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Microsoft reports $20.1B quarterly profit as it promises to lead ‘the new AI platform shift’
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $20.1 billion, or $2.69 per share, beating analyst expectations for $2.55 per share.
It posted revenue of $56.2 billion in the April-June period, up 8% from last year. Analysts had been looking for revenue of $55.49 billion, according to FactSet Research.
CEO Satya Nadella said the company remains focused on “leading the new AI platform shift.”
“Organizations are asking not only how – but how fast – they can apply this next generation of AI to address the biggest opportunities and challenges they face – safely and responsibly,” he said in a prepared statement.
Microsoft was an early mover in this year’s hype around “generative AI” tools that can help people write documents and create new images and other media. It capitalized on its multibillion dollar investments in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to launch a chatbot for Microsoft’s Bing search engine and similar tools tailored to its business customers.
Macquarie analyst Sarah Hindlian-Bowler said investors have been focused on Microsoft’s early revenue from those artificial intelligence investments, the performance of the Azure cloud computing platform and the likelihood that Microsoft will close its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard, which could help boost gaming revenue and drive more users to the Xbox game system and other Microsoft platforms.
More than 18 months after announcing the $69 billion deal, Microsoft is still negotiating with a British antitrust regulator over concerns it will harm competition. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission also opposed the transaction but lost a court fight to stop it.
“We still expect a successful close as the company works toward an amenable solution that satisfies the U.K.’s concerns,” Hindlian-Bowler said in an analyst note ahead of Tuesday’s earnings.
Quarterly sales were highest in Microsoft’s cloud business segment, which the company said grew 15% from the same time last year to $24 billion. Much of that was driven by its flagship Azure platform “and other cloud services revenue,” which grew 26%.
Microsoft doesn’t reveal the total revenue for its Azure business, though a document inadvertently disclosed during its recent court fight with the FTC showed it as $34 billion last year, Hindlian-Bowler said. Microsoft has declined to comment on that number. It’s long been seen as the runner-up to Amazon’s dominant cloud platform, Amazon Web Services.
Microsoft’s second-biggest business segment — centered on productivity software such as its Office suite of workplace products — grew 10% to $18.3 billion in sales for the April-June quarter.
While AI has captivated the attention of the public and investors, Microsoft is also still heavily reliant on its personal computing business centered around the licensing fees paid by the makers of computers running its Windows software.
Microsoft made $13.9 billion from its personal computing business segment in the quarter, down 4% from the same time last year.
Worldwide PC shipments in the April-June quarter dropped 16.6% from the same time last year, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year decline, according to market research group Gartner. However, the market is starting to stabilize and demand could grow again in 2024, Gartner said.
Microsoft has laid off hundreds of workers in recent months, including many around its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, according to notices it sent to government agencies. That’s on top of the 10,000 employees, almost 5% of its workforce, that it cut earlier this year.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee’s prime-time hearing Thursday will offer the most compelling evidence yet of then-President Donald Trump’s “dereliction of duty” on the day of the Jan. 6 insurrection, with new witnesses detailing his failure to stem an angry mob storming the Capitol, committee members said Sunday.
“This is going to open people’s eyes in a big way,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., a member of the House committee investigating the riot who will help lead Thursday’s session with Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va. ”The president didn’t do anything.”
After a year-long investigation, the House Jan. 6 panel is seeking to wrap up what may be its last hearing, even as its probe continues to heat up.
The committee says it continues to receive fresh evidence each day and isn’t ruling out additional hearings or interviews with a bevy of additional people close to the president. One such figure is Steve Bannon, whose trial begins this week on criminal contempt of Congress charges for refusing to comply with the House committee’s subpoena.
The committee also issued an extraordinary subpoena last week to the Secret Service to produce texts by Tuesday from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, following conflicting reports about whether they were deleted.
But panel members say Thursday’s hearing will be the most specific to date in laying out and weaving together previously known details on how Trump’s actions were at odds with his constitutional legal duty to stop the Jan. 6 riot. Unlike members of the public who generally have no duty to take action to prevent a crime, the Constitution requires a president to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
“The commander in chief is the only person in the Constitution whose duty is explicitly laid out to ensure that the laws are faithfully executed,” Luria said. “I look at it as a dereliction of duty. (Trump) didn’t act. He had a duty to act.”
Thursday’s hearing will be the first in the prime-time slot since the June 9 debut that was viewed by an estimated 20 million people.
Luria said the hearing will highlight additional testimony from White House counsel Pat Cipollone and other witnesses, not yet seen before, “who will add a lot of value and information to the events of that critical time on January 6.” She cited Trump’s inaction that day for more than three hours, along with a tweet that afternoon criticizing Vice President Mike Pence for lacking courage to contest Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 presidential election that may have served to egg on the mob.
“We will go through pretty much minute by minute during that time frame, from the time he left the stage at the Ellipse, came back to the White House, and really sat in the White House, in the dining room, with his advisers urging him continuously to take action, to take more action,” Luria said.
The hearing comes at a critical juncture point for the panel, which is racing to wrap up findings for a final report this fall. The committee had originally expected at this point to be concluding much of its investigation with a final hearing but is now considering possible options for additional interviews and hearings, panel members said.
“This investigation is very much ongoing,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. “The fact that a series of hearings is going to be concluded this Thursday doesn’t mean that our investigation is over. It’s very active, new witnesses are coming forward, additional information is coming forward.”
For instance, the committee took a rare step last week in issuing a subpoena to the Secret Service, an executive branch department. That came after it received a closed briefing from the Homeland Security Department watchdog that the Secret Service had deleted texts from around Jan. 6, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The finding raised the startling prospect of lost evidence that could shed further light on Trump’s actions during the insurrection, particularly after earlier testimony about his confrontation with security as he tried to join supporters at the Capitol.
“That’s what we have to get to the bottom of,” said Luria, regarding possibly missing texts. “Where are these text messages? Can they be recovered? And we have subpoenaed them because they’re legal records that we need to see for the committee.”
Luria spoke on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Lofgren was on ABC’s “This Week,” and Kinzinger appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
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Associated Press writer Will Weissert contributed to this report. | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/panel-hearing-to-show-trump-dereliction-of-duty-on-jan-6/ | 2022-07-18 17:59:08 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/panel-hearing-to-show-trump-dereliction-of-duty-on-jan-6/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar are top contenders with seven nominations at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.
MTV announced Tuesday that Lil Nas X and Harlow earned multiple nominations for their collaborative hit “Industry Baby,” which is nominated for video of the year. Both performers along with Drake, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Lizzo will compete for artist of the year.
Lamar, who is nominated for the first time since 2018, has two songs “family ties” and “N95” that will vie for best cinematography. The rapper was also nominated for best hip-hop, direction, visual effects, editing and video for good.
Styles and Doja Cat received the second-most nominations with six. Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Tayler Swift and The Weeknd each pulled in five.
Madonna, who is the most awarded artist in MTV history with 20 wins, becomes the only artist to receive a nomination in each of the VMAs five decades. She earned her 69th nomination for her 14th studio album “Madame X.”
The awards will have 26 first-time nominees including Baby Keem with four along with Kacey Musgraves, GAYLE and Måneskin – who each have two nominations.
The VMAs will take place Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Fan-voting begins Tuesday across 22 categories at vote.mtv.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic said Friday that many of his financial trades and investments in the past five years inadvertently violated the central bank’s ethics rules, and he has revised all his financial disclosures since becoming president in 2017.
Bostic said the trades were made by investment managers that he did not directly oversee and he was unaware of the transactions. He said he has since changed his investment approach to remain within the rules.
Bostic’s disclosure comes just a year after a trading controversy engulfed the Federal Reserve. Last fall, two bank presidents resigned after their frequent stock trading at the outset of the pandemic attracted criticism because it occurred at the same time the Fed was taking steps to stabilize financial markets and the economy.
Since then, investments by Fed officials have come under tight scrutiny, given that policymakers like Bostic participate in interest rate decisions by the Fed that can cause wild swings in financial markets.
Bostic said the managers had made financial transactions during periods surrounding Fed meetings, when members of the Federal Reserve’s policymaking committee are not supposed to trade. The advisers also purchased investments in amounts above limits set by the Fed’s ethics rules.
The board of the Atlanta Fed said it has accepted Bostic’s explanations for the oversights and announced no further actions.
“My board colleagues and I have confidence in President Bostic’s explanation that he did not seek to profit from any (Fed)-related knowledge,” said Elizabeth Smith, chair of the Atlanta Fed Bank’s board.
Still, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the Fed’s Office of Inspector General to review Bostic’s financial disclosures.
“We look forward to the results of their work and will accept and take appropriate actions based on their findings,” a Fed spokesperson said.
The Fed revised its ethics rules last fall to put tougher limits on investing by Fed officials and senior staff. Those rules took effect May 1. Officials are now largely restricted to owning only diversified mutual funds and have to provide 45 days’ notice before making any trade.
Bostic said he has altered his current investments to conform with the updated ethical guidelines.
“I recognize it is my responsibility to understand and abide by every obligation of this office,” Bostic said in a statement. “I want to be clear: At no time did I knowingly authorize or complete a financial transaction based on nonpublic information or with any intent to conceal or sidestep my obligations of transparent and accountable reporting.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/business/ap-feds-bostic-acknowledges-trades-broke-rules-fixes-records/ | 2022-10-15 14:50:06 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/business/ap-feds-bostic-acknowledges-trades-broke-rules-fixes-records/ |
TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A motorcycle driver was killed when his Harley-Davidson bike was struck by a van on a highway in Alexander County Friday afternoon, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened around 4:05 p.m. on September 9 at the intersection of NC 90 and Cheatham Ford Road.
A Dodge Caravan was reportedly traveling east on NC 90 when it attempted to turn left onto Cheatham Ford Rd.
Highway Patrol said the van’s 93-year-old driver failed to yield the right of way, collided with a westbound motorcycle and then hit another vehicle that was stopped for traffic.
The driver of the motorcycle, identified as 58-year-old Allen Brent Troutman of Stony Point, died at the scene, officials said.
The driver of the van was not injured in the crash. A passenger in the van was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Troopers said the driver of the third vehicle also did not suffer injuries.
Authorities did not say if the driver of the van might be facing charges. | https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/alexander-county/1-killed-after-van-hits-motorcycle-another-vehicle-on-nc-highway/ | 2022-09-22 23:10:45 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/alexander-county/1-killed-after-van-hits-motorcycle-another-vehicle-on-nc-highway/ |
NEW YORK , June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) between May 29, 2020 and May 9, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 18, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased PEGA securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the PEGA class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6286 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 18, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) PEGA had engaged in corporate espionage and misappropriation of trade secrets to better compete against Appian; (2) Defendants' product development and associated success was, in significant part, not the result of its own research and product testing but rather the result of such corporate espionage and trade secret theft; (3) Defendants had engaged in a scheme to steal Appian trade secrets, which was not only known to, but carried out through the personal involvement of PEGA's CEO; (4) PEGA's CEO and other officers and employees did not comply with PEGA's written Code of Conduct; (5) PEGA was "unable to reasonably estimate damages" in the Appian Litigation; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' statements about PEGA's business, operations, prospects, legal compliance, and potential damages exposure in the Appian Litigation were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis when made.
The truth regarding PEGA's fraudulent conduct was revealed after the close of the markets on May 9, 2022, when PEGA issued a press release announcing that the jury in the Appian Litigation had awarded Appian more than $2 billion for PEGA's misappropriation of trade secrets. In response to this news, PEGA's stock price fell 21%, from a closing price of $65.93 per share on May 9, 2022, to a closing price of $52.25 on May 10, 2022. As the market continued to digest the verdict, PEGA's stock price dropped another 8% to close at $48.07 per share the following day.
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LANSING, MI – One player won $1 million, but there was no winner of the $228 million Powerball jackpot for the drawing held on Saturday, Sept. 17.
That means the drawing on Monday, Sept. 19 will be worth $238 million with a cash option of $128.2 million.
The Powerball Numbers (white) for Sept. 17: 5-25-36-51-61
The Red Powerball Power Number: 1
The Power Play Number: 3
Double Play Numbers: 9-23-37-41-55
Double Play Powerball Number: 1
Powerball winners for Sept. 17:
· While there was no grand prize winner, one player matched all five white numbers drawn to win $1 million. That ticket was sold in California.
· However, that player did not play the Power Play option, which would have increased their winnings to $2 million.
· In Michigan, eight tickets sold won $300 in the drawing. That was the largest prize won in the state.
· There were 545,923 tickets sold that won at least $4 in the drawing. In Michigan, 18,032 tickets sold won at least $4 in the drawing.
Powerball is offered in 44 States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Players select five white numbers from (1 to 69) and one red ball (1 to 26). Tickets cost $2 each.
In other Michigan Lottery news:
· The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday, Sept. 20 with an estimated jackpot of $277 million and a cash option of $149 million.
· The next Lotto 47 drawing is Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7:29 p.m. with a jackpot of $4.9 million. Deadline is 7:08 p.m. that day.
· Sunday’s Fantasy 5 jackpot is worth an estimated $115,000. The drawing is at 7:29 p.m. Deadline is 7:08 p.m.
For the latest on Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery site, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.
The last players from Michigan to win a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot is the Wolverine FLL lottery club which claimed a $1.05 billion jackpot in March 2021. With their winnings, the group plans to give back to the community.
And while they were lucky winners, it’s smart for players to check their tickets immediately as a winner worth $1 million sold in Warren last year went unclaimed. The money instead went to the state’s School Aid Fund. | https://www.mlive.com/lottery/2022/09/powerball-results-for-091722-jackpot-worth-228-million.html | 2022-09-18 14:43:52 | 0 | https://www.mlive.com/lottery/2022/09/powerball-results-for-091722-jackpot-worth-228-million.html |
WASHINGTON — If you are a well-paid lawyer eyeing an electric Rivian SUV, you might want to buy it before New Year’s Day. If you’re a middle-class nurse saving up for a compact Chevrolet Bolt, you might want to wait until January.
Those calculations — and a host of others pertaining to the red-hot electric vehicle market — come courtesy of an energy, tax and health care law that President Joe Biden signed Tuesday. It includes more than $370 billion in spending and tax incentives meant to address climate change, largely by encouraging people, businesses and electric utilities to reduce their use of fossil fuels. One incentive is the extension of a tax credit for the purchase of electric cars and trucks that can be worth up to $7,500.
But that extension is complicated.
The new law, passed with only Democratic votes in the House and Senate, contains lots of new rules that do not all take effect at the same time. Many of those new conditions were added to win over Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who has expressed reservations about offering subsidies for electric vehicle models that are so popular they have waiting lists stretching out for months.
A central feature of the extension is that it will allow vehicles made by General Motors or Tesla to qualify for the tax credit. Cars made by the two companies had lost access to the credit in recent years because the companies had each already sold more than 200,000 electric vehicles, a quota that the new law does away with, but only starting next year.
Another part of the extension has made other vehicles ineligible for the credit, even if they did qualify a few days ago. That’s because the law immediately restricts the credit to vehicles that are assembled in North America — a limit that rules out several electric cars made by Hyundai, Porsche, Toyota and Kia.
Only 21 car and truck models, including three from Rivian and a half-dozen from under the Ford umbrella, for 2022 and 2023 are eligible to receive the credit if buyers snag them after Tuesday but before the end of the year. The Energy Department released a list of vehicles that probably still qualify.
It gets trickier from there.
Starting next year, there will be limits on how much a qualifying vehicle can cost, and how much income an individual or household can earn to be eligible for the credit. Eventually, the law phases in requirements for how much of the vehicle’s battery must be made in North America to qualify.
The reason for those restrictions is twofold. First, Democrats in Congress and Biden do not want to encourage only electric vehicle sales; they also want to push automakers to assemble electric cars and their batteries in the United States, from components that are made domestically or by friendly countries. A central aim is to make the United States less reliant on China, which currently controls much of the supply chain of electric car batteries.
This is what economists call industrial policy: using the power of government to foster the growth of strategically chosen domestic industries. Democrats are betting that automakers will change where they buy materials and make cars and batteries to take advantage of the new credits.
Second, the income limits are an effort to keep relatively high earners from benefiting from the government incentives. Tesla’s fast-growing sales in recent years have demonstrated that buyers of luxury cars are willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars on electric cars that are not eligible for tax credits.
The whole package has left industry analysts — and some prospective car buyers — confused about the details. The Treasury Department began to issue guidance this week on how all those new rules and limits will be implemented. It will be a while before all the guidelines are set. This is what we know so far:
— If you bought an electric vehicle between the start of the year and Tuesday, and it previously qualified for the credit, don’t sweat it. You can still claim the credit on your taxes next year.
— If you ordered a qualifying electric vehicle before Tuesday and it hasn’t yet arrived at the dealer, you can most likely still claim the credit, provided you entered into a “written binding contract.” The Internal Revenue Service has said that could be as simple as having put down a nonrefundable deposit.
— For any other vehicles purchased after Tuesday, but before the end of this year, the new North American assembly rules apply. That means your choices for a qualifying car or truck have been limited fairly significantly, compared with what they were on Monday. But under Treasury’s guidance, that’s the only new rule that takes effect this year. If your household earns more than $300,000 annually, or you’re eyeing a Rivian pickup truck or SUV with options that push its price above $80,000, you have a few months left to make a purchase that qualifies for the credit.
— Starting next year, the income limits and the vehicle-price limits kick in. Some vehicles will regain their eligibility for the credit — initially, that means any electric SUV, pickup truck or van made by General Motors or Tesla that costs $80,000 or less (provided you’re under the income limit) or any sedan that costs $55,000 or less.
— No later than 2024, the government will begin applying the requirements for battery content, a portion of which must be sourced from North America. It will also require critical minerals for the electric motor to be sourced from the United States or a country with which it has a free-trade agreement — a list that notably excludes China. The percentage requirements will ramp up over time. That could knock more vehicles out of eligibility. Or, if the Democrats’ bet pays off, it could push automakers to bring more of their supply chain and production to the United States. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/why-buying-an-electric-car-just-became-more-complicated/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | 2022-08-18 14:17:37 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/why-buying-an-electric-car-just-became-more-complicated/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
DENVER (KDVR) – An arctic front moving in will drop temperatures across parts of the U.S. to dangerously low numbers over the next few days.
It’s important to take precautions to keep you and your home safe during extremely low temperatures, meaning there are ways to prepare for this cold snap and prevent disasters from happening.
How to prep your home before the cold hits
Denver Water provided a list of things to do ahead of the cold moving in:
- Know where your home’s water shut-off valve is because if a pipe breaks, you’ll need to turn off the water to minimize damage. The valve can be found in the basement or crawl space in most single-family homes on a wall facing the street.
- Everyone in your household should know how to shut off the water.
- Water pipes vulnerable to the cold, such as those along exterior walls and in unheated basements, should be insulated.
What to do when extreme cold arrives
Denver Water says that as soon as the temperatures drop, do these things:
- Cabinet doors leading to exposed pipes should be left open to allow household air to warm them.
- Keep the doors of an attached garage closed since plumbing can be routed through this unheated space, leaving it vulnerable to the cold.
- Turn on a faucet farthest from where the water enters your home. A very slow drip keeps water molecules moving and reduces the risk of frozen pipes. You can also save the water dripping from the faucet for other uses by catching it in a bucket.
- When leaving your house or business for several days, keep your thermostat set above 65 degrees.
What to do if you think a pipe is frozen
Denver Water warns that you should not ignore it.
- Thaw the pipe yourself as soon as possible or call a plumber.
- To prevent water from suddenly gushing from the pipe when thawing it yourself, turn off the water or test the shut-off valve.
- Remember that pipes warmed too quickly may break, so slower is better when thawing. While using a hair dryer to thaw a pipe is appropriate, a blow torch is not. | https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/should-you-leave-water-dripping-during-a-deep-freeze/ | 2022-12-21 22:30:24 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/should-you-leave-water-dripping-during-a-deep-freeze/ |
Hurricanes vs. Panthers Stanley Cup Semifinals Game 1: Odds, total, moneyline and other Vegas lines
The first game of the Stanley Cup Semifinals on Thursday will see the Carolina Hurricanes host the Florida Panthers, starting at 8:00 PM ET on TNT. The Hurricanes are favored (-145) against the Panthers (+120).
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Hurricanes vs. Panthers Game Info
- When: Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT
- Where: PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina
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Hurricanes vs. Panthers Betting Trends
- Florida has played 69 games this season that finished with more than 6 goals.
- In the 24 times this season the Hurricanes have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 15-9 in those games.
- The Panthers have been made the underdog 13 times this season, and upset their opponent nine times.
- Carolina is 14-8 (victorious in 63.6% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -145 or shorter.
- Florida has a record of 9-3 in games when oddsmakers list the team at +120 or longer on the moneyline.
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Amazon driver acted in self-defense when shooting knife-wielding man, police say
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - An Amazon delivery driver is not facing any charges after police in Ohio say he shot a knife-wielding man this past weekend.
The driver was out on his route when the suspect, Christopher Roberts, walked up to him with a knife, according to Middletown Police Chief David Birk.
“Obviously, he [Amazon driver] was in fear,” Birk said. “So, in defense of himself, he was able to discharge a firearm striking the individual in the leg area.”
According to the police report, Roberts was suspected of being under the influence of drugs when he confronted the Amazon driver.
After being shot in the leg, Roberts ran from the scene and was eventually found by police, who took him to a hospital, Birk said.
According to the police chief, officers were investigating the shooting to determine if it was done in self-defense when Roberts walked out of the hospital.
“Him walking away from the hospital helped clarify the situation that the Amazon delivery driver was just defending himself,” Birk said.
Police found Roberts and took him to a different hospital for treatment.
It is unknown when he will appear in court.
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TX San Angelo TX Zone Forecast for Monday, October 24, 2022
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714 FPUS54 KSJT 250834
ZFPSJT
Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
TXZ127-252045-
Taylor-
Including the city of Abilene
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 70s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the
mid 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ072-252045-
Tom Green-
Including the cities of Carlsbad, San Angelo, and Wall
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. South winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ140-252045-
Brown-
Including the cities of Brownwood and Indian Creek
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
Breezy, cooler with highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ054-252045-
Nolan-
Including the city of Sweetwater
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the
mid 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ169-252045-
Kimble-
Including the cities of Cleo, Junction, London, Roosevelt,
Segovia, and Telegraph
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 70.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ154-252045-
McCulloch-
Including the cities of Brady, Fife, Lohn, Rochelle, and Voca
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ098-252045-
Haskell-
Including the cities of Irby and Haskell
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Breezy and much cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ099-252045-
Throckmorton-
Including the cities of Throckmorton and Woodson
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Much cooler with highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ049-252045-
Fisher-
Including the cities of Rotan and Roby
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. South winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the
mid 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ113-252045-
Jones-
Including the cities of Stamford, Stith, Anson, Funston, Truby,
Tuxedo, and Hamlin
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. South winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Breezy and much cooler with highs in the mid 60s. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ114-252045-
Shackelford-
Including the city of Albany
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds around
5 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Breezy and much cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ128-252045-
Callahan-
Including the cities of Clyde, Eula, Dudley, Baird,
and Cross Plains
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming south after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 70s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Breezy, cooler with highs in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ064-252045-
Sterling-
Including the cities of Broome and Sterling City
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ065-252045-
Coke-
Including the cities of Robert Lee, Sanco, Silver, Bronte,
and Tennyson
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ066-252045-
Runnels-
Including the cities of Ballinger, Benoit, Hatchel, Rowena,
Crews, Winters, and Pumphrey
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ139-252045-
Coleman-
Including the cities of Coleman, Echo, Fisk, Valera, Voss,
and Trickham
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ071-252045-
Irion-
Including the cities of Barnhart, Arden, Mertzon, and Sherwood
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
in the upper 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ073-252045-
Concho-
Including the cities of Eden, Live Oak, and Lowake
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ155-252045-
San Saba-
Including the cities of Chappel, Cherokee, Harkeyville,
and San Saba
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming south after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
TXZ076-252045-
Crockett-
Including the city of Ozona
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
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Schleicher-
Including the city of Eldorado
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
in the upper 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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TXZ168-252045-
Menard-
Including the cities of Erna, Fort Mckavett, Hext, and Menard
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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TXZ170-252045-
Mason-
Including the cities of Fredonia, Katemcy, Koockville,
Loyal Valley, Mason, Pontotoc, and Streeter
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming south after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
in the lower 70s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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TXZ078-252045-
Sutton-
Including the city of Sonora
334 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has issued an order prohibiting a North Carolina pharmacy and its two pharmacists from dispensing controlled substances without taking steps to help ensure the drugs will not be abused, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday.
The consent decree resolves a complaint filed by the U.S. on July 7, alleging that Asheboro Drug Company and its pharmacists filled prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, a department news release said. The pharmacy was also ordered to pay $300,000 in civil penalties, which it agreed to do.
According to the complaint, the defendants dispensed prescription opioids while disregarding numerous signs of drug abuse, drug diversion and drug-seeking behavior. As an example, the complaint said the defendants filled prescriptions for dangerous combinations of drugs sought by drug abusers and significantly increased the risk of overdose.
The complaint also alleged that the defendants would at times dispense the same or similar prescriptions for multiple members of the same family, refill prescriptions early without justification, and ignored prescriptions from doctors who repeatedly wrote suspect prescriptions. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/NC-pharmacy-ordered-to-take-steps-to-prevent-drug-17303241.php | 2022-07-13 23:06:27 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/NC-pharmacy-ordered-to-take-steps-to-prevent-drug-17303241.php |
Dreams can be an infinite source of grist for the mill of artistic expression. Trombonist Kalia Vandever credits much of her mesmerizing new album of improvisations, We Fell in Turn, to the Hawaiian ancestral spirit guides who visit her dreams. They've been helping her recall childhood memories, which the resourceful musician has turned into lush, billowing meditations. If you've ever taken flight in your dreams, a track like "Temper the Wound" (and many others on the album) could be a fitting soundtrack. Vandever's trombone interleaves loops with gentle, whirling melodies that circle above a drone of luminous air. The reverent stillness and meditative vibe recalls the late Pharoah Sanders' collaboration with Floating Points.
Brooklyn-based Vandever has played with Harry Styles and Japanese Breakfast, and has led her own bands, but this solo album finds her opening herself up to unalloyed vulnerability with striking results. Vandever says the music comes "from the intangible feeling of waking up from vivid dreams, particularly the experience of falling right before waking." While falling might constitute a nightmare for some, the music, with its warm purr, seems to spiral delicately upward to a safer space. If there is such a thing as "trom-drone" music, Vandever has just created it.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey had a misdemeanor assault charge against him dropped in Texas after he completed a pretrial diversion program.
According to Harris County Court documents, Winfrey’s case was dismissed on June 9.
The 22-year-old Winfrey was arrested in April after he allegedly caused “bodily injury” during an argument with a woman he was dating.
Winfrey has had a turbulent tenure with Cleveland since the Browns drafted him in the fourth round in 2022 out of Oklahoma. He was disciplined by the team as a rookie last season on at least two occasions, and Winfrey acknowledged he needed to mature as a professional.
Last week, Winfrey and cornerback Greg Newsome II were robbed at gunpoint by six masked men in downtown Cleveland outside a nightclub. Neither player was hurt in the incident, which remains under investigation.
Winfrey remained inside the team’s facility last week for two days while the Browns practiced outdoors during minicamp. Coach Kevin Stefanski declined to say if Winfrey was being disciplined. He rejoined his teammates on the third day.
The 6-foot-4, 290-pound Winfrey is expected to be with the team at training camp next month. The Browns will practice the first week in West Virginia.
The Browns are hoping that Winfrey, who showed signs of being a productive player in 13 games last season, can be part of their defensive line rotation this season.
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One of the most important diplomatic decisions by President Joe Biden at the gathering this week of North American leaders might have been his choice of airport.
Biden arrived in Mexico City on Sunday evening via Mexico's newest hub, the Felipe Angeles International Airport, a prized project by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The hub was christened last year with much fanfare, though it's located more than an hour's drive north of the city center, has few flights and until recently lacked consistent drinking water.
Biden and López Obrador, whose relationship is transactional at best and absent the warmth and camaraderie Biden has with other world leaders, shook hands and walked together down a long red carpet on the tarmac, flanked by soldiers. The two then took the long drive into the city center together.
Along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who arrives on Monday, the trio will spend the next two days discussing climate change, manufacturing, trade, the economy and the potential global clout of a more collaborative North America.
“This gathering will deepen our coordination and advance our shared priorities for North America,” Biden tweeted on Sunday after his arrival.
Migration will also be discussed, but ahead of the summit Biden announced a major U.S.-Mexico border policy shift, with Mexico's blessing, that will result in the United States sending 30,000 migrants from four other countries per month back across the border. The U.S. will accept 30,000 people per month from the four nations — Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela — for two years and offer the ability to work legally.
On Sunday, Biden’s spent roughly four hours in El Paso, Texas, his first trip to the border as president and the longest he's spent along the U.S-Mexico line. The day was highly controlled and seemed designed to showcase a smooth operation to process migrants entering legally, weed out smuggled contraband and humanely treat those who have entered illegally, creating a counter-narrative to Republicans’ claims of a crisis situation equivalent to an open border.
