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- UNLIMEAT has launched their plant-based jerky, funded on Kickstarter at 1035% of its target goal, on Amazon.
LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UNLIMEAT, an alternative meat brand from Korea, has begun sales of their hit plant-based jerky on Amazon. UNLIMEAT entered the US market just last month with a Kickstarter campaign that exceeded its target goal within three hours. Its launch was covered on influential media outlets such as Yahoo Finance, Fox News, and AP, and received a great deal of attention from consumers as well. The campaign successfully concluded, hitting 1035% of its funding goal in a single month.
An UNLIMEAT representative remarked, "We'd heard that it would be difficult to reach even $10,000 funding in food categories from Kickstarter, which usually showcases tech products. We're quite thrilled to have broken market expectations by receiving more than $30,000 in funding, especially because our product is plant-based, making it a smaller subdivision of the broader market. We hope that our product, which has now successfully begun sales in the USA, becomes even more popular on Amazon." According to the representative, UNLIMEAT plant-based Jerky received very steady backer attention and didn't have a drop in purchase growth index for even a single day during the month-long campaign.
UNLIMEAT plant-based jerky is made using non-GMO soy protein, wheat, and other vegetable ingredients. The jerky has a flavor and chewy texture just like meat. The jerky is created using its own proprietary texturing technology and has zero artificial ingredients. They use beet and pomegranate to create the coloring and citrus extract as the preservative.
UNLIMEAT sold two flavor plant-based jerky flavors on Kickstarter: Korean BBQ and Smoky chili. The jerky is sold in boxes of 6 packs, and one pack contains 2.5 oz of jerky. They are priced at $19.97 USD.
UNLIMEAT, a plant-based protein brand from Korea, is uniquely different from other plant-based brands in that it started as a company aimed at reducing food waste. The founder realized that vegetables that were regularly being thrown out due to minor cosmetic imperfections and that left-over fiber from vegetable processing could be made into delicious plant-based foods.
The company has just begun selling their popular plant-based Jerky on Amazon following the successful Kickstarter. In addition to the jerky available on Amazon, UNLIMEAT has a full line of plant-based proteins rolling out in the U.S. including pulled pork and Beef Mandu (Dumplings), both exclusively available at gtfoitsvegan.com.
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Jei Oh yj.oh@unlimeat.com
For additional product information:
www.unlimeat.co
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for meetings on Feb. 10, the White House announced, a month after the storming of government buildings in the Brazilian capital by far-right protesters.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the leaders would discuss U.S. “support of Brazil’s democracy and how the two countries can continue to work together to promote inclusion and democratic values in the region and around the world.” They are also set to discuss climate change, migration, economic development and security matters.
Lulu replaced President Jair Bolsonaro, who left Brazil for Florida on Dec. 30, two days before Lula’s inauguration. The ceremony proceeded without incident, but a week later thousands of Bolsonaro’s die-hard supporters stormed the capital and trashed the main government buildings, demanding that the leftish president’s election be overturned.
The action was sharply condemned by Biden, who pledged U.S. assistance. It had echoes of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump after he lost his reelection bid.
Bolsonaro is being investigated for whether he had any role in inciting that uprising. It is just one of several probes targeting the former president, which at the least could strip him of his eligibility in future races. | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-brazils-lula-to-visit-biden-on-feb-10/ | 2023-02-01 02:40:51 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-brazils-lula-to-visit-biden-on-feb-10/ |
WFO SACRAMENTO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Dixie burn scar in...
Southwestern Lassen County in northern California...
Northwestern Plumas County in northern California...
* Until 1030 PM PDT.
* At 432 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Dixie Burn Scar near Greenville. Radar
estimates between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen along the
ridges west and south of Greenville. Flooding is most likely along
Round Valley Road and near Round Valley Reservior The expected
rainfall rate is 1 inch in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts
up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the warning area will cause mud slides near
steep terrain. The mud slide can consist of rock, mud, vegetation
and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding in and around the Dixie Burn
Scar.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
the Dixie Burn Scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Chester, Almanor, Prattville, Lake Almanor West, Lake Almanor
Country Club, Canyondam, East Shore, Caribou, Seneca, Belden,
Twain, Paxton, Indian Falls, Bald Eagle Mountain, Tobin, Crescent
Mills, Storrie, Keddie and Greenville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause
extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and
ditches in the Dixie Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be
anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in
places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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Police find woman dead in refrigerator while searching apartment of suspect charged in man’s killing
CHICAGO (AP) — Officers searching the apartment of a Chicago man accused of fatally stabbing a man on a restaurant’s roof discovered the body of a young woman in his refrigerator earlier this month, authorities said.
Brandon Sanders, 33, has not been charged in the death of Iman Al-Sarraj, 18, whose beaten body was found in early July in a refrigerator at his apartment in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood.
But he was arrested June 29 and charged with murder, robbery and burglary in the May killing of Rasim Katanic, a 69-year-old who was a Bosnian War refugee, WLS-TV reported.
Prosecutors said surveillance footage shows Sanders climbing a stairwell on May 12 to a rooftop where Katanic was working on a cooler compressor atop Tahoora Sweets & Bakery. Katanic was later found stabbed to death on that roof.
At his bail hearing, Sanders’ attorney said, “There are some issues with a mental state.” Sanders remains held without bail.
Katanic’s daughter, Aida Sutardio, told the Chicago Sun-Times her father had retired at 66 but continued doing maintenance work for longtime clients of his heating, ventilation and air conditioning business, including the restaurant where he was found on the roof.
She said she is having a difficult time grasping “that he was slaughtered on top of a roof.”
“We never thought that this is how his life would end,” Sutardio said.
The Associated Press left telephone messages Friday with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office seeking comment on the status of the investigation into Al-Sarraj’s death.
Al-Sarraj’s father, Khalil Sarraj, said his daughter was born in Chicago after he came to the United States from Israel. “My heart is shattered in a million pieces,” he said.
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(KTLA/NEXSTAR) — Summer’s still blazing across the U.S., but it’s officially fall at Starbucks. The coffee giant’s Pumpkin Spice Latte is available at locations nationwide starting Tuesday — one of its earliest-ever release dates.
But even though the “PSL” has become a cult classic, the seasonal favorite wasn’t always beloved.
The drink was not a huge hit with taste-testers when it was proposed in 2003, Starbucks veteran Tim Kern told Quartz in 2013. The reason for some of the skepticism was part of why it would ultimately become so popular: the flavor.
“A number of us thought it was a beverage so dominated by a flavor other than coffee that it didn’t put Starbucks’ coffee in the best light,” Kern said.
Then-Starbucks product manager Peter Dukes — who’s considered “the father of the pumpkin spice latte” — says tasters’ concerns almost kept the drink from seeing the light of day. Dukes, who admits that PSL wasn’t a favorite among other new flavors being considered at that time, has frequently opined that the Pumpkin Spice Latte was “the flavor that almost wasn’t.”
Starbucks ultimately decided to test the drink in 100 stores, according to Food & Wine. The gamble paid off big.
“Within the first week of the market test, we knew we had a winner,” Dukes said in 2014. “Back then, we would call store managers on the phone to see how a new beverage was doing, and you could hear the excitement in their voices.”
Forbes estimated Starbucks sold 200 million PSLs by 2010 and made about $100 million on them by 2015.
The beverage combines Starbucks’ espresso and steamed milk with flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove. Real pumpkin is also incorporated into the recipe, according to the coffee giant.
The drink is available hot, iced or blended.
Why is the Pumpkin Spice Latte so popular?
In 2016, A. Pawlowski, a writer for TODAY.com, tried to dissect the drink’s popularity. Pawlowski talked to NBC News’ Health and Nutrition Editor Madelyn Fernstrom, who offered three possible theories:
- The drink’s combination of fat and sugar, in addition to its cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, are “a treat for the taste buds.” Salt content was also noted, as Fernstrom indicates that the PSL contains “one-tenth the amount of salt you should be consuming in a whole day.”
- The second possible reason for its popularity is brain association. According to Fernstrom, the spices you associate with fall — nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves — bring happy holiday memories to mind and make you feel happier.
- Third, and most obviously, caffeine.
In addition to the PSL, the Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew is returning for its fourth year on menus. It combines Starbucks cold brew with vanilla syrup, and it is topped with pumpkin cream cold foam and a dusting of pumpkin spice.
While August 30 is among the earliest release dates for Pumpkin Spice Lattes, it isn’t the earliest in recent history: The drink returned to stores on August 24 last year. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/starbucks-psl-almost-didnt-happen-heres-why-it-did/ | 2022-08-30 20:48:00 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/starbucks-psl-almost-didnt-happen-heres-why-it-did/ |
While NFL games consistently dominate cable TV ratings, the league is taking another major step to acknowledge the changing preferences of viewers by offering a playoff game next season exclusively on a digital platform.
The NFL announced Monday that NBCUniversal has earned the rights to air a wild card weekend playoff game exclusively on its Peacock streaming service. It marks the first time an NFL postseason matchup will be available to consumers digitally rather than on a national broadcast or cable network.
The Peacock exclusive game — which NBC reportedly paid $100 million for — will air on Saturday, Jan. 13, at either 8:15 or 8:30 p.m. ET. It will still be broadcast on NBC stations in the markets of the two competing teams, but viewers outside those markets will have to subscribe to Peacock if they want to watch. The game will also be available digitally for subscribers of NFL+.
"We are thrilled to partner with the NFL on this industry milestone, bringing to Peacock the first ever exclusively live streamed NFL Playoff game," NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua said in a statement. "With America’s No. 1 primetime show for a record 12 consecutive years, the terrific regular season SNF (Sunday Night Football) schedule revealed last week, and today’s announcement, we can’t wait for the 2023 season to kick off."
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The NFL's collaboration with NBC signifies another big step by the league to leverage the power of digital platforms and extend its reach to a wider audience. Amazon Prime Video had exclusive broadcast rights to all "Thursday Night Football" games last season. ESPN+ has aired one international NFL game each of the last two seasons.
Peacock will also be the exclusive home on an NFL regular season game for the first time this year, as the Buffalo Bills will travel to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers in a prime-time matchup between two heavyweight offenses on Saturday, Dec. 23.
"As Peacock continues to grow, nothing says ‘must-have’ programming more than live NFL games," said Kelly Campbell, President, Peacock and Direct to Consumer, NBCUniversal. "With the first-ever exclusive live streamed NFL Playoff game and our first exclusive regular season game, plus the entire season of Sunday Night Football and Football Night in America, and the Peacock Sunday Night Football Final postgame show, fans can stream the best of the NFL on Peacock all season long."
With two Saturday playoff games and one Sunday match, NBCUniversal will be the first media company to broadcast three NFL playoff games in a single weekend.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia, June 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Several international research institutes and centers have developed a growing interest in the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage season, one of the largest annual human gatherings on earth, with some US and British universities publishing research papers proving that Hajj is an abundant source of positive human emotions.
Some of these papers found that Hajj supports the principles of tolerance and peace among pilgrims, facts that are considered as a testimony by neutral parties for the benefit of the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, as well as other Saudi authorities who strive to provide millions of pilgrims with a modern yet spiritual atmosphere.
World-renowned Harvard University stated in a study published in 2008 that surveys conducted among several pilgrims highlighted that they develop a sense of connectedness and unity with their fellow Muslims, while they explained that taking part in Hajj supports their adherence to Islamic practices such as performing prayer and fasting.
The study, titled "Estimating the Impact of the Hajj: Religion and Tolerance in Islam's Global Gathering", stressed that performing Hajj raises awareness among Muslims, since they usually refrain from non-Islamic practices after performing pilgrimage, such as seeking blessings from amulets.
The Harvard study also highlighted Hajj as a trip that reinforces the belief in equality and harmony between different ethnic groups and Islamic sects, since strengthening the unity among people of the Muslim world cannot be accompanied by hatred towards non-Muslims, while pilgrims show an increasing sense of belief in peace with followers of other faiths.
Elsewhere, the European Journal of Social Psychology published a research paper in August 2019 titled "The Crowd Psychology of the Hajj" for the University of Sussex, based on surveyed opinions of 1494 pilgrims, which proves that pilgrims experience strong positive human emotions as they gather at the holy sites in large numbers to perform their religious duty.
Analysis of the study data, which included 64.1 percent males and 35.6 percent females from 72 countries, exposed that the crowd density in the holy sites does not impact the pilgrims negatively, who usually feel safe and comfortable.
The paper also revealed that such positive emotions develop as a result of solid infrastructure, technological improvements introduced by the pilgrimage management, and the sheer volume of resources and intellectual energy involved in the occasion to enhance the safety of pilgrims.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The mother of a Walmart employee who was shot and wounded by a former co-worker inside a Walmart store in Indiana says the gunman had repeatedly threatened to kill her daughter.
Jenny Couch told WFIE-TV that her daughter, 28-year-old Amber Cook, was targeted by Ronald Ray Mosley II because he was in love with her boyfriend. When the boyfriend told Mosley that he wasn’t interested in him romantically, Mosley became angry with Cook and threatened to kill her, she said.
“He kept sending my daughter messages, anonymous, everything. He kept calling her, telling her that he was going to kill her, that he watched her walk her dog,” Couch told the Evansville station Friday.
According to the Evansville Police Department, 25-year-old Mosley walked into a store break room where employees were meeting Thursday night and shot Cook in the face with a 9mm handgun. Another employee escaped the room and called 911. Law enforcement officers responded within minutes and fatally shot Mosley. There were about 40 employees and 40 shoppers in the store at the time, but no one else was injured.
On Friday, Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin praised as a hero a female employee who came to the victim’s aid after Mosley left the break room in pursuit of a male employee who had fled. Bolin said she called 911, moved the victim to another room, locked the door and turned out the lights before Mosley returned looking for the wounded woman.
Mosley had worked at the southwestern Indiana store until he was fired last year after being charged with four misdemeanor counts of battery in May 2022 for attacking four co-workers, Evansville police said Friday.
A probable cause affidavit in that case states Mosley told police he had issues with people at work and “lost control.” A man who was one of those victims told police that before the attack Mosley was “mad at him” because he told Mosley he had no romantic interest in him, according to the affidavit.
After the 2022 attack at the store, Mosley pleaded guilty to the battery charges, and the case was referred to Vanderburgh County’s mental health court, the county’s prosecutor, Diana Moers, said Friday. Moers said Mosley had been complying with court-ordered mental health treatment.
Couch said her daughter has life-threatening injuries after being shot in the head but described her daughter as “very strong. Strong-willed, strong-headed.” She said Cook is surrounded by loved ones at an Indianapolis hospital but is frightened.
“My little girl, laying up here, wondering if she’s even going to wake up. She’s scared to go to sleep because she’s scared that she’s not going to wake up,” Couch said.
Sgt. Anna Gray with Evansville police said Friday that the woman was in stable condition after being taken by helicopter to the hospital in Indianapolis. She said Saturday that police did not have an update on her condition.
Walmart said in a statement on Saturday that the store has not reopened.
“The store remains closed while we provide support to our associates and determine next steps. An appropriate reopening date has yet to be finalized,” the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail giant said.
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MIAMI, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative Eyewear, Inc. ("Innovative Eyewear" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LUCY; LUCYW), the developer and retailer of smart eyewear under the Lucyd®, Nautica®, and Eddie Bauer® brands, is proud to announce the launch of its newest collection, Lyte 2.0, now available for purchase on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/lucyd.
Customers can choose various styles and colors to fit their preferences and lifestyles. With affordable price points and advanced features, Lyte 2.0 represents a unique and desirable solution for customers who want to stay connected, enhance their productivity, and enjoy the convenience and style of traditional eyewear.
The Lyte 2.0 collection represents the next generation of smart eyewear, featuring the latest technology and design innovations to provide users with a seamless and intuitive experience. A four-speaker array provides immersive open-ear audio that matches the sound quality of traditional earbuds without obstructing your hearing. The new speaker system provides an enhanced mid-range and bass response compared to the previous Lucyd Lyte.
The Lyte 2.0 collection is designed to provide users with a unique blend of fashion and functionality, combining sleek and stylish frames with advanced features such as open audio, voice control, and app integrations. With Lyte 2.0, users can stay connected to the world around them while enjoying high-quality audio and the power of the internet, all in one convenient and stylish wearable device.
"We are excited to launch the Lyte 2.0 collection and bring the next generation of smart eyewear to our customers," said Harrison Gross, CEO of Innovative Eyewear Inc. "Our goal is to provide users with a seamless and intuitive experience, and we believe that the Lyte 2.0 collection represents a major step forward in the evolution of smart eyewear."
Innovative Eyewear is a developer and retailer of cutting-edge smart eyewear, under the Lucyd®, Nautica® & Eddie Bauer® brands. True to our mission to Upgrade Your Eyewear®, our Bluetooth audio glasses allow users to stay safely and ergonomically connected to their digital lives, and are offered in hundreds of frame and lens combinations to meet the needs of the optical market. To learn more and explore our continuously evolving collection of smart eyewear, please visit www.lucyd.co.
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MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) _ Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB) on Friday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $14.8 million.
The Middleton, Wisconsin-based company said it had net income of 36 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 48 cents per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.04 per share.
The holding company posted revenue of $749.5 million in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $784.2 million.
For the year, the company reported profit of $71.6 million, or $1.75 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.13 billion.
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The San Francisco Board of Education has ushered in a new public comment process, but because of ambivalent reviews, board leadership is unsure if they will continue with it.
Like most open government meetings in California, board meetings traditionally take public comment on an agenda item after the item is presented. But this means some sessions can last well into the evening, leaving parents, teachers and staff sometimes waiting six or more hours to give comment.
That's why, starting April 11, the board moved all public comment to the beginning of their meeting at 6:30 p.m. A unique, albeit temporary, pivot.
"We tried this different format to make it more accessible," board president Kevine Boggess told The Examiner. "The reality is that our board meetings sometimes last past midnight. And that really is a deterrent for people providing public comment and giving input through the public comment process."
Boggess added that the board will likely pivot to the traditional model in June and would reconsider its public comment protocol in the fall — whether to revert to the traditional mode or adopt this new process.
Reviews so far have been mixed.
Annie Phan, a parent and former San Francisco Unified School District teacher, said, "A predictable time for public comment is easier on family schedules."
Phan, a director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, added, "I'm curious if (the new process will) change the nature of public comments that come in and how it will be moderated for equity of perspective."
Maya Keshavan, a former SFUSD parent, said the new process presents some challenges. "If (you) want to talk to multiple agenda items, it cuts time because you have to fit in multiple topics in one time slot," she said.
And Siva Raj, parent and co-leader of the campaign that recalled school board members last year, said he is looking forward to how "this actually plays out."
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"On the positive side, parents and other commenters won't have to wait all night to give comments," Raj said.
Boggess admitted it was "a bit messy" and "clumsy" at first try.
April and May's meetings allotted 90 minutes total for public comment, although a May 9 meeting saw over 70 public commenters, which caused some back-and-forth discussion between commissioners on whether or not to continue past the 90-minute mark. The board did end up continuing with public comment at Commissioner Alida Fisher's request.
When asked if the board would consider eliminating remote public comment in the interest of time, Boggess said it was not an option.
Unlike The City's Board of Supervisors and smaller school districts like Piedmont Unified in the East Bay, the San Francisco Board of Education has not considered removing remote public comment, despite the fact that they can do so after the governor's COVID-19 emergency declaration was lifted in February.
"I would love for (the board) to maintain that accessibility for folks who need it and also for folks who just aren't able to come out because of other life commitments or work commitments," he said.
Now three meetings into the experiment, Boggess said, "Some people really appreciate it because it makes it a lot more convenient to provide comment. And then I've heard from other people who feel that it's minimizing the opportunity for public comment and really minimizing transparency."
The intention, he said, is to ensure community members feel heard and respected.
"Hopefully, the work we are doing to perfect our board comment process will be a leading example," he said. | https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/education/why-sf-school-board-public-comment-format-may-change-again/article_f9068f04-fa6e-11ed-ba9d-5f3dd2637288.html | 2023-05-25 00:49:25 | 0 | https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/education/why-sf-school-board-public-comment-format-may-change-again/article_f9068f04-fa6e-11ed-ba9d-5f3dd2637288.html |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Several days after a concourse at Nashville International Airport (BNA) was evacuated amid reports of “noxious fumes,” airport officials have shared what exactly was to blame.
BNA said the initial calls about “an unpleasant odor” in Concourse C near Tootsies came in just before 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 16. Passengers and employees were evacuated from the concourse by Airport Operations and Department of Public Safety (DPS).
By 2:55 p.m., members of the Nashville Fire Department were dispatched to the airport to respond to “something airborne causing breathing problems,” according to officials. Photos and videos shared with Nexstar’s WKRN showed emergency responders gathering on the tarmac outside the concourse and walking through the airport with masks and oxygen tanks.
The FAA also issued a ground stop for a short time to allow emergency crews to operate safely.
According to BNA, the fire department conducted air quality testing, found no hazardous contaminants in the air, and determined it was safe for people to return to Concourse C shortly before 4 p.m.
Officials said DPS reported a brown liquid sprayed onto the dust wall near a trash can at the start of the concourse.
In a statement released Sunday evening, the airport said chemical samples taken by the fire department revealed the substance involved in the incident was butoxyethyl acetate, a solvent commonly used in lacquers, varnishes, enamels, and resins.
BNA reported Wednesday that DPS determined the source of the irritant was actually bear spray.
A passenger had reportedly realized bear spray was in their backpack after leaving the TSA checkpoint, so they tossed it in a trash can before boarding their plane.
Officials said video footage showed a custodian going through the trash, discovering the bear spray, and accidentally activating the canister.
“Nashville International Airport is committed to the safety of its passengers, staff, and airline partners. We take these matters seriously,” BNA said Wednesday. “Research was a critical component of this incident to understand the full scale of the situation to keep the public informed – as details unfolded. We will continue our efforts to provide an optimal experience for all travelers.”
Bear spray is not permitted in carry-on or checked bags, according to TSA.
In a statement Wednesday, TSA said the bear spray was “missed during the security screening of a passenger’s carry-on bag.”
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Indiana football 2023 schedule, kickoff, results, TV, radio
Scott Horner
Indianapolis Star
The Indiana Hoosiers 2023 football schedule, with date, location, opponent, time (ET) and TV. All games will be carried by the Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network (105.1 FM in Bloomington; 93.1, 93.5, 107.5 FM in Indianapolis):
Sept. 2, vs. Ohio State, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Sept. 8 (Fri.), vs. Indiana State, 7 or 8 p.m., BTN
Sept. 16, vs. Louisville at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, noon, BTN
Sept. 23, vs. Akron, TBA, TBA
Sept. 30, at Maryland, TBA, TBA
Oct. 14, at Michigan, TBA, TBA
Oct. 21, vs. Rutgers, noon, TBA
Oct. 28, at Penn State, TBA, TBA
Nov. 4, vs. Wisconsin, TBA, TBA
Nov. 11, at Illinois, TBA, TBA
Nov. 18, vs. Michigan State, TBA, TBA
Nov. 25, at Purdue, TBA, TBA | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2023/06/04/indiana-football-2023-schedule-kickoff-results-tv-radio/70278948007/ | 2023-06-04 17:05:35 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2023/06/04/indiana-football-2023-schedule-kickoff-results-tv-radio/70278948007/ |
Stephanie Lokker's presentation goes in-depth on the essentials of a measurable, sustainable strategy that is both operational and flexible in its execution.
PASSAIC, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockerbie & Co., is pleased to announce that its Managing Partner and Founder, Stephanie E. Lokker, presented at the NGLCC's Corporate Procurement Council during the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce's (NGLCC) International Business and Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lokker's speaking engagement was an invite only selection of 200 multi-national corporate partners where they met to discuss and vote on pressing issues regarding the future of supplier diversity.
The presentation, Let's Get Strategic with Supplier Diversity: From Planning Through Execution, highlights the industries best practices on measuring the success of a company's plan, and the potential ROI-value the right plan holds. Lokker highlighted the current successes the Supplier Diversity programming infrastructure she has built in New Jersey during the last eight months of her current term as a new-Board Member charged with overseeing Supplier Diversity and Certification for The New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce (NJPCC).
During the presentation, Lokker introduced Paul Shay, the Global People & Business Resource Group Lead for PRIDE Alliance at Bristol Myers Squibb, USA, to discuss their new corporate partnership with NJPCC.
Attendees gained additional insights on how to implement supplier diversity strategies and execute on creating a broader supplier base with capacity building programs. This presentation was directed towards corporate leaders who build successful programs and meaningful relationships within the diversity and inclusion of their industries.
Procurement officers and leadership executives interested in viewing Lokker's presentation should send an email to: stephanie@letsgetstrategic.com
Lockerbie is entering its fourth year in business since it opened its doors in 2019, after its Managing Partner left positions at a Big 4 and Big 3 management consultancy firms to better equip organizations to fulfill their missions and advocate for good. Their clients are Fortune 1000 and Private Equity clients. They are headquartered in a HUBZone and have fifteen federal and state supplier diversity-owned certifications.
