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The Ultra-Premium Rum Brand Expands its National Portfolio with a Rum Inspired by the Bourbon Trail
KEY WEST, Fla., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Papa's Pilar Rum, the ultra-premium rum brand inspired by legendary novelist Ernest Hemingway, announces that it has added a Rye-Finished Rum to its national portfolio, marking this as the fourth expression added to the flagship fleet.
Papa's Pilar Rye-Finished Rum marries Master Distiller Ron Call's passion for innovative rum with his roots in the whiskey industry. As a 7th generation master distiller, Ron, alongside members of his family, has created several whiskey brands along the legendary bourbon trail. With 49 years of Master Distilling behind him, the majority of which includes whiskey, this release allows Ron to return to his roots while producing a perfectly crafted premium spirit that both rum and whiskey aficionados will enjoy.
"I was eager to infuse the practices and nuances I garnered from my work in the whiskey industry into a finished rum that I'm proud to put my name on," said Ron Call. "Our new Rye-Finished Rum is an ode to Papa Hemingway who has inspired our dedication to innovation with his desire to constantly explore uncharted territories. We are looking forward to getting this into the hands of our fans as they embark on their own adventures."
Now officially available for purchase, Papa's Pilar Rye-Finished Rum is made using the brand's Dark Rum, which is solera blended with rums sourced from Barbados, Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela and Florida. The rum is further finished in once-used straight rye whiskey barrels made from heavily charred white oak, a rare process that resulted in a complexity and depth not often seen in the premium rum category. Papa's Pilar Rye-Finished Rum offers an oak-forward taste with subtle hints of coffee, baking spices and dark chocolate. Bottled at 43% alcohol by volume, the rum has a nose of oak, burnt sugar, dates and baking spices, with a long and warm lingering finish of cacao and caramel.
While Papa's Pilar is a rum meant for sipping, the brand recommends enjoying this spirit however you like. Kyle Cooper who leads Papa's Pilar's bar program, has developed the '62nd Street Manhattan' cocktail specially for this release -- a rum spin on the classic cocktail, the recipe name pays homage to Hemingway's home during his time spent in New York City.
6nd Street Manhattan
2 ounces Papa's Pilar Rye-Finished Rum
0.5 ounce sweet vermouth
Dash of Angostura bitters
Directions: Stir with ice to chill and dilute. Serve up or on the rocks, and garnish with dirty cherries or an orange peel.
Papa's Pilar Rye-Finished Rum (SRP: $49.99) is now available in select retailers nationwide, as well as on Papa's Pilar's website at https://www.papaspilar.com/pages/shop. For more information, visit the website or follow Papa's Pilar on Instagram @papaspilar.
About Papa's Pilar Rum
Papa's Pilar Rum is an ultra-premium rum brand whose blends are hand-selected and artfully blended by 7th generation Master Distiller Ron Call. All 4 of Papa's Pilar flagship rum offerings, the dark rum, blonde rum, sherry-finished rum, and the rye-finished rum are molasses based and undergo a Solera blending process. The brand was created alongside the Hemingway family to celebrate his life as a captivating adventurer and his "Never a spectator" mindset. The Papa's Pilar Distillery is located in Key West, Florida where they offer tours, cocktail classes and rum tastings. The Hemingway family & Papa's Pilar Rum have collectively contributed millions of dollars to causes & communities that advance literacy, water conservation, reef restoration and other worthy initiatives that would make Papa proud.
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US issues sanctions on a 2nd virtual currency mixing firm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, which has allegedly helped to launder more than $7 billion worth of virtual currency since its creation in 2019.
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control says Tornado Cash’s systems were used, among other things, to launder more than $96 million drawn from the June Harmony blockchain bridge theft and August Nomad crypto firm heist.
Mixing services combine various digital assets, including potentially illegally obtained funds and legitimately obtained funds, so that illegal actors can obscure the origin of the stolen funds.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the U.S. “will continue to pursue actions against mixers laundering virtual currency for criminals and those who assist them.”
The new sanctions point to the growing use of digital assets to perpetuate illegal acts by state actors and individuals. Lawmakers and administration officials have voiced concerns about the use of cryptocurrency to engage in illicit acts.
“The United States will not hesitate to use its authorities against malicious cyber actors, to expose, disrupt, and promote accountability for perpetrators and enablers of criminal activities,” Blinken said.
Monday’s actions are the second-ever set of sanctions imposed on a digital currency blending firm.
The U.S. accuses Tornado Cash of helping to launder a portion of the more than $600 million stolen by Lazarus Group, the sanctioned North Korean cyber hacking group, in one of the largest-known virtual currency heists to date.
In May, the U.S. announced sanctions against North Korean digital currency mixing firm Blender.io, accused of helping Lazarus Group to carry out the digital currency heist in March.
And while the government says Tornado Cash has laundered around $7 billion, Tom Robinson, co-founder of Elliptic, a blockchain analysis firm, estimates that the amount of funds laundered through Tornado is much lower, but at least $1.5 billion.
Robinson said “it should be noted that there are legitimate uses of mixers such as Tornado, such as to preserve financial privacy.”
“Tornado Cash has repeatedly failed to impose effective controls designed to stop it from laundering funds for malicious cyber actors on a regular basis and without basic measures to address its risks,” said Brian Nelson, Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.
He said the agency “will continue to aggressively pursue actions against mixers that launder virtual currency for criminals and those who assist them.”
In March, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on digital assets, in part calling for federal regulators to help mitigate the illicit finance and national security risks posed by misuse of digital assets.
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Frank Bajak in Boston contributed to this report.
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Google should break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union regulators hit Google with fresh antitrust charges Wednesday, 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 to push for such a breakup marks a significant escalation by Brussels in its crackdown on Silicon Valley digital giants.
The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch and top antitrust enforcer, said its preliminary view after an investigation is that “only the mandatory divestment by Google of part of its services” would satisfy the concerns.
The 27-nation EU has led the global movement to crack down on Big Tech companies — including groundbreaking rules on artificial intelligence — but it has previously relied on issuing blockbuster fines, including three antitrust penalties for Google worth billions of euros (dollars).
It’s the first time the bloc has told a tech giant that it should split up key parts of its business over violations of the EU’s strict antitrust laws, though details on what that could look like are not clear following the preliminary finding.
Google can now defend itself by making its case before the commission issues its final decision. The company said it disagreed with the decision and “will respond accordingly,” adding that the EU’s investigation focusing on a narrow part of its ad business.
“Our advertising technology tools help websites and apps fund their content, and enable businesses of all sizes to effectively reach new customers,” said Dan Taylor, Google vice president of global ads. “Google remains committed to creating value for our publisher and advertiser partners in this highly competitive sector.”
The commission’s decision stems from a formal investigation that it opened in June 2021, looking into whether Google violated the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own online display advertising technology services at the expense of rival publishers, advertisers and advertising technology services.
European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager says Google is dominant on both sides of the ad-selling market. Google abused that position by favoring its own ad exchange, reinforcing its ability to charge a high fee for its services, the commission said.
“Google is representing the interests of both buyers and sellers. And at the same time, Google is setting the rules on how demand and supply should meet,” she said at a news conference.” This gives rise to inherent and pervasive conflicts of interest.”
YouTube was one focus of the commission’s investigation, which looked into whether Google was using the video sharing site’s dominant position to favor its own ad-buying services by imposing restrictions on rivals.
Google’s ad tech business is also under investigation by Britain’s antitrust watchdog and faces litigation in the U.S.
Brussels has previously hit Google with more than 8 billion euros (now $8.6 billion) worth of fines in three separate antitrust cases, involving its Android mobile operating system and shopping and search advertising services.
The company is appealing all three penalties. EU regulators have the power to impose penalties worth up to 10% of a company’s annual revenue.
While Google brought in $54.5 billion in ad sales and YouTube earned nearly $6.7 billion in ad sales in the first three months of the year, that marked a back-to-back slump.
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Chan reported from London.
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*** Can history be shaped by slights, grievances, misunderstandings, as much as great events? Nathan Go's debut novel "Forgiving Imelda Marcos" begins as a letter from Lito, a father who is mortally sick to his estranged son. He wants to give his son, who's now a journalist in America, a story that will resound around the world. Lito was once the personal chauffeur to Corazon Aquino, who was elected president of the Philippines after her husband, Benigno, returned from exile to oppose the dictator Ferdinand Marcos and was shot to death as he stepped off the plane. The Aquinos and the Marcoses represented opposing forces - one for democracy, the other is personified by Imelda Marcos, a shoe-hoarding, jewel-loving kleptocracy. And Lito tells his son there is a postscript. Nathan Go is in the Philippines and joins us now. Thanks so much for being with us.
NATHAN GO: Thanks for having me.
SIMON: Does Lito have a history his son might find hard to understand 'cause they haven't really known each other very well over the years?
GO: Well, yes. Lito has a secret and an intention. He wants to tell his son a story. But his son, being a stranger to him for so many years, isn't particularly open to Lito telling the story. And he promises his son the scoop about the secret meeting between Imelda Marcos and Corazon Aquino, hoping that this would be the reason why his son would listen to him and perhaps sneaking in other stories that Lito wants to tell.
SIMON: You know, Imelda Marcos' greatest fame was a generation ago. Remind us what she personified for many people in the Philippines and then around the world.
GO: Right. So Imelda Marcos is this bigger-than-life character, a very extravagant, flamboyant, charming person. And back in the '60s and '70s, she and her husband were being sold as this Philippine version of Camelot, of the Kennedys in the U.S. And so that was the appeal back then, and that was why they initially became very popular and came into power. But as the economy faltered, as a lot of people suffered hardships, the Marcoses became less and less popular. And so he has to declare martial law to stay in power. And during that time of the martial law, thousands and thousands of Filipinos suffered. A lot of them were detained, arrested, killed summarily. And those atrocities are still being remembered by the Filipinos. But I think it's also becoming more and more in the past, and more and more people are starting to forget.
SIMON: Lito becomes Corazon Aquino's chauffeur. And maybe we should pause to say the Aquinos are also a famous family, I mean, even before Corazon Aquino - weren't they? - in the Philippines?
GO: Yes. The Aquinos were also a big political family. Benigno Aquino, the husband of Corazon Aquino, was the main opposition leader who was assassinated during that time. And Corazon Aquino was kind of, like, the polar opposite of Imelda Marcos, where Corazon is this quieter conservative and a kind of, like, self-declared housewife. And Corazon rose up because of the husband's assassination, and she took power on a kind of popular uprising against the Marcoses.
SIMON: At the heart of your novel is a long drive from Manila. Lito is the chauffeur. He takes Corazon Aquino to meet with Imelda Marcos. That's her intention. A lot of people would just Google the route. You actually drove it, didn't you?
GO: Yes, I did. With a friend, we took the long route going to Baguio city from Manila, and it would take about six to eight hours. Driving through the countryside from Manila, you would first see a lot of industrial factories, that kind of thing. And when you drive past that, then you really see the countryside open up to sugar cane fields and rice paddies. I took that road trip because my principle in writing is to really embody my character. So every decision that I make in the book, I ask what my characters would do.
SIMON: And how did making that road trip - how did that set off some of your thoughts?
GO: Well, I realized that driving is, in some ways, a solitary activity. And it really gives you a lot of opportunity to think through things, to ponder things, especially if you're a passenger or your companion isn't as talkative.
SIMON: (Laughter).
GO: And so my character Lito, even though he hasn't finished high school, he has also a lot of time to think through the big questions that he thinks are important such as, you know, like, what is the meaning of life and random things like the internet. And one of those things as well when he was driving Mrs. Aquino is his question of, what are they doing, going to see Imelda Marcos?
SIMON: Yeah. Also, at the heart of your story is the difference between forgiveness and redemption.
GO: So this book, to me - I was really interested in the question of what forgiveness means. Is it more to give closure to the person forgiving? Or does it also have anything to do with the person being forgiven? What about if the person being forgiven isn't actually repentant, doesn't even acknowledge the injustice or the harm that he or she has caused? Is there any point in forgiveness then?
SIMON: What do you make of the fact that a son of Benigno and Corazon Aquino has since been president of the Philippines and now a son of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos is?
GO: I tried so hard not to be influenced by what's going on in the Philippines because I really wanted to just stay true to my characters. And in fact, the more I wrote this novel, the more I found that my interest really lies with Lito, the ordinary Filipino driver, rather than the political figures - although writing this story has made me think. And Lito being a stand-in for the ordinary Filipino, it is quite inevitable for him to ask the things that are going on today. Is there something about the Philippines or the Filipinos, why we have elected, you know, the son of the former dictator? Is there something in us that are quick to forgive, to forget? Or is it something that is going on all around the world? Are we not any different from other people in other countries? Is it human to look back at the past with more rose-colored glasses? And so this bigger questions (ph) are in my mind when I was writing this novel. But I - rather than have those answers, this novel, I think, attempts to answer some of the questions. But I was more interested in exploring the questions rather than giving any answers.
SIMON: Nathan Go, his debut novel, "Forgiving Imelda Marcos." Thank you so much for being with us.
GO: Thank you for having me.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Evans may have put down Captain America's shield but he's got a new badge of honor: he's been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.
People's selection was announced Monday night on Stephen Colbert's late night show and on the magazine's website. Evans, who for nearly a decade played Captain America in Marvel's sprawling superhero films, takes the baton from another Avenger, Paul Rudd.
“My mom will be so happy,” he told the magazine for its cover story, which hits newsstands on Friday. “She’s proud of everything I do but this is something she can really brag about.”
He also knows that he's likely to be teased by close friends. “Really this will just be a point of bullying,” he joked in an interview. “It’s ripe for harassment.”
Among those likely to heckle him are co-stars and previous Sexiest Man Alive winners like Rudd, Ryan Reynolds and Chris Hemsworth. (Hemsworth, who plays Thor in the Marvel films, was the first Avenger to win People's annual honor, which was first handed out to Mel Gibson in 1985.)
Other past honorees include John Legend, Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba, Adam Levine, Richard Gere, Channing Tatum and David Beckham.
People interviewed Evans, 41, at a Georgia farmhouse, where the actor talked about finding a better work-life balance. “The most enjoyable aspect of my career right now is feeling secure enough to take my foot off the gas,” he said.
Evans' first film role came in 2000's “The New Comers” and he played superhero Johnny Storm in two “Fantastic Four” films released in 2005 and 2007. But he gained widespread fame in 2011 with the release of “Captain America: The First Avenger."
Since then, he's played the wholesome superhero in 10 Marvel films, laying down his shield after saving the universe in “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019.
Evans has become a highly bankable star, voicing the Buzz Lightyear character in Pixar's “Lightyear” film and playing a sadistic assassin trying to kill Reynolds in Nextflix's “The Gray Man” — both released this year.
The actor told People he's thinking about marriage and having a family, saying, “That’s absolutely something I want.”
He said he didn't expect to talk publicly much about his private life though. “Some things you want just for you, or just for my family and my friends.”
The Boston native also continues his involvement with the civic engagement site A Starting Point, which he co-founded in 2020.
As Evans charts the next part of his life and career, he fully expects People's honor will be a milestone.
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GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Recycle Day in Genesee County is getting bigger.
Due to high attendance and even higher amounts of materials collected at a previous Recycle Day event this year, Genesee County is expanding its event by an hour and making it appointment only this month.
The collection event will take place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 at Carman-Ainsworth Middle School, located at 1409 Maple Road, according to a news release from the county.
This event will be appointment only. Residents can register by visiting RD719.eventbrite.com. Proof of registration will be required the day of the event.
During the Recycle Day collection in May, more than a thousand residents attended and 192,588 pounds of waste was collected.
“It is encouraging to see so many residents who want to recycle their hard to dispose of items; every participant makes these events possible. All items that are collected at Recycle Day are properly disposed of, so they do not end up in the County’s landfills,” says Derek Bradshaw, Director of the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission.
Recycle Day is for hard-to-recycle household items like electronics and hazardous waste materials.
More information is available by contacting the Genesee County Recycle Hotline at 810-762-7744.
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‘Such a high level right now’: Activists speak about the rising number of anti-semitic incidents nationwide
Educating others is the first step forward in working on the problem, Beverly Maurice with the North Carolina Holocaust Council said.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the number of anti-semitism incidents is on the rise nationwide.
Back in February, a situation occurred in Boone where a man was accused of waving an anti-semitic flag with a swastika on it.
Beverly Maurice, with the North Carolina Holocaust Council, said educating others about the holocaust and other instances of anti-semitism is the first step forward in working on the problem.
Maurice spoke about the safety precautions her synagogue takes before a worship ceremony in today’s climate.
“When I invite high schoolers to come for a tour, I show them the bar that we’ve had to put on the front door, and I explain to them how we have to have security every time we have a worship service, we have to have the Statesville Police Department guarding us,” said Maurice.
According to The ADL, North Carolina saw a 131 percent increase in the number of antisemitic incidents in 2021. Meredith Weisel, a regional director with ADL in Washington D.C said there’s a concern that number will rise.
“2021 was our largest number of anti-semitic incidents in 43 years that ADL has been tracking and now we expect in 44 years that 2022 is likely to be even higher. 2021 had an average of 7 incidents per day,” shared Weisel.
When it comes to the reason for the rise of antisemitic incidents, Weisel with ADL says there’s more than one cause. She said during times when there is a lot of anxiety (like the pandemic) extreme ideologies tend to rise and look for “scapegoats.” Weisel also expressed that social media changed the dynamic of the conversation, and lack of education is also to blame.
“It recedes into history and memory. People don’t have a full grasp of it. We’re seeing it’s not being taught enough in schools. In many ways, anti-semitism is the canary in the coal mine. We have seen throughout history it leads to other forms of hate,” said Weisel.
Maurice shared that educating students at home and in school is a good way to help fight the issue.
“I don’t ever see a time when this outreach will not be necessary. The holocaust always needs to be remembered that’s why we say never forget,” said Maurice.
The Anti-defamation league (ADL) says if you see something say something. The incidents they track are ones that are reported. Weisel said it’s likely more incidents happening than what is getting reported.
To take a look at the number of anti-semitic incidents in the country on ADL’s H.E.A.T Map, click here.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) announced today that the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the November 2021 decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery that had awarded former minority unitholders in its Boardwalk Pipelines subsidiary approximately $690 million, plus interest. This award was in connection with Loews's 2018 acquisition of Boardwalk units.
The Delaware Supreme Court remanded the case to the Chancery Court for further proceedings consistent with the Delaware Supreme Court's ruling. The Supreme Court's opinion is available on the Delaware Courts' website.
"We are very pleased with the Delaware Supreme Court's ruling and continue to believe that the process we undertook in 2018 to purchase the minority units in Boardwalk was appropriate. We encourage interested parties to read the Delaware Supreme Court decision," said James S. Tisch, President and CEO of Loews Corporation.
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A loving boyfriend. A 28-year-old bartender who loved to perform. A mother visiting from a small town who enjoyed hunting. These are among the victims of the rampage at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs that left five people dead and 17 others with gunshot wounds.
Club regulars and newcomers — gay and straight, transgender and cisgender — flocked to Club Q over the weekend to dance, enjoy a comedy show or work behind the bar. What began as a typical Saturday evening of dancing and drinking at the preeminent LGBTQ establishment in the conservative-leaning Colorado city south of Denver ended in tragedy when a gunman entered and began spraying bullets before he was tackled and subdued.
The 22-year-old suspect is facing five murder charges and five charges of committing a bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury.
Here are the five people killed:
DANIEL ASTON
Daniel Aston, 28, grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and moved to be closer to family in Colorado Springs two years ago. He worked as a bartender and entertainer at Club Q and cherished the venue as a sanctuary where as a transgender man he could be himself and perform to a lauding audience, his mother Sabrina Aston told The Associated Press.
The self-proclaimed “Master of Silly Business,” Aston had a propensity for making others laugh that started as a child when he would don elaborate costumes and write plays acted out by neighborhood kids. In college, where he was president of his school’s LGBTQ club, he put on fundraisers with ever-more flashy productions.
″(Daniel’s shows) are great. Everybody needs to go see him,” his mother said. “He lit up a room, always smiling, always happy and silly,” she said.
DERRICK RUMP
Derrick Rump, 38, a bartender at Club Q, was remembered as a loving person with a quick wit who adopted his friends as his family.
“He was living his dream and he would have wanted everyone to do the same,” said his mother, Julia Thames, who confirmed his death to ABC News.
She said in a statement that Rump was “a kind loving person who had a heart of gold.”
“He was always there for my daughter and myself when we needed him; also his friends from Colorado, which he would say was his family also,” she said in the statement.
Rump’s friend, Anthony Jaramillo, told CBS News that Rump was “loving, supportive, with a heavy hand in his drink pouring, and just a really good listener and would not be afraid to tell you when you were wrong instead of telling you what you wanted to hear and that was really valuable.”
KELLY LOVING
Kelly Loving, 40, had been talking to a friend on a FaceTime call from inside Club Q just minutes before the shooting started. Natalee Skye Bingham told The New York Times that the last thing she said to Loving was: “Be safe. I love you.”
“She was like a trans mother to me. I looked up to her,” Bingham said. “In the gay community you create your families, so it’s like I lost my real mother almost.”
Bingham, 25, said Loving had only recently moved to Denver and was visiting the club while on a weekend trip to Colorado Springs.
“She was a tough woman,” Bingham said. “She taught me how it was to be a trans woman and live your life day to day.”
Loving’s sister, Tiffany Loving, offered condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the shooting as well as those struggling for acceptance in the world.
“My sister was a good person. She was loving and caring and sweet. Everyone loved her. Kelly was a wonderful person,” she said in a statement.
RAYMOND GREEN VANCE
Raymond Green Vance, 22, went to Club Q on Saturday night with his girlfriend, Kassy Fierro, and her father, Rich, the co-owner of Atrevida Beer Co., a local brewery in Colorado Springs. The group was there to celebrate a friend’s birthday.
“My sweet baby. ill never be able to heal from this. i want to wake up from this horrendous nightmare. i pray u hear me when i call for you. im so sorry. ill never forgive myself for taking everyone there. i will love you til the day i get to come back home to your arms,” Kassy Fierro wrote in a Facebook post Monday accompanied by a photo of the couple.
Vance’s family in a statement described him as a kind, selfless man with a promising future. He worked at a FedEx Distribution Center, loved video games and was “willing to go out of his way to help anyone,” the family said.
“Raymond was the victim of a man who unleashed terror on innocent people out with family and friends,” they wrote in the statement.
ASHLEY PAUGH
Ashley Paugh, 35, was a loving mother and wife with a “huge heart,” said her husband, Kurt Paugh. She volunteered with an organization that helped children in foster care and delivered Christmas trees to the homes in which they were placed to brighten their holiday seasons.
“She was my high school sweetheart — and she was just an amazing mother. Her daughter was her whole world,” her husband said in a statement.
She also enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding four-wheelers.
A resident of La Junta, a 7,500-person town about a two-hour’s drive from Colorado Springs, Paugh was visiting for the day with a friend when they went to Club Q on Saturday night for a comedy act. She was scheduled to organize the delivery of trees to homes with foster children in Pueblo and Colorado Springs this week, her husband said.
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NBC reporter’s comment about Fetterman post-stroke interview draws criticism
An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says an on-air remark she made about him having difficulty following part of their conversation should not be seen as a commentary on his fitness for office after he suffered a stroke.
But reporter Dasha Burns’ comment that Fetterman appeared to have trouble understanding small talk prior to their interview has attracted attention — and Republicans have retweeted it as they seek an advantage in the closely followed Senate race between Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz.
Fetterman, a Democrat, suffered a stroke on May 13, and his health has emerged as a major issue in the campaign.
Burns’ Friday interview with Fetterman, which aired Tuesday, was his first on-camera interview since his stroke. He used a closed-captioning device that printed text of Burns’ questions on a computer screen in front of him.
Fetterman appeared to have little trouble answering the questions after he read them, although NBC showed him fumbling for the word “empathetic.” Burns said that when the captioning device was off, “it wasn’t clear he was understanding our conversation.”
“This is just nonsense,” business reporter and podcaster Kara Swisher, who had a stroke herself in 2011, said on Twitter. “Maybe this reporter is just bad at small talk.”
Swisher recently conducted an interview with Fetterman for her podcast and said, “I was really quite impressed with how well he’s doing. Everyone can judge for themselves.” Swisher has called attacks on Fetterman because of his health “appalling.”
Trump-backed Mehmet Oz faces daily trolling on social media; now his campaign is mocking Democrat John Fetterman over his stroke, as key Senate race heats up.
A New York magazine reporter, Rebecca Traister, who interviewed the candidate for a cover story titled “The Vulnerability of John Fetterman,” tweeted that his “comprehension is not at all impaired. He understands everything. It’s just that he reads it and responds in real time ... It’s a hearing/auditory challenge.”
Burns said she understands that different reporters had different experiences with Fetterman.
“Our reporting did not and should not comment on fitness for office,” Burns tweeted on Wednesday. “This is for voters to decide. What we push for as reporters is transparency. It’s our job.”
Stories about the interview aired on “NBC Nightly News” and the “Today” show.
Fetterman, 53, has been silent about releasing medical records or allowing reporters to question his doctors. He’s been receiving speech therapy and released a letter in June from his cardiologist, who said he will be fine and able to serve in the Senate if he eats healthy foods, takes prescribed medication and exercises.
Problems with understanding and using language are common in recovering stroke victims, said Kevin Sheth, director of the Yale University Center for Brain and Mind Health. Some completely recover, some have continued impairments, he said.
“There is an arc to the trajectory of recovery that varies from person to person,” Sheth said.
But he cautioned that, without an examination, people should not make judgments about Fetterman’s condition based on his use of a language-assistance device.
Burns’ statement about Fetterman has already been tweeted by political opponents, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Republican National Committee.
The conservative website Townhall.com tweeted Burns’ quote, without making clear she had been referring to small talk and not the interview itself.
Doug Andres, press secretary for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, tweeted that it was weird to see liberals attack a reporter for doing her job.
“It’s almost like that whole thing about respecting and trusting the media is only true when it’s convenient for them,” he wrote.
Swisher said in her podcast that her mother, a Pennsylvania resident, told her she didn’t think Fetterman should be in the U.S. Senate after suffering a stroke — even though her own daughter had recovered from one.
