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RENO, Nev., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERCO (Nasdaq: UHAL), the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company, plans to report its first quarter fiscal 2023 financial results after the close of market trading on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The Company is scheduled to conduct its first quarter investor conference call and webcast at 8 a.m. Arizona Time (11 a.m. ET) on Thursday, August 4, 2022.
Listen via the internet: https://app.webinar.net/gao7rXlrbW4
The conference call and webcast may include forward-looking statements. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived for one year at www.amerco.com.
About AMERCO
AMERCO is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company. U-Haul is in the shared use business and was founded on the fundamental philosophy that the division of use and specialization of ownership is good for both U-Haul customers and the environment.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 186,000 trucks, 128,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 876,000 rentable storage units and 75.1 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LandSouth Construction, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based, award-winning general contractor, has broken ground on Skyline at Westfall Station, an upscale multifamily development in Clermont, Fla.
The developer of Skyline at Westfall Station is PKY Clermont MF, LLC. Skyline at Westfall Station will be located at 17000 FL-50 and is scheduled for completion in late Summer 2024.
"Skyline at Westfall Station will bring much-needed luxury, multifamily living to the growing Clermont area," James Pyle, LandSouth President and CEO shared. "LandSouth is excited to get to work on Skyline at Westfall Station and showcase all we have to offer to future residents and the community."
The LandSouth project manager for Skyline at Westfall Station is Joyce Englander and Matt Wellman will serve as the superintendent. The construction administrator for the project is Amanda Binns and B.J. Borowski is the assistant project manager. Group 4 Design is the architecture firm for Skyline at Westfall Station.
Skyline at Westfall Station will be a garden-style development, featuring a total of 19, two-story buildings. The development will have a total of 300 units and future residents will choose from 13 different floor plans, ranging from 747 to 1,477 square feet. Skyline at Westfall Station will offer several amenities, including integrated garages, a pool with pavilion, dog park, and clubhouse. Residents will enjoy proximity to Lake Minneola and Lakefront Park, Lake Louise State Park, Florida Citrus Tower, Crooked River Preserve, Lake Hiawatha, and West Orange Trail.
"We have a great team working to bring Skyline at Westfall Station to Clermont," stated Joyce Englander, the LandSouth project manager. "We're excited to break ground and bring the best in multifamily living with Skyline at Westfall Station."
LandSouth will employ its unique integrated construction approach to build Skyline at Westfall Station. Service components work together to provide seamless delivery through proven procedures, systems, and technology.
LandSouth Construction, the Southeast's premier general contractor, specializing in multifamily, senior living, and mixed-use development, was named one of Engineering News Record's Top 400. Since 1998 LandSouth has transformed ideas into best–in–class communities. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. LandSouth has completed more than 25,000 multifamily units. For more information, call LandSouth's Marketing Manager, Mary Hamilton, (904) 760-3182, or visit www.landsouth.com
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NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention CareDx, Inc. ("CareDx") (NASDAQ: CDNA) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased CareDx common stock between February 24, 2021, and May 5, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in CareDx, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
https://www.wongesq.com/pslra-1/caredx-inc-loss-submission-form?prid=29655&wire=4
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against CareDx includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants had engaged in a variety of improper and illegal schemes to inflate testing services revenue and demand, including pushing a surveillance protocol through inaccurate marketing materials, offering extravagant inducements or kickbacks to physicians and other providers, and improperly bundling expensive testing services with other blood tests as part of the Company's RemoTraC service for remote, home-based, blood-drawing; (2) these practices, and others, subjected CareDx to an undisclosed risk of regulatory scrutiny; (3) these practices rendered the Company's testing services revenue reported throughout the class period artificially inflated; and (4) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: July 22, 2022
Aggrieved CareDx investors only have until July 22, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
CONTACT:
Vincent Wong, Esq.
39 East Broadway
Suite 304
New York, NY 10002
Tel. 212.425.1140
E-Mail: vw@wongesq.com
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Factor4 is CoCard's Preferred Gift Card and Loyalty Program Provider
BROOMALL, Pa., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Factor4, LLC, a leading provider of gift card and loyalty solutions, is pleased to announce their partnership with CoCard, a leading member-owned and merchant-driven ISO. The partnership enables CoCard to offer their members omnichannel gift card and loyalty solutions to seamlessly process gift card and loyalty transactions in-store, online and via mobile devices.
Factor4 leads the gift card and loyalty industry in strategic partnerships and was recognized in the "United States Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics -Q1 2022 Update" Report by ReportsandMarkets.com. The report states that the growing preference for omnichannel gift cards among consumers is leading to more strategic partnerships in the gift card space. Factor4 is one of the only companies that offers complete omnichannel gift card and loyalty solutions.
"We are excited to announce our partnership with CoCard," said Dan Battista, Factor4 CEO. "CoCard prides itself on being able to provide their members with the best products at the best pricing. We are happy to provide our industry best gift card and loyalty programs at price points that are affordable for CoCard members and enable them to increase revenue, attract new customers and reduce attrition."
To learn more about Factor4's partnership with CoCard or their omnichannel gift card and loyalty programs, contact: 484-471-3963 or sales@factor4gift.com.
Factor4, LLC was formed by four payment service experts to provide the premier gift card and loyalty solution. The founders' strength comes from their combined industry expertise and extensive network. Factor4's strength is from its best-in-class proprietary platform, technology, integrations and team. The RewardOS API provides effortless, feature-rich integration to a wide range of point-of-sale devices. Factor4 boasts the most integrations of all gift and loyalty providers. Factor4 serves over 16,000 customers and growing. For more information, visit www.factor4gift.com.
For media inquiries, contact Aimee DuCasse, Director of Marketing, Factor4 at 610-662-7926 or aimee@factor4gift.com.
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WALPOLE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts school didn’t follow its own guidance when a 9-year-old special-needs student who is Black was handcuffed by police at school and then taken to a hospital where he was held in an adult unit until he was released to his mother, a civil rights group says.
The group Lawyers for Civil Rights sent a letter to the Walpole public schools and police department asking for an apology for the family and proof of restraint training for school resource officers when dealing with special-needs students. The family is also exploring “all legal options” to hold the school and police accountable.
The boy was having a mental health crisis on Jan. 12, 2023 when, instead of following a prescribed treatment system, staff called the school resource officer who called for police backup, the group said.
In a description of the event posted by Lawyers for Civil Rights, Erika Richmond, an attorney with the group, said in a Wednesday news release that the incident exemplifies the “adultification” of Black children, a form of discrimination where Black children are perceived and treated as older than they are. The boy in this case was described as “big for his age” and “stronger than he looks.”
"Because of this bias, a situation that could easily have been de-escalated instead led to a young Black boy being handcuffed and held in adult custody,” Richmond said.
Richmond said the student, who has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other needs, also has a history of being afraid of police. So when the police began to surround him, he tried to leave the classroom, which was when he was placed in handcuffs.
The child was taken to an adult psychiatric ward for an evaluation and was released to his mother after it was determined he was not a danger to himself or others.
In a statement distributed to media organizations, Walpole Police Chief Richard M. Kelleher confirmed that his department respond to an elementary school in January “to assist staff with a student,” but he declined to say more.
Walpole school Superintendent Bridget Gough did not address the issue directly, but said, “Walpole Schools are committed to the safety and education of all of our students, regardless of race or other protected characteristics.” | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/answers-sought-after-9-year-old-boy-handcuffed-at-18083267.php | 2023-05-06 18:22:49 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/answers-sought-after-9-year-old-boy-handcuffed-at-18083267.php |
NPR's Juana Summers talks with MIT Technology Review climate and energy reporter Casey Crownhart about her latest reporting on innovations in air conditioning technology.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with MIT Technology Review climate and energy reporter Casey Crownhart about her latest reporting on innovations in air conditioning technology.
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DORI MONSON
Seattle restaurant owner: ‘A significant difference’ in safety downtown
Piroshsky, Piroshsky, an iconic Seattle restaurant, has re-opened on Third and Pike.
Owner Olga Sagan closed the bakery 10 months ago because of crime in the neighborhood. She re-opened this week after saying she saw good improvement in the area.
“We have to deliver a good walkable downtown for our people,” Sagan told fill-in host Brandi Kruse on The Dori Monson Show.
“Now the biggest neighborhood in Seattle is downtown. For people who live there, people who work there, and tourists that visit us, we need to stop embarrassing ourselves with downtown,” she continued.
Construction of pedestrian bridge from Seattle waterfront to Pike Place Market begins
Brandi asked Sagan to describe the differences between when she closed the bakery last February and her re-opening this week.
“I think, right in front of our windows, there is a significant difference,” Sagan said. “I wouldn’t say it’s consistent, 24/7, always clean and safe 100% of the time. But I would say more often clean, and as safe as it has ever been in the last two or three years.”
Sagan said on KIRO Newsradio that the crime problem hasn’t been solved in the downtown corridor. It has just been moved around.
Brandi asked, “Even though it’s a little bit better, right now, how hesitant are you to believe, it’s really going to stay that way?”
Sagan said that she has no expectations, and she hopes “for the best but [has] hoped before.”
“I think I was very, very vocal and very frustrated and very fed up when it closed,” she said.
A Starbucks cafe and an Amazon To Go store closed in the area at about the same time.
“I was part of the fabric of closing it down. I’m hoping to be a fabric of reopening it up as well,” Sagan said.
Sagan told Brandi that if she has to close the bakery again, it will be for the last time.
Brandi asked Sagan if she had seen a shift in the willingness of business owners to speak up and say something about the conditions there.
“I got a lot of negative feedback and was subject to a lot of name-callings when I first said things. But, I was telling my truth and how it affected me. We did open a little bit of a floodgate of, it’s okay for us to speak our truth. We’re going to keep pushing towards a better future for Third and Pike,” Sagan concluded.
Listen to Dori Monson weekday afternoons from noon – 3 p.m. on KIRO Newsradio, 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the podcast here. | https://mynorthwest.com/3762228/seattle-restaurant-owner-a-significant-difference-in-safety-downtown/ | 2022-12-28 21:44:33 | 0 | https://mynorthwest.com/3762228/seattle-restaurant-owner-a-significant-difference-in-safety-downtown/ |
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd. ("Dingdong") (NYSE: DDL) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased, or otherwise acquired, Dingdong American Depository Shares pursuant or traceable to the F-1 registration statements and related prospectus on Form 424B4 issued in connection with Dingdong's June 2021 initial public stock offering.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Dingdong, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: According to the filed complaint, the registration statement and prospectus used to effectuate the Company's initial public offering misstated and/or omitted facts concerning Dingdong's so-called commitment to ensuring the safety and quality of the food it distributes to the market. For example, despite claiming that it applies "stringent quality control across [its] entire supply chain to ensure product quality to [its] users," Dingdong sold food past its sell-by date. Consequently, Dingdong was, in fact, no better at providing or assuring access to "fresh" groceries than the supermarkets, traditional Chinese wet markets, or traditional e-commerce platforms it repeatedly claimed to be displacing. Moreover, the foregoing conduct subjected Dingdong to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement, all of which, once revealed, were likely to negatively impact Dingdong's business, operations, and reputation.
Aggrieved Dingdong investors only have until October 24, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
CONTACT:
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PASAY CITY, Philippines, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SM Investments Corporation (SM Investments) marked important milestones in upholding inclusion and diversity in the organization.
Diversity recognizes the uniqueness and variety of the groups and societies that make up humankind. This can include differences in age, gender, sexuality, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, economic or other status. Social inclusion is the process by which efforts are made to ensure equal opportunities for all – that everyone, regardless of their background, can achieve their full potential in life.
As an important milestone towards these, SM Investments signed on as a supporter of the United Nations Global Compact Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs), joining over 3,000 other business leaders around the world.
Established by UN Global Compact and UN Women, the WEPs are a set of principles offering guidance to businesses on how to promote gender equality and women's empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community.
This followed SM Supermalls signing on as a supporter in March 2021, marking National Women's Month.
As a group, SM is exemplary in women empowerment with a number of women leaders in the company. It provides equal opportunities with 63% of women in its workforce and 58% in senior leadership roles. It also maintains a mix of people from diverse backgrounds, generations and skillsets to mirror the diverse customers and communities it serves.
About SM Investments Corporation
SM Investments Corporation is a leading Philippine company that is invested in market-leading businesses in retail, banking, and property. It also invests in ventures that capture high growth opportunities in the emerging Philippine economy.
SM's retail operations are the country's largest and most diversified with its food, non-food, and specialty retail stores. SM's property arm, SM Prime Holdings, Inc., is the largest integrated property developer in the Philippines with interests in malls, residences, offices, hotels, and convention centers as well as tourism-related property developments. SM's interests in banking are in BDO Unibank, Inc., the country's largest bank, and China Banking Corporation, the 6th largest bank.
For more about SM, visit www.sminvestments.com
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Artificial intelligence has surged to the forefront of Hollywood’s labor fights. Standing alongside more traditional disputes over pay models, benefits and job protections, AI technology is the wild card in the contract breakdowns that have led actors and writers unions to go on strike.
The technology has pushed negotiations into unknown territory, and the language used can sound utopian or dystopian depending on the side of the table. Here’s a look at what the unions and their employers each say they want.
As the technology to create without creators emerges, star actors fear they will lose control of their lucrative likenesses. Unknown actors fear they’ll be replaced altogether. Writers fear they’ll have to share credit or lose credit to machines.
The proposed contracts that led to both strikes last only three years. Even at the seeming breakneck pace at which AI is moving, it’s very unlikely there would be any widespread displacement of writers or actors in that time. But unions and employers know that ground given on an issue in one contract can be hard to reclaim in the next.
Emerging versions of the tech have already filtered into nearly every part of filmmaking, used to de-age actors like Harrison Ford in the latest “Indiana Jones” film or Mark Hamill in “The Mandalorian,” to generate the abstracted animated images of Samuel L. Jackson and a swirl of several aliens in the intro to “Secret Invasion” on Disney+, and to give recommendations on Netflix.
All sides in the strikes acknowledge that use of the technology even more broadly is inevitable. That’s why all are looking now to establish legal and creative control.
Actor and writer Johnathan McClain said the battle echoes fights over automation across other industries, but foretells many more to come as tech becomes better.
“It’s easy to marginalize what we do because it’s entertainment” McClain said on the picket lines outside Warner Bros. Studios. “And I get it. But I feel on some level we are, as far as this tech conversation is concerned, a little bit of a canary in a coal mine. This is an important moment and we’ve got to really make a decisive stand.”
AI discussions between the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents employers, went from a theoretical framework to a bitter battle that spilled into the public when the strike broke out July 13.
In a description widely shared by outraged actors on social media, SAG-AFTRA released this characterization of the studios’ AI position, which the AMPTP called a deliberate distortion:
“We want to be able to scan a background performer’s image, pay them for a half a day’s labor, and then use an individual’s likeness for any purpose forever without their consent,” the union said. “We also want to be able to make changes to principal performers’ dialogue, and even create new scenes, without informed consent. And we want to be able to use someone’s images, likenesses, and performances to train new generative AI systems without consent or compensation.”
The AMPTP said in a statement in response that its offers included an “AI proposal which protects performers’ digital likenesses, including a requirement for performers’ consent for the creation and use of digital replicas or for digital alterations of a performance.”
SAG-AFTRA used similar language in describing what they wanted, emphasizing the need to protect “human-created work” including alterations to the “voice, likeness or performance” of an actor.
It may be fitting that “voice” comes first on that list. While many viewers still cringe at the visual avatars of actors like Hamill and Jackson, the aural tech feels further along.
The voices of the late Anthony Bourdain and the late Andy Warhol have both been recreated for recent documentaries.
Union members who make a living doing voiceovers have taken note.
In screenwriters’ contract talks, which broke down in early May, the Writers Guild of America said it would allow for the use of AI — but only insofar as it was a tool for them to use in their own work.
They would be willing, potentially, to shape stories with help from AI software. But they do not want it to affect the credits that are essential to their prestige and pay.
The guild wants to prevent raw, AI-generated storylines or dialogue from being regarded as “literary material” — a term in their contracts for scripts and other story forms a screenwriter produces. This means they wouldn’t be competing with computers for credit — or for an original screenplay Oscar.
The writers also don’t want those storylines or dialogue to be considered “source material” — their contractual language for the novels, video games or other works that writers may develop into scripts.
The AMPTP said in a document outlining its position that writers “want to be able to use this technology as part of their creative process, without changing how credits are determined, which is complicated given AI material can’t be copyrighted.”
The studios also emphasized that previous writers’ contracts established that any “corporate or impersonal purveyor” of literary is not a screenwriter.
“Only a ‘person’ can be considered a writer,” the AMPTP said. “AI-generated material would not be eligible for writing credit.”
While this position could assuage writers’ worries about sharing credit with AI, it could also lead to no one getting credit when they “collaborate” with AI.
Modern screenwriting contracts, and who gets what credit, are already a bramble that the guild often has to step in and sort out. Detailed legal language is pulled out to determine whose name is preceded by “written by,” whose name comes before “story by” or whose name follows “from characters created by.”
Putting artificial intelligence into the mix threatens to turn each of those terms into an even stickier thicket.
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Associated Press journalist Krysta Fauria contributed from Burbank, California. | https://www.wjhl.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-ai-is-the-wild-card-in-hollywoods-strikes-heres-an-explanation-of-its-unsettling-role/ | 2023-07-22 13:06:46 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-ai-is-the-wild-card-in-hollywoods-strikes-heres-an-explanation-of-its-unsettling-role/ |
If the Iraqi regime is toppled, the United States plans to take control until an interim government emerges. U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jay Garner leads the transition effort and will be charged with feeding Iraqis, providing security and locating weapons of mass destruction. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remarks by a key Cabinet ally calling for a Palestinian village to be erased were inappropriate in a Twitter thread Sunday, after the U.S. demanded that he reject the statement.
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In the thread, posted in English shortly after midnight, Netanyahu did not appear to condemn the remarks outright and implied that the ally, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, misspoke. Netanyahu thanked Smotrich for later walking the comments back and “making clear that his choice of words” was “inappropriate.” The bulk of the thread urged the international community to seek condemnations from the Palestinians over attacks against Israelis.
It appeared to be his first public response to Smotrich's remarks since they were made Wednesday.
Netanyahu's Twitter thread underlines how the Israeli leader has had to balance the ideologies of the far-right members of his government with the expectations of Israel's chief ally, the United States. Smotrich is the head of one of several ultranationalist parties that help make up Netanyahu’s government, its most right-wing ever.
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Jewish settlers of the occupied West Bank last week rampaged through the Palestinian village of Hawara, where earlier in the day two Israeli brothers were killed in a Palestinian shooting attack. Later in the week, Smotrich said the village should be erased — by Israeli forces and not by private citizens.
Smotrich later backtracked, saying he didn’t mean for the village to be erased but for Israel to operate surgically within it against Palestinian militants. Still, his earlier comments sparked an international outcry. The U.S. called them repugnant and urged Netanyahu to “publicly and clearly reject and disavow them.” The United Nations and Middle East powerhouses Egypt and Saudi Arabia also condemned Smotrich's remarks.
In a Hebrew tweet posted around the same time, Netanyahu said even foreign diplomats make mistakes, an apparent reference to a report by Israeli Channel 12 that U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides made disparaging remarks about Smotrich ahead of his visit to Washington this week, saying he would “throw him off the plane,” if he could. A U.S. Embassy spokesperson denied he had made the remarks.
Smotrich, in a tweet Saturday, said he was “convinced that he didn't mean to incite to kill me when he said I must be thrown from the plane just as I didn't mean to harm innocents when I said Hawara must be erased.”
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In his tweets, Netanyahu wrote that "it is important for all of us to work to tone down the rhetoric" amid a spiraling wave of violence between Israel and the Palestinians.
“That includes speaking out forcefully against inappropriate statements and even correcting our own statements when we misspeak or when our words are taken out of context,” he posted.
Netanyahu then blasted the Palestinian Authority for not condemning Palestinian attacks against Israelis, and the international community for not demanding condemnations from the Palestinians.
Israel has long claimed the international community has a double standard in its expectations from Israel and the Palestinians. Israel captured the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, territories the Palestinians seek for their future state. Israel maintains a 55-year, open-ended occupation over Palestinians in the West Bank and a blockade, along with Egypt, of the Gaza Strip. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/netanyahu-calls-comments-to-erase-village-17820803.php | 2023-03-05 10:42:49 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/netanyahu-calls-comments-to-erase-village-17820803.php |
Elected officials of Bannock County held their latest community meeting last Thursday.
The open meetings, which have taken place in cities around the county, was held in the Chubbuck City Hall building.
The Bannock County Commissioners, Assessor, Sheriff, Coroner, and Clerk participated in the meeting.
The officials talked about the success of this year’s circuit breaker tax credit program, the proposed forensic pathology program, water rights, the jail, and more.
Bannock County Commissioner Ernie Moser says that it’s important to get feedback from residents about what’s happening in the county.
“I found that the more we're able to explain that, the more content people are. Not that they're happy, but they're more content that they know that we're working for the good of the community, the good of the county, and we really do want the best for everybody,” explains Bannock County Commissioner Ernie Moser.
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ROSH HANIKRA MARINE RESERVE, Israel (AP) — Between the cliffs and crags of Israel’s submerged prehistoric coastline, a Mediterranean ecosystem is surging back to life.
Giant groupers flourish among the rocks, a psychedelic purple nudibranch sea slug clings to an outcrop, and a pair of rays skate along the undisturbed sandy bottom.
Israel is blazing forward with a plan to protect sections of its 118-mile coastline, a measure experts say is crucial to maintain biodiversity and shield ecosystems from humanity. Rosh Hanikra, just south of the Lebanese border, is the centerpiece of this effort, providing what scientists believe can be a blueprint for rescuing seas ravaged by pollution, overfishing and climate change.
Climate change, invasive species and explosive human activity are threatening what remains of the eastern Mediterranean’s severely impacted ecosystems. Scientists warn that without protection, remaining marine ecosystems will be devastated.
But there is a glimmer of hope. In recent years Israel has taken steps to better protect critical habitats along its Mediterranean coast, like the Rosh Hanikra Marine Reserve, and researchers say key species have bounced back even after just a few years of protection.
“If we won’t maintain the resilience and the functionality of the ocean, it will collapse,” said Ruth Yahel, a marine ecologist at Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority. Conservationists say the best way to do that is creating zones where human impact is reduced.
Last month, an Associated Press team joined park rangers diving beneath the waves off Rosh Hanikra, which Yahel calls “the jewel in the crown” of Israel’s marine protected areas, where commercial fishing, drilling and sewage runoff are prohibited. An underwater canyon and sloping hills — vestiges of the Mediterranean coastline submerged by rising seas at the end of the last Ice Age — provide oases for underwater life to gain a foothold.
Since 2019, Israel has increased these protected areas from roughly 0.3% of its coastal waters to around 4%. Another roughly 4.5% are earmarked for protection.
While those measures fall short of the international target of 10% by 2020, and broader global efforts to protect sea-life have faltered, it shows Israel has started taking the issue more seriously.
Last year, Israel signed on to U.S. President Joe Biden’s 30 by 30 initiative of “ conserving 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030.” Around 24% of Israel’s land area is now designated as nature reserves, along with just over 2% of its total maritime territory, including its Exclusive Economic Zone stretching some 200 kilometers beyond its territorial waters. This summer the government declared a fishhook-shaped 175-square-mile (450-square-kilometer) protected area that’s home to a deep-sea ecosystem several dozen miles off the coast of Tel Aviv outside its territorial waters.
These protected areas are not just lines on a map. Marine rangers patrol them along Israel’s Mediterranean coastline and “protect an ecosystem that is supposed to be less disturbed by humanity,” said Eyal Miller, one of the rangers.
But that ambitious target faces major obstacles due to Israel’s fast-growing population, limited available land, offshore gas exploitation, commercial fishing and shipping, and military use.
Tamar Zandberg, the country’s outgoing environmental protection minister, said a main challenge is Israel’s lack of an overarching government strategy concerning the Mediterranean.
“This is a very sensitive ecosystem that can very easily change from a solution to a problem if we don’t conserve it,” she said, expressing worry that environmental issues have become politicized and that Israel’s incoming government may abandon them.
The Israeli government has faced criticism for its climate inaction. Dov Khenin, head of the Israel Climate Forum, recently summed up a 2021 state watchdog report on Israel’s climate policies as “setting low targets and not meeting them.” Just 8.2% of Israel’s energy was produced from renewable resources in 2021, with the bulk of production coming from newly exploited natural gas reserves off its Mediterranean coastline, the Electricity Authority said.
The Mideast as a whole is expected to be heavily affected as global temperatures rise, and the eastern Mediterranean is no exception. It is warming faster than most other bodies of water around the globe, putting its already heavily battered ecosystems at risk.
