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WASHINGTON — After the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters started furiously working the phones to find out what was going on with the failed lender — and what would happen to its panicked depositors.
Waters, former chair of the House Financial Services Committee, had her doubts that another bank would step up as a savior and buy the defunct institution.
“Banks don’t just wake up and say: ‘Oh, there’s a problem with another significant bank and they’ve collapsed. Let’s just take it over,”’ she said.
So began a frenetic weekend of nonstop briefings with regulators, lawmakers, administration officials and President Joe Biden himself about how to handle the demise of the nation’s 16th-biggest bank and a go-to financial institution for tech entrepreneurs. At the core of the problem was tens of billions of dollars — including money companies needed to meet payrolls — sitting in Silicon Valley Bank accounts that were not protected by federal deposit insurance that only goes up to $250,000.
Something needed to be done, federal officials agreed, before Asian stock markets opened Sunday evening and other banks faced the potential for waves of panicked withdrawals Monday morning.
“We were racing against the clock,” said Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the National Economic Council.
Waters was right to be skeptical about a sale being closed on the fly. The bank’s size — $210 billion in assets — and complexity made it difficult to quickly wrap up a deal.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. officials told Republican senators Monday that they received offers for the bank over the weekend but didn’t have time to close; they said they could put Silicon Valley Bank up for auction again, according to a person familiar with the conversation who requested anonymity to discuss a private call.
But another plan was coming together. On Sunday, Waters was on the phone with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who briefed her on how it would work. The Fed was creating a new emergency program that allowed it to lend directly to banks so they could cover withdrawals without having to sell off assets to raise cash. The idea was to reassure depositors and prevent bank runs at other institutions.
By Sunday night, the Treasury Department, the Fed and the FDIC said the federal government would protect all deposits — even those that exceeded the FDIC’s $250,000 limit.
“It’s miraculous, really,” Waters said, calling it “an example of what working together and what government can do with the right people in charge.”
The praise was not unanimous.
In the call Monday with officials from the FDIC and the Treasury Department, Republican senators expressed concern that millionaire Silicon Valley depositors were being rescued — and the cost might be passed onto community banks in their home states in the form of higher assessments for federal deposit insurance, according to the person familiar with the discussion.
The trouble started last Wednesday when Silicon Valley Bank said it needed to raise $2.25 billion to shore up its finances after suffering big losses on its bond portfolio, which had plunged in value as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. On Thursday, depositors rushed to pull their money out. An old-fashioned bank run was underway.
At a House Ways and Means committee hearing on Friday morning, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency was “monitoring very carefully” developments related to the bank. “When banks experience financial losses, it is and should be a matter of concern,” she told lawmakers.
Biden was briefed about the situation on Friday morning, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations. Then he celebrated an unexpectedly strong February jobs report, met with the leader of the European Union and jetted off to Wilmington, Delaware, to mark his grandson’s 17th birthday.
His weekend would soon be consumed with phone and video calls focused on preventing a nationwide banking crisis. Regulators were so concerned, they didn’t even wait until the close of business on Friday — the usual practice — to shut the bank down; they closed the doors during working hours.
It was the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history and trickier than most: An astonishing 94 percent of Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits — including large cash holdings by tech startups — were uninsured by the FDIC.
As administration officials and regulators worked through the weekend, Biden expressed concern about small businesses and their employees who relied on accounts that were now in jeopardy, the White House official said.
There were also fears, the official said, that if Silicon Valley Bank depositors lost money, others would lose faith in the banking system and rush to withdraw money on Monday, causing a cascading crisis.
Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss’ phone had started lighting up even before the weekend. Silicon Valley Bank had eight branches and offices in his home state, and word of its failure was traveling fast on social media.
“The panic within Massachusetts industry and nonprofit sectors became acute within a matter of hours,” Auchincloss said. “My phone started just exploding.”
Silicon Valley Bank wouldn’t be the only bank to collapse. By Sunday evening, federal officials announced that New York-based Signature Bank, a major lender to New York landlords, had also failed and was being seized.
The government’s plan to cover deposits over $250,000 ended up applying to Signature’s customers as well.
In a statement Sunday, Biden said, “The American people and American businesses can have confidence that their bank deposits will be there when they need them.”
On Monday, Powell announced that the Fed would review its supervision of Silicon Valley Bank to understand what went wrong. The review will be conducted by Michael Barr, the Fed vice chair who oversees bank oversight, and be released May 1.
Now Biden and lawmakers are calling for legislative changes to tighten financial rules on regional banks, perhaps restoring parts of the Dodd-Frank law that tightened bank regulation after the 2008-2009 financial crisis but were rolled back five years ago.
Waters said it might be time to raise deposit insurance thresholds. “We can’t just say this is an emergency and forget about it,” she said.
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The victory for the first openly transgender woman to win an official cycling event should stand after she adhered to the updated policy the organization put in place last year, the global governing body for cycling said.
Austin Killips rode to victory in the fifth stage of the Tour of the Gila on Sunday, one of the few remaining marquee stage races in the United States. That gave her the overall victory by 21 seconds and earned her the polka dot jersey as the race’s best climber.
But the victory by the 27-year-old American, who began racing in 2019, was met almost immediately by backlash from cycling fans on social media and some former cyclists.
Last year, the Union Cycliste Internationale changed its rules to stipulate that athletes must have serum testosterone levels of 2.5 nanomoles per liter or less for at least 24 months before they are allowed to compete in women’s events. That was an increase from past rules, which required levels below 5 nanomoles for 12 months prior to racing.
“The UCI rules are based on the latest scientific knowledge and have been applied in a consistent manner, and continues to follow the evolution of scientific findings,” the UCI said in a statement, adding that the governing body “may change its rules as scientific knowledge evolves.”
Former Olympic cyclist Inga Thompson posted on Twitter after Killips’ victory that the UCI was “effectively killing off women’s cycling” with its transgender policy.
Other sports governing bodies like World Athletics, which oversees track and field, and World Aquatics, which oversees swimming, prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s international events.
The Tour of the Gila, which takes place in New Mexico and is among the lowest levels of UCI events, said in a statement was bound by the governing body’s rules and upheld Killips’ victory.
“Tour of the Gila recognizes the passionate debate regarding rider eligibility and classifications of riders set by UCI and USA Cycling and encourages UCI and USA Cycling to host an open discussion on the manner,” the race said in a statement.
Killips, who rides for the Amy D Foundation in memory of American cyclist Amy Dombroski, said in a statement posted to social media that she had received an outpouring of support from those within and outside the cycling community.
“After a week of nonsense on the internet I’m especially thankful to everyone in the peloton and sport who continue to affirm that Twitter is not real,” Killips posted on Instagram on Monday. “I love my peers and competitors and am grateful for every opportunity I get to learn and grow as a person and athlete on course together.”
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The South Florida community is reacting to controversial new African American history standards for public schools in the Sunshine State and what they mean for education.
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"We have so many books that really we are trying to ensure our babies and our community have access to when they are feeling the frustration of what's going on right now," said Pranoo Kumar, the owner of Rohi's Readery in West Palm Beach.
Kumar strives to make Rohi's Readery a safe place for everyone. But she's frustrated with the state's new standards for African American history, implemented to be in line with the so-called "Stop WOKE Act."
"I'm very angry about it, and with righteous anger, because I don't want to just sit in a place of anger. I want to make sure we are doing something with that anger," Kumar said.
A state work group put together the standards, which were approved by the Florida Board of Education this week. But one section in particular continues to raise concerns among critics. It said that in middle school, "Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit."
"As if enslavement of Africans was long-term job training. Like, really? What madness is this? Just stop. Tell the truth," said Dr. Debra Robinson, who spent more than 20 years on the Palm Beach County School Board. "I don't have the vocabulary to describe how ridiculous this is."
Now as the chair of the Coalition for Black Student Achievement, Robinson said school districts will need to create guidelines for teachers on how to teach the new standards.
"We can't have teachers afraid to teach the truth. This is really going backwards," Robinson said.
But the state stands by its changes. Board of education members said that are not taking anything away, just adding more content to African American studies.
"I read the standards and I reread the standards to see what I was missing, and everything is there," said Kelly Garcia, a member of the Florida Board of Education. "The darkest parts of our history are addressed, and I'm very proud of the task force."
"The new standards align these requirements and will hold teachers accountable that a complete African American history continues to be taught," said Glinton Gilzene, the chairman of the state's African American Studies Task Force.
But Kumar said she won't stop fighting for what she feels is right for our community.
"I'm going to ensure I do whatever it takes to continue to tell the actual truths of marginalized communities, especially the Black community. Because our children — no matter if you are Black or not — need to understand what has happened in our country," Kumar said. | https://www.wptv.com/news/education/former-palm-beach-county-school-board-member-calls-new-african-american-history-standards-ridiculous | 2023-07-21 22:25:05 | 1 | https://www.wptv.com/news/education/former-palm-beach-county-school-board-member-calls-new-african-american-history-standards-ridiculous |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were:
1-6-2-4, FIREBALL: 9
(one, six, two, four; FIREBALL: nine)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were:
1-6-2-4, FIREBALL: 9
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President Biden marked the 58th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Ala., when Black voting rights activists were beaten by state troopers.
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President Biden marked the 58th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Ala., when Black voting rights activists were beaten by state troopers.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar panels onto the roof of a roomy, two-story house near the banks of the Kentucky River, a few miles upstream from the state capitol where lawmakers have promoted coal for more than a century.
The U.S. climate law that passed one year ago offers a 30% discount off this installation via a tax credit, and that’s helping push clean energy even into places where coal still provides cheap electricity. For Heather Baggett’s family in Frankfort, it was a good deal.
“For us, it’s not politically motivated,” said Baggett. “It really came down to financially, it made sense.”
On August 16, after the hottest June ever recorded and a scorching July, America’s long-sought response to climate change, the Inflation Reduction Act, turns one year old. In less than a year it has prompted investment in a massive buildout of battery and EV manufacturing across the states. Nearly 80 major clean energy manufacturing facilities have been announced, an investment equal to the previous seven years combined, according to the American Clean Power Association.
“It seems like every week there’s a new factory facility somewhere” being announced, said Jesse Jenkins, a professor at Princeton and leader of the REPEAT Project which has been deeply involved in analysis of the law.
“We’ve been talking about bringing manufacturing jobs back to America for my entire life. We’re finally doing it, right? That’s pretty exciting,” he said.
The IRA is America’s most significant response to climate change, after decades of lobbying by oil, gas and coal interests stalled action, while carbon emissions climbed, creating a hotter, more dangerous world. It is designed to spur clean energy buildout on a scale that will bend the arc of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. It also aims to build domestic supply chains to reverse China’s and other nations’ early domination of this vital sector.
One target of the law is cleaner transportation, the largest source of climate pollution for the U.S. Siemens, one of the biggest tech companies in the world, produces charging stations for EVs. Executives say this alignment of U.S. policy on climate is driving higher demand for batteries.
“When the federal government makes an investment, we get to the tipping point faster,” said Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens USA, adding that the company has invested $260 million in battery or battery storage projects in recent years.
The law also encourages more of the type of batteries that feed electricity to the grid when the wind is slack, or at night when the sun isn’t hitting solar panels. It could put the storage business on the same upward trajectory that solar blazed a decade ago, said Michael McGowan, head of North American infrastructure private markets for Mercer Alternatives, a consulting firm.
Derrick Flakoll, North America policy associate at Bloomberg NEF, pointed out that sales at the largest manufacturer of solar panels in the U.S., First Solar, skyrocketed after the law passed, creating a big backlog of orders.
“This is years and years of manufacturing capacity that is already booked out because people are bullish about the U.S.-produced solar market,” he said.
The IRA is also helping technologies that are expensive, but promising for near-term decarbonization.
Jason Mortimer is senior vice president of global sales at EH2, which makes large, low-cost electrolyzers — machines that split hydrogen from water. Hydrogen as clean energy is still in its infancy. “The IRA accelerates the implementation of hydrogen at scale by about four to five years,” making the U.S. competitive with Europe, he said.
But these changes, significant as they are, may just be the beginning, experts say.
“I think we’re about to see a quite a flood of investment in wind and solar-related manufacturing in the U.S.,” Jenkins said, adding that 2026 to 2028 is when the country will see the law’s full impact.