But it was likely do little to quell critics from both sides, including immigrant advocates who accuse the Democratic president of establishing cruel policies not unlike those of his hard-line predecessor, Donald Trump, a Republican.
Biden encountered no migrants except when his motorcade drove alongside the border and about a dozen lined up on the Ciudad Juárez side in Mexico. His visit did not include time at a Border Patrol station, where migrants who cross illegally are arrested and held before their release.
Elsewhere in El Paso where Biden did not visit, hundreds of migrants were gathered outside the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where they have been sleeping outdoors and receiving three meals a day from faith groups and other humanitarian organizations.
The group of migrants had several pregnant women, including 26-year-old Karla Sainz, who is eight months along. She was traveling in a small group that included her 2-year-old son, Joshua. Sainz left her three other children back home in Venezuela with her mother.
“I would ask President Biden to help me with a permission or something so we can work and continue,” she said.
Noengris Garcia, also eight months pregnant, was traveling with her husband, her teenage son and the small family dog from the tiny state of Portuguesa, Venezuela, where she operated a food stall.
“We don’t want to be given money or a house,” said Garcia, 39. “We just want to work.”
Asked what he’s learned by seeing the border firsthand and speaking with the officers who work along it, Biden said: “They need a lot of resources. We’re going to get it for them.”
The number of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has risen dramatically during Biden's first two years in office. There were more than 2.38 million stops during the year that ended Sept. 30, the first time the number topped 2 million. The administration has struggled to clamp down on crossings, reluctant to take measures that would resemble those of Trump’s administration.
From Texas, Biden headed south to Mexico City. López Obrador will formally welcome Biden at the Palacio Nacional on Monday, the first time since 2014 Mexico has hosted a U.S. president. The two will meet before Trudeau joins them for dinner. Biden and Trudeau will hold talks Tuesday, and then the three will gather for discussions.
For the U.S., the major talking points are migration, drug trafficking and building on Biden’s push on electric vehicles and manufacturing. Mexico is focused on economic integration for North America, supporting the poor in the Americas and regional relationships that put all governments on equal footing. Canada is looking to expand on green initiatives.
While the three nations work together, it's not all rosy. The leaders of Canada and Mexico have voiced concerns over Biden’s “Buy American” plan. And while Biden’s push toward electric vehicles is a boon to both nations because of the tax credits for North American batteries, there’s concern the U.S. allies will be left behind.
Meantime, the U.S. and Canada accuse López Obrador of trying to favor Mexico’s state-owned utility over power plants built by foreign and private investors, something that is forbidden under the three countries’ free trade pact.
Biden's relationship with Trudeau is warmer, but he still hasn't made it to Canada during his presidency, despite White House officials saying for months he planned to head north following a gathering in Los Angeles last fall.
López Obrador skipped that gathering because Biden did not invite the authoritarian regimes of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. He's also made no secret of his admiration for Trump. And he was one of only three world leaders who did not recognize Biden’s election victory until after the formal Electoral College vote and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But despite this, they each recognize the other's importance.
“They are both consummate politicians," Andrew Selee, head of the immigration think tank Migration Policy Institute in Washington, said of Biden and López Obrador. “They're looking for what the other person needs, and they're trying to make clear what they need. It's very transactional. There isn't a big vision for the relationship right now.”
For Biden, that meant flying into the new airport, one of four keystone projects López Obrador is racing to finish before his term ends next year, as Mexico does not allow reelection. The other projects are an oil refinery, a tourist train in the Yucatan Peninsula and a train linking Gulf coast and Pacific seaports.
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A new standard for kidney care in Detroit
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Evergreen Nephrology is pleased to announce a joint venture with Hypertension Nephrology Associates, P.C., a nephrology practice specializing in providing kidney care for those in the Detroit metropolitan area.
For the 37 million adults in the US who currently suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), the healthcare system can often seem confusing and difficult to navigate. Evergreen partners with nephrology groups like Hypertension Nephrology Associates to offer seamless and coordinated support to help those living with the disease – people like John Taylor.
When Evergreen and their nephrology partner started caring for John, he was living with CKD and discouraged with the lack of attention to his needs and overall health management. However, after the team of experts created a plan specific not only to John's health needs, but also his emotional and mental wellness, he started feeling better about his prognosis and quality of life.
"For the first time in 50 years I was able to really share my experience with CKD and have someone listen," John explained. "I have a sense of hope for the first time in a long time that there's someone who cares."
"For too long, people living with kidney disease have had to deal with complex health challenges and a fragmented health system that's often impersonal and hard to understand," explained Scott Lloyd, Chief Development & Strategy Officer at Evergreen Nephrology. "We are proud to team up with Hypertension Nephrology Associates to offer a multi-dimensional approach to caring for those living with chronic kidney disease in Detroit. This involves tailoring care to each patient: from how we deliver care and education, to helping to find transportation to a dialysis center, to supporting a variety of other determinants of health, because we know that each individual will have different needs to live the best life possible."
The US spends an estimated $200 billion dollars a year fighting kidney disease, often because nephrologists are not able to be involved in the patient's care early enough. Evergreen empowers nephrology groups across the country with clinical, technical, and financial support to change the outlook for their patients early on in their kidney care journey.
"Hypertension Nephrology Associates is excited to partner with Evergreen Nephrology to further our commitment to providing our patients with optimal care," said Jason Biederman, DO, President of Hypertension Nephrology Associates. "We believe this partnership will provide unprecedented resources and value to our patients living with chronic kidney disease."
About Evergreen Nephrology
Evergreen Nephrology is taking a patient-centric approach to kidney care. In collaboration with our nephrologist and payor partners, Evergreen focuses on fostering a holistic-care experience for individuals living with chronic kidney disease by empowering them through shared decision making to take an active role in their own health. With over 700 provider partners across 17 states, Evergreen is making personalized, physician-led care the national standard for kidney care. Learn more at EvergreenNephrology.com
About Hypertension Nephrology Associates, PC
Established in 1984, Hypertension Nephrology Associates, PC, is a diverse, privately held practice in Livonia, Michigan. Our team of 12 providers delivers nephrology-specific care to a vast group of patients in the Detroit metropolitan area. Every member of our team strives to meet our goal of providing exemplary management and coordination of acute and chronic conditions affecting our community. Learn more at hnapc.com
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Casual Dining Leader Accelerates Franchise Expansion While Growing Global Footprint
COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), the creator of California-style pizza, announced the opening of a new franchise location in India's business district, further accelerating the brand's international expansion plans. The news comes on the heels of recent expansions in both Canada and Chile. Fueling the efforts in India is Sanjay Mahtani, co-founder and operator of JSM Corporation Pvt. Ltd. This marks the second CPK India location under his portfolio, having opened a location in Seawoods Grand Central Mall earlier this year.
"We've experienced firsthand how California Pizza Kitchen resonates with our guests and recognize the demand for the brand's famous California-inspired cuisine and creative menu," said Sanjay Mahtani, owner and operator of both California Pizza Kitchen India locations. "We're eager to continue to grow with our second restaurant in India and provide even more guests with the fresh, quality ingredients and innovative menu items that CPK is known for."
Located in the vibrant business and residential community of Kohinoor Square, the new restaurant features a warm and inviting dining area that conveys California style with a nod to local Indian culture. The result is a truly unique CPK dining experience that carries over to the menu as well. In addition to its classic California inspired hand-tossed pizzas, pastas, and desserts, the menu features six new India-only items:
- Avocado Super Green Pizza, which combines cilantro pesto, smashed avocado, crisp lettuce, cucumber, and sesame seeds with CPK's artisan hand tossed dough.
- Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas with Cheddar & Monterey jack, chicken, chipotle salsa, drizzled with ranch dressing & topped with tortilla strips. Served with tomato salsa.
- Black Bean Quesadillas with cheddar cheese, sliced red onion & serrano chilies.
- Dynamite Shrimp lightly fried shrimp tossed in spicy sweet chili sauce, served on a bed of crispy rice noodles. Topped with sesame seeds and scallions.
- Crispy Fish Tacos with shaved cabbage, ranchito sauce and fresh cilantro wrapped in flour or corn tortillas. Served with flame-roasted salsa and our house-made yellow corn tortilla chips.
- Chipotle Black Bean Burger made with house-made black bean burger, with spicy adobo chipotle sauce, on a toasted bun topped with basil chopped lettuce and tomatoes, served with french fries.
"The new opening in India further accelerates our strategic franchise development plans, and we're thrilled to grow alongside such experienced operators like Sanjay as we continue to expand both globally and domestically," said Giorgio Minardi, Executive Vice President of Global and Franchise Operations for CPK. "Recognizing that our franchise partners all have unique and different needs respective of their locations, we are proud to offer a strong franchise model that includes customizable menus, flexible prototypes, and multiple daypart offerings that cater to various markets. We look forward to watching Sanjay and his team thrive at their newest location!"
The new location will be at Kohinoor Square N.C.Kelkar Marg, R.G.Gadkari Chowk, Shivaji Park, Dadar (W). Mumbai 400028. For more information, follow @cpk_india on Instagram.
California Pizza Kitchen is currently seeking experienced, qualified multi-unit franchisees globally and in markets throughout the United States. To learn more about franchise development opportunities and available markets with the brand, visit www.cpk.com/franchise.
In 1985, California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) opened its first restaurant in Beverly Hills and introduced diners to gourmet California inspired pizza. With a passion for combining fresh, seasonal ingredients with flavor inspirations from around the world, today CPK is a global brand serving creative California cuisine in more than 180 restaurants across 10 countries and U.S. territories. From its innovative, hearth-baked pizzas such as The Original BBQ Chicken, Thai Chicken, and California Club, to inventive salads, and unique pasta dishes that combine the old world with the new, CPK does everything with an imaginative California-inspired twist that guests love.
For more information, visit cpk.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Contact:
Jamie Avalon
(954) 893‑9150
javalon@fish-consulting.com
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Published: Nov. 1, 2022 at 4:10 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Company is on Track to Meet or Exceed Full Year 2022 Financial Guidance and
Provides Early View of 2023 Outlook, Including Step-Level Margin Expansion
CHARLESTON, S.C., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, today announced financial results for its third quarter, ended September 30, 2022.
"The strong financial performance in the quarter was driven by our continued advancement in product innovation, sales productivity and customer success programs," said Mike Gianoni, president and CEO, Blackbaud. "We now anticipate meeting or exceeding our 2022 financial guidance which increases our 28% Rule of 40 performance expectation to roughly 29% on a constant currency basis. We plan to carry that momentum into 2023, targeting the mid-30s on Rule of 40 at constant currency, through a combination of mid-single digit organic revenue growth and an adjusted EBITDA margin approaching 29% next year. We have high visibility into this step-level improvement over 2022 based on a combination of actions taken and initiatives in place that are well within our control to manage and execute. And, the multi-year nature of these initiatives provides future upside towards achieving Rule of 40 by the end of 2025."
Third Quarter 2022 Results Compared to Third Quarter 2021 Results
GAAP total revenue was $261.3 million, up 13.0%, with $249.4 million in GAAP recurring revenue, up 14.1%.
GAAP loss from operations was $7.0 million, inclusive of security incident-related costs, net of insurance recoveries of $13.7 million, with GAAP operating margin of (2.7)%, a decrease of 780 basis points
Non-GAAP income from operations was $49.8 million, with non-GAAP operating margin of 19.1%, a decrease of 270 basis points.
GAAP net loss was $10.3 million, with GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.20, down $0.33 per share.
Non-GAAP net income was $36.0 million, with non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.69, down $0.09 per share.
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was $66.9 million, up $4.6 million, with non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margin of 25.6%, a decrease of 140 basis points.
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities was $108.0 million, an increase of $38.2 million.
Non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow was $93.8 million, an increase of $35.2 million, with non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow margin of 35.9%, an increase of 1,050 basis points.
"We had a solid third quarter achieving 30% on Rule of 40 at constant currency," said Tony Boor, executive vice president and CFO, Blackbaud. "Our organic recurring revenue growth continued to trend in the mid-single digits supported by the strength in our customer renewal rates and growth in transactional revenue despite a tough year-over-year comparison. We generated $94 million of adjusted free cash flow in the quarter and $146 million year-to-date, which exceeds the midpoint of our full-year guidance range. This solid performance paired with very strong overall cash collections in the quarter, as well as the timing of those collections, resulted in the early achievement of guidance."
An explanation of all non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this press release, including the Rule of 40, is included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures." A reconciliation of the company's non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release.
Recent Company Highlights
Blackbaud acquired Kilter, an activity-based engagement app, that will allow Blackbaud to expand activity-based peer-to-peer fundraising engagement, to support activity-based health and wellness initiatives for socially responsible companies, and to grow the ways individuals can connect with the causes they care about most through the activities they love.
Blackbaud divested its Blackbaud FIMS™ and DonorCentral® NXT products to NPact, a Blackbaud channel partner and ISV Premier partner, which will allow the company to reduce complexity and focus on innovation within core products as it executes strategic growth plans.
Blackbaud hosted its 23rd annual tech conference for good, bbcon. The conference brought together social good practitioners and their teams to connect with experts and peers and learn more about the innovation across the Blackbaud portfolio that is helping social good organizations raise more revenue, manage finances more efficiently, connect across their organizations, deliver grants effectively, create exceptional experiences for their community and more.
Blackbaud announced the general availability of two fee-cover models, Complete Cover™ and donor cover, for Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® and eTapestry® forms in the U.S. and Canada that will help charitable organizations raise more with reduced processing costs associated with online gifts, and event and membership registrations.
Blackbaud was named to Quartz's ranking of the Best Companies for Remote Workers 2022 after officially transitioning to a remote-first workforce approach in November of 2021. Blackbaud is one of the top 20 large companies that made the list and is the largest company on the list.
President and CEO Mike Gianoni's employment contract has been extended for an additional three years as Blackbaud continues to push forward on product innovation and customer outcomes to drive accelerated revenue growth and meaningful margin expansion over the next several years, as the company executes on its long-term goal of achieving the Rule of 40.
Blackbaud today reiterated its 2022 full year financial guidance:
Non-GAAP revenue of $1.05 billion to $1.07 billion
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.7% to 24.2%
Non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.43 to $2.63
Non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow of $140 million to $150 million
Included in its 2022 full year financial guidance are the following assumptions:
Non-GAAP annualized effective tax rate is expected to be 20%
Interest expense for the year is expected to be approximately $34 million to $37 million
Fully diluted shares for the year are expected to be in the range of 52 million to 53.5 million
Capital expenditures for the year are expected to be in the range of $60 million to $70 million, including approximately $50 million to $60 million of capitalized software and content development costs
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TUKWILA — Yes, it’s intentional. Moments before kickoff, the starting XI for the Sounders quickly line up for a group photo, right fullback Alex Roldan weaving his way toward his older brother Cristian to pose in the front row.
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“I like to be next to Cristian, that way we can both look at it when we’re older and look back on when we used to play with each other,” Alex said. “Especially when results go our way.”
The photo album is getting thick. There are quibbles about whether it’s “soccer” or “football”; “kits” or “jerseys,” but the starting XI photo has become synonymous with the game — regardless of gender — like chants and scarves.
The Roldans have accumulated 50 for MLS regular season matches since Alex made his pro debut as a starter in the April 2018 match against Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park. The brothers also started alongside each other for the historic CONCACAF Champions League run, 2021 All-Star Game and 2020 MLS Cup final.
Widen the focus from the brothers, and soccer is overflowing with starting XI pictures. Historians aren’t sure why the photo became a global custom, but suspect FIFA’s strict governance — from the walkout music to corner flags — had some influence. The evolution makes soccer the only U.S. sport to carve time before the first whistle, pitch or snap to take a starter’s photo.
“It might be fast, but we had it as part of our list of things to get done,” said Thom Meredith, a former director of communications for U.S. Soccer beginning in 1986 and its director of event operations from 1991-2000.
Meredith facilitated and oversaw the match-day structure of more than 300 U.S. men’s and women’s national team events and only recalled one where he didn’t have the sides take a starting XI picture. A torrential downpour soaked the 1992 U.S. Cup tournament and pregame ceremonies for the USMNT’s 3-1 win against Ireland were moved indoors because of the heavy rain.
“It was ugly,” Meredith said. “I had a brand-new Ireland flag and the colors — orange, white, green — bled on the flag. It was the day I decided I never want to be wet again, but we played the game.”
The first Shot
Soccer originated from a Chinese military game called “Cuju,” which translates to kickball, but England’s Football Association (FA) codified the game in 1863 with the Laws of Association Football.
The English might be the trendsetters for the starting XI photo tradition, too. The first image dates to 1825 and the oldest lineup picture is believed to be the starting XI for east London’s Forest Football in 1863. The club changed its name to Wanderers Football Club in 1865.
Dressed in slacks, button-down shirts and three players with paperboy hats, the men have a large bush as a backdrop and three chairs as props for the photo. One player turned the chair backward to sit. Another has his foot on the seat with the ball. And one is in all black, either a deviation from the agreed attire or origin of the keeper wearing a different color than the rest of the team.
The National Football Museum (NFM) in Manchester, England has a starting XI photo from 1870 where all the Harrow Public School players are wearing pinstripe knickerbockers and paperboy hats. Six are seated in a semicircle on a building’s curved bench, the others seated higher in the nooks of the building’s windows with one standing and leaning into a wall of ivy. None of the men are smiling.
“All of these teams were amateurs, ex-public-school men from an upper-class background,” NFM curator Peter Holme wrote in an email. “They were the pioneers of Association football and could afford to have proper kit and photographs taken before a match. However, there are not many examples of these early football team photos surviving.”
The inaugural FA Cup in 1872 helped popularize the starting XI photo throughout England and it spread from there. Like across the Atlantic to Central America from English railway engineers.
As a soccer prodigy in Colombia, Sounders striker Fredy Montero said he liked to look at the black-and-white starting XI photos from the 1940s.
“It’s always been a tradition,” Montero said of what is regarded as a perk for starters.
But many involved in the early days of club and semipro soccer in the U.S. said the photo wasn’t consistently taken for domestic league matches until MLS’s inaugural season in 1996 and the NWSL in 2013. The ease of cell phone cameras helped make the custom accessible.
Montero was part of a significant one for the Sounders as a starter for the club’s inaugural MLS match in 2009. When shown a copy of the starting XI photo, Montero had a flood of memories.
“It’s as if it was yesterday,” said Montero, then a 22-year-old striker. “I remember (keeper) Kasey Keller being a grumpy teammate. He was the old guy back in the day and he was always looking after us, the young players and new guys that came in the league.”
Capture this setup
There’s only one pattern to starting XI photos — the keeper stands in back because they’re typically the tallest player.
Many think the Brazilian men’s national team popularized the shift from squatting to hunching over for the front-row starters.
The Welsh men’s national team couldn’t get a symmetrical look, so around 2016, they opted for varying formations to have fun with the photo. OL Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock had her Welsh women’s national team pick up the trend in 2017.
Last NWSL season, Fishlock, defender Lu Barnes and forward Megan Rapinoe started the lopsided starting XI photos for Reign matches. Rapinoe once dyed a happy face on the back of her head and faced backward for the picture.
The Sounders often use the lasting image as a platform for messaging. In 2019, the starting XI joined Portland’s starters to hold banners that read, in part, “Anti-Fascist, Anti-Racism.” When social-distancing was required during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the players stood apart during the 2020 season.
“The ladies are more playful,” said Jane Gershovich, a contracted team photographer for the Sounders and Reign. “The rush that the photographers have to want to go get that photo and the competition, people nudging everybody for the one spot, so they’re centered, is probably interesting to watch. Especially for a big game.”
Where are they now?
Club marketing via social media platforms is the most popular spot for the modern-day starting XI photos. Old reprints decorate offices and homes or are covered with autographs as keepsakes.
It’s a built-in “how it started”/“how it ended” meme unique to soccer that reveals its importance over time. But photos taken globally won’t be seen again.
“I took one for the U.S. team and Trinidad and Tobago in 1989 and Adidas used that shot for a lot of their advertising,” said Jon van Woerden, a Florida based sports photographer since 1977. “But that wasn’t why I shot it. I shot it just to have it. And I shoot all of the starting XI’s nowadays just to have them, for my record of being there.”
Van Woerden’s fleeting moment of fandom for the FIFA World Cup qualifier match is now known as the “Shot heard round the world.” Paul Caliguri’s left-footed goal from distance in the 30th minute was the game-winner, earning the USMNT its first World Cup berth since 1950.
Chris Henderson, a former Sounders executive who’s currently the sporting director for Inter Miami CF, was the youngest player on the USMNT’s return to the World Cup in 1990.
“No matter what the game is, you want to be in that photo,” said Henderson, whose first memory of taking a starting XI photo was before winning the Class 3A boys state soccer title for Cascade in 1987. “You’ve prepared and worked hard to make that starting lineup and there’s a photo. It’s a memory that lasts forever.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/how-the-starting-xi-photo-began-and-why-one-of-soccers-oldest-traditions-is-still-going-today/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-08-20 17:19:01 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/how-the-starting-xi-photo-began-and-why-one-of-soccers-oldest-traditions-is-still-going-today/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Which pepper mill is best?
For that final bit of spicy flair on salads, in soups and sprinkled on pasta, a pepper mill cannot be beat. This simple twisting apparatus delivers the perfect amount of peppery punch that complements carefully seasoned dishes from a wide variety of cuisines. The best pepper mill is stylish on the table, feels good in the hand and grinds whole peppercorns just the way you like them.
The Cole & Mason Derwent Pepper Grinder looks great and functions perfectly, with a durable grinding mechanism that lasts a lifetime.
What to know before you buy a pepper mill
Manual vs. electric
Pepper grinders can be as simple or as complicated as you’d like to make them. To that end, you must choose between a manual or electric grinder.
- Manual: Manual grinders are straightforward and easy to use. They don’t require batteries or electricity or anything else, other than elbow grease.
- Electric: An electric pepper mill most often uses battery power. For people with hand pain or small children who want to season their own food, pressing a simple button is easier than grinding your way through peppercorns. However, it only works if you remember to keep the batteries charged. Electric versions are also more expensive than manual.
Pepper mill materials
The materials of your pepper mill vary from the housing to the trim to the grinding mechanism.
- Housing: The housing is the body of the pepper mill. The lightest are plastic, but they also come in stainless steel, wood, glass and sometimes ceramic.
- Trim: Trim materials are what gives your mill its style. Copper and other metals can be industrial and modern, while wood is rustic and traditional.
- Grinding mechanism: Choosing between a carbon steel grinding mechanism and a ceramic one depends on if you’d like to grind anything other than pepper. Ceramic is more durable and is sometimes accompanied by a lifetime warranty.
Capacity
If you routinely sit at a table for one, there’s no need to buy a 10-inch pepper mill with a half-cup capacity. Tailor the size of your mill to the number of people who use it.
What to look for in a quality pepper mill
Noise level
Whether your grinder is manual or electric, it should do the job quietly. Some materials are more resonant than others, so if you are sensitive to noise, choose carefully.
Multiple grinding levels
Sometimes your cooking requires a very fine, barely perceptible dusting of pepper. Others, you want coarse, chunky flecks of black pepper to dominate. Look for a mill with multiple grinding levels for all of your culinary needs.
Easy fill
You don’t want filling your grinder to be like stuffing 10 pounds of potatoes in a 5-pound sack. It should be easy to fill, either through a screw-off top or a door in the front of the mill.
Etched grinding levels
For pepper mills that offer different grinding levels, these should be etched into the mill’s housing. Markings that are painted on wear off over time and leave you hoping you’ve picked the right grind.
How much you can expect to spend on a pepper mill
Prices vary depending on whether your pepper mill is manual or electric, but other factors such as the size and materials of the mill also influence the price. Expect to spend $10-$50.
Pepper mill FAQ
How do you keep peppercorns fresh in the mill?
A. Peppercorns are hardy spices, but over time they can lose their pungency or, worse yet, develop mold. To keep them fresh in the mill:
- Only fill the mill three-quarters full. This allows for expansion if the peppercorns swell with humidity, and it also works better if it’s not packed full.
- Keep an eye on the housing’s inner seal. This keeps dust out of the mill and can prolong your spices’ life.
- Make sure the peppercorns you add are fresh when you add them.
Can you use a pepper mill for anything other than pepper?
A. Yes. Pepper mills are perfect for grinding spices and even salt.
If you use your pepper mill to grind spices, it’s best to get a grinder that has a housing that won’t absorb odors. Some spices such as cardamom, star anise and clove have strong, pungent flavors that can linger after they are long gone.
Additionally, your grinding mechanism should be ceramic, as salt and some spices can corrode steel grinders.
What’s the best pepper mill to buy?
Top pepper mill
Cole & Mason Derwent Pepper Grinder
What you need to know: This pepper mill is stylish and comes with a lifetime guarantee of its grinding mechanism.
What you’ll love: The grinder is sharp as diamond and has six grinding levels, from very coarse to superfine. It’s easy to refill. The clean, simple lines work with a variety of kitchen decor.
What you should consider: Pepper grinds sift out of the grinder if you do not shake them off before storing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top pepper mill for the money
Oxo Good Grips Contoured Mess-Free Pepper Grinder
What you need to know: This is a durable workhorse from a trusted kitchen brand.
What you’ll love: The grinder is constructed from ceramic for durability and its resistance to corrosion. It adjusts to coarse or fine grinding. The shell, which doesn’t contain potentially harmful bisphenol A, gives you a good view of how much pepper is left.
What you should consider: The screw plate on the bottom can come loose if not threaded properly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Kuhn Rikon Adjustable Ratchet Grinder
What you need to know: The ceramic grinding mechanism is great not only for pepper but also for rock salt and other hard spices.
What you’ll love: The ratchet is easier to use for people with hand pain. Open the door to refill the grinder. The housing is BPA-free. It’s available in three colors.
What you should consider: The grind setting is coarse and may not suit some people’s needs.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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CNN’s Don Lemon regrets saying Nikki Haley past her ‘prime’
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NEW YORK (AP) – CNN anchor Don Lemon startled some colleagues on the network’s morning show with his implication that 51-year-old Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was past her prime.
He was talking about Haley’s proposal the day earlier that politicians over age 75 should be subject to mandatory mental competency tests.
Lemon said a woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s, 30s and maybe 40s.
Colleagues Poppy Harlow and Audie Cornish noted that citation referred to a woman’s reproductive years.
Lemon later issued a statement that he regretted what he said, calling it “inartful and irrelevant.”
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By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden State’s championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison.
“We want to continue to use our platform and the opportunity to shout out a very special member of the basketball community. Brittney Griner’s birthday is today, she’s 32,” Curry told the crowd on opening night before the defending champions hosted LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. “We want to continue to let her name be known and we pray … it’s been 243 days since she was wrongfully incarcerated in Russia. We hope that she comes home soon, that everybody’s doing their part to get her home.”
The Warriors, long committed to social issues far beyond basketball, celebrated their fourth championship in eight years.
Griner is awaiting a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.
She was convicted Aug. 4 after Russian police said they found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow. Her defense lawyers said she had been prescribed cannabis for pain. The WNBA star said she had inadvertently packed them and had no criminal intent.
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- Milestone Caps a Year of Growth for Hyundai in the U.S.
- 15 Millionth Vehicle Sale was a Tucson Sold at West Herr Hyundai in Williamsville, New York
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America recently marked a momentous milestone with the sale of its 15 millionth vehicle in the U.S. The vehicle was a Tucson sold at West Herr Hyundai in Williamsville, New York to Wende and James Tuskes.
"I can't think of a better way to conclude 2022 than by celebrating the sale of our 15 millionth Hyundai vehicle in the United States," said Randy Parker, CEO, Hyundai Motor America. "Over the past 36 years, Hyundai has grown its product portfolio, its manufacturing footprint in America, and its market share, becoming the fifth-highest selling brand this year. We are excited to see more growth in 2023 and beyond – particularly as we continue to expand our electric vehicle product line and manufacturing."
To celebrate this milestone, West Herr Automotive Group presented Wende and James Tuskes with a check to cover their first year of payments on their new Tucson.
"Achieving 15 million vehicle sales is no small feat, and we are thrilled that the Hyundai customer was right here in Williamsville, New York," said Scott Bieler, president of West Herr Automotive Group. "We are proud to take this opportunity to recognize our customers and our community, and I can't think of a better time to be a part of the Hyundai family."
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Hyundai entered the U.S. market in 1986 with a single model, the subcompact Excel. Since then, Hyundai has become one of the fastest-growing automobile companies in the country and has expanded its product lineup to include the Tucson, Santa Fe, Palisade, Santa Cruz, Elantra, Sonata and more. In particular, in the last 11 years, Hyundai has added multiple electric and hybrid vehicles to its portfolio including the Kona EV, IONIQ 5 and the recently revealed IONIQ 6.
In addition to growing its product lineup, Hyundai has expanded its manufacturing in the U.S. over the last 17 years. First with its Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) plant in 2005 which currently employs approximately 3,400 people, and now with the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America plant in Bryan County, Georgia which is expected to open in 2025 and create 8,100 jobs.
Along with creating jobs and contributing to the American economy, Hyundai has also given back through various charitable donations, most notably contributing $200 million through its Hyundai Hope On Wheels® program, which helps funds research on childhood cancer across the country.
