on our Quilt Guild members’ loved ones alone; we have a lot of them here to honor,” Keyser said. “I thought it was sad when I read that the backlog is 299 veterans for Ohio.”
Keyser is excited about the opportunities in the future, including the expansion of Quilts of Valor, the annual Portsmouth Public Library showcase, and much more. To accomplish big goals, the group is always looking for new members, which can be new or experienced individuals.
“New members are always welcome. No experience is necessary. We have new members that are just starting and members who have been sewing for 40 years,” Keyser said. “Everybody is welcome.”
To participate, call Keyser at 304.437.1350 or email her at [email protected]
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NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Taktical Digital, a leading performance marketing agency in New York has announced that marketing veteran James Ohliger, has joined the Taktical Digital team as the new Head of Creative Content and Influencer Marketing. James, also known as Krispy, formerly served as Chief Content Officer for Jerry Media, the creative agency he co-founded with F*ckJerry.
Ohliger was an early pioneer of the social media creator and influencer ecosystem. As Chief Content Officer, Ohliger led Jerry Media to launch viral (and often controversial) social media and influencer campaigns, years before the rest of the marketing industry understood the space. Jerry Media serviced major clients including Burger King, Amazon Prime, Bumble and was also the lead marketing agency behind the now infamous (and widely studied) viral Fyre Festival campaign. He also branched out into long form content as the Executive Producer of the Emmy nominated Netflix documentary "Fyre Festival", one of the most watched documentaries of the streaming platform's history at the time.
With the addition of Ohliger, Taktical Digital will now offer a full suite of social media content creation services, as well as influencer/ creator marketing. This new brand creative division lead by Ohliger, will transform Taktical Digital from a traditional performance marketing agency to a Brand Performance marketing agency, dubbed "Brandformance".
"Too often, brands pour millions into boring ads that don't resonate on social media. It's getting increasingly harder to capture the audience's attention, everyone skips ads unless they're great." says Ohliger. "I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Taktical and our new team to evolve brand and performance marketing into something that resonates with younger audiences."
"James's innate ability to understand the beating heart of social media trends is something that I think all of our client's will benefit from," says Ilan Nass, founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Taktical Digital. "His skill set is completely brand new to Taktical and will change our capabilities from top to bottom. We're lucky to have him."
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Fire crews responded to an early morning house fire in Santa Maria on Tuesday.
A fire was reported in the 800 block of W. Provance Ave. shortly before 5 a.m., Santa Maria Fire Department officials say.
One person was sent to Marian Medical Center for treatment of injuries caused by the fire, the department said in a tweet.
The fire began in the kitchen and caused significant smoke and heat damage to the home, officials say.
Engines 1, 2, 3, 4, Truck 1, BC1, SMPD and AMR responded to a working fire on the 800 block of W Provance. One patient was transported to MMC for injuries related to the fire. The fire started in the kitchen and the home had heavy smoke and heat damage. No firefighter injuries pic.twitter.com/pjH5AwQmdl
— Santa Maria Fire (@SMFDHQ) June 7, 2022
Four engines, one truck and a battalion chief responded to the fire. Santa Maria Police and AMR were also on scene.
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New task force created to combat the distribution of Fentanyl
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A new task force has been created to fight against Fentanyl in Kansas called the Joint Fentanyl Impact Team (JFIT).
The task force has been assigned to identify and disrupt Fentanyl trafficking and distribution networks. The team is made up of special agents from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Kansas Highway Patrol troopers, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents experienced in complex narcotics investigations while working alongside federal, state, and local law enforcement across the state.
“It is our hope that these targeted enforcement efforts reduce the growing number of Fentanyl deaths, but we must recognize that we won’t be able to enforce our way out of this crisis,” said KBI Director Tony Mattivi. “To make real progress, we must increase awareness about how lethal Fentanyl is, and how any street drug or pill can contain this poison.”
The implementation of the JFIT includes the introduction of the KBI’s new K9 unit, specifically trained in detecting illegal drugs including Fentanyl. The K9 unit team will work in connection with the narcotics team, and attempt to intercept drugs entering the state through mail, roads, railways, and by air.
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach formed the task force in an attempt to prevent further Fentanyl overdoses.
“When I campaigned for attorney general, I promised to utilize our resources to fight against Fentanyl. This task force and these dogs will be powerful weapons in our arsenal,” said Attorney General Kobach.
According to the KBI, the task force has already implemented several strategies to address the dangers of Fentanyl being distributed.
“Drug trafficking investigations are especially successful when we collaborate with our state and local law enforcement partners,” said Taekuk Cho, Acting Special Agent in Charge of HSI Kansas City. “This cooperative approach by the Joint Fentanyl Impact Team ensures that the best resources are being used to put an end to drug trafficking operations in our community.”
If anyone has information about the trafficking or sale of illegal drugs can call the KBI at 1-800-572-8200 (1-800-KS-CRIME), or contact local law enforcement.
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The United Arab Emirates on Thursday named the head of the national oil company as president of this year's United Nations climate talks.
Sultan al-Jaber's appointment as president-designate of the conference known as COP28, prompted fierce criticism from environmental activists.
"I sincerely believe that climate action today is an immense economic opportunity for investment in sustainable growth," he was quoted as saying, promising a "pragmatic" approach.
But climate activists said the chief executive officer of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company can not lead the conference.
"This appointment goes beyond putting the fox in charge of the henhouse," Teresa Anderson, global lead on climate justice at ActionAid, said.
Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy at Climate Action Network International, said the appointment "poses an outrageous conflict of interest."
Why was al-Jaber chosen?
Each year, the country hosting the UN negotiations, known as the Conference of the Parties, or COP, nominates a person to chair the talks. The nominee's position as "COP president'' is confirmed by delegates at the start of the discussions, usually without objections.
Al-Jaber, the UAE's minister of industry, is also the Gulf state's special envoy for climate change and has participated in more than 10 COP meetings.
He is also the CEO of Masdar, the UAE's renewable energy company, and has "played a key role in shaping the country's clean energy path," according to the UAE.
"This will be a critical year in a critical decade for climate action," al-Jaber was quoted as saying.
He has a tough balancing act ahead of him, Rachel Kyte, dean of the Fletcher School of international affairs at Tufts University in the US, warned.
"The UAE is competing to be the most efficient and lowest-cost source of fossil fuels as global production must diminish through the energy transition," she said. "It will be challenging as COP president to unite countries around more aggressive action while at the same time suggesting that other producers stop producing because UAE has you covered."
COP28 in the UAE
The UAE, one of the world's biggest crude producers, will host COP28 in Dubai in November and December.
COP27, held in Egypt in November, concluded with the adoption of a hotly contested text on aid to developing countries affected by climate change but failed to set new ambitions for lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
Al-Jaber promised an "inclusive agenda" that ramps up action on emissions cuts, encourages a just energy transition, and ensures "substantial, affordable climate finance" geared to the countries most vulnerable to climate change.
Former UN climate chief Yvo de Boer offered support for the UAE and al-Jaber, saying his work in "green growth strategy" and renewable energy give him the "understanding, experience and responsibility" to make COP28 a success.
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Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York is asking the FDA to investigate the energy drink PRIME. It's become popular with kids, but doctors worry about the beverage's high caffeine content.
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Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York is asking the FDA to investigate the energy drink PRIME. It's become popular with kids, but doctors worry about the beverage's high caffeine content.
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Arrests
Fayetteville
James Penner, 34, of 304 N. School Ave. in Fayetteville, was arrested Thursday in connection with domestic battering. Penner was being held Friday in the Washington County Detention Center with no bond set.
Jose Magana, 27, of 94 Laredo Drive in Star City, was arrested Thursday in connection with aggravated assault on a family or household member. Magana was being held Friday in the Washington County Detention Center with no bond set.
Rinest Howard, 23, of 706 Maria St. in Springdale, was arrested Thursday in connection with possession of methamphetamine or cocaine with purpose to deliver and simultaneous possession of drugs and firearm. Howard was being held Friday in the Washington County Detention Center with no bond set.
Springdale
Logan Dorman, 22, of 4383 E. Falcon Drive in Fayetteville, was arrested Thursday in connection with battery. Dorman was being held Friday in the Washington County Detention Center on $150,000 bond. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/may/20/four-people-arrested-on-various-charges-in/ | 2023-05-20 06:38:16 | 0 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/may/20/four-people-arrested-on-various-charges-in/ |
BRUSSELS – European Union regulators have hit Google with fresh antitrust charges, saying the only way to satisfy competition concerns about its lucrative digital ad business is by selling off parts of the tech giant’s main moneymaker.
The unprecedented decision Wednesday to push for such a breakup marks a significant escalation by Brussels in its crackdown on Silicon Valley digital giants.
The European Commission said its preliminary view after an investigation is that “only the mandatory divestment by Google of part of its services” would satisfy the concerns.
Shell ditches target for oil production cuts
Shell has effectively abandoned a plan to cut oil production by 1%-2% per year until the end of the decade.