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When was the last time you cleaned your foundation brush or concealer sponge that you use daily? If you can't remember, it's time to give them a deep clean. The makeup tools you use on your face can harbor bacteria that can cause breakouts and even eye infections if they're not cleaned regularly. And let's be honest, the layers of foundation caked onto your brush aren't doing your skin any favors.
Makeup can only work its magic when your brushes and sponges are clean, so to get that flawless foundation finish, it's important to keep your brushes from getting too yucky.
I spoke with Dr. Robert Anolik, a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, for advice on cleaning makeup tools. Here's why and how you should cleanse them.
Benefits of keeping your makeup tools clean
Looking for reasons why you should keep your makeup tools clean? Here are several.
- Your makeup applies more smoothly.
- Cleaning them can help keep breakouts at bay.
- It can help prevent infections.
- Your makeup brushes will last longer.
- You won't risk ruining a new eyeshadow pallet with a dirty brush.
How often should you clean your makeup brushes and sponges?
Cleaning your brushes and sponges regularly can help prevent breakouts. Anolik recommends that you wash your makeup brushes every seven to 10 days to protect your skin and kill any harmful bacteria.
However, if you're using a makeup sponge, like a Beauty Blender, the company recommends that you clean it after each use and let it air dry -- you should never put a damp makeup sponge in a zip-close bag as it can trap moisture and harbor bacteria.
Does not cleaning your makeup tools affect your skin?
Dirty makeup brushes can cause challenges for the skin, Anolik explains. "The brushes collect residue, dirt and oil over time but also allow an environment for growth of bacteria," he said.
Contaminated brushes can lead to blemishes on the skin through breakouts, rashes and infection. Potential infections include fungal infection, E. coli or a staph infection, which can sometimes be very serious, Anolik said.
What should you use to clean your makeup brushes?
There are several products that you may already have on hand that you can use to clean your makeup brushes and sponges. For both tools, you can use a gentle shampoo (like baby shampoo), or even Dawn dish soap.
There are also products designed specifically for cleaning makeup tools. For instance, Beauty Blender has sponge and brush cleansers, from small soap bars to liquid cleansers. You can find a variety of cleansers at your local drugstore and online retailers like Sephora and Amazon.
How to clean your makeup tools
Brushes: Start by rinsing just the tips of brushes using lukewarm water. Be careful not to get water on the handle of the brush that connects to the brush head. Anolik says this will eventually dissolve the glue that connects the brush head to the handle.
Pour a small amount of gentle shampoo or Dawn dish soap into the palm of your hand and gently swirl the brush tips around your hand. You can also use a brush cleaning mat. You'll start to see all the foundation and concealer melting away from your brush as you do this. Run the brush under water and repeat the cycle a few times until the water runs clear while rinsing.
Now it's time to let your brush dry. You can speed up the process by using a washcloth to squeeze the excess water out. After doing this, you'll need to reshape the brush and lay it out to dry with the tips hanging off the edge of the surface. This is to prevent one side from becoming flat.
Sponges: Start by running your makeup sponge under warm water until it's saturated. Use a gentle cleanser, like baby shampoo or Dawn dish soap, and gently massage it into the sponge. Rinse it under warm water and squeeze out any excess cleanser. Once you're finished rinsing it, squeeze out the water and let it continue to air dry.
That's it! Once you start a routine of cleaning your brushes regularly, the process will be much shorter.
For more, check out these makeup organizers to declutter your bathroom. Also, here's how to get stubborn makeup stains out of bedding.
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The RIA technology and custodial services provider ranked 13th among midsized companies in the Sunshine State.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. and TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TradePMR, a technology and custodial services provider for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), has been named as one of Florida's Best Companies to Work For. This is the first time the growing company has been named to the list featured in the August 2022 issue of Florida Trend magazine. TradePMR ranked 13th among mid-sized companies.
"At TradePMR, we keep it fairly simple. We want all of our team members to feel valued, and respected and to have pride in their purpose. From the day I hired my first employee, I wanted each employee to have a place to grow," said Robb Baldwin, Founder, and CEO of TradePMR. "I appreciate all of the team members that voiced their opinions and work to make TradePMR what it is today."
Most recently the company implemented an Education Assistance Program which
provides tuition reimbursement, as well as supports other certification and professional growth programs. In 2021, the firm formalized its employee-led philanthropy program, providing each employee with a dollar-for-dollar match-back program during the height of the pandemic. The monetary program was added to an existing Philanthropy Paid Time Off program that began in 2018.
"I am incredibly proud of our employee-led philanthropy programs at TradePMR," continued Baldwin. "We are clearly a service-led organization – both to our clients and our communities."
In 2020, TradePMR expanded its corporate footprint to the Greater Tampa Bay area to continue to attract and retain top talent in the technology and financial services industries. Since the expansion, the company has grown nearly 30 percent in employee size.
To participate, companies or government entities were required to have at least 15 workers in Florida and to be in operation for at least one year. Companies that chose to participate underwent an evaluation of their workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics. The process also included a survey to measure employee satisfaction. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking.
The Best Companies To Work For In Florida program is managed by Florida Trend and Workforce Research Group and is endorsed by the HR Florida State Council. Workforce Research Group managed the registration, survey and analysis and determined the final rankings. For a list of the 100 Best Companies To Work For In Florida, go to FloridaTrend.com/BestCompanies.
For more information about beginning your career at TradePMR visit TradePMR.com/careers. Resumes are accepted at hr@tradepmr.com.
For more than two decades, TradePMR has worked with growth-minded independent registered investment advisors (RIAs), providing innovative technology tools and support designed to transform their businesses. The privately-held brokerage and custodian services provider (Member FINRA/SIPC), based in Gainesville, Fla., works to streamline fee-only investment advisors' operations through comprehensive custodial, operational, and trading support. For more information, visit www.TradePMR.com.
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Virtual team will ensure stable power supply for the upcoming 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou
HANGZHOU, China, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 15 at 10:27 AM, the intelligent monitor in the distribution network control hall at the power supply service command center of State Grid Hangzhou Power Supply Company ( "SGHPSC") issued a power outage alert. The alert signaled that the Gudang Substation 10 kV Zhaori 9674 line switch had tripped. Swiftly responding to the situation, the emergency repair expert promptly identified the affected area, and directed the repair crew to the location. Within one minute, Mr. Cai, a resident in the affected area, received a text message from the company notifying him about the outage. Simultaneously, the automated distribution system isolated the fault, restoring power to surrounding areas within three minutes. Approximately 20 minutes later, the company's emergency repair personnel arrived on-site. Notably, this was the first time where the power supplier utilized the virtual office platform, summoning digital workers to resolve a power outage. The virtual dispatcher, nicknamed Patch, granted permission for the crew to commence their work, ensuring swift resolution of the issue. Coinciding with these events, SGHPSC organized a mobilization meeting to mark the 100-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games. During the meeting the company reaffirmed its commitment to do its part to assure that the classic event would take place without a hitch by ensuring a stable power supply.
In March 2022, SGHPSC set in motion a plan to implement a six-module virtual digital employee platform, including virtual dispatching, intelligent monitoring, intelligent emergency repair, virtual office, and intelligent customer service. Each module corresponds to one dedicated digital worker, among them Patch and the emergency repair expert. By seamlessly integrating these six "employees" into the power supply service command system, SGHPSC achieved a remarkable synergy between human expertise and digital capabilities.
In 2018, SGHPSC embarked on a transformative journey by incorporating AI technology into its power grid command service, embedding into the distribution network an innovative "power brain" consisting of a grid knowledge graph, a multi-round human-robot dialogue engine, and a business decision engine. The first of these digital employees, the virtual dispatcher Patch, emerged as a remarkable outcome of this technological integration. Since then, a series of new AI-based members modeled on Patch have joined the team, including an intelligent monitor, virtual commissioner, office assistant, intelligent customer service employee, and emergency repair expert.
"The virtual digital employee team has integrated data from 17 distinct production management systems while utilizing AI and robotic process automation to handle simple repetitive tasks, significantly enhancing our productivity," explained Jiang Jian, head of SGHPSC's power supply command center. "The six virtual employees worked together seamlessly to streamline 27 business applications across six key functions within the power supply service command center, achieving a task replacement rate of over 50%."
In addition to automated filtering and analysis of alerts from power grid operations, the intelligent monitor, working hand-in-hand with Patch and the emergency repair expert, proactively issue abnormal notifications that trigger the incident response process. This reduces the time required for fault investigation and reporting from 5 minutes to 1 minute. Furthermore, the virtual office assistant efficiently manages 10 common application scenarios, including automated work order dispatch (customer service hotline: 95598), work order review assistance, and customer briefing generation, completing an average of 7 reports per day and showcasing its remarkable efficiency in handling these tasks.
As the Hangzhou Asian Games approach, the AI-powered service team is set to enhance its collaborative mechanism, optimizing it for real-time monitoring of distribution network equipment and swift deployment of on-site emergency repair services through the utilization of digital tools. This strategic approach ensures the team's ability to provide a secure and stable power supply while delivering optimized and efficient power services throughout the event. With these measures in place, the AI-powered service team is fully prepared to meet the power demands and expectations of the Games, ensuring a seamless and successful event.
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- Shows potent and rapid antibacterial activity against clinical isolates in Europe and Korea both
- CDL200, a novel endolysin pipeline for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI)
- The world's first endolysin in capsule formulation to be administered orally
BOSTON and SEOUL, South Korea, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iNtRON Biotechnology ("iNtRON", www.intodeworld.com) announced today that CDL200, a novel biological drug candidate under the development of the world's first enteric colon-targeted capsule formulation for the treatment of intractable and recurrent CDI (Clostridioides difficile Infection), confirmed the strong efficacy against clinical isolates from CDI patients.
A company official explained that the antibacterial activity of CDL200 was evaluated for 20 clinical isolates from patients in Europe and Korea, and rapid lysis effect within few minutes (1-5 minutes) after treatment was confirmed from all of the tested strains. In particular, even though majority of the tested strains are resistant strains to the commonly used antibiotics such as Metronidazole, Vancomycin, and Rifaximin, CDL200 showed very potent and rapid bactericidal activity.
CDL200 is an endolysin-based novel biological drug candidate for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection, a hard-to-treat and recurrent bowel diseases. CDL200 has innovative drug properties that can eradicate bacteria much faster than the conventional antibiotics in the market, and also can be used for the infection caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria and/or highly virulent bacteria.
CDI patient population has been increasing globally and resulting in high mortality rate due to resistance to the existing antibiotics and serious complications such as toxic megacolon, sepsis, and intestinal perforation. Although there is growing interest in refractory CDI that does not respond well to primary treatment, there are only few studies on effective treatment yet. The more serious problem is the frequency of recurrent CDI is increasing, since the risk of subsequent recurrence is over 45% in patients who have had at least one recurrence.
The conventional treatment based on Metronidazole and Vancomycin is not effective for CDI with severe intractability and repeating recurrence. And the recently attempted FMT (fecal microbiota transplantation), that is, the treatment of administering donor feces to the patient's intestinal tract, has advantages such as not suppressing the intestinal flora and not creating resistant strains, but the treatment brings objection to the general public and is limited in that there is a possibility that other pathogens from the donor may be transmitted.
The mortality rate of CDI was about 3-4% in the past, but due to intensification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the emergence of highly virulent strain (NAP1/027), the recent mortality rate has been rapidly increased to over 10%, which makes global awareness growing.
Dr. KANG, Sang Hyeon, CTO of iNtRON, said, "We have a number of new endolysin pipelines under the development utilizing our unique itLysin® technology for the serious infection that the development of effective therapeutic agents are urgently needed."
Mr. YOON, Kyung Won, CEO of iNtRON added, "Based on the development experience of SAL200, we will strive to enhance the value of our rich itLysin® pipelines and will continue to secure global competitiveness in the endolysin field."
About CDL200
CDL200 is a novel endolysin-based anti- Clostridioides difficile causes an infection of the large intestine (colon), which is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. CDL200 showed potent and rapid activity against 100% clinical isolates from multi-nation and has no disturbance of the normal flora in human's gut. The potential clinical usage and indications are CDI and IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), and the targeted administration route of CDL200 is oral in capsule formulation. CDL200 is under non-clinical stage development and IND enabling studies will be conducted throughout the year.
About iNtRON Biotechnology, Inc.
iNtRON is a leader in bacteriophage-based technology with aim to develop and investigate into the 'Immune & Immunotherapeutics' market. While pursuing global research and business development (R&BD) investments since their foundation and accelerated development after entering its IPO in KOSDAQ, the company honed in on innovating BIO New Drugs by developing various 'First-in-Concept' bio-drugs and conducting clinical studies in phases. The Company is committed to development of innovative innovation in the infectious diseases and 'Immune & Immunotherapeutics' area.
About iNtODEWORLD, Inc.
iNtRON has established its wholly owned US subsidiary, iNtODEWORLD, Inc. in 2017. iNtODEWORLD was initially registered in Delaware and the headquarter office is currently located in Boston. iNtODEWORLD provides news, updates and platform development progresses of iNtRON to its potential global partners and collaborators along with its own R&BD works in the US.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin sealed the deal reviving President Joe Biden’s big economic, health care and climate bill. But it was another Democratic senator, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who intently, quietly and deliberately shaped the final product.
Democrats pushed ahead Friday on an estimated $730 billion package that in many ways reflects Sinema’s priorities and handiwork more than the other political figures who have played a key role in delivering on Biden’s signature domestic policy agenda.
It was Sinema early on who rejected Biden’s plan to raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, as she broke with party’s primary goal of reversing the Trump-era tax break Republicans gave to corporate America.
Sinema also scaled back her party’s long-running plan to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices with the pharmaceutical companies as a way to reduce overall costs to the government and consumers. She limited which drugs can be negotiated.
Her insistence on climate change provisions forced the coal-state Manchin to stay at the table to accept some $369 billion in renewable energy investments and tax breaks. She also is tucking in more money to fight Western droughts.
And it was Sinema who in one final stroke gave her blessing to the deal by extracting an ultimate demand — she forced Democrats to drop plans to close a tax loophole that benefits wealthy hedge fund managers and high-income earners, long a party priority. Instead, the final bill will keep the tax rate at 20% instead of hiking it to the typical 37%.
“Kyrsten Sinema’s proven herself to be a very effective legislator,” said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who has negotiated extensively with his colleague over the past year, including on the tax loophole.
In a 50-50 Senate where every vote matters, the often inscrutable and politically undefinable Sinema puts hers to use in powerful ways. Her negotiating at the highest levels of power — she appears to have equal access to Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and even Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell — has infuriated some, wowed others and left no doubt she is a powerful new political figure.
While other lawmakers bristle at the influence a single senator can wield in Congress, where each member represents thousands if not millions of voters, Sinema’s nod of approval late Thursday was the last hurdle Democrats needed to push the Inflation Reduction Act forward. A final round of grueling votes on the package is expected to begin this weekend.
“We had no choice,” Schumer told reporters Friday at the Capitol.
Getting what you want in Congress does not come without political costs, and Sinema is amassing a balance due.
Progressives are outraged at her behavior, which they view as beyond the norms of sausage-making during the legislative process and verging on an unsettling restacking of party priorities to a more centrist, if not conservative, lane.
Progressive Rep. Ruben Gallego is openly musing about challenging Sinema in the 2024 primary in Arizona, and an independent expenditure group, Change for Arizona 2024, says it will support grassroots organizations committed to defeating her in a Democratic primary.
“The new reconciliation bill will lower the cost of prescription drugs,” Gallego wrote on Twitter last weekend. “@SenatorSinema is holding it up to try to protect ultra rich hedge fund managers so they can pay a lower tax.”
In fact, on the left and the right, commentators lambasted her final act — saving the tax breaks for the wealthy. Some pointed to past legislative luminaries — the late Sen. Robert Byrd, for example, used his clout to leave his name on roads, buildings and civic institutions across the West Virginia hillsides. They scoff at Sinema establishing her legacy in such a way.
“Astonishing,” wrote conservative Hugh Hewitt on Twitter. “@SenatorSinema could have demanded anything she wanted — anything that spent money or changed taxes — and with that leverage for Arizona she choose … to protect the carry interest exemption for investors. … Not the border. Not the country. A tax break. Wow.”
Democratic former Clinton-era Labor Secretary Robert Reich wrote, “The ‘carried interest’ loophole for billionaire hedge-fund and private-equity partners is now out of the Inflation Reduction Act, courtesy of Kyrsten Sinema.
“She’s up in 2024. Primary her and get her out of the Senate.”
But Sinema has never cared much about what others say about her, from the time she set foot in the Senate, breaking the rules with her whimsical fashion choices and her willingness to reach across the aisle to Republicans — literally joining them at times in the private Senate GOP cloakroom.
The Arizona senator seeks to emulate the maverick career of John McCain, drawing on his farewell address for her maiden Senate speech, and trying to adopt his renegade style alongside her own — a comparison that draws some eyerolls for its reach and scope.
Still, in her short time in the Senate, Sinema has proven herself to be a serious study who understands intricacies of legislation and a hard-driving dealmaker who does not flinch. She has been instrumental in landmark legislation, including the bipartisan infrastructure bill Biden signed into law last summer.
“There’s not been a bipartisan group that she’s not been a part of,” Warner said.
In the end, the final package is slimmer than Biden first envisioned with his lofty Build Back Better initiative, but still a monumental undertaking and a bookend to a surprisingly productive if messy legislative session.
The bill would make health care gains for many Americans, capping pharmacy costs for seniors at $2,000 out of pocket and providing subsidies to help millions people who buy health insurance on the private market. It includes what the Biden administration calls the largest investment in climate change ever, with money for renewable energy and consumer rebates for new and used electric cars. It would mostly be paid for by higher corporate taxes, with some $300 billion going to deficit reductions.
On the climate provisions, a priority for Democrats, Sinema may have played a role in keeping the sweeping provisions in the bill, when Manchin was less inclined to do so.
Environmental leaders, who have been involved in talks on the bill since last year, said Sinema has helped shape the bill all along. She was especially helpful last year when she made it clear she supports the climate and energy provisions, and her commitment to climate issues has remained steadfast, environmentalists said.
She tacked on her own priority, money to help Western states dealing with droughts, in the final push.
Jamal Raad, executive director of Evergreen Action, an environmental group that has pushed for the climate bill, said: “Senator Sinema needed money for drought relief to help her constituents stave off the worst effects of climate change. If that’s what was needed to gain her support, then good on her.’’
At home in Arizona, business allies that have been crucial to Sinema’s efforts to build an independent image have cheered on her willingness to resist party pressure over the tax increases.
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Association of Manufacturers ran ads against the deal, though they didn’t target Sinema by name, and bent her ear in a phone call this week.
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy auto and transport industry press releases from PR Newswire, including The Chicago Auto Show and Honda's partnership with Topgolf.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the auto and transportation industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- American Honda Joins Modern Golf Movement as First National Automotive Partner of Topgolf
New partnership will connect Honda and Acura brands with next-gen buyers - Expanded Chicago Drives Electric Indoor Test Track Showcases Electric Vehicle
The Chicago Auto Show has engaged a range of EV experts to support the Chicago Drives Electric hub including title sponsor, ComEd, and premier sponsors Autel, Cars.com, and Powering Chicago. - Trailways.com Announces New Service Connecting Detroit to Toronto
Detroit and Toronto reconnected by daily ground transportation for the first time since covid pandemic lockdowns. - New analysis by Geotab investigates the impact of temperature and speed on electric vehicle range
Free interactive resource uses real-world EV data to visualize factors that impact EV performance. - Kia Wins 2023 Vincentric Best Value In America Awards For 2023 Sorento PHEV And Rio
Rio identified as having the lowest cost of ownership in both the Subcompact and Subcompact Hatchback segments. - BofA to Offer Financing for Residential Electric Vehicle Chargers
New loan option enables consumers to finance electric vehicles and chargers together. - Roambee's Supply Chain Intelligence Platform Drives Record Growth for the Company
The platform is built on highly accurate real-time sensor data analytics and is the brain behind tomorrow's autonomous supply chain. - Southwest Airlines Dispatchers And Facilities Maintenance Technicians Approve Collective Bargaining Agreements
"We have now ratified agreements with five of our union-represented workgroups within the past four months," said Adam Carlisle, Vice President Labor Relations at Southwest Airlines®. - Hyundai Announces Evolve+ EV Subscription Program at the Chicago Auto Show
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How to Watch the Devils vs. Hurricanes Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for NHL Playoffs Second Round Game 3
Published: May. 6, 2023 at 3:12 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs Second Round at Prudential Center showcases the New Jersey Devils and the Carolina Hurricanes squaring off at 3:30 PM ET on Sunday, May 7, airing on TBS, SN1, and TVAS. The Hurricanes are up 2-0 in the series.
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Devils Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- When: Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TBS, SN1, and TVAS
- Where: Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
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Devils vs. Hurricanes Head-to-Head
Devils Stats & Trends
- The Devils have given up 222 total goals (2.7 per game), the eighth-fewest in league play.
- The Devils' 289 total goals (3.5 per game) rank fourth in the NHL.
- Over the last 10 contests, the Devils are 5-5-0 (75.0% of possible points).
- Over on the defensive end, the Devils have allowed 30 goals (3.0 per game) over those 10 outings.
- They are scoring at a 2.4 goals-per-game average (24 total) during that time.
Devils Key Players
Hurricanes Stats & Trends
- The Hurricanes concede 2.6 goals per game (210 in total), the second-fewest in the NHL.
- The Hurricanes' 262 goals on the season (3.2 per game) rank them 15th in the league.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Hurricanes have gone 8-2-0 to earn 90.0% of the possible points.
- On the defensive end, the Hurricanes have allowed 2.1 goals per game (21 total) over those 10 matchups.
- They are scoring at a 3.7 goals-per-game average (37 total) over that span.
Hurricanes Key Players
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Prime Day will happen twice this year
It’s only been a few months since Amazon’s biggest sales event of the year, and we’ve found out that we are getting a double-dose of savings in 2022. That’s right, a second Prime Day-type event is happening in October and it will let consumers get a jump start on holiday gift shopping. Here is a quick rundown of what to expect.
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What is this second Prime event called?
If there is anything you can expect from Amazon, it’s keeping the titles of events straightforward. The day that is set aside to celebrate all things Prime is called Prime Day. Likewise, this sales event is similarly titled. Since this one happens before the holiday sales begin, the official title is Prime Early Access Sale.
When is the Prime Early Access Sale?
Amazon is cleverly slipping this sales event into that one blank space on consumers’ shopping calendars. It is coming after the back-to-school shopping spree, but before Black Friday. This way, there can be deals on everything from Halloween to New Years, so people can get all of their shopping done for any upcoming end-of-year events and spend the time enjoying the many celebrations that occur. Prime Early Access will begin on October 11.
How long will Prime Early Access last?
Every Prime Day since 2017 has lasted longer than a single day. Forty-eight hours seems to be the magic number to create urgency, yet give people the time to shop for what they want and need. This event will be no different. The Prime Early Access Sale will last a full two days.
Who can shop the Prime Early Access Sale?
Just like all other Prime Day sales, Prime Early Access will only be open to Prime members. If you have not been a Prime member in the past 12 months, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial to take advantage of the deep discounts.
What to expect during the Prime Early Access Sale
Deepest discounts of the year
It might be hard to exceed the discounts offered on July 2022’s Prime Day, but expect the savings to be on par. However, be choosy when creating your shopping list because not everything will be the best deal. Many items will hope to ride the coattails of those deeply discounted items, so they can get picked up during the shopping frenzy.
Lightning Deals
Lightning Deals are sales that only last a brief period during Prime Day. To take advantage of Lightning Deals, put the items you want most on a watch list, so you receive a notification through your Amazon app if these products go on sale.
New tech will be introduced
Prime Day has traditionally been the time when must-have new tech is released, especially from Amazon. If there are any new models, versions or generations of products that haven’t yet been released in 2022, expect them to become available on or around Prime Early Access.
Last year’s models will offer the biggest deals
To get rid of stock, expect older models of everything, from Apple Watches to zero-turn mowers to be on sale.
Items will sell out
Just because the sales event takes place online, it doesn’t mean there is a limitless supply of products. Be prepared to shop early so you don’t miss out on the most popular items.
Deals we anticipate happening during the Prime Early Access Sale
Based on previous performance, here are some items that will probably go on sale.
The hugely popular AirPods Pro has active noise cancellation, transparency mode and spatial audio. This offering includes two years of AppleCare+ and protects against up to two incidents of accidental damage.
Sold by Amazon
Amazon’s revolutionary smart speaker has been a top-selling item year after year on Prime Day. It has a compact design, offers a big sound and gives you control over all the smart devices in your home.
Sold by Amazon
An air fryer will change the way you cook. This popular model from Cosori has a shake reminder and 12 one-touch cooking functions. The 5.8-ounce basket is large enough to meet the needs of a family of four.
Sold by Amazon
Apple Watch has become such a life-changing device that some doctors are now recommending it for patients to monitor their general health and fitness. The series 7 can take an ECG, measure blood oxygen and track the quality of your sleep, as well as encourage you to stay active.
Sold by Amazon
LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Book
The best learning is fun. This book can teach your child about animals, food, colors, activities and more. It is recommended for ages 18 months and up and requires two AA batteries.