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PARIS (AP) — “At a certain level of fame, no French man has ever been convicted for sexual abuse.”
These words are from the book “Impunity,” by Hélène Devynck, who says she was raped by France’s most famous TV presenter.
Devynck is among dozens of women who have spoken out recently to accuse Patrick Poivre d’Arvor of rape, sexual abuse or harassment from 1981 to 2018. Her book, published last month, investigates accusations against Poivre d’Arvor, denounces France’s historically lax attitude toward sexual abuse allegations and questions why the #MeToo movement in her country has had such limited impact.
Poivre d’Arvor, who hosted France’s most popular news program for more than two decades and remains a revered personality, denies sexual wrongdoing and insists relations with his accusers were consensual.
Now 75 and retired, Poivre d’Arvor has sued 16 of his accusers — including Devynck — and a French newspaper that reported on the allegations.
Most accusations are now too old to prosecute, but French magistrates opened an investigation that examines alleged abuses by Poivre d’Arvor. French media report that over 20 women have filed legal complaints, although no charges have been brought.
In the United States, several high-profile sexual assault trials are unfolding across the country: movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, actor Danny Masterson and filmmaker Paul Haggis all face accusations linked to #MeToo. All deny wrongdoing.
France, meanwhile, has not seen any major figure prosecuted in the #MeToo era, and has had a more fraught relationship with the movement. Even as more and more people in France are standing up against sexual misconduct, debate continues about where seduction ends and sexual harassment and abuse begins, especially in a context where the myth of the “French lover” remains popular and positively perceived.
The book by Devynck, 55, comes after multiple recent accounts of women accusing Poivre d’Arvor in French media outlets.
Devynck said she was raped in 1993 by Poivre d’Arvor when she was working as an assistant to him at TF1, a leading European broadcaster. At the time, Poivre d’Arvor drew in up to 10 million viewers every night.
Poivre d’Arvor’s accusers told Devynck that his fame and power made it seem futile to speak out when he abused them because they felt nobody would believe them and it would ruin their careers.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Devynck said the point of her book “is to show how that impunity was built, forged, maintained. And since we have spoken out… impunity continues.”
Accusations poured in after author Florence Porcel, now 39, first filed a complaint in February 2021 against Poivre d’Arvor, accusing him of raping her in 2004 and 2009.
The AP generally does not identify those who say they have been sexually assaulted, except when they publicly identify themselves.
Devynck said she spoke with about 60 women accusing Poivre d’Arvor of sexual misconduct while writing the book. Since its publication, she said about 30 more women have come forward with allegations against him. Not all have spoken to police, she said, because some prefer to remain anonymous and avoid a long, difficult judicial process.
A few of the women knew each other through work, though most did not.
Poivre d’Arvor was the star presenter of TF1’s evening newscast “20 Heures” between 1987 and 2008 and one of the most famous people in France, where he is widely known as just “PPDA.” An author, he also used to anchor a prestigious TV literary program.
A couple of weeks after Porcel’s complaint, in his only interview about the allegations to date, Poivre d’Arvor acknowledged “small kisses in the neck, sometimes small compliments or sometimes some charm or seduction” — things that he said are not accepted anymore by younger generations.
“Never in my life, ever, have I accepted a relation that would not be consensual,” he added, speaking on TMC, a channel that belongs to the TF1 group.
Devynck said she noticed strong similarities between the accounts of the women she spoke to.
“We all tell the same story, he was using the same words. He was starting with, ‘Are you in a relationship? Are you faithful?’ And then, he was doing the same gestures and he had a very well-oiled process,” she told the AP.
Poivre d’Arvor used to offer women to watch “20 Heures” in the television studio, then invite them into his office, Devynck said. “Not all were raped. Some were abused, others harassed. But every time, all those who speak out say he tried (sexually-oriented acts),” she said.
That, she described in her book, is exactly what happened to her.
“I remained silent. I did not speak while I was working at TF1. If I had spoken, it was the end of my professional life and I had absolutely no chance to make my voice heard,” she told the AP.
Devynck decided to make her story public 28 years later. She filed a complaint to police last year after seeing Poivre d’Arvor’s interview on French television, following Porcel’s complaint.
“The image shown by that man compared to what I knew, me, about him, was so wrong that the next day, I called investigators to give my testimony,” she recalled in her interview with the AP.
“I spoke to defend other women,” she added.
She argued in her book that the image of Poivre d’Arvor, often described as a charmer, helped protect him. Because he was known to try to seduce lots of women, people assumed that all relations were consensual, Devynck said.
Poivre d’Arvor’s lawyer, Jacqueline Laffont, declined to speak to the AP about the case. She referred to previous comments she made last year after Porcel’s case was initially closed following the preliminary investigation.
Closing the case without pressing charges was “the only possible decision” after a “thorough investigation,” Laffont said at the time. She said that Poivre d’Arvor had been able to bring “evidence” for his defense showing that Porcel “was lying.”
Porcel then filed another complaint, leading a magistrate to reopen a judicial investigation. The Nanterre prosecutors’ office said several other accusations made more recently were combined with that investigation.
Only 12% of alleged victims of rape or attempted rape file a complaint — and only a small proportion of those cases lead to a trial, according to French government statistics.
The French Interior ministry said, however, that there was a 33% increase in 2021 in the number of sexual abuse complaints reported to police, a trend it partly attributes to the #MeToo movement prompting women to go public with incidents from their past.
“Before #MeToo, women were even more afraid of saying what happened to them,” said Violaine de Filippis, a lawyer and activist who specializes in women’s rights.
“So now, to say ‘No, it’s not meant to be, it’s not normal, it’s illegal and it’s serious,’ that’s very important,” she said.
She did not specifically refer to Poivre d’Arvor’s case.
France’s justice minister Eric Dupont-Moretti sent a note last year to prosecutors encouraging them to investigate sexual abuse allegations even if they appear too old to prosecute. One goal, he said, is to find other potential victims; another is for magistrates to be able to hear from the people accused.
Devynck said she would like to see Poivre d’Arvor in a courtroom.
“I hope there will be a trial one day, but that I don’t know,” she said.
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World's First Commercial TVs with AirPlay Coming Later This Year
TORONTO, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics, the leading provider of in-room hotel TVs, is introducing the world's first commercial television sets to feature Apple AirPlay technology support for hotels, offering guests a seamless and secure way to share content from their iPhone or iPad to their guest room TV.
Speaking in advance of next week's HITEC hospitality technology trade show, Michael Kosla, hospitality vice president at LG Business Solutions USA, said AirPlay will be available to guests on LG Pro:Centric® Smart Hotel TVs starting later this year at select properties.
"This is a major advancement for in-room entertainment in the travel and hospitality industry, and underscores how closely we are listening to the needs of consumers who increasingly demand simple access to their personal media options on the biggest screen, wherever they are," Kosla said. "Hotels that offer this feature will have an immediate leg up with travelers who use Apple devices, boosting guest satisfaction while providing real differentiation from local competition."
LG Electronics and Apple worked together to ensure that AirPlay will be as easy to use as when at home. Guests will connect their iPhone or iPad securely to the LG smart hotel TV by simply scanning a unique QR code. With no logins or passwords to remember and no separate app to download, this will be the simplest way for a hotel to enable guests to access their personal entertainment apps and accounts on the big screen in their room.
Built on a foundation of privacy and security, AirPlay allows guests to stream, control and share videos, photos, music and more from their iPhone or iPad to the smart, in-room LG TV so they can watch popular streaming services* such as Apple TV+, rehearse presentations, enjoy vacation photos, and more, in the comfort of their hotel room.
LG is the first display manufacturer to confirm AirPlay integration following Apple's announcement at the company's WWDC23 event earlier this month revealing that AirPlay will be available in hotels. The collaboration demonstrates LG's dedication to innovations that empower hotels to enhance guest satisfaction.
Hotel operators will be able to start offering AirPlay capability on LG smart hotel TVs later this year. AirPlay capability will be available on 2023 LG smart hotel TVs and on recent year's models.
For more information about LG's hospitality-focused products shown at HITEC 2023, click here. For images, click here.
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If you can't celebrate National Bikini Day by wearing a bathing suit while you lounge poolside with a drink in your hand, you can do the second best thing: shopping for new swimwear to wear throughout the summer. The thought of buying and trying on swimsuits may be a little bit nerve-wracking for a lot of us, but that's what's why you need to check out some high-waisted bikinis. They're everything you need and more.
You get the versatility of a two-piece swimsuit along with some moderate coverage that is comforting, flattering, and oh-so-stylish. If you want to feel like you're dressed up and put-together at your next pool party, these high-waisted options are worth checking out from Target, Good American, Amazon, Cupshe, Monday Swimwear, and Free People.
High-Waisted Bikinis from Amazon
Pink Queen Removable Strap Wrap High Waist Bikini Set
Neon hues are always a fun choice for summer. This swimsuit comes in 36 colors and patterns. This suit has 11,700+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
Bdcoco Women's High Waist Two Pieces Bikini Set
Whether you're on a vacation or if you just want to feel like you're on a getaway, this tassel-decorated swimsuit is the perfect choice. It comes in nine colorways.
Suuksess Wrap Bikini Set
Get some lift from this push-up top and some tummy control from the ruched bathing suit bottoms. This suit has 13,300+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
CharmLeaks Women's Halter Bikini
Go for a sporty look with this high-coverage top and high-waisted bottoms. This suit comes in 17 colors.
This suit has 3,300+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
Tempt Me Women Two Piece High Waisted Bikini Set
You're going to want one of these off-the-shoulder swimsuits in every color. There are 38 to choose from.
This suit has 12,800+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
Tempt Me Women Two Piece Vintage Swimsuit
This ruched swimsuit adds a vintage aesthetic to your wardrobe. It comes in 35 colors and patterns. This suit has 12,700+ 5-star Amazon reviews.
Mooslover Women One Shoulder High Waisted Bikini
Redefine chic in this black, side-tie swimsuit. The other colorways are just as beautiful.
This suit comes in 24 colors and it has 6,700+ 5-star Amazon reviews. This bathing suit was recommended by Kate Upton, Olivia Culpo, and Summer House star Paige DeSorbo. It's an E! Shopping Editor favorite too.
High-Waisted Bikinis from Monday Swimwear
Monday Swimwear Riviera Bottom
The Rivera Swim Bottoms from Monday Swimwear are ultra-flattering with a high-cut leg. This style comes in four colorways and there are many matching tops to choose from.
Monday Swimwear Argentina Bottom
Look and feel luxurious in these elegant, textured bikini bottoms. These come in four colors and there are four matching tops to choose from.
High-Waisted Bikinis from Good American
Good American Good Waist Bottom and Ruched Top
These are such a staple for summer. Get them in every color. They're incredibly flattering, smoothing, and sculpting. Get them in pink, black, leopard, purple, blue, and ivory. There are so many options that coordinate well with these bottoms, but the ruched halter top is a standout choice.
Good American Good Waist Compression Bottom and Matching Tops
This compression bottom from Good American is high-waisted and it hugs your body in all of the right places. This is a confidence-boosting summer must-have. This bright green is stunning, but you can also get these in black. The one-shoulder swim top or the zip-up swim shirt perfectly complement these bottoms.
Good American Sparkle Good Waist Cheeky and Demi Top
Get your shine on in this super soft, shimmery fabric that keeps its shape with a supportive, flattering fit. This also comes in silver and green. Khloe Kardashian posted a photo in this glittery look from her brand in May 2022.
High-Waisted Bikinis from Cupshe
Cupshe Eden Floral Puff Sleeve & Extra Cheeky High Waist Set
How fashionable is this puff sleeve top? You can even rock it as a crop top with your favorite jean shorts or a cute skirt. JoJo Fletcher designed this one as a part of her capsule collection with Cupshe.
Cupshe Teal And White Striped High Waisted Bikini
Feel sporty and cute in this teal and white striped high-waisted bikini. The top has removable padding too.
Cupshe Polka Dot And Floral Twist Bikini
Don't be afraid to mix patterns. This floral and polka dot bikini is super fashion-forward.
Cupshe Teal Solid Ruffle High Waisted Bikini
The Cupshe Teal Solid Ruffle High Waisted Bikini is both supportive, chic, and modern with its ruffles at the top and shirred details at the front.
Cupshe Paula Bandeau High Waisted Bikini
Bring some chic to the beach with this under-tie swimsuit set.
Cupshe Spring Macaron One Shoulder Cutout And High Waist Bikini Set
Add some pastel tones to your swimsuit collection with this one-shoulder colorblocked look that's both sexy and sweet.
Cupshe Love Struck Long Sleeve Top & V Front High Waist Bikini Set
Switch things up and opt for this long sleeve swimsuit set from JoJo Fletcher's collection. You can wear that high-waisted black bottom with so many different swim tops too.
High-Waisted Bikinis from Target
Kona Sol Animal Print High Leg High Waist Medium Coverage Bikini Bottom and Pieced Underwire Bikini Top
This medium-coverage look is the perfect hybrid between a conventional high-waisted bikini and a low-rise option.
High-Waisted Bikinis from Free People
Perfect Moment High Waist Bikini Set
Get your surf on in this red, white, and blue swimsuit. The fabric has UV/UPF50+ sun protection.
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Richmond-based CarLotz plans to close more locations as part of its planned merger with a San Francisco-based e-commerce company.
CarLotz, which sells used vehicles on consignment, plans to close seven inventory inspection, reconditioning and storage facilities — which it calls hubs — as part of a strategic review of the business, according to regulatory filings.
The closings will take place during the third and fourth quarters and will reduce CarLotz’s workforce by 60%, the Security and Exchange Commission filing said.
CarLotz announced late Tuesday it plans to merge in a stock-for-stock deal with Shift Technologies Inc. The combined company’s headquarters will be based in San Francisco. The deal, which is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter, would need approval from shareholders of both companies.
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Shift said in a release that it plans to consolidate the merged operations around its most efficient, online-centric fulfillment channel, and the company is adjusting its physical footprint and headcount accordingly.
That means CarLotz hub locations will close in Seattle; San Diego; Sacramento, Calif.; Austin, Texas; Houston; San Antonio; and Dallas.
As a result of the workforce reduction and hub closures, the company expects to incur a one-time severance cost of approximately $2.4 million, and a one-time non-cash charge of $11.5 million to $14.5 million associated with the impairment of lease assets and associated fixed assets, according to the regulatory filings.
The planned closures come less than two months after CarLotz said it would close 11 of its 22 hub locations as part of a “strategic review of the business.” Those closures were expected to be complete by July 8, saving about $12 million, the company said in June.
The company started in 2011 with one store off Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County. A year later, it opened its second store off West Broad Street in Henrico County.
CarLotz, which has its headquarters in Scott’s Addition, became a publicly traded company in January 2021. | https://richmond.com/business/local/carlotz-merger-will-result-in-workforce-reduction-and-closure-of-hubs/article_e88ffa60-0b05-5187-ad63-c7bce4e042bd.html | 2022-08-11 00:53:19 | 1 | https://richmond.com/business/local/carlotz-merger-will-result-in-workforce-reduction-and-closure-of-hubs/article_e88ffa60-0b05-5187-ad63-c7bce4e042bd.html |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were:
02-10-17-18-25-28-30-34-36-38-42-51-55-57-64-66-72-73-77-79, BE: 72
(two, ten, seventeen, eighteen, twenty-five, twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-four, thirty-six, thirty-eight, forty-two, fifty-one, fifty-five, fifty-seven, sixty-four, sixty-six, seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-seven, seventy-nine; BE: seventy-two) | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Midday-game-17597625.php | 2022-11-19 19:17:05 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Midday-game-17597625.php |
(The Hill) – Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that will allow unlicensed chaplains into schools to serve in school counseling positions.
The law, passed in a 84-60 vote in the state House Wednesday, will allow school districts to decide whether they want a chaplain who isn’t certified by the state working alongside counselors and mental health services in their schools.
The legislation already passed the Texas Senate and now will go to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who is likely to sign it into law.
The bill allows schools to use a volunteer or employ chaplains “to provide support, services, and programs for students as assigned by the board of trustees of the district or the governing body of the school.”
A school district can use funds allocated for school safety and security to support chaplains in their role, the same funds used for other counselors.
Schools now have six months to vote on policies to either deny or allow chaplains into their schools. The act takes effect for the 2023-2024 school year.
The passage marks the latest battle in Texas over religion in school, with a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be hung in public school classrooms failing on Tuesday.
“The same Texas politicians trying to control what students think — by banning books and censoring curricula — now want to dictate what students worship,” the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas tweeted.
“Enjoying the freedom to decide whether and how to be religious is a core part of what makes us Texan. #SB763 must be stopped,” they added.
The debate over the bill in the Texas House got heated before its final approval, with state Rep. Cole Hefner (R) defending his legislation.
“I think it’s preposterous that members in here would defend the acts of certain inappropriate drag shows in our schools and inappropriate materials in our libraries and then have the audacity to say [chaplains in schools] are a problem,” Hefner said.
If signed into law, it is likely to come under a barrage of legal issues. Supporters are feeling confident, however, after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a football coach praying with his players on the field last year. | https://www.wane.com/news/texas-passes-bill-to-let-unlicensed-chaplains-serve-as-counselors-in-schools/ | 2023-05-25 15:19:31 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/texas-passes-bill-to-let-unlicensed-chaplains-serve-as-counselors-in-schools/ |
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Meditation can seem impossible for beginners, but it's all about having the right attitude.
You've probably heard of the numerous benefits of meditation, from alleviating anxiety, depression and pain, to helping relieve insomnia. The practice has been around since ancient times, and is now popular even with those who are less spiritually inclined, thanks to classes and apps like Calm.
But if you're unfamiliar with it, when it comes to getting started on meditation, it can feel downright intimidating. For some, the thought of sitting still for an extended amount of time is overwhelming. For others, they would love to sit in silence for a while, but kids, pets or other obligations seem to keep them from finding the time.
Whether you're curious about meditation or a longtime meditator looking to get back into the practice, the tips below can help you start or restart meditating. Ashley Wray, meditation teacher and founder of Mala Collective, shares her best tips for beginning meditators below.
One of the hardest things about meditating is simply starting. There's a lot of information about meditation out there, and much of the information says that there's a right and wrong way to do it.
But according to Wray, these types of preconceived notions prevent most people from starting or keeping a practice because they're too intimidated. Below, she dispels common myths that can hold you back on your meditation journey.
With all of the meditation courses, apps, and books out there, you're probably thinking that there's a right or wrong way to meditate. There are many different styles and philosophies surrounding mindfulness and meditation practices, the best one for you is the one that you'll actually want to do.
"Try not to get too caught up on the form -- if you're doing it right or wrong... and just do it. Build the habit first instead of worrying if you're sitting correctly or doing it right," Wray says.
One of the most common misconceptions about meditation is that if you allow yourself to think while meditating, then you've failed. But Wray says that's simply not the point.
It's normal for your mind to wander while you meditate, but the important thing is to notice it and not let it derail you. "Even if it's uncomfortable, just watch your thoughts and come back to your focus. And when your mind wanders, you can choose to judge yourself or come back with kindness," says Wray.
Another common myth around meditation is that you have to do it for a certain amount of time for it to "work." Some people talk about meditating for 30 or 45 minutes or even for hours -- which is super intimidating when you've never even meditated for 5 minutes.
"Thinking you need to clear your mind for 20 minutes or 30 minutes is a really intimidating approach to meditation. So I try to make it a bit more accessible with this idea that maybe it's 10 minutes or 8 minutes to connect to your breath and slow down and find some space in between your thoughts," Wray says.
Wray teaches new meditators frequently, and says that most people don't even start meditating because they "have an all-or-nothing approach."
Again, there's no one right way to meditate. Try the tips from Wray below to help guide you with your new meditation practice.
When you first start meditating it can feel really uncomfortable to sit in silence without distractions, like your phone, around. One minute can feel like hours.
For this reason, Wray suggests using a tool to help you focus on your meditation, especially when your mind wanders. She suggests mala beads -- prayer beads that some people use to meditate -- for beginners because it gives you something tactile to focus on.
"The mala beads have helped me to not look at my phone as much [and ignore other distractions]. It's just an easy focal point that is good for beginners to help with both the energy and attention and the timing," she says.
Using a meditation app or guided meditation video can be helpful when you first start. While these tools aren't necessary, they can give you an idea of what different meditation styles are like or help give you some structure around how to meditate.
Many of the apps offer meditation challenges, which can be helpful for getting in the habit. Popular apps include Headspace, Calm and Insight Timer.
Meditation is not about being perfect, it's about showing up and trying, no matter what that looks like for you. "Be easy on yourself and be kind to yourself. It really isn't an all or nothing. If you miss a couple days, that's fine. I have days where I feel like I don't want to be doing this, and I have other days where it's the most groundbreaking thing," says Wray.
All of us have routines and rituals that are ingrained throughout our days. Whether it's making coffee or making your bed, tying your meditation to a routine you already have can make it easier to remember and more likely that you'll actually do it. For example, you can meditate while your coffee is brewing. That can mean as soon as it starts, you sit down to meditate, even if it's only for 5 minutes.
Setting up a physical space in your home to meditate, even if it's just the corner beside your bed, can help make you more likely to take the time to do it. Seeing a special meditation cushion or pillow that you like can be a simple reminder to meditate. You can add personal touches like a candle or something else relaxing that makes the place a restful place you look forward to going to each day. | https://www.cnet.com/health/mental/anyone-can-meditate-with-these-5-foolproof-tips/ | 2023-02-28 21:20:21 | 0 | https://www.cnet.com/health/mental/anyone-can-meditate-with-these-5-foolproof-tips/ |
Nine Aggies to Compete at World Aquatics Championships
FUKUOKA, Japan – Nine Aggies are set for swimming competition to begin at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, held at the Marine Messe Fukuoka from Saturday, July 22 through Sunday, July 30.
The Aggie swimmers will represent seven different countries as four current members of the Texas A&M swim programs will be in action along with five Aggie pros.
On the women’s side, Beryl Gastaldello (France), Aviv Barzelay (Israel), Miranda Grana (Mexico), McKenna DeBever (Peru) and Jing Wen Quah (Singapore) have each earned a spot to compete at World Championships.
This will mark the sixth World Championships for Gastaldello, fourth long course. The two-time Olympian recently notched a pair of top-three finishes at French national championships in June, going 24.83 in the 50m free and 53.92 in the 100m free.
A rising junior, Barzelay is set for her second long course World Championships. She clocked a personal-best time of 2:10.42 in the 200m back at 2022 championships in Budapest, and most recently earned gold at Israeli Championships in the same event.
Grana, an incoming freshman, has had a busy and successful year on the international stage as she heads to her first long course Worlds.
She recently brought home three goal medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games, including an individual top-finish in the 100m back (1:02.18). At Mexican National Championships earlier this year, Grana posted personal bests and top-three finishes in the 100m free (57.43), 200m back (2:15.52), 50m back (28.81) and 100m back (1:01.41).
Rising sophomore Baylor Nelson and Aggie pro Shaine Casas will compete for Team USA, while rising junior Munzy Kabbara (Lebanon) and Aggie pro Hector Ruvalcaba (Mexico) will also be in action.
Nelson punched his ticket to his first World Championships with a pair of top-five finishes at the Phillips 66 National Championships in June. Nelson went a personal-best 1:46.51 in the 200m free and 4:15.87 in the 400m IM to position himself to make the U.S. World Championships roster.
He also added a top-10 finish in the 200m IM (1:59.61). Casas heads to his fourth World Championships, second long course, following an impressive finish at the Phillips 66 National Championships that saw him secure a roster spot on the final day of competition.
After being the final swimmer to qualify for the 200m IM final, Casas popped off in the final, going 1:57.47 to claim silver from Lane 8 and earn a spot on Team USA for Worlds.
Casas also added top-five finishes in the 50m back (24.70) and 100m fly (51.42) finals.
Live results from the event can be found here, while finals will air live each day at 6 a.m. CT on Peacock beginning Sunday, July 23 and running through Sunday July 30.
More information about World Aquatic Championships can be found here.
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High pressure has moved back into our area for the next few days. This has given our area some nice sunshine today and temperatures that warmed up into the middle 60s to lower 70s across our area.
We will see the same repeat in our weather for our Thursday. However, most of our high temperatures will reach into the upper 60s and well into the 70s during the afternoon hours.
We will see more low pressure move back into our weather forecast for our Friday and into the weekend. This will bring back into our area some more chances for some rain and thunderstorms at times. Some of the rainfall may be on the brief heavy side at times. Some of the thunderstorms may be on the hefty side at times.
So, we will see some more beneficial rainfall at times as we go into the upcoming weekend. However, we do not need any severe weather.
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Why outdoor water fountains enhance your backyard
An outdoor water fountain may be pleasant to look at, but that is not the only reason you should consider purchasing one. It can also benefit your emotional and physical health and provide easy access to life-sustaining water for nature’s most important creatures, such as bees. To help you choose a fountain, here’s some information about different types and their features.
Benefits of outdoor water fountains
Aesthetically, an outdoor water fountain is a backyard upgrade. But it is also so much more. Here are just a few benefits that are associated with these items.
Outdoor fountains are easy to install
Since fountains are often displays of opulence, you might think they require complex plumbing and an electrical engineering degree to install. With most modern options, however, this is not the case. All you need to do is add water and plug the fountain into an outdoor outlet. Additionally, installation will probably take less time than unboxing. Some outdoor fountains are solar powered, so you don’t even need an outlet to make them work.
Adds a focal point to your environment
The key to making any space work is to have a focal point. A focal point adds purpose and cohesion to any design or decor. Not only does a backyard fountain look beautiful, but since the water is constantly trickling, it creates interest. It makes the fountain a natural focal point that enhances your backyard’s aesthetics.
Creates a pleasant background sound
Many people find the constant trickling sound of flowing water to be pleasant. It can be used to meditate or to help redirect your focus from less pleasant sounds. These beneficial effects will vary by individual and are dependent on other factors, such as time. But once installed, the tool is there whenever you want to take advantage of it.
Attracts and sustains wildlife
Animals need water to survive. Running water is safer to drink than still water. Animals know this instinctively. Plus, running water is audible, which makes it easier for animals to find. If you add an outdoor fountain to your yard, you will attract a variety of thirsty animals. This will give you ample opportunity to observe and enjoy the wildlife that inhabits your neighborhood.
Outdoor water fountain considerations
Before purchasing an outdoor water fountain, there are two things to ask yourself.
How cold do your winters get?
Most outdoor water fountains are seasonal — you should only use them when the weather is above freezing. If the water freezes in the fountain, it will expand and crack it, making the fountain unusable next season. If you want a year-round model, it needs to have a built-in heater that will keep the water from freezing, no matter how cold the temperatures get.
How will you power the fountain?
Since they use a reservoir and a pump that circulates the same water round and round, the majority of outdoor fountains only need to be plugged in to operate (no plumbing is required). This means you must position the fountain near a power source because it is not safe to use an extension cord permanently. Alternatively, if your yard gets ample direct sunlight throughout the day, you could try a solar-powered water fountain.
Best outdoor water fountains
Alpine Corporation Rain Forest Waterfall Fountain
This easy-to-install option has a natural stacked wood look. The constantly trickling water mimics the sounds of a flowing stream. It’s weather-resistant and has an interior pump for durability. Sold by Home Depot
Alpine Corporation Four-Tier Rock Water Fountain
The three LED lights in this fountain give it a beautiful glow as the water cascades down four tiers of artificial rocks. The four-gallon reservoir means this fountain can run for days without refilling. Sold by Home Depot
Sunnydaze Curved Plinth Outdoor Water Fountain
The classic design of this outdoor water fountain will add a touch of elegance to any backyard. It has a wide and heavy base to prevent tipping, while the polyresin and fiberglass materials provide durability. Sold by Amazon
John Timberland Modern Sphere Curve Outdoor Water Fountain
If you are looking for a more modern piece, this outdoor water fountain will fit your needs. It is ideal for a patio, holds up to six gallons of water and features LED lights for a dynamic appearance. Sold by Amazon
Naturefalls Modern Outdoor Fountain
This fountain has beautiful curved lines that can add a pleasing aesthetic to any backyard decor. It has four crocks and an adjustable water speed so you can customize its operation. Sold by Amazon
Tub Indoor/Outdoor Water Fountain
The unique design of this rustic, metal tub fountain can enhance the aesthetics of your farmhouse decor. It’s designed for either indoor or outdoor use and has a durable stainless steel finish. Sold by Kohl’s
Teamson Home Four-Tiered Bowls Stacked Stone Waterfall Fountain
There’s something magical about this four-tiered LED fountain. The glowing bowls of water nestled on the faux-stone shelves have a natural and intriguing look that inspires wonder and fascination. Sold by Amazon
Alpine Corporation Three-Tier Birdhouse Water Fountain
The two-in-one design of this outdoor fountain gives you both a scenic waterfall and a functioning birdhouse. It arrives ready to go, just plug it in and start enjoying the serenity. Sold by Amazon
This popular water fountain features a little angel holding a leaking bucket over a rock pool. The vintage aesthetics make it an elegant focal point for your backyard or patio. It features six LED lights, so you can enjoy the fountain during both the day and night. Sold by Amazon, Kohl’s and Staples
Simrah Ceramic Solar Water Fountain
If you just want a small fountain that can be placed anywhere there is sunlight for easy installation, this is the model to get. It is an eco-friendly outdoor model that features a ceramic koi and a pump that runs off of solar energy. Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
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It's been a troubling year for the adventure tourism industry, which offers high-risk travel to customers wealthy enough to afford it, including rocket rides into space, treks to lofty mountain summits, and voyages to the sea floor.