Other countries, some of them ahead of the U.S. in addressing climate change, have enacted their own further efforts to speed the changeover to clean energy. Canada has announced a matching policy and Europe has its own measures to attract manufacturing, similar to the IRA.
“European and Japanese automakers are trying to think about how to change supply chains in order to try and compete,” said Neil Mehrotra, assistant vice president and policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and contributor to a report about the U.S. law published by the Brookings Institution.
The Congressional Budget Office initially estimated the IRA’s tax credits would cost about $270 billion over a decade, but Brookings says businesses might take advantage of the credits far more aggressively and the federal government could pay out three or four times more.
The law is supposed to reduce the emissions of the U.S. — the country most responsible for greenhouse gases historically — by as much as 41% by 2030, according to a new analysis by Princeton researchers. That’s not enough to hit U.S. goals, but is a significant improvement.
But those crucial greenhouse gas cuts are partially at risk if the U.S. electric grid cannot grow enough to connect new wind and solar farms and handle new demands, like mass vehicle charging.
Despite the new investment in red states, not everyone likes it. Republicans recently proposed repealing major elements of the law. And Frankfort resident Jessie Decker, whose neighbor has solar panels, said he wouldn’t consider them, and doesn’t think the federal government should be “wasting money” on dubious climate programs.
Nor does the law mean climate-warming oil and gas are going away.
“Frankly, we are going to be using fossil fuels for many decades to come,” said Fred Eames, a regulatory attorney with the law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth.
Up on Baggett’s roof, Nicholas Hartnett, owner of Pure Power Solar, is pleased that business is up and homeowners are opening up to solar once they see how they can financially benefit.
“You have the environmental side, which handles the left, and then you have the option to use your own tax money that the government would have otherwise taken, which gets the right checked off,” he said.
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Chris Evert appreciates that she, Serena Williams and other Wimbledon women’s singles champions will now be listed on the All England Club’s honor boards in a Centre Court hallway simply by their first initial and last name — the way the men’s title winners always have been — instead of preceded by “Miss” or “Mrs.”
Evert won three of her 18 career Grand Slam singles trophies at Wimbledon; until now, the entry for her 1981 championship has shown her name as “Mrs. J.M. Lloyd,” in reference to her husband at that time, John Lloyd. For her earlier titles in 1974 and 1976, before that marriage, she was listed as “Miss C.M. Evert.”
“I am pleased the All England Club has changed the names. It was outdated and women should be treated equally with the men, as we are with equal prize money,” Evert wrote in a text message to The Associated Press on Friday. “I have always used my maiden name in tennis. I began my career, became a champion, and ended my career as Chris Evert! As proud as I was to be married to John at the time, it was my name that deserved to be on the honor board!!!”
The switch to the women’s honor board has been completed, a spokeswoman for the All England Club confirmed to the AP via email on Friday. The intention to alter the way women’s names are displayed was first reported by The Times of London.
Williams’ name, for example, appears seven times on the green boards with gold lettering, once for each of her singles championships at the grass-court Grand Slam tennis tournament, and each entry has read “Miss S. Williams.” That now has been updated to “S. Williams.”
That conforms to the style that always has been in use for men: 2021 champion Novak Djokovic is listed as “N. Djokovic” for each of his six Wimbledon titles.
Last year’s women’s champion, the since-retired Ash Barty, had been listed as “Miss A. Barty.”
As the start of Wimbledon approaches on June 27, this is the latest in a series of moves toward gender equity in recent years at the oldest Grand Slam tournament, which was first held in 1877 — for men only. The first women’s champion was not crowned until 1884.
The removal of “Miss” and “Mrs.” from the honor board follows the change in 2019 to the way Wimbledon chair umpires refer to female players during matches.
Prior to that year, officials would say “Miss” — or, as of 2018, “Mrs.” for married women — preceding a player’s last name when announcing the winner of a game, a set or a match in the women’s draw, while only saying a player’s last name at men’s matches.
The All England Club began paying female players the same as men in 2007, one year after the French Open started giving the same checks to the men’s and women’s singles champions. The other two Grand Slam tournaments, the U.S. Open and Australian Open, already had been issuing equal prize money for years.
When Wimbledon began paying players at the outset of the professional era in 1968, women’s singles champion Billie Jean King took home a little more than a third of what was earned by men’s champion Rod Laver.
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BOCA RATON, Fla. and BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- REDCON1, the fastest-growing sports nutrition brand, and junior's restaurant and bakery, home of the world's most fabulous cheesecake, have joined forces to offer a new line of cheesecake-inspired healthy protein powder.
The partnership combines Junior's 73 years of cheesecake-making expertise with REDCON1's commitment to premium, great-tasting supplements.
Inspired by Junior's world-renowned recipes, REDCON1 is excited to introduce the REDCON1 x JUNIOR'S MRE LITE Protein Powder. This sweet, satiating no whey protein makes a smooth, delicious, rich milkshake-like texture that features 24g of protein in each serving.
"This collaboration carries quite a significance. For years, every time my travels have taken me to NYC, I've made it a point to visit Junior's for a slice of their iconic cheesecake," said Aaron Singerman, REDCON1 Founder. "We're excited to partner with Junior's to offer everyone a delicious way to help fuel their nutrition goals. We believe Junior's cheesecake-inspired flavors in our best-selling protein powder will be a game-changer."
Junior's cheesecakes are made with premium ingredients and are baked fresh daily. The new line of REDCON1 MRE LITE will come in a variety of flavors, starting with Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake and other seasonal flavors throughout the year.
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Letter: Supervisors should step back from renovation project
A majority of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors is determined to ram through a $30 million county campus renovation project before Dec. 31 with little public input or knowledge, without knowing how we would pay for it, and consequently, putting future county projects in peril.
The $30 million price tag does not include a new building, but the price is nearly as much as the Health and Human Services and Ambulance buildings cost apiece. Those projects in the past decade created significant and needed expansion of services to county residents. The renovation project is gilding the county’s own lily. It promises little expansion of services, but rather puts in peril new projects for the next five to 10 years that would do so.
There is little doubt that the 40-year-old Administration Building could benefit from updates, and some other necessary projects could be completed for 10% or 20% of the price tag. But the Health and Human Services and Ambulance buildings are less than 10 years old and not candidates for a pricey rehabilitation.
The proposal does not detail how we will pay for a renovation project of this size. The path taken could jeopardize the county’s high financial rating, its reserve and emergency funds, and its future ability to borrow. The county may use a chunk of American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay for this.
But most importantly, other projects necessary to fulfill needs of county residents are jeopardized by spending $30 million to renovate a still-useful county campus. The Carquest building project for new child care and affordable housing options, a county supported mobile home park for affordable housing, a new justice center, Poor Farm development, and new ambulance and sheriff vehicles are projects that could disappear or be pushed 10 years into the future.
The renovation project itself has not been sufficiently weighed by public input. Nor has public opinion been sought on weighing the renovation project against the other projects mentioned above — a basic step in the budget process.
At a minimum, Johnson County supervisors need to slow the renovation project to seek public input, determine how it will best be paid for, and what would not be completed if it proceeds.
Better yet, the supervisors should start over by asking what the county needs to renovate, not what it wants to renovate. Then ask what a reasonable price tag for that would be. After that it can continue planning for the more necessary projects that will better serve county residents.
Tom Carsner, Iowa City | https://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/readers/2022/12/10/johnson-county-supervisors-should-step-back-from-renovation-project/69712451007/ | 2022-12-11 01:55:49 | 1 | https://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/readers/2022/12/10/johnson-county-supervisors-should-step-back-from-renovation-project/69712451007/ |
Florida Republican Sen. Jason Brodeur has introduced new proposed legislation that aims to require bloggers who are compensated to write about lawmakers, including Gov. Ron DeSantis and his cabinet along with other state legislators, to register with the state.
The bill is called "Information Dissemination" and requires bloggers to be transparent about who pays them to write political posts.
The legislation's language states, "If a blogger posts to a blog about an elected state officer and receives, or will receive, compensation for that post, the blogger must register."
If the proposed bill passes, those who fail to register under the law could face a $25 per day fine, capping at $2,500.
Florida Politics defined the bill as targeting what is known as "pay-to-play blog posts" where bloggers are paid to produce content about elected officials.
Some believe if passed into law, the legislation would likely be challenged in court citing First Amendment violations.
Sen. Brodeur said, "Paid bloggers are lobbyists who write instead of talk. They both are professional electioneers. If lobbyists have to register and report, why shouldn't paid bloggers?" | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/florida-proposal-would-register-bloggers-who-write-about-lawmakers | 2023-03-03 22:31:21 | 1 | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/florida-proposal-would-register-bloggers-who-write-about-lawmakers |
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "As a member of the military, I needed a better way to clean, polish and buff shoes," said an inventor, from Ft. Worth, Texas, "so I invented the SHOE BUFF KIT. My design could enhance the appearance of shoes and it would only require one hand for use."
The invention provides a practical means to clean and polish various articles of footwear. In doing so, it helps to reduce finger cramps caused by standard polishing methods. As a result, it increases convenience and comfort and it saves time and effort. The invention features a versatile design that is easy to use with one hand so it is ideal for various members of the labor force and military. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Dallas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DLL-3884, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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‘Merry Christmas’: Woman wins $700K lottery prize, plans to donate money to church
FREMONT, N.C. (Gray News) - A woman in North Carolina is getting a holiday bonus thanks to the lottery.
According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, Donna Denton recently hit a $700,000 jackpot on a $10 Triple 777 ticket.
Denton reportedly purchased the winning ticket at a Fremont Food Mart and checked it with her husband when they returned home.
“We had a very merry Christmas,” Denton said. “This made Christmas a little happier.”
Lottery officials said Denton arrived at lottery headquarters on Wednesday to collect her prize. After required state and federal tax withholdings, the lucky winner took home $497,073.
“We were happy anyway,” Denton said. “Now we’re happier; this is a blessing.”
Denton, a production assembler, said she plans to donate some of her winnings to her church.
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HENRY COUNTY, Ga. (WJW) — A police department in Georgia is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who officers say shoplifted from Home Depot.
But since the Henry County Police Department posted a photo of the wanted suspect on its Facebook page on July 28, commenters have noticed the man’s uncanny resemblance to actor Bradley Cooper.
“He should be easy to find. VERY recognizable,” one commenter said.
The Cooper doppelgänger reportedly stole a Bosch Rotary Laser Kit from a Home Depot store in McDonough, Georgia. The kit can cost more than $600.
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GLOUCESTER, Va., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cook Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of a $75,000 matching to Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation to complete interior restoration of the historic school.
"The Woodville School is not only a historic site but with the leadership of the Woodville Rosenwald Foundation, it will again become a cultural center in Gloucester, Virginia. The Cook Foundation is pleased to support the restoration and preservation of the interior. The Woodville School and the foundation that supports it are critical to preserving both history and a sense of wholeness within our community," said Adrianne Joseph, Founder and Chair of The Cook Foundation.
Built in 1923, the school replaced an earlier school at the same site. Integral to the community was the nexus between the Rosenwald Fund and African American leadership from Thomas Calhoun Walker, better known as TC Walker, who was enslaved at birth but became a lawyer and community leader in Virginia. Walker is credited for bringing six Rosenwald schools to Gloucester. Walker's relationship with Booker T. Washington fostered access to education and vocational training, and necessary community building within and for the African American population. The Woodville School represents a unique time and place in American history, and has earned consideration as a part of the proposed Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park which will honor the connection between Jewish and African American history.
We are eager to foster the continuation of both Rosenwald's legacy and the African American community here in Gloucester that persevered despite the systemic challenges they faced.
Michael Blakey, PhD, Chair of the Woodville School Scholars Committee and member of the board is widely known for his expertise in engaging descendant communities. He is the National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at William and Mary. Blackey said: "Memory is essential to who and what we are: fond memory, critical memory, reminiscence. Museums serve memory with physical objects that demonstrate its details, just as the Woodville Rosenwald School resonates the educational memories of a whole community. We are encouraging the living descendants of African American education in Gloucester to reach back and fetch their memories in a conversation with scholars about the past and its impact on the present and future."
Learn more: http://thecookfoundation.org.
