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Democrats and independent voters alarmed over new allegations against Biden family: 'Could be treasonous'
Voters react on 'Fox & Friends' after Republicans unveil evidence from Hunter Biden probe
The latest allegations from House Republicans have put more pressure on a growing scandal surrounding the Biden family.
While many Republicans have long questioned Hunter Biden's financial dealings, Democrats and independents are also voicing concerns about the president's involvement in his son's overseas business affairs.
"It's completely unethical," independent voter Mary Josephine Generoso said during a "Fox & Friends" discussion with a bipartisan group of voters Thursday.
"You have foreign nationals funneling money into an LLC, then being disbursed to the Biden family. I mean, it's basically unethical. It's a national security threat. It could be treasonous, as far as I'm concerned."
During a press conference Wednesday, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and a panel of other members said they believe President Biden "has been involved" in his family’s foreign business dealings "from the very beginning," telling reporters that lawmakers are only "in the beginning stages" of their investigation.
Comer listed the Biden family members who received funds, including Hunter Biden, Jim Biden, "Joe Biden’s brother's wife, Hunter Biden's girlfriend, or Beau Biden's widow—however, want to write that—Hunter Biden's ex-wife, Hunter Biden's current wife and three children of the president's son and the president's brother."
"I'm not surprised that the family is receiving money. I'm really just disappointed that politicians continue to come into office and leave extremely rich. And we really need to get back to basics and make America first and people coming into office need to really represent America and do things for America, not for themselves," independent voter Dominick Ciccarelli said.
Just before the press conference, Comer and Republican lawmakers released a more-than-30-page memo Wednesday morning revealing newly-subpoenaed bank records that they say show that the Biden family and its business associates created more than 20 companies and received more than $10 million from foreign nationals while Joe Biden served as vice president and that some of the payments could indicate attempts by the Biden family to "peddle influence."
The memo said the Biden family "used business associates’ companies to receive millions of dollars from foreign companies," including from those with links to the Chinese Communist Party and a corrupt individual in Romania, and "received incremental payments over time to different bank accounts."
The memo states that the "complicated and seemingly unnecessary financial transactions appear to be a concerted effort to conceal the source and total amount received from the foreign companies."
Democrat Marissa Caro-Cortese said she was concerned the Biden family had broken that law, but also questioned why so much corruption is present in the government.
"I've had this conversation numerous times with my friends about both sides of the political spectrum. You have such corruption. When is it going to end?" she said.
"I don't think that you rise to that level of power without having skeletons in your closet on either side. But why is America okay? Why is that an okay narrative that we just get to go along with that, Oh, this person's corrupt. We're going to spend taxpayer dollars to investigate them and nothing's going to change."
Comer said the panel will continue to investigate and has only subpoenaed four banks, at this point in the probe, but said lawmakers have identified 12 more they will seek records from.
"Right now, you could say that we're in the beginning stages of this investigation," Comer said.
"We've seen this since before the election, and we continue on. We don't see the consequences that it should be when you break the law," Democrat Francisco "Frank" Marte said.
The White House fired back at Comer Wednesday, accusing him of leading an "evidence-free, politically-motivated" investigation.
"House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is loudly and proudly broadcasting a press conference today to continue his long pattern of making absurd claims that President Biden has made governing decisions not in the interest of America, but of the Chinese Communist Party, using baseless claims, personal attacks, and innuendo to try to score political points," spokesperson Ian Sams told Fox News Digital.
Khayyam Payton, another Democrat, said he is also concerned about how the White House and other entities try to keep the focus off the president.
"[Biden's] a walking contradiction. And it seems like they always try to take the focus off of what he's doing at the moment," Payton said.
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"They make Trump seem like he's the worst villain in the world and he's broken every law. But there's no evidence of anything, but with him, it's something that they're trying to sweep under the rug."
Payton also added he will "absolutely not" vote to re-elect Biden in 2024.
Trump pleaded not guilty last month in a Manhattan federal court on charges related to alleged hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
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BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The third episode of season two of the China Daily series Youth Power, titled "Taiwan: The question that's not really a question", was broadcast online on Aug 30.
With Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, Youth Power invited Gen Zers to Quanzhou, a region of the mainland closest to Taiwan province, for a reunion trip for young from both sides of the Straits, together with Gen Zers from the United States and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
In this episode of Youth Power Gen Z guests dug into the core of the Taiwan question and talked of their hopes for better cross-Straits relations.
The Gen Zers, from both the mainland and Taiwan, talked about various aspects of relations, identifying areas where they have many things in common.
They discussed phrases in their own dialects – those of Guangdong, Sichuan, Nanchang, southern Fujian and Taiwan – which produced many light moments and a greater appreciation of the things they have in common.
"Both sides of the Taiwan Straits use the same language, which demonstrates our deep commonalities," said Chen Simo, a student at Taiwan at Shanghai International Studies University.
"We're both sons and daughters of China and descendants of the Yellow Emperor, and we know that a few drops of water can never separate us. The past, the present and the future have given us a common, glorious destiny, one in which we play our role in making our country a proud member in the concert of nations."
Gen Zers expressed their desire for those on both sides of the Straits to see each other for what they are: members of the same family.
Talking of how the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party has pushed de-sinicization and the idea of "independence" in education and culture, Zhang Enshuo, a Taiwan resident, cited school textbooks. In recent years, he said, the contents of such books in Taiwan have been altered, understating the connection between the mainland and Taiwan. "It's regretful."
Wang Licheng, 17, of Shanghai, said education should not involve fabricating attractive stories, but should be about telling true stories in the correct way, and that involves a lot of responsibility.
"History helps to make us who we are. What matters even more is what we decide to do right now and what we wish ourselves to become in the future." Zhong Yutong, the host of Youth Power, suggested that learning from history is not limited to Chinese wherever they may be, but to all people everywhere.
Dylan Austin Walker, 25, a member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), said: "Many more young Americans are starting to understand the truth about the Taiwan question, openly expressing their opposition to the US government acting as the so-called world's police."
He urged Americans to study Chinese history, visit China and experience the country, and do more to improve relations between the two countries.
The Gen Zers from both the mainland and Taiwan said the complete reunification of China is the common aspiration of all Chinese.
"My wish is simple," said Wang Licheng, 18, a student at Peking University. "Taking a high-speed train all the way to Taiwan. When I get there I really hope it can take me around the place. The scenery is beautiful. I hope that becomes a reality one day."
Wang Zongnan of Sichuan province, who is studying at Tsinghua University said: "My grandmother, who was born in 1948, always told me she wanted to see the news of reunification with her own eyes. I think that runs through her veins as well as mine. I don't want Western powers to use a part of China as a political tool and turn it against China. So my wish is that my grandmother's wish comes true."
The Taiwan Gen Zers said they hoped that through better understanding, people can build stronger bonds over the Straits. "Let's put our hands up and agree that together we wish to make the only China a better place," said Lin Hanting of Taiwan, a second-year student at Dalian University of Technology. "That's all I want."
Zheng Yaling of Taiwan, who is studying at Hunan University, said she was grateful for the time she had spent in the mainland.
"We come from the same root and we're going to build the Chinese dream together, because that way we are stronger."
She pledged to promote cross-Straits cultural exchanges and to try to eliminate misunderstandings.
Youth Power, organized by China Daily and first broadcast in June last year, aims to build a global platform for communication and exchange focusing on the interests and ideas of Generation Z.The program comes in the form of interviews, forums and speeches, with topics related to anything of current interest in the world.
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Five residents of a South Yarmouth nursing home died in recent days following an outbreak of COVID-19, which also caused more than 90 additional cases among residents and staff.
The state Department of Public Health has ordered Pittsfield-based Integritus Healthcare, which operates Windsor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Yarmouth, to cease admissions of new residents while officials respond to the outbreak.
On Tuesday, the department deployed a rapid response team to help the facility’s staff care for residents, a state Department of Public Health spokeswoman said on Saturday.
As of Saturday, 75 residents have been infected with the coronavirus cases, 23 of whom have recovered, Lisa Gaudet, a spokesperson for Integritus Healthcare, said in an e-mail.
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Another 19 cases have been reported involving staff, including five who have recovered, she said.
The outbreak began Feb. 21 at the facility, which houses 89 residents, she said.
Gaudet said that “all normal infection control measures” that governed nursing homes since the pandemic began are being followed. The facility is also in daily communication with the state health department and its epidemiology team, she said.
“We have their rapid response team in place along with our own infection control teams,” Gaudet said.
The rapid response team has about a dozen members, and includes licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants, according to the state.
They work with facility staff to provide clinical care to residents, including administering medication, and assisting with eating and bathing, according to the state spokesperson. The team also conducts audits on personal protective equipment and hand hygiene.
The outbreak in Yarmouth comes as the state continues to issue weekly reports detailing scores of new COVID-19 deaths, and thousands of new cases, from across Massachusetts.
In the week leading up to March 2, 87 deaths and 3,356 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported statewide by the health department.
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The state’s pandemic death toll was 22,304 as of March 2, with more than 2 million total cases in the state, the department has reported.
If the state Department of Public Health determines a nursing home or other long-term care center “is at risk of an uncontrolled outbreak” for COVID-19, it can order that facility to cease admitting new residents, according to a November memo from the department.
The state stopped admissions at three other long-term care facilities too — in Worcester, Millis, and Westfield — within the span of a week late last month. The state imposed the orders between Feb. 22 and Feb. 28.
The state did not provide details Saturday on why those facilities were ordered to stop admitting new residents.
A spokesperson for the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment referred questions to the state Department of Public Health.
John Hilliard can be reached at john.hilliard@globe.com. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/04/metro/covid-outbreak-south-yarmouth-nursing-home-leaves-five-dead/ | 2023-03-04 23:43:02 | 0 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/04/metro/covid-outbreak-south-yarmouth-nursing-home-leaves-five-dead/ |
China Eastern Airlines crash that killed 132 may have been intentional: report
The Chinese airliner that crashed into a mountain in March was put into a near-vertical nosedive by someone in the cockpit, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
The late March crash killed all 132 passengers on the plane, a Boeing 737-800. Investigators uncovered both black boxes on the plane soon after the crash, and they indicate the plane's controls were used to pitch the aircraft into a dive, according to U.S. officials who spoke with the Journal.
Searchers uncovered the plane's cockpit voice recorder on March 27, sending it to Beijing. China then transferred the device to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in early April. The NTSB also sent investigators to China to assist in the inquiry.
The contents of the voice recorder have yet to be publicized, however.
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Records show the China Eastern Airlines flight was cruising at 29,000 feet before suddenly plummeting into the side of a forested mountain. The aircraft left a 65-foot deep crater, leaving parts strewn across a wide area.
An aircraft controller noticed the plane's sudden drop in altitude and attempted to contact the pilots multiple times, but got no answer.
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Christian Pulisic became an American star with the winning goal — and the injury he got while scoring it — that lifted the United States into the round of 16 at the World Cup.
He injured his pelvic bone, Pulisic insisted, when he collided with Iran's goalkeeper on the goal that sent him to the hospital as the United States won 1-0 and advanced in soccer's biggest tournament.
Pulisic was cleared to play Saturday, when the Americans face the Netherlands in the knockout round.
Everybody expected him to be on the field even before doctors gave him the medical go-ahead on Friday.
“I will do everything in my power to work with this medical team and make sure that I can play,” Pulisic said of his intention to be on the field.
The United States is trying to get to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002 and continue to delight the American audience, which has tuned into the first three matches in record numbers.
A win against the Netherlands might be enough to convince fans back at home that the United States can, indeed, compete on the biggest stage in soccer.
“The support from the U.S. has been a bit surreal,” captain Tyler Adams said. “My dad’s a teacher at school, and they were all watching during their classes, the game and supporting me. And I was getting videos from the family, all the watch parties in my town and whatnot.
“It’s really, really cool to see how much just a tournament can change that perspective on people supporting soccer.”
The United States is winless in its last 11 World Cup games against European teams, a streak that includes five losses and six draws. On Saturday, the Americans face a Dutch squad that, like several other World Cup teams at this tournament, is battling the flu. The bug ran through the U.S. squad last week.
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal gave his team the day off on Thursday instead of running a typical 11-on-11 match.
“I gave them a day of rest,” Van Gaal said Friday. “With this group, they communicate that to me. I listen to my players.”
He declined to elaborate on how many players are affected, but by abandoning the typical training schedule Van Gaal created speculation that at least six players are ill.
“We are not going to elaborate on that,” he said. “But if it goes around in the group, it is worrying.”
Frenkie de Jong has said a scratchy throat disrupted his ability to communicate during a victory over Qatar, and Marten de Roon told reporters he had a cold earlier this week.
Netherlands midfielder Cody Gapko is trying to become the first player from his country to score in four straight World Cup matches, and the Dutch team is on an 18-game winning streak that the United States is determined to snap.
“We felt a responsibility to use this World Cup to create momentum in the United States for soccer,” U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said. “And that’s why we want to keep going and we want to keep doing well and make the country proud.”
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Lionel Messi goes into yet another match that could be his last on the World Cup stage.
“No one expects us to win,” Australia forward Mathew Leckie said. “So let’s shock the world.”
Argentina was shocked by Saudi Arabia in its opening match and had to beat Poland earlier this week to ensure that Messi could continue in his fifth World Cup. One of the greatest players of all-time has never won this tournament, and this one in Qatar is expected to be his last.
Argentina turned a corner with wins over Mexico and Poland and emerged as the winner of Group C to face Australia, ranked 38th in the world. Australia is in the knockout round for only the second time, its previous trip a 1-0 loss to Italy in 2006.
Argentina won't take Australia for granted, even though it has five wins, one draw and one loss in eight meetings dating to 1988. This is the first match between the two teams since 2007.
“We know, at the moment, everything is very difficult,” Messi said. “All the opponents are complicated. We know it as well as anyone.”
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I've written previously about the need for the Legislature to eliminate preferences in contracting, hiring, and admissions at public institutions. Today, I discuss how the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) industry's defining characteristic--racial preferences in higher-education admissions--doesn't serve the purported goals of its proponents, in addition to being morally wrong discrimination.
Advocates of racial preferences in higher education assert that: 1. diversity enhances the learning of all students 2. preferences counter so-called implicit bias that disadvantages minorities in the admissions process, and 3. set-asides remedy historic discrimination by both universities and the country.
While the first is permitted under Supreme Court precedent, it's largely unseemly tokenism. The second is illegal, and--along with part of the third justification--is irrelevant, because there is no implicit bias that disadvantages minorities in the higher-education admissions process today. Indeed, there is no historic discrimination still in need of remediation at these leftist cathedrals.
It's exactly the opposite. Preferred minorities are given exceedingly large preferences in admissions and faculty recruitment. In hiring for a position at my school, all but one of the candidates presented by the administration-chosen DEI-driven screening committee were minority. That's a staggering influence of race.
And remedying national-historic discrimination as a justification for affirmative action is properly illegal under Supreme Court precedent; you don't fix discrimination by discriminating, as Chief Justice Roberts stated.
Mismatch analysis further counters the already debunked justifications of race hustlers by demonstrating that large racial preferences not only don't serve their stated purposes, but actually hurt their intended beneficiaries by undermining minority-student learning and performance on average.
In our forthcoming article in the Journal of Legal Education from which this column draws, co-author Richard Sander and I studied this phenomenon in legal education. As far back as 2005--my first year as a full-time academic--Sander was already presenting research supporting this conclusion.
Sander argued that since professors tend to direct teaching to the middle ability in the classroom, dramatically lower-skilled students, as reflected in their admissions metrics, are left behind in the current, if not torrent, of the presented material.
The devastating results on academic performance of being downwardly mismatched are even more dramatic in law schools, because on average they're more intense and difficult than college. These bad outcomes further manifest after law school through significantly increased difficulty passing the bar exam.
Sander demonstrated that Black law students--who on average receive the largest admission preferences--tended to have low grades in law school and were far more likely than whites to fail the bar. Both of these phenomena were due to racial preferences, not race.
Without set-asides, Blacks attending appropriately matched schools would earn grades comparable to Whites on average, and the bar-passage gap would substantially narrow. This would increase the number of Black lawyers in the community. Racial preferences hurt Blacks.
In our forthcoming article, Sander and I study student performance in three law schools: two in California (UCLA and Davis) and one in Arkansas (Little Rock-Bowen). Our analysis shows that the relative position in one's law-school class (in terms of credentials) matters more than the absolute level of one's credentials.
That is, students with relatively weak incoming academic indicators on average have a better chance of passing the bar exam by going to a lower-ranked school. Therefore, contrary to race-grievance hucksters' claims that students with lesser qualifications are handicapped when precluded by merit considerations from attending top-tier schools, students with weak academic credentials are advanced when precluded by merit considerations from attending top- tier schools.
Some students from the California schools would do much better by attending school in Arkansas. The recruiting poster practically writes itself.
When I enrolled in a French-language class specializing in business communication, my modest facility with conversational French was no match for the technical knowledge necessary for the course. After attending the class for a week and speaking with the professor, I dropped it. That was the right thing to do. I would have learned virtually nothing had I stuck it out, regardless of whether I passed the course.
I was negatively mismatched. Luckily, nobody tried to hide this critical fact from me, as is often the case with racial preferences in admissions. Not only do many negatively mismatched minority students not know the dramatic costs of being mismatched, often these students affirmatively are misled into believing that they're equally capable of succeeding in a mismatched environment as their properly matched peers. They are not, perpetually promoted progressive propaganda notwithstanding.
Affirmative action is the biggest dirty little secret in academia. Virtually nobody in authority tells its recipients that they're regularly being set up to fail.
When a colleague had the temerity to offer students in his class the opportunity to apply privately for a small bonus on an exam based on race--any race, as it turned out--all Hades broke out. Yet his notion was simple: The rationale for affirmative action doesn't stop at the admissions-committee doorstep.
His idea was not well received. How dare he even suggest to the purveyors of preferences that students significantly downwardly mismatched--who were admitted nonetheless--might need adjustments on exam-scoring?
Logic, that's how.
Part of the problem is that advocates of racial set-asides have built a race-hustling industry of highly paid DEI administrators. This army of self-interested advocates perpetuate the fiction that affirmative action is an unmitigated good, and they must occupy their privileged perches to confer the benefits of racial preferences on under-represented minorities.
In reality, these charlatans parasitically benefit from the coveted tuition dollars of students with relatively poor chances of success that these gatekeepers admitted in the first instance, all along smugly claiming credit with the virtue-signaling assertion that "we are helping."
The "we" taking credit for this fraud conveniently are not accepting any of the responsibility. Public higher-education institutions operate on tuition and taxpayer subsidies. And, perhaps obviously, law schools keep that income irrespective of whether any individual student passes the bar exam--as long as the schools meet the minimum overall-threshold bar-passage rate required for continued accreditation and operation. There's little incentive to give up set-asides.
So let me offer a proposal to force accountability: Require law schools to refund tuition to graduates who were admitted with incoming metrics two or more standard deviations below the class' mean who fail the bar exam or drop out.
Thereafter, mandate--this is critical--that those refunds be deducted from the salaries of application-evaluating administrators and policy-creating deans who authorized the admission of those students at high risk of failing. Then, for the first time, the "we" will truly be helping.
It's time for these Bolshevik bureaucrats to start putting their money where their other-people's income-spending mouths are. You'll be surprised how quickly leftist ideology melts away when conservative notions of personal accountability are applied to the actions of progressive petty potentates picking the public's pockets. Or maybe already enlightened readers won't.
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Robert Steinbuch, professor of law at the Bowen Law School, is a Fulbright Scholar and author of the treatise "The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act." His views do not necessarily reflect those of his employer. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/25/exposing-race-hustling-fraud/ | 2022-12-25 10:32:48 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/25/exposing-race-hustling-fraud/ |
World number six Rybakina, the reigning Wimbledon champion, was leading 6-4, 1-0 when Kalinina called it quits with a left thigh injury shortly after midnight in a final long-delayed by rain.
Rybakina, 23, is the first player to capture two WTA 1000 titles this season having already won the prestigious Indian Wells hard court tournament.
She was also runner-up at the Australian Open and in Miami.
Rybakina, who will rise to four in the world ahead of the French Open, is only the third woman to have reached the finals at the Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami and Rome in the same season.
The others were Monica Seles in 1991 and Maria Sharapova in 2012.
The Russian-born Rybakina has now won 28 matches this season -- only world number two and Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka has won more, with 29.
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If plug-in hybrid drivers don’t charge their vehicles often, they’re effectively driving gasoline cars with added battery weight that doesn’t necessarily help reduce emissions. Now the EPA is adjusting for that.
As explained in an International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) blog post, a proposed EPA regulation released April 12 would lower the estimated amount of electric driving for PHEVs for the purposes of calculating greenhouse gas emissions.
To date, the EPA has given plug-in hybrids the benefit of the doubt when it comes to regulations. Those regulations have been written assuming that drivers plug in regularly and maximize electric range.
But a 2022 ICCT study found that they actually don’t. Using self-reported fuel data from the website Fuelly.com and data for engine-off distances traveled sourced from the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR), results showed that real-world electric miles driven by plug-in hybrids may be 25%-65% lower, and fuel consumption 42%-67% higher, than EPA-sanctioned window-sticker labels.
To account for this, the EPA will in the future start assuming that people don’t plug in their plug-in hybrids quite as much—with a lower “utility factor” in fleet emissions calculations than currently. For example, a plug-in hybrid with a 35-mile electric range would be labeled as being 45% of the way to zero-carbon emissions, down from 57% currently. The proposed rule is currently in its public comment period, which runs through July 5.
Excessive emissions from plug-in hybrids has been discussed before. A 2020 study from Transport & Environment found that plug-in hybrids were polluting more than claimed because they weren’t very usable as EVs, lacking power, range, and practical charging times.
Limited electric range has made many plug-in hybrids irrelevant for reducing emissions, something California aims to address with new rules that will require what amounts to 50-mile plug-in hybrids by 2035. These plug-in hybrids will be essentially the only new passenger cars eligible for sale in the state at that time.
Europe, meanwhile, has actually considered ending the plug-in hybrid era early and going all-in on EVs because of their questionable real-world effects.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund's Brent Leggs and Maxwell Brown Chapel AME Church's Juanda about grants to preserve African-American cultural sites.
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GUELPH, ON and LONDON, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. ("Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), announces today that it has completed the sale of two fully-permitted solar and battery energy storage projects in the UK to specialist alternative asset manager, Gresham House.
The two projects comprise a collocated solar and battery energy storage project in Durham, with 50 MWp solar capacity and 38 MW (or 76 MWh) of battery energy storage, and a standalone solar project in Warwickshire of 28 MWp.
Both parties aim to continue to prioritise collocated renewable projects, where the solar PV and battery energy storage plants are built together and share the same grid connection infrastructure. These projects provide both economic advantages, particularly in the form of shared capital and operating costs, as well as significant benefits to the UK grid by improving system reliability, enabling greater integration of renewables and thereby helping the UK economy meet its net-zero carbon targets.
The project in Durham is Canadian Solar's first collocated solar PV and battery energy storage project in the UK and it represents the second collocated solar and battery energy storage project acquired by Gresham House.
The projects are entirely subsidy-free, consistent with Canadian Solar's long pipeline of UK opportunities under development.
Both projects are fully permitted and construction-ready. Canadian Solar will continue to be involved in the projects, being responsible for the long-term operations and maintenance activities.
Gresham House New Energy invests in clean energy projects harnessing battery energy storage, solar and wind technologies. The team has a proven track record in acquiring and managing projects throughout their development, construction and operational phases, with a total capacity of 0.7 GW currently operating in the UK.
Canadian Solar is active in the UK renewables market with a 1.8 GWp PV solar and 4.3 GWh battery energy storage pipeline under development. Canadian Solar also has significant track record in this market, having developed and interconnected to the grid a total capacity of 200 MWp. This transaction is consistent with Canadian Solar's growth strategy in the UK and broader Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region which combines an increasing retention of strategic long-term ownership with the execution of strategic sales of selected portfolios in partnership with top tier investors.
Dr. Shawn Qu, Canadian Solar's Chairman and CEO, commented: "The execution of this transaction demonstrates again our expertise in battery energy storage development and proves the recognised value of our fast-growing pipeline in the UK, one of Canadian Solar's core markets in EMEA. This sale represents our very first collocated solar and battery energy storage project successfully delivered in the UK. Our decision to sell the two projects before construction is primarily aimed at obtaining immediate market recognition and it does not preclude Canadian Solar from building, alone or in partnerships, the next projects developed in the UK or in EMEA. We are pleased to partner with Gresham House, whose undisputed position as the UK's leading investor in battery energy storage certifies the strong appreciation of our project development and O&M capabilities, strengthening our position and strategy in the UK."
Peter Bolton, Investment Director, Renewable Energy at Gresham House, said: "We are excited by the opportunity to expand our portfolio of subsidy-free renewables and to secure further collocated solar and battery energy storage assets. Gresham House is a long-established investor in both renewables and battery energy storage, and we believe in the strong economic case for collocating the technologies on the same site. This reflects a UK-wide requirement for more renewables capacity and for battery energy storage to support the grid system as further intermittent renewable generation is added.
"It is great to formalise our relationship with Canadian Solar. Their strong reputation across the solar and battery energy storage supply chain, combined with development-stage track record, means we hope to complete further transactions together in the future."
About Gresham House
Gresham House plc is a specialist alternative investment manager with assets under management of c.£7.2 billion (as at 30 June December 2022 - unaudited figures, 13 July 2022 Trading Statement).
Gresham House New Energy is the clean energy division of Gresham House, focused on battery energy storage, solar and wind technologies. The New Energy Team has a proven track record in acquiring and managing projects throughout their development, construction and operational phases, with a total capacity of 0.7GW currently operating in the UK.
Gresham House Asset Management is the FCA-authorised operating business of Gresham House plc, a London Stock Exchange quoted specialist alternative asset manager. Gresham House is committed to operating responsibly and sustainably, taking the long view in delivering sustainable investment solutions. For more information visit www.greshamhouse.com
About Canadian Solar Inc.
Canadian Solar was founded in 2001 in Canada and is one of the world's largest solar technology and renewable energy companies. It is a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, provider of solar energy and battery storage solutions, and developer of utility-scale solar power and battery storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. Over the past 20 years, Canadian Solar has successfully delivered around 71 GW of premium-quality, solar photovoltaic modules to customers across the world. Likewise, since entering the project development business in 2010, Canadian Solar has developed, built and connected over 6.6 GWp in over 20 countries across the world. Currently, the Company has around 800 MWp of solar projects in operation, 5.3 GWp of projects under construction or in backlog (late-stage), and an additional 18.5 GWp of projects in pipeline (mid- to early-stage). Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the solar and renewable energy industry, having been publicly listed on the NASDAQ since 2006. For additional information about the Company, follow Canadian Solar on LinkedIn or visit www.canadiansolar.com.
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Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business, regulatory and economic conditions and the state of the solar and battery storage market and industry; geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including impasses, sanctions and export controls; volatility, uncertainty, delays and disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic; supply chain disruptions; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high-purity silicon; demand for end-use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets, such as Japan, the U.S., China, Brazil and India; changes in effective tax rates; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; changes in corporate responsibility, especially environmental, social and governance ("ESG") requirements; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in or failure to timely adjust average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility-scale project approval process; delays in utility-scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features that customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange and inflation rate fluctuations; uncertainties related to the CSI Solar carve-out listing; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F filed on April 28, 2022. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is as of today's date, unless otherwise stated, and Canadian Solar undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
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NEW YORK — Elon Musk said Wednesday that Twitter will not allow anyone who has been kicked off the site to return until it sets up procedures on how to do that, a process that will take at least a few weeks.
That would mean people banned from the site for violating Twitter's rules for harassment, violence, or election and COVID-related misinformation will not be able to return before next Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections.
The pledge came after Musk, who took control of the social-media site last week after buying it for $44 billion, said in a tweet that he had met with a handful of civil-society leaders “about how Twitter will continue to combat hate & harassment & enforce its election integrity policies."
Those attending the meeting Tuesday asked Musk not to restore the banned users ahead of the midterms, said Jessica González, an attorney and co-CEO of the advocacy group Free Press who attended the meeting.
The attendees — including leaders from the NAACP, Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change — also requested Twitter have a transparent process on how it plans to restore accounts. Musk has publicly said that he would let former President Donald Trump back on the site, though Trump — who routinely touts his own platform Truth Social — has given no indication as to whether he will return.
González said the attendees also requested Twitter enforce election-integrity measures that are already in place, and encouraged him to hear from a diverse array of people — particularly racial minorities and those who’ve been targeted by hate and harassment campaigns.
“He agreed to all of those things in our meeting, but actions speak louder than words,” González said. “I’ve had a lot of meetings with tech CEOs. And I’ve been made a lot of empty promises. And with Elon Musk in particular, he’s shown himself to be inconsistent, saying one thing that one day and another thing the next. So we fully intend to hold him accountable to these promises and more.”
The NAACP, for its part, said in a statement that it expressed to Musk its concerns about “the dangerous, life-threatening hate and conspiracies that have proliferated on Twitter” under his watch. The organization cited a report about a spike in hate speech on Twitter in the hours following the Musk acquisition, saying a failure to take action will “put human lives at risk and further unravel our democracy.” It also said any account that perpetuates misinformation about elections should not be allowed on the platform.
“As long as hate, misinformation, and disinformation spread across Twitter, the bird cannot be free,” the organization said. After taking over Twitter last week, Musk tweeted “the bird is freed,” a reference to the site's logo. In a separate letter to Musk on Wednesday, the NAACP, along with the National Urban League and the National Action Network, said they were alarmed by the rise of racial and religious hatred on Twitter and accused the billionaire of unwittingly unleashing “the worst of human nature."
Musk said last week he won’t make major decisions about content or restoring banned accounts before setting up a “content moderation council” with diverse viewpoints. He reiterated that point on Wednesday, adding the council he’s assembling will include “the civil rights community and groups who face hate-fueled violence.”
No group representing the LGBTQ community was present during Tuesday’s meeting and Twitter did not immediately reply to a request for comment on whether Musk plans to meet with one. The billionaire Tesla CEO has said in the past that he supports transgender people, but has criticized the use of different pronouns. In a tweet this summer referring to Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, who was locked out of his account following a post about transgender actor Elliot Page that seemingly violated Twitter's rules, Musk said the platform was “going way too far in squashing dissenting opinions.”
A spokesperson for the advocacy organization GLAAD said the group remains in communication with Twitter and expects to continue to provide feedback and research about LGBTQ safety on the site, as it does with every other leading platform.
Twitter and other social media platforms have long been awash with misinformation about voting and elections, as well as the COVID-19 vaccine. The platform is retaining its misinformation labels for the 2022 midterms and attempting to debunk tweets that contain misinformation with links to credible information.
In one part of the meeting on Tuesday, González said the group told Musk — who posted and deleted an article over the weekend that contained misleading claims about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband — that he needs to set the tone for what he expects on the platform.
Some of the groups in the meeting were part of a coalition that sent an open letter to top Twitter advertisers on Tuesday, calling on them to commit to halting advertising on the site if Twitter under Musk undermines community standards and guts content moderation. In his own open letter to advertisers, the primary source of Twitter's revenue, Musk said last week that he would not let the site become a “free-for-all hellscape” in his quest to promote free speech.
But advertisers are still practicing caution. IPG Mediabrands sent a recommendation to clients Monday that they pause advertising on Twitter for a week until more clarity emerges about brand safety on the site, according a person who had seen the recommendation. The person requested to not be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the recommendation, which comes after General Motors said last week it was pausing advertising on Twitter while it also waits for clarity on the direction of the platform under Musk.
Meanwhile, David Cruz, the national director for The League of United Latin American Citizens, said Sindy Benavides, who seemingly represented the Hispanic civil rights organization at the meeting, was not a member of the organization. In an email, Cruz called Benavides “a rogue, former respected leader who has decided to place herself above the organization that trusted her.” | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/people-banned-from-twitter-wont-be-restored-for-weeks/507-1a2c6bd8-b81d-40b9-ba74-ad29fa9857cd | 2022-11-03 03:17:02 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/people-banned-from-twitter-wont-be-restored-for-weeks/507-1a2c6bd8-b81d-40b9-ba74-ad29fa9857cd |
Knott County native makes her debut at the Grand Ole Opry
KNOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Wednesday night, Knott County native and country music artist Brit Taylor made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
Taylor said, growing up, she always dreamed of singing on the Opry stage, and her dream finally became a reality.
In an interview with WYMT’s Olivia Calfee, Taylor explained what the experience was like.
“It was just surreal. It was a dream come true. It’s something that I have thought about for a really long time, and it was a big goal of mine. It all went so fast it was a whirlwind,” she said. “There were camera crews, and they captured every moment so I can’t wait to get to watch all of that and see it all again because it went so fast, but it was just really surreal. It felt like it was one of the most magical nights of my life.”
In May, Taylor will mark 16 years in Nashville, but she still proudly tells people that she is from Eastern Kentucky.
Copyright 2023 WYMT. All rights reserved. | https://www.wymt.com/2023/03/23/knott-county-native-makes-her-debut-grand-ole-opry/ | 2023-03-23 23:11:29 | 1 | https://www.wymt.com/2023/03/23/knott-county-native-makes-her-debut-grand-ole-opry/ |
HOUSTON (KIAH) — A man who was reported missing as a teen eight years ago was found alive but injured earlier this week, and police now say he had been at home all along.