Swisher said producers of the podcast refrained from cleaning up Fetterman’s interview — such as removing extraneous phrases like “um” or “you know” — so listeners could get an unvarnished view of how Fetterman responded to questions.
In the podcast, Fetterman had little trouble with the word “empathy.”
“Listen to the interview,” Swisher tweeted this week. “Even my rabidly GOP mother had to admit she was wrong.”
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IRVING, Texas, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), the world's leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced that the company will participate in upcoming meetings with institutional investors and Randall C. Stuewe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be participating in fireside chats at the following events:
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HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy says there is no evidence of any drinking water contamination after a spill of about 1,100 gallons of fire suppressant at a fuel facility in Hawaii.
A cleanup is underway at the Red Hill fuel facility after the spill Tuesday of Aqueous Film Forming Foam, which is used to suppress fires caused by flammable liquids such as fuel and contain PFAS, a class of chemicals that are slow to degrade in the environment.
“This is egregious,” Kathleen Ho, a Hawaii environmental official, said in a news release. “AFFF contains PFAS forever chemicals — groundwater contamination could be devastating to our aquifer."
Navy Capt. M.D. Sohaney, commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam, said in a letter posted on Facebook that there is no indication of drinking water contamination and that the nearest well is a mile away but no longer supplies drinking water. The nearest well for drinking water is about 6 miles away, Sohaney said.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A teenager who authorities said came back to intentionally kill two men he had wounded in a shootout has been charged with murder.
Ahmik Coleman, 17, was a passenger in a car on a Rock Hill street Tuesday night when two men fired into the vehicle, police said.
Coleman who was hit in the hand in the shooting, fired back, wounding the men who shot at him, Rock Hill police said in a statement.
Coleman initially fled the shooting, but “the defendant then returned to the scene and executed them,” Rock Hill Police Detective Tayler Tucker said at a bond hearing
Kam’ran Brevard, 16, and Evanta Hart, 17, were killed in the street, while the driver of the car Coleman was in, 16-year-old O’Marian Small, also died from a gunshot, the York County Coroner's Office said.
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(NewsNation) — In June, Ramiro Gonzales, a death row inmate in Texas, asked the state for a 30-day reprieve so he could donate a kidney.
Gonzales is convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a young woman in 2001. However, Gonzales has a rare blood type, making a potential donation especially valuable.
At first, Texas said no. But weeks later — just two days before Gonzales was set to be executed — the state’s court of appeals granted a stay on an unrelated issue from his trial.
Now, the debate over kidney donation is heating up once again.
Judy Frith, a potential recipient of the kidney, told NewsNation’s “Banfield” on Thursday that the wait for a kidney with her and the inmate’s blood type is up to six years. The wait for other kidney types is three to four years.
“It’s very rare to find somebody that wants to do a live donation in the first place. It’s very brave. I think it would be a shame if Mr. Gonzales wants to do that, and he’s not allowed to,” Frith said.
Frith added that if she can get the new kidney, she’ll finally be able to take her grandkids camping and swimming.
According to the National Kidney Foundation, 13 people die every day while waiting for lifesaving kidney transplants, but some say the ethics of prisoner organ donation is tricky.
Robert Dunham, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, noted on “Banfield” that “Mr. Gonzales meets all the qualifications for a donor under Texas policy. So it’s more a question of the state’s intransigence than it is of any real practical problems.”
Meanwhile, some people believe that allowing death row inmates to donate their kidneys is exploiting the prisoners. Michael Zoosman, the founder of “L’Chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty,” who has been working with Gonzales, said that isn’t the case here.
“Abolish the death penalty, and you’ll find that these people are sincere and still want to do it. Ramiro now still wants to donate his kidney, even though he has no execution date hanging over his head. I do not believe that this is exploitative. I believe it comes from the heart with a sincere desire to make right with his God,” Zoosman said on “Banfield.” | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/texas/woman-in-need-of-kidney-death-row-inmate-could-save-my-life/ | 2022-08-05 18:11:28 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/texas/woman-in-need-of-kidney-death-row-inmate-could-save-my-life/ |
ANN ARBOR, MI - Michigan and Ohio State matters every year. It just matters a little bit more this Saturday.
In a rivalry that almost every year determines the Big Ten Championship, the 2022 edition of The Game takes on added historical significance. Both teams are 11-0 entering the Nov. 26 showdown for just the second time in series history, only matched by the famous No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup of 2006.
On top of that, the winner (assuming a win over the Big Ten West division champions the next week) will win a conference title and a berth in the College Football Playoff. With all of this in mind, the tickets to see The Game in Columbus on Saturday is hotter than the intense fiery hatred both rivals have for each other.
These are ticket prices from secondary markets as recently as Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 22. Prices are subject to change.
The cheapest seats in Ohio Stadium, otherwise known as the Horseshoe, on StubHub are in the corner of the southern deck for $300. The cheapest tickets on the sideline are $722.
The most expensive StubHub tickets are $6,750 are box or club seats on either sideline near midfield.
On Ticket City, the cheapest seat available is in the middle of the southern deck for $302. Anywhere on either sideline goes for more than $1,000.
Prices are a little down on Vivid Seats, as tickets in the middle of the southern deck are going for $283. The cheapest sideline ticket is $965 around the 10-yard line on the Ohio State team’s sideline.
Seatgeek is also a less expensive option, as the southern deck seats start at $259.
All of these secondary market websites have additional fees placed on top of the listed ticket prices. One website that does not is Megaseats. The cheapest tickets are $392 and range all the way up to $13,845.
The Wolverines kick off against the Buckeyes at noon on Saturday., and the game will be aired on FOX. According to Pickswise, Ohio State is an 8.5-point favorite.
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According to CBS News Colorado, a mechanical structure collapsed in the pool house of the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora, Colorado on Saturday, ensuing in a number of accidents.
The Aurora Fire Department reported on social media that six people had been injured. Of those six, two had been transported to native hospitals with life-threatening accidents.
An eyewitness advised CBS News Colorado that any individual pulled a smoke alarm, resulting in the hotel’s evacuation. The apparatus that collapsed onto the pool deck seemed to be a duct, with the witness gazing a kid being handled at the pool deck after the incident.
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BOSTON, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ariadne Labs today announced Ambassador Román Macaya, PhD, MBA, as a new member of its Advisory Board. Formerly Costa Rica´s Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Macaya will serve as a trusted advisor to Ariadne Labs' mission to save lives and reduce suffering.
"We are thrilled to welcome Ambassador Macaya to the Advisory Board. He brings a wealth of experience as a scientist, businessman, diplomat, advocate, and public servant, including administering effective health care and social services for the people of Costa Rica. He will offer critical insight to our work to deliver safer, more integrated, and more equitable care for every patient, everywhere," said Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Ariadne Labs.
Ambassador Macaya is a Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Until May 2022 he served as the Executive President and Chairman of the Board of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, Costa Rica's Social Security system. In that role, he was responsible for the provision of all public health care and the management of the largest pension system in Costa Rica. He was additionally responsible for the health care response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica.
As Costa Rica's Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Macaya worked to promote science diplomacy and educational ties between both nations, strengthening cooperation in security, and supporting the attraction of foreign direct investment.
He has additionally led R&D teams in biomedical research and has held leadership roles in the fields of clinical research, private equity, health care consulting, and agribusiness. He holds an MBA in Health Care Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a PhD in Biochemistry from UCLA, and a BA in Chemistry from Middlebury College.
Ambassador Macaya joins the following current members of Ariadne Labs' Advisory Board:
Robert S. D. Higgins (co-chair)
Michelle Williams (co-chair)
Paul J. Anderson
Don Berwick
Kate Calvin
Elliot Cohen
Andrew Dreyfus
Peter Hecht
Karin S. Leschly
John Maraganore
Jason Yeung
Gwill York
Ariadne Labs is a joint center for health systems innovation at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. With a mission to save lives and reduce suffering, our vision is that health systems equitably deliver the best possible care for every patient, everywhere, every time. We use human centered design, health systems implementation science, public health expertise, and frontline clinical care experience to design, test, and spread scalable systems-level solutions to some of health care's biggest problems. From developing checklists and conversation guides to fostering international collaborations and establishing global standards of measurement, our work has been accessed in more than 165 countries, touching hundreds of millions of lives.
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NEW YORK (AP) — “Gaslighting” — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year.
Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn’t a single event that drove significant spikes in the curiosity, as it usually goes with the chosen word of the year.
The gaslighting was pervasive.
“It’s a word that has risen so quickly in the English language, and especially in the last four years, that it actually came as a surprise to me and to many of us,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s unveiling.
“It was a word looked up frequently every single day of the year.” he said.
There were deepfakes and the dark web. There were deep states and fake news. And there was a whole lot of trolling.
Merriam-Webster’s top definition for gaslighting is the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time, that “causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one’s emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator.”
Gaslighting is a heinous tool frequently used by abusers in relationships — and by politicians and other newsmakers. It can happen between romantic partners, within a broader family unit and among friends. It can be a corporate tactic, or a way to mislead the public. There’s also “medical gaslighting,” when a health care professional dismisses a patient’s symptoms or illness as “all in your head.”
Despite its relatively recent prominence — including “Gaslighter,” The Chicks’ 2020 album featuring the rousingly angry titular single — the word was brought to life more than 80 years ago with “Gas Light,” a 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton.
It birthed two film adaptations in the 1940s. One, George Cukor’s “Gaslight” in 1944, starred Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist and Charles Boyer as Gregory Anton. The two marry after a whirlwind romance and Gregory turns out to be a champion gaslighter. Among other instances, he insists her complains over the constant dimming of their London townhouse’s gaslights is a figment of her troubled mind. It wasn’t.
The death of Angela Lansbury in October drove some interest in lookups of the word, Sokolowski said. She played Nancy Oliver, a young maid hired by Gregory and told not to bother his “high-strung” wife.
The term gaslighting was later used by mental health practitioners to clinically describe a form of prolonged coercive control in abusive relationships.
“There is this implication of an intentional deception,” Sokolowski said. “And once one is aware of that deception, it’s not just a straightforward lie, as in, you know, I didn’t eat the cookies in the cookie jar. It’s something that has a little bit more devious quality to it. It has possibly an idea of strategy or a long-term plan.”
Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, chooses its word of the year based solely on data. Sokolowski and his team weed out evergreen words most commonly looked up to gauge which word received a significant bump over the year before.
They don’t slice and dice why people look up words, which can be anything from quick spelling and definition checks to some sort of attempt at inspiration or motivation. Some of the droves who looked up “gaslighting” this year might have wanted to know, simply, if it’s one or two words, or whether it’s hyphenated.
“Gaslighting,” Sokolowski said, spent all of 2022 in the top 50 words looked up on merriam-webster.com to earn top dog word of the year status. Last year’s pick was “vaccine.” Rounding out this year’s Top 10 are:
— “Oligarch,” driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
— “Omicron,” the persistent COVID-19 variant and the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet.
— “Codify,” as in turning abortion rights into federal law.
— “Queen consort,” what King Charles’ wife, Camilla is newly known as.
— “Raid,” as in the search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
— “Sentient,” with lookups brought on by Google canning the engineer who claimed an unreleased AI system had become sentient.
— “Cancel culture,” enough said.
— “LGBTQIA,” for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and asexual, aromantic or agender.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Democrat Wes Moore was elected Maryland’s first Black governor Tuesday, defeating Republican Dan Cox in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1.
Moore’s victory flips a governor’s office from Republican to Democratic. Of the 36 governor’s races this year, Maryland and Massachusetts represented the best chances for Democrats to regain a governor’s office at a time when the GOP holds a 28-22 edge in governor’s seats. Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is term limited.
Only two other Black politicians have ever been elected governor in the United States — Virginia’s Douglas Wilder in 1989, and Deval Patrick of Massachusetts in 2006. Democrat Stacey Abrams would become the nation’s first Black female governor if she wins her Georgia rematch against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
With the slogan “leave no one behind,” the combat veteran and former CEO of one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty organizations campaigned on creating equal opportunity for Maryland residents.
“When I was an Army captain and led soldiers into combat in Afghanistan, we lived by a simple principle: Leave no one behind … Real patriotism means bringing people together,” Moore told a crowd gathered in downtown Baltimore during his victory speech. “It means lifting each other up and improving each other’s lives.”
Moore’s running mate, Aruna Miller, also made Maryland history by becoming the first immigrant to win the lieutenant governor’s office. Miller, who immigrated from India, also is the first Asian-American elected statewide.
Moore, 44, defeated a first-term state legislator who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, who only received 32% of the vote in Maryland in the 2020 presidential election.
During their only debate, Moore criticized Cox for attending the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021, before Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Moore described Cox as “an extremist election-denier whose rhetoric and his policies are not only dangerous and divisive, but will take our state backwards.”
Kevin Holmboe, who voted for Moore in Annapolis, Maryland, cited the candidate’s resume as a former combat veteran who served in Afghanistan as well as a Rhodes scholar with a business background as qualifications that jumped out at him.
“He just had all the right things to lead me in that direction,” Holmboe, 60, said after voting for Moore.
The race was marked by Hogan’s refusal to support Cox, whom he has described as “a QAnon whack job” unfit for office.
Republican voters who supported Cox said Trump’s endorsement of the candidate was significant to them.
“Quite frankly, he’s a MAGA Republican,” said John Jacobs, 57, who voted for Cox in Annapolis, in a reference to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.
While explaining his vote for Cox, Jacobs quickly pivoted to criticizing Hogan, who is weighing a presidential bid — potentially against Trump. “And Larry Hogan, who if my life depended on it I probably wouldn’t vote for him, and I’m a Republican, for president.”
Cox organized bus trips for protesters to Washington for the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Cox has also said Biden’s victory should not have been certified and tweeted that former Vice President Mike Pence was a “traitor.” Cox later deleted the tweet and apologized.
Other candidates who ran for governor included David Lashar, of the Libertarian Party; Nancy Wallace, of the Green Party; and David Harding, of the Working Class Party.
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown also made history in Maryland by becoming the state’s first Black attorney general. Brown defeated Republican Michael Peroutka, a former Anne Arundel County Council member.
In another open statewide race, Democrat Brooke Lierman is running against Republican Barry Glassman for comptroller, which is the state’s tax collector. The comptroller holds one of three positions on the state’s powerful Board of Public Works, along with the governor and state treasurer.
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Dell Technologies Moves from 2nd to Top This Year's List of 100 Companies Recognized for Employee Motivation and Satisfaction, SAP America, Marriott, ZipRecruiter and Hilton Among Top 10
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newsweek today announced the 2022 Most Loved Workplaces®, ranking the top 100 companies as part of a collaboration with the Best Practice Institute (BPI), a leadership development and benchmark research company. The results were determined after surveying more than 1.4 million employees from businesses with workforces varying in size from 50 to more than 10,000. The list recognizes companies that put respect, caring and appreciation for their employees at the center of their business model and, in doing so, have earned the loyalty and respect of the people who work for them.
The top 10 companies on the list of Most Loved Workplaces are:
- Dell Technologies
- SAP America
- Avanade
- Marriott Vacations Worldwide
- Hilton Grand Vacations
- Ally
- ZipRecruiter
- ChenMed
- Zapier
- Gympass
The feature also includes breakout lists, focused on company size, as well as industry sectors such as Food and Beverage, Retail and Manufacturing, among others:
Consumer Products
- BARK
- TaylorMade Golf Company
- Madison Reed
- e.l.f. Cosmetics
- Modere
How positive workers feel about their future at the company, career achievement, how much employer values align with employee values, respect at all levels, and the level of collaboration at the firm were the five critical areas measured to gauge employee sentiment. In addition, areas such as inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging, and company response and adaptability to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as return-to-office rules, were identified and analyzed in relation to the five critical areas measured.
"As a result of 'The Great Resignation,' more companies recognize the importance of focusing on employee satisfaction to not only attract but retain top talent," said Nancy Cooper, Global Editor in Chief, Newsweek. "The businesses on this year's list clearly demonstrated that commitment."
Dell Technologies moved from second place last year to top this year's ranking. The company has been recognized for their workplace culture which prioritizes listening to team member feedback. Also contributing to Dell's top spot is their long-standing flexible work environment which is focused on outcomes – enabling team members to thrive both personally and professionally. The company also provides skills training and development opportunities for team members, giving them the tools to be their best and do their best work.
"We're focused on building a workplace where team members can thrive both personally and professionally so they can be their best and do their best work," said Jenn Saavedra, Chief Human Resources Officer at Dell Technologies. "To us, that means ensuring team members feel included and celebrated for who they are while helping them find balance, connection, and achievement. We love seeing team members grow their careers here at Dell – learn new skills, build relationships, and above all, follow their passions. It's this type of support that fosters our innovation at Dell as we work together toward a common purpose to build technologies that drive human progress."
"The companies on this list represent the best at placing love at the center of their employee's experience," said Louis Carter, CEO, Best Practice Institute. "The number of applications this year and analysis of survey data reinforces our original findings that love is the strongest predictor of the strength of a company's culture, employee engagement, and satisfaction."
For the full Newsweek list of 2022's Most Loved Workplaces, please visit https://www.newsweek.com/mlw-2022.
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A small town in central Massachusetts is blocking a drag show from taking place as part of an LGBTQ Pride celebration in June after initially approving it. Now, the chair of that Select Board is doubling down on the decision, citing the town's prohibition on “adult entertainment,” despite civil rights violation concerns from the ACLU of Massachusetts.
The North Brookfield Select Board had initially voted to grant permits for the drag show to take place on the Town Common in a March 28 meeting, but then rescinded the permits for the “Small Town Pride” event at its April 11 meeting. The three-member board then voted, in a 2-1 vote, to allow the Pride events again but with the exclusion of the drag show.
Board chair Jason Petraitis and vice chair John Tripp voted in favor, while member Elizabeth Brooke Canada dissented.
“The majority of these shows do include sexual innuendo and behavior that exaggerates all aspects of the individual’s sexuality. To wit, drag shows should be deemed adult entertainment,” Petraitis claimed. He said the town has a prohibition on “adult entertainment” in the downtown district except by special permit.
“It’s still kind of a shock and it's still kind of confusing as to understanding their reasoning behind it, but we're just hoping that they will change their mind,” said Tashena Marie, a board member for host organization Rural Justice Network. She said the organization has held many family-friendly drag performances.
Asked if Rural Justice Network would apply for the so-called special permit, Marie said drag is not adult entertainment. “I don’t see the need to even think about it or worry about applying for that [permit].”
The ACLU of Massachusetts and Rural Justice Network contended in an April 18 letter to the board that the decision is a violation of free speech law in the U.S. and Massachusetts Constitutions, and the equal protection guarantees in those documents. In the letter, attorney Ruth Bourquin said that cutting out the drag show is a “plainly unconstitutional content-based and indeed viewpoint-based restriction on free expression,” and discrimination based on sex.
“There is no compelling government interest in preventing people dressed in clothes typically associated with a gender other than the one assigned to them at birth from appearing in a traditional public forum, including a public forum where children will be,” she wrote.
The ACLU of Massachusetts said it is urging the board to restore the prior permit approval on or before April 26 in order to “avoid potential litigation over this issue.”
The board confirmed it has received the letter. In an interview with GBH News, Petraitis said he “doesn’t necessarily agree” with the concerns about constitutionality of the town's decision.
Asked if the town plans to rescind its rescission, Petraitis said “not at this time.” He said he’s waiting to hear back from the town’s counsel.
Asked to describe what about drag shows makes it adult entertainment Petraitis said, “Well, it’s the dress and the dancing in that setting, and it’s flamboyant and exaggerates and flaunts the human sexuality, and it doesn’t belong in the public sphere where people that don’t want to see it or children should have access to.”
He said drag shows can still occur under special permit in an “industrial zoning in a business” and contended that the drag show was the “only part” of the Pride events to not get a permit.
Tripp and Brooke Canada couldn’t be reached for comment.
Tripp had said in March that he’d never been to a drag show, and then at the April 11 meeting said that he couldn’t understand how it could be family-friendly.
“If you want to see me in a Speedo go down to the playground, that’s adult entertainment. I’m not gonna do it, I’m just saying,” he said.
Canada replied that Tripp's comments were an opinion, and that none of the drag shows she has attended included someone wearing a Speedo. She also questioned what types of activities fall under the town's definition of "adult entertainment."
“I don’t think it’s adult entertainment; it’s freedom of expression,” Canada said. “I’ve been to these events. I’ve never seen anything that’s been unsavory to anybody, and I trust that our police force would enforce anything that’s unlawful or adult in nature."
“I'm not understanding why they think this particular event is bad or negative, except for the gender nonconforming part of it, which doesn't make it adult entertainment,” Marie said in an interview.
Petraitis said he had reversed his decision because “after extensive research” he got information that would “prohibit the drag portion of the show.” That was watching videos from a community drag show in West Brookfield that took place in 2021, also held by Rural Justice Network. The group had shared the video information with the board in March and said they’d be happy to “work with” the council on the event.
“While they were fully clothed, the gestures and some of the comments and things were not something that should be out on the common where kids are gonna be playing. I feel that it’s not appropriate,” said Petraitis.
The board’s denial comes at a time when drag performances are being restricted nationwide.
In March, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law that restricts drag shows in public spaces. In Florida this week, legislators sent a bill to the governor's desk that would penalize local governments or businesses for hosting drag performances where children could be present. And in Texas, politicians are pushing multiple bills that would limit drag performance.
Multiple drag events at libraries in Massachusetts have been disrupted by protesters, including some affiliated with neo-Nazi groups like NSC-131.
A library event next month showcasing drag makeup for teens in Danvers will feature Miz. Diamond Wigfall, a queen who performs often in Salem. The Facebook post has hundreds of comments debating whether the event should happen, with some supporting it, and others decrying it. Some comments are homophobic slurs or push the narrative that LGBTQ people are "grooming" children.
“They just wanted to incorporate that for some youth programing because like, people love makeup,” said Diamond Wigfall. She said this is the third time she has an event planned and people have spoken against it.
“I’m not doing anything. I’m just teaching them to blend eyeshadow,” she said. Diamond Wigfall said that she worries about their own safety with the comments floating around out there, saying it “does get scarier by the day,” and said it’s just important for kids to be exposed to different kinds of people.
“People don't even really just like understand what drag is, because there's just this narrative that queer people and drag is grooming children and crazy things like that. ... Drag is about love, and drag is about accepting yourself,” she said.
The deadline the ACLU of Massachusetts highlighted for action by the North Brookfield board is next week.
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‘The Office’ gets an Australian reboot with a female boss
By Chris Lau, CNN
(CNN) — More than 20 years after British comedian Ricky Gervais gave insufferable middle-manager David Brent global fame, an Australian version of the hit show “The Office” is being made, this time with a female lead.
Australian comedian Felicity Ward will play Hannah Howard, the managing director of packaging company Flinley Craddick, the Aussie version of Brent, known as Michael Scott in the hit US series, according to British broadcaster the BBC.
Since its debut in 2001, “The Office” has won multiple awards and inspired local versions in countries including Chile, Israel, India, and Poland. The Australian series is the 13th adaption and the first to cast a woman in the lead role.
According to a press release, the eight-part series follows Ward’s character as she goes into “survival mode” when the company’s head office shuts down her branch, forcing everyone to work from home.
Ward is best known for her appearances on Australian comedy programs and game shows, as well as TV mini series “Wakefield” and the film “The Inbetweeners 2.”
She has also performed at comedy festivals and tweeted Thursday that she’d been keeping her new role secret for four months.
The Australian edition is co-produced by BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand, Bunya Entertainment, and Amazon Studios.
Production begins in Sydney in June and filming is expected to take eight weeks.
In a statement, Gervais, who co-created “The Office” with Stephen Merchant said he was excited about the Australian version.
“Office politics have changed a bit in 20 years, so can’t wait to see how they navigate a modern-day David Brent,” he said.
After so many adaptations of the hit show worldwide, BBC Studios ANZ general manager and creative production director Kylie Washington said it’s now “Australia’s turn.”
“We figured the world is ready for a lovable, flawed, lady boss, ruling over her packaging empire in The Office Australia,” she said.
The new series is set to air in 240 countries from 2024.
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GOMA, Congo (AP) — It took years for Marie Louise Wambale to re-establish her life after fighting between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army forced her to flee with almost nothing more than a decade ago.
Like most Catholics in eastern Congo, she hoped that Pope Francis could bring a message of hope at a time when the M23 rebels are posing their greatest threat here since 2012.
“Many people were disappointed because they wanted to welcome him to our home, for him to come here and live our suffering, to feel it with his own eyes,” she said. “We wanted him to live it because there are many people who have fled the war. There are pregnant mothers who gave birth in the camps in very bad conditions — many women and children are suffering.”
Now Wambale has been tasked with taking this message to Kinshasa, where she will be among the Congolese faithful chosen to personally meet Francis.
His long-awaited visit to Congo and South Sudan this week comes after he postponed an earlier trip late last year that originally had included a stop in the volatile east. But insecurity has soared in the months since, so the pope is limiting his visit to Congo’s capital, Kinshasa.
“It is clear to anybody that there is a danger. But the danger, I would say, even more than for the Pope is for the people,” the Vatican’s ambassador to Congo, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero told the Associated Press.
The security requirements to protect people for a papal Mass would be hard under ordinary circumstances, but even more delicate in an already dangerous area like the east, he said.
An estimated 2 million Congolese are expected at the Mass at Kinshasa airport on February 1, which he said would make it the largest crowd event in Congo’s recent history.
Fighting in eastern Congo, which has more than 120 armed groups, has simmered for years but spiked in late 2021 with the resurgence of the M23 group, which had been largely dormant for nearly a decade. The rebels have captured swaths of land and are accused by the United Nations and rights groups of committing atrocities against civilians.
Eastern Congo is also increasingly grappling with violence linked to Islamic militants. Earlier this month, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens with a bomb that exploded inside a church while people were praying.
In South Sudan, where Francis will travel after Congo, civil war has prevented a papal visit since 2017. Despite a fragile peace agreement signed more than four years ago to end half a decade of fighting that killed nearly 400,000 people, the security situation is deteriorating.
While large scale clashes have subsided, in recent months nearly 40,000 people have been displaced by violence between politically-backed youth militias in Upper Nile and Jonglei states.