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — AJ Brown scored 18 points as Ohio beat Cincinnati-Clermont 113-44 on Wednesday night.
Brown shot 7 for 11 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free throw line for the Bobcats (4-3). Elmore James scored 16 points, finishing 8 of 12 from the floor. AJ Clayton shot 6 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding 11 rebounds.
Morris Duffy finished with nine points for the Cougars. Cincinnati-Clermont also got seven points from Joel Iles. Marlin Lyons also had five points, seven rebounds and three steals.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS (Associated Press)
BERLIN (AP) — Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change ’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday.
But doing so requires quickly slashing nearly two-thirds of carbon pollution by 2035, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said. The United Nations chief said it more bluntly, calling for an end to new fossil fuel exploration and for rich countries to quit coal, oil and gas by 2040.
“Humanity is on thin ice — and that ice is melting fast,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “Our world needs climate action on all fronts — everything, everywhere, all at once.”
Stepping up his pleas for action on fossil fuels, Guterres called for rich countries to accelerate their target for achieving net zero emissions to as early as 2040, and developing nations to aim for 2050 — about a decade earlier than most current targets. He also called for them to stop using coal by 2030 and 2040, respectively, and ensure carbon-free electricity generation in the developed world by 2035, meaning no gas-fired power plants either.
That date is key because nations soon have to come up with goals for pollution reduction by 2035, according to the Paris climate agreement. After contentious debate, the U.N. science report approved Sunday concluded that to stay under the warming limit set in Paris the world needs to cut 60% of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, compared with 2019, adding a new target not previously mentioned in six previous reports issued since 2018.
“The choices and actions implemented in this decade will have impacts for thousands of years,” the report, said calling climate change “a threat to human well-being and planetary health.”
“We are not on the right track but it’s not too late,’ said report co-author and water scientist Aditi Mukherji. “Our intention is really a message of hope, and not that of doomsday.’
With the world only a few tenths of a degree away from the globally accepted goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times, scientists stressed a sense of urgency. The goal was adopted as part of the 2015 Paris climate agreement and the world has already warmed 1.1 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit).
This is likely the last warning the Nobel Peace Prize-winning collection of scientists will be able to make about the 1.5 mark because their next set of reports may well come after Earth has either breached the mark or is locked into exceeding it soon, several scientists, including report authors, told The Associated Press.
After 1.5 degrees “the risks are starting to pile on,” said report co-author Francis X. Johnson, a climate, land and policy scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute. The report mentions “tipping points” around that temperature of species extinction, including coral reefs, irreversible melting of ice sheets and sea level rise on the order of several meters (several yards).
“1.5 is a critical critical limit, particularly for small islands and mountain (communities) which depend on glaciers,” said Mukherji, who’s also the climate change impact platform director at the research institute CGIAR.
“The window is closing if emissions are not reduced as quickly as possible,” Johnson said in an interview. “Scientists are rather alarmed.”
Many scientists, including at least three co-authors, said hitting 1.5 degrees is inevitable.
“We are pretty much locked into 1.5,” said report co-author Malte Meinshausen, a climate scientist at the University of Melbourne in Australia. “There’s very little way we will be able to avoid crossing 1.5 C sometime in the 2030s ” but the big issue is whether the temperature keeps rising from there or stabilizes.
Guterres insisted “the 1.5-degree limit is achievable.” Science panel chief Hoesung Lee said so far the world is far off course.
If current consumption and production patterns continue, Lee said, “the global average 1.5 degrees temperature increase will be seen sometime in this decade.”
Scientists emphasize that the world or humanity won’t end suddenly if Earth passes the 1.5 degree mark. Mukherji said “it’s not as if it’s a cliff that we all fall off.” But an earlier IPCC report detailed how the harms — including even nastier extreme weather — are much worse beyond 1.5 degrees of warming.
“It is certainly prudent to be planning for a future that’s warmer than 1.5 degrees,” said IPCC report review editor Steven Rose, an economist at the Electric Power Research Institute in the United States.
If the world continues to use all the fossil fuel-powered infrastructure either existing now or proposed Earth will warm at least 2 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times, the report said.
Because the report is based on data from a few years ago, the calculations about fossil fuel projects already in the pipeline do not include the increase in coal and natural gas use after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It comes a week after the Biden Administration in the United States approved the huge Willow oil-drilling project in Alaska, which could produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil a day.
The report highlights the disparity between rich nations, which caused much of the problem because carbon dioxide emissions from industrialization stay in the air for more than a century, and poorer countries that get hit harder by extreme weather. Residents of poorer climate vulnerable nations are “up to 15 times more likely to die in floods, droughts and storms,” Lee said.
If the world is to achieve its climate goals, poorer countries need a three-to-six times increase in financial help to adapt to a warmer world and switch to non-polluting energy, Lee said. Countries have made financial pledges and promises of a damage compensation fund.
Developed nations “are expected to speed up the fight against climate change and do their decarbonization much faster than developing countries like Brazil. However, this does not take away our responsibility to do our part,” Brazil’s climate change chief, Ana Toni, said. “It will be our populations in developing countries, which are more vulnerable.”
The report offers hope if action is taken, using the word “opportunity” nine times in a 27-page summary. Though opportunity is overshadowed by 94 uses of the word “risk.”
“The pace and scale of what has been done so far and current plans are insufficient to tackle climate change,” IPCC chief Lee said. ”We are walking when we should be sprinting.”
Lee said the panel doesn’t tell countries what to do to limit worse warming, adding “it’s up to each government to find the best solution.”
“The findings of these reports can make us feel disheartened,” said youth climate activist Vanessa Nakate, a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, but she added that it’s important to “take action, not lose hope.”
Report co-author Peter Thorne of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth said the responsibility for action rests with everyone.
“The reality is we at all levels — governments, communities, individuals — have made climate change somebody else’s problem,” he said. “We have to stop that.”
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Fabiano Maisonnave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, contributed to this report. Borenstein reported from Kensington, Maryland.
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WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WNCN) — A warning from a woman who lost something precious to her: be careful when you’re out shopping. What appears to be an innocent request could be a scheme to steal.
Cathy Perone is still shaken up. Thursday, she was shopping at a Wegmans in Wake Forest, North Carolina when she says a man asked for help picking out a greeting card.
“He’s pretending that he can’t speak English,” she recounted to Nexstar’s WNCN. “I tried to help him pick out a card.”
Perone said the man was appreciative, thanked her, and walked away. Then she noticed a woman standing by her cart.
“The woman actually stared at me, and it gave me such an eerie feeling,” Perone recalled. “Then she walked away, and something told me, ‘Check in your bag.'”
She realized her wallet was gone.
Her daughter-in-law, Christina Perone, said within about 15 minutes, thousands of dollars of charges or attempted charges showed up on Cathy’s credit cards.
“Sometimes criminals look at it as if there’s no victim because the credit card companies will always just take care of it,” she noted. But, replacing lost IDs, credit cards, and insurance cards is painstaking, not to mention the emotional toll these crimes take. “Especially for senior citizens, who sometimes don’t have the means to get around or have the ability to get around.”
“There is a real victim,” Christina added.
Most of all, Cathy wants her wallet back. The brown and black Brighton wallet with a silver heart emblem was a gift from her husband, who died a year ago. She says the wallet was stolen on the anniversary of his burial.
“He bought me that wallet,” she said tearfully. “It’s hard.”
She said Wegmans employees helped her look for it, but it was nowhere to be found.
“I had all my pictures in there of us and my son and when they got married,” Cathy added. “It’s gone.”
Still, the Perones say they won’t let this experience stop them from helping others
“I would never say don’t help people, if that guy really needed help,” said Christina, but she says they’ll be even more cautious from now on.
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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Monday.
The Seahawks issued a statement about an hour before their fifth training camp practice started. The team said Carroll — who is fully vaccinated — tested positive on Sunday and is experiencing mild symptoms and is remaining at home. Carroll intends on participating in team meetings virtually until he is cleared to rejoin the team.
Carroll is the oldest coach in the league and will turn 71 in mid-September. He was a major proponent of COVID-19 vaccinations and took pride in the Seahawks making it through the 2020 season without a player testing positive during the season.
The team did not say who would run practices while Carroll is away. The Seahawks are scheduled to hold a mock game at Lumen Field on Saturday and that would be the earliest Carroll could rejoin the team.
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NPR's Mary Louse Kelly continues her talk with Kim Hyun-woo, who — until 2014 — held a senior post in North Korea's Ministry of State Security. This is his first interview.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 15, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
235 PM CDT Fri Jul 15 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of south Texas, including the following
counties, Kleberg, Nueces and San Patricio.
* WHEN...Until 345 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 235 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Corpus Christi, Robstown, Driscoll, Bishop, Odem, Banquete,
Calallen, Annaville, Edroy, Petronila and North San Pedro.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to “address her future plans” with her colleagues today, one day after Republicans clinched the majority following last week’s midterm election, said Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill.
Democrats will narrowly lose control of the House, although the party outperformed most expectations. Historically, the party in control of the White House performs poorly in midterm elections. Depending on the results of several races yet to be called, Republicans will likely have a single-digit advantage in the House.
“This year, House Democrats defied expectations with an excellent performance: running their races with courage, optimism and determination,” Pelosi said on Wednesday. “In the next Congress, House Democrats will continue to play a leading role in supporting President Biden’s agenda — with strong leverage over a scant Republican majority.”
Pelosi earned a 19th term in Congress last week after winning her district with 84% of the vote.
She has led House Democrats since 2003, with two stints as House speaker from 2007-2011 and 2019-2023. If she decides to remain in leadership, 2023 would mark a possible third duration leading the Democrats from the minority.
Given her stature as the top House Democrat over the last two decades, she has been a constant foil for Republicans.
She also has been the target of violence, most notably on January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol, and last month when her husband Paul Pelosi was attacked during a home invasion.
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This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team, about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.
Chewey Clinton grew up on a ranch in rural Idaho. As a teenager, he was a typical small-town kid, working at a hardware store and going hunting with his friends.
But he was also holding on to a secret that he felt made him different from everyone else: He was gay. He hadn't told anyone the truth, even his closest friend, a classmate named Spencer.
"He was my best friend in high school for a number of years," Clinton said. "We liked to listen to punk rock together, play video games. He was good to talk to. He was a really wonderful guy."
One weekend during Clinton's senior year, his parents went out of town, so he decided to throw his first-ever party. A bunch of his classmates and friends came over, including Spencer.
"Spencer and I were hanging out, and he had been drinking and, you know, having problems with his girlfriend at the time," Clinton recalls. "And he was frustrated and upset, and he wanted to go home."
Clinton didn't want his friend to drive home if he'd been drinking, so instead he asked Spencer to go on a long walk with him on the roads around the ranch.
"We were walking and talking, and he was sort of unloading to me his frustrations with his relationship," Clinton said. "And there was just a lull in the conversation after a couple of miles."
As they walked in silence, Clinton felt something he hadn't expected. He wanted to tell Spencer about his sexuality.
"It was something I never thought I could say to anybody who I'd grown up with, because it was really dangerous," Clinton said.
But in that moment, Clinton felt like he could reveal what he'd been holding on to for so long.
"I said, 'Spencer, I'm gay,'" he recalls. "And there was a momentary silence, and without anything else, he just put his arm around me as we were walking and he said, 'That's OK. You're still my best friend. I still love you.'"
Although Clinton didn't really know what to expect, he said that Spencer's response was more than he ever expected.
"For somebody to tell me they loved me when I told them that was unlike anything I could have ever asked for. It was like a relief valve," he said. "It was like this constant weight that had been building on me for so long suddenly lifted a little bit."
For the rest of that year, the two friends remained close. Clinton felt like he finally had a confidant.
"I'd never had anybody that I could tell things to," he said. "I could never have known what it would feel like to have that kind of friendship."
At the end of that year, Clinton went off to college. He and Spencer slowly drifted apart, as high school friends often do. But he says he'll always remember the compassion Spencer showed him.
"I have come out to hundreds of people since that time," he said, laughing. "And I'm never afraid to say that to anyone, because I love who I am so much. I have thought about it enough times to know that he's a part of the reason for that."
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SHANGHAI, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Jun 24th, 2022, autonomous trucking startup Inceptio Technology was approved to test its L4 autonomous trucks without drivers in the driver's seat on public roads in Deqing, Zhejiang.