Sold by Amazon
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COLLEGE SPORTS ROUNDUP: Texas Tech soccer downs Oklahoma on the road
Powered by a pair of first-half goals, Texas Tech downed Oklahoma, 2-1, to close out the Red Raiders first road swing inside Big 12 play Sunday afternoon at John Crain Field in Norman, Oklahoma.
Ashleigh Williams and Hannah Anderson proved to be the difference makers, netting both of Tech’s (5-3-4, 1-1-2 Big 12) goals in the first half.
“Every point is important, home or away, but we did play at two tough places,” Texas Tech coach Tom Stone said in a news release. “I was really proud of the first half. The team came out and was moving the ball, scoring two awesome goals. The second half was all about defense. We defended well, and organized for the majority of the half, and then, defended for our lives in the last few minutes.”
The Sooners (7-3-2, 2-1-0 Big 12) attempted to clear a service from Macy Schultz, and the ball landed directly at the feet of forward Ashleigh Williams. With plenty of space, Williams fired off a shot on her second touch and netted her fourth goal of the season in the 14th minute.
Just over 10 minutes later, Gisselle Kozarski’s corner found Hannah Anderson in the box, and Anderson was able to put away the header in the 27th minute, giving the Red Raiders a 2-0 lead.
Madison White kept the Sooners at bay through the opening 45 minutes, recording a trio of saves on Oklahoma’s six shot attempts.
In the 84th minute, the Tech lead was cut in half after a ball in the box inadvertently chipped off a Tech defender for an own goal.
The Red Raiders are slated to host Iowa State at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Texas Tech men’s soccer
The No. 7 ranked Red Raiders close out a 10-day stretch when they head to Forth Worth for the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational hosted by TCU at the Colonial Country Club.The two-day, 54-hole event begins on Monday with 36 holes, before wrapping up on Tuesday with the third and final round. The Red Raiders are paired with North Carolina, Stanford and Vanderbilt and will tee-off at 8:15 a.m. on holes 1-4. This week's 16-team field includes six teams ranked inside the top-10 of the GolfWeek Coaches poll and 11 of the top-25 programs. | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/2022/10/03/college-sports-roundup-texas-tech-soccer-downs-oklahoma-on-the-road/69533906007/ | 2022-10-03 03:05:10 | 0 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/2022/10/03/college-sports-roundup-texas-tech-soccer-downs-oklahoma-on-the-road/69533906007/ |
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Mount Laurel reported from July 3 to July 9. There were 15 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,441-square-foot home on Eddlewood Place in Mount Laurel that sold for $350,000.
Mount Laurel
7 Village Court, Mount Laurel, $193,000, 858 square feet, $225 per square-foot.
4210B Aberdeen Drive, Mount Laurel, $200,000, 1,008 square feet, $198 per square-foot.
107 Ashby Court, Mount Laurel, $237,654, 1,388 square feet, $171 per square-foot.
4407 Fenwick Lane, Mount Laurel, $250,000, 920 square feet, $272 per square-foot.
227A Derry Hill Court, Mount Laurel, $265,000, 1,080 square feet, $245 per square-foot.
4438 Church Road, Mount Laurel, $265,000, 1,598 square feet, $166 per square-foot.
17 Eastwood Lane, Mount Laurel, $289,500.
21 Eddlewood Place, Mount Laurel, $350,000, 1,441 square feet, $243 per square-foot.
8 Snowball Court, Mount Laurel, $375,000, 1,628 square feet, $230 per square-foot.
15 Leighton Drive, Mount Laurel, $401,750, 2,000 square feet, $201 per square-foot.
3 Wedel Ave., Mount Laurel, $440,000, 1,589 square feet, $277 per square-foot.
104 Indigo Drive, Mount Laurel, $460,000, 2,001 square feet, $230 per square-foot.
739 Cornwallis Drive, Mount Laurel, $525,000, 2,452 square feet, $214 per square-foot.
1 Bretton Way, Mount Laurel, $580,500, 2,755 square feet, $211 per square-foot.
7 Millstream Drive, Mount Laurel, $665,500, 3,193 square feet, $208 per square-foot.
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DALLAS (AP) — DALLAS (AP) — First Foundation Inc. (FFWM) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $8.5 million.
The bank, based in Dallas, said it had earnings of 15 cents per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 17 cents per share.
The wealth manager and commercial bank posted revenue of $148.7 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $70.5 million, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $77.2 million.
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Expands North American Operations to New Market Area in Manitoba
Adds $180 Million in Expected Annualized Revenue
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: PAG), a diversified international transportation services company and one of the world's premier automotive and commercial truck retailers, today announced that it has acquired Transolutions Truck Centres ("TSTC"), a retailer of medium and heavy-duty commercial trucks and buses, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. With this acquisition, Premier Truck Group, the Company's wholly-owned commercial truck subsidiary, continues to expand and complement its operations in Canada by establishing a presence in an additional Canadian province.
TSTC consists of five locations throughout the greater Winnipeg market, including three full-service dealerships and two parts & service centers. TSTC sells and services Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks and Thomas Built Buses, and is the licensed dealer for SelecTrucks, Daimler Truck's used vehicle brand, for the entire territory of Manitoba. The TSTC acquisition is expected to add 73 service bays, 59 technicians and approximately 200 new members to the Premier Truck Group team. The acquisition is expected to generate approximately $180 million in annualized revenue. With the inclusion of the TSTC facilities, Premier Truck Group now operates 44 locations throughout North America.
Commenting on the acquisition, Premier Truck Group President Ron Long said, "We are thrilled to expand our North American presence with the Freightliner, Western Star and Thomas Built Bus brands. For more than 30 years, Transolutions Truck Centers has built a strong legacy of providing quality service to customers across Manitoba. We look forward to continuing their legacy and welcome TSTC to the Premier Truck Group team."
About Penske Automotive
Penske Automotive Group, Inc., (NYSE: PAG) headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is a diversified international transportation services company and one of the world's premier automotive and commercial truck retailers. PAG operates dealerships in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Italy, and Japan and is one of the largest retailers of commercial trucks in North America for Freightliner. PAG also distributes and retails commercial vehicles, diesel and gas engines, power systems, and related parts and services principally in Australia and New Zealand. PAG employs over 27,000 people worldwide. Additionally, PAG owns 28.9% of Penske Transportation Solutions ("PTS"), a business that employs over 43,000 people worldwide, manages one of the largest, most comprehensive and modern trucking fleets in North America with over 419,000 trucks, tractors, and trailers under lease, rental, and/or maintenance contracts and provides innovative transportation, supply chain, and technology solutions to its customers. PAG is a member of the Fortune 500, Russell 1000, and Russell 3000 indexes. For additional information, visit the Company's website at www.penskeautomotive.com.
About Premier Truck Group
Premier Truck Group is an international medium-duty and heavy-duty commercial truck dealership group headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company has locations throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Georgia in the United States and in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, and offers a premium selection of new Freightliner and Western Star commercial vehicles, a large selection of previously owned commercial trucks and a full suite of maintenance and repair services. Premier Truck Group also offers a wide selection of retail parts and accessories. Premier Truck Group is a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group (NYSE: PAG). For additional information, visit the company's website at www.premiertruck.com
Caution Concerning Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this press release may involve forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements regarding Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s future revenue. Actual results may vary materially because of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, those related to macro-economic, geo-political and industry conditions and events, including their impact on new and used vehicle sales, the availability of consumer credit, changes in consumer demand, consumer confidence levels, fuel prices, personal discretionary spending levels, interest rates, and unemployment rates; our ability to obtain vehicles and parts from our manufacturers, especially in light of supply chain disruptions due to natural disasters, the shortage of microchips or other components, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, challenges in sourcing labor, or other disruptions; changes in the retail model either from direct sales by manufacturers, a transition to an agency model of sales, sales by online competitors, or from the expansion of electric vehicles; the continued effect of COVID-19 on the global economy, including our ability to react effectively to changing business conditions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the rate of inflation, including its impact on vehicle affordability; changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to consummate and integrate acquisitions; with respect to PTS, changes in the financial health of its customers, labor strikes or work stoppages by its employees, a reduction in PTS' asset utilization rates, continued availability from truck manufacturers and suppliers of vehicles and parts for its fleet, changes in values of used trucks which affects PTS' profitability on truck sales and regulatory risks and related compliance costs; our ability to realize returns on our significant capital investment in new and upgraded dealership facilities; our ability to navigate a rapidly changing automotive and truck landscape; our ability to respond to new or enhanced regulations in both our domestic and international markets relating to automotive and commercial truck dealerships and vehicles sales, including those related to emissions standards, as well as changes in consumer sentiment relating to commercial truck sales that may hinder our or PTS' ability to maintain, acquire, sell, or operate trucks; the success of our distribution of commercial vehicles, engines, and power systems; natural disasters; recall initiatives or other disruptions that interrupt the supply of vehicles or parts to us; the outcome of legal and administrative matters, and other factors over which management has limited control. These forward-looking statements should be evaluated together with additional information about Penske Automotive Group's business, markets, conditions, risks, and other uncertainties, which could affect Penske Automotive Group's future performance. The risks and uncertainties discussed above are not exhaustive and additional risk and uncertainties are addressed in Penske Automotive Group's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023, and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release speaks only as of its date, and Penske Automotive Group disclaims any duty to update the information herein.
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Teenager dead, man injured in Sunday morning shooting in Salisbury: Police
Maryland State Police say they are searching for suspects in a shooting Sunday morning in Salisbury that left a teenager dead and a man in hospital with gunshot wounds.
Salisbury Police Department officers responded shortly after midnight April 16 to 911 calls reporting shots fired in the 300 block of East Carroll Street in Salisbury near Buena Vista Avenue.
Officers found the two victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said in a release.
Police identified the teenager as Ja’siah Sin’cer Johnson, 16, of Salisbury. Johnson was taken from the scene to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The injured victim was identified as Jamere Capri Maynes, 22, of Salisbury. He is receiving treatment for his injuries at the Salisbury hospital.
The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was requested to respond and take the lead on this investigation. Additional assistance is being provided by State Police Criminal Enforcement Division investigators, as well as detectives and officers from the Salisbury Police Department.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Maryland State Police at the Salisbury Barrack at 410-749-3101.
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WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- We the Veterans and Military Families, a non-profit, non-partisan, pro-democracy organization (formerly We the Veterans), today announced that Jeremy Butler will join the team as the Chief Growth Officer, effective July 24, 2023. He will serve on We the Veterans' Executive Team, working with Executive Director Ellen Gustafson and Executive Chairman Ben Keiser.
"Jeremy's extensive experience in the veteran community will be an invaluable addition to our team as we expand our pro-democracy work nationally," said Ellen Gustafson, Executive Director of We the Veterans and Military Families. "Jeremy has an incredible track record of success advocating for America's veteran community as a transformative leader."
Jeremy Butler, a U.S. Navy veteran, joins We the Veterans and Military Families after a distinguished term as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Jeremy served on active duty in the Navy from 1999 to 2005 as a surface warfare officer. He currently serves in the U.S. Navy Reserves. Jeremy attended Knox College in Galesburg, IL, where he majored in International Relations. He later received his M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.
"I'm excited to join We the Veterans and Military Families and help advance their important mission to strengthen our democracy for all Americans," said Mr. Butler. "Our nation does its best work when we come together and work for the common good."
About: We the Veterans and Military Families was founded in 2021 by veterans and military family members. Our mission is to empower the veteran and military family community to strengthen American democracy by promoting patriotic civic engagement. In 2022, WtV&MF organized the +30 member Vet the Vote coalition and recruited more than 63,500 veterans and family members to serve as volunteer election poll workers nationwide.
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LONDON, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SharpCloud, a powerful visual tool for strategic business alignment, today announced that it has become an Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) member. As a partner member, SharpCloud delivers data-driven visualization and collaboration solutions to ensure project-led enterprise companies can align project work to their long-term business goals. SharpCloud complements Oracle's Enterprise level project management product system (Oracle Primavera Cloud, Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM, Oracle Primavera Unifier, Oracle Aconex, Oracle Textura, Gateway, Primavera Analytics).
SharpCloud is a unique business alignment platform that supports both top-down and bottom-up decision-making discussions, through its ability to dynamically visualize cost and schedule information across multiple views so that users can see the relationships of their work to goals. SharpCloud provides a shared workspace that connects data and people and ensures a greater connection between strategy design and delivery.
Organizations around the world waste roughly $2 trillion a year due to the ineffective implementation of business strategy, according to PMI's 2018 Pulse of the Profession® study.
"This PMI study supports our understanding that many organizations continue to have poor alignment between business goals and their in-progress project delivery schedule," said Sarim Khan, CEO, and Co-Founder of SharpCloud. "This is a huge issue for project-led organizations, where so much money and effort are just wasted. We can help Oracle Primavera customers quickly visualize and leverage the relationships and connections between their project data and business goals. This increased visibility allows them to see where they need to focus and the impact of their decisions and provides their leadership with a holistic view of the business."
"As an OPN member, SharpCloud adds the benefit of visualizing business goals that provide a natural strategic extension to the Oracle product suite," said Oracle's Dave Bullard, Senior Director Industry Innovation. "Being able to dynamically see the relationships across the different layers of a business, such as organizational goals and risks, etc., allows customers to analyze the different perspectives they need to consider in order to discuss alignment and make the right decisions."
Sarim says, "We are thrilled to be an OPN member and excited to help organizations draw connections to otherwise siloed areas of their business and better understand how their roadmap connects to the overall business direction and strategy. We want to be their go-to tool when they discuss alignment questions such as: Are we delivering against our organizational goals? Are we doing the right work? Do we know our major risks and are we dealing with them? That visibility alone is worth millions of dollars for large enterprise where projects can be worth tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars."
About SharpCloud
SharpCloud is visual business alignment software helping companies to visualize key information to inform strategic business decisions. Founded in 2012, SharpCloud has grown to service over 100 companies globally and has over 18,000 users.
Designed for decision-makers, the SharpCloud platform empowers you to view interdependencies, filter out the noise and prepare you with new insights before you take action, helping to visualize your business as a whole and keep activities and strategy aligned. Typical use cases include business road-mapping, innovation and portfolio management, and risk management.
Through smarter, more informed decisions, SharpCloud enables you to increase business agility, solve business challenges and innovate faster across the organization.
Learn more at www.sharpcloud.com or follow @SharpCloud
About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) is Oracle's partner program that provides partners with a differentiated advantage to develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle's products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to be recognized and rewarded for their investment in Oracle Cloud. Partners engaging with Oracle will be able to differentiate their Oracle Cloud expertise and success with customers through the OPN Cloud program – an innovative program that complements existing OPN program levels with tiers of recognition and progressive benefits for partners working with Oracle Cloud. To find out more visit: http://www.oracle.com/partners.
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California school district will hear community concerns about campus safety Tuesday in the wake of a fatal stabbing at a high school, a day after the teenage suspect made his first appearance in court.
Prosecutors say the 15-year-old freshman fatally stabbed one classmate and injured another last week in self-defense during a fight inside a high school classroom. The attack stunned Santa Rosa, a community best known for its wineries about 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) north of San Francisco.
The violence has prompted student protests and increased police presence at the Montgomery High School campus. The school district will hold a “listening session” Tuesday afternoon as detectives continue to investigate what prompted the initial fight.
Although the teen was initially booked on felony charges of homicide, attempted homicide and having a weapon on a school campus last week, prosecutors instead brought a manslaughter charge because the teen appeared to be acting in self-defense, The Press Democrat reported. Still, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office says the slaying was not justified under state law.
The freshman appeared in court Monday on one count of voluntary manslaughter with an enhancement for the use of a knife and one count of bringing a knife onto school grounds, the DA’s office said. The teen remains in jail and is due to return to court Friday for a detention hearing.
“There was some action taken on the part of the victim that did mitigate the actions by the minor that we charged, but that we concluded did not rise to the level of complete self-defense,” Sonoma County Assistant District Attorney Brian Staebell said.
Police say the altercation began when two groups of students were arguing last Wednesday outside an art classroom. Once inside, a 16-year-old junior from one of the groups confronted the freshman in the other group as more than two dozen students watched.
A fight broke out, and the freshman stabbed the 16-year-old with a knife at least three times, Santa Rosa police said. The 16-year-old, Jayden Jess Pienta, later died.
School officials broke up the fight, but the freshman got into another brawl with a different 16-year-old junior and stabbed him once in the hand, authorities said. The freshman fled and was later found hiding in a creek bed. Police have not determined what caused the students to fight originally.
“We are still investigating the motive, but we have no significant previous criminal contacts with any of the students involved in this incident,” Santa Rosa police Sgt. Chris Mahurin said Tuesday in an email. “We are working to get school records and determine if (this) school had addressed issues between these students. We do not have those records yet.”
Under state law, prosecutors cannot try anyone under the age of 16 as an adult, however, proceedings for certain crimes — including homicide — perpetrated by juveniles must be held in open court.
The teen’s attorney, the school district and the Montgomery High principal did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday. The Associated Press is not identifying the teenager because he is a juvenile.
About 200 students protested Monday during a walkout, saying they do not feel that school officials have done enough to address their safety on campus. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/school-safety-talks-planned-after-california-fatal-stabbing/ | 2023-03-07 23:50:30 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/school-safety-talks-planned-after-california-fatal-stabbing/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Day" game were:
01-07-08-10-11-13-14-18-19-20-22-24
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Florida deputy shoots attacking dog while serving search warrant, bullet hits other deputy
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida deputy is recovering after accidentally being shot by a fellow deputy who was trying to stop a dog from attacking them.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says the two were executing a search warrant when the homeowner's dog charged at them and attacked one of the deputies. The other deputy reportedly shot the dog to try and stop the attack.
The bullet went through the animal – and hit the other deputy.
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In an update, the sheriff's office says the deputy is going to be okay.
"The PBSO deputy was transported to a local hospital where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries."
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A Los Angeles cameraman who suffered a spinal cord injury while on a New Mexico movie set has been awarded more than $66 million in a lawsuit, among the largest settlements in the state’s history, a news outlet reported.
The Santa Fe New Mexican quoted Jame Razo as saying that the jury’s decision Friday was “a huge emotional relief.”
“I can finally begin my healing journey,” he said in a phone interview Tuesday, the newspaper reported.
The 55-year-old was a cameraman on the set of “Only the Brave,” a film about elite firefighters starring Josh Brolin and Jeff Bridges, in June 2016. He was driving a mobile camera crane unit, which weighs over 3,000 pounds (1,361 kilograms) when fully loaded, up a steep road on Pajarito Mountain in the Pajarito Ski Area near Los Alamos, when the unit tipped over and fell on him, the newspaper reported.
Razo suffered crush injuries that left several areas of his body severely damaged. Since then, he has had over 1,000 medical appointments and nearly a dozen surgeries, according to the report.
In the suit, Razo says producers were negligent by denying him time to scout the terrain first or install tank treads on the vehicle.
It took a jury four hours to decide that Razo should receive $24.6 million in damages and his wife $6 million. In addition, production companies Black Label Media and No Exit Film are liable for $27 million and $9 million in punitive damages, respectively.
Attorneys for the California-based production companies did not respond to messages from the newspaper seeking comment. | https://www.kxnet.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-cameraman-hurt-on-new-mexico-film-set-gets-66m-in-lawsuit/ | 2022-12-29 03:19:22 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-cameraman-hurt-on-new-mexico-film-set-gets-66m-in-lawsuit/ |
LUND, Sweden, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunovia AB (NASDAQ Stockholm: IMMNOV) announced, that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a preliminary payment determination implying a price of $897 for the IMMray PanCan-d test. CMS is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides health coverage to more than 100 million people in the U.S. CMS sets the basis for payment for lab tests through the clinical lab free schedule (CLFS).
CMS agreed with the recommendation made by the Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (CDLT) Advisory Panel to crosswalk IMMray PanCan-d rate to code 81503, brand name OVA1, which currently has a price of $897. After a period of public comment, CMS will finalize its basis for payment decision in November.
"Receiving the preliminary payment determination is an additional milestone on the previously communicated path for commercialization in the US. We are very pleased that the rate preliminarily determined by CMS appropriately values our innovative blood-based test for pancreatic cancer. While this does not represent a coverage determination to reimburse the IMMray PanCan-d test, it is an important step in the process of securing reimbursement for the IMMray PanCan-d test in the early detection of pancreatic cancer," said Philipp Mathieu, CEO and President of Immunovia.
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About Immunovia
Immunovia AB is a diagnostic company with the vision to revolutionize blood-based diagnostics and increase survival rates for patients with cancer.
Our first product, IMMray™ PanCan-d is the only blood test currently available for early detection of pancreatic cancer. The test has unmatched clinical performance. Commercialization of IMMray™ PanCan-d started in August 2021 in the USA and IMMray™ PanCan-d is offered as a laboratory developed test (LDT) exclusively through Immunovia, Inc. For more information see: www.immunoviainc.com.
Immunovia collaborates and engages with healthcare providers, leading experts and patient advocacy groups globally to make this test available to all high-risk pancreatic cancer groups.
The USA, the first market in which IMMray™ PanCan-d is commercially available, is the world's largest market for the detection of pancreatic cancer with an estimated value of more than USD 4 billion annually.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
0-6-9-3
(zero, six, nine, three)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
0-6-9-3
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday. setting off a fierce firefight that authorities said killed more than 20 people.
The operation was aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, some from other states, police said in an early statement.
The statement, issued Tuesday morning, said that officers were fired on while preparing their incursion and that one resident had been shot and killed on site. Local press reported that person was a 41-year-old woman hit by a stray bullet.
The police statement said 11 people also were found wounded after the shootout and taken to a nearby state hospital. But as the day wore on, residents used cars to carry more gunshot victims to that same hospital — most of whom were already dead.
By late Tuesday, 21 corpses had arrived at the hospital and seven people were receiving treatment for injuries, the state’s health secretariat said in an emailed statement.
That makes the incident one of Rio’s deadliest police operations in recent history. It comes one year after a raid of the Jacarezinho favela that left 28 people dead, prompting claims of abuse and summary executions. The episode sparked protests and also reignited debate over the proper use of police force in Rio, where a common local saying is, “A good criminal is a dead criminal.”
Just weeks after the Jacarezinho raid, a stray bullet hit a young pregnant woman during a shootout between police and alleged criminals in another favela, and her death caused further outrage.
Earlier this year, Brazil’s Supreme Court established a series of conditions for police to conduct raids in Rio’s favelas as a means to reduce police killings and violations of human rights. The court ruled that lethal force should only be used only in situations in which all other means have been exhausted and when necessary to protect life, and gave police 180 days to install devices to record audio and video on their uniforms and vehicles.
Authorities on Tuesday had sought to intercept the gang’s members outside the neighborhood, which wasn’t possible after police began taking fire, Uirá do Nascimento Ferreira, leader of the military police’s tactical unit, told reporters at a news conference in Rio.
Outside the hospital, residents of Vila Cruzeiro mourned the loss of family and friends while some protested.
Rio state public prosecutors said in a statement they had opened a criminal investigation. They gave the military police 10 days to provide details about the operation, indicating which officials were responsible for each death and the justification for use of lethal force, the statement said.
The operation was conducted jointly by the military police and federal highway police. Police seized 16 vehicles, 13 automatic rifles as well as pistols and grenades, the police statement said.
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Emmanuel Rivera Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Royals - April 26
Published: Apr. 26, 2023 at 11:23 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Emmanuel Rivera, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI last time out, battle Ryan Yarbrough and the Kansas City Royals at Chase Field, Wednesday at 3:40 PM ET.
In his most recent game, he reached base in his only plate appearance against the Royals.
Emmanuel Rivera Game Info & Props vs. the Royals
- Game Day: Wednesday, April 26, 2023
- Game Time: 3:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Royals Starter: Ryan Yarbrough
- TV Channel: BSAZ
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -278)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +180)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
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Emmanuel Rivera At The Plate (2022)
- Rivera hit .233 with 16 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 23 walks.
- In 57.8% of his 102 games last season, Rivera had a hit. He also had 16 multi-hit games in 2022.
- Including the 102 games he played in last season, he went yard in 11 of them (10.8%), hitting a home run in 3.3% of his trips to the plate.
- Rivera picked up an RBI in 29 games last season out 102 (28.4%), including eight multi-RBI outings (7.8%). He drove in three or more runs in three games.
- He touched home plate in 35.3% of his games last year (36 of 102), with more than one run on 10 occasions (9.8%).
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Emmanuel Rivera Home/Away Batting Splits (2022)
Royals Pitching Rankings (2022)
- The pitching staff for the Royals had a collective 7.6 K/9 last season, which ranked 25th in the league.
- The Royals had the 27th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.72).
- Royals pitchers combined to surrender 173 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (17th in the league).
- Yarbrough will make his first start of the season for the Royals.
- The 31-year-old left-hander has seven appearances out of the bullpen this season.
- Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of .294 against him this season. He has a 7.62 ERA and 3.5 strikeouts per nine innings over his seven appearances.
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Dry and unseasonably warm to start the week, showers and cooler temperatures coming
Dry and unseasonably warm to start the week, but a stalled front will bring rounds of showers and cooler temperatures to Alabama. Check out the videocast above for the details.