Much of the peace agreement hasn’t been implemented and there is infighting among a splintered opposition. Elections are now slated for 2024 after a two-year delay, but preparations have been extremely slow.
Locals say they’re hoping the Pope’s visit will push the government to focus on peace.
“Let the political leadership of South Sudan take the visit of Pope Francis and the other faith-based leaders as an opportunity to change political attitudes towards making peace and stability prevail,” said Edmund Yakani, executive director of the nonprofit Community Empowerment for Progress Organization.
“It will be a shame after the Pope Francis visit for the deadly and inhuman violence to continue,” he added.
Throughout decades of war, the church has played a pivotal role in mitigating conflict in both countries.
In South Sudan, the church was key in brokering a peace deal to end the first civil war in 1972. It also created the people-to-people peace process in the 1990s, which reconciled warring southern communities and leaders during the second civil war, said John Ashworth, a retired missionary who has worked with the church in Sudan and South Sudan for 40 years.
The church also helped push the 2011 referendum, which led to the country’s independence from the north. And when civil war erupted in 2013, church leaders risked their lives protecting people, he said.
In Congo, the Catholic church mediated rising tensions in 2016 after the government postponed elections, creating an agreement which led to the 2018 vote, said Katharina R. Vogeli, founder of CapImpact, a peace-building organization working in the Great Lakes region.
Religious advisers say people in countries with enormously entrenched problems need to be lifted out of a generational sense of dread and anxiety.
“It’s the message of eternal hope that transcends, which is what people need,” said Ferdinand von Habsburg-Lothringen, a peace-building expert and former adviser to the South Sudan Council of Churches.
“The church has enormous power,” he said. “Though they may not necessarily have political power, they have moral authority.”
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BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 30 and 31, Camel Group Co., Ltd. ( "Camel Group" or "the Company") was audited by an international expert team ("Expert Team")entrusted by a third party, consisting of environmental safety experts from Washington, D.C. and sociologists from Thailand. The purpose of the audit was to examine Camel Group's environmental, social and governance issues with respect to its operations in China.The comprehensive and robust investigation into Camel's ESG practices includes interviews with employees at the facilities, which were selected by the auditors.
As a result of its audit,The Expert Team recognized the Camel Group's performance in environmental protection and corporate social responsibility. The Company was praised by its employees, customers, the community, suppliers, investors, and others for its ESG practices, including implementing the national "Double Carbon" strategy, adopting and executing an effective ESG compliance system, improving corporate governance, advocating green and low-carbon practices, facilitating energy savings and emission reduction. Also noted in expert team's findings was that Camel Group implemented employee-friendly policies and took an active part in social and charitable undertakings, and deeply participated in community construction initiatives. Camel Group is committed to continuing its efforts to execute meaningful standards, and actively fulfill its security, environmental protection, and social responsibilities.
A Guardian of Safe and Green Production
Safe and green production is the cornerstone of corporate development. Camel Group highly values the management of production safety and environmental protection, and has established a safety, environmental, and occupational health management system. Every year, the factories of the Company receive internal audits for EHS certification and external audits for CQC certification. Continuous audits and improvements ensure the sound operation of the systems.
In terms of environmental monitoring, online monitoring systems have been installed for the sewage discharge of the battery factory and for the exhaust gas emission of the reclaimed lead factory, and the data is directly uploaded to the national monitoring platform. Every factory receives third-party inspections for pollution discharge and environmental quality every quarter (some indicators are monthly). Weekly self-inspections are organized in terms of safety, environmental protection, fire protection, and occupational health. Inspection results are regularly announced on the official website of the Company and the national pollutant discharge permit information platform.
The company also focuses on the information-based practices of safety and environmental protection. The "Micro-safety Platform" effectively classifies and controls sources of danger, identifies hidden danger, tracks the corrections, and sends relevant environment protection data through Camel Group's safety and environmental protection data platform.
Camel Group has always been an advocate and practitioner of green and low-carbon actions. In 2021, the Company invested RMB 90 million in safety, environmental protection, and energy saving projects. Camel Group's factories regularly promoted multiple energy-savings, water-savings and waste reduction projects, with 9 million kWh of electricity, 23000 m3 of water, and 110 tons of solid waste saved. As the Company's energy-saving and efficiency promotion efforts produce more positive outcomes, Camel Group has intensified its confidence and determination in green and sustainable development, and requires every employee to participate in the Company's philosophy of green production and green living. Together we will build a more eco-friendly and sustainable battery manufacturing and recycling industry.
A Bearer of Corporate Social Responsibilities
Performing social responsibilities is the soul of development for Camel Group. The Company actively performs its social responsibility to empower the sustainability construction of a great community. In the past two years, the Company has donated more than RMB 10 million to charitable and poverty-stricken destinations. The Company focuses on repaying the society, actively boosts rural revitalization, participates in voluntary activities, carries out emergency rescues, and contributes to a healthier and happier life for the communities in which it does business.
While performing its social responsibilities, Camel Group cares about employees and fully protects their legitimate rights and interests. Camel Group cherishes the safety and health of every employee, and has been committed to creating a sound working and living environment for them and improving their experiences in terms of working environments, health and safety, meals and living accommodations provided by the Company. In recent years, the Company has invested nearly ten million in anti-epidemic efforts. It has established and implemented anti-epidemic measures in its factories and living areas, vaccinates employees, facilitates nucleic acid testing to the maximum extent, delivers free masks, medical supplies, and other anti-epidemic supplies, thereby effectively containing the spread of the virus.
In terms of employment, Camel Group applies a consistent recruitment procedure that is impartial, voluntary, and based on the same remuneration system as other employers. The Company has erected a smooth development platform and promotion channel to help employees grow with the Company and further enhance their cohesion, solidarity, and happiness.
It is the right moment for Camel Group to continue its growth. The Company receives RBA audits by OEMs and third-party agencies at home and abroad every year, and always insists on the concept of sustainable development. In the past ten years, Camel Group has upheld its mission, provided green power, and developed the circular economy to make unremitting contributions to creating beautiful lives for all of humankind.
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Fireworks light up the Inner Harbor as Baltimore rings in 2023 on New Years Eve. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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Fireworks light up the Inner Harbor as Baltimore rings in 2023 on New Years Eve. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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Fireworks light up the Inner Harbor as Baltimore rings in 2023 on New Years Eve. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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(KTLA) – While many people enjoy living in California and can’t imagine calling anywhere else home, others are packing their bags and leaving it behind – including some of Hollywood’s hottest celebrities.
Most recently, Mark Wahlberg announced that his family recently moved from California to Nevada. The actor and businessman said that his decision stems from wanting to provide “a better life” for his children.
Wahlberg is married to model Rhea Durham and they have four children.
Joe Rogan
In 2020, TV show host and podcaster Joe Rogan announced his desire to leave California on his Spotify podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Rogan said he left Los Angeles mainly because it was “overcrowded.”
“I want to go somewhere in the center of the country… somewhere you have a little more freedom. I think where we live right here in Los Angeles is a little overcrowded… I think it’s exposing the fact that it’s a real issue when you look at the number of people that are catching COVID because of the overpopulation issue,” Rogan said on a podcast episode.
“When you look at the traffic, the economic disparity, the homelessness problem… I think there are too many people,” he said.
In a tweet, Texas Gov. Greg Abbot announced that Rogan moved to Texas in 2020 and had visited the Governor’s Mansion.
Rosario Dawson
Actress Rosario Dawson left California and moved in with her then-boyfriend, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, in 2020.
“I’m moving in with my boyfriend because, you know, it’s time. We were thinking about moving in together anyway. Still, especially during all of this, it’s just been really intense,” Dawson told filmmaker Kevin Smith about the move to the Garden State, NJ.com reported.
Dawson and Booker broke up after dating for more than two years.
Busy Phillips
Actress Busy Phillips also decided to leave the Golden State for the Empire State in 2020 with her husband, screenwriter Marc Silverstein and their two children.
In an interview with Shondaland, Phillips said she wanted to move due to health concerns.
“I don’t know one f—ing person in Los Angeles who doesn’t have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. It’s why we all give up gluten and wheat, but maybe it’s the toxicity of the city. I don’t know, just a theory,” Phillips said.
“When the fires started again, I just had this real lightning bolt moment where I turned to Marc and said, ‘We have to leave. We have to go to clean air.’”
Rob Schneider
In a tweet from 2020, SNL alum Rob Schneider announced that although he loves California, it was time for him to leave. He moved to Arizona.
“California, land of my birth and where all my children were born, I’ve spent all of my life in your beauty,” the tweet said. “So it is with much sadness that we have to part. But it is time to leave #CaliforniaYouBrokeMyHeart.”
In October 2022, Schneider explained the move on Fox and Friends.
“I really feel like I don’t want the Democratic Party trying to run my life. And there’s not one aspect of your life that they don’t want to interfere with. I had it with them,” Schneider said. “So I got out of California and moved to the slightly freer state of Arizona.”
Chris Hemsworth
“Thor” actor Chris Hemsworth decided to leave the Golden State with his family in 2015, citing that he didn’t need to be in Hollywood to land movie roles anymore.
The family moved to Hemsworth’s home country, Australia.
“We were in L.A. for six or seven years and then once we got the opportunity not to be there full-time, it was good to get back to Australia,” Hemsworth told the Daily Mail.
Reports state that he bought a $7 million property in Bryon Bay, Australia, to serve as his permanent residence.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
While they may be one of Hollywood’s power couples, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds don’t live there.
After marrying in 2012, the couple moved to Bedford, New York, and haven’t looked back since.
The couple purchased a $5 million property in the area.
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A few years ago, my husband, 5-year-old son, and I traveled down south to visit family. We stayed at a well-known chain hotel that happened to have one large suite on the premises. The room — complete with living space, kitchenette, bedroom, and two full bathrooms — was shockingly inexpensive, particularly given that it was roughly the size of my first apartment.
When we got to our room it was already after dark, so we spent a few minutes unpacking and then headed to bed. I’m pretty sure my last thoughts before I drifted off to sleep that night were, “This place is so nice. I can’t believe how lucky we are to have found it!”
The next thing I remember thinking is, “Why is the room so bright?”
What we hadn’t noticed when we’d checked in was that the bedroom had an enormous skylight. We’d been so preoccupied with the size of the suite that we hadn’t bothered to look up. It was as if someone had carved a gigantic square out of the ceiling and stuck a sheet of glass into it. So, every morning at roughly 5:30 a.m., that bedroom was flooded with an intense light that was impossible to turn it off.
I should pause here to mention that we are not morning people.
I should also remind you that we had a young child — one who was more than willing to sleep until 7:00 a.m. We really didn’t want to give him a reason to get up earlier than that.
After spending a while cursing the hotel and everything it stood for, I tried to figure out a way to get through the remainder of our visit without literally losing sleep. That’s when it hit me: Sleep masks!
I knew finding masks for my husband and myself would be easy, but I wasn’t sure about my son. Would he wear a sleep mask? Would he keep one on all night? Do sleep masks for young kids even exist?
Thankfully, a search on Amazon led me to the NIDO NEST Sleep Mask, which he not only willingly used on our trip but has continued to sleep with nightly for the past four years.
NIDO NEST Sleep Mask Pros
We decided to order the NIDO NEST Sleep Mask over other brands because it came in cute designs we knew my son would love. He didn’t have any problem wearing it. (Most likely because keeping a mask on and sleeping is better than having the sun slap you in the face at 5:30 in the morning).
He found the mask to be very comfortable. It fit his head with no problems. Its elastic band is adjustable, which ensured it would stay on.
The NIDO NEST Sleep Mask comes in three designs:
Each comes in its own mesh travel bag and costs $9.95 per mask. We usually buy two at a time — one for my son to use, and one to have as a backup.
NIDO NEST Sleep Mask Cons
We have the backup mask for a few reasons:
- The straps wear thin after a while. It takes about six months, but eventually, they don’t hold the mask on as well. This is partly due to my son’s inability to remove the mask each morning in a reasonable manner; he tends to rip it off his face as he lunges out of bed. But given that it’s a mask specifically for kids, some rough handling is to be expected, so it’s disappointing that the straps don’t last any longer.
- It gets filthy. I follow the instructions and spot clean it as needed using gentle soap and warm water, but it still gets dirty enough that I feel the need to replace it regularly.
In general, though, the pros of the mask far outweigh the cons. My son has taken to sleeping with the NIDO NEST Sleep Mask every single night. It’s probably the second most important sleep item after his favorite stuffed animal.
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The Columbia Farmers Market announced the return of its Wednesday market, providing an alternative to its usual Saturday market hours.
The Wednesday market gives a venue for close to 30 vendors to sell produce, meat, baked goods and more. The weekly event starts May 24 and will run until Sept. 27.
Instead of the market's usual morning hours, the Wednesday market is open from 3 to 7 p.m. at the MU Health Care Pavilion.
On top of the vendors, the market showcases, attendees can also expect live music and free children's activities. Organizers also announced a Food Truck Roundup to be held alongside the market on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. | https://www.kbia.org/2023-05-22/columbia-farmers-market-brings-back-wednesday-market | 2023-05-22 20:23:34 | 0 | https://www.kbia.org/2023-05-22/columbia-farmers-market-brings-back-wednesday-market |
TOKYO (AP) — The powerful lower house of Japan’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to promote understanding of LGBTQ+ issues amid protests by activists that last-minute revisions by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s conservative party favored opponents of sexual equality instead of guaranteeing equal rights.
The passage followed only a few hours of debate in a lower house committee last Friday, an unusually short period. The bill is expected to be approved quickly by parliament’s upper house, which is also controlled by Kishida’s governing bloc.
Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations which does not have LGTBQ+ legal protections. Support for same-sex marriage and other rights has grown among the Japanese public, but opposition remains strong within the governing Liberal Democratic Party, known for conservative values and a reluctance to promote gender equality and sexual diversity.
LGBTQ+ activists have increased their efforts to achieve an anti-discrimination law since a former Kishida aide said in February that he wouldn’t want to live next to LGBTQ+ people and that citizens would flee Japan if same-sex marriage were allowed.
The final version of the bill passed Tuesday states that “unjust discrimination” is unacceptable but doesn’t clearly ban discrimination, apparently because some governing party lawmakers oppose transgender rights. Some party members said more consensus building is needed before anti-discrimination measures are introduced.
The bill states that the public’s understanding of various sexual orientations and gender identities is “not necessarily sufficient.” It says conditions should be created so that “all citizens can live with peace of mind,” which critics say shows the governing party prioritized the concerns of opponents of equal rights over the rights of sexual minorities.
“We have sought the enactment of an anti-discrimination law,” the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation said in a statement. “This bill does not focus on the people concerned, and instead focuses on the side that has discriminated against us and caused our suffering. It’s the complete opposite of what we need.”
Kanae Doi, Japan director for the New York-based group Human Rights Watch, said the legislation fails to meet the international standard of anti-discrimination, and human rights should never be compromised by consideration for the majority.
Kishida said at a news conference later Tuesday that he hopes further discussion in parliament will promote wider support for the legislation. “The government will continue to listen to the voices of the people and work hard to achieve a society where diversity is respected and where everyone cherishes each other’s human rights and dignity and where they enjoy vibrant life,” he said.
Kishida also said his Cabinet plans to compile an economic package later this year that will double the budget for subsidies for children and married couples to reverse the country’s declining birth rate by the 2030s, a time considered the last chance to turn the downtrend around. Experts say the package doesn’t address the difficulties faced by younger Japanese who are increasingly not marrying or having families, discouraged by bleak job prospects, long working hours and lack of work flexibility.
Recent surveys show a majority of Japanese back legalizing same-sex marriage and other protections. Support among the business community has rapidly increased.
Kishida insisted that public views vary on same-sex marriage, and that it is an issue that would broadly impact people if a legal system is created. “That’s why I say a wide-ranging discussion is necessary and a broad understanding is important,” he said.
A court in Fukuoka in southern Japan ruled last Thursday that the lack of legal protections for LGTBQ+ people appears to be unconstitutional. It was the last of five court cases brought by 14 same-sex couples in 2019 that accused the government of violating their equality. Four of the courts ruled that current government policy is unconstitutional or nearly so, while a fifth said a ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/lower-house-of-japans-parliament-passes-bill-to-promote-lgbtq-awareness-but-not-guarantee-rights/ | 2023-06-13 16:37:25 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/lower-house-of-japans-parliament-passes-bill-to-promote-lgbtq-awareness-but-not-guarantee-rights/ |
LEBANON, Tenn. — It took Martin Truex Jr. only seven words to end the season-long speculation about his future in NASCAR.
"I'm back in the 19 next year," the 1998 Southern Regional High School graduate said at Nashville Superspeedway. A statement from Joe Gibbs Racing was even more brief: "I'm coming back," was Truex's attributed quote.
Nice and succinct for the 2017 NASCAR champion, who has never been verbose but particularly short on details as he pondered his future the last several months. His contract with JGR expires at the end of the year, and the most Truex would reveal was that the organization needed a decision from the driver this summer.
"The competitive side of me said I'm not done and I'm going to keep fighting, so here we are," said Truex, who turns 42 on Wednesday.
Next year will be his 18th season in the Cup Series, and the New Jersey native has 31 career wins and a pair of Xfinity Series titles. He heads into Sunday's race at Nashville winless on the season but ranked sixth in the standings.
Now that Truex is signed, JGR can turn its full attention to two-time champion Kyle Busch. He's also in a contract year but JGR needs a sponsor for the No. 18 because longtime partner Mars, Inc. is leaving NASCAR after this season.
With Truex returning, JGR keeps a perpetual title contender. He advanced to NASCAR's title-deciding championship race in four of the last five seasons, winning his only title in 2017 when he drove for now-defunct Furniture Row Racing. He has finished second in the championship three times since, including last year when he lost to Kyle Larson.
He's a three-time runner-up since moving to Gibbs in 2018, and he's won 16 races since joining the organization.
"We're delighted that our 2017 Cup Champion, partner and friend is back in his Camry TRD for at least another year," said David Wilson, president of Toyota Racing Development.
It was unclear what Truex, who grew up in the Mayetta section of Stafford Township, might decide in part because of his own struggles in the new Next Gen stock car, but also JGR's struggles. The four JGR drivers — Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Truex — have a combined three wins. Bell and Truex have yet to reach victory lane.
"I think as we all continue to learn and grow, the good teams will be the good teams everywhere," Busch said. "But you know, it is kind of patchy, right now with just getting an understanding built around this car."
The struggle in performance had bothered Truex, who only has seven top-10 finishes through 16 races.
"I don't like not running good," Truex said. "I'm here to win. I feel like everybody is working really, really hard right now. It's an up-and-down sport. I've been a lot worse off than this before. We're sitting in a good spot in points ... but I feel like we're getting closer and we'll keep doing all we can."
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(Bloomberg)—Swiss private equity firm Partners Group Holdings AG has agreed to buy personal protective equipment SureWerx from the Riverside Co.
The deal values SureWerx at about $870 million including debt, according to a person who asked not to be identified because the terms were private. Riverside bought the company from Penfund in 2018 for an undisclosed sum and backed management to make acquisitions that have included Oberon Co. and Footwear Specialties International. | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/partners-group-buys-surewerx | 2023-01-04 20:29:05 | 0 | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/partners-group-buys-surewerx |
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure.
More specifically, one of the directives Biden issued allow states that have not outlawed abortion to apply for specific Medicaid waivers that would, in effect, help them treat women who have traveled from out of state.
The order also calls on health care providers to comply with federal nondiscrimination laws and streamline the collection of key data and information on maternal health at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Biden, who continues to isolate in the White House residence after a rebound case of COVID-19, signed the executive order as he helped launch a federal task force on access to reproductive care, led by Vice President Kamala Harris. You can watch the meeting live below.
Biden said on Twitter that the order "will support women traveling for will support women traveling for abortion care, ensure providers comply with the law when women require medical care, and advance maternal health research."
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The new order nonetheless falls short of what many Democratic lawmakers and abortion advocacy groups have demanded of the Biden administration since the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the landmark 1973 ruling Roe vs. Wade. One chief ask has been for Biden to declare a public health emergency on abortion, which White House officials have said would do little to free up federal resources or activate new legal authorities.
Wednesday’s order is the latest in a series of executive actions from the Biden administration since the constitutional right to an abortion was eliminated in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June.
Separately, on Tuesday, the Justice Department sued Idaho over its statute that criminalizes abortions, with Attorney General Merrick Garland arguing that it violates federal law. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-executive-order-travel-for-abortion/507-f8936b15-d209-48ad-868b-0a017fa3a17c | 2022-08-03 18:53:38 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-executive-order-travel-for-abortion/507-f8936b15-d209-48ad-868b-0a017fa3a17c |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)Lined up on the edge on Minnesota’s first pass play, Micah Parsons worked around Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw and pursued quarterback Kirk Cousins from his blind side.
The Dallas Cowboys linebacker swatted the ball away from Cousins for a strip-sack. It was the start of a long day for Cousins and the Vikings’ offense.
Cousins was sacked a career-high seven times for a loss of 49 yards. Minnesota had a season-low 183 total yards, and the Vikings were shocked at home 40-3 on Sunday.
”Kirk tried to battle tonight,” Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell said. ”It was a very tough night to play quarterback out there. We’ve got to do some things to help him any way, shape or form.”
Coming off an emotional, come-from-behind win at Buffalo a week earlier, the Vikings struggled from the outset, particularly against Parsons and the Cowboys’ league-leading pass rush.
Parsons said he saw a difference after his momentum-grabbing play on the first drive of the game.
”The ball was trying to come out quicker,” Parsons said. ”(Cousins) was way more hesitant. Obviously, early pressure creates problems, and I thought we was coming all night. I think we definitely caused a problem in their pass game, especially for where they was trending at.”
Minnesota’s offensive line has been much improved this season, protecting Cousins well during an 8-1 start. Cousins was sacked 20 times in the first nine games, putting the Vikings 10th in the league in sack percentage allowance entering the week.
Darrisaw, who hadn’t given up a sack all season, surrendered two before leaving for the second straight week with a concussion. At one point, Minnesota had backups in at left tackle and left guard.
But Dallas mounted pressure all along the line, often with just four rushers as Cousins and the Vikings were forced to drop back frequently with a big deficit.
”It’s effective when you can rush four,” Cousins said. ”Certainly, we want to be in a place where we’re not having to drop back too much. You certainly need to be in a game where you’re right there and you’re not behind where you have to drop back.”
Dallas has a league-high 42 sacks this season. With two sacks Sunday, Parsons is second in the NFL with 10, three behind New England’s Matt Judon.
Up next for Minnesota is a Thursday night game against Judon and the Patriots.
The Cowboys are on pace for 71 sacks, a total that would be the most since the 1984 Chicago Bears set the record with 72. Dallas’ per-game total of 4.2 is the most since the 1989 Vikings averaged 4.44 per game.
”That’s what they do,” O’Connell said. ”We tried to get the run game going early and then we faced some third downs. Whether they were manageable or not, Kirk was under duress. And then when you lose your left tackle early in the game, sometimes you can try to move that hard down around and they just kept finding ways to affect Kirk.”
O’Connell said the Vikings tried to help protection on the outside, and the Cowboys caused problems on the interior. Sliding protection to help the interior only caused issues outside.
”We kind of took turns up front,” O’Connell said. ”We took turns at different positions on our offense. Skill players included, had just an uncharacteristic performance by our offense.”
Defensive end Dorance Armstrong had two sacks to equal Parsons. Safety Jayron Kearse, end Dante Fowler and end DeMarcus Lawrence added to the sack total.
”They got a good front,” said Blake Brandel, who stepped in for Darrisaw for the second straight week. ”We just didn’t step up to what we needed to do today.”
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New standardized test results released Wednesday show reading levels of Indiana's younger students have improved just slightly but still remain below results from before the pandemic.
Nearly one in five students “have not mastered foundational reading skills by the end of third grade,” according to data from IREAD, an Indiana Department of Education reading assessment given to third graders.
Results from 2021-2022 tests show about an 82% pass rate, with significant disparities among students of color. White students achieved above-average pass rates at about 87%, while around 64% of Black students had proficient reading skills.
This year’s results also remain almost six percentage points under pre-pandemic rates from the 2018-2019 school year, the most recently available data set since the coronavirus pandemic started in 2020.
It's another indication that students in Indiana have not quite cleared the hurdles of pandemic learning losses, as those across all grade levels in the U.S. struggle to succeed after navigating transitions to online learning and adapting to current teacher shortages.
The percentage of Indiana students with adequate reading skills remained largely the same overall compared with last year, though all groups except white students saw minor percentage-point increases in last year's pass rates.
Students in the state displayed small improvements in their English and math proficiency scores in July as well. Those standardized test results for third through eighth grade also indicated a tentative bright spot following pandemic-disrupted learning.
“We know that students first learn to read, and then they read to learn,” Indiana secretary of education Katie Jenner said in a news release. “It’s so important that educators, families and communities continue to come together to lead innovative, intentional efforts to make sure all students are able to read."
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More than 54M expected to travel for Thanksgiving
(CNN) - If you’re traveling this Thanksgiving, brace yourself for crowds.
About 54.6 million people are expected to travel this holiday season, according to AAA.
That’s up slightly from 2021 and nearly as high as pre-pandemic volumes.
Despite inflation and current economic woes, demand for travel doesn’t seem to be waning.
And with COVID travel restrictions now lifted, people are able to gather again.
AAA also pointed out that Americans are more comfortable taking public transportation again including airplanes and trains.
Their advice for those hitting the friendly skies this season is to reserve airport parking ahead of time, build in time for long TSA lines and avoid checking a bag if possible.
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Car enthusiasts come out to vote for their favorites
JACKSON, Tenn. —An annual car show makes a pit stop in the Hub City again this weekend.
The 12th annual Thomas Media Motor Mania Car Show was held today at the Jackson Fairgrounds Park.
The show included the best in custom, classic, hot rods, exotics, imports, motorcycles, and more!
Every ticket was a vote for a favorite car!
Trophy categories include: Top 20 Cars/ Trucks, Top 5 Motorcycles, Most Club Participation, and Under Construction. A Silver cup categories includes: Best of Show Car, Best of Show Truck, Best of Show Motorcycle, and Best Display.