With this testing permit, Inceptio Technology now can conduct autonomous driving tests in a designated area without a safety driver present in the truck. From now on, Inceptio will enter a broader and higher-level stage of "Driverless" testing which parallel with a commercial scenario.
Previously, on December 23, 2021, Inceptio Technology completed China's first L4 driverless heavy-duty truck test based on Inceptio's mass production capability on a closed highway in Laiwu, Shandong. Inceptio's trucks successfully handled a wide range of highway scenarios and traffic flow without any human intervention.
Julian Ma, the founder and CEO of Inceptio Technology, said, "Becoming the first company to obtain the L4 autonomous heavy-duty truck road testing permit in Deqing greatly recognizes Inceptio's expertise in autonomous driving technology. Inceptio will maximize this advantage to further advance its leadership in technology and products, and contribute new breakthroughs to China's autonomous driving industry."
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Biden heading to Kentucky to see flood damage, meet families
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to eastern Kentucky on Monday to survey the damage from last week’s devastating floods and meet with those affected.
The White House announced Friday that the Bidens would join Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy, at a Federal Emergency Management Agency State Disaster Recovery Center.
At least 37 people lost their lives in the flooding after 8 to 10 1/2 inches of rain fell in just 48 hours last week in the Appalachian mountain region. The flooding also hit areas just across the state line in Virginia and West Virginia.
More than 1,300 people were rescued in the days after the storm as teams searched in boats and combed debris-clogged creekbanks. Work crews were still trying to restore power and water connections to homes, as residents look to repair their homes and lives after the floods.
Thunderstorms on Friday brought a renewed threat of flooding to parts of Kentucky ravaged by high water a week ago.
The trip will be Biden’s first trip outside of Washington since he tested positive for COVID-19 on July 21. He has been in isolation awaiting a negative virus test since July 30 with a rebound case of the virus.
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Insurance program manager expands Merisko, Zaino and Zeni's territory assignments
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager, today officially announces the territory reassignments for brokers located in select states. Susan Merisko will manage broker relationships in Nevada; Emily Zaino will expand her territory to New England; and Paul Zeni will add Alaska, Hawaii and Oregon to his territory.
"Susan, Emily and Paul are the consummate professionals," noted Kurt Meister, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales and Distribution at Distinguished Programs. "Our brokers appreciate their breadth of industry knowledge and ability to find solutions that fits their clients' insurance needs. We are excited to introduce their unparalleled expertise to brokers in these new territories."
Merisko joined Distinguished in 2019 as a Regional Sales Executive for the Mountain States region. With 30+ years' industry experience, she has held executive leadership positions for national industry carriers including Safeco Insurance Company and USLI, nationwide retail agencies and within the financial industry. Merisko is based out of Denver, CO.
Zaino joined Distinguished in 2019 as a Regional Sales Executive for Florida and Louisiana. Prior to this, she held various sales & underwriting leadership positions in her 27 years at Travelers Insurance. Zaino has her CPCU designation and is a licensed agent in Florida. While originally from NY, she is now based in Daytona Beach, FL.
Zeni joined Distinguished as a Regional Sales Executive for the Northern California territory in 2019. He began his insurance career in 1985 and has held sales, program management & underwriting roles with Sedgwick/York Risk Services Group, Apollo General, AIG/Lexington and Allianz/Fireman's Fund. Zeni is based out of the San Francisco Bay Area.
About Distinguished Programs
Distinguished Programs is a leading national insurance Program Manager providing specialized insurance programs to brokers and agents with specific expertise in Real Estate, Community Associations, Hotels, and Restaurants. Serving the same core markets and partnering with the most stable and reputable carriers, Distinguished Programs' high limit umbrella programs remain the clear choice in its areas of specialty for superior coverage, competitive pricing, and attentive service. Through thoughtful innovation, stemming back to 1987, Distinguished Programs fosters growth and opportunities for its brokers, carriers, and employees. www.distinguished.com.
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Diddy may keep women drama but when it comes to his main ladies, his twin daughters Jessie and D’Lila it’s nothing but love. So what do you give to twin daughters, that will surprise them to tears that probably have everything for their Sweet 16 birthday? A banging party and twin Range Rovers.
Diddy has been holding down mommy/daddy duties since the untimely passing of Jessie and D’Lila’s mom, Kim Porter, November 2018 when they were at the tender age 11.
This past weekend Diddy gave a celebration to celebrate their 16th birthday that’s on December 21, with a futuristic theme that included two outfit changes by the twins, live celebrity performances, two separate, three-tier silver cakes and the icing on the cake was Diddy presenting them with matching Range Rovers.
Diddy wrote on Instagram on December 19th, alongside photos of his twins in their birthday looks from their party.
“Happy 16th birthday to my beautiful daughters Jessie and D’lila!!! I’m so proud of the intelligent and ambitious young ladies you’re becoming,” “I know your mother is proud and smiling down on you. I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU!! I LOVE YOU!! May God continue to bless and protect you both!!”
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Paolo Banchero, Top Magic Players to Watch vs. the Lakers - March 19
The Los Angeles Lakers (34-37) and the Orlando Magic (29-42) are scheduled to square off on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena, with a start time of 9:30 PM ET. When these two teams hit the floor, Paolo Banchero is one of the players to watch.
In the article below, we'll give you all the info you need to know about who to look out for in this matchup, which you can watch on Bally Sports with a seven-day free trial to fuboTV!
How to Watch Magic vs. Lakers
- Game Day: Sunday, March 19
- Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
- Arena: Crypto.com Arena
- Location: Los Angeles, California
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Magic's Last Game
In their most recent game, the Magic topped the Clippers on Saturday, 113-108. Their top scorer was Markelle Fultz with 28 points.
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Magic Players to Watch
- Banchero is the Magic's top scorer (20 points per game) and rebounder (6.6), and posts 3.6 assists.
- The Magic receive 18.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game from Franz Wagner.
- Fultz gives the Magic 14.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. He also delivers 1.5 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
- Wendell Carter Jr. gets the Magic 15.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He also averages 0.5 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
- Bol Bol is averaging 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest, making 56.6% of his shots from the field.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Teladoc Health, Inc. ("Teladoc" or the "Company") (NYSE: TDOC).
Class Period: October 28, 2021 – April 27, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 5, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) increased competition, among other factors, was negatively impacting Teladoc's BetterHelp and chronic care businesses; (2) accordingly, the growth of those businesses was less sustainable than Defendants had led investors to believe; (3) as a result, Teladoc's revenue and adjusted EBITDA projections for FY 2022 were unrealistic; (4) as a result of all the foregoing, Teladoc would be forced to recognize a significant non-cash goodwill impairment charge; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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Reds first. Jonathan India grounds out to first base, Bryson Stott to Alec Bohm. Spencer Steer homers to center field. Wil Myers grounds out to third base, Edmundo Sosa to Alec Bohm. Tyler Stephenson singles to left field. Kevin Newman singles to left field. Tyler Stephenson to second. TJ Friedl called out on strikes.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 1, Phillies 0.
Reds ninth. Kevin Newman walks. TJ Friedl singles to shallow infield. Kevin Newman to second. Jason Vosler lines out to right field to Nick Castellanos. Kevin Newman to third. Jake Fraley out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Cristian Pache. Kevin Newman scores. Luke Maile strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Phillies 0.
Phillies ninth. Nick Castellanos walks. Alec Bohm singles to shallow center field. Nick Castellanos to third. Brandon Marsh pinch-hitting for Josh Harrison. Brandon Marsh singles to right field. Alec Bohm to third. Nick Castellanos scores. Edmundo Sosa out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to TJ Friedl. Alec Bohm scores. Bryson Stott singles to right field. Brandon Marsh scores.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court marked the 20th anniversary of its establishment Friday as its prosecutors probed war crimes in countries around the world, including what one expert called a “make or break” investigation in Ukraine.
The court, long criticized for tackling only crimes in Africa and failed prosecutions of senior leaders in Kenya and Ivory Coast, now has investigations underway in 17 countries, from Afghanistan to Ukraine, although the majority of cases are in Africa.
David Crane, the founding chief prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone that convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor and others as war criminals, said the Hague-based ICC is a crucial legal institution despite some criticism of its work.
“The ICC is the cornerstone now of how we deal with atrocity crimes at the international level,” Crane told The Associated Press. “With the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the ICC must be the lead in holding President Vladimir Putin accountable. This is the ICC’s moment. They have to get this right.”
The court has registered only three war crimes convictions and five for interfering with justice in the 20 years since its founding treaty, the Rome Statute, came into force on July, 1, 2002. Without a police force of its own and relying on national authorities to carry out arrests, getting suspects to The Hague has been a problem from the outset and is likely to remain a critical stumbling block to meting out justice.
And that justice does not come cheap. The court’s budget for 2022 is nearly 155 million euros ($161 million), and it has spent more than 2.2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) over its two-decade life.
A total of 123 countries are members of the court and accept its jurisdiction, but global powers the United States, Russia and China do not. That means that if Prosecutor Karim Khan’s investigations in Ukraine lead to charges against Russian suspects, Moscow is not likely to willingly make them available for trial in The Hague.
Friday’s anniversary should be a moment to “reflect and to try to refresh the process of international justice,” Khan said.
“If we work in a collective manner, I am confident that international justice can accelerate and advance and have the required impact,” he added.
In a statement marking the anniversary, the European Union highlighted the ICC’s achievements and called on nations that have not yet joined to do so.
“Its landmark decisions have contributed to the fight against impunity and the development of international criminal jurisprudence, for example on sexual and gender-based crimes, the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts and the destruction of cultural property,” the EU said.
Crane conceded that the court, which only takes on cases when local authorities cannot or will not act, “has stumbled from time to time causing a mixed reputation of viability.”
Despite that, “the ICC is a worthy international effort that must be supported. Frankly, we cannot let it fail,” he said. “What the ICC does with its work in Ukraine is a make or break moment.”
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NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Stitch Fix, Inc. ("Stitch Fix") (NASDAQ: SFIX) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of purchasers of Stitch Fix Class A common stock between December 8, 2020, and March 8, 2022, inclusive.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Stitch Fix, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: According to the filed complaint, Stitch Fix made numerous false and misleading statements to investors concerning the synergy between the Company's Fix and Freestyle programs, and repeatedly denied claims that the Freestyle program could cannibalize the Company's legacy Fix business. Specifically, Stitch Fix repeatedly assured investors that the Company's Freestyle business was "an additive experience" and "complementary" to the Fix business, that "the combination of those two things will allow us to address many more types of clients," and that "we see solid growth in both sides of the business." In truth, Stitch Fix concealed that these programs were not complementary or additive. Stitch Fix knew that the Freestyle program would be much preferred to the Company's original Fix model and that the Freestyle program would inevitably cannibalize the Company's legacy Fix business.
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Drew Peterson sparks USC to rout over Alabama State
Drew Peterson scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures and USC cruised to a 96-58 victory over Alabama State on Thursday night.
Peterson sank 7 of 9 shots with three 3-pointers for USC (1-1). He added six rebounds and six assists.
Boogie Ellis hit a pair of 3s and scored 15 for the Trojans, adding four assists and seven steals. Reese Dixon-Waters totaled 13 points. Joshua Morgan scored 11, while Thomas Malik had 10 points off the bench. Reserve Tre White had 12 rebounds to go with six points.
Duane Posey topped Alabama State with 12 points. Christian McCray contributed 10 points and six rebounds.
Boogie Ellis and Drew Peterson must transform USC from a team dominated by seven-footers into one built around swift, experienced guards.
It was the first matchup between the Hornets and Trojans. USC shot 55.4% from the floor with the starters connecting at a 63.4% clip (26 of 41).
Although USC lost to Florida Gulf Coast 74-61 to open the season, the Trojans are on the best run in program history with 73 wins the previous three seasons. USC is coming off a 26-8 season, tying the school record for wins with a third-place finish in the Pac-12.
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Around 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday, asteroid 2023 BU will pass 2,200 miles above the southern tip of South America. NASA says no need to panic — the asteroid has no chance of hitting Earth.
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Topeka man arrested after attempt to outrun Manhattan officials on bicycle
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka man who was known to have a warrant in Riley Co. is behind bars after attempting to outrun officials on a bicycle after they spotted him and attempted to take him into custody on an arrest warrant.