“We are like the canary in the coal mine for what might happen to the West and North as the climate keeps changing and water keeps warming,” said Gil Rilov, marine biologist at Israel’s Oceanographic and Limnological Research institute.
Israel’s coastal waters are home to dozens of invasive species, from venomous lionfish and algae-marauding rabbitfish to enormous swarms of jellyfish, many of which originated in tropical waters and migrated to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal.
“It’s a complexity of conditions that the marine reserve mitigates by giving extra protection from human activity,” said Yahel of the parks authority.
Yahel and her colleagues have conducted biomass surveys every other year since 2015 to gauge how effective the protected areas are. She says the zones have shown their effectiveness.
Algae, sponges and other invertebrates are all proliferating in the reserves, and commercial fish species like groupers have three times the biomass of those in unprotected waters. They’re bigger, there are more of them, and as predators near the top of the food chain it’s a sign of a healthy ecosystem, she said.
Not everyone is pleased by Israel’s growing maritime protected areas, especially its dwindling number of commercial fishermen. Israel severely tightened regulations on its fishing industry in 2016, including a fishing ban during the spring spawning season and the use of bottom trawlers that destroy seafloor habitats.
Nir Froyman, head of Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Agriculture Ministry, said the measures were aimed at ensuring long-term sustainability.
But many fishermen see it as yet another step by the government to curtail their livelihood.
“It’s forbidden to fish, but it’s allowed to lay infrastructure for the gas rigs and for oil ships and polluters to enter the marine reserves,” said Sami Ali, spokesman for the Israel Fisherman’s Union. “There’s an inherent contradiction here.”
His organization represents Israel’s 900 commercial fishermen, including those in the village of Jisr al-Zarka, 20 miles (33 kilometers) south of Haifa, where a dozen small boats bobbed offshore as a giant gas rig loomed.
Ali decried what he called hypocrisy, saying the environmental damage caused by fishermen is a drop in the ocean “compared to those polluting monstrosities,” pointing at the gas platform.
“The truth is that we overfished our oceans,” said Yahel, looking out over the waves in Rosh Hanikra. “If we won’t allocate big chunks of area in order to protect it, we will lose the entire wonderful ecosystem of the sea.”
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New API Pentesting Service Launched by BreachLock to Improve API Security
NEW YORK, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BreachLock officially launched its API Penetration Testing Service today, making API security testing faster, more scalable, and more affordable compared to alternative pentesting providers. The company is best known for its human-led, AI-enabled Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS) solution delivered via its award-winning client portal. API penetration testing will help organizations prevent cybercriminals from exploiting unpatched API vulnerabilities to perpetrate cybercrimes.
BreachLock is known for its innovative pentesting approach as a leader in the emerging PTaaS market. With a global reputation for delivering enterprise-grade penetration testing services, Breachlock leverages automation to ensure affordability and speed for clients held back by alternative pentesting options. With integrated remediation, companies can decrease their window of exposure to critical API vulnerabilities fast. Clients receive evidence-backed pentest reports with guided remediation on critical vulnerabilities, along with 12 months of access to retest, generate reports, and run scans inside the client portal.
Regarding its new security testing offering, BreachLock's Founder & CEO, Seemant Sehgal, comments, "With the rise in security breaches involving insecure APIs, it's our responsibility to enable clients to prevent similar incidents." Sehgal adds, "Staying ahead of cyber adversaries is the name of the game. With today's threat landscape, agile pentesting is the key to combatting security breaches, especially when done regularly."
BreachLock's API pentesting service is conducted by 100% in-house, certified expert pentesters (e.g., CREST, OSCE, OSCP, CISSP, CEH) that leverage AI and automation to accelerate the process and deliver more accurate results that closely correlate with OWASP best practices. Its security experts apply maximum business logic to every API pentest during a manual deep dive and ensure zero false positives by validating automated findings.
About BreachLock
BreachLock® is a global leader in cybersecurity and Penetration Testing services combining the power of human hackers, artificial intelligence, and automation. Engineered for agility and scalability for digital environments of any scale, on its cloud-native platform, BreachLock delivers full-stack, Human-led, AI-enabled, Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS), enabling organizations to accelerate pentesting by 50% and reduce TCO by 50% in comparison to alternative penetration testing companies. BreachLock helps clients accelerate their security maturity, meet compliance requirements (i.e., PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2), and conduct third party security vendor assessments. Learn more at www.breachlock.com.
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Universal Orlando is adding three free months onto its annual passes — for both new purchases and renewals — by Florida residents.
This deal applies to the range of season passes as well as to the two-park and three-park options. Two-park passes allow entry into Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks. A three-park pass includes Volcano Bay water park.
Posted prices for two parks currently range from $324.99 to $529.99, depending on the level. Season and Power Pass levels come with several days of block-out dates; the Preferred Pass has no block-out dates and includes parking in the Universal Orlando garages.
Prices for three parks range from $424.99 to $979.99
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The resort also sells a top-level Premier Pass that includes valet parking, a ticket to Halloween Horror Nights, Universal Express after 4 p.m. and no block-out dates. It goes for $789.99.
Passes also include an assortment of discounts on food and hotel stays and access to the Passholder Lounge at Islands of Adventure. Payments can be monthly or in full. There’s a limit of six passes per purchase. Universal Orlando has not announced an end date for this sale.
Upcoming additions and events at Universal Orlando include the opening of the Villain-Con Minion Blast attraction, Halloween Horror Nights, holiday festivities and Mardi Gras at Universal Studios park. Parts of the park’s Minion Land are now available to guests, including Minion Cafe.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government claimed Saturday that the al-Shabab extremist group has for the first time asked to open negotiations, amid a military offensive the government has described as “total war.”
There was no immediate statement by al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-affiliate that for well over a decade has carried out high-profile bombings in Somalia’s capital and controlled parts of the country’s central and southern regions, complicating efforts to rebuild the once-failed state after decades of conflict.
“Al-Shabab requested to open negotiations with the Somali government, but there are two groups within al-Shabab,” Deputy Defense Minister Abdifatah Kasim told journalists in Mogadishu. “The first part is foreigners, and the second part is local Somalis. Those locals have a chance to open up negotiations, but those foreigners who invaded our country have no right for talks. The only option is to return to where they are from.”
The deputy defense minister added that “for the Somalis, we are ready to receive them, for they are willing to surrender to the Somali government. They must follow the government’s instructions, reintegrate with their society, or face the Somali National Army in the front lines.”
This is the first time Somalia’s federal government has said that the extremist group has requested talks. In September, during a U.S. visit, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said “they are not willing to negotiate,” while stressing that “we are ready to talk to them” and have sent messages about it.
Al-Shabab numbers several thousand fighters, including an unknown number of foreigners, both from regional countries like neighboring Kenya and beyond. The extremists have carried out several high-profile attacks over the years in Kenya, including in the capital, Nairobi, and at a military base used by the U.S.
Al-Shabab has long sought to impose strict Islamic law in Somalia and seeks the withdrawal of foreign troops operating in the Horn of Africa country. The United States has a military presence in Somalia to combat the extremists, along with Turkey and a multinational African Union force.
Somalia’s president after being elected last year launched a military offensive against al-Shabab with the support of some local militias that have regained control of some communities from the extremists. The president in a New Year’s address vowed to eliminate al-Shabab this year.
The extremists, under pressure as the government seeks to squeeze its sources of financing, have lashed out. An October bombing at a busy intersection in Mogadishu killed at least 120 people, and a pair of bombings Wednesday in a region at the heart of the government offensive killed at least 35 people. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-somalia-for-1st-time-claims-al-shabab-extremists-seek-talks/ | 2023-01-07 23:11:43 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-somalia-for-1st-time-claims-al-shabab-extremists-seek-talks/ |
Roundtable experts will strategize on how to advance space weather forecasting and research efforts, and improve preparedness for space weather events.
LOUISVILLE, Colo., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine selected Dr. Geoff Crowley, CEO and Founder of Louisville-based Orion Space Solutions, to co-chair its recently created Government-University-Commercial Space Weather Roundtable. Created to expand public understanding of space weather's social and economic impact, the roundtable realizes a recommendation of the Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act, which became law in October 2020.
Roundtable members will facilitate exchange of information and understanding among government participants in the Space Weather Operations, Research, and Mitigation (SWORM) Interagency Working Group, the academic community, and the commercial space weather sector to support space weather-related decisions.
The roundtable includes 17 space weather experts and stakeholders selected from government, industry, and academia. The group will focus on issues including developing resilience to severe space weather events, communication of risk from space weather events, and identifying steps to improve research to operations and operations to research pathways.
"Space weather forecasting is in infancy as compared to weather forecasting – leveraging PROSWIFT direction, the U.S. Government hopes to expand public awareness of potentially disastrous effects of severe space weather on ground-based and space-based assets," explains Crowley. "The group includes scientists, engineers and policy experts, and environmental (Earth, space, and Sun) professionals who will help identify pathways to improve the nation's space weather understanding and actionable responses to extreme events."
In convening senior-level decision makers, scientists, and industry experts, the Space Weather Roundtable will facilitate advances in the scientific knowledge of space weather phenomena, forecasting of space weather events, and impacts of space weather on Earth.
"Since inception in 2005, Orion Space Solutions has taken a similar approach, turning scientific understanding of space into actionable information that supports our customers and the public good," Crowley says.
About Orion Space Solutions: Founded in 2005, Orion Space Solutions was born from the vision to apply fundamental space physics knowledge to tackle real-world problems, and has become a leader in the "New Space" small-satellite industry, developing a wide range of sensors and space-weather modeling tools.
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a convenient cover to protect cleats or spikes when walking on concrete, asphalt, gravel or other hard surfaces," said an inventor, from Charleston, W.V., "so I invented the SPIKE PROTECT. My design eliminates the hassle of changing from cleats into regular shoes."
The invention provides an effective way to protect the undersides of cleat-style athletic shoes, and reduces time spent removing cleats or spikes for sports such as track and field in between events. In doing so, it allows the user to walk on hard surfaces and it prevents damage to the cleats. As a result, it helps prevent the premature replacement of cleats. The invention features a convenient and durable design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for athletes. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-OSK-176, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian separatist leader accused of terrorism and instigating violence in the country’s southeast was acquitted Thursday by a local court, his lawyer told The Associated Press.
The Nigerian Court of Appeal dismissed the government-filed charges against Nnamdi Kanu in Abuja, the nation’s capital, after a jury faulted the legality of the case against him, according to Ifeanyi Ejiofor, his lawyer. Kanu is yet to be released from custody.
The Indigenous People of Biafra separatist group that Kanu leads has been pressing for the southeast region to break away from the West African nation and become independent. But the Nigerian government said he uses the group known as IPOB to instigate violence, leading to the deaths of many in the country’s southeast.
Kanu had been facing trial for alleged treason and terrorism but escaped Nigeria in 2017 while on bail. He was rearrested in June last year and brought back to Nigeria from an undisclosed country.
The separatist leader, who also holds British citizenship, pleaded not guilty at the resumption of his trial which his group has said is being used to stifle his secessionist campaign. The campaign reminds many of the short-lived Republic of Biafra that fought and lost a civil war from 1967 to 1970 to become independent from Nigeria. An estimated 1 million people died in the war, many of starvation.
After he was acquitted, Emma Powerful, a spokesman for the Biafra group, told the AP, “Our next target is to ensure that Biafra liberation is materialized and no human being can stop it.”
Kanu’s trial reechoed allegations of marginalization in Nigeria’s southeast region made up of the Igbos, Nigeria’s third-largest ethnic group who are mainly Christians. Nigeria’s more than 200 million people are almost evenly divided between Christians and Muslims.
Amid the calls for a referendum, the IPOB secessionist group became more violent, authorities and experts have said. The formation of the Eastern Security Network, its paramilitary arm, in December 2020 coincided with a spike in criminal attacks in the region.
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WFO BOSTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
245 PM EDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Hartford and southwestern Hampden Counties through 345 PM EDT...
At 245 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
New Hartford, or 10 miles northeast of Torrington, moving northeast
at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Strong winds could cause minor damage such as downed
branches. Little to no impact from hail is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Enfield, Westfield, Windsor, Agawam, Simsbury, Bloomfield, Avon,
Suffield, Windsor Locks, Granby, East Windsor, Canton, Southwick,
Burlington, East Granby, Hartland, Granville and Tolland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Get indoors when you hear thunder. Do not resume outdoor activities
until at least 30 minutes after the storm has passed.
Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses. Avoid low lying
areas near small streams.
LAT...LON 4205 7306 4216 7273 4191 7256 4179 7297
4180 7297 4181 7295 4183 7294 4185 7295
4189 7294 4190 7291 4197 7289 4197 7303
4204 7301 4204 7305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 239DEG 9KT 4191 7295
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WeTrade Group Inc. ("WeTrade" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: WETG), a global diversified "software as a service" ("SaaS") technology service provider committed to providing technical support and digital transformation tools for enterprises across different industries, today announced that the Company has entered into strategic cooperation with Fujian Super Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd ("Fujian Solar"), under which the two parties will work together to develop portable energy storage products and distribute them globally. Seeing the booming downstream application, the two groups will work together to meet the demand of market, and push the rapid growth in their respective business scale. This cooperation also marks the official entry of WeTrade Group into the new energy market.
Compared to the outdoor markets in Europe and the USA, the development of China's outdoor market is still in its infancy. However, domestic consumers have gradually accepted and started incorporating outdoor-related equipment and supplies into their lives, providing this market with great potential. In addition, due to the emergence of extreme weather and severe power restrictions in overseas countries and regions, the demand for mobile energy storage equipment will further expand.
Fujian Solar is a new energy product development and production enterprise, and its portable energy storage product, Venus Power, has become popular and sold widely in China as soon as it was launched. Venus Power features high power, versatile adaptability, outdoor LED lighting compatibility, cell phone wireless charging, PD fast charging and solar panel charging, among others. Therefore, this device is capable of fully adapting to the market development of current diversified electricity demand from both home use and travelling abroad.
Hechun Wei, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, "This entry into the new energy market has been a part of the company's strategy and an important step up in 2023. The entry will further consolidate the Company's market position, improve brand awareness and benefit shareholders."
About WeTrade Group Inc.
WeTrade Group Inc. is a global diversified "software as a service" ("SaaS") technology service provider which is committed to providing technical support and digital transformation tools for enterprises across different industries. The three main business segments of the Company are YCloud, WTPay and Y-Health.
YCloud is a micro-business cloud intelligent system launched by WeTrade, serving global micro-business industry. YCloud strengthens users' marketing relationship and CPS commission profit management through leading technology and big data analysis. It also helps increase the payment scenarios to increase customers' revenue by multi-channel data statistics, AI fission and management as well as improved supply chain system.
Independently developed by the Company, WTPay supports multiple methods of online payment and eight mainstream digital wallets in over 100 countries to help customers quickly realize global collection and payment business. Customers can use WTpay for global acquiring business, global store opening, global payment collection, international banking, global remittance and currency exchange.
Under its global public health business sector Y-Health, the Company engages in developing global business for biological health and medical enterprises. Currently, Y-Health mainly focuses on detection and prevention of epidemic, daily healthcare, traditional Chinese medicines, and others.
For more information, please visit https://ir.wetg.group.
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DENVER (AP) — Nearly half of the U.S. West has emerged from drought this spring, but the welcome wet conditions haven’t entirely replenished the region, scientists said Tuesday.
Hydrologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said deep snowpack across much of the West will bring short-term relief, but the equally deep “bathtub rings” at Lake Powell and Lake Mead reservoirs are a reminder of the long road to bringing supply and demand in balance.
This winter brought bountiful and persistent snow from the Sierra Nevada to the Rocky Mountains, stranding residents in their homes while setting accumulation records and pulling a large swath of the region out of drought. The quantity of precipitation is impressive, but the fact that snow stuck around this late in the season is perhaps more rare, said Joseph Casola, NOAA’s western regional climate services director.
“With climate warming, the odds for such a long-lived anomaly of cold over a large area like the West — the odds for that just go down and down,” Casola said.
A continued slow melt helps reduce danger of flooding and delays the onset of the worst wildfire danger in the region. Meanwhile, all that rain and snow means California can provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years, and is flooding farmland with surplus runoff to replenish precious groundwater.
The big question is how much relief this winter’s snow will bring to the Colorado River, which has been depleted by climate change, rising demand and overuse.
A May 1 forecast by the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center said up to 11 million acre-feet of water, or 172% of average, could flow into Lake Powell, a massive reservoir that stores Colorado River water for Arizona, Nevada, California, Mexico and dozens of tribes. That amount could be less depending on how much water the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation spreads among upstream reservoirs.
According to the Bureau’s 24-month operating plan, Lake Powell could rise to around 3,590 feet by mid-summer, up 60 feet from its current state. That’s a level that hasn’t been seen since 2020.
The robust winter takes some pressure off the system and gives states a bit more room to reach an agreement on how to implement water cuts, said Jennifer Pitt of the National Audubon Society, who is working to restore rivers throughout the basin.
As Lake Powell and Lake Mead hit record low levels last summer, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation told states they would need to cut their water use by 15% to 30%. Those cuts are still being negotiated, while federal officials consider holding back more water at the major dams.
“If everybody plays a part in solving the problem and we don’t place the problem entirely on any one user or one sector or one geography, then by spreading the pain, maybe it hurts a little less all the way around,” Pitt said. ___
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LONDON (AP) — Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for three Black players on England’s national team. Being subjected to a torrent of racial abuse on social media in the aftermath made it even worse.
Monkey emojis. Being told to go home. The N-word.
The even sadder part? Everyone knew it was coming.
“It’s stupid,” said Nedum Onuoha, a retired Black player who was in the top divisions of English and U.S. soccer for 16 years. “But are we surprised?”
It’s the latest form of racism: technology-fueled, visual, permanently intrusive and 24/7 — a haunting reminder of the 1980s-style monkey chants and banana-throwing in a social media era.
And it is spiraling out of control on platforms where anonymity is the golden ticket for racists.
“Every time it happens, it knocks you back and floors you,” Onuoha told The Associated Press. “Just when you think everything is OK, it’s a reminder that it’s not. It’s a reminder of how some people actually see you.”
Racism is the predominant form of abuse on social media reported to Kick It Out, an anti-discrimination campaigner in soccer, according to statistics compiled over the past three seasons in English soccer.
A report last year from FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, showed that more than 50% of players competing in two international tournaments in 2021 — the African Cup of Nations and the European Championship — received some form of discriminatory abuse in more than 400,000 posts on social media. More than a third were of a racist nature.
The problem is, there’s barely any accountability and it’s so easy. Pull out your phone, find the handle of the player you want to abuse, and fire off a racist message.
Former Premier League striker Mark Bright, who is Black and regularly suffered racial abuse inside stadiums in the 1980s, was exchanging messages with friends on a WhatsApp group when those three Black players for England — Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho — missed penalties in a shootout loss to Italy in the 2020 European Championship final.
“We all messaged each other and said, ‘Oh God, here we go.’ Because we know what’s around the corner,” Bright told the AP. “That’s what we expected and this is where, once again, you say ‘What can be done about it?’”
Largely speaking, the abuse hasn’t stopped Black players from using social media. It is an essential tool for marketing, leading to the paradox of soccer players using the same platforms on which they are abused.
Kylian Mbappe, who has 104 million followers on Instagram and more than 12 million followers on Twitter, was subjected to racial abuse along with fellow Black teammate Kingsley Coman after their French national team lost in the 2022 World Cup final to Argentina.
Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior, who has repeatedly been the target of racial insults, is followed by 38 million people on Instagram and nearly 7 million on Twitter.
Saka, who has more than 1 million followers on Twitter, remains on social media despite the abuse after England’s Euro 2020 loss and more just a few weeks ago, when a message posted on Twitter showed the Arsenal winger with his face made to look like a monkey, alongside the words: “This clown has cost us the league.” Minutes before the message, Saka had missed a penalty in an important Premier League game.
With social media continuing to fuel abuse, players and teams are coming up with ways to both raise awareness and reduce their exposure to offensive users.
GoBubble is a company that configures AI software to act as a filter to stop discriminatory comments from being seen by a social media user. It has customers from the Premier League down to the fourth division in English soccer, around Europe and in Australia.
“Yes, tech has caused the issue,” GoBubble founder Henry Platten told the AP, “but tech can actually solve the issue and this is what we are seeing as one of those pieces of the jigsaw.”
The company’s AI technology is plugged into players’ accounts and scans for toxic and potentially harmful words, images and other types of messages which can be filtered out using a traffic-light system.
“This isn’t about censorship, about sportswashing, about creating that fuzzy world,” Platten said. “This is about protection, not just for the players and their families but also the wider fan community.”
Platten said some players who approached him had experienced mental health issues that impacted their performances. Indeed, in January, Liverpool became the first Premier League club to hire a mental health consultant tasked with protecting young players from online trolling.
Governing bodies are reacting, too. During last year’s World Cup in Qatar, FIFA and players’ union FIFPRO had a dedicated in-tournament moderation service that prevented racist and other forms of hate speech from being seen online by players and their followers. This service will be offered for the upcoming Women’s World Cup.
Soccer authorities in England, including the Premier League, led a four-day social media boycott in 2021 across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in a protest against racist abuse. It ended up being adopted by many other sports in England, and by FIFA and UEFA, the governing body of European soccer.
Still, the abuse continues on the platforms, which have been accused of being too slow to block racist posts, remove offenders’ accounts, and improve their verification process to ensure users provide accurate identification information and are barred from registering with a new account if banned.
“It needs to be regulated, you need to be accountable,” Bright said. “Everyone’s been complaining about this for a long time now. Some players have set up meetings with these social media companies. It seems to me that they’re not serious enough about it.”
So is there appetite for change within the big social media platforms?
“No one should have to experience racist abuse, and we don’t want it on our apps,” Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, said in a statement to the AP. “We take action whenever we find it and we’ve launched several ways to help protect people from having to see it in the first place.”
That includes “Hidden Words,” which filters offensive comments and direct messages and is on by default for creator accounts, and “Limits,” which hides comments and DMs from people who don’t follow you or only followed you recently, the statement said.
“We know no one thing will fix abusive behavior,” Meta said, “but we’re committed to continuing working closely with the football industry to help keep our apps a safe place for footballers and fans.”
Twitter responded with an automated reply of a poop emoji when the AP reached out for comment.
For GoBubble founder Platten, platforms are striking a balance between keeping a large user base for revenue purposes while being seen to be tough on racism.
“There’s always going to be a position where they may move closer to solving the problem,” he said, “but are never going to go the full hog that we all want them to, in terms of really cracking down and solving it.”
Some teams and athletes are choosing alternative platforms to promote not just themselves but also more ethical behavior online.
These include Striver, a user-generated content platform backed by Roberto Carlos and Gilberto Silva — both World Cup winners with Brazil in 2002. And PixStory, a platform with nearly 1 million users which ranks them according to the integrity of their posts and aims to create “clean social” by prioritizing safety in a way big tech companies are not doing.
England’s Arsenal club, Italy’s Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain’s women’s team are collaborating with PixStory, whose founder, Appu Esthose Suresh, says teams and athletes are in a “Catch-22 situation.”
“They want to live in this space because it’s a way to reach out and interact with their fans, but there’s not enough safety,” Suresh told the AP. “There is an alternative way — and that’s change the business model.”
Ultimately, the biggest change will likely come through legislation. Last month, the European Union clinched an agreement in principle on the Digital Services Act, which will force big tech companies to better protect European users from harmful online content or be punished with billions of dollars in fines for noncompliance. In Britain, the government has proposed the Online Safety Bill, with potential fines amounting to 10% of the platforms’ annual global turnover.
Meanwhile, the number of perpetrators of online racial abuse facing criminal charges has increased. In March, a man who abused England striker Ivan Toney was banned from every soccer stadium in Britain for three years in what police described as a “landmark ruling.”
Onuoha welcomed these developments but he’s still keeping his social media accounts on a private setting.
“There will be lots of good people who won’t be able to connect with me but it’s a consequence of not having enough trust and faith in enough good people being allowed to enter the account,” he said. “It’s the 1% who offset the entire experience.”
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Douglas reported from Sundsvall, Sweden.
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This is part of an Associated Press series examining racism in soccer.
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Greeks revel in Carnival celebrations after pandemic pause
By THANASSIS STAVRAKIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS, Associated Press
Updated
NAXOS, Greece (AP) — Throngs of revelers across Greece attended end-of-Carnival celebrations this weekend for the first time in four years.
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The COVID-19 pandemic prevented the festivities held before the beginning of Lent in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
On the island of Naxos, which hosts some of the most colorful Carnival events in Greece, the number of young people taking part soared this year.
Many of the customs observed are based on rituals from celebrations of the changing seasons that predate antiquity, while others are more recent.