Seventeen people died in 2023 trying to summit Mount Everest in Nepal, and more have needed rescue. Now a massive search is underway in the North Atlantic for a submersible carrying four tourists and a crewmember on a trip to view the wreck of the Titanic.
Critics say this growing sector of the travel industry largely has avoided government oversight, despite a history of accidents and fatalities. For people paying to make trips with a guide or an adventure travel company, it's often buyer beware.
"If you regulate, you're going to kill the sense of adventure, so no regulation was brought," said Alain Grenier, who studies high-risk travel at the University of Quebec in Montreal.
The Titan, the small submersible operated by a Washington state-based company called OceanGate, gives tours primarily in international waters, which means the experimental vessel avoided most U.S. safety rules.
In a 2019 interview with Smithsonian magazine, OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush — currently missing aboard the Titan — complained about government rules.
"There hasn't been an injury in the commercial sub industry in over 35 years. It's obscenely safe, because they have all these regulations," Rush told the magazine. "But it also hasn't innovated or grown — because they have all these regulations."
A for-profit industry with government-funded rescues
Now an massive government response is being led by the U.S. Coast Guard, using vessels, aircraft and remotely operated submersibles, or ROVs.
"There are a lot of pieces of equipment flowing in from St. Johns [in Canada] right now. Some of the ROV capability that's arriving soon is really great," said Coat Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick on Wednesday.
The cost will be born almost entirely by taxpayers. OceanGate required passengers to sign liability waivers, and the company is unlikely to get a bill for this operation.
In a statement posted on Twitter, the company voiced gratitude for "the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies."
— OceanGate Expeditions (@OceanGateExped) June 19, 2023
Vessels from other countries are also involved, as are private ships. NPR asked the Coast Guard for an estimate of the cost of the search and rescue operation but hasn't yet received a response.
Risks and ethical questions for rescuers
Experts say there are also other, hidden costs. The search and rescue operation now underway is happening in a remote area of the North Atlantic, where seas can be rough and visibility limited. That's inherently dangerous.
When commercial adventure trips go wrong, and tourists need emergency aid, first responders often face significant risk.
Dr. Christopher Van Tilburg, an expert in emergency wilderness medicine based in Hood River, Ore., said members of his rescue teams have been injured while searching for lost climbers in the Pacific Northwest.
"It's almost inevitable. I've been on missions where rescuers have been injured. Fortunately, no one catastrophically," he said.
So far there have been no reports of injury among the crews searching for the Titan.
In addition to high profile incidents that involve tour companies, including the vanishing of the Titan, experts say there are also far more travelers taking on high-risk travel alone. Often they lack the experience or the equipment to do it safely.
Scott Van Laer, a former forest ranger in New York state's Adirondack Park, took part in more than 600 backcountry rescues, often involving visitors who were unprepared.
"Most of them are so thankful to receive help, but we have people we had to rescue multiple time for the same lack of preparedness or equipment. So not everybody does get the message," Van Laer said.
Big spenders, big search effort
This massive international response has been mobilized to rescue a handful of wealthy travelers who chose to purchase an extremely risky vacation. Critics say it reveals a stark contrast with the way migrants and refugees are often treated.
"Compare this with the tragedy that happened in Europe with those immigrants who sank, and nobody cared too much," Grenier said.
He referred to an incident last week when a ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea, leaving more than 500 migrants missing. According to Grenier, the search effort and media attention for that disaster were far more modest.
"Now you have the young and famous and the wealthy [aboard the Titan] and I don't think the search effort will stop," he said. "The question is, how far do we go to save people's lives?"
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What are the odds of landing these dream jobs in New Jersey?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
This is such a weird question to ask a child, especially considering when you’re young you can’t even grasp the amount of different jobs there can be, but that doesn’t stop people from asking.
Some kids know from an early age what they want to be when they enter adulthood, but what are the chances that they actually accomplish their goals?
Casinos.com conducted research to get to the bottom of this by analyzing numbers across the United States to reveal the odds of New Jerseys landing popular dream jobs.
These included professions like singers, athletes, lawyers, doctors, and so on, this was narrowed down by using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Nationwide, the ideal careers you’re likely to land are lawyer, doctor, and firefighter, in that order.
To get this data, Casinos.com used this methodology:
To calculate the odds, the “jobs per 1,000 occupations” data was extracted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website and then divided by the population of each state and multiplied by 1,000 to reveal the odds of landing each dream job per state. The nationwide odds where then tallied by calculating the average odds of every dream job across all the states.
Specifically for the Garden State, these are the top 12 dream jobs and the odds of getting a job in that field.
Odds of becoming a doctor in New Jersey
1 in 286
Odds of becoming a lawyer in New Jersey
1 in 171
Odds of becoming a veterinarian in New Jersey
1 in 2174
Odds of becoming a psychologist in New Jersey
1 in 1015
Odds of becoming a photographer in New Jersey
1 in 4,115
Odds of becoming a singer in New Jersey
1 in 5,128
Odds of becoming an athlete in New Jersey
1 in 9804
Odds of becoming a writer in New Jersey
1 in 2,681
Odds of becoming an architect in New Jersey
1 in 1,546
Odds of becoming a firefighter in New Jersey
1 in 646
Odds of becoming a pilot in New Jersey
1 in 10,309
Odds of becoming a chef in New Jersey
1 in 1071
You can find the full article with Casinos.com’s research here.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is facing criticism from some faculty members after it allowed university branding to be used on a local beer, circumventing the school’s own policies.
Just over a month ago, VCU paid $1 million to the family of Adam Oakes, a VCU freshman whose hazing-related death from alcohol poisoning led to a reckoning for Greek life on campus.
VCU has long barred its branding from appearing on alcoholic beverages as part of university policy, but in May, President Michael Rao instituted interim rules that allowed branded beer for the first time since at least 2013. Now, Hardywood and the VCU alumni association are planning to sell a VCU-branded beer starting on Oct. 26.
However, according to Everett Carpenter, president of the VCU chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the policy change that allowed that branding has already been rejected by a faculty committee that was supposed to oversee university policy.
“The proposed changes were voted down unanimously,” Carpenter wrote in an open letter to Rao. “This action violates the spirit of shared governance with your VCU colleagues.”
Carpenter wrote that the decision to push through this branding “seems incredibly insensitive and disrespectful considering recent alcohol-related tragedies.”
Michael Porter, a spokesperson for the university, said that such branding isn’t unusual in the commonwealth, pointing to three other universities that have made similar deals to brand beer — including Virginia Tech, which has worked with Hardywood itself.
“VCU will not market the branded beer directly to students,” Porter said. “It is designed for alumni and sports fans of legal drinking age – as are similar branded beverages already available from three other Virginia universities.”
Porter added that the launch, which will take place at Hardywood Park on October 26, would be “accompanied by a strong message of responsible use.” The calendar item on VCU’s website does not specify how that message will be conveyed, but does highlight a free beer tasting and a raffle for “beer-branded swag.”
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- TLX Type S PMC Edition to get special PMC treatment; handcrafted in Acura's Performance Manufacturing Center
- Previewed in three NSX derived colors – Curva Red, 130R White and Long Beach Blue
- Unique accents include Berlina Black Roof and Copper 20-inch lightweight wheels
- First TLX Type S PMC Edition planned for production later this year
TORRANCE, Calif., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The best performing Acura sedan ever gains a healthy dose of tech, materials and craftsmanship from the NSX supercar with the new limited production 2023 TLX Type S PMC Edition, the fifth vehicle handcrafted by the same master technicians who build the NSX Type S at the Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Ohio1. Offered in one of three NSX derived premium colors – Curva Red, 130R White and Long Beach Blue – the limited production run TLX Type S PMC Edition will be available for ordering later this year.
Exterior design elements exclusive to the PMC Edition include Berlina Black paint for the roof, antenna, and door handles, and black-chrome quad exhaust finishers. The NSX-inspired Y-spoke 20-inch lightweight wheels are also painted in a new Copper-finish, a first for an Acura model. Additional exterior enhancements include a carbon fiber decklid lip spoiler, a carbon fiber rear diffuser, lower side sill garnish and gloss-black exterior badging.
Inside, the TLX Type S PMC Edition is further distinguished by carbon fiber interior trim panels, illuminated side sills and premium floor mats with Type S badges and colored accent binding. Vehicles finished in Curva Red paint feature an Ebony interior highlighted by red contrast stitching. Long Beach Blue Pearl is paired with an eye-popping Orchid interior with striking blue stitching while 130R White is paired exclusively with a sporty Red interior. Milano leather seats with Ultrasuede® inserts are standard and an individually numbered serial plaque on the lower console designates the 2023 TLX Type S PMC Edition as a limited-edition vehicle handcrafted at the Performance Manufacturing Center.
Following the hand-assembly process, each TLX Type S PMC Edition receives the same quality control process as NSX, including a dyno check, paint inspection and rough-road simulation. To protect the paint during shipping, PMC Editions are wrapped in a specially designed car cover and transported to Acura dealers via enclosed, single-car carriers.
For details on Acura's PMC Edition vehicles, visit AcuraNews.com.
TLX Type S PMC Edition Details:
• Hand Assembled at the Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC)
• Painted in NSX premium nano-pigment paints:
° Curva Red (Ebony Interior)
° 130R White (Red Interior)
° Long Beach Blue (Orchid Interior)
• Carbon fiber decklid spoiler
• Carbon fiber rear diffuser
• Lightweight Copper Y-spoke wheels with black lug nuts
• Pirelli P-Zero Summer Tire (255/35)
• Berlina black roof panel and antenna
• Berlina black door handles
• Black-chrome quad exhaust finishers
• Gloss black badging
• Side sill garnish
• Carbon fiber interior trim panels
• Illuminated Type S side sills
• Premium floor mats with Type S badges and colored accent binding
• Flat bottom heated steering wheel
• Unique PMC Edition numbered serial plaque
For more information on the 2023 Acura TLX Type S click here.
Acura is a leading automotive nameplate that delivers Precision Crafted Performance – a commitment to expressive styling, high-performance and innovative engineering, all built on a foundation of quality and reliability. The Acura lineup currently features five distinctive models – the next-gen Integra sport compact, TLX sport sedan, the RDX and MDX sport-utility vehicles, and the electrified NSX supercar, along with high-performance Type S variants. All Acura vehicles sold in America are made in the U.S., using domestic and globally sourced parts.
1 Using domestic and globally-sourced parts.
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Video shows thieves using truck to rip ATM from convenience store
SEATTLE (KOMO) – A brazen and destructive ATM theft was caught on camera in Seattle.
The thieves used a truck to pull the machine out of a convenience store early Monday morning, taking most of the storefront with it.
The store was closed at the time and no one was injured, but the repairs will be costly for the small business to fix. In the meantime, investigators are searching for the suspects.
Surveillance video from the Shorewood Market convenience store shows the group pulling up in a truck and using the vehicle to rip out the front doors of the store, then wrapping some kind of rope around the ATM inside and hauling it away, leaving behind smashed glass and ruined merchandise.
“Man, that takes a lot of nerve – I mean, that’s pretty ballsy,” said customer John Baskett.
Longtime regular customers were shocked by what’s left of the front of the store.
“The doors are ripped off, and then there’s just a bunch of cans and bottles and mayhem inside the store. It’s very frustrating,” said customer Cody Toal.
Customers said they were just glad the store was able to remain open as they made repairs and didn’t have to lose out on a day of business.
“When I needed to come down to the store, I picked this store specifically to give them some extra business because I know what happened to them,” Toal said.
The King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. They responded after getting a 911 call from a security company just before 1:30 a.m. Monday.
“I was very surprised,” Baskett said. “It really destroyed the place. I mean, it’s bad. It takes a lot of nerve to come and do something like that.”
There was no one in the store during the robbery.
Authorities haven’t yet provided any information on the suspects.
“This is our neighborhood store, and crime has moved into our neighborhood,” Toal said. “For a long time, West Seattle seemed like a very safe place. It doesn’t seem that safe anymore.”
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SCARSDALE, N.Y. — Electric lawn mowers have taken the U.S. consumer market by storm over the past few years. And they've done so quietly — about 20 decibels more quietly in some cases.
Once restricted to lawns no larger than the length of an extension cord, mowers on the market today run on lithium ion batteries that can last 45 minutes or more without charging and cost about as much as gas-powered versions. And in 2021, according to market research company FactMR, electric lawn mowers made up 37% of all sales.
But professional landscapers, who have to run their machines all day, day after day, have yet to join the trend in large numbers. Electric heavy-duty ride-on mowers make up just 11% of the total market for all heavy-duty ride-on mowers.
"For homeowners, I feel like it's great," said Austin Acocella, co-owner of Acocella Landscaping in Scarsdale, N.Y. "The battery just doesn't last long, especially for the stuff that I do."
He has checked out commercial-grade mowers with batteries that can last six or more hours, but hasn't wanted to pay the upfront costs. A 52-inch-wide ride-on model, the Rival from Mean Green Mowers, starts at nearly $30,000. That is more than three times a comparable gas-powered machine – though the manufacturer says the customer will break even given significantly lower operation and maintenance costs.
"In the future I would love to buy them, but right at this second, I just can't because of inflation and just everything that's going on," Acocella says. "I just can't swing it yet."
Acocella and his employees began using hand-held electric devices – leaf blowers, weed whackers and hedge trimmers – last year when one of his clients, the town of Larchmont, required it. He's begun to use them on other properties as well because they are lighter, much quieter, and don't emit pollutants. But with the exception of the hedge trimmer, he says, they need frequent battery changes and are not as powerful.
"I need something that's going to last long or something that's easy," Austin says. "Like I have a gas can, it's on a truck that I just fuel up and I go. How many batteries do I need to have in order to get through the day?"
Bans on gas-powered gear
Yet landscapers are being pressured to change – sometimes by clients and sometimes by governments. Last fall, the California Legislature passed a law requiring that all new landscaping equipment sold in the state be emissions-free beginning Jan. 1, 2024.
The state and national landscaping associations objected, arguing that electric equipment wasn't advanced enough to operate for long periods of time, and in some cases, did not work as well as gas equipment. As proof, they cited a study from the California State University at Fullerton to show that zero emissions equipment hadn't caught on among professionals. The study found that less than 6% of equipment used by landscapers were zero-emissions, compared to more than 50% of the gear used by homeowners.
But Assemblymember Marc Berman, the bill's author, disputes the industry's characterization of zero-emissions equipment.
"This equipment is ready today," said Berman, a Democrat from Palo Alto. "There are at least eight brands that produce zero emission equipment in each major equipment category for commercial equipment."
After that bill was passed, New York State Sen. Pete Harckham introduced a similar bill in Albany. Though it did not pass in the regular session, Harckham told NPR he plans to re-introduce it but has not decided on when the mandate would take effect.
Both the California legislation and the New York proposal only address the sale of new equipment, meaning landscapers and homeowners can continue using their existing gas-powered tools.
Numerous cities and towns across the country have gone further and restricted the use – as opposed to just the purchase – of gas-powered leaf blowers. And this month, two municipalities in Marin County, Calif., – Fairfax and Sausalito – banned the use of other gas-powered equipment as well, including mowers, to be phased in over the next 18 months.
Mixed environmental impact
Electric lawn mowers won't help much in terms of climate-changing emissions – people just don't mow their lawns nearly as much as they drive. The California Air Resources Board, for example, estimates that phasing out gasoline-powered lawn equipment will save an average of 0.66 million metric tons of CO2 a year, while the state produced 418 million tons in 2019 – the last year data was available.
But the agency found that gasoline-powered engines produce substantial amounts of other pollutants, such as nitrogen oxide, which can lead to respiratory difficulties and smog. In addition, researchers have raised concerns about the impact of the equipment's noise and vibrations on operators' health.
Large, commercial-grade equipment is used on a significant proportion of green spaces around the country – not only public properties and office parks. The California State University survey found, for example, that half of the state's residents with lawns hired landscapers to take care of them, either partially or fully.
Drawbacks of mandates
Still, even some supporters of green landscaping oppose mandating electric equipment, arguing that it may cause small landscapers – an important employer of immigrants and limited-skill workers – to go out of business.
"If you just ban the use of equipment, you're really putting the entire onus on the landscapers to come up with the money that they need to purchase the equipment," said Jamie Banks, the founder and CEO of the non-profit Quiet Communities, Inc. "It's not just purchasing the tool but also purchasing enough batteries and enough chargers that they can meet their work production needs."
And some of those batteries are expensive – as much as $1,500 for a backpack-style one to power a leaf blower. California lawmakers have so far allocated $30 million for subsidies to offset the higher prices landscapers will have to pay for new electric equipment. But the National Association of Landscape Professionals said the amount breaks down to just $15 for each piece of gas-powered equipment that landscapers in the state need to replace.
Berman, the state legislator, said that he is hoping to get more subsidies in the budget for the coming year.
Quiet Communities and another nonprofit, the American Green Zone Alliance, have been working with towns, school districts, and other entities to adopt zero-emissions equipment for their own properties, but to do so voluntarily. So far, they say they have recruited about 20 locales and institutions across the country to take part in their program.
"I think the writing is on the wall," Banks said. "It's just, how do we get there in a way that's, you know, fair, most efficient and so forth."
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NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. f/k/a Spartan Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: SUNL).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Sunlight between January 25, 2021 and September 28, 2022.
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According to a filed complaint, Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. f/k/a Spartan Acquisition Corp. II issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company lacked effective underwriting and risk evaluation with respect to its contractor advance program; (2) Sunlight lacked the oversight and periodic monitoring systems necessary to timely detect bad debt associated with its contractor advance program; (3) the Company lacked effective internal controls over accounting and reporting of non-cash advance receivables; (4) as a result, the Company would be forced to take a non-cash advance receivables impairment charge exceeding $30 million; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendant's positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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BEIJING, June 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world is faced with stiff challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, and backlash against globalization, the international community is striving for maintaining development while tackling deficits in global peace and governance.
"This is an age rife with challenges, but it is also an age full of hope," Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out as he hosted the High-level Dialogue on Global Development on Friday in virtual format.
Xi noted some countries have politicized and marginalized the development issue, built "a small yard with high fences," imposed maximum sanctions, and stoked division and confrontation.
And he urged international community to recognize the prevailing trend of the world, firm up confidence, and act in unison and with great motivation to promote global development and foster a development paradigm featuring benefits for all, balance, coordination, inclusiveness, win-win cooperation and common prosperity.
Realizing people's dream for a better life
Xi recounted the story and his experience of being a farmer on the Loess Plateau in the late 1960s when speaking at the event.
He said that after visiting cities, towns and villages across China and many countries in the world throughout the years, one deep impression he got is that only through continuous development can the people's dream for a better life and social stability be realized.
Stressing placing development at the center of international agenda, Xi called for implementing the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and building a political consensus that development is valued by all people and cooperation is jointly pursued by all countries.
Pursuing common development
Under Xi's guidance, China has been committed to building a world of common prosperity. On Friday, Xi made four proposals for promoting common development.
He called for jointly building international consensus on promoting development. "Only when people all over the world live better lives can prosperity be sustained, security safeguarded and human rights solidly grounded."
He said the international community should work together to create an enabling international environment for development featured with open world economy and a just and equitable global governance system.
Protectionist moves will boomerang; anyone attempting to form exclusive blocs will end up isolating himself, Xi noted, adding maximum sanctions serve nobody's interest, and practices of decoupling and supply disruption are neither feasible nor sustainable.
The Chinese president also highlighted the necessity of fostering new drivers for development, saying efforts should be made to step up scientific and technological innovation as well as institutional innovation, advance modern industries, bridge the digital gap, and speed up low-carbon transition.
In terms of development, no country or individual should be left behind, Xi stressed, calling for forging a global development partnership.
"Developed countries should fulfill their obligations, developing countries should deepen cooperation, and the South and the North should meet each other halfway," said Xi.
China's solid promise
Bearing in mind the well-being of the entire humanity, Xi proposed the Global Development Initiative (GDI) at the General Debate of the 76th United Nations General Assembly in September 2021 in steering global development toward a new stage of balanced, coordinated and inclusive growth, which has been warmly received and strongly supported by more than 100 countries.
On Friday, Xi announced China's further pragmatic steps to give continued support to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and promote global prosperity.
He said China will upgrade the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund to a Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, adding $1 billion to the fund on top of the $3 billion already committed as well as increase input to the UN Peace and Development Trust Fund.
China is willing to work with all sides to advance cooperation in poverty reduction and eradication, food production and supply, green development, vaccines' innovation, research and development as well as enhancing industrialization and connectivity, Xi noted.
According to the Chinese president, the country will set up a platform for experience and knowledge sharing on international development, a global development promotion center and a global knowledge network for development, for the purpose of exchanging governance experience and promoting mutual learning.
"We will host a global forum on youth development and take part in the launch of a global action plan on youth development, in a bid to pool as much strength as possible for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," said Xi.
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HILTON HEAD, S. C. (WSAV) — One woman has died following an alligator attack in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a call at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Monday about a large alligator near the edge of a pond in Sun City, an age-restricted planned community on Hilton Head. The alligator was guarding what was believed to be a person.
Upon arrival, emergency services located the alligator and a deceased person, later identified as 88-year-old Nancy Becker.
Becker was on the ground near a lagoon. When the alligator was moved, the woman was revealed to be dead.
“When we responded, that’s what we observed, as well as that the alligator was basically holding her hostage, was guarding her and didn’t want anyone close by,” said Major Angela Viens with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. “There’s no indication that it was a dog-walking event. That is what we commonly see and hear about in the Lowcountry.”
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) believed Becker slipped and fell while gardening.
The nearly 10-foot-long alligator has been euthanized.
Monday’s attack marks the second time in four years a person has been killed by a gator in South Carolina’s Beaufort County. The previous deadly attack occurred in 2018.
The victim, Cassandra Cline, was walking near a lagoon in the Sea Pines neighborhood on Hilton Head and was dragged into the water, where she drowned. Her husband subsequently filed a lawsuit against Sea Pines Resort, Inc., claiming “gross negligence” on the part of the company. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/holding-her-hostage-alligator-kills-88-year-old-woman-during-south-carolina-attack-deputies-say/ | 2022-08-16 17:07:49 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/holding-her-hostage-alligator-kills-88-year-old-woman-during-south-carolina-attack-deputies-say/ |
SHANGHAI, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In last few decades, experts have been constantly discussing the future trend of AI application in medical scenarios: how to use AI as the underlying technology but actually transform the medical experiences of every individuals? Recently, Weiyun AI & Robotics Group, an internationally renowned industrial AI group company, once again got a full mark in the industry by launching its self-developed AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case, which changes the way of the communication between dentists and patients, greatly improves the patient's compliance and medical effects, bringing the new proposal for the future possibilities of AI application in medical treatment, which will accelerate the trend of medical AI to the next level worldwide.
NEW AI PRACTICE: Global Debut in Asia, North America and Africa
The world's first AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case was self researched and developed by Weiyun scientific team. As the first pioneer intelligent hardware customized for invisible orthodontic users in the whole market, it integrates the functions of treatment tracking, wearing reminder, cycle recording, locating and data synchronizing. The intelligent device is designed to connect with AI SMILE APP, enables customers track their orthodontic treatment progress, reminds them to wear the aligners on time,thereby improves patient compliance and healing experience and serves the patient's daily life scenarios of orthodontics. This innovative design that breaks the stereotype makes the case no longer only has the function of storing braces, but an intelligent device that connects dentists and patients, creating a precedent for medical AI terminal, giving the inspiration of new AI practice to the global industry, and meaning something epoch-making.
Obviously, the pioneering innovation of AI practice by Weiyun once again captured the eyes of the world. The debut of AI SMILE Tracking Case covers Asia, North America and Africa, with many interests and positive feedback received from the global market. Citing a senior medical analyst in the United States, "There is no doubt that, with the opening of a new round of global medical AI reshuffle, the core technological advantages of Weiyun have become more and more remarkable, and its wide acclaim in the international market has laid a solid foundation for its future market volume in those regions."
APPLICATION VALUES: The Change in Medical Treatment Experience
In the process of chronic disease management, the patient's compliance with doctor's advice often affects the final cure effect in a large extent. For orthodontic patients, during the process of treatment, there are common problems such as easy loss of braces, difficulty in maintaining and developing wearing habits, and uncertainty in the treatment process, which might lead to frequent revisions of the orthodontic plan and even restarting it. The AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case, independently developed by Weiyun R&D team, can be bound to the AI SMILE user APP and the doctor's platform. The customized treatment plan made by the dentist for the patients and actual progress can be seen in real time. Meanwhile, doctor can remind them to wear the braces on time to improve their compliance and the orthodontic effect; in addition, its own considerate locating function can effectively avoid the loss of the braces, and become an inseparable orthodontic partner. In medical scenarios, as the first smart terminal, AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case can be linked to the cloud for case tracking and stage managing, assisting dentists in formulating more accurate follow-up treatment plans, and guaranteeing the orthodontic effects.
FUTURE OUTLOOK: The Exploration of Medical AI by Constant Technology Practices
With the core technology of artificial intelligence, robots and machine vision, Weiyun AI remain its frequent technology updates and the pioneer status in the industry. In this year, it had launched AI SMILE orthodontic treatment planning system Venus1.0, AI SMILE Intra-oral Scanner S4 and many other scientific and technological products that promote the development of the field of oral medical AI, and also won the German Red Dot Design Award, the honorary invitation of AAO, the FDA certification and many other honors and recognitions from the industry. The successful launch of the AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case is expected to change the way and concept of therapeutic process management, bringing a brand new orthodontic experience to consumers around the world. With the continuous innovation of Weiyun in the future, adhering to the product concept of "technology redefines life", Weiyun will continue to lead the industry by its AI technology, offer new possibilities and provide patients with a better therapeutic experience.
In the era of coexistence of opportunities and challenges,to be one of the aspirational and invincible pioneers is crucial to survive in today's constant rat races. Obviously, Weiyun, which continues to practice intelligent manufacturing in the field of medical AI, has been a pioneer that dares to think and act, turning more ideas into the possibility, and expected to transform the industry and even everyone's life by its technology advances.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.
The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader.
“When we talk about the future of the game of football, it is, no question, flag,” NFL executive Troy Vincent told The Associated Press. “When I’ve been asked over the last 24 months, in particular, what does the next 100 years look like when you look at football, not professional football, it’s flag. It’s the inclusion and the true motto of ‘football for all.’ There is a place in flag football for all.”
Vincent points to the growing number of men and women playing flag football globally. He’s encouraged that six states — Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada and New York — have sanctioned flag football as a varsity sport in high school with 20 more states interested or in the process of piloting to get it sanctioned.
Multiple NFL clubs support high schools in their respective states with helping fund the initiative. The Atlanta Falcons unveiled a girls flag wall in their stadium in May. The league says 450 schools, and more than 10,000 girls participate in flag football across the country.
It was an important step when the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics declared women’s flag football as an emerging sport in 2020. The National Junior College Athletic Association did the same.
“It’s a cost-effective sport feasible for all to play,” Vincent said.
The NFL partnered with the International Federation of American Football to bring flag football to The World Games with an eye on the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
“That’s the ultimate goal to make flag football an Olympic sport,” Vincent said.
Sixteen of the world’s best flag football teams will compete for gold for the first time at The World Games kicking off Sunday at Birmingham’s historic Legion Field. Flag football is one of 33 sports in the program at the Olympic-style, multi-sport event, following its inclusion by the International World Games Association in 2020.
“We are thrilled to have flag football join the official sports program at The World Games for the first time,” IFAF President Pierre Trochet said in a statement. “This is a milestone in the sport’s development and a fantastic opportunity to showcase flag as a truly world-class, international sport.
The World Games are back in the United States for the first time since 1981. The United States men’s and women’s teams both pre-qualified for the tournament by winning gold at the 2021 IFAF Flag World Championships held in Jerusalem last December. A record 39 national teams across four continents competed. The remaining 14 teams earned their place through IFAF’s international qualifying process.
Austria, France, Italy, Mexico and Panama also qualified men’s and women’s teams. Denmark and Germany have the remaining men’s teams. Brazil and Japan have the other two women’s teams.
“This is not something that we dominate because it’s football, the national pastime in America,” Vincent said. “You watch these young ladies and men play in other countries. They come to play. It’s a transitional sport. It’s a cross-functional sport. The best flag players come from soccer, lacrosse, cricket because these are men and women who have tremendous agility. It’s a fast-paced game played in space. You don’t have to play it for years and years. You can develop. You can transfer those skills that you learned in soccer, lacrosse, cricket to flag football.” | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/could-flag-football-be-an-olympic-sport-nfl-wants-it-2028/507-ec8f9f3f-9def-4614-a893-dc7743ecf9e6 | 2022-07-07 09:55:56 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/nation-world/could-flag-football-be-an-olympic-sport-nfl-wants-it-2028/507-ec8f9f3f-9def-4614-a893-dc7743ecf9e6 |
Genesis Home offers a seamless solution for Genesis customers to generate and store dependable, clean electric power while lowering barriers to EV adoption.