Europe’s largest energy company argued Wednesday that it had already met the target it had set for itself in 2021 through asset sales. Shell saw its production drop from 1.9 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2019 to 1.5 million last year.
New chief executive Wael Sawan insists Shell will still be a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. Shell and other oil giants have faced increasing pressure to do more to fight emissions from climate activists.
Producer prices drop; sign of easing inflation
Wholesale prices in the United States dropped 0.3% from April to May, another sign that inflationary pressures continue to ease in the face of repeated interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The Labor Department’s producer price index – which measures inflation before it reaches consumers – rose 1.1% last month from May 2022, the smallest year-over-year gain since December 2020.
Excluding volatile food and energy prices, core wholesale inflation was up 0.2% from April 2022.
New AI chip touted
Advanced Micro Devices has revealed its new MI300X chip as “the world’s most advanced accelerator for generative AI.”
It’s expected to attract interest from big cloud providers such as Amazon or Microsoft, but AMD hasn’t specified which cloud provider might use it. AMD CEO Lisa Su demonstrated the new technology at a showcase event in San Francisco on Tuesday. | https://www.journalgazette.net/business/google-should-break-up-digital-ad-business-over-competition-concerns-regulators-say/article_e1c81d40-0af3-11ee-b980-dbf37afaafe7.html | 2023-06-14 23:03:41 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/business/google-should-break-up-digital-ad-business-over-competition-concerns-regulators-say/article_e1c81d40-0af3-11ee-b980-dbf37afaafe7.html |
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Jerry Apodaca, a Democrat who became New Mexico’s first Hispanic governor in 54 years when he took office in 1975, has died. He was 88.
He died at his home in Santa Fe on Wednesday after what may have been a stroke, his son Jeff Apodaca said.
His son talked about the legacy his father left behind, one that fellow Democratic politicians say paved the way for more minorities to enter public office and take on leadership roles in corporate boardrooms across the country.
He took his role seriously, said the younger Apodaca, an Albuquerque businessman and former media executive.
“I used to meet with people in Fortune 500 companies, and there was not a meeting that went by where I wouldn’t run into a Latino executive who’d ask me, ‘Are you Jerry’s son?’ They would tell me so many stories about what he’d done,” Jeff Apodaca told the Santa Fe New Mexican. “General Motors, McDonald’s … he opened doors for Latinos in the ’70s and ’80s.”
Apodaca ran an insurance business in Las Cruces before being elected to the state Senate in 1966. He was 40 when he was inaugurated as governor on Jan. 1, 1975, making him the first Hispanic governor in New Mexico since Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo left office in 1921.
During his four-year term, Apodaca’s administration reorganized state government to its current form by creating a cabinet system with 12 departments. Delivering on a campaign pledge, his administration consolidated agencies and eliminated some boards and commissions.
In an interview shortly before his gubernatorial term ended, Apodaca cited the government reorganization and establishment of a statewide kindergarten system as major accomplishments. He claimed his administration made government more open and responsive to citizens.
Apodaca regularly held open office hours where residents could meet with him. His administration implemented tax relief programs, including tax credits, tax rebates and tax rate reductions, but Apodaca was criticized for appointing close friends to public positions.
“I didn’t find any logical reason to exclude anyone from the administration just because he helped in the campaign or because he was a friend,” he said in December 1978. “I think the record speaks for itself. The success of this administration does not rest entirely on my shoulders.”
Apodaca also battled allegations linking him to organized crime figures.
While campaigning in 1982 for U.S. Senate, Apodaca disputed claims by a convicted felon that he had accepted a $10,000 bribe as governor in return for granting a pardon or parole for a New Mexico inmate. Apodaca called the accusation “a total fabrication.”
A grand jury requested by Apodaca ultimately found no evidence of perjury.
He lost the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate to Jeff Bingaman, who went on to serve for 30 years.
Apodaca, who played halfback at the University of New Mexico in the mid-1950s, was appointed in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter as chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness. While governor, he ran and completed the 1978 Boston Marathon.
After leaving office, he resigned from the fitness panel after being elected to the board of directors for tobacco giant Phillip Morris.
Carter also interviewed Apodaca for Secretary of Education when the U.S. Department of Education was created. The job went instead to Shirley Hufstedler, a federal appellate judge in California.
After leaving office, Apodaca endured a series of troubled business ventures, including failed real estate deals that led to a bankruptcy filing. In later years, he sought to return to politics but lost the Democratic primaries for U.S. Senate in 1982 and for governor in 1998.
Apodaca also ventured into publishing, taking over Hispanic magazine and Vista magazine, both English-language periodicals aimed at Hispanic readers. He also served on the University of New Mexico’s board of regents from 1985 to 1991.
Apodaca started in politics as a state senator from Las Cruces, serving four terms from 1966-76. In the 1974 gubernatorial race, he defeated Republican Joe Skeen by just 3,752 votes. Campaigning during the post-Watergate era, Apodaca portrayed himself as “The Man Nobody Owns.”
Born Raymond S. Apodaca in Las Cruces on Oct. 3, 1934, Apodaca graduated from UNM in 1957 and began teaching history and coaching high school football in Albuquerque. He later moved back to Las Cruces, opened an insurance business and branched out into retail and real estate.
He is survived by his ex-wife, Clara, three daughters, Cindy, Carolyn, Judy, and two sons, Jerry Jr. and Jeff.
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The story includes biographical material compiled by former AP reporter Tim Korte. | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/former-new-mexico-governor-remembered-as-hispanic-role-model/ | 2023-04-28 15:12:56 | 0 | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/former-new-mexico-governor-remembered-as-hispanic-role-model/ |
How to Watch the NBA on Tuesday: TV Channel, Game Times and Odds
Published: May. 2, 2023 at 12:40 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
Today's NBA Playoff schedule has two quality competitions on the docket. Among those contests is the Miami Heat taking on the New York Knicks.
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Today's NBA Games
The New York Knicks play the Miami Heat
The Heat look to pull of an away win at the Knicks on Tuesday at 7:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: TNT
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- NY Record: 47-35
- MIA Record: 44-38
- NY Stats: 116.0 PPG (11th in NBA), 113.1 Opp. PPG (12th)
- MIA Stats: 109.5 PPG (30th in NBA), 109.8 Opp. PPG (second)
Players to Watch
- NY Key Player: Julius Randle (25.1 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 4.1 APG)
- MIA Key Player: Bam Adebayo (20.4 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 3.2 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: NY -6
- NY Odds to Win: -246
- MIA Odds to Win: +202
- Total: 208 points
The Golden State Warriors face the Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers travel to face the Warriors on Tuesday at 10:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: TNT
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- GS Record: 44-38
- LAL Record: 43-39
- GS Stats: 118.9 PPG (second in NBA), 117.1 Opp. PPG (21st)
- LAL Stats: 117.2 PPG (sixth in NBA), 116.6 Opp. PPG (20th)
Players to Watch
- GS Key Player: Stephen Curry (29.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 6.3 APG)
- LAL Key Player: Anthony Davis (25.9 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 2.6 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: GS -4.5
- GS Odds to Win: -188
- LAL Odds to Win: +158
- Total: 227 points
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Whatever Happened to the acoustic attacks in Cuba?
In 2016, American diplomats serving in the U.S. Embassy in Havana complained of hearing loss and dizziness leading the Trump administration to reduce staff and accuse Cuba of perpetrating the attacks; Fox News correspondent Rich Edson reports. | https://www.foxnews.com/video/6130593110001 | 2022-10-16 03:28:35 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/video/6130593110001 |
About 350 Pakistanis were on migrant boat that sank off Greece and many may have died, official says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s interior minister said Friday that an estimated 350 Pakistanis were on board an overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants that sank off Greece last week, and that many remain missing and may have died in one of the deadliest incidents in the central Mediterranean Sea.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan told lawmakers in the National Assembly that an estimated 700 migrants were on the boat when it sank June 14. Only 104 people, including 12 Pakistanis, were rescued and 82 bodies have been recovered.
Khan said many of the missing Pakistanis are feared dead. “So far, 281 families have contacted the government saying their sons or dear ones might have been among those who were on the boat,” he said.
Khan’s comments shocked the lawmakers, who appeared distressed as he spoke. It was the first time that a senior official has reported that so many Pakistani citizens are missing since the boat sinking. Officials are currently collecting DNA samples from people who say their relatives were on the vessel to help in the identification of the bodies.
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The discourse was never all that civil on Twitter. The loudest voices have often drowned out softer, more nuanced takes. After all, it’s much easier to rage-tweet at a perceived enemy than to seek common ground, whether the argument is about transgender kids or baseball.
In the chaos that has enveloped Twitter the platform — and Twitter the company — since Elon Musk took over, it has become clear this isn’t changing anytime soon. In fact, it’s likely to get much worse before it gets better — if it gets better at all.
Musk, with his band of tech industry loyalists, arrived at Twitter just over a week ago ready to tear down the blue bird’s nest and rebuild it in his vision with breakneck speed. He quickly fired top executives and the board of directors, installed himself as the company’s sole director (for now) and declared himself “Chief Twit,” then “Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator” on his bio.