Rudy Farias IV was 17 years old when he vanished on March 6, 2015, while walking his two dogs near Tidwell Road in north Houston. The dogs were later found, but Rudy was not located.
That is until Sunday, when Farias’ family and the Texas Center of the Missing said that Rudy, now 25, had been found. He was taken to the hospital for “several injuries,” his family said, adding that he was in “bad shape.”
Authorities previously said Farias had been diagnosed with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. According to his family, Farias was found unresponsive outside of a church.
But he may not have been missing this entire time.
During a press conference Thursday, Houston Police said evidence collected this week shows Farias had returned home on March 8, 2015, a day after his mother, Janie Santana, reported him missing.
According to Lt. Christopher Zamora of the department’s Missing Persons Unit, authorities had searched Santana’s home several times during the eight years that Farias was reportedly gone.
The duo had encounters with officers, but Zamora says they used fake names to continue the ruse that Farias was missing.
Chief Troy Finner said such an act could constitute making a false report to a police officer, a Class C Misdemeanor, but as of Thursday, neither Farias nor Santana will face any charges. The investigation is ongoing.
Finner also noted that, despite allegations of sexual abuse, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against the man’s mother, or anyone else involved, at this time.
Local activist Quanell X alleges that more serious crimes took place.
X claims he spoke to Farias, now 25, who said that his mother wouldn’t allow him to leave the home and sexually abused him during the years she reported him missing.
According to Insider, several private investigators who looked into the case said that Farias’ mother had lied to them over the years, and that HPD investigators weren’t that interested in the case.
Finner said that HPD respects everyone in the community, including activists, and that he doesn’t question Quanell X’s integrity. But he said investigators did not find any evidence or receive any testimony about alleged sexual abuse.
“We’ve been open as much as we can,” Finner said as he ended the press conference. “This has become a local, national, and in some case, international (story). When it’s appropriate, we will send out more information.”
Farias is back home with his mother, according to Finner. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/man-who-disappeared-as-teen-in-2015-was-at-home-all-along-police-say/ | 2023-07-06 18:44:54 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/man-who-disappeared-as-teen-in-2015-was-at-home-all-along-police-say/ |
Recently, much has been said about the Department of Education’s new model policies regarding transgender students. With so much discussion on the “what,” it’s important that we take a minute to examine the “why” of these draft policies. It’s a simple answer: parents matter.
Growing up is an emotional roller coaster for everyone. Add in confused feelings about sexual attraction, body image, and gender expression, and it can be an emotional torment. Shouldn’t every child get emotional support and guidance from someone they trust? Teachers and administrators are almost without exception trustworthy, caring people.
But they are not the parents. The love and concern parents have for their children is beyond comparison. Most parents are willing to sacrifice almost anything, sometimes including their own lives, to ensure the wellbeing of their children.
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Parents know their children better than anyone else. From birth, parents are there for the ups and downs, from the first words to the first steps to college admissions and beyond. They were there on day one. They changed diapers, washed the sippy cups, and endured hours of “Calliou” and “Bluey.” They fixed every scraped knee and welcomed imaginary friends. They cleaned up the messes and they watched, often teary eyed, as the school bus came for the first time.
No amount of professional training can supplant the fact that parents know and understand their children at an almost instinctive level.
A child questioning their gender and being fearful of their parent’s reaction is understandable but well-meaning teachers and administrators should not exclude parents from the discussion. Those good intentions may well be cutting off a child from the best support they have. Teachers and administrators can’t know all the circumstances of a student’s life. Parents most likely do.
Is this child suffering from gender dysphoria, or are they simply discovering that they’re something other than heterosexual? Research has shown that a significant number of children who self identify as transgender are simply gay or bisexual and realize this once they’re older. Parents, not a teacher or administrator, should be the ones most likely to recognize this and provide their children the right guidance.
The new model policies ensure that parents are included, not kept in the dark. If parents know of and support their child’s social transition in school, with a few exceptions, they can put it in writing and schools will honor that parents request.
My heart goes out to the thousands of children in Virginia who are dealing with this tumult. Everyone yearns to be accepted for who they are and anyone who says growing up is easy is wrong.
But Gov. Glenn Youngkin is right when he says that children should trust their parents. These young people may think they know how their parents will react. They fear rejection and disapproval. They fear that parents may judge them for what they’re feeling. But I can say with confidence that children do not know their parents as well as parents know their children. Trust them, and trust that they love you.
In almost every case the parents will react with love and concern. That’s what these policies aim to accomplish. Parents matter, because they love their children more than anyone else ever can or will. | https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/column-youngkin-is-right-when-he-says-that-children-should-trust-their-parents/article_7252e856-fbcb-5d36-bdc1-7bc4d7356c1c.html | 2022-10-01 17:22:19 | 1 | https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/column-youngkin-is-right-when-he-says-that-children-should-trust-their-parents/article_7252e856-fbcb-5d36-bdc1-7bc4d7356c1c.html |
ATLANTA (AP) — The prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking information about the alleged involvement of a Trump ally in the breach of voting equipment at a county roughly 200 miles south of her Atlanta office.
The widening of the probe highlights the latest instance in which unauthorized people appear to have gained access to voting equipment since the 2020 election, primarily in battleground states lost by Trump. Election experts have raised concerns that sensitive information shared online about the equipment may have exposed vulnerabilities that could be exploited by people intent on disrupting future elections.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking to have attorney Sidney Powell, who tried persistently to overturn Trump’s loss, testify before a special grand jury seated for the investigation into possible illegal election interference. In her court petition filed Thursday, Willis said Powell is “known to be affiliated” with Trump and the Trump campaign and has unique knowledge about her communications with them and others “involved in the multi-state, coordinated efforts to influence the results of the November 2020 elections in Georgia and elsewhere.”
The scope of Willis’ criminal investigation has expanded considerably since it began, prompted by a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call in which Trump suggested Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger could “find” the votes needed to overturn Trump’s narrow election loss in the state. Among other things, Willis wrote that she wants to ask Powell about rural Coffee County, where Trump beat President Joe Biden by nearly 40 percentage points.
Emails and other records first reported this month by The Washington Post and also obtained by The Associated Press show that Powell was involved in arranging for a team from data solutions company SullivanStrickler to travel to the county’s elections office.
The records were produced in response to subpoenas issued by plaintiffs in a long-running lawsuit that alleges Georgia’s voting machines, which are manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems, are vulnerable to attack. The plaintiffs want the machines replaced by a system that uses hand-marked paper ballots.
The lawsuit filed by the Coalition for Good Governance and individual voters long predates and is unrelated to false allegations of widespread election fraud pushed by Trump and his allies.
Dominion has filed defamation lawsuits against high-profile Trump supporters, including Powell, who made false claims about Dominion voting machines being used to steal the 2020 election.
In an email sent to Powell on Jan. 7, 2021, SullivanStrickler COO Paul Maggio said he and his team were “on our way to Coffee County Georgia to collect what we can from the Election/Voting machines and systems.” He included an invoice for an “initial retainer” of $26,000 to pay for a team of four people for one day. The subject of the invoice is “Voting Machines Analysis.”
“Everything went smoothly yesterday with the Coffee County collection. Everyone involved was extremely helpful,” Maggio wrote in an email the next day. “We are consolidating all of the data collected and will be uploading it to our secure site for access by your team.”
A document listing the contents of Maggio’s hard drive shows that it includes forensic images of an election management system server, a precinct tabulator, compact flash cards and thumb drives used to program tabulators and touchscreen voting machines, a computer used to check in voters and a laptop computer supplied by Dominion. It also includes scanned images of paper ballots from the January 2021 U.S. Senate runoff election.
The company defended its actions in a statement sent by its attorney, Amanda Clark Palmer.
“SullivanStrickler was retained by and took direction from licensed, practicing attorneys to preserve and forensically copy the Dominion Voting Machines used in the 2020 election,” the statement said. “The firm had no reason to believe that, as officers of the court, these attorneys would ask or direct SullivanStrickler to do anything either improper or illegal.”
The attorneys told the firm to contact county election officials to access certain data and then to distribute it to certain other people, the statement said. The company maintains that “at the time they engaged in that work, they were operating under the good faith belief that their client was authorized to access the voting machines and servers.”
“With the benefit of hindsight, and knowing everything they know now, they would not take on any further work of this kind,” the statement said, adding that the company intends to fully cooperate with any investigation.
Willis noted that there also is “evidence in the public record” that Powell was involved in similar efforts in Michigan and Nevada around the same time. A lawyer representing Powell didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
Ryan Germany, general counsel for the Georgia secretary of state’s office, said in a declaration filed in court on Aug. 2 that the office opened an investigation in mid-March and brought in an expert to perform a forensic inspection of the Coffee County election server. The next steps, he said, are to complete the forensic investigation and interview witnesses.
The secretary of state’s office requested help earlier this month from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which on Aug. 15 opened “a computer trespass investigation of a Coffee County elections server,” spokesperson Nelly Miles said in an email.
The Coffee County case appears similar to breaches of voting equipment elsewhere. In addition to Georgia, these include local election offices in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Colorado.
During an event last summer held by Trump ally Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who has sought to prove voting machines are being manipulated, copies of voting systems from Mesa County, Colorado, and Antrim County, Michigan, were distributed and made available online.
A month earlier, Pennsylvania election officials decertified voting equipment used in one county — also named Fulton — after officials there allowed an outside firm access to “certain key components of its certified system, including the county’s election database, results files, and Windows systems logs.” The firm also was allowed to make copies of voting system hard drives.
In Mesa County, Colorado, Clerk Tina Peters and her deputy were indicted in connection with a May 2021 security breach at the election office. Prosecutors allege the pair were part of a “deceptive scheme” to provide access to their voting system technology to unauthorized individuals.
This week, the deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Peters, who has denied wrongdoing and claimed she had an obligation to investigate.
Also in Colorado, state election officials have been investigating a potential breach in Elbert County, where they say the clerk made two copies of the county’s voting system and provided them to two attorneys not authorized to have them.
In Antrim County, Michigan, a judge had allowed a forensic exam of voting equipment after a brief mix-up of 2020 election results led to a lawsuit alleging fraud. The lawsuit was dismissed, but somehow a copy of the voting system ended up being distributed publicly at the Lindell event, according to attendees.
Michigan authorities also are investigating security breaches at four local election offices that are alleged to have occurred between March and late June 2021. | https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-trump-election-probe-in-georgia-cites-voting-system-breach/ | 2022-08-27 18:21:06 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-trump-election-probe-in-georgia-cites-voting-system-breach/ |
Heat waves in California will soon be ranked by severity in a manner similar to hurricanes and other extreme weather events.
On Friday, after one of the worst heat waves in recent memory, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill authored by Assemblywoman Luz Rivas that would require the state to devise a "a statewide extreme heat ranking system" no later than Jan. 1, 2025. The bill's text says the system — which would be the first in the nation for heat waves — should be modeled after "red flag" warnings for wildfires, as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's naming and ranking system for hurricanes and tropical storms.
"Ranking heat waves will be a powerful new tool to protect all Californians alongside Governor Gavin Newsom’s Extreme Heat Action Plan,” Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said in a statement. “I applaud the Governor’s and the bill’s joint authors’ continued leadership on these necessary extreme heat investments and policies that will save lives and close the protection gap for our most at-risk communities as we face more heat waves in the years ahead.”
The system could use any number of ranking conventions. During the first year of the COVD-19 pandemic, California used a color-coded tier system to rank counties by level of community transmission, and the state already uses the National Weather Service's conventions for wildfire risk. The NOAA's hurricane ranking scale classifies the weakest hurricanes as Category 1 and the strongest as Category 5.
The ranking system bill was one of four pieces of legislation Newsom signed Friday that are related to heat waves. A separate bill creates an advisory committee to study the effect of heat waves on the state's economy, while another directs the California Department of Public Health to research the impacts heat has on pregnant workers. The final heat-related bill Newsom signed gives cities and counties more power to finance climate change adaptation programs. | https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-ranking-heat-waves-17435919.php | 2022-09-12 19:20:43 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-ranking-heat-waves-17435919.php |
Bugatti has been toying with the idea of a second model line for more than a decade, with the company even previewing a potential sedan in 2009 with the Galibier 16C concept.
Under the reign of former chief Stephan Winkelmann, Bugatti’s focus was centered on an SUV-like vehicle as the second model line, one powered by batteries.
However, things have taken a turn since Bugatti’s merger last fall with the hypercar division of electric vehicle technology company Rimac, which formed the new company Bugatti Rimac led by Rimac CEO and founder Mate Rimac.
In an interview with Autocar published on Tuesday, Achim Anscheidt, Bugatti’s design chief, said the brand is now concerned a more practical, higher-volume model could dilute the exclusivity of Bugatti.
“We always had an idea of what a second model line could be,” he said. “But then we were also [thinking] at one point, are you starting to sell out the brand?”
Anscheidt didn’t completely rule out the idea, however. He said if Bugatti were too launch a model with higher volumes, then it would require the hypercar line to become even more exclusive to ensure some balance between the two.
Winkelmann’s predecessor, Wolfgang Duerheimer, revealed in 2016 that four options were on the table for Bugatti’s second model line: a sedan, SUV, EV, and more attainable supercar. Given the trend toward SUVs, with even Ferrari launching one earlier in September in the form of the Purosangue—a high-riding Bugatti makes a lot of sense.
Bugatti has plenty of time to decide. Mate Rimac, in an interview with Automobilwoche (subscription required) published earlier in September, said there would be no Bugatti SUV or EV within the next 10 years. He has previously said Bugatti is focused on hybrid powertrains for its next chapter, though the current quad-turbo 8.0-liter W-16 engine first introduced with the Veyron won’t stick around. The final model to feature the engine is the Mistral roadster unveiled in August.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – Former Oakland Athletics pitcher and three-time World Series champion, Vida Blue, passed away on Saturday. He was 73.
Blue made his Major League Baseball debut when joined the Oakland A’s organization in 1969. He was an American League MVP and helped the Oakland A’s win three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 to 1974. Blue, who wore the number “35”, was also a six-time MLB All-Star.
Major League Baseball released the following statement on Blue’s passing: “We mourn the passing of Vida Blue, a Cy Young, MVP and three-time World Series winner. He was 73.”
The Oakland A’s released a statement Sunday morning that read in part: “Vida will always be a franchise legend and friend. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends during this arduous time.”
A cause of death was not listed for the Oakland A’s Hall of Famer.
Blue was voted the 1971 American League Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player after going 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA and 301 strikeouts with 24 complete games, eight of them shutouts. He was 22 at when he won MVP, the youngest to win the award. He remains among just 11 pitchers to win MVP and Cy Young in the same year.
Blue finished 209-161 with a 3.27 ERA, 2,175 strikeouts, 143 complete games and 37 shutouts over 17 seasons with Oakland (1969-77), San Francisco (1978-81, 85-86) and Kansas City (1982-83).
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-- Company Targets Adjusted EBITDA Breakeven in First Half of 2023,
Cash Flow Breakeven in Q3 of 2023 --
CARY, N.C., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fathom Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: FTHM), a national, technology-driven, end-to-end real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance, and SaaS offerings for brokerages and agents, today announced financial results for the 2022 third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company also announced an enhanced agent referral incentive program, increased agent transaction fees and caps, and deeper cost cutting measures.
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Total revenue grew 10.2% for the third quarter of 2022 to $111.3 million, up from $100.9 million for last year's third quarter. Against the backdrop of a challenging macro environment, Fathom completed 12,077 real estate transactions for the 2022 third quarter, an increase of approximately 5% from the same quarter last year. Fathom's real estate agent network grew approximately 33% to 9,991 agents on September 30, 2022, up from 7,536 one year ago.
Business line revenue for the 2022 third quarter, compared with the 2021 third quarter was as follows:
"Fathom's revenue grew by more than 10 percent and our agent network grew 33 percent to nearly 10,000 agents, even amidst the backdrop of a challenging residential real estate market," said Fathom CEO Joshua Harley. "Our commission structure puts more money in agents' pockets by charging a small fraction of what traditional brokerages charge, making it a highly attractive value proposition. In fact, our enhanced agent referral program, which we began beta testing on September 1 of this year, resulted in the best referral month in our Company's history. At the same time, the leverage we've built into our model should allow us to enhance margins as we right size expenses and drive more agents and transactions through our network.
"Our priority right now, even in today's market environment, remains achieving total company Adjusted EBITDA profitability in the first half of 2023, and generating positive cash flow in the third quarter of 2023," Harley said. "We plan to accomplish this goal, in part, by accelerating our agent and transaction growth through our new referral program, and by further increasing our revenue for 2023 through higher agent transaction fees and caps. We have already begun collaborating with the heads of each of our business units to cut costs by $1.5 million per quarter in a way that will not hinder or slow our growth," continued Harley.
"While Fathom is not immune to current industry challenges, we continue to believe that we built a better mousetrap…one with more resilience and staying power, and with the ability to grow in down markets."
GAAP net loss for the 2022 third quarter was $6.0 million, or a loss of $0.38 per share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $3.4 million, or a loss of $0.24 per share, for the 2021 third quarter. Weighted average shares outstanding increased approximately 10.4% for the 2022 third quarter, compared with the same quarter last year. The year-over-year change in GAAP net loss resulted principally from an approximate $1.4 million increase in non-cash stock compensation expense and a $0.5 million increase in non-cash amortization of intangible assets and depreciation, increases in investments in technology, as well as higher marketing and general and administrative expense (G&A) related to building the Company's ancillary businesses.
G&A totaled $11.5 million, or 10.4% of total revenue, for the third quarter of 2022, compared with $9.6 million, or 9.5% of total revenue, for last year's third quarter. On a sequential basis, G&A decreased from $12.4 million for the second quarter of 2022. The Company updated its goal of reducing expenses by $750,000 per quarter to trimming at least $1.5 million in costs per quarter by the first quarter of 2023, as it continues right sizing its expense structure in line with current market conditions.
Adjusted EBITDA loss, a non-GAAP measure, was $2.3 million for the 2022 third quarter, compared with $1.8 million for the 2021 third quarter. The Company's real estate segment generated profitable Adjusted EBITDA for the sixth consecutive quarter, despite fewer transactions compared with the second quarter of 2022. Adjusted EBITDA in the Company's mortgage business improved on a sequential basis.
Fathom provides Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, because it offers additional information for monitoring the Company's cash flow performance. A table providing a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most comparable GAAP measure, as well as an explanation of, and important disclosures about, this non-GAAP measure, is included in the tables at the end of this press release.
Year-to-Date 2022 Financial Results
Total revenue grew 40.4% for the first nine months of 2022 to $329.5 million, compared with $234.8 million for the first nine months of 2021. Business line revenue for the 2022 first nine months, compared with the same period in 2021 was as follows:
GAAP net loss for the first nine months of 2022 was $17.7 million, or a loss of $1.10 per share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $8.9 million, or a loss of $0.64 per share, for the first nine months of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA loss was $6.3 million, versus an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $6.1 million for the year-ago period.
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2022 were $14.5 million, compared with $37.8 million at December 31, 2021. The reduction in cash was attributed to investments in Fathom's ancillary businesses, operations, technology and acquisitions, as well as stock retired under the Company's share repurchase program.
Fathom did not purchase any stock during the third quarter of 2022. As of September 30, 2022, there was approximately $4.0 million remaining under the share repurchase authorization.
"The Fathom team is working hard to generate additional revenue and cut costs, without impacting our ability to grow, by providing the best possible service to our agents, home buyers and sellers," said Fathom President and CFO Marco Fregenal. "We are also steadfastly focused on reaching profitability as soon as possible, and posting sustainable solid financial performance for all of our stakeholders. As with most real estate cycles, we believe this one will reverse course over time, and with our unique business model, we are confident that Fathom is strategically positioned to excel."
Third Quarter 2022 and Recent Highlights
- Increased agent transaction fees and caps, and eliminated stock grants for closed transactions beginning January 2023.
- Enhanced agent referral incentive program to drive additional agents to Fathom's platform, and reduced stock grants issued for agent referrals.
- Appointed Scott Flanders to the Company's board of directors.
- Planned opening of new geographic markets over next 30 to 60 days.
- Fathom Realty now operating in 38 states and the District of Columbia; Encompass Lending Group now operating in 41 states and the District of Columbia; Dagley Insurance now operating in 47 states and the District of Columbia. Verus Title now operating in 28 states and the District of Columbia.
Revised Agent Commission Structure
Effective January 1, 2023, Fathom's agents will pay $550 for each of their first 15 completed transactions, up from $500 on their first 12 transactions. For each transaction after the first 15, agents will pay $150, up from $99. For team plans, team members will pay the $550 transaction fee for the first five transactions, up from four. Under Fathom's new Fee Lock Guarantee, prices will not increase for at least two years. The Company also said that it will discontinue its agent stock grant program for closed transactions on December 31, 2022. The former plan provided $200 in stock grants for every five transactions completed.
Enhanced Agent Referral Incentive Program
Effective immediately, Fathom is rolling out a new agent referral program called Free4Life, which includes three levels:
- Level 1 - Stock Grants: When a Fathom agent refers another agent who joins the Company, the referring agent will receive $250 in stock grants for each agent they refer. The former referral program offered between $500 and $2000 in stock grants for agents referred.
- Level 2 - Cap4Life: An agent who refers four other agents who join Fathom, who then close a minimum of two sales per year, will be capped for life. Those who qualify will pay the reduced transaction fee of $150 per sale in perpetuity. The referring agent also will receive the Level 1 $250 in stock grants for each agent they refer.
- Level 3 - Free4Life: An agent who refers an additional four agents (eight agents in total), who join Fathom, who then close a minimum of two sales per year each, will be free for life. Those who qualify will never pay an annual fee or a transaction fee of any kind. The referring agent also will receive the Level 1 $250 in stock grants for each agent they refer.
"We believe this new agent referral program is the most attractive incentive in the industry, as it is based solely on an individual agent's efforts. The initial feedback from our Fathom agents has been validating, and their excitement is clear based on the exceptional agent referral numbers we experienced in September when we launched the Cap4Life portion of the program in beta," explained Harley.
Guidance/Long-Term Targets
Fathom's guidance for the 2022 fourth quarter and full year, assumes that the residential real estate market will continue to soften and that interest rates will remain at current levels or increase. The Company believes that if market conditions improve, it could generate results that are better than currently anticipated.
For the fourth quarter of 2022, Fathom expects total revenue in the range of $85 million to $95 million, and Adjusted EBITDA in the range of a loss of $2.4 million to a loss of $2.2 million. This brings estimated 2022 full year revenue to $415 million to $425 million, compared with 2021 revenue of $330.2 million. Full year Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range from a loss of $8.8 million to a loss of $8.6 million, compared with an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $8.2 million in 2021.
Additionally, Fathom is targeting Adjusted EBITDA breakeven in the first half of 2023, and cash flow breakeven in the third quarter of 2023.
The Company reiterated that it believes it can generate Adjusted EBITDA exceeding $40.0 million per year at 100,000 to 110,000 annual transactions.
2022 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call
About Fathom Holdings Inc.
Fathom Holdings Inc. is a national, technology-driven, real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance, and SaaS offerings to brokerages and agents by leveraging its proprietary cloud-based software, intelliAgent. The Company's brands include Fathom Realty, Dagley Insurance, Encompass Lending, intelliAgent, LiveBy, Real Results, and Verus Title. For more information, visit www.FathomInc.com.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," including, but not limited to, its ability to achieve breakeven Adjusted EBITDA in the first half of 2023 and cash flow breakeven by the third quarter of 2023, its ability to continue attracting agents and generating higher revenue, and its ability to reduce costs by $1.5 million per quarter by the first quarter of 2023, among others. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including: risks associated with general economic conditions, including rising interest rates; risks associated with the Company's ability to continue achieving significant growth; its ability to continue its growth trajectory while achieving strong profits over time; its ability to generate positive operational cash flow; its ability to demonstrate sustainable profitability; and others set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Form 10-K as filed with the SEC and supplemented from time to time in other Company filings made with the SEC. Copies of Fathom's Form 10-K and other SEC filings are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
(Financial tables follow)
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
To supplement Fathom's consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance. This non-GAAP financial measure, which may be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies, is presented to enhance investors' overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Fathom defines the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding other expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense, and transaction-related cost.
Fathom believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information about the Company's financial performance, enhances the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects, and allows for greater transparency with respect to a key metric used by Fathom's management for financial and operational decision-making. Fathom believes that Adjusted EBITDA helps identify underlying trends in its business that otherwise could be masked by the effect of the expenses that the Company excludes in Adjusted EBITDA. In particular, Fathom believes the exclusion of share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards and stock options and transaction-related costs associated with the Company's acquisition activity provides a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of its operations and provides better transparency into its results of operations. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes other income and expense, net which primarily includes nonrecurring items, such as, gain on debt extinguishment and severance costs, if applicable.
Fathom is presenting the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA to assist investors in seeing its financial performance through the eyes of management, and because the Company believes this measure provides an additional tool for investors to use in comparing Fathom's core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in its industry.
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA compared to net income (loss), the closest comparable GAAP measure. Some of these limitations are that:
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards and stock options, which have been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, significant recurring expenses in Fathom's business and an important part of its compensation strategy;
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes transaction-related costs primarily consisting of professional fees and any other costs incurred directly related to acquisition activity, which is an ongoing part of Fathom's growth strategy and therefore likely to occur; and
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain recurring, non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and capitalized software, and acquisition related intangible asset costs, however, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future.
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STAMFORD, Conn., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SunnyD, an American favorite juice brand featuring the bold, one-of-a-kind, tangy orange flavor, is bringing your two favorite things together with SunnyD Vodka Seltzer, the brand new hard seltzer created by popular demand. SunnyD Vodka Seltzer is rolling out nationwide and will be featured at select Walmart stores beginning Saturday March 11, 2023. SunnyD Vodka Seltzer comes in a convenient four-pack with a suggested retail price of $9.99. For more information, please visit www.sunnydcocktails.com.
SunnyD has always been the boldly original beverage with a taste unlike anything else – the tangy orange drink with a one-of-a-kind flavor. The brand was first developed in 1963 when two Florida dads looked around an orange grove, and thought, "good, but we can do better." The pair created SunnyD and a legend was born. In the 1990's, SunnyD enjoyed a particular wave of popularity and landed a dedicated fan base. With the acquisition of the brand by Harvest Hill Beverage Company in 2017, SunnyD has enjoyed renewed popularity, with 30%+ growth since 2019.
"SunnyD is a powerful brand, the most boldly unique orange drink on the planet," shared Ilene Bergenfeld, Chief Marketing Officer, Harvest Hill Beverage Company. "Consumers are passionate about this iconic brand, rooted in nostalgia but with a taste that resonates today. Many have told us that they enjoy SunnyD as a mixer and asked for this product. So, we looked at the hard seltzer category, and thought, good, but we can do better. And SunnyD Vodka Seltzer was born."
SunnyD held a blind taste test to try its new Vodka Seltzer and the test confirmed: Consumers love the taste and think it's unique in the hard seltzer category.
- 57% said it's better than the hard seltzers they usually drink. "Great color, texture, and aroma. Great after taste, very refreshing and easy to drink".
- 85% said it tastes unique and 87% said this is different from other hard seltzers. "The orange taste was strong in an amazing way, full of flavor".
- 72% agree that this is different than other products currently on the market.
"SunnyD Vodka Seltzer is meant to be enjoyed with friends, when it's time to connect and chill out," added Bergenfeld.
Available in a 4-PK of 12oz Slim Cans, each can brings a bold orange flavor and is 4.5% ABV, 95 calories and made with real fruit juice, and includes zero grams of sugar. Single 12oz cans are also available to purchase.
"We have developed something we know adult SunnyD fans and hard seltzer enthusiasts alike will be proud to enjoy," concluded Bergenfeld. "We look forward to hearing what they think and, based on what we've heard so far, we think SunnyD Vodka Seltzer may be the best news ever."
MEDIA CONTACT: CURICH|WEISS SunnyDVS@curichweiss.com
ABOUT SUNNYD VODKA SELTZER
SunnyD Vodka Seltzer is the boldly original beverage from SunnyD that features the signature tangy orange flavor mixed with vodka seltzer in a convenient ready-to-drink can. SunnyD Vodka Seltzer is available for purchase as a single can (SRP $1.99) or in a four-pack (SRP $9.99) at retailers nationwide. Each can features an ABV of 4.5% with 95 calories, and zero grams of sugar. For more information, please visit www.sunnydcocktails.com.
ABOUT HARVEST HILL BEVERAGE COMPANY
Harvest Hill Beverage Company, based in Stamford, CT, is owned by private equity firm Brynwood Partners, and acquired the SUNNYD brand from J.W. Childs in February 2016. Harvest Hill markets some of America's most beloved beverage brands, including SUNNYD, JUICY JUICE, LITTLE HUG, and DAILY'S Cocktails. For more information on Harvest Hill, please visit www.HarvestHill.com.
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ATLANTA (AP) _ Gray Television Inc. (GTN) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $99 million.
On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 91 cents.
The broadcast television company posted revenue of $868 million in the period.
For the current quarter ending in October, Gray Television said it expects revenue in the range of $940 million to $959 million.
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With election time fast approaching, we are starting to see local Republicans and Democrats out and about at different events. These are great opportunities for citizens with a variety of conservative, moderate or liberal views to visit with volunteers as well as candidates to get answers to important questions. However, I was truly shocked to see that at one event last week, the Republican party was there supporting the “John Birch Society”!
For those of you too young to remember this group, the “John Birch Society” was established in 1958. The society revived the spirit of McCarthyism, claiming in unsubstantiated accusations that a vast communist conspiracy existed within the U.S. government. The “John Birch Society” was also markedly racist. The society, founded in 1958, was fiercely anti-communist and fond of crackpot theories. Throughout history, they have opposed civil rights, women’s rights and Gay rights. They even opposed Earth Day. Initially, the organization even implicated former president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. In fact, long before “QAnon”, even Ronald Reagan and the GOP purged John Birch extremists from the party. Eventually, the society went into steep decline and recruiting new members was exceedingly difficult. Even highly visible members quit. The conservative movement had excommunicated the Birchers’ conspiratorial, unpatriotic hostility. I think most of us thought they were obsolete. Unfortunately, they are back! If you don’t want to take my word for it; look them up. It's frightening! THEY are frightening!
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Voters need to be aware how radically conservative some of our local Republicans have become and the damage they can do to their own party, our civil rights and to our communities.
Carol Meyer
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A federal judge Tuesday granted media organizations’ requests to unseal the names of the people who cosigned Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case.
The order is a blow to Santos, whose attorney Monday asked a judge to keep the names of the bond cosigners sealed. The congressman’s lawyer, Joseph Murray, expressed concern for the sponsors should their identities be revealed, citing a “media frenzy” around the Santos case.
“If this Court is so inclined to unseal the sureties, we truly fear for their health, safety and well being,” Murray said.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Anne Shields gave Santos until noon Friday to appeal the ruling, ordering the names to remain under seal in the meantime.
Murray previously indicated Santos would rather go to jail ahead of trial rather than allow the suretors to face the public attention.
“My client would rather surrender to pretrial detainment than subject these suretors to what will inevitably come,” Murray said.
Federal prosecutors took no position on the unsealing request.
The Hill has reached out to Murray and Santos’s congressional office for comment.
Santos faces 13 criminal charges over three alleged schemes that accuse him of misleading campaign donors, fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits and lying on financial disclosures. He pleaded not guilty and was released ahead of trial on the $500,000 bond.
The congressman has been at the center of a political firestorm since before he was sworn into office amid questions about his finances and biography. He faces calls to resign and to be expelled but has remained adamant that he does not plan to step down from Congress.
The controversy surrounding him escalated last month when the House voted to refer a resolution to expel Santos to the House Ethics Committee, punting on the question of whether or not the New York Republican should remain in office.
The vote, however, was largely redundant, since the Ethics panel has been investigating Santos since March. In a statement that month, the committee said it was looking into whether Santos “engaged in unlawful activity with respect to his 2022 congressional campaign; failed to properly disclose required information on statements filed with the House; violated federal conflict of interest laws in connection with his role in a firm providing fiduciary services; and/or engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual seeking employment in his congressional office.”
Last month, the panel asked for information on the individuals who sponsored Santos’s bond.
The request — outlined in a letter dated May 13 that was first made public Monday — asks Santos to identify the individuals who co-signed his bond, inform the committee of any payments made on his behalf to the co-signers as compensation, lay out any exceptions to House rules that the congressman believes applies to the bond guarantors and provide all documents related to the bond, including communications with the co-signers.
In a May 31 letter — the deadline set by the panel — Santos’s attorney, Joseph Murray, requested that the congressman receive a 30-day extension to respond to the committee’s request while noting that he was unable to share the requested information with the panel until it is unsealed by the court.
He said, however, that if the court ultimately decides to unseal the identities of the sureties and relevant documentation — which it did Tuesday — he would share the information with the panel.
“Please understand that unless or until such time that the Court unseals the identities of the suretors, the surety records, and proceedings, I cannot share that information with this Honorable House Ethics Committee,” Murray told the committee.