LOS ANGELES, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrum, the nation's leading home electrification marketplace, has partnered with Genesis, a global automaker renowned for its elegant design, high-performance engineering, and personalized service, to launch Genesis Home, a residential electrification ecosystem that provides Genesis customers with a one-stop marketplace to purchase EV chargers, solar panels, and energy storage systems.
Through this partnership, Electrum will provide Genesis with a technology platform, US-based dedicated Energy Advisors trained to guide homeowners through their electrification journey and help them configure their home energy systems, and access to a robust nationwide network of pre-vetted installers.
Genesis Home is designed to offer a unique customer experience by providing a wide range of customizable solutions that can be tailored to fit the specific needs of each homeowner. By leveraging the expertise of Electrum's Energy Advisors and the network of pre-vetted installers, Genesis Home offers a turnkey solution for homeowners who are looking to make the switch to electric mobility while also reducing their carbon footprint.
"Our partnership with Genesis marks a significant step forward for Electrum in our mission to deliver sustainable and affordable home electrification solutions to customers," said Max Aram, chief executive officer of Electrum. "We're thrilled to collaborate with such a great partner and consumer brand to empower EV shoppers to electrify their homes through a seamless electrification marketplace that is built on top of a strong network of contractors."
Genesis' commitment to the highest standards of performance and personalized service aligns with Electrum's mission to deliver the highest level of transparency and choice. The partnership between the two companies is expected to drive innovation in the home electrification space and offer customers a wide range of options for home energy solutions.
Genesis Home currently offers a wide range of home electrification solutions in all major US markets, including EV chargers, solar panels, and energy storage systems. These solutions are compatible with any current Genesis EV model such as the GV60, the Electrified G80, and the Electrified GV70. Customers can visit www.genesis.com for more information.
About Electrum
Electrum is a leading provider of branded home electrification marketplaces, with a mission to deliver sustainable and affordable home electrification solutions to customers. Electrum's technology platform provides access to dedicated Energy Advisors and a national network of pre-vetted contractors for customized installation quotes, empowering communities through transparency and choice. To learn more about Electrum's commitment to sustainable and affordable home electrification solutions, visit their website at www.electrum.co.
About Genesis Motor North America
At Genesis, we put the customer at the center of every decision we make. Genesis is a global automotive brand that delivers the highest standards of performance, design, safety, and innovation while looking towards a more sustainable future. Genesis designs customer experiences that go beyond products, embodying audacious, forward-thinking, and distinctly Korean characteristics within its unique Athletic Elegance design identity. With a growing range of award-winning models — including G70, G80, and G90 sedans, along with GV60, GV70, and GV80 SUVs — Genesis aims to lead the age of electrification, starting with its Electrified G80, GV60, and Electrified GV70 models. Genesis has stated its commitment to becoming an all-electric vehicle brand by 2030 and to pursuing carbon neutrality by 2035.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Billy Packer, an Emmy award-winning college basketball broadcaster who covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, died Thursday. He was 82.
Packer's son, Mark, told The Associated Press that his father had been hospitalized in Charlotte for the past three weeks and had several medical issues, and ultimately succumbed to kidney failure.
Packer’s broadcasting career coincided with the growth of college basketball. He worked as analyst or color commentator on every Final Four from 1975 to 2008. He received a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio and Sports Analyst in 1993.
“He really enjoyed doing the Final Fours,” Mark Packer said. “He timed it right. Everything in life is about timing. The ability to get involved in something that, frankly, he was going to watch anyway, was a joy to him. And then college basketball just sort of took off with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and that became, I think, the catalyst for college basketball fans to just go crazy with March Madness.”
Packer played three seasons at Wake Forest, and helped lead the Demon Deacons to the Final Four in 1962, but it was his work as an analyst that brought him the most acclaim.
He joined NBC in 1974 and called his first Final Four in 1975. UCLA beat Kentucky in the title game that year in what was John Wooden’s final game as coach.
Packer was also part of the broadcast in 1979 with Dick Enberg and Al McGuire when Magic Johnson’s Michigan State team beat Larry Bird's Indiana State squad in the title game. That remains highest-rated game in basketball history with a 24.1 Nielsen rating, which is an estimated 35.1 million viewers.
Packer went to CBS in the fall of 1981, when the network acquired the rights to the NCAA Tournament. He remained the network’s main analyst until the 2008 Final Four.
In 1996 at CBS, Packer was involved in controversy when he used the term ``tough monkey″ to describe then-Georgetown star Allen Iverson during a game. Packer later said he ``was not apologizing for what I said, because what I said has no implications in my mind whatsoever to do with Allen Iverson’s race.″
Sean McManus, the chairman of CBS Sports, said Packer was “synonymous with college basketball for more than three decades and set the standard of excellence as the voice of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.”
“He had a tremendous impact on the growth and popularity of the sport.” McManus said. “In true Billy fashion, he analyzed the game with his own unique style, perspective and opinions, yet always kept the focus on the game. As passionate as he was about basketball, at his heart Billy was a family man. He leaves part of his legacy at CBS Sports, across college basketball and, most importantly, as a beloved husband, father and grandfather. He will be deeply missed by all.”
Packer was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale took to Twitter as word of Packer's death spread. “So sad to learn of the passing of Billy Packer who had such a passion for college basketball," Vitale tweeted. "My (prayers) go out to Billy’s son Mark & the entire Packer family. Always had great RESPECT for Billy & his partners Dick Enberg & Al McGuire-they were super. May Billy RIP.”
College basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla tweeted: “We fell in love (with) college basketball because of you. Your voice will remain in my head forever.”
Packer was viewed as a controversial figure during his broadcasting days, often drawing the ire of college basketball fans, particularly on North Carolina's “Tobacco Road.”
“As a kid, I was a big NC State fan growing up, and I would watch a game and the next day I'd be like, ‘Boy you sure have it out for NC State, don’t you?’ And he would just laugh,” Mark Packer said.
The younger Packer, who is the host of ACC PM on the ACC Network, said it didn't matter what school — most fans felt the same way about his father.
“He would cover North Carolina game and Tar Heels fans would be like, ‘you hate North Carolina,’” Mark Packer said. “Wake (Forest) fans would be like, ‘you hate us.’ And Billy just sort of got a kick out of that."
Mark Packer said that while most fans will remember his father as a broadcaster, he'll remember him even more for his business acumen. He said his father was a big real estate investor, and also owned a vape company, among other ventures.
“Billy was always a bit of a hustler — he was always looking for that next business deal," Packer said.
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AP Sports Writer Joe Reedy contributed to this report.
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Innovative smartphone brand celebrates cutting-edge tech of latest flagship product release with unique engagement approach
SHANGHAI, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global smartphone company, Infinix, today announced the launch of the brand's all-new ZERO ULTRA smartphone – its most powerful flagship to date with 180W Thunder Charge technology – as well as a space-themed limited-edition XBOY EXPLORER NFT collection.The launch of the innovative NFTs celebrates humanity's desire to explore new frontiers, both the wider universe and the metaverse. Infinix's NFT collection will be available via lottery prize draw, in which users can participate by purchasing a device or via social media.
"With the launch of ZERO ULTRA we're pushing boundaries. This flagship smartphone delivers industry-leading specs that empower young people to Explore Beyond. Our goal is to integrate that spirit of exploration into mobile phone development, and launch super-fast charging technology that offers users the best-possible experience. At the same time, we're undertaking innovative NFT marketing strategies, to deliver an exciting digital experience to users. The XBOY EXPLORER NFTs tie all these exciting developments together," said Skye Chen, Head of Global Public Relation at Infinix Mobility.
"The Web3 shift is increasingly of interest to younger generations, in a digital world that explores the combination of technology and art. NFTs are a trendy tool that brands can leverage to expand brand awareness and user engagement. As such, the NFT collection is expected to help Infinix create a unique digital experience for users, as the brand explores innovative new communications strategies to lead a new trend in the mobile technology industry."said Eric, founder of Cluster3 NFT Labs, who is in charge of designing the space-themed NFT collection.
About XBOY EXPLORER NFTs
The XBOY EXPLORER NFT collection pays tribute to humanity's spirit of space exploration, with a team of five explorers hailing from different planets in our solar system. Each character is equipped with abilities that represent the main technological achievements delivered in Infinix's ZERO ULTRA smartphone.
The five XBOY EXPLORER characters are: FLASH from Venus with 180W Thunder Charge representing ZERO ULTRA's super power, MIRROR from Jupiter with a 3D waterfall display, VISION from Mercury with a 200MP camera, WISESTAR from Mars with a 6nm 5G processor, and CHIC from Saturn with a highly stylish look. FLASH, with his world-first 180W Thunder Charge, is the collection's super-rare, special-edition NFT variety.
When purchasing Infinix's ZERO ULTRA, users will get an NFT lottery card that offers a chance to win an animated NFT by scanning the QR code. Alternatively, fans can participate in the "Explore NFT stories with Infinix" activity via Infinix's Facebook channels. They'll get the opportunity to win an NFT by sharing their favorite XBOY EXPLORER characters on their own social media, explaining why its their favorite. Fans that gain the most interaction on their posts, as well as users selected by Infinix's official account, will win the limited-edition NFTs. A lucky 2% of participants will win the FLASH special edition.
Leveraging NFTs and Web 3.0 for a unique digital brand experience
The release of the NFT collection will be Infinix's first step into the Web3 marketing space. As the world moves towards Web3 adoption, Infinix offers users a unique digital experience through the one-of-a-kind XBOY EXPLORER NFT collection to promote ZERO ULTRA in a fun and exciting way.
Infinix is actively exploring new trends in the metaverse. By connecting the attributes of its physical products with creative NFT assets, the brand is engaging with young consumers in the metaverse in an entirely new way, and inviting them to become brand owners and co-creators. Infinix will continue to explore new technologies and experiences, working with young people around the world to discover and be inspired by the metaverse.
About ZERO ULTRA
Infinix's latest flagship smartphone ZERO ULTRA features stunning technology advances. Pushing the boundaries of innovation, ZERO ULTRA delivers efficient performance and premium experiences through its 180W Thunder charge efficiency, impressive 3D Curved 120Hz AMOLED display, powerful 6nm 5G Processor MediaTek Dimensity 920 chipsets, upgraded user interface, and the highest-pixel camera and cinematography capabilities on the market, with a industry's highest 200MP main camera.
Pricing and Availability
Infinix's ZERO ULTRA will be available in Coslight Silver and Genesis Noir in 256GB at $520. Prices and availability will vary from region to region.
For details on ZERO ULTRA, please visit: https://www.infinixmobility.com/smartphone/zero-ultra
For details on NFTs, please visit: https://www.infinixmobility.com/nft/
About Infinix
Infinix Mobility is a rapidly emerging technology brand that designs, manufactures and markets an expanding portfolio of smart devices worldwide under the Infinix brand, which was founded in 2013.
Targeting today's youth with first in class technology, Infinix creates trendy, powerful and attainably priced smart devices that bring the latest technology on the market to users around the world at a time when they need it at a price that they want.
For more information, please visit: http://www.infinixmobility.com/
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
1-6-5, FIREBALL: 6
(one, six, five; FIREBALL: six)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
1-6-5, FIREBALL: 6
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LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey was acquitted of sexual assault on Wednesday after the Oscar winner’s testimony as a witness in his own defense spared him a possible prison term and gave him a shot at a career comeback.
Tears rolled down Spacey’s cheeks as the final “not guilty” verdict was read. It was his 64th birthday.
Spacey’s wide-ranging testimony climaxed as he choked up speaking of the six years he’d gone without work after sex abuse allegations surfaced against him during the #MeToo movement in the U.S. in 2017.
“My world exploded,” Spacey testified. “There was a rush to judgment and before the first question was asked or answered I lost my job, I lost my reputation, I lost everything in a matter of days.”
Three men accused the Oscar winner of aggressively grabbing their crotches. A fourth, an aspiring actor seeking mentorship, said he awoke to the actor performing oral sex on him after going to Spacey’s London apartment for a beer and either falling asleep or passing out.
Spacey said he was a “big flirt” who had consensual flings with men and whose only misstep was touching a man’s groin while making a “clumsy pass.”
Defense lawyer Patrick Gibbs said three of the men were liars and incidents had been “reimagined with a sinister spin.” He accused most of them of hopping on a “bandwagon” of complaints in the hope of striking it rich.
Prosecutor Christine Agnew told jurors that Spacey was a “sexual bully” who took what he wanted when he wanted. She said he was shielded by a “trinity of protection”: he knew men were unlikely to complain; they wouldn’t be believed if they did complain; and if they did complain, no action would be taken because he was powerful.
Spacey had faced nine charges, including multiple counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
The accusations date from 2001 to 2013 and include a period when Spacey — after winning Academy Awards for “The Usual Suspects” and “American Beauty” — had returned to the theater, his first love. During most of that period he was artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre in London.
The men came forward after an American actor accused Spacey of an incident of sexual misconduct as the #MeToo movement heated up in 2017.
Several of the men said they had been haunted by the abuse and couldn’t bear to watch Spacey’s films.
One of the men broke down when speaking with police as he provided details in a videotaped interview about the oral sex incident that he said he’d never told anyone before. Another man said he was angry about the abuse that occurred sporadically over several years and began to drink and work out more to cope with it.
Spacey choked up and became teary eyed in the witness box as he described the emotional and financial turmoil that the U.S. accusations brought and the barrage of criticism that followed on social media.
“My world exploded,” Spacey testified. “There was a rush to judgment and before the first question was asked or answered I lost my job, I lost my reputation, I lost everything in a matter of days.”
Gibbs said Spacey was being “monstered” on the internet every night and became toxic in the industry.
Spacey was booted from “House of Cards” and his scenes in “All the Money in the World,” were scrubbed and he was replaced by Christopher Plummer. Aside from some small projects, he has barely worked as an actor in six years.
A New York jury last year swiftly cleared Spacey in a $40 million lawsuit by “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp on allegations dating back three decades.
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Mackenzie McDonald 2023 Wimbledon Odds
Mackenzie McDonald will start Wimbledon versus Alexander Bublik in the round of 128. He was knocked out by Diego Schwartzman in the round of 32 of cinch Championships (his last tournament). McDonald has +30000 odds to win this tournament at AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground.
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McDonald at 2023 Wimbledon
- Next Round: Round of 128
- Tournament Dates: June 25 - July 16
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- Court Surface: Grass
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McDonald's Next Match
McDonald will begin play at Wimbledon by matching up with Bublik in the round of 128 on Monday, July 3 (at 6:00 AM ET).
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McDonald Stats
- McDonald won his most recent match, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 over Mikael Ymer in the quarterfinals of Viking International Eastbourne on June 29, 2023.
- In 27 tournaments over the past 12 months, McDonald is yet to win a title, and his record is 28-27.
- McDonald has not won any of his two tournaments on grass over the past 12 months, with a match record of 4-2 on that surface.
- In his 55 matches over the past 12 months, across all court surfaces, McDonald has averaged 23.7 games.
- On grass, McDonald has played six matches over the past 12 months, and he has totaled 21.0 games per match while winning 52.4% of games.
- Over the past 12 months, McDonald has been victorious in 26.4% of his return games and 76.2% of his service games.
- McDonald has claimed 79.1% of his service games on grass over the past 12 months and 16.7% of his return games.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — When they meet the families whose damaged roofs they're about to repair, Luis Marrero's crews often ask which of the hurricanes was to blame. Was it Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in late September 2017? Or was it Irma, which lashed the island two weeks earlier?
"A lot of them — about 10% — say neither," Marrero said. "They say it was Georges that destroyed their roof."
Hurricane Georges, a category 4 monster, struck Puerto Rico in 1998.
It was a sobering truth for Marrero to absorb. He directs PRoTechos, a nonprofit that was formed after Maria to repair the roofs of families that didn't get government help to do so. But the realization that some people were still living under roofs damaged by a hurricane that long ago drove home the monumental task they faced. The number of people coping with damage inflicted by the storms just five years ago remains vast.
The island's government recently said roughly 3,000 homes damaged by Maria were still covered in the blue FEMA-issued tarps that became a symbol of residents' interminable wait for assistance after the storm.
But no census has been conducted to determine how many roofs are truly still damaged, whether draped in a tarp or not. Marrero estimates – roughly, he said, but conservatively — that the number may be closer to 15,000.
Many are homes that were ineligible for government-funded repairs because they lacked formal title or other documents. But there are also roofs that government-contracted crews fixed so shoddily that their work is already coming undone.
The families beneath those roofs, often poor, usually have few options. They're the ones PRoTechos tries to reach.
In the more than four years since a group of local architects and lawyers founded the nonprofit, it's rebuilt about 130 roofs – six in the first year, and a growing number each year since. Its goal is to scale to 100 annually.
The wood, nails and steel and aluminum panels are often donated by the municipality in which the house they're repairing is located. PRoTechos provides the labor, because building stronger roofs is only half of its mission.
It's also a workforce-development initiative. Much of its funding comes from a federal grant to train the construction workers Puerto Rico will need to complete the billions of dollars' worth of post-Maria reconstruction projects that have yet to begin.
The group's crews are formed by apprentices who learn carpentry on the job and usually acquire enough skill after the three-month program to find work in the construction industry, should they want it.
In September, a crew that was fixing roofs in the northern coastal city of Toa Baja and in La Perla, a working class community at the edge of Old San Juan, spent some time speaking with NPR about their work. Hurricane Fiona would hit Puerto Rico just days later, damaging more roofs but, more significantly, flooding many homes. For weeks after that storm, PRoTechos' teams shifted their focus to help families excavate mud, water, and ruined furniture from inside their houses, before turning their attention back to the structures overhead.
Luis Marrero, director, PRoTechos
"There's a lot of funding coming from the federal government for the reconstruction, but construction firms are lacking workers, and especially carpenters. We go to marginalized areas where they don't necessarily have the knowledge or materials to rebuild their roofs.
"So while we are fixing roofs, we also try to train people from those communities, so that maybe for the next hurricane, the recovery in that community will be faster because they have people already trained that know how to do roofs."
Franceliz Trishkina, instructor and project coordinator
"We try to look at these structures as more than just roofs. When we start working on a new roof, we like to think that what we're doing is undressing it. We undress it, we examine its body, and we dress it again, with the clothes it actually needs.
"We ask ourselves – what does this roof need? Was it poorly dressed? Because if you live in the tropics, you don't need a jacket. If you live in Alaska, you don't want to be dressed in shorts. And we often find houses that need new or different clothes. And when our apprentices look at the house they're working on in that way, they feel a greater responsibility to dress it for what it needs. To do the work well for the families that live there."
Gé Castro Cruz, apprentice
"I spent Hurricane Maria in a house that my grandfather built. We didn't know how it was going to do, and we were kind of nervous, because it's on stilts. But the house was so steady. We could hear the wind and see all the destruction outside, but the house was steady and we felt safe. I'm aspiring to build my own house. So this learning is going to help me out for that.
"I've also been dreaming to be a handyperson for the LGBTQ community. Because in the trans community, it's often difficult to find a safe place to live. And many trans people won't call for repairs because they're scared to let someone into their house, so I want to be able to help my community in that way. But I won't rule out the possibility of getting a job in this. I'm open to what this path brings."
Sonia González Rivera, resident of La Perla
"Maria blew our roof away, along with a couple of the walls from our second story. And we've had leaks on the first floor ever since. Once we saw we weren't going to get any help from FEMA, my husband and I started slowly acquiring the materials to repair the roof ourselves. We got them little by little. Eventually we had what we needed, but we didn't have the money for the labor. And one day, a friend who comes to play bomba music in the neighborhood saw the materials on top of the house and he asked me about them. And he told me not to worry because he was going to connect me with someone who could help. So now we have eight people up there working on it, using the materials we've been storing for almost five years.
"Your home is so important, because each day you wake up and the first thing you do is look around at your surroundings. And if you don't feel good about what you see, then you lose the motivation to go out and work to improve your life."
Emily Alfred, project manager
"We still see a lot of houses with blue tarps on them. And sometimes we see people with materials, but they don't have any labor force to actually build their roof, or they don't have the knowledge of a secure way to rebuild the roof. So they're not really solving the problem, they're just stopping leaks.
"The municipal governments provide some materials for people, but they're not giving them a blueprint for how to build a more secure home. They're not giving them the strongest hurricane ties that they should be using in this very hurricane-prone area. We put a bunch of ties on every roof that we're working on. We maybe go a little bit overboard. But we see a lot of roofs when we open them up that don't have any at all. So it's something we do to ensure their roof is safe for a long time to come."
Sebastián David Fuentes Castro, apprentice
"Everything that wasn't built to standards didn't do well in the hurricane (Maria). So, that also shone a light that there was a lot of substandard work being done. I knew a lot of people whose roofs or sheds blew away and they had no way of putting them back together. Especially older people, who are more vulnerable.
"I think it's very shocking that five years later there are still so many houses with damaged roofs. I would call it unbelievable if I wasn't living through it and seeing it. It's pretty upsetting. That was part of what also inspired me to apply and join. Because these communities, if they're not centered or located in a specific place, they tend to be forgotten. Even the municipality might not pay much attention. This program is definitely filling a very important need for the island and for the community."
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Former Philadelphia officer hurt during arrest claims DA's office offered suspect plea deal
PHILADELPHIA - A former Philadelphia police officer who was hurt during an arrest called out District Attorney Larry Krasner for offering a plea deal to the person who fired at him.
Officer Patrick Keller said the D.A.'s office contacted him last week about a plea deal for the defendant of 4-8 years behind bars, plus three years probation. Keller, who now serves as a police officer in the suburbs, believes the punishment is not enough.
Keller was one of two Philadelphia police officers that responded to a home on South 56th Street in late December 2020 for reports of a domestic incident. The officers found Devon Smith, who was 19-years-old at the time, armed with a gun.
Police said as one officer attempted to arrest Allen, he backed away, and the officers heard a gunshot. They were able to arrest Allen and take the gun, which police say was found to be a ghost gun.
Former Philadelphia police officer Patrick Keller.
"When he fired at me, I was inches away from him," Keller said during a press conference alongside Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 boss John McNesby. "I suffered gunpowder burns on my neck and face and ears, as well as having hearing loss."
Police said on the day of the shooting, one of the officers saw Smith point a gun above his partner's head. On Thursday, Keller said he did not see the gun before the shots were fired.
Keller told FOX 29's Kelly Rule that Smith shot at him through his pants pocket.
Krasner originally charged Smith with attempted murder, but last year a judge granted a motion to squash that charge. Officer Kelley said he suddenly got a call last week about a plea deal where Allen would serve 4-8 years, plus probation.
Devon Smith, who was 19-years-old when the incident with Officer Keller happened.
A statement from the D.A.'s office released on Thursday said in part: "When that shot was fired, the defendant was simultaneously being grabbed by police and video shows he immediately stated that he had not intended to fire the gun."
Meanwhile, the D.A.'s office claims it has not filed a plea deal.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The threat of war with neighboring Congo is simmering under the tidy surface of Rwanda’s capital as the East African nation hosts the British prime minister and other world leaders next week for the Commonwealth summit.
Decades-old tensions between Rwanda, which has one of Africa’s most effective militaries, and Congo, one of the continent’s largest and most troubled countries, have spiked along their shared border a few hours’ drive from Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Alarm has reached the point where Kenya’s president is urging the immediate deployment of a newly created regional force to eastern Congo to keep the peace.
Each side has accused the other of incursions. If Rwanda wants war, “it will have war,” a spokesman for the military governor of Congo’s North Kivu province told thousands of protesters on Wednesday.
Here’s what’s at stake.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
Eastern Congo lives with the daily threat from dozens of armed groups that jostle for a piece of the region’s rich mineral wealth that the world mines for electric cars, laptops and mobile phones. Earlier this year, one of the most notorious rebel groups, the M23, surged anew.
The M23 launched an offensive against Congo’s military after saying the government had failed to live up to its decade-long promises made under a peace deal to integrate its fighters into Congo’s military. This week the M23 seized a key trading town, Bunagana, sending thousands of people fleeing into neighboring Uganda and elsewhere.
At that, Congo’s military accused Rwandan forces of “no less than an invasion,” alleging that Rwanda backed the rebels in their capture of Bunagana.
Congo’s government has long accused Rwanda of supporting the M23, which Rwanda denies. The accusations have surged again in recent weeks. Many of the M23 fighters are ethnic Tutsis, the same as Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame.
Rwanda, for its part, has accused Congolese forces of injuring several civilians in cross-border shelling.
WHAT’S THE HISTORY OF TENSIONS?
Relations between Rwanda and Congo have been fraught for decades. Rwanda alleges that Congo gave refuge to the ethnic Hutus who carried out the 1994 Rwandan genocide that killed at least 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus. In the late 1990s, Rwanda twice sent its forces deep into Congo, joining forces with Congolese rebel leader Laurent Kabila to depose the country’s longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. The Rwandan forces in Congo were widely accused of hunting down and killing ethnic Hutu, even civilians.
Millions of Congo’s people died during the years of conflict, according to rights groups, and the effects still run deep today. Many women live with the scars and trauma of rape.
Eastern Congo continues to see divisions along ethnic lines at times. The region’s history of instability, loose governance and its vast distance — more than 1,600 miles — from Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, have dampened investment and left some basic infrastructure such as roads tattered or nonexistent.
Congo and Rwanda have long accused each other of supporting various rival armed groups in eastern Congo, a restless region and major hub for humanitarian aid. A United Nations peacekeeping force of more than 17,000 personnel is based in Goma, but a top official this week made clear that the tensions with Rwanda and Uganda are not a part of its role.
“That’s not the reason why were are here,” said Lt. Col. Frederic Harvey, the U.N. mission’s chief of liaison with the Congolese military. “We are here to accomplish our mandate, which consists of protecting the civilian population and preserving national integrity.”
Goma, the region’s key city of more than 1 million people, was briefly seized by M23 fighters a decade ago. Many Goma residents now call on the international community to intervene to help establish peace and stability. “Kagame, enough is enough,” read one sign in a protest on Wednesday.
Pope Francis had planned to visit Goma next month as part of a trip to Congo and South Sudan but canceled it last week, citing doctor’s orders because of his knee problems. The visit was meant to draw further global attention to populations long wrestling with conflict, even as this new one develops.
NOW WHAT?
With an eye on the growing tensions, the six-nation East African Community — Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Tanzania — earlier this year created a regional force meant to respond to trouble. Now Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, the current chairman of the bloc, wants the force to be activated immediately and deployed to eastern Congo, noting the “open hostilities” there.
Kenyatta also calls for the eastern Congo provinces of North and South Kivu and Ituri to be declared a “weapons-free zone” where anyone outside mandated forces can be disarmed. Within hours, his call was “warmly” welcomed by the president of Burundi, which borders both Rwanda and Congo.
Regional commanders of the member defense forces will meet on Sunday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, at the heart of East Africa’s economic hub.
The regional force was agreed to by leaders from the countries now seemingly closing in on war — Congo, the EAC’s newest member, and Rwanda, the largest African troop contributor to U.N. peacekeeping missions worldwide.
But Rwanda notably was the only EAC member to skip a meeting of the heads of regional armed forces earlier this month in Goma. And there was no immediate response from Rwanda on Thursday to Kenyatta’s call to action.
Congo, too, didn’t comment directly on the call to deploy the regional force, but government spokesman Patrick Muyaya welcomed the Kenyan president’s request for a cessation of hostilities and weapons-free zones.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — At least 13 people were either shot, stabbed or hit by vehicles after a large gathering in Syracuse early Sunday morning, police said.
Police were called to the scene just before 12:30 a.m. for a report of shots fired in the area of Davis Street and Massena Street.
When they arrived, officers found a large gathering in the street. Officers entered the crowd and discovered several victims that had been shot, as well as people who were stabbed or struck by vehicles fleeing the scene after the shots were fired.
Syracuse Police say all victims are currently expected to survive, but the extent and severity of their injuries were not immediately released.
The shooting victims included:
- 20-year-old female, gunshot wound to the right hip
- 22-year-old female, gunshot wound to the abdomen
- 17-year-old female, gunshot wound to the hip and midsection
- 20-year-old male, gunshot wound to the forearm
The stabbing victims were:
- 23-year-old female, laceration to the hand
- 19-year-old female, laceration to the head
- 25-year-old female, multiple lacerations to the shoulder and midsection
- 17-year-old female, laceration to the leg and arm
- 17-year-old male, laceration to the hand
The victims who had been hit by vehicles were:
- 24-year-old female, lacerations to both legs after being struck by a vehicle
- 23-year-old female, abrasions to the side after being struck by a vehicle and hitting the ground
- 22-year-old male, abrasions to the side and foot after being struck by a vehicle and hitting the ground
- 22-year-old female, abrasions to the midsection after being struck by a vehicle and hitting the ground
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HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Triton International Ltd. (TRTN) on Tuesday reported net income of $149.8 million in its first quarter.
The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had profit of $2.44 per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains and non-recurring gains, came to $2.42 per share.
The shipping container leasing company posted revenue of $397.7 million in the period.