The Riley County Police Department Activity Report indicates that around 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, officials spotted a man with an active warrant while on patrol in the 1000 block of Yuma St. and arrested him.
Officials said Michael Jones, 48, of Topeka, was arrested after officers spotted him while on patrol as he had an active warrant for probation violation. He attempted to ride his bicycle away from officers several times while he was informed that officials were attempting to place him under arrest.
RCPD said it was able to apprehend Jones and he was arrested and booked into the Riley Co. Jail on his probation violation warrant as well as interference with law enforcement. He remains behind bars on a $30,000 bond.
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WASHINGTON — Gary Rossington, a founding member and guitarist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Sunday at the age 71.
The band confirmed Rossington's death on its official Facebook page on Sunday night. A cause of death was not revealed.
"It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, rhysongwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today," the post read. "Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does. Please keep Dale, Mary, Annie and the entire Rossington family in your prayers and respect the family’s privacy at this difficult time."
Rossington was the last surviving member of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd. Bassist Larry Junestrom died in 2019.
In 1977, Rossington survived a plane crash that left three band members dead and became an infamous part of rock music lore. A year before, the guitarist had survived a severe car accident that inspired the band's song "That Smell," Rolling Stones reports.
In the later parts of his life, the guitarist dealt with an array of heart issues. He suffered a heart attack in 2015 and recently underwent an emergency heart surgery in 2021.
The Jacksonville native, who played lead and rhythm guitar, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 alongside his bandmates. The band has produced popular hits like "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird."
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates as he hopes to expand its military sales here.
Yoon's visit comes as South Korea conducts business deals worth billions of dollars and stations special forces troops to defend the UAE, an arrangement that drew criticism under his liberal predecessor. Now, however, it appears the conservative leader wants to double down on those military links even as tensions with neighboring Iran have already seen Tehran seize a South Korean oil tanker in 2021.
“I think that the situation in the Middle East is changing very rapidly when it comes to geopolitics,” said June Park, a fellow with the International Strategy Forum at Schmidt Futures. “So Korea wants to make sure some of the strategic partnerships and the components ... with the UAE."
Yoon arrived at Qasr Al Watan palace in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. He was greeted by Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who took office in May after serving as the country's de facto ruler for years.
An honor guard of traditionally dressed Emiratis greeted Yoon and his wife, Kim Keon Hee. They twirled model Lee-Enfield rifles alongside troops on camelback and horseback. Inside, a military band played the South Korean and Emirati national anthems.
While energy-hungry South Korea does rely on the Emirates for just under 10% of its crude oil supply, Seoul has struck a series of deals far beyond oil with this nation of seven sheikhdoms that closely tie the nation to Abu Dhabi. South Korea’s trade with the UAE is into the billions of dollars worth of cars, material and other goods.
Before Yoon's trip, officials described the visit as seeking to solidify the ties already between the two countries.
“This visit will strengthen strategic cooperation with our brother country UAE in the four core cooperative sectors of nuclear power, energy, investment and defense,” said Kim Sung-han, director of national security in Yoon’s government.
On Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted an anonymous presidency official as also saying that an arms deal was planned.
"The atmosphere is extremely ripe for security or military cooperation between South Korea and the UAE involving the arms industry,” the official said, according to Yonhap.
Already, South Korea reached a $3.5 billion deal with the UAE in 2022 to sell the M-SAM, an advanced air defense system designed to intercept missiles at altitudes below 40 kilometers (25 miles). Emirati officials have grown increasingly concerned about protecting their airspace after being targeted in long-range drone attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
While U.S. forces fired Patriot missiles for the first time in combat since the 2003 Iraq invasion to defend Abu Dhabi during those attacks, the Emiratis have been hedging their reliance on American military support since America's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
But South Korea’s biggest project remains the Barakah nuclear power plant, Seoul’s first attempt to build atomic reactors abroad. The $20 billion facility, which ultimately will have four reactors, is in the UAE’s western deserts near the Saudi border and one day will account for nearly a quarter of all of the Emirates’ power needs.
It’s also key to the UAE’s plans to go carbon neutral by 2050, a pledge that takes on special importance as it prepares to host the United Nations COP28 climate negotiations beginning in November in Dubai.
Yoon likely wants to assure the Emiratis that South Korea wants to be in the running for lucrative maintenance contracts after his predecessor, President Moon Jae-in, had said Seoul wanted to move away from nuclear energy.
“The energy policy took on a 180 degree shift” after the election, said Park, the analyst. "So Korea is now for nuclear and I guess that the Yoon administration wants to make sure to the Emiratis that there is no concern regarding policy shifts or anything like that.”
Then there's also the nuclear tensions with North Korea. Yoon, a former top prosecutor, became president in May on a promise to take a harder line on Pyongyang. Up until recent years, hundreds of North Korean laborers were believed to be working in the UAE and elsewhere in the Gulf Arab states, offering a cash stream to Pyongyang as it seeks to evade mounting sanctions over its nuclear program.
However, a crackdown has seen their numbers drastically drop as nations stopped renewing their visas. A recent U.N. expert report did note that high-end camera gear bought in the UAE ended up in North Korea, while another mentioned a North Korean national living in Dubai obtaining foreign currency through an online app by lying about his nationality.
The U.N. also said as recently as 2021 it had information about North Korean diplomats in Iran flying on Dubai-based long-haul carrier Emirates smuggling gold with them.
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On March 27, Nintendo will shutter digital storefronts for the Wii U and 3DS consoles for good. That means classic games like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies or Pokémon X & Y will no longer be widely purchasable on the aging hardware, driving a hot discussion about how this ephemeral but beloved medium can be preserved as official access gets more limited.
Because unlike movies or books, games require special hardware to play, and — increasingly — don't even exist in the physical world at all.
Archiving the intangible
Fans have been airing their grievances over the closure when it was first announced back in February 2022. In a public statement, Nintendo said the closure comes at the end of their product's "natural life cycle," as the 3DS and Wii U have long been eclipsed by their fast-selling Switch console.
But plenty of collectors, content creators, and fans of the DS and 3DS in particular still play its older games. Soon, they won't be able to buy digital versions altogether. The situation is even more dire for smaller indie games or add-ons, which were never released physically, and only existed as purchasable downloads.
Meanwhile, hard copies for titles on the even-older Game Boy, Super Nintendo, and the Nintendo DS have soared in price since before the pandemic, with some reaching well beyond the cost of a modern AAA game.
Last year, Kinda Funny Gamecast spoke with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer about the importance of preserving video game history.
"I really wish as an industry we'd come together to help preserve the history of what gaming is about so we don't lose the ability to go back," he said. Classic Nintendo, PlayStation, and even Xbox games are harder to obtain because of the outmoded technology used to play them.
Video games can't be archived the same way film and television are, as older titles require a number of tools to keep them playable over time. This includes emulation — which imitates the technology a given game operates under.
Emulation and its limitations
Independent programmers and aficionados have developed numerous well-crafted emulators to keep us connected to the games of our childhood. Software emulation imitates a console's software, with programs like Dolphin Emulator and Project64 available on most PCs, smartphones, and a burgeoning handheld device market.
Even with these upsides, software emulation isn't without its faults. In order to play a game on an emulator, you need a copy of the original title, commonly saved as a ROM (or read-only memory) file. Depending on how the title is copied, what the condition of the cartridge or game disc is in, or the geographic region the game is locked to, you can find yourself with a buggy version of Pokémon Crystal or Super Mario Bros. 3 that can hardly run. Creating and distributing ROMs is also fraught with legal issues.
However, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (or FPGAs) have provided safer, hardware-based solutions. Without getting into the complicated specifics of this technology, FPGAs essentially emulate the old console's actual circuitry, making for more accurate representations of older video games. This technology imitates everything about a console, not just its software.
They come at a hefty price though — one popular handheld that utilizes FPGAs, the Analogue Pocket, launched at $219, but high demand has caused prices to more than double on places like eBay.
But there's more to a game than just its code.
"I think the future of game preservation is in making sure we're considering more than the literal games themselves," says Kelsey Lewin, co-director of the Video Game History Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to preserving games and teaching their history. Lewin pointed to massively multiplayer RPGs — where community is essential to the experience — as an example of games that could never be replicated.
"We might be able to preserve World of Warcraft — but is a historian coming to it 20 years later really playing World of Warcraft? [...] All games have additional context that could be lost if we're not preserving and telling [their individual] stories now."
A Completionist's Quest
Ahead of the Nintendo eShop closures, one content creator embarked on the daunting task of buying all 866 Wii U games, as well as the 1,547 3DS games made available. Jirard Khalil, host of the YouTube channel The Completionist, said the idea came out of the need to preserve the games soon to be made permanently unavailable.
"The reason why [preservation] is important is because it's about having not just one copy, but as many copies or several copies as possible," he said when I asked him about the project.
"And while fans out there and archivists and people online have gone out of their way to download games and make them easy for people to rip and consume and to preserve, there's no legal way for anyone to play these [older] games."
Khalil said the project ran his team nearly $23,000 and the effort was a glaring reminder that the upcoming eShop closure could have damaging implications.
"Digital is taking over, and so now more than ever, it is becoming so important that you physically go out and buy your games because you never know what's going to happen."
Though Khalil is frustrated with the upcoming closure, he's happy with the way the project turned out. The Completionist plans to donate all the Wii U and 3DS hardware used and software downloaded to the Video Game History Foundation in an effort to preserve both popular and niche titles soon to disappear from Nintendo's digital storefront.
Niche titles that have garnered a cult following will feel the brunt most, Khalil believes. "You have this situation where there are tons of games that are literally not going to exist," he expressed. "They're there for a month or a year and then they disappear forever. And a lot of these developers go defunct and and no one will ever play their game ever again."
The Nintendo Wii U and 3DS eShops are set to close March 27, leaving fans only a couple of days to grab their favorite games before they may be gone for good.
James Perkins Mastromarino contributed to this story. contributed to this story
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Updated March 21, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET
Nearly 20 years to the day the first bombs dropped on Baghdad in the U.S.-led invasion, the Senate has voted 67-28 to officially begin debate to repeal the congressional authorization that justified the war.
"I hope Republicans will work with us to keep this bill moving forward because AUMF repeal in the Senate is now a matter of when, not of if," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y, said ahead of the vote to advance the legislation Tuesday.
Last week, the Senate cleared another key procedural hurdle with bipartisan support to move toward debate. In floor remarks Tuesday, Schumer said given that support, "there's no reason to drag this out."
The bipartisan effort led by Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va.; and Todd Young, R-Ind., repeals the 2002 AUMF under President George W. Bush that authorized the 2003 invasion, as well as the 1991 AUMF that authorized the first Gulf War under President George H.W. Bush.
It's a question of power
The vote is largely symbolic — combat operations in the war ended over a decade ago — but Senate supporters say it is important for Congress to reassert its constitutional power to declare and end wars.
"Every year we leave this AUMF on the books is another year that a future administration can abuse it," Schumer said. "Congress — the rightful dispenser of war powers — cannot allow this to continue."
The Kaine-Young legislation does not impact the 2001 war authorization approved in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that continues to give the president broad legal authority to conduct counterterrorism operations around the world.
Some 2,500 U.S. forces are still active in Iraq. NPR has learned that just last month the U.S. took part in nearly three dozen partnered raids with Iraqi counterterrorism forces against ISIS, and 200 raids last year.
Republicans are not in agreement
Democrats are united in support of the legislation, but the debate could highlight a rift inside the Republican Party between traditional foreign policy conservatives and the small but growing force of "America First" lawmakers who are more ideologically aligned with former President Donald Trump's non-interventionist views.
It also occurs as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell remains absent as he receives in-patient rehab from a recent fall sustained at a Washington, D.C., hotel.
Young told reporters last week that it was not just about reasserting congressional war authority, but about sending a message to past and prospective military troops.
"We will not incentivize the next generation to step up and fill that necessary breach to defend our way of life so that the rest of us can sleep safely at night if they don't regard our actions here in Washington as responsible and consistent with the desires of the American people," he said.
One opponent, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told NPR he has reservations because of the message he believes it sends to the region.