WARMER THAN AVERAGE
Today’s weather still looks mainly dry for North and Central Alabama. Overall a really nice day with warm afternoon temperatures. As a matter of fact, highs will average around 15 degrees above normal for early March.
Moisture starts to increase from the Gulf tonight into Tuesday, bringing more clouds and perhaps a few spotty showers or storms. It will remain warm, with temperatures in the upper 70s and close to 80 degrees.
WETTER AND COOLER
A frontal boundary will stall across central Alabama for the middle and end of the week, bringing with it more unsettled weather to the area. Showers are possible on Wednesday, although the entire day won't be a washout. Thursday and Friday look to be the wettest days this week, with higher coverage of rain and storms expected.
Forecasting temperatures with a stalled front in the area is always challenging. It can make for a big gradient of highs and lows depending on what side of the front you're on. After enjoying temps in the 70s for several days, it will feel much cooler with highs dropping into the 50s and 60s for the latter half of the week.
THE WEEKEND
For now, Saturday looks mainly dry and mild, but models are starting to bring in another wave of rain and storms for Sunday. We'll have to watch for the possibility of some strong (severe?) storms late in the weekend.
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Netflix is cracking down on password sharing. Here are the newly released details:
According to Netflix’s help center, there are a few countries that are subject to the crackdown so far: Peru, Costa Rica and Chile. Yahoo reported that password sharing is allowed in the same household. The U.S. may be up for the crackdown next.
Netflix will require users to provide a “primary location” for the accounts of one main household. Users reportedly must sign on to the wifi of the main household at least once every 31 days in order not to be blocked.
Account activity, device IDs, and IP addresses will determine if a device is connected to the primary location.
The streaming service told its shareholders about the new strict rules. “Later in Q1, we expect to start rolling out paid sharing more broadly. Today’s widespread account sharing (100M+ households) undermines our long term ability to invest in and improve Netflix, as well as build our business,” Netflix said.
Read more details via Yahoo. | https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/02/netflix-what-you-need-to-know-about-its-password-sharing-crackdown.html | 2023-02-02 12:40:52 | 1 | https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/02/netflix-what-you-need-to-know-about-its-password-sharing-crackdown.html |
Ron Richardson scored 15 points as Ocean Township withstood a late rally to defeat Donovan Catholic, 52-50, in Toms River.
Zayier Dean and Keith Allen had 11 points apiece for Ocean Township (2-1), which led 39-30 heading into the fourth quarter.
Brian Farrell scored 18 points for Donovan Catholic (0-2) and Peter Farlekas had 10.
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Cubs' Christopher Morel hits first career home run in major league debut
Chicago's Morel made his major league debut on Tuesday
Chicago Cubs infielder Christopher Morel made an immediate impact in his first major league appearance on Tuesday night in the team’s 7-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Morel pinch-hit for third baseman Patrick Wisdom in the eighth inning and in his first at-bat he hit a solo home run to go up 7-0.
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According to MLB.com, Morel told Willson Contreras he would hit his first-career home run in his first at-bat like the catcher did during his debut six years ago.
Morel went down 0-2 in the count before he hit the dinger.
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"I concentrated. And I said, 'I can do it. I can do it. I've done it before, so I can do it right now.' That's what I was thinking," Morel said.
Contreras jumped over the dugout railing and started to celebrate.
"I've known this guy for a really long time, and he makes me proud," Contreras said after the game. "It was amazing. He told me [he would homer], and I felt like he was going to get something done. But I was thinking of a base hit. Just a base hit. Just blooper. Just something positive. And once I saw the ball going out, I was like, that was a no-doubt. That kid has some pop in his bat."
Morel was called up to the big leagues on Monday. He was in the top 25 on the Cubs’ prospects list, according to MLB Pipeline.
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He was hitting .306 with a .945 OPS and seven home runs at Double-A Tennessee before joining the Cubs. | https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cubs-christopher-morel-first-career-home-run-major-league-debut | 2022-05-18 16:11:21 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cubs-christopher-morel-first-career-home-run-major-league-debut |
Former President Barack Obama will return to Detroit for a rally supporting Democrats on Oct. 29, 10 days before the Nov. 8 general election.
A press release from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s campaign announcing the appearance said Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and other Democrats would join Obama for a get out the vote rally. Registration is open to the public here.
Detroit is a traditional Democratic stronghold and strong turnout in the city is key to the electoral hopes of Democrats running for statewide office. Obama has remained, much like his successor, much loved among his party’s base and his appearances are a potent tool to bolster voter enthusiasm. The release highlighted abortion, voting rights and public education as themes.
Obama last appeared in Michigan days before the 2020 presidential election for rallies in Flint and Detroit and also rallied to support Whitmer’s first gubernatorial election in 2018. Gilchrist has an additional connection to Obama, having served as social media manager for Obama’s first presidential campaign.
Former president Donald Trump rallied in Michigan just two weeks ago, showcasing Whitmer’s opponent, Republican Tudor Dixon.
Related: Trump pushes his endorsees for Michigan’s highest offices in Warren rally
The day before, Obama will be in Georgia to supporting U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who is locked in a tight race against Republican Herschel Walker. The day after his Michigan rally he will travel to Wisconsin to support candidates there.
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Kristina Karamo, a 2020 election denier, wants to oversee Michigan’s voting laws | https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/10/barack-obama-to-rally-with-michigan-dems-in-detroit-oct-29.html | 2022-10-17 15:50:31 | 0 | https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/10/barack-obama-to-rally-with-michigan-dems-in-detroit-oct-29.html |
NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Horsham Police Chief Scott Fida are investigating the death of an 11-year-old boy found deceased by his father.
At 7:06 a.m. on Tuesday, Horsham Police responded to a home in the 500 block of Privet Road in Horsham Township after the boy’s father, Daniel Whitehead, found his son dead and called 911. Police arrived to find Matthew Whitehead dead in the bed in the master bedroom, where he had spent the night with his mother, Ruth DiRienzo Whitehead, according to a press release from the district attorney.
A joint investigation into the boy’s death was launched by Montgomery County Detectives and Horsham Police. The father told police that when he awoke this morning, he noticed the master bedroom door was locked and his wife’s black Toyota Highlander was missing from the garage.
While police were still in the family home, Cape May, N.J. police found the wife’s SUV partially submerged in the ocean just off Beach Avenue in Cape May. A short time later, DiRienzo Whitehead was found alive by Wildwood Crest Police, and she is being questioned by detectives, according to the press release.
Cause of death is pending an autopsy by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. No charges have been filed. | https://www.mcall.com/2023/04/11/horsham-boys-death-being-investigated-by-montgomery-county-district-attorneys-office/ | 2023-04-12 19:16:27 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/2023/04/11/horsham-boys-death-being-investigated-by-montgomery-county-district-attorneys-office/ |
PORTLAND, Ore — A New Seasons fundraiser that's been happening for the past six years has raised over $1 million for area nonprofits.
The fundraiser is called "Bag it Forward." Each time a customer brings their own reusable bag to shop, the store donates five cents towards the fundraiser.
New Seasons donates the money to the nonprofits every fall and spring. In 2022, New Seasons raised over $200,000 for the nonprofits.
Metropolitan Family Service is one of the organizations benefiting from the fundraiser. The nonprofit received $15,000 from it. It works to help people overcome barriers such as poverty.
Wednesday morning, crews were setting up a food pantry at Alder Elementary School. CEO Judy Strand said parents and students can come through the food pantry and get the healthy items they need.
"Many of our families are not able to make an income that's high enough for them to pay the rent. It's not high enough for them to buy the food they need and they can't pursue education in the way that they want," Strand said.
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New Seasons Culinary Events Specialist Kate Cavanah said a lot of the customers are fully aware of the Bag it Forward fundraiser.
"It is constant, we will continue doing it in the future! It has been successful over the past six years, we will continue doing it," Cavanah said.
Strand said the program has been crucial in helping the nonprofit fund very important programs such as the food pantries at schools.
"You need a driver for the vans, you have a relationship with the food banks, you talk with Urban Gleaners, you're moving and deciding who does what and goes where. Throughout the whole week, it's costing us close to $100,000 to operate programs in five locations," Strand said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/life/new-seasons-bag-it-forward-fundraiser/283-3beca80e-6584-4882-bfd2-e5127f631b24 | 2023-01-26 05:10:41 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/life/new-seasons-bag-it-forward-fundraiser/283-3beca80e-6584-4882-bfd2-e5127f631b24 |
FULTON, Mo. (AP) — At the entrance to Missouri prisons, large signs plead for help: “NOW HIRING” ... “GREAT PAY & BENEFITS."
No experience is necessary. Anyone 18 and older can apply. Long hours are guaranteed.
Though the assertion of “great pay” for prison guards would have seemed dubious in the past, a series of state pay raises prompted by widespread vacancies has finally made a difference. The Missouri Department of Corrections set a record for new applicants last month.
“After we got our raise, we started seeing people come out of the woodwork, people that hadn’t worked in a while,” said Maj. Albin Narvaez, chief of custody at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center, where new prisoners are housed and evaluated.
Public employers across the U.S. have faced similar struggles to fill jobs, leading to one of the largest surges in state government pay raises in 15 years. Many cities, counties and school districts also are hiking wages to try to retain and attract workers amid aggressive competition from private sector employers.
The wage war comes as governments and taxpayers feel the consequences of empty positions.
In Kansas City, Missouri, a shortage of 911 operators doubled the average hold times for people calling in emergencies. In one Florida county, some schoolchildren frequently arrived late as a lack of bus drivers delayed routes. In Arkansas, abused and neglected kids remained longer in foster care because of a caseworker shortage. In various cities and states, vacancies on road crews meant cracks and potholes took longer to fix than many motorists might like.
“A lot of the jobs we’re talking about are hard jobs,” said Leslie Scott Parker, executive director of the National Association of State Personnel Executives.
Lingering vacancies “eventually affects service to the public or response times to needs,” she added.
Workforce shortages worsened across all sorts of jobs due to a wave of retirements and resignations that began during the pandemic. Many businesses, from restaurants to hospitals, responded nimbly with higher wages and incentives to attract employees. But governments by nature are slower to act, requiring pay raises to go through a legislative process that can take months to complete — and then can take months more to kick in.
Meanwhile, vacancies mounted.
In Georgia, state employee turnover hit a high of 25% in 2022. Thousands of workers left the Department of Corrections, pushing its vacancy rate to around 50%. The state began a series of pay raises. This year, all state employees and teachers got at least a $2,000 raise, with corrections officers getting $4,000 and state troopers $6,000.
The Georgia Department of Corrections used an ad agency to bolster recruitment and held an average of 125 job fairs a month. It's starting to pay off. In the first week of July, the department received 318 correctional officer applications — nearly double the weekly norm, said department Public Affairs Director Joan Heath.
Almost 1 in 4 positions — more than 2,500 jobs -- were empty in the Missouri Department of Corrections late last year, which was twice the pre-pandemic vacancy rate in 2019.
Missouri gave state workers a 7.5% pay raise in 2022. This spring, Gov. Mike Parson signed an emergency spending bill with an additional 8.7% raise, plus an extra $2 an hour for people working evening and night shifts at prisons, mental health facilities and other institutions. The vacancy rate for entry level corrections officers now is declining, and the average number of applications for all state positions is up 18% since the start of last year.
At the Fulton prison, where staff shortages have led to a standard 52-hour work week, newly hired employees can earn around $60,000 annually — an amount roughly equal to the state's median household income. The prison also is proposing to provide free child care to correctional officers willing to work nights.
If prison staffing is too low, "it can get dangerous” for both inmates and guards, Narvaez said.
Public safety concerns also have arisen in Kansas City, where a country music fan attacked before a concert last month waited four minutes for a 911 call to be answered and an hour for an ambulance to arrive. About one-quarter of 911 call center positions are vacant — “a huge factor" in the longer wait times to answer calls, said Tamara Bazzle, assistant manager of the communications unit for the Kansas City Police Department.
In Biddeford, Maine, a 15-person roster of 911 dispatchers dipped to just eight employees in July as people quit a “pressure cooker job" for less stress or better pay elsewhere, Police Chief JoAnne Fisk said. The city is now offering fully certified dispatchers $41 an hour to help plug the gaps on a part-time basis — $10 an hour more than comparable new workers normally would earn.
This month, Biddeford also launched a $2,000 bonus for city employees who refer others who get jobs. That comes a year after Biddeford adopted a four-day work week with paid lunch periods to try to make jobs more appealing, said City Manager Jim Bennett.
To attract workers, other governments have dropped college degree requirements and spiced up drab job descriptions.
Nationally, the turnover rate in state and local governments is twice the average of the previous two decades, according federal labor statistics.
Uncompetitive wages were the most common reason for leaving cited in exit interviews, according to a survey of 249 state and local government human resource managers conducted by MissionSquare Research Institute, a Washington, D.C. -based nonprofit. The hardest positions to fill included police and corrections officers, doctors, nurses, engineers and jobs requiring commercial driver's licenses.
Along Florida's east coast, the Brevard County transit system and school district have been competing for bus drivers. On days when drivers are lacking, the transit system has cut the frequency of bus stops on some routes. The school system, meanwhile, has asked some bus drivers to run a second route after dropping children off at school, often resulting in the second busload arriving late.
Since 2022, the county has twice raised bus driver wages to a current rate of $17.47 an hour. The school board recently countered with a $5 increase to a minimum $20 an hour for the upcoming school year. The goal is to hire enough drivers to regularly get kids to class on time, said school system communications director Russell Bruhn.
In Arkansas, the goal is to get foster kids into permanent homes in less than a year. But during the first three months of this year, the state met that target for just 32% of foster children — well below the national standard of over 40%. More than one-fifth of the roughly 1,400 positions in the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services are vacant.
Many new employees leave in less than two years because of heavy caseloads and the “very difficult, emotionally tolling work,” Mischa Martin, the Department of Human Services' deputy secretary of youth and families, told lawmakers last month.
“If we had a knowledgeable, experienced workforce," she said, "they would be able to work cases in a better way to get kids home quicker.”
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Innovative product addresses both operator and consumer needs
ATCHISON, Kan., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MGP Ingredients, Inc., (MGPI: Nasdaq) announces the launch of Proterra® Crumbles, a line of chef-seasoned plant-based protein crumbles developed for foodservice operations. Ready to serve in just minutes, Proterra pea protein crumbles can help cafeterias meet growing consumer demand for plant-based foods that are both flavorful and satisfying.
Proterra's global-inspired flavors –Zesty Chimichurri and Savory Barbacoa, with more flavors under development – are the basis for versatile dishes that can be served throughout the day.
The new product line is MGP's first for the foodservice channel. The maker of specialty wheat proteins and starches leveraged 30 years' leadership in textured protein technology and the expertise of its Culinary Chef to create Proterra crumbles.
"Demand is exploding for alternatives to meat proteins," said Michael Buttshaw, MGP Vice President of Ingredient Solutions Sales and R&D. "The challenge is to create plant-based alternatives that taste good and have a texture and mouthfeel similar to meat. Proterra delivers on both."
Proterra meets other criteria that matter to consumers, including its simple label (pea protein and seasoning mix), minimum processing and Kosher and Halal certification. Proterra Crumbles are also Non-GMO Project Verified and free from major allergens.
For operators, Proterra is an economical and operationally sound choice because it doesn't contain water, reducing shipping and storage costs. It is shelf-stable and has a 12-month shelf life. In addition, Proterra has excellent holding and reheating characteristics after it is prepared, which helps minimize waste.
"We are excited about Proterra and its potential in foodservice," Buttshaw said. "We see significant opportunity in college and university cafeterias, where a younger demographic desires foods that are better for the planet."
Research from the Food Institute found that nearly 80% of Gen Z chooses meatless meals one to two times per week.
Proterra Crumbles are packaged in 2.5-pound bags, making 63 half-cup servings with 80 calories and 11 grams of protein.
For more information or to request samples visit ProterraProteins.com.
About MGP
MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGPI) is a leading producer of food ingredient solutions, premium distilled spirits and branded spirits. Since 1941, we have combined our expertise and energy aimed at formulating excellence, bringing product ideas to life collaboratively with our customers.
The transformation of American grain into something more is in the soul of our people, products, and history. We're devoted to unlocking the creative potential of this extraordinary resource. Our Ingredient Solutions segment offers specialty proteins and starches that help customers harness the power of plants and provide a host of functional, nutritional and sensory benefits for a wide range of food products.
For more information visit mgpingredients.com.
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TEXAS, USA — Congressman-Elect Keith Self won’t take his oath of office until January when the 118th Congress convenes.
But the Collin County Republican says he’s already accomplished his first order of business: selecting his office suite after a lottery.
“I picked number 35. But my first choice was still available. It reminded me of the NFL draft, although we only get five minutes to make our choice,” the Congressman-Elect said while smiling on Inside Texas Politics.
When Self is sworn in, Republicans will control the U.S. House of Representatives after they barely flipped the chamber.
They’ll first have to choose the next Speaker of the House, a position long coveted by Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican.
But McCarthy may not have the votes, as a handful of incoming Republicans have already said they won’t support his bid.
Self was blunt when asked if McCarthy should seek out Democratic support to secure the Speaker’s gavel.
“Absolutely not. The Republican conference will elect this speaker,” he told us.
And now that Donald Trump has announced a third run for President, Republicans across the country have been asked if they support him.
Like many others before him, Self said he’s not even thinking about it.
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NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mother Goose Health, the first fully integrated technology platform to offer value based obstetrics care utilizing proven clinical models, today announced a partnership with athenahealth, Inc. through the company's Marketplace program. As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, the care management platform is now available for free to athenahealth's growing network of obstetrics providers. The platform helps to identify pregnancy medical risks early, unify communication and care, and facilitate clinical interventions that improve preterm birth outcomes
"Because our platform was designed by physicians and insurance executives, we are able to achieve a high level of both physician and patient engagement based on proven clinical models that drive significant outcomes improvements and a first of its kind value based maternity care model," said Mother Goose Health CEO and Founder Kenneth Levey, MD, MPH. "Once a patient enrolls, we secure data on key health and social factors to segment patients into high, moderate, and low-risk groups. Knowing the risk and being able to predict outcomes, we seamlessly notify the obstetrical care team to intervene and then, at the direction of the physician, our in-house team of care managers, nurses, social workers, mental health professionals, physical therapists, and nutritionists utilize virtual interactions and remote patient monitoring to intervene before the next scheduled office visit." The platform integrates with athenahealth's electronic health records and medical billing services so obstetricians can easily trigger Mother Goose Health care plans, just like any other order, within their own EMR clinical workflow.
"We are thrilled to have launched Mother Goose Health and made it available to our patients," said Dr. Michael Plakogiannis, an obstetrician at Lenox OBGYN which is an independent OB-GYN practice in New York. "It seamlessly complements our office visits, decreases routine calls and messages to our team, and gives us visibility into patient needs faster, plus expands our patient offering and capacity. The integration was totally painless, and their team was amazing. This is a real value add for obstetricians."
athenahealth is a network-enabled, results-oriented software and services company that offers medical record, revenue cycle, patient engagement, and care coordination services for ambulatory and hospital clients nationwide. The company's vision is to build a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. As a Marketplace partner, Mother Goose Health joins a community of innovative, like-minded healthcare professionals who are looking to bring best-in-class solutions to the athenahealth provider base.
To learn more about Mother Goose Health's new integrated application, please visit Mother Goose Health's product listing page on the Marketplace.
Mother Goose Health is the first fully integrated platform to bring value-based care to obstetrics using proven clinical models. The platform uses data analytics and predictive risk modeling to identify pregnancy risks early, unify communication and care, and facilitate clinical interventions faster to reduce the likelihood of preterm birth, NICU stays and other complications. It includes a patient-facing mobile app and a network of maternity care coordinators working in a proprietary clinical software application that connects to the EMR. Mother Goose Health offers its app and services for free to patients and providers through contracts with independent health systems and health plans.
The athenahealth Marketplace, the largest EHR app store, is where athenahealth customers find innovative healthcare IT solutions that extend athenahealth services and allow customers to create highly tailored user experiences. Customers use Marketplace partner solutions to boost practice efficiency, increase patient satisfaction, and engage patients in their own care. The Marketplace has more than 250 solutions across 60 categories that are seamlessly integrated with athenaOne, athenahealth's network-enabled platform through which the company offers medical records, revenue cycle, patient engagement, and care coordination service offerings.
CONTACT: Ken Levey, ken@mothergoosehealth.com
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- Innoviz selected to host 3D perception workshop with NVIDIA during the European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), running October 23-27, 2022 in Tel Aviv
- During the workshop, leaders from the field of autonomous driving will present state-of-the-art techniques for 3D perception
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: INVZ) (the "Company" or "Innoviz"), a leading provider of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensors and perception software, announced it will host a workshop on 3D perception for autonomous driving with NVIDIA at this year's European Conference on Computer Vision ("ECCV"), which will be held at Tel Aviv's Expo International Convention Center from October 23-27, 2022.
ECCV is a premier event dedicated to the latest advances in computer vision, featuring keynote speakers from the world's top technology companies and academic institutions. Innoviz and NVIDIA's workshop will discuss unique challenges and advantages associated with the use of 3D data for autonomous driving and identify key requirements for perception software to process large, complex LiDAR datasets. As part of the workshop, leading experts from organizations including MIT, Waymo and Waabi will join Innoviz and NVIDIA to discuss recent trends and research in the field. Further details on the workshop are available on the workshop's website.
Earlier this year, Innoviz announced its continued collaboration with NVIDIA to develop its InnovizTwo LiDAR model for the NVIDIA DRIVE Sim.
"We're thrilled to host this workshop with NVIDIA and demonstrate why 3D perception is critical for safe autonomous driving," said Omer Keilaf, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Innoviz. "ECCV is one of the top computer vision events in the world, and this year it's in our home country of Israel, which we're proud to say is a hub for mobility innovation. This is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate the high quality of our next-generation InnovizTwo LiDAR and showcase the work we're doing with industry peers to solve the autonomous vehicle industry's toughest perception challenges."
About Innoviz Technologies
Innoviz is a global leader in LiDAR technology, working towards a future with safe autonomous vehicles on the world's roads. Innoviz's LiDAR and perception software "see" better than a human driver and reduce the possibility of error, meeting the automotive industry's strictest expectations for performance and safety. Operating across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, Innoviz has been selected by internationally-recognized premium car brands for use in consumer vehicles as well as by other commercial and industrial leaders for a wide range of use cases. For more information, visit innoviz-tech.com.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents and abortion rights advocates together spent more than $22 million on a ballot question this month in Kansas, and famed film director and producer Steven Spielberg contributed to the successful effort to affirm abortion rights.
Finance reports filed by 40 groups and individuals with the state as of this week showed that abortion rights supporters spent $11.3 million on their campaign to defeat a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution to allow the Republican-controlled Legislature to further restrict or ban abortion. Abortion opponents who pushed the measure spent nearly $11.1 million.
In Kansas' vote Aug. 2, the abortion rights side prevailed by 18 percentage points or 165,000 votes. It was the first state referendum on abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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“What it did was give huge fuel to the ”no" campaign because we didn’t any longer have to say to people, ‘This could happen or this might be what the Legislature will do,’ or any other hypothetical," said former two-term Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, also a former U.S. health and human services secretary. “They could watch in real time as Missouri shut down abortion.”
Two Republican activists have forced a hand recount of the Aug. 2 vote in nine counties accounting for 59% of the ballots cast, but it won't change the result. They have questioned the conduct of the election without providing evidence of problems.
Other Kansas abortion opponents argue that their cause was defeated mainly by out-of-state donors and groups with ties to abortion providers. Their proposed amendment would have overturned a 2019 Kansas Supreme Court decision protecting abortion rights.
“The no campaign’s most recent campaign finance report is a who’s who of out-of-state, liberal elites and shows the lengths they were willing to go in order to keep Kansas a ‘haven’ for extreme practices," said Danielle Underwood, spokesperson for Kansans for Life, the state's most politically influential anti-abortion group.
Spielberg, the Oscar-winning director of films such as “Jaws,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Saving Private Ryan” and “Jurassic Park,” contributed $25,000 to the main group opposing the proposed amendment. His wife, actress Kate Capshaw, contributed an additional $25,000.
While notable, Spielberg and Capshaw's donations were far from the largest to the “vote no” campaign. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who ran for president in 2020, contributed $1.25 million, and the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which finances liberal causes, contributed nearly $1.5 million.
In addition, Planned Parenthood affiliates and other abortion rights groups contributed almost $2.3 million to the main vote no coalition. But more than 30 other groups and individuals reported raising funds for their own efforts to defeat the proposed amendment.
On the anti-abortion side, Roman Catholic dioceses and the Kansas Catholic Conference contributed more than $4.3 million to the main coalition pushing the proposed amendment.
Kansans for Life not only spent $1.6 million on its own pro-amendment efforts but it contributed more than $1.1 million to the main “vote yes” group.
In addition, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life has said it spent $1.4 million on bringing a team of 300 college students from across the U.S. to Kansas to canvass in favor of the proposed amendment.
The activists seeking the recount also must file finance reports, Mark Skoglund, the executive director of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission said this week. But one of them, Mark Gietzen, disputed that in a text to The Associated Press, saying, “we are working on Election Integrity,” not promoting the ballot initiative.