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SILVER SPRING, Md., March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency:
- Today, the FDA issued a notice addressing the agency's COVID-19-related guidance documents, including which of those guidance documents will no longer be in effect after the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declared under the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, and which of those guidance documents the FDA is revising to temporarily continue in effect.
This notice follows an announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that, based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department is planning for the COVID-19 PHE declared under the PHS Act to expire on May 11, 2023.
Since the start of the COVID-19 PHE declared under the PHS Act, the FDA has been committed to providing timely recommendations and regulatory information to support response efforts.
During the COVID-19 PHE declared under the PHS Act, the FDA has provided important tools and flexibilities to manufacturers, health care facilities, providers, patients, and other stakeholders.
Importantly, the ending of the PHE declared under the PHS Act will not impact the FDA's ability to authorize devices (including tests), treatments or vaccines for emergency use. Existing emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for products will remain in effect and the agency may continue to issue new EUAs going forward when criteria for issuance are met.
The FDA remains committed to providing notice and information to all impacted stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition. - Today, the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition announced the status of 10 guidance documents that provide temporary flexibility to the food industry during the COVID-19 PHE declared under the PHS Act. These guidance documents will no longer be in effect when the PHE expires; are being temporarily extended and then will no longer be in effect 180 days after the PHE expires; or are being temporarily extended and then revised. Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department is planning for the COVID-19 PHE declared under the PHS Act to expire on May 11, 2023.
- On Wednesday, the FDA granted marketing authorization of the Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA, Sofia SARS Antigen FIA Control Swab Set, intended for prescription use only for the detection of the COVID-19 virus within 6 days of symptom onset and which can be used in a point-of-care setting. The test aids in the diagnosis of COVID-19 for people experiencing symptoms and is to be repeated twice over three days with at least 48 hours between tests.
"Today's marketing authorization of the first COVID-19 antigen test underscores our ongoing commitment to maintain access to testing long-term," said Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "We look forward to working with developers of all test types who are interested in moving their products through our traditional review pathways and encourage those who are ready to do so as soon as possible. We remain committed to ensuring the public has access to accurate and reliable tests they can count on."
Along with this De Novo authorization, the FDA is establishing criteria called special controls that define certain requirements including required labeling and performance testing. When met, the special controls, in combination with general controls, provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness for tests of this type. This action also creates a new, Class II regulatory classification for simple devices to directly detect SARS-CoV-2 viral targets from clinical specimens in point-of-care settings or at home use, which means that subsequent devices of the same type with the same intended use may go through the FDA's 510(k) pathway, whereby devices can obtain clearance by demonstrating substantial equivalence to a predicate device. - On Wednesday, the FDA provided an update on reports of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the capsule around breast implants. The FDA is aware of 19 cases of SCC in the capsule around the breast implant from published literature. While the FDA continues to believe that occurrences of SCC in the capsule around the breast implant may be rare, health care providers and people who have or are considering breast implants should be aware that cases of SCC and various lymphomas in the capsule around the breast implant have been reported to the FDA and in the literature. The FDA continues to ask health care providers and people with breast implants to report cases of SCC or any other cancers around breast implants to the FDA.
- On Wednesday, March 15, C-Path will host a webinar about its Critical Path for Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases (CP-RND) public-private partnership. The webinar will share an overview of CP-RND to the patient stakeholder group and provide the opportunity for feedback and questions from participants. CP-RND is a public-private partnership with FDA and NIH aimed at advancing the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and fostering the development of treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other rare neurodegenerative diseases. More information and registration are available on C-Path's webinar page.
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Broken hearts: Family mourns loss of 12-year-old months after losing 3 others
CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - An Oregon family is mourning the loss of their 12-year-old son after losing three other relatives just a few months ago.
KPTV spoke with the family who said their son Rafael Jr. died in a crash on Highway 101 on Monday.
Investigators said the 12-year-old was a passenger in a car that was making a left turn when it was struck by a truck. Rafael Jr. was taken to a hospital but died from his injuries.
The family said the crash happened less than a mile away from their home.
The boy’s father said his love for his son will be eternal.
“I want him to be remembered forever, and I want to keep him in my heart forever,” Rafael Nolazco Pineda, Rafael Jr.’s father, said.
The family said they will remember Rafael Jr.’s loving spirit.
“He was always really happy. He would always give me and my kids a big hug,” Dania Nolazco, Rafael Jr.’s sister, said.
The family said Rafael Jr.’s death comes just months after they lost three other family members in a severe weather-related accident when a tree fell on their car in December 2022.
“We were not even done with one tragedy, and now another one,” Pineda said. “My heart is completely broken. I’m destroyed.”
The family said the love they’ve received from the community and knowing their loved ones are in a better place is what’s getting them through.
“We have a big family and that has been a big support,” Nolazco said.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATC) (the "Company"), and its subsidiary, Cambridge Trust Company today announced a new member to its Board of Directors. Joining the board is Andy S. Zelleke. "We are delighted to welcome Dr. Zelleke to our Board. His background in corporate governance and in leadership development at Harvard Business School, combined with his experience as a practicing attorney earlier in his career, make him an excellent addition. We look forward to Andy's contribution to the Board," noted Denis K. Sheahan, Chairman and CEO of Cambridge Bancorp and Cambridge Trust Company.
About Andy S. Zelleke
Andy S. Zelleke, age 61, joins the Cambridge Trust Board of Directors with two decades of experience as an educator in leadership and management, negotiation and corporate governance. He is a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and has served on the faculties of the Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. He was previously the Project Director and a Steering Committee member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Corporate Responsibility Project, and Co-Director of the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership. Dr. Zelleke was co-editor of Restoring Trust in American Business (MIT Press), is a two-time Greenhill Award honoree for outstanding contributions to the Harvard Business School community, and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Early in his career, he practiced corporate law in New York and Los Angeles and taught at the UCLA School of Law. He has prior public company experience as an independent director at Innodata Inc, a global data engineering company. Dr. Zelleke received his undergraduate, law and doctoral degrees from Harvard University.
About Cambridge Bancorp
Cambridge Bancorp, the parent company of Cambridge Trust Company, is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge Trust Company is a 132-year-old Massachusetts chartered commercial bank with approximately $5.1 billion in assets at June 30, 2022, and a total of 19 Massachusetts and New Hampshire locations. Cambridge Trust Company is one of New England's leaders in private banking and wealth management with $4.0 billion in client assets under management and administration at June 30, 2022. The Wealth Management group maintains offices in Boston and Wellesley, Massachusetts and Concord, Manchester, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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PARIS (AP) — A beluga whale stranded for several days in the Seine River was successfully removed from the French waterway Wednesday in preparation for a transfer to a saltwater basin in Normandy in hopes of saving its life.
The dangerously thin marine mammal has no digestive activity for unknown reasons, conservation group Sea Shepherd France tweeted, saying veterinary exams were done after the beluga was hauled out of water after hours of preparation.
The group said the beluga was a male with no infectious diseases and that veterinarians would try to re-stimulate the marine mammal's digestion. Conservationists have tried unsuccessfully since Friday to feed fish to the beluga.
Photos posted by Sea Shepherd France show the white mammal lying on a big net that was used to get it out of a river lock.
A veterinary team was planning to transport the 4-meter-long (13-foot-long) whale to a coastal spot in the northeastern French port town of Ouistreham for “a period of care,” according to Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France.
The delicate transport was to be made via a refrigerated truck for the approximately 160-kilometer (99-mile) trip.
Authorities were planning to keep the whale in its temporary saltwater home for two to three days of surveillance and treatment before being towed out to sea.
The lost beluga was first seen in France’s river, far from its Arctic habitat, last week. It weighs about 800 kilograms (1,764 pounds).
Authorities said that while the move carries its own mortality risk because of the stress on the animal, the whale couldn't survive much longer in the Seine’s freshwater habitat.
They remain hopeful it will survive after it responded to a cocktail of antibiotics and vitamins administered in the last few days and rubbed itself on the lock’s wall to remove patches that had appeared on its back.
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ATLANTA — A woman was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after flight attendants and police were sprayed with a fire extinguisher, sending three to a hospital, authorities said.
Atlanta Police said they were called by security officers at Hartsfield-Jackson to respond to the scene near gate D-9. In a video posted on social media, a woman appears to be carrying a fire extinguisher towards the gate.
The woman tries to enter a door at the gate, but is apparently stopped by flight attendants. The woman then sprays them with the fire extinguisher, flooding the waiting area filled with travelers.
Three flight attendants were taken to a hospital for “respiratory complaints” after being exposed to the chemicals from the extinguisher, according to APD. The woman also allegedly sprayed officers with the fire extinguisher.
Once in police custody, the woman “continued to behave erratically” as she spat at and kicked officers, they said. Once cleared by EMS, she was taken to Clayton County jail, according to the release.
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First Phase 3 study to demonstrate clinically meaningful results versus standard of care in a newly diagnosed exon 20 population, a patient population with high unmet medical need
RARITAN, N.J., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 PAPILLON study evaluating RYBREVANT® (amivantamab-vmjw) in combination with chemotherapy (carboplatin-pemetrexed) in patients with newly diagnosed advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutations. The Phase 3 PAPILLON study, the first late-stage clinical program for RYBREVANT®, is a confirmatory study supporting the approved use for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations whose disease has progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy, and is the first randomized study evaluating patients with newly diagnosed NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations to demonstrate clinically meaningful results.1,2
Results showed the PAPILLON Phase 3 study met its primary endpoint with a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) in patients receiving RYBREVANT® plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone. The combination of RYBREVANT® and chemotherapy demonstrated a safety profile consistent with the safety profiles of the individual regimens.1 Janssen plans to submit these results for presentation at an upcoming scientific congress.
"The results from the PAPILLON study support the efficacy of RYBREVANT plus chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer with exon 20 insertion mutations," said Peter Lebowitz, M.D., Ph.D., Global Therapeutic Area Head, Oncology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC. "RYBREVANT was the first therapy approved in the relapsed/refractory setting for patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations, a population that continues to experience persistent unmet medical needs. This Phase 3 study is the first of several ongoing pivotal programs to read out evaluating RYBREVANT-based regimens in patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer."
PAPILLON (NCT04538664) is a randomized, open-label Phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of RYBREVANT® in combination with chemotherapy, compared with chemotherapy alone, in newly diagnosed patients with advanced or metastatic NSCLC characterized by EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations. The primary endpoint of the study is PFS (using RECIST v1.1 guidelines*) as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR). Secondary endpoints include overall response rate (ORR), PFS after first subsequent therapy, time to symptomatic progression and overall survival (OS). Patients who received chemotherapy alone were allowed to receive RYBREVANT® monotherapy in the second-line setting after confirmation of disease progression.1
About RYBREVANT®
RYBREVANT® (amivantamab-vmjw) received accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2021 for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test, whose disease has progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.2 This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on ORR and duration of response. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in the confirmatory trials. RYBREVANT® has also received approval from health authorities in Europe, as well as other markets around the world.
The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer◊ prefer NGS-based strategies over PCR-based approaches for the detection of EGFR exon 20 insertion variants and include amivantamab-vmjw (RYBREVANT®) as a subsequent therapy option with a Category 2A recommendation for patients that have progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy with or without immunotherapy and have EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation-positive advanced NSCLC.3†^
In addition to the Phase 3 PAPILLON study, RYBREVANT® is being studied in multiple clinical trials in NSCLC, including:
- The Phase 3 MARIPOSA (NCT04487080) study assessing RYBREVANT® in combination with lazertinib, a novel third generation EGFR TKI, versus osimertinib and versus lazertinib alone in the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with EGFR exon 19 deletions (ex19del) or L858R substitution mutations.4
- The Phase 3 MARIPOSA-2 (NCT04988295) study assessing the efficacy of RYBREVANT® (with or without lazertinib) and carboplatin-pemetrexed versus carboplatin-pemetrexed in patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR ex19del or L858R substitution NSCLC after disease progression on or after osimertinib.5
- The Phase 1 CHRYSALIS (NCT02609776) study evaluating RYBREVANT® in participants with advanced NSCLC.6
- The Phase 1/1b CHRYSALIS-2 (NCT04077463) study evaluating RYBREVANT® in combination with lazertinib and lazertinib as a monotherapy in patients with advanced NSCLC with EGFR mutations.7
- The Phase 1 PALOMA (NCT04606381) study assessing the feasibility of subcutaneous (SC) administration of amivantamab based on safety and pharmacokinetics and to determine a dose, dose regimen and formulation for amivantamab SC delivery.8
- The Phase 2 PALOMA-2 (NCT05498428) study assessing subcutaneous amivantamab in participants with advanced or metastatic solid tumors including EGFR-mutated NSCLC.9
- The Phase 3 PALOMA-3 (NCT05388669) study assessing lazertinib with subcutaneous amivantamab compared to intravenous amivantamab in participants with EGFR-mutated advanced or metastatic NSCLC.10
- The Phase 1/2 METalmark (NCT05488314) study assessing RYBREVANT® and capmatinib combination therapy in locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC.11
- The Phase 1/2 PolyDamas (NCT05908734) study assessing RYBREVANT® and cetrelimab combination therapy in locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC.12
- The Phase 2 SKIPPirr study (NCT05663866) exploring how to decrease the incidence and/or severity of first-dose infusion related reactions with RYBREVANT® in combination with lazertinib in relapsed or refractory EGFR-mutated advanced or metastatic NSCLC.13
For more information, visit: https://www.RYBREVANT.com.
About Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Worldwide, lung cancer is one of the most common cancers, with NSCLC making up 80 to 85 percent of all lung cancer cases.14,15 The main subtypes of NSCLC are adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and large cell carcinoma.16 Among the most common driver mutations in NSCLC are alterations in EGFR, which is a receptor tyrosine kinase controlling cell growth and division.17 EGFR mutations are present in 10 to 15 percent of Western patients with NSCLC with adenocarcinoma histology and occur in 40 to 50 percent of Asian patients.16-22 EGFR ex19del or EGFR L858R mutations are the most common EGFR mutations.23 The five-year survival rate for all people with advanced NSCLC and EGFR mutations treated with EGFR TKIs is less than 20 percent.24,25 EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations are the third most prevalent activating EGFR mutation.26 Patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations have a real-world five-year OS of 8 percent in the frontline setting, which is worse than patients with EGFR ex19del or L858R mutations, who have a real-world five-year OS of 19 percent.28
RYBREVANT® IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION2
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Infusion Related Reactions
RYBREVANT® can cause infusion related reactions (IRR); signs and symptoms of IRR include dyspnea, flushing, fever, chills, nausea, chest discomfort, hypotension, and vomiting.
Based on the safety population, IRR occurred in 66% of patients treated with RYBREVANT®. Among patients receiving treatment on Week 1 Day 1, 65% experienced an IRR, while the incidence of IRR was 3.4% with the Day 2 infusion, 0.4% with the Week 2 infusion, and cumulatively 1.1% with subsequent infusions. Of the reported IRRs, 97% were Grade 1-2, 2.2% were Grade 3, and 0.4% were Grade 4. The median time to onset was 1 hour (range 0.1 to 18 hours) after start of infusion. The incidence of infusion modifications due to IRR was 62% and 1.3% of patients permanently discontinued RYBREVANT® due to IRR.
Premedicate with antihistamines, antipyretics, and glucocorticoids and infuse RYBREVANT® as recommended. Administer RYBREVANT® via a peripheral line on Week 1 and Week 2. Monitor patients for any signs and symptoms of infusion reactions during RYBREVANT® infusion in a setting where cardiopulmonary resuscitation medication and equipment are available. Interrupt infusion if IRR is suspected. Reduce the infusion rate or permanently discontinue RYBREVANT® based on severity.
Interstitial Lung Disease/Pneumonitis
RYBREVANT® can cause interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis. Based on the safety population, ILD/pneumonitis occurred in 3.3% of patients treated with RYBREVANT®, with 0.7% of patients experiencing Grade 3 ILD/pneumonitis. Three patients (1%) discontinued RYBREVANT® due to ILD/pneumonitis.
Monitor patients for new or worsening symptoms indicative of ILD/pneumonitis (e.g., dyspnea, cough, fever). Immediately withhold RYBREVANT® in patients with suspected ILD/pneumonitis and permanently discontinue if ILD/pneumonitis is confirmed.
Dermatologic Adverse Reactions
RYBREVANT® can cause rash (including dermatitis acneiform), pruritus and dry skin. Based on the safety population, rash occurred in 74% of patients treated with RYBREVANT®, including Grade 3 rash in 3.3% of patients. The median time to onset of rash was 14 days (range: 1 to 276 days). Rash leading to dose reduction occurred in 5% of patients, and RYBREVANT® was permanently discontinued due to rash in 0.7% of patients.
Toxic epidermal necrolysis occurred in one patient (0.3%) treated with RYBREVANT®.
Instruct patients to limit sun exposure during and for 2 months after treatment with RYBREVANT®. Advise patients to wear protective clothing and use broad spectrum UVA/UVB sunscreen. Alcohol free emollient cream is recommended for dry skin.
If skin reactions develop, start topical corticosteroids and topical and/or oral antibiotics. For Grade 3 reactions, add oral steroids and consider dermatologic consultation. Promptly refer patients presenting with severe rash, atypical appearance or distribution, or lack of improvement within 2 weeks to a dermatologist. Withhold, dose reduce or permanently discontinue RYBREVANT® based on severity.
Ocular Toxicity
RYBREVANT® can cause ocular toxicity including keratitis, dry eye symptoms, conjunctival redness, blurred vision, visual impairment, ocular itching, and uveitis. Based on the safety population, keratitis occurred in 0.7% and uveitis occurred in 0.3% of patients treated with RYBREVANT®. All events were Grade 1-2. Promptly refer patients presenting with eye symptoms to an ophthalmologist. Withhold, dose reduce or permanently discontinue RYBREVANT® based on severity.
Embryo Fetal Toxicity
Based on its mechanism of action and findings from animal models, RYBREVANT® can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Advise females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to the fetus. Advise female patients of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment and for 3 months after the final dose of RYBREVANT®.
Adverse Reactions
The most common adverse reactions (≥20%) were rash (84%), IRR (64%), paronychia (50%), musculoskeletal pain (47%), dyspnea (37%), nausea (36%), fatigue (33%), edema (27%), stomatitis (26%), cough (25%), constipation (23%), and vomiting (22%). The most common Grade 3 to 4 laboratory abnormalities (≥2%) were decreased lymphocytes (8%), decreased albumin (8%), decreased phosphate (8%), decreased potassium (6%), increased alkaline phosphatase (4.8%), increased glucose (4%), increased gamma-glutamyl transferase (4%), and decreased sodium (4%).
Please read the full Prescribing Information for RYBREVANT®.
About the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
At Janssen, we're creating a future where disease is a thing of the past. We're the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, working tirelessly to make that future a reality for patients everywhere by fighting sickness with science, improving access with ingenuity, and healing hopelessness with heart. We focus on areas of medicine where we can make the biggest difference: Cardiovascular, Metabolism & Retina; Immunology; Infectious Diseases & Vaccines; Neuroscience; Oncology; and Pulmonary Hypertension.
Learn more at www.janssen.com. Follow us at @JanssenGlobal and @JanssenUS. Janssen Research & Development, LLC and Janssen Biotech, Inc. are part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding product development and the potential benefits and treatment impact of RYBREVANT® (amivantamab-vmjw). The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Janssen Biotech, Inc., any of the other Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies and/or Johnson & Johnson. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: challenges and uncertainties inherent in product research and development, including the uncertainty of clinical success and of obtaining regulatory approvals; uncertainty of commercial success; competition, including technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges to patents; changes in behavior and spending patterns of purchasers of health care products and services; changes to applicable laws and regulations, including global health care reforms; and trends toward health care cost containment. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Johnson & Johnson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2023, including in the sections captioned "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors," and in Johnson & Johnson's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov, www.jnj.com or on request from Johnson & Johnson. None of Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Janssen Biotech, Inc., the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies nor Johnson & Johnson undertakes to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments.
*RECIST (version 1.1) refers to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, which is a standard way to measure how well solid tumors respond to treatment and is based on whether tumors shrink, stay the same or get bigger.
◊The NCCN Content does not constitute medical advice and should not be used in place of seeking professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment by licensed practitioners. NCCN makes no representations or warranties and explicitly disclaims the appropriateness or applicability of the NCCN Content to any specific patient's care or treatment.
†See the NCCN Guidelines for detailed recommendations, including other treatment options.
^The NCCN Guidelines for NSCLC provide recommendations for certain individual biomarkers that should be tested and recommend testing techniques but do not endorse any specific commercially available biomarker assays or commercial laboratories.
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1 ClinicalTrials.gov. A Study of Combination Amivantamab and Carboplatin-Pemetrexed Therapy, Compared With Carboplatin-Pemetrexed, in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Characterized by Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Exon 20 Insertions (PAPILLON). Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04538664. Accessed July 2023.
2 RYBREVANT® Prescribing Information. Horsham, PA: Janssen Biotech, Inc.
3 Referenced with permission from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer V.3.2022.© National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Inc. 2022. All rights reserved. Accessed March 22, 2023. To view the most recent and complete version of the guideline, go online to NCCN.org.
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Compared With Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)-Mutated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer After Osimertinib Failure (MARIPOSA-2). Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04988295. Accessed July 2023.
6 ClinicalTrials.gov. A Study of Amivantamab, a Human Bispecific EGFR and cMet Antibody, in Participants With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (CHRYSALIS). Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02609776. Accessed July 2023.
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8 ClinicalTrials.gov. A Study of Amivantamab Subcutaneous (SC) Administration for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Malignancies (PALOMA). Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04606381. Accessed May 2023.
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10 ClinicalTrials.gov. A Study of Lazertinib With Subcutaneous Amivantamab Compared With Intravenous Amivantamab in Participants With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)-Mutated Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (PALOMA-3). Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05388669. Accessed July 2023.
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LUND,Sweden, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunovia will present PanFAM-1 results today, June 27, 2022 at 13:00 pm CET. Analysts, investors and media are invited to a webcast and teleconference. The presentation slides will be available at www.immunovia.com. See also press release published: https://investor.immunovia.com/panfam-1-results-partly-inconclusive/
Philipp Matieu, CEO and President, Thomas King, Medical Director, and Jeff Borcherding, CEO US operations, will present. The presentation will be held in English and be followed by a Q&A session. You are welcome to join via webcast or phone, see details below.
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About Immunovia
Immunovia AB is a diagnostic company with the vision to revolutionize blood-based diagnostics and increase survival rates for patients with cancer.
Our first product, IMMray™ PanCan-d is the only blood test currently available specifically for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. The test has unmatched clinical performance. Commercialization of IMMray™ PanCan-d started in August 2021 in the USA and IMMray™ PanCan-d is offered as a laboratory developed test (LDT) exclusively through Immunovia, Inc. For more information see: www.immunoviainc.com.
Immunovia collaborates and engages with healthcare providers, leading experts and patient advocacy groups globally to make this test available to all high-risk pancreatic cancer groups.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Baldrick's Foundation, the nation's largest charitable funder of childhood cancer research grants, is proud to announce its newest round of infrastructure grants amounting to more than $1.2 million. Twenty-seven grants were awarded across 20 states to expand patient access to pediatric cancer clinical trials and to accelerate scientific discoveries to conquer kids' cancer.
Made possible by St. Baldricks volunteers and generous donors, these grants are critical to ensuring that more kids are treated on clinical trials – often a child's last chance for a cure.
Clinical trials are the last stage of research, leading to new approved drugs and/or therapies that improve the quality of life for patients and survivors. The Foundation's infrastructure grants support programs and the personnel necessary to open and coordinate clinical trials.
"Research is hope and the dedication and generosity of the St. Baldrick's community equips researchers to save children's lives," said Kathleen Ruddy, St. Baldrick's CEO. "Countless children are alive today because of volunteers, donors, and researchers. Together, they make more childhood cancer survivors."
The latest grants bring the total of research funded by the St. Baldrick's Foundation to $324 million and 1,701 grants since 2005.
The following institutions received grants:
- Arizona
- California
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
The next round of grants will be announced in January 2023. For more information about St. Baldrick's Foundation Grants or ways to get involved, please visit StBaldricks.org.
Every 2 minutes, a child somewhere is diagnosed with cancer. In the U.S., 1 in 5 will not survive. The St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest charitable funder of childhood cancer research grants, is on a mission to Conquer Kids' Cancer by supporting the most promising research to find cures and better treatments for all childhood cancers. When you give to St. Baldrick's, you don't just give to one hospital – you support virtually every institution with the expertise to treat kids with cancer across the U.S. St. Baldrick's ensures that children fighting cancer now -- and those diagnosed in the future -- will have access to the most cutting-edge treatment, by supporting every stage of research, from new ideas in the lab to the training of the next generation of researchers , to life-saving clinical trials. Visit StBaldricks.org and help #ConquerKidsCancer.
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(CNN) — JPMorgan Chase is laying off employees this week in response to the spike in mortgage rates that has rocked the housing market.
“Our staffing decision this week was a result of cyclical changes in the mortgage market,” JPMorgan said in a statement.
Hundreds of JPMorgan employees will be laid off, while hundreds of others will be reassigned, a person familiar with the matter told CNN Business.
News of the layoffs was first reported by Bloomberg News.
“We were able to proactively move many impacted employees to new roles within the firm and are working to help the remaining affected employees find new employment within Chase and externally,” JPMorgan said in the statement.
The layoffs underscore the wide-reaching impact of the Federal Reserve’s shift to inflation-fighting mode.
Mortgage rates are rising at the fastest pace since 1987 as the Fed moves aggressively to tame inflation.
Not only is that hurting demand for new mortgages, but it’s hitting the lucrative refinancing business, too.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of Tupac Shakur, propelling the case back into the spotlight nearly 30 years after his death.
Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was gunned down the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was 25.
No arrests have ever been made. Yet attention on the case, which has seen its share of conspiracy theories, has endured for decades.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that the search was conducted Monday in the nearby city of Henderson, but the agency did not say whether a suspect has been identified. It’s also unclear what they were looking for and where they were looking.
Citing the ongoing investigation, department spokesperson Aden OcampoGomez said in a brief phone call that he couldn’t provide more details on the latest development in the case.
Nevada does not have a time limit for prosecuting homicide cases.
Shakur was shot while sitting inside a black BMW with Marion “Suge” Knight, head of Death Row Records. Police have said the two were waiting at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip when a white Cadillac pulled up next to them and gunfire erupted. Shot multiple times, Shakur was rushed to a hospital, where he died six days later.
Las Vegas police have said in the past that the investigation quickly stalled in part because witnesses refused to cooperate.
Shakur’s death came amid his feud with rap rival the Notorious B.I.G., who was fatally shot six months later. At the time, both rappers were in the middle of the infamous East Coast-West Coast rivalry, which primarily defined the hip-hop scene during the mid-1990s. The feud was ignited after Shakur was seriously wounded in another shooting during a robbery in the lobby of a midtown Manhattan hotel.
Shakur openly accused B.I.G. and Sean “Diddy” Combs of having prior knowledge of the shooting, which both vehemently denied. It sparked enough of a feud that created a serious divide within the hip-hop community and fans.
The New York-born Shakur represented the West Coast after he signed with Los Angeles-based Death Row Records. He often traded verbal jabs in the media and through songs. B.I.G. and Combs hailed from the East Coast while representing New York City-based Bad Boy Records.
Largely considered one of the most influential and versatile rappers of all time, the six-time Grammy Award -nominated Shakur has had five No. 1 albums: 1995’s “Me Against the World,” 1996’s “All Eyez on Me,” and three posthumous releases: 1996’s “The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory,” which was recorded under the name Makaveli, as well as 2001’s “Until the End of Time” and 2004’s “Loyal to the Game.”
His professional music career only lasted five years, but Shakur secured 21 Billboard Hot 100s, including top 10 hits “Dear Mama” and “Old School” in 1995, and his best-known track, 1996’s “How Do U Want It/California Love” featuring K-Ci and JoJo. The latter spent two weeks at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 from his final studio album and Death Row Records debut, “All Eyez on Me.”
According to entertainment data company Luminate, Shakur has sold 33 million albums, 41 million when including track sale and streaming equivalents. The rapper’s on-demand video and audio streams total 10.1 billion.
In 2017, Shakur was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by Snoop Dogg. In June of this year, the rapper received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He’s also had some museum exhibits that paid homage to his life, including “Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free,” which opened in 2021.
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In an NFL season determined to make everything unreliable, you’re safe to trust just three teams almost halfway through this slog: the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. For now, those are the truest Super Bowl contenders, the ones that can stack current success atop enough of a track record for optimal dependability. It’s a startlingly meager elite tier.
Where are all the good teams? It’s hard to list a top 10 without cringing multiple times. Even the pleasant surprises, such as the New York Giants (6-1), Minnesota Vikings (5-1) and the New York Jets (5-2), are pulling off a high number of close victories against unremarkable foes, causing concern that their good fortunes may not be sustainable. The NFL is so messy right now that of the 15 games in Week 8, just one matchup features two teams with winning records: the Giants at Seattle (4-3).
Guess it’s a good year to be a late bloomer. There are 13 teams above .500; four of them have been outscored overall this season. Somehow, over the next 10 weeks, the league must scrounge up 14 squads vaguely worthy of the postseason. While there’s time to recover, there’s also time for more to unravel. This isn’t parity. This is an absurd theater of amateurish quality, the worst of it on display during a slate of lifeless efforts in prime time.