“If the Court decides to unseal the identities of the sureties, the surety records and proceedings, I will share that information with the Committee. If, however, the Court upholds the sealing, I will also share that Order with this Committee,” he added.
Murray did, however, cite the House rules definition of a “gift,” arguing that his bond fits that description.
“Under this definition the surety co-signer of an unsecured appearance bond may be considered a ‘favor’ or ‘other item having monetary value,’” he wrote.
He also outlined the rule that says gift restrictions do not apply to relatives.
Murray said Santos has conducted himself in an ethical manner as it pertains to the suretors of his bond. His letter also referenced exceptions for gifts given by relatives.
“I firmly believe that Congressman Santos has conducted himself honorably, lawfully, and ethically in keeping with the good order and finest traditions of an honorable members of the United States House of Representatives, in the manner in which the suretors who cosigned the unsecured $500,000.00 appearance bond, under oath in court were engaged,” Murray said.
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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra is embarking on a four-city tour of Japan next month, for its first overseas engagements since before the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of cultural events around the world.
The orchestra is scheduled to perform at Yokohama’s Minato Mirai Hall on Nov. 9; Kyoto’s Concert Hall on Nov. 10; Osaka’s Festival Hall on Nov. 11; and Tokyo’s Suntory Hall on Nov. 13, 14 and 15.
“The last few years have taught us to be especially grateful for the gifts of our lives," Boston Symphony Orchetra music director Andris Nelsons said in a statement Wednesday. “This is how we feel about returning to Japan, where we will passionately share our music while expressing our deep appreciation for the people and culture of this great country.”
The tour repertoire will include Mahler’s Symphony No. 6; Mozart’s Symphony No. 40; Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5; Strauss’ “Alpine Symphony"; and Caroline Shaw’s “Punctum."
The orchestra will be joined by Mitsuko Ushida on piano in Osaka and Tokyo.
The stops in Yokohama and Kyoto are the orchestra's first visits to those cities since the late 1980s.
The trip to Japan is the 29th international tour in BSO history.
The orchestra's last overseas tour was an eight-city European trip in September 2018.
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106-year-old woman celebrates her birthday on the dance floor
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC/Gray News) – A woman in Iowa celebrated her 106th birthday on the dance floor over the weekend.
Evelyn Schlunsen was born in 1917 – the same year the United States entered World War I, the Russian Revolution began, and ace pitcher Babe Ruth became an everyday hitter for the Red Sox.
During that year, the average life expectancy of Americans was 51 years. Schlunsen has since lived twice as long when she turned 106 on Friday.
Friends at her senior living center in Davenport threw her a party to celebrate the occasion.
Schlunsen began the celebration with a dance to her favorite song, “Mack the Knife.” The spry centenarian said the dance ended too soon.
According to researchers at Boston University, Americans reaching the age of 100 is becoming more common. About one in 10,000 Americans lived to be 100 in the 1990s. Now, that number is one in 5,000.
Even so, turning 106 is quite a milestone, with only 0.23% of women in the U.S. living long enough to reach that age.
Gender also makes a big difference in longevity. Women make up 85% of all centenarians while men make up just 15%.
Schlunsen said her happiest memory is from when she was 16 years old, being the 10 millionth visitor at the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair.
Schlunsen offered some advice based on her life experience.
“Walk,” she said. “And don’t complain about your job. Either do it or leave it.”
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New neo-bank to help ISOs further monetize merchant relationships
MIAMI , Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Netevia Banking is a fully functional mobile banking app providing a single point of entry for ISOs looking to manage banking, payments, and cash flow. A platform-agnostic solution, Netevia offers a suite of products and services, including merchant portfolio management and various processing plans, to take their business to the next level.
"Netevia Banking is not your grandfather's bank. We are revolutionizing the way small businesses interact with the banking system, and also offering the ISO community new ways to monetize their relationships with small businesses," said Vlad Sadovskiy, CEO at Netevia. "ISOs can earn residuals not just on payment processing, but on banking services, like deposits, balances and debit spend."
Upon its official launch in early February, Netevia Banking will offer a better banking experience for small businesses by solving problems that traditional banks are either unwilling or unable to address. Netevia Banking will also feature unlimited virtual cards, same-day access to funds, a direct line of communication between merchants and the underwriting team, and a two-hour approval window.
"We already have an extensive list of established ISO relationships," Vlad Sadovskiy explained. "But we are also actively seeking new ISO relationships that offer banking as a standalone option or together with processing."
Eligible businesses will be asked to participate in the Certified ISO Banking Program. Upon completion, a certification will be granted that offers the opportunity to resell the program. ISOs that are processing large volumes will also be offered branded cards for their businesses.
Small businesses banking through Netevia will benefit from the following:
- Competitive rates on account balances
- Cash-back business debit cards
- Automated connections to external bank accounts
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A 37-year-old man was shot and killed in a Fairfax County parking garage Thursday night by a man who may be his brother, authorities said.
Watch here for the update from the scene. Prelim, the victim & suspect were known to each other and may be related. Suspect in custody and updates will be provided later today. pic.twitter.com/XANDUAmpCS
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) July 7, 2023
As police canvassed the area, a suspect, believed to be the victim’s 40-year-old brother, called 911 and officers took him into custody, authorities said. Police said they believe the shooting stemmed from an argument but did not provide other details.
Police said they did not recover a weapon.
Also this week, Fairfax City police, with the assistance of Fairfax County police, arrested 30-year-old Aaron James Anthony Robertson in the June beating death of 50-year-old Luis Barahona Reyes. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/07/fairfax-county-parking-garage-shooting/ | 2023-07-07 16:10:29 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/07/fairfax-county-parking-garage-shooting/ |
Today’s Tasty Takeout is Green District.
Their current Indianapolis location is located at 28 Monument Cir, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
Coming soon, their latest location will be at 8701 E. 116th St. Suite 140A, Fishers, IN 46308.
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Top Player Prop Bets for Twins vs. Orioles on June 30, 2023
Sportsbooks have listed player props for Adley Rutschman, Carlos Correa and others when the Baltimore Orioles host the Minnesota Twins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday at 7:05 PM ET.
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Twins vs. Orioles Game Info
- When: Friday, June 30, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET
- Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland
- How to Watch on TV: MASN2
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MLB Props Today: Minnesota Twins
Carlos Correa Props
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +115)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +190)
Correa Stats
- Correa has 58 hits with 15 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 29 walks and 37 RBI.
- He's slashing .212/.287/.403 on the season.
Correa Recent Games
Byron Buxton Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -189)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +115)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +340)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +150)
Buxton Stats
- Byron Buxton has 46 hits with 11 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 28 walks and 28 RBI. He's also stolen six bases.
- He has a .203/.297/.432 slash line on the season.
Buxton Recent Games
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Dean Kremer Props
- Strikeouts Prop: Over/Under 5.5 (Over Odds: -145)
Kremer Stats
- The Orioles will send Dean Kremer (8-3) to the mound for his 17th start this season.
- In 16 starts this season, he's earned a quality start in seven of them.
- Kremer has pitched five or more innings in 13 straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- He has made 16 appearances and finished two of them without allowing an earned run.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 27-year-old ranks 52nd in ERA (4.50), 50th in WHIP (1.364), and 46th in K/9 (7.9).
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Adley Rutschman Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -250)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +125)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +800)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +200)
Rutschman Stats
- Rutschman has 77 hits with 11 doubles, 10 home runs, 52 walks and 34 RBI.
- He's slashing .268/.378/.411 so far this season.
Rutschman Recent Games
Anthony Santander Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -222)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +130)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +390)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +150)
Santander Stats
- Anthony Santander has 76 hits with 20 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs, 26 walks and 47 RBI. He's also stolen one base.
- He has a slash line of .261/.323/.481 on the season.
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WATCH: Young adults on tracks nearly get hit by train
Published: May. 31, 2022 at 2:24 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) – Three teenagers came within feet from being run over by a speeding train in Canada.
Transit officials posted a video of an incident in Toronto earlier this month.
It shows the train approaching a bridge, when suddenly the teens appear on the tracks.
The train engineer applied the brake and blew the horn, but officials say there was no way of stopping the train on time.
Luckily, the teens managed to get out of the way with just moments to spare.
The “Metrolink” transit agency says it posted the video to appeal to the teens’ parents and to show the dangers of walking on railway tracks.
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It wasn’t Teacher Appreciation Week, but helping kids in any way you can is always in season when you’re a Kiwanian.
The latest example of Kiwanians’ service in action occurred recently when three Kiwanis clubs in Lincoln joined forces to buy supplies for schoolteachers, who often find themselves digging into their own pockets to buy basic classroom essentials.
The Kiwanis clubs’ first-ever Classroom Supplies Drive involved contributions from members of the Southeast and SouthPointe clubs, whose donations went to Randolph Elementary School, and from the Capital City Kiwanis Club, whose generosity helped teachers at Pyrtle and Belmont schools.
“What the kids – and their parents – may not realize is that sometimes the ‘best part of being a teacher’ comes at your own personal expense,” said Sandy Scheinost, project originator for the Capital City Kiwanis Club and mother-in-law of a teacher.
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“Running out of crayons for drawing, or pencils for writing numbers and letters, isn’t OK for someone who looks into the faces of children excited about learning but doesn’t have the supplies needed.”
When that happens, teachers often dig into their own pockets to provide essential items such as markers, zip-close bags, crayons and pencils, said Scheinost.
In addition, members of the Lux Middle School Builders Club kicked in plastic totes, facial tissues, sticky notes and hand sanitizer. The value of donations from Capital City Kiwanis and Lux Builders Club exceeded $600.
Over at Randolph Elementary School, members of Lincoln Southeast and SouthPointe Kiwanis clubs made the teachers’ day by dropping off items such as facial tissues, disinfecting wraps, Band-Aids, crayons, markers, white boards, Play-Doh, pencils and sticky notes.
The items delivered to Randolph School, valued at over $300, came from individual members, club treasurers, SouthPointe Kiwanian Michael Cooper and the Omega Insurance Group, the latter in the form of a matching grant.
“It’s another way we can appreciate the teachers who do so much for kids,” said Marcia Wallen, an active member of Southeast Kiwanis Club and a district Kiwanis officer.
Randolph Elementary is also the site of Southeast Kiwanis Club’s K-Kids Club and a gathering place for Kiwanians to distribute Food Bank of Lincoln backpacks. | https://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/fun-and-fundraisers/kiwanians-donate-school-supplies-lighten-teachers-load/article_212ac084-bdcc-11ed-85ad-7f9a09f42a6f.html | 2023-03-11 06:34:11 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/fun-and-fundraisers/kiwanians-donate-school-supplies-lighten-teachers-load/article_212ac084-bdcc-11ed-85ad-7f9a09f42a6f.html |
Letters to the Editor: Can nuclear power really save us from the worst of climate change?
To the editor: Nuclear power is not climate-friendly. (“We toured California’s last nuclear power plant. Take a look inside,” July 13)
Solar energy and efficiency measures provide powerful solutions for addressing climate change. As we confront the sixth mass extinction and the loss of habitats due to a warming climate, it’s essential to prioritize proven solutions. Conserving and restoring natural spaces limit carbon emissions and aid in adapting to the changing environment.
The Diablo Canyon nuclear plant’s impact on marine life, causing the deaths of billions of organisms, underscores the need for sustainable choices.
Additionally, nuclear power is not emissions-free. Activities like uranium extraction, transport and waste management emit greenhouse gasses. Comparatively, photovoltaic solar panel systems release 3.5 times less carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour than nuclear power, as reported by the German Environment Agency.
Redirecting resources from nuclear power to solar energy and efficiency measures is crucial for effectively addressing climate change. By doing so, we seize the opportunity to create a cleaner and more sustainable future, making significant progress in combating climate challenges.
Andrea Leon-Grossmann, Los Angeles
The writer is deputy program director of the West for Vote Solar.
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To the editor: When making a decision about something, it’s reasonable to see what the smartest people on the topic have to say about it. When it comes to Diablo Canyon, we don’t have to look farther than a study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford.
That study suggests ways of retrofitting that plant and keeping it running until 2050 that would save California $21 billion in electrical grid costs and 90,000 acres of land that would otherwise have to be covered with solar panels.
All forms of electricity generation have downsides. Thus, it is reasonable to compare various forms of electricity generation using the following ratio: number of deaths that can be attributed to the means of generation over a very long time, divided by the amount of energy produced by that means of generation over the same time.
This has been done by several organizations, and nuclear always comes out among the very best. So, from a historical perspective, one can only conclude that nuclear is relatively safe.
The problem of waste is not intractable if this country is willing to recycle used fuel (what we call nuclear waste). This would also reduce the need for mining uranium.
And speaking of waste, solar panels last about 25 years. How many millions of panels would have to be discarded every year, including those that contain toxic chemicals? This waste is orders of magnitude greater than the amount of waste produced by nuclear power.
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BERKELEY, Calif., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarity Movement Co. (Clarity) and Sonoma Technology are excited to announce that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to provide comprehensive air quality monitoring solutions for government agencies, communities, and businesses seeking integrated air quality management services.
The two organizations jointly have decades of experience providing scalable, cost-effective air monitoring solutions that leverage best-in-class technology. Through this partnership, Clarity will provide cutting-edge air quality monitoring technology, calibration, and data management services, while Sonoma Technology will provide project design, capacity building, and project management expertise, along with informed and effective data analysis, modeling, and advisory support.
Together, they will offer a comprehensive solution that includes hardware, software, and air quality management services to help government agencies and the communities they serve track air quality in real time, identify sources of air pollution, and advocate for targeted measures to reduce air pollution.
The partnership specifically focuses on leveraging both companies' strengths to offer comprehensive solutions such as:
- Integrated Air Monitoring and Management Solutions — Air quality management agencies are increasingly moving toward hybrid systems that leverage the strengths of both traditional regulatory air monitoring equipment and newer, lower-cost options such as air quality sensors. Sonoma Technology will offer a comprehensive, seamless package that leverages Clarity's sensors alongside other best-in-class regulatory and research-grade air quality monitoring systems. The package will include access to proprietary Sonoma Technology tools like eSIMS© air monitoring network management software to schedule, log, and track monitoring network information in one place, as well as advanced data analysis systems like the Insight© data management and public reporting system, which offers customizable data acquisition pipelines, real-time data displays on public websites, and automated alerts.
- Air Quality Information Systems & Wildfire Smoke Monitoring — The best-in-class low-cost air quality measurement solutions offered by Clarity can now be bundled with the air quality modeling and forecasting capabilities of Sonoma Technology. Measurement and modeling are offered in one comprehensive package, with advanced modeling and high-resolution forecasting tools like Sonoma Technology's ExactAQ™ overlaid on Clarity's already-robust air quality data. High-quality data from Clarity monitoring technology will also underpin Sonoma Technology's advanced decision-support tools like AQ360©, a model-driven system to enhance situational awareness, identify likely emission sources, rapidly assess emission impacts to the surrounding community, and alleviate concerns or address inquiries from agencies and the public.
- Community Air Monitoring Capacity Building, Education, and Outreach — For customers looking to leverage Clarity's air quality measurement equipment, Sonoma Technology will provide science and advisory support for network design, implementation, education, outreach, and data analysis and modeling. This will include access to programs like Kids Making Sense®, an environmental education program that teaches students about air quality and pollution using hand-held sensors, empowering them to drive for positive change in their communities. This approach will be of particular value to environmental justice and community-oriented air monitoring applications where capacity building is key to success.
"We are excited to partner with Clarity Movement to offer comprehensive air quality monitoring and air pollution management solutions that leverage the strengths of each of our teams," said Lyle R. Chinkin, Chief Scientist and CEO of Sonoma Technology. "We believe that everyone has the right to breathe clean air, and this partnership will help make that a reality for communities across the United States and beyond."
"This partnership represents a significant step forward in our mission to empower the world to reduce air pollution and promote environmental justice for underserved communities," said Sean Wihera, Vice President of Business Development & Partnerships at Clarity Movement. "We are excited to work with Sonoma Technology to provide a comprehensive air monitoring solution and help these communities leverage the grant funding they receive from the EPA to implement targeted solutions to air pollution."
The comprehensive air monitoring solutions offered through this partnership are an ideal fit for government agencies and community-based organizations applying for grant funding to support clean air initiatives through the EPA's EJG2G, EJCPS, and EJ TCGM programs. This may include joint projects and proposals to support:
- Establishing initial monitoring systems and sensor networks in communities with no existing monitoring resources,
- Providing data analysis, data modeling, and education and outreach solutions in communities with existing sensor networks, and
- Expanding communities with existing sensor networks to include more robust air monitoring resources, such as regulatory and research-grade monitoring systems, as well as advanced data analysis systems for identifying source contributions and tracking air quality and emissions trends.
The partnership between Sonoma Technology and Clarity Movement is expected to help environmental agencies and disadvantaged communities alike access and leverage grant funding to improve air quality across the United States and beyond. The two parties will be working to develop a roadmap over the next 12 months to establish a robust long-term business relationship.
About Clarity Movement
Clarity provides the most complete, scalable air monitoring solution, with unmatched hardware, software, and expert services. Used in more than 70 countries, Clarity solutions empower our customers with continuous monitoring, for accurate data in a fully supported, worry-free environment. For more information, visit: https://www.clarity.io/.
About Sonoma Technology
Sonoma Technology is a private consulting firm and a federally certified small business that delivers innovative science- and technology-based solutions for clients' air quality, meteorological, and environmental science needs. For more than 40 years, they have led projects throughout the United States and abroad that address regulatory, policy, and scientific objectives. They are experts in the design, installation, and operation of regulatory- and research-grade air quality and meteorological monitoring systems.For more information visit www.sonomatech.com/.
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Study: Tourists spent 21% more in Wisconsin in 2021
Published: Jun. 9, 2022 at 1:49 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hours ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A new study has found that tourists spent nearly $13 billion in Wisconsin last year as the state rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the state Department of Tourism-commissioned study from Tourism Economics found tourism spending jumped 31.1% from 2020.
Every county in the state saw a double-digit increase in direct spending, ranging from 14% more in Rusk County to 54.6% more in Sauk County, which is home to a number of attractions in the Wisconsin Dells area.
The overall impact of tourism in the state last year was $20.9 billion.
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Are Oral-B or Philips Sonicare electric toothbrushes best?
As more options for oral care and wellness flood the market, electric toothbrushes remain one of the best ways to keep teeth clean and breath smelling fresh. Two of the biggest electric toothbrush brands are Oral-B and Philips Sonicare. Each brand comes with a number of different electric toothbrushes that offer different price points and unique features to fit the budget and needs of any user. That being said, there are specific advantages and disadvantages that both Oral-B and Philips Sonicare have that make choosing between them difficult.
Types of electric toothbrushes
The two basic types of electric toothbrushes are sonic toothbrushes and oscillating toothbrushes. Sonic electric toothbrushes use vibrations in the bristle head to loosen and brush away plaque from the teeth. Additionally, the vibrations help kill bacteria in the mouth at a high rate leaving users feeling fresher after a brush in comparison to traditional, manual toothbrushes.
Oscillating toothbrushes rotate the bristle head back and forth in semi-circles to help brush away plaque. This follows a more traditional method of brushing but is far more effective than a normal toothbrush.
Sonic toothbrushes are the most effective due to their bacteria-killing abilities; however, they usually cost slightly more.
Both Oral-B and Philips Sonicare electric toothbrushes are available on Amazon and cost anywhere between $30-$300.
Oral-B electric toothbrushes
Oral-B electric toothbrush pros
Oral-B has a wide variety of electric toothbrushes that cover both sonic and oscillating brushing types. The company has four distinct lines of electric toothbrushes that come with different features and price points to match most budgets.
The iO Series represents the highest quality electric toothbrushes sold by Oral-B, while the Pro Series is the most affordable. Each electric toothbrush comes with different features, including different brushing modes, connectivity to the Oral-B app, brushing timers and much more.
Oral-B is the strongest toothbrush brand when it comes to versatility. Oral-B provides options across the spectrum of affordability alongside types of electric toothbrushes. The company offers both oscillating and sonic toothbrushes. As a result, Oral-B sells more affordable options to shoppers, with some of their products costing less than $30.
Oral-B electric toothbrush cons
Where Oral-B falls short is at the highest level of equipment. While the iO Series represents incredibly powerful brushing, it does not reach the same level of quality that some Philips Sonicare brushes have.
Oral-B also does not have as wide of a range of sonic electric toothbrushes as Philips Sonicare, with the only Sonic options being in the higher-priced series. Philips Sonicare specializes better in the toothbrush type and provides more top-level options to consumers.
Best Oral-B electric toothbrushes
For the absolute highest-end electric toothbrush from the brand, the Oral-B iO Series 9 is the top choice. With a dedicated app to connect to, seven different brushing modes and AI sensors to help fully cover the entire mouth and prevent users from brushing too hard, the toothbrush is loaded with features to make it worth the $300 price tag.
A mid-range option from Oral-B is the SmartSeries 5000. The SmartSeries 5000 comes in at less than $100 and still provides Bluetooth connectivity to other smart devices and a pressure sensor for users.
Finally, Oral-B also sells the oscillating Pro 500 for less than $30. The Pro 500 comes with a quadrant-based 2-minute timer and universal brush head compatibility, all while costing significantly less than many other options.
Philips Sonicare electric toothbrushes
Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush pros
The biggest advantage that a Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush has over Oral-B is the specialization. Unlike Oral-B, which makes a wide variety of sonic and oscillating toothbrushes, Philips Sonicare has a relatively smaller line of electric toothbrushes that all utilize sonic brushing. As a result, the company has what many consider to be the highest quality sonic electric toothbrushes on the market.
The Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Series offers some of the most comprehensive cleaning electric toothbrushes available, with each brush proving to be one of the best for gum health and removing plaque from teeth.
Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush cons
The biggest downside to Philips Sonicare electric toothbrushes comes from the lack of truly affordable options. While Oral-B has an entire line of electric toothbrushes costing $40 or less, Philips Sonicare does not offer a toothbrush that costs less than $50. For shoppers on a budget, this may put many of the company’s toothbrushes out of range.
Best Philip Sonicare electric toothbrushes
The absolute best Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush available is the DiamondClean Smart 9500 Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush. The toothbrush offers three different levels of intensity alongside five different unique brushing modes to clean at every level. The toothbrush also connects to an app that will let users know if they are using too much pressure and ensure full coverage of the mouth. The company also provides three different unique brush heads that help focus the cleaning on different parts of the mouth.
A more affordable mid-range option from Philips Sonicare is the Essence Rechargeable Toothbrush. Still offering the classic sonic toothbrush technology, this will work for anyone looking for a quality electric toothbrush without spending over $100.
Should you get an Oral-B electric toothbrush or a Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush?
Choosing between Oral-B and Philips Sonicare breaks down to two major factors: budget and additional features. Oral-B offers several added features to their electric toothbrushes across each of its lines, while Philips Sonicare has most of its added features exclusive to the higher-end products.
For users looking simply for a basic electric toothbrush for the right price, Oral-B is the right choice. However, for users looking to buy a sonic toothbrush for a slightly higher price, Philips Sonicare is the right option.
For the highest quality clean at a mid-range price, the right choice is going to be a Philips Sonicare.
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2001 Anthrax Attacks Fast Facts
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Here’s a look at the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax.
Facts about anthrax
There are three types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most deadly) and gastrointestinal (through digestion). There has been a fourth type of anthrax identified as injection anthrax. This is common in heroin-injecting users in northern Europe. This has never been reported in the United States.
It can be contracted by handling products from infected animals or by breathing in anthrax spores and by eating undercooked meat from infected animals.
Anthrax has been blamed for several plagues over the ages that killed both humans and livestock. It emerged in World War I as a biological weapon.
The CDC categorizes anthrax as a Category A agent: one that poses the greatest possible threat for a negative impact on public health; one that may spread across a large area or need public awareness and requires planning to protect the public’s health.
Read more: America’s long and frightening history of attacks by mail
Amerithrax
Five people died and 17 people sickened during anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001; outbreak is often referred to as Amerithrax.
Anthrax was sent via anonymous letters to news agencies in Florida and New York and a congressional office building in Washington.
Of the five victims who died of inhalation anthrax, two were postal workers. The other three victims were an elderly woman from rural Connecticut, a Manhattan hospital worker from the Bronx and an employee at a Florida tabloid magazine who may have contracted anthrax through cross-contamination.
The letters were sent to NBC anchor Tom Brokaw, Sen. Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Sen. Patrick Leahy, and the New York Post offices. The letters were postmarked Trenton, New Jersey.
No arrests have been made in the attacks.
The FBI has interviewed more than 10,000 people and issued more than 6,000 subpoenas in the case.
4.8 million masks and 88 million gloves were purchased by the Postal Service for its employees, and 300 postal facilities were tested for anthrax.
Over 32,000 people took antibiotics after possible exposure to anthrax.
Victims
Stevens, Bob – photo editor at American Media Inc, dies of inhalation anthrax, October 5, 2001
Curseen, Joseph Jr. – DC area postal worker, dies of inhalation anthrax, October 22, 2001
Morris, Thomas Jr. – DC postal worker, dies of inhalation anthrax, October 21, 2001
Nguyen, Kathy – employee at Manhattan hospital, dies of inhalation anthrax, October 31, 2001
Lundgren, Ottilie – Connecticut woman, dies of inhalation anthrax, November 22, 2001
Timeline
October 5, 2001 – Sun photo editor Bob Stevens dies of inhalation anthrax.
October 12, 2001 – NBC News announces that an employee has contracted anthrax.
October 15, 2001 – A letter postmarked Trenton, New Jersey, opened by an employee of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle contains white powdery substance later found to be “weapons grade” strain of anthrax spores. More than two dozen people in Daschle’s office test positive for anthrax after the envelope is discovered.
October 19, 2001 – An unopened letter tainted with anthrax is found in the offices of the New York Post. One Post employee is confirmed to have a cutaneous infection and a second shows symptoms of the same infection.
October 21, 2001 – DC postal worker Thomas Morris Jr. dies of inhalation anthrax.
October 22, 2001 – DC postal worker Joseph Curseen dies of inhalation anthrax.
October 31, 2001 – Kathy Nguyen, a stockroom worker for the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, dies of inhalation anthrax.
November 9, 2001 – The FBI releases a behavioral profile of the suspect, who is probably a male loner and might work in a laboratory.
November 16, 2001 – A letter sent to Senator Patrick Leahy is found to contain anthrax. The letter is among those at the Capitol that has been quarantined. The letter contains at least 23,000 anthrax spores and is postmarked October 9, in Trenton, New Jersey.
November 22, 2001 – Ottilie Lundgren, a 94-year-old Connecticut woman, dies of inhalation anthrax.
January 2002 – FBI agents interview former US Army bioweapons scientist Steven Hatfill as part of the anthrax investigation.
June 2002 – Bioweapons researcher Hatfill is named a “person of interest” by the FBI.
June 25, 2002 – The FBI searches Hatfill’s Maryland apartment and Florida storage locker with his consent.
June 27, 2002 – The FBI says it is focusing on 30 biological weapons experts in its probe.
August 1, 2002 – The FBI uses a criminal search warrant to search Hatfill’s Maryland apartment and Florida storage locker a second time; anthrax swab tests come back negative.
August 6, 2002 – Attorney General John Ashcroft refers to Hatfill as a “person of interest.”
August 11, 2002 – Hatfill holds a press conference declaring his innocence. He holds a second one on August 25, 2002.
September 11, 2002 – The FBI searches Hatfill’s former apartment in Maryland for the third time.
August 26, 2003 – Hatfill files a civil lawsuit against Attorney General John Ashcroft, the Justice Department and the FBI claiming his constitutional rights have been violated. The suit alleges violations of Hatfill’s Fifth Amendment rights by preventing him from earning a living, violations of his Fifth Amendment rights by retaliating against him after he sought to have his name cleared in the anthrax probe and the disclosure of information from his FBI file. The suit also seeks an undetermined amount of monetary damages.
July 11, 2004 – The former headquarters of American Media, Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida, where Bob Stevens contracted the anthrax is pumped full of chlorine dioxide gas for decontamination. This was the last building exposed to anthrax in the fall of 2001.
June 27, 2008 – The Justice Department reaches a settlement with Hatfill. The settlement requires the Justice Department to pay Hatfill a one-time payment of $2.825 million and to buy a $3 million annuity that will pay Hatfill $150,000 a year for 20 years. In return, Hatfill drops his lawsuit, and the government admits no wrongdoing.
July 29, 2008 – Bruce Ivins, a former researcher at the Army’s bioweapons laboratory at Fort Detrick, Maryland, dies after overdosing during a suicide attempt on July 27.
August 6, 2008 – Judge unseals and releases hundreds of documents in the 2001 FBI Anthrax investigation that detail Ivins’ role in the attacks.
August 8, 2008 – The Justice Department formally exonerates Hatfill.
September 25, 2008 – Court releases more documents including e-mails that Ivins sent to himself.
February 19, 2010 – The Justice Department, FBI and US Postal Inspection Service announce its investigation into the 2001 anthrax mailings is at an end.
March 23, 2011 – A report, entitled The Amerithrax Case, is released through the Research Strategies Network, a non-profit think tank based in Virginia. According to the report, old mental health records suggest Ivins should have been prevented from holding a job at a US Army research facility in Maryland. The report was requested by the US Department of Justice.
October 9, 2011 – New York Times reports indicate there are scientists questioning the FBI assertions regarding Ivins. Possibly Ivins, if he was involved, worked with a partner. Also, the scientists say the presence of tin in the dried anthrax warrants that the investigation be reopened.
November 23, 2011 – The Justice Department settles for $2.5 million with Stevens’ family. The family originally sued for $50 million in 2003, arguing that the military laboratory should have had tighter security.
December 19, 2014 – The Government Accountability Office releases a 77-page report reviewing the genetic testing used by the FBI during the investigation into the anthrax attacks.
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GoFundMe for Fond du Lac family of four displaced by fire aims to raise $5,000
The funding will be used to help the family replace items damaged in the fire.
FOND DU LAC – A GoFundMe page has been created to support a Fond du Lac family of four who lost their belongings in a fire July 25.
The fire will leave the family and their six cats displaced from their home for at least six months, according to the GoFundMe page.
The page is on GoFundMe under “Sara, Eric, Sue and Sarah Freund fire relief” and has a goal of $5,000. As of Thursday morning, the fund had raised $445.
People can give by going to https://www.gofundme.com/f/sara-eric-sue-and-sarah-freund-fire-relief.
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The page was organized by Kadie Rohde, who wrote: “On July 25th my best friends house set on fire, leaving the family displaced from their home for the next 6 plus months. They will have to start all over replacing items that were damaged from the fire and smoke damage. The family is currently staying at a hotel until housing arrangements can be found. Please consider a donation to help The Freund family get their feet back on the ground.”
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WASHINGTON — Two iconic Dodge cars that shaped the meaning of muscle cars will be discontinued in 2023 as the carmaker transitions into the era of electric vehicles.
Dodge announced Monday that its Challenger and Charger vehicle production will end in 2023. The two staple muscle car models, however, will be making a big exit as Dodge teased seven special edition 2023 models.
The 2023 Charger and Challenger models will all bear a "Last Call" plaque under the hood of the vehicle to commemorate its history.
“We are celebrating the end of an era — and the start of a bright new electrified future — by staying true to our brand,” said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand chief executive officer, in the press release.
Six of the seven "heritage models" will bridge a connection to past models of the muscle cars, according to the announcement.
Details about the heritage influenced 2023 models are set to be revealed later this year. Dodge teased the seventh and final model as "the very last of its kind," which will be revealed in November at the 2022 Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas.
“At Dodge, we never lift, and the brand will mark the last of our iconic Charger and Challenger nameplates in their current form in the same way that got us here, with a passion both for our products and our enthusiasts that drives us to create as much uniqueness in the muscle car community and marketplace as possible,” said Kuniskis.
In contrast to its traditional way of selling, Dodge will allocate the special edition cars to dealerships "at once" and will be a first-come, first-serve basis. Ordering and pricing for the 2023 special edition models will be announced later this year as well.
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GENEVA (AP) — World Trade Organization arbitrators concluded Wednesday that the United States was out of line in requiring products from Hong Kong to be labeled as “Made in China,” a move that was part of Washington’s response to a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters there in 2019 and 2020.
A WTO dispute panel found the U.S. violated its obligations under the trade body’s rules and rejected Washington’s argument that U.S. “essential security interests” allowed for such labeling. The panel said the situation did not pose an “emergency” that would allow for an exemption under the trade body’s rules.
The United States or Hong Kong could appeal the ruling to the WTO’s appeals court. However, the Appellate Body is currently inactive because the U.S. has almost single-handedly held up appointments of new members to the court amid concerns it had strayed beyond its mandate. As a result, any such appeal would go into an arbitration void and remain unsettled.
The United States trade representative’s office all but said it planned to ignore Wednesday’s ruling anyway.
“The United States does not intend to remove the marking requirement as a result of this report, and we will not cede our judgment or decision-making over essential security matters to the WTO,” office spokesperson Adam Hodgesaid said in a statement.
Hong Kong is one of China’s special administrative regions and is considered a separate trading entity from China.
Three decades ago, the U.S. Congress passed a law allowing products from Hong Kong to benefit from a trading status different from China’s – and potentially lower tariffs — as long as it remained sufficiently autonomous. By marking products as “Made in China,” the U.S. can in essence ratchet up the tariffs it levies on goods from Hong Kong.