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In the latter category is the Lampadiforia, or Torch Parade, held on Naxos that features a procession of young men and women holding torches on poles and with their faces painted to resemble black-and-white masks.
It first took place on the Saturday night preceding Lent in 1994, dreamed up by young members of a local cinema club. About 50 of them went out into the street that year, screaming and dancing while holding torches, and startling other people as they paraded toward the Temple of Apollo.
This year, well over 2,000 torch bearers joined the parade, dancing to the beat of drums along the maze of the narrow streets in old town Naxos to a central square where a scarecrow was burned.
In other parts of Naxos and mainland Greece, young men wearing cow bells and carrying a phallic symbol — a common feature of ancient rites celebrating spring — danced their way to village squares on Sunday.
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Other customs included young men wearing folk costumes and holding thick canes making their way to neighboring villages, where they invite local women to dance. The women, in turn, offer the men local delicacies and wine.
In Orthodox Christian countries, Lent, as well as Easter, are celebrated at different times than in primarily Catholic countries because they use different calendars. Greek Orthodox Easter is usually a week later than Catholic Easter.
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Renault and Geely in 2021 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a comprehensive deal that will see them jointly introduce Renault-branded hybrid vehicles in Asia using technology supplied by Geely and its Volvo brand.
Under the deal, the vehicles are to be developed and produced in South Korea by Renault’s local unit, Renault Korea Motors, both for local sale and export, with Renault signed up to commit more than 900 million euros (approximately $875 million) to the project over the next six years.
The first of these vehicles was teased this week and confirmed to start production in 2024. It’s a coupe-like crossover based on a platform developed by Geely and Volvo, thought to be the compact CMA platform found in vehicles like the Volvo XC40 and multiple models from Geely’s Lynk & Co. brand.
Renault’s deal with Geely may also lead to Renault-branded hybrids being produced in China, using production capacity supplied by Geely. It comes after Renault ended its unsuccessful joint venture with China’s Dongfeng in 2020.
While there’s no plan to introduce any Renaults to the U.S., there is the possibility Renault also produces vehicles for Geely in South Korea, such as those from the Lynk & Co. brand, and according to reports these could potentially be exported to the U.S. without tariffs, thanks to the free-trade agreement between the U.S. and South Korea.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
2-3-9-0
(two, three, nine, zero)
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2-3-9-0
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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate dipped for the fourth straight week, a good sign for potential home buyers and a real estate market that's been mostly cold since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates more than a year ago.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate dipped to 6.28% from 6.32% the previous week. The average rate last year at this time was 4.72%.
The average long-term mortgage rate hit 7.08% in the fall — a two-decade high.
The recent decline in mortgage rates is good news for prospective homebuyers, many of whom were pushed to the sidelines during the past year as the Federal Reserve cranked up its main borrowing rate nine straight times in a bid to tamp down persistent, four-decade high inflation.
Though supply remains low, home prices appear to be leveling off, another development that could lure buyers back into the market. The national median home price slipped 0.2% from February last year to $363,000, marking the first annual decline in 13 years, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Rising borrowing costs can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for homebuyers and put the brakes on the housing market. Before surging 14.5% in February, sales of existing homes had fallen for 12 straight months to the slowest pace in more than a dozen years.
In 2022, existing U.S. home sales fell 17.8% from 2021, the weakest year for home sales since 2014 and the biggest annual decline since the housing crisis began in 2008, the National Association of Realtors reported earlier this year.
In their latest quarterly economic projections, Fed policymakers forecast that they expect to raise that key rate just once more — from its new level of about 4.9% to 5.1%, the same peak they had projected in December.
While the Fed’s rate hikes do impact borrowing rates across the board for businesses and families, rates on 30-year mortgages usually track the moves in the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing loans. Investor expectations for future inflation, global demand for U.S. Treasurys and what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates can also influence the cost of borrowing for a home.
Treasury yields have fluctuated wildly since the collapse of two mid-size U.S. banks last month. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans, was at 3.29% early Thursday but had been above 4% early in March.
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KALAMAZOO, MI — All kids in grades K-12 are invited to come out and see the Kalamazoo Valley men’s and women’s basketball teams for free this Saturday as both programs play their final home games of the year.
The women, who are currently in second place in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Western Conference with a record of 5-1 (11-7 overall) will take on Lansing Community College at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. The men, in first place with a league record of 6-0 (18-3 overall) will face LCC at 3 p.m.
Both games will take place in the main gym in the Texas Township Campus, located at 6767 W. O Ave.
At the games, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan will be kicking off Sports Buddies, its newest mentoring program. Through the program, youth 6-16 and their mentors will attend open-gym and local spectator sporting events and more on an average of one to two times per month, typically on Saturdays.
Kids needn’t be involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters to attend the games for free.
“We are excited to welcome Big Brothers Big Sisters and all of our fans to the exciting final home game of the season,” Kalamazoo Valley Community College Athletic Director Russ Panico said.
In addition to watching the Cougars play ball, there will be a live DJ, popcorn and more.
Adults from throughout the community, Kalamazoo Valley students and alumni are also encouraged to come out to support the Cougars in their last home games of the 2022-2023 season.
For more information, visit athletics.kvcc.edu.
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BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — Virginia’s state budget includes funding for a study about establishing an inland port in Bristol.
An inland port is a way for goods to be moved around by rail.
Sen. Todd Pillion pushed for the funding and the budget sets aside $200,000 to conduct the study.
Currently, the budget is being reviewed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Virginia only has one inland port located in Front Royal.
Pillion told News Channel 11 that the same rails that once hauled coal could be used to move goods from the Tri-Cities region.
“We have particular goods that we produce out here in Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee that we would like to get quickly moved across the commonwealth to our ports and to other places in the country and the world,” Pillion said.
The senator also mentioned supply chain issues and easing traffic on Interstate 81 as other reasons why Bristol needs an inland port. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/virginia-budget-includes-funding-for-bristol-inland-port-study/ | 2022-06-10 04:07:42 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/virginia-budget-includes-funding-for-bristol-inland-port-study/ |
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP)Otherwise under siege in the pocket, Will Levis got just enough protection to make big throws when No. 8 Kentucky needed them.
The quarterback tied a career best with four touchdown passes, including critical scores of 70 and 40 yards to Barion Brown and Tayvion Robinson, after halftime, and the Wildcats held off Northern Illinois 31-23 on Saturday night.
After allowing the pesky Huskies a tying touchdown seconds before halftime, Levis put the Wildcats (4-0) ahead 21-14 just 58 seconds into the third quarter by hitting Brown across the middle on third and 10. Coming a snap after the senior quarterback was nearly intercepted, it was just what Kentucky needed to gain room from a NIU squad unfazed by being 26-point underdogs.
Matt Ruffolo’s 49-yard field goal later in the third provided a 10-point cushion and came during a hot stretch in which Levis completed eight consecutive attempts. Levis later found Tayvion Robinson, who spun off a tackle and ran 40 yards for his second TD to make it 31-17 with 8:46 remaining.
That cushion helped as the Huskies fought back to within 31-23 with 2:47 left on Justin Lynch’s 2-yard run after a defensive holding penalty. Ethan Hampton’s two-point conversion pass failed, Kentucky recovered the onside kick and Levis knelt to seal the win.
”Overall, just a sluggish game,” Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said. ”Good to get it behind us. We know that’s a good football team that’s tough, they’re gonna play hard and compete for their conference championship. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy and I thought we did some good things.”
Levis overcame five sacks to complete 18 of 26 passes for 303 yards, his third 300-yard effort this season, with chunk plays comprising each TD. Robinson (seven catches, 147 yards) also had a 69-yard score on a crossing pass just as Levis was a second away from a crushing sack. Brown caught four passes for 102 yards and two scores, including a 15-yarder on Kentucky’s first possession.
But for Levis, the obvious key to success was being allowed to create good things with big-play receivers.
”Two of the three (touchdowns), I had time,” he said. ”The first one was soft protection, after that they brought pressure. Tayvion had the ability to make moves and Barion has next-level speed.”
NIU (1-3) drove 75 yards on the opening possession for Hampton’s 2-yard TD pass to Tristan Tewes, who also snagged a 3-yard score from Shemar Thornton six seconds before halftime. The Huskies made it a one-score game late but lost their third in a row and second in as many weeks to a Southeastern Conference school.
”I thought we had every opportunity to go out there and win the football game,” NIU coach Thomas Hammock said. ”We just have to continue to fight to get 11 guys doing their job every play, because you change three plays from that game and it takes 21 points off the board (for Kentucky).”
THE TAKEAWAY
Northern Illinois: Like last week against Vanderbilt, the Huskies started fast and forced the Wildcats to counterpunch before shocking them with a wideout pass in the second quarter. They harassed Levis early and often but couldn’t slow his receivers who broke coverage to get open for big-play TDs.
Kentucky: Pass protection remains a concern after again allowing multiple sacks of Levis, whose rollouts bought time to hit big passes later in the game. The Wildcats still have things to correct before visiting Mississippi next week. The good news is leading rusher Chris Rodriguez Jr. returns next week from a four-game suspension, which should help the ground game provide balance.
QUARTERBACK COMMITTEE
A week after relieving an injured Rocky Lombardi, NIU freshman Ethan Hampton started this week and completed 13 of 25 passes for 196 yards. Justin Lynch also lined up behind center but rushed seven times for 21 yards including the late TD that got the Huskies within eight. Thornton made the most of his lone pass, taking a handoff and rolling right before hitting a wide-open Tewes for a score.
ODDS AND ENDS
Just two drives consumed much of the first quarter with each team marching 75 yards. NIU had 11 snaps for 6:07, Kentucky used 16 plays and 8:01. … Kentucky won its 19th consecutive nonconference game, the longest active in FBS. … The Huskies had six tackles for loss and out-rushed the Wildcats 128-103.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Kentucky won but might drop after having to work harder for this victory as a heavy favorite.
UP NEXT
Northern Illinois opens MAC play at Ball State on Saturday.
Kentucky resumes SEC play at No. 16 Mississippi on Saturday.
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NJ weather this week: Near-record temps and unsettled skies
The Bottom Line
January? Ha! This is a pretty warm forecast, as temperatures run 15 to 20 degrees above normal for the next few days. However, as temperatures and humidity go up, so does cloud cover and rain chances. "Unsettled weather" is the name of the game.
Unfortunately, unsettled weather is a royal pain in the neck to forecast. While you may not need a jacket over the next few days, you will need an umbrella as a few batches of raindrops visit the Garden State. Just some wet weather, nothing crazy - I'll try to pinpoint the timing, geography, and impacts of these batches of rain.
The inevitable cooldown arrives later this week. It will not be a big, bad arctic blast like the pre-Christmas storm. Just a gradual decline to more seasonable conditions by the weekend.
Tuesday
The day begins with temperatures around 50 degrees across most of New Jersey - already warmer than our normal high temps for early January.
Skies will be mostly cloudy on Tuesday. Some spotty rain showers and fog are possible in the morning. (In fact, the fog looks particularly thick and prolonged along the immediate coast.)
High temperatures are forecast to reach the lower 50s in North Jersey, the upper 50s in Central Jersey, and the lower 60s in South Jersey.
In addition, a batch of steady rain is going to clip New Jersey from late morning through mid-afternoon. Best chance of getting wet will be to the north, above Interstate 78. But I wouldn't rule out some shower activity farther south.
Again, not a real pretty day. But at least it will be mild, and will not be a washout.
Temperatures will generally hold steady into Tuesday night, mainly in the 50s. We could see a few more spotty raindrops around.
Wednesday
Probably the warmest day of the week, seriously putting record high temperatures in jeopardy. I'm calling for lower 60s across most of NJ. But could we see some mid 60s to the south? If thermometers really start to run away, could we approach the 70-degree mark? Is this January, or April?
Once again, while you can probably skip a jacket on Wednesday, you will need the umbrella. One more push of rain is expected from Wednesday early afternoon through early evening. And, given the warmth and humidity in the atmosphere, there could be some embedded thunderstorms involved. (Severe weather - wind, hail, tornado - seems unlikely though.)
Thursday
Thursday is the beginning of our transition to cooler days. It will be a fairly gentle cooldown this time around. Although any time the weather changes during the day, you need to stay ahead of it.
While Thursday will start mild and unsettled, possibly near 60 degrees, temperatures will slide backwards as a new air mass moves in. I suspect we'll be closer to 50 degrees by sunset Thursday. If all goes well, we will also transition from patchy drizzle early on to breaks of sun late-day.
A light freeze or frost is possible Thursday night, especially in the usual cold corners of the state.
Friday
Definitely cooler and more January-ish, although the latest guidance maintains above-normal temperatures for the time begin. (Reminder: Normal highs in early January are 40 to 44 degrees.)
Forecast highs for Friday are in the upper 40s. It will be partly sunny and breezy. Not a bad day, all things considered.
The Extended Forecast
Temperatures will settle in the 40s through the first full weekend of 2023. A weak impulse could drive some light rain and snow into New Jersey on Saturday.
If you're craving serious snow, there is nothing on the horizon. But remember that first classic ingredient for a winter storm is cold air. By the middle of January, we should be firmly embedded in cold air for the duration. So all it will take at that point is a good storm system to produce some accumulations. I realize winter has started off very quietly - but there's still a long way to go until the first day of spring. (79 days, in fact.)
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We asked Alabama readers to pick one beloved Alabama barbecue restaurant from a list of nine, and sparks flew.
We knew we left out some of your favorites, but y’all didn’t disappoint in picking from those few and hollering about the others that give our our state the most delicious ribs, pulled pork, chicken and more. But what about the sides? They can make or break a barbecue meal, and we need to hear from you.
Druid City Brewing Company in Tuscaloosa will host “Sides Quest,” a barbecue side dish competition, Saturday at 6-9 p.m. The local Piggly Wiggly will provide the pork, and you can enter your favorite sides.
It costs $10 to enter per category and $5 to just sample the entries and barbecue. All entries must be turned in by 5 p.m. on Saturday. The four categories: Beans, potato salad, coleslaw and “freestyle.” There will be cash prizes and trophies in each division. They ask that you enter by emailing taproom@druidbrewing.com, or sign up in person to guarantee yourself a spot. Learn more.
READ: The Alabama Barbecue Bucket List
So that sounds like a blast for those lucky enough to enter and attend in Tuscaloosa, but it got us thinking...
What is the best barbecue side dish? What do you think? We want to hear from you, so vote in our poll below and tell the world what goes best. We realize certain sides go better with certain barbecue entrees. Maybe slaw tastes better with ribs than it does with chicken. But we’re all seasoned barbecue aficionados here, so use your best judgment.
Your choices are baked beans, coleslaw, collard greens, corn on the cob, mac and cheese, potato salad and “other.” (Note: We did not include banana pudding. We understand this might warrant an emotional response from some of you. We apologize, but that’s another conversation for another day). Vote below, and we’ll share the results soon! | https://www.al.com/life/2022/07/what-is-the-best-bbq-side-dish-vote-in-our-poll.html | 2022-07-29 12:33:48 | 1 | https://www.al.com/life/2022/07/what-is-the-best-bbq-side-dish-vote-in-our-poll.html |
NEW YORK (AP) — The major league batting average rose to .245 in May from .231 in April, leaving the overall figure for the first two months at .240, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
This year’s figure is four percentage points above last year’s average through the first two months.
Last season’s final average of .244 was the lowest since 1972. The slow starts in both this season and last appeared to threaten the record low of .237 in 1968. After that year of the pitcher, the mound height was lowered from 15 inches to 10.
Averages tend to be lower early in the season, when pitchers are ahead of the hitters and cold, wet weather impacts games in the parts of the U.S. Some speculated this year’s shortened spring training impacted early offense due to shorter appearances by starting pitchers and expanded rosters that allowed managers to bring in more hard-throwing relievers.
Home runs also were up slightly in the last month, rising from 0.91 in April to 1.08 in May. This year’s average of 1.00 is more than 10% below last year’s 1.13 per game. Last year averaged 1.14 in April and 1.12 in May, with average rising to 1.22 by the end of the season.
Hits per game rose from 7.62 per team per game in April to 8.29 in May. This year’s season average of 8.00 is slightly above last year’s 7.79 at through two months during a season in which the final figure was 8.13.
Walks and strikeouts are down, with walks at 3.17 per game from last year’s 3.32 through May 31 and strikeouts at 8.33 from last year’s 8.99 for the first two months.
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Donations from AstroAI will help feed 1,000 families of 4
ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AstroAI, an automotive and household tool supplier based in Orange County, California, announced today that it has made a donation to Caterina's Club, a charity dedicated to aiding local underserved families, especially those with children.
Caterina's Club offers aid by providing warm meals, affordable housing assistance and job training for youths. Since its inception in 2005, this nonprofit has served over 7 million meals through its "Feeding the Kids" program which delivers over 25,000 warm nutritional meals to underprivileged children each week in Orange County and beyond. Funds provided by AstroAI will help feed 1,000 families of 4.
Founded in 2005 and led by the owner of the Anaheim White House restaurant, Chef Bruno Serato, Caterina's Club runs 3 programs: Feeding the Kids in America, Welcome Home, and Chef Bruno's Hospitality Academy to provide food-insecure children with access to nutritional food, relocate struggling families into stable housing and provide career training for at-risk teenagers. To date, this organization has served over 8 million meals, helped over 255 families move into safe homes and job trained over 700 students to help them get off the streets and find jobs to break the cycle of poverty.
"As prices continue to rise, a growing number of families are having difficulty accessing basics like food and safe housing. " Said Robert Miyoshi, General Manager at AstroAI. "Growing up in and around Anaheim, I've seen Caterina's Club in our community making a difference for thousands of people. We are deeply touched and inspired by their vision, and it's a great honor to help them continue their mission of supporting needy families."
"On behalf of the children and Mamma Caterina - we are very grateful for the grant funds from AstroAI." Commented Chef Bruno Serato, founder of Caterina's Club. "With this generous donation, we can continue to further our mission of alleviating child hunger and homelessness. We wouldn't have made it this far without support from responsible enterprises like AstroAI. Their generous gestures mean a lot to hungry children and their families, especially during tough times like this. "
Giving back to the community has always been part of AstroAI's mission. To that end, AstroAI has been reinvesting profits to help people and communities in need both domestically and internationally.
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Founded in 2016, AstroAI has always focused on automotive and household tools "for all of life's adventures". Encouraged by innovation, AstroAI has integrated a complete system with digital marketing, supply chain, and customer service. From product development to warranty service, we aim to provide customers with a full range of practical products, to guarantee the most adventurous experience possible. This year, AstroAI has expanded into home appliances with its sister brand HiCOZY. This new brand is born with the goal of making every aspect of your idealized lifestyle a reality. HiCOZY aims to connect innovative technology with creative ideas, empowering you to live a beautifully happy life. For HiCOZY, home isn't just a place to sleep, but a sanctuary that's uniquely yours. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/hicozy or hicozy.com.
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TCU vs. Arizona State Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total - NCAA Tournament First Round
Friday's game features the TCU Horned Frogs (21-12) and the Arizona State Sun Devils (23-12) squaring off at Ball Arena in what should be a competitive matchup, with a projected 71-70 win for TCU according to our computer prediction. Game time is at 10:05 PM ET on March 17.
According to our computer prediction, Arizona State projects to cover the 5.5-point spread in its matchup against TCU. The over/under has been set at 141.5, and the two teams are projected to go under that total.
TCU vs. Arizona State Game Info & Odds
- Date: Friday, March 17, 2023
- Time: 10:05 PM ET
- TV: truTV
- Where: Denver, Colorado
- Venue: Ball Arena
- Line: TCU -5.5
- Point Total: 141.5
- Moneyline (To Win): TCU -225, Arizona State +185
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TCU vs. Arizona State Score Prediction
- Prediction: TCU 71, Arizona State 70
Spread & Total Prediction for TCU vs. Arizona State
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Under (141.5)
TCU's record against the spread so far this season is 14-17-0, while Arizona State's is 13-18-0. Both the Horned Frogs and the Sun Devils are 15-16-0 in terms of going over the point total in their games this season. The two teams score an average of 146.3 points per game, 4.8 more points than this matchup's total. TCU is 3-7 against the spread and 4-6 overall over its last 10 games, while Arizona State has gone 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
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TCU Performance Insights
- The Horned Frogs are outscoring opponents by 7.3 points per game with a +240 scoring differential overall. They put up 75.2 points per game (96th in college basketball) and allow 67.9 per outing (114th in college basketball).
- TCU prevails in the rebound battle by an average of 1.4 boards. It is collecting 33.2 rebounds per game (91st in college basketball) compared to its opponents' 31.8 per outing.
- TCU makes 5.5 three-pointers per game (339th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.2 on average.
- The Horned Frogs rank 183rd in college basketball with 93.8 points scored per 100 possessions, and 27th in college basketball defensively with 84.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- TCU has committed 11.7 turnovers per game (158th in college basketball play), 3.1 fewer than the 14.8 it forces on average (30th in college basketball).
Arizona State Performance Insights
- The Sun Devils' +114 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 3.2 points per game) is a result of putting up 71.1 points per game (192nd in college basketball) while giving up 67.9 per contest (114th in college basketball).
- Arizona State grabs 32.9 rebounds per game (107th in college basketball) while allowing 34.5 per outing to opponents. It is outrebounded by 1.6 boards per game.
- Arizona State makes 7.6 three-pointers per game (153rd in college basketball) at a 31.9% rate (305th in college basketball), compared to the 7.7 its opponents make, shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc.
- Arizona State wins the turnover battle by 2.3 per game, committing 11.3 (120th in college basketball) while its opponents average 13.6.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Two teenagers were stabbed at a county fair in North Carolina Saturday, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said.
In a media release, officials said they responded at 8:16 p.m. to the Pitt County Fairgrounds to a report of someone stabbed. Officials said the victims were two teens, ages 19 and 17. Reports indicate they were assaulted by a group of 6 to 10 male suspects.
Both victims were taken to the hospital, but there was no update on their conditions as of Sunday morning. Their names were also not released.
Officials also said while dealing with the stabbings, deputies received reports of several fights and shots being fired at the fairgrounds. Those reports were unfounded, they said.
The incident remains under investigation.
Sheriff Paula Dance had previously authorized the deployment of some off-duty deputies in the immediate area of the fairgrounds in case of an emergency. The move was made after a private security firm hired to work the Pitt County Fair was fired because it was not authorized by the state. The fair had been working with unarmed volunteer security for the past couple of days.
As a result, officials said the first three deputies arrived on the scene at 8:18 p.m., two minutes after being notified of the incident.
If anyone has information regarding this incident they are urged to contact Pitt-Greenville Crime Stoppers at (252) 758-7777.
It’s at least the second time in as many years that an incident prompted the fair to end early. A year ago, on Sept. 25, 2021, the fair was shut down early due to “multiple altercations.” Officials said people at the fair heard screaming and witnessed people running toward an attraction. When deputies responded, they found multiple individuals fighting. No injuries were reported.
Three teens, ages 14-17, were detained. A concealed and loaded gun was seized from one of the juveniles. | https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/two-teens-stabbed-at-north-carolina-fair/ | 2022-09-25 18:35:58 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/two-teens-stabbed-at-north-carolina-fair/ |
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The All England Club is appealing a fine levied by the WTA women’s professional tennis tour for banning Russian and Belarusian players from tournaments in Britain because of the war in Ukraine.
The Lawn Tennis Association — the British federation for the sport — also is expected to appeal a financial penalty imposed by the WTA after no players from Russia or Belarus were allowed to take part in grass-court tuneup events last month at Eastbourne, Nottingham and Birmingham.
The fines, totaling $1 million, were first reported by The Daily Mail. The newspaper said the LTA was docked $750,000, and the All England Club $250,000.
“It’s the subject of a legal process, so I can’t comment specifically on that,” All England Club CEO Sally Bolton said Monday. “We stand by the decision we made. We’re deeply disappointed at the reaction of the tours to that decision, and I probably can’t say any more than that at this point in time, I’m afraid.”
Bolton said the club appealed its WTA fine. As for whether the ATP men’s tour also assessed a penalty, she said: “We’re still waiting to hear from them.”
The club announced in April that, following guidance from the British government, athletes from Russia and Belarus would not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year, which kept out such players as the No. 1-ranked man, reigning U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev, and two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka.
In response, the WTA and ATP took the unprecedented step of saying they would not award rankings points to any players at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament, which began last week and is scheduled to end on Sunday.
“It was an incredibly difficult and challenging decision to make. It was not one we took lightly. We thought carefully about the ramifications of taking it. But it was absolutely the right decision for us. It was the only viable option in the context of the government guidance in place. And we stand by that decision,” Bolton said. “We accept that others will take a different view, but we absolutely stand by the decision.”
Spokespersons for the two tours did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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A 24-year-old Brookline man was arrested after being found with multiple guns and illicit drugs in his car Saturday night at a weigh station in Rowley, state police said.