Earlier this month, when asked about the glut of indistinguishable teams, Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady declared, “I think there’s a lot of bad football from what I watch. I watch a lot of bad football. Poor quality of football. That’s what I see.”
He was frustrated that his team, 2-2 at the time, belonged in that group. The Buccaneers are 3-5 now. Their 27-22 loss to Baltimore on Thursday night was their third straight defeat and fourth in their past five games. Brady hadn’t lost three in a row since 2002. In 22 previous seasons, the man with a .759 career winning percentage and seven Super Bowl rings has never been what he is now: two games under .500.
The problems in Tampa Bay exemplify why the NFL has been in a funk this season. Usually, there are four tiers: great, good, the vast middle and awful. Great quarterbacks offer the stability that keeps the top two levels stocked with compelling teams, alleviating any concerns about the underlying mediocrity. But this is a season in which Brady and Aaron Rodgers have losing records and bad offenses. Justin Herbert looks average while playing through fractured rib cartilage. Russell Wilson, Matthew Stafford and Kyler Murray rank among the bottom third of starting quarterbacks. Indianapolis benched Matt Ryan.
That’s seven star quarterbacks representing teams that entered the season with playoff expectations. Two of them, Herbert with the Los Angeles Chargers (4-3) and Stafford with the Los Angeles Rams (3-3), would be in the postseason if the tournament began today. Both would be No. 7 seeds, the last teams to make it in the AFC and NFC.
All of those laboring quarterbacks can turn it around, even Wilson, who plays for a 2-5 team in Denver. Two years ago, when the NFL expanded the playoff field from 12 to 14, it essentially eliminated the notion of a team being out of contention. Most seasons, there will be franchises with 6-9 records still dreaming in the final two weeks. But it’s meant to manufacture interest, and perhaps keep teams from tanking. That doesn’t guarantee a more intriguing product.
Brady takes every loss hard, but this is different. His face looks ashen. His professional and private lives keep colliding. This is not the comeback he envisioned, and at 45, he faces questions about whether his dominance is finally at its end. But with a weathered offensive line and underperforming offensive weapons around him, the reasons behind Brady’s struggles are much greater than his own abilities. His leadership will be tested as much as his body.
“I don’t think you can erase what happened the last eight weeks,” he said Thursday night. “We’ve got to dig deep, see what we’re all about, come to work, try to improve and give ourselves a better chance to win.”
Somebody has to win, right? And this being the NFL — in which peaking at the right time and staying healthy are critical — other challengers will force their way into the conversation with Buffalo, Kansas City and Philadelphia. Right? It feels like a season destined to end with the Eagles (6-0) meeting the survivor of the Chiefs-Bills rivalry in the Super Bowl. Two No. 4 seeds played in the championship game last season, but the gap between the first and second tiers wasn’t huge. The regular season provided a warning that little greatness had emerged, and the playoffs reflected classic, entertaining parity. The start of the 2022 season is screaming about a scarcity of good teams.
That could make the Nov. 1 trade deadline especially interesting. It’s easier for organizations lurking to convince themselves, like San Francisco did in acquiring Christian McCaffrey, that they’re one star from making a run. It’s critical that a few teams in win-now mode with expensive quarterbacks, such as Green Bay with Rodgers and an insufficient receiving corps, make an effort to salvage their season. But don’t be shocked if a few teams technically in the hunt view the situation differently and use the deadline as an opportunity to collect more draft picks.
Who’s aspirational? Who’s pessimistic? Who’s desperate? If the trade deadline is more active than usual, it might provide insight into how general managers view this strange year. Three of the AFC’s seven playoff teams from last season — Las Vegas, New England and Pittsburgh — are a combined 7-13. Five of last year’s NFC representatives don’t have winning records: the Rams, 49ers, Bucs, Packers and Arizona Cardinals. While it is typical to see significant turnover among the playoff teams, it’s unusual for so many franchises and quarterbacks known for sustained success to be struggling at once.
Perhaps some of the emerging teams this season are being undervalued. In Brian Daboll, the Giants may have finally hired the right coach. Kevin O’Connell has sparked the Vikings, a team with a decent roster and a bit of recent postseason history. The Jets have too much young talent to dismiss, and Miami might actually prove better over 17 games. Tennessee has a good track record.
But of all the contenders beneath the top tier, Baltimore and Dallas have the most potential to rise, if you factor in talent, the eye test and statistical analysis. Few will trust the Cowboys (5-2) because they have faded so often the past two decades, but because of their defensive improvement, they cannot be overlooked.
The Ravens are 5-3 despite holding double-digit leads in all eight of their games. If they can get healthy, they’re a few adjustments away from making a significant climb. And for what it’s worth, Cincinnati (4-3) is the lone team in their nine remaining games that has a winning record. They could be a dangerous, confident 12-5 team by January.
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Peru is bracing for a fresh wave of protests. Thousands of anti-government protestors have started converging on cities across the country calling for the resignation of the President.
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A judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling.
U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana granted the injunction in response to a 2022 lawsuit brought by attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri. Their lawsuit alleged that the federal government overstepped in its efforts to convince social media companies to address postings that could result in vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic or affect elections.
Doughty cited “substantial evidence” of a far-reaching censorship campaign. He wrote that the “evidence produced thus far depicts an almost dystopian scenario. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a period perhaps best characterized by widespread doubt and uncertainty, the United States Government seems to have assumed a role similar to an Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth.’ ”
Republican U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, who was the Missouri attorney general when the lawsuit was filed, said on Twitter that the ruling was “a huge win for the First Amendment and a blow to censorship.”
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said the injunction prevents the administration “from censoring the core political speech of ordinary Americans” on social media.
“The evidence in our case is shocking and offensive with senior federal officials deciding that they could dictate what Americans can and cannot say on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other platforms about COVID-19, elections, criticism of the government, and more,” Landry said in a statement.
The Justice Department is reviewing the injunction “and will evaluate its options in this case,” said a White House official who was not authorized to discuss the case publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
“This administration has promoted responsible actions to protect public health, safety, and security when confronted by challenges like a deadly pandemic and foreign attacks on our elections,” the official said. “Our consistent view remains that social media platforms have a critical responsibility to take account of the effects their platforms are having on the American people, but make independent choices about the information they present.”
The ruling listed several government agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the FBI, that are prohibited by the injunction from discussions with social media companies aimed at “encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner the removal, deletion, suppression, or reduction of content containing protected free speech.”
The order mentions by name several officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and others.
Doughty allowed several exceptions, such as informing social media companies of postings involving criminal activity and conspiracies; as well as notifying social media firms of national security threats and other threats posted on platforms.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit also included individuals, including conservative website owner Jim Hoft. The lawsuit accused the administration of using the possibility of favorable or unfavorable regulatory action to coerce social media platforms to squelch what it considered misinformation on masks and vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also touched on other topics, including claims about election integrity and news stories about material on a laptop owned by Hunter Biden, the president’s son.
Administration lawyers said the government left it up to social media companies to decide what constituted misinformation and how to combat it. In one brief, they likened the lawsuit to an attempt to put a legal gag order on the federal government and “suppress the speech of federal government officials under the guise of protecting the speech rights of others.”
“Plaintiffs’ proposed injunction would significantly hinder the Federal Government’s ability to combat foreign malign influence campaigns, prosecute crimes, protect the national security, and provide accurate information to the public on matters of grave public concern such as health care and election integrity,” the administration says in a May 3 court filing.
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MOCANAQUA, Pa. — This week, a World War II veteran in Luzerne County turned 104 years old. He still has plenty of stories to share about serving his country and community.
Jon Meyer had a great visit with him in this week's stop On The Pennsylvania Road.
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SAN RAMON, Calif., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- eCIFM Solutions Inc. (eCIFM®) IBM Gold-Accredited IBM business partner and developer of eCIFM On The Go! mobile applications, is pleased to announce that eCIFM was awarded its second US Patent, No. 11,399,061 B2 for the innovative technology of the underlying foundation for On The Go! Mobile Applications. The first patent, US Patent No. 10,924,546 B2 was awarded February 16, 2021.
The OTG! Mobile applications are built on one code base from which multiple native mobile apps are generated to support Android and iOS phones and tablets. The applications communicate directly with Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS) without the need for a staging server. This technology is key to performing work in both online and offline mode.
PATENT TECHNOLOGY: A mobile device may comprise at least one memory that consists of the application instructions and a state container. The instructions may cause the mobile device to perform operations such as: creating, while in an offline mode, a local update packet; establishing a network connection with the remote server, thereby causing the mobile device to enter an online mode; synchronizing the memory of the mobile device with the remote server and comparing a first timestamp of the local update packet with a second timestamp of the remote update packet.
The OTG! Mobile offering is an application suite that consists of eight integrated apps used by supervisors, technicians, inspectors, and space planners to manage facilities, assets and employee moves. OTG! allows organizations to "Untether their Workforce" while providing increased accessibility for mobile employees. "This revolutionary technology provides users with all the key information required to complete their tasks when they are away from their desks whether they are connected or disconnected from the internet," said Cher Nicastro, VP of Development at eCIFM®.
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eCIFM® is a Systems Integrator for all leading IWMS applications. Founded in 2000, eCIFM is a Gold-Accredited IBM TRIRIGA Business Partner and an Eptura (Archibus and iOFFICE), ServiceNow and Nuvolo Business Partner, providing services for organizations looking to improve their real estate portfolios and workplace management. eCIFM® is a global company with offices in USA, Australia, Hong Kong and India. Verdantix, an independent analyst research firm, featured eCIFM Solutions as one of the top 13 system integrators for IWMS in the world. Verdantix recognized eCIFM for "a unique IWMS platform and mobile implementation package" in their 2021 Green Quadrant Report. Verdantix featured eCIFM in the 2022 Buyer's Guide: Workplace System Integrators.
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Pro’s Pointer #5: choosing the right lure
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - You can only use one lure on the end of a fishing line, but how do you decide what lure to use? That’s a question Johnnie Candle tackles in this week’s Pro’s Pointer.
Johnnie Candle, MWC World Walleye Champion & N.D. Fishing Hall of Fame: “Just exactly how do you choose the best lure to use to catch the most fish on any given day? I want to walk you through a trolling scenario to give you some insight on how my mind works.
Let’s say there’s two of us in the boat and we’re trolling with four lures and the first fish comes on a high-action crankbait. I’m going to remove a lure, in this case, a stick bait, and add another high-action crankbait to my mix.
The second bite comes on the new crankbait so now I’m going to take the least likely lure out of the pack, in this case, a large crankbait, and replace it with one that matches in size.
The third bite comes on the original high-action crankbait. Now I want to take the most subtle lure, the shad rap, out of the mix and add another high-action crankbait.
This process continues taking clues from every bite for the rest of the day until we have it dialed into the size, shape, action and color that produces the most fish. This also works well with jigs and plastic tails and spinners with livebait. It’s all about using the process of elimination to determine the best lure for each particular day.”
Next week, Johnnie has a tip on how to keep your livebait alive.
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California-based cybersecurity company expands its alliance with Cloud Seguro to provide Colombian enterprises with unparalleled levels of cyber risk management
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Resecurity, Inc., a U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence company, announced its deepened partnership with Cloud Seguro to expand Resecurity's AI-driven cybersecurity solutions and services to Colombia. Based in Bogotá, Cloud Seguro is a leading Colombian Information Security, Ethical Hacking and Cloud Security company.
As Colombia's digital economy expands, cyber threats are increasingly prominent; the first half of 2020 saw a 59% increase in reports of computer crimes compared to the same period of the previous year. In 2019, Colombia was among the countries in Latin America most targeted by cyber criminals. Cybersecurity has become a frequent topic of policy concern for Colombia. The government proposed a Consolidated Guiding Vision in document CONPES 3701, which seeks to generate national cybersecurity policy guidelines. The aim is to develop a national strategy that counteracts the increase in computer threats to Colombia's digitization process. [1] To accelerate the implementation of AI-powered cybersecurity and threat intelligence in Colombia, Resecurity has further partnered with Cloud Seguro to provide Colombian customers best-in-breed risk management.
"The relationship between Colombia and the United States has continuously strengthened over the last 300 years to a full partnership that links the governments of both nations around several key issues, including, most recently, terrorism and cybercrime; our deepened partnership with our existing reseller in Colombia, Cloud Seguro, is a natural expansion as Colombia invests in cybersecurity to secure private and public organizations, leveraging AI" said Gene Yoo, CEO of Resecurity. "Resecurity is excited to build a deep relationship with Cloud Seguro to drive cybersecurity market development in Colombia, including participating together in co-organized events and cybersecurity contests."
The synergy between Cloud Seguro and Resecurity will accelerate proactive managed threat detection, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) services for Colombian market. The offering will enable local business leaders to mitigate possible cybesecurity risks and minimize damage from the consequences of data breaches and ransomware activity targeting companies in critical sectors of economy in Latin America.
Resecurity's innovative cybersecurity solutions allow organizations to automate the identification, assessment, and triage of incoming cyber threats while staying ahead of cybercriminals using advanced tactics to attack organizations at scale. The AI-driven platform allows administrators to reduce potential blind spots and security gaps by quickly seeing in-depth analysis and specific artifacts obtained through the dark web, botnets activity, network intelligence, and high-quality threat intelligence.
"Risk must be identified in each of the processes of companies, not only in technology management; each process has a risk and needs special management in information security. Our alliance with Resecurity allows us to use their bleeding-edge tools and highly innovative team to augment our own team on the ground in Colombia to provide our Colombian customers with unparalleled services, across on-premise, private cloud and public cloud." said German Realpe, CEO and co-founder of Cloud Seguro.
Click here to learn more about Resecurity's cybersecurity solutions.
Resecurity is a cybersecurity company providing managed threat detection and response. The company delivers a unified platform for endpoint protection, risk management, and cyber threat intelligence. Known for providing best-of-breed data-driven intelligence solutions, Resecurity's services and platforms focus on early-warning identification of data breaches and comprehensive protection against cybersecurity risks. Founded in 2016, it has been globally recognized as one of the world's most innovative cybersecurity companies with the sole mission of enabling organizations to combat cyber threats regardless of how sophisticated they are. Most recently, Resecurity was named as one of the Top 10 fastest-growing private cybersecurity companies in Los Angeles, California by Inc. Magazine. An official member of AFCEA, NDIA, SIA, Infragard, the American Chamber of Commerce in Saudi Arabia (AmChamKSA) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico (AmChamMexico). To learn more about Resecurity, visit https://resecurity.com.
Founded in 2011, Cloud Seguro's information security consulting is based on managing risk, which is different for each company. Identifying the risks is the best way to understand how to create an information security management system. When the risk of a company's processes and assets is understood, security controls can be implemented, including encryption, technological tools, digital signatures, electronic signatures, VPNs, software, and others. Cloud Seguro has created a simple methodology that is based on processes, procedures and technical controls. With this methodology, it is easy to certify a process over time under the framework of the ISO 27001 standard. Cloud Seguro's clients are from myriad verticals, including health, services, and Fintech. To learn more about Cloud Seguro, visit http://www.cloudseguro.co/.
[1] Accessed on 8/24/2022: https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/colombia-cybersecurity-outlook
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer
BALTIMORE — Bob Baffert’s National Treasure won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mage’s Triple Crown bid in the trainer’s return from a suspension — and just hours after another of his 3-year-old horses was euthanized on the track.
Baffert headed to the winner’s circle on the same day that his colt Havnameltdown went down with a fatal left leg injury in an undercard race. Baffert said he and his team were in shock.
“Winning this,” Baffert said, choking back tears after National Treasure’s win, “losing that horse earlier really hurts. It’s been a very emotional day.”
The fatality was another dark moment for a sport already reeling from the deaths of seven horses at Churchill Downs in a 10-day span leading up to the Kentucky Derby.
Derby winner Mage finished third in the Preakness after going off as the 7-5 favorite. His defeat means there will not be a Triple Crown winner for a fifth consecutive year.
National Treasure, the 5-2 second choice, held off hard-charging Blazing Sevens down the stretch to win the 1 3/16-mile, $1.65 million race by a head.
Jockey John Velazquez won the Preakness for the first time.
Baffert had a rollercoaster day in his return to Pimlico Race Course from a suspension that kept him from entering a horse in the Preakness last year. The thrill of victories by National Treasure in the Preakness and Arabian Lion in an earlier stakes race contrasted with the agony of Havnameltdown’s death.
“It’s sickening,” Baffert said. “We are so careful with all these horses, and it still happens. It is something that is disheartening. I feel so bad for that horse, and I just hope that (jockey Luis Saez) is OK.”
Saez was conscious and transported to a local hospital for treatment. A team of veterinarians determined Havnameltdown’s left front leg injury to be inoperable.
Black barriers were propped up on the dirt track while the horse was put down. All the while, 2Pac’s “California Love” blared from the infield speakers at what is intended as an annual daylong celebration of thoroughbred racing.
By evening, Baffert was celebrated for winning the Preakness for a record eighth time, breaking a tie with 19th-century trainer R. Wyndham Walden. In 2018, Baffert matched Walden with seven wins at the Baltimore race with Justify, who went on to become the sport’s 13th Triple Crown winner — and Baffert’s second, after American Pharoah ended a lengthy drought for the sport in 2015.
This was Baffert’s first Preakness in two years because of a ban stemming from 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s failed drug test that led to a disqualification in that race. Medina Spirit was Baffert’s most recent Preakness horse, finishing third.
Baffert didn’t arrive in Baltimore until Thursday this week, seeking to keep a lower profile than usual given the questions that have dogged him and clouded his reputation. A Hall of Famer and a longtime face of horse racing, Baffert sought to move past his suspension when asked Friday.
“We just keep on moving forward,” he said. “We have other horses to worry about. A lot of it is noise, so you keep the noise out and continue working.”
While horse racing deaths in the U.S. are at their lowest level since they began being tracked in 2009, adding another at the track hosting a Triple Crown race will only intensify the internal and external scrutiny of the industry. Those inside it have said they accept the realities of on-track deaths of horses while also acknowledging more work needs to be done to prevent as many as possible.
In that vein, new national medication and doping rules are set to go into effect on Monday. The federally mandated Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, which already regulated racetrack safety and other measures, will oversee drug testing requirements for horses that should standardize the sport nationwide for the first time.
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Swedish singer Loreen was named the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest for her power ballad "Tattoo," beating out 25 other nations at the event's final on Saturday night.
It's her second time winning over the hearts of the jury and public, having first won for Sweden in 2012.
The eclectic, extravagant event honored war-torn Ukraine's spirit of resiliency as it stuck to the 2023 contest's theme, "united by music," held at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Traditionally, the host country is the winner of the previous year's event. But since last year's winner, Ukraine, is in the middle of a war, 2022 runner-up Britain is hosting this year's event on its behalf.
Käärijä of Finland, took second place with the industrial metal-meets-hyperpop banger "Cha Cha Cha."
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Soccer here and abroad offers multiple opportunities each year to win a trophy. It’s not about just the league championship. There are domestic cup competitions and international tournaments to play — overlapping events that test players’ resilience and coaches’ acumen.
Rooney fielded a young squad in a 1-0 defeat to the New York Red Bulls in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup, a 109-year-old tournament involving teams from all levels of American soccer. Last year, the Red Bulls also eliminated a United squad far from full strength.
“The message from the staff the entire time has been [that] it’s a tournament we’d like to advance far in and they have full belief in the team they put out there,” goalkeeper Alex Bono said. “It’s our job as players to go out there and try to put a performance together and win the game.”
Rooney put his faith in several secondary players, as he did in the previous round against the third-division Richmond Kickers, a 1-0 victory two weeks ago in Washington. The step up in competition Tuesday proved too much as the Red Bulls, fielding many regulars, went ahead in the 28th minute and held on to reach the round of 16 in two weeks.
Speaking on Rooney’s behalf, assistant coach Frédéric Brillant said: “We had a quick turnover after the last game [Saturday in Cincinnati]. We had to deal with very tired players and then we also have injuries in the group. We trust the players we played today.”
Most of United’s regulars were left home, either for rest between league matches (most notably Christian Benteke, Taxi Fountas, Mateusz Klich) or because of injury (Steven Birnbaum, Andy Najar, Pedro Santos and Ted Ku-DiPietro). United (4-5-2 in league play) will resume the regular season Saturday at home against Nashville SC.
Striker Erik Hurtado and winger Cristian Dájome, who were acquired before the April 24 trade and transfer deadline, made their first D.C. starts.
Defender Brendan Hines-Ike made his 2023 debut after recovering from a foot injury suffered in August that required two surgeries. “It’s emotional because there was a long period where I didn’t think I’d be back,” he said. “I didn’t see the end of the tunnel for a long time. There were a lot of dark times.”
His back-line partners were Matai Akinmboni, 16, and Hayden Sargis, 21.
United has not made a deep run in the tournament since 2013, when, amid a disastrous regular season, it won the Open Cup for the third time.
“Definitely disappointed,” said midfielder Chris Durkin, one of the few regulars to start. “We wanted to take the cup seriously this year. We had a pretty young squad out there that I thought fought the whole time.”
MLS’s oldest rivalry resurfaced at a 5,000-seat complex tucked into a charming college campus, Montclair State, where steel bleachers welcomed fans along three sides, while the fourth was lined with trees in full bloom. Other spectators watched from the upper levels of a parking garage behind the south goal.
Some MLS teams, such as the Red Bulls, opt to play early-round cup matches at secondary venues with intimate settings for spectators.
Bono, who starred in the previous cup match, was tested early by Omir Fernandez, one of seven starters Tuesday who feature regularly in league matches for the Red Bulls. Akinmboni made a critical block on Daniel Edelman in the six-yard box.
New York’s pressure paid off in the 28th minute, when Tom Barlow crossed to the unmarked Fernandez for a 10-yard one-timer.
United’s makeshift lineup did not concede many more dangerous opportunities but didn’t generate many of its own, either. The best chance to draw even came in the 71st minute, when substitute Ruan missed badly with a clear chance on the right side.
United went quietly into the cool night, leaving all hope with the league campaign and an MLS-Liga MX tournament this summer.
“We go back with not the best feeling, but I think it’s good that the young players can learn something like this and these games are not so easy,” Hines-Ike said. “A lot of lessons, for sure.”
Here’s what else to know about United’s loss:
Red Bulls’ new boss
The Red Bulls played their first game under Troy Lesesne, who on Monday was appointed as coach for the rest of the year following Gerhard Struber’s sacking. New York is winless in six straight league matches and 1-4-6 overall after finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference last year.
Loudoun hosts Columbus Crew
Loudoun United, a second-division team part-owned by D.C. United, will host the Columbus Crew in the round of 32 Wednesday at Segra Field in Leesburg. Until this year, when D.C. sold majority ownership rights, Loudoun wasn’t permitted to participate in the tournament because of business conflicts. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/05/09/dc-united-us-open-cup-red-bulls/ | 2023-05-10 03:37:47 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/05/09/dc-united-us-open-cup-red-bulls/ |
ATLANTA (AP) — Hyundai Motor Group and a South Korean battery maker say they will jointly invest $4 billion to $5 billion in Georgia to build a new plant northwest of Atlanta that would supply electric batteries for Hyundai and Kia electric vehicles assembled in the United States.
Hyundai and SK On, a unit of Korea’s SK Group, made the announcement Thursday. The plant, to be located just west of Cartersville, would begin production in 2025 and employ a projected 3,500 people.
It’s another in a series of electric battery plants being built as part of automakers transition to electric vehicles. The investment is also being driven by the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, which offers $7,500 tax credits for electric vehicles, but only if vehicles and batteries are assembled in North America and a certain share of critical minerals inside the battery are mined or processed in North America.
Hyundai broke ground in October on a $5.5 billion electric vehicle plant near Savannah in coastal Georgia, with plans to produce 300,000 vehicles a year and hire 8,100 workers.
That plant is also supposed to go into production in 2025, backed by $1.8 billion in state and local tax breaks and incentives.
Most batteries for Hyundai electric vehicles are assembled with minerals from China.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, has criticized the federal provisions that made Hyundai and Kia electric vehicles ineligible for tax credits. Hyundai and the South Korean government have been lobbying President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Congress to ease the rules.
Hyundai and SK On signed an agreement on Nov. 29 for SK to supply batteries to Hyundai in North America, although the companies said Thursday that details of their partnership are still being worked out.
SK already has a $2.6 billion battery plant in Commerce, northeast of Atlanta, with more than 2,000 workers. That plant, which currently makes batteries for Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, was at the center of a trade dispute alleging SK stole trade secrets from South Korean LG Energy Solution. SK agreed to settle the case and pay royalties to LG, avoiding a United States trade ruling that could have shut the plant down.
Georgia industrial recruitment officials are trying to capitalize on the transition to electric batteries to increase the state’s presence in the auto industry. The state says that before Thursday’s announcement, $17 billion in electric-vehicle related investments had been announced in the state since 2020, pledging nearly 23,000 jobs.
The total incentive package wasn’t immediately clear. But the joint venture could qualify for nearly $92 million in state income tax credits, at $5,250 per job over five years, as long as workers make at least $31,300 a year. If the owners didn’t owe that much state corporate income tax, Georgia would instead give the company personal income taxes collected from workers.
Georgia also announced it would pay to train workers.
Melinda Lemmon, executive director of the Cartersville-Bartow County Department of Economic Development, said the site is former industrial park being purchased from private owners and said a “competitive package” of incentives would be offered, including local property tax abatements. She did not say how much workers would earn, but described the positions as “quality jobs.”
“We are thrilled to be part of the EV ecosystem that Georgia is building and it certainly adds to the diversity of our community,” Lemmon said.
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WFO SEATTLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, June 23, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Seattle WA
440 AM PDT Thu Jun 23 2022
...FIRST HEAT WAVE OF 2022 EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
After an unusually cool and wet spring, a rapid warm-up is
expected late this week, with temperatures peaking Saturday
through Monday across western Washington. Most lowland and
mountain valley locations will see temperatures peaking in the
80s to around 90 degrees by Sunday.
This level of heat will pose a moderate risk of heat-related
illness to heat-sensitive people and pets. Given the recent cool
weather there has been little opportunity to acclimate to warm
temperatures. As such, there is concern that this rapid warm-up
could catch some off guard. Furthermore, area rivers continue to
run high as a result of the cool and wet spring and water
temperatures are running generally between 40-50 degrees. The
combination of these factors significantly increases the concern
for cold and or high water-related incidents. Cold water shock and
hypothermia can quickly result in death during these early season
heat events. Use extreme caution if recreating near water, wear a
life jacket, and keep a close eye on children.
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AZ wildlife magazine accepting entries for calendar cover
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Do you want to see your photo on display?
Photographers can have their work featured on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views’ annual calendar if they win the state Game and Fish Department’s wildlife photo contest.
Photos from one best in show and 11 first-place winners will be included in the 2023 calendar, which is set to be released in the November-December issue of Arizona Wildlife Views.
The best in show photo will be featured as the cover.
The deadline is 5 p.m. Aug. 12. Winners will be announced here or here on Nov. 1.
To submit photos, click here. Contestants can send in up to three photos each. All photos must depict wildlife native to and found in Arizona and must have been taken in the state.
Contestants are asked to review the official rules before entering.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military company claimed Wednesday that his troops have extended their gains in the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as fierce fighting continues in the war's longest battle.
Yevgeny Prigozhin said Wagner troops have taken full control of the eastern part of Bakhmut. He claimed that they now control all districts east of the Bakhmutka River that crosses the city in the eastern Donetsk region. The center of Bakhmut is located west of the river.
Ukrainian authorities haven't commented on Prigozhin's claim. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think-tank that closely monitors the fighting in Ukraine, said in its latest analysis that “Russian forces have likely captured the eastern part of Bakhmut, east of the Bakhmutka River, following a controlled Ukrainian withdrawal from eastern Bakhmut as of March 7.”
The Wagner Group has spearheaded the Russian offensive in Bakhmut that has lasted for six months and reduced the city with a prewar population of more than 70,000 to a smoldering wasteland.
Russian troops have enveloped the city from three sides, leaving only a narrow corridor leading west. The only highway west has been targeted by Russian artillery fire, forcing Ukrainian forces defending the city to rely increasingly on country roads, which are hard to use before the ground dries.
Ukrainian authorities have hailed the defenders of the “fortress Bakhmut,” and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed Monday not to retreat from Bakhmut after chairing a meeting with his top generals.
Western officials have emphasized that even if Ukrainian troops eventually retreat from Bakhmut, its capture will not have strategic significance or change the course of the conflict.
The Ukrainian military has already strengthened defensive lines west of Bakhmut to block the Russian advance, including in the nearby town of Chasiv Yar that sits on a hill a few kilometers west. Further west are Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, the heavily fortified Ukrainian strongholds in Donetsk.
For the Kremlin, capturing Bakhmut is essential for achieving its stated goal of taking control of the whole of Donetsk, one of the four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed in September.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that the seizure of Bakhmut would allow Russia to press its offensive deeper into the region.