"I do have a problem when trying to be able to speak in to the Middle East right now and to say, 'We're leaving, we're backing away, we're not going to be as engaged,' when we certainly need to be," he said. "It's not just terrorism that we're dealing with in the region — though that's the dominant piece of what's actually happening from Iran right now in their promotion of terrorism in the region — but we still have very real threats that are there."
What happens after the Senate
With roughly a dozen GOP cosponsors, the measure is ultimately expected to pass the Senate, but its overall fate remains uncertain.
A similar measure passed the Democratic-led House in 2021 with bipartisan support, but it's unclear if House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will bring it up for a vote again. GOP Reps. Chip Roy of Texas and Tom Cole of Oklahoma are the lead Republican sponsors in the House.
President Biden has indicated that if it reaches his desk, he will sign it into law.
NPR congressional reporter Barbara Sprunt and national security correspondent Greg Myre contributed to this report.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando police are searching for witnesses in the fatal shooting of a 60-year-old woman at a shopping plaza near Pine Hills last month, the department announced Tuesday.
The woman, identified as Angela Sutton Washington, was fatally shot while shopping in the plaza at 5100 North Lane on Feb. 7 around 6:51 p.m., according to the police department.
Officers said they know there were witnesses to the shooting, and they believe that someone might have seen the suspected shooter’s vehicle, which was parked at the Walgreens across the street.
The vehicle — a dark, four-door Mazda 3 — was last seen heading east along North Lane, officers said.
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Detectives urge anyone with information about or video footage of the vehicle and its occupants to contact the department’s homicide unit at 321-235-5300. Alternatively, tips can be submitted anonymously to Crimeline Florida at 1-800-423-TIPS.
Tips that lead to an arrest could be eligible for a reward, according to police.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers investigating the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene voted unanimously Wednesday to hold the former head of the Louisiana State Police in contempt for defying a subpoena and refusing to turn over the handwritten journals he kept while leading the state’s premier law enforcement agency.
The decision to charge former Col. Kevin Reeves with contempt — and fine him $5,000 — marks a dramatic escalation in the bipartisan committee’s probe of the alleged cover-up in Greene’s 2019 death. If affirmed by the full state House, it will allow lawmakers to ask a court to compel Reeves to turn over three handwritten journals.
The vote comes a day after the three-year anniversary of the fatal arrest on a rural roadside outside Monroe, where troopers beat, stunned and dragged Greene following a high-speed chase.
Reeves’ attorney, Lewis Unglesby, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Unglesby has contended Reeves cooperated with the committee, but claims that all but 11 pages of the former police superintendent’s journals don’t pertain to Greene’s death and therefore don’t have to be turned over. Members of the committee investigating Greene’s death said Wednesday the documents are public records.
The resolution to hold Reeves in contempt next moves to another committee where Reeves will be able to mount a defense and then, if affirmed there, to a House vote. It is exceedingly rare for Louisiana lawmakers to issue subpoenas, let alone hold someone in contempt for bucking one, and the timeline for seeking to enforce the one against Reeves was not immediately clear.
Authorities told grieving relatives and put in initial reports that the 49-year-old Greene died from a car crash. The Associated Press last year obtained long withheld body-camera video that showed what really happened: troopers swarming Greene’s car, stunning him repeatedly, punching him in the head, dragging him by his ankle shackles and leaving him prone on the ground for more than nine minutes. At times, Greene could be heard pleading for mercy and wailing, “I’m your brother! I’m scared! I’m scared!”
Reeves, who described Greene’s death as “awful but lawful” and stepped down in late 2020 amid criticism, has sought to downplay his own involvement in the case. But the 11 pages of his journalthat were turned over to the committee last week show he was aware of the potential fallout within days of Greene’s death.
“Realize there is a problem — must address immediately,” Reeves wrote in one section that listed a series of possible steps, including suspending troopers or putting them on leave and opening up an internal investigation into the case.
But 462 days would pass before state police began an internal investigation into the troopers involved, including one who was recorded boasting he “beat the ever-living f— out of” Greene.
The bipartisan legislative committee formed in February in response to an AP report that Reeves informed Gov. John Bel Edwards within hours that troopers arresting Greene had engaged in a “violent, lengthy struggle.” Yet the Democrat stayed mostly silent on the case for two years as state troopers continued to raise the car crash theory, which was later debunked by a new autopsy commissioned by the FBI.
Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday from retired state police commanders who described their “disgust” and “embarrassment” after first seeing the graphic footage of Greene’s death. Adam White, a retired lieutenant colonel, called it “probably the most shocking video that I had seen.” | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/former-la-police-boss-faces-contempt-in-ronald-greene-probe/ | 2022-05-11 23:54:09 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/former-la-police-boss-faces-contempt-in-ronald-greene-probe/ |
The Giants are reeling. After a strong start to the year, they have one win (and a tie) in their last five games. At 7-4-1, they are in danger of missing the playoffs if they can't return to their winning ways. It doesn't get any easier on Sunday when they host the 11-1 Eagles, who have looked like the best team in football all season. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on Fox.
The game will be shown on TV in the Philadelphia and New York/New Jersey areas (according to 506 Sports) on live TV streaming services, but there may be cases where you're blocked because of an internet location glitch or just want an added layer of privacy for streaming. There is an option that doesn't require subscribing to something like NFL Sunday Ticket or NFL Plus, or searching the internet for a sketchy website: You can use a virtual private network, or VPN.
Here's how you can watch the game from anywhere in the US with a VPN.
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Eagles vs. Giants: When and where?
For Week 14 of the NFL season, the Giants host the Eagles at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT, 10 a.m. PT) on Sunday. The game is set to take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of the New York Giants.
How to watch the Eagles vs. Giants game online from anywhere using a VPN
If you find yourself unable to view the game locally due to incorrectly applied blackout restrictions, you may need a different way to watch the game and that's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, plus it's a great idea for when you're traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. So if your internet provider or mobile carrier has stuck you with an IP address that incorrectly shows your location in a blackout zone, a VPN can correct that problem by giving you an IP address in your correct, nonblackout area. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US and Canada, as long as you've got a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.
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ExpressVPN is our current best VPN pick for people who want a reliable and safe VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It's normally $13 per month, and you can sign up for ExpressVPN and save 49% plus get three months of access for free -- the equivalent of $6.67 per month -- if you get an annual subscription.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Livestream the Eagles vs. Giants game in the US
This week's Eagles-Giants game is on Fox, so in addition to a VPN set to an area carrying the game (see tips below) you'll need a live TV streaming service that carries a local Fox affiliate that's broadcasting the game. The least expensive such service is Sling TV Blue.
Among the live TV streaming services that carry local Fox stations, the cheapest is Sling TV Blue at $40 per month. Note that Sling is currently running a promotion where the first month of service is half-price ($20) for new subscribers.
One important caveat: In our experience, Fox local affiliates will only be available if your billing address is in one of the 18 metropolitan areas covered in Sling's agreement. If you're outside of one of these areas, you're probably better off going with one of the alternate services listed below.
Numerous other live TV streaming services carry local Fox stations as well, namely YouTube TV, Hulu Plus Live TV, DirecTV Stream and FuboTV. They all cost more than Sling TV, but they also carry more channels, including football-specific channels like Fox, ESPN, NFL Network and/or RedZone. Check out our live TV streaming channel guide for details.
Quick tips for streaming Eagles vs. Giants using a VPN
- With four variables at play -- your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN -- experience and success may vary.
- Sling Blue is only an option if and when the ability to get Fox local affiliates is active on your account. You may want to verify that your billing address is eligible for that option before committing your credit card.
- We tested the game successfully using an ExpressVPN server in New York City, so that location should work for watching the game.
- If you don't see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the "search for city or country" option.
- If you're having trouble getting the game after you've turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs -- like Roku -- don't have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you'll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you're using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
- All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network's sports app, you'll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
- And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you're using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.
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Ellucian Banner SaaS to Upgrade Technology Operations at Community-Oriented
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. and RESTON, Va., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, today announced that Polk State College, a multi-campus institution serving over 20,000 students in Florida, has chosen Ellucian Banner SaaS to modernize its technology operations. A new Ellucian customer, Polk State joins more than 1,100 institutions worldwide in the cloud with Ellucian and more than 500 institutions in the cloud with their full Student Information System (SIS) and Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP).
Polk State College will implement Banner, a world-class comprehensive ERP system that includes student, financial aid, HR, and finance components. The move to Banner SaaS will create an integrated digital campus that connects students, faculty, and staff across departments. The new cloud-based infrastructure will deliver flexibility, efficiency, and long-term sustainability, enabling Polk State to refine business processes across the institution.
"Our College is thrilled to partner with Ellucian to strengthen our technological infrastructure and foster a more seamless, modernized Polk State experience for both students and employees," said Dr. Angela Garcia Falconetti, President of Polk State College. "Ellucian Banner is a leading higher education enterprise resource planning and student information system that will strengthen connectivity across our campuses and processes. This contributes directly to the Polk State mission of providing access to quality higher education through means including innovative technologies."
"As an institution that prioritizes student success, access to a quality education, and workforce development, Polk State College will be well served by Ellucian Banner SaaS," said Laura Ipsen, President and CEO, Ellucian. "This cloud-based solution will equip faculty and staff with integrated data across systems to support student success and create a more efficient campus. We look forward to a strong partnership with Polk State College to support the modernization of its technology operations."
For more information on Banner, visit: https://www.ellucian.com/solutions/ellucian-banner.
About Ellucian
Ellucian is charting the digital future of higher education with a portfolio of cloud-ready technology solutions and services. From student recruitment to workforce analytics; from fundraising opportunities to alumni engagement; Ellucian's comprehensive suite of data-rich tools gives colleges and universities the information they need to lead with confidence.
Working with a community of more than 2,700 customers in over 50 countries, Ellucian keeps innovating as higher education keeps evolving. Drawing on its comprehensive higher education business acumen and suite of services, Ellucian guides its customers through manageable, sustainable digital transformation—so that every type of institution and student can thrive in today's fast-changing landscape. To find out what's next in higher education solutions and services, visit Ellucian at www.ellucian.com.
About Polk State College
Located in Polk County, Florida, and established in 1964, Polk State College is a multi-campus institution serving more than 14,000 students with Bachelor of Applied Science, Bachelor of Science, Associate in Arts, and Associate in Science degrees, as well as 9,000 individuals in a wide range of certificate and workforce training programs. The College also operates three charter high schools.
Polk State's advantages include small class sizes; hands-on learning; dedicated faculty; day and night classes; online options; affordable tuition; excellent financial aid; and a diverse community and vibrant student life, including fine arts opportunities, clubs, and intercollegiate athletics.
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Lobbying Efforts Focus on Antitrust Legislation, Combating Corporate Greed
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 150 Teamsters from around the U.S. ascended Capitol Hill today to meet with lawmakers and urge them to enact legislation that would rein in massive corporations like Amazon while empowering workers to join together and advocate for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
These Teamsters, who are in town this week to attend the union's annual political coordinators meeting, lobbied elected officials from their states about the importance of measures like the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and antitrust reform. Such legislation ensures that hardworking Americans aren't left struggling to support their families while corporate executives hoard huge profits.
"Corporate control of the congressional agenda must end," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "UPS, Amazon, the rail carriers, and many others are making historic profits while ignoring worker safety and quality of life. Lawmakers need to realize that working people put them in office, and their well-being is paramount. Passage of the PRO Act and antitrust reform are important legislative steps this country needs to take now."
Teamsters called on senators to vote on both the PRO Act and S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, co-sponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The former strengthens the National Labor Relations Act so that workers seeking to organize a union and negotiate better wages and benefits will be protected. The latter bill ensures real competition exists in big tech's consumer and labor markets.
Teamsters met with the offices of more than 150 members of Congress from 35 states, urging elected officials to stand with workers. These bills would make it easier for workers to organize while curtailing the power and influence of multibillion dollar companies that continue to post record revenue by denying workers decent wages and a better quality of life.
"Teamsters like me let Congress know we're not going to sit back and continue to allow all the spoils of our hard work benefit our big bosses," said Paul Slattery, political coordinator of Teamsters Local 120. "They know this union won't take 'no' for an answer."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking men and women in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org to join us. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and like us at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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OAK FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The names of three people found shot outside a suburban Chicago home and the man believed to have killed them before fatally shooting himself have been released.