On Friday, he began mass layoffs at the San Francisco-based company, letting go about half of of its workers via email to return it to staffing levels not seen since 2014.
All the while, he’s continued to tweet a mix of crude memes, half-jokes, SpaceX rocket launches and maybe-maybe not plans for Twitter that he seems to be workshopping on the site in real time. After floating the idea of charging users $20 a month for the “blue check” and some extra features, for instance, he appeared to quickly scale it back in a Twitter exchange with author Stephen King, who posted, “If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron.”
“We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How about $8?” Musk replied. On Saturday, the company announced a subscription service for $7.99 monthly that allows anyone on Twitter to pay a fee for the check mark “just like the celebrities, companies and politicians you already follow” as well as some premium features — not yet available — like getting their tweets boosted above those coming from accounts without the blue check.
The billionaire Tesla CEO also has repeatedly engaged with right-wing figures appealing for looser restrictions on hate and misinformation, received congratulations from Dimitry Medvedev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top associate and tweeted — then deleted — a baseless conspiracy theory about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, who was attacked in his home.
More than three dozen advocacy organizations wrote an open letter to Twitter’s top 20 advertisers, calling on them to commit to halting advertising on the platform if Twitter under Musk undermines “brand safety” and guts content moderation.
“Not only are extremists celebrating Musk’s takeover of Twitter, they are seeing it as a new opportunity to post the most abusive, harassing, and racist language and imagery. This includes clear threats of violence against people with whom they disagree,” the letter said.
One of Musk’s first moves was to fire the woman in charge of trust and safety at the platform, Vijaya Gadde. But he has kept on Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of safety and integrity, and has taken steps to reassure users and advertisers that the site won’t turn into a “free-for-all hellscape” that some fear it might.
On Friday, he tweeted that “Twitter’s strong commitment to content moderation remains absolutely unchanged. In fact, we have actually seen hateful speech at times this week decline (asterisk)below(asterisk) our prior norms, contrary to what you may read in the press.” A growing number of advertisers are nevertheless pausing spending on Twitter while they reassess how Musk’s changes might increase objectionable material on the platform.
Musk also met with some civil rights leaders “about how Twitter will continue to combat hate & harassment & enforce its election integrity policies,” according to a tweet he sent Nov. 1.
But representatives of the LGBTQ community were notably absent from the meeting, even though its members are far more likely to be victims of violent crime than those outside of such communities. Twitter did not respond to a message for comment on whether Musk plans to meet with LGBTQ groups.
The mercurial billionaire has said he won’t make major decisions about content or restoring banned accounts — such as that of former President Donald Trump — before setting up a “content moderation council” with diverse viewpoints. The council, he later added, will include “the civil rights community and groups who face hate-fueled violence.” But experts have pointed out that Twitter already has a trust and safety advisory council to address moderation questions.
“Truly I can’t imagine how it would differ,” said Danielle Citron, a University of Virginia law professor who sits on the council and has been working with Twitter since its infancy in 2009 to tackle online harms, such as threats and stalking. “Our council has the full spectrum of views on free speech.”
Some amount of chaos is expected after a corporate takeover, as are layoffs and firings. But Musk’s murky plans for Twitter — especially its content moderation, misinformation and hate speech policies — are raising alarms about where one of the world’s most high-profile information ecosystems is headed. All that seems certain is that for now, at least, as Elon Musk goes, so goes Twitter.
“I hope that responsibility and maturity will win the day,” said Eddie Perez, a former Twitter civic integrity team leader who left the company before Musk took over. “It’s one thing to be a billionaire troll on Twitter and to try to get laughs with memes and to yuk it up. You are now the owner of Twitter and there’s a new level of responsibility.”
For now, though, the memes appear to be winning. This concerns experts like Perez, who worry Musk is moving too fast without listening to people who have been working to improve civility on the platform and instead using his own insular experience as one of the platform’s most popular users with millions of fawning fans who hail his every move.
“You have a single billionaire that is controlling something as influential as a social media platform like Twitter. And you have entire nation states (whose) political goals are inimical to our own, and they are trying to create chaos and they are directly courting favor” with Musk, Perez said.
“There’s just no world in which all of that is normal,” he added. “That should absolutely concern us.”
Twitter didn’t start out as a cesspool. And even now there are pockets of funny, weird, nerdy subgroups on the platform that remain somewhat insulated from the messy and confrontational place it can appear to be if one follows too many hotheaded agitators. But as with Facebook, Twitter’s rise also coincided with growing polarization and a measurable decline in online civility in the United States and beyond.
“The big understanding that occurred between 2008 and 2012 is that the way to get traction, the way to get attention on any social media, Twitter included, was to use incendiary language — to challenge the basic humanity of the opposition,” said Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research at the Pew Research Center.
Things continued to devolve as the 2016 U.S. presidential election approached and passed, and the new president cemented his reputation as one of Twitter’s most incendiary users. After it was revealed that Russia used social media platforms to try to influence elections in the U.S. and other countries, the platforms found themselves became central figures in the political debate.
“Do they have too much power? Do their content moderation policies privilege one side or another?” Rainie said. “The companies themselves found themselves in the thick of the most intense arguments in the culture. And so that’s the environment that Elon Musk is entering now.”
And beyond the bluster and the outsized personality, Musk’s own description of his new job — “Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator” — may turn out to be his biggest challenge yet.
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WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) — On May 22, 2022, a church in Warsaw, Indiana, generated headlines that made national news for the days to come.
“I have no defense,” then Pastor John Lowe II told his congregation. “I committed the adultery. To say it plainly: I didn’t make a mistake, I didn’t have an issue, I didn’t have an affair, I didn’t make a misjudgment – I sinned. I need to say that, and you deserve to hear it.”
Lowe took time aside during a normal Sunday service at New Life Christian Church — now called Home Church — to confess that he had sexual relations with women other than his wife.
He left the stage that he normally preached from to applause, many were seen standing to clap in a video later posted to social media.
But that wasn’t the end of it.
“If you love us, please let us talk,” Nate Gephart said to the congregation before handing the microphone to his wife Bobi Gephart.
“For years, I thought I was a horrible person, having suicidal thoughts, not realizing what had truly been done to me, that I was a victim,” Bobi told him. “I was just 16 when you took my virginity on your office floor.”
Bobi’s allegations were soon joined by other women who also said they experienced abuse within the church, and Lowe resigned.
Indiana State Police (ISP) picked up the investigation into Lowe following the incident, and now one year later, a decision nears, even if just by a step.
An ISP official told WANE 15 on Monday that the detective investigating the case had recently finished his investigation and handed the proceeding off to the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office.
Now, the decision on whether or now charges will be filed rests in the hands of Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney Brad Voelz.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces have placed devices resembling explosives on the roofs of nuclear reactors at a power plant they control.
Zelenskyy made the alarming claim in his nightly video address late Tuesday, adding that he believes the Russians may soon sabotage the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and blame Ukraine.
"We have information from our intelligence that the Russian military has placed objects similar to explosives on the roof of several power units," Zelenskyy said.
"Perhaps to simulate an attack on the plant. Perhaps they have some other scenario," he added. "But in any case, the world sees — and cannot help but see — that the only source of danger to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is Russia, and no one else."
The Zaporizhzhia plant is one of the largest in Europe with six nuclear reactors. Ukrainian officials say the possible explosive devices have been placed on top of the number 3 and number 4 reactors.
Russia, in turn, claims Ukraine is planning military action against the nuclear facility.
Russia's RIA Novosti news agency alleged Ukraine was planning to hit the plant with a "warhead stuffed with nuclear waste."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday warned of "catastrophic consequences."
"Therefore we are, of course, taking all measures to prevent such threats," said Peskov.
Neither the Russian nor Ukrainian claim could be independently confirmed.
Both sides have made accusations that the other has attacked the plant since Russia seized the plant in March last year, just days after it launched a full-scale invasion. Now Russia and Ukraine both say the threat is imminent.
Ukraine's offensive is taking place nearby
The latest development comes as Ukraine is pressing a major offensive in the east and south of the country. One line of attack is about 50 miles east of the nuclear plant.
Ukraine has made limited advances since launching the offensive a month ago. But if Ukrainian troops were to break through Russian lines, the Russian troops holding the Zaporizhzhia plant would be at great risk of getting trapped there.
The Russians at the plant are already hemmed in to the north and the west by the Dnipro River, with Ukrainian forces on the opposite side of the river.
If the Ukrainians could retake the plant it would represent a major military and symbolic victory, and a huge setback for the Russians.
However, the plant has come under shelling on several occasions, and a firefight badly damaged a training facility. Full-scale combat near or at the plant would further increase the possibility of a nuclear accident.
The head of he International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, made his third visit to the plant last month to look into a separate crisis — a possible lack of water needed to cool nuclear material.