Seven of the nine counties recounting ballots were wrapped up or expected to wrap up by Friday. Only the two most populous counties — Johnson in the Kansas City area and Sedgwick, home to Wichita — expected to continue counting Saturday.
So far, the totals are mostly the same, with no more than four votes changing. Officials said the changes are a mix of human error and how voters marked their mail-in ballots. In one case, a voter put a check mark in the oval that wasn’t picked up by the scanning machine.
Hollingsworth reported from Mission, Kansas.
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INDIANA, Pa., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&T Bancorp, Inc. (S&T) (NASDAQ: STBA), the holding company for S&T Bank with operations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, announced today that a conference call detailing the company's third quarter 2022 earnings will be held live over the Internet at 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Christopher J. McComish, chief executive officer, David G. Antolik, president, and Mark Kochvar, chief financial officer, will conduct the conference call. The public is invited to listen.
S&T Bancorp, Inc. intends to release its third quarter earnings before the market opens on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
PERTINENT USER INFORMATION:
To access the webcast, go to S&T Bancorp's webpage at the address listed above and click on "Events & Presentations." Select "3rd Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call" and follow the instructions. After the live presentation, the webcast will be archived on this website for at least 90 days. A replay of the call will also be available until October 27, 2022, by dialing 1.877.481.4010; the Conference ID is 46631.
To Ask Questions:
Prior to the webcast, please email questions to investor.relations@stbank.com. Also, participants who log into the conference call will have an opportunity to email their questions directly from the webpage beginning at 12:55 p.m. ET until the conclusion of the presentation.
Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Release:
The S&T Bancorp, Inc. Third Quarter Earnings Press Release can be accessed on Thursday,
October 20, 2022 at www.stbancorp.com. Click on "Press Releases."
About S&T Bancorp, Inc. and S&T Bank
S&T Bancorp, Inc. is a $9.1 billion bank holding company that is headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol STBA. Its principal subsidiary, S&T Bank, was established in 1902 and operates in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. S&T Bank was recently named by Forbes as a 2022 Best-in-State Bank. S&T Bank also received the highest ranking in customer satisfaction for retail banking in the Pennsylvania region by J.D. Power in 2022. For more information visit stbancorp.com or stbank.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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MAMOU, La., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bonnette Auction Company (www.bonnetteauctions.com) announces the online auction of 235.61± acres of prime farmland, ending on Thursday, August 4, 2022, 2pm CST, according to Barbara Bonnette, auctioneer.
"This is an online auction," explained Bonnette. "All bidding will take place online at our website. It will be sold by the acre in its entirety."
"Farmland is considered a stable and secure asset that will grow in value over time," said Bonnette. According to FarmFolio, "From 2000 to 2020, U.S. farmland returned an average annual rate of return of 11 percent, keeping pace with the stock market over the same time period but with significantly lower volatility. Investing in agricultural land makes intuitive sense because farmland itself it's a limited and diminishing resource. This scarcity provides near-constant pressure on supply, ensuring price support over time."
Located in Sec. 26, T5 South, R2 West, off Hwy 104 and BJ Lane Road.
This is a very productive, level rice farm, with underground irrigation, an 8" deep well, and good roads.
The owner will transfer 50% mineral rights. The 2023 crawfish crop has already been restocked.
2022 land rent will remain with the seller.
The current farm rent for rice is 60% tenant, and 40% landlord (40% chemical / cost share).
65.00 / ac crawfish rent to the landlord with a year-to-year lease.
Farm lease can be re-negotiated for 2023.
Below is a breakdown of the soils of the property.
Crowley – Vidrine Complex – 71.55%
Mowata Silt Loam – 23.77%
Kinder – Vidrine Complex – 8.28%
The property is mapped on our interactive map site, where a buyer/client can access and overlay data, soil report, etc at his /her discretion. Available on our website portal.
Those seeking additional information may visit www.bonnetteauctions.com or call 318-443-6614.
Bonnette Auctions and Real Estate Group is based in Louisiana. Bonnette Auction Company is the leading real estate auction company of commercial, residential, and agricultural real estate. The company has won multiple national marketing awards. They specialize in bringing buyers and sellers together.
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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A methane explosion collapsed a section of a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan, killing six miners and triggering a day-long rescue operation, officials said Friday. Five miners were reported injured.
The explosion took place on Thursday in the district of Harnai in southwestern Baluchistan province. A mines inspector, Mohammad Akram, said that it took rescuers 24 hours to get to the trapped miners and retrieve the bodies of those killed.
Pakistani coal miners often complain that mine owners fail to take safety precautions and install needed equipment. However, despite the danger and low wages, thousands work in mines in Baluchistan, where unemployment is higher than in other parts of Pakistan.
Baluchistan has for decades also been the scene of a low-level insurgency by small separatist groups fighting for independence from the central government in Islamabad. The separatists complain of discrimination and demand a fairer share of the province’s resources and wealth.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic state lawmakers moved Tuesday to limit the “hyperpartisanship” they said has increasingly corrupted California's local recall elections, over the objection of Republicans who said it could boost costs and thwart voters' will.
Currently, voters generally decide whether to recall a sitting official and choose that official's replacement at the same time and on the same ballot.
But that could result in a replacement taking office with a minority of votes in a multi-candidate field, and with potentially fewer votes than the official who is ousted.
That “offers bad actors a powerful incentive for targeting an elected official with whom they disagree, in order to replace them with someone who would otherwise not enjoy the support of a majority of voters,” said Democratic state Sen. Josh Newman.
The pending bill still would allow voters to recall a sitting local government official but eliminate the second step, leaving the local government to appoint a replacement or call a special election to fill the vacancy.
“Elections will be restored to their intended purpose of allowing for a referendum on the integrity or fitness of the recalled official, and not as an end-around to subvert standard electoral processes,” said Newman, who himself was recalled from the Senate in 2018 before regaining his seat two years later.
California is one of 30 states that allows for the recall of local officials, and it has recently had some bruising battles. Voters in San Francisco in June ousted their district attorney in mid-term, though voters there already use a process similar to the pending legislation. And opponents of Los Angeles' prosecutor have failed twice to mount recall elections there.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, last year easily defeated a recall attempt that critics said could have replaced him with a Republican who received a minority of votes.
Statewide recalls would not be affected by the pending measure, and Democratic Sen. Steve Glazer said he fears prospects for broader reforms “have dimmed over time.”
But local recall efforts in California have soared in recent years, from an average of 13 that qualified for the ballot annually between 2010 and 2020. However in 2021 alone 70 local officials faced recalls, Newman said.
That is voters' right, though "we may not like it, particularly if we are the target of that recall,” objected Republican Sen. Melissa Melendez.
“I don't know that we need to meddle with laws that have been in place for decades that have worked and are doing their job,” added GOP Sen. Brian Jones. “It's a solution in search of a problem.”
The Senate approved the bill 29-8, sending it back to the Assembly for a final vote before lawmakers adjourn at month's end. It would then go to Newsom for his consideration. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/California-targets-local-recall-election-17393686.php | 2022-08-24 01:17:50 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/California-targets-local-recall-election-17393686.php |
BOSTON, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stepping Stones Group (Stepping Stones), a premier, national provider of therapeutic, behavioral, autism, nursing, and educational services to children in school, home and community settings, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Building Blocks Behavior Consultants, Inc. (Building Blocks), a provider of center-based Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy for children who carry a diagnosis on the Autism Spectrum.
Established in 2006, Building Blocks was founded by Mila Zea, M. Ed., BCBA, and serves approximately 90 clients across two centers in the Sacramento, California community by providing services such as early Autism treatment, adaptive skills training, parent training, and social skills groups. Mila will remain with the company and assume the role of Regional Clinical Manger and will report to Ariella Parker, Ph.D. BCBA-D, Senior Regional Clinical Director, Autism and Community Services Practice Unit.
"Mila Zea and the Building Blocks team provide high-quality autism care for children in the Sacramento community. This is terrific opportunity for us to expand our presence in the Sacramento area and affirms our commitment to the California market for autism services," said Tim Murphy, the Chief Executive Officer of The Stepping Stones Group.
"We are excited to partner with The Stepping Stones Group and have the resources and support to focus on providing high-quality services to meet the growing need for autism services in the Sacramento community," stated Mila Zea, M. Ed., BCBA, Founder of Building Blocks.
The Stepping Stones Group is a leading provider behavioral of therapeutic and services to children including those with special needs and autism. The company serves over 1,000 clients and 300,000 children annually across 45 states. With over 30 years of experience, our team consists of over 8,000 employees including licensed clinicians and special educators, dedicated to delivering high-quality therapeutic and behavioral services. For more information: https://thesteppingstonesgroup.com/.
Building Blocks Behavior Consultants was founded in 2006 with the goal of serving families of children with special needs. Our team at Building Blocks is comprised of highly trained and dedicated behavior therapists, consultants and clinical supervisors who excel in aiding families incorporate Applied Behavior Analysis as part of their daily routines. For more information on Building Blocks: http://www.buildingblocksbc.com/.
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The British government faces significant court challenges to its new policy of deport asylum-seekers from multiple countries to Rwanda. The first deportation flight is scheduled for Tuesday.
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The British government faces significant court challenges to its new policy of deport asylum-seekers from multiple countries to Rwanda. The first deportation flight is scheduled for Tuesday.
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DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 200,000 large SUVs in the U.S. because the heating and cooling fan motors can fail and catch fire.
The recall covers Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators from the 2015 through 2017 model years.
The Dearborn, Michigan, company says in government documents that it has reports of 25 fires caused by the motors, which are behind the glove box. Thirteen fires were limited to the blower motor area, while 12 involved extensive damage to the SUVs. Three fires damaged structures and one damaged another vehicle.
One person reported injuries to their hand and fingers, and all fire reports indicated that the vehicles were running at the time of the incident, Ford said in documents posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The company says it’s not telling people to park the SUVs outdoors. It says some customers have reported inoperative fans, burning smells or smoke coming from the vents while the vehicle is on.
Dealers will replace the front blower motor assembly at no cost to owners, who will be notified starting Sept. 12.
It’s the second recent recall for the Expedition and Navigator due to problems that can cause fires.
In July, Ford expanded a May recall to 66,000 of the SUVs from the 2021 model year. The company told owners to park them outdoors due to a series of engine fires that could happen while the ignitions are off. Ford traced the cause to printed circuit boards that are susceptible to an electrical short. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/recalls/ford-recalls-nearly-200000-suvs-over-fire-hazard/ | 2022-09-01 18:29:38 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/recalls/ford-recalls-nearly-200000-suvs-over-fire-hazard/ |
The Kardashian family is celebrating our heroes.
On June 24, Khloe Kardashian shared that she and her daughter True Thompson, 4, have a special annual tradition where they visit where they bring ice cream to firefighters at the local station. As seen in an Instagram post documenting their visits throughout the years, Rob Kardashian's daughter, Dream has also been along for the ride.
"Talk about cuteness!!!" Khloe wrote in the caption on June 24. "It has been a tradition for the girls to take the brave and marvelous firefighters ice cream a few times a year. They love to meet the firefighters and tour the fire station."
The post included adorable photos of their latest trip to the station, as well as a video of the girls dancing along with some firefighters. According to Khloe, her family has been visiting the same station for years.
"Fire station 125 has been a station that the kids have visited for a while now," the reality star shared. "Not only are firefighters risking their lives for us every single day but they pick up a dance routine quite quickly. The girls wanted to show the firefighters their dance routine that they performed at their recital last weekend."
The Good American founder also took the opportunity to thank the staffers at the station. "Go station 125!! Go!!!!" Khloe added. "You guys are incredible and we are so grateful for all that you do!!"
The fire station visit comes just days after Khloe stepped out with Tristan Thompson for their daughter's dance recital. The June 18th outing marked the first time Khloe had been photographed with her ex since December, when news broke that the NBA player had fathered a child with Maralee Nichols.
The former couple were joined by Kris Jenner, Dream, and Kim Kardashian's youngest kids Chicago West, 4, and Psalm West, 3, as seen on the Daily Mail.
Khloe later shared a selfie with Dream and True from their big day on Instagram. "Today was incredible!" she wrote. "Our girls had their first dance recital and they were perfection!!!!" | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1335757/khloe-kardashian-shares-daughter-true-s-sweet-annual-tradition-honoring-local-firefighters | 2022-06-24 23:58:10 | 0 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1335757/khloe-kardashian-shares-daughter-true-s-sweet-annual-tradition-honoring-local-firefighters |
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A roof collapsed on bathers at an Idaho hot spring, sending seven people to hospitals with a variety of injuries.
The injured ranged in age from 9 to 70. All were conscious and in stable condition when taken for further medical care after the collapse Saturday afternoon at Givens Hot Springs, the Owyhee County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Witnesses said 15 to 20 people were in the pool when pieces of wood began falling in the water, KTVB-7 reported.
“I saw the first piece of wood come down from the ceiling. I heard it snap and then the whole thing caved in,” Lee Wilson said. “I got hit and knocked out and I went under the water. A firefighter saved me, and my nephew pulled me out. But it was scary.”
Wilson suffered a concussion but was released from the hospital Saturday, he said.
Nicole Caffrey said she took her 2-year-old daughter into a changing room and heard the collapse soon after.
“It literally felt like an earthquake just right behind my back,” Caffrey said.
What caused the roof collapse at the privately owned pool 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of Boise was unknown. There was no snow accumulation in the area, the sheriff’s statement said.
The hot spring was closed “due to a structural issue,” its website said Sunday.
A phone message left with the sheriff’s office seeking an update on the collapse wasn’t immediately returned Sunday. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/idaho-hot-pool-roof-fall-sends-7-to-hospitals-cause-unknown/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-01-08 20:26:28 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/idaho-hot-pool-roof-fall-sends-7-to-hospitals-cause-unknown/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Police seek suspect in shooting that killed 2 at Racine bar
Racine police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who’s a suspect in a New Year’s shooting at a bar that left two people dead, including the owner
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Racine police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who’s a suspect in a New Year’s shooting at a bar that left two people dead, including the owner.
Authorities said Monday that Abdullah Rashada, 24, is wanted for first-degree intentional homicide in the Jan. 1 shooting at Rerun’s Lounge. The shooting inside the bar killed its owner, Avery T. Stewart, 66, and Billy R. Petty, 56, both of Racine.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Rashada is considered armed and dangerous and has violent tendencies. He is known to go by “AJ” and has ties to Wisconsin and Illinois.
The Racine Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service are looking for Rashada, who is described as a Black male, 5′11 and 175 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Authorities are asking anyone who has information about Rashada’s whereabouts to contact Racine police investigator Steve Mueller at 262-939-3071 or Officer Mike Seeger with the U.S. Marshals Taskforce at 262-939-2437. | https://www.weau.com/2023/01/11/police-seek-suspect-shooting-that-killed-2-racine-bar/ | 2023-01-11 06:02:44 | 0 | https://www.weau.com/2023/01/11/police-seek-suspect-shooting-that-killed-2-racine-bar/ |
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Baltimore police arrest 17-year-old suspect in block party shooting that killed 2, wounded 28
BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities have arrested and charged a teen who detectives believe was involved in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party over the holiday weekend that left two people dead and 28 others wounded, officials announced Friday.
Members of the homicide and SWAT teams arrested the 17-year-old boy around 7 a.m. Friday after a search warrant was executed at a home, police said in a news release. He was taken to the Central Booking Intake Facility, where he was charged with possession of a firearm by a minor and possession of an assault weapon, as well as reckless endangerment and having a handgun in a vehicle, police said.
Police referred to the teen in the release as a person of interest. He is charged as an adult, but police aren’t identifying him since he is a minor, according to department spokesperson Detective Freddie Talbert.
Detectives are still actively investigating the shooting in the Brooklyn Homes area in the southern part of the city, Talbert said. A reward for up to $28,000 is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest and charges in the case.
There was a wave of shootings this week as the U.S. celebrated the Fourth of July. The gun violence that flared this week in Washington, D.C.; Louisiana; Florida; Pennsylvania; Texas; Maryland and Massachusetts left more than a dozen dead and more than 60 wounded — including children as young as 2 years old.
Earlier this week, interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said that investigators believed there were multiple shooters in the block party shooting, and that it wasn’t clear if the shooting was targeted or random.
“We don’t know exactly how many, but we do know more than one person was shooting,” Worley said. The event has been held for decades, but no permit was issued this year and police didn’t find out about it ahead of time, as they have in past years, Worley said.
Police identified the two people killed as 18-year-old Aaliyah Gonzalez and 20-year-old Kylis Fagbemi. The 28 injured victims ranged in age from 13 to 32, with more than half younger than 18, officials said. Of those injured, police said Friday that three victims remain at hospitals in fair condition.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended the prime minister from his duties on Wednesday while it decides whether the man who led a military coup in 2014 has violated the country’s term limits, potentially opening a new chapter of turmoil in the nation’s troubled politics.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s removal is likely to only be temporary since the court has generally ruled in the government’s favor in a slew of political cases.
Any decision to allow the general to stay on risks invigorating a protest movement that has long sought to oust him and reopening deep fissures in Thailand, which has been rocked by repeated bursts of political chaos since a coup toppled then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006.
Since then, Thaksin, a telecoms billionaire whose populist appeal threatened the traditional power structure, has remained at the center of the country’s politics, as his supporters and opponents fought for power both at the ballot box and in the streets, sometimes violently. The 2014 takeover ousted his sister from power.
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, a close political ally of Prayuth and part of the same military clique that that staged the coup, will take over as acting prime minister, a spokesman for the prime minister’s office said Wednesday. Anucha Burapachaisri added that Prayuth would respect the court’s decision and called on others to do the same.
But those who want Prayuth gone don’t want Prawit in power either.
“No Prayuth. No Prawit. No military coup government,” a leading protest group said in a statement after the court decision Wednesday.
The group known as Ratsadon, or The People, issued a new call for protests, but only a small number came in response.
Prayuth’s detractors contend he has violated a law that limits prime ministers to eight years in power — a threshold they say he hit Tuesday since he officially became prime minister on Aug. 24, 2014.
But his supporters contend his term should be counted from when the current constitution, which contains the term-limit provision, came into effect in 2017. Another interpretation would start the clock in 2019, following the election.
The case — in which the court is deciding whether a coup-leader has stayed in power too long — highlighted Thailand’s particular political culture: Often the soldiers who overthrow elected leaders then try to legitimize their rule and defuse opposition by holding elections and abiding by constitutional restrictions.
For instance, while Prayuth initially came to power in a coup, he won the job legally after a general election in 2019.
By a vote of 5 to 4 on Wednesday, the court agreed to suspend the prime minister from his duties while it considers a petition from opposition lawmakers. The court’s announcement said Prayuth must submit his defense within 15 days of receiving a copy of the complaint, but it did not say when it would rule.
He will remain in his other post of defense minister, according to Anucha, the spokesman.
Polls show Prayuth’s popularity is at a low ebb, with voters blaming him for mishandling the economy and botching Thailand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demand that Prayuth and his Cabinet resign, while also calling for the constitution to be amended and the monarchy to be reformed.
Several confrontations between the student-driven protest movement and authorities became violent. A legal crackdown on activists further embittered critics.
Small protests appealing again to Prayuth to step down and the Constitutional Court to force him to if he didn’t have been held daily since Sunday, but drawn only small crowds.
“I am very pleased. Gen. Prayuth has stayed for a long time and had no vision to develop the country at all,” Wuttichai Tayati, a 28-year-old who works in marketing, said while protesting in Bangkok on Wednesday. “At least taking him out for now might make Thailand move forward a bit.”
Even if Prayuth does go, replacing him with Prawit will not resolve the standoff.
In addition to his close association with the military clique that seized power, Prawit, 77, was tainted by allegations he had illegally amassed a collection of luxury watches he couldn’t possibly afford on a government salary, though a court accepted his explanation they were gifts and cleared him of wrongdoing.
Whether Prawit would or could take the prime minister’s post if the court rules against Prayuth is not clear. He has publicly acknowledged his health is not good and is better known as a behind-the-scenes political organizer.
Also, some legal scholars think the eventual replacement would have to come from the small pool of candidates that the country’s political parties nominated for the job after the 2019 general election. That list did not include Prawit, though it appears possible he could be nominated in case of a deadlock.
If he is not forced out of office, Prayuth must call a new election by March next year, though he has the option of calling one before that.
The eight-year term limit was meant to target Thaksin, whose political machine remains powerful. The 2014 coup ousted the government of Thaksin’s sister, Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand’s traditional conservative ruling class, including the military, felt that Thaksin’s popularity posed a threat to the country’s monarchy as well as their own influence. The courts have been stalwart defenders of the established order and ruled consistently against Thaksin and other challengers.
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Associated Press writer Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul contributed to this report. | https://www.fox16.com/news/world-news/ap-international/thai-court-orders-prime-minister-suspended-from-duties/ | 2022-08-24 22:06:21 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/world-news/ap-international/thai-court-orders-prime-minister-suspended-from-duties/ |
WASHINGTON — A resolution to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from Congress was referred to the House Ethics Committee on Wednesday as Republicans successfully sidestepped an effort to force them into a vote that could have narrowed their already slim four-seat majority.
The House voted along party lines, 221-204, to refer the matter to the ethics panel, with Santos himself joining his GOP colleagues in voting to do so.
The freshman congressman has been charged with embezzling money from his campaign, falsely receiving unemployment funds and lying to Congress about his finances. He has denied the charges and has pleaded not guilty.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., introduced a resolution in February to expel Santos, something the House has only done twice in recent decades. He sought to force a vote on that resolution under a process that left three options for Republicans: a vote on the resolution, a move to table, or a referral to committee.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy chose the third option, much to the chagrin of Democrats who described it as a “complete copout.” They noted that the ethics panel is already investigating Santos and that it was time for Republican House members who have called for Santos to resign to back their words with action.
“It is simply an effort for the Republicans to avoid having to take an up-or-down vote on whether or not George Santos belongs here,” said Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y.
Democrats appealed to Republican lawmakers from New York for support. Many have been highly critical of Santos, and face the prospect of Democrats trying to link them to Santos in next year’s general election.
“I say to you, if you vote for this motion to refer it to the Ethics Committee, you are complicit in George Santos’ fraud and you are voting to make sure that he continues to be a member of Congress,” Goldman said.
Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., made the motion to refer the expulsion resolution to the ethics panel. He said he was personally in favor of Santos being expelled, but added that “regrettably,” there were not enough votes to meet the two-thirds threshold necessary.
“I firmly believe this is the quickest way of ridding the House of Representatives of this scourge on government,” D’Esposito said.
Republican leaders have said Santos deserves to have his day in court before Congress weighs in. The position Republican leaders have staked out generally follows the precedent that Congress has set in similar criminal cases over the years. The House has expelled just two members in recent decades, and both votes occurred after the lawmaker had been convicted on federal charges.
The Department of Justice often asks the ethics panel to pause its investigations when a member of Congress has been indicted, but there has been no announcement of that kind from the committee regarding Santos.
Story by Kevin Freking | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/17/news/nation/george-santos-expulsion-sent-to-ethics-committee/ | 2023-05-17 23:12:32 | 1 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/17/news/nation/george-santos-expulsion-sent-to-ethics-committee/ |
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. on Monday criticized new Israeli plans to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, but gave no indication it would take any action against its close Middle Eastern ally.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced the plans late Sunday, saying they were in response to recent deadly Palestinian violence.
It said Israel would legalize nine settlement outposts that were built without authorization and convene a special planning committee in the coming days to approve additional settlement construction.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a hard-line settler whose responsibilities also include authority over settlement construction, said some 10,000 housing units were set to be approved. Netanyahu's new government is dominated by Israeli ultranationalists who support settlement construction and oppose Palestinian independence.
The United States opposes settlement construction on occupied territories claimed by the Palestinians. Over 700,000 Jewish Israelis now live in the West Bank and east Jerusalem — territories captured in the 1967 Mideast war and sought by the Palestinians for their future state.
In Washington, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was "deeply troubled" by the Israeli decision. "We strongly oppose such unilateral measures, which exacerbate tensions and undermind the prospects for a negotiated two-state solution."
But Blinken gave no indication that the Biden administration is prepared to take action. Israel has shrugged off similar statements of concern in the past. | https://www.kgun9.com/news/world/us-criticizes-israeli-settlement-plans-but-offers-no-action | 2023-02-14 00:41:12 | 0 | https://www.kgun9.com/news/world/us-criticizes-israeli-settlement-plans-but-offers-no-action |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year, and one in five female students told an anonymous survey that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact, the Pentagon said Friday. The survey results were the highest since the Defense Department began collecting that data.
Defense and military leaders said student-reported assaults at the Army, Navy and Air Force academies jumped 18% overall compared with the previous year. Calling the increase “extremely disappointing and upsetting,” defense officials said teams are visiting all three academies this month to try and target improvements and changes to address the problem.
The increase was driven largely by the Navy, which had nearly double the number of reported assaults in 2022, compared with 2021. It’s unclear whether the phasing out of COVID-19-related restrictions contributed to the increase, including at the U.S. Naval Academy, which is directly adjacent to bars in downtown Annapolis, Maryland.