They were identified Friday by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Carlos Gomez, 44; Lupe Gomez, 43; Briana Rodriguez, 22; and Emilio Rodriguez, 20.
Autopsies were expected to be performed Saturday on the bodies. Police have not said specifically who did the shooting but indicated it was the person found inside the house.
Police responding to reports of gunfire early Friday found three of the victims on the ground outside the house in Oak Forest, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Chicago.
At the time, the suspect was believed to be inside the home. Officers surrounded the house before a child came outside. Smoke then was seen coming from the house and flames appeared in a front window, police said.
The body of the fourth person was found inside the home after firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Video on a neighbor’s doorbell camera appeared to show a man shooting three people outside while a fourth person runs away, WLS-TV reported.
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NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) today announced that Robert J. Manning, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MFS Investment Management, has been elected to the company's Board of Directors.
With more than three decades of financial services experience and leadership, Manning brings a deep understanding of the investor community. Manning also has expertise in building corporate value and evaluating corporate capital allocation, operating systems and environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies.
"Rob is a highly respected leader in the investment management industry, and his extensive knowledge of financial markets, investor perspectives and sustainable investing will enhance the expertise on our Board," said Andrea J. Ayers, Stanley Black & Decker Chair. "We look forward to working with Rob as we build on our efforts to maximize long-term value for all of our stakeholders." In accordance with its ongoing Board succession process, the Company has added five new non-management directors in the last three years.
Robert Manning said, "I am thrilled and honored to join the Stanley Black & Decker Board. Stanley Black & Decker is an iconic American company, and I will work every day to help it succeed in the future."
Manning retired as Non-Executive Chairman of MFS Investment Management earlier this year after a 37-year career with the company. Under his leadership, MFS evolved into a global investment manager capable of adding value for individual and institutional investors worldwide. He is credited for implementing initiatives which helped the firm weather the global financial crisis of 2008 and positioned MFS for continued success as the firm navigated through the global pandemic.
Manning joined MFS in 1984 as a Fixed Income Research Analyst and held several positions with increasing responsibility within the firm's Investment division, including Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Strategist and Director of Fixed Income Research. In 2004, he was named Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. Manning added the chair role in 2010 and was named co-CEO in 2015. He had been Executive Chairman since 2017 and Non-Executive Chairman since 2021.
Manning is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts – Lowell and earned an M.S. in Finance from Boston College. He is currently the Chair of the board of trustees for the UMass system.
About Stanley Black & Decker Headquartered in the USA, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is the world's largest tool company operating nearly 50 manufacturing facilities across America and more than 100 worldwide. Guided by its purpose – for those who make the world – the company's more than 60,000 diverse and high-performing employees produce innovative, award-winning power tools, hand tools, storage, digital tool solutions, lifestyle products, outdoor products, engineered fasteners and other industrial equipment to support the world's makers, creators, tradespeople and builders. The company's iconic brands include DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, HUSTLER® and TROY-BILT®. Recognized for its leadership in environmental, social and governance (ESG), Stanley Black & Decker strives to be a force for good in support of its communities, employees, customers and other stakeholders. To learn more visit: www.stanleyblackanddecker.com
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(NEXSTAR) – Richard Dawson, the kiss-happy original host of “Family Feud,” wasn’t the producers’ first choice for the job. Instead, he said, they wanted to boldly go with another popular actor of the era.
Dawson had been a fixture on U.S. game shows for years before “Family Feud” debuted in 1976, most notably as a regular panelist on CBS’s revival of “Match Game” between 1973 and 1978. During that time, he became good friends with “Match Game” co-producer Mark Goodson, one-half of the Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production team.
Dawson, who became quite popular with both viewers and contestants, said Goodson took notice and offered him a job hosting whichever game show he produced next.
“I had a deal with Mark Goodson, that the next pilot they went [with] — whatever it was — they would have to offer me,” said Dawson in a 2010 interview with the Television Academy.
“Suddenly we hear they’re going to do a new pilot called ‘Family Feud.’ They’re interviewing people, and it looks as though … [William] Shatner … he was on the leading edge of getting it,” Dawson remembered.
William Shatner was several years removed from “Star Trek” by that time, but still a household name and a frequent guest on quiz shows.
“Game shows were fun and I enjoyed doing them,” Shatner wrote in “Up Till Now,” his 2008 autobiography. “They provided great exposure — it was very good publicity for whatever project I was doing — but mostly for me. And finally, by any ordinary standards the money was good.”
Among others, Shatner made appearances as a celebrity guest on “Tattletales,” “To Tell the Truth,” “Hollywood Squares” and “The $20,000 Pyramid,” once famously throwing his chair during an episode of the latter, after accidentally ruining a contestant’s chances at the top prize.
In his book, Shatner added that Goodson and Todman “really liked me,” but stopped short of revealing whether he was in the running to host “Family Feud.” (In a statement provided to Nexstar, Shatner — via his assistant — confirmed he was never formally contacted about the job.)
The way Dawson tells it, however, the job was Shatner’s to lose. At the time, Shatner had been married to the daughter of TV executive Perry Lafferty, who was head of West Coast programming at CBS when Goodson and Todman were developing “Family Feud.”
Upon hearing Goodson was eyeing Shatner, Dawson and his agent confronted Goodson. Dawson was told he could still audition and responded by telling Goodson it was all but pointless.
“’[Lafferty] doesn’t have any more daughters that I can marry,’” Dawson remembers telling Goodson, facetiously.
Dawson was nevertheless given his shot to audition, and it went swimmingly by his own account. “Everything about the show fit perfectly for me,” he said.
Dawson was ultimately given the job, but Shatner didn’t suffer for it. He soon went on to find success with the “Star Trek” film series and a starring role in “T.J. Hooker,” ultimately becoming a legendary actor, author and recording artist.
He also got his shot to host a few game shows — an early version of “Iron Chef USA” and a “Deal or No Deal”-type show called “Show Me the Money” — but both were short-lived. Once, he claimed, he was also approached with the idea for a show called “Land a Million,” the premise being that Shatner, an experienced pilot, would take a contestant into the air and then “bail,” forcing the contestant to land the plane. If they did, they could keep the million dollars that was stashed in the back of the plane.
“I don’t know what happened, but the show never went into production,” he wrote. | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/the-producers-of-family-feud-wanted-an-iconic-actor-to-host-the-show-according-to-richard-dawson/ | 2023-06-10 15:31:48 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/the-producers-of-family-feud-wanted-an-iconic-actor-to-host-the-show-according-to-richard-dawson/ |
President Biden pledged to let the Federal Reserve do whatever it takes to bring inflation down.
The political implications could be dire.
Fed officials have vowed not to let up in their fight against inflation, even if it means driving the economy toward a recession. The central bank has already boosted interest rates to a range officials believe will slow the economy — and it plans to raise them again before the end of the year, even at an expected cost to the job market.
“If unemployment goes up, that’s unfortunate. If it goes up a lot, that’s really very difficult,” said Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, during a Monday conference.
“But price stability makes the future better,” Evans added.
As the U.S. economy slows and the global one faces deeper peril, Biden is facing growing pressure to avert a major slowdown without allowing inflation to spiral higher. But doing so would risk violating his pledge not to interfere with the Fed’s plans — a precedent set by several of his predecessors.
The Fed’s leaders have all but given up on averting an economic slowdown caused in large part by their aggressive interest rate hikes and failure to begin them sooner.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, a Republican reappointed by Biden this year, acknowledged there would be “pain” as the bank boosts rates high enough to bring inflation down from four-decade highs. While he said a potential recession may still be mild, he indicated there was no way for the Fed to avert job losses as it ramps up pressure on inflation.
Fed officials have made clear that they will keep raising interest rates until inflation comes down regardless of its impact on the unemployment rate, which they expect to rise next year.
Fed officials see the jobless rate rising to 4.4 percent by the end of 2023, according to projections released last month, up nearly 1 percentage point from the 3.5 percent unemployment rate in September.
That would force at least 1 million Americans out of their current jobs and consign countless more to fewer hours and stagnant wages — all while prices continue to rise.
While a recession is unlikely before the November midterm elections, a downturn in 2023 could be devastating for Biden’s potential reelection bid and the Democratic Party’s congressional hopes.
And though the Biden administration does not control the Fed, the president appointed five of its seven board members to their current positions, tying him to the fate of the bank’s battle against rising prices.
Biden’s political fortunes and the economy at large have already been tested by stubbornly high inflation.
Prices were up 6.2 percent on the year in August, according to the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation. The Fed aims for annual inflation of 2 percent — less than a third of the current rate.
Monthly inflation also accelerated in August, and economists are bracing for the Thursday release of new consumer price index (CPI) data for September. While the Fed ties its inflation fight to the PCE index, the bank also pays close attention to the CPI for its broader influence over businesses and financial markets.
“Inflation is swiftly moving through the real economy, causing rents to move higher at a time when real wages remain flat at best. These dynamics require the Fed to lift its policy rate,” wrote Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at audit and tax firm RSM, in a Friday research note.
Republicans have been quick to declare the U.S. economy is already in a recession as the midterm elections approach, blaming Biden for high inflation and the rising risks of a downturn.
“The economy is shrinking, inflation is raging, and job growth is slowing,” said Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee, in a Friday statement.
“No wonder so many Americans have lost faith in President Biden’s competence to heal the economy.”
The White House and Democrats acknowledge that inflation is a problem, but have pointed to a historically strong job market, steady consumer spending and prospects of lower prices ahead to dispel GOP claims of doom. The U.S. has added 420,000 jobs on average each month in 2022, and total employment is well above its pre-pandemic level.
“Our economy created 263,000 jobs last month. That’s 10 million jobs since I’ve come into office. That’s the fastest job growth at any point of any president in all of American history. Historic progress,” Biden touted in a Friday speech after the release of the September jobs report.
While the Fed is set to stay on track for higher rates, some U.S. officials both within and outside of the bank have raised the chance it may need to ease its fight against inflation.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who chaired the Fed from 2014 to 2018, warned last week that the bank’s rate hikes “can have international spillovers,” causing deeper pain and another drag on the U.S. economy through a global recession.
Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard also nodded toward the risks abroad posed by the bank’s interest rate hikes, which could come home and hurt the U.S. if the global economy turns south.
“The combined effect of concurrent global tightening is larger than the sum of its parts,” Brainard said.
“The Federal Reserve takes into account the spillovers of higher interest rates, a stronger dollar, and weaker demand from foreign economies into the United States, as well as in the reverse direction.” | https://who13.com/hill-politics/biden-finds-himself-tethered-to-feds-inflation-fight/ | 2022-10-11 13:39:16 | 1 | https://who13.com/hill-politics/biden-finds-himself-tethered-to-feds-inflation-fight/ |
Just two days before students were to begin summer break, a lone gunman clad in body armor entered a Texas elementary school classroom and opened fire, killing 19 children and two teachers, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in almost a decade.
The violent act shook a nation still reeling from a mass shooting just 10 days ago. The siege in Uvalde, Texas, ended when law enforcement killed the 18-year-old gunman, officials said, and parents waited late into Tuesday night at a civic center to learn whether their children had survived, some having given DNA to help authorities identify victims, they told CNN.
Now, the city about 90 miles west of San Antonio and just east of the US-Mexican border finds itself on the long list of American communities devastated by mass shootings.
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So far, two 10-year-olds and a fourth-grade teacher have been named publicly by relatives as among the dead. Authorities have identified all the victims, whose remains have been removed from the murder scene, and notified their families, Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez said, telling CNN all those killed and hurt were in one classroom. Area hospitals treated at least 20 injured, they said Tuesday evening.
Tuesday's massacre is the second-deadliest school shooting since 2012, when 26 children and adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It is at least the 30th shooting at a K-12 school in 2022, according to a CNN tally.
The gunman in Uvalde is believed to have shot his grandmother -- who was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday evening -- before driving to Robb Elementary to carry out to attack, per DPS.
Soon after, police got a 911 call about a vehicle that had crashed near the school and someone armed with a rifle heading inside, Olivarez told CNN in an interview Wednesday morning. The man was wearing a "tactical vest carrier with no ballistic panels," Olivarez said.