“Right now, I think we have about 100 cars registered, but we usually end up with about 125-150 cars and we usually welcome about 1,200 people through the door,” said Katelyn Doherty, Event coordinator, Thomas Media.
This event was sponsored in part by our media partners at Thomas Media.
The first 300 kids through the gate received a free Hot Wheels collectable.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With Formula’s One popularity and viewership booming in the United States, ESPN and the global motorsports series announced a new broadcast deal Saturday through 2025.
ESPN has broadcast F1 in the U.S. since 2018 and the new deal will keep commercial-free, live telecasts for all races on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC, all owned by the Walt Disney Co. ESPN Deportes will continue as the Spanish-language home of F1 in the U.S.
The deal comes ahead of Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix, which will air on ABC. Financial terms were not disclosed. ESPN did not pay any rights fees in 2018 when NBC Sports Group dropped F1 after five seasons, leaving the series without a U.S. home. ESPN has paid $5 million per year from 2019-22, and the series has only seen growth since then.
“To continue to build and grow and push behind the tremendous momentum that exits with Formula One in the United States for another few seasons is really exciting for us,” ESPN President Burke Magnus said. “We’re not going to let up. We’re just going to continue to push hard because it’s spectacular content and spectacular competition.”
And shortly after the ESPN announcement, the Williams team revealed that reserve driver Logan Sargeant will likely earn a seat in 2023, making him the first American driver in F1 since 2015. American fans and sponsors have aimed for an American driver to push interest even higher.
Under the new deal, at least 16 races will be on ABC or ESPN and all race weekends will include live coverage of practice and qualifying.
Magnus said ESPN has been pleased with its partnership with Sky Sports, which allows ESPN to use the Britain-based broadcaster’s race and practice productions.
“The next step for us is to build around their great production of the races,” Magnus said. “Having a more consistent presence on site, having more highlights on Sports Center, having more editorial coverage.
“The Sky production of the race is world class, I’m not sure we can replicate that ourselves without a lot of time, effort and expense.”
The network said the new deal also expands its direct-to-consumer rights, with details for more content on digital platforms to be announced later.
ESPN has been the U.S. rights holder in a boom time for F1, and the series will expand its calendar to a record 24 races in 2023. That includes three in the U.S. in Austin, Miami and Las Vegas. Only the Texas race was on the calendar when ESPN took over broadcast rights four years ago.
Last season had an average of 949,000 viewers, the network said. That has increased to more than 1.2 million tuning in on average over the first 18 races this season.
“They (ESPN) were really the first to believe on us here in America,” said Stefano Domenicali, president and chief executive officer of F1. “Now it seems easy because we seen the booming of the market. But we will not take it for granted. What ESPN did for the American fans is really special and is a reason why we are renewing this collaboration for the next three years.”
The inaugural Miami Grand Prix on ABC generated an average viewership of 2.6 million, the largest U.S. audience on record for a live F1 race.
Domenicali said the continued growth of the U.S. audience remains critical for F1.
“They (ESPN) know how to connect with the American audience,” Domenicali said. “They know what the American audience wants to hear.”
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- $7.4 Million in Net Sales
- $16.6 Million Total Cash as of September 30, 2022
- 85% Increase in Lab Grown Diamond Sales and 12% Decrease in Moissanite Sales on charlesandcolvard.com Versus the Year Ago Quarter
- Opened First Retail Signature Showroom Location in October
- Launched Lab Grown Diamond Couture and Signature Men's Collections
- Introduced Precious Colored Gemstone and Lab Grown Diamond Collection in October
- Conference Call with Accompanying Slide Presentation Scheduled Today at 4:30 PM ET
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTHR) (the "Company"), a globally recognized fine jewelry company specializing in lab created Made, Not Mined™ gemstones, reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 ("First Quarter Fiscal 2023"), with net sales of $7.4 million and net loss of $0.03 per diluted share.
"While we remained focused on the execution of our key strategic initiatives as our fiscal year began, we faced some softness, we believe due to the current macroeconomic environment, as well as higher shipping costs and unforeseen weather-related supply chain constraints," said Don O'Connell, President and CEO of Charles & Colvard. "Despite these conditions, this quarter we still reported the fourth highest comparable trailing twelve months revenue of over $40 million, all while maintaining $16.6 million in cash and cash equivalents and increased in-stock rates in support of the upcoming holiday season, which has traditionally been our busiest period."
"As we position ourselves to become a leading direct-to-consumer destination for the conscious consumer, we continued to make strategic investments in our systems and infrastructure, as well as our product assortment, with exciting new collections, including Couture, Signature Men's and, in October, our Precious Colored Gemstone and Lab Grown Diamond Collections that we believe will position us to capture a greater share of wallet appealing to a broader audience in the quarters to come," continued O'Connell.
"In addition, we are extremely excited to have opened in October our first retail Signature Showroom location at our Company headquarters in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, for those consumers who want to see our premium product in person. We believe that it remains imperative to stay top-of-mind for consumers who are seeking Made, Not Mined™ fine jewelry with a conscience, providing them with a superlative shopping experience," concluded Mr. O'Connell.
Recent Corporate Highlights
- Announced grand opening of the Company's first retail Signature Showroom location in October;
- Maintained recycled precious metals utilization of 99% for fiscal year 2022;
- Executed a successful Labor Day Sale, Diamond Event and End of Summer Sale;
- Launched new Couture, Signature Collection Men's Bands and, in October, our Created Color Collections in Caydia® lab grown diamond;
- Featured in twenty press publications, including BRIDES, JCK, the Robb Report, Yahoo!, Forbes, and National Jeweler; and
- As of September 30, 2022, 388,403 shares of the Company's common stock had been repurchased that are held in treasury stock for an aggregate purchase price of $489,979 dollars at an average purchase price per share of $1.26.
Financial Summary for First Quarter Fiscal 2023
(Quarter Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2021)
- Net sales of $7.4 million for the quarter, a decrease of 28% from $10.3 million in the year-ago quarter.
- In the Online Channels segment, which consists of e-commerce outlets including charlesandcolvard.com, moissaniteoutlet.com, third-party online marketplaces, drop-ship retail and other pure-play, exclusively e-commerce outlets, net sales of $4.9 million, a decrease of 10% from the year-ago quarter, representing 66% of total net sales for the quarter, compared to $5.4 million, or 52% of total net sales in the year-ago quarter.
- In the Traditional segment, which consists of wholesale and retail customers, net sales of $2.5 million, a decrease of 49% from the year-ago quarter, representing 34% of total net sales for the quarter, compared to $4.9 million, or 48% of total net sales, in the year-ago quarter.
- Finished jewelry net sales of $5.5 million, a decrease of 3% for the quarter, compared to $5.7 million in the year-ago quarter.
- Loose jewel net sales decreased 60% to $1.8 million for the quarter, compared to $4.6 million in the year-ago quarter.
- Operating expenses increased 5% to $4.5 million for the quarter, compared to $4.3 million in the year-ago quarter, primarily due to increased investment in marketing strategies in preparation for the upcoming holiday season.
- Income tax benefit of $303,000 for the quarter, compared to an income tax expense of $123,000 in the year-ago quarter.
- Net loss was $890,000, or $0.03 loss per diluted share for the quarter, compared to net income of $827,000, or $0.03 earnings per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.
- Weighted average diluted shares outstanding were 30.4 million for the quarter, compared to 31.1 million in the year-ago quarter, partially driven by the impact of the effect of the Company's share repurchase program.
Financial Position
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $16.6 million as of September 30, 2022, representing a decrease of $4.6 million from $21.2 million as of June 30, 2022 and a $2.5 million decrease from the year ago quarter. Total inventory increased to $36.6 million as of September 30, 2022, compared to $33.5 million as of June 30, 2022. The Company had no debt outstanding as of September 30, 2022.
Investor Conference Call
Charles & Colvard will host an investor conference call and webcast presentation to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 3, 2022. The investor conference call and accompanying presentation slides will be webcast live and can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.charlesandcolvard.com/events.
To participate via telephone, callers should dial 877-879-1183 (U.S. toll-free) or 412-902-6703 (international) and enter participant access code 5026333 a few minutes before 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 3, 2022.
A replay of this conference call will be available until November 10, 2022 at 877-344-7529 (U.S. toll-free) or 412-317-0088 (international). The replay conference ID is 5444392. The call will also be available for replay in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.charlesandcolvard.com/events.
About Charles & Colvard, Ltd.
Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTHR) believes fine jewelry can be accessible, beautiful and conscientious. Charles & Colvard is the original creator of lab grown moissanite, a rare gemstone formed from silicon carbide. The Company brings revolutionary gemstones and jewelry to market through its pinnacle Forever One™ moissanite brand and its premium Caydia® lab grown diamond brand. Consumers seek Charles & Colvard fashion, bridal and fine jewelry because of its exceptional quality, incredible value and shared beliefs in environmental and social responsibility. Charles & Colvard was founded in 1995 and is based in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park region. For more information, please visit www.charlesandcolvard.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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How to Watch the Arizona State vs. Stanford Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for February 12
Published: Feb. 11, 2023 at 8:27 AM MST|Updated: 35 minutes ago
The Arizona State Sun Devils (7-15) will attempt to break a six-game home losing streak when squaring off versus the Stanford Cardinal (23-3) on Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Desert Financial Arena, airing at 2:00 PM ET on Pac-12 Network.
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Arizona State vs. Stanford Scoring Comparison
- The Cardinal score an average of 77.5 points per game, only 4.7 more points than the 72.8 the Sun Devils give up to opponents.
- Stanford has an 18-1 record when giving up fewer than 65.5 points.
- Stanford has put together a 15-0 record in games it scores more than 72.8 points.
- The Sun Devils average 65.5 points per game, 8.7 more points than the 56.8 the Cardinal allow.
- When Arizona State scores more than 56.8 points, it is 7-13.
- Arizona State has a 7-8 record when its opponents score fewer than 77.5 points.
- The Sun Devils are making 37.1% of their shots from the field, 3.9% higher than the Cardinal allow to opponents (33.2%).
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BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of divers and snorkelers listened to an underwater concert that advocated coral reef protection Saturday in the Florida Keys.
The Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival, which also spotlighted eco-conscious diving, took place at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary located about 6 miles (10 kilometers) south of Big Pine Key.
Established in 1990, the sanctuary protects 3,800 square miles (9,800 square kilometers) of waters including the barrier reef that parallels the 125-mile-long (201-kilometer-long) island chain.
Participants swam among Looe Key’s colorful marine life and coral formations while listening to water-themed music broadcast by a local radio station. The music was piped undersea through waterproof speakers suspended beneath boats above the reef.
The oceanic playlist included the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine,” Jimmy Buffett’s “Fins” and the theme from “The Little Mermaid.”
Tunes were interspersed with diver awareness messages about ways to minimize environmental impacts on the world’s coral reefs, whose rich biodiversity has led them to be called the rainforests of the sea.
While the festival’s primary purpose was to encourage reef preservation, it also afforded a singular underwater experience. “Mermaids” and other costumed characters added unique visual elements to the auditory offering on part of the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef.
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NEW DELHI — An independent think tank. A law firm. An environmental group.
And each was seen to be standing in the way of a particularly contentious project: an Adani-operated coal mine in a lush forest in central India called Hasdeo Arand.
The story of the Hasdeo mine and the crackdown on its critics, which was pieced together by The Washington Post through interviews and public and confidential government documents, is a case study in how the Modi government uses state power to push through its economic policies and to aid Adani, a major operator of coal power plants and mines.
At a time when the Biden administration embraces Modi as a key partner in its geopolitical struggle against China, the saga also offers a glimpse into the Modi government’s distrust of Western nongovernmental organizations and governments.
Indian officials have never publicly commented on the September tax raids. But a Post review of six documents — including confidential follow-up notices sent by tax investigators to each nonprofit and detailed reports of their findings forwarded to the Central Bureau of Investigation — reveals the government’s anger that the nonprofits had opposed the Hasdeo coal mine by allegedly mobilizing protesters, filing lawsuits and voicing public criticism.
Officials were particularly incensed by ties between Indian activists and the West, the documents showed. In one inquiry sent to an Indian environmentalist, investigators cited emails he had sent to British and Australian researchers about Adani’s coal mining and coal power projects, and accused him of divulging “internal information of India” and “conspiring” against Adani. Investigators had obtained the emails when they seized computers during the raids. In a report on their findings, officials listed an Indian lawyer’s criticism in the press of the Modi government policies and his contacts with U.S. environmental lawyers among the reasons his license to receive foreign funding should be revoked.
Oxfam India, a humanitarian group that had funded Indian anti-coal activists, was accused of serving as “a probable instrument of foreign policy” that sought backing from the Irish government and the European Union, according to a government filing. Oxfam said it “has always been compliant with Indian laws” and cooperates with Indian authorities.
Government hostility has cast a chill over India’s climate campaigners, who fear that criticism of continued coal reliance — the country is the world’s second-largest consumer of the fossil fuel and third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases — has become too politically sensitive to voice and may even invite official reprisal.
“Everything is being lumped as an ‘anti-India’ campaign whenever it is a discussion about energy,” said the head of one Delhi-based climate advocacy organization, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of government retaliation. “The government has a general fear that anything which comes with the tag ‘climate’ is very ‘Western-pushed.’”
Last year, a Post investigation found that the Modi government has for years granted tax breaks and preferential treatment to Adani’s coal business, raising questions about India’s commitment to transitioning away from the fossil fuel. At the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021, Indian officials, along with their Chinese counterparts, frustrated Western leaders by blocking a joint statement calling for a “phase-out” of coal, arguing that it would unfairly burden poorer nations.
Indian officials maintain that coal is crucial for a fast-growing country with the world’s third-largest coal reserves but little oil, and some of them paint anti-coal activists as foreign-supported troublemakers.
“Foreign influence on energy security we will not accept. We want Hasdeo to be operational as quickly as possible,” M. Nagaraju, a senior Coal Ministry official, said in an interview. “We are very clear that all these projects are important for our energy security. … If somebody is trying to derail this process, that is unacceptable.”
For decades, Indian governments, including those led by other political parties, have viewed environmental campaigners as impediments to economic growth. But today’s administration under Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is stifling dissent in a way that has alarmed even those who generally agree with its coal-friendly policies.
A.N. Sahay, a former senior official at Coal India, the state mining giant, rebuked anti-coal activists for believing that India could realistically abandon coal power in the next 30 years.
“But if someone is doing anti-coal campaigns and [the government] is using the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation against the outfits — that should not be done,” he said, referring to India’s powerful law enforcement agencies. “People have to have their own views.”
Raj Kumar, a spokesman for India’s Home Ministry, which oversees internal security, did not respond to detailed questions seeking comment, nor did the country’s income tax department. In response to questions about the government’s actions in recent months, an Adani spokesperson declined to comment.
Asking questions
In 2007, a joint venture led by Adani received the rights to operate a coal mine in the Hasdeo Arand forest of Chhattisgarh state. Several government committees declared the forest, which held more than 5 billion tons of estimated coal reserves, too ecologically sensitive for mining because of its density of lush trees and rich wildlife. But Adani obtained approval from mining officials for the first phase of his mine. He began digging in 2013, carving vast pits across 1,882 acres where trees once stood.
Indigenous tribes that believed mining would threaten the forest’s biodiversity and their livelihoods launched a protest to block the mine. As the movement gained steam, villagers began to recruit help from a cast of sympathetic activists in New Delhi.
Lawyers associated with the Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment, a nonprofit known as LIFE, went to court to challenge the expansion of mining in Hasdeo. A local anti-mining activist named Alok Shukla, a former government bureaucrat, helped organize villagers on the ground. Shukla, the government would later allege, was funded by another key player: the Center for Policy Research, or CPR, widely considered India’s top independent think tank.
Meanwhile, R. Sreedhar, a former geologist and veteran environmental campaigner who runs the nonprofit Environics Trust, emailed environmentalists in Britain and Australia to spread the word about the villagers’ plight.
In June 2019, Sreedhar said, he received an offer from an intermediary to enter mediation with the Adani Group regarding a lawsuit he had filed against another project, a controversial power plant in the eastern Indian town of Godda.
Sreedhar declined, and within days, he experienced what he described as official harassment.
“When we refused, a week later we had the income tax authorities asking questions,” Sreedhar recalled.
The Adani Group called Sreedhar’s recollection of the 2019 mediation attempt and tax inquiry “totally false and misleading.” Sreedhar’s lawsuit against the power plant was eventually dismissed.
By 2021, there were further signs that the government was escalating its scrutiny of environmentalists. That year, The Post found as part of a joint investigation with the Forbidden Stories journalism nonprofit that a phone number belonging to Shukla, the local anti-mining activist, was on a list of potential targets for surveillance using the military-grade Pegasus spyware, sold by Israel’s NSO Group exclusively to governmental buyers.
The Indian government has never confirmed or denied its use of Pegasus.
Foreign conspiracies
India’s prime minister has long been wary of nongovernmental organizations, including environmental groups.
In 2006, Modi, then chief minister of Gujarat state, spoke at a book launch in the New Delhi offices of his Bharatiya Janata Party and warned about the “conspiracy” of foreign-backed nonprofits undermining India.
“Funds are obtained from abroad, an NGO is set up, a few articles are commissioned, a PR firm is recruited and, slowly, with the help of the media, an image is created,” Modi said. “And then, awards are procured from foreign countries to enhance this image. Such a vicious cycle.”
Words from Modi’s widely reported speech were echoed almost verbatim eight years later in a classified report that India’s domestic intelligence agency submitted to Modi’s administration weeks after it won the 2014 national elections. In its 21-page assessment, India’s Intelligence Bureau reported that nonprofits such as Greenpeace, Amnesty International and ActionAid “cleverly disguise” themselves as rights-focused organizations, but are in fact “tools for the strategic foreign policy interests of Western Governments” to stall “Indian development.” All told, these Western forces shaved as much as 2 to 3 percent off annual growth of gross domestic product, the report estimated.
After the intelligence report appeared in Indian newspapers and was later uploaded to the internet, where it remains widely available, the Modi government ordered a Delhi police probe into the leak. Then it announced a flurry of new measures.
Foreign contributions from Greenpeace International and the U.S.-based ClimateWorks Foundation to Indian organizations were restricted. Immigration officials barred an Indian Greenpeace campaigner from flying to Britain, where she was scheduled to speak before Parliament against a coal mine in India. The government froze bank accounts belonging to Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, forcing the groups to sharply cut back operations in India, and briefly placed the Ford Foundation on a watchlist as a threat to Indian national security. Under pressure from the government, Amnesty finally closed its India office in 2020.
Ashutosh Varshney, a political scientist at Brown University, said that during the 1970s, when anti-American sentiment peaked over U.S. support for rival Pakistan, Indian leaders often decried the Ford Foundation and the Asia Foundation as tools of U.S. intelligence agencies used to undermine India. And yet as U.S.-India relations soar today, Modi is harsher toward Western nonprofits than any previous Indian leader, Varshney said.
The prime minister has never addressed any of the closures or funding restrictions.
“Modi is confident that Western governments will not support their NGOs because Washington needs Delhi,” Varshney said. “It’s again a function of geopolitics: He is in a very sweet spot because of the rise of China.”
Clearing forest
In September, tax officials simultaneously raided the offices of the CPR think tank, the legal research nonprofit LIFE and Sreedhar’s Environics Trust.
At CPR, more than a dozen officials and armed police officers confiscated computers and phones and sealed the building, locking some employees inside their rooms, according to three people who were present.
In the ensuing months, documents showed, investigators pored through the nonprofits’ emails and phone records and laid out a lengthy array of allegations. The government cited the allegations as the basis for administrative actions that seemed designed to cripple the nonprofits, Indian and international activists and scholars say.
Environics was accused of using foreign funding, including from Oxfam, to mobilize and “agitate” labor unions against coal-based industries. Sreedhar was also accused of providing information about mining at Hasdeo to Western activists so they could criticize the Indian government and “strengthen the anti-Adani movement.” He was “involved in campaigning against established industries in India” and “conspiring against Adani’s Godda Plant,” officials alleged in a “show-cause” notice sent to Sreedhar.
Tax investigators accused Ritwick Dutta, a co-founder of LIFE, of using money from U.S. foundations to stall coal projects in Indian courts. Citing Dutta’s confiscated emails, officials highlighted in a document laying out their allegations how Dutta provided American environmental lawyers with a list of more than 20 coal projects in India. The Adani Group was involved in just two of the projects, but officials repeatedly named the conglomerate and accused Dutta of planning to hurt the “activities of Adani” and the “interests of nation.”
CPR was accused of improperly obstructing Adani’s Hasdeo mine by “giving directions” to protest leaders, the think tank’s correspondence with investigators shows. Authorities alleged that researchers affiliated with the think tank were using U.S. funding for litigation — something that is outlawed in India.
All three organizations have denied breaking any laws. Environics disputed that it used foreign contributions to mobilize protesters, while CPR said the think tank has never funded any protests and engaged only in environmental research, including the funding of research by Shukla. LIFE said that it has never participated in litigation and that its lawyers argued against the mine in their personal capacities. Dutta, the LIFE co-founder, declined to comment.
Oxfam India said it “will continue to work in [the] public and national interest. Oxfam India believes this is our constitutional duty as an organization, irrespective of obstacles and hurdles in the path.”
Within weeks of the Sept. 7 raids, opposition to the Hasdeo mine began to falter.
On Sept. 26, lawyers at LIFE withdrew from the lawsuit citing unspecified “personal reasons,” according to a letter they sent to their client, Sant Kumar Netam, an Indigenous tribal leader in the Hasdeo forest.
The same day the lawyers withdrew, forest department officials began to clear 106 acres of the Hasdeo forest for a huge expansion of the Adani mine, known as Phase 2. As logging crews felled trees, police confined residents to their homes, said Shukla, the local anti-mining activist. Shukla was out of town after being summoned to the capital by tax investigators, and desperate villagers were unable to reach him.
“There is no doubt about this being part of a conspiracy to cut trees while I was in Delhi,” Shukla said. “If I was present here that day, I would have protested.”
In October, officials paused logging at the Phase 2 site pending a hearing in the Supreme Court. If the project proceeds, an additional 2,700 acres of the Hasdeo forest is expected to be felled for mining.
Early this year, Indian authorities froze the foreign-currency bank accounts of LIFE, CPR and Environics, crippling the organizations, which derive 75 to 80 percent of their budgets from overseas donations. At LIFE, Dutta laid off six of eight staff members, an employee said. Sreedhar said Environics has also struggled to pay salaries.
Starved of funding, CPR, which had 200 employees at its peak, is likely to sharply downsize or shut down completely, according to seven current and former employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity about a politically sensitive issue. The government actions against the think tank, which publishes on a range of topics including energy and public health, stunned the international community of researchers studying India.
“This action is clearly aimed at undermining a leading research institution and jeopardizing its existence,” more than 100 international academics wrote in an open letter to the government in March. “It also sets a dangerous precedent that will impair the pursuit of research and independent judgment in the country.”
The repercussions of the government clampdown reach beyond the organizations involved, said E.A.S. Sarma, a former Indian energy secretary.
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PARIS and GREENWICH, Conn., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Atelier de Production et de Création ("A.P.C."), a globally recognized French clothing brand, and L Catterton, a leading global consumer-focused investment firm, today announced that they signed binding agreements to form a strategic partnership to advance the brand's international presence. L Catterton Europe will acquire a controlling interest in A.P.C. Jean Touitou founded and has been managing A.P.C. since the brand's inception in 1987. He was joined by Judith Touitou in 1997. They will continue to hold a significant minority.
Founded in Paris, A.P.C. first gained recognition for its use of high-quality raw materials, minimalist style, and strong cultural universe. The brand successfully developed its range of women's and men's ready-to-wear clothing and accessories and established itself as a leading French cult clothing brand, especially known for its iconic leather goods and classic jeans in raw denim. For 36 years, Jean and Judith have owned the Company and built its success through constant attention to authenticity, quality, creativity, accessibility, and edginess. They have attracted the support of numerous renowned artists and celebrities and created a vibrant and loyal community of customers spanning all ages. A.P.C. is truly an international brand with more than 80% of sales outside of France and a strong distribution footprint in 70 countries, including across Asia and North America. The brand's growth has occurred across channels, with online sales representing nearly 30% of its revenues, a growing platform of approximately 100 retail stores, and a highly curated wholesale network including multiple specialty and department stores, as well as the most prestigious e-commerce websites.
A.P.C. strongly believes that fashion must be sustainable and mindful of its social impact. Among clothing brands, A.P.C. is a pioneer in its commitment to ESG and has continuously aimed to achieve the best balance between creativity, simplicity, and viability through multiple initiatives focused on improving its environmental footprint while remaining true to its principles and values, including ongoing attention to well-being at work.
Grounded in a common vision for the brand, as well as its aesthetics, values, and ambitions, the partnership with L Catterton will help A.P.C reach a new level of international recognition and presence while preserving its authenticity. L Catterton's 34-year history of supporting the growth of fashion brands across the globe, consumer insights, and deep operational capabilities, will be a key asset to A.P.C. as it scales, deepens its international expansion, and enhances its digital presence.
Jean and Judith Touitou, A.P.C. Founder and Art Director, said, "We take great pride in having established A.P.C. as a timeless brand that resonates with consumers globally. After 36 years under our stewardship, we are thrilled to partner with L Catterton's team, who share our vision for A.P.C. and bring a real know-how in international brand development. With L Catterton's support and extensive knowledge of the fashion category, we are embarking with great enthusiasm and determination on an exciting and ambitious new chapter of growth."
The shared vision and excitement in the partnership is reflected in the continuity of the management team and Jean and Judith Touitou's continued direct involvement in the project. Following the close of the transaction, current CEO François-Cyrille de Rendinger will serve as President and current Deputy CEO Joël Sraer will serve as CEO.
Eduardo Velasco, a Partner in L Catterton Europe, said, "A highly differentiated brand with a robust international strategy and sustainability at its heart, A.P.C. is praised for its authenticity, a defining attribute that nurtures the strong connection and emotional attachment from its loyal customers. We are delighted to partner with A.P.C.'s visionary founders, Jean and Judith, and talented leaders, François-Cyrille and Joël, to support its global growth while preserving its values. We are confident that with our vast global network and extensive experience building fashion brands, A.P.C. will be well positioned to continue revolutionizing the fashion industry."