Grossi visited after a dam downriver from the plant was destroyed in early June. Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the Kakhovka dam's destruction, though most experts say the available evidence suggests Russia was responsible.
Russia controlled the dam for more than a year before it collapsed. The dam had created a reservoir used for cooling the radioactive fuel. Grossi said enough water is still available for the time being and there is no imminent danger.
Multiple safety issues at the plant
However, he said the plant's safety net continued to fray. Grossi was able to increase the number of IAEA inspectors at the plant from four to six. They move throughout the facility, monitoring systems to make sure they are still functioning as intended.
While the Russian troops control the plant, a skeleton crew of several hundred Ukrainian workers still run the nuclear facility.
Ukrainian workers who have fled the plant describe arrests and torture by the Russian troops there, saying it's more akin to a military base than a power plant.
One former worker, Roman German, told NPR's Joanna Kakissis that Russian troops often showed little concern for safety. He said they parked military vehicles with ammunition near the plant's machine room, as well as tankers filled with flammable liquids.
"Also, they mined the territory around the plant. We were told to only walk around in daylight and strictly on concrete paths," German said.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency rushed in more desperately needed aid Monday to flood-stricken Pakistan as the nation’s prime minister traveled to the south where rising waters of Lake Manchar pose a new threat.
Two UNHCR planes touched down in the southern port city of Karachi and two more were expected later in the day. A third plane, with aid from Turkmenistan also landed in Karachi. While the floods in recent weeks have touched much of Pakistan, the southern Sindh province, where Karachi is the capital, has been the most affected.
More than 1,300 people have been killed and millions have lost their homes in flooding caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan this year that many experts have blamed on climate change. In response to the unfolding disaster, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last week called on the world to stop “sleepwalking” through the crisis. He plans to visit flood-hit areas on Sept. 9.
On Sunday, engineers cut into an embankment in the sides of Lake Manchar in an effort to release rising floodwater to save the city of Sehwan and several nearby villages from possible destruction by flooding waters, which have damaged 1,6 million houses since mid-June.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was met by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto in the city of Sukkur on the swelling Indus River, from where they toured the flood-hit areas by helicopter. licopter. Murad Ali Shah, the province’s chief minister, briefed Sharif about the damages caused by floods in Sindh.
Floods have affected more than 3.3 million in this Islamic nation of 220 million and the devastation has caused $10 billion in damage, according to government estimates. The provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been the most affected and the majority of people killed were women and children.
Last week, the United States announced $30 million in aid for Pakistani flood victims. On Monday, two members of Congress, Sheila Jackson and Tom Suzy, met with Pakistani officials and visited some of the stricken areas, the government said.
Flood waters were receding in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan provinces, but the situation was alarming across Sindh province. Hundreds were leaving the district of Jaffarabad after their homes were flooded.
“Our homes are right now inundated,” said Khadim Khoso, 45m, recounting how he waded through chest-high water. He said he and his family left their home once the floodwaters brought in the snakes.
“No government help has reached here,” he said. However, authorities say they are doing their best to deliver aid to flood victims.
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan also visited some of the flood-hit areas in Sindh on Monday, including the city of Sukkur. Last week, he drew government criticism for addressing a series of anti-government rallies at a time of a flooding emergency for Pakistan.
Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have also been affected by the floods. Pakistan has hosted millions of Afghans fleeing the violence in their country over the past four decades and currently has about 1.3 million registered Afghan refugees.
More than 420,000 Afghan refugees are estimated to be in the worst-affected areas in Pakistan, living side by side with their host communities
Also Sunday, UNICEF delivered relief supplies, including medicines and water-purifying tablets, as part of the U.N. flash appeal for $160 million to support Pakistan’s flood response. UNICEF is also appealing for $37 million for children and families.
“The floods have left children and families out in the open with no access to the basic necessities of life,” said Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF’s representative in Pakistan.
Planes carrying aid from other countries are also expected later Monday in response to an appeal from Sharif, who has appealed to the international community to help Pakistan.
With the two UNHCR planes, 38 planes have brought in aid from countries including China, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.
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Associated Press writer Muhammad Farooq in Jaffarabad, Pakistan, contributed to this report. | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/ap-unhcr-rushes-in-aid-to-pakistan-amid-raging-floods-in-south/ | 2022-09-05 14:59:42 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/ap-unhcr-rushes-in-aid-to-pakistan-amid-raging-floods-in-south/ |
Watching al-Qaida chief’s ‘pattern of life’ key to his death
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the sun was rising in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a U.S. drone ended Ayman al-Zawahri’s decade-long reign as the leader of al-Qaida. The seeds of the audacious counterterrorism operation had been planted over many months.
U.S. officials had built a scale model of the safe house where al-Zawahri had been located, and brought it into the White House Situation Room to show President Joe Biden. They knew al-Zawahri was partial to sitting on the home’s balcony.
They had painstakingly constructed “a pattern of life,” as one official put it. They were confident he was on the balcony when the missiles flew, officials said.
Years of efforts by U.S. intelligence operatives under four presidents to track al-Zawahri and his associates paid dividends earlier this year, Biden said, when they located Osama bin Laden’s longtime No. 2 — a co-planner of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. — and ultimate successor at the house in Kabul.
Bin Laden’s death came in May 2011, face to face with a U.S. assault team led by Navy SEALs. Al-Zawahri’s death came from afar, at 6:18 a.m. in Kabul.
His family, supported by the Haqqani Taliban network, had taken up residence in the home after the Taliban regained control of the country last year, following the withdrawal of U.S. forces after nearly 20 years of combat that had been intended, in part, to keep al-Qaida from regaining a base of operations in Afghanistan.
But the lead on his whereabouts was only the first step. Confirming al-Zawahri’s identity, devising a strike in a crowded city that wouldn’t recklessly endanger civilians, and ensuring the operation wouldn’t set back other U.S. priorities took months to fall into place.
That effort involved independent teams of analysts reaching similar conclusions about the probability of al-Zawahri’s presence, the scale mock-up and engineering studies of the building to evaluate the risk to people nearby, and the unanimous recommendation of Biden’s advisers to go ahead with the strike.
“Clear and convincing,” Biden called the evidence. “I authorized the precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield once and for all. This measure was carefully planned, rigorously, to minimize the risk of harm to other civilians.”
The consequences of getting it wrong on this type of judgment call were devastating a year ago this month, when a U.S. drone strike during the chaotic withdrawal of American forces killed 10 innocent family members, seven of them children.
Biden ordered what officials called a “tailored airstrike,” designed so that the two missiles would destroy only the balcony of the safe house where the terrorist leader was holed up for months, sparing occupants elsewhere in the building.
A senior U.S. administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the strike planning, said al-Zawahri was identified on “multiple occasions, for sustained periods of time” on the balcony where he died.
The official said “multiple streams of intelligence” convinced U.S. analysts of his presence, having eliminated “all reasonable options” other than his being there.
Two senior national security officials were first briefed on the intelligence in early April, with the president being briefed by national security adviser Jake Sullivan shortly thereafter. Through May and June, a small circle of officials across the government worked to vet the intelligence and devise options for Biden.
On July 1 in the White House Situation Room, after returning from a five-day trip to Europe, Biden was briefed on the proposed strike by his national security aides. It was at that meeting, the official said, that Biden viewed the model of the safe house and peppered advisers, including CIA Director William Burns, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and National Counterterrorism Center director Christy Abizaid, with questions about their conclusion that al-Zawahri was hiding there.
Biden, the official said, also pressed officials to consider the risks the strike could pose to American Mark Frerichs, who has been in Taliban captivity for more than two years, and to Afghans who aided the U.S. war efforts who remain in the country. U.S. lawyers also considered the legality of the strike, concluding that al-Zawahri’s continued leadership of the terrorist group and support for al-Qaida attacks made him a lawful target.
The official said al-Zawahri had built an organizational model that allowed him to lead the global network even from relative isolation. That included filming videos from the house, and the U.S. believes some may be released after his death.
On July 25, as Biden was isolated in the White House residence with COVID-19, he received a final briefing from his team.
Each of the officials participating strongly recommended the operation’s approval, the official said, and Biden gave the sign-off for the strike as soon as an opportunity was available.
That unanimity was lacking a decade earlier when Biden, as vice president, gave President Barack Obama advice he did not take — to hold off on the bin Laden strike, according to Obama’s memoirs.
The opportunity came early Sunday — late Saturday in Washington — hours after Biden again found himself in isolation with a rebound case of the coronavirus. He was informed when the operation began and when it concluded, the official said.
A further 36 hours of intelligence analysis would follow before U.S. officials began sharing that al-Zawahri was killed, as they watched the Haqqani Taliban network restrict access to the safe house and relocate the dead al-Qaida leader’s family. U.S. officials interpreted that as the Taliban trying to conceal the fact they had harbored al-Zawahri.
After last year’s troop withdrawal, the U.S. was left with fewer bases in the region to collect intelligence and carry out strikes on terrorist targets. It was not clear from where the drone carrying the missiles was launched or whether countries it flew over were aware of its presence.