“The results are, simply put, extremely disappointing,” said Vice Adm. Sean Buck, superintendent of the Naval Academy. “The current situation is unacceptable and we must improve our culture.”
A student survey accompanying the report found increases in all types of unwanted sexual contact — from touching to rape — at all the schools. And it cites alcohol as a key factor. The report was released Friday.
The military services and the academies have struggled for years to combat sexual assault and harassment, with myriad prevention, education and treatment programs. But despite reams of research, and expanded programs, the numbers continue to grow. Young Army soldiers last month dismissed videos and training as outdated, and told service leaders that small group discussions would be more effective.
The increases have triggered outrage on Capitol Hill and a steady stream of legislation. But as yet, the changes have not appeared to make a dent in the problem, although officials argue that expanded assistance programs have encouraged more victims to report the crimes.
According to U.S. officials, 155 students reported assaults during the 2022 school year, compared with 131 the previous year. Of those, students at the U.S. Naval Academy reported 61 — nearly double the school’s total for the previous year, when there were 33, which was by far the lowest of all the academies for that year.
Cadets at the Air Force Academy in Colorado reported 52, the same as the previous year, and those at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York reported 42, a slight decrease from last year’s 46.
Not all of the assaults in the report happened while the students were enrolled in the academies. Because students are encouraged to report assaults, they sometimes will come forward to talk about events that happened in the years before they started school there. As a result, 16 students reported an assault in the 2021-22 school year that occurred prior to joining the military.
As well, 35 cases involved civilians, active-duty service members and prep school students who allegedly were assaulted by someone who was a student. Altogether, the total number of reported assaults with any connection to a student was 206 — about 28% higher than last year’s total of 161.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a brief dip in cases at the academies during the shortened 2019-20 school year, when in-person classes were canceled and students were sent home in the spring to finish the semester online.
At the start of the 2020-21 school year, students faced a number of restrictions due to the ongoing pandemic. But as those slowly scaled back and bars and restaurants reopened, the numbers began to increase again. Officials said it’s hard to tell what, if any, impact COVID-19 had on the 2021 school year.
The Pentagon puts out two reports every year on the number of sexual assaults reported by military academy students and by U.S. service members. But because sexual assault is such an underreported crime, the department also conducts anonymous surveys every two years to get a clearer picture of the problem among both the students and the active duty population. Pentagon leaders believe the survey provides a more accurate depiction of the assaults and the contributing factors.
Based on the surveys, students at the academies are less likely to report an assault than service members who are out of school. Students may worry more about the impact on their military career or even on the career of their attacker.
According to the latest survey of academy students, 21.4% of women said they experienced unwanted sexual contact in the 2022 school year, compared with about 16% in 2018, the last year the survey was done, due to COVID-19 restrictions. For men, the rate went from 2.6% in 2018 to 4.4% in 2022.
Based on the survey, attacks against women were most often by a male who was usually in the same class year and more than half the time knew them from school or other activities. Attacks on men were more often — 55% of the time — by a female who was in the same class year and knew them.
Alcohol use was involved in well more than half of the cases reported in the survey, with a high of 65% at the Naval Academy. The report recommends additional alcohol use policies.
The report also found that sophomores and junior men were most at risk. And women are still far more likely to actually report an assault than men.
Pentagon leaders have for years pushed public campaigns urging students to report any attacks, and they argue that an increase in assault reports suggests that students feel more comfortable coming forward to seek help.
According to the report, the rates of unwanted sexual contact reported in the survey are “at or above civilian rates” based on 2014 and 2018 statistics from the American Association of Universities. No other more recent statistics were available, so it’s difficult to accurately compare the military academies with other non-military universities. | https://phl17.com/us-news/ap-us-news/sexual-assault-reports-increase-at-us-military-academies-2/ | 2023-03-11 00:29:35 | 1 | https://phl17.com/us-news/ap-us-news/sexual-assault-reports-increase-at-us-military-academies-2/ |
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Metro General Manager Randy Clarke released a budget plan for the transit agency next year that includes fare cuts for low-income riders, significant decreases in train wait times and an average fare hike of about 5 percent.
Changes in fare structure
Metro plans to drop peak fares during rush hours. Riders would instead see a base charge of $2 on Metrorail, equivalent to what customers pay during weekday off-peak periods now. The current base peak charge of $2.25 would be eliminated.
Charges based on distance levied when rail riders travel beyond three miles would rise from rates that vary between 21 and 33 cents for each mile, depending on time of day, to 40 cents per mile. The cost for the longest rides, now capped at $6, would rise to $6.50. Metro would continue to charge a flat $2 fee for weekend rides and weekday rides after 9:30 p.m.
More frequent rail service
Trains in the core Metro service area, which spans mostly downtown Washington and surrounding dense neighborhoods, would arrive every three to six minutes. Everywhere else, trains would arrive every eight to 12 minutes. Frequencies would increase during rush hours while stations that serve as transfer centers are likely to see even shorter waits.
Assistance for some riders
Metro is proposing to cut fares for low-income riders. Under the proposal, Metro riders who qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would pay half the cost of a standard fare, matching the price Metro gives to seniors and disabled customers. The discount would effect about half of Metrobus riders and 15 percent of Metrorail users, according to Metro estimates.
The program would cost Metro about $4 million annually. It would be funded through other riders, who would see a roughly 5 percent fare increase on average. Metro officials say the increase is part of an attempt at simplifying the complex fare structure.
Truncating the Yellow Line
The Yellow Line, which runs parallel to the Green Line from Greenbelt south to L’Enfant Plaza before crossing the Potomac River, would have a northern terminus at the Mount Vernon Square station. Passengers in suburban Maryland seeking rides to destinations like Reagan National Airport and the Pentagon would need to ride the Green Line, then transfer to the Yellow Line.
Return of autopilot system
Metro is planning to bring back an autopilot system that has been shelved since a 2009 collision between a Red Line train and another that had stopped near the Fort Totten station. Eight passengers and a train operator died, making it the most deadly incident in Metro history.
The autopilot system was not found to have contributed to the crash, but Metro leaders decided to switch to manual piloting. The system would lessen the chance that human error could contribute to an accident, transit officials say.
If Metro receives permission from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission regulatory agency, it plans to launch autopilot on the Red Line next year in the spring with a goal of converting the entire system by the end of the year. A train operator would remain in the cab for monitoring and emergencies. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/12/06/metro-trains-fares-budget/ | 2022-12-06 15:16:11 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/12/06/metro-trains-fares-budget/ |
The family that works together, stays together—just ask Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor.
The couple have co-starred in several movies over the years—including in movies such as Zoolander, Dodgeball and Tropic Thunder. Now, their 20-year-old daughter Ella has also started collaborating with her famous parents. After she took a small role in his 2018 miniseries Escape to Dannemora, Ben revealed to Live From E! at the 2022 Emmys that Ella could "definitely" appear in a future season of Severance, the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series he produces and directs.
Ella, who attended the awards ceremony with her dad, admitted Severance was her "favorite show," saying she was "obsessed." She added that she was "so proud" of her nominated father.
But this wasn't the first time Ella served as her dad's date for a special event, accompanying Ben to the 2017 premiere of his film The Meyerowitz Stories, just months after he and Christine announced that they were separating after 17 years of marriage, though they never filed for divorce.
Five years later, Ben revealed that the couple had reconciled after they decided that it would be best for him to move back into the family home with their Ella and their son Quinlin, 17, during the early months of lockdown in 2020.
"Then, over the course of time, it evolved," Ben explained to Esquire. "We were separated and got back together and we're happy about that. It's been really wonderful for all of us. Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic."
From Taylor Swift sing-alongs to adopting a plant-based lifestyle together, look back on all of Ben and Christine's sweetest moments with Ella and Quinlin: | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1346059/inside-ben-stiller-and-christine-taylor-s-private-family-life-with-their-kids?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-09-13 16:14:04 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1346059/inside-ben-stiller-and-christine-taylor-s-private-family-life-with-their-kids?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories |
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SOCCER
Boys
Columbia @Canyon Ridge
Gooding @Filer
Sun Valley Community School @Wendell
Bliss @Kimberly
Buhl @Declo
Preston @Burley
Girls
Gooding @Filer
Sun Valley Community School @Wendell
Bliss @Kimberly
Buhl @Declo
FOOTBALL
Columbia @Canyon Ridge postponed from Friday, 1 p.m.
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VOLLEYBALL
Gooding, Oakley, Mountain Home, Valley, Jerome, Buhl @Jerome Invitational, Jerome High School
Mackay @Murtaugh
Wood River @Thunder Ridge HS Triple Threat
SWIMMING
Wood River at Jerome HS@TFCP | https://magicvalley.com/sports/high-school/magic-valley-prep-sports-roundup-schedule/article_4e3254c4-2e71-11ed-a138-bfcc82e4330f.html | 2022-09-11 06:19:34 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/sports/high-school/magic-valley-prep-sports-roundup-schedule/article_4e3254c4-2e71-11ed-a138-bfcc82e4330f.html |
Supreme Court weighs Google’s liability in ISIS terror case
By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely Tuesday to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter in a terrorist attack.
In two and a half hours of arguments, the justices seemed concerned about upending the internet in their interpretation of a 1996 law, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, that shields Google, Twitter, Facebook and other companies from lawsuits over content posted on their sites by others.
“We really don’t know about these things. These are not like the nine greatest experts on the internet,” Justice Elena Kagan said of herself and her colleagues, several of whom smiled at the description.
Congress, not the court, should make needed changes to a law passed early in the internet age, Kagan said.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, one of six conservatives, agreed with his liberal colleague in a case that seemed to cut across ideological lines.
“Isn’t it better,” Kavanaugh asked, to keep things the way they are and “put the burden on Congress to change that?”
The case before the court stems from the death of American college student Nohemi Gonzalez in a terrorist attack in Paris in 2015. Members of her family were in the courtroom to listen to arguments about whether they can sue Google-owned YouTube for helping the Islamic State spread its message and attract new recruits, in violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
The justices used a variety of examples to probe what YouTube does when it recommends videos to viewers, whether content produced by terrorists or cat lovers. Chief Justice John Roberts suggested what YouTube is doing isn’t “pitching something in particular to the person who’s made the request” but just a “21st century version” of what has been taking place for a long time, putting together a group of things the person may want to look at.
Justice Clarence Thomas asked whether YouTube uses the same algorithm to recommend rice pilaf recipes and terrorist content. Yes, he was told.
Lower courts have broadly interpreted Section 230 to protect the industry, which the companies and their allies say has fueled the meteoric growth of the internet and encouraged the removal of harmful content.
But critics argue that the companies have not done nearly enough and that the law should not block lawsuits over the recommendations, generated by computer algorithms, that point viewers to more material that interests them and keeps them online longer.
Any narrowing of their immunity could have dramatic consequences that could affect every corner of the internet because websites use algorithms to sort and filter a mountain of data.
Kagan noted that “every time anybody looks at anything on the internet, there is an algorithm involved,” whether it’s a Google search, YouTube or Twitter. She asked the Gonzalez family’s lawyer, Eric Schnapper, whether agreeing with him would ultimately make Section 230 meaningless.
Lower courts sided with Google.
A related case, set for arguments Wednesday, involves a terrorist attack at a nightclub in Istanbul in 2017 that killed 39 people and prompted a lawsuit against Twitter, Facebook and Google.
Several justices suggested that Wednesday’s arguments might provide an avenue for avoiding the difficult questions in Tuesday’s case. Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was “a little under the weather” according to the court and participated in arguments by phone, suggested the justices send the case back to a lower court.
Separate challenges to social media laws enacted by Republicans in Florida and Texas are pending before the high court, but they will not be argued before the fall and decisions probably won’t come until the first half of 2024.
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Associated Press writer Jessica Gresko contributed to this report. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/02/20/high-court-takes-1st-look-at-law-that-shields-internet-firms-3/ | 2023-02-21 22:43:56 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/02/20/high-court-takes-1st-look-at-law-that-shields-internet-firms-3/ |
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Friday's results
Moose Jaw 5 Brandon 1
Lethbridge 2 Winnipeg 1
Edmonton 3 Calgary 0
Red Deer 5 Saskatoon 1
Portland 6 Swift Current 3
Kamloops 7 Victoria 4
Tri-City 2 Everett 1
Seattle 7 Spokane 2
Vancouver 3 Kelowna 1
Saturday's results
Saskatoon 3 Calgary 2 (OT)
Moose Jaw 3 Medicine Hat 2 (OT)
Winnipeg 5 Red Deer 1
Prince Albert 4 Prince George 1
Victoria 3 Kamloops 2
Tri-City 6 Spokane 2
Portland 5 Seattle 2
Everett 4 Swift Current 3 (OT)
Kelowna 5 Vancouver 1
Sunday's results
Medicine Hat at Regina, 4 p.m.
Lethbridge at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 4 p.m.
Tri-City at Everett, 4:05 p.m.
Spokane at Portland, 5 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Saskatoon at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Swift Current at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Saskatoon at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Regina at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Portland at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
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Wisconsin fired head coach Paul Chryst on Sunday after a 2-3 start to his eighth season leading the school where he played, in the city where he grew up.
The surprising move comes a day after Wisconsin lost at home 34-10 to Illinois and former Badgers coach Bret Bielema.
“This is certainly not a decision that’s taken lightly,” athletic director Chris McIntosh said at a news conference. “It’s not a game-by-game decision. This is a decision that’s based on where we’re at as a program.”
Chryst was 67-26 as coach of the Badgers after being hired away from Pittsburgh. But the program has been backsliding. Chryst had double-digit victory seasons in four of his first five years at Wisconsin while winning three Big Ten West titles. The Badgers have gone 15-10 since.
“It’s a tough time to make a transition, but I felt it was the right time and that’s what led me to it,” McIntosh said.
Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard, who was an All-American at Wisconsin, was named interim coach. The 39-year-old former NFL defensive back has been part of Chryst’s staff for seven seasons and is considered one of the top assistant coaches in the country.
McIntosh said he would do a full coaching search “when the time is right.”
Leonhard said it was an emotional day for him. Chryst gave him his start in coaching with no previous experience.
“This place means a ton to myself,” said Leonhard, who played 10 seasons in the NFL. “We want more, we want better and that’s my goal is to try to help get us in that direction.”
Wisconsin plays at Northwestern on Saturday.
Chryst, the 56-year-old Madison, Wisconsin, native, has four years left on his contract. He was set to make $5.25 million this season.
McIntosh declined to provide specifics of Chryst’s buyout.
“What I can tell you today is that the number that we agreed to is significantly less than the number that have been reported, or even the number that would have been due per the terms of his contract,” McIntosh said.
The in-season coaching move was the fifth already this season, and second of the day. Earlier Sunday, Colorado dismissed Karl Dorrell.
But none of the changes have been as unexpected as Wisconsin’s.
The program has been built on stability for more than three decades since Barry Alvarez turned it around in the 1990s.
Chryst, who played quarterback for the Badgers in the late 1980s, was an assistant and offensive coordinator under Alvarez and Bielema.
The Badgers’ offense, built on a powerful running game and efficient passing, has often looked stale over the last three years and struggled against better competition. Wisconsin managed only 2 yards rushing against Illinois, the program’s lowest total since 2015.
“The expectations of our program at Wisconsin are to win championships and I felt that it was time, it was the right time to make a change to pursue those,” said McIntosh, a former offensive lineman at Wisconsin who replaced Alvarez as AD last year.
After Wisconsin lost to Illinois at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday for the first time in 20 years, Chryst said he was undeterred and looked forward to getting a chance to fix the problems.
“Do you want to be better? Absolutely. And you just want to focus on the things that you can do to help move the needle, help our players and assistant coaches,” he said. “So I didn’t think it’s going to be easy, and yet I believe in this group and I like this group. I appreciate where they’re coming from and how they go about it. I look forward to each day I get to be with them.
“We get to be together again, and we’ve got to roll up our sleeves and continue to go to work.”
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NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Rent the Runway, Inc. ("Rent the Runway" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RENT) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Rent the Runway investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Rent the Runway Class A common stock in or traceable to the Company's October 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
RENT investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Rent the Runway was continuing to face extraordinary business headwinds, such as transportation headwinds and labor wage rate increases, from the COVID-19 pandemic; (ii) Rent the Runway's active subscriber enrollments had sharply decelerated from the growth trajectory represented in the offering documents and, as a result, Rent the Runway was several months away from approaching its pre-pandemic levels of active subscriptions; (iii) Rent the Runway needed to substantially increase marketing and advertising costs from historical figures in order to attempt to grow its active subscriber network; (iv) Rent the Runway was suffering from ballooning fulfillment and transportation costs; and (v) as a result, Rent the Runway was suffering accelerating operational losses at the time of the initial public offering and was far less likely to achieve profitability in the near term, if ever, than represented.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a cliché that Kymyona Burk heard a little too often: “Thank God for Mississippi.”
As the state’s literacy director, she knew politicians in other states would say it when their reading test scores were down — because at least they weren’t ranked as low as Mississippi. Or Louisiana. Or Alabama.
Lately, the way people talk about those states has started to change. Instead of looking down on the Gulf South, they’re seeing it as a model.
Mississippi went from being ranked the second-worst state in 2013 for fourth-grade reading to 21st in 2022. Louisiana and Alabama, meanwhile, were among only three states to see modest gains in fourth-grade reading during the pandemic, which saw massive learning setbacks in most other states.
The turnaround in these three states has grabbed the attention of educators nationally, showing rapid progress is possible anywhere, even in areas that have struggled for decades with poverty and dismal literacy rates. The states have passed laws adopting similar reforms that emphasize phonics and early screenings for struggling kids.
“In this region, we have decided to go big,” said Burk, now a senior policy fellow at ExcelinEd, a national advocacy group.
These Deep South states were not the first to pass major literacy laws; in fact, much of Mississippi’s legislation was based on a 2002 law in Florida that saw the Sunshine State achieve some of the country’s highest reading scores. The states also still have far to go to make sure every child can read.
But the country has taken notice of what some have called the Mississippi miracle. Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Virginia are among the states that have recently adopted some of the same policies. As Mississippi climbed the rankings, the Barksdale Institute, an influential organization in literacy policy in the state, got phone calls from about two dozen states.
The institute’s CEO, Kelly Butler, said she tells them there’s no secret to the strategy.
“We know how to teach reading,” she said. “We just have to do it everywhere.”
All three states have trained thousands of teachers in the so-called science of reading, which refers to the most proven, research-backed methods of teaching reading. They’ve dispatched literacy coaches to help teachers implement that training, especially in low-performing schools.
They also aim to catch problems early. That means screening for signs of reading deficiencies or dyslexia as early as kindergarten, informing parents if a problem is found and giving those kids extra support.
The states have consequences in place if schools don’t teach kids how to read, but also offer help to keep kids on track.
Mississippi, for one, holds students back in third grade if they cannot pass a reading test but also gives them multiple chances to pass after intensive tutoring and summer literacy camps. Alabama will adopt a similar retention policy next school year. It also sent over 30,000 struggling readers to summer literacy camps last year. Half of those students tested at grade level by the end of the summer.
At schools like Schaumburg Elementary, part of the ReNEW charter network in New Orleans, the new training has helped teachers zero in on what students need to read better. The share of kindergarteners reading at grade level at the charter network grew from 38% in December 2021 to 55% this spring; first-graders grew from 19% to 43%.
The state requires every K-3 teacher, elementary principal and assistant principal to take a 55-hour training course in the science of reading. It’s well worth the time, according to Assistant Principal Erika Brown, who said that in college she didn’t learn a thing about teaching kids to read.
“I was winging it,” she said of her early years in teaching.
During a recent session with four second-grade girls, Brown had the girls spell “crib,” asking, “What are the sounds you hear?”
Like a choir, they chanted back four individual sounds, counting them with their fingers: “c-rrr-i-buh.” This was one of the techniques Brown had learned in the training; counting four sounds, or phonemes, gave students a clue that the word had four letters. Increased screening also helped the school identify these girls as needing extra help.
“Are y’all ready for a challenge word?” Brown asked, and the girls shouted, “Yeah!” Their faces fell when Brown revealed the word: bedbug. They had no idea what the word even meant. But with Brown’s gentle guidance, the girls broke down the word into six phonemes. They were even ready for another challenge.
“Can we spell cock-a-roach?” one of the girls asked.
A second-grader in the school, Joshua Lastie, said he likes how his teacher helps him if he trips over a hard word, like “happened” or “suddenly.”
“The school is trying to make the words way easier for kids,” said Joshua, 7.
One challenge that comes with the emphasis on small-group intervention is the strain on scheduling and staffing. Literacy coaches from the state are helping the charter network strategize on how to reach all students. One resource the state can’t provide, says Lisa Giarratano, the chief academic officer at ReNEW, is time.
In a national climate where education debates are often polarizing, the three Gulf states passed their sweeping education reforms with bipartisan support, starting with Mississippi’s in 2013. Louisiana state Rep. Richard Nelson, a Republican who has championed literacy reform, said pointing to laws passed in other Deep South states made it easier for him to introduce legislation and “sell across party lines.”
“Every time I present a bill, I say, ‘Look, Mississippi has very similar challenges to what we have in Louisiana, and they’ve been able to make this work,’” Nelson said.
There is still far to go for children in the Gulf South, especially considering the disruptions to schooling from the pandemic and several major hurricanes and tornadoes. Mississippi, after stellar gains in the 2019 National Assessment of Education Progress, saw reading scores drop in 2022, although they are still at the national average. Around two out of five Louisiana third-graders, a particularly hard-hit age group, could not read at grade level at the end of last year. The same goes for over one-fifth of third-graders in Alabama.
Still, evidence suggests these states have made promising gains for low-income kids in particular. In 2019, Alabama ranked 49th in NAEP reading scores for low-income fourth-graders; in 2022, it ranked 27th. Amid the pandemic that saw most states lose ground, Louisiana soared from 42nd to 11th. Mississippi ranks second-highest in the country, after Florida.
Alabama’s state superintendent of education, Eric Mackey, says he has confidence in the reforms — in part because they’ve worked before. Alabama invested heavily in training on the science of reading, then known as phonics, in the early 2000s, and scores rose. Then the Great Recession hit, teachers and literacy coaches got laid off, and the state lost its gains.
Alabama has learned its lesson, Mackey said.
“We have to break that cycle of generational poverty. One of the best ways to do that is to make multiple generations of readers,” Mackey said. “This is something that we have to be in for the long haul.”
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Jedd Fisch and Jayden de Laura have been Arizona’s coach-quarterback combo for two games. They’re still learning about each other.
Fisch and de Laura had plenty to talk about during and after the Wildcats’ 39-17 loss to Mississippi State on Saturday. After a stellar opening week, de Laura threw three interceptions. Some of the decisions he made were questionable.
“He scrambles around so often and makes plays,” Fisch said Monday. “There's some times that it's OK to know when to say when — and also know when to use your feet to your advantage.”
De Laura is a slippery and superb improviser — but that tendency can get him into trouble at times. Case in point: the first interception against the Bulldogs.
It happened on Arizona’s second possession. De Laura faced immediate pressure from MSU’s Nathan Pickering. De Laura rolled to his left, pump-faked, turned back to his right, sprinted across the field, eluded two defenders, came back to his left, then threw the ball downfield for Jacob Cowing. It deflected off the leaping receiver’s fingertips for the interception.
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Fisch called that wild scramble “the longest play of all time.” In retrospect, Fisch said, de Laura should have thrown the ball away.
Fisch was asked what goes through his head on a play like that.
“Sometimes it's a no-no-yes. Sometimes it's a yes-yes-no. And it's everything in between,” said Fisch, whose team hosts North Dakota State on Saturday. “There's times when ... he’s in the middle of the end zone, they bring the corner cat (blitz) and he spins around, makes a play and converts a 16-yard gain. You live with those plays because of the fact that he's so gifted as an athlete.
“It's our job to continue to help him play within the parameters of the system and help him understand there's times you don't have to do that. There's times you can just hit a guy in rhythm. And then there's also times that you can use your legs to your advantage.”
Fisch said that de Laura had “three or four opportunities” where he could have run instead of trying to throw the ball downfield. His second interception appeared to be one such example. Another came in the fourth quarter. Arizona trailed 32-17 and faced third-and-10 at the MSU 31-yard line. De Laura rolled to his right and appeared to have a clear path ahead of him. He instead fired an incomplete pass into the end zone toward Tetairoa McMillan, who was well-covered. The Wildcats ended up turning the ball over on downs.
“There were a couple of third downs that we could have scrambled forward and we didn't,” Fisch said. “We talked about it, and we'll get better there.”
De Laura has yet to run past the line of scrimmage as a Wildcat. He had 73 rushing attempts — 50 if you exclude sacks — in 16 games at Washington State. Those played produced 101 net yards and five touchdowns.
Another instance where de Laura’s instincts worked against him happened at the end of the first half. Arizona had first-and-10 at the MSU 32 with nine seconds left and one timeout. De Laura felt pressure, tried to spin out of it and ended up going down for a 15-yard loss that took the Wildcats out of field-goal range.
“The end of the half is a great example of ‘know when to say when.’ Just throw it away,” Fisch said. “You've got a shot at the end zone, you've got a shot at two guys in the flats, you’ve got nine seconds and a timeout. You’ve got plenty of time to do whatever you want — other than take a sack.”