François-Cyrille de Rendinger and Joël Sraer commented, "For 36 years, the entire A.P.C. team has been committed to building a brand with the power to span categories, geographies, and generations. Partnering with L Catterton is an exciting opportunity for us to further develop A.P.C. as a leading omnichannel brand with an expanded global footprint."
L Catterton has a significant track record of partnering with apparel brands globally. Current and past apparel investments include Birkenstock, Etro, Ganni, Savage X Fenty, ba&sh, JOTT, and Gentle Monster, among others.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of the quarter. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About A.P.C.
Created by Jean Touitou in 1987 to convey his vision of a timeless brand, A.P.C. is a French clothing brand, authentic and accessible by way of its style, prices and philosophy. The brand now offers a complete collection of women's and men's clothing and accessories that embodies a simple, casual elegance. A.P.C. is above all a timeless style. Jean Touitou assumes this absence of extravagance and this return to the essential: that is what makes the identity of A.P.C. Stylish and casual looks, inspired by everyday life. Jean Touitou always uses both classic and noble materials to offer quality pieces valuing the individual rather than the brand itself. Jean Touitou works with his wife, Judith Touitou, artistic director of A.P.C. For more information, please visit www.apc.fr.
About L Catterton
L Catterton is a market-leading consumer-focused investment firm, managing more than $33 billion of capital across three multi-product platforms: private equity, credit, and real estate. Leveraging deep category insight, operational excellence, and a broad network of strategic relationships, L Catterton's team of more than 200 investment and operating professionals across 17 offices partners with management teams to drive differentiated value creation across its portfolio. Founded in 1989, the firm has made over 250 investments in some of the world's most iconic consumer brands. For more information about L Catterton, please visit www.lcatterton.com.
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A Christian boarding school in Missouri that’s been under intense scrutiny over abuse allegations announced Wednesday that it will close later this month due to financial hardship.
Agape Boarding School in Stockton has been the subject of state and location investigations and several lawsuits from former students. It will stop providing service effective Jan. 20, according to a statement from the school for boys.
Attendance at Agape plummeted after abuse allegations surfaced. Agape had 132 students 13 months ago, its lawyer, John Schultz said. It now has 12.
The school’s focus now is “on getting the boys who remain in the program safely transitioned to their parents or to foster care, other group homes or residential programs,” its former director, Bryan Clemensen, said in a statement.
Clemensen said the decision to close “is voluntary and solely due to the lack of financial resources to continue caring for the boys.”
Agape’s trouble began in 2020 when former students came forward with abuse allegations. One former student said he was raped at Agape and called “seizure boy” because of his epilepsy. Others said they suffered permanent injuries from being disciplined or forced to work long hours of manual labor.
Allegations of physical and sexual abuse at Agape and Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch prompted a state law in 2021 requiring stricter oversight of such facilities. Missouri previously had virtually no oversight for religious boarding schools.
In 2021, Agape’s longtime doctor, David Smock, was charged with child sex crimes and five employees were charged with low-level abuse counts. Then-Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office contended that 22 workers should have been charged, and with more serious crimes. But in Missouri, only the local prosecutor can file charges, and Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither has said no additional employees would be charged.
Meanwhile, the husband-and-wife founders of Circle of Hope, Boyd and Stephanie Householder, face a combined 99 charges that include child abuse and neglect, sex crimes and other counts. The school closed in 2020 amid investigations.
Several lawsuits filed on behalf of former students also have named Agape and Circle of Hope. One former Agape student who sued, Robert Bucklin, said the closure means justice “has finally prevailed.”
“Today, the many victims who have come forth can rest assured that no more children will be hurt at Agape Boarding School,” Bucklin said in a text. “The healing process can start for so many.”
Among other things, the new state law allows state or local authorities to petition the court for closure of a facility if children’s safety or health are believed to be in immediate danger.
Schmitt last year asked a Cedar County judge to close Agape, but the judge had not yet issued a decision. Schmitt was elected to the U.S. Senate last year and sworn in this month. The newly appointed attorney general, Andrew Bailey, had said he planned to continue pursuing closure. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/ap-missouri-boarding-school-under-investigation-will-shut-down/ | 2023-01-11 22:15:12 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/ap-missouri-boarding-school-under-investigation-will-shut-down/ |
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Security concerns in Seattle sparked by deadly Lunar New Year shooting in California
A deadly mass shooting in southern California sparked security concerns in Seattle at Sunday afternoon’s Lunar New Year celebration on Pier 62.
Still, those concerns did not prevent a large crowd from showing up.
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There was actually a very good turnout, organizers said, especially compared to last year.
But some KIRO 7 talked to say they decided they wouldn’t let what happened in California keep them away.
It looked for all the world like the usual, picturesque start to a new lunar year.
But there is a pall at this, the start of the Year of the Rabbit, because of the deadly California shooting on the eve of the new lunar year. The violence brought back bad memories for some.
“I was personally like told, of all places around Green Lake, that I belong in a coffin,” said Luiz Yamamoto of Seattle. “Yeah, they told me Asians belong in a coffin.”
“Oh, yes,” said Kimberly Kniffen of Seattle when asked whether she, too, had been discriminated against because of her race. “Just being denied entrance to places because of what I look like.”
The violence made it difficult for some others to speak.
“But you know, I have Asian friends here,” said Jolene Kreling of Seattle. “I’m getting choked up and I can’t talk. Well, of course, it has affected me very much.”
The same can be said for the organizers of the Lunar New Year celebration on Pier 62.
“We definitely pivoted some of our security measures to make sure this is a safe place for people to celebrate,” said Yoon Kang-O’Higgins.
She is the director of public programs for Friends of the Waterfront. Kang-O’Higgins says that pivot meant working to tighten security in visible and non-visible ways, for safety’s sake.
“We are committed to creating a space where people do feel safe, that they belong,” said Kang-O’Higgins, “and that these celebrations can still happen in a way that brings joy, that these things can happen, that it won’t make us stop doing the work that we are doing.”
To be sure, some people didn’t want to talk about the shooting. Wanting, they said, to keep this a day of celebration and joy at the start of the Year of the Rabbit. Nonetheless, this Lunar New Year has begun tragically. | https://mynorthwest.com/3788856/security-concerns-in-seattle-sparked-by-deadly-lunar-new-year-shooting-in-california/ | 2023-01-23 20:04:18 | 0 | https://mynorthwest.com/3788856/security-concerns-in-seattle-sparked-by-deadly-lunar-new-year-shooting-in-california/ |
FCC could ban all new purchases of Huawei and ZTE telecom gear
By Brian Fung, CNN
The US government is poised to ban all purchases of new telecom equipment from Huawei and ZTE, two Chinese technology giants, in an expanding crackdown against perceived national security risks from China, according to a report by Axios.
The restrictions, outlined in a draft order by the Federal Communications Commission, would also target sales of video surveillance gear by three other Chinese firms: Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua, according to Axios. It added that the ban would only apply to new products by the companies that have not already received FCC equipment authorization.
Asked for comment, an FCC official confirmed the proposal’s existence and told CNN that, if approved, it would update agency rules surrounding its list of providers deemed to be unacceptable national security risks — and further fulfill the agency’s congressional mandate under the Secure Equipment Act of 2021.
Spokespeople for the companies didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
The proposed ban would go further than prior steps the FCC has taken against Huawei and ZTE, whose networking equipment US officials have said could be used to intercept or monitor US communications.
Previously, the FCC restricted US telecom carriers from using federal funding to purchase products from Huawei and ZTE, as well as from other providers on the agency’s so-called “covered list.” The FCC has also established a program to help carriers “rip and replace” Huawei and ZTE gear from their networks, though the program’s estimated cost has ballooned to $5.6 billion, up from initial estimates of around $2 billion.
The top US wireless carriers have said they do not use Chinese-made equipment; telecom policy experts have said it is almost exclusively found in the networks of small providers seeking to minimize costs.
Separately, in 2019, the Trump administration added Huawei to the Commerce Department’s so-called Entity List, which restricts exports to people and organizations named on the list without a US government license. The following year, the US government expanded on those restrictions by seeking to cut Huawei off from its chip suppliers that use US-made technology.
The policies have contributed to sharp declines in Huawei’s telecom and handset businesses as the company has sought to shift focus to cars, cloud computing and its own mobile operating system.
Huawei’s founder and CEO has previously claimed the company would never hand data over to the Chinese government, but western security experts have said the country’s national security and intelligence laws require Chinese companies to comply with demands for information.
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In an extraordinary move, Tennessee's Republican-led House will vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers who recently led a raucous protest from the House floor calling for gun law reforms.
Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson acknowledge that they didn't follow the rules of order and decorum by speaking without being formally recognized. But they're facing a disciplinary measure that's only been used twice since the 1800s. Republicans have said the trio's actions amount to an insurrection.
Video of the Tennessee House session is being live-streamed on YouTube and social media. Member station WPLN is closely watching the vote and reporting from the scene.
If the expulsion vote follows party lines, the three Democrats will be removed from office: Republicans control the 99-member House with 75 seats. The trio, whom supporters call "The Tennessee Three," have already been stripped of their committee assignments.
Here's more context, and how we got to this point:
What's happening on Thursday?
Lawmakers began to take up the question of expelling three of their colleagues shortly after 1 p.m. local time. During the proceeding, loud protests could occasionally be heard from off the chamber's floor.
A motion was adopted to allow Johnson, Pearson and Jones 20 minutes each to speak on their own behalf, including time for their attorneys.
"What happened one week ago is that members ... shut the order of this institution down, silenced 7 million people," said Rep. Johnny Garrett, the House majority whip.
Garrett played a seven-minute video of events from that day, over objections of Democrats including Rep. Joe Towns, Jr., D-Memphis, who spoke out against what he called a "stacked deal" and an "ambush."
The video was a compilation of footage from that day and afterward — and because it included video shot on the House floor, Democrats said whichever member had taken the footage had likely violated House rules.
House protest followed Nashville school shooting
The expulsion vote is taking place one week after Reps. Johnson of Knoxville, Jones of Nashville and Pearson of Memphis used a megaphone to lead chants of demonstrators in the House gallery.
Days earlier, a 28-year-old assailant shot and killed six people at an elementary school in Nashville, prompting crowds of students and parents to visit the legislature, urging new controls.
Jones, Pearson and Johnson called out Republican leaders for not responding to the push for gun restrictions in response to the mass-shooting crisis in the U.S. They did so, they said, to amplify the voices of protesters and their constituents.
Hundreds of people came to the Tennessee State Capitol on Thursday to protest the vote and call for gun control, as WPLN's Lexi Marshall reports.
What are the 3 lawmakers saying?
Jones, Pearson and Johnson note that if they're expelled, more than 200,000 Tennesseans would lose the representatives they lawfully elected last fall.
"We are losing our democracy in Tennessee," Pearson told WPLN. "This is another example of the erosion of democracy because we spoke up for gun reform. Because we spoke up for people and children who will never become state legislators, who will never graduate from high school and never get engaged, never be able to see or protest for their own lives because they've been killed by gun violence."
"This was not an insurrection," Johnson told WPLN. "We've had skirmishes on the floor that have taken this long to resolve, and there were never any consequences."
Jones said on CNN that Republicans are using authoritarian methods to silence the opposition. "It's very concerning and it represents a clear and present danger to democracy all across this nation," Jones said. "That should trouble us all."
It is "morally insane," Jones said, to prioritize punishing lawmakers over a procedural breach after a mass shooting at a school.
What are Republicans saying?
Republicans immediately criticized the three lawmakers for disrupting order and breaking procedural rules in the chamber, in a disruption they say lasted nearly an hour.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton compared the incident to Jan. 6: "What they did today was equivalent, at least equivalent, maybe worse depending on how you look at it, to doing an insurrection in the State Capitol," he said.
Sexton also noted that Jones and Johnson had previously been "very vocal about Jan. 6 and Washington, D.C., about what that was."
The three virtually identical resolutions to expel Jones, Johnson and Pearson accuse them of disorderly behavior that "reflects adversely upon the integrity and dignity" of the House.
What are the House rules around expulsion?
The Tennessee Constitution's Article II, Section 12 empowers the House to "punish its members for disorderly behavior," and to expel members with a two-thirds majority vote.
If the expulsion effort succeeds, the lawmakers' seats would become vacant. Because the 2024 general election is more than 12 months away, the districts would hold special elections to fill the seats. The representatives' county commissions can also choose to appoint an interim lawmaker, who would serve until a special election is held.
Representatives who are expelled can return to their office — by being appointed by the commission and/or by running again. The state constitution also says a lawmaker can't be expelled a second time for the same offense.
Who else has been expelled?
In 2016, state Rep. Jeremy Durham was expelled after being found to have shown "disorderly behavior" — in that case, Durham was facing numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.
Before Durham, the last expelled representative was Rep. Robert Fisher, who was voted out of the chamber in 1980 after being convicted of seeking a bribe in exchange for scuttling a piece of legislation.
"Where does courtesy stop and a bribe begin?" Fisher asked at the time.
Both of the votes to expel Durham and Fisher were overwhelmingly bipartisan.
In early 2022, the Tennessee Senate voted to expel Sen. Katrina Robinson, after she was convicted of wire fraud — "the first time the chamber has removed a senator since at least the Civil War," the Associated Press reported.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — a step that critics say will destroy the country’s democratic system of checks and balances.
The protest presented an early challenge to Netanyahu and his ultranationalist national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has ordered police to take tough action if protesters block roads or display Palestinian flags.
Israeli media, citing police, said the crowd at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square swelled to at least 80,000 people, despite cool, rainy weather. Protesters, many covered by umbrellas, held Israeli flags and signs saying “Criminal Government,” “The End of Democracy” and other slogans.
“They are trying to destroy the checks and balances of the Israeli democracy. This will not work,” said Asaf Steinberg, a protester from the Tel Aviv suburb of Herzliya. “And we will fight until the very last minute to save the Israeli democracy.”
No major unrest was reported, though Israeli media said small crowds scuffled with police as they tried to block a Tel Aviv highway.
Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges, has made overhauling the country’s legal system a centerpiece of his agenda.
In office for just over two weeks, his government, which is comprised by ultra-Orthodox and far-right nationalist parties, has launched proposals to weaken the Supreme Court by giving parliament the power to overturn court decisions with a simple majority vote. It also wants to give parliament control over the appointment of judges and reduce the independence of legal advisers.
Netanyahu’s justice minister says unelected judges have too much power. But opponents to the plans say the proposed changes will rob the judiciary of its independence and undermine Israeli democracy. Israeli opposition leaders, former attorney generals and the president of Israel’s Supreme Court have all spoken out against the plan.
The legal changes could help Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, evade conviction, or even make his trial disappear entirely. Since being indicted in 2019, Netanyahu has said the justice system is biased against him.
Police beefed up their presence ahead of the march. Israeli media quoted police as saying officers had been instructed to be “very sensitive” and allow the protest to proceed peacefully. But they also vowed a tough response to any vandalism or violent behavior.
Smaller protests also took place in the cities of Jerusalem and Haifa.
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The following story is pulled from a release from the Northern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office.
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A Wichita Falls drug dealer who sold fentanyl to a 27-year-old who suffered a fatal overdose was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison.
Lionel Henderson, 33, and his former girlfriend, Shameka Tanee Mason, 29, were first charged in July 2022. Henderson pleaded guilty in November 2022 to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and was sentenced Friday, March 31, by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor to 210 months in federal prison.
Mason pleaded guilty in August 2022 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and was sentenced in December to 24 months in federal prison.
In court documents, the pair admitted they knowingly sold counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to an individual who later sold them to his 27-year-old cousin, J.D.K. J.D.K. split the drugs with his coworker.
On June 12, 2020, both J.D.K. and his coworker overdosed; the coworker received medical attention and recovered, but J.D.K. died of drug toxicity.
During an interview at a Denton hospital, the coworker told investigators that he and J.D.K. split what appeared to be a 30mg oxycodone tablet. He said some of the remaining pills were stored at J.DK.’s home in Graham, Oklahoma.
Agents searched the bedroom and recovered one round blue tablet marked M/30, three green rectangle tablets marked S/90/3 and one pink capsule with illegible markings. The blue M/30 – which appeared identical to brand name oxycodone – instead tested positive for butyryl fentanyl.
Agents then cultivated a confidential source who identified Lionel Henderson as the source of the blue M/30s. He went through Henderson’s girlfriend, Shameka Mason, to arrange a meeting with an undercover agent at Mason’s residence in Wichita Falls.
On June 25, agents met with Henderson and Mason and purchased five M/30 tablets, which later tested positive for fentanyl and acetaminophen.
They then executed a search warrant of Henderson’s home, where they recovered 497 blue M/30s that later tested positive for fentanyl and acetaminophen, 1,035 multicolored tablets that later tested positive for ecstasy and multiple firearms, including one that was stolen.
A month later, agents interviewed Mason, who admitted that she and Henderson had been dealing illicit substances in December 2018. They began with alprazolam, or “bars,” then escalated to ecstasy and later to M/30s, which she called “percs,” in December 2019.
She claimed she did not know where Henderson obtained the pills, but she admitted they sold the pills for $25 apiece.
In plea papers, Henderson admitted that he had been selling fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills since March 2020.
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Field Division, the Carter County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner’s Office conducted the investigation.
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAXN) ("Maxeon" or the "Company"), a global leader in solar innovation and channels , announced that the Company's board of directors (the "Board") and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Waters have agreed that Waters will step down as CEO and member of the Board effective September 15, 2022, and that Maxeon's Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Mark Babcock has been appointed interim CEO effective September 15, 2022. CRO Babcock, an industry veteran, will have the support of Waters to ensure a smooth transition through the end of September.
"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Jeff for successfully leading Maxeon through its first phase of growth", said Donald Colvin, Maxeon's Chairman. "Dating back to four years ago when Jeff joined SunPower, he led the funding that facilitated the creation of Maxeon and prepared it for its public listing. Over the two years of Maxeon's life, he built a new executive leadership team and Singapore headquarters, and led a transformation with new products and a streamlined and expanded operations footprint that has doubled the Company's capacity, culminating in a refreshed balance sheet and a march towards a new U.S. factory."
Waters said, "I am so proud of the drive and perseverance of the Maxeon employees and what they have accomplished, especially against the backdrop of the pandemic and a tumultuous supply chain environment. Maxeon is positioned well for success with the introduction of new products and factories, a recently strengthened balance sheet, and an amazing opportunity with U.S. manufacturing. I am equally proud of Maxeon's leadership team, and will work closely with them to ensure a smooth transition."
Colvin continued, "With the Company positioned strongly for the future, the Board and Jeff mutually agreed that now is the time for a new leader to take the Company to its next phase of growth."
The Board has retained an outside firm to conduct a search process for the new CEO.
Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ: MAXN) is Powering Positive Change™. Headquartered in Singapore, Maxeon designs and manufactures Maxeon® and SunPower® brand solar panels, and has sales operations in more than 100 countries, operating under the SunPower brand in certain countries outside the United States. The company is a leader in solar innovation with access to over 1,000 patents and two best-in-class solar panel product lines. Maxeon products span the global rooftop and solar power plant markets through a network of more than 1,700 trusted partners and distributors. A pioneer in sustainable solar manufacturing, Maxeon leverages a +35-year history in the solar industry and numerous awards for its technology. For more information about how Maxeon is Powering Positive Change™ visit us at www.maxeon.com, on LinkedIn and on Twitter @maxeonsolar.
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Which bra extender is best?
Finding a bra that fits correctly can be challenging. They can also be extremely expensive depending on what size you need, and having to buy new bras when your weight fluctuates is hardly ideal. That’s why a bra extender can be an easy and useful way to make your bras fit better. The best bra extender is Duolemi Bra Extenders 2/3/4 Hooks.
What to know before you buy a bra extender
Between Sizes
If you’re wondering whether you need a bra extender, you most likely do if you’re between band sizes. Bra sizing has a lot of variety and inconsistency, but in general if the cups fit comfortably but the band feels too tight, you might want to try an extender.
Distortion
Over time, bra extenders can potentially distort a bra. They may also negatively affect the amount of support you should be getting from the band. In general, most of a bra’s support comes from the band, so any compromise to its structural integrity can affect how the bra wears over time. However, good bras can be very expensive, so if you’re on a budget for the foreseeable future, a bra extender can be a great alternative.
Quick Fix
An extender is meant to be a quick, cheap fix. This can be especially useful in a lot of situations. It’s also a way of saving older but still loved bras for a while longer and extending their life. Just keep in mind that bra extenders are not designed to be a lifelong solution, so they’re unlikely to hold up to hard wear and tear over a long period of time.
What to look for in a quality bra extender
Number of Hooks
The number of hooks you need on an extender will largely depend on what bra or bras you need it for. However many hook and eye closures your bra has, that’s how many you’ll need on an extender. The thicker your band, the more closures it will have. This is more common on bras that offer greater support, as a thick band is far more supportive than a thin one, and takes a lot of weight off the straps. Don’t try to use a thin extender with one or two closures on a thick band, because it will probably affect how much support your bra can provide and potentially cause aches and pains in your back.
Length
As important as the number of hooks is the length of the extender, or how long it can comfortably stretch. Some bra extenders only add half an inch to an inch, while others have elastic that can add several inches. What you should get will depend on your individual needs. If you anticipate your weight fluctuating a certain amount, consider an extender with good elastic to account for that. If you just need something quick, you probably only need a basic extender with no elastic.
Colors
Most bra extenders only come in three shades, black, white, and tan. The tan shade is meant to be a “nude” shade, but obviously it’s not going to fit most actual skin tones. You’ll have more luck just getting black extenders, or looking for companies offering a much broader selection of colors. Either way don’t expect your extender to perfectly match the color of your bra unless your bra is black, white, or tan.
How much you can expect to spend on a bra extender
Bra extenders can cost about $5-$12.
Bra extender FAQ
How much will a bra extender extend my bra?
It depends on what kind of extender you get. One with elastic can potentially add a few inches, while one without elastic may only add an inch or less. Measure your underbust and compare it to your current favorite bra’s band measurement to gauge what type of extender you need.
How do I know if my bra band is too small?
Your bra band could be so tight that your skin bulges out around it. It might also leave painful red marks on your skin after wearing your bra for a certain amount of time.
What’s the best bra extender to buy?
Top bra extender
Duolemi Bra Extenders 2/3/4 Hooks
What you need to know: This variety pack has lots of different options in color and size.
What you’ll love: Featuring both extenders with different hooks, colors and elastic options, this set might be the easiest to get, especially if you have a wide variety of bras. This is the most versatile option.
What you should consider: Even with the variety they may not fit all your bras. Measure what bras need extending before buying.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bra extender for the money
KTOBTEL Bra Extender 3 Hooks 3 Rows Elastic
What you need to know: This 4-pack has 3-hook closures to suit most bras with broad bands.
What you’ll love: With three hooks each and a sturdy piece of elastic, these extenders are comfortable to wear and will work great on wide bands so that you don’t have to sacrifice great support for a better fit.
What you should consider: They come in limited colors and the hook spacing may not work with all bras.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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What you need to know: Perfect for small, thin bands, these extenders can add just that extra bit of room.
What you’ll love: These are great for anyone who only needs a little more length in their bra band. This would be especially useful on a brand new bra that needs time to stretch out without being uncomfortable to wear.
What you should consider: The sizing will not be suitable for every customer. Check measurements carefully before purchasing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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LONDON, UK — The death of Queen Elizabeth II has triggered a series of carefully structured ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a 10-day period of national mourning and heralds the reign of King Charles III.
Buckingham Palace said Friday that the specific date for the queen's funeral "will be confirmed in due course."
Details of the plans for the immediate aftermath of the queen's death, known as "London Bridge," were revealed by The Guardian in 2017. In 2021, Politico reported that it obtained documents that further laid out the plans and detailed Prince Charles’ accession to the throne – reportedly named Operation Spring Tide.
Because the queen died while at her summer home in Scotland, another plan code named "Operation Unicorn" will also be activated, Politico reported in 2021.
It's believed that everything that's been pre-scheduled is tentative as King Charles III will get the final say on funeral plans.
Here is a look at what will happen in the coming days
Friday, September 9 (Day 1)
- King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, travel from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London.
- Noon local time (7 a.m. Eastern) - Church bells ring at Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral and cross the country in honor of the queen.
- Noon (7 a.m. Eastern) - Parliament holds a special session so lawmakers can pay tribute to the queen.
- 1 p.m. (8 a.m. Eastern) - Gun salutes are fired in London’s Hyde Park and at military sites around the country, one round for reach of the 96 years of the queen’s life.
- Afternoon - The king meets with Prime Minister Liz Truss.
- 6 p.m. (1 p.m. Eastern) - The king makes a televised address to the nation.
- 6 p.m. - A service of remembrance is held at St. Paul’s Cathedral for the queen.
Saturday, September 10 (Day 2)
10 a.m. (5 a.m. Eastern) — Charles meets at St. James’s Palace with a group of senior officials known as the Accession Council and is officially proclaimed king.
11 a.m. (6 a.m. Eastern) — An official reads the proclamation aloud from a balcony at St. James's Palace. It is also read out in other locations across the U.K.
1 p.m. — Parliament holds a second day of tributes to the queen.
What else will happen in the next 10 days?
- The queen’s body is moved from Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh, and then to London.
- She will lie in state for several days in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the public will be able to pay their respects.
- A state funeral at Westminster Abbey is due to be attended by leaders and dignitaries from around the world.
- After the funeral, the queen's coffin will make its final journey that afternoon to Windsor Castle and St. George's Chapel, according to the BBC. The queen's coffin will then be lowered into the royal vault.
- The period of national mourning will end the day after the queen’s funeral.
When will Charles' coronation take place?
No date has been set for Charles' official coronation, but he officially became king upon the queen's death. The coronation might not take place for months.
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Chaka Khan takes issue with Rolling Stone’s ‘200 Greatest Singers of All Time’ list
By Marianne Garvey, CNN
Chaka Khan is not interested in being ranked.
Commenting on Rolling Stone’s “200 Greatest Singers of All Time” list, the singer said the project only serves to divide industry legends — and took a few swipes of her own.
In a conversation for Los Angeles magazine’s “The Originals” podcast, Khan said she hadn’t heard of the list, which debuted in January. When the “Ain’t Nobody” singer was told she came in at 29, she was not pleased. She was also told Mariah Carey landed at No. 5.