The U.S. official said the Taliban was provided with no forewarning of the attack. In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, Sullivan said that no uniformed personnel had been on the ground when the strike happened and that “we are in direct communication with the Taliban on this.”
In remarks 11 months ago, Biden had said the U.S. would keep up the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan and other countries, despite pulling out troops. “We just don’t need to fight a ground war to do it.”
“We have what’s called over-the-horizon capabilities,” he said.
On Sunday, the missiles came over the horizon.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Tesla has launched sales in Thailand, offering its popular Model 3 and Model Y at prices aimed at competing with rivals like China’s BYD.
The company staged a glitzy showcase of its plans Wednesday at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon mall. Online purchases have begun, with plans to deliver vehicles to buyers in the first quarter of next year.
Southeast Asia’s market of more than 600 million consumers is increasingly a focus for automakers looking to expand sales, especially of electric vehicles.
Tesla said the vehicles will have the latest satellite navigation systems and other features such as over-the-air software updates.
The company is selling its Model 3 Long Range and Performance models. The Model Y will be sold in three versions “to meet the specific demands of the EV lifestyle for every Thai driver,” the company said.
It said prices will range from 1.76 million Thai baht-2.5 million baht ($50,000-$71,000).
“The price is much lower than we expected. As far as the after-sale service concerns, I’m not worried too much about that as the EV car parts are not very complicated compared to combustible engine cars,” said Wit Wongngamdee, who attended the launch with his wife and said he was planning to order one of the models.
Apichat Prasitnarit, another potential buyer, said he was surprised by the price.
“At the same time, other countries’ brands are launching their cars here, so we have choices and that’s great for consumers,” he said.
Tesla said it will open its first Service Center and Supercharger station in Thailand by March and plans to have at least 10 set up in the country in 2023.
Apart from Tesla and BYD, Nissan Motor Co. has made Thailand a regional EV hub. Mercedes says it is due to announce sales of its EQS450+ soon.
Nithi Thuamprathom, an auto expert for Auto Life Thailand, said Tesla’s launch would likely give the EV market in Thailand a big boost, largely thanks to its competitive pricing and brand value, which is an advantage over Chinese automakers like BYD.
“It’s unbelievable that Tesla announced the entry price (of its cheapest model) at 1.7 million Thai baht,” he said. “That’s the price of Japanese cars with combustible engines or hybrid engines. This will create such a big change in the market.”
Still, Thailand remains mainly a land of gasoline, diesel and LPG-fueled vehicles, even as a nationwide network of charging stations expands.
“The EV trend is growing in Thailand and there is an increase in the consumer acceptance. But we have to accept that this is just a beginning,” Nithi said. “It’s in a pioneering stage.”
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DUBAI, UAE, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's social infused exchange, XT.com, is pleased to announce the listing of Lunar (LNR) tokens on its platform. This collaboration will enable XT.com and LNR to streamline the entire process of crypto and NFT trading. The exchange LNR/USDT and LNR/BTC can be found under the exchange's Mainzone (DeFi) section.
Furthermore, traders and investors can start depositing their LNR tokens on June 14, 2022, at 10:00 (UTC). This will enable traders to strategize and position their portfolio ahead of the trading time of June 15, 2022, at 15:00 (UTC). Meanwhile, XT.com will commence its withdrawal on June 16, 2022, at 10:00 (UTC).
The Lunar platform aims to fast track the trading process of crypto and NFT with a single interconnected platform. This network feature will enable almost any digital asset to be traded across different blockchains. In addition, the native digital asset of the network – LNR, will be utilized to connect the entire Lunar ecosystem.
As a revolutionary way that people interface with crypto, LNR is replacing the 10 separate tools needed to trade crypto with a single, intuitive platform that will let people trade tokens and NFTs across different blockchains.
About Lunar (LNR)
Lunar (LNR) is a crypto project that uses the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) blockchain. With this, investors and traders on its network can experience the low fee and fast transaction speed provided by the BSC technology. The Lunar ecosystem has three major components that serve as its foundation: Lunar Platform, LNR Token, and Lunar Crystal NFTs.
Moreover, the native digital asset of the network – LNR is a BEP20 token that fuels the Lunar ecosystem. It also provides native reflection to all its holders. The project is certified and audited by the auditing firm – Certik.
About XT.com
XT.com is one of the leading exchanges in the market. It has a 24-hour trading volume of almost $6 billion. The platform supports various communities around the world, such as Africa, Russia, Japan, Philippines, Korea, China, and India, to name a few. Moreso, the exchange has over 3 million registered users with more than 300k active users per month. It is headquartered in Dubai with operating offices in Singapore and South Korea.
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No one likes to admit it but name a large city in America and you can find what main street racially divides it.
ArcGIS created a Racial Dot Map, which uses census data to chart every person in America based on the place they live and the race they claim.
"There are these kinds of dividing lines all over the nation, in every single major city," said Rashad Shabazz, a professor at Arizona State University. "The racial geography of the country that's manifest in those dot maps were created a century ago. And the point was to ensure that, you know, Black people and other people of color were kept in certain areas."
The term "redlining" refers to how the U.S. government once used housing maps to segregate who could live in certain areas. Those maps haven't been applied for decades, but they still match who lives where today in many cities. In the most segregated cities, the dividing lines are clear.
In Detroit, the famous 8 Mile Road separates the mostly Black south side from the mostly white north side. In Cleveland, it's the Cuyahoga River. In Buffalo, it's Main Street.
More integrated cities look like Port St. Lucie, Florida. If you look at the map, dots of all colors – meaning people of all races – are interspersed throughout the city.
"It's nothing to see a mixed couple. I mean, you often see kids playing together who are white, black, Hispanic," Chauncelor Howell, president of the Treasure Coast Black Chamber of Commerce, said. "And I think that's great."
But most cities don't look like Port St. Lucie. In most cities, the lines rooted in the past, apparent in the present, show how all our individual dots are more connected than we might think.
"Public policy is going to have to get us out of this because this isn't something that a few individuals or being nice is going to transform. This was enabled through public policy. And the only thing that's going to change is public policy," Shabazz said. | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/two-americas/government-data-shows-most-big-cities-remain-racially-segregated | 2022-08-11 16:49:04 | 1 | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/two-americas/government-data-shows-most-big-cities-remain-racially-segregated |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the mandate of the U.N. mission helping to implement a December 2018 cease-fire agreement between Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels. The deal calls for the withdrawal of fighters from the key port of Hodeida, two smaller ports in the province and Hodeida city.
The U.N.-brokered agreement, reached in Stockholm, was vague on who would run the port of Hodeida after the withdrawals. The resolution extends the mandate of the U.N. mission, known as UNMHA, until July 14, 2023.
The resolution highlighted an “ongoing Houthi hindrance” to the U.N. mission’s freedom of movement and patrols.
The Security Council, however, welcomed a two-month truce between the internationally recognized government and the Iran-backed Houthis that took effect April 2. It was extended for an additional two months on June 2.
The council called “for a strengthened truce to be translated into a durable cease-fire and an inclusive, comprehensive political settlement under the auspices of the United Nations.”
Fighting in Yemen erupted in 2014, when the Houthis descended from their northern enclave and took over the capital, forcing the government to flee into exile in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi-led coalition entered the war in early 2015 to try to restore the government to power. The conflict, which eventually descended into a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, has killed over 150,000 people, including over 14,500 civilians, and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, pushing millions of Yemenis to the brink of famine.
The U.N. special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, told the council Monday that he plans to explore the possibility of a longer and expanded truce with the country’s warring parties in the coming weeks. He said an extension could be a good step in moving toward a cease-fire in the country’s eight-year civil war.
The resolution adopted Wednesday welcomed the Yemeni government's flexibility in enabling the entry of fuel ships into Hodeida and enabling flights between Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and the Jordanian capital, Amman, and between Sanaa and Cairo.
It expressed “grave concern” about the humanitarian impact of continuing road closures around Taiz, Yemen’s third largest city, and called on the Houthis “to act with flexibility in negotiations and immediately open the main roads.” | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/UN-extends-mission-helping-implement-Yemen-port-17302677.php | 2022-07-13 18:49:18 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/UN-extends-mission-helping-implement-Yemen-port-17302677.php |
And the winner of the Tag Team Madness tournament naming the best team of the 1980s is...
Oh, what a rush!
On March 9, we embarked on a journey to name the best professional wrestling tag team of the 1980s.
Sixteen teams were placed on a bracket and votes took place over the next four weeks to whittle down contenders until two teams remained: The Road Warriors and the British Bulldogs.
In an overwhelming victory, the Road Warriors defeated the British Bulldogs with 91 percent of the vote.
Road Warriors history
Animal, whose real name was John Laurinaitis, originally competed under the solo name, the Road Warrior.
He was paired with Hawk, aka Michael Hegstrand, in 1983 and they became the Road Warriors.
Their face paint and spiked armor were inspired by the Mad Max film The Road Warrior; they were the first wrestlers to bring a theme from a movie into the wrestling world.