Witnesses told police they saw Stewart Silvestri driving erratically in a Mitsubishi Outlander around 10:40 p.m. before he pulled into a corner of the dimly lit weigh station on Interstate 95 south, according to State Police spokesman David Procopio.
When a trooper went up to speak to Silvestri in the car, he saw a handgun with a 50-round drum magazine “in plain sight” and another handgun under the driver’s seat, Procopio said. The trooper brought Silvestri out of the car and called for backup to continue the search.
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Troopers allegedly found seven handguns, one automatic rifle, 34 magazines, at least 22 firearm parts, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition inside the car, Procopio said.
Silvestri does not have a license to carry firearms in Massachusetts, he said.
Silvestri was arrested and taken to the State Police barracks in Newbury, where a trooper gave him multiple sobriety tests because his behavior “suggested impairment,” Procopio said. The trooper determined that Silvestri had been driving under the influence of drugs.
Troopers allegedly found multiple drugs in Silvestri’s backpack, including cocaine, Suboxone, Xanax pills, liquid GHB, and prescription medications, Procopio said.
Silvestri was charged with eight counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, 25 counts of possession of a large capacity weapon or feeding device, multiple counts of possession of a large-capacity firearm in commission of a felony and improper storage of a large capacity firearm, one count of possession of a silencer, and possession of a firearm while under the influence, Procopio said.
He was also charged with operating under the influence of drugs as well as possession of Class A, B, and E narcotics, Procopio said.
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Silvestri was ordered held on $100,000 cash bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Newburyport District Court.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The cardiologist for John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, has disclosed that the politician has cardiomyopathy.
In a statement released through the campaign, Dr. Ramesh Chandra, says Fetterman will be fine if he eats healthy foods, takes prescribed medication and exercises.
Fetterman easily won the Democratic nomination days after suffering a stroke. The Democrat blames himself for not taking his health as seriously as doctors recommended.
"It’s not something I’m proud of, but it is something I hope that others can learn from. So please: listen to your body, and be aware of the signs. Because ignoring them—and avoiding the doctor because you might not like what they have to tell you—could cost you your life," Fetterman said in a statement.
He was in the hospital when his race was called. He had just undergone surgery to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator.
It's still unclear who Fetterman will face in November. The Republican primary is under a recount. Dr. Mehmet Oz leads David McCormick by less than 1,000 votes. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/u-s-senate-candidate-who-suffered-a-stroke-also-has-cardiomyopathy | 2022-06-03 21:16:17 | 1 | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/u-s-senate-candidate-who-suffered-a-stroke-also-has-cardiomyopathy |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A number of U.S. House races around the country are still undecided with the balance of power at stake.
One of those races is for Oregon’s new 6th District, where Democrat Andrea Salinas holds a 4400 vote lead over Republican Mike Erickson with 85% of the vote counted.
KOIN Complete Election Results
District 6 has voters from portions of five Oregon counties: Marion, Yamhill, Polk, Washington and Clackamas. It is the new congressional district Oregon got after the 2020 census. Either Salinas or Erickson will be the first representative of this sprawling district.
More vote counts may be released Monday.
Two closely watched congressional seats were called over the weekend, one for the Democrats and one for the GOP.
In Washington’s 3rd District, Marie Perez completed a stunning upset over Republican Joe Kent, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, aligned himself with the ultra-MAGA movement and beat incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler in the primary. But Perez campaigned as a moderate Democrat who understood the district — and voters rewarded her with the opportunity to represent them in Congress.
In Oregon’s 5th District, Lori Chavez-DeRemer knocked off Democrat Jamie McLeood-Skinner to flip that district to Republican representation. McLeod-Skinner defeated incumbent Kurt Schrader in the May primary but, like Kent, lost the general election.
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NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- We are excited to announce, in the first year of full operation, 100 Million Ways has launched all four programs planned for 2022.
1. Group Sessions - providing moderated online group support sessions - groups of ten, one hour each week for ten weeks, then those that complete people 60% of the sessions can attend weekly drop-in sessions for as long as they like. New sessions will start on June 19.
2. Peer Support Specialist Certification - In collaboration with the National Association for Mental Illness, San Diego (NAMI), 100MW is offering a six week program for certified Peer Support Specialist.
Amanda Carrillo, from Weed For Warriors, is the first person in the program. Amanda will moderate group support sessions for veterans with PTSD.
3. The Odyssey Registry* will be launched in June. It is an anonymous data collection study for opioid users, people with symptoms of PTSD, family, friends and caregivers - offering a quality of life toolkit for participants to measure how they are doing compared to how they were doing and compared to how the community is doing.
4. The 100 Million Ways Podcast, 10 Minutes On…, launched in April with:
a. Social Inequity and the Opioid Crisis
b. Psychedelics (coming soon)
c. Being a Caregiver (coming soon)
*Odyssey Registry sponsors can add data collection elements to the registry and will be acknowledged on the Registry home page. All donations are tax deductible.
To help those struggling with opioid dependence, mental illness, and their caregivers, friends, and families, you can donate on our site.
Words Matter: Below is a corrected version of Sean Kiernan's brief bio. Our apologies to Sean.
Sean Kiernan is a Cofounder & CEO of Weed for Warriors (wfwproject.org). As a 100% service-connected disabled veteran from his service in Central America, Sean understands the challenges of PTSD firsthand. Mr. Kiernan left Wall Street to cofound WFW - to bring holistic rehabilitation for veterans through community-based projects, care advocacy, cannabis, education, and compassion.
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Sheriff outlines process, responsibilities after local woman’s body pulled from Neches River
Published 12:10 am Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is now handling the investigation into the death of a Vidor woman whose body was recovered after she reportedly failed to surface while swimming in the Neches River over the weekend.
Hardin County Sheriff Mark L. Davis said the investigation is two-phase. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department handled the first phase, which is recovery of the body. From there the investigation is passed off to the lead law enforcement agency for a review of the circumstances to see if there is anything of foul play.
In this case, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency because of where the body was found.
Summer Clark, 44, of Vidor went missing in the waterway while swimming with her fiancé, Christopher Moore. The two had been boating and decided to take a swim in the Neches River on Saturday. Search crews recovered Clark’s body Sunday at approximately 7:20 p.m. in the Neches River near the location where she was reported missing.
Davis said they pulled their boat onto the bank of the Neches River in Hardin County.
Davis said an autopsy was ordered by Jasper County Justice of the Peace Steve Conner.
“Once that information comes back, it will aid us in our discovery process,” Davis said of the autopsy results.
The preliminary autopsy results could be ready in seven to 10 days, while the full autopsy would take up to 45 days.
Davis said authorities will speak with witnesses and others and look at the investigation from a 1,000-feet view, bringing it in tighter and tighter to see if there was foul play or if it was a tragic accident.
Clark’s body was taken to the Jefferson County Morgue.
“Our job is to step back and look, and the autopsy, that will tell us the physical,” Davis said.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Ryan Hall said the area Clark diapered is just north of the Village Creek area.
Officials say the two had been boating and decided to take a swim in the Neches River.
“He reported that the two of them had been boating along the Neches River and had stopped at a sandbar just north of the mouth of Village Creek to swim. As they were swimming, he saw that Clark had ventured farther out into the channel where the current was very strong. He stated that he saw her go under and never resurface,” according to a news release.
Texas Game Wardens from Hardin, Jefferson, and Jasper Counties immediately responded to the scene and took control of the search that evening.
The search resumed at sunrise on Sunday, and the Wardens were joined by personnel from multiple agencies, including the U.S. National Park Service, Silsbee Fire Department, Evadale Fire Department and Jasper County Emergency Management, as well as several local volunteers.
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Company on Track for Significant Revenue Ramp in Second Half
EUCLID, Ohio, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- US Lighting Group, Inc. (OTC:USLG) today announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the three months ended March 31, 2022.
- In fiscal year-ending December 31, 2021, US Lighting Group had a net income of $3 million, primarily due to the sale of its Intellitronix subsidiary
- Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022, were approximately $76,000 as compared to $2,000 for the same period last year
- Net loss from continuing operations was $376,000 versus a loss of $295,000 in the prior-year period
- As of March 31, 2022, the Company's backlog was approximately $2.4 million, which subsequently rose to $5.1 million as of June 30, 2022
- The Company remains on track for increased deliveries of its Cortes Campers in the third and fourth quarters in 2022
- Filing and reporting of first quarter results were delayed due to auditing requirements and other factors, which have since been resolved
- Second quarter results are expected to be issued on or about August 15, 2022
"We are pleased to announce our first quarter results, where we focused on building a distribution network, putting us on track for a productive and growth-oriented remainder of 2022," said Anthony Corpora, Chief Executive Officer of US Lighting Group. "We have been focused on winning new orders for our Cortes Campers unit, since December 2021, and have successfully received over $5.2 million worth of purchase orders for delivery this year and next. Our plan is to ramp up production in the coming quarters, leveraging these orders to put the Company on pace for profitability as well as further investment across our other lines of business. We anticipate releasing second quarter results in the middle of August. I appreciate our investors' patience and passion as we gear up for very exciting times ahead."
Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022, were $76,000 compared with $2,000 in the prior-year period, reflecting increased orders and overall higher demand for the Company's products. Gross profit for the first quarter of 2022 was $8,000 versus $2,000 in 2021.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses ("SG&A") were $266,000 in the first quarter of 2022 versus $217,000 in 2021, and the Company posted a net loss from continuing operations of $376,000 in 2022 versus $295,000 in the prior-year period.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $404,000 of cash compared with $286,000 of cash as of December 31, 2021. Total current liabilities as of the end of the first quarter were $0.8 million compared with $1.1 million as of December 31, 2021.
For more information, click here to review US Lighting Group Fiscal 2022 First Quarter Results.
US Lighting Group, Inc. (OTC:USLG) has three subsidiaries, Cortes Campers, LLC, a manufacturer of molded fiberglass travel trailers and campers, Fusion X Marine, LLC, a boat manufacturer, and Futuro Houses, LLC, a fiberglass house manufacturer. The Company, its subsidiaries and affiliate, have manufacturing and R&D facilities in Cleveland, Ohio.
For additional information: uslightinggroup.com
Certain statements in this news release, including, but not limited to, reference to orders, sales goals, design effects, growth of the production and industries, may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. Statements included in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically, but not always, identified by the words: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, and similar expressions or which by their nature refer to future events. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these statements.
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Raquel Leviss' temporary restraining order against Scheana Shay has officially been dismissed, ET has learned.
Earlier this month, Leviss filed the restraining order against her Vanderpump Rules co-star, seeking court-ordered protection from Shay following an alleged altercation between them.
After submitting the TRO request, the judge approved it and ordered Shay to stay 100 yards away from Leviss, her home, vehicle and workplace. Shay pushed back at claims made by Leviss in her filing for a restraining order.
On Wednesday, Leviss and her attorney didn’t show up to court for their hearing and the judge dismissed the restraining order.
Shay's attorney, Neama Rahmani, who refers to Leviss by her legal name, Rachel, tells ET, "This isn’t reality TV. This is the real world and Rachel’s actions have real consequences. Rachel filed a false police report, a false medical report, and a frivolous petition for a restraining order. Scheana didn’t punch Rachel. Rachel didn’t get a black eye. Scheana pushed Rachel but only after Rachel grabbed her wrist, and Rachel did not suffer a concussion."
He adds, "When Rachel realized that she would lose in court and that she couldn’t just drop it, she decided to not show up at all. We were prepared to expose Rachel’s lies, but instead she will have to live knowing that she betrayed two of her best friends: Scheana and Ariana. Instead of accepting responsibility for her actions, Rachel shamefully tried to misuse our justice system to shift blame to Scheana. We are happy that Scheana is now vindicated."
A representative for Shay who was in the courtroom during the TRO hearing tells ET, "The judge dismissed the TRO and permanent restraining order petition based on the absence of Raquel or her counsel. The judge made no mention of any communications or filings from Raquel to the court regarding how she would like to proceed in the case. The only reason the case was dismissed is because Raquel wasn’t there. Any statements from her camp to the contrary are inconsistent with the judge’s ruling."
As for Leviss, her rep tells ET, "Scheana and her attorney were notified from the reunion to emails that Raquel wasn't moving forward with the RO. The court was notified by Raquel’s counsel that we were not attending and are not moving forward and we had filed the paperwork requested by the court clerk which is stamped received."
They add, "Their attendance was to grandstand which was predictable but at least he finally admits there was physicality involved and Raquel stands by her initial statement that Scheana punched her in the face supported by photos of her bruised eyebrow bone and slashed eyebrow. Not the dark circles that Scheana is trying to deflect towards."
TMZ reports Shay and her lawyer were at the courthouse.
Last week, Leviss exclusively told ET, "I can confirm that my attorney took my case off the court calendar Wednesday and is filing the appropriate paperwork requested by the court today to dismiss the TRO from moving forward after the 29th. We let the court know I will not be moving forward with a permanent restraining order. My team tried to work with Scheana on a mutually beneficial agreement hoping to get the TRO dropped earlier so we could film [the reunion] together."
She continued, "The TRO was intended to provide a cooling-off period after I was punched but I didn’t want to continue with the permanent RO nor did I want to cause Scheana further agony and stress."
During the filming of the Vanderpump Rules reunion last Thursday, Leviss gave host Andy Cohen a document that showed she planned to drop the restraining order against Shay.
Meanwhile, Shay's attorney told ET that Leviss "served" her co-star papers with "no legal meaning."
"Rachel had Andy 'serve' Scheana with a document during the reunion, but the papers have no legal meaning. It was a request to dismiss a complaint or a civil lawsuit, but Rachel had requested a permanent restraining order, which is something completely different." Rahmani told ET. "There is no way for Rachel to 'drop' the temporary restraining order before next week’s hearing. This is California law and even on the court’s website. … This was just another public relations stunt by Rachel and her team."
As for Leviss, she told ET, "The document was a dismissal form that the court asked us to submit and I wanted to show Scheana my intentions and that we had informed the judge we weren’t moving forward- and it was an explanation at the reunion to alleviate Scheana’s concerns."
Prior to the reunion and behind the scenes, Leviss and Shay’s teams tried to work out an agreement so the two could film the reunion together, but it fell apart.
A source told ET, "Raquel’s team, with productions knowledge, attempted to find a mutually acceptable resolution with Scheana to help get the TRO dropped prior to filming so that they could both attend the reunion together. Raquel’s team proposed they would both agree that the argument escalated and got physical but that both women wished to move forward from it, agreed there was no fault, would stop talking about it after the reunion, and would stop making any disparaging remarks related to the incident after the reunion."
"Had they come to a reasonable agreement Raquel was prepared to appear in court Tuesday to drop the TRO. Unfortunately, Scheana rebuked the offer, which kept the burden on production to find a solution for them to film separately," the source added. "Sources close to the situation say Scheana’s team wanted Raquel to say the punch never happened, and Raquel refused."
Ultimately at the Vanderpump Rules reunion, Leviss and Shay were both there in person but had to stay 100 feet away from one another and filmed segments separately.
This drama comes amid Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix calling it quits earlier this month after cheating allegations between Sandoval and Leviss came to light.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GM Protections, LLC ("GM"), a subsidiary of GM Financial has selected Safe-Guard Products International, LLC, the leading provider of branded protection products for the automotive, RV, marine and powersports industries, as they work together to provide an enhanced, complete added protection solution for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers.
"GM Protection will underwrite vehicle protection products on most GM vehicles while enhancing the offering with Safe-Guard products specifically developed for our brands," said Matt St. Charles, senior vice president and business leader of GM Protection. "This is part of our strategy to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty and help drive retention to our dealer network for any future service needs."
Working in collaboration, the parties will develop the new enhanced suite of products with program introduction to the dealer networks beginning Q4 2022. GM Financial supports over 4,000 automotive dealerships across the U.S.
The offering will include a complete suite of fully branded protection products, as well as dealer business development resources from a dedicated GM Protection team, on-demand retail training and development, enhanced sales and marketing content, technology platforms and integrations to help dealers sell, manage, and optimize their F&I business, and best-in-class customer service and claims administration. A private label program providing vehicle protection products for non-brand vehicles will also be made available for network dealers.
"Our relationship with Safe-Guard is a significant collaboration that will provide additional value to our customers and will improve the business for our dealers," said St. Charles.
"Safe-Guard is excited to support GM dealers and help drive F&I performance with our complete solution," said David Pryor, president of Safe-Guard. "Our unique combination of more OEM protection product programs than any other provider plus our solution for dealer groups allows us to deliver a one-stop, complete solution for GM dealers. We look forward to helping drive business and customer retention for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac dealers."
"Safe-Guard's expertise is creating fully branded customer-focused products, value-based dealer business solutions, and data-driven sales and business development," said Randy Barkowitz, chief executive officer of Safe-Guard. "We are excited to launch this solution with GM Protection and support a world-class customer and dealer experience for these brands."
Based in Atlanta, Ga., Safe-Guard Products manages protection product programs for over 65 strategic partner brands across the U.S. and Canada, offering a full suite of protection products and dealer business solutions in the automotive, RV, marine, and powersport industries. More than 40 million consumers are protected under added protection contracts by Safe-Guard.
General Motors Financial Company, Inc. is the wholly-owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors Company and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit gmfinancial.com.
Founded in 1992 and based in Atlanta, Safe-Guard Products International, LLC is the leading provider of branded vehicle protection products in the finance and insurance space to the automotive, RV, marine and motorcycle/powersports industries. The company develops, markets, and administers programs on behalf of clients, backed by industry-leading sales and marketing, advanced technology solutions, and comprehensive customer service. Safe-Guard is a proud partner to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), top retailers, and independent agents across the United States and Canada.
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BESSEMER, Ala., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A marketing campaign promoting American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. (APCI), member pharmacies was recently honored with the prestigious 2022 MarCom Gold Award.
The "APCI Choice Member Campaign" was a multi-tactic digital advertising campaign promoting brand awareness for 825 pharmacies that are members of APCI's Choice Clinical and Claims Management program. These pharmacies are highly performing APCI members, and the program was funded by APCI as a reward for their performance.
MarCom Awards honor excellence in marketing and communication while recognizing the creativity, hard work, and generosity of industry professionals. Since its inception in 2004, MarCom has evolved into one of the largest, most-respected creative competitions in the world. Each year about 6,500 print and digital entries are submitted from dozens of countries.
The "APCI Choice Member Campaign" was the only award given to a campaign focused on independent pharmacy. TideSmart Global of Falmouth, Maine, produced and administered the campaign for APCI.
"We are delighted that our efforts to promote our highest-performing member pharmacies have been recognized with such a prestigious honor," said Tim Hamrick, APCI Chief Executive Officer. "APCI Marketing Director Danny Slade and the fantastic folks at TideSmart Global did outstanding work for our members with the 'APCI Choice Member Campaign,' and it is definitely worthy of this recognition."
The nine-week promotional campaign featured digital advertising targeted to potential customers most likely to shop at the pharmacy in each member store's zip code. The campaign began in December 2021 and consisted of 30-second streaming audio and companion banner ads; 30-second streaming television ads; and targeted web banners.
In total, the campaign delivered more than 34.7 million impressions, averaging more than 42,000 impressions per pharmacy.
MarCom is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), an international organization. Founded in 1995, AMCP consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, digital, and web professionals.
APCI is a member-owned cooperative of more than 1,600 member pharmacies in 30 states. Established in 1984 and headquartered in Bessemer, Ala., APCI offers a wide range of products and services to help its member pharmacies compete and succeed in a competitive marketplace.
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — There are now hundreds of millions of dollars available for schools to increase mental health services and hire more counselors.
However, finding qualified people to hire could be a challenge, as young people in America face a mental health crisis.
“Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 34,” said Jill Cook from the American School Counselor Association.
The U.S. Department of Education is providing $280 million to fund the access of mental health support workers. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says schools can now apply for grants thanks to the Safer Communities Act, which is intended to prevent school violence with a focus on mental health.
“Hiring additional school social workers, school psychologists, family support workers that help families deal with the trauma they’ve experienced,” Cardora said.
But that could prove difficult due to an acute shortage of school mental health professionals and counselors.
Cook recommends one counselor per 250 students but says currently there’s only one per 415.
“We’d need another 80,000 school counselors,” she said.
Cook says this is the first time she can remember that the number of school counselor vacancies has exceeded the number of available professionals. She also said the new grants from the education department will be helpful to fund incentive programs to attract more counselors. | https://phl17.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/u-s-department-of-education-expanding-counseling-services/ | 2022-10-06 00:00:42 | 1 | https://phl17.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/u-s-department-of-education-expanding-counseling-services/ |
EASTON, Md., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ: WULF) ("TeraWulf" or the "Company"), which owns and operates fully integrated, domestic bitcoin mining facilities powered by more than 90% zero-carbon energy, today announced its participation in the following upcoming investor events.
Nazar Khan, Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Technology Officer of TeraWulf, will participate in a fireside chat at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Additionally, the Company will be participating in one-on-one investor meetings with members of senior management throughout the conference. For more information, please contact your Morgan Stanley representative. A live webcast of the event will be available at www.TeraWulf.com, under the "Investors" and "Events and Presentations" tabs. A replay will be available after the completion of the presentation.
The Company will be participating in one-on-one investor meetings with members of senior management throughout the conference. For more information, please contact your D.A. Davidson representative.
Details on the events listed above may be subject to change and any updates will be posted on TeraWulf's website.
TeraWulf (Nasdaq: WULF) owns and operates fully integrated environmentally clean bitcoin mining facilities in the United States. Led by an experienced group of energy entrepreneurs, the Company is developing two mining facilities, Lake Mariner Data in New York, and Nautilus Cryptomine in Pennsylvania, with the objective of 800 megawatts of mining capacity deployed by 2025, enabling over 23 exahash per second of expected hashrate. TeraWulf will generate domestically produced bitcoin powered by nuclear, hydro and solar energy with a goal of utilizing 100% zero-carbon energy. With a core focus of ESG that ties direction to its business success, TeraWulf expects to offer attractive mining economics at an industrial scale.
For more information on TeraWulf, please visit www.TeraWulf.com or follow @TeraWulfInc on Twitter.
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HUNT VALLEY, Md., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share on its common stocks, payable October 25, 2022 to shareholders of record October 11, 2022. McCormick's current annualized dividend rate of $1.48 per share represents an increase of 9% over the annual dividend of $1.36 per share paid in fiscal year 2021.
This is the 98th year of consecutive dividend payments by the Company.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor. With over $6 billion in annual sales across 170 countries and territories, we manufacture, market and distribute spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry including e-commerce channels, grocery, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands with trademark registrations include McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane and Gourmet Garden. Every day, no matter where or what you eat or drink, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick.
Founded in 1889 and headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland USA, McCormick is guided by our principles and committed to our Purpose – To Stand Together for the Future of Flavor. McCormick envisions A World United by Flavor where healthy, sustainable and delicious go hand in hand. To learn more, visit www.mccormickcorporation.com or follow McCormick & Company on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Nik Bayuk Selected for 2023 Minnesota Young American Leaders Program
North Shore Bank is pleased to announce that Nik Bayuk, Mortgage Compliance Officer, has been named to the Duluth cohort for the 2023 Minnesota Young American Leaders Program (MYALP). Bayuk will join over 50 leaders to focus on inclusive economic development and areas for growth in Minnesota. Successful applicants were chosen based on their track record and potential trajectory in both their professional and civic engagement.
“We are thrilled that Nik was selected for this valuable program,” said Ken Johnson, North Shore Bank President and CEO. “His compliance and operations experience will be beneficial to his cohort as they work together to improve our state and region.”
As Mortgage Compliance Officer, Bayuk ensures that North Shore Bank complies with the laws and regulations governing mortgage lending. Bayuk obtained his bachelor’s degree in communications and political science from UWS.
YALP originated at Harvard Business School in 2015 with the aim of bringing city-based cohorts of rising leaders from business, government, and non-profit organizations together to increase their knowledge of the state and trajectory of our national and regional economic development, provide tools for cross-sector collaboration, and grow networks of leaders to collaborate for public good in the future. North Shore Bank offers a full array of personal and business banking products, mortgage services, insurance services, and a full selection of trust & investment services, including private banking and retirement solutions. More at: www.northshore.bank. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/announcements/nik-bayuk-selected-for-2023-minnesota-young-american-leaders-program-5d0135ff67a60618cb3bf3a9-646f9399d4085047ca5478cf | 2023-05-31 06:37:50 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/announcements/nik-bayuk-selected-for-2023-minnesota-young-american-leaders-program-5d0135ff67a60618cb3bf3a9-646f9399d4085047ca5478cf |
How long will I have breathing problems after inhaling wildfire smoke?
If exposed to wildfire smoke for prolonged periods of time, people with lung or heart diseases may become at higher risk of lung problems and heart attacks.