The U.S. move came in response to political upheaval in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020, in particular over a National Security Law that Beijing imposed on the former British colony, using it to silence or jail many pro-democracy activists.
In July 2020, then-U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order saying that Hong Kong was “no longer sufficiently autonomous to justify differential treatment in relation to the People’s Republic of China.” | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/ap-wto-rejects-us-made-in-china-labeling-on-hong-kong-goods/ | 2022-12-21 18:13:24 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/ap-wto-rejects-us-made-in-china-labeling-on-hong-kong-goods/ |
U.S. spy agencies picked up intelligence in mid-June indicating Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin was planning armed action against the Russian defense establishment — which he has long accused of bungling the war in Ukraine — and urgently informed the White House and other government agencies so they were not caught off guard, several U.S. officials said Saturday.
The exact nature and timing of Prigozhin’s plans were not clear until shortly before his stunning takeover of a military command and tank run toward Moscow on Friday and Saturday, officials said. But “there were enough signals to be able to tell the leadership … that something was up,” said one U.S. official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity. “So I think they were ready for it.”
Over the past two weeks there was “high concern” about what might transpire — whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would remain in power and what any instability might mean for control of Russia’s nuclear arsenal, the official said. “There were lots of questions along those lines,” this person said.
The instability that might result from a Russian “civil war” was the key fear, officials said. In addition to the White House, senior officials at the Pentagon, State Department and in Congress were briefed within the past two weeks on the intelligence, officials said.
A key trigger for Prigozhin, officials said, was a June 10 Russian Defense Ministry order that all volunteer detachments would have to sign contracts with the government. Though the order did not mention Wagner Group by name, the implication was clear: a takeover of Prigozhin’s mercenary troops, who have proved essential to Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine and have helped secure some of its most notable tactical victories.
Ukrainian military officials also were watching Prigozhin after the June 10 announcement and increasingly believed that he might mobilize his forces against Moscow, said a senior Ukrainian official. Prigozhin had publicly protested the Defense Ministry’s order, and Ukrainian officials took seriously the possibility that he might move against Russian positions, this person said.
But the timing of a move was unclear, the Ukrainian official said, adding that he was not aware of the U.S. sharing its intelligence with Kyiv on a possible march by Prigozhin and his forces.
Prigozhin is commonly known as “Putin’s chef” owing to his Kremlin catering contracts, and as a master internet propagandist; he is under criminal indictment in the United States for allegedly interfering in the 2016 presidential election. But Prigozhin’s real identity — and future — is wedded to his Wagner mercenary forces, the Ukrainian official said. Leaked intelligence documents obtained by The Washington Post earlier this year show Wagner building a veritable empire in Africa, where Prigozhin provides security for government regimes, sometimes in exchange for valuable mineral rights.
In Ukraine, Wagner fighters were able to prevail in the long, bloody battle for the city of Bakhmut only at tremendous cost — 20,000 of Prigozhin’s forces dead by his public count, a figure the Ukrainian official found credible. Throughout the fighting, Prigozhin furiously complained that the Russian Defense Ministry wasn’t giving him the equipment and supplies he needed to fight. He had threatened to pull out his forces altogether. The leaked documents show senior Russian leaders privately fretting about Prigozhin’s rhetorical attacks, which they found both credible and undermining of their authority.
“Tensions between the Wagner Group and the Russian Ministry of Defense are no secret,” said a senior Biden administration official, who did not comment on U.S. intelligence. “We have all seen Mr. Prigozhin publicly criticize, warn, and even threaten the Russian military on any number of occasions.”
U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Putin also was informed that Prigozhin was plotting something. And though it is not clear precisely when he was told, it was “definitely more than 24 hours ago,” the first U.S. official said.
It remains unclear why Putin did not take action to thwart Prigozhin’s takeover of the military command or his move on Moscow. The Wagner chief got to within 120 miles of the capital before he turned around after striking a deal, brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a Putin ally. The deal calls for dropping criminal charges against Prigozhin, lodged on Friday after he accused Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of ordering an attack on his mercenaries and issued a call to “put an end” to the minister’s leadership.
Putin’s inaction reflected a lack of high-level coordination in the Russian government and likely internal rivalries, U.S. officials surmise.
Prigozhin faced little resistance when he and his forces marched into Rostov-on-Don and took control of the Southern Military District headquarters there, Western and U.S. intelligence officials noted, calling that an indication he enjoys some level of support among regular military forces as well as Russia’s security services.
“If Prigozhin intended to drive a wedge between the command of Russian Federation Armed Forces and the Kremlin he failed,” said the senior Western official, meaning that the 24-hour rebellion does not appear, for now, to have triggered a broader rupture between Putin’s inner circle and the military leaders Prigozhin detests.
Analysts nonetheless say that this appears to be the most serious challenge to Putin in the more than two decades he has served as Russia’s paramount leader. The last significant challenge was in 2011, when tens of thousands of Russians turned out in Moscow to protest what European and U.S. officials concluded were flawed parliamentary elections.
“But having an armed group make it to within [120] miles of Moscow is pretty serious,” the first U.S. official said.
Intelligence analysts are watching to see what comes next. Though Prigozhin has stood down, Putin will certainly be seen as weakened, officials said. Images of Wagner tanks rolling along the Russian M4 highway toward Moscow appeared on social media, and Putin made a televised speech to the nation Saturday saying there had been an “armed insurrection,” and accused Prigozhin of betraying Russia without mentioning him by name.
Members of the Russian elite will question his leadership, asking how he could have let this happen and why he didn’t stop it earlier, officials say. “This probably has given ordinary Russians a scare,” the first U.S. official said.
As for Prigozhin, the Kremlin said Saturday that he was going to Belarus as part of the deal worked out by Lukashenko. His future beyond that is unclear. He has a solid core of loyal troops, and many of those who fought and died in Ukraine were convicts who hoped to win freedom by going to battle.
Officials said they were sure he’d still be seen as the leader of Wagner.
Greg Miller in London contributed to this report. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/24/us-intelligence-prigozhin-putin/ | 2023-06-25 02:28:04 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/24/us-intelligence-prigozhin-putin/ |
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AXDX) today announced financial results for the second quarter for the period ended June 30, 2022.
"In addition to a solid quarter, I am pleased to announce that we will be joining forces with Becton Dickinson to commercialize our products globally," commented Jack Phillips, Chief Executive Officer of Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. "Our global commercial partnership with BD comes at a time when the hospital selling environment is improving, we are firing on all cylinders in R&D and are taking meaningful steps to improve our balance sheet. These are exciting times for our company."
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Added 8 contracted instruments and brought 3 instruments live in the U.S. in the quarter.
- Ended the second quarter with 316 U.S. clinically live and revenue-generating instruments, with another 78 U.S. contracted instruments in the process of being implemented and not yet revenue-generating.
- Net sales were $3.9 million, compared to $2.8 million in the second quarter of the prior year, or a 39% increase. Growth was driven by increases in both capital and recurring revenues.
- Gross margin was 28% for the quarter, compared to 38% in the second quarter of the prior year. The decline in gross margins resulted from inflation to manufacturing costs and other factors.
- Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) costs for the quarter were $11.5 million, compared to $12.9 million from the same quarter of the prior year. SG&A costs for the quarter excluding non-cash stock-based compensation were $8.3 million, compared to $7.7 million from the same quarter of the prior year. This decrease was driven by continued benefit from cost cutting efforts.
- Research and development (R&D) costs for the quarter were $7.6 million, compared to $5.7 million from the same quarter of the prior year. R&D costs excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense for the quarter were $7.0 million, compared to $4.4 million from the quarter of the prior year. This increase was the result of investment in our next generation AST platform.
- Net loss was $17.8 million in the second quarter, resulting in $0.23 net loss per share. Net loss excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense for the second quarter was $13.8 million.
- Net cash used in the quarter excluding financing was $13.6 million.
- Signed an agreement in August 2022 to exchange $50 million of convertible debt due March 2023 for a term loan due in five years with no cash interest due during the term. After this transaction, approximately $56 million of the original $172 million convertible debt remains due.
Year-to-date 2022 Highlights
- Net sales were $6.8 million year-to-date, compared to $5.3 million from the same period of the prior year, or a 28% increase. Growth was driven by increases in both capital and recurring revenues.
- Gross margin was 28% year-to-date, compared to 37% from the same period of the prior year. The decline in gross margins resulted from ongoing pandemic-related impacts to manufacturing costs and other factors.
- Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) costs year-to-date were $22.2 million, compared to $26.9 million from the same period of the prior year. SG&A costs excluding non-cash stock-based compensation were $16.5 million year to date, compared to $15.8 million from the same period of the prior year. This small increase was the result of higher professional services fees paid in the first quarter, partially offset by a decrease in the second quarter driven by cost savings efforts.
- Research and development (R&D) costs were $13.6 million year to date, compared to $12.6 million from the same period of the prior year. R&D costs excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense were $12.7 million year to date, compared to $8.6 million from the same period of the prior year. This increase was the result of investment in our next generation AST platform.
- Net loss was $32.0 million year to date, resulting in $0.44 net loss per share. Net loss excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense was $25.0 million.
- Net cash used excluding financing was $26.8 million
- Ended the quarter with total cash, investments, and cash equivalents of $36.8 million.
Full financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2022 will be filed on Form 10-Q through the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) website at http://www.sec.gov.
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To listen to the 2022 second quarter financial results, call by phone, +1.877.883.0383 and enter Elite Entry Number: 8181593. International participants may dial +1.412.902.6506. Please dial in 10–15 minutes prior to the start of the conference. A replay of the call will be available by telephone at +1.877.344.7529 (U.S.) or +1.412.317.0088 (International) using the replay code 5773022 until September 6, 2022.
This conference call will also be webcast and can be accessed from the company's website at ir.axdx.com. A replay of the audio webcast will be available until November 15, 2022.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains certain financial measures that are not recognized measures under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), which include SG&A, R&D, and Net income (loss) amounts excluding stock-based compensation expenses.
Our management and board of directors use expenses excluding the cost of stock-based compensation to understand and evaluate our operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short-term and long-term operating and financing plans. Accordingly, we believe that expenses excluding the cost of stock-based compensation provides useful information for investors in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and our board of directors. Expenses excluding the cost of stock-based compensation is a non-GAAP financial measure and should be considered in addition to, not as superior to, or as a substitute for, SG&A expenses, R&D expenses, and net income (loss) reported in accordance with GAAP. The following tables present a reconciliation of SG&A expenses, R&D expenses and net income (loss) excluding stock-based compensation to comparable GAAP measures for the periods indicated:
About Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. is an in vitro diagnostics company dedicated to providing solutions for the global challenges of antibiotic resistance and sepsis. The Accelerate Pheno® system and Accelerate PhenoTest® BC kit combine several technologies aimed at reducing the time clinicians must wait to determine the most optimal antibiotic therapy for deadly infections. The FDA cleared system and kit fully automate the sample preparation steps to report phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility results in approximately 7 hours direct from positive blood cultures. Recent external studies indicate the solution offers results 1–2 days faster than existing methods, enabling clinicians to optimize antibiotic selection and dosage specific to the individual patient days earlier.
The "ACCELERATE DIAGNOSTICS" and "ACCELERATE PHENO" and "ACCELERATE PHENOTEST" and diamond shaped logos and marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.
For more information about the company, its products and technology, or recent publications, visit axdx.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements made in this press release are forward looking or may have forward looking implications, such as, among others, Mr. Phillip's statements regarding the hospital selling environment improving and the productivity of our research and development activities. Actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these forward-looking statements. Information about the risks and uncertainties faced by Accelerate Diagnostics is contained in the section captioned "Risk Factors" in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2022, and in any other reports that the company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company's forward-looking statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions. Except as required by federal securities laws, the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events, uncertainties or other contingencies.
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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon will stand trial in May 2024 for allegedly defrauding donors to the "We Build the Wall" online fundraising campaign, a Manhattan judge said Thursday.
Judge Juan Merchan set a trial date of May 27 of next year -- two months after former President Donald Trump is set to stand trial before the same judge for allegedly falsifying business records related to Stormy Daniels' hush money payment.
As president, Trump pardoned Bannon on his last night in office after Bannon was indicted on federal charges of defrauding donors to the "We Build the Wall" crowdfunding effort to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The state charges Bannon now faces were brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office and allege that Bannon and "We Build the Wall" defrauded 430 Manhattan-based donors out of $33,600. Across New York state, there were more than 11,000 donors defrauded out of more than $730,000, according to the indictment.
Bannon pleaded not guilty to the charges in September.
Prosecutors say "We Build the Wall" raised $15 million from donors across the country based on "false pretenses," citing a pledge organizers made that the group's president would take no salary. Instead, the campaign's president, Brian Kolfage, received a salary of $250,000 that was secretly funneled to him by Bannon, prosecutors say.
The indictment quotes Bannon telling donors at a June 24, 2019, fundraising event, "Remember, all the money you give goes to building the wall."
If convicted, Bannon faces two counts of money laundering, which carry a maximum sentence of five to 15 years in prison, as well as additional felony counts of conspiracy and scheme to defraud along with one misdemeanor count of conspiracy to defraud. | https://abc11.com/13299207/ | 2023-05-25 19:38:10 | 0 | https://abc11.com/13299207/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Marcus Sasser thought his groin felt better, certainly good enough to give it a go in the NCAA Tournament.
The All-American guard started for the top-seeded Houston Cougars against No. 16 seed Northern Kentucky, and he certainly looked just fine sinking an early 3 pointer Thursday night.
But that was about it for the best player on a team expected to contend for a national championship.
Sasser managed only one other basket in under 14 minutes of playing time. And when the second half began, he was watching from the bench.
That’s where he remained for the rest of the night.
“He said it felt funny,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. “So he shut it down, which is the right thing to do.”
Now, one of the biggest stars of March Madness is a huge question mark, and the Cougars could be in big trouble if he can’t go in the second round Saturday.
Houston will be facing ninth-seeded Auburn, a team that is essentially playing at home in the first two rounds. The Tigers’ campus is only about a two-hour drive from Legacy Arena in downtown Birmingham.
“I have a lot more pressing matters to worry about than that,” Sampson said of Auburn’s home-court edge. “I need to see how many healthy bodies we have right now. That’s probably our most important thing.”
Sampson also revealed that starting guard Jamal Shead has a sore knee. Shead still managed to play more than 36 minutes against the Norse, who hung around most of the game before the Cougars prevailed 63-52.
Clearly, the biggest concern is Sasser, who injured his groin in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament last weekend.
Sasser sat out the AAC championship game, and he was sorely missed when the Cougars (32-3) got knocked off by Memphis.
Despite the loss, Houston was still rewarded with a No. 1 seed.
Sasser took Monday and Tuesday off, and went through a light workout Wednesday.
Sasser and the Houston training staff thought the extra rest, combined with the treatment he received, left him healthy enough to play in the NCAA opener.
Sampson went nearly down to tipoff before deciding to send out his best player in the starting five.
“We have great trainers and I’ve been with Marcus for four years,” Sampson said. “I trust Marcus and I trust our trainers. I leave the decision up to them. Marcus knows his body better than anybody in this room, including me.
“I would have been fine if Marcus decided not to play tonight. But he wanted to give it a try. He thought it was a high enough percentage to 100 that he could go. But when he got out there, he didn’t feel like he could.”
Sasser, who was averaging 17.1 points per game, became Houston’s first selection to The Associated Press All-America first team since 1984.
He is a dynamic leader of the offense, and it was clear how much his absence meant as the Cougars struggled to put away Northern Kentucky.
Houston made only 4 of 16 from 3-point range.
“We didn’t make an open 3 all night,” Sampson said. “That’s the name of the game. When you’ve got an open look, you’ve got to put the biscuit in the basket. And we’ve got one of the best shooters in the country in Marcus Sasser.”
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced that Salesforce has been recognized by Gartner as a Leader in its 2022 Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs. Salesforce was evaluated for its Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
"In today's digital-first world, customers expect personalized experiences from companies at every touch point," said Lidiane Jones, EVP & GM, Salesforce Digital Experiences. "Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows marketers to know their customers, humanize every moment, and optimize outcomes — building trusted relationships at scale."
According to Gartner, "The multichannel marketing hub (MMH) [is] a technology that orchestrates a company's communications with and offers to customer segments across multiple channels. These include websites, mobile, social, direct mail, call centers, paid media and email. MMH capabilities also may extend to integrating marketing offers/leads with sales for execution in both B2B and B2C environments."
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a leading digital marketing solution. With Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Customer 360, marketers can know more about their customers with powerful data management and analytics, personalize every customer engagement with Einstein and create real-time marketing campaigns across email, mobile, social, digital advertising and more.
Additional Information
- Gartner 2022 Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs is available here
- To learn more about Salesforce Marketing Cloud, please visit: https://www.salesforce.com/products/marketing-cloud/overview/
Connect with Salesforce
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- *Source: Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs, Mike McGuire, Benjamin Bloom, Tia Smart, Michaela McCune, Ryan Brady, Rob Brosnan 18 July 2022.
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Though more actions are needed to address PBMs' harmful business practices
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS has issued a final rule eliminating Part D plans' and PBMs' use of retroactive direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees beginning on January 1, 2024 (contract year 2024). The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and many of its members submitted comments to CMS on the proposal. APhA appreciates CMS' efforts to end the uncertainty and lack of drug cost transparency at the pharmacy caused by retroactive DIR fees.
Based on APhA's members' feedback, CMS' final rule also eliminated a proposed loophole that would have left it up to the Part D plans and PBMs to determine how much, if any, of the pharmacy price concessions they would pass through to patients at the point of sale during the coverage gap in the Medicare Part D program.
Retroactive DIR fees are price concessions not reflected at the point of sale for pharmacies participating in Medicare Part D networks. The retroactive fees are assessed weeks or even months after Part D beneficiaries' prescriptions are filled, resulting in pharmacies realizing only long after the prescription was filled that they did not recoup their costs. Between 2010 and 2020, CMS reported that retroactive DIR fees increased by a staggering 107,400%. These fees also result in patients paying more at the pharmacy counter for their prescription drugs.
The final rule merely moves the fees to the point-of-sale negotiated price. It does not eliminate these fees.
"We thank our members who stepped up and sent comments to CMS to ensure that their patients' voices were heard!" said Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, APhA executive vice president and CEO. "Eliminating the retroactive use of DIR fees is a step in the right direction, but it's only the tip of the iceberg to end PBMs' business practices that are harmful to patients and hurt our nation's pharmacies."
Knoer added "APhA will continue to work to eliminate these practices in the effort to help advance health equity in rural and underserved communities and keep pharmacy doors open in these communities, where the local pharmacy may be the only health care provider for miles."
"This decision benefits patients who often have to make difficult choices about paying for their medications," said Theresa Tolle, BSPharm, FAPhA, APhA president. "This often leads to poorer health outcomes and increased health care costs."
"Although it provides some predictability for pharmacies, more action is needed to address PBMs' anticompetitive practices that are impacting the viability of neighborhood pharmacies," Tolle continued.
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Pepsi is putting a cherry on top of fans' gamedays this July with a chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience or a pair of Cubs tickets with #PepsiCherryOnTopSweepstakes
CHICAGO, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baseball and summertime in Chicago go together like the winning combination of Pepsi and Wild Cherry. So this summer Pepsi is celebrating the most dedicated Chicago Cubs fans by putting a cherry on top of their gameday experience with an opportunity to watch a game from a suite at Wrigley Field with Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg, win a pair of gameday tickets to watch the Cubs take on the New York Mets July 16 or July 17, and party at a pop-up event at Gallagher Way.
Want to enter for a chance to win? Starting today through July 10, tell us what would put a cherry on top of your Wrigley Field experience on Twitter using hashtag #PepsiCherryOnTopSweepstakes and tagging @Pepsi.
Thirty fans will be randomly selected to win a pair of tickets to the July 16 or July 17 games and one grand prize winner will receive a pair of tickets to watch a game from a suite at Wrigley Field with Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg. All winners will also be able to attend the Pepsi Cherry On Top pre-game event at Gallagher Way on July 16 or 17, which will be open to all gameday ticketholders starting at 10:20 a.m. CDT.
"Spending time with diehard Cubs fans is one of my favorite things about being part of the Cubs family," said Ryne Sandberg. "I'm thrilled to partner with Pepsi to put a cherry on top of gameday experiences for deserving Cubs fans and am looking forward to catching the game and cheering on my favorite team with them."
"Pepsi celebrates Cubs fans' unapologetic enjoyment when watching their team, and we know Chicagoans' love for the Cubs runs deep" said Melissa Miranda, Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer, PepsiCo Beverages North America Central Division. "We're proud to give Cubs fans another unique way to experience the game this season."
Entry to the #PepsiCherryOnTopSweepstakes is open to IL residents 18 years of age and older. Full rules and regulations can be found here. At the conclusion of the entry period, Pepsi will reach out via Direct Message on Twitter asking potential winners to share their information to confirm their eligibility.
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Cowboys acquire Brandin Cooks from Texans, adding more firepower to potent offense
Cooks was the Texans' leading receiver last year
The Dallas Cowboys made a trade for a key wide receiver to help bolster the offense on Sunday.
The Cowboys acquired Brandin Cooks from the Houston Texans for a fifth-round draft pick in 2023 and a sixth-round pick in 2024.
The trade comes after Cooks expressed his unhappiness with the franchise and made clear he didn’t want to be part of a rebuild.
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"My mind’s not there. I'm not looking at it as far as being a part of a rebuild, however that looks. That's why I trust my camp and my representation to be able to get a map from here to there and to see what that looks like to be a part of something that has a trusted plan," he told reporters in January, adding, "I’m not going into the offseason thinking I want to be a part of a rebuild."
Cooks led the Texans with 57 catches for 699 yards in 13 games during the 2022 season. He had three touchdown catches as well. He signed a contract extension before the 2022 season, but Houston only mustered up three wins in 2022 and have the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft.
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The wide receiver is under contract through the 2024 season. He will reportedly earn $18 million in 2023.
"Beyond blessed and can't wait to go be special for the star! Very thankful for the Jones family for this opportunity for my family and I," the wide receiver told ESPN.
Cooks is set to add some firepower to the Dallas offense after trading Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns last season and failing to adequately replace the dynamic receiver. Cooks will line up with CeeDee Lamb on the offense.
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MIDDLETOWN, Del., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2021, the US market registered a $30 Billion loss in unused software licenses and products. The main problem with this was that on the market, many products offer the same solution, yet businesses and people need to learn how to choose the right one for them. Considering the context, Tekpon, a software marketplace designed to put an end to software waste by helping companies choose a better tool for their needs.
Human Resources(HR) is not only the department that hires people but is the bridge between people and management in a company. And when your company starts to grow, the HR people will have more tasks and processes. The handy solution for your company and the department is to use an HR system that can help them streamline and automate many HR-related tasks, leading to cost savings, improved accuracy, better decision-making, enhanced communication, compliance, and better employee experiences. The HR software industry is growing, and thus there are many solutions. We made our picks for 2023 to help your company grow and make the recruitment process more manageable.
Top Human Resources(HR) for 2023:
Motivosity - motivosity.com
Category: Employee Engagement
Engagedly - engagedly.com
Category: Employee Performance Management
Zimyo - zimyo.com
Category: Employee Experience Platform
Fingercheck - fingercheck.com
Category: HR Management Platform
Multiplier - usemultiplier.com
Category: Compliance & Payroll Platform
TurboHire - turbohire.co
Category: Recruitment Management
Workable - workable.com
Category: Hiring Platform
Odoo - odoo.com
Category: HR Management Platform
Manatal - manatal.com
Category: AI Recruitment Platform
Lever - lever.co
Category: Talent Acquisition
Companies can discover all the software companies and products on Tekpon, depending on their needs, business models, and budget.
About Tekpon
Tekpon is a software marketplace born out of the genuine desire to help people change how they consume and purchase software products and services. Behind Tekpon is a team of enthusiastic tech lovers who want to allow users to boost their lives and businesses with the right software. Furthermore, its mission is to help people and businesses make the right software choice. Tekpon is the solution to all your software needs. If you don't believe it, visit https://tekpon.com/.
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MIAMI (AP) — Many people evacuated from vulnerable locations in the northwestern Bahamas as Tropical Storm Nicole approached Wednesday and residents of Florida braced for the storm, which could strengthen to a hurricane.
Nicole was expected to be the first storm to make landfall in the Bahamas since Hurricane Dorian, a devastating Category 5 storm that hit the archipelago in 2019, before hitting storm-weary Florida on Wednesday night and moving into Georgia on Thursday.
In the Bahamas, officials said early Wednesday that only a few people were in the more than two dozen shelters that opened.
“We are asking people to please take it (seriously),” said Andrea Newbold with the Disaster Management Unit for Social Services. “Don’t wait until the last minute.”
Residents in at least three Florida counties — Flagler, Palm Beach and Volusia — were ordered to evacuate from barrier islands, low-lying areas and mobile homes. The evacuation orders went into effect Wednesday morning. Officials at Orlando International Airport, the seventh busiest in the U.S., said commercial operations would stop Wednesday afternoon until it was safe to resume flights. And Palm Beach International Airport planned to close.
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis, who is at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, said he has mobilized all government resources as the storm nears.
“There have always been storms, but as the planet warms from carbon emissions, storms are growing in intensity and frequency,” he said. “For those in Grand Bahama and Abaco, I know it is especially difficult for you to face another storm,” Davis said, referring to the hardest hit islands by Dorian.
At 7 a.m., the storm was 60 miles (100 kilometers) east northeast of Great Abaco Island and about 240 miles (385 kilometers) east of West Palm Beach, Florida. With maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kmh), the storm was moving at 13 mph (20 kmh).
New warnings and watches were issued for many parts of Florida, including the southwestern Gulf coastline which was devastated by Hurricane Ian, which struck as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 28. The storm destroyed homes and damaged crops, including orange groves, across the state.
Ian lashed much of the central region of Florida with heavy rainfall, causing flooding that many residents are still dealing with as Nicole approaches. Forecasters at the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said the storm could reach hurricane strength before making landfall in Florida.
The storm is then expected to move across central and northern Florida into southern Georgia on Thursday, forecasters said. It was then expected to move across the Carolinas on Friday.
In preparation, many school districts in Florida canceled classes on Wednesday and Thursday.
Early Wednesday, President Joe Biden declared an emergency in Florida and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts to the approaching storm. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is still responding to those in need from Hurricane Ian.
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Top collagen supplements
Collagen supports the health and development of everything from our hair and nails to our muscles and bones. Whether you’re looking for improved skin elasticity, to reduce joint pain or increase your gym results, a collagen supplement may be the answer.
Unfortunately, as with many health supplements, the sheer amount of choices and information out there can be confusing. This guide covers everything you need to know before choosing a collagen supplement.
If you aren’t interested in learning about the benefits and various types of collagen, you can simply jump right to checking out top recommendations, including Neocell Super Collagen Peptides. It’s available in flavored and unflavored options and contains a combination of type I and type III collagens.
What to know before you buy a collagen supplement
Benefits of collagen
Collagen plays many roles in the human body. When taken as a supplement, the benefits it provides are almost endless. Studies have shown it helps increase strength and muscle mass from exercise, may prevent the development or progression of arthritis, improve skin elasticity and decrease joint pain. Additional benefits include:
- Strengthening hair strands and preventing follicle damage
- Supporting proper metabolic functions
- Aiding digestion
- Increasing nail growth and strength
- Improving mood
- Boosting energy
- Reducing inflammation in the body
This list is by no means exhaustive. As more research is done, it’s becoming increasingly apparent there are few other supplements we can take that offer such a wide range of benefits for the body.
Types of collagen
If you spend any time looking at collagen supplements, one of the first things you may notice is the different numbers on the labels. There are 28 kinds of collagen, but types I, II and III are the most common in commercial supplements.
Types I and III are believed to be best for cosmetic purposes like anti-aging, skin elasticity and hair and nail growth and strength. Type II is touted as being most beneficial for our gut, organs, bones, joints and connective tissue like cartilage. These three types make up 80-90% of the collagen in our bodies.
Nowadays, more companies are beginning to sell supplements that include types V and X as well. Type V is said to be good for eye health and the formation of cell surfaces, while type X is also for supporting bones and joints.
Some supplements only contain a single type of collagen, while others include a combination of types. In truth, there is much debate, but few studies compare the benefits of one type of collagen versus another for specific parts of the body. Many scientists believe it doesn’t matter what type you choose to take, and that they will all benefit you equally.
Forms of collagen
Collagen may be sold as hydrolyzed or collagen peptides. These are interchangeable terms, so you don’t have to worry that one kind or another is better absorbed by the body. Both are equally bioavailable.
What to look for in a quality collagen supplement
Source of collagen
The most common sources of collagen are bovine and marine. The former is made from the skin and bones of cattle, while the latter is made from the skin, bones and scales of fish and shellfish. Other sources of collagen in supplements are eggshells and the skin and bones of poultry.
Scientists have recently learned that a form of collagen can be made by using genetically modified yeast and bacteria; however, whether or not it’s as beneficial as animal-based collagen is still unclear.
Powder or pill form of collagen
Collagen supplements are available in powder and pill forms. Most collagen powders are unflavored, which makes them easy to mix into nearly any type of beverage. However, it should be noted that unflavored doesn’t always mean no taste at all — some people claim they’re quite unpalatable. If you’re worried about this, choose a flavored option or opt for a pill instead.
Cost of collagen supplements
Collagen supplements range greatly in price depending on the source and the number of servings in the container, but you can expect to pay $15-$45 for most powders.
Collagen supplement FAQs
How long does it take to see benefits from taking a collagen supplement?
A. Everyone’s body is different; some may see some results in as little as 1 month. As a general rule of thumb, most people can expect to notice benefits within 3 months.
Do collagen supplements have side effects?
A. Most people don’t notice any side effects from taking a collagen supplement. However, some may experience mild digestive symptoms like bloating and discomfort. These usually resolve very quickly. People with shellfish allergies need to read the ingredient list of any collagen they’re considering and should generally avoid those from marine sources.
What’s the best collagen supplement to buy?
Top collagen supplement
What you need to know: Coming in a pill form, Collagen Love is easy to take without having to worry about an unpleasant taste.
What you’ll love: It includes hyaluronic acid and vitamin C aid in its anti-aging properties.
What you should consider: The capsule encasement can interfere with absorption for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top collagen powder supplement for the money
Neocell Super Collagen Peptides
What you need to know: This combination of collagen types I and III dissolves quickly in liquid, is free of most common allergens and is keto and paleo certified.
What you’ll love: It comes in flavored and unflavored varieties, and many people see results from it quickly.
What you should consider: The smell can be unpleasant to some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and iHerb
Worth checking out
Physician’s Choice Collagen Peptides
What you need to know: Physician’s Choice is a keto-friendly formula sourced from pasture-raised, hormone-free bovines.
What you’ll love: A digestive enzyme blend helps to maximize absorption.
What you should consider: Some report experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms while taking it.
Where to buy: Sold by iHerb and Amazon
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By CLAUDIA TORRENS and MORGAN LEE
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic mayors of New York and Washington are asking the Biden administration to help with what they say is a surge in their cities of asylum-seeking migrants from border states, eliciting gleeful reactions from Republicans who say the pleas are evidence the U.S. is in an immigration crisis.
Muriel Bowser of Washington and Eric Adams of New York have plunged deep into the national debate about how to deal with migrants appearing at the U.S. border with Mexico, seizing on bus trips paid for by the states of Texas and Arizona to send migrants to the nation’s capital after their release by federal immigration authorities at the border.
Adams had incorrectly claimed migrants have also been bused to New York. He downplayed those misstatements Thursday, but stood firm in his criticism of the tactic touted by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas and Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona, both Republicans.
“The mere fact that they sent people out of their states, people who were seeking refuge in our country, then sent them away — did they deny that?” Adams said. “They ended up here because they didn’t get the support there.”
Abbott and Ducey have trumpeted the bus trips, a months-old practice that has been long on political theater but short on practical impact. They’ve sought to put President Joe Biden on notice about the consequences of border enforcement.
About 5,200 migrants have been bused from Texas since April and more than 1,100 from Arizona since May. The governors call the practice a voluntary free ride that gets migrants closer to family or support networks.
But Bowser said the asylum-seekers are being “tricked,” as many don’t get close enough to their final destinations and some are ditched at Union Station near the U.S. Capitol and the White House.
“This is a very significant issue,” she said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
Under pressure to provide financial support, Bowser says she wants the federal government to help. The City Council told the mayor last week that volunteer groups are “burned out and overwhelmed.”
“Now that the border has come to D.C., it is our responsibility to meet the moment,” the council members wrote, while also castigating Abbott and Ducey for showing “no regard for people who are exercising their human right to seek asylum.”
Republicans who have been sharply critical of the White House have barely contained their glee.
“Looks like Mayor Bowser is starting to feel a glimpse of what it’s like to be a border community under the #BidenBorderCrisis,” Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee wrote. “Doesn’t feel great, does it?”
Ducey seized on Adams’ incorrect statement that Arizona was busing migrants to New York, noting it was sending them only to Washington.
“Mayor Adams needs to get his facts straight and pay closer attention to what’s really occurring because our nation’s security depends on it,” he wrote on Twitter.