Their initial run was in Georgia Championship Wrestling, but they moved over to American Championship Wrestling in 1984.
They won their first tag team titles on Aug. 25, 1984.
From 1985-1990, they had successful runs in multiple Japanese wrestling leagues, as well as World Championship Wrestling.
They had a title run in WCW from Oct. 29, 1988, until April 2, 1989. They left WCW in June 1990.
World Wrestling Entertainment
When Hawk and Animal joined the then-WWF in June 1990, Vince McMahon retired the Road Warriors moniker, since at the time there were too many other wrestlers with "warrior" in their names.
They became known as the "Legion of Doom” but were still individually introduced as "Road Warrior" Hawk and "Road Warrior" Animal.
At Summer Slam on Aug. 20, 1991, The Legion of Doom won their first WWE titles, defeating the Nasty Boys, becoming the only team to win world tag team titles in all three of the top promotions of the 1980s.
They lost their titles to Money Inc. on Feb. 7, 1992.
Later that year Hawk quit and left WWE while Animal finished out his contract before also leaving the company. Animal later suffered a back injury, and re-teamed with Animal in late 1995 after healing.
Later years
After being reunited, Animal and Hawk returned to WCW in late 1995. However, the run was short-lived and they returned to WWE in 1997.
They won their second WWE tag team titles Oct. 13, 1997, defeating the Godwinns. They lost the titles a month later.
They left the company again, but had a short return in late 1998 to early 1999.
Not long after a final return to WWE in 2003, Hawk died at age 46 in Oct. 19, 2003. The team had competed in its final match just 16 days earlier.
Animal continued to wrestle on and off over the next several years. He died Sept. 22, 2020, from a heart attack at age 60. | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/2023/04/06/find-out-who-was-voted-as-the-best-wrestling-tag-team-of-the-1980s/70065218007/ | 2023-04-06 21:25:17 | 1 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/2023/04/06/find-out-who-was-voted-as-the-best-wrestling-tag-team-of-the-1980s/70065218007/ |
- Tanishq launches one-of-a-kind gift selection for U.S. consumers post its US store debut.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- India's largest jewelry retail brand, Tanishq by the Tata Group, impresses again by unveiling its 'Shaped by Love' curation after the first US store launch in New Jersey, just in time for this gifting season.
Tanishq's "Shaped by Love" celebrates love in a unique way. It highlights the concept that every person, like Tanishq's jewelry, is shaped and molded by love. Tanishq as a brand has always stood for meaningful connections and not just showcasing the superficial aspects of love, and this curation is no different. Crafted in gold, diamonds and colored stones like sapphire, rubies, tanzanite; the curation includes pendants, neckwear, earrings, and bracelets. The versatile range of stunning pieces, priced from USD 300 onwards, caters to all generations and forms of love, including friendship, self-love, and family.
In the gifting season, consumer spending is expected to reach a record high of USD 25.9 billion. Tanishq is dedicated to delivering exceptional gifting experiences to its customers. With its innovative and seamless online and in-store services, the brand is poised to meet the ever-evolving needs of consumers.
Aditya Kejriwal, Marketing Head, International Business at Titan Company said, "We are excited to showcase jewelry from our latest curation of 'Shaped by Love' in our store in New Jersey. This embodies Tanishq's commitment to providing the finest jewelry, expertly crafted using the latest jewelry making techniques. Our aim is to celebrate love this gifting season and embrace the diversity of love in all its forms, offering unique and thoughtful gifting options for self and others, and to meet the evolving jewelry needs of the consumers."
The two-story, 3750 square foot Tanishq showroom located on Oak Tree Road in Iselin, New Jersey, opened its doors last month and offers over 6,500 unique designs in 18 and 22 karat gold and diamond jewelry, as well as solitaires and colored stones. During the grand opening, the store displayed its latest collections including "Color Me Joy," "Cocktail Jewelry Collection," "Romance of Polki," "Rhythms of Rain," "Moods of Earth," and "Alekhya."
Tanishq's new store in New Jersey has attracted customers from all over the East Coast, including far-flung locations such as Virginia, Maryland, Philadelphia, and Boston. Customers are impressed by the Signature Tanishq in-store experience and the exquisite jewelry on display. Tanishq also intends to expand its presence in the United States and Canada, with multiple cities being considered.
About Tanishq
Tanishq, India's most-loved jewelry brand from the Tata Group, has been synonymous with superior craftsmanship, exclusive designs, inimitable customer service, and guaranteed product quality for over two decades. At Tanishq, jewelry is not just a product, but a manifestation of artistry and our exquisite range of gold and diamond jewelry strikes the perfect balance between traditional charm and contemporary appeal. With designs that capture the beauty and celebration of special occasions, Tanishq aims to be an integral part of every woman's journey. Attesting to this commitment to excellence, in 2019, Tanishq has been awarded the title of 'The Most Trusted Jewelry Brand in India' by the Trust Research Advisory. Tanishq currently has a presence of 400+ stores and is India's most trusted jewelry brand with an extremely high brand recall.
Website: www.tanishq.co.in
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Contact Number: +1(848)999-2587
Store Address: Tanishq Showroom, 1429 Oak Tree Road, Iselin, New Jersey 08830
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HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 2nd, the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TNDAGC) kicked off a partnership with The Jason Foundation, Inc. (JFI) to further their mission for suicide prevention within the state. The Jason Foundation, headquartered in Hendersonville, is a nationally recognized leader in suicide awareness and prevention.
This new partnership will allow for the information, tools, and resources provided by The Jason Foundation to reach even more communities throughout the state. Together, the two groups will work with state agencies and other non-profits to raise awareness and provide additional resources to Tennesseans.
"This is a major step in our efforts to help address and prevent suicide in all counties across the state," remarked Clark Flatt, President of JFI. "Our collaborative effort with the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference will further cement our commitment of 'Local folks helping local folks' by taking resources and information to a community level across Tennessee that is seldom seen. Bottom line, our District Attorneys will help save lives and make lives better in communities they serve, as well as our great State."
"The District Attorneys have significant influence in Tennessee. The citizens of their districts respect them and listen to them. I am grateful that the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference has endorsed the mission of The Jason Foundation, Inc. in combating the 'silent epidemic' of suicide. This collaborative partnership will save lives in the 32 districts of Tennessee," said Paul Summers, Chairman of JFI and former District Attorney General and State Attorney General.
"The highest priority of government is public safety. Tennessee District Attorneys General work daily to keep their communities safe," said Guy R. Jones, the Executive Director of the TNDAGC. "We are excited to see this partnership further that goal and believe that together we will save lives."
The Jason Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting the "silent epidemic" of youth and young adult suicide through educational programs for young people, educators, parents, and other community groups. Since their inception, The Jason Foundation has never charged a school, family, or community for use of their programs or materials. For more information or to find the closest JFI Affiliate Office, visit their website. www.jasonfoundation.com
The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference was created by the General Assembly in 1961 to provide for a more prompt and efficient administration of justice in the courts of the state. It is composed of the elected District Attorneys General from the state's 32 judicial districts.
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We have some wind advisories in effect for our area as we go into the overnight hours and into our noon time on Thursday.
Low pressure in our area today has given our area some (as expected) isolated to scattered showers and every now and then an isolated thunderstorm. We have seen unseasonably warm temperatures as the rule with many areas topping off in the upper 60s to middle 70s.
We will continue to see some rain and thunderstorms as the rule as we go into the overnight hours. Some of the thunderstorms will be on the hefty side at times. From these hefty thunderstorms we will see some heavy rainfall, along with some strong and gusty winds. An isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out of the question with these thunderstorms.
As we go through the wee hours of our Thursday we will see the low pressure move out of our area and some high pressure will briefly move into our area. This will somewhat clear the skies out as we go through our Thursday and into our Thursday night and Friday.
A cold front will move into our area later of Friday and bring some more chances for some precipitation as we go into Friday evening and into our Saturday morning. This will also bring into our area some colder temperatures for the weekend.
Speaking of the weekend, we will see some more high pressure move back into our area and clear the skies out through the rest of the weekend and into early portions of our next work week.
Another frontal system will move into our area on our Monday. This will bring more chances for some rain and thunderstorms in our forecast. We will see a potential for some of the thunderstorms to be on the hefty side at times. So, another system that we will need to keep tabs on and see what happens. Temperatures will get a little milder in comparison to the weekend with this storm system. | https://www.wtva.com/news/top-stories/strong-to-severe-thunderstorms-will-be-possible-for-our-wednesday-evening-and-overnight/article_c31d8c44-a7bc-11ed-84dc-07fc0a94e777.html | 2023-02-08 22:38:23 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/news/top-stories/strong-to-severe-thunderstorms-will-be-possible-for-our-wednesday-evening-and-overnight/article_c31d8c44-a7bc-11ed-84dc-07fc0a94e777.html |
CHICAGO, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global management consulting firm Kearney has announced the appointment of Kristen Lamey as a member of its Consumer and Retail Practice's Constellation Advisor Program. Lamey joins Kearney after over two decades of experience at Nordstrom.