As they continue to work together, Fisch and de Laura keep an open dialogue. During games, the conversation is usually about strategy. Sometimes, it’s psychology.
“Between every series I'm going to talk to Jayden about what he likes, what he doesn't like, where he’s comfortable,” Fisch said. “And there's times you get frustrated. It’s 25-17. You have a 65-yard drive, you're on the 30-yard line going in and the ball gets tipped up in the air and picked. How do you handle that? How do you come back?”
De Laura never had a three-interception outing at WSU. He threw two picks three times. He threw a total of two interceptions in the succeeding three games.
What could have been
Fisch and his staff planned to use Jamarye Joiner a handful of times as a “Wildcat” quarterback against MSU. He ended up taking two snaps. Joiner gained 2 yards rushing on the first play and threw the ball out of bounds on the second.
Fisch said the first play could have resulted in a touchdown if not for an error by the offensive line.
“Had a great shot of hitting Jamarye right up the A-gap,” Fisch said. “Wound up having a mental mistake up front and leaving the 3-technique (defensive tackle). Should never have left the 3-technique. I think Jamarye probably would have had a great chance to hit his head on the goalpost there.”
Game-time decision
Fisch said defensive tackle Tiaoalii Savea, who got injured late in the first quarter vs. MSU, will be a game-time decision against North Dakota State.
Savea suffered an injury to his right lower leg after a cut block by Bulldogs left tackle Kwatrivous Johnson. The play was going to the offense’s right. Johnson and Savea were nowhere near the ball. But cut-blocking is legal under those circumstances.
“As long as you get cut within the tackle box, you can do that,” Fisch said. “I've certainly coached that for a lot of years. So I'm not going to comment on that.”
Extra points
- Pro Football Focus charged Cowing with three dropped passes vs. MSU. He had six drops all of last season. “I don't worry about Jacob dropping the ball,” Fisch said. “So we just have to move past it and chalk it up as an anomaly.”
- NDSU (2-0) has never faced a Pac-12 opponent. The Bison have won six consecutive times against FBS foes. They are the top-ranked team in FCS after winning their 17th national championship last season.
- Arizona’s Pac-12 opener at Cal on Sept. 24 will kick off at 2:30 p.m. It will be televised by Pac-12 Networks. The start time and TV assignment for the conference home opener vs. Colorado on Oct. 1 should be announced next Monday. | https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/football/arizona-qb-jayden-de-laura-still-learning-when-to-say-when-in-jedd-fisch-s/article_0471416e-31f6-11ed-bf24-2b23512878ed.html | 2022-09-13 00:02:46 | 1 | https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/football/arizona-qb-jayden-de-laura-still-learning-when-to-say-when-in-jedd-fisch-s/article_0471416e-31f6-11ed-bf24-2b23512878ed.html |
BERLIN (AP) — German energy company Uniper said Wednesday it’s suing Gazprom for damages over natural gas that hasn’t been delivered since June, when the Russian supplier started reducing amounts to Germany.
Gas importer Uniper said it has initiated proceedings against Gazprom Export at an international arbitration tribunal in Stockholm. It said the cost to replace gas that Russia failed to supply so far totals at least 11.6 billion euros ($12 billion) and that cost will continue to increase until the end of 2024.
Gazprom started reducing gas supplies through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline under the Baltic Sea to Germany in mid-June, citing alleged technical problems. German officials dismissed that explanation as cover for a political decision to push up prices and create uncertainty.
Russia hasn’t delivered any gas to Germany, which is supporting Ukraine in the face of Russia’s invasion, since the end of August.
Uniper has incurred huge costs as a result of the gas cuts. The government announced the company’s nationalization in late September.
The cuts have contributed to high prices for heating fuel and power generation which, in turn, have raised fears of business closures, rationing and a recession as the weather turns cold. Uniper has been forced to buy gas at far higher market prices to meet is supply contract obligations.
“We are claiming recovery of our significant financial damages in these proceedings. It’s about gas volumes that were contractually agreed with Gazprom but not delivered and for which we had to procure replacements at extremely high market prices and still have to do so,” Uniper CEO Klaus-Dieter Maubach said in a statement.
“We incurred these costs, but they are not our responsibility. We are pursuing these legal proceedings with all due vigor: We owe this to our shareholders, our employees and the taxpayers.”
Uniper also said it has decided to “further distance itself as far as possible” from Russian unit Unipro, saying that a sale was agreed in September with a local buyer but Russian regulatory approval is outstanding and “uncertain.”
Uniper said that Unipro’s management hasn’t been involved in the parent company’s “information processes” for some time and that finances and IT systems also have been separated. It said its board this week launched a process to further separate the two companies “as far as possible.” | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/ap-german-gas-importer-uniper-seeks-damages-from-gazprom/ | 2022-12-01 04:58:21 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/ap-german-gas-importer-uniper-seeks-damages-from-gazprom/ |
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Violence, tear gas and a deadly crush that erupted following a domestic league soccer match Saturday night marked another tragedy in Indonesian football. Here’s a look at how the chaos occurred and what is being done to prevent future incidents:
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HOW DID THE CHAOS OCCUR?
Chaos broke out after Persebaya Surabaya defeated Arema Malang 3-2 in Saturday night’s match in East Java’s province Malang city. Police said there were some 42,000 spectators in the stadium, all of whom were Arema’s supporters because the organizer had banned Persebaya fans in an effort to avoid brawls.
But a disappointing loss by Arema — the first match lost to Persebaya at its home stadium — prompted angry spectators to pour into the field after the match to demand answers. Fans threw bottles and other objects at players and soccer officials and violence spread outside the stadium, where at least five police cars were toppled and set ablaze and others damaged. Riot police responded with tear gas, which is banned at soccer stadiums by FIFA. But it sparked panic.
Hundreds of spectators rushed to an exit gate to avoid the tear gas, resulting in a crush that trampled or suffocated 34 to death almost instantly, with many more deaths to follow due to injuries.
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HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED?
In one of the worst sports disasters, police said at least 125 people died, including children and two police officers, most of whom were trampled.
More than 100 people were injured. Police said the death toll is likely to rise more with multiple people in critical condition.
Data from an Indonesian football watchdog organization, Save Our Soccer, said that at least 86 soccer fans had died since 1995, most of them in fights.
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WHY DOES SOCCER BEGET VIOLENCE?
Football is the most popular sport in Indonesia and the domestic league is widely followed. Fans are strongly attached to their clubs, and such fanaticism often ends in violence and hooliganism. But it usually happens outside the stadium.
The most well-known feud is between Persija Jakarta and Persib Bandung. Supporters of the two clubs have clashed in several matches that led to deaths. In 2018, a Persija Jakarta supporter was beaten to death by Persib Bandung rivals.
Indonesian football has also been beset with trouble on the international stage. Brawls broke out between supporters of archrivals Indonesia and Malaysia in 2019 during qualifiers for this year’s FIFA World Cup. In September 2019, Malaysian fans were threatened and pelted with projectiles at a World Cup qualifier in Jakarta, and Malaysia’s visiting sports minister had to be evacuated from the stadium after violence broke out. Two months later, fans hurled flares and bottles at each other in another match in Kuala Lumpur.
Also in 2019, after losing in the finals of the U-22 match to Vietnam in the Southeast Asian Games, Indonesian fans took to social media to insult, harass, and send death threats to Vietnamese players and even their families.
In June, two Persib Bandung fans died while jostling to enter the stadium in Bandung to watch the 2022 President’s Cup. The angry supporters became aggressive because the officers on the field did not allow them to enter the already-full stadium.
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WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING ABOUT IT?
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has expressed his deepest regret and ordered a thorough investigation into the deaths. He has also ordered the premier soccer league suspended until a safety reevaluation is carried out and tighter security put in place. Widodo said he hoped “this tragedy will be the last tragedy of football in Indonesia.”
Indonesia’s soccer association has also banned Arema from hosting soccer matches for the remainder of the season. Rights group Amnesty International urged Indonesia to investigate the use of tear gas at the stadium and ensure that those found in violations are tried in open court. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-explainer-whats-behind-indonesias-deadly-soccer-match/ | 2022-10-02 21:57:49 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-explainer-whats-behind-indonesias-deadly-soccer-match/ |
Indiana abortion doctor violated privacy law, medical board finds in split decision
The Indiana medical licensing board found an Indianapolis doctor violated privacy laws in her handling of a 10-year-old abortion patient’s information last summer but cleared her of charges that she failed to report abuse of the girl quickly enough.
The case, brought by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, could have cost Dr. Caitlin Bernard her license but the seven-member board found her fit to continue practicing medicine. She will be fined $3,000 and receive a letter of reprimand.
The girl's story appeared in a July 2022 IndyStar article about reduced abortion access following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. From there, abortion rights advocates and politicians, including President Joe Biden, used the story to support their arguments while some conservatives questioned whether the story was true.
Indiana Deputy Attorney General Cory Voight told the medical licensing board at Thursday's hearing that as a result of Bernard’s disclosure, "everyone – the country – learned about her patient. Learned a 10-year-old little girl was raped and had an abortion.”
Voight also said Bernard’s failure to immediately report the child abuse ended with “a child returning to live with her rapist for five days in Ohio.”
Bernard's attorney, Alice Morical, said Bernard properly reported abuse "as she does in every case." The day she spoke to an Ohio physician who wanted to refer the patient to her, Bernard told an IU Health social worker, Morical said, in line with IU Health policy.
Rokita, who promised to investigate Bernard in an appearance on the Fox News show “Jesse Watters Primetime” shortly after the IndyStar story first published, was not present at the hearing.
Bernard testified, however.
"I think that it's incredibly important for people to understand the real-world impacts of the laws of this country," she said in response to a question from attorneys with Rokita's office about why she didn't share a hypothetical story with the IndyStar reporter instead of an actual patient's story.
"That's not your patient's conclusion, right?" Voight asked.
"I can't know what her conclusion would be," Bernard said. "But I can imagine that she would also have knowledge and experience of the impact that the anti-abortion legislation in (her state of) Ohio could have on her."
Bernard's employer, IU Health, said she didn't violate HIPAA privacy laws. Her attorneys noted that she reported the girl's abuse on a state form and it had already been reported to law enforcement in Ohio, where the crimes took place. A suspect was subsequently arrested and charged in Ohio.
Peter Schwartz, chair of the Council of Ethical & Judicial Affairs at the American Medical Association, said Thursday that Bernard had an “affirmative” obligation to speak out when faced with the "most compelling or challenging ethical dilemma of our lifetimes," referring to the end of the right to an abortion.
An expert witness for the state – Andrew Mahler, former official with the federal Office for Civil Rights – said the doctor violated federal privacy laws because it “certainly is possible” the girl could have been identified based on the facts Bernard gave the IndyStar reporter. The reporter, Shari Rudavsky, said in videotaped testimony that Bernard gave her no information beyond that which was published.
Bernard’s expert witness, Paige Joyner, a privacy compliance officer and past auditor for the Office for Civil Rights, took the opposite position of Mahler.
“The information she shared was age, gender and state," Joyner said. "That’s not protected health information,."
Call IndyStar courts reporter Johnny Magdaleno at 317-273-3188 or email him at jmagdaleno@indystar.com. Follow him on Twitter @IndyStarJohnny | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/indiana-abortion-doctor-violated-privacy-law-medical-board-rules/70253420007/ | 2023-05-26 03:59:59 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/indiana-abortion-doctor-violated-privacy-law-medical-board-rules/70253420007/ |
Consumer Reports: What to buy in April
Springtime is in the air, which means you’ve probably got some yard work and spring-cleaning to prep for!
And if you need a refresh on your tools to get the job done right, Consumer Reports is here to help, finding discounts on top-rated products for a fresh start this April.
Whether you’re grilling, mowing, cleaning, or just looking forward to spending more time outdoors, April is the perfect month to get the items you’ll need to start your spring right.
Consumer Reports tracks the prices of many of its top-tested products all year long, so it knows exactly when to shop for them. Here are the top products to look out for in this month’s Best Time to Buy.
Retailers focus on seasonal items in April, with deals around outdoor equipment for lawn care and spring-cleaning. It’s also a great time to find sales on the items that will help you enjoy the outdoors during the warmer months ahead.
First, get a handle on spring-cleaning with a new vacuum cleaner. The Samsung Jet Vacuum Cleaner is as low as $550 at Amazon. The cordless stick vac has a digital display that allows you to check the power level, battery life, and any maintenance issues.
After you’re done cleaning the inside, keep things tidy outside with a new lawn mower. The Ryobi mower is as low as $299 at Home Depot. CR says the battery-powered mower earns top marks in mulching, evenness of cut, and noise.
Now that you have all of those chores done, head out to enjoy the nice weather. But first, make sure your noggin is safe with a bike helmet that can protect you. The Giro Bike helmet is one of CR’s top-rated bike helmets and is $69.95 at Amazon. The helmet aces CR’s impact tests, and provides excellent ventilation.
And finally, kick back and dine al fresco with a brand new grill. The Permasteel Grill is as low as $379.99 at Home Depot. The compact, low-priced grill heats food evenly and has three burners, electronic ignition, and two side shelves.
And if you’re on the lookout for more deals this month, Consumer Reports says carpet cleaners, chainsaws, leaf blowers, pressure washers, and string trimmers should all be on sale at some point in April.
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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) _ Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (KRUS) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.1 million in its fiscal first quarter.
The Irvine, California-based company said it had a loss of 21 cents per share.
The company posted revenue of $39.3 million in the period.
Kura Sushi expects full-year revenue in the range of $183 million to $188 million.
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PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a mass shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded.
Oakland County Circuit Judge Mary Ellen Brennan also dismissed Oxford Community Schools from civil lawsuits related to the shooting, stating that the district and staff are protected by governmental immunity.
Authorities have accused Ethan Crumbley, 16, of using a semi-automatic handgun to open fire Nov. 30, 2021 on other teenagers in the hallway at the school roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Detroit. The four students who were killed were 16-year-old Tate Myre, 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin and 17-year-old Justin Shilling.
Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty in October to terrorism and first-degree murder charges. Prosecutors have said they’ll seek a life sentence with no chance for parole.
School officials have been criticized by the county sheriff and Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald for not alerting a school resource officer about their concerns with Crumbley and not searching the teen’s backpack before allowing him to return to class about three hours before the shooting.
The day before the shooting, a teacher saw Crumbley looking at ammunition on his phone while in class. School officials left a voicemail informing his mother about it. On the morning of the shooting, Crumbley’s parents were summoned to the school and confronted with his drawings, which included a handgun and the words: “The thoughts won’t stop. Help me.”
Authorities said his parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, refused to take him home after the 13-minute meeting and were told to get him counseling.
A lawyer representing some families of the victims who filed the lawsuit has said some teachers and a counselor at the high school were aware of Crumbley’s troubling interest in guns and violence months before the mass shooting.
But Brennan placed the responsibility on Crumbley, writing in Friday’s order that “the court concludes that Ethan Crumbley’s act of firing the gun, rather than the alleged conduct of the individual Oxford defendants, was ‘the one most immediate, efficient, and direct cause of the injury or damage.'”
Detroit-based attorney Ven Johnson said he plans to appeal Brennan’s ruling to the Michigan Court of Appeals.
“On behalf of our Oxford clients, we are deeply saddened and disappointed by Judge Brennan’s dismissal today of all the Oxford Community Schools defendants,” Johnson said. “We maintain that governmental immunity is wrong and unconstitutional, and the law should be changed immediately.”
A group of Oxford parents and students who filed a federal lawsuit seeking a court-ordered safety plan for schools in the district says “some schools will hide behind governmental immunity to protect themselves instead of our students and children.”
“As long as governmental immunity completely shields schools like Oxford, it will only serve to deny families transparency, justice, and accountability,” Change 4 Oxford said in a statement. “Without real change, our schools’ incentive to truly improve safety policies will remain limited due to their ability to hide behind immunity when future tragedies occur.”
Brennan’s ruling doesn’t apply to Ethan Crumbley and his parents, who also are named in the civil lawsuit.
McDonald, the prosecutor, also charged James and Jennifer Crumbley with involuntary manslaughter, accusing them of failing to keep the gun used in the shooting secure at home and failing to reasonably care for their son when he showed signs of mental distress.
Michigan’s Supreme Court ordered the state appeals court to hear an appeal from the couple who face trial. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-judge-oxford-schools-staff-immune-from-shooting-lawsuits/ | 2023-03-05 15:20:57 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-judge-oxford-schools-staff-immune-from-shooting-lawsuits/ |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The Taliban captured, bound and shot to death 27 men in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley last month during an offensive against resistance fighters in the area, according to a report published Tuesday, refuting the group’s earlier claims that the men were killed in battle.
One video of the killings verified by the report shows five men, blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs. Then, Taliban fighters spray them with gunfire for 20 seconds and cry out in celebration.
The investigation by Afghan Witness, an open-source project run by the U.K.-based non-profit Center for Information Resilience, is a rare verification of allegations that the Taliban have used brutal methods against opposition forces and their supporters, its researchers said. Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban have imposed a tighter and harsher rule, even as they press for international recognition of their government.
David Osborn, the team leader of Afghan Witness, said the report gives the ”most clear-cut example” of the Taliban carrying out an “orchestrated purge” of resistance fighters.
Afghan Witness said it analyzed dozens of visual sources from social media — mostly videos and photographs — to conclusively link one group of Taliban fighters to the killings of 10 men in the Dara District of Panjshir, including the five seen being mowed down in the video.
It said it also confirmed 17 other extrajudicial killings from further images on social media, all showing dead men with their hands tied behind their backs. Videos and photos of Taliban fighters with the bodies aided geolocation and chrono-location, also providing close-ups of the fighters at the scene. These were cross-referenced with other videos suspected to feature the group.
“Using open-source techniques we have established the facts around the summary and systematic execution of a group of men in the Panjshir Valley in mid-September,” Osborn said. “At the time of their execution, the detained were bound, posing no threat to their Taliban captors.”
Enayatullah Khawarazmi, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the defense minister, said a delegation is investigating the videos released on social media. He said he was unable to give further details as the investigation is ongoing.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Taliban-run government, was not immediately available for comment.
Last month, Mujahid was reported as saying the Taliban had killed 40 resistance fighters and captured more than 100 in Panjshir. He gave no details on how the 40 men died.
The force fighting in the mountainous Panjshir Valley north of Kabul — a remote region that has defied conquerors before — rose out of the last remnants of Afghanistan’s shattered security forces. It has vowed to resist the Taliban after they overran the country and seized power in August 2021.
Ali Maisam Nazary, head of foreign relations at the National Resistance Front for Afghanistan, said: “The Taliban committed war crimes by killing POWs that surrendered to them point blank and the videos are evidence of this.”
Afghan Witness said it has credible evidence of a further 30 deaths due to last month’s Taliban offensive against alleged resistance fighters in Panjshir. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/report-taliban-killed-captives-in-restive-afghan-province/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world | 2022-10-18 14:09:32 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/report-taliban-killed-captives-in-restive-afghan-province/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world |
FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) today announced that the company's board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per common share. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2022 and is payable on or about July 15, 2022.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Quarterback Davius Richard ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns, including a 1-yard scoring plunge in overtime, and North Carolina Central beat Jackson State 41-34 in Saturday’s Celebration Bowl to spoil coach Deion Sanders' bid for an undefeated season in his final game with the Tigers.
The Eagles' defense made a goal-line stand on Jackson State's first overtime possession to preserve the win. Tight end Hayden Hagler's drop on third down from the 1 set up an incompletion by Jackson State quarterback Shedeur Sanders to end the game regarded as the championship of teams from historically Black college and universities.
Sanders' 19-yard touchdown pass to Travis Hunter as time expired in regulation set up Alejandro Mata's tying extra point to send the game to overtime. It was the fourth scoring pass of the game for Sanders, who also ran for a score.
Jackson State (12-1) was denied its bid for the first undefeated season in school history. Coach Deion Sanders is taking over the football program at Colorado, but wanted to finish the season with his Tigers first. Shedeur Sanders will accompany his father to Boulder.
The win by N.C. Central (10-2) gave the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference a 6-1 edge over teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference in the Celebration Bowl.
Latrell Collier's 7-yard scoring run with 4:31 remaining gave NCCU the lead. The Tigers answered with a 15-play drive that included Sanders' 10-yard, fourth-down pass to T.J. Martin.
Richard passed for 177 yards with a touchdown and ran for 97 yards and two scores. Richard showed his versatility on a three-yard drive for game's first touchdown. Richard had a 21-yard run, a 30-yard catch on a trick play and a 5-yard scoring run that gave the Eagles a 10-0 lead.
Sanders quickly showed he also boasts dual-threat skills as Jackson State outscored North Carolina Central 21-7 the remainder of the half. Sanders completed 13 of 14 passes for 178 yards and two touchdown and had four carries for 34 yards with another score in the half, the Tigers a 21-17 lead.
A fake punt early in the second half helped the Eagles reclaim the lead. Tight end Kyle Morgan took the snap on the fake punt and ran 43 yards to the Jackson State 24. Richard's 12-yard scoring pass to Quentin Mcall gave North Carolina Central a 23-21 lead following Adrian Olivo's missed extra point.
Olivo's 21-yard field goal late in the third quarter pushed the lead to five points.
COMMISH IN THE CROWD
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell attended the game in support of his nephew, Jackson State sophomore defensive lineman Charlton “Charlie” Goodell. The younger Goodell is the son of Roger Goodell's brother.
THE TAKEAWAY
North Carolina Central: The Eagles relied on their stronger running game. A balanced running attack led by Richard and Latrell Collier gave N.C. Central a 276-78 advantage in rushing yards.
Jackson State: The Tigers were resilient in responding to an early 10-0 deficit. Sanders was the key, producing as a runner and passer while leading the comeback.
UP NEXT
North Carolina Central: The Eagles will look for back-to-back Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championships when they open their 2023 season at North Carolina A&T on Sept. 3.
Jackson State: With wide receivers coach T.C. Taylor moving up as the new coach, the Tigers will return to Atlanta to open the 2023 season against South Carolina State in the Cricket MEAC-SWAC Challenge.
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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ highest court on Tuesday rejected a bid by ExxonMobil to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the state that accuses the oil giant of misleading the public about the role its fossil fuels play in causing climate change.
The lawsuit filed in 2019 by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey alleges Exxon launched an effort, “reminiscent of the tobacco industry’s long denial campaign about the dangerous effects of cigarettes,” to deceive consumers and investors about climate change.
Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court upheld a lower court ruling that rejected the company’s argument that a state law shielded it from the lawsuit.
A phone message seeking comment was left with Exxon, which has denied spreading disinformation about the contribution of fossil fuels to global warming.
In a congressional hearing last year, the company’s CEO, Darren Woods, told lawmakers that its public statements on climate “are and have always been truthful” and that Exxon has “long acknowledged the reality and risks of climate change” and “devoted significant resources to addressing those risks.″
The Massachusetts lawsuit says Exxon engaged in a “sophisticated, multi-million dollar campaign” to sow doubt in climate science and downplay the link between fossil fuels and climate change. The lawsuit says Exxon also undertook “greenwashing campaigns” in an effort to portray itself as environmentally responsible.
“Rather than honestly disclose and mitigate climate change risks, ExxonMobil’s misrepresentations about and failures to disclose those risks have delayed the needed transition to clean energy around the world and make these existential climate-driven threats to the global economy more likely to occur,” the complaint says.
Healey called the court’s ruling a “resounding victory” in the state’s efforts to “stop Exxon from lying to investors and consumers.”
“Exxon’s repeated attempts to stonewall our lawsuit have been baseless, and this effort was no different. We look forward to proceeding with our case and having our day in court to show how Exxon is breaking the law and to put an end to the deception once and for all,” she said in a statement.
Lawyers for Exxon argued in court documents that the company’s statements about climate change and energy policy were “protected petitioning activity” even if they were made to defend the company’s reputation.
But the top court said the law Exxon claimed should protect the company in this case doesn’t apply to government enforcement actions brought by the attorney general.
It’s the latest twist in yearslong battle between Massachusetts and Exxon. The company previously unsuccessfully sued Massachusetts in an effort to block Healey’s investigation into Exxon and climate change. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/business/exxonmobil-loses-bid-to-nix-climate-change-lawsuit/ | 2022-05-25 02:19:59 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/business/exxonmobil-loses-bid-to-nix-climate-change-lawsuit/ |
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Health Security Agency said on Friday that measles vaccination rates in parts of London have dropped so low that the capital could see tens of thousands of cases of the rash-causing disease unless immunization coverage is quickly boosted.
In a statement, the agency said that among some groups of children in London, fewer than 70% have received their first dose of the standard measles, mumps and rubella vaccine; two doses are needed to provide protection. Measles is among the world’s most infectious diseases and health experts estimate that about 95% of the population must be immunized to stop new outbreaks.
The Health Security Agency said that although the risk of an outbreak across the U.K. was low, the current levels of immunization in London suggest that “a measles outbreak of between 40,000 and 160,000 cases could occur in the capital.” As of June 30, there have been 128 cases of measles in Britain this year, versus 54 cases last year. More than 60% of the cases in 2023 have been in London.