“That must be payola or some s— like that,” Khan responded.
When told Adele was 22, Khan replied, “OK, I quit.”
As for the critics who made the list, she said, “They are blind as a motherf—ing bat!”
Khan did have praise, however, for Aretha Franklin’s ranking, who landed the top spot. She also agreed with Whitney Houston, ranked No. 2, and Beyoncé, ranked No. 8.
In the end Khan concluded, “I refuse to be in a space where I look at my fellow artists and they’re pitting us against each other.”
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(NewsNation) — Americans are being warned not to travel to several states in Mexico because of the increased risk of crime and kidnapping.
The U.S. State Department reissued a travel advisory on Wednesday, recommending that U.S. citizens do not travel to six Mexican states: Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. The last state was added this year in the annual advisory.
The State Department advised travelers to reconsider plans to go to seven other states, including Baja California, home to Tijuana. U.S. workers there were told to shelter in place last week following a string of violence in which vehicles were set on fire.
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said in a statement the travel advisory underscores the binational work needed to improve security in Mexico.
“Without security, there is no prosperity,” Salazar said. “It is important to reaffirm our commitment to citizen safety by providing training and resources to Mexican justice and security institutions and deepening our cooperation. The United States will continue to work with our partners, friends and neighbors as we build a peaceful future together.”
He referenced the Bicentennial Framework, a plan outlined in January that seeks to improve cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico on public safety in the region. In July, Mexico also announced it would invest $1.5 billion in “smart” border technology to help stem the flow of migrants into the U.S.
For those traveling to Mexico, the State Department recommends a list of steps to stay safe, including:
- Keep traveling companions and family back home informed of your travel plans.
- Use toll roads when possible and avoid driving alone or at night.
- Exercise increased caution when visiting local bars, nightclubs and casinos.
- Do not display signs of wealth, such as wearing expensive watches or jewelry.
Three Mexican states were upgraded to safer levels on this year’s advisory, according to Salazar’s statement: Nayarit, Mexico State, and Coahuila. All are in the department’s Level 2 advisory, in which Americans are urged to exercise increased caution. | https://www.koin.com/news/us-warns-travelers-of-kidnapping-risk-in-areas-of-mexico/ | 2022-08-19 15:37:18 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/us-warns-travelers-of-kidnapping-risk-in-areas-of-mexico/ |
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for the 28th time Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it, as two guides compete with each other for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak.
Kami Rita, considered one of the greatest mountain guides, reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit at 9:20 a.m. local time Tuesday, according to expedition organizer Seven Summits Treks.
His latest climb comes a day after fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa matched his record of 27 trips to the summit.
The race for the title began with Pasang Dawa climbing the peak for the 26th time on May 14, equaling Kami Rita’s previous record. Kami Rita went on to the peak three days later for the 27th time.
With a few more days left in the spring climbing season, both Sherpa guides were on the mountain helping their clients up the snowy peak. May is the busiest month to make the dangerous climb since it has the best weather conditions.
Kami Rita first summitted Everest in 1994 and has been making the trip nearly every year since. He is one of many Sherpa guides whose expertise and skills are vital to the safety and success each year of foreign climbers who seek to stand on top of the mountain.
His father was among the first Sherpa guides. In addition to his Everest climbs, Rita has scaled several other peaks that are among the world’s highest, including K2, Cho Oyu, Manaslu and Lhotse.
Hundreds of climbers have scaled Mount Everest, or plan to make their attempt, this month.
The Nepalese authorities have issued about 480 climbing permits to foreign climbers, which is the most issued for any year. At least as many local Sherpa guides would be accompanying them during the climbing season.
So far, 10 people have died during this year’s spring climbing season on Everest. | https://who13.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-sherpa-guide-kami-rita-scales-mount-everest-for-a-record-28th-time/ | 2023-05-23 19:58:53 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-sherpa-guide-kami-rita-scales-mount-everest-for-a-record-28th-time/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fifty days into a strike with no end in sight, about 1,000 Hollywood writers and their supporters marched and rallied in Los Angeles for a new contract with studios that includes payment guarantees and job security.
Speakers at the Writers Guild of America’s WGA Strong March and Rally for a Fair Contract on Wednesday emphasized the broad support for their cause shown by other Hollywood unions — including actors in their own contract negotiations — and labor at large.
“We’re all in it together, we’re all fighting the same fight, for a sustainable job in the face of corporate greed,” Adam Conover, a writer and a member of the guild’s board and its negotiating committee, told a crowd at the end of the march at the La Brea Tar Pits. “We are going to win because they need us. Writers are the ones who stare at a blank page. We are the ones who invent the characters, tell the stories and write the jokes that their audiences love. They’d have nothing without us.”
Talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group representing studios in negotiations, have not resumed since breaking off hours before the writers’ contract expired on May 1. The strike began a day later, with more and more productions shutting down as it has gone on.
A similar deadline now looms for actors, whose union, SAG-AFTRA, is negotiating with the AMPTP on a contract that expires June 30. Members voted overwhelmingly to authorize guild leaders to call a strike if no deal is reached.
Streaming and its ripple effects are at the center of the dispute. The guild says that even as series budgets have increased, writers’ share of that money has consistently shrunk.
The AMPTP says writers’ demands would require they be kept on staff and paid when there is no work for them, and that its contract proposals have been generous.
“We are here for the sake of the profession we love,” writer Liz Alper said at Wednesday’s rally. “The industry we work in, our audiences, our fellow sister unions in Hollywood, and all the workers across America who have been hurt and disenfranchised by Wall Street and big tech.” | https://www.yourbasin.com/entertainment-news/hollywood-writers-at-rally-say-theyll-win-as-strike-reaches-50-days/ | 2023-06-22 06:06:06 | 0 | https://www.yourbasin.com/entertainment-news/hollywood-writers-at-rally-say-theyll-win-as-strike-reaches-50-days/ |
LOS ANGELES, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc. ("Mullen" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: MULN) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors who purchased the Company's securities between June 15, 2020 and April 6, 2022, inclusive (the ''Class Period''), are encouraged to contact the firm before July 5, 2022.
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
We also encourage you to contact Brian Schall of the Schall Law Firm, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2460, Los Angeles, CA 90067, at 310-301-3335, to discuss your rights free of charge. You can also reach us through the firm's website at www.schallfirm.com, or by email at bschall@schallfirm.com.
The class, in this case, has not yet been certified, and until certification occurs, you are not represented by an attorney. If you choose to take no action, you can remain an absent class member.
According to the Complaint, the Company made false and misleading statements to the market. Mullen overstated both its production abilities and timeline. The Company overstated its business activities with partners such as Qiantu Motors. The Company exaggerated the strength of its battery technology. The Company's Dragonfly K50 was not exclusively delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on these facts, the Company's public statements were false and materially misleading throughout the class period. When the market learned the truth about Mullen, investors suffered damages.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFTS) — The Tampa Bay area continues to see a population. That means more development to meet the need.
But some of our construction projects are leading to concerns from residents.
Just outside Jill Corcoran's door, the Ritz Carlton Residences are going up.
More neighbors means more sidewalks, but Corcoran feels that the sidewalk could price out a different kind of neighbor.
"It's a double grand oak tree and it's protected. I've not even been able to cut off branches without getting three people from the city out here," she said.
The root of the argument is over the trees actual roots. Concerned neighbors said if the sidewalk goes over these exposed pieces, it could lead to the death of this 300-year-old tree.
The Related Group, the developers in charge of the project, is responsible for the sidewalk construction.
In a statement, they told, "Our team has worked in lockstep with the City of Tampa From day one to minimize any impact to the beautiful Oak that sits across the street from the site. We are providing the sidewalk at the request of and in coordination with the city, as we have done with other trees on the site."
In March, city staff received a memorandum from the Development and Growth Management Development Coordination.
It states: "It is the City of Tampa's Natural Resource's professional opinion; the placement of a standard city sidewalk would have adverse impacts to the grand right of way tree."
Months later, the city deemed the tree wouldn't be impacted by the sidewalk.
"I think that this is a city that prides itself on the beauty of the trees and everything. And they've already cut out 98% of the trees just on that block alone," said Corcoran.
On Monday, workers moved ahead with the sidewalk construction. But the freshly poured concrete ended right where the roots began.
The Related Group's statement continues, saying: "In an abundance of caution, we've chosen to pause construction of the sidewalk while we assess alternative approaches. Residents can rest assured we will do everything in our power to ensure this grand tree continues to thrive."
Here is the developers' full statement:
"The Related Group is committed to building properties that honor communities and make residents proud to call them home. That holds true with our Ritz Carlton Residences project, which is currently under construction on Bayshore Boulevard. Our team has worked in lockstep with the City of Tampa From day one to minimize any impact to the beautiful Oak that sits across the street from the site. We are providing the sidewalk at the request of and in coordination with the city, as we have done with other trees on the site. In an abundance of caution, we've chosen to pause construction of the sidewalk while we assess alternative approaches. Residents can rest assured we will do everything in our power to ensure this grand tree continues to thrive."
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- Nexans has been awarded the contract for PacWave South, the United States' first grid-connected wave energy test facility
- PacWave is a joint venture between the US Department of Energy, the State of Oregon, and Oregon State University and will facilitate the research of innovative renewable technologies
- RT Casey LLC has selected Nexans for the design, engineering and manufacturing of the 36kV submarine and terrestrial cables that will run across the ocean floor
- This major project is a significant step in the American sustainable energy transition and will further solidify Nexans' position as a pure player in sustainable electrification
NEWPORT, Ore., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexans, a global organization and key driver for the world's transition to a more connected and sustainable future, has been awarded the contract for PacWave South, the United States' first grid-connected wave energy test facility developed jointly by the US Department of Energy, the State of Oregon, and Oregon State University.
PacWave South consists of four berths that capture the energy generated from the movement of waves and each berth will produce up to 5MW of energy. RT Casey LLC has selected Nexans to provide the four medium voltage AC (MVAC) cables that bring the energy from the berths to shore. The cable lengths total 80km or roughly 20km per cable. This project serves as a pilot to test an alternative form of energy generation that is renewable and minimally invasive to the environment.
Ragnhild Katteland, EVP Generation and Transmission Business Group, says: "Signing the contract for PacWave South shows Nexans' commitment to innovation and sustainable energy solutions. The future of energy generation will contain a large variety of renewable sources and PacWave's wave energy facility will give us the knowledge necessary to further develop this new and exciting form of power generation."
Expected to be built and energized by 2024, this project is an important milestone in Nexans' strategy of becoming an organization dedicated to innovation and sustainable electrification. Nexans' Generation and Transmission business is now present in all the generation of energy from the ocean including offshore wind, floating wind, floating solar and now wave energy. The Group continues to implement this strategy by working on projects like the PacWave South facility, demonstrating its expertise and strengthening its position as a leader and an electrification pure player.
About Nexans
For over a century, Nexans has played a crucial role in the electrification of the planet and is committed to electrifying the future. With 28,000 people in 42 countries, the Group is paving the way to a new world of safe, sustainable and decarbonized electricity that is accessible to everyone. In 2022, Nexans generated 6.7 billion euros in standard sales. The Group is a leader in the design and manufacturing of cable systems and services across five main business areas: Power Generation & Transmission, Distribution, Usage, Industry & Solutions and Telecom & Data. Nexans was the first company in its industry to create a Foundation supporting sustainable initiatives, bringing access to energy to disadvantaged communities worldwide. The Group pledged to contribute to carbon neutrality by 2030.
Nexans. Electrify the future.
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Atomic energy agency seeks to visit Ukraine nuclear power plant amid concerns
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A mission from the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant next week after it was temporarily knocked offline and more shelling was reported in the area overnight, Ukrainian officials said Friday.
Fire damage to a transmission line at Europe’s largest nuclear plant caused a blackout across the region on Thursday and heightened fears of a catastrophe in a country still haunted by the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.
Lana Zerkal, an adviser to Ukraine’s energy minister, told Ukrainian media on Thursday evening that logistical issues are being worked out for the IAEA team to come to the Zaporizhzhia plant, which has been occupied by Russian forces and run by Ukrainian workers since the early days of the 6-month-old war.
Zerkal accused Russia of trying to sabotage the visit. Ukraine has alleged that Russia is essentially holding the plant hostage, storing weapons there and launching attacks from around it, while Moscow accuses Ukraine of recklessly firing on the facility.
“Despite the fact that the Russians agreed for the mission to travel through the territory of Ukraine, they are now artificially creating all the conditions for the mission not to reach the facility, given the situation around it,” she said, offering no details.
There was no immediate comment from Moscow to the claims. The atomic agency’s head, Rafael Mariano Grossi, also said Thursday he hopes to send a team to the plant within days. Negotiations over how the team would access the plant are complicated but advancing, he said on France-24 television.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said an area close to the plant came under a barrage of shelling overnight, amid mounting concerns that an armed conflict near a working atomic plant could cause more serious damage, even as Zaporizhzhia’s reactors are protected by reinforced concrete containment domes.
Dnipropetrovsk governor Valentyn Reznichenko said shelling in the city of Nikopol, which is across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia plant, damaged 10 houses, a school and a sanitorium, causing no casualties.
A power line also has been cut, leaving up to 1,000 local residents without electricity, he added. Nikopol has been under nearly constant Russian shelling since July 12, with eight people killed, 850 buildings damaged and over half the population of 100,000 fleeing the city.
On Thursday, the Zaporizhzhia plant was cut off from the electrical grid after fires damaged the last operating regular transmission line, according to Ukraine’s nuclear power agency, Energoatom.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russian shelling and said the plant’s emergency backup diesel generators had to be activated to supply power needed to run the plant. Zaporizhzhia’s Russian-installed regional governor, Yevgeny Balitsky, blamed the transmission-line damage on a Ukrainian attack.
It was not immediately clear whether the damaged line carried outgoing electricity or incoming power, needed for the reactors’ vital cooling systems. A loss of cooling could cause a nuclear meltdown.
As a result of the transmission-line damage, the two reactors still in use out of the plant’s six went offline, Balitsky said, but one was quickly restored, as was electricity to the region.
Many nuclear plants are designed to automatically shut down or at least reduce reactor output in the event of a loss of outgoing transmission lines. The IAEA said Ukraine informed it that the reactors’ emergency protection systems were triggered, and all safety systems remained operational.
The three regular transmission lines at the plant are out of service because of previous war damage. Ukraine cannot simply shut down its nuclear plants during the war because it is heavily reliant on them. Its 15 reactors at four stations provide about half of its electricity.
Elsewhere, two people were killed and six more injured over the past 24 hours in the eastern Donetsk region, Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said Friday. In the northeastern Sumy region, on the border with Russia, more than 100 munitions were fired over the past 24 hours, burning down a house, governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky said.
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NORMAL — The Normal Rotary Club's 2022-23 Coats for Kids project provided 702 coats for students in need within the McLean County Unit 5 school district, the club said.
The club spent $10,158 at local retailers to buy the coats in addition to receiving donations from Meijer and Farm & Fleet, said Connie Gentry, who leads the club committee handling the project.
The effort aims to help children living in poverty, and those who might otherwise miss school on cold winter days because they don't have adequate winter wear.
Donations can be made to Normal Rotary Foundation, P.O. Box 333, Normal, IL 61761 and write "coats" in the memo line.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Diplomats and rights groups expressed concern Saturday after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency and police used force against peaceful protesters amid the country's worst economic crisis in recent memory.
The economic and political situation in the Indian Ocean island nation has triggered countrywide protests demanding the resignation of Rajapaksa and his powerful ruling family.
Rajapaksa issued a decree declaring a public emergency on Friday. He invoked sections of the Public Security Ordinance that allow him to make regulations in the interests of public security and preserving public order, and for the maintenance of essential supplies.
Under the emergency regulations, Rajapaksa can authorize detentions, seize possession of property and search any premises. He can also change or suspend any law.
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung tweeted Saturday that she is “concerned” by the state of emergency, adding that “the voices of peaceful citizens need to be heard.”
“And the very real challenges Sri Lankans are facing require long term solutions to set the country back on a path toward prosperity and opportunity for all. The SOE (state of emergency) won’t help do that,” Chung added.
Canadian envoy David McKinnon said Sri Lankans have a right to peaceful protest under democracy and that it is “hard to understand why it is necessary, then, to declare a state of emergency.”
Sri Lanka is near bankruptcy. It announced it is suspending repayment of its foreign loans and its usable foreign currency reserves have plummeted below $50 million. The country has $7 billion in foreign loan repayments due this year out of $25 billion to be repaid by 2026. Its total foreign debt is $51 billion.
Police used tear gas and a water cannon twice Friday at protesters near the Parliament who were criticizing lawmakers for not ousting the president and his government, whom they say are responsible for the economic crisis. Protesters are angry that lawmakers elected a government-backed deputy speaker of Parliament by a large majority when the protesters say they should be voting Rajapaksa’s government out of power.
Police first fired tear gas at a student-led protest that began Thursday after the election of the deputy speaker in what was seen as a key victory for the governing coalition. Separately, police dispersed more protesters with tear gas Friday night, also near Parliament.
The rights group Amnesty International said protests have been peaceful and the authorities have unlawfully restricted the right to freedom of peaceful assembly.
Protesters have vowed to continue their demonstrations despite the emergency law. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Diplomats-concerned-by-state-of-emergency-in-Sri-17155977.php | 2022-05-07 06:12:11 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Diplomats-concerned-by-state-of-emergency-in-Sri-17155977.php |
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Kids2 are alerting consumers to at least one reported death in 2019 of an infant in a Bright Starts Rocker. Kids2 Bright Starts and Baby Einstein Rockers should never be used for sleep and infants should never be unsupervised or unrestrained in the Rockers.
Consumers are encouraged to report incidents involving these or other infant products to CPSC at saferproducts.gov. CPSC investigates incidents and fatalities that occurred while infants were in the products.
Kids2 has sold more than 1.8 million Rockers worldwide since 2012 and reviews and evaluates reported incidents that occurred while infants were in the products. Consumers are encouraged to report incidents or questions to Kids2 at 1-800-230-8190, or kids2.com, https://www.kids2.com/pages/contact-us.
Parents and caregivers should never use inclined products, such as rockers, gliders, soothers, and swings, for infant sleep and should not leave infants in these products unsupervised, unrestrained, or with bedding material, due to the risk of suffocation. CPSC recently finalized a rule requiring that infant sleep products have a sleep surface angle of 10 degrees or less. The rule goes into effect on June 23, 2022.
Consumers are reminded:
- The best place for an infant to sleep is on a firm, flat surface in a crib, bassinet or play yard.
- Parents and caregivers should use a fitted sheet only and never add blankets, pillows, padded crib bumpers, or other items to an infant's sleeping environment.
- Infants should always be placed to sleep on their back. Infants who fall asleep in an inclined or upright position should be moved to a safe sleep environment with a firm, flat surface such as a crib, bassinet or play yard.
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Kids2 is a purpose-driven company focused on helping new parents solve some of their biggest problems—developing holistic solutions that create more tiny wins and bright futures for all families. Kids2's number one priority is the safety and well-being of the babies and families who love and use our products. Kids2 intends to lead the industry in product advancements and is committed to proving the safest and best experience to the families they serve across the globe.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
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These celebs are bringing their most fashionable pieces to France—and all we have to say is: Oui, oui!
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival officially kicked things off on May 17, and for the annual occasion spanning 12 days, some of our favorite stars have jet-setted to the French city to attend. Among the anticipated premieres are Top Gun: Maverick (starring Tom Cruise) and Elvis (starring Austin Butler), which are both being screened outside of the competition. An additional 21 films are battling it out for the festival's prestigious award, the Palme d'Or.
Eva Longoria, Katherine Langford and Lashana Lynch were among the first to arrive at the historical celebration, with each star rocking floor-length head-turning gowns. Also among the first to hit the red carpet was Forest Whitaker, who was presented with an honorary Palme d'Or, per the Associated Press.
According to the outlet, Forest—who won Best Actor at Cannes in 1988 for his performance in Clint Eastwood's Bird—said that he could still hear chants of "Clint! Clint!" from the crowd "ringing in his ears" present-day.
As for more memorable moments from the festival, we'll just have to wait and see. But until then, we're keeping you up-to-date with every look served from the celebrations thus far: | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1331355/cannes-2022-see-every-star-at-the-film-festival | 2022-05-17 20:39:52 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1331355/cannes-2022-see-every-star-at-the-film-festival |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of ChannelAdvisor Corporation ("ChannelAdvisor" or the "Company") (NYSE: ECOM) in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by CommerceHub. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive $23.10 in cash for each share of ChannelAdvisor common stock owned.
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‘I can’t thank her enough‘: Inmate who asked correctional officer to care for newborn released from prison
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - A Mississippi woman who sacrificed her job and family stability for the sake of another woman’s child has been reunited with the mother.
Roberta Bell was fired from her job as a correctional officer at the Louisiana Transitional Center for Women in Tallulah after agreeing to raise the child of an inmate.
Since her firing, she has waited patiently for the day inmate Katie Bourgeois was released The day finally came Tuesday.
Bourgeois walked out of the LTCW at 8:45 a.m., and was greeted by Bell, who had a special surprise inside her vehicle.
For the first time since she gave birth in May, Katie was reunited with her son Kayson.
Bourgeois said she hardly had the words to express her gratitude to Bell’s sacrifice for her son’s well-being.
“I can’t thank her enough for everything she’s done. Kayson’s doing great,” said Katie.
Bell then reflected on her last two months spent with Kayson.
“We’ve had some good days, we’ve had some hard nights. But it’s a joy, to be able to take care of somebody, love them, and treat them with love, and show them that they are loved,” she said.
Bourgeois is a Denham Springs, Louisiana, native who says the situation to ask for Bell’s help months ago was extremely difficult because she didn’t have any family to rely on.
Not even two minutes after Bourgeois expressed those emotions, Bell was already playing a parental role in her future life.
“If you’re going to better your life, you’ve got to be serious about that life. This is real, Katie. I’m not going to tell you it’s easy,” Bell said.
Even though she was giving Bourgeois future guidance and shooting her straight, Bell did praise her maturity from the day she met her at LTCW to her release.
“It’s just amazing to know that she wants to get the baby and raise the baby and change her life. To make it better for her and the baby,” Bell said.
Another reason Bourgeois said she wanted someone like Bell to watch over her newborn was because she wanted to avoid losing him to Child Protective Services, especially because Kayson isn’t her first child.
“My first kid, a friend of mine took her and said that I was going to be able to see her. Ended up saying that she would be in harm’s way if she was anywhere around me. I didn’t want that for Kayson,” Bourgeois said.
During her absence, a GoFundMe was set up by Bell’s family with a goal of $5,000. The money was to be used on the expenses it took for Bell to raise Kayson.
Only three weeks later, that number was over $12,000.
Bell was brought to tears when asked how the community support from not only Vicksburg or Tallulah made her feel, but the support all around the country.
“I couldn’t have done it without them because it was hurtful being, you know, given my job, it was hurtful, but all at the same time it was a good thing. You know, and so I love to make people happy. I love to see people happy because I want to be happy. And that baby deserves a life. He deserves a good life,” Bell said.
Bell said she accepted the fact that the child she had taken care of for two months was now going back to his mother.
“I love him. I love him dearly. But it’s her baby. And I want her to have her baby, because you know what? The baby is gonna bring joy to her, and her and her mom,” said Bell.
Bell says she is moving forward with her plans to build a recovery home in Vicksburg for women like Bourgeois who were just released from prison.
Meanwhile, Bourgeois says her goal is to get on her feet, find a job, and embrace her new role as a free mother.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRCA).
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According to a filed complaint, Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) there were manufacturing deficiencies at the facility where Verrica's contract manufacturer produced a bulk solution for the Company's lead product candidate, VP-102; (2) these deficiencies were not remediated when Verrica resubmitted its New Drug Application for VP-12 for molluscum; (3) the foregoing presented significant risks to Verrica obtaining regulatory approval of VP-102 for molluscum; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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(The Hill) – A bipartisan duo of freshman lawmakers co-launched a new c ongressional caucus based on athletic sneakers.
The Congressional Sneaker Caucus (CSC), launched by Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), will include a bipartisan group of lawmakers and congressional staffers who share their love for sneakers and their impact on American culture and fitness, according to a press release.
The newly created caucus also plans to help members and staffers find common ground and foster bipartisan cooperation in Congress. CSC will also organize community events and social gatherings to promote interaction between members from both sides of the aisle.
“The sneakers I wear across the Capitol represent a pathway back to my childhood and a connection to the next generation. They routinely are a starting point for conversation with my colleagues,” Moskowitz said in a statement. “That’s exactly why I launched this Caucus – to use sneakers to promote social interaction between Members of Congress, their staff, and visitors to the capitol.”
Chavez-DeRemer expressed her excitement about launching the new caucus with fellow sneaker lover Moskowitz in a separate statement.
“I’m excited to join Congressman Moskowitz to launch the bipartisan Sneaker Caucus,” Chavez-DeRemer said. “From expressing style to demonstrating athleticism and innovation, sneakers are a fun part of our culture. It will be a light-hearted way to build relationships with other members of Congress and our constituents.”
Sneakers have long been a popular choice of wear for lawmakers, congressional staffers and media reporters who roam the halls of Capitol Hill. Nikolas Ajagu, the husband of Vice President Harris’s niece Meena Harris, made headlines for a cool pair of Air Jordan 1 Diors at Biden-Harris inauguration in 2021, according to GQ.
Moskowitz, who rocked DJ Khaled-inspired Air Jordan V’s at the State of the Union in February, has long hinted at creating a Sneaker-based caucus.
Moskowitz wore customized Air Jordan 1’s honoring the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting and his late father, who died of pancreatic cancer when he was sworn into the House in January. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/new-sneaker-caucus-launched-in-house/ | 2023-04-28 11:37:55 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/new-sneaker-caucus-launched-in-house/ |
On the last day of its 2023 session, the Oregon Legislature on Sunday passed a bill containing $1 billion in funding for the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program, passing one of the last major hurdles for the program to break ground in late 2024 or early 2025.
The bill heads to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek. In a statement last week, Kotek’s press secretary said the governor is pleased the Legislature was able to fund the project in time for federal grant opportunities.