While the wildfire smoke that blanketed much of the Northeast has begun to dissipate, Americans who developed symptoms of breathing air of "unhealthy" and "hazardous" quality this week may be wondering how long those symptoms will last.
The answer ranges from symptoms lasting a few days to longer periods of time, depending on any underlying medical conditions an individual may have.
How long the symptoms will last
Symptoms of poor air quality are the result of microscopic debris making their way into the lungs. This toxic air is a pollutant and irritates the lining of the lungs, according to FOX News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat.
She noted that these particulates trigger acute symptoms, such as wheezing, coughing, sore throat and itchy eyes, which usually last a few days to about a week for most people.
"As we get more fresh air, our bodies will heal and will recover," she said.
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However, Nesheiwat urges patients to keep a close eye on their symptoms, particularly if they do not subside after several days and if they worsen.
"If after several days you're not feeling well, or you just have persistent symptoms, or if at any time you're having chest pain or trouble breathing, you want to see your doctor right away," she said.
Who might develop long-term illnesses
Some individuals in vulnerable groups have higher chances of developing persistent or worsened symptoms.
For example, if exposed to wildfire smoke for long periods of time, Nesheiwat said individuals with heart disease or lung disease, such as bronchitis, emphysema or COPD, are at higher risk of complications.
She noted that those complications may include experiencing heart attacks and strokes or developing chronic asthma, chronic bronchitis, reactive airway disease and, rarely, impaired lung function.
"That's why it's important to see your doctor so that we can figure out what's going on, what was your reaction to the smoke wildfire, and get you treated early," Nesheiwat said. "Because usually, early treatment, early diagnosis, leads to better outcomes."
She said some patients may be given chest X-rays or treatments, such as inhalers, steroids or antibiotics, depending on their symptoms. | https://www.foxweather.com/learn/how-long-breathing-problems-last-wildfire-smoke | 2023-06-10 20:17:57 | 0 | https://www.foxweather.com/learn/how-long-breathing-problems-last-wildfire-smoke |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Friday approved wide-ranging legislation aimed at helping communities in the West cope with increasingly severe wildfires and drought — fueled by climate change — that have caused billions of dollars of damage to homes and businesses in recent years.
The measure combines 49 separate bills and would increase firefighter pay and benefits; boost resiliency and mitigation projects for communities affected by climate change; protect watersheds; and make it easier for wildfire victims to get federal assistance.
“Across America the impacts of climate change continue to worsen, and in this new normal, historic droughts and record-setting wildfires have become all too common,” said Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., the bill’s chief co-sponsor. Colorado has suffered increasingly devastating wildfires in recent years, including the Marshall fire last year that caused more than $513 million in damage and destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and structures in Boulder County.
“What once were wildfire seasons are now wildfire years. For families across the country who have lost their homes due to these devastating wildfires and for the neighborhoods impacted by drought, we know that we need to apply a whole-of-government approach to support community recovery and bolster environmental resiliency,” Neguse said. “This is a bill that we believe meets the moment for the West.”
The bill was approved, 218-199, as firefighters in California battled a blaze that forced evacuation of thousands of people near Yosemite National Park and crews in North Texas sought to contain another fire.
One Republican, Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, voted in favor of the bill, while Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader was the only Democrat to oppose it.
The bill now goes to the Senate, where Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has sponsored a similar measure.
Both the House and Senate bills would permanently boost pay and benefits for federal wildland firefighters. President Joe Biden signed a measure last month giving them a hefty raise for the next two years, a move that affects more than 16,000 firefighters and comes as much of the West braces for another difficult wildfire season.
Pay raises for the federal firefighters had been included in last year’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill, but the money was held up as federal agencies studied recruitment and retention data to decide where to deliver them. The raise approved by Biden was retroactive to Oct. 1, 2021, and expires Sept. 30, 2023.
The House bill would make the pay raises permanent and sets minimum pay for federal wildland firefighters at $20 per hour, or nearly $42,000 a year. It also raises eligibility for hazardous-duty pay and boosts mental health and other services for firefighters. The bill is named after smokejumper Tim Hart, who died fighting a wildfire in New Mexico last year.
“The West is hot — hotter than ever — it is dry and when it is windy, the West is on fire,” said Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash. “And we are seeing this every year because of climate change. That’s why this bill is so important.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called the bill “a major victory for Californians — and for the country.” The Oak Fire, the largest wildfire so far this year, “is ravaging our state,” she said. “At the same time, countless of our communities regularly suffer lack of rainfall that can kill crops and further fuel fires.”
The House bill would deliver “urgently needed resources” to combat fires and droughts, “which will only increase in frequency and intensity due to the climate crisis,” Pelosi said. The bill includes $500 million to preserve water levels in key reservoirs in the drought-stricken Colorado River and invest in water recycling and desalination.
Republicans denounced the measure as “political messaging,” noting that firefighters’ hourly pay has already been increased above $20 in most cases. The House bill does not appropriate additional money for the Forest Service or other agencies, and without such an increase, the Forest Service says it would have to lay off about 470 wildland firefighters.
Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas, the top Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee, called it “egregious” that Democrats would seek to enact provisions that could lead to firefighter layoffs in the midst of a devastating wildfire season.
“Democrats are finally waking up to the wildfire and drought crises, exacerbated by years of forest mismanagement and a lack of long-term water storage. Unfortunately, Democrats’ proposals are anything but solutions,” Westerman said. He accused Democrats of failing to follow science showing the need to manage forests before fires begin, and said Democrats “fail to construct the kind of long-term infrastructure needed to make communities resilient to drought” while prioritizing ”liberal talking points” about climate change.
Neguse called that accusation outrageous and noted that many of the bills included in the wildfire/drought legislation are Republican proposals.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the bill was important to the whole country — not just the West, where wildfires and drought are a daily reality.
“We are one nation indivisible and if one part of us is burning, we are all burning,” Hoyer said.
Besides boosting firefighter pay, the bill enhances forest management projects intended to reduce hazardous fuels such as small trees and underbrush that can make wildfires far more dangerous. It also establishes grant programs to help communities affected by air pollution from wildfires and improve watersheds damaged by wildfire.
Republicans called the thinning projects — which also include prescribed burns and removal of vegetation — meaningless without waivers of lengthy environmental reviews that can delay forest treatment by years.
The White House said in a statement that it supports efforts to address climate change, wildfires and drought, but wants to “work with the Congress to ensure the many provisions in the (bill) avoid duplication with existing authorities and administration efforts.″ | https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/ap-politics/house-approves-bill-to-help-west-fight-wildfires-drought/ | 2022-07-30 20:24:23 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/ap-politics/house-approves-bill-to-help-west-fight-wildfires-drought/ |
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TKO Miller is pleased to announce the sale of Howard Precision Metals, Inc. (Howard), a value-added distributor of high-quality, precision-cut aluminum plate and extruded bar products, to Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. (Ryerson), a U.S. distributor of industrial metal products.
Founded in 1928, Howard is a third-generation, family-owned, distributor of high-quality aluminum products cut at extraordinarily tight tolerances. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Howard distributes aluminum mill products with a focus on plate, bar, and custom extrusions for a broad and diversified customer base across numerous attractive and growing end markets, including aerospace, robotics, pneumatics, machinery, and tool and die.
Ryerson is a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. Founded in 1842, Ryerson has around 4,000 employees in approximately 100 locations.
TKO Miller, LLC is an independent, advisory-focused, middle-market investment bank. With over 130 years of collective transaction experience, TKO Miller provides merger and acquisition and financial advisory services for privately held and private equity-owned businesses nationwide, with a special focus on family- and founder-held businesses.
TKO Miller aims to bring value to clients by combining outstanding people with a results-oriented, flexible approach to transactions. Our services include company sales, recapitalizations, asset divestitures, and management buyouts. TKO Miller has a generalist focus but has served clients in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, business services, consumer products, and industrial products and services. For more information, visit our website www.tkomiller.com
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SPARTA, Mich., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. ("ChoiceOne", NASDAQ:COFS), the parent company for ChoiceOne Bank, reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Financial Highlights
- ChoiceOne reported net income of $5,615,000 and $11,143,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $5,043,000 and $11,281,000 for the same periods in 2021.
- Diluted earnings per share were $0.75 and $1.49 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.65 and $1.45 per share in the same periods in the prior year.
- Core loans, which exclude Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans, held for sale loans, and loans to other financial institutions, grew organically by $60.7 million or 23.8% on an annualized basis during the second quarter of 2022 and $184.9 million or 20.7% since the end of the second quarter in 2021.
- Total deposits grew $257.8 million or 13.7% from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022, while interest expense has only increased 3.5% for the first six months of 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021.
- ChoiceOne announces it is in process of opening a loan production office in Oakland County, MI. It is intended that this location will host both commercial and mortgage lenders.
"ChoiceOne continues to see strong organic core loan growth, as core loans grew organically by $60.7 million or 23.8% on an annualized basis in the second quarter of 2022 and $184.9 million or 20.7% since the end of the second quarter in 2021," said Kelly Potes, Chief Executive Officer. "We have invested in both talent and technology, and our pipeline continues to be strong with customers that value our expertise and experience over rates. We have funded this increase in core loans using on balance sheet liquidity. The value of our bank is not in the rates offered, but in the relationships and trust we have built over time with both clients and employees. This serves us well as we navigate a new interest rate environment. "
Total assets as of June 30, 2022, declined $16.6 million as compared to March 31, 2022, and increased $239.3 million compared to June 30, 2021. Deposits in the second quarter were relatively flat primarily due to the seasonality of ChoiceOne's municipal clients and some modest deposit runoff as ChoiceOne has held deposit rates through the rapidly rising rate environment. Despite the 13.7% growth in deposits since June 30, 2021, ChoiceOne has been able to maintain relatively low deposit costs, with an increase in interest expense of only 3.5% for the first six months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021. Interest expense has increased primarily due to the issuance of $32.5 million in subordinated debt that was completed in the third quarter of 2021. Core loans grew organically by $60.7 million during the second quarter of 2022, driven by commercial loan growth of $42.0 million and retail home loan growth of $16.5 million. ChoiceOne recently launched a new five-year adjustable-rate mortgage product targeting high quality borrowers in our market area. This loan product is expected to bolster our retail loan portfolio for the remainder of 2022, as the market demand for this product has increased. Loans to other financial institutions increased by $37.4 million during the second quarter of 2022. Loans to other financial institutions is comprised of a warehouse line of credit to facilitate mortgage loan originations and rates fluctuate with the national mortgage market. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, $6.7 million of PPP loans were forgiven resulting in $283,000 of fee income. $1.8 million in PPP loans and $68,000 in deferred PPP fee income remains outstanding as of June 30, 2022. Management expects the remaining PPP loans to be forgiven by the end of 2022. Interest income increased $4.1 million in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021. Driving this increase was an increase of $3.5 million in securities interest income in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021 due to a higher average balance. The $574,000 increase in loan interest income was primarily a result of higher loan balances and $1.2 million of accretion income from acquired loans partially offset by a decrease in PPP fee income.
ChoiceOne had no provision for loan losses expense for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as management has seen declining deferrals and very few past due loans. At June 30, 2022, the allowance for loan losses represented 0.69% of total loans. The remaining credit mark on acquired loans from the mergers with County Bank Corp. and Community Shores Bank Corporation totaled $3.1 million as of June 30, 2022. If the credit mark associated with the loans acquired in the mergers were added to the allowance for loan losses, the allowance for loan losses would have represented 0.97% of total loans excluding loans held for sale on June 30, 2022.
Shareholders' equity totaled $166.5 million as of June 30, 2022, down from $228.5 million as of June 30, 2021, primarily due to an increase in the after-tax net unrealized loss on securities available for sale resulting from higher market interest rates. ChoiceOne Bank remains "well-capitalized" with a total risk-based capital ratio of 12.7% as of June 30, 2022, compared to 13.7% at June 30, 2021. No shares of common stock were repurchased during the second quarter of 2022; however, ChoiceOne may strategically repurchase shares of common stock in the future depending on market and other conditions.
Total noninterest income declined $3.1 million in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021. Total noninterest income in 2021 was bolstered by heightened levels of refinancing activity within ChoiceOne's mortgage portfolio, with gains on sales of loans $2.2 million larger than in the first six months of 2022. Customer service charges increased $488,000 in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021 as prior year service charges were depressed by the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic. The market value of equity securities declined during the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021 consistent with general market conditions. Equity investments include local community bank stocks and Community Reinvestment Act bond mutual funds. During the second quarter, ChoiceOne liquidated $31.5 million in securities resulting in a $427,000 realized loss, in order to redeploy the funds into higher yielding loans and reduce the risk of extension on certain fixed income securities which include a call option.
Total noninterest expense increased $1.2 million in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021. The increase is related to an increase in salaries and wages due to new commercial loan production and wealth management staff. This investment in people will increase expenses short term but is expected to drive long term value to ChoiceOne through the building of new relationships. Other expenses have also increased in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year due to an increase to our FDIC insurance related expenses and other expenses. ChoiceOne continues to monitor expenses and looks to improve our efficiency through automation and use of digital tools.
Potes further commented, "I am happy to announce that we will be expanding into Oakland County with a loan production office. It is intended that this office will house both commercial and mortgage lenders and will help us continue to build quality customer relationships in a growing market."
ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Sparta, Michigan and the parent corporation of ChoiceOne Bank. Member FDIC. ChoiceOne Bank operates 35 offices in parts of Kent, Lapeer, Macomb, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa, and St. Clair counties. ChoiceOne Bank offers insurance and investment products through its subsidiary, ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc. For more information, please visit Investor Relations at ChoiceOne's website at choiceone.com.
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Introduces all-in-one multi use-case features that will enable sales teams to achieve their goals across the sales life cycle without the need for multiple point solutions
WILMINGTON, Del., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Outplay, a globally recognized sales tech provider, unveiled a series of new features combining the groundbreaking potential of AI and automations to give teams a single platform that replaces expensive point solutions. The augmented features also help teams streamline their sales workflows by offering multiple functionalities like prospecting, inbound conversion, scheduling, engagement and more.
"The current economic climate has heightened the need for smarter sales processes, tighter tech expenditure and a consolidated sales stack. However, sales teams are expected to continue accelerating sales and contributing to revenue growth - but with less resources. Which means that the old way of paying for too many tools with overlapping features has to be replaced. With Outplay, we provide new age sales teams with a single, effectively priced tech stack to help them close more deals and drive revenue," said Laxman Papineni, Co-Founder & CEO.
With this launch, Outplay will encompass the below -
- A Sales Prospecting Database with verified, up-to-date information of over 850 million contacts. Teams can build powerful prospect lists and engage with them instantly in a few clicks with automation-powered personalized outreach sequences across email, calls, text, LinkedIn and Twitter with Outplay's industry-recognized Multi-Channel Sales Engagement engine.
- Inbound Conversion and Scheduling that can dramatically improve the conversion speed and rates of inbound sales leads as well as leads from marketing campaigns like webinars, asset downloads and more. With vital time-savers like frictionless embeddable calendars, automated round-robin meeting assignments and automatic form-fill enrichment, this game-changer increases speed to lead like never before.
- Conversational Intelligence that leverages the power of AI to capture prospect emotion and intent to prioritize the right leads, coach reps and provide them with real-time resources to handle objections.
Outplay also has an AI Email Writer that can analyze successful interactions and prospect data to craft powerful outreach conversations powered by ChatGPT which can then be personalized efficiently by a rep. Another never-seen-before feature is the Power Dialer, an automated call assistant that can skyrocket rep productivity and help them complete more calls than ever by automating dialing, voice-mails and more.
Outplay's consolidated features are accessible to explore when you sign up for a free trial.
About: Outplay is a Sequoia India backed all-in-one sales engagement platform. Outplay combines Sales Prospecting, Multi-channel Sales Engagement, Inbound Conversion and Scheduling, and Conversational Intelligence to help sales teams prospect, engage, track and sell from a single place without the need for multiple tools. Outplay's intuitive UI and industry-leading customer support gets teams up and running rapidly, to start booking meetings instantly. With game-changing features like Power Dialing and AI Email Writing, and a wide library of bi-directional integrations, Outplay transforms sales engagement, without the hefty price tag. For more information, please visit www.outplayhq.com
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The pest continues to spread throughout the East Coast and Midwest
READING, Pa., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An invasive pest continues to cause alarm throughout the East Coast and Midwest. The Spotted Lanternfly is spreading rapidly enough throughout these regions to force municipalities to create quarantine and "kill on sight" orders.
Often described as "the worst pest," the spotted lanternfly was first discovered in the United States in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has been creating destruction in residential and agricultural areas ever since. On first sight, the spotted lanternfly is visually appealing, with red and black hind wings, black-spotted front wings and a yellow abdomen with black bands. The destruction caused by this captivating pest, however, is not pleasant.
With a taste for more than 70 plant species, the spotted lanternfly's appetite and damage caused to plants threatens the agriculture industry, backyards, gardens, orchards, woodlands and community landscapes. This time of year, adult spotted lanternflies are mating and laying eggs, so it is more important than ever to be vigilant about the signs.
Spotted lanternfly populations are currently found in 11 states and threatens to continue its trek across the country. States with confirmed cases include Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Board Certified Entomologist Chad Gore of Ehrlich Pest Control offers insights into the invasive pest and how to protect plants and property from potential damage from the spotted lanternfly.
- Be proactive in the yard: Apply sticky tree bands to trees to catch nymphs and adults, and consider removing their preferred tree of choice, Tree of Heaven. This requires the tree to be cut down and an herbicide applied to the stump.
- Look for "putty" or smears of mud: The eggs look like a smear of mud and can be found on trees, often on the underside of branches and anything outside, even cars. One egg mass can have up to 50 eggs. Take a credit card or a scraper, scrape off the eggs, put it in a bag with rubbing alcohol and throw it away.
- Quickly remove "honeydew": "Honeydew" is the excrement from these insects, and this sweet liquid drops to the ground below. The "honeydew" will build up at the base of the trees and cause a black, sooty mold to grow, which can attract other insects, such as ants, bees, wasps and flies.
- Prevent or capture in gardens: Spotted lanternflies will feed on the fruits from trees or vegetable gardens. Remove the insect to reduce the amount of damage. Carefully time use of insecticides, especially before blooming of flowers or fruiting, to reduce their impact later in the season.
- Inspect cars, trucks or RVs: Inspect vehicles to ensure spotted lanternflies are not hitching a ride on or under the vehicle or have laid eggs. Remove the insects and/or egg masses before traveling to prevent spreading to other areas of the country.
- Report spotted lanternflies if new to the area: If spotted lanternflies are new to the area, notify the appropriate agency, such as the state department of agriculture. A pest professional can also help determine the correct reporting body.
- Get professional help: Spotted lanternfly treatments can help prevent damage to trees, plants and property. The treatment will not harm vegetation but will prevent these destructive pests from feeding on and damaging any plants, trees, and shrubs around the home. Contact a pest professional for more on spotted lanternfly treatments.
For more information on tick control and prevention, please visit www.jcehrlich.com.
For nearly a century, customers have trusted Ehrlich Pest Control to protect their families, homes and businesses from pests and the health threats and damages they can cause.
Since its founding in Reading, PA in 1928, Ehrlich has expanded to serve across the United States, with more than 50 offices serving nearly 20 states and the District of Columbia. With its team of highly trained, local experts, Ehrlich provides proactive pest control solutions through monitoring, prevention, and maintenance. Those solutions include general pest control, rodent, termite, bed bug, mosquito, wildlife management, and TAP (thermal, acoustical, pest control) insulation services, and more. Ehrlich is part of Rentokil, the world's largest pest control company. Rentokil and its companies, including Florida Pest Control, Western Exterminator and Presto-X Pest Control, provide commercial and residential pest control to customers in the United States and Canada.
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High court limits suing officials over rights violations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited when people can sue federal officials for a violation of their rights, siding with the government in a case involving the owner of a notorious inn on the U.S.-Canada border.
The justices said that the owner of the Smuggler’s Inn, Robert Boule, can’t sue a Border Patrol agent over a confrontation at his inn where he said the agent shoved him and then retaliated against him when he complained that the man had used excessive force. It’s the latest in a line of cases narrowing the public’s ability to sue federal officials for rights violations.
“Congress is better positioned to create remedies in the border-security context, and the Government already has provided alternative remedies that protect plaintiffs like Boule,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote.
Thomas wrote that the court’s “cases have made clear that, in all but the most unusual circumstances,” creating the ability to sue “is a job for Congress.”
The high court said in 1971 that people could sue federal officials for violating their constitutional rights. But over the last 40 years the court has consistently declined to expand the kinds of cases, called Bivens actions after the 1971 case, in which a person could sue. Most recently, in a case in 2020, the justices told parents of a teenager killed in Mexico by a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fired across the border that they couldn’t sue. Thomas said the original 1971 case would likely come out differently today but that the current case didn’t require the court to reconsider it.
All nine of the court’s justices agreed that Boule shouldn’t be able to pursue his retaliation claims, but the court’s three liberal justices said he should have been able to pursue his excessive force claims, saying the facts of the case were very similar to the case the court decided in 1971.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for the court’s liberal justices that the majority’s decision “contravenes precedent and will strip many more individuals who suffer injuries at the hands of other federal officers ... of an important remedy.” Referring to the court’s conservative majority, strengthened to six under the Trump administration, Sotomayor said that “a restless and newly constituted Court sees fit to refashion the standard anew to foreclose remedies in yet more cases.”
In a tweet, Athul Acharya, the executive director of the group Public Accountability, said the “short version” of the case is: “Federal agents can violate nearly any constitutional right with impunity and you have no recourse.”
Greg Boos, a lawyer for Boule, called the decision a “hatchet job” that he said was full of factual misrepresentations and distortions that are “incredibly disappointing.” “This leaves us without any protection from the Border Patrol as far as our constitutional rights go,” Boos said.
The setting of the case before the justices was unique. Officials have said the Smuggler’s Inn in Blaine, Washington, is a magnet for illegal border crossings and a place where drugs have been seized. Boule’s property actually extends into Canada and a line of rocks on the property marks the international boundary. There is no fence. Thomas inserted a picture of the boundary stones in the opinion to show how easily a person can cross the U.S.-Canada border at the property.
Rooms at the inn are named after famous smugglers and other notorious individuals, and a black SUV used by the inn to transport customers to the property has the personalized license plate “SMUGLER.” Boule makes money by picking up guests who sometimes travel long distances and charging them for lodging, “even if they never intended to stay,” Thomas said. He described the property’s amenities by inserting a photo of bunk beds in one room. Boule’s lawyer said that room is used to house soccer players who stay at the property when traveling for tournaments and emailed reviews praising the inn.
Boule has also served as a confidential informant for the U.S. government, and parts of documents filed in the high court case were redacted. Boule’s lawyers have said he has a “longstanding cooperative relationship with the U.S. government” and has alerted officials to people of interest.
In March 2014, Boule told Border Patrol agent Erik Egbert that a guest arriving at the inn was from Turkey. Egbert has said he was suspicious that the guest would travel over 7,500 miles to stay at “a rundown bed-and-breakfast,” and when the guest arrived, he went to the property to investigate. Boule asked him to leave, but Egbert allegedly threw him to the ground, injuring him. After determining the guest was legally in the country, Egbert left. The guest ultimately crossed into Canada illegally the same night.
Boule notified Egbert’s supervisors and filed an administrative claim about the rough treatment, and Boule says Egbert retaliated by making reports about him and his business to various state and federal agencies including the Internal Revenue Service. But no agency found Boule did anything wrong. Thomas wrote that after a year-long investigation, the Border Patrol took no action against Egbert. A document filed in the case shows the investigation concluded Egbert’s removal from his position was warranted because he wasn’t forthcoming with investigators. But Egbert continues to work for the Border Patrol, Boule’s lawyer said.
Boule sued, saying Egbert had violated his Fourth Amendment rights by using excessive force and his First Amendment rights by retaliating against him. A federal trial court ruled for Egbert, but an appeals court reversed the decision and Egbert appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Associated Press was one of nearly three dozen media organizations that joined a brief urging the justices to side with Boule, arguing that the ability of journalists to sue federal officials for damages over First Amendment violations is important to press freedom.
The case is Egpert v. Boule, 21-147.
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BUFORD, Ga. — Wednesday marked one year until the 2024 Summer Olympics kick off in Paris. As the days count down, three-time Olympic gold medalist and track star Gail Devers is sharing her decade long struggle with Graves' disease.
From her UGGS to her nails, everything about Gail Devers makes a statement.
“I have to have shoes that get up and go with me when I’m going," Devers said. "It could be running boots, regular boots, just as long as they’re boots."
What's in her boots is a decorated Olympian who has dominated in both sprints and hurdles.
“The last gold medal for the 100 meters for women was mine in 1996. That’s a long time for U.S.A.," Devers said.