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San Diego
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PITCHING SUMMARY
Philadelphia
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San Diego
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SCORE BY INNINGS
E_Soto, Segura, Hoskins, Bohm. LOB_San Diego 49, Philadelphia 30. 2B_Drury, Machado, Soto, Harper 3, Stott 2, Castellanos 2, Vierling, Bohm. HR_Drury, Bell, Machado 2, Soto, Schwarber 3, Harper, Hoskins 3, Realmuto. RBIs_Drury 5, Bell 2, Machado 2, Kim 2, Cronenworth, Soto 3, Au.Nola, Sosa, Schwarber 4, Harper 3, Stott, Castellanos, Vierling, Bohm 2, Hoskins 5, Realmuto, Segura 2. SB_Schwarber. S_Hader, Alvarado, Domínguez.
Umpires_(Game 1) Home, Brian Knight; First, Ted Barrett; Second, Adam Hamari; Third, Quinn Wolcott; Right, Todd Tichenor; Left, Doug Eddings. (Game 2) Home, Lance Barrett; First, Adam Hamari; Second, Quinn Wolcott; Third, Doug Eddings; Right, Brian Knight; Left, Todd Tichenor. (Game 3) Home, Ted Barrett; First, Quinn Wolcott; Second, Doug Eddings; Third, Todd Tichenor; Right, Lance Barrett; Left, Brian Knight. (Game 4) Home, Adam Hamari; First, Doug Eddings; Second, Todd Tichenor; Third, Brian Knight; Right, Ted Barrett; Left, Lance Barrett.
T_Game 1 at San Diego, 2:43.
T_Game 2 at San Diego, 3:57.
T_Game 3 at Philadelphia, 3:23.
T_Game 4 at Philadelphia, 3:29.
A_Game 1 at San Diego, 44826.
A_Game 2 at San Diego, 44607.
A_Game 3 at Philadelphia, 45279.
A_Game 4 at Philadelphia, 45467. | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Philadelphia-leads-series-3-1-17527984.php | 2022-10-23 04:16:29 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Philadelphia-leads-series-3-1-17527984.php |
Over 26,000 evacuated as floods hit Malaysia again; 1 dead
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rescuers in boats retrieved families trapped on rooftops and hauled others to safety as villages and towns in parts of Malaysia were submerged in floodwaters, leading to over 26,000 people being evacuated as of Thursday. One person died when his car was swept away by floodwaters.
The southern Johor state, neighboring Singapore, was the worst hit with some 25,000 people moved to relief centers in schools and community halls. The figure more than doubled from Tuesday, officials said. Five other states were also hit by floods after incessant rain on Wednesday deluged the area.
The country is experiencing its sixth episode of continuous heavy rain from the annual monsoon season that started in November, the Meteorological Department said, warning it could drag on until April.
In December, tens of thousands of people were also evacuated due to flooding.
The department warned that rain will persist in Johor and other parts of the country that could cause further flash floods Thursday.
Social media posts showed photos of a road that had collapsed due to overflowing water after a heavy downpour, vehicles and homes submerged in muddy waters, and shuttered shops.
In Johor, authorities said a man driving to work in a palm oil plantation was found dead after rescuers retrieved his car, which had been washed away by floodwaters.
Images posted by the National Flood Disaster Agency showed rescuers wading chest-deep in some areas in Johor to help victims trapped in their homes and carrying a baby in a bucket to safety.
The agency warned that waters in 25 rivers nationwide have reached dangerous levels. Data showed that 102 landslides have occurred since November due to heavy rain, it said.
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ARKANSAS, USA — With the return of high school football in Arkansas comes the return of Yarnell's Sweetest Play of the Week!
During football season, we love highlighting our great high school teams in the state and showcasing players and the plays that leave you breathless.
We have partnered with Yarnell's Premium Ice Cream to decide which play will be officially crowned the sweetest play.
Every week, there will be several moments from different games up for nomination and you will decide the winner.
Vote on your favorite play in the poll below:
Voting will open on Sunday and close on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. and the winner will be announced soon after on our website and social media.
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Ribbon-cutting Event Highlights State-of-the-art Facility, Company's Commitment To Innovation And Frisco's Growing Role As A Tech Hub
FRISCO, Texas, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Extenet, a leading privately-held provider of wireless and fiber digital infrastructure solutions, proudly marked the grand opening of its new headquarters in Frisco, Texas, with a successful ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Thursday, April 20. The event showcased the company's state-of-the-art facility and highlighted Frisco's growing role as a hub for the technology industry.
The 37,000-square-foot facility, located in Frisco Station, positions Extenet closer to major clients and industry partners and brings Extenet's employee base closer to the company's largest percentage of owned and managed networks. The new Frisco location also provides an exceptional quality of life for Extenet's local employees and their families, as thriving Frisco consistently ranks as one of the country's safest and well-rounded cities.
"The opening of our new headquarters in Frisco is a significant milestone for Extenet as we continue to expand our reach and solidify our position as a leader in the digital infrastructure industry," said Rich Coyle, President & CEO of Extenet. "This is the start of a new and exciting chapter in our company's history, and I look forward to Extenet working and growing alongside this incredible community."
The grand opening event also featured remarks from Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney and President/CEO of the Frisco Chamber of Commerce Tony Felker. Other dignitaries in attendance included Frisco City Council members Tammy Meinershagen and Angelia Pelham, Frisco City Manager Wes Pierson, and Frisco Economic Development Corporation (EDC) team members Gloria Salinas, Vice President; Rick Fletcher, Board of Directors; Stefanie Wagoner, Director of Business Retention and Expansion; and Emily Pollard, Marketing Manager. The speakers emphasized the importance of Extenet's presence in the Frisco community and its contributions to the growing tech sector.
"We're thrilled to have Extenet join the vibrant business community here in Frisco," said Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney. "Their commitment to innovation and creative leadership are a perfect fit for our city, and we expect many great things to come."
Frisco has become a top destination for technology companies, thanks to its diverse talent, business-friendly environment and recognition as one of the best and safest places to live in the country. Extenet's new corporate headquarters will further strengthen the city's reputation as a tech hub and contribute to its continued growth and expansion.
The successful grand opening event follows an extraordinary year for Extenet, which included Coyle bringing on a new executive leadership team, including recently-installed Chief Revenue Officer, Scott Pomykalski, a full company rebrand initiative, and major partnerships with clients such as MGM Resorts International and Spurs Sports and Entertainment at San Antonio's AT&T Center.
Extenet is well-positioned to continue building connections for life with its customers, partners, employees and the communities it serves.
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MIDLAND, Texas — The Bush Family Home Museum will be holding its third Thursday Reading event on June 15.
The event will run from 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. and is for all ages. It is also completely free.
NewsWest 9's own Victor Lopez will be the special guest reader for this event. He will be reading the feature book "Little Golden Book: Daddies". All of the children in attendance will receive a copy of the featured book and a gift from one of the sponsors.
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Fuel efficient products, battery electric prototype and remanufactured engine highlight sustainable offerings at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' Celebration of Construction in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is bringing its iconic yellow iron to the Celebration of Construction on the National Mall to showcase innovative products, technology and services helping its customers build the nation's – and the world's – infrastructure. Caterpillar customers construct the roads, bridges, seaports and runways that connect people to jobs, opportunities and one another.
"This celebration provides an opportunity to showcase the importance of infrastructure investment," said Caterpillar Construction Industries Group President Tony Fassino. "We have a nearly 100-year legacy of providing products and services that continually improve the quality of life and the environment by helping our customers fulfill society's need for infrastructure, including shelter, clean water, transportation and reliable energy."
Caterpillar offers multiple solutions made to match its customers' work, some of which are on display at Caterpillar's exhibit at the Celebration of Construction on the National Mall:
- The Cat® 301.9 battery electric mini excavator prototype is one of four construction industry products Caterpillar is developing to help support its customers' climate-related objectives.
- The Cat® 299D3 compact track loader is a versatile machine on a jobsite – it digs, grades, moves material, runs work tools and loads.
- The Cat® 966 XE wheel loader delivers increased fuel efficiency and premium performance with simple-to-use standard technologies to boost operator efficiencies and lower maintenance costs.
- The Cat® C9 engine helps deliver low operating costs, reliability and durability. The remanufactured Cat C9 engine highlights our commitment to sustainability by offering Cat® Reman products that provide like-new performance and reliability at fraction-of-new costs when returning the used core.
As a leading U.S. exporter, Caterpillar has served America and the world since 1925. The company manufactures in every region in the world to support its global customers. With approximately 48,000 U.S. employees in more than 60 primary locations across 25 states and dealers from coast to coast, Caterpillar is a part of the United States infrastructure.
The Celebration of Construction on the National Mall will run from May 14-16. Caterpillar will be located between Madison and Jefferson Drive near the National Museum of Natural History.
For more information on Caterpillar's exhibit, please visit https://newsroom.aem.org/caterpillar-at-construction-on-the-national-mall/.
About Caterpillar:
With 2022 sales and revenues of $59.4 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment. Visit us at caterpillar.com or join the conversation on our social media channels at caterpillar.com/en/news/socialmedia.html.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tage Thompson matched an NHL record by scoring four times in the first period and finished with five goals and an assist as the Buffalo Sabres won their third straight road game, 9-4 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night.
Thompson is the second U.S.-born player to score five goals in a game. He is the fourth player in NHL history to record four goals in the first period of a regular-season game, joining Peter Bondra (1994), Grant Mulvey (1982) and Joe Malone (1921). He is also the fourth active player to score five goals in a game, joining Timo Meier (Jan. 17, 2022), Mika Zibanejad (March 5, 2020) and Patrik Laine (Nov. 24, 2018).
“It’s definitely a rewarding feeling,” Thompson said. “You’ve spent a lot of years working to get to this point and to be rewarded for it is a pretty good feeling and it just leaves you hungrier.”
Thompson’s outburst helped Buffalo score six times in the first 16:40.
“That was an amazing performance by Tage, and really, the whole group set the table,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “I thought the energy, the collective effort, the focus to start was really good and enabled that to happen.”
Alex Tuch had a goal and three assists, Dylan Cozens added a power-play goal and two assists and Rasmus Dahlin finished with a goal and two assists. Peyton Krebs also scored. Jeff Skinner picked up four assists and Jacob Bryson had two. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 20 shots.
Patrik Laine and Gustav Nyquist each scored twice for Columbus.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped two shots before being pulled in the first in favor of Elvis Merzlikins, who stopped 15 shots through the second period. Korpisalo returned in the third and finished with six saves.
Columbus has lost six straight home games and five of its last six overall.
“We didn’t have an answer for that one line,” Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said. “Tage Thompson just tore us up tonight.”
Buffalo dominated from the puck drop, scoring four goals on its first six shots.
Cozens put the Sabres on the board at 3:21 of the first, 53 seconds into a Blue Jackets penalty, and Thompson made it 2-0 just 2:09 later. Dahlin scored Buffalo’s third goal at 7:28 of the first, driving Korpisalo from the net in favor of Merzlikins, who gave up Buffalo goal No. 4 to Thompson 32 seconds later.
Thompson’s third career hat trick and second of the season came on a power-play goal at 12:22 of the first. He followed with his fourth goal, also on the power play, at 16:40.
Columbus scored two goals in just over a minute, with Laine at 10:49 and Nyquist at 12:04, before Buffalo reeled off three straight in just over three minutes to end the period, including Thompson’s fifth, and goals by Krebs and Tuch.
Laine and Nyquist scored in the third period for Columbus.
STREAKING
Cozens has 12 points in his last five games and is riding a career-best, five-game point streak. Thompson has eight goals and five assists in his last five games and 10 multi-point games. Dahlin has a five-game point and assist streak, and Gaudreau stretched his points streak to six games.
NOTES: The Sabres joined the Kraken as the second team this season to score nine goals in a game. … Thompson is the second player in Buffalo history to have five goals in a game, joining Dave Andreychuk, who had five goals and an assist on Feb. 6, 1986.
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ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for October 2022
Published: Nov. 7, 2022 at 4:30 PM EST|Updated: 55 minutes ago
Compared to October 2019, passenger traffic increased by 40.7% in Colombia, 30.3% in Mexico and 11.1% in Puerto Rico
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR), ASUR, a leading international airport group with operations in Mexico, the U.S. and Colombia, today announced that passenger traffic for October 2022 reached a total of 5.4 million passengers, 29.9% above the levels reported in October 2019.
Compared to October 2019, passenger traffic increased by 40.7% in Colombia, 30.3% in Mexico and Puerto Rico by 11.1%. Passenger traffic growth in Colombia and Mexico was mainly driven by international traffic and in Puerto Rico by domestic traffic.
This announcement reflects comparisons between the periods October 1 through October 31, 2022, 2021 and 2019. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded from traffic measures in Mexico and Colombia.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ASUR) is a leading international airport operator with a portfolio of concessions to operate, maintain and develop 16 airports in the Americas. This comprises nine airports in southeast Mexico, including Cancun Airport, the most important tourist destination in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, and six airports in northern Colombia, including Medellin international airport (Rio Negro), the second busiest in Colombia. ASUR is also a 60% JV partner in Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport serving the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan. San Juan's Airport is the island's primary gateway for international and mainland-US destinations and was the first, and currently the only major airport in the US to have successfully completed a public–private partnership under the FAA Pilot Program. Headquartered in Mexico, ASUR is listed both on the Mexican Bolsa, where it trades under the symbol ASUR, and on the NYSE in the U.S., where it trades under the symbol ASR. One ADS represents ten (10) series B shares. For more information, visit www.asur.com.mx.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickeron , the quant-driven marketplace for AI-powered stock trading tools, is excited to announce the launch of a new line of long-only AI robots. These robots are designed to be user-friendly and offer simple trading strategies to help traders profit when the market is up and stay in cash when the market is down.
The Tickeron team of quants has responded to the requests of traders who were interested in simple and effective trading strategies and created a line of long-only robots based on various approaches.
Classic technical indicator strategies, such as RSI, Stochastics, and MACD. These strategies have been used by traders for many years but have often failed due to a lack of mathematical power to conduct competent quantitative analysis. Tickeron has solved this problem by using a unique multi-level backtesting system and AI capabilities to find the right points for opening long positions based on signals from classic technical indicators.
A combination of classic investment models and simple technical analysis methods. Tickeron took the ideas of value investing classic Benjamin Graham and developed simple rules for opening and closing long positions using in-depth data analysis, resulting in an effective strategy for swing trading.
"We understand that there are many users who are focused solely on opening long positions and do not want to work with short signals. As our goal is to make high-quality trading signals accessible to all types of traders, we have created a line of easy-to-follow long-only robots based on proven classic AI-enhanced approaches," said Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D., CEO and Founder of Tickeron.
About Tickeron
Tickeron is an algorithmic AI trading marketplace that serves traders, investors, and proprietary neural network developers. We have robots using the methods of technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and their combination. We developed tools such as Pattern Search Engine, Real-Time Patterns, Trend Prediction Engine that allow advanced traders to conduct sophisticated financial markets analysis. To learn more about Tickeron, visit their website. Stay up-to-date with Tickeron by following them on Twitter, YouTube, Stocktwits, and Google News.
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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages hunters to donate Wisconsin-harvested deer to the department’s Deer Donation Program. The program helps stock food pantries for the upcoming holiday season and supports residents in need throughout the state.
Since the program began in 2000, hunters have donated almost 100,000 deer, totaling more than 3.8 million pounds of venison distributed to Wisconsin food pantries.
Through the Deer Donation Program, the DNR works with partnering meat processors to distribute thousands of pounds of donated venison to Wisconsin food pantries.
“Wisconsin hunters have an important opportunity to support families in their communities during the deer season through the Venison Donation Program,” said Brad Koele, DNR Wildlife Damage Specialist. “Whether you harvest an extra deer or donate the only deer you shoot, we thank all deer hunters, meat processing and nonprofit partners who help make this program a success for those in need.”
Those looking to support the Deer Donation Program can also do so through a monetary donation when purchasing a hunting or fishing license or a Wisconsin State Park pass.
Food Insecurity In Wisconsin
Approximately one in 12 Wisconsin households did not have enough food before the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, and research shows this number continues to rise, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Food Security Project.
Additionally, the Wisconsin Food Security Project reports that food insecurity makes it harder for children to thrive in and out of school, increases the risk of health problems for children and adults, makes it more difficult to manage chronic conditions and contributes to short-term and long-term stress for children and families.
How To Donate Wisconsin-Harvested Deer
Hunters interested in donating a Wisconsin-harvested deer to the DNR’s Deer Donation Program can follow these steps:
- Field dress your deer. Handle the carcass with care.
- Register your deer through Game Reg. Make a note of your registration confirmation number and keep it on hand when dropping off your deer.
- Test your deer for CWD if harvested from a CWD-affected county that requires testing before taking the deer to a processor. To find a CWD sampling location near you to submit samples from Wisconsin-harvested deer free of charge, visit the DNR’s “Sampling For Chronic Wasting Disease” webpage. Test results are usually available from the DNR within two weeks.
- Call ahead. Contact one of the participating processors before dropping off your deer to make sure they have space to accept it. More processors may be added later in the season, so check back if you don’t see one currently in your area. If donating a Wisconsin-harvested deer that is being tested for CWD, inform the processor at the time of the donation and provide your CWD barcode number. The processor will hold onto the donated deer until results are known and before distributing to an area nonprofit.
- Drop off your deer at a participating processor.
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BEND, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon say three people, including the suspected shooter, died following a shooting inside a Safeway grocery store over the weekend.
Bend Police said they received reports of someone firing shots just after 7 p.m. in the parking lot in front of the Safeway at The Forum shopping center on Sunday.
During a news conference, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said that the shooter entered the store and shot someone inside the entrance. That victim was taken to a hospital and was pronounced deceased.
The shooter then continued into the store and shot and killed another person, Krantz said.
Krantz said the officers found the alleged shooter dead inside the grocery store. Krantz added that officers found an AR-15-style weapon and a shotgun “in close proximity” to the shooter's body.
If you would like to watch the press conference from tonight at the Bend Police Department regarding the shooting at Safeway, you can find it here: https://t.co/Ne7S8GCIPP
— City of Bend Police Department #BendPolice (@BendCityPolice) August 29, 2022
In a news release, police said officers did not fire any shots at the scene.
The victims nor the suspect's names have been released.
Police said in a tweet on Monday that the Forum Shopping Center remained closed so law enforcement officials could continue their investigation.
Please note that areas of The Forum shopping center remain closed this morning as law enforcement continues its investigation. Thank you for your patience.
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Possible meteorite hits home in New Jersey
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (KYW) - A family in New Jersey says a metallic object believed to be a meteorite fell from the sky and struck the roof of their home.
“It appears whatever came from the sky fell through the roof of the top window. That’s my dad’s bedroom,” Suzy Kop said.
Kop said she found a hole in her father’s home in Hopewell Township, New Jersey.
She said that at first, she thought someone threw a rock until he realized it was more than that.
“We are thinking it’s a meteorite that came through here and hit the floor here because that’s completely damaged. It ricocheted up to this part of the ceiling and then finally coming down and resting on the floor there,” she said.
Kop said no one was home at the time.
As she stepped around the debris and sheetrock, she found a metallic rock in the corner.
“I did touch the thing because I just thought it was a random rock, I don’t know, and it was warm,” she said.
Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, said it could be 4 to 5 billion years old and was probably left over from the beginning of the solar system.
“It’s been running around in space all that time, and now it’s come to earth and it fell right into their laps, but for it to actually strike a house and people be able to pick up, that’s really unusual. It has happened very few times in history,” he said.
Kop said emergency responders came and checked on her and her family.
“They were afraid that, you know, because it fell from the sky, it was radioactive, and we could have some type of residue on us. So they scanned us and everything came back clear,” Kop said.
While this was a bizarre experience. Kop said that she is thankful that no one was at the house when it happened.
Investigators said they believe this could be related to the current Eta Aquarius meteor shower.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors found a 32-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday for the 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle.
The Los Angeles County jury also found Eric R. Holder Jr. guilty of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter for gunfire that hit other men at the scene. Prosecutors had sought two counts of attempted murder. Holder also was found guilty of two counts of assault with a firearm on the same men.
Holder, wearing a blue suit and face mask, stood up in the small court room next to his lawyer as the verdict was read. He had no visible reaction.
A jury of nine women and three men deliberated for about six hours over two days before reaching the verdict. Most of their deliberations took place Friday, and they promptly came to their unanimous decision Wednesday, briefly reconvening after a four-day break.
Typos on the verdict form compelled jurors to briefly return to the deliberation room to correct and sign them while attorneys, reporters and others waited in the courtroom. No apparent family or friends of Hussle were in the room when the verdict was read.
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Holder could get life in prison when he's sentenced on Sept. 15.
The verdict brings an end to a legal saga that has lasted more than three years and a trial that was often delayed because of the pandemic.
Holder and Hussle had known each other for years — they grew up members of the same South Los Angeles street gang — when a chance meeting outside the rapper’s Los Angeles clothing store led to the shooting, and his death.
The evidence against Holder was overwhelming, from eyewitnesses to surveillance cameras from local businesses that captured his arrival, the shooting and his departure.
His attorney did not even deny that he was the shooter but urged jurors to find him guilty of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.
The shooting followed a conversation the two men had about rumors that Holder had been acting as an informant for authorities. Holder's lawyer Aaron Jansen said that being publicly accused of being a “snitch” by a person as prominent as Hussle brought on a “heat of passion” in Holder that made him not guilty of first-degree murder.
“This is a provocation that stirs up rage and powerful emotion," Jansen told jurors Thursday.
Deputy District Attorney John McKinney argued during the trial that Holder and everyone else in the conversation that preceded Hussle's death were so calm that the “snitching” conversation could not have been the primary motive, and that Holder must have had some previous envy or hatred for Hussle.
McKinney told jurors that the nine minutes between the conversation and the shooting allowed more than enough time for the killing to be premeditated, a requirement for first-degree murder.
The jury apparently agreed.
Hussle, whose legal name is Ermias Asghedom, died at age 33. He had just released his major-label debut album, which earned him his first Grammy nomination, when he was gunned down.
He was a widely beloved figure in Los Angeles, especially in the South LA area where he grew up and remained after gaining fame, buying property and opening businesses.
“He wanted to change the neighborhood," McKinney said in his closing argument. "He kept the same friends. And the neighborhood loved him. They called him Neighborhood Nip.”
Hussle was mourned at a memorial at the arena then known as Staples Center, and celebrated in a performance at the Grammy Awards that included D.J. Khaled and John Legend.
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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz planted a tree at a mangrove park in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, a token nod to environmentalism during a two-day visit to the Gulf region focused mainly on securing new fossil fuel supplies and forging fresh alliances against Russia.
Germany is trying to wean itself off energy imports from Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, while avoiding an energy shortage in the coming winter months.
To do so, the German government has sought out new natural gas suppliers while also installing terminals to bring the fuel into the country by ship.
After visiting the Jubail Mangrove Park in Abu Dhabi, Scholz met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to sign an accord on energy cooperation and discuss the country’s hosting of next year’s U.N. climate talks.
German utility company RWE announced Sunday that it will receive a first shipment of liquefied natural gas from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company this year. In a separate deal, RWE will partner with UAE-based Masdar to explore further offshore wind energy projects, the company said.
From Abu Dhabi Scholz flew to Qatar to meet the emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and discuss bilateral relations, regional issues such as tensions with Iran and the Gulf nation’s upcoming hosting of soccer’s World Cup.
Speaking to reporters in Doha, Scholz acknowledged that there had been progress on improving conditions for foreign workers involved in the construction of the venues for the tournament, but left open whether he would attend any of the games himself.
The German leader’s first stop Saturday was Saudi Arabia, where he met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Human rights groups criticized the meeting because of Prince Mohammed’s alleged involvement in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Scholz told reporters after the meeting that he had discussed “all the questions around civil and human rights” with the prince, but declined to elaborate.
German officials noted ahead of the trip that Scholz is one of several Western leaders to meet with the Saudi crown prince in recent months, including U.S. President Joe Biden, former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron.
German officials said all energy agreements will take into account the country’s plans to become carbon neutral by 2045, requiring a shift from natural gas to hydrogen produced with renewable energy in the coming decades.
Saudi Arabia, which has vast regions suitable for cheap solar power generation, is seen as a particularly suitable supplier of hydrogen, they said.
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WOMACK, Tom C.
Age 79 of Englewood, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2022. He owned and operated Womack Liquor Store from 1972 - 1984 in Huntertown, IN. He retired from Brinks as a driver with many years of service. Tom assisted with the basketball team at Carroll High School in Indiana. He was a member of the Churubusco Masonic Lodge #515, F. & A.M., the Mizpah Shriners and the Scottish Rite for over 50 years. Tom was an avid Notre Dame fan and Indianapolis 500 fan. He enjoyed watching all sports and going on Steam Engine Excursions with his wife. He also enjoyed model trains. He is survived by his wife of nearly 57 years: Judy (Hill) Womack, son: Andrew (Jeni) Womack, grandchildren: Chelsie (Matthew), Cara, Jamie, Linzie, great-grandchildren: Clementine and Zavier, brother: John (Donna) Womack, numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents: John and Inez (West) Womack, brothers: James Woodrow, Chester Ray "Jack" George Lee "Leo" and Jay Dee Womack, sisters: Florence Nunchuck, Jennie Pearl Brookhart and Anita Judy Womack. Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on
Monday, June 13, 2022, at the Kindred Funeral Home, (400 Union Blvd., Englewood). The family will receive friends on Monday, from 10:00 a.m. until time of services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Children's Hospital. To view the service for Tom and leave an online condolence for the family, please visit
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BEIJING — President Xi Jinping warned against meddling in China's dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on trade, technology or other irritants, including Beijing's opposition to a top American lawmaker's possible visit to the island democracy, which the mainland claims as its own territory.
Xi also warned against splitting the world's two biggest economies, according to a Chinese government summary of Thursday's unusually lengthy, three-hour call. Businesspeople and economists warn such a change, brought on by Chinese industrial policy and U.S. curbs on technology exports, might hurt the global economy by slowing innovation and increasing costs.
Meanwhile, Xi and Biden are looking at the possibility of meeting in person, according to a U.S. official who declined to be identified further. Xi has been invited to Indonesia in November for a meeting of the Group of 20 major economies, making it a potential location for a face-to-face meeting.
The Chinese government gave no indication Xi and Biden discussed possible plans by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan, which the ruling Communist Party says has no right to conduct foreign relations. But Xi rejected "interference by external forces" that might encourage Taiwan to try to make its decades-old de facto independence permanent.
"Resolutely safeguarding China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity is the firm will of the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people," said the statement. "Those who play with fire will perish by it."
The tough language from Xi, who usually tries to appear to be above political disputes and makes blandly positive public comments, suggested Chinese leaders might believe Washington didn't understand the seriousness of previous warnings about Taiwan.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 following a civil war that ended with a Communist victory on the mainland. They have no official relations but are linked by billions of dollars of trade and investment. Both sides say they are one country but disagree over which government is entitled to national leadership.
A Ministry of Defense spokesman said ahead of Thursday's call that Washington "must not arrange for Pelosi to visit Taiwan." He said the ruling party's military wing, the People's Liberation Army, would take "strong measures to thwart any external interference."
Xi called on the United States to "honor the one-China principle," the statement said, referring to Beijing's position that the mainland and Taiwan are one country. The United States, by contrast, has a "one-China policy" that says Washington takes no position on the question but wants to see it resolved peacefully.
"Both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same China," the statement said.
The statement cited Biden as saying the United States doesn't support independence for Taiwan.
Coverage of the conversation in China's entirely state-controlled media on Friday was limited to repeating government statements.
Pelosi has yet to confirm whether she will go to Taiwan, but if she does, the Democrat from California would be the highest-ranking elected American official to visit since then-Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997.
Beijing criticized Gingrich for saying the United States would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack but did little else in response to his three-hour visit to the island.
Since then, China's position on Taiwan has hardened as the mainland economy grew to become second-largest after the United States. The ruling party poured hundreds of billions of dollars into developing fighter jets and other high-tech weapons including "carrier killer" missiles that are thought to be intended to block the U.S. Navy from helping to defend the island.
The conflict over a possible Pelosi visit is more sensitive to Beijing in a year when Xi, who took power in 2012, is expected to try to break with tradition and award himself a third five-year term as party leader.
Xi, who wants to be seen as restoring China's rightful historic role as a global leader, has promoted a more assertive policy abroad. The PLA has sent growing numbers of fighter planes and bombers to fly near Taiwan in an attempt to intimidate its democratically elected government.
The United States has no official relations with Taiwan but has extensive commercial ties and informal political connections. Washington is obliged by federal law to see that Taiwan has the means to defend itself.
Xi called for cooperation on reducing the risk of economic recession, coordinating macroeconomic policies, fighting COVID-19 and "de-escalation of regional hot spots," according to the government statement.
He also warned against decoupling, or separating, the U.S. and Chinese economies for strategic reasons.
Businesspeople and industry analysts have warned global industries might be split into separate markets with incompatible products due to China's pressure on its own companies to develop their own technology standards and U.S. restrictions on Chinese access to technology that Washington see as a security risk. That might slow innovation and increase costs.
"Attempts at decoupling or severing supply chains in defiance of underlying laws would not help boost the U.S. economy," the statement said. "They would only make the world economy more vulnerable."
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