The bill passed the House 45-6, with 9 excused and the Senate 19-5 with 6 absent.
“In 2022, the Washington State Legislature authorized $1 billion to fund their portion of that Interstate Bridge Replacement Program,” said Rep. Susan McLain, D-Hillsboro, one of the legislators spearheading the funding effort in Oregon. “Now it’s Oregon’s turn.”
The next major steps before construction for the replacement program include applying for federal grants, publishing an environmental impact statement and receiving a permit from the Coast Guard.
Funding for the bridge was passed in House Bill 5005, a budget bill including funding for schools, emergency services facilities and housing programs. Funding for the bridge replacement comes in about $250 million in general obligation bonds in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029.
Although the bill funds Oregon’s portion of the bridge replacement entirely through general obligation bonds, not all legislators intend for that to be the primary source of funding in the future.
House Speaker Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, said at the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capital Construction meeting on Tuesday that the Oregon Department of Transportation will need a future transportation budget, allowing the Legislature to revisit the funding timeline and sources.
The original plan included $300 million in funds from general obligation bonds and $700 million in highway user tax revenue, however, the Legislature pivoted due to the Republican senators’ walkout and sick committee members.
Part of the reason Oregon’s portion of the bridge replacement is funded entirely on general obligation bonds is so the highway user fees can be spent on road and bridge maintenance, Sen. Elizabeth Steiner, D-Portland, the co-chair of the Ways and Means Committee, said at the subcommittee meeting on Tuesday.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was just a few weeks ago that California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the oil industry the second most powerful force on earth, trailing only Mother Nature in its ability to bend the elements — both physical and political — to its will.
Yet on Tuesday, Newsom signed a new law that gives state regulators the power to penalize oil companies for making too much money, the first of its kind in the country. It’s the type of legislation the oil industry might have crushed in the past. But on Monday, the bill cleared the state Assembly with only one Democrat voting against it.
“We proved we could finally beat big oil,” Newsom said Tuesday after signing the bill.
The bill is the latest in a string of defeats for the oil industry in California, a state many don’t think of as a fossil fuel powerhouse. But for decades, California was one of the leading oil producers in the United States with a bustling industry that was a key part of the state’s economy. The state is now the nation’s seventh-largest oil producer, according to federal data.
The oil industry doesn’t mind a David vs. Goliath comparison “as long as you think we’re David and not Goliath,” Kevin Slagle, spokesperson for the Western States Petroleum Association, said about the industry’s influence at the state Capitol. “Just look at the results the last couple of years on legislation.”
Oil production has been steadily declining since the late 1980s from a combination of exhausting supplies and the state’s changing policy priorities. A state law requires California to be carbon neutral by 2045, meaning the state would remove as many carbon emissions from the atmosphere as it emits. The state’s plan to do so would reduce demand for liquid petroleum by 94% by 2045.
State regulators have banned the sale of most new gas-powered cars in California by 2035. And last year, the state Legislature approved a bill limiting where new oil wells can be drilled, providing buffer zones around homes, schools and other sensitive sites.
“We’re never going to get it right, in terms of this transition (away from oil), unless we minimize and mitigate the power and influence of big oil in this country,” said Newsom, now in his second term in office and widely seen as a potential presidential candidate beyond 2024. “They’re the biggest impediment to a just transition.”
While its influence in California might have diminished, the industry is still asserting itself. The Western States Petroleum Association spent $11.7 million lobbying lawmakers in the 2021-2022 legislative session, far more than any other single group. Chevron followed behind it, spending $8.6 million, according to state campaign finance filings. The next closest single spender was the California Teachers Association, at $7.1 million.
Likewise, the industry spent millions on campaign contributions in the 2022 election, supporting both Democrats and Republicans. More than a quarter of all 120 seats in the Legislature are newly elected members.
Those donations did not always translate to favorable votes. New Assemblymember Esmerelda Soria, a Democrat who represents parts of the Central Valley, was the top beneficiary of money from a Western States Petroleum Association-affiliated committee. Soria voted Monday to support the legislation despite industry opposition.
The only Democrat to vote against the potential oil profits penalty was Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains, whose district includes Kern County, home of the state’s oil industry. Her vote appeared to irk the Newsom administration.
Bains, a family medicine and addiction doctor who was first elected in November, tweeted a picture of the vote, saying: “Stand alone if you must, but always stand for truth.”
Dana Williamson, Newsom’s chief of staff, replied: “Alone and confused you shall likely remain.”
Bains said she voted against the bill because during the height of the gasoline price spike last summer, the Newsom administration and legislative leaders refused to suspend the state’s gas tax. They argued oil companies would not pass along the savings to drivers.
“What’s to stop them from passing on the cost of this new tax with high prices at the pump?” Bains said. “That inconsistency is even more frustrating.”
Though the industry couldn’t stop the legislation, its presence could be felt in the final version, said Chris Micheli, a veteran California lobbyist who represents business clients but was not involved in the oil profits legislation. Newsom initially called for the Legislature to pass a new tax on oil company profits. Then he asked lawmakers to instead impose a penalty if oil company profits surpassed a certain threshold.
Finally, Newsom and lawmakers agreed to let the California Energy Commission decide, punting the decision to a five-person panel appointed by Newsom with the consent of the state Senate. The bill also creates a new state agency with the power to monitor the petroleum markets, including requiring oil companies to disclose lots of data about their pricing.
“The fact it took them three different substantive proposals to find something that would actually pass the Legislature I think goes to show the continued power and influence of the oil industry in this state,” Micheli said.
Next year, the oil industry will be looking to exert its influence in another arena — public opinion. The industry is challenging a new state law that bans drilling new oil wells nearby homes, schools and other sensitive areas. Voters will decide in 2024 whether to uphold the law.
“The partisan numbers of the two houses of the Legislature have dramatically changed,” Micheli said, referring to Democrats now having total control over state government. “The broader business community is going to have to go to the voters on some issues of public policy.”
Newsom acknowledged Monday the importance of oil for the global economy, telling reporters: “I’m driving home tonight” and “I’m flying this weekend.”
“Oil has built the American economy, built the industrial economy, I get it,” Newsom said. “But we are transitioning. And all I’m asking for is don’t rip us off anymore.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/new-california-gas-price-law-another-defeat-for-oil-industry/ | 2023-03-29 04:12:14 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/new-california-gas-price-law-another-defeat-for-oil-industry/ |
HOUSTON – Sunday sales of beer and light wine has been a hot topic for the City of Houston for the past few months, and after it resurfaced at Tuesday night’s board meeting, the board voted 3-1 to move forward with the next step in amending the ordinance.
The issue, which was brought before the board by Jonathan McDaniel in December 2021, and failed to move forward during the February 2022 meeting, was once again brought forward by McDaniel.
“I am here tonight representing the citizens and business owners of the City of Houston, who want our ordinance amended to allow the sale of beer and light wine on Sundays,” he said. “We are proposing that convenience stores, grocery stores and restaurants be allowed to sell beer and light wine from 12:30 p.m. until regular shut off time.”
He gave the reasoning behind the request as well.
“We believe this is a huge step towards more economic development, city-wide revenue increases and an increase in jobs throughout Houston. To continue to grow our city, we must think of new and inventive ways to bring consumers into our city, Sunday sales are part of that. We are losing a massive amount of revenue and customers to other cities that already have Sunday sales in place. The influx of seasonal workers that once flourished within our city on Sundays, are now slowly drifting to other cities who have Sunday sales already in place, to do their shopping. Weekly social events, such as Mudslangers, bring in high amounts of customers on Saturday, but deters those same customers from our city on Sundays, because of the lack of alcohol sales. I am sure that many of you already know that Pittsboro and Bruce just recently approved the sale of alcohol. Pittsboro alone has taken away tens of thousands of dollars from our economy, and hundreds of customers that spent their money right here in Houston, and that’s just on alcohol alone, not to mention the amount of money they spent elsewhere while in our city. This amending will allow us to regain an overall majority of those customers back, by offering what those cities do not, Sunday sales. I am asking everyone please set aside their personal preferences and differences for once and please think about the economic growth and development of Houston. I love our city, and that’s a fact, this is my hometown, and I can’t express that enough, how much I love our city, and I want to see it grow and flourish even more, and for it to be allowed to attract new people, with new ideas, that will only stimulate our city even more. Our city has many tools and opportunities placed within its grasp to allow us to further succeed in business and economic development. Do we ignore our city’s potential growth? Do we set aside what the overall majority clearly wants? Do we keep everything just like it is because only a few resists change, or do we take ahold of the opportunities and economic developments that have been bestowed upon us, and work together to increase our city on all fronts and start moving Houston forward?”
There were some in the crowd against the proposal, and they voiced their opposition.
“I just want to say, I love [McDaniel] and I love Houston, I love all of y’all, I just am against it because I see alcohol from a different perspective,” said Randy Rinehart, pastor of Parkway Baptist Church. “I see the destruction it brings. I see the problems it causes. I am against anything that increases the sale and consumption of alcohol in the City of Houston, and I love Houston. There are some who are against it and some who are for it, and y’all represent all of us, but there was a reason why it wasn’t in your original ordinance, there was a reason why.”
Others argued that people could simply purchase their alcohol on Saturday instead of allowing it to be sold on Sunday.
While those for the move argued that the money it would potentially bring in justified the amendment.
Ward 4 Alderlady Willie McKinney made a motion to move forward with the process of amending the of ordinance to allow for the sale of beer and light wine on Sundays at convenience stores, grocery stores and restaurants.
Ward 3 Alderman Matt Callahan seconded the motion.
McKinney, Callahan and Alderman At Large Barry Springer voted in favor of the motion, and Ward 2 Alderlady Shenia K. Jones voted against it.
Ward 1 Alderman John Fred Lancaster recused himself during voting due to a conflict of interests.
The motion carried 3-1.
The next step involves advertising the potential change of an ordinance and then holding a public hearing.
Following that, the board may choose to either approve or reject the amendment at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
It was also noted that liquor can only be sold on Sunday with special permission from the State of Mississippi, and this amendment was only for beer and light wine. | https://www.djournal.com/chickasaw/sunday-sales-resurface-houston-moving-forward-with-amendment-process/article_ed722331-6e34-5895-b832-76c575b44fed.html | 2022-04-06 20:22:56 | 0 | https://www.djournal.com/chickasaw/sunday-sales-resurface-houston-moving-forward-with-amendment-process/article_ed722331-6e34-5895-b832-76c575b44fed.html |
Mandela Barnes' ties to lingerie party barring 'ratchets' could haunt his Wisconsin Senate bid
Wisconsin Senate candidate was listed as co-host of lingerie party
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, a Democrat, could be dogged by his ties to a risqué party as he tries to oust Republican Senator Ron Johnson in the November midterm elections.
Barnes was listed as a host for a 2009 event titled "Pretty In Pink A Vicky Secret Affair," a lingerie party that barred "ratchets" – slang for trashy women – from attending.
The scandal initially broke as Barnes ran for lieutenant governor in 2018. Facebook screenshots of the event published by local media outlets at the time show that Barnes was listed as one of the party's co-hosts.
"All ratchets will be turned away!!! We don't have time for it, it's a Vicky's Party," the post said. "Vicky's" was an apparent reference to Victoria's Secret.
"Somebody said it's a recession, so if you the baddest, it may be a stimulus package for you!!!" the post said.
Barnes’ party also advertised prizes "FOR THE GIRL GOIN' THE HARDEST IN HER VICKY'S!!!"
The Democratic Senate candidate’s Facebook event said that bouncers at the door would be "handin' out free choke slams and sleeper holds" to men who showed up and that it is "a Vicky's Secret party, why would you wanna roll on the ground wit a dud anyway???"
Barnes’ campaign pointed to the lieutenant governor's previous comments regarding the scandal.
Barnes previously told the Associated Press that he was not the driving force behind the party. "People get tagged/added as a co-host all the time," Barnes told the AP in a 2018 text.
Barnes denounced the party as "immature" in a statement after drawing scrutiny following the initial story. At the time of the post, Barnes was working for the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board.
"The theme of this 9-year-old party was immature. I am committed, as I have been throughout my time in public service, to gender equality, including closing the pay gap, expanding paid family leave, and protecting the rights of women to make their own health care decisions," Barnes said. "I won’t take lectures from a Republican Party whose standard-bearer today called a woman ‘Horseface.’"
However, even while denouncing it as immature, Barnes called the media firestorm regarding his comments about women "ridiculous."
"There were no complaints, it was just a party," Barnes said in an October 2018 interview. "That’s what they want to use, it’s desperation. They have done nothing to advance the cause of gender equality, whether it’s healthcare or equal pay… nothing."
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"I didn’t fight back because it was so ridiculous. We can waste time spinning our wheels talking about distractions or we can talk about the real issues that matter," Barnes said. "That’s what we’re going to continue to do."
The lieutenant governor is facing Johnson, who is seeking his third term in the Senate. | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mandela-barnes-ties-lingerie-party-barring-ratchets-haunt-wisconsin-senate-bid | 2022-08-23 12:31:51 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mandela-barnes-ties-lingerie-party-barring-ratchets-haunt-wisconsin-senate-bid |
CHEVY CHASE, Md., Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FCP® and joint venture partner Avanti Residential announce the $65 million acquisition of Omnia on Thomas, a 382-unit garden apartment community at 1645 E. Thomas Road in Phoenix, AZ. Omnia on Thomas represents FCP's third multifamily investment in Phoenix and the second time partnering with Avanti after an initial joint venture in Colorado earlier this year.
"FCP is excited to expand our successful partnership with Avanti at Omnia on Thomas," said FCP's Bart Hurlbut. "Together, we will continue to invest in the property to improve the resident experience and the asset's market position."
"We are pleased to partner with FCP on this project and leverage our knowledge of the property and the local submarket," said Christian Garner, CEO at Avanti Residential. "We view this as a unique opportunity to infuse new capital into the project and further enhance the resident experience at Omnia on Thomas."
Capital One arranged Freddie Mac financing for the acquisition. "In continuing our relationship with FCP, we look forward to supporting this team as they focus on expanding their multifamily footprint in the Western U.S.," said Jonathan Pratt, Senior Vice President of Agency Finance.
Omnia on Thomas features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments featuring high ceilings, hardwood-style flooring, and large closets in a community with four swimming pools, a renovated fitness center, and a shady courtyard. The property is conveniently located adjacent to Phoenix Children's Hospital, minutes to Sky Harbor Airport, the Biltmore Camelback Corridor, and Old Town Scottsdale with abundant local dining and shopping options.
FCP® is a privately held real estate investment company that has invested in or financed more than $9.3 billion in assets since its founding in 1999. FCP invests directly and with operating partners in commercial and residential assets. The firm makes equity and mezzanine investments in income-producing and development properties. Based in Chevy Chase, MD, FCP invests both its commingled, discretionary funds and separate accounts targeted at major real estate markets in the United States. For further information on FCP, please visit www.fcpdc.com.
Avanti Residential is an experienced investor and owner-operator of lifestyle-forward multifamily communities in the U.S. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Avanti operates 37 properties across 5 states, comprising of 9,000 units. The company utilizes a vertically integrated platform led by a seasoned executive team, each with more than 25 years' experience in the acquisition and value creation of apartment properties. Avanti applies skilled real estate investment acumen in a culture of personal accountability and alignment to deliver exceptional value and attractive risk-adjusted returns for its institutional venture partners and private capital investors. AvantiResidential.com
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State regulators are embarking on a tour of the commonwealth to learn how to prioritize environmental justice needs in climate planning. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports.
Read the full story here.
(Original air-date: 4/13/23)
State regulators are embarking on a tour of the commonwealth to learn how to prioritize environmental justice needs in climate planning. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports.
Read the full story here.
(Original air-date: 4/13/23) | https://www.wdiy.org/pa-state-news/2023-05-07/pennsylvania-officials-conducting-environmental-justice-listening-tour | 2023-05-07 05:01:52 | 0 | https://www.wdiy.org/pa-state-news/2023-05-07/pennsylvania-officials-conducting-environmental-justice-listening-tour |
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Fire breaks out at Houston’s Traders Village | https://blackchronicle.com/future-king-charles-in-2005-im-determined-to-make-the-most-of-it-60-minutes/ | 2023-05-01 00:07:38 | 1 | https://blackchronicle.com/future-king-charles-in-2005-im-determined-to-make-the-most-of-it-60-minutes/ |
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cole Snyder threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Justin Marshall with 31 seconds remaining in the game and Buffalo rallied to beat Miami of Ohio 24-20 on Saturday.
Snyder's pass to Marshall capped a 13-play, 82-yard drive for Buffalo (2-3, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) that took 3:51 off the clock. Miami (2-3) made it to the Buffalo 46-yard line before turning the ball over on downs with 3 seconds left in its MAC opener.
Mike Washington's 1-yard touchdown plunge gave Buffalo a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Three scrimmage plays later Aveon Smith scored on a 73-yard run to pull the RedHawks even.
Buffalo took a 14-7 lead on Cole Snyder's 1-yard touchdown run following an interception by Jahmin Muse and a 51-yard return. Graham Nicholson's 35-yard field goal pulled Miami within 14-10 at halftime.
Alex McNulty's 43-yard field goal stretched the Bulls' lead to 17-10, but Aveon Smith scored on a 3-yard run and Nicholson added another field goal to give the RedHawks a 20-17 lead after three quarters.
Snyder completed 19 of 35 passes for 188 yards with one interception for Buffalo. The Bulls managed just 278 yards of offense, while yielding 359.
Smith completed 14 of 26 passes for 119 yards for Miami. He rushed 12 times for 142 yards and two scores.
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NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Ikran Dahir of Buzzfeed about self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, who is in custody in Romania, accused of human trafficking and organized crime.
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NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Ikran Dahir of Buzzfeed about self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, who is in custody in Romania, accused of human trafficking and organized crime.
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Man arrested after shooting spree with AR-15-style weapon at Orlando resorts, authorities say
ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) - Florida authorities say 19-year-old Jailen Houston has been arrested after being involved in several shootings in the Orlando area.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Houston came to Orlando earlier this week to try and enroll in a university.
However, the sheriff’s office reports Houston got frustrated when he wasn’t able to check into a Westgate resort due to him being under the age of 21.
According to an arrest affidavit, Houston left the hotel and drove to a store to buy ammo for an AR-15-style weapon. He then returned to the resort armed with a rifle.
Authorities said he started shooting at people in the lobby at around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, striking a woman in her 20s.
The sheriff’s office said the woman was taken to a hospital, but Houston continued his shooting spree.
Houston reportedly went to the Marriott Cypress Harbour Villas about 10 minutes later and shot a security guard.
In total, deputies said they received calls of shots fired from at least five locations that evening, all within a couple of miles of each other.
According to the sheriff’s office, Houston took off from the area towards Osceola County but was later caught after crashing on Interstate 4. He was sitting on a guardrail with an AR-15-style weapon found in his vehicle.
Authorities said Houston confessed to the shootings while being interviewed.
“Houston was asked how he felt about the shootings. And he said, ‘It felt good, and it relieved some of the frustration that he felt,’” Orange County Undersheriff Mark Canty said. “When asked if he would conduct similar shootings in the future, he said he would.”
Houston faces charges that include attempted first-degree murder with a firearm.
“This is a person we really needed to get off the streets. And, thankfully, today, he is in jail,” Canty said.
Copyright 2022 WESH via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.kalb.com/2022/12/17/man-arrested-after-shooting-spree-with-ar-15-style-weapon-orlando-resorts-authorities-say/ | 2022-12-17 03:26:08 | 1 | https://www.kalb.com/2022/12/17/man-arrested-after-shooting-spree-with-ar-15-style-weapon-orlando-resorts-authorities-say/ |
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy financial industry press releases from PR Newswire, including the stresses of being a Gen Z or millennial homebuyer.
NEW YORK, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the finance industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- More than half of Gen Zers and millennials believe they'd need to win the lottery to afford a home
Outside of winning the lottery, large shares of both generations (95% of Gen Zers and 94% of millennials) say they would have to make some life changes in order to make their dream of homeownership a reality. About 40% of millennials say they would need to get a second or third job, and 28% of Gen Zers say they'd have to make a career change in order to afford a home right now. - Finastra and Plaid announce collaboration to give account holders streamlined access to fintech apps
The partnership, delivered via Finastra's FusionFabric.cloud open APIs, provides financial institutions of all sizes within the Finastra ecosystem with account verification tools, making it easier and more secure for consumers to link their account data from their main financial institution with external financial apps and services. - Outlier.org, Urban Assembly, and New York City Public Schools Launch Program to Bring Financial Accounting to High School Students
400 NYC public school students will have the opportunity to enroll in Outlier.org's highly regarded Intro to Financial Accounting college course. These students will earn college credit and gain valuable skills and insights into what a future career could look like in the field of accounting. - 62% of Americans don't talk about money according to new Empower research, and their silence may come at a cost
Carol Waddell, president of Empower Personal Wealth, says: "It's clear that 'money talks' matter. When it comes to retirement savers, we've seen that more engaged participants have higher savings rates. Conversation is a currency on the pathway to financial security, and open discussions about money can have a truly transformative effect on society." - ESG activities correlate to stronger financial performance, reveals new study from Bain & Company and EcoVadis
"These findings should motivate companies at all levels of ESG maturity to redouble their investment in accelerating their sustainability journey," said Sylvain Guyoton, chief rating offering at EcoVadis. - AfriBlocks Leverages KyckGlobal's Cross-Border Payments to Connect African Freelancers to Global Firms
African freelancers often experience challenges in receiving payments from international clients due to limited financial infrastructure and high transaction costs. Inconsistent KYC compliance also affects the extent to which African banks can serve their clients where international transactions are concerned. - Housing Choice Voucher holders are losing ground to rising rents
"Renters across the country are struggling as costs have skyrocketed and vouchers have failed to keep up," said Orphe Divounguy, senior economist at Zillow. - 43 percent of executives say companies have been weakened by business disruptions and market volatility
"While many executives acknowledge the impact that disruption has on their business models, companies that proactively treat business resilience and sustainability as strategic imperatives adapt to market dynamics the fastest, and in turn, are best positioned to identify and deliver value based on new and emerging customer demands," said Crowe CEO Mark Baer. - 80% of Older Americans Cannot Pay for Long-Term Care or Withstand a Financial Shock, New Study Shows
"It is unacceptable that nearly all older Americans are one crisis away from plunging into poverty after working their entire lives and often saving a nest egg that is then wiped out by the cost of care," said Dr. Susan Silberman, NCOA Senior Director, Research & Evaluation. - State Street Global Advisors, Global Trust Company, and Annexus Retirement Solutions Launch Target Date Series That Aims to Deliver Lifetime Income
"With more than 40 years in the defined contribution space and nearly $136 billion under management in target date strategies, State Street is uniquely positioned to help people prepare for retirement with confidence," said Bob McGowan, managing director and head of the Financial Institutions Group at State Street Global Advisors. - Vault Releases 2024 Rankings of Top Accounting Firms To Work For "Our recent survey and new rankings of the top accounting firms reflect the real-time pulse of over 11,000 accounting professionals, providing unique insight into the inner workings at the top firms," said Eric Stutzke, SVP & General Manager of Vault.
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The weather was fine – Zoe and I were not. Day 4 of our Viking cruise started in Speyer, home to the Imperial Cathedral of Speyer, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This designation is a biggie for me – it marks places of historical, cultural, scientific, and/or universal scenic importance. (There are 24 sites in the US as diverse as the Grand Canyon and Taliesen East.)
I was really looking forward to seeing the 11th century, Romanesque cathedral, burial place of eight emperors. I was also looking forward to learning about the town’s Jewish heritage – and seeing the remnants of the 1104 synagogue and the beautifully constructed mikvah (ritual bath), preserved because it is 33-feet underground.
All of our party had been battling colds and this was the day that Zoe and I gave up and stayed on the ship.
We took advantage of the weather to sit on the top deck, enjoying the sun and the scenery as we cruised from Speyer to Worms where we would pick up the passengers who participated in the morning tour in Speyer.
There are four decks on Viking longships – the Main, Middle, Upper and Sun. We hadn’t seen much of the Sun Deck thanks to chilly weather or showers. In addition to lounge chairs, this area of the ship has an extensive herb garden, putting greens, shuffleboard, and a walking track.
The scenery was soothing with small towns and countryside, interrupted occasionally with industrial sites and larger cities like Mannheim and Mainz.
We arrived in Worms, cruising under an impressive bridge. Another phrase from an early time reminded me of learning religious history in Sunday school. Who could forget “Diet of Worms”? I remembered the phrase but had forgotten the details. Once home, I started researching and discovered Luther footprints all over this part of Germany.
Diet is simply the name for an assembly. At the 1520 Diet of Worms, Luther was condemned by the heads of state of the Holy Roman Empire and disseminating or following his teachings was forbidden. By 1526 and 1529, he was again the subject of investigation by diets in Speyer. This second diet was where the term Protestant originated. If you have an appetite for church history, Luther’s life offers a meaty, mental meal and a great itinerary.
Skipping the morning walk gave us more opportunities to check out the ship. We found the small business center where guests could use a computer and a well-stocked library and comfy chairs for those so inclined. We were already familiar with the dining room. Seats are unassigned so at meals we tried to sit at different tables. Passengers were primarily Americans with a smattering of Canadians – a diverse mix of geographic locations and occupations.
One of our most frequented areas was either of the two niches with coffee and hot chocolate machines – and cookies or other sweet treats. The lounge was where we gathered for entertainment and drinks and casual conversations. The lounge and the Aquavit Terrace and open deck on the Upper Deck was where we enjoyed two treats that afternoon.
First, Maria Komarica, bar chef, gave us a lesson in Rudesheimer Espresso. To do it correctly, you must have special cups. Sugar cubes are dropped into the empty cups; Asbach brandy is lighted and poured over the sugar cubes, which are stirred until dissolved. Black coffee is then poured in; whipped cream sweetened with vanilla sugar is heaped on top and sprinkled with grated chocolate. It looked beautiful – but I’m not a coffee drinker and much preferred the hot chocolate from the handy dispensers on board.
I was more enthusiastic about the next treat, tiny sandwiches and sweets served on three-tier dishes. It was billed as a German tea, but it looked a lot like every English tea serving I’ve experienced.