"Our Constellation Advisor Program allows us to bring the best mix of industry and consulting talent to our clients," said Greg Portell, Global and Americas Lead, Consumer and Retail. "We are excited by the hands-on experience that Kristen offers our clients. She is someone who has not only been there, done that, but has been successful in many roles."
An expert in organizational transformation, Lamey most recently served as Vice President, Off-Price Marketing (Nordstrom Rack). As the strategic leader of brand marketing strategy for the $5B Nordstrom Rack business, she led a 25-member organization and an outside media agency to develop and execute an integrated marketing strategy that drove 20%+ annual growth and supported international expansion. She also served as Vice President, Full-line Marketing and Vice President, Credit Marketing and Loyalty in her tenure at Nordstrom, bringing a full scope of retail experience.
Delivering results by combining transformational leadership, data-driven strategy, and innovation to meet the unique and evolving needs of the business, Lamey collaborated across functions on strategic planning and decisions as a member of the executive leadership team. Significantly, she improved employee engagement scores 35% in one year, with greatest gains in team effectiveness, vision and leadership.
Most recently Lamey has worked with a variety of companies from start-ups to Fortune 500 organizations on an array of projects including merging separate marketing teams into a single organization, helping develop the organization's new vision, priorities, structure and roles, defining and establishing a new approach to marketing measurement, leading a cross-functional team during organization transformation, and implementing a new integrated media strategy, introducing digital and social media to increase efficiency and deliver the brand story.
As a global consulting partnership in more than 40 countries, our people make us who we are. We're individuals who take as much joy from those we work with as the work itself. Driven to be the difference between a big idea and making it happen, we help our clients break through. Learn more at Kearney.com.
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Friends and family of former Virginia Commonwealth University basketball player Rob Brandenberg are concerned about their loved one's well-being.
The 30-year-old, who friends and family have not seen in more than a day, was reported missing by his girlfriend.
A Henrico Police spokesperson confirmed the department took a missing person's report. It was not immediately clear whether the police planned to issue an alert in this case.
Former VCU teammates, friends, and current VCU men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades have been looking for Brandenberg, according to former VCU basketball player and Brandenberg's friend Jesse Pellot-Rosa.
Pellot-Rosa said he last saw Brandenberg on Sunday when the pair conducted a basketball training session for children.
Pellot-Rosa said Brandenberg seemed normal on Sunday, but messages Brandenberg left for his girlfriend have caused concern about his well-being.
"Rob knows he's surrounded and appreciated with so much love. We hope the love radiating out there will bring him back home," older sister Tamela Brandenberg said. "We want him to know he can just come home. We're going to be here to receive him with wide open arms."
Brandenberg was believed to be driving a 2016 or 2017 white Nissan Altima with license plate ADITWAY.
Brandenberg attended VCU from 2010 through 2014.
As a freshman, the Ohio native was a member of the VCU basketball team that shocked the nation by advancing to the Final Four in Houston in 2011.
He later became a regular starter for the Rams and earned All-CAA Tournament team recognition in 2012 and 2014.
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Fans fell in love with Mackenzie Dipman when she was on Love Island USA Season 2. When Mackenzie returned to the villa for Season 4, she had a new hairstyle and she was ready for a fresh start. Even so, she didn't completely leave her first season behind. After all, she did have a leg up, knowing what to pack for her second appearance on the show.
In an exclusive E! interview, she shared her foolproof process for a flawless faux tan, her favorite hair products to combat the heat, and her affordable makeup picks, including a $9 foundation with 14,500+ 5-star reviews.
Mackenzie's beauty secrets are affordable, practical, and genuine. Whether you have reality TV aspirations or not, these are the recommendations you need to feel your best, especially in the summer months.
Mackenzie Dipman's Self-Tanning Routine
E!: What self-tanning products do you recommend to get a natural-looking summer glow?
MD: I definitely have gone through a lot of phases with tanning. Now, I try to keep it pretty simple, but my routine does have three components to it, which is all about maintaining. I use Vaseline cocoa butter lotion mixed with the Tan-Luxe The Butter, and then I put a drop of Tanologist Drops in medium or dark. I typically only put the dark on my legs and my arms because that can get splotchy with my complexion.
E!: Do you have any additional tips for maintaining or applying the products?
MD: I keep up with that routine and then if I start to notice it coming off, it's usually around my chest area first. I will just exfoliate and then start over with that same three-part routine and let it develop overnight.
Make sure you thoroughly wash your hands as you apply so your hands don't turn orange. If I want to get color on my hands, I will just mix a little bit of the Tan-Luxe Butter with the Vaseline lotion and put a thin coat on my hands. The hands are a tough part to tan, especially because I have pink undertones.
TAN-LUXE THE BUTTER Illuminating Tanning Butter
This is a quick-drying gradual tanning lotion that is formulated with hydrating ingredients. It has 16.7K+ "Loves" from Sephora shoppers.
Tanologist Face and Body Drops Illuminating Self Tan Drops
These self-tanning drops can be mixed in with your favorite lotions that you already use to add a bronze glow. These drops come in light, medium, dark, and extra dark.
This product has 1,300+ 5-star Amazon reviews and they're so easy to use. If you want to intensify your tan, you can add more drops, or if you want a more subtle bronze, you can use less.
Mackenzie Dipman's Top Beauty Tip
Johnson's Baby Oil, Mineral Oil Enriched with Shea & Cocoa Butter to Prevent Moisture Loss
"I would say my biggest beauty secret is that I shave with baby oil. Every time I get in the shower, I use baby oil. It started when I was younger because I was getting so irritated by shaving creams because my skin's extremely sensitive. It works so well. And then my friend Sher [Suarez], who was on Season 2, uses baby oil as well and we found one on Amazon that is that is super popular with shea. That's a nice added benefit of moisture. I just use a light layer in the shower if I'm rinsing and if I'm shaving, I will use a little more. I don't get razor burn at all anymore."
This oil has 16,100+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
Mackenzie Dipman's Long-Lasting Makeup Picks
Maybelline New York Super Stay Full Coverage Liquid Foundation Makeup
"I recently switched to the Maybelline 30-Hour Super Stay Foundation. My skin texture has really changed and the Maybelline Super Stay has been really good for it. I mix different colors together because I don't really feel like there's a true color that works for me."
This foundation comes in a wide variety of shades and it has 14,500+ 5-star Amazon reviews and 1,600+ 5-star Ulta reviews.
L'Oréal Paris Makeup Magic Skin Beautifier Anti-Redness BB Cream
"I recommend the L'Oreal B.B. Magic Skin Beautifier, which is great for anti-redness. It's the green one. It can be hard to find, so stock up if you can. I highly recommend it if you're like me and your face always looks really flushed and red without makeup, this is great just to neutralize even on those no makeup days. I get it off of Amazon because I feel like it sells out quickly in stores."
This product has 16,400+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
e.l.f. 16HR Camo Concealer, Full Coverage & Highly Pigmented, Matte Finish
"I get a lot of my face makeup from drugstore brands because it's so much more convenient to just run out and get a replacement if you run out or if you forget to pack something. I wear e.l.f. concealer."
This concealer has 19,600+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
Benefit Cosmetics Roller Lash Curling & Lifting Mascara
"I don't actually wear a ton of mascara, but I love Benefit's Roller Lash though. I swear by that. It just worked really well for my lashes personally. I thought I was gonna wear fake lashes the whole time I was there, but once I was in the villa I didn't actually want to do that work. That's an added benefit of having bangs, you don't have to do as much with your eye makeup. It's more minimal. It's the lazy girl hairstyle sometimes."
This product has 196.8K+ "Loves" from Sephora shoppers and 6,200+ 5-star Ulta reviews.
KISS Falscara DIY Eyelash Extension Lengthening Wisps
"When I do false lashes now, I am loving those Kiss temporary lash extensions. They're a bit of a natural'ish boost. They're like individual lashes. You put them on with a bond sealer and they go underneath your lash instead of on top. They last a little bit better. I love when it looks natural because I have really watery eyes."
These lashes have 6,000+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
Mackenzie Dipman's Hair Product Picks
Drybar Blonde Ale Brightening Conditioner
"Drybar's purple conditioner is great for blonde hair. I use it every few washes to revitalize my color."
This conditioner has 8.8K+ "Loves" from Sephora shoppers.
Drybar Triple Sec 3-in-1 Texturizing Finishing Spray
"I love the Triple Sec Spray to help with teasing. I would take the roller out and I'd spray Triple Sec before teasing a bit."
This texturizing spray has 37K+ "Loves" from Sephora customers.
Drybar The Sheriff Medium Hold Hairspray
"At night, I'd switch to the medium hold hairspray from Drybar."
This spray has 2.5K+ "Loves" from Sephora shoppers.