The track star won her first gold medal in 1992 where she says she faced her toughest opponent ever.
“I remember like it was yesterday, the man, he called off second place and he said 'And champion from USA Gail Devers' and I took off on my victory lap. And he was like 'Slow down, you got to savor the moment,"' Devers said.
The newly crowned gold medalist had just been diagnosed with Graves' disease two years prior.
"I had eye pain, bulging, redness. Weight loss for me was a big deal especially as an athlete," Devers added.
She said it took years for doctors to figure out what was wrong with her. At one point she was told she might have to have her feet amputated.
"I remember finally after two and half years of being diagnosed and then going out months later – and winning my very first gold medal," Devers said.
Devers had overcome the impossible, but her fight was far from over.
“I remember one night, I was driving at nighttime and the lights from the cars coming at me were blinding. I started searching and I found out I had thyroid eye disease," she recalled.
Thyroid eye disease is an autoimmune disease in which the eye muscles and fatty tissue behind the eye become swollen, which can create a bulging or staring effect with the eyes, also making your eyelids and eyes to become bloodshot and swollen.
Devers just recently discovered she had been suffering from both for the last several decades.
“I’m a sprinter and I’m supposed to get to that finish line first, but I’ve taken that marathon route and I don’t want anybody else to have to do that," she said.
She's now using July, Graves' Disease Awareness Month to make a statement so that others don't have to take that marathon route.
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Northwestern suspended coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay Friday following an investigation into alleged hazing within the football program.
The school said an investigation led by attorney Maggie Hickey of law firm ArentFox Schiff did not find “sufficient” evidence that the coaching staff knew about ongoing hazing. But investigators found there were “significant opportunities” to find out about it and report the conduct.
Fitzgerald started serving his suspension on Friday. He said in a statement he was “very disappointed” when he heard about the hazing allegations.
“Northwestern football prides itself on producing not just athletes, but fine young men with character befitting the program and our university,” he said. “We hold our student-athletes and our program to the highest standards; we will continue to work to exceed those standards moving forward.”
Investigators said the hazing often happened in the team’s locker room and the activities might have begun at its longtime training camp home in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Northwestern said Friday it will no longer hold camp in Kenosha and will have someone not affiliated with the program monitor the locker room.
The school said it will require annual anti-hazing training for coaches, staff members and athletes with an emphasis on reporting options and the responsibility to report as well as discipline. Other measures include creating an online tool for athletes to report hazing anonymously, and the formation of an internal working group of Northwestern leaders “across various disciplines” to “create a report on policy development, organizational culture, communication, training and enforcement.” The school also said it will work with the NCAA and Big Ten to “ensure all processes and rules are followed.”
“Northwestern Athletics prides itself on providing a world-class student-athlete experience, which includes a safe and respectful environment for all of our students, coaches and staff,” athletic director Derrick Gragg said. “We respect the courage of the individuals who came forward to make us aware of the issue, and we vow to do our part to create a more positive environment moving forward.”
Fitzgerald’s suspension comes after the Wildcats went 1-11 last season for their worst record since the 1989 team finished 0-11. They’ve lost 17 of their past 18 games.
Fitzgerald is 110-101 in 17 seasons leading his alma mater and is by far the school’s winningest coach. He led the Wildcats to Big Ten West championships in 2018 and 2020 plus five bowl victories. But they are 4-20 over the past two seasons.
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Grand jury indicts 4 men accused in fatal Lufkin parking lot shooting
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - An Angelina County Grand Jury has handed down indictments on each of four men accused in connection with a Lufkin homicide.
Justavian Fann, 19, of Jasper, was killed on March 12, according to the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies had responded to a call at about 3:30 a.m. that Sunday regarding a shooting. They found a large group of people in the parking lot of the Cabbage Patch Club on Charlton Road. Fann was found on the ground and was dead.
After an investigation, Angelina County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jaiquies Lewis, 17; Zahdyn Brooks, 19; Jaykeevien Collins, 19; and Omarion Lewis, 18, in connection with the shooting. All four men remain incarcerated and have bond set at $500,000 each.
Omarion Lewis, who was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, was indicted on May 25. He has an arraignment hearing scheduled on June 15 according to Angelina County records.
Records also show that Jaiquies Lewis, Zahdyn Brooks, and Jaykeevien Collins were indicted on May 24, and arraignment hearings are set for June 15.
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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Americans travel this summer, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants to remind consumers to check for safety features when staying at a vacation rental home. Before signing the rental agreement, consumers should verify that the property has smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and at least one fire extinguisher. If there is a pool or a residential elevator, take extra precautions to keep kids safe during the stay. Unfamiliar homes can present dangers to your family.
The following safety tips can help to keep a vacation free of hazards and enjoyable:
Fire Safety
Check with the property manager to verify the property has smoke and carbon monoxide alarms installed and working, as well as at least one fire extinguisher.
- Be sure to have a fire escape plan that includes two ways out of each room.
- CPSC estimates there were an annual average of 362,000 unintentional residential fires, resulting in about 2,370 deaths and 10,390 injuries each year from 2016 through 2018.
Pool Safely
Child drownings are the leading cause of death among children ages 1 to 4 years old in the United States. Across 2017 through 2019, on average, there were 389 pool- or spa-related fatal drownings reported per year involving children younger than 15 years of age, and there were 6,800 hospital emergency department-treated, nonfatal-drowning injuries in 2021 involving children under 15 years of age.
- Never leave a child unattended in or near water.
- Ask the property manager about proper pool barriers, covers and alarms around the pool or spa, and use them consistently.
- Know how to perform CPR on children and adults.
- Make sure children learn how to swim.
- Keep children away from pool drains, pipes and other openings to avoid entrapment.
Residential Elevator Safety
Homes with residential elevators can be a danger to small children if the gap between the elevator door and the access door inside the home is greater than four inches deep. Small children have been entrapped between the two doors, suffering skull and vertebrae fractures, traumatic asphyxia and death from crushing injuries due to the deadly gap. In fact, residential elevators were linked to 4,600 injuries and 27 deaths from 1981 through 2021.
- Keep children from playing with or around residential elevators.
- Ask the property manager to lock all access doors to the elevator so children cannot enter.
Furniture and TVs, sleep spaces, poisons and window blind cords
Furniture and Television Tip-overs: From 2018 through 2020, there was an estimated annual average of 22,500 furniture, TV and appliance tip-over injuries treated at U.S. hospital emergency-departments, 44% involving children under 18 years of age.
- Before renting, check with the property manager to make sure that furniture is anchored to the wall. Don't let children climb on furniture, and don't place toys and tv remotes where children might be tempted to climb up to reach for them.
Safe Sleep: Babies spend most of their time sleeping.
- Bare is Best: Always keep the baby's sleep space bare (fitted sheet only) to prevent suffocation. Do not use pillows, padded crib bumpers, quilts or comforters.
- Only place the baby to sleep in a product that is intended for sleep. Transfer the baby to a crib, bassinet, play yard or bedside sleeper if the baby falls asleep in a swing, bouncer, lounger or similar product.
Poison prevention:
- Keep cleaning supplies in a locked cabinet or out of reach of children
Window cords:
- Keep all window cords out of reach of children. They can be a strangulation hazard.
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About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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CLEVELAND, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Royal DSM ("DSM") to purchase the DSM Protective Materials business (including the Dyneema® brand) (the "Dyneema business"). The purchase price of $1.485 billion is subject to certain customary adjustments. In conjunction with this proposed acquisition, Avient has also announced that it plans to explore sale options for its Avient Distribution business.
"We are thrilled to add the Dyneema® brand and its unique technologies to Avient, further expanding our growing composites portfolio," said Robert M. Patterson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avient Corporation. "For 10 years, we have been building our advanced composites platform by focusing on high-performance materials for applications where failure is not an option. The addition of the Dyneema portfolio will raise Avient's material offerings to the highest levels on the performance spectrum of composites and engineered fibers."
The foundation of the protective materials business of DSM is the renowned technology and globally admired brand of Dyneema®, the World's Strongest Fiber™. The ultra-lightweight specialty fiber is 15 times stronger than steel and is used in demanding applications such as ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, industrial protection and outdoor sports. Estimated sales and EBITDA for the Dyneema business in 2022 are approximately $415 million and $130 million, respectively. The business includes six production facilities, four R&D centers and approximately 1,000 employees located around the world.
Excluding intangible amortization, the acquisition will be immediately accretive to EPS, adding approximately $0.35 per share on a pro forma basis for 2022. Further, Avient's composites platform with the Dyneema business will represent over 50% of the company's Specialty Engineered Materials segment sales.
"In conjunction with our intent to acquire Dyneema, we plan to explore a potential sale of our distribution business," said Mr. Patterson. "This would allow Avient to remain modestly levered at 2.9x adjusted EBITDA while also expanding adjusted EBITDA margins from 12% to 18%, the highest amongst our formulator peers."
The acquisition has been approved by the Boards of Directors at both Avient and DSM and is expected to close later this year, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Committed financing for the acquisition is being provided by Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan. Jones Day served as outside legal counsel to Avient.
Avient will host a webcast on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EST to discuss the key highlights of the expected acquisition of the Dyneema business as well as its first quarter 2022 financial results.
Avient will host a webcast on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EST. The webcast can be viewed at avient.com/investors, or by clicking here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/edkwvu9r. To participate in the audio-only portion of the call, dial 1-844-835-7433 (domestic) or 1-914-495-8589 (international) and provide conference ID number 4774915. There will be a question and answer session following the company's presentation and prepared remarks. A recording of the webcast and the slide presentation will be available at avient.com/investors. In addition, a recording of the audio will be available for one week, beginning at noon EST on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. To listen to this recording, dial 1-855-859-2056 (domestic) or 1-404-537-3406 (international) and provide conference ID number 4774915.
This webcast replaces the previously communicated earnings webcast date that was originally scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April 27.
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
- Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
- Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
- Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient employs approximately 8,700 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.
In this press release, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. They use words such as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the time required to consummate the acquisition of the Dyneema business; the satisfaction or waiver of conditions in the purchase agreement; completion of the consultation process with the relevant Dutch works council; the ability to obtain required regulatory or other third-party approvals and consents and otherwise consummate the proposed acquisition of the Dyneema business; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the proposed acquisition of the Dyneema business and possible sale of the distribution business; disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; information systems failures and cyberattacks; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation. The above list of factors is not exhaustive.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company uses both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures include estimated 2022 Dyneema business and Composites Platform pro forma EBITDA. Avient's chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources.
The Company does not provide reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, such as outlook for adjusted EBITDA, to the most comparable GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis because the Company is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition related costs, and other non-routine costs. Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.
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CHICAGO, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Lakes Foundation and the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently announced their collaboration on a multiphase educational initiative aiming to reduce the time it takes to diagnose patients with Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD).
Affecting around 400,000 people in the United States, ILDs are a group of diseases that cause lung inflammation and/or permanent scars (fibrosis). The symptoms are similar to other more common lung diseases, frequently resulting in misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis. Some studies show that reaching a proper diagnosis for rarer lung diseases can take upwards of several years.
Of the known ILD conditions, the most common is idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF). This condition causes the lung tissue to become scarred and stiff, reducing its size and capacity. The scarring with PF cannot be reversed or repaired, and there is no known cure. Currently, approximately 30,000 to 40,000 patients are diagnosed with PF each year, while another 40,000 lose their lives to the disease annually.
Despite scientific advancements and increased information available, timely and accurate diagnosis for PF remain a challenge. The course of the disease varies from person to person and can progress rapidly in some cases, increasing the necessity to have the condition diagnosed in its earliest stages. By the time patients learn they have PF, the condition may require reliance on oxygen use, hospitalizations, and can lead to poor quality of life, and a significantly shortened lifespan.
"One of the issues leading to a prolonged diagnosis is that patients may exhibit symptoms that are also common in other respiratory conditions, such as wheezing, difficulty in breathing, coughing and fatigue," says CHEST member and associate professor in Pulmonary Medicine with University of Utah, Mary Beth Scholand, MD. "Without a precise diagnosis, ILD patients, specifically those with PF, can be misdiagnosed with bronchitis, COPD, COVID-19, or asthma and often go through a series of examinations, tests, and therapies for months. Closing the gap is critical so therapies can be initiated to manage the symptoms and progression of the disease."
"As a catalyst for change in the PF community, we spoke with patients, healthcare professionals, physicians, and advocacy groups to advance an understanding of the PF diagnostic experience," said Dana Ball, executive director for Three Lakes Foundation. "We approached CHEST when it became apparent that primary care physicians could use specific tools to identify high-risk patients with pulmonary conditions. This collaboration is the result of our common need to increase awareness among healthcare professionals and to improve patient outcomes."
"CHEST has built a global reputation for advancing the best patient outcomes through innovative chest medicine education, clinical research and team-based care," said Robert A. Musacchio, PhD, CEO of CHEST. "Three Lakes Foundation is known for its work in improving time to diagnosis and accelerating treatment options for PF. Through this partnership, we aim to change the trajectory of diagnosis, treatment and care for patients with ILDs like PF."
Three Lakes Foundation is providing the initial funding for CHEST to begin designing an educational intervention that addresses the gaps in knowledge and practice and will play an active role in overseeing the development of the program. CHEST will pull together key healthcare providers across primary care, family practice, nursing and pulmonary medicine to collaborate in identifying needs and strategies to improve diagnosis and build awareness of ILD. CHEST will evaluate, research, and measure the program's impact on clinical practice and patient care and estimates an overall reach of more than 100,000 healthcare providers by the time the program is fully executed.
About the American College of Chest Physicians®
CHEST is the global leader in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chest diseases. Its mission is to champion advanced clinical practice, education, communication, and research in chest medicine. It serves as an essential connection to clinical knowledge and resources for its 20,000+ members from around the world who provide patient care in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. For information about the American College of Chest Physicians, and its flagship journal CHEST®, visit chestnet.org.
About Three Lakes Foundation
Three Lakes Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to serving as a catalyst for uniting research, industries and philanthropy in pulmonary fibrosis. We connect entrepreneurs, advocates and institutions to an innovation ecosystem that will transform our approach to improve time to diagnosis and accelerate new therapies. To learn more, visit threelakesfoundation.org.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Walmart has announced a $3.1 billion opioid settlement framework to resolve all lawsuits by state and local governments regarding prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies, following similar moves by other drug industry giants.
The Arkansas-based retailer said it “strongly disputes” the allegations and does not include any admission of liability in its framework. It also said it will continue to “vigorously defend the company against any lawsuit not resolved through this settlement framework.”
“Walmart believes the settlement framework is in the best interest of all parties and will provide significant aid to communities across the country in the fight against the opioid crisis, with aid reaching state and local governments faster than any other nationwide opioid settlement to date,” Walmart said in a statement.
The announcement follows similar proposals on Nov. 2 from the two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co., which each said they would pay about $5 billion.
Opioid deaths have soared to record levels in recent years at around 80,000 a year, The Associated Press has reported. Most of those deaths involve illicitly produced versions of the powerful lab-made drug fentanyl, which is appearing throughout the U.S. supply of illegal drugs.
Most of the drugmakers that produced the most opioids and the biggest drug distribution companies have already reached settlements. For years, the question was whether companies would be held accountable for an overdose crisis that a flood of prescription drugs helped spark.
With the crisis still raging, the focus now is on how the settlement dollars — now totaling more than $50 billion — will be used and whether they will help curtail record numbers of overdose deaths, even as prescription drugs have become a relatively small portion of the epidemic.
The deals are the product of negotiations with a group of state attorneys general, but they are not final. The CVS and Walgreens deals would have to be accepted first by a critical mass of state and local governments before they are completed.
Walmart’s plan would have to be approved by 43 states by Dec. 15, and local governments could sign on by March 31, 2023. Each state’s allocation depends partly on how many local governments agree.
Walmart has said its approach to fighting the opioid crisis includes educating pharmacists, reducing opioid distribution, protecting against theft, offering more access to overdose reversal medication, educating patients and advocating for state and national anti-abuse policies.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Republican Party will consider 31 resolutions at its three-day convention starting Thursday, including one already adopted by Texas Republicans that President Joe Biden isn’t the legitimate leader of the country.
The Idaho resolution in the deeply conservative state that Donald Trump won with 64% of the vote in 2020 is nearly identical to the Texas resolution that was passed last month, stating: “We reject the certified results of the 2020 presidential election; and we hold that acting president Joseph Robinette Biden was not legitimately elected by the people of the United States.”
Both the Idaho and Texas resolutions contend that secretaries of state circumvented their state legislatures, even though both states have Republican secretaries of state.
Jim Jones, a former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court as well as a former Republican state attorney general, called the resolution rejecting the 2020 presidential election results “asinine,” noting multiple courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, rejected attempts to overturn the election.
“(The Idaho Republican Party) has gotten so caught up in conspiracy theories, meaningless culture war issues, that they have quit being able to function as a meaningful political party,” he said. “We have got to get away from this authoritarian streak that has infected the Idaho Republican Party, as well as a good part of the nation, because it’s absolutely tearing our country apart.”
Idaho’s resolution goes further than the Texas resolution in that it falsely states that audits found the vote count for the 2020 election to be fraudulent in Wisconsin and Arizona.
In Wisconsin, election fraud claims have been dismissed by courts or rejected by the state’s bipartisan election commission.
In Arizona, where Republicans submitted a slate of fake electors, Trump supporters hired inexperienced consultants to run “a forensic audit” that was discredited. FBI agents looking into events surrounding Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss recently subpoenaed the Republican Arizona Senate president, who orchestrated a discredited review of the election.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a Trump ally, even accused Idaho of allowing election fraud. But the Idaho secretary of state said a partial recount of ballots validated the accuracy of the 2020 results.
Jaclyn Kettler, a Boise State University political scientist, said revisiting the 2020 election by different state or local Republican party officials “seems to be an issue that is commanding a lot of attention still in the Republican party. It may continue to cast doubt on our elections and increase fears of voters that their votes are not being counted.”
Among the other proposed Idaho Republican Party resolutions this week is one calling for not recognizing “imaginary identities,” a resolution aimed at transgender people.
Multiple resolutions involve voting, several focusing on people not deemed sufficiently Republican voting in Republican primaries.
One resolution, titled “A Resolution to Protect Rural Representation,” calls for changing Idaho’s system for statewide elections into a national-style electoral college, a process that sometimes leads to candidates winning without receiving the most votes.
Trump, for example, in 2016 defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by winning more electoral college votes despite losing the popular vote by about 3 million votes. The proposed system for Idaho would tally electoral votes from counties. Such a change in Idaho would require changing the state’s constitution.
Another proposed resolution calls for privatizing Idaho Public Television, a long-time target of far-right Republicans.
The Idaho Republican Party will also elect officers during the gathering. First-term incumbent Chair Tom Luna, who served two terms as the state’s schools chief, is being challenged by Republican Rep. Dorothy Moon. Moon ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary in May for secretary of state, contending the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent and Biden wasn’t president.
Mainstream Idaho Republicans, who would be considered far-right in many states, have dominated the state for three decades. But they have become targets of far-right members of their own party and labeled as RINOs — Republican in name only.
The May primary was a mixed bag for the two groups, and the power struggle will likely continue at the convention.
In the primary, first-term incumbent Gov. Brad Little crushed Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, and most other statewide races went to more mainstream Idaho Republicans. But Raul Labrador, a favorite of the Tea Party during his eight years in the U.S. House, defeated five-term Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, well known for a strategy of simply calling balls and strikes that oftentimes irked his Republican colleagues when he gave them legal advice they didn’t want to hear.
Several far-right lawmakers in the House lost their seats, but the Senate turned decidedly more conservative with mainstream losses that included the co-chairman of the legislature’s powerful budget-setting committee.
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a truck driver and I have to move heavy freight around using manual pallet jacks. I thought there should be an effortless way to move heavy loads forward or backwards," said an inventor, from Briarwood, N.Y., "so I invented the C. C. PALLET ADAPTOR KIT. My design would avoid muscle strains and fatigue caused by manual pulling and pushing methods."
The patent-pending invention provides improved mobility for workers using manual pallet jacks. In doing so, it eliminates the struggle associated with moving a heavy load on a traditional manual pallet jack. As a result, it saves time and effort and it enhances safety. The invention features a durable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for manufacturers, trucking companies, food industries, distribution centers, and warehouses.
The original design was submitted to the Long Island sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-LJD-220, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign announced Thursday that the candidate had hauled in $3 million in a three-day stretch alone before the second-quarter filing deadline.
Kennedy’s campaign said it had brought in an average of $1 million per day from June 28-30. The three-day total represents an impressive figure for a Democratic candidate seen as a long shot against President Biden.
The campaign said Kennedy had brought in more than $6 million in the second quarter, with roughly $3 million cash on hand.
“We are hearing again and again that Mr. Kennedy is catching on because the public is fed up with the media smears. People are answering the attacks by opening up their wallets. RFK, Jr. has shown respect for the intelligence of the American people. The more people hear his message, the more he connects,” campaign manager Dennis Kucinich said in a statement on the campaign’s fundraising.
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BoneView Revolutionizes Fracture Detection
PARIS, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A U.S. study of BoneView by GLEAMER AI software led by Ali Guermazi, MD, PhD, Chief of Radiology at VA Boston Healthcare System and Professor of Radiology and Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, has been honored with the 2022 Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence. The award recognizes the best original scientific article for a given year of the hundreds published in Radiology, the premier publication of The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), an international society of radiologists, medical physicists and other medical imaging professionals representing 31 radiologic subspecialties from 145 countries around the world.
The Margulis Award Nominating Committee and the Margulis Award Selection Committee review published manuscripts based on their novelty, quality, importance and potential scientific and clinical impacts. The committees selected Dr. Guermazi's work, Improving Radiographic Fracture Recognition Performance and Efficiency Using Artificial Intelligence, published in Vol. 302, No. 3 of Radiology, which demonstrated that GLEAMER's BoneView® AI software helped to detect and localize fractures over the entire appendicular skeleton, rib cage, thoracic and lumbar spine, improving sensitivity and specificity, while reducing reading time. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registration study led to BoneView's clearance by the FDA following its certification with the CE mark class 2a in the European Union in March 2020; it has been widely adopted in more than 500 institutions across 20 countries.
"Radiologists are joining the AI revolution in the market with early acceptance and adoption of BoneView by Gleamer, and we are pleased that the work of Professor Guermazi has earned the Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence to bring further awareness of the efficacy of AI," said Christian Allouche, CEO and co-founder of GLEAMER, a French medtech company pioneering the use of artificial intelligence technology in the practice of radiology, for use by U.S. healthcare specialists to aid in diagnosing fractures and traumatic injuries on X-rays. "This validates the revolutionary impact of our technology to enable faster and more accurate film reading within the existing process and without purchasing any new equipment."
GLEAMER developed BoneView to aid radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, emergency physicians, rheumatologists, family physicians and physician assistants, all of whom read X-rays in clinical practice to diagnose fractures in their patients. BoneView detects fractures in X-ray images and submits them to radiologists for final validation, providing healthcare professionals with a safe, reliable, time-saving and user-friendly tool. The BoneView AI algorithm is cleared as a CADe/CADx (computer assisted detection and diagnosis) by the FDA and highlights regions of interest with bounding boxes around areas where fractures are suspected so radiologists can prioritize reading those X-rays. In the study, Dr. Guermazi and his team have proven a noticeable increase of sensitivity by 10.4 percent, while reducing the reading time by 15 percent.
"Radiologists' workload has doubled in the past two decades, and despite technological progress, they must analyze hundreds more images every day, requiring the readings to be highly reliable," explained Dr. Guermazi, who will accept the award during the RSNA 108th Scientific and Annual Meeting in Chicago, Nov. 27-Dec. 1. "The assistance of AI should allow us to improve the specificity of the complementary exams prescribed after the radiography, to avoid delays in care, and to direct patients into the right therapeutic pathway. Our study was focused on fracture diagnosis, and a similar concept can be applied to other diseases and disorders."
GLEAMER's first globally available AI software, BoneView, is cleared by the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration and has CE mark class IIa certification in Europe. Studies by world-leading radiologists and academic medical doctors have shown that BoneView improves the detection of fractures in X-ray images, providing healthcare professionals with a safe, reliable, time-saving second reading. GLEAMER develops a suite of AI solutions for Radiology that encapsulate medical-grade expertise. The company supports imaging users to secure diagnoses for all patients and at all times, while improving efficiency. GLEAMER's AI companions are directly integrated in the users' usual reading environment and act as an automated and transparent second reading to improve diagnostic accuracy in X-ray imaging. GLEAMER's solutions are currently being used across 20 countries in more than 500 sites.
For more information: www.gleamer.ai
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FAA gives OK for SpaceX’s Starship test flight from Texas
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has cleared the final hurdle for launching its new giant Starship from Texas as early as next week on a first test flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued the long-awaited license on Friday. SpaceX announced that Starship — the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket — could soar as soon as Monday.