Britain’s National Health Service said it was starting a targeted national campaign to boost measles vaccination in communities with the lowest coverage rates.
U.K. officials said people aged 19 to 25 were at particularly high risk of catching measles, noting that many of them may have missed vaccinations following spurious allegations made by British physician Andrew Wakefield in 1998 that the MMR vaccine was linked to autism. The research was later discredited and Wakefield was barred by medical authorities for misconduct, but he seeded an anti-vaccination movement that damaged immunization rates in the U.K. and beyond for years.
Globally, measles immunization rates have dropped substantially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic; the World Health Organization warned last November that about 40 million children in the world missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021. In Europe, the WHO noted that cases have jumped in some countries including Russia, Austria, Serbia and the U.K. this year.
Measles is an airborne disease and typically causes a cough, red eyes and a facial rash. Serious complications are mostly seen in children under five and adults over 30 and include blindness, encephalitis and pneumonia.
In 2021, the disease killed more than 128,000 people, mostly children under five, according to the WHO. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/health/ap-uk-officials-warn-low-measles-immunization-rates-could-lead-to-tens-of-thousands-of-cases-in-london/ | 2023-07-15 04:22:35 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/health/ap-uk-officials-warn-low-measles-immunization-rates-could-lead-to-tens-of-thousands-of-cases-in-london/ |
Border officers in Texas find liquid meth in condoms hidden in pumpkins
Border officers in Texas found more than $402,000 worth of liquid methamphetamine held in condoms that were hidden inside pumpkins during a vehicle inspection, authorities said.
The seizure was discovered Tuesday at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry and was among Halloween decorations inside a vehicle, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said.
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"Our frontline CBP officers have seen just about everything and this Tuesday was no exception as they encountered liquid methamphetamine hidden within pumpkins," said acting Port Director Elizabeth Garduno.
Border officers were at the Camino Real International Bridge when they encountered a 2012 Ford Escape arriving from Mexico. The driver was subsequently referred for a secondary inspection.
Upon searching the vehicle, officers found 44 pounds of liquid meth hidden within 136 condoms inside four pumpkins.
The vehicle and drugs were confiscated and the driver was arrested by the Maverick County Sheriff’s Office.
Get updates on this story at FOXNews.com. | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/border-officers-texas-find-liquid-meth-condoms-hidden-pumpkins | 2022-10-14 21:14:58 | 1 | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/border-officers-texas-find-liquid-meth-condoms-hidden-pumpkins |
Are biometric payments the future of in-store purchases?
Proving your identity with a wave of your hand, so to speak, is not new. A little over 18 months ago, the technology was introduced to Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado, allowing concertgoers access by scanning their palms instead of a ticket. Before that, Amazon introduced it as a form of contactless pay. Panera is the first national restaurant chain to announce they will adopt this technology. However, not everyone is a fan. Here’s what you need to know.
In this article: Lockly Secure Plus Keyless Entry Door Lock, Verifi Smart Safe S5000 Biometric Gun Safe and Verifi P2000 Commercial-Grade Fingerprint Reader.
What are biometric payments?
Biometric payments use a unique physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, to authenticate an in-person purchase. Because no two people have the same fingerprint, biometric payments protect your identity and your bank account — even if someone steals your credit card, they won’t have the same fingerprint, so the purchase will be declined.
What is Amazon One?
Amazon One is an identity service. It uses a palm scan to verify you are you. You can pre-enroll online, but you’ll eventually need to finish the process in person. This involves swiping your credit card, entering your phone number and scanning your palm. After that, your palm will be connected to your bank account. The end goal, according to Amazon’s site, is to simplify life and offer the ultimate convenience. In the future, you won’t need money or identification because your palm will be your ticket to everything.
What are the perks of using palm-scanning technology at Panera?
If you opt in for Panera’s palm-scanning program, after entering the store and scanning your palm, you will be greeted by name and receive personalized menu recommendations based on your previous orders. After making your selection, you can pay for your food with a second scan.
What are the concerns about using Amazon One?
One of the biggest concerns is how Amazon stores information. Unlike your favorite tech gadgets that keep all of that convenient biometric unlocking data directly on the device, Amazon One needs to connect with you, no matter where you are — whether it’s a Panera Bread store or an Amazon Go store. This means all your information is in a database, which is vulnerable to hacking.
Besides the security concerns, people opposed to this technology also claim it’s fraught with potential ethical problems and frustrations — it’s one thing when a card doesn’t work, but what do you do when an actual appendage is declined?
Best biometric devices
Not all biometric devices push the curve and make people uncomfortable. Some have become so integrated into our lives that they’re highly desirable.
Lockly Secure Plus Keyless Entry Door Lock
A biometric door lock is a smart way to protect your home. Besides a biometric fingerprint reader, this model has programmable auto-locking and offline access codes that allow entry even when your Wi-Fi is down.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Verifi Smart Safe S5000 Biometric Gun Safe
If you have valuables you want to protect, a biometric safe is a great option. This model is packed with desirable features, such as technology that sees through dirt and scratches, multiple-year battery life and a self-diagnostic test that runs after every use or every 24 hours.
Sold by Amazon
HP EliteBook 840 14-Inch G9 Notebook PC Wolf Pro Security Edition
This powerful laptop has a built-in fingerprint scanner for a fast and secure login. It has an Intel Core i7 processor and an Intel Iris graphics processor and runs on Windows 11. The 14-inch screen offers a balance of compact size and productivity.
Verifi P2000 Commercial-Grade Fingerprint Reader
If you’re a fan of Windows, you’ll love this device. It’s a high-definition fingerprint scanner that allows you to bypass passwords and use a fingerprint. It’s compatible with all leading password management software.
Sold by Amazon
An Amazon Echo device is not a biometric device. However, it does recognize voice commands. If you have a touch of technophobia, it can help you feel more comfortable interacting with technology.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
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St Lucie County prepares amidst hurricane watch
St Lucie County officials are working to figure out what shelters and emergency services will look like and urge residents not to dismiss the storm as it could be a Category 1 hurricane.
"I'd feel better if it's a 1 but you never know," said county resident Pedro Rodriguez. "Anything could happen it could turn into a category 3, even a 2, you don't want to mess with it."
Rodriguez was filling up extra gas cans on Monday saying it was time to prepare.
"It's better to get ready and have it even though you don't use it. You still can always use the gas and food and everything else cause right now we're going shopping again," said Rodriguez.
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County officials said they plan to meet with their emergency operations staff and other agencies on Tuesday to discuss storm plans and shelter openings, as some shelters are also polling locations.
"It is a little chaotic in trying to move the pieces around to make sure we're doing what we can to protect the safety and keep elections going and not disrupt the flow of the voting process for tomorrow," said Eric Gill the St Lucie County Communications director.
Public work staff has been out preparing drainage and staging pumps to redirect water as the area is under a hurricane watch.
"The storm surge is expected to be 3-5 feet, we are expecting. It is a full moon and king tide so the water levels will be up so we could see some isolated flooding in neighborhoods," said Gill.
St Lucie County residents are asked to avoid cutting any trees or branches as crews may not be able to pick them up in time before the storm.
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Michigan and Nebraska will meet for a second straight season when they kick off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Michigan Stadium.
But unlike last year’s matchup in Lincoln, which the Wolverines won 32-29 thanks to a late Jake Moody field goal, this year’s game isn’t expected to be close.
Michigan (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) is more than a four-touchdown favorite against Nebraska (3-6, 2-4), which has lost three straight.
Here are score predictions from MLive’s Michigan beat writers.
Ryan Zuke
The Wolverines opened as a 28 1/2-point favorite, but with Nebraska interim coach Mickey Joseph ruling out starting quarterback Casey Thompson on Thursday, the number, expectedly, has moved. While Thompson has thrown 10 interceptions this season, he at least brought some punch to Nebraska’s offense. The team didn’t have any last week in a 20-13 loss to Minnesota.
Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers combined to complete just 11 of 26 passes for 121 yards and an interception. The Cornhuskers are gonna need better production than that if they are going to hang around. But with their porous defense ranking last in the Big Ten in yards allowed, it’s not going to matter who starts behind center.
Michigan should have a field day on both sides of the ball and will likely have the game out of reach by halftime. Prediction: Michigan 42, Nebraska 7.
Andrew Kahn
I suppose I could come up with a few reasons why this game might be competitive in the second half, but they wouldn’t be very convincing.
Nebraska did take Michigan to the wire last season. Knowing they came close to beating the eventual Big Ten champs might give any of the holdover Huskers some confidence.
What’s “belief” worth on the scoreboard? An extra field goal? A touchdown? Not enough to pull off one of the bigger upsets of the season.
The Wolverines won’t be looking ahead to Illinois, but if they started to late in the third quarter, I don’t think it would matter.
I always remind myself that this is still a Big Ten opponent but Big Ten athletes. But just one of Michigan’s six league opponents to date has stayed within 13 points of the Wolverines. Michigan won by 35 last week. Prediction: Michigan 44, Nebraska 10
Aaron McMann
This is another Michigan game where I think the number is a tad too high. Yes, Nebraska is an underwhelming, erratic team that ranks near the bottom of FBS in rushing defense, and that should give the Wolverines’ offense carte blanche to run the ball. But with two key games on the horizon, it wouldn’t surprise me if Michigan gets out to a large lead at some point and Jim Harbaugh takes his foot off the gas.
Winning and staying healthy remain paramount at this time of the year, and I envision Nebraska scoring late to stay within the number. Prediction: Michigan 38, Nebraska 10
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Colston Loveland’s journey from Idaho recruit to impact freshman at Michigan | https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2022/11/michigan-vs-nebraska-score-predictions-from-mlives-beat-writers.html | 2022-11-11 17:32:22 | 1 | https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2022/11/michigan-vs-nebraska-score-predictions-from-mlives-beat-writers.html |
3 killed in Southern California small plane crash
BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. (AP) — A single-engine plane crashed near a California mountain airport on Monday, killing all three people aboard, authorities said.
The Beechcraft A36 went down about 2 p.m. near Big Bear City Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The plane struck a vacant lot, and there was no fire, fire officials said.
The victims weren’t immediately identified.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Weather reports said it was partly cloudy at the time of the crash.
Big Bear Airport is in the San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear Lake, a popular resort area about a two-hour’s drive east of Los Angeles.
It was the second deadly small plane crash in three days in Southern California. On Saturday, one person was killed when a single-engine plane slammed into a grassy hillside above homes in a Los Angeles neighborhood amid dense fog, authorities said.
The Cessna C172 crashed around 8:45 p.m. Saturday on the city’s west side, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Van Nuys Airport, the Los Angeles Fire Department and Federal Aviation Administration said.
Joubin Solemani was at home with his family in the upscale Beverly Crest area when they all heard a loud crash.
“We thought it might be a car crash. But we looked outside and didn’t see anything. We didn’t know what the heck it was,” Solemani said Sunday. “Then search-and-rescue showed up and were all over the hillside.”
After searching for several hours in darkness and “thick ground-level fog,” crews found the crash site and one person dead in the wreckage, the fire department said in a statement. The pilot was the plane’s lone occupant, the FAA said.
When the sun came up Sunday, Solemani said he could see the plane a few hundred feet (meters) above his property in the Santa Monica Mountains. “It’s totally mangled,” he told The Associated Press.
The pilot was not immediately identified. Fire department personnel recovered the body Sunday afternoon.
The plane avoided hitting power lines and a large water tank and, officials said, there was minimal fire.
An air traffic controller initially reported the plane as missing after losing radar contact with the aircraft while it was en route to Van Nuys Airport, the fire department said in an alert shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
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CATCHES OF THE WEEK
At Bluewater Lake, Owen Middagh, 10, of Albuquerque caught and released a 34-inch, 9-pound tiger muskie using a shad pattern crankbait June 5. … Joshua Lee, 18, of Tohatchi caught a 34-inch tiger muskie using a spinner June 5. … Amber Harrell of Bluewater caught and released a 33-inch tiger muskie using hotdogs June 4.
Riyan Schmaltz, 14, of Rio Rancho caught a 38-inch pike at Cochiti Lake using a Senko plastic worm June 4.
At Eagle Nest Lake, Victor Rael of Questa caught a 24-inch, 5.5-pound rainbow trout using salmon eggs June 4. … Joe Saraphon of Albuquerque caught and released a 23-inch rainbow trout using yellow PowerBait on May 31. … Tate Davis, 6, of Bluewater caught an 18-inch rainbow trout using salmon peach PowerBait on May 29.
At Elephant Butte Lake, Dolores Martinez of Las Cruces caught and released a 28-inch, 8-pound walleye using a white crankbait June 5. … Brian Rittel and Frank Rittel of El Paso, Texas, caught 17 crappie, 2 white bass, one largemouth bass and one catfish using green and white grubs, minnows and a white bomber lure June 4.
Marcella Medina of Dixon caught a 7-inch cutthroat trout at Embudo Creek using a prince nymph fly June 5.
Ryan Rael, 7, of Belen caught a 22-inch catfish at Escondida Lake using red worms May 30.
At Greene Acres Lake, Seryna Shields, 10, and Da’mani Shields, 7, of Clovis caught a 5.3-pound and a 4.5-pound catfish using cut shad bait June 1. … Aimon Juarez, 8, of Clovis caught a 20-inch albino catfish using chicken liver May 30.
Jude Salas, 5, of Albuquerque caught a 16-inch rainbow trout at Lake Maloya using a black Woolly Bugger fly with a clear bobber May 27.
At Liam Knight Pond, Liam Roach, 7, of Albuquerque caught a 17-inch catfish using worms at the Outdoor Adventure Day fishing derby June 4. … Uriah Lucero, 3, of Isleta Pueblo caught several catfish ranging from 13-20 inches using live worms June 4.
On the Rio Grande, Tom Chrobocinski from Ojo Caliente caught and released seven trout using a brown Joe’s Flies lure May 31. … Jacob Medina of Velarde caught a 32-inch pike using a Rapala lure near Velarde on May 31.
If you have a catch of the week story, send it to funfishingnm@gmail.com.
NOTES FROM GAME & FISH
Northeast fishing report
Cabresto Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Charette Lakes was good using garlic PowerBait and salmon peach PowerBait.
Streamflow on the Cimarron River near Cimarron on Monday morning was 36.0 cubic feet per second (cfs). Cimarron Canyon State Park is closed until further notice due to extreme fire danger. For more information, visit the park’s webpage or call 575-377-6271.
Fishing for trout at Clayton Lake was good using Berkley Trout Nibbles and Berkley Nightcrawlers.
Fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass at Conchas Lake was good using 3.5-inch blue tube baits and soft plastic worms. Fishing for walleye was fair to good using chartruese crankbaits. Fishing for white bass was good using white swimbaits. Fishing for crappie was very good using 3.5-inch tube jigs in 12 feet of water.
At Costilla Creek, the department is implementing the final phase of a project to expand Rio Grande cutthroat trout in 120 miles of the Costilla watershed in northern New Mexico. The final phase involves the removal of fish within a designated area (Rio Costilla from Costilla Dam downstream to the Valle Vidal Boundary, including all tributaries and Comanche Creek from the road culvert crossing on Forest Road 1950 downstream to its confluence with Rio Costilla and all tributaries) with a tentative restocking of Rio Grande cutthroat in spring 2023. All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest webpage or call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Santa Fe National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns including Cowles Ponds. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300.
Coyote Creek State Park had no reports from anglers this week. For more information, visit the park’s webpage or call 575-387-2328.
Fishing for rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake was good using yellow PowerBait, salmon eggs and salmon peach PowerBait. For more information, visit the park’s webpage or call 575-377-1594.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns including Eagle Rock Lake. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest webpage or call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200.
Fishing for cutthroat at Embudo Creek was good using prince nymph flies.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Santa Fe National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns including Gallinas River. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns including Hopewell Lake. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest webpage or call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200.
Lake Alice had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for trout at Lake Maloya was good using black Woolly Bugger flies, lime green PowerBait and rainbow PowerBait.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Santa Fe National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns including Los Pinos River. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300.
Maxwell Lake 13 had no reports from anglers this week.
Monastery Lake is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information, visit the Open Gate webpage.
Morphy Lake State Park is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information, visit the park’s webpage or call 575-387-2328.
Fishing for trout on the Pecos River was good using salmon eggs near the town of Pueblo. All U.S. Forest Service land in the Santa Fe National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns, as is the Pecos Canyon State Park. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300. For more information on the Pecos Canyon State Park closure, visit the park’s webpage or call 505-670-8196.
Streamflow on the Red River below the hatchery Monday morning was 61.4 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good using salmon eggs. All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest webpage or call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande at the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 365 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using brown Joe’s Flies and black Pistol Pete spinners near the John Dunn Bridge. Fishing for pike was fair using Rapala lures near Velarde. All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson and Santa Fe National Forest districts is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest or Santa Fe National Forest webpage. You can also call the call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200 or the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300.
Streamflow on the Rio Hondo on Monday morning near Valdez was 37.1 cfs. All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest webpage or call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Santa Fe National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns, as is the Pecos Canyon State Park and the Rio Mora. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300. For more information on the Pecos Canyon State Park closure, visit the park’s webpage or call 505-670-8196.
Streamflow on the Rio Pueblo near Peñasco Monday morning was 9.7 cfs. All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest webpage or call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200.
Fishing for trout at Santa Cruz Reservoir was good using green PowerBait, Berkley Gulp nightcrawlers and yellow garlic PowerBait.
Shuree Ponds is closed for the season and will reopen in July.
Springer Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Storrie Lake is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information, visit the park’s webpage or call 505-425-7278.
Stubblefield Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for walleye at Ute Lake was good using Walleye Diver lures and Flicker shad lures. Fishing for white bass was good using medium and deep diving crankbaits, live minnows and small swimbaits. Fishing for smallmouth and largemouth bass was good using Ned Rigs, soft plastic drop shots and wacky rigged worms in 6 to 12 feet of water. Fishing for crappie was good using live minnows and small jigs. Fishing for catfish was fair using nightcrawler worms, punch bait and chicken liver. The main lake water surface temperature was in the upper 60s and the water clarity was stained.
Northwest fishing report
Abiquiú Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Waterflow on the Animas River below Aztec on Monday morning was 818 cfs.
Albuquerque Area Drains had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for tiger muskie at Bluewater Lake was good using shad pattern crankbaits, Panther Martin spinners, earthworms, large chartreuse swimbaits and hotdogs.
Brazos River had no reports from anglers this week.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns including Canjilon Lakes. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest webpage or call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200.
Monday-morning flows on the Chama River below El Vado and Abiquiú were 519 cfs and 519 cfs, respectively. Fishing for trout below El Vado Lake was fair to good using nightcrawler worms. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiú upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiú Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of two trout only. All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson and Santa Fe National Forest districts is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest or Santa Fe National Forest webpages. You can also call the call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200 or the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300.
Fishing for bass at Cochiti Lake was fair to good using plastic worms. Fishing for pike was fair to good using Senko plastic worms.
El Vado Lake can be accessed at Hargroves Day Use Area off State Road 322 and the Main Park area off State Road 112. The Rio Chama River can be accessed at the North El Vado Day Use Area on State Road 95, 10 miles west of U.S. Highway 84. Lake levels are steady but expected to drop as crews work on the El Vado Dam. The Dam Day Use Area is closed due to the ongoing construction. State Road 112 over the dam will experience periodic closures. For more information, visit the park’s webpage or call 575-588-7247.
Fenton Lake State Park is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information, visit the park’s webpage or call 575-829-3630.
Heron Lake had no reports from anglers this week. For more information, visit the park’s webpage or call 575-588-7470.
At the Jemez Waters, streamflow on the Jemez River near the town of Jemez Monday morning was 8.38 cfs. All U.S. Forest Service land in the Santa Fe National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300.
Fishing for trout at Laguna del Campo was good using PowerBait and spinners.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns including Lagunitas Lakes. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest webpage or call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200.
Lake Farmington had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for catfish at Liam Knight Pond was good using worms.
Stocking efforts have been suspended due to extremely low water levels and unstable ground conditions at McGaffey Lake. Lake conditions will be monitored and stockings will resume once conditions improve. All U.S. Forest Service land in the Cibola National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Cibola National Forest webpage or call the Cibola National Forest office at 505-346-3900.
Fishing for pike at Navajo Lake was fair using crawdad imitation lures and swimbaits. Fishing for smallmouth bass was slow to fair using tube baits and crankbaits.
Fishing for catfish on the Rio Grande near Albuquerque was good using chicken liver and cut bait. Fishing for pike was fair to good using nightcrawler worms north of Bernalillo.
Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Pond #1) had no reports from anglers this week.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Santa Fe National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns including San Gregorio Lake. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300.
Streamflow on the San Juan River on Monday morning was 297 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was good using Griffith gnat flies, leech pattern flies, red annelid flies and midge pattern flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was good using nightcrawler worms.
Seven Springs Brood Pond is currently closed due to wildfire concerns.
Fishing for rainbow trout at Tiger Park Reservoir was good using salmon egg scent PowerBait.
Fishing for bass at Tingley Beach was fair to good using black spinnerbaits. Fishing for catfish was good using chartreuse PowerBait, chicken liver, nightcrawler worms and shrimp.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Carson National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns including Trout Lakes. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Carson National Forest webpage or call the Carson National Forest office at 505-758-6200.
Southwest Fishing Report
Fishing for catfish at Alumni Pond was fair using cut carp bait, cut shad bait, hotdogs and worms. Fishing for trout was fair using white beadhead nymph flies.
Fishing for catfish at Bear Canyon Lake was good using dough bait and live worms.
Fishing for bass at Bill Evans Lake was slow to fair using 5-inch maroon plastic worms. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using dough bait.
Fishing for crappie at Caballo Lake was fair to good using live minnows and small jigs. Fishing for bass was fair to good using crankbaits. Fishing for walleye was fair to good using live minnows and trolling medium diving crankbaits.
Fishing for catfish at Elephant Butte Lake was fair to good using live minnows and cut gizzard shad bait. Fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass was good using chartreuse crankbaits, jigs and soft plastic lures. Fishing for white bass was good using Blue Fox spinners and white Bombers. Fishing for crappie was good using green and white grubs, live minnows and white Bomber lures. Fishing for walleye was good using white crankbait lures, nightcrawler worms and curly tail grubs.
Fishing for catfish at Escondida Lake was fair to good using red worms, nightcrawler worms and cut bait.
Streamflow on the Gila River on Monday morning was 17.4 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good using dry flies with a beadhead dropper fly near the Catwalk Recreation Area.
Glenwood Pond had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for catfish at Lake Roberts was good using blood dough bait and worms.
Percha Dam had no reports from anglers this week.
Quemado Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Rancho Grande Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte on Monday morning was 2,100 cfs. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using live minnows. Fishing for walleye was fair to good using curly tail grubs.
Snow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for catfish at Trees Lake was fair using shrimp. Fishing for bass was fair to good using wacky rigged plastic worms.
Fishing for all species at Young Pond was slow.
Southeast fishing report
Fishing for catfish at Alto Lake was fair to good using nightcrawler worms.
Fishing for catfish at Bataan Lake was fair using chicken liver.
Berrendo Creek had no reports from anglers this week. Please visit the Open Gate webpage for more information on this property.
Streamflow on the Black River at Malaga on Monday morning was 10.6 cfs.
Blue Hole Park Pond had no reports from anglers this week.
Bonito Lake is closed until further notice by the city of Alamogordo due to fire damage. It appears that the lake will be out of commission until later this year.
Fishing for catfish at Bosque Redondo Lake was fair using nightcrawler worms. Fishing for bluegill was good using nightcrawler worms.
Bottomless Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for walleye at Brantley Lake was fair using red crankbaits. Fishing for white bass was good using red crankbaits.
Fishing for bass at Carlsbad Municipal Lake was good using drop shot Robo worms.
Chaparral Park Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Corona Pond had no reports from anglers this week.
Eunice Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Green Meadow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for catfish at Greene Acres Lake was good using chicken liver and cut shad bait.
Fishing for trout at Grindstone Reservoir was good using white beadhead hare’s ear nymph flies.
Jal Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Van had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for catfish at Oasis Park Lake was fair to good using hotdogs and worms.
Streamflow on the Pecos River below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 98.0 cfs. Fishing for bass was good using Texas-rigged soft plastic blue crawdad pattern baits.
Perch Lake had no reports from anglers this week.
Fishing for rainbow trout at Rio Bonito was good using worms.
Fishing for trout at Rock Lake Hatchery Kids’ Pond was good using PowerBait.
All U.S. Forest Service land in the Lincoln National Forest Service district is currently closed due to wildfire concerns including the Ruidoso River. For more information on the Forest Service closure, visit the Lincoln National Forest webpage or call 575-434-7200. Streamflow on Monday morning at Hollywood was 2.60 cfs.
Fishing for walleye at Santa Rosa Lake was fair to good using Flicker shad lures, live minnows and Ned rigs. Fishing for bass was fair to good using crankbaits. Fishing for crappie was slow to fair using live minnows.
Fishing for bass at Sumner Lake was fair to good using green Senko worms. Fishing for walleye was fair using nightcrawler worms and green plastic worms. Fishing for catfish was good using hotdogs and worms.
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