It was late afternoon when we docked in Rudesheim – still light enough for some exploring. Jack was napping, so Mark, Zoe, and I set out. We walked beside a lovely park. The ground between the park path and the river was scattered with tiny wildflowers. The park featured more formal plantings.
The first sight in town was the Adlerturm (Eagle Tower), a 15th century construction, part of the original city wall. We wandered down streets and alleys and came to a small shop selling gelato. It was chilly, but we were bundled up – so we indulged. As we sat savoring and chatting, we saw Jack coming up the street. He, too, felt the need for a gelato cone.
Walking on, we came to a square and St. Jakobus’ Church. This structure has a 10th century basement and an 11th century chapel. The main portion of the structure was constructed in the 1400s. Near, and facing the church, is a fountain topped with a man raising a wine glass. We weren’t sure if he was supposed to be toasting the church or simply celebrating the town’s great wine history.
We saw a few half-timbered buildings, but the most scenic part of the historic area was too far to walk. Drosselgasse is the most famous street – lined with half-timbered buildings and chock-a-block with weinstubes. Viking offered an evening in this part of town which included wine and dinner – but it didn’t fit in our budget.
We weren’t unhappy, since dinner on the ship was, as usual, excellent – that night’s regional menu included Mainz spundekäs (a cheese dip with toast), wiener schnitzel and warm potato salad, and an apple tart. It was followed by a performance by a string ensemble from Koblenz, our next stop. With a restful day, and a hearty German meal, we were ready for a good night’s sleep and a good tomorrow. | https://www.normantranscript.com/community/travel-column-a-brief-interlude-before-a-diet-of-worms/article_2a25125a-0fc2-11ee-9412-2b9f204db51d.html | 2023-06-25 08:40:33 | 1 | https://www.normantranscript.com/community/travel-column-a-brief-interlude-before-a-diet-of-worms/article_2a25125a-0fc2-11ee-9412-2b9f204db51d.html |
Rare American lion fossil found in Mississippi River
(CNN) – An unexpected discovery in the drought-stricken Mississippi river has paleontologists excited.
A fragment of a fossilized jaw bone with a tooth was discovered, and experts believe it’s from a lion species that went extinct thousands of years ago.
An Oxford, Mississippi, resident came across the artifact when he saw something black sticking out of a sandbar in late October.
He thought it could be from the long-gone large American lion, and that was confirmed by experts at a nearby fossil and artifact symposium and exhibition.
The panthera atrox, otherwise known as the large American lion, went extinct roughly 11,000 years ago.
Experts say this lion was a larger version of the African lion by about 25%. It was about 4-feet tall, and 5- to 8-feet long.
The animals weighed at least 500 pounds with some topping 1,000.
The American lion lived on the continent for more than 300,000 years during the ice age before extinction.
It’s believed only three other known fossils from these lions have been found in Mississippi.
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Dear City of Casper: Thank You for Fixing ‘Outer Drive’
Dear City of Casper - Streets Division,
I know it is your job to keep our streets and roads up to par, but lately it seems like you've been reading my mind. Which is to say, you awesome folks have been fixing things before I've even had a chance to complain about them and I am indeed grateful for your hard work.
I often travel that strip of Wyoming Boulevard, commonly known as Outer Drive. During dusk, and honestly, even worse when it's completely dark, the portion between Casper Mountain Road and South Poplar Street was damn near impossible to tell which lane was which. This was particularly dangerous when two vehicles were side by side in that area, for obvious reasons.
Far too many times than I care to admit, I was involved in some near collisions due to neither myself or the vehicle next to me being able to tell which lane we were supposed to be in, because they were multiple road markings overlapping each other and none of them were really clear to the naked eye.
It's worth noting that I have 20/10 vision in both eyes and also have excellent night vision. I said all that to say this: that stretch of road was both horrible and dangerous. It was the epitome of a driving nightmare (as I expressed many times to my children that have the misfortune of riding with me and my road rage).
I now know that I can call you (the Streets Division), at 307-235-8283 to report things of this nature and even have the ability to do it online, but I didn't know that a few weeks ago.
Regardless, I am thankful for your attention to this matter AND it looks so much better. I'm assuming it is much safer too.
Kudos to you, the often unsung heroes, and keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
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University of Central Florida students will have to wait another day before returning to class, as it is delaying reopening to Tuesday, officials announced Saturday evening.
The announcement explained the decision comes as “our local school districts” will also remain closed through Monday, when the university initially expected to reopen.
“Students who have already returned to campus will have access to dining, recreation and wellness, and other student services,” UCF said in a statement.
Orange County Public Schools moved to stay closed as dozens of its schools remain without power following Hurricane Ian, while others continue to be flooded. The Osceola County School District also delayed reopening to Tuesday.
Classes will resume in Seminole and Lake counties on Monday.
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TX Corpus Christi TX Zone Forecast for Sunday, April 23, 2023
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326 FPUS54 KCRP 240813
ZFPCRP
Zone Forecast Product for South Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
TXZ343-242145-
Coastal Nueces-
Including the cities of Corpus Christi and Flour Bluff
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 70. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ443-242145-
Nueces Islands-
Including the city of Port Aransas
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this morning.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower
70s. East winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ243-242145-
Inland Nueces-
Including the cities of Robstown, Tuloso, and Bishop
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ234-242145-
Victoria-
Including the cities of Victoria and Bloomington
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ239-242145-
Webb-
Including the cities of Laredo, Bruni, and Orvil
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs
in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Much warmer with
highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Not as warm with highs around 80. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cooler with highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ242-242145-
Inland Kleberg-
Including the cities of Kingsville, Loyola Beach, Ricardo,
and Riviera
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer with highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ342-242145-
Coastal Kleberg-
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ442-242145-
Kleberg Islands-
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 70. East
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming southeast
10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ344-242145-
Coastal San Patricio-
Including the cities of Portland and Ingleside
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper
60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ244-242145-
Inland San Patricio-
Including the cities of Sinton, Mathis, Taft, and Odem
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ245-242145-
Coastal Aransas-
Including the cities of Rockport and Fulton
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ345-242145-
Aransas Islands-
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper
60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ346-242145-
Coastal Refugio-
Including the cities of Bayside and Austwell
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ246-242145-
Inland Refugio-
Including the cities of Refugio and Woodsboro
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ247-242145-
Inland Calhoun-
Including the city of Long Mott
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ347-242145-
Coastal Calhoun-
Including the cities of Seadrift, Port Lavaca, and Port O Connor
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 80. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ447-242145-
Calhoun Islands-
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. East winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ233-242145-
Goliad-
Including the city of Goliad
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ232-242145-
Bee-
Including the cities of Beeville, Skidmore, Pettus, and Pawnee
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ241-242145-
Jim Wells-
Including the cities of Alice, Orange Grove, and Premont
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this
afternoon. Highs around 70. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer with highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ231-242145-
Live Oak-
Including the cities of George West and Three Rivers
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer with highs around 80.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ240-242145-
Duval-
Including the cities of Freer, Benavides, and San Diego
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer with highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning. Cooler with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ229-242145-
La Salle-
Including the cities of Cotulla and Encinal
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer with
highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cooler with highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs around 80.
$$
TXZ230-242145-
McMullen-
Including the cities of Calliham, Cross, Loma Alta, and Tilden
313 AM CDT Mon Apr 24 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer with highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cooler with highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs around 80.
$$
87/88
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NEW YORK, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) announced today that former Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the political advocacy organization and its affiliate non-partisan think-tank Education Reform Now.
During his two terms as the Democratic mayor of Rhode Island's largest city, Elorza undertook bold actions to advance a social and racial justice agenda. This included taking the unprecedented step to engage the state Department of Education to turn around the city's chronically underperforming school system, creating the city's Eat, Play, Learn Initiative to expand out-of-school enrichment, and launching a nationally recognized African American Ambassador Group to bring Black leaders into the center of policymaking. Notably, he invested $400 million into repairing school buildings, and supported the expansion of high-quality public charter schools.
"As Mayor, I saw all too well the critical need for bold leadership to transform public education so that it serves all students—particularly those historically marginalized," said Elorza. "DFER has been at the forefront of the fight against the status quo in public education for more than a decade, and I am honored to serve this organization at a time of both incredible urgency and possibility for our nation's students."
A leader in and outside City Hall, Elorza was elected by his peers to serve as Trustee for the United States Conference of Mayors, and was an Aspen Institute Rodell Fellow, a member of the New Deal Leaders network, and a member of the inaugural Bloomberg/Harvard City Leadership class.
"What I admire most about Jorge is his unwavering commitment to put the interest of students above adult politics," said DFER Interim CEO Shakira Petit. "There is a tremendous opportunity right now for leaders to utilize historic investments in education to advance the innovative approaches that we know work for students. As DFER grows our collective impact, Jorge brings the political acumen, vast leadership experience, and vision to help our organization—and Democratic education champions across the country—meet this moment and bring about real change for all students."
Elorza was born and raised in Providence and is the proud son of Guatemalan immigrants. A first-generation college student, he attended the Community College of Rhode Island before earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Rhode Island, and a law degree from Harvard Law School. Elorza is co-founder of the Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University School of Law, where he previously served as a law professor.
A headshot and selection of photos of Elorza are available here.
About Democrats for Education Reform
Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) is a national political organization that supports elected Democrats and candidates for office who seek to expand policies and practices that increase educational equity for students of color and students from low-income backgrounds. It is a partner organization of Education Reform Now Advocacy, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that supports DFER's legislative and policy advocacy work. www.dfer.org.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the midst of the national conversation on the need for humane treatment of migrants and refugees, Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, released a statement on the importance of protecting the rights of refugees and migrants.
"As communities committed to providing sanctuary to migrants, San Francisco and California are duty-bound to welcome immigrants and find opportunities for them to thrive here, no matter how they arrive at our doorstep. Let us not forget that Christian charity makes no distinctions regarding legal status when it comes to providing humanitarian aid to those in need.
As the U.S. and Mexican bishops stated in their 2003 joint pastoral letter, 'Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope,' the United States needs comprehensive immigration reform. The principles outlined in the letter include a nation's right to secure its borders and for people to stay and thrive in their homelands, but also that asylum seekers have a right to seek haven.
The U.S. is morally obliged to protect those seeking refuge from harm. As a nation of immigrants, we know from experience that migrants give back to the U.S. by becoming integral to our communities, economy and legacy. At the same time, Congress and the President are required to secure our borders so that our nation can control and create a viable immigration system.
As we grapple with this crisis, I endorse the initiative of New York Mayor Eric Adams who proposes that the federal government allow states to issue work visas. The current federal system only allows migrants seeking asylum to obtain a work permit after six months, and the reality is it often takes a year or more to obtain a work permit. This burdens state and local welfare systems designed to take care of those who cannot work and deprives migrants eager to work of the opportunity to work using the skills they bring with them from their home countries."
The Archdiocese of San Francisco's Catholic Charities Center for Immigration Legal & Support Services (CILSS), advocates for migrants in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties by helping to resolve the immigration crisis. CILSS provides legal representation and case management support for individuals seeking asylum and victims of trafficking or violent crimes. Catholic Charities provides rental assistance, problem-solving resources and referrals, shelter waitlist opportunities and case management support services.
More information:
- https://www.catholiccharitiessf.org
- Five Catholic Principles of Immigration
- https://sfmayor.org/sanctuary-city
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Police: Man found seriously injured at hotel in Lawton
How the man was injured is unknown
Published: Jan. 18, 2023 at 11:12 PM CST|Updated: 51 minutes ago
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - A man is in the hospital, after being found seriously injured at a hotel in Lawton.
Lawton Police Capt. John Mull says officers were called to the Executive Inn, in the 3100 block of NW Cache Road at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Capt. Mull says when officers arrived, they found the man unresponsive, with a serious injury. He would not say what type of injury the man suffered.
Mull says some good samaritans tried to revive him. The man was taken to the hospital. There’s no word on his condition at this hour.
Mull says a person of interest is in custody, and witnesses are being interviewed.
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Mall of America shooting: Kyle Busch's wife says family is safe after fleeing
The mall will be shut down the rest of the day
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and his family were at the Mall of America during a shooting Thursday, but they report they are safe.
"If you are seeing the news … we got out and are safe," Busch's wife Samantha wrote on her Instagram story.
The family was enjoying rides at the mall's theme park a couple of hours before the shooting.
Busch and his son can briefly be seen running from the chaos in this video from Andy Paras, news director of FOX 55 Fort Wayne.
MALL OF AMERICA SECURE AFTER SHOTS FIRED IN ‘ISOLATED INCIDENT’
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The Bloomington, Minnesota, mall was under lockdown due to a "confirmed isolated incident in a tenant space."
Despite the mall being deemed secure by police, it will be shut down the rest of the day.
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The suspect fled on foot and has not been caught by police. Victims have not been located, according to Bloomington police. | https://www.foxnews.com/sports/kyle-buschs-wife-says-family-safe-fleeing-mall-of-america-shooting | 2022-08-05 00:58:34 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/sports/kyle-buschs-wife-says-family-safe-fleeing-mall-of-america-shooting |
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (WCMH) — An offensive guard on the Philadelphia Eagles, who are two weeks away from playing in Super Bowl LVII, has been indicted in an Ohio court on charges of rape and kidnapping.
A Guernsey County grand jury indicted Eagles guard Joshua Sills, 25, from Sarahsville, Ohio for one count of rape and one count of kidnapping stemming from a 2019 incident.
According to court records, Sills allegedly engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with a woman and held the victim against her will in December 2019. He is listed to be summoned in Guernsey County Common Pleas court on Feb. 16.
Sills is listed on the Eagles depth chart as the backup right guard in his rookie season. The 25-year-old went undrafted in 2022 out of Oklahoma State and has appeared in one game this season. Philadelphia is set to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Ariz. on Feb. 12.
He attended Meadowbrook High School in Byesville, Ohio and played guard initially at West Virginia from 2016 to 2019 before transferring to Oklahoma State in 2020-21.
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ST LOUIS — ST LOUIS — Spire Inc. (SR) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $179.2 million.
The natural gas distributor posted revenue of $1.12 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $901 million.
Spire expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.20 to $4.30 per share.
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(The Hill) — Many types of soft contact lenses available in the U.S. could contain toxic “forever chemicals,” new research has found.
All 18 sets of soft contacts evaluated in a recent consumer study came back with various levels of organic fluorine — an indicator for the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
The 18 sets, from three major brands, were sent to a laboratory certified by the Environmental Protection Agency by the Mamavation eco-wellness website, to determine just how much of this PFAS building block was present in each product.
“Your eyes are one of the most sensitive parts of your body,” Linda Birnbaum, former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health and the National Toxicology Program, said in a statement.
“Therefore, it’s concerning to see the presence of organic fluorine, which is likely a type of PFAS, found in all soft contact lens products tested,” Birnbaum added.
There are thousands of types of PFAS, many of which are common ingredients in household products such as nonstick pans, cosmetics and outdoor apparel.
While these compounds have been used for decades due to their water- and stain-resistant properties, PFAS are also linked to a variety of illnesses, such as kidney cancer, thyroid disease and testicular cancer.
The levels of organic fluorine uncovered by the lab ranged from 105 to 20,700 parts per million, according to the report, released by Mamavation with Environmental Health News — a site published by the nonprofit Environmental Health Sciences.
About 22 percent had more than 18,000 parts per million of this element, while 44 percent of the lenses had more than 4,000 parts per million of organic fluorine, per the report.
“The presumption that these organic fluorine levels measured in contact lenses are safe is laughable,” Pete Myers, chief scientist of Environmental Health Sciences, said in a statement.
Myers pointed out that the EPA last summer issued new drinking water health advisories for four types of PFAS, which ranged from 0.004 parts per trillion to 2,000 parts per trillion.
Acknowledging that “comparing drinking levels in water to concentrations in contact lenses is like comparing apples to oranges,” Myers noted that fluorine content in all of the lenses exceeded 100 parts per million.
Such concentrations, he continued, are “50,000 times higher than the highest level deemed safe in drinking water by the EPA.”
Research has yet to offer definitive proof as to whether PFAS exposure is linked to eye diseases and whether these persistent compounds can break down in the eye.
Nonetheless, the report stressed that because “the eye is one of the most sensitive areas of the human body,” there is reason to be concerned about contact lenses as a route for exposure.
Meanwhile, a 2020 study conducted in China showed that adults with higher blood levels of PFAS might have a higher incidence of certain types of ocular conditions.
“We know enough about PFAS chemicals to guess and fear that fluoropolymers in human cells or in the environment are anything but a pretty safety picture,” Terrence Collins, director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Green Sciences, said in a statement.
“I advise that such contact lenses be rigorously avoided,” Collins added. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/soft-contact-lenses-may-contain-toxic-forever-chemicals-research-finds/ | 2023-05-16 20:08:05 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/soft-contact-lenses-may-contain-toxic-forever-chemicals-research-finds/ |
Boy, 5, dies after shooting self in eye with unsecured gun
DETROIT (WXYZ) - Police say a 5-year-old boy and his sibling were playing with an unsecured gun they found at a Detroit home when it went off, killing him.
According to police, a pair of siblings, ages 5 and 6, were left in the care of their uncle Monday. The uncle was reportedly downstairs in the basement playing video games when the children found a gun, it went off and the 5-year-old was shot in the eye.
“The 6-year-old told the uncle, ‘My brother is dying. We need help,’” said Deputy Chief Deshaune Sims with the Detroit Police Department.
A neighbor took the injured child to the hospital, where he died.
Police say the boy’s uncle is not cooperating and is currently in police custody.
“Right now, we’re trying to locate a weapon. We have not been able to recover a weapon at this time,” Sims said.
The 6-year-old sibling has reportedly been removed from the home. It’s not clear if they were removed by police or Child Protective Services.
Police are also pleading with gun owners to secure their weapons.
“Unfortunately, we’re here again. We have been at many of these scenes, and the message is if you have a weapon, put it up, lock it, keep it away from the children. Unfortunately, parents and caregivers are not taking heed to that message,” Sims said.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is pushing for laws that will criminally charge parents for not properly storing weapons, but it’s still in the legislature.
Meanwhile, police say they will be handing out free gun locks in Detroit neighborhoods.
“Hopefully, one person will take heed and keep weapons out of areas where children can access them easily,” Sims said.
Last year, 67 children in the city were shot.
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74-year-old man rescued after spending 30 hours lost in the woods
(Gray News) – Authorities in Maine said a 74-year-old man who had been missing in the woods for 30 hours has been found.
The Department of Fisheries & Wildlife said game warden Michael Latti and his K9, Luna, located the Etna man Monday afternoon.
The department said the man was hypothermic and dehydrated after spending 30 hours lost in the woods.
Fortunately, game wardens were able to rehydrate the man, warm him up and fly him out of the woods via a Maine Forest Service helicopter. The man was later examined and released from care in good health.
The man told officials he did not think he would have survived another night in the woods. He said he knew he was saved when he heard Luna’s bell and felt the dog lick his face.
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Republicans and Democrats spar over committee snubs
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - In what could be a very public settling-of-the-score, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy barred California democrats Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff, along with Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar from serving on the House Intelligence Committee.
“Eric Swalwell being in the private sector and can’t get a security clearance there, we will not provide him with the secrets to America,” said McCarthy Tuesday.
“It’s political vengeance - which is a shame because it’s always been a bi-partisan committee,” said Swalwell, “he’s taking one of the most precious pieces of glassware in the congressional cabinet and he’s smashing it.”
Democrats see the move as a direct retribution to Former speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gossar from serving on committees. Greene for comments made surrounding the attacks on January 6th, and Gosar for a video he tweeted depicting the death of prominent sitting congresswoman.
McCarthy denies that is the reason.
“I will put the national security ahead of partisan politics any day,” said McCarthy.
Whether or not these are moves of revenge, Minority leader Hakim Jeffries is hopeful both parties will be able to move past it.
“We should find common ground to make progress for the American people,” said Jeffries. “I hope we’ll continue to be able to do that generally including by continuing to have a very productive relationship with the speaker of the House.”
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Today is Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Let's get caught up.
Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history.
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MORNING LISTEN
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TOP STORIES
This morning's top headlines: Tuesday, March 14
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns. The order also seeks to promote more secure firearms storage and ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies get the most from last summer's bipartisan gun control law. The Democratic president is expected to unveil his latest efforts at curbing gun violence during a speech Tuesday in Monterey Park, California, where a gunman stormed a dance hall and shot 20 people, killing 11, following a Lunar New Year celebration. The bipartisan legislation passed after the killings of 10 grocery store shoppers in Buffalo, New York, and 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.
Depositors withdrew savings, and investors broadly sold off bank shares as the federal government raced to reassure Americans that the banking system is secure following two bank failures. President Joe Biden insisted Monday that the system is safe after the second- and third-largest bank failures in the nation’s history happened in the span of 48 hours. In response to the crisis, regulators guaranteed all deposits at the two banks. They also created a program that effectively thew a lifeline to other banks to shield them from a run on deposits.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has been released from the hospital after treatment for a concussion and will continue to recover in an inpatient rehabilitation facility. McConnell’s office says his doctors discovered over the weekend that he had also suffered a “minor rib fracture” after he tripped and fell at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington last Wednesday evening. The Senate returns to Washington Tuesday evening after the weekend off and will be in session for the rest of March.
Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen has testified before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments he arranged and made on the former president’s behalf. Cohen arrived at the courthouse accompanied by his lawyer shortly in advance of his closed-door testimony. He spent about three hours inside answering questions. His closed-door appearance before the grand jury comes as the Manhattan district attorney’s office closes in on a decision on whether to seek charges against Trump. The former president denies having affairs with the women. Trump's lawyer has characterized the payments as extortion.
China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the COVID-19 pandemic. China is one of the last major countries to reopen its borders to tourists. In February, China had declared a “decisive victory” over COVID-19. The move announced Tuesday would “further facilitate the exchange of Chinese and foreign personnel,” according to the notice. China had stuck to a harsh “zero-COVID” strategy involving sudden lockdowns and daily COVID-19 testing to try to stop the virus before abandoning most aspects of the policy in December amid growing opposition.
Hundreds of Israeli writers, artists and intellectuals have called on Germany and Britain to cancel upcoming visits by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The call came in a letter released on Tuesday. They say Netanyahu's plan to overhaul Israel’s judicial system has put the country on a destructive course. Netanyahu’s coalition, a collection of ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox parties, has barreled ahead with legislation that aims to weaken Israel’s Supreme Court and give them control over the appointment of the nation’s judges. Critics say the plan will destroy Israel’s fragile system of checks and balances and is attempt by Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges, to escape justice.
A split among jurors means there will be no death penalty for an Islamic extremist who maniacally raced a truck along a popular New York City bike path, killing eight people and maiming others. Sayfullo Saipov was convicted in January in the October 2017 attack that killed five Argentine tourists, two Americans and a Belgian woman. Without a unanimous jury decision on the death penalty Monday, Saipov will get an automatic sentence of life in prison with no possibility of parole. Saipov drove a truck down the busy riverside path running over cyclists before crashing into a school bus. Saipov is an Uzbekistan citizen but lived in New Jersey. He sympathized with the Islamic State group.
Crews rushed to repair a levee break on a storm-swollen river in California’s central coast as yet another atmospheric river arrived with the potential to further inundate the state’s swamped farmland and agricultural communities. Officials say the length of the levee rupture on the Pajaro River grew to 400 feet Monday, complicating efforts to plug the breach. More than 8,500 people were evacuated when the levee failed late Friday. It flooded farmland and agricultural communities on the central coast, about 70 miles south of San Francisco. Monterey County officials also warn that the Salinas River could cause significant flooding of roadways and agricultural land, cutting off the Monterey Peninsula.
Mexican officials say at least seven of eight people killed when two boats capsized in shallow but turbulent surf off the San Diego coast were Mexican migrants. The Mexican consulate in San Diego said Monday that preliminary identification was based on records migrants carried when bodies were recovered. The nationality of the eighth person was unknown. The Coast Guard suspended its search for remains on Sunday. Survivors may have escaped on land, including a passenger who called 911. Authorities do not know that passenger's whereabouts.
A pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, former Colorado Rep. Pat Schroeder, has died at the age of 82. Schroeder’s former press secretary says Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died Monday night at a hospital in Florida, the state where she had been residing. Schroeder was the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado, and she went on to serve 12 terms. She became one of the most influential Democrats for two decades but never chaired a major committee. Schroeder was best known for getting a family leave bill passed, providing job protection for care of a newborn, sick child or parent. Schroeder was born in Portland, Oregon.
Jimmy Garoppolo is headed to Las Vegas for a new start with the Raiders. Sam Darnold is heading West to replace Garoppolo on the San Francisco 49ers' roster. Mike White, Case Keenum and Jarrett Stidham have new teams, too. And Deshaun Watson is staying in Cleveland, but with a restructured deal with the Browns. Quarterbacks took front and center on Monday as the NFL free agency began with teams allowed to negotiate — and agree to deals — with unrestricted free agents.
Joe Pepitone, an All-Star and Gold Glove first baseman on the 1960s New York Yankees who gained renown for his flamboyant personality, hairpieces and penchant for nightlife, has died at age 82. Born in Brooklyn, Pepitone helped the Yankees to their second straight World Series title, a team led by Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Elston Howard. Pepitone gained attention for his off-the-field conduct. In a time when most players were staid and conformist, Pepitone was thought to be the first to bring a hair dryer into the clubhouse.
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IMAGE OF THE DAY
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TODAY IN HISTORY
On this day in 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry.
In 1998, Harvard women become the first 16th-seeded team, men or women, to win an NCAA tournament game by defeating top-seeded Stanford, 71-67…
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Russian prosecutors have brought criminal charges against another opposition figure who has criticized Russia's military campaign in Ukraine.
Ilya Yashin was due to be released after spending 15 days in jail on charges of failing to obey the police. His lawyer said that Yashin was charged instead under a new law making it a crime to spread false information about the military. It carries a potential sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
The lawyer said prosecutors were searching Yashin's Moscow home on Tuesday evening. Russia has cracked down on those who criticize what it calls the "special military operation" in Ukraine. Well-known opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Muza was arrested in April and charged under the same law. | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/known-russian-government-critic-charged-after-criticizing-conflict-in-ukraine | 2022-07-12 21:00:07 | 0 | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/known-russian-government-critic-charged-after-criticizing-conflict-in-ukraine |
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