No people or satellites will be aboard the 394-foot (120-meter) rocket. SpaceX will attempt to send the spacecraft atop the colossal booster around the world, from the southern tip of Texas all the way to Hawaii. The first stage will be discarded in the Gulf of Mexico and the spacecraft into the Pacific. No landings will be attempted for this debut.
It will be the first launch attempt of a full-size Starship, made of shiny stainless steel and powered by methane-fueled engines.
The FAA said SpaceX had met all requirements, including safety and environmental. The license is valid for five years.
“We carefully analyzed the public safety risks during every stage of the mission and required SpaceX to mitigate those risks,” the FAA added.
Elon Musk envisions using Starships to send people to the moon and Mars. NASA has already signed up for a Starship to put astronauts on the lunar surface as early as 2025.
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World Cup 2022: US' Gregg Berhalter, Tyler Adams expertly navigate unusual questions ahead of Iran match
The US government, immigration policies and discrimination were the topics for the team
U.S. soccer’s Gregg Berhalter and Tyler Adams navigated a tense press conference ahead of their Tuesday match against Iran – a do-or-die situation for the Americans.
Adams was asked about discrimination against Black people in the U.S. and was swiped for pronouncing Iran as "Eye-ran" instead of "E-ran." Berhalter faced questions about U.S. immigration and naval policy.
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A reporter from Iran’s Press TV chastised Adams for the pronunciation of Iran and then asked, "Are you OK to be representing a country that has so much discrimination against Black people?"
"My apologies on the mispronunciation of your country," said Adams, who is Black and grew up in a White family. "That being said, there’s discrimination everywhere you go. One thing that I’ve learned, especially from living abroad in the past years and having to fit in in different cultures and kind of assimilating to different cultures, is that in the U.S. we’re continuing to make progress every single day."
Berhalter faced a question about the U.S. military being in the Persian Gulf.
WORLD CUP 2022: SOUTH KOREA COACH PAULO BENTO SCREAMS AT REF OVER MATCH ENDING
"Sport is something that should bring nations closer together and you are a sportsperson," a reporter asked. "Why is it that you should not ask your government to take away its military fleet from the Persian Gulf?"
Berhalter made clear he didn’t know enough about the geopolitical climate to talk about U.S. military maneuvers or immigration policies given that he’s a soccer coach.
"I don't know enough about politics, I'm a soccer coach," he said. "I'm not well versed on international politics so I can't comment on that."
Berhalter did apologize for social media posts from the U.S. Soccer Federation that left the Islamic Republic emblem off the Iranian flag for a day. Iran called on FIFA to kick the U.S. out of the World Cup over it. The posts were meant to support protesters in Iran.
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"We had no idea about what U.S. Soccer put out," Berhalter said. "All we can do on our behalf is apologize on behalf of the players and the staff."
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BURLINGTON, Mass., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Azenta, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZTA) today announced the publication of its Environmental, Social, & Governance ("ESG") report, highlighting the Company's ongoing commitment to advancing its strategy and actions aligned with key ESG priorities. The report includes ESG data for the Company's fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.
"In line with our purpose to enable life sciences companies to bring impactful breakthrough therapies to market faster, we take our responsibility to society seriously," said Steve Schwartz, President and CEO. "We are committed to taking action on the issues that matter most to our business and stakeholders. At Azenta, we approach ESG issues in a holistic manner, striving to integrate socially responsible and sustainable practices into all aspects of our business. Above all, our commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen has been a hallmark of our Company and will continue to be critical to our continued success."
The report offers a comprehensive look at the Company's ESG approach and showcases accomplishments in three main pillars:
- Environmental Protection: We understand the broad impact of our operations and the potential to impact the world. We are committed to evaluating ways to reduce our environmental footprint while continuing to expand our business.
- Social Impact: We are committed to making a positive impact on society, particularly in the regions where we are located and serve our customers.
- Responsible Operations: Our products and services enable our customers to have a significant positive impact on the world, and we are committed to ensuring the safety, quality, and reliability of our products and services.
Over the year, we made significant progress on our ESG initiatives, highlights include:
- Formation of a board-level ESG committee to monitor and review the overall adequacy of and provide oversight with respect to the Company's ESG strategy, initiatives, and policies
- Completion of our first materiality assessment to identify the ESG issues most relevant to our Company and to our stakeholders
- Establishment of baseline Scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions for our operations
- Publication of our first annual Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index
To learn more about Azenta's commitment to ESG efforts, view the report in full at https://investors.azenta.com/esg.
About Azenta Life Sciences
Azenta, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZTA) is a leading provider of life sciences solutions worldwide, enabling impactful breakthroughs and therapies to market faster. Azenta provides a full suite of reliable cold-chain sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical research and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally.
Azenta is headquartered in Burlington, MA, with operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.azenta.com.
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Some statements in this release are forward-looking statements made under Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees but involve risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that could cause Azenta's financial and business results to differ materially from its expectations. The statements are based on the facts known to the Company's management at the time they are made. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's progress and results of ESG initiatives and their impact on the Company's business results. In addition, actual results are subject to other risks that relate more broadly to Azenta's overall business, including those that we have described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Azenta expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Azenta undertakes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.
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(iSeeCars) – Buying an American car has long been considered an act of patriotism, although the definition of buying American has become increasingly blurred. There are cars with American nameplates like Buick that are manufactured overseas, while some Volkswagens and Toyotas are assembled in the United States. However, buying a domestic brand versus a foreign one can still signal a sense of pride among proud Americans, even if being made in America isn’t exclusive to American brands.
To determine which states favor domestic auto brands, iSeeCars analyzed 10.9 million car sales to rank each state by their percentage share of cars with domestic nameplates.
- Michigan, home of the “Motor City” and headquarters of the Big Three automakers buys the most American vehicles, comprising 77.8 percent of the state’s vehicle share.
- Of the top 10 states with the most American brand cars, seven are in the Midwest, two are in the Rocky Mountain region, and one s in the Southwest.
- The state with the fewest American brand vehicles is Hawaii, a state which favors Japanese vehicles likely due to the highly diverse population.
- The 10 states with the lowest proportion of American brand cars are coastal states.
While American cars were once perceived to be inferior to their foreign rivals, today’s American vehicles have caught up to their foreign counterparts in quality and reliability. In fact, many American vehicles made our list of the longest lasting cars, and American pickups are among the most popular cars in the country. Whether you want a dependable truck, an electric vehicle with cutting-edge technology, or even a luxe SUV, there is an American vehicle to suit your needs.
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Methodology:
iSeeCars analyzed over 10.9 million used cars from model years 2017 – 2021 sold from July 2021 through June 2022. The number of cars from American automakers was tallied by state, and the resulting percentage shares were used to rank states.
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GRAPHIC: Officer fired after shooting teen eating hamburger in McDonald’s parking lot
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) - A Texas police officer who shot and wounded a teenager who had been sitting in his car eating a hamburger has been fired, police said.
San Antonio Officer James Brennand was fired after shooting Erik Cantu, 17, on Oct. 2 in a fast-food restaurant parking lot, police training commander Alyssa Campos said in a video statement released Wednesday.
Brennand had responded to an unrelated disturbance at the fast-food restaurant when he saw the Cantu inside the car, which had evaded him a day earlier, Campos said.
A Texas prosecutor said in a statement Friday that he has not seen enough evidence to file charges against the teenager.
“While Sunday’s shooting of an unarmed teenager by a then-San Antonio Police officer remains under investigation, the facts and evidence we have received so far led us to reject the charges against Erik Cantu for further investigation,” Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said.
Brennand, who had been on the force for less than one year, violated his training and police procedures after approaching the car, Campos said.
“The officer abruptly opened the driver’s door and ordered the driver out of the car” before the arrival of backup officers that Brennand had requested, Campos said.
Cantu, in the officer’s body camera video, looks toward Brennand while holding a hamburger, then backs the car away, striking the officer with the open door.
Brennand then opened fire several times as the door closed and Cantu drove away.
Cantu, who was struck by gunfire, stopped nearby where he and a passenger, who was not injured, were found by police.
“There is nothing I can say in defense of that officer’s actions that night,” Police Chief William McManus told WOAI-TV. “I think what happened, initially, there was some contact made, but that did not justify the shooting.”
Cantu was hospitalized in stable condition and initially charged with evading police and aggravated assault.
Gonzales, the district attorney, said no decision had been made on whether to pursue charges against Brennand, pending the outcome of a police investigation into the shooting.
“As we do with all officer-involved shootings that result in death or serious injury, we will submit the case to a Grand Jury for their consideration. Until that happens, we can make no further comment on this matter,” Gonzales said.
Police and an attorney for Cantu did not immediately return phone calls for comment on Friday.
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MINOT, ND (KXNET) — A 50-year-old Minot man was injured in a crash Tuesday afternoon near Minot.
According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the vehicle was traveling northbound on US Highway 83 en route to Minot from Garrison. At some point during the drive, the vehicle entered the center median, struck a crossover, and overturned in the center median.
The driver was ejected during the rollover and has been transported to Trinity Hospital with serious injuries.
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Crawford, Giants pounce on shaky Pirates bullpen in 7-5 win
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The San Francisco Giants don’t overwhelm with their bats. Or their pitching. Or their defense. Their margin of error isn’t quite as wide as the two rivals they are trying to chase down in the loaded NL West.
That’s fine with manager Gabe Kapler, who is happy to play the matchups, substitute freely and rely on a fair amount of grit and veteran leadership to hang around in one of the hottest races in baseball.
Brandon Crawford delivered a pair of late RBIs and the Giants took advantage of a shaky performance by Pittsburgh’s bullpen to rally for a 7-5 win on Saturday that pushed San Francisco to a season-best 10 games over .500 (37-27).
The surge has the Giants in the mix with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in one of the toughest divisions in the majors.
“We’re a mix-and-match team style of club … the team that finishes the game is probably not going to be the team that starts the game,” Kapler said.
It certainly wasn’t at sun-splashed PNC Park. Seven different Giants scored, six different players drove in runs, and starting pitcher Alex Wood (5-5) and five relievers did just enough to give San Francisco its 13th win in its last 19 games.
“We’re pretty comfortable making sure that everybody is ready for every big moment and then those guys do a great job of preparing themselves for those,” Kapler said.
Crawford tied the game at 4 with an RBI single off Pirates reliever Wil Crowe (3-4) in the sixth and provided some insurance with a n RBI double in the ninth after Pittsburgh intentionally walked Brandon Belt.
The 35-year-old Crawford — a three-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion who entered the day hitting just .219 as he nears the midway point of his 12th season in San Francisco — still bristles when opponents make it a point to face him instead of a teammate.
“I get (the walk) in a way but you definitely want to do some damage up there after something like that,” Crawford said.
Wilmer Flores and Austin Slater homered for the Giants and Luis González added two hits for San Francisco, including an RBI double in the eighth.
Alex Wood (5-5) surrendered a three-run homer to Pittsburgh’s Diego Castillo in the fourth but hung around long enough to win his second straight start. Wood allowed four runs on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
San Francisco reliever Jake McGee got Pittsburgh’s Tyler Heineman to pop out to Flores at first base with the bases loaded to end the eighth after a 10-pitch at-bat to preserve a one-run lead. Camilo Doval retired the Pirates in order for his 11th save and second in two days.
Pittsburgh starter Jose Quintana allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings before the bullpen let it slip away.
Crowe allowed each of his first four batters to reach on two walks and two singles. Crawford’s liner up the middle scored Thairo Estrada to pull San Francisco even, and pinch-hitter Mike Yaztremski followed with a sacrifice fly to put the Giants in front.
Chris Stratton came on in the eighth and walked the first two batters he faced before giving up a shot to González that scored Darin Ruf as the Giants clinched their first series win against the Pirates since 2017.
“The (Giants) make you command the ball on the plate,” Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said. “We did not command the ball on the plate. They stayed with their approach. I think that’s what you see out of good, veteran hitters. It’s why they’re in the position they are, and it’s why they won 100-plus games last year.”
Daniel Vogelbach hit his third career pinch-hit home run in the eighth for Pittsburgh and Castillo drove in four runs — tied for the most by a Pirate this season — but it wasn’t enough to blunt the momentum of a June swoon that’s dropped Pittsburgh to a season-worst 14 games below .500 (25-39).
PEGUERO ARRIVES
Pittsburgh shortstop prospect Liover Peguero went 1 for 3 in his major league debut. At 21 years and 170 days old, Pegeuro — called up from Double-A Altoona on Friday after infielder Tucupita Maracana was placed on the COVID-19 injured list — became the youngest Pirate to reach the majors since Aramis Ramirez, who was 19 years and 335 days old at the time of his debut on May 26, 1998.
MERCEDES CLAIMED
The Giants claimed catcher/first baseman Yermín Mercedes off waivers from the Chicago White Sox and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento. To make room for Mercedes on the 40-man roster, San Francisco designated catcher Michael Papierski for assignment.
UP NEXT
Giants: Alex Cobb (3-2, 5.73 ERA) returns from a stint on the injured list with a strained neck to make his ninth start of the season in Sunday’s series finale.
Pirates: Mitch Keller (2-5, 5.07) is 0-2 in his career against the Giants. Keller has pitched well of late, posting a 2.76 ERA over his last three starts. following a brief stint in the bullpen.
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The cost of airfare in the U.S. increased at about four times the rate of inflation in 2022, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The data indicate that airfare went up by 28.5% during the year. The overall consumer price index increased by 6.5% in 2022.
Meanwhile, air traffic started returning to pre-pandemic levels at the nation’s airports. According to Transportation Security Administration data, more than 900 million passengers were screened at U.S. airports in 2022.
AAA Senior Vice President of Travel Paula Twidale said the combination of increased demand, higher jet fuel costs, inflation and fewer airline staff all combined to make airfare more expensive. She said many airlines have cut the number of flights and given incentives to pilots and airline employees to retire. Given that airlines use dynamic pricing for flights, running fewer routes make things more expensive for passengers.
“Travel is back up, people are going and they want to get out,” she said. “Bookings are coming in steadily, but you’ll see a lot more increases. We saw a greater increase from 2022. We will see some price increases, probably not as dramatic, but not going down.”
“Airlines are probably just as happy going out full at a higher price point because they’re not losing money on that,” she added. “They might put more flights out, and the price will be cheaper for you and me, but they’re not going to make as much on the margin.”
Those price increases have been especially pronounced for international flyers. International travel demand had a more delayed comeback compared to domestic due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Her advice for travelers is if you “see a deal, get it.” Twidale said she is flying to Europe in June and already opted to purchase her tickets. Given that supply of seats is limited, she suggests waiting to purchase tickets could be risky. Twidale said flights for the summer are already starting to sell out.
She said from her decades of experience, her advice remains not to wait.
“Don’t wait thinking you’re going to get a better deal,” she said. “I booked seven, eight months ahead of time. I never would have done that before. I wouldn’t book a month before, but I wouldn’t book eight or nine months before either, especially if the prices are high.”
In some cases, staffing, computer glitches, and other issues have caused massive air travel disruptions. Whether these costs get passed to the consumer remains to be seen.
But if demand remains high, airlines have little incentive to drop prices.
“Right now, people are paying,” Twidale said. “I live in South Florida. Places are packed. Restaurants are packed. Prices are up but people are still paying. They say recession, at some point, a tipping point will happen. But for the people with money, they’re still paying.” | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/air-travel-increased-4-times-the-rate-of-inflation-in-2022-will-2023-be-any-better | 2023-01-17 17:25:45 | 0 | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/air-travel-increased-4-times-the-rate-of-inflation-in-2022-will-2023-be-any-better |
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The former elected official accused of killing a journalist claimed Monday that he was framed. Robert Telles, 46, requested a new interview with 8 News Now in Las Vegas to give his side of the story.
“I need to say that I’m innocent and I was framed,” Telles said from the Clark County Detention Center.
Telles is accused of killing Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German in September 2022. German, 69, had exposed issues in the public administrator’s office under the leadership of Telles, including a possible affair. Telles then lost the Democratic primary.
German was found stabbed to death on Sept. 3 outside his home in the northwest valley area.
“Mr. German is tragically murdered and now I’m here,” Telles said.
Telles claims that while he still held office, he was working to expose a scam involving estates in which individuals would try to obtain properties of the deceased before their families could. The 8 News Now Investigators have confirmed that authorities are looking into the matter.
In the murder case against Telles, Metro police said they uncovered evidence including DNA of Telles under German’s fingernails. Telles claimed that this is part of the plot to frame him.
The following are excerpts from 8 News Now’s Veness Murphy speaking to Telles:
Vanessa Murphy: How do you explain your vehicle near his home? How do you explain the video of an individual who appears to be you? How do you explain the clothing that was at your house? How do you explain the DNA?
Robert Telles: Right, so again, as far as the vehicle goes, there is a vehicle that looks like mine. As far as any other evidence goes, as far as when it may have been planted, I couldn’t say. Again, I know it’s an incredible story. But that is the story.
Murphy: It could appear that you’re grasping at straws here because you know about evidence against you.
Telles: Again, if that’s what people want to believe, they can. Again, I’m telling you the truth.
Murphy: What would you say to people who believe that you are a narcissist who killed a journalist and now you’re coming up with another excuse?
Telles: Again, at this point, I’m coming out with the truth because I’ve had to sit and wait for some time to speak out just because my counsel advised I shouldn’t say anything whatsoever.
Telles and his attorney have parted ways. Telles said that he is seeking new representation, and he wants the court proceedings to move more quickly.
His previous attorney indicated in a filing from Friday that Telles “would like to represent himself in proper person and has asked counsel to withdraw from representation.”
A jury trial is set for November.
During an interview with 8 News Now Investigator David Charns in September, Telles refused to discuss German’s death.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is continuing its battle to prevent Metro Police from searching German’s materials, including his cell phone. The concern is that this could reveal the identities of German’s sources. | https://www.koin.com/news/i-was-framed-las-vegas-politician-accused-of-killing-journalist-speaks-from-jail/ | 2023-02-07 20:51:20 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/i-was-framed-las-vegas-politician-accused-of-killing-journalist-speaks-from-jail/ |
Blatter and Platini were last year charged with fraud and other offences by Swiss authorities relating to a payment of 2million Swiss francs made by world football's governing body to the ex-UEFA chief in 2011.
The trial at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona was due to start on Wednesday, but Blatter was unable to attend as he was suffering from chest pains.
Blatter provided his testimony on Thursday, stating he asked former France captain Platini to work for FIFA as an advisor when he was elected as president in 1998.
The 86-year-old said the governing body could not afford the CHF 1m per year Platini asked for but agreed to pay him CHF 300,000 a year, with the remaining cash to be settled up at a later date.
Blatter said in court: "I knew when we started with Michel Platini that is not the total, and we would look at it later,"
He stated that they shook hands on a "gentleman's agreement".
Blatter added: "It was an agreement between two sportsmen. I found nothing wrong with that."
Platini said: "I trusted the president and knew he would pay me one day."
The 66-year-old Platini told the court he did not need the money he was owed when he stopped working for FIFA in 2002, a time when Blatter claimed the governing body was "broke".
It was not until January 2011 he asked FIFA to pay up after hearing two former employees had received substantial payments, and Platini revealed he was paid 10 days after sending an invoice, with Blatter approving the transfer.
Blatter was originally banned from footballing activities for eight years, reduced to six, by FIFA in 2015 following an Ethics Committee investigation that described the payment as "disloyal". Platini was also given an eight-year suspension, which was later reduced.
Swiss Blatter has been charged with fraud, misappropriation, criminal mismanagement and forgery of a document. Platini has been charged with fraud, participating in misappropriation, participating in criminal mismanagement and forgery of a document.
Both Blatter and Platini deny any wrongdoing. The case continues. | https://www.beinsports.com/au/football/news/blatter-denies-payments-to-platini-were-fraud/1897023 | 2022-06-09 21:18:12 | 0 | https://www.beinsports.com/au/football/news/blatter-denies-payments-to-platini-were-fraud/1897023 |
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Rain chances will be slightly higher Monday through Wednesday with a 30 to 40 percent chance of isolated late day showers and storms. Highs will rise into the low and mid 90s.
Thursday and Friday will be mainly dry with only a 20% chance of late day storms, but the next front moves close to the Bay Area next weekend so rain chances will increase. | https://www.wfla.com/news/drier-and-hot-sunday-ahead/ | 2022-09-18 12:52:12 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/drier-and-hot-sunday-ahead/ |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two Arkansas deputies who were caught on video violently arresting a suspect outside a convenience store in August have been fired, Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said Thursday.
Damante told Fort Smith television station KHBS that deputies Levi White and Zachary King had been fired but did not elaborate on the decision. Damante did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press.
A bystander recorded White, King and Mulberry Police Officer Thell Riddle arresting 27-year-old Randal Worcester outside a convenience store in the small town of Mulberry, about 140 miles (220 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, near the border with Oklahoma.
An attorney for the deputies did not immediately respond to messages Thursday afternoon.
Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory said Riddle remains on administrative leave.
The bystander’s video of the Aug. 21 arrest shows one of the deputies repeatedly punching and kneeing Worcester in the head before grabbing his hair and slamming him against the pavement. As that was happening, another officer was holding Worcester down, while a third kneed him over and over.
Damante has said Worcester was being questioned for threatening a clerk at a convenience store in the nearby small town of Alma. Damante said Worcester tackled one of the deputies and punched him in the head before the arrest. The deputy suffered a concussion, Damante said.
White has been a deputy with Crawford County since Jan. 10. King has been a Crawford deputy since July 31, 2019. Before that, he worked a year and a half as a civilian jailer for the county.
The three officers were suspended after the arrest video was circulated on social media, and state and federal authorities launched investigations. State Police wrapped up their investigation last month, and a special prosecutor has not announced whether the three will face charges.
Worcester filed a federal lawsuit against the officers as well as local officials, saying they violated his constitutional rights.
An attorney for Worcester called the firings a “step in the right direction.”
“It’s just a single step in a very long journey to have justice for Randal and honestly for Crawford County as a whole,” attorney Adam Rose told the AP.
Worcester was treated at a hospital then jailed on charges including second-degree battery and resisting arrest. He was released the following day on a $15,000 bond. Worcester’s lawsuit said he has permanent injuries from the arrest that will require continued medical treatment. | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-2-arkansas-deputies-filmed-in-violent-arrest-fired-from-jobs/ | 2022-10-07 01:03:27 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-2-arkansas-deputies-filmed-in-violent-arrest-fired-from-jobs/ |
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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The football game scheduled for Saturday between the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech has been canceled in light of the deadly shooting that killed three UVA football players.
The shooting, which happened on November 13, killed three current UVA football players along with injuring two other students. UVA also canceled their game scheduled for last Saturday against Coastal Carolina.
Saturday's game would have been UVA and Virginia Tech's final game of the season.
This will be the first time since 1969 that @UVAFootball and @HokiesFB have not played each other in football@CBS6
— Lane Casadonte (@LaneCtvsports) November 22, 2022
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced on Monday night that the decision was made following communication between the ACC, Virginia and Virginia Tech's athletic departments.
The ACC shared the following statement about the cancelation:
The ACC and Virginia Tech continue to support UVA following the devastating tragedy, which resulted in the deaths of three members of the Cavalier football team – Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry, and injuries to students Mike Hollins (also a Virginia football student-athlete) and Marlee Morgan.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Blaine Gabbert, often in the background as Tom Brady's backup, is now gaining national attention for helping rescue four people in the water after a helicopter crash in Florida.
Gabbert was jet skiing with his two brothers in Hillsborough Bay, Fla., when he heard a "faint noise" to the west, he said at a press conference Friday. He and his brothers turned around and saw what looked like a "crew boat in the water that had broken up into four pieces" and two yellow life jackets.
It was actually a crash-landed helicopter. And it had been carrying a pilot and three passengers — a mother and father in their 60s and their son who is around Gabbert's age, he said. The pilot had conducted an emergency landing into the water near the Davis Islands Yacht Club after the helicopter lost power, according to the Tampa Police Department.
"It looked like they were in duress. We raced over there," Gabbert said.
The 33-year-old said instructed the passengers how to inflate the life jackets based on his own experience on the water and got them on his jet ski as quickly as possible. He was able to get two of the passengers on his jet ski, while his brothers took care of another.
"It was pretty chilly yesterday in the water, so you didn't want to have them in there for too long," Gabbert added.
The pilot was still in water when first responders arrived seconds later, he said.
"I was in the right place, right time," he said. "The credit really goes out to the Tampa PD, fire department, sheriff's department, because they were there within five seconds. It was pretty remarkable."
Gabbert said the passengers were covered in oil and visibly shaken up, but he was thankful he was able to get the passengers to safety.