On Thursday, Adams placed further emphasis on the scale of New York’s migrant influx and the city’s legal and moral obligation to provide shelter, while condemning Texas and Arizona.
“We do need help from the federal government, through FEMA, to assist us. This city was already dealing with a shelter population, and we’re going to need help to deal with this unprecedented surge,” Adams said.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said earlier this week that the administration was looking into the mayors’ concerns. She said it was “shameful that some governors are using migrants as a political tool, as a political play.”
In Texas, Abbott has cast himself as a counterweight to Biden on immigration, insisting that “every American community is a border community.”
Abbott’s busing is just one element of an increasingly aggressive expansion of his immigration enforcement powers into the traditional domain of U.S. government. Abbott authorized state forces this month to apprehend migrants and return them to the U.S.-Mexico border, where Texas has spent more than $3 billion in state funds on a massive security apparatus, without stemming the flow of migrants.
Arizona said it has bused 1,151 migrants to Washington since May. About one of every four of them named New York as their destination, about one in five said New Jersey, and many of the rest were headed to Georgia or planned on staying in Washington, Ducey spokesperson C.J. Karamargin said.
The Border Patrol stopped migrants nearly 193,000 times in June, the first decline after four straight monthly increases. Those numbers, hovering near the highest levels in two decades, show how little impact the bus rides have on overall migration flows.
The U.S. has been the world’s top destination for asylum-seekers since 2017, according to the United Nations’ human rights agency, a daunting challenge that has dogged Biden and his immediate predecessors, Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
A pandemic-related rule denies a chance at asylum to many migrants on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19, but Title 42, as it is known, has been applied unevenly. Tens of thousands of people are released each month on humanitarian parole or with notices to appear in immigration court.
Adams said New York has experienced a “sharp increase” in asylum-seekers — he estimated about 2,800 people in recent weeks, but acknowledged that the city has no specific data on migration status because they don’t ask.
He has called for a probe into whether other states are directing asylum seekers to New York.
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This story has been corrected to show that Texas has bused at least 5,200 migrants to Washington, not 6,000.
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Lee reported from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Elliot Spagat in San Diego, Paul Weber in Austin, Texas, and Bobby Caina Calvan in New York.
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Police charge husband with homicide in fatal stabbing in Springettsbury Township
Authorities have ruled the fatal stabbing of Xuan Trang Pham as a homicide, and police have charged her husband in her death, according to the York County Coroner's Office and Springettsbury Township Police.
Long Nguyen, 55, has been charged with criminal homicide and was arraigned before District Judge Robert Eckenrode, police said in a news release. Nguyen will be committed to York County Prison when he is released from York Hospital.
Police responded to a home in the 3600 block of Harrowgate Road on Sept. 13 to check on the welfare of the residents. Officers found Pham, 49, deceased and Nguyen with bleeding wounds. He was transported to the hospital.
Related:Coroner IDs woman killed in Springettsbury Twp.; injured man remains in hospital
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An autopsy showed that Pham had died of stab wounds to the neck and abdomen. The coroner initially ruled the death a homicide but later changed the manner to "pending," citing additional information.
Police and the coroner's office continued to investigate, and a search warrant was executed at the residence to help determine the manner of death.
Police charged Nguyen on Friday in the death, and the coroner has ruled it as a homicide, according to news releases from both offices.
No further details were provided.
York County has had 26 homicides so far this year. Two of those deaths involved individuals who were injured in Adams County and died in York County.
Learn more:Homicides are up over last year's numbers. Why?
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - It's back and better than ever. After a 12-year hiatus, Musikfest brought back a family-friendly area at Payrow Plaza.
Many people wanted another addition to Musikfest this year, so organizers decided to bring something back, and that's how Stadtplatz was formed.
"Ever since it left here 12 years ago, people are like, 'when are you coming back to Payrow Plaza?'" said J. William Reynolds, Bethlehem mayor. "Very quickly the City of Bethlehem said, 'we need to do this, this is the way to bring back Musikfest.'"
From the north to the south sides, and everything else in between across historic Bethlehem, there's city hall.
Reynolds says there is something special about having the largest non-gated festival in the U.S. making its presence known in the heart of town.
"Just seeing the joy and energy and excitement going on here reminds you why Bethlehem is such a special place and community," he said.
Reynolds says catering to what the people want is incredibly important.
The city and organizers listened, and then followed through.
"On the private sector, we've got ArtsQuest doing planning. On the public sector, we have the City of Bethlehem," Reynolds said. "We get everyone in the same room, decide what we need to do for the city, and then go from there."
Aside from the incredible views from the performance stage, you won't find yourself bored as you make your way through the area.
"It's very family-friendly, so a lot of people brought kids, and it's centrally located," Reynolds said. "Diverse set of musical choices and acts, and same thing with the food."
Performances at Stadtplatz start at 5 p.m. every evening.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Police in Iran arrested an Afghan man suspected of stabbing 10 other farm laborers to death following a quarrel over land, Iranian state media reported Monday. The rampage in a remote village in southeastern Iran was a rare such incident in the Islamic Republic.
The official IRNA news agency said four Iranians and six Afghans were killed, and one farm worker was wounded in the rampage on Sunday and was in hospital. According to the report, the suspect was mentally unbalanced.
A decades-long drought in Iran has caused increased disputes over water resources and land with better access to water. Hunting rifles are the only weapon that Iranians are allowed to possess legally.
Violent acts have escalated in recent years in Iran as the country’s economic conditions deteriorate amid crushing American sanctions that helped spark soaring inflation and increasing unemployment.
In May, an employee fired from one of Iran’s largest state-owned financial conglomerates went on a shooting rampage at his former workplace in western Iran, killing three people and wounding five before turning the gun on himself.
In 2016, a 26-year-old man gunned down 10 relatives and wounded four others. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Iran-Police-arrest-Afghan-suspected-of-stabbing-17358271.php | 2022-08-08 06:40:01 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Iran-Police-arrest-Afghan-suspected-of-stabbing-17358271.php |
Consumers picked up their spending from May to June, underscoring their resilience despite painfully higher prices at the gas pump and in grocery aisles and allaying fears that the economy might be on the verge of a recession.
U.S. retail sales rose 1% in June, from a revised decline of 0.1 % in May, the Commerce Department said Friday.
The figures aren't adjusted for inflation and so largely reflect higher prices, particularly for gas. But they also show that consumers are still providing crucial support for the economy and spending on such discretionary items as furniture, restaurant meals and sporting goods.
SEE MORE: U.S. Inflation Reached 40-Year High Of 9.1% In June
At the same time, last month's spending gain is modest enough that it likely won't encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates even more aggressively. Stock prices rose after the report's release.
Consumers still have significant savings, on average, bolstered by pandemic-era government relief checks and strong hiring and pay gains. JPMorgan executives said Thursday that their customers are still breaking out their credit and debit cards at a healthy pace.
The report showed consumers' ongoing appetite for nonessentials like gadgets and furniture. In fact, sales at furniture stores rose 1.4%, while consumer electronics stores rose 0.4%. Online sales showed a resurgence, posting a 2.2% increase. Business at restaurants was up 1%. But department stores took a hit, posting a 2.6% decline.
The solid figures bode well for the back-to-school shopping season, the second largest sales period behind the winter holidays. Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks spending across all payment forms including cash, forecasts that back-to-school spending will be up 7.5% from July 14 through Sept. 5 compared with the year-ago period when sales rose 11%.
But spending is volatile. The latest round of retail earnings reports published in May showed some slowing of spending, particularly with low-income shoppers. RH, an upscale furniture chain, cut its sales outlook for the year last month, pointing to deteriorating macro-economic conditions. It pointed to higher mortgage rates, which are slowing sales of luxury homes, indicating that even wealthy shoppers are pulling back.
Nevertheless, the overall solid spending came even as shoppers were confronted with high prices in all areas. U.S. inflation surged to a new four-decade high in June because of rising prices for gas, food and rent, squeezing household budgets and pressuring the Fed to raise rates aggressively — trends that raise the risk of a recession.
The retail sales report covers about a third of overall consumer spending and doesn't include services, such as haircuts, hotel stays and plane tickets.
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DALLAS, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DimeTyd, a fully automated FinOps platform for 1P Amazon vendors, which offers seamless recuperation of profit leakage based on complex accounting errors, announces the appointment of Ryan Mulvany as a new strategic business advisor. Mulvany is an e-commerce veteran with over 15 years of experience selling, advising, and scaling disruptive digital marketplace businesses.
"DimeTyd is thrilled to be gaining yet another industry veteran with the addition of Ryan," said Rohan Thambrahalli, CEO of DimeTyd. "His extensive knowledge of the Amazon marketplace and ability to advance growth makes him an invaluable asset to the company. His strategic approach to driving marketplace businesses toward their goals will be instrumental to DimeTyd's continued success and expansion."
Mulvany is the founder and former president of Quiverr, a leader in full-service Amazon marketplace optimization provider and a Platinum 3rd party marketplace seller, where he helped facilitate more than a billion dollars in Amazon sales. In addition, Mulvany has helped scale several digital marketplace businesses for a multitude of disruptive beauty and consumer products, including Drunk Elephant, Sun Bum, Anastasia of Beverly Hills, Ouai, and more. He is currently a Stealth investor and advisor to an ongoing assortment of consumer-packaged goods companies.
"Advanced profit reconciliation platforms are crucial for the success of Amazon vendors who have struggled to match Amazon's complexity for true clarity in invoicing and reconciliation," said Mulvany. "I'm dedicated to helping Amazon vendors reach their full potential via the platform. The marketplace continues to transform – and leading CPG companies need to be equipped to maximize their profitability and drive performance.
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, DimeTyd's vision is to empower fair, accountable, and transparent accounting for the world of e-commerce.
To learn more about DimeTyd and how their automated platform recoups lost funds for Amazon vendors, please visit www.DimeTyd.com or follow @DimeTyd.
About DimeTyd
DimeTyd's platform is an advanced 100% automated, logic-based engine that offers vendors seamless recuperation of profit leakage based on Amazon accounting errors. The platform conducts an audit of lost revenues dating back up to five years and seamlessly processes millions of data points to recoup funds to vendors. Once audited and reconciled, DimeTyd makes course corrections on recurring issues, enabling vendors to maximize all future profitability in the marketplace.
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Angels first. David Fletcher flies out to shallow right field to Ramon Laureano. Taylor Ward strikes out swinging. Luis Rengifo homers to left field. Jo Adell strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 1, Athletics 0.
Angels first. David Fletcher flies out to shallow right field to Ramon Laureano. Taylor Ward strikes out swinging. Luis Rengifo homers to left field. Jo Adell strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 1, Athletics 0. | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/L-A-Angels-Oakland-Runs-17360751.php | 2022-08-09 04:47:31 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/L-A-Angels-Oakland-Runs-17360751.php |
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MOSCOW (AP) — A suspect in a bombing that killed a well-known Russian military blogger had her appeal rejected Monday by a court in the Russian capital.
Moscow City Court turned down Darya Trepova’s appeal against her arrest on charges of involvement in the April 2 bombing that killed Vladlen Tatarsky and injured 50 others at a St. Petersburg cafe. It upheld a lower court ruling that ordered Trepova to remain in custody for two months pending investigation.
Tatarsky, 40, an ardent supporter of the Kremlin’s military action in Ukraine who filed regular reports on the fighting from the front lines, was killed as he led a discussion at a riverside cafe in the historic heart of Russia’s second-largest city.
Trepova, a 26-year-old St. Petersburg resident who was seen on video presenting Tatarsky with a statuette moments before the blast, was quickly arrested. Russian media reported that Trepova told investigators she was asked to deliver the statuette but didn’t know what was inside it.
Russian authorities described the bombing as an act of terrorism and blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies for orchestrating it. Ukrainian authorities have not directly responded to the accusation, but an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the bombing as part of Russia’s internal turmoil.
Earlier this month, Russia’s Federal Security Service, known under its Russian acronym FSB, charged that a Ukrainian citizen whom it identified as Yuriy Denysov had gathered information about the blogger and supplied Trepova with explosives through a courier service.
The FSB claimed that Denysov acted on orders from the Ukrainian security services and left Russia the day after the bombing, which was the latest attack inside Russia on a high-profile pro-war figure. Last year, a nationalist TV commentator was assassinated when a bomb exploded in her SUV outside Moscow.
Tatarsky was the pen name of Maxim Fomin, who had accumulated more than 560,000 followers on his Telegram messaging app channel. He had joined separatists in eastern Ukraine after a Moscow-backed insurgency erupted there in 2014 and fought on the front lines for years before turning to blogging.
Military bloggers have played an increasingly prominent role in Russia amid the fighting in Ukraine, supporting the Kremlin but often exposing flaws in military strategy. The authorities have shut down independent media outlets and muzzled any criticism of the military action.
The FSB claimed that Trepova was a supporter of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and claimed that Navalny’s top allies, Ivan Zhdanov and Leonid Volkov, have made repeated calls for subversive activities in Russia.
Zhdanov has charged that authorities could try to use the explosion to extend Navalny’s prison term and to add the anti-corruption foundation he established to Russia’s list of terrorist organizations. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/moscow-court-rejects-appeal-from-cafe-bombing-suspect/ | 2023-04-25 04:06:45 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/moscow-court-rejects-appeal-from-cafe-bombing-suspect/ |
NASDAQ | TSX: ACB
EDMONTON, AB, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the "Company" or "Aurora") (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian company opening the world to cannabis, announced today that a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company has closed the sale of its Medicine Hat, Alberta facility (the "Aurora Sun Facility") on July 21, 2023 to Bevo Farms Ltd. ("Bevo Farms"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bevo Agtech Inc. ( "Bevo"). The sale of the Aurora Sun Facility was completed via Bevo Farms' acquisition of one of Aurora's wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Aurora Sun Transaction"). Aurora has a controlling interest in Bevo, one of the largest suppliers of propagated vegetables and ornamental plants in North America.
Up to $15 million could be payable over time by Bevo Farms to Aurora in connection with the Aurora Sun Transaction, based on Bevo Farms successfully achieving certain financial milestones at the Aurora Sun Facility.
"I am pleased that this transaction will achieve the dual objectives of improving Aurora's cash flow, while benefitting Bevo as they proceed with the expansion of their business," said Aurora's CEO Miguel Martin. "Bevo has successfully repurposed the Aurora Sky facility in Edmonton, and we're excited to further support their continued growth. Bevo's acquisition of the Aurora Sun facility further demonstrates the close synergies between our companies, and the value that our partnership creates for shareholders."
Leo Benne, CEO of Bevo, added, "Bevo's ability to deliver propagated plants directly from Medicine Hat to the Alberta greenhouse industry and beyond delivers a win for the Alberta greenhouse industry, the City of Medicine Hat and its residents, for Bevo, and for Aurora. We would like to express our gratitude to the City of Medicine Hat for their essential contributions to this transaction. We look forward to further developing our partnerships in Alberta in the years to come."
- Accelerates Bevo's plans to increase revenue and earnings, which will be fully consolidated in Aurora's results due to Aurora's controlling interest
- Builds on Bevo management's strong track record of profitable growth and combined 85 years of agricultural experience to expand their vegetable and floral propagation production footprint, allowing the company to further extend its established distribution reach
- Expected reduction of ~$2 million annual carrying costs associated with maintaining the Aurora Sun Facility as an idle asset
Aurora is opening the world to cannabis, serving both the medical and consumer markets. Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Aurora is a pioneer in global cannabis, dedicated to helping people improve their lives. The Company's adult-use brand portfolio includes Aurora Drift, San Rafael '71, Daily Special, Whistler, Being and Greybeard, as well as CBD brands, Reliva and KG7. Medical cannabis brands include MedReleaf, CanniMed, Aurora and Whistler Medical Marijuana Co, as well as international brands, Pedanios, Bidiol and CraftPlant. Aurora also has a controlling interest in Bevo Farms Ltd., North America's leading supplier of propagated agricultural plants. Driven by science and innovation, and with a focus on high-quality cannabis products, Aurora's brands continue to break through as industry leaders in the medical, performance, wellness and adult recreational markets wherever they are launched. Learn more at www.auroramj.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. Aurora's common shares trade on the NASDAQ and TSX under the symbol "ACB".
Aurora's common shares trade on the NASDAQ and TSX under the symbol "ACB".
This news release includes statements containing certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities law ("forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "potential", "proposed" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements made in this news release include statements regarding the Aurora Sun Transaction, including, but not limited to: the expected acceleration of Bevo's growth and plans to increase revenue and earnings as a result of the Aurora Sun Transaction; expected improvements to the Company's reported revenue and cash flow as a result of its ability to consolidate Bevo's results; the potential for conditional consideration to be paid to Aurora in connection with the Aurora Sun Transaction; the expected reduction in Aurora's carrying costs of maintaining the idle Aurora Sun Facility as a result of the Aurora Sun Transaction; synergies between the Company and Bevo; and the creation of shareholder value.
These forward-looking statements are only predictions. Forward looking information or statements contained in this news release have been developed based on assumptions management considers to be reasonable. Material factors or assumptions involved in developing forward-looking statements include, without limitation, publicly available information from governmental sources as well as from market research and industry analysis and on assumptions based on data and knowledge of this industry which the Company believes to be reasonable. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances could cause actual events, results, level of activity, performance, prospects, opportunities or achievements to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, the ability to retain key personnel, the ability to continue investing in infrastructure to support growth, the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, the continued quality of our products, customer experience and retention, the development of third party government and non-government consumer sales channels, management's estimates of consumer demand in Canada and in jurisdictions where the Company exports, expectations of future results and expenses, the risk of successful integration of acquired business and operations (with respect to the Aurora Sun Transaction and the repurposing of the Aurora Sun Facility and more generally with respect to future transactions), management's estimation that SG&A will grow only in proportion of revenue growth, the ability to expand and maintain distribution capabilities, the impact of competition, the general impact of financial market conditions, the yield from cannabis growing operations, product demand, changes in prices of required commodities, competition, and the possibility for changes in laws, rules, and regulations in the industry, epidemics, pandemics or other public health crises, including the current outbreak of COVID-19, and other risks, uncertainties and factors set out under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated September 30, 2022 (the "AIF") and filed with Canadian securities regulators available on the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and filed with and available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company cautions that the list of risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the AIF is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect its results. Readers are urged to consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities law.
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Oklahoma prepares to execute man for 1995 slaying of Tulsa woman
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man Thursday for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center.
Jemaine Cannon, 51, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at 10 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. It will be the second execution in Oklahoma this year and the ninth since the state resumed lethal injections in 2021.
Cannon was convicted of killing 20-year-old Sharonda Clark, a mother of two with whom Cannon had been living at an apartment in Tulsa after his escape weeks earlier from a prison work center in southwest Oklahoma. At the time, Cannon was serving a 15-year sentence for the violent assault of another woman who suffered permanent injuries after prosecutors say Cannon raped her and beat her viciously with a claw hammer, iron and kitchen toaster.
A last-minute appeal seeking a stay of execution in which Cannon claims, among other things, that he is Native American and not subject to Oklahoma jurisdiction was pending late Wednesday in a federal appeals court, records show.
Cannon claimed at a clemency hearing before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board last month that he killed Clark in self-defense.
“I am deeply disheartened that the act of defending my life and the acts that she initiated against me ever happened,” Cannon told the board via a video feed from the state penitentiary. “The ending of human life was never desired, planned or premeditated.”
Cannon’s attorney, Mark Henricksen, also told the panel that Cannon’s trial and appellate attorneys were ineffective for not presenting evidence that supported his self-defense claim. His trial attorneys presented no witnesses or exhibits and rested after prosecutors presented their case, Henricksen said.
In a statement sent to The Associated Press this week, Henricksen said the state’s decision to proceed with Cannon’s execution amounts to “historic barbarism.”
“Mr. Cannon has endured abuse and neglect for fifty years by those charged with his care,” Henricksen said. “He sits in his cell a model prisoner. He is nearly deaf, blind, and nearing death by natural causes. The decision to proceed with this particular execution is obscene.”
But prosecutors from the attorney general’s office and Clark’s adult daughters have urged the state to execute Cannon.
Clark’s eldest daughter, Yeh-Sehn White, told the Pardon and Parole Board last month that Cannon had never in 28 years expressed any remorse for his actions and urged the board to reject clemency, which it did on a 3-2 vote.
“Mercy was never given my mother,” she said. “Even still today he points the blame at my mother for his actions.”
Oklahoma currently uses a three-drug lethal injection protocol beginning with the sedative midazolam, followed by the paralytic vecuronium bromide and finally potassium chloride, which stops the heart. The state had one of the nation’s busiest death chambers until problems in 2014 and 2015 led to a de facto moratorium.
Richard Glossip was just hours from being executed in September 2015 when prison officials realized they received the wrong lethal drug. It was later learned that the same wrong drug had been used to execute an inmate in January 2015.
The drug mix-ups followed a botched execution in April 2014 in which inmate Clayton Lockett struggled on a gurney before dying 43 minutes into his lethal injection — and after the state’s prisons chief ordered executioners to stop.
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Congratulations! You’ve arrived at a digital rest stop.
This phenomenon is offered as a counter to doomscrolling — the compulsion to absorb bad news on social media. And as we reach the dog days of summer, we found ourselves needing a break. We thought you, our readers, might too. With this in mind, we asked artists we admire to create moments of rest, joy and delight. Below, you’ll find downloadable wallpapers, photos that inspire reflection and moments of comfort and meditation.
Enjoy this moment of stillness, and of course, stay as long as you’d like.
Experts say technology is addictive by design. Features like infinite scroll exploit our psychological instincts to keep us online — often before we know what we’re doing. We hope these wallpapers can disrupt that automation and encourage moments of intention as you go about your day.
Download the woman floating in water wallpaper here.
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We asked animators and videographers to create media that will inspire moments of meditation, comfort and reflection.
Right now, take a big belly breath and let it out slowly. Conscious, controlled breathing is a science-backed way to ease tension and calm down your nervous system. Sit with this comic by Kat Schneider as you take a few mindful breaths.
Gender and Identity editor Lena Felton took these photos on opposite ends of the world: The first two on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, Calif., and the last in Santorini, Greece.
“Places like these (one very close to home, another a faraway destination) make me wonder at the world — they make me feel infinitesimally small, and so privileged to bear witness,” she writes. “I get lost in the muted colors, the muddled sky and sea.”
We hope they remind you to do the same.
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CA Reno NV Zone Forecast for Friday, November 4, 2022
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Greater Lake Tahoe Area-
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Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village
331 AM PDT Sat Nov 5 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow level 8000 to 8500 feet. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches.
Highs 42 to 52. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Ridge gusts up to 75 mph.
.TONIGHT...Rain likely and heavy snow in the evening, then rain
and snow likely after midnight. Snow level 8500 to 9000 feet.
Snow accumulation of 1 to 4 inches. Lows 25 to 35. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level 7000 to 7500 feet. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Highs
39 to 49. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Chance of snow and rain in the evening, then
heavy snow after midnight. Snow level 6500 feet lowering to lake
level. Lows 16 to 26. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 35 mph. Ridge gusts up to 60 mph increasing to 75 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Heavy snow in the morning, then snow likely in the
afternoon. Highs 28 to 38. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up
to 30 mph in the morning. Ridge gusts up to 65 mph in the
morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Snow. Lows 12 to 22.
.TUESDAY...Heavy snow. Highs 26 to 36.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows 9 to 19.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs 27 to 37.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the
evening. Lows 3 to 13.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 31 to 41.
Lows 7 to 17.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy
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Including the cities of Cedarville, Eagleville, Fort Bidwell,
Empire, and Gerlach
331 AM PDT Sat Nov 5 2022
.TODAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then chance of rain and
snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs
46 to 56. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6500 feet
lowering to 5500 feet. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Lows 25 to
35. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs 46 to 56. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Chance of snow and rain. Snow level 5000 feet
lowering to the valley floor. Lows 21 to 31. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs 36 to 46.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows 18 to
28.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Highs 33 to 43. Lows
15 to 25.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of snow. Highs 31 to 41.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows
9 to 19. Highs 31 to 41.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy
with a slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs 31 to 41.
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Including the cities of Portola, Susanville, Westwood,
Sierraville, and Loyalton
331 AM PDT Sat Nov 5 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Rain likely. Highs 43 to 53. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level lowering to
6500 feet. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Lows 24 to 34. West
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 5500 feet.
Highs 43 to 53. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow and rain likely in the evening, then heavy
snow and rain after midnight. Lows 17 to 27. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Snow likely. Highs 33 to 43. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows 14 to 24.
.TUESDAY...Snow. Highs 30 to 40.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows 12 to 22.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs 29 to 39.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the
evening. Lows 5 to 15.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 31 to 41.
Lows 8 to 18.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy
with a slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs 32 to 42.
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Mono County-
Including the cities of Bridgeport, Coleville, Lee Vining,
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331 AM PDT Sat Nov 5 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs 52 to 62. Southwest
winds around 10 mph increasing to west 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 35 mph in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 65 mph.
.TONIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level 9500 to 10000 feet.
Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Lows 25 to 35. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level 9000 feet. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Highs 45 to
55. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow and rain likely. Snow level 8500 feet
lowering to 7000 feet. Lows 17 to 27. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Ridge gusts up to 65 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Heavy snow with rain and snow likely. Snow level
6000 feet lowering to the valley floor. Highs 35 to 45. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Ridge gusts up to
65 mph decreasing to 50 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Snow likely in the evening, then snow after
midnight. Lows 7 to 17.
.TUESDAY...Heavy snow. Highs 28 to 38.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Snow likely. Lows 2 to 12. Highs
28 to 38.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow in
the evening, then clear after midnight. Lows 2 below to 8 above
zero.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 33 to 43. Lows 3 to
13.
.VETERANS DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
37 to 47.
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Preps
Friday’s Schedule
Girls Basketball
Beecher Ladycat Fall Classic (TF North vs. Peotone, 5:45 p.m.)
Hebron at Wheeler, 6 p.m.
Kouts at Oregon-Davis, 6 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Victory Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Chesterton at South Central, 7 p.m.
EC Central at Hammond Central, 7 p.m.
Highland at Kankakee Valley, 7 p.m.
Lake Central at Bishop Noll, 7 p.m.
Thursday’s Results
Girls Basketball
Hanover Central 54, North Newton 20
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NORTH NEWTON (7-11-2-0)
Ava Ivey 0, June Busboom 3, Lexi Cunningham 0, Cheyann Cahill 3, MaKenna Schleman 11, Piper Ivey 0, Dakota Dyer 0, Madelyn Arrenholz 0, Taylor Mattull 3, Juliana Galva 0. Totals – 6 8-13 20.
HANOVER CENTRAL (12-16-17-9)
Noel 5, Comia 4, A. Vanderhye 4, Duffy 6, H. Vanderhye 15, Ferry 6, Kil 0, Antkiewski 2, Doty 6, Waters 3, Sheppard 0, Stilly 0, Caston 3, Eckart 0, Walton 0. Totals – 21 10-17 54.
3-point field goals: North Newton 0; Hanover Central 2 (Ferry, Caston). Team fouls: North Newton 13, Hanover Central 13. Fouled out: None.
Kouts 38, North Judson 36
NORTH JUDSON (8-15-9-4)
Totals — 11 11-18 36.
KOUTS (7-6-10-15)
Emma Garavalia 15, Ellah Young 3, Lauryn Koedyker 2, Ally Capouch 12, Taylor Moyer 6, Macie Sanders 0, Olivia Miller 0. Kourtney Lockett 0. Totals —13 7-12 38.
3-point field goals: North Judson 3; Kouts 5 (Garavalia 3, Capouch, Young). Team fouls: North Judson 15, Kouts 16. Fouled out—R. Hensley (NJ). Records: Kouts 2-3, North Judson 3-2.
JUNIOR VARSITY — Kouts 25, North Judson 21
Marquette 53, West Side 13
WEST SIDE (2-2-7-2)
Kaylah Williams 0, Quynci Williams 0, Takavia Sashington 0, Ariana Robinson 2, Nyasia Whitely 6, Madison Gaines 0, Jaazaiah Sims 3, Ineidra Williams 2, Tauriana Frye 0. Totals – 6 0-2 13.
MARQUETTE (19-19-11-4)
Jiselle Chabes 2, Laniah Davis 16, Natalie Robinson 10, Addison Johnson 6, Xaria Biggerstaff 3, Elaina Balling 0, Ava Dobre 0, Livia Balling 6, Elle King 10, Jai Heard 0, Brielle Jones 0. Totals – 24 2-2 53.
3-point field goals: West Side 1 (Sims); Marquette 3 (King 2, Biggerstaff). Team fouls: West Side 5, Marquette 6. Fouled out: None. Records: Marquette 2-3.
Morgan Twp. 64, River Forest 37
RIVER FOREST (8-6-8-15)
Amy Arana 2, Ayana Watts 9, Ja’Kayla Johnson 0, Madison Whitmore 8, Julianna Bailey 2, Abigail Witt 12, D. Hurn 4. Totals – 14 7-12 37.
MORGAN TWP. (26-10-14-14)
Shiloh Deboard 5, Maria Lemmons 0, Josie Lemmons 8, Madi Lemmons 6, Sloane Rubarts 0, Abby Wasz 0, Lilly Pappas 0, Jillian George 2, Kaelin Kreischer 2, Peyton Honchar 18, Vanessa Parsons 7, Victoria Detraz 16. Totals – 29 3-7 64.
3-point field goals: River Forest 2 (Witt 2); Morgan 3 (J. Lemmons, Deboard). Team fouls: River Forest 6, Morgan 13. Fouled out: None.
JUNIOR VARSITY — Morgan Twp. 35, River Forest 17
Boys Bowling
Evergreen Park 1687, TF North 1592
AT EVERGREEN PARK (ARENA LANES)
TF NORTH — David Holmes 258-156; Ewen Williams 187-232 .
JUNIOR VARSITY — TF North 1121, Evergreen Park 1206
TF South 2134, Shepard 2006
AT SHEPARD (CENTENNIAL LANES)
TF SOUTH — Mike Chancey 236-233; Karter Thomas 230-226.
RECORDS — TF South 8-1.
Girls Swimming
LaPorte 119, Knox 18
AT LAPORTE
(First place LaPorte finishers. Times n/a)
200 MEDLEY RELAY – LaPorte (Regan Hughes, Lila Gillisse, Caiya Cooper, Megan Zolvinski). 200 FREE RELAY – LaPorte (Hughes, Gillisse, Cooper, Zolvinski). 200 FREE – Hughes. 100 BACK – Hughes. 200 I.M. – Cooper. 100 FREE – Cooper. 50 FREE – Gillisse. 100 BREAST – Gillisse. 100 FLY – Zolvinski. 500 FREE – Danielle Temores. 400 FREE RELAY – LaPorte (Temores, Lily Siford ,Katelyn Peterson, Samira Arnsbarger).
Twin Lakes 109, Kankakee Valley 75
AT TWIN LAKES
(Kankakee Valley top finishers. Times n/a)
200 MEDLEY RELAY – 2. Kankakee Valley (Maya Gonzalez, Rylee Swafford, Brianna Castle, Madilyn Lee-Whited). 200 FREE – 1. Allison Rushmore, 2. Danica Samuelson. 200 I.M. – 2. Ania Adamczyk. 50 FREE – 2. Swafford. DIVING – 2. Eva Sersic. 200 FREE RELAY – 1. Kankakee Valley (Swafford, Lee-Whited, Samuelson, Rushmore). 100 BACK – 2. Castle. 400 FREE RELAY – 2. Kankakee Valley (Rushmore, Samuelson, Lee-Whited, Castle).
Pairings
Football
Semifinals
Nov. 18
Class 5A
Valparaiso at Fort Wayne Snider, 6:30 p.m., WEFM-FM (95.9), IHSAAtv.org, rrsn.com
Class 2A
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at Andrean, 7 p.m., IHSAAtv.org, rrsn.com
College
Schedule
Football
Saturday, Nov. 19
Drake at Valparaiso, noon
Friday’s events
Men’s Basketball
IU Northwest at Bellevue, 5 p.m.
Purdue Northwest vs. Northwood at Wisconsin-Parkside Tournament, 5 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Purdue Northwest at Hillsdale, 4 p.m.
Men’s Hockey
Purdue Northwest-D1 at Western Michigan, 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday’s Late Results
Men’s Basketball
CHICAGO STATE 87, Valparaiso 74
VALPARAISO (24-50)
Krikke 27, Palm 6, Edwards 15, Green 6, King 11, Ruedinger 3, DeAveiro 6, Hedstrom 0, Barrett 0, Freese-Vilien 0, Nelson 0. Totals – 29 14-18 74.
CHICAGO STATE (49-38)
Totals – 25-46 27-28 87.
3-point field goals: Valpo 2-11 (Green, Ruedinger); CSU 10-16. Rebounds: Valpo 24 (King 6); CSU 28. Assists: Valpo 9 (King 3); CSU 6. Steals: Valpo 8 (King 2, DeAveiro 2); CSU 4. Team fouls: Valpo 21, CSU 16. Fouled out: Green (V). Records: Chicago State 2-2, Valparaiso 1-2.
College
Top 25 Schedule
Saturday, Nov. 19
No. 1 Georgia at Kentucky, 2:30 p.m.