Afanso Jumbo Size Hair Rollers- Set of 24
"Truthfully, I'm still learning how to use rollers properly. I use them every morning when I wake up with my bangs. I do put that roller in for my bangs because oftentimes. I'll just have my hair up in a claw clip and all use the time to do other things. So, I usually do it on just dry hair, but I'll do it sometimes if I'm blowing my hair dry, but I try to go a few days in between washes if I can. I have naturally pretty straight hair. I've really just leaned into that and realize that it's better for me to focus on things like volume."
This set has 6,300+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
Drybar Southern Belle Volume-Boosting Mousse
"I love the Southern Belle Mousse from Drybar. I'll use that. It's great for my roots. If you're working with straight hair, you need to focus on volume, otherwise it just looks really flat."
This mousse has 11.8K+ "Loves" from Sephora shoppers.
Mackenzie Dipman's Nail Product Picks
KISS imPRESS Color Press-On Manicure
"I am a massive fan of press-on nails. Some girls get their nails done beforehand, and they're just cool letting them grow out during filming. I love to have fresh nails. I think the Kiss nails are great. Their products are really reliable and I like taking the time to shape them with a nail file to get that perfect fit. I think that's the trick to making sure you're happy with press-on nails, filing them."
There are many colors and designs to choose from. These press-on nails have 11,500+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
Mackenzie Dipman's Skincare Picks
Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré, Face Cream & Makeup Primer - Shea Moisture Cream for Daily Skincare
"I love this. It's part-lotion, part-primer. I stand by that recommendation."
This face cream has 12,600+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
Mackenzie Dipman Style and Beauty Q&A
E!: I can't imagine packing to go into the villa. You guys do so many activities every day with different looks. How do you prepare for that?
MD: I would say the biggest thing that played into it was understanding that things are very unpredictable in the villa and you're not necessarily going to have a ton of notice before something happens. I learned to just streamline my routine. You don't know how long you have to get ready. It can very. That was probably the biggest thing I took in this time around, to keep it simple.
E!: Were there any differences this time around with the products you used or how you went through your routine?
MD: That was definitely an advantage to filming this time around. We filmed Season 2 in Las Vegas and it was just so so so hot. It was really hard to keep makeup or self-tanner on because you're sweating all the time. The climate this time was definitely a lot better for maintaining your look. So, I have to say I did have a little bit of help from the weather.
E!: If you had a switch closets with anybody from the show, who would it be?
MD: I would say Deb [Chubb]. Deb and I got so close there and we shared clothes a lot. I bought a pair of white pants to the villa and they look so much better on Deb, so I left them for her. It's like they were meant for her. She looks amazing in them. We swapped clothes a lot during the season. She wore my outfit to the Hideaway because I knew I had no reason to wear that this season.
E!: I love how you use so many affordable products. Is that emphasis on budget-friendly picks intentional or do those just happen to be the products that work for your routine?
MD: You've got to figure out what works best for you. For so many years, I've been hearing about expensive products you "have to use" and sometimes they just don't work for me. Everyone's skin I different. I've done professional photo shoots and makeup artists have been surprised by the expensive makeup just not sitting well on my skin. It just happens that the drugstore foundation works best for me.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Opendoor Technologies Incorporated.
Shareholders who purchased shares of OPEN during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Opendoor securities between December 21, 2020 and September 16, 2022, both dates inclusive and/or (b) Opendoor common stock pursuant and/or traceable to documents issued in connection with the business combination between the Company and Opendoor Labs Inc. completed on or about December 18, 2020.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the algorithm used by the Company to make offers for homes could not accurately adjust to changing house prices across different market conditions and economic cycles; (ii) as a result, the Company was at an increased risk of sustaining significant and repeated losses due to residential real estate pricing fluctuations; (iii) accordingly, defendants overstated the purported benefits and competitive advantages of the algorithm; (iv) as a result, documents issued in connection with the merger between the Company and Opendoor Labs Inc. and defendants' public statements throughout the class period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
DEADLINE: December 6, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/opendoor-technologies-class-action-submission-form/?id=33455&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of OPEN during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is December 6, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
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Bullock Creek came up just short in a bid to upset heavily-favored Standish-Sterling earlier this season. Now, the Lancers will get another crack at the Panthers – with a whole lot more on the line.
Creek built a big lead, held off a late Gladwin surge, and beat the visiting Flying G’s 41-31 in a Division 2 girls’ basketball district quarterfinal on Tuesday. The Flying G’s end at 8-12, while the Lancers improve to 10-13 and advance to Wednesday’s 7 p.m. semifinal against Standish-Sterling (19-3).
Creek battled the Panthers to the wire on Feb. 3 before falling 39-36.
“We just have to come out with intensity, and I have no doubt that our girls will come and play hard,” Creek coach Jeff Kozak said of Wednesday’s matchup.
On Tuesday, the Lancers got off to a great start. After the Flying G’s scored first, Creek ran off 14 consecutive points on a free throw by Avery Campau, a tough runner by Zofia Jean, a 3-pointer by Mattie Midkiff, a putback bucket by Campau, and a pair of 3-pointers by Emily Kozak to go up 14-2.
Gladwin struggled to hit shots both from the floor and from the foul line in the opening period, and Creek went on to take 14-5 lead into the second.
“The girls just came out with great intensity. That’s something we talked about wanting to do – not come out flat,” said Jeff Kozak. “They came out and worked their tails off, and I’m super happy with that first quarter.”
The G’s opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer and a runner, both by Maelen Guzman, to spark an 11-2 run. Ava Hale capped the run with a pair of triples, tying it at 16-16.
The Lancers answered with driving layups by Midkiff and Delaney Violette to stem the tide and regain the lead, 20-16, and Creek eventually went into the locker room with a 22-19 edge.
The third quarter was the difference in the game.
While both teams struggled to hit shots in the period, Creek managed to outscore Gladwin 11-0, including a pair of late 3-pointers by McKenzie Longstreth, to open up a 33-19 lead.
“Bullock Creek made shots, and in the second half they outrebounded us, so they were able to keep on chucking it up there,” said Gladwin coach Joe Cote. “ … We didn’t get a defensive rebound in the third quarter, and they kept on shooting it. They just controlled the basketball that whole time.
“ … We didn’t convert on our shots. We didn’t take care of the basketball, and when we did get good shots, they weren’t going in,” Cote added. “ … We haven’t had an issue getting and taking good shots. It’s making them (that has been an issue).”
The Lancers began the fourth quarter with 3-pointers by Jean and Violette and a pair of free throws by Jean to extend to a 41-19 margin. Creek then grew stagnant on offense, and the G’s began hitting shots. Gladwin ran off the next 12 points to cut it to 41-31 with just under a minute to go, but it was too little, too late.
“Gladwin is a scrappy team and a tough team. I knew coming in that it would be a grind for us. And that’s exactly what it was,” Kozak said. “They fought their way back in, and that’s exactly what I expected.”
“They kept on battling, and so I was proud of that. That was nice,” Cote said of his team. “ … They’re a great group of kids. I’d do it again. I’d go anywhere with them. We had a good time (this season).
“The record didn’t show it, but we lost five games by a total of 17 points, so we had a lot of close ones. They were competing,” he added.
Gladwin shot 25 percent (10 of 40) from the floor to Creek’s 21 percent (14 of 66), but the Lancers had many more shot opportunities due to 25 turnovers by the G’s and a 25-13 advantage on the offensive glass.
“Rebounding is something we talked about coming in, because they’re one of the few teams that outrebounded us this season,” Kozak noted. “We wanted to come out and make that a priority, and the girls did.”
Midkiff paced the Lancers with 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Kozak had eight points, Jean had seven points and three steals, Longstreth had six points, and Daisy Schwartz added eight rebounds and six steals.
“Daisy is strong in the middle, and she’s got a high defensive IQ about where to be on the court,” Kozak said of Schwartz. “She battles down there night in and night out, and she’s one of our leading assist players. She does a nice job of facilitating from down there, as well.”
Hale led the G’s with eight points, while Erin Breault had six points, Ava Gary and Lizzie Haines each grabbed 10 rebounds, and Anna Seebeck added five assists.
Gladwin will lose five seniors but will bring some talented players up from a junior varsity team which finished at 16-2.
“We have some good guard play coming up off of the JV team, and my forwards and center will all be back,” said Cote. “ … They got a lot of playing time this year. They just have to learn how to finish. We’ll put a lot of work in and see what we can get done and get ready for next year.”
Looking ahead to Wednesday’s showdown with Standish-Sterling, Kozak noted, “Knocking shots down is going to be important. Shooting a good percentage will be key.”
He added that containing Panthers’ All-State candidate Macey Fegan, whom the Lancers held to 11 points in their last meeting, will also be critical.
“I know she is going to come in very aggressive, wanting to get that win, so we’ve got to keep her in check and work our tails off to slow her down,” Kozak said. | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/highschool/article/lancers-beat-g-s-set-rematch-standish-sterling-17812236.php | 2023-03-01 08:04:37 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/highschool/article/lancers-beat-g-s-set-rematch-standish-sterling-17812236.php |
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