Tampa Police Interim Chief Lee Bercaw said he was giving Gabbert a special honor.
"All the work you did out there, there's no reason why we don't make you an honorary member of our marine patrol," he said at the press conference.
Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles showered Gabbert with compliments for his heroic actions: "Anytime you can find a guy to drop everything and go help somebody else he doesn't know without even thinking about it and take their life into their own hands and helping someone else save their lives, that says a lot about a guy, and Blaine did that."
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McDonald’s intentionally sold Muslim family bacon, complaint says
BOSTON (AP) - A civil rights group says workers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put bacon on a fish sandwich that a Muslim woman had ordered for one of her children.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations announced Wednesday that it had filed a discrimination complaint on the woman’s behalf with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.
Followers of Islam are not supposed to eat pork products.
An email seeking comment was left with McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Chicago. A message was also left with someone who answered the phone at Gomez Enterprises LLC, which operates the McDonald’s restaurant on Meadow Street in Chicopee.
The complaint is the first step in the process for seeking monetary damages, according to CAIR lawyer Barbara Dougan. She also hopes it prompts McDonald’s to better train its workers to prevent a similar incident in the future.
“Anti-Muslim bias takes many forms,” Dougan said. “But you can’t go much lower than tampering with the food of a young child. We hope that McDonald’s will find these actions as appalling as we do.”
The advocacy group also shared a picture of the sandwich in question:
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NEW YORK (AP) — In addition to opening this month’s Venice Film Festival, Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s “White Noise” will also kick off the 60th New York Film Festival.
Film at Lincoln Center, which puts on the annual New York festival, announced Tuesday that “White Noise” will launch this year’s edition on Sept. 30 at Alice Tully Hall. Baumbach’s film, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, adapts DeLillo’s classic 1985 novel about a toxic event in a suburban college town.
The Netflix release is already slated to open the 79th Venice Film Festival on Aug. 31. But Baumbach, a New York native, has a long history with the New York Film Festival, which he regularly attended as a kid. Six of his previous films have played in NYFF’s main slate, from 1995’s “Kicking and Screaming” to 2019’s “Marriage Story,” which was the festival’s centerpiece selection that year.
“In 1985 my father and I drove from Brooklyn to see Kurosawa’s ‘Ran’ open the 23rd NYFF, the same year that he brought home the hardback of Don DeLillo’s ‘White Noise,’” said Baumbach in a statement. “Opening the 60th NYFF with ‘White Noise’ is truly special for me. This festival was part of my film education and has been a home for me and many of my movies over the years.”
Dennis Lim, the festival’s artistic director, called Baumbach’s adaptation “an unequivocal triumph: a wildly entertaining and morbidly funny meditation on the way we live now that is also the director’s most ambitious and expansive film.”
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ASHLAND, Ore. —A plane has crashed near the Ashland Airport. The crash happened just before 5 p.m.
The flames were quickly extinguished. Firefighters say there were two people on board when it crashed. They were a flight instructor and a student pilot who was flying. We’re told they both refused medical treatment.
One witness tells us the crash happened on the south end of the airport, with the plane ending up nose down in Neil Creek. Ashland resident, Kermit Compeau says he lives just 400 meters from the wreck.
“I saw the tail of a plane in the flames and I walked outside and looked and sure enough it looked like the plane had veered west of the runway on landing, I’m guessing, and pitched into the ditch in the creek,” said Compeau.
Compeau says he saw the tail of the plane burn for a little bit, then explode.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Lauer pitches 6 no-hit innings as Brewers blank D-backs 3-0
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Lauer pitched six innings of no-hit ball before getting removed from the game in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
Jake Cousins and Peter Strzelecki worked the final three innings of the one-hit shutout.
Lauer said he didn’t realize he had a no-hitter going until someone told him after he’d left the game. Lauer assumed the error he committed on a fourth-inning bouncer from Jake McCarthy had been ruled a hit.
“I just didn’t look, I guess,” Lauer said. “It was in the back of my mind that there weren’t a ton of guys on base. I’d walked a few but I didn’t really know. I was just trying to put up zeroes man, just trying to finish the year with some zeroes.”
Milwaukee’s no-hit bid provided at least some sense of drama to an otherwise meaningless game. The Brewers were eliminated from playoff contention Monday night when the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros 3-0 t o clinch their first postseason berth since 2011.
Lauer (11-7) struck out seven, walked four and committed an error while throwing 97 pitches. Lauer’s highest pitch count of the season was 108, in a 2-1 loss at San Francisco on July 16.
“This one definitely feels like I have a lot to build off of this offseason and moving forward,” Lauer said.
Jake Cousins took over for Lauer at the start of the seventh and allowed Josh Rojas’ leadoff single to right center. Cousins retired the next three batters and pitched around a one-out walk in a scoreless eighth inning.
Strzelecki retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his first career save.
“You dream about things like that,” Strzelecki said. “It feels good. I hope to just build on it for next year.”
Milwaukee’s Luis Urías went 3 of 4 with a homer and an RBI double.
Garrett Mitchell also homered as Milwaukee gained a measure of revenge against Zac Gallen, who allowed only two hits and one walk over seven innings in a 5-1 victory over the Brewers exactly a month ago. That Sept. 4 outing marked Gallen’s sixth consecutive start in which he worked at least six innings without allowing a run, tying a major-league record.
This time, Gallen (12-4) struck out six but gave up five hits, three walks and three runs in five innings. He finished this season with a 2.54 ERA after going 4-10 with a 4.30 ERA in 2021 while struggling with injuries.
“I definitely feel like I had things to prove on a lot of fronts – the health front, the talent front, all the things of that nature,” Gallen said. “It’s kind of funny, you have a down year and soon you’re labeled injury-prone, whatever you want to go and get out there. I felt like I had to come here this year and prove a lot of people wrong. Kind of the mission this year was to make sure people understand last year was more of a fluke than anything.”
The Brewers failed to score in the first inning despite forcing Gallen to throw 36 pitches. But they wasted no time getting to him in the second inning. Mitchell sent Gallen’s first pitch of the inning over the right-field wall.
“It was a great job by the offense today to get his pitch count up early,” Mitchell said.
Urías added a solo shot to left center in the third inning. Urías’ 16th homer of the season extended his hitting streak to 14 games, a career high.
The Brewers extended the lead to 3-0 when Urías’ two-out double brought home Jace Peterson in the fifth. Urías also singled in the eighth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers RHP Matt Bush went on the injured list with a non-COVID-19 illness. The Brewers activated RHP Jason Alexander.
UP NEXT
Arizona starts RHP Merrill Kelly (13-8, 3.43 ERA) and Milwaukee goes with Corbin Burnes (12-8, 2.98) in the season finale for both teams Wednesday.
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NEW YORK (WPIX) — Even though former President Donald Trump has been indicted for his alleged role in a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, it’s not guaranteed the fiery politician would serve time in jail or prison if he’s convicted, experts said.
Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records during his arraignment in a Manhattan court Tuesday.
Falsifying business records would normally be charged as misdemeanors, charges that would not usually result in prison time. But they were bumped up to felonies because they were done in an effort to commit or conceal other crimes, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.
Each felony count corresponds to one of the 34 documents the grand jury said contained a false statement about the payments, according to Politifact.
As felony charges, each count carries a maximum of four years in prison, the New York Post reports, meaning the former president is technically facing a maximum 136-year sentence if convicted on all counts. However, he’d likely be sentenced to less, the Associated Press reports.
In similar cases, either a misdemeanor or felony, an average defendant in their 70s with no arrest record typically doesn’t see the inside of a jail cell, lawyers told Nexstar’s WPIX.
“Despite who he is, for a non-violent E felony with no identifiable victim, a similarly situated defendant would normally not get jail time,” criminal defense attorney Michael Mullen said.
Arthur Aidala, a defense attorney and former Brooklyn prosecutor, told Insider that while he can’t be certain Trump won’t face jail time, he doesn’t “see a scenario where Donald Trump spends one minute in jail.”
Prosecutors allege Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about her alleged relationship with Trump. The alleged transaction occurred during Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016.
Cohen said Trump ordered him to make the payments to Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Cohen said he paid Daniels $130,000 through a shell company and was reimbursed by Trump, who claimed them as legal expenses. Cohen also said he arranged for the publishers of the National Enquirer to pay McDougal $150,000. In exchange, the tabloid allegedly didn’t print McDougal’s story about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.
For his efforts, Cohen said he was paid $360,000 plus a $60,000 bonus, for a total of $420,000. Cohen pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance law in connection with the payments.
Bragg said the alleged payment to Daniels constituted a violation of federal and New York campaign and election laws, therefore bumping up the charges from misdemeanors to felonies. But some legal experts say that logic isn’t airtight.
“There are an awful lot of dots here which it takes a bit of imagination to connect,” Richard Klein, a Touro Law Center criminal law professor, told the Associated Press.
Bragg said the indictment doesn’t specify the potential underlying crimes because the law doesn’t require it. But given the likelihood of Trump’s lawyers challenging it, “you’d think they’d want to be on much firmer ground than some of this stuff,” said Klein, a former New York City public defender.
The former president may also argue that the statute of limitations — which is five years for most felonies in New York — has run out because the hush money payments and Cohen’s reimbursements happened before then.
There were some extensions during the pandemic, and state law also can stop the clock when a potential defendant is continuously outside the state. Trump visited New York rarely over the four years of his presidency and now lives mostly in Florida and New Jersey. His lawyers could question whether the timeout applies to elected officials serving in Washington.
“This case has some very good issues for the defense to litigate,” said Duncan Levin, a New York City defense lawyer and former Manhattan prosecutor. “It’s not an open-and-shut case by any means.”
District Attorney Bragg is also looking at who made the payments and how they were accounted for by the Trump Organization.
Given the statute of limitations and jurisdiction issues, Mullen called the New York case a bit of an overreach by the district attorney’s office. The lawyer also suggested authorities should be focusing on investigations into Trump’s involvement with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol and the classified documents he allegedly kept at his Florida home.
“From the outside looking in, of all the alleged crimes Trump is potentially facing, [the New York case] seems to be the weakest case and an overreach by the prosecutors,” Mullen said. “There are so many things to attack about this case. Why did the district attorney sit on this?
“No one should be above the law. They should investigate Jan. 6 and the Georgia election interference, and the documents at his house.”
Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing as well as the two alleged extramarital affairs, claimed on his social media platform that he would be arrested on March 21 in connection to the Manhattan district attorney’s case, saying it was a “political Witch-Hunt, trying to take down the leading candidate, by far, in the Republican Party.”
However, delays in the grand jury meeting schedule pushed back a vote on whether to recommend charges.
The Associated Press and Nexstar’s Addy Bink contributed to this report. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/could-trump-face-jail-time-if-convicted-experts-weigh-in/ | 2023-04-05 14:57:14 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/could-trump-face-jail-time-if-convicted-experts-weigh-in/ |
Senate vote puts Minnesota on path to legalizing marijuana
Published 4:37 pm Friday, April 28, 2023
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Senate voted Friday to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, but the bill requires more work and negotiations before it can become law.
The vote was 34-33, with all Democrats voting yes and all Republicans voting no. There are several differences between the Senate bill and the companion version that passed the House 71-59 on Tuesday, so a House-Senate conference committee will need to resolve them before final votes in each chamber.
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has pledged to sign the bill once it reaches his desk. It seeks to replace the illicit market for marijuana with a legal and regulated market, and to expunge the criminal records of residents who’ve been convicted of nonviolent marijuana offenses such as simple possession.
“The prohibition of cannabis is a failed system that has not achieved the desired goals and has had incredible costs for our communities, especially for communities of color,” the lead author, Democratic Sen. Lindsey Port, of Burnsville, told her colleagues.
Port said lawmakers have an “opportunity to undo some of the harm that has been done and create a unique system of regulation that works for Minnesota consumers and businesses, while ensuring an opportunity in this new market for communities that have been most affected by prohibition.”
Republican senators argued during the debate that the bill isn’t ready to become law this year and needs more work. They expressed concerns about the impacts on traffic safety and crime, addiction and other mental health issues. They objected because local governments would be barred under the bill from disallowing cannabis sales if they don’t want them. And they said they weren’t reassured by the experiences of other states that have legalized it.
“We’re opening a door that is going to be very difficult to close, and it’s going to be very difficult to put the genie back on the bottle once this occurs,” said Republican Sen. Warren Limmer, of Maple Grove, the lead Republican on the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee.
Both versions of the bill run over 300 pages. Among the major differences, the Senate version allows people to possess up to 5 pounds of cannabis flower at home, though only 2 pounds could be from sources other than home-grown. The House limit is 1.5 pounds whatever the source. The tax rate on cannabis products in the Senate bill is 10%, compared to 8% in the House version.
Minnesota would become the 23rd state after Delaware to legalize adult-use cannabis. Marijuana would become legal to possess this summer, including home-growing up to eight plants at a time. But sponsors say it will take a year or more of regulatory work before dispensaries could start retail sales. | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2023/04/senate-vote-puts-minnesota-on-path-to-legalizing-marijuana/ | 2023-04-28 21:54:35 | 1 | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2023/04/senate-vote-puts-minnesota-on-path-to-legalizing-marijuana/ |
Tuesday's Schedule
Baseball
Lake Central at Gibson Southern, 4 p.m.
Boone Grove at Portage, 4:30 p.m.
Crown Point at Hanover Central, 4:30 p.m.
Hobart at Washington Twp., 4:30 p.m.
TF North at Morton, 4:30 p.m.
TF South at Richards, 4:30 p.m.
Kankakee Valley at Griffith, 5 p.m.
LaPorte at Penn, 5 p.m.
Boys Golf
Wheeler at River Forest, 4 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Lemont at TF United (at TF North), 5 p.m.
People are also reading…
Softball
South Central at John Glenn, 4:15 p.m.
Lockport East at Crown Point, 4 p.m.
Bishop Noll at Hammond Central, 4:30 p.m.
Chesterton at Hobart, 4:30 p.m.
Kouts at Kankakee Valley, 4:30 p.m., WLQI-FM (97.7), wlqi977.com
Merrillville at Griffith, 4:30 p.m.
Portage at Penn, 4:30 p.m.
Morton at Washington Twp., 5 p.m.
Louisville Classic (field includes Highland), TBA
Southern Warrior Classic at Murfreesboro, TN (field includes Munster), TBA
Girls Soccer
Lemont at TF United (at TF North), 5 p.m.
Girls Indoor Track
SSC quad at Oak Lawn (field includes TF North), 4:30 p.m.
Shepard, TF South, Tinley Park at Reavis, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Volleyball
Merrillville at LaPorte, 5 p.m.
Lincoln-Way Central at TF United (at TF North), 6 p.m. | https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/agate/prep-schedule/article_70a5182d-af77-568e-b68b-a37d495a43b0.html | 2023-03-28 12:21:28 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/agate/prep-schedule/article_70a5182d-af77-568e-b68b-a37d495a43b0.html |
Jonathan Scott took to Instagram on Friday to congratulate his brother and Property Brothers co-star, Drew, on the arrival of his first child, a boy named Parker James Scott.
"Parker James… you don't know this yet but you're the luckiest kid in the world to have such an incredibly loving mommy and daddy," Jonathan captioned the same photo that Drew posted several days earlier to announce Parker's arrival. It's a black and white shot of Drew with his wife, Linda Phan, holding the tiny baby's hand. "I'm gonna spoil you 🥰," Jonathan wrote.
Drew and Linda welcomed Parker on May 12, the same day as their third wedding anniversary. They announced the pregnancy last year after a long fertility journey. In April, Drew opened up to ET about the process: "I'm just excited. This has been a long journey to get here, and we are really excited about this. And Linda is going to be the best of moms. I know she is and I'm excited to flex my dad hat a little bit."
On Wednesday, Drew announced Parker's arrival with the words "Our lives are forever changed."
Also in April, Jonathan told ET he was ready to accept his position as "cool uncle" and shared his plans for the little one's arrival. "I'm not going to lie, I have full-on plans to be the coolest uncle that's ever existed," he said.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering more lenient economic recovery proposals that veer away from the grinding, top-down austerity rules that hit Greece and several other countries during the debt crises a decade ago and helped push millions into poverty, homelessness and unemployment.
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Wednesday that the new plans would give member states with serious debt issues far greater leeway in seeking a viable path to economic sustainability, combining a commitment to longer-term debt reduction while not excessively burdening a stretched population over too short a time.
After the 27-nation bloc had to spend its way out of a COVID-19 recession and as another downturn looms with Russia’s war in Ukraine worsening inflation, the challenge is keeping investment high and debt levels manageable.
“Of course, times they are a changing,” said EU Economics Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, addressing the differences between the current proposals and earlier commission decisions.
During the debt crisis, struggling nations from Greece to Portugal were barred from more conventional methods like massive borrowing to spend their way out of bad times and instead had to tighten their belts. That focus on bringing debt down with strict budget rules instead of boosting economic growth is now often seen as having exacerbated the crisis for many people.
Gentiloni went close to saying as much Wednesday. The reduction of debt “was not successful because the rules became more and more unrealistic. And when you have unrealistic path, at the end you have no path.”
Later, reflecting on the devastating consequences of the crises that nearly brought the euro currency to its knees, he pulled back and said, “I don’t think we could blame these rules for the enormous crisis and difficulties.”
In hindsight, even EU officials have acknowledged there was an excess of austerity over a short period after the 2008 financial crisis, compounded by the sovereign debt crisis in a half-dozen EU nations a few years later.
The EU’s response, coordinated by the commission, was to impose stringent austerity on nations that had led debt spiral out of control as several nations teetered on the brink of bankruptcy.
Even though most of the EU nations used the same euro currency, economic and financial policy was still decided in national capitals. Germany lived by any rule that would keep debt as low as possible, while much-poorer nations like Greece saw public spending as a way to wealth.
Investors stopped lending Greece money in 2010 after Athens acknowledged misreporting key budget data. To keep the country afloat, its European partners and the International Monetary Fund approved three rescue loan programs lasting from 2010 through 2018 worth a total 290 billion euros ($293 billion).
In exchange, international creditors exacted what many Greeks still see as a pound of flesh: deep state spending and salary cuts, tax hikes, privatizations and other sweeping reforms aimed at righting public finances.
The economy contracted by more than a quarter and skilled professionals emigrated in droves. Poverty and unemployment skyrocketed, and at one point over a quarter of the workforce was jobless.
That fallout shows why the EU proposals are now centering on giving nations a better sense of self-determination and making sure that investments should be maintained rather than stifled.
“With the wisdom that you can have after the crisis, we can say that we were not able to keep the level of investments as they should have been in the 10 years after the economic and financial crisis,” Gentiloni said. “And this is something that we have to change.”
German reaction was swift — and predictable. Finance Minister Christian Lindner said that “it is clear that any reform of the European fiscal rules must correspond to the core principle of ensuring financial stability.”
“We need on one hand a growth-friendly policy, but on the other hand, debt ratios in the European Union must be resolutely reduced,” Lindner told reporters in Berlin.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During the month of June, Cold Stone Creamery® (www.ColdStoneCreamery.com) stores will once again host a nationwide fundraising promotion benefiting Best Buddies International®, a global nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
For over 30 years Best Buddies has been helping individuals within this community build friendships with their peers, gain leadership and advocacy skills, and find inclusive living opportunities. Cold Stone Creamery® is working with Best Buddies® to support their mission of ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people living with IDD.
In honor of the fundraiser, two Best Buddies program participants, Drew and Stan, developed their very own Better Together Creation™. The Creation™ features Mint Ice Cream, Brownies, M&M'S® and Whipped Topping. In addition to the promotional Creation™, customers who donate $1 or more will receive double My Cold Stone Club® Rewards points on their entire purchase. Customers simply provide their phone number at checkout in-store or login into their rewards account when ordering online to earn their double points.
Cold Stone Creamery has also launched an exclusive Gift Back eGift card campaign. With every limited edition Give Back eGift card purchased online, Cold Stone will donate 10% of the amount* to Best Buddies. To learn more, purchase your Give Back eGift card, and make a difference please visit: https://coldstonecreamery.wgiftcard.com/responsive_auto/coldstone_resp/Virtual
"We are thrilled to announce the return of our annual fundraiser supporting Best Buddies International this month, a cause very near and dear to our hearts," said Sara Schmillen, vice president of marketing at Kahala Brands™, parent company of Cold Stone Creamery. "We invite and encourage our customers to show their support of friendship through the purchase of a Best Buddies eGift or by making a donation with their purchase."
Promotional Creation™:
- Better Together Creation™ - Mint Ice Cream, Brownies, M&M'S® and Whipped Topping
*Offer available online only from June 1 through June 30, 2022, while supplies last. Additional restrictions may apply. Purchaser receives the full value of the Give Back eGift. Proceeds will be based on the purchase of the specific limited edition Give Back eGift available via the Cold Stone Creamery website. Donation percentage is 10%, with a maximum annual donation of $100,000.
About Best Buddies® International
Best Buddies® is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant organization that has grown from one original chapter to nearly 2,900 middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Today, Best Buddies' nine formal programs — Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, e-Buddies® , Jobs, Ambassadors, Promoters and Inclusive Living— engage participants in each of the 50 states and in 56 countries, positively impacting the lives of more than 690,000 people with and without disabilities around the world. In many cases, as a result of their involvement with Best Buddies, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities secure rewarding jobs, live on their own, become inspirational leaders, and make lifelong friendships. For more information, please visit www.bestbuddies.org, facebook.com/bestbuddies or twitter.com/bestbuddies.
About Cold Stone Creamery
Cold Stone Creamery® delivers the Ultimate Ice Cream Experience® through a community of franchisees who are passionate about ice cream. The secret recipe for smooth and creamy ice cream is handcrafted fresh daily in each store, and then customized by combining a variety of mix-ins on a frozen granite stone. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Cold Stone Creamery is owned by parent company Kahala Brands™, one of the fastest growing franchising companies in the world with a portfolio of nearly 30 fast-casual and quick-service restaurant brands with approximately 3,000 locations in 35 countries. The Cold Stone Creamery brand operates nearly 1,500 locations globally in approximately 30 countries worldwide.
For more information about Cold Stone Creamery, visit www.ColdStoneCreamery.com.
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High school student wearing noise-canceling headphones struck, killed by train
FENTON, N.Y. (WBNG/Gray News) – A high school student wearing noise-canceling headphones was struck and killed by a train in New York state on Tuesday morning, officials said.
According to the Broome County Sheriff’s Office, the Chenango Valley High School student has been identified as 17-year-old Jakob McCloe.
He was pronounced dead on the scene, and his death has been ruled an accident.
The sheriff’s office said McCloe was walking on the Norfolk Southern Railroad Tracks in Fenton and appeared to be wearing noise-canceling headphones, so he was not able to hear the train approaching.
Investigators said the train’s engineer tried to signal multiple times to get McCloe’s attention but was unable to stop the train in time. McCloe was struck and killed.
Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar said after thorough investigation, detectives determined that “this tragic loss of life was nothing other than a terrible accident.”
In a letter sent to parents, Chenango Valley School District Superintendent Jennifer Ostrander said counselors and support services are available to students and staff.
“This is an incredibly difficult time for our community, and our thoughts and condolences go out to the family and loved ones of the student,” Ostrander wrote in the letter. “We ask that you respect the privacy of the family during this difficult time and that we come together as a community to offer our condolences and support.”
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Mississippi State's Mike Leach doesn't care about top 25 ranking
Leach said he can't control the polls and instead focuses on other things
Normally a college football team earning a ranking in the top 25, would be well-received by a program's head coach. But not if you're Mike Leach.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs jumped into the top 25 for the first time of the 2022 season after they beat Texas A&M in Week 5. In the latest coaches' poll and the AP poll, Mississippi State is ranked No. 23.
"I pretty much ignore them," Leach said when asked to share his thoughts on his team making the jump in the top 25, via Saturday Down South.
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The team has not been ranked in both polls since the 2020 season.
Leach went on to say, "There’s no stopping point on the poll thing. Just worry about right now and what you can control. Today, it’s put together the best game plan you can, tomorrow, it’s have the best practice you can. So it goes."
Leach has never been shy to tell things exactly how he sees them. Whether it's giving a reporter wedding advice or how his team needs to improve after suffering a big loss.
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"Go elope, because basically every female in the family is gonna terrorize you guys until it’s over. Once it’s over, they’ll be upset for a few days, but it’ll be over, and you cruise along and have a happy marriage and a happy life," Leach said in reference to SEC Network reporter Alyssa Lang's pending nuptials.
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In September, Leach told back up quarterback to ignore outside factors during the wedding planning stage.
"Just eliminate all the family input, aggravation, constant change of course that exists with planning weddings and the anxiety and the pressure that almost drives people to divorce before they even start," he said at the time.
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Next up, Arkansas travels to Starkville for a matchup with Mississippi State.
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