No. 2 Ohio St. at Maryland, 2:30 p.m.
No. 3 Michigan vs. Illinois, 11 a.m.
No. 4 TCU at Baylor, 11 a.m.
No. 5 Tennessee at South Carolina, 6 p.m.
No. 6 LSU vs. UAB, 8 p.m.
No. 7 Southern Cal at No. 16 UCLA, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Alabama vs. Austin Peay, 11 a.m.
No. 9 Clemson vs. Miami, 2:30 p.m.
No. 10 Utah at No. 12 Oregon, 9:30 p.m.
No. 11 Penn St. at Rutgers, 2:30 p.m.
No. 13 North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech, 4:30 p.m.
No. 14 Mississippi at Arkansas, 6:30 p.m.
No. 15 Washington vs. Colorado, 8 p.m.
No. 17 UCF vs. Navy, 11 a.m.
No. 18 Notre Dame vs. Boston College, 1:30 p.m.
No. 19 Kansas St. at West Virginia, 1 p.m.
No. 20 Florida St. vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m.
No. 22 Cincinnati at Temple, 3 p.m.
No. 23 Coastal Carolina at Virginia, 2:30 p.m.
No. 24 Oklahoma St. at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.
No. 25 Oregon St. at Arizona St., 1:15 p.m.
College men’s basketball
How Top 25 fared
Thursday
No. 1 North Carolina (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. James Madison, Sunday.
No. 2 Gonzaga (2-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 4 Kentucky, Sunday.
No. 3 Houston (4-0) did not play. Next: at Oregon, Sunday.
No. 4 Kentucky (3-1) beat SC St. 108-63. Next: at No. 2 Gonzaga, Sunday.
No. 5 Baylor (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 16 Virginia, Friday.
No. 6 Kansas (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. S. Utah, Friday.
No. 7 Duke (2-1) did not play. Next: vs. Delaware, Friday.
No. 8 UCLA (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 19 Illinois, Friday.
No. 9 Arkansas (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Louisville, Monday.
No. 10 Creighton (3-0) beat UC Riverside 80-51. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Monday.
No. 11 Texas (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. N. Arizona, Monday.
No. 12 Indiana (2-0) did not play. Next: at Xavier, Friday.
No. 13 Auburn (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Texas Southern, Friday.
No. 14 Arizona (2-0) vs. Utah Tech. Next: vs. Cincinnati, Monday.
No. 15 TCU (3-0) vs. Louisiana-Monroe. Next: at California, Friday, Nov. 25.
No. 16 Virginia (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 Baylor, Friday.
No. 17 San Diego St. (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Ohio St., Monday.
No. 18 Alabama (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Jacksonville St., Friday.
No. 19 Illinois (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 8 UCLA, Friday.
No. 20 Michigan (3-0) at Arizona St. Next: vs. Ohio, Sunday.
No. 21 Dayton (2-1) did not play. Next: vs. Robert Morris, Saturday.
No. 22 Tennessee (1-1) did not play. Next: at Butler, Wednesday.
No. 23 Texas Tech (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 Creighton, Monday.
No. 24 Texas A&M (2-1) lost to Murray St. 88-79. Next: at DePaul, Friday, Nov. 25.
No. 25 UConn (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. UNC-Wilmington, Friday.
College women’s basketball
How Top 25 fared
Thursday
No. 1 South Carolina (3-0) beat Clemson 85-31. Next: at No. 2 Stanford Sunday.
No. 2 Stanford (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 South Carolina, Sunday.
No. 3 Texas (1-1) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette, Saturday.
No. 4 Iowa (3-0) at Kansas St. Next: vs. Belmont, Sunday.
No. 5 UConn (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 NC State, Sunday.
No. 6 Louisville (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Gonzaga, Saturday.
No. 7 Iowa St. (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Columbia, Sunday.
No. 8 Ohio St. (3-0) beat Ohio 86-56. Next: vs. McNeese St., Sunday.
No. 9 Notre Dame (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Ball St., Sunday.
No. 10 NC State (4-0) did not play. Next: at No. 5 UConn, Sunday.
No. 11 Tennessee (1-2) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday.
No. 12 Indiana (4-0) beat Bowling Green 96-61. Next: vs. Quinnipiac, Sunday.
No. 13 North Carolina (3-0) did not play. Next: at James Madison, Sunday.
No. 14 Virginia Tech (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Kentucky, Monday.
No. 15 LSU (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. Northwestern St., Sunday.
No. 16 Oklahoma (3-1) did not play. Next: at Texas-Arlington, Sunday.
No. 17 Baylor (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 19 Maryland, Sunday.
No. 18 Arizona (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Loyola Marymount, Friday.
No. 19 Maryland (3-1) vs. Davidson. Next: at No. 17 Baylor, Sunday.
No. 20 Creighton (3-0) did not play. Next: at N. Iowa, Sunday.
No. 21 Oregon (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. S. Utah, Monday.
No. 22 Nebraska (2-1) did not play. Next: at Drake, Saturday.
No. 23 Michigan (3-0) did not play. Next: at Fairfield, Sunday.
No. 24 Villanova (3-0) beat Penn 67-41. Next: at Temple, Sunday.
No. 25 Utah (4-0) did not play. Next: Next. at Alabama, Monday.
FOOTBALL
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Miami 7 3 0 .700 252 241
Buffalo 6 3 0 .667 250 151
N.Y. Jets 6 3 0 .667 196 176
New England 5 4 0 .556 203 166
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee 6 3 0 .667 166 168
Indianapolis 4 5 1 .450 157 203
Jacksonville 3 7 0 .300 216 205
Houston 1 7 1 .167 149 207
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 6 3 0 .667 235 196
Cincinnati 5 4 0 .556 228 185
Cleveland 3 6 0 .333 217 238
Pittsburgh 3 6 0 .333 140 207
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 7 2 0 .778 270 206
L.A. Chargers 5 4 0 .556 200 228
Denver 3 6 0 .333 131 149
Las Vegas 2 7 0 .222 203 226
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 8 1 0 .889 246 167
N.Y. Giants 7 2 0 .778 187 173
Dallas 6 3 0 .667 211 164
Washington 5 5 0 .500 191 213
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tampa Bay 5 5 0 .500 183 180
Atlanta 4 6 0 .400 232 250
Carolina 3 7 0 .300 204 243
New Orleans 3 7 0 .300 222 247
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 8 1 0 .889 226 191
Green Bay 4 6 0 .400 185 216
Detroit 3 6 0 .333 219 264
Chicago 3 7 0 .300 217 247
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 6 4 0 .600 257 241
San Francisco 5 4 0 .556 198 163
Arizona 4 6 0 .400 230 258
L.A. Rams 3 6 0 .333 148 200
WEEK 11
Thursday’s game
Tennessee at Green Bay, (n)
Sunday’s games
Carolina at Baltimore, 12 p.m.
Chicago at Atlanta, 12 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Buffalo at Detroit, 12 p.m.
Detroit at N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m.
L.A. Rams at New Orleans, 12 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at New England, 12 p.m.
Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 12 p.m.
Washington at Houston, 12 p.m.
Las Vegas at Denver, 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 3:25 p.m.
Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 7:20 p.m.
Open: Jacksonville, Miami, Seattle, Tampa Bay
Monday’s game
San Francisco vs Arizona at Mexico City, 7:15 p.m.
BASKETBALL
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 12 3 .800 —
Toronto 9 7 .563 3½
New York 8 7 .533 4
Philadelphia 7 7 .500 4½
Brooklyn 6 9 .400 6
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 9 6 .600 —
Washington 8 7 .533 1
Miami 7 8 .467 2
Orlando 4 11 .267 5
Charlotte 4 12 .250 5½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 11 3 .786 —
Cleveland 8 6 .571 3
Indiana 7 6 .538 3½
Chicago 6 9 .400 5½
Detroit 3 12 .200 8½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
New Orleans 9 6 .600 —
Memphis 9 6 .600 —
Dallas 8 6 .571 ½
San Antonio 6 9 .400 3
Houston 3 12 .200 6
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Portland 10 4 .714 —
Denver 9 5 .643 1
Utah 10 6 .625 1
Minnesota 7 8 .467 3½
Oklahoma City 7 8 .467 3½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Phoenix 9 5 .643 —
Sacramento 7 6 .538 1½
L.A. Clippers 8 7 .533 1½
Golden State 6 9 .400 3½
L.A. Lakers 3 10 .231 5½
Wednesday’s results
Minnesota 126, Orlando 108
Indiana 125, Charlotte 113
Oklahoma City 121, Washington 120
Boston 126, Atlanta 101
Toronto 112, Miami 104
Milwaukee 113, Cleveland 98
New Orleans 124, Chicago 110
Houston 101, Dallas 92
New York 106, Denver 103
Phoenix 130, Golden State 119
Thursday’s games
Brooklyn at Portland, (n)
San Antonio at Sacramento, (n)
Detroit at L.A. Clippers, (n)
Friday’s games
Miami at Washington, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Indiana at Houston, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Boston at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Utah, 8 p.m.
New York at Golden State, 9 p.m.
Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Toronto at Atlanta, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 9 p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Box score
Pelicans 124, Bulls 110
CHICAGO (110)
DeRozan 11-15 6-7 28, Williams 2-4 0-0 5, Vucevic 6-13 0-0 14, Dosunmu 2-5 0-0 4, LaVine 9-22 3-4 25, Jones Jr. 0-2 0-0 0, Terry 0-0 1-2 1, Bradley 1-1 0-0 3, Green 1-7 1-2 3, Drummond 4-6 0-0 8, Caruso 5-7 0-0 13, Dragic 3-7 0-2 6. Totals 44-89 11-17 110.
NEW ORLEANS (124)
Ingram 4-15 6-8 16, Murphy III 7-9 0-0 19, Valanciunas 8-13 4-4 22, Jones 3-7 2-3 10, McCollum 8-16 4-4 23, Marshall 1-6 0-0 3, Hernangomez 0-1 0-0 0, Nance Jr. 2-5 4-4 8, Alvarado 6-7 1-1 13, Daniels 2-3 0-0 4, Graham 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 43-85 21-24 124.
Chicago 28 25 25 32 — 110
New Orleans 32 26 37 29 — 124
3-Point Goals—Chicago 11-32 (LaVine 4-11, Caruso 3-4, Vucevic 2-5, Bradley 1-1, Williams 1-2, DeRozan 0-1, Jones Jr. 0-1, Dragic 0-2, Green 0-2, Dosunmu 0-3), New Orleans 17-33 (Murphy III 5-6, McCollum 3-8, Jones 2-2, Graham 2-3, Valanciunas 2-3, Ingram 2-4, Marshall 1-4, Alvarado 0-1, Nance Jr. 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 37 (Vucevic 10), New Orleans 46 (Murphy III 10). Assists—Chicago 25 (DeRozan, Dragic 7), New Orleans 30 (Ingram 9). Total Fouls—Chicago 18, New Orleans 18. A—14,658 (16,867)
HOCKEY
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT pts GF GA
Boston 17 15 2 0 30 69 36
Toronto 18 9 5 4 22 52 49
Tampa Bay 17 10 6 1 21 58 54
Florida 17 9 7 1 19 57 54
Detroit 16 7 5 4 18 46 53
Montreal 17 8 8 1 17 52 59
Buffalo 17 7 10 0 14 60 61
Ottawa 16 6 9 1 13 55 54
Metro Division
GP W L OT pts GF GA
New Jersey 17 14 3 0 28 63 41
Carolina 17 10 5 2 22 52 46
N.Y. Islanders 17 11 6 0 22 59 47
N.Y. Rangers 17 8 6 3 19 52 48
Philadelphia 17 7 7 3 17 42 52
Washington 18 7 9 2 16 53 62
Pittsburgh 16 6 7 3 15 59 59
Columbus 16 6 9 1 13 49 69
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT pts GF GA
Dallas 17 10 5 2 22 66 47
Colorado 15 9 5 1 19 54 40
Winnipeg 14 9 4 1 19 44 34
Minnesota 16 7 7 2 16 45 50
Nashville 16 7 8 1 15 46 54
Chicago 16 6 7 3 15 40 51
St. Louis 15 7 8 0 14 43 54
Arizona 15 6 8 1 13 40 54
Pacifc Division
GP W L OT pts GF GA
Vegas 17 13 4 0 26 61 42
Los Angeles 19 11 7 1 23 64 64
Seattle 16 8 5 3 19 52 45
Edmonton 17 9 8 0 18 60 61
Calgary 16 7 7 2 16 48 54
San Jose 18 6 9 3 15 52 62
Vancouver 17 5 9 3 13 58 70
Anaheim 16 5 10 1 11 46 71
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.
Wednesday’s games
Ottawa 4, Buffalo 1
St. Louis 5, Chicago 2
Los Angeles 3, Edmonton 1
Thursday’s games
New Jersey 3, Toronto 2, OT
Boston 4, Philadelphia 1
Colorado 3, Carolina 2, OT
Columbus 6, Montreal 4
Dallas 6, Florida 4
Tampa Bay 4, Calgary 1
Anaheim at Winnipeg, (n)
N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, (n)
Pittsburgh at Minnesota, (n)
Washington at St. Louis, (n)
Arizona at Vegas, (n)
N.Y. Rangers at Seattle, (n)
Detroit at San Jose, (n)
Friday’s games
Los Angeles at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Saturday’s games
New Jersey at Ottawa, 12 p.m.
Calgary at Florida, 3 p.m.
Buffalo at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Boston, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Washington, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Vegas at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY summaries
Blues 5, Blackhawks 2
St. Louis 1 3 1 — 5
Chicago 0 2 0 — 2
First Period—1, St. Louis, Rosen 2 (Leivo, O’Reilly), 14:09. Penalties—J.Johnson, CHI (Tripping), 2:23; Leddy, STL (Holding), 19:52.
Second Period—2, St. Louis, Kyrou 6 (Leddy, Barbashev), 5:12. 3, Chicago, Athanasiou 4 (Domi, Kane), 7:19. 4, St. Louis, O’Reilly 4, 8:08 (sh). 5, Chicago, Athanasiou 5 (Khaira, Kurashev), 9:35 (pp). 6, St. Louis, Pitlick 1 (Alexandrov, Acciari), 11:37. Penalties—Buchnevich, STL (Interference), 7:49; Regula, CHI (Hooking), 16:56.
Third Period—7, St. Louis, Barbashev 3 (Kyrou), 6:55. Penalties—Tarasenko, STL (Holding), 16:40.
Shots on Goal—St. Louis 9-18-8—35. Chicago 7-10-9—26.
Power-play opportunities—St. Louis 0 of 2; Chicago 1 of 3.
Goalies—St. Louis, Binnington 7-5-0 (26 shots-24 saves). Chicago, Soderblom 2-3-1 (35-30).
A—16,284 (19,717). T—2:22.
Referees—Michael Markovic, Kyle Rehman. Linesmen—Devin Berg, Travis Gawryletz.
Golf
PGA Tour
The RSM Classic
Sea Island, Ga.; Purse: $8.1 million
a-Seaside Course: 7,005 yds; Par 70
b-Plantation Course: 7,060 yds; Par 72
First Round, Thursday
Cole Hammer 32b-32b—64 -8
Ben Griffin 33b-32b—65 -7
Beau Hossler 33a-31a—64 -6
Callum Tarren 31a-33a—64 -6
Justin Suh 33b-33b—66 -6
Chris Gotterup 33a-32a—65 -5
Andrew Putnam 32a-33a—65 -5
Brian Harman 34b-33b—67 -5
Harry Higgs 34b-33b—67 -5
Stephan Jaeger 33b-34b—67 -5
Russell Knox 35b-32b—67 -5
David Lingmerth 32b-35b—67 -5
Keith Mitchell 35b-32b—67 -5
Henrik Norlander 34b-33b—67 -5
Webb Simpson 33b-34b—67 -5
Alex Smalley 33b-34b—67 -5
Dean Burmester 34a-32a—66 -4
Denny McCarthy 32a-34a—66 -4
Seamus Power 33a-33a—66 -4
Greyson Sigg 33a-33a—66 -4
Tyson Alexander 34b-34b—68 -4
Joseph Bramlett 32b-36b—68 -4
Harris English 35b-33b—68 -4
Spencer Ralston 36b-32b—68 -4
Davis Riley 33b-35b—68 -4
Justin Rose 31b-37b—68 -4
Kevin Streelman 34b-34b—68 -4
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Honeywell's enterprise performance management solution also named Best Emerging Technology
ATLANTA, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) announced today that Honeywell Forge has been named Best Overall Business Technology Solution and Best Emerging Technology of 2022 as part of the annual SIIA CODiE™ Awards. The CODiE Awards recognize companies producing the most innovative business technology products across the country and around the world.
"Honeywell is honored to win these prestigious CODiE Awards, particularly as they are peer-reviewed," said David Trice, chief product officer and general manager, Honeywell Connected Enterprise. "These two awards attest to the innovative digital solutions and actionable insights that Honeywell Forge offers customers to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and safety of their businesses."
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, presented 45 awards this year for products and services deployed specifically for B2B software, information and media companies. Honeywell Forge won two awards – Best Overall Business Technology Solution and Best Emerging Technology.
Honeywell Forge is an enterprise performance management solution and suite of applications that unites real-time data across assets, people and processes into a system of record for a comprehensive view that transforms and drives intelligent operations. Using domain-specific AI/ML based upon decades of industrial expertise, it is designed to help empower decision making, surface inefficiencies, mitigate risk and reduce cost.
"Even during these tumultuous times, business application, software, service and product providers continued the industry's long tradition of developing and marketing innovative solutions to meet business needs," said SIIA President Jeff Joseph. "We are proud to recognize this year's class of CODiE Award winners. They truly represent the best of the best in a highly-competitive and ever-evolving market."
Acknowledged as the premier awards program for the software and information industries for over 35 years, the CODiE Awards are produced by SIIA as the industry's only peer-reviewed awards program. The first-round review of all nominees is conducted by software and business technology experts with considerable industry expertise, including analysts, media, bloggers, bankers and investors. Scores from the expert judge review determine the finalists. SIIA members then vote on the finalist products, and the scores from both rounds are tabulated to select the winners.
More information about the CODiE Awards is available at: siia.net/CODiE. Details about the winners are listed at https://siia.net/codie/business-technology-winners/.
Learn more about the Honeywell Forge suite on our website, request a demo and follow Honeywell Forge on LinkedIn for the latest news.
About the SIIA CODiE™ Awards
The SIIA CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology's finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been recognized for achieving excellence. For more information, visit siia.net/CODiE.
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Procurement technology provider recognized as "Hot Company of the Year" for accomplishments in delivering AI-enabled technology solutions to distill, organize, and review complex procurement data
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Simfoni today announced that it has been named a gold medal winner for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the 17th Annual 2022 Globee Awards. This prestigious award recognizes vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products, solutions, and services that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of technology and cyber security.
Simfoni's award in the artificial intelligence category comes alongside a series of strategic engineering and technology investments made by the company to further accelerate machine learning and AI capabilities across its suite of composable spend management solutions, including eSourcing, Spend Analytics, and it's Spend Automation solution for Tail Spend management.
"We are excited to receive this recognition which serves as validation of the investments that have put Simfoni on the cutting-edge of composable procurement technology. Using AI to distill, organize, and review complex procurement data, Simfoni is helping democratize the ways companies see and manage their direct and indirect spend," said David Bush, CEO of Spend Automation, Simfoni. "Our revolutionary technology combined with AI-enabled content and proven deep domain expertise has made Simfoni the provider of choice, helping clients to maneuver complex procurement data and processes, identify opportunities to lower costs, improve efficiencies, and achieve supply chain sustainability, vendor diversity, and strategic CSR objectives on a global scale."
More than 170 judges from around the world representing a wide spectrum of industry experts participated in the judging process. The Globee Awards are open to organizations from all over the world and their end-users of products and services. According to San Madan, co-President of Globee Awards "Though the pandemic has changed the way people live, work, shop, and socialize, there is optimistic demand for newer technologies and innovations everywhere."
See the complete list of 2022 winners here: https://globeeawards.com/information-technology/winners/
About Simfoni
Simfoni provides Spend Analytics, Spend Automation and eSourcing solutions to leading global enterprises. The Simfoni platform utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to accelerate and automate key aspects of the procurement and sourcing processes, saving customers time and money and paving the way toward supply chain sustainability. With offices in the USA, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East, Simfoni works with its customers and the wider vendor community to improve vendor diversity and achieve strategic CSR objectives. For additional information, please visit https://simfoni.com/.
About the Globee Awards
Globee Awards are conferred in nine programs and competitions: the American Best in Business Awards, Business Excellence Awards, CEO World Awards®, Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards®, Disruptor Company Awards, Golden Bridge Awards®, Information Technology World Awards®, Sales, Marketing, Service, & Operations Excellence Awards, and Women World Awards®. Learn more about the Globee Awards at https://globeeawards.com
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About the Globee Awards
Globee Awards are conferred in nine programs and competitions: the American Best in Business Awards, Business Excellence Awards, CEO World Awards®, Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards®, Disruptor Company Awards, Golden Bridge Awards®, Information Technology World Awards®, Sales, Marketing, Service, & Operations Excellence Awards, and Women World Awards®. Learn more about the Globee Awards at https://globeeawards.com
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Trump lashes out after Justice Department no longer says presidency shields him from defamation suit
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump lashed out on social media against the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday after it stopped supporting his claim that the presidency shields him from liability against a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says he sexually attacked her in the mid-1990s.
Trump said in a post on his social media platform that the department’s reversal a day earlier in the lawsuit brought by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll was part of the “political Witch Hunt” he faces while campaigning for the presidency as a Republican.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Carroll, 79, sued Trump, 77, for defamation months after he vehemently denied her claims first made publicly in a 2019 memoir that a chance encounter between the pair at a Bergdorf Goodman store began with flirtations but ended in a violent encounter inside a dressing room in a desolate section of the store.
The progression of the lawsuit, filed in 2020, was delayed for three years as an appeals court considered claims by Trump and the Justice Department that he was protected from liability for remarks he made while president. When Joe Biden became president, the Justice Department did not change its position.
But the department said in a letter to a Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday that circumstances have changed since it made its original recommendation and it no longer believes Trump can claim that his comments about Carroll were carried out as part of his official duties as president.
It noted that a court in Washington, D.C., had recently further defined when a president is immune from civil lawsuits, and it cited a federal jury’s $5 million award to Carroll in May after finding that Trump had sexually abused and defamed her, though he didn’t rape her. It also considered that the lawsuit has been updated with remarks Trump made about Carroll’s claims after leaving the presidency.
In three posts Wednesday on Truth Social, Trump offered fresh support for claims he made about Carroll that led the jury to conclude he had defamed her.
“The statements that I made about Carroll are all true. I didn’t Rape her (I won that at trial) and other than for this case, I have NO IDEA WHO SHE IS, WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE, OR ANYTHING ABOUT HER….,” he wrote.
The trial resulted from a lawsuit Carroll filed in November after New York state temporarily enabled adult victims of sexual attacks to sue their abusers for damages even if the abuse occurred decades earlier. Her defamation claim at the trial resulted from statements Trump made last October.
For several days, Carroll testified that Trump’s attack caused her to shut down her romantic life afterward, and his comments after her memoir was published shattered her reputation and led to a “staggering” onslaught of hateful and occasionally threatening messages toward her.
Trump did not appear at the two-week trial, though significant portions of an October videotaped deposition were shown to the jury.
In Wednesday’s social media posts, Trump called the trial “very unfair,” criticized the judge as hostile and biased, and said his lawyers “due to their respect for the Office of the President and the incredulity of the case, did not want me to testify, or even be at the trial…..”
He added: “WE ARE STRONGLY APPEALING THIS TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE!!!”
A day after the verdict, Trump repeated many of his earlier claims about Carroll during a CNN town hall, prompting Carroll to amend her original defamation lawsuit to include those remarks. She now seeks $10 million in compensatory damages and substantially more in punitive damages at a trial scheduled for January that may consist only of a damages phase.
Trump then countersued, saying Carroll defamed him with comments she made a day after the verdict.
The Associated Press typically does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly, as Carroll has done.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The mother of the man who killed Gabby Petito told her son in an undated letter that she would “dispose of a body” if needed because she loved him so much, according to copies of the note shared publicly for the first time this week by attorneys for Petito’s parents.
The handwritten note by Roberta Laundrie that says “burn after reading” on the envelope was released after a Florida judge ruled on Wednesday that the letter could be used as evidence in a lawsuit. The Petitos sued Brian Laundrie’s parents, accusing them of knowing that their son had murdered Gabby Petito and helping him with the coverup for nearly a month before her body was found in western Wyoming in September 2021, causing mental anguish, pain and suffering.
The letter reads in part: “We will always love each other. If you’re in jail, I will bake a cake with a file in it. If you need to dispose of a body, I will show up with a shovel and garbage bags.”
Whether the letter was written before or after Brian Laundrie strangled Petito is in dispute between the parents.
Roberta Laundrie claims in a sworn statement in the Florida case that she gave it to her son just before he and Petito left on a cross-country van trip in early June 2021.
Roberta Laundrie and her son were having difficulties in their relationship at the time, three months before Brian Laundrie, 23, killed Petito, 22, the court-filed statement said.
“I was trying to connect with Brian and repair our relationship as he was planning to leave home,” the statement said. “I had hoped this letter would remind him how much I loved him.”
The Petito family expressed doubt about Roberta Laundrie’s claimed timing of her letter, suggesting it was in fact written after Petito’s death.
A “reasonable inference” may be made from the letter that Roberta Laundrie knew of Petito’s demise when the Laundries issued a statement Sept. 14, 2021 — five days before her body was found — saying they hoped she would be reunited with her family, the Petito family said in a statement Thursday.
“We look forward to having a jury determine when the letter was written,” the statement reads.
A search for Brian Laundrie ended with his suicide and discovery of his body in a Florida nature preserve in October 2021.
The letter “may appear to be unfortunately worded, but that was never its intention,” the Laundries’ attorney, Matthew Luka, wrote in a March motion trying to persuade the judge not to allow the letter to be used in the case.
Along with the statements about disposing of a body and “a cake with a file in it,” Roberta Laundrie’s letter tells her son she would “get new guts” if he said he hated hers, and watch the skies for his return if he ever flew to the moon, Luka pointed out in an emailed statement Friday.
The statements were written before the van trip and “demonstrably not intended to be serious” because they “are not events that would realistically occur,” Luka said.
Roberta Laundrie added Friday in a statement through her attorney: “Although I chose words that I thought would be impactful with Brian given our relationship, the letter was in no way related to Gabby.”
Brian Laundrie and Petito were engaged and traveled by van across the U.S. in the summer of 2021, visiting scenic places in Colorado and Utah before heading north. They documented their trip in detail, in real time, on social media.
Police in Moab, Utah, pulled over the van after it was seen speeding and hitting a curb at the entrance to Arches National Park in August 2021. Petito told police she and Laundrie had been fighting. Officers separated the couple for the night and didn’t pursue charges.
Searchers found Petito’s body Sept. 19, 2021, near a campground on the edge of Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. A coroner determined she’d been strangled a few weeks earlier.
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Which pastry board is best?
Pastry boards are indispensable kitchen accessories that are just as important for professional chefs who require quick, consistent results as they are for aspiring bakers who are looking to start on the right foot. A proper pastry board can save you valuable cleanup time and help to ensure that your final result turns out as expected. The Marble Pastry Cutting Board and Marble Rolling Pin provide pros and amateurs alike with a thick, heavy pastry board and rolling pin that are easy to clean.
What to consider before you buy a pastry board
Material
The biggest choice you will encounter when considering a pastry board is determining which material will best suit your needs, both when it comes to what you intend to use the board for as well as how easily you can integrate it into your kitchen workflow and space.
- Wood pastry boards are traditional-looking and won’t hold heat. They are often built with channels around the edge to prevent flour and other ingredients from being pushed off the board and onto your countertops. Wooden boards are light, but require special care to keep them in good condition, as they need to be properly sealed and oiled to prevent stains and damage. They are not dishwasher safe.
- Marble pastry boards are beautiful to look at, making them a bit easier to store for those who find them attractive enough to leave out on display. Marble is easy to clean and many models are dishwasher safe. These boards are heavy and tend to remain cool which makes them excellent for dough that is especially heat sensitive.
- Plastic pastry boards are light, easy to clean and often more affordable than other models. Due to their weight, however, it’s important to choose one that has exceptionally sticky feet to prevent it from moving while you use it. Over time, plastic boards may develop scratches and chips in them that result in dough sticking.
- Silicone pastry mats are a popular choice, as they are easy to both clean and store. They can be rolled up to fit just about anywhere and, as long as your countertop is clean, they grip most surfaces easily despite their light weight.
Size
While the amount of dough that you intend to roll out on your pastry board is crucial in determining what size will work best for you, it’s also important to keep in mind the amount of counter and storage space available to you. An oversized, wooden pastry board may work wonders while being used but will be a challenge to keep out of sight once it’s time to clean up.
What you bake the most
Different types of dough work better with different pastry board materials. Carefully consider your favorite recipes to determine if one particular type of board will yield the best results for you. Some boards also feature measurements and diagrams on them which can be of great convenience for some common recipes.
What to look for in a quality pastry board
Grip
It’s important that your pastry board grips your countertop to prevent it from sliding around while you use your rolling pin. Rubber pads on the back of your board will help assure less fuss and less risk of your board slipping off the counter and potentially breaking or causing injury.
Diagrams and measurements
Some plastic, silicone and wood boards feature measurements and diagrams on them that can prove to be useful for anyone who likes to have information available to them in as many places as possible.
Weight
Choose a pastry board that is hefty enough to prevent it from moving underneath your rolling pin, but not so heavy as to pose a serious hazard. Dropping a marble pastry board can cause the stone to shatter into sharp pieces, damage your floor or cause potentially serious injury to anyone unfortunate enough to catch one on the top of their foot.
Cleaning
One of the biggest reasons people invest in a pastry board is to prevent them from having to clean flour, dough or other ingredients from their countertop. Select a board that is easily cleaned to make full use of this convenience. Silicone or plastic boards and mats are dishwasher safe, while marble boards wipe off easily thanks to their smooth surface.
Storage
Your ability to easily store your pastry board will depend on your available space and the type of board that you choose. Those who prioritize storage should consider silicone pastry mats, as these can be rolled up with no risk of damaging or deforming them.
Looks
Well-designed pots, pans and other kitchen tools are often used as functional decor, especially among cooking enthusiasts and chefs who take pride in their equipment. Pastry boards are no different, with wood and marble varieties in particular available in many designs and colors. If you prefer to keep your kitchen tools within reach, or simply don’t have the cupboard space to store your pastry board, consider a model that will fit your style and look great out in the open.
How much you can expect to spend on a pastry board
Silicone pastry boards are the least expensive, with some models costing as little as $10. Boards made from wood or marble can cost over $100 depending on the quality of the product. Most serious pastry chefs will find a board in the $40-$70 range that will suit their needs.
Pastry board FAQ
Do you really need a pastry board?
A. Pastry boards are built with preparing dough in mind, and are therefore designed to make this process as easy as possible from kneading to cleanup. While some people are content to use their countertop while baking, professionals find that a pastry board makes baking easier and yields better results.
How do you clean a wood pastry board?
A. Do not submerge your wood pastry board in water or allow it to soak up any soap or kitchen cleaning products. Users recommend allowing your wood board to dry and then using a plastic putty knife or scraper to gently remove any hardened dough or flour. Gently wipe the board with a damp cloth and allow it to dry completely before applying a thin layer of specially formulated cutting board oil to the board’s surface.
Can you put a pastry board in the oven?
A. No. Pastry boards are not designed to be baked. The high heat inside your oven will damage your board and could cause wood models to burn.
What’s the best pastry board to buy?
Top pastry board
Marble Pastry Cutting Board and Marble Rolling Pin
What you need to know: This marble pastry board looks great and includes a rolling pin.
What you’ll love: With its included rolling pin, this marble set has everything you need to start making dough. Aesthetically pleasing, it also makes a great serving platter for cheese and meat assortments.
What you should consider: Some users have had to polish their boards with fine sandpaper to achieve the smoothness they desire, and the marble rolling pin can break easily if dropped.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top pastry board for the money
Creative Home Natural White Marble Pastry Board Set
What you need to know: This marble pastry board set is affordable and also features mango wood.
What you’ll love: The non-stick properties make it ideal for any baker. Its thick construction prevents bunching and rippling while being used.
What you should consider: The marble pastry boards require extra care while handling.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Zelancio Reversible Wooden Pastry Board
What you need to know: For bakers looking for a traditional wood pastry board, this reversible model includes measurement guides and a counter-gripping lip.
What you’ll love: Large and thick, this board stays put on your counter thanks to a lip that prevents you from pushing it away from you. Fully reversible, the lip on the other side also works as a wall that prevents flour and dough from escaping.
What you should consider: Some users have found that the wood used in this board warps over time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan showed its support for rival Michigan State with a poignant pregame ceremony before the Wolverines took an 84-72 win on Saturday night, the first game for the Spartan men since a shooting on the their campus that killed three students and wounded five others.
A long moment of silence was broken by the Michigan band playing the Spartans’ alma mater — “MSU Shadows” — while Crisler Arena was dimly lit with green and white lights from LED wristbands that were given to fans. A large “Spartan Strong” flag was held up in the student section.
The Wolverines, and their student section, wore maize shirts with “Michigan Basketball Stands with MSU” across the front.
Kobe Bufkin snapped a tie with a 3-pointer after he bobbled the ball as the shot clock was winding down with two minutes left and the Wolverines (15-12, 9-7 Big Ten) scored the last 12 points to split the season series.
Dug McDaniel led the Wolverines with 18 points, Bufkin scored 17, Hunter Dickinson 14 and Joey Baker and Jett Howard had 10 each. Howard left the game with an apparent leg injury early in the second half.
Joey Hauser scored 20 points, Malik Hall 14 and Tyson Walker 11 for the Spartans (16-10, 8-7)
Earlier in the day at East Lansing, a moment of silence was held before the women’s game against No. 8 Maryland. The victims and survivors were honored in pregame remarks.
Funerals were held earlier in the day for Brian Fraser and Alexandria Verner while Arielle Anderson’s funeral is scheduled for next week. Of the five wounded students, four remained in critical condition with one in stable condition on Saturday.
Michigan State plays at home against Indiana on Tuesday.
Michigan goes to Rutgers for a Thursday game.
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PITTSBURGH — The New York Mets will have to dig out of an early-season hole without star first baseman Pete Alonso.
The leading home run hitter in the majors will miss three-to-four weeks with a bone bruise and a sprain in his left wrist.
The Mets placed Alonso on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to June 8. Alonso was hit in the wrist by a 96 mph fastball from Charlie Morton in the first inning of a 7-5 loss to Atlanta on Wednesday.
Alonso traveled to New York for testing on Thursday. X-rays revealed no broken bones, but the Mets will be missing one of the premier power hitters in the game as they try to work their way back into contention in the NL East.
“We got better news than it could have been,” New York manager Buck Showalter said. “So we take that as a positive. It could have been worse.”
New York had lost six straight heading into a three-game series at Pittsburgh that began Friday. Mark Canha started at first for the Mets in the opener. Mark Vientos could also be an option, though Showalter said the coaching staff may have to use its “imagination” in thinking of ways to get by without Alonso.
“I’m not going to say someone has to step up and all that stuff,” Showalter said. “You’ve just got to be who you are.”
Even with Alonso in the lineup, the Mets have struggled to score consistently. New York is 16th in the majors in runs scored.
The team also said Friday that reliever Edwin Uceta had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Uceta initially went on the IL in April with what the team called a sprained left ankle. He is expected to be out for at least an additional eight weeks.
New York recalled infielder Luis Guillorme and left-handed reliever Zach Muckenhirn from Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets sent catcher Tomás Nido to Triple-A and designated reliever Stephen Nogosek for assignment.
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Alabama has an impressive 25-4 record and owns the No. 2 ranking in the country heading into Wednesday’s game with Auburn (19-10).
The Tigers have gone 3-5 this month and are clinging to a No. 10 seed in recent Bracketology projections by ESPN and CBS Sports.
Auburn’s remaining regular season games are against No. 2 Alabama and No. 12 Tennessee, so the Tigers will need to pull off an upset to solidify their spot before the SEC Championship begins.
The Crimson Tide, however, are projected as a No. 1 seed despite controversy and a criminal investigation surrounding some of the program’s players.
Alabama will take whatever positive momentum it can find heading into postseason play. Wednesday’s game will give the team a chance to generate more.
Auburn and Alabama will tip-off from Tuscaloosa at 7 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN.
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Which scroll saw is best?
Whether you’re trying to develop a new skill or are seeking to invest in more tools to improve your creative business, scroll saws are an excellent addition to your home workshop. Their easy slicing of wood and other materials lets you create fascinating works of art. There are low-powered models for beginners and high-cost and efficient models for professionals.
The best scroll saw is the Jet JWSS-18B Scroll Saw. It has integrated blade storage and a dust port for easy dust management.
What to know before you buy a scroll saw
How it works
Scroll saws hold a short blade between a top and bottom arm that moves up and down at high speeds. The user then slowly pushes their material against the blade to cut out their chosen shape.
Arm types
Scroll saws use one of three arm types: parallel, parallel link and C.
- Parallel arms are the most common. They hold blades nearly vertical and stop moving if the blade breaks.
- Parallel link arms are better but more expensive. They produce little vibration by converting horizontal motion into vertical motion.
- C arms are used in commercial scroll saws. They cut in a slight arc but are dangerous due to their tendency to continue running even if the blade breaks.
Capacity
There are two elements of capacity: throat depth and cut thickness.
- Throat depth is the length between the blade and the back of the saw’s frame. Most have depths of 14-18 inches, but top-of-the-line saws can have depths as deep as 30 inches.
- Cut thickness is rarely different from roughly 2 inches.
What to look for in a quality scroll saw
Speed
Speed is measured in strokes per minute. Today’s scroll saws have variable speeds that let you cut at your own pace or make slicing through any given materials easier. The average range of speeds available is between 400 to 1,600 SPM, with the best saws letting you take advantage of the full range.
Lights
Being able to see what you’re sawing clearly is less about accuracy and more about safety. Better saws include working lights pointed directly at the saw. Others may include separate lights you can position freely.
Hands-free control
If you spend long hours at the scroll saw, you can increase your efficiency by using a foot pedal. These allow you to turn the saw off and on and adjust the speed. Some saws include them, but most need to be purchased separately.
How much you can expect to spend on a scroll saw
Scroll saws can cost anywhere between $100 and thousands of dollars. Entry-level options typically cost $250 or less, while professional models start around $500-$1,000. You can find many excellent models for $250-$500.
Scroll saw FAQ
What is blade tension and why is it important?
A. Blade tension needs to be set just right to cut through wood effectively without damaging the blade, wood and anything else in the blade’s path. It’s set by adjusting the blade tension knob. A blade that’s too loose will bend as you try to cut, leading to a high risk of breaking. A blade that’s too tight can mostly cut as intended, but the high stress will also lead to a high risk of breaking. Blade tension needs to be adjusted the more you use a blade, as it will stretch out from use. With practice, you’ll be able to set blade tension properly, quickly and easily.
Can I cut more than wood with a scroll saw?
A. if you have the appropriate blade, you can cut many other materials. Softer metals such as bronze, aluminum and brass can be cut, but not harder metals like steel and iron. You can also cut plastic and rubber, and even bone.
Where can I find designs to cut out with my scroll saw?
A. In all manner of places, from books to the internet. Scroll saw-focused websites are a great option for finding patterns and connecting to and learning from experienced scroll saw users.
What’s the best scroll saw to buy?
Top scroll saw
What you need to know: This has enough power for a professional without being too much for a beginner to handle.
What you’ll love: The arm can tilt 45 degrees to the left and right, and it has a throat depth of 18 inches. It has a removable dust port and includes an onboard dust blower for simple dust management. It also has adjustable leveling feet and can be hooked up to an optional foot switch.
What you should consider: It’s among the pricier saws. A few consumers were unhappy with the amount of vibration the motor causes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top scroll saw for the money
What you need to know: This is a perfect starter saw. It has variable speed control that can be set between 400 and 1,600 strokes per minute and has a 16-inch throat depth.
What you’ll love: Thanks to the saw’s thumbscrew blade adapter, you can change the blades tool-free. It has a cast iron base, dust port, onboard storage and work light.
What you should consider: Professionals need more power and precision than this saw provides. A few consumers had issues with the work lights starting to strobe.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This is a good midrange saw for a more affordable price.
What you’ll love: The blade tension is easily adjustable, and the blades are simple to swap out. It operates smoothly and with little noise, plus consumers found the controls simple to understand. You can purchase it in packages with a stand, a light or both.
What you should consider: A few consumers had issues with the blade alignment becoming off-center. Others had issues with too much vibration at faster speeds.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
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Coach opens up about rescuing fainted artistic swimmer: 'I went as fast as I could'
Andrea Fuentes dove into the pool fully clothed to rescue Anita Alvarez
Andrea Fuentes knew immediately something was wrong when artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez failed to come up for a breath and sunk to the bottom of a pool during a solo free routine Wednesday.
Alvarez was competing at the swimming world championships in Budapest, Hungary, when she fainted.
Fuentes dove into the pool fully clothed to rescue the swimmer. Fuentes appeared on ABC’s "Good Morning America" and spoke about what she was thinking when she dove into the water to save Alvarez.
"When you finish, you really want to breathe because you hold your breath for a long time, and the first thing you want to do is breathe," the coach said on the program.
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"And I thought she was going down, so I was like, immediately, [I] knew that something was happening, so I went as fast as I could. And I reach her and grab her to the surface and tried to calm her down and make her breathe."
Fuentes added in an interview with Spanish news outlet Marca she dove into the pool because she didn’t see the lifeguards doing it.
"I was scared because I could see she wasn't breathing, but she's feeling great now. She's at her best," she said.
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Dramatic images were captured at the pool. Alvarez, a two-time Olympian, was given medical attention and was doing better Thursday.
Fuentes released a statement through USA Artistic Swimming’s Instagram page.
"Anita is okay — the doctors checked all vitals and everything is normal: heart rate, oxygen, sugar levels, blood pressure, etc … all is okay. We sometimes forget that this happens in other high-endurance sports. Marathon, cycling, cross country … we all have seen images where some athletes don’t make it to the finish line and others help them to get there," the statement said.
"Our sport is no different than others, just in a pool, we push through limits and sometimes we find them. Anita feels good now and the doctors also say she is okay. Tomorrow she will rest all day and will decide with the doctor if she can swim free team finals or not. Thank you for all of your well wishes for Anita."
Alvarez plans to compete in Friday’s team event, Fuentes said, according to The Guardian.
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"I’ve seen it happen to her before," Alvarez's mother told WIVB-TV. "Never in competition, though. I knew right away. On their last element, I could tell something was up."
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Brazil mourns Pelé, who made every part of the country proud
By DAVID BILLER and DIANE JEANTET
Associated Press
Bocaina de Minas, BRAZIL (AP) — Down a dirt road in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Pelé’s home state, Jorge Tavares received the news of the star’s death from a 4 a.m. newscast.
As a boy, Tavares and his cousins listened to Pelé’s World Cup games on the radio. His dazzling performance inspired them to play a game they had never seen, at first using a ball of socks and string.
“He leaves a legacy, a person of color who was crowned king of soccer, and he also brought a lot of peace outside Brazil,” Tavares, a 67-year-old school-van driver, said at the barbed-wire fence outside his home. “He represented Brazil to everyone abroad.”
With Pelé’s death, Brazilians have lost a piece of their hearts.
On Rio de Janeiro’s Ipanema beach, the news broke when Paulo Vinicius was playing soccer with his 9-year-old nephew.
“Pelé represents the best of Brazil: its people, its working class,” said Vinicius, 38, a physical-education instructor. “Pelé gives a sense of identity to the Brazilian people.”
Roseli Augusto, 55, was at her little bar in the mountains of Minas Gerais when she heard the news.
“Pelé is an idol, the best player in the world,” said Augusto. She recalls her father taking a bus to the coastal city of Santos to watch Pelé play. “Many kids, many players, were inspired by him. He is our biggest sports idol.”
As a girl, Lucia Cunha listened to Pelé’s World Cup exploits while huddled around a radio with her siblings. She read about him in newspapers used to wrap bread.
“He was a symbol of soccer, a great player, a simple, humble person, a person of God, a good person, who did everything that he could,” Cunha said.
In Santos, Nicolas Oliveira, 18, was outside the stadium along with about 200 other people. Oliveira said that even replays of Pelé’s sensational playing make him swell with emotion.
“Pelé is a Black man from the interior of Minas Gerais state,” Oliveira said. “I’m here because of what he did, for the soccer he played, for the soccer he improved and for the future players he helped mold and inspire.”
Everton Luz, a 41-year-old lawyer, was crying outside the hospital with a Santos club flag wrapped around him. He had come directly from work to pay tribute to the player whose performances had electrified his own dad, and prompted decades of stories.
Luz recounts those stories to his own two children, and shows them videos of the idol. He recalled seeing Pelé in person once, watching a game at a stadium.
“We managed to get close to his box, and he waved goodbye,” Luz said. “He was an example of the Brazilian, of what we could become.”
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By TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The economy is a bit wobbly, but General Motors CEO Mary Barra isn’t backing off of an audacious prediction: By the middle of this decade, her company will sell more electric vehicles in the U.S. than Tesla, the global sales leader.
To fulfill that pledge in as little as 2 1/2 years, she faces some long odds against immense economic forces that are working against auto sales. Inflation has spiked, interest rates are rising, material costs have soared and a global shortage of computer chips is still braking assembly lines at GM and other companies.
But in an interview with The Associated Press, Barra said she’s confident GM can unseat Tesla with higher-priced specialty vehicles, and it will beat Elon Musk to high-range EVs at prices that people can afford.
Last year GM sold just 25,000 electric vehicles in the U.S., less than one-tenth of the estimated 352,000 sold by Tesla. Although EV sales are rising dramatically, they’re still only about 5% of the U.S. new vehicle market, with many Americans still reluctant to change.
“To really get to 30, 40, 50% EVs being sold, you have to appeal to people that are in that $30,000 to $35,000 price range,” Barra said.
Already the company has pledged to cut the starting price of the Chevrolet Bolt small SUV to around $26,000 later this year. GM is planning to roll out a Chevy Equinox small SUV with 300 miles of range for around $30,000 in fall 2023. And on Monday night in California, it will unveil a larger (and more expensive) Chevy Blazer SUV that goes on sale next summer.
They’ll join a couple of gargantuan Hummer EVs, an upcoming electric Silverado pickup and a Cadillac luxury SUV in taking on Tesla. And Barra said there’s more to come on the way to offering 30 battery-powered vehicles globally by 2025. “What we have coming, it’s in the heart of the market,” she said, without giving details.
The mainstream vehicle is something Tesla has yet to master. The Model 3 sedan, its lowest-priced vehicle, starts at close to $60,000.
Barra is hoping to keep prices relatively low, banking on chemistry breakthroughs to cut battery costs, offsetting huge price increases for Lithium and other key elements that make batteries work.
Part of the strategy is convincing buyers that an electric vehicle can meet all their transportation needs. Many EV owners, she said, also have a gas-powered auto for longer trips.
That’s why the company announced a partnership to place 2,000 charging stations at up to 500 Pilot Travel centers, spaced 50 miles apart along interstate travel corridors. “If the only vehicle you own is going to be an EV, you have to feel confident of charging,” Barra said.
GM has a goal of making only electric passenger vehicles by 2035.
The switch to EVs would be monumental on its own for GM, a company that has made a living largely on the internal combustion engine for more than 113 years.
But Barra also has to manage the finances, keeping the profits flowing from gasoline vehicles to pay for battery development — even though GM currently can’t run its factories flat-out due to the chip shortage. And at some point, money from gas vehicles will decline, so the EVs have to be profitable almost from the start.
Also, auto prices have risen to an average of around $45,000, boosting carmakers’ bottom lines but pushing new vehicles out of reach of the middle class. Economists are predicting the Federal Reserve could add up to a full point to interest rates, raising the cost of auto loans. And there’s talk about the U.S. heading back into recession.
“It’s pretty volatile right now,” Barra conceded. “We’re looking at many different scenarios as any prudent business leader would to make sure we’re ready for whatever, however the situation evolves.”
She said she expects parts and chip shortages will last into next year, with coronavirus outbreaks continuing to crimp the flow.
To deal with the semiconductor shortage, GM is throwing out its old model of letting parts supply companies acquire the chips with GM knowing little about them. Instead, by 2025, it will move toward three families of chips that Barra said the company will buy and control itself. They will be able to do multiple tasks, eliminating the need for dozens of chips in every vehicle.
That standardization will give GM the scale to buy in bulk and make sure supplies don’t get interrupted in the future, Barra said: “We’re also working with a select group of strategic companies to source these for the volumes. We’ll have much better control and a stable supply.”
Barra said new car prices are skewed right now because automakers are allocating scarce chips to higher-margin vehicles, and prices should come down as more chips become available.
Still, she knows affordability will be a problem. With that in mind, she said GM offers the Chevrolet Trail Blazer starting at just below $20,000. The company also is linking used vehicle buyers to dealer inventories nationwide. And GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is starting a driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco that will spread to more cities, offering another affordable transportation mode, she said.
GM exited Europe in 2017 by selling its Opel brand after years of losses, but Barra said plans are being formed to re-enter the huge market with electric vehicles. “All I can tell you is I think it’s a huge growth opportunity for the company, and we’re excited to be back,” Barra said.
She has no plans to change GM’s joint venture in China with state-owned automaker SAIC, even though Beijing has stopped requiring that foreign automakers enter such partnerships with Chinese companies. But Barra said there may be a chance for GM to bring in iconic and luxury vehicles.
GM’s transition to EVs comes amid growing calls for corporations to take stands on political and social issues such as race relations and abortion. Yet opportunities for missteps are many as companies like GM walk a fine line of doing so without alienating sectors of a customer base that spans the political spectrum.
Most electric vehicles, for instance, are sold on the coasts, where people tend to have more liberal views. But most of GM’s income comes from pickup and SUV sales in the country’s more conservative midsection.
Regarding abortion, Barra said she didn’t want to speak broadly about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, but she noted that GM does pay for employees to travel to get medical services.
“We’re going to continue with that practice, really not a lot of change in what we’re doing from what we’ve done in the past, other than we will make sure we comply with all state laws,” she said.
In 2020, after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, Barra issued a strong public statement and committed to several changes at the company, including creating an internal inclusion board and evaluating employees on inclusionary action.
Throughout her career, Barra, who was GM’s product planning chief before becoming CEO in January 2014, has had to make difficult decisions. To manage the complexities of her job, she’ll need to draw on that experience.
“I’m an engineer, so I’m a problem solver,” she said.
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Blue Jackets vs. Canadiens Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - March 25
The Montreal Canadiens (28-38-6), coming off a 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins, host the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-41-7) at Bell Centre on Saturday, March 25 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, TVAS, BSOH, CITY, and SNE. The Blue Jackets knocked off the New York Islanders 5-4 in overtime in their most recent outing.
The Blue Jackets have gone 3-6-1 over their last 10 games, scoring 35 goals while conceding 48 in that time. On 27 power-play opportunities during that span, they have scored nine goals (33.3%).
Before watching this matchup, here's a peek at which team we think will come out on top in Saturday's action on the ice.
Blue Jackets vs. Canadiens Predictions for Saturday
Our projections model for this matchup expects a final score of Canadiens 4, Blue Jackets 3.
- Moneyline Pick: Canadiens (-155)
- Total Pick: No Pick - Predicted Margin Negligible
- Computer Predicted Spread: Canadiens (-1.3)
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Blue Jackets Splits and Trends
- The Blue Jackets have a 8-7-15 record in overtime matchups this season and a 23-41-7 overall record.
- Columbus has earned 26 points (10-6-6) in its 22 games decided by one goal.
- This season the Blue Jackets registered just one goal in 13 games and they lost every time.
- Columbus has earned three points (0-14-3 record) this season when scoring two goals .
- The Blue Jackets have scored three or more goals 35 times, earning 50 points from those matchups (23-8-4).
- This season, Columbus has scored a lone power-play goal in 18 games and registered 17 points with a record of 7-8-3.
- When outshooting its opponent this season, Columbus is 7-11-1 (15 points).
- The Blue Jackets' opponents have had more shots in 49 games. The Blue Jackets finished 16-28-5 in those contests (37 points).
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Blue Jackets vs. Canadiens Game Time and TV Channel
- When: Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+, TVAS, BSOH, CITY, and SNE
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- Where: Bell Centre in Montréal, Québec
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Infosys brand value grows to US$13 billion according to Brand Finance Global 500 2023 Report
DAVOS, Switzerland , Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced that it has been recognized as the top 3 most valuable IT services brands globally, according to Brand Finance, the world's leading brand valuation firm, in its Brand Finance Global 500 2023 report. Continuously accelerating brand growth, marked by 84% increase in its brand value since 2020, Infosys is now among the top 150 most valuable brands in the world.
"Sustained client relevance, best-in-class delivery excellence and a deep commitment to purpose are differentiators for brand Infosys, consolidating its position among the industry's preferred partners for navigating digital transformation", said Salil Parekh, Chief Executive Officer, Infosys. "Strategic investments in employee care and development, along with our deep commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities has helped Infosys' sustain its market leading position as a business and as a valuable brand."
David Haigh, CEO and Chairman of Brand Finance commented: "Infosys has recently celebrated 4 decades of success and through these years they have built a brand of excellence with a brand value that keeps growing as Infosys storms up the rankings. Due to great leadership from their CEO, Salil Parekh, and differentiated digital services, Infosys holds its strong position as one of the top 3 IT services brands in the world and has risen to become one of the top 150 brands in the world."
Being positioned among the world's top 3 most valuable IT Services brands, for two consecutive years, by Brand Finance, is an outcome of Infosys' continued investments in nurturing digital brands and building new client-relevant digital capabilities. The launch of Infosys metaverse foundry to ease and fast-track enterprises' exploration of the metaverse, including virtual and augmented environments is one such example. The growth of the cloud solution brand Infosys Cobalt, powered by new industry-specific value levers and a network of strong partnerships is another strong example. Infosys strives to be an employer of choice differentiated by its brand promise to help navigate careers forward. Infosys was awarded Top Employer Certification in 22 countries, ranked among the top 3 employers in Asia Pacific, Middle East, and North America for best-in-class people practices.
The company has built and nurtured several strategic brand collaborations. Over the past year, Infosys has forged a new collaboration to digitally reimagine tennis heritage for the International Tennis Hall of Fame as their digital innovation partner. Infosys also expanded its collaboration with Dow Jones in a brand partnership to develop new human-centered digital experiences. Infosys continues to accelerate brand momentum through its collaborations with the Madison Square Garden, including key MSG properties New York Knicks, New York Rangers and the Madison Square Garden Arena, the ATP, Roland Garros, the Australian Open as well as The Economist, Financial Times and Bloomberg Media.
Brand Infosys is making steady progress in delivering the goals articulated in its ESG Vision 2030 first published in 2020. For example, Infosys Springboard – the company's flagship global reskilling program democratizing learning, with free digital content, already has 4.6 million users registered to learn digital skills that are preparing them for a rapidly transforming talent market. Infosys also continues to be carbon neutral for three years now. The brand has been acknowledged for demonstrating exceptional leadership and a commitment to move the needle with efforts across Environmental, Social and Governance programs. Tellingly, Infosys was recognized as one of the 2022 World's Most Ethical Companies for the second consecutive year by Ethisphere.
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 300,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses and communities. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, in more than 50 countries, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by the cloud. We enable them with an AI-powered core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.
Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.
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This is a love story.
If there is one thing that you should know about me, it’s that first and foremost, I love pasta. There’s a reason noodle dishes are beloved around the world; they’re the ultimate comfort food. My favorite noodle shape is rigatoni, my favorite type of pasta is amatriciana, and quite frankly, it has become my life’s goal to master the art of making pasta.
In my quest for pasta perfection, I have learned that making basic pasta noodles from scratch is surprisingly simple. This week, I followed Alice Waters’ recipe from her cookbook “The Art of Simple Food,” but wherever you look, the general ingredients and processes don’t vary too much from recipe to recipe.
In the past, I’ve gone straight to the source for insight into the magical world of Italian home cooking and homemade pasta. By straight to the source, I mean the wealth of knowledge that’s shared by Italian nonnas on YouTube. The Pasta Grannies and their wide variety of recipes and stories are my favorite, and I can personally attest to the deliciousness of their recipes. Observing how all these Pasta Grannies work with the dough has been very useful for me while trying to pick up new techniques.
The only ingredients that you need for pasta dough are flour, eggs, and something to roll out the dough with. If you don’t have a rolling pin, don’t panic. A bottle of olive oil or wine, or even your emotional support water bottle will do the trick. You mix the eggs into the flour with a fork and then knead it until it forms a dough.
Then, wrap it up, and let it rest for at least an hour before rolling the dough out as thinly as possible to cut out some noodles. Fresh pasta boils really quickly, so about five minutes after you add your homemade noodles to water, you’ll be in the home stretch of an incredible meal.
To go with my noodles, I decided to make pesto sauce. Never having made pesto before, I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was. All you need is basil, garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and pine nuts.
The pine nuts were the only ingredient on the pricier side (an 8 ounce bag was about $10 at Trader Joe’s), but since there were plenty left over for future pesto projects, I feel like it was well worth the investment. After toasting the pine nuts, you grind them up along with the basil and other ingredients. A few minutes and a brief arm workout later, you’ve got a lovely batch of pesto.
The recipe I used required a mortar and pestle, which I don’t have, so instead I got creative by using a bowl and a jar as my makeshift tools. The final product wasn’t as vibrantly green or creamy as I was expecting, but looks can be deceiving. The flavor was incredibly fresh, with just the right amount of basil. Pesto can sometimes swing wildly between being too oily or too clumpy, but this was perfect. Truly, a 10/10 meal.
Another recipe I made this week was Alison Roman’s internet-famous shallot pasta. In my humble opinion, it’s a recipe that completely lives up to the hype, and it’s a meal that I keep coming back to.
Does slicing six to eight shallots take forever and make your eyes water so badly that you have to open a window in hopes that the fresh air helps? Yes, but the end result is well worth it.
The recipe makes enough sauce for two batches of pasta, so after putting a jar of tomato-y, shallot-y goodness into the fridge for later, make sure to give yourself a round of applause for making two meals with the effort of one.
Over the course of this week, I was struck by the depth of flavor that came with such simple ingredients, and by how soothing it was to make these recipes.
The process of making pasta by hand was very meditative, and it gave me time for some much-needed reflection and contemplation as I repeated the motions of rolling and cutting out the dough.
It’s really lovely to think about the way that techniques and recipes can travel across generations and cultures, and reminded me again of how cooking is intrinsically an act of love.
In keeping with the themes of this week, I’d like to take this opportunity to recommend one of my favorite films, the Stanley Tucci classic “Big Night,” as the perfect after-dinner entertainment.
It’s a beautiful yet melancholy movie filled with pasta and heart, and if it doesn’t put you in the mood to make some pasta and share a meal with those you love, then nothing will.
Reach columnist Kate Companion at arts@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @kate_companion.
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IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (NewsNation) — The status of five Marines is still uncertain after a military plane crashed in California near the southern border.
“Five Marines were onboard the aircraft, and we are awaiting confirmation on the status of all members of the crew,” a statement from the Marines said.
The aircraft, an MV-22B Osprey, belongs to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. It went down at 12:25 p.m. near the town of Glanis, which is close to Camp Pendleton.
Early reports said the aircraft was carrying nuclear material, but the air facility said that was not the case.
“We ask for the public’s patience as we work diligently with first responders and the unit involved to identify what occurred this afternoon,” the Marines said in a tweet.
The MV-22B Osprey is generally used to transport troops and equipment to support Marine operations. The Osprey can take off and land as a helicopter but transit as a turboprop aircraft.
Reached by phone Wednesday, the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office referred all questions to the Marine Corps. Air Station Yuma.
MCAS Yuma could not immediately be reached for comment.
More than 40 people have died while flying on Ospreys since 1991. Most recently in March, one crashed in Norway, killing four American service members.
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Numerous gaming-related projects, including DC Comics' superhero NFT card collection, Delysium, StarHeroes, and VeeFriends' "Book Games," join ImmutableX to achieve greater stability, scalability, and security
SYDNEY, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From the world's first playable AAA blockchain game Delysium to iconic DC Comics' superheroes like Batman and Superman, the world's most highly anticipated web3 projects are opting to migrate to, or launch, on ImmutableX — an industry-leading NFT minting and trading platform and a Layer-2 rapid-scaling solution on Ethereum.
Noting the need for greater stability, scalability, and security as top reasons for their move, projects such as Cross the Ages, Delysium, and Ember Sword were initially developed on Ethereum scaling platform Polygon but ultimately chose ImmutableX.
One of the most ambitious web3 gaming projects to date, Delysium is a play-and-earn massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). Set in a dynamically generated, AI-powered open-world experience, the first playable AAA game is truly player-owned and allows gamers to become a full-fledged part of its ecosystem.
Meanwhile, the collapse of the Terra Network saw games like Deviants' Factions, Undead Blocks, Tatsumeeko, and StarHeroes move to ImmutableX. Nifty League from Ethereum Layer-1. Developers have found migration a simple task, noting that they could easily implement Immutable APIs for a vertically-integrated "one-stop shop" solution.
Projects porting over to ImmutableX also cite the need for a fully dedicated gaming chain that benefits from the network effects of Ethereum while incurring little to no gas fees or debilitating transaction latency.
Serving as another draw for projects, Immutable launched a $500 million developer and venture investment fund in June. The fund was designed to accelerate the growth of the ImmutableX protocol by providing investment support and blockchain gaming expertise, including direct access to advisory for tokenomics, game design, and community and marketing support.
ImmutableX is also attracting brand new projects in addition to those migrating from other ecosystems. In March, Cartamundi and Warner Bros. Consumer Products announced the launch of new hybrid physical and NFT trading cards based on legendary superheroes such as Batman and Superman — with their digital parts minted on ImmutableX. And in August, Belarusian-American entrepreneur and internet personality Gary Vaynerchuk — creator of NFT collection VeeFriends — revealed a series of gamified Book Games on ImmutableX.
"So many top-tier Web3 projects choosing to build on ImmutableX is great recognition for what we're building — and we're just getting started," said Robbie Ferguson, Co-Founder and President of Immutable. "I'm very excited by the caliber of projects partnering with Immutable and the pace at which they're joining. As Immutable brings the next billion players to web3, continuing to build the most scalable, secure and developer-friendly network will be crucial in enabling builders to bring their creative visions to life."
In addition to offering superior security and scalability, ImmutableX has been attracting gaming titles because the platform is designed for games by games. Immutable Games Studio, has over four years experience building top tier web3 games, including legacy title Gods Unchained and the highly anticipated Guild of Guardians.
"We're witnessing a demand for security, stability, and scalability in the industry, which is why many partners are joining ImmutableX. Our gas-free and carbon-neutral environment, 99.99% network uptime, and vertically integrated APIs for game studios deliver dependability, streamlined integration, and an overall better user experience for gamers. We believe this trend will continue as the web3 industry grows," added Ferguson. "That's why we go beyond infrastructure solutions, offering additional advisory services, white glove launch and post-launch assistance, and a world-class support team."
Immutable is advancing the next generation of web3 games through ImmutableX, an industry-leading NFT minting and trading platform and the world's first Layer 2 rapid scaling solution on Ethereum.
Today ImmutableX, leveraging ZK roll-up technology from Starkware, has grown to become the leading platform to mint, trade and scale web3 games and NFT projects on Ethereum, offering builders and innovators a carbon-free, no gas fee solution with unlimited speed, scalability, security, and liquidity. ImmutableX is the platform of choice for world-class web3 games such as Guild of Guardians, Illuvium, Embersword, Planet Quest and many more.
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KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu has announced his government’s plan to pay $10 a month to poor households to ease the growing hardship caused by the scrapping of subsidies on gasoline.
In a letter to the Nigerian Senate, which was read during Thursday’s sitting, Tinubu said 12 million households will benefit from the handout for a period of six months. The government plans to fund it through an $800 million World Bank loan for which Tinubu is seeking legislators’ approval.
“It is expected that the program will stimulate economic activities in the informal sector and improve nutrition, health, education, and human capital development of beneficiaries’ households,” he said of the social welfare initiative.
Meanwhile, Tinubu declared a state of emergency on food security and directed the release of grains to households.
Dele Alake, his spokesman, said that “as with most emergencies, there are immediate, medium- and long-term interventions and solutions. In the immediate term, we intend to deploy some savings from the fuel subsidy removal into the agricultural sector focusing on revamping the sector.”
The president scrapped the gasoline subsidy on his first day in office at the end of May, ending a decades-long program that made gasoline affordable for many but which authorities said was expensive and economically unsustainable. The subsidies cost the government an estimated $10 billion in 2022.
He said his government would use the money usually budgeted for subsidies in other vital projects. However, the end of the subsidy program more than doubled the price of gasoline, resulting in severe hardship for citizens already battling high inflation of 22.4% and where at least 63% of the more than 210 million population face “multidimensional poverty,” according to the national statistics agency.
Tinubu said the planned $10 monthly handout would have “a multiplier effect” on about 60 million individuals, though some Nigerians criticized it as inadequate and unsustainable.
In Kano state, the economic hub of northern Nigeria, traders said the country’s cost of living crisis had crashed their returns as sales dwindled and the commodity prices went up.
The cost of transportation has also increased by more than 100% in Kano city since May when the subsidy was scrapped, residents said, as is the case across most parts of Nigeria where most of the residents rely on public transport.
“We don’t sell anything anymore, so how do you expect me to be feeding my family?” asked Yusuf Ibrahim, who sells clothes in the city. “The government is not doing what we elected them to do.” | https://www.kron4.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-nigerian-leader-plans-10-monthly-handout-to-poor-households-after-gas-subsidy-ends/ | 2023-07-14 14:03:13 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-nigerian-leader-plans-10-monthly-handout-to-poor-households-after-gas-subsidy-ends/ |
NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominari Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: DOMH) ("Dominari" or the "Company") today provided an update on the $2 million share repurchase program (the "Share Repurchase Program") authorized by the Company's Board of Directors on December 5, 2022.
The Company reported that on February 2, 2023, the Company purchased 4,520 shares of common stock at $3.8476 per share.
Additional shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, or other means in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and Rule 10b -18 of the Exchange Act. The timing, number of shares repurchased, and prices paid for the stock under this program will depend on general business and market conditions as well as corporate and regulatory limitations, including blackout period restrictions.
About Dominari Holdings Inc.
Dominari Holdings Inc. (f/k/a Aikido Pharma Inc.) until recently was focused primarily on the development of a diverse portfolio of small-molecule anticancer and antiviral therapeutics and related patent technology. In September 2022, the Company agreed to acquire a registered broker-dealer and transition its primary business operations to fintech and financial services. Upon the final closing of this acquisition, the Company's fintech and financial services business will be operated through its subsidiary, Dominari Financial Inc. The Company continues to develop its therapeutics and related patent technology, as well as other ventures, through its subsidiary, Aikido Labs, LLC.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "predict," "forecast," "project," "plan," "intend" or similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are forward-looking statements. While the Company believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of this release. These forward-looking statements are based upon current estimates and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC, not limited to Risk Factors relating to its business contained therein. Thus, actual results could be materially different. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Contact:
Investor Relations:
Hayden IR
Brett Maas, Managing Partner
Phone: (646) 536-7331
Email: brett@haydenir.com
www.haydenir.com
Dominari Holdings Inc. (f/k/a AIkido Pharma Inc):
Phone: 212-745-1373
Email: investorrelations@aikidopharma.com
www.aikidopharma.com
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s controversial disciplinary chamber for the country's top court on Monday changed its own previous ruling and ordered an outspoken judge reinstated to work.
The decision comes as Poland’s leaders are urgently debating abolishing the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, which has been a sore point in Poland's relations with the European Union and an obstacle in obtaining much-needed EU funds for pandemic recovery. A draft law by President Andrzej Duda on the topic could be debated in parliament this week.
The right-wing government, which is pursuing a generous social policy and extending aid to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian war refugees, is seeking ways to reach an accord with the EU on the issue of the judiciary and obtain the frozen billions of euros.
The EU said it was a breach of the rule of law and launched sanctioning steps after Poland's government used the disciplinary chamber to sanction and suspend judges who had been critical of the changes it made to the judiciary.
One of the judges, Pawel Juszczyszyn, was suspended in early 2020 and has been battling for reinstatement. On Monday, a one-judge panel of the Disciplinary Chamber ruled that Juszczyszyn's long suspension has been in violation of the independence that judges are entitled to and interfered with Poland's justice system.
Juszczyszyn's superior at the court in Olsztyn, who so far has ensured his suspension, vowed Monday to reinstate him within weeks.
Other judges are battling against their suspensions, which they see as politically-motivated, including Igor Tuleya of a Warsaw court. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Poland-s-divisive-disciplinary-body-restores-17192999.php | 2022-05-23 19:59:34 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Poland-s-divisive-disciplinary-body-restores-17192999.php |
HOUSTON, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boxer Parent Company Inc. (the "Company"), the indirect parent company of BMC Software, Inc. ("BMC"), today announced the early tender results of its previously announced offers to purchase for cash (collectively, the "Offer") its 8.375% Senior Notes due 2026 (the "Euro Notes") and its 9.125% Senior Second Lien Notes due 2026 (the "Dollar Notes" and, together with the Euro Notes, the "Notes") for an aggregate purchase price, excluding Accrued Interest (as defined below), of up to $100 million (as it may be increased or decreased, the "Total Maximum Amount"); provided that the Company will only accept Dollar Notes up to an aggregate purchase price, excluding Accrued Interest, of $45 million (the "Dollar Notes Maximum Amount"). The Offer is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated August 16, 2022 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase"). Acceptance of Euro Notes with respect to the Total Maximum Amount has been determined by reference to an FX rate of EUR 1 = USD 1.0011. Capitalized terms used in this announcement but not defined have the meaning given to them in the Offer to Purchase.
The following table sets forth, among other things, the principal amount of Notes validly tendered as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 29, 2022 (such date and time, the "Early Tender Time") and the principal amount of Notes accepted for purchase:
(1) For each €1,000 principal amount of Euro Notes or each $1,000 principal amount of Dollar Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Time and accepted for purchase. The Total Consideration for each series of Notes is inclusive of the Early Tender Premium. All Holders whose Notes are accepted for purchase will receive the applicable Accrued Interest in addition to their Total Consideration.
Since the aggregate purchase price for the tendered Euro Notes exceeds the Total Maximum Amount, the Company is accepting Euro Notes only on a prorated basis. The aggregate principal amount of each Holder's validly tendered Euro Notes accepted was determined by multiplying the aggregate principal amount of Euro Notes validly tendered by such Holder by a proration factor of approximately 75.814%, and subject to the rounding and further scaling provisions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. No Dollar Notes tendered will be accepted for purchase.
All Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at or prior to the Early Tender Time and accepted for purchase will be purchased by the Company on the "Early Settlement Date," which is expected to occur on September 2, 2022. Payment for the Notes that are purchased on the Early Settlement Date will include accrued and unpaid interest ("Accrued Interest") on such Notes, rounded to the nearest cent per €1,000 principal amount of Euro Notes or per $1,000 principal amount of Dollar Notes, from the last interest payment date up to, but not including, the Early Settlement Date.
The Offer is scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time on September 13, 2022 (such date and time, the "Expiration Time"). Withdrawal rights expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 29, 2022. Notes that have been tendered may no longer be withdrawn. Since the aggregate purchase price for the tendered Notes exceeds the Total Maximum Amount, no additional Notes which are tendered after the Early Tender Time and prior to the Expiration Time will be accepted for purchase.
The Company has retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to act as Tender and Information Agent for the Offer. Questions regarding the Offer may be directed to:
D.F. King & Co, Inc.
Email: bmc@dfking.com
Offer Website: www.dfking.com/bmc
48 Wall Street
22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Banks and Brokers call: (212) 269-5550
All others call (toll free): (866) 207-2356
The Dealer Manager for the Offer is:
OFFER AND DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS
This news release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security. Neither this news release nor the Offer to Purchase constitutes an invitation to participate in the Offer in or from any jurisdiction in or from which, or to any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such invitation or for there to be such participation under applicable securities laws and regulations. The distribution of this news release and the Offer to Purchase in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by laws and regulations. Persons into whose possession this news release or the Offer to Purchase comes are required by each of the Company, the Dealer Manager and the Tender and Information Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
United Kingdom
The communication of this news release and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer is not being made, and such documents or materials have not been approved, by an authorized person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the "FSMA"). Accordingly, such documents or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents or materials is exempt from the restriction on financial promotions under Section 21 of the FSMA on the basis that it is only directed at and may be communicated to (i) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments, being investment professionals as defined in Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Financial Promotion Order"); (ii) persons who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.") of the Financial Promotion Order; (iii) any other persons who are existing noteholders or other persons falling within Article 43 of the Financial Promotion Order; (iv) persons who are outside the United Kingdom; or (v) persons who are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This news release is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this news release relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
Italy
None of the Offer, this news release or any other document or materials relating to the Offer have been or will be submitted to the clearance procedures of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa ("CONSOB") pursuant to Italian laws and regulations. The Offer is being carried out in the Republic of Italy ("Italy") as an exempted offer pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the "Financial Services Act") and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended. Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes that are located in Italy can tender Notes for purchase in the Offer through authorized persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of 15 February 2018, as amended from time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993, as amended) and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations or with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.
France
The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in the Republic of France ("France"). Neither this news release nor any other document or material relating to the Offer has been or shall be distributed to the public in France and only qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation"), are eligible to participate in the Offer. This news release has not been and will not be submitted for clearance to nor approved by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
Belgium
Neither this news release nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offer have been submitted to or will be submitted for approval or recognition to the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (Autorité des services et marches financiers / Autoriteit financiële diensten en markten) and, accordingly, the Offer may not be made in Belgium by way of a public offering, as defined in Article 3 of the Belgian Law of April 1, 2007 on public takeover bids, as amended or replaced from time to time. Accordingly, the Offer may not be advertised and the Offer will not be extended, and neither this news release nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offer (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) has been or shall be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than "qualified investors" (investisseur qualifié/gekwalificeerede belegger) within the meaning of Article 10 of the Belgian Law of June 16, 2006 on public offerings of investment instruments and the admission of investment instruments to trading on regulated markets (as amended from time to time).
European Economic Area
This news release and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Regulation. The Offer is only available to qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Regulation. None of the information in this news release and any other documents and materials relating to the Offer should be acted upon or relied upon in any member state of the European Economic Area by persons who are not qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Regulation.
Switzerland
This news release and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer do not constitute an offering prospectus and have been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for prospectuses under the Swiss Code of Obligations, the Swiss Financial Services Act or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this news release nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offer may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. Neither this news release nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offer has been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this news release will not be filed with, and the Offer will not be supervised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority and the Offer has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes.
General
This news release does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell Notes (and tenders of Notes in the Offer will not be accepted from Holders) in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the Dealer Manager or any of the Dealer Manager's affiliates is such a licensed broker or dealer in any such jurisdiction, the Offer shall be deemed to be made by the Dealer Manager or such affiliate, as the case may be, on behalf of the Company in such jurisdiction.
In addition to the representations referred to above in respect of the United States, each Holder participating in the Offer will also be deemed to give certain representations in respect of the other jurisdictions referred to above and generally as set out in "The Offer—Procedure for Tendering Notes" in the Offer to Purchase. Any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer from a Holder that is unable to make these representations will not be accepted. Each of the Company, the Dealer Manager and the Tender and Information Agent reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer, whether any such representation given by a Holder is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result the Company determines (for any reason) that such representation is not correct, such tender shall not be accepted.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This release may contain forward-looking statements (including without limitation information concerning the timing and results of the Offer and statements to the effect that the Company or its management "will," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "plans" or other similar expressions). Actual results may differ materially as a result of a number of factors. Caution must be exercised in relying on these and other forward-looking statements. Due to known and unknown risks, the Company's results may differ materially from its expectations and projections.
The Company disclaims any intent or obligation other than as required by law to update its forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events.
About BMC
BMC works with 86% of the Forbes Global 50 and customers and partners around the world to create their future. With our history of innovation, industry-leading automation, operations, and service management solutions, combined with unmatched flexibility, we help organizations free up time and space to become an Autonomous Digital Enterprise that conquers the opportunities ahead.
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NEW YORK — The U.S. government took extraordinary steps Sunday to stop a potential banking crisis after the historic failure of Silicon Valley Bank, assuring depositors at the failed financial institution that they would be able to access all of their money quickly.
The announcement came amid fears that the factors that caused the Santa Clara, California-based bank to fail could spread, and only hours before trading began in Asia. Regulators had worked all weekend to try and come up with a buyer for the bank, which was the second largest bank failure in history. Those efforts appeared to have failed as of Sunday.
In a sign of quickly the financial bleeding was occurring, regulators announced that New York-based Signature Bank had failed and was being seized on Sunday. At more than $110 billion in assets, Signature Bank is the third-largest bank failure in U.S. history.
The Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and FDIC said Sunday that all Silicon Valley Bank clients will be protected and have access to their funds and announced steps designed to protect the bank’s customers and prevent more bank runs.
“This step will ensure that the U.S. banking system continues to perform its vital roles of protecting deposits and providing access to credit to households and businesses in a manner that promotes strong and sustainable economic growth,” the agencies said in a joint statement.
Regulators had to rush to close Silicon Valley Bank, a financial institution with more than $200 billion in assets, on Friday when it experienced a traditional run on the bank where depositors rushed to withdraw their funds all at once. It is the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, behind only the 2008 failure of Washington Mutual.
Some prominent Silicon Valley executives feared that if Washington didn’t rescue the failed bank, customers would make runs on other financial institutions in the coming days. Stock prices plunged over the last few days at other banks that cater to technology companies, including First Republic Bank and PacWest Bank.
Among the bank's customers are a range of companies from California’s wine industry, where many wineries rely on Silicon Valley Bank for loans, and technology startups devoted to combating climate change.
Sunrun, which sells and leases solar energy systems, had less than $80 million of cash deposits with Silicon Valley Bank as of Friday and expects to have more information on expected recovery in the coming week, the company said in a statement.
Stitchfix, the popular clothing retail website, disclosed in a recent quarterly report that it had a credit line of up to $100 million with Silicon Valley Bank and other lenders.
Silicon Valley Bank began its slide into insolvency when its customers, largely technology companies that needed cash as they struggled to get financing, started withdrawing their deposits. The bank had to sell bonds at a loss to cover the withdrawals, leading to the largest failure of a U.S. financial institution since the height of the financial crisis.
Yellen described rising interest rates, which have been increased by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation, as the core problem for Silicon Valley Bank. Many of its assets, such as bonds or mortgage-backed securities, lost market value as rates climbed.
Sheila Bair, who was chairwoman of the FDIC chair during the 2008 financial crisis, recalled that with almost all the bank failures during that time, “we sold a failed bank to a healthy bank. And usually, the healthy acquirer would also cover the uninsured because they wanted the franchise value of those large depositors so optimally, that’s the best outcome.”
But with Silicon Valley Bank, she told NBC's “Meet the Press,” “this was a liquidity failure, it was a bank run, so they didn’t have time to prepare to market the bank. So they’re having to do that now, and playing catch-up.” | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national-news/us-government-silicon-valley-bank-clients-will-get-funds | 2023-03-12 23:58:10 | 0 | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national-news/us-government-silicon-valley-bank-clients-will-get-funds |
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.1 has shaken the southern island of Crete. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake struck just before 10 a.m. local (1900GMT) Thursday on the island’s southern coast, at a depth of nearly 9 kilometers (5.6 miles).
Earthquakes are common in Greece, and Crete is one of the country’s most quake-prone areas. Severe damage and injuries are rare. In 1999, an Athens quake killed 143 people. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-magnitude-5-1-quake-rattles-greek-island-of-crete-but-no-early-reports-of-damage-or-injuries/ | 2023-05-19 10:30:42 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-magnitude-5-1-quake-rattles-greek-island-of-crete-but-no-early-reports-of-damage-or-injuries/ |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 1-year-old Australian shepherd took an epic trek across 150 miles (241 kilometers) of frozen Bering Sea ice that included being bitten by a seal or polar bear before he was safely returned to his home in Alaska.
Mandy Iworrigan, Nanuq’s owner who lives in Gambell, Alaska, and her family were visiting Savoogna, another St. Lawrence Island community in the Bering Strait, last month when Nanuq disappeared with their other family dog, Starlight, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
Starlight turned up a few weeks later, but Nanuq, which means polar bear in Siberian Yupik, was nowhere to be found.
About a month after Nanuq disappeared, people in Wales, 150 miles (241 kilometers) northeast of Savoonga on Alaska’s western coast, began posting pictures online of what they described as a lost dog.
“My dad texted me and said, ‘There’s a dog that looks like Nanuq in Wales,’” Iworrigan said.
She reactivated her Facebook account to see if it might be her wandering hound.
“I was like, ‘No freakin’ way! That’s our dog! What is he doing in Wales?’” she said.
The events of Nanuq’s journey will likely always be a mystery.
“I have no idea why he ended up in Wales. Maybe the ice shifted while he was hunting,” Iworrigan said. “I’m pretty sure he ate leftovers of seal or caught a seal. Probably birds, too. He eats our Native foods. He’s smart.”
She used airline points to get her dog back to Gambell on a regional air carrier last week, a charter that was transporting athletes for the Bering Strait School District’s Native Youth Olympics tournament.
Iworrigan filmed the happy reunion when the plane landed at the airstrip in Savoonga, with both she and her daughter Brooklyn shrieking with joy.
Except for a swollen leg, with large bite marks from an unidentified animal, Nanuq was in pretty good health.
“Wolverine, seal, small nanuq, we don’t know, because it’s like a really big bite,” she said. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/dog-returns-home-after-150-mile-alaskan-sea-ice-odyssey/ | 2023-04-12 22:04:51 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/dog-returns-home-after-150-mile-alaskan-sea-ice-odyssey/ |
COVID-19 Rose among Top Five Telehealth Diagnoses Nationally in November 2022, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- National telehealth utilization increased 1.9 percent in November 2022, from 5.2 percent of medical claim lines in October to 5.3 percent in November, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.1 The increase in telehealth utilization followed a one-month decline in utilization in October. Telehealth utilization was higher than the national average in the West (5.7 percent), Midwest (2.6 percent) and South (2.4 percent), while remaining unchanged in the Northeast. The data represent the privately insured population, including Medicare Advantage and excluding Medicare Fee-for-Service and Medicaid.
Diagnoses
In November 2022, COVID-19 increased in rank among the top five telehealth diagnoses nationally and in most regions, after two months of declining in rank nationally and in most regions. COVID-19 climbed from fifth place to third place nationally and in the Midwest. In the South and West—where it had fallen off the list in respectively, October and September—it reappeared in third place in November. In the Northeast, its rank remained unchanged at third place.
In November, acute respiratory diseases and infections remained in second place nationally and in every region. Though this diagnosis did not continue the climb in the rankings it had exhibited in September and October, it continued to rise in percentage share of telehealth claim lines nationally and in every region. Nationally, in November, acute respiratory diseases and infections grew from 4.1 percent to 5.1 percent of telehealth claim lines.
Specialties
Nationally and in the West, among the top five telehealth specialties in November 2022, primary care nonphysician rose from fifth place to fourth place, where it supplanted psychologist, which fell to fifth place. Social worker remained the number one telehealth specialty nationally and in every region, though it dropped everywhere in its percentage share of telehealth claim lines, while primary care physician and primary care nonphysician rose everywhere in percentage share.
Procedure Codes
From October to November 2022, the rankings of the top five telehealth procedure codes did not change nationally or in any region when compared to the prior nine months. The number one telehealth procedure code nationally and in every region remained CPT®2 90837, one-hour psychotherapy. However, CPT 90837 and CPT 90834, 45-minute psychotherapy, declined in their percentage share of telehealth claim lines nationally and in most regions. The exception was the South with CPT 90834, which exhibited no change.
Costs
For November 2022, the Telehealth Cost Corner spotlighted the cost of CPT 97110, therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion and flexibility, each 15 minutes. Nationally, the median charge amount for this service when rendered via telehealth was $65.32, and the median allowed amount was $32.85.3
About the Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker
Launched in May 2020 as a free service, the Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker uses FAIR Health data to track how telehealth is evolving from month to month. An interactive map of the four US census regions allows the user to view an infographic on telehealth in a specific month in the nation as a whole or in individual regions. Each infographic shows month-to-month changes in telehealth's percentage of medical claim lines, as well as that month's top five telehealth procedure codes, diagnoses and specialties. Additionally, in the Telehealth Cost Corner, a specific telehealth procedure code is featured, with its median charge amount and median allowed amount.
FAIR Health President Robin Gelburd stated: "We welcome sharing these varying windows into telehealth utilization as it continues to evolve. This is one of the many ways we pursue our healthcare transparency mission."
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FAIR Health is a national, independent nonprofit organization that qualifies as a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code. It is dedicated to bringing transparency to healthcare costs and health insurance information through data products, consumer resources and health systems research support. FAIR Health possesses the nation's largest collection of private healthcare claims data, which includes over 40 billion claim records and is growing at a rate of over 2 billion claim records a year. FAIR Health licenses its privately billed data and data products—including benchmark modules, data visualizations, custom analytics and market indices—to commercial insurers and self-insurers, employers, providers, hospitals and healthcare systems, government agencies, researchers and others. Certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a national Qualified Entity, FAIR Health also receives data representing the experience of all individuals enrolled in traditional Medicare Parts A, B and D; FAIR Health includes among the private claims data in its database, data on Medicare Advantage enrollees. FAIR Health can produce insightful analytic reports and data products based on combined Medicare and commercial claims data for government, providers, payors and other authorized users. FAIR Health's systems for processing and storing protected health information have earned HITRUST CSF certification and achieved AICPA SOC 2 compliance by meeting the rigorous data security requirements of these standards. As a testament to the reliability and objectivity of FAIR Health data, the data have been incorporated in statutes and regulations around the country and designated as the official, neutral data source for a variety of state health programs, including workers' compensation and personal injury protection (PIP) programs. FAIR Health data serve as an official reference point in support of certain state balance billing laws that protect consumers against bills for surprise out-of-network and emergency services. FAIR Health also uses its database to power a free consumer website available in English and Spanish, which enables consumers to estimate and plan for their healthcare expenditures and offers a rich educational platform on health insurance. An English/Spanish mobile app offers the same educational platform in a concise format and links to the cost estimation tools. The website has been honored by the White House Summit on Smart Disclosure, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), URAC, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards, appPicker, Employee Benefit News and Kiplinger's Personal Finance. FAIR Health also is named a top resource for patients in Dr. Marty Makary's book The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care—and How to Fix It and Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal's book An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back. For more information on FAIR Health, visit fairhealth.org.
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SHIJIAZHUANG, China, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As China's first national-level consumer expo and the largest such kind in the Asia-pacific region, the 2nd China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) attracted many audiences from different countries. And as the TOP 10 Chinese TCM Enterprise, Yiling Pharma (002603.SZ) presented its Lianhua health products on the expo.
30 years ago, Yiling was founded by Professor Wu Yiling (who later was elected as a member of the China Academy of Engineering due to his medical achievement). And after 30 years of development, now Yiling has become one of China's key hi-tech enterprises. The Lianhua health products include Lianhua Qingwen Capsules and a series of products made from Lianqiao (forsythia) and Jinyinhua (honeysuckle), here Lian refers to Lianqiao (forsythia), and Hua refers to Jinyinhua (honeysuckle). Now Lianhua Qingwen has become a star medicine in the fight against the Covid-19 and is available in nearly 30 countries and regions.
The Lianhua health products were also selected as the expo's designated anti-Covid-19 products. During the expo, the Lianhua Masks became big because there was something very special in the masks. In every mask, there were two Lianhua cool bursts-two little tiny blue balls with herbal antibacterial essential oil extracted from forsythia and honeysuckle. Before wearing the mask, people squeeze the cool bursts and very easily the balls will burst, and the fragrant smell just comes out quickly and stuffs the mask. The smell can greatly alleviate the feeling of stuffiness and suffocation when wearing a mask.
The Lianhua Health Products also include Lianhua Throat Refreshing Bacteriostatic Spray which has anti-inflammatory and bacteriostatic functions on throat and mouth and can ease throat discomfort and refresh breath. There are herbal extracts from forsythia, honeysuckle, liquorice, and green tea in this product and has no side-effects. By combining different Lianhua Health Products like Lianhua Cool Bursts, Lianhua Throat Refreshing Bacteriostatic Spray, Lianhua Wash-free Hand Sanitizer, Lianhua Hand Cream etc. in one package, Yiling has produced different "Healthy Kit" to meet different people's needs.
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Live Updates: National coverage of June 7 primary night
Tuesday, June 7, is the busiest day of the 2022 primary season, as seven states head to the polls.
Voters in California, New Jersey, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota, Montana and Iowa are deciding which candidates will face off in November's general election.
Here are live updates of results, breaking news and emerging storylines from races in all seven states:
9:20 p.m. ET
Two GOP heavyweights in South Dakota have been declared early primary winners by the AP: Sen. John Thune and Gov. Kristi Noem.
Both GOP incumbents had to stave off challenges from opponents on their political right, highlighting the emerging energy of the far-right activist wing of the Republican party.
Also, in Mississippi, House stalwart and Jan. 6 committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson has won the Democratic nomination in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District.
Thompson's seat is believed to be safe in November's general election.
9:10 p.m. ET
Rep. Trent Kelly is the winner of the Republican primary for the U.S. House in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District, according to the AP.
Kelly defeated Mark Strauss, a former Libertarian candidate in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District.
Additionally, the AP is reporting that Dianne Black has won the Democratic nomination in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District.
Kelly and Black will face in November's general election.
9:00 p.m. ET
The polls have closed in Iowa, New Mexico and South Dakota.
8:55 p.m. ET
The AP is reporting that Rep. Andy Kim has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District.
The two-term congressman's district stretches from the suburbs right outside Philadelphia to the Jersey Shore, and, according to Politico, is likely to lean Democratic in the general election.
8:45 p.m. ET
The second race of the night to be called by AP is the Democratic primary in New Jersey's 1st Congressional District, which goes to incumbent Rep. Donald Norcross.
Norcross has held the seat since 2014.
8:30 p.m. ET
Tom Malinowski wins the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.
Malinowski's seat is being heavily targeted by the GOP in November. The two-term congressman won by less than a point in 2020, and with redistricting, the district has become redder in 2022.
The favorite to be his opponent in the general election is Thomas Kean Jr., the former minority leader of the state senate, who is backed by GOP stalwarts like former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
8:00 p.m. ET
The first polls of the night have closed in New Jersey and Mississippi.
All four of Mississippi's House seats were on the ballot Tuesday night, while New Jersey voters were picking candidates for 12 seats. | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/june-7-primary-night/40222186 | 2022-06-08 01:33:25 | 0 | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/june-7-primary-night/40222186 |
Consul: 20% of Americans in Hong Kong left in past 2 years
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HONG KONG (AP) — The U.S. consul general in Hong Kong says about 20% of the Americans living in the city have left over the past two years. Greg May says Hong Kong’s strict anti-COVID-19 measures and “diminishing freedoms” have “clearly impacted the city,” citing the departure of roughly 15,000 Americans as one of the outcomes. May also says concerns remain over Hong Kong’s reputation as a business center, which “depends on adherence to international standards and the rule of law.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s office in Hong Kong says May “slandered the rule of law and freedom in Hong Kong” and “deliberately discredited Hong Kong’s business environment.” | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/01/26/consul-20-of-americans-in-hong-kong-left-in-past-2-years/ | 2023-01-27 13:10:24 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/01/26/consul-20-of-americans-in-hong-kong-left-in-past-2-years/ |
With warmer weather approaching, Temple’s two warming shelters opened for the final time this month on Tuesday.
Bill Scofield, the warming shelter coordinator for Temple Impact Church, said that his organization and the Temple Salvation Army would not open their shelter’s doors as temperatures rise.
The National Weather Service shows highs to reach into the 70s by this weekend, with a high of 73 degrees on Saturday and 72 on Sunday. Lows at night will stay in the mid- to low 50s, with a chance of rain on Thursday and Friday.
The city’s two shelters — Impact Church, 306 E. Adams Ave., and the Temple Salvation Army, 419 W. Ave. G. — stayed open throughout the cold Christmas weekend, providing food and a warm place to stay for those without a warm shelter.
“We have been staying open constantly,” Scofield said on Tuesday. “Yesterday, we closed in the afternoon for a while but other than that we have been staying open every single day. It is finally going to break tonight because tonight should be the last night it will get below freezing for a few weeks.”
Both shelters usually open each day that temperatures, when taking into account the wind chill, reach below freezing or 35 degrees when it is wet outside.
The church and the Salvation Army provide a warm place to sleep for anyone who visits as well as warm meals for dinner and breakfast.
In recent days the shelter has been open, Scofield said the church worked with local nonprofit Feed My Sheep, which provided food each day for its guests. He said this helped greatly with servicing those in need.
Despite this help, Scofield said the organization was always in need of more supplies to help those with no warm place to go.
As always, Scofield said that warm clothes, used or new, are welcome as donations. A key need for the local homeless community is long johns and sweatpants and sweatshirts.
“Sweatpants and sweatshirts, the homeless would love to have them, it keeps them warm,” Scofield said.
While not open overnight, the Temple Public Library and Feed My Sheep, 116 W. Ave. G, are both open to those who need a warm place to stay during the day.
Jeff Stegall, executive director for Feed My Sheep, previously said his organization is in need of breakfast foods, sandwich materials, coffee, cups, creamer, sugar and boiled water.
Those interested in donating can contact the organizations directly. Impact Church can be reached by calling 254-493-5422. To reach Feed My Sheep, call 254-239-9863. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_e8d2d866-8630-11ed-99da-eff2d3088dbe.html | 2022-12-28 00:16:08 | 0 | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_e8d2d866-8630-11ed-99da-eff2d3088dbe.html |
Mexico president complains US is funding opposition
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andres Manuel López Obrador has again complained to the United States that the U.S. government is funding organizations opposed to his administration, this time in a letter to President Joe Biden.
The letter was dated Tuesday, the same day López Obrador met with a White House official. The president made a similar complaint in a diplomatic note two years ago, just before a virtual meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris.
In the letter, López Obrador states that the United States Agency for International Development for some time has funded “organizations openly opposed to the legal and legitimate government,” an act he described as “interventionist.”
“I am sure that you do not know about this issue and for that reason I respectfully request your appreciated intervention,” read the letter, which López Obrador read at his morning news briefing Wednesday.
USAID’s goals for Mexico focus on reducing “impunity, crime and violence by constraining the operational space for organized crime in targeted areas,” according to its current development strategy.
The organizations that López Obrador has identified as opposition include the local branch of Article 19, an international freedom of expression organization, which has been critical of the number of journalists killed in Mexico.
López Obrador met Tuesday with U.S. Homeland Security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall, to discuss coordination ahead of the end of U.S. asylum restrictions at their shared border.
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Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD), in connection with its proposed tender offer by Johnson & Johnson. Under the tender offer, ABMD shareholders will receive $380.00 in cash, reflecting an enterprise value of approximately $16.6 billion, and a non-tradeable contingent value right (CVR) entitling the holder to receive up to $35.00 for each share of ABMD common stock owned. If you own ABMD shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us at one of the numbers listed above or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/abmd
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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — An attack by militants in Pakistan’s volatile southwestern Baluchistan province left two soldiers dead and one wounded, the military said Sunday.
The military said in a statement that the wounded soldier was an officer who was hurt during a heavy exchange of fire with fleeing attackers after their attack was repulsed. The militants were then chased into mountains in Khost province, it said.
The army did not identify the attackers and no group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault. However, Baluch insurgents operating in the region have carried out similar attacks on security forces in recent months and have also targeted coal miners.
For nearly two decades, Baluchistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency by the Baluchistan Liberation Army and other separatist groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad. The government says it has quelled the insurgency, but violence in the province has persisted. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/2-soldiers-killed-in-fighting-with-militants-in-17372604.php | 2022-08-14 14:38:57 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/2-soldiers-killed-in-fighting-with-militants-in-17372604.php |
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies buried under tons of mud from a landslide that crashed onto a hilly village on Indonesia’s remote Natuna islands, bringing the death toll to 21, officials said Thursday.
The landslide, triggered by torrential downpours, plunged down surrounding hills on Monday, burying 30 houses in Genting village on a tiny remote island in the Natuna archipelago at the edge of the South China Sea, the National Search and Rescue Agency said in a statement.
Authorities have deployed more than 200 rescuers from the search and rescue agency, police and military to search for 33 people still missing who were apparently trapped in houses that were buried under the landslide, which was 4 meters (13 feet) deep, it said.
Eight people were pulled out alive with injuries, three of whom are in critical condition, National Disaster Management Agency chief Suharyanto said Thursday. They were rushed late Monday to a hospital in Pontianak city on Borneo island, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) from Genting, but one person died at sea on the way.
The search and rescue operation has been hampered by heavy rains around the disaster site. Weather has forced the search effort to be halted several times, while downed communications lines and electricity are also impeding the operation, said Suharyanto who, like many Indonesians, uses a single name.
“We are doing our best to find the missing victims,” Suharyanto said, adding that sniffer dogs are also being mobilized in the search.
Two helicopters and several vessels carrying rescuers, medical teams and relief supplies, including tents, blankets and food arrived on the island from Jakarta and nearby islands on Wednesday.
Monday’s landslide displaced about 1,300 people who were taken to four temporary shelters, Suharyanto said. Authorities feared the death toll could still rise.
Seasonal rains and high tides in recent days have caused dozens of landslides and widespread flooding across much of Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains close to rivers.
In November 2022, a landslide triggered by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake killed at least 335 people in West Java’s Cianjur city, about a third of them children. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/indonesia-landslide-deaths-climb-to-21-dozens-still-missing/ | 2023-03-09 15:52:50 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/indonesia-landslide-deaths-climb-to-21-dozens-still-missing/ |
Williams Selected to Coach NABC All-Star Game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams joins newly-named Iona coach Tobin Anderson as coaches in the upcoming NABC – Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game in conjunction with the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Houston, Texas, the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced.
The all-star game takes place on Friday, March 31 at 3:30 p.m. at NRG Stadium as part of Reese’s Final Four Friday. The game will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network, and admission to the game and Reese’s Final Four Friday is free.
Selected as the 2022-23 District 20 Coach of the Year by the NABC, Williams led the Aggies to a 25-10 record, including a 15-3 record in SEC play. The Aggies advanced to the SEC Tournament championship game for a second straight year and earned their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in five seasons.
Williams completed his fourth season at Texas A&M and has been named the SEC Coach of the Year twice by the Associated Press (2020 and 2023). He is the first Texas A&M head coach to win 25 or more games in consecutive seasons and his 52 victories over the past two seasons match the school record. Prior to Texas A&M, Williams led Virginia Tech to three NCAA Tournaments and Marquette to five.
Player rosters for the NABC – Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game will be announced in the coming days.
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