Police responded and engaged the shooter before he got into the building, Olivarez said. Officers met the gunman's fire, he said; two were shot and expected to live.
The shooter then got into the building, where he barricaded himself inside a classroom and opened fire on the children and two teachers, Olivarez said, calling the act "complete evil."
With the shooter barricaded inside, officers were at a disadvantage, Olivarez said.
"There was not sufficient manpower at that time, and their primary focus was to preserve any further loss of life," he told CNN. "They started breaking windows around the school and trying to rescue, evacuate children and teachers while that was going on."
A specialized tactical team arrived, forced its way into the classroom and shot the gunman dead, Olivarez said. One officer on the team was shot and injured and expected to survive.
President Joe Biden in a national address Tuesday night recalled the Sandy Hook shooting, which happened when he was vice president.
"I had hoped when I became President I would not have to do this again," he said. "How many scores of little children who witnessed what happened -- see their friends die as if they're in a battlefield, for God's sake. They'll live with it the rest of their lives."
Here are the latest developments:
• Shooter acted alone: The gunman, identified by officials as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos from Uvalde, did not have any assistance, said Pete Arredondo, chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District.
• 'The school year's done,' superintendent says: The Uvalde school district canceled the rest of its school year, which was set to end Thursday, said its superintendent, Hal Harrell. Grief counseling and support for students will be available at the civic center starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, the district said.
• US Customs and Border Protection agents responded to the scene: More than 20 CBP agents responded to the shooting and provided aid, a law enforcement official told CNN. One CBP agent was injured and is stable. CBP is the largest federal law enforcement agency in the Uvalde area.
• Reaction pours in from around the world: Pope Francis shared his condolences with the victims' families and called for stronger gun control, saying "such tragedies can never happen again." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country is at war, said via video conference: "This is terrible to have victims of shooters in peaceful time." Leaders of France, Germany and Spain also expressed condolences.
Community shattered by sudden tragedy
As the last day of school was drawing near, Robb Elementary students were celebrating with special themed dress days, including Tuesday's theme of "Footloose and Fancy." Students were encouraged to come dressed in nice outfits and show off their fun footwear, according to a post on the school's Facebook page.
But by Tuesday afternoon, shaken students were being bused to the civic center-turned-reunification site. As the evening stretched on, some parents began to learn their young children had not survived.
"We see people coming out just terrorized. They're crying one by one. They're being told that their child has passed on," state Sen. Roland Gutierrez told CNN Tuesday night from the site.
As news of the shooting broke in Uvalde, Robb Elementary parents were told students were being taken to the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center, according to a post on the school district's Facebook page. The civic center quickly became the epicenter for families looking for their children, and scenes of devastation began to play out as victims were identified.
Parents were asked for DNA swabs to confirm their relationships to their children and instructed to wait an hour for an answer, at least four families told CNN.
A father, who had just learned his child was dead, fought tears as several of his cousins embraced him. A few yards away, a grandmother who had just driven from San Antonio said she would not stop praying for her 10-year-old granddaughter as they waited for the DNA results.
Inside, city workers handed out pizza, snacks and water to families. Some parents waited in silence, while others sobbed quietly as a group of children sat on the floor playing with teddy bears. A group of local pastors and chaplains arrived and offered their support to the families.
By Tuesday night, some families had still not been reunited with their children and had no news, said Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde.
"We have people that still have not had their children identified," he told CNN Tuesday night. "Right now, they're still doing a DNA match."
In his address, Biden evoked his own experience as a parent who has lost children, saying there are now "parents who will never see their child again, never have them jump in bed and cuddle with them, parents who will never be the same. To lose a child is like having a piece of your soul ripped away."
Robb Elementary includes second through fourth grades and had 535 students in the 2020-21 school year, state data shows. About 90% of students are Hispanic, and about 81% are economically disadvantaged, according to the data. Uvalde County had a population of about 25,000 in the 2020 census.
Hours after the shooting, people in the neighborhood surrounding the school sat with their families outside their homes, some gathering with neighbors seeking to understand what occurred just blocks away.
Adela Martinez and her husband Paul Martinez, a former city council member, could sense the grief and sadness spreading through their town, they said.
"We are like a big family here. You can expect something like this (shooting) in big cities like New York but in Uvalde? If this happened here, now I believe it can happen anywhere," Adela Martinez said.
10-year-olds, teacher identified as victims
Two of the children killed have been identified publicly by their parents.
Ten-year-old Xavier Lopez's mother confirmed her son was killed and recalled her fourth grader's unforgettable smile. Xavier was days away from finishing elementary school, his mother told the Washington Post, and he "couldn't wait" to attend middle school.
Martinez had been at the school earlier Tuesday to cheer on Xavier during the honor roll ceremony, at which he got a certificate. She took a picture of her boy and told him she was proud of him and loved him, she said. Then, she hugged her "mama's boy" goodbye.
Elsewhere in the hours after the shooting, Angel Garza pleaded on Facebook for help finding his daughter, 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza.
He followed up early Wednesday morning: "She's been found. My little love is now flying high with the angels above."
"Please don't take a second for granted," Garza wrote. "Hug your family. Tell them you love them."
Fourth-grade teacher Eva Mireles was also killed, her aunt, Lydia Martinez Delgado, told CNN.
Mireles had been an educator for 17 years and in her off time enjoyed running, hiking, biking and spending time with her family, according to her profile on the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District website.
What we know about the shooter
The shooter had one rifle when he entered the school, along with the tactical vest carrier, Olivarez said Wednesday.
"Typically those type of carriers are used by tactical teams, SWAT teams, where they can place magazines, extra ammunition inside those carriers and be able to move in a tactical formation," he said.
Just three days before Tuesday's massacre, a photo of two AR-15-style rifles appeared on an Instagram account tied to the 18-year-old shooter, who was a student at Uvalde High School.
Ramos had stopped attending school regularly, one of his former classmates told CNN. "He barely came to school," said the friend, who did not wish to be identified. Ramos had recently sent him a picture of an AR-15, a backpack with rounds of ammunition and several gun magazines, the friend added.
"I was like, 'Bro, why do you have this?' and he was like, 'Don't worry about it,'" the friend said. "He proceeded to text me, 'I look very different now. You wouldn't recognize me.'"
Ramos worked at a local Wendy's, the restaurant's manager, Adrian Mendes, confirmed to CNN.
Ramos "kept to himself mostly," said Mendes, an evening manager. He "didn't really socialize with the other employees. ... He just worked, got paid, and came in to get his check."
Communities that have endured shootings express solidarity
The victims' loved ones and community members grieving the loss of 21 Uvalde residents join a growing number of Americans whose lives have been ravaged by mass shootings -- and school shootings in particular. It's a "club that no one wants to be a part of," said Erica Lafferty, whose mother, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting.
So far, there have been more mass shootings than days in 2022 -- including the racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store a little over a week ago that left 10 dead. At least 213 mass shootings had been recorded this year as of Tuesday, the 144th day of the year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. CNN and the archive define a mass shooting as one which four or more people were injured or killed, not including the shooter.
Parents of children who died in the Sandy Hook Elementary and Parkland, Florida, school shootings expressed support for the Uvalde community and aired frustrations about the shared language of loss that gun violence has created for so many families.
Fred Guttenberg's daughter Jaime was one of 17 people killed in the 2018 shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
"I can't stop thinking about these families today who need to figure out how they're going to bury their children, who need to figure out how they are going to console their other children," he said. "And I can't stop thinking about this community that needs to figure out how they're all going to rally, how they're all going to take care of one another in this aftermath."
Nicole Hockley, whose son Dylan was killed at Sandy Hook, cofounded the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, a nonprofit that works to prevent gun violence. Working on the nonprofit gave her a purpose after Dylan's death, she said, and she encouraged parents to know joy is still possible after their loss.
"It's possible, but it sure as heck isn't easy. I have a surviving son who I love with my whole life. He brings me joy," she said.
For Uvalde, there is now "an army of survivors" to support them, Guttenberg said, sharing as advice for those now in mourning the words of his rabbi at his daughter's funeral: "We don't move on, we move forward."
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ANGOLA — Trine University has announced that Farmers State Bank will be the sponsor for this year's Innovation Challenge, presented by Trine University and Trine innovation 1.
The annual event offers cash prizes for the top new ideas or improved concepts in business or technology.
"Farmers State Bank is thankful for the opportunity to partner with Trine on this year's Innovation Challenge. We are looking forward to seeing the amazing ideas that our college and high school students will present to the judges," said Joe Urbanski, president and CEO of Farmers State Bank.
"Trine University is extremely excited to partner with Farmers State Bank on this year's Innovation Challenge," said Jason Blume, assistant vice president for Trine innovation 1. "FSB has played a key role in the growth and development of this region for more than a century, and we're excited to work with them to support the new ideas and ventures that will make an impact in the next 100 years."
The high school portion of the challenge will take place Feb. 16. The college and community portion - which is open to members of the public as well as Trine students - will take place March 30, with a deadline for project submissions of March 16.
There is no entry fee.
During the presentations, contestants will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. The judges and the audience will score the presentations, with the top scores receiving prizes.
Besides the opportunity to win a cash prize and advance an idea or concept, the contest offers the opportunity to meet potential mentors, other innovators and inventors.
For more information or to register, visit innovation1.org and click on the i1 Challenge link in the navigation menu.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A firebrand Israeli minister claimed there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian people as Israel's new coalition government, its most hard-line ever, plowed ahead on Monday with a part of its plan to overhaul the judiciary.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition said it was pushing a key part of the overhaul — which would give the coalition control over who becomes a justice or a judge — before the parliament takes a monthlong holiday break next week.
The development came a day after an Israeli and Palestinian delegation at a meeting in Egypt, mediated by Egyptian, Jordanian and U.S. officials, pledged to take steps to lower tensions roiling the region ahead of a sensitive holiday season.
It reflected the limited influence the Biden administration appears to have over Israel’s new far-right government and raised questions about attempts to lower tensions, both inside Israel and with the Palestinians, ahead of a sensitive holiday season.
As the negotiators were issuing a joint communique, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich delivered a speech in Paris saying the notion of a Palestinian people was artificial.
“There is no such thing as a Palestinian nation. There is no Palestinian history. There is no Palestinian language,” he said in France late Sunday. He spoke at a lectern draped with what appeared to be a map of Israel that included the occupied West Bank and parts of Jordan.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called Smotrich's remarks “racist, fascist and extremist.”
A far-right settler leader who opposes Palestinian statehood, Smotrich has a history of offensive statements against the Palestinians. Last month, he called for the Palestinian town of Hawara in the West Bank to be “erased” after radical Jewish settlers rampaged through the town in response to a shooting attack that killed two Israelis. Smotrich later apologized after an international uproar.
During Sunday’s talks in Egypt, a Palestinian gunman carried out another shooting attack in Hawara, seriously wounding an Israeli man.
The new violence, along with Smotrich’s comments, illustrated the tough challenges that lie ahead in soothing tensions after a year of deadly violence in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and more than 40 Israelis or foreigners have been killed in Palestinian attacks during that time.
Sunday’s summit was held ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins this week. The Jewish festival of Passover is set to take place in April, coinciding with Ramadan.
The upcoming period is sensitive because large numbers of Jewish and Muslim faithful pour into Jerusalem’s Old City, the emotional heart of the conflict and a flashpoint for violence, increasing friction points.
Large numbers of Jews are also expected to visit a key Jerusalem holy site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount — an act the Palestinians view as a provocation.
Clashes at the site in 2021 helped trigger an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.
The heightened tensions with the Palestinians coincide with mass demonstrations inside Israel against Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul the judicial system. Opponents of the measure have carried out disruptive protests, and the debate has embroiled the country’s military, where some reservists are refusing to show up for service. Netanyahu has rejected a compromise by Israel's figurehead president.
During his call with Netanyahu, Biden appealed for caution, the White House said, “as a friend of Israel in the hopes that there can be a compromise formula found.”
The president “underscored his belief that democratic values have always been, and must remain, a hallmark of the U.S.-Israel relationship," the White House said, and added that "fundamental changes should be pursued with the broadest possible base of popular support.”
Netanyahu's government says the plan is meant to correct an imbalance that has given the courts too much power over the legislative process. Critics say the overhaul would upend the country's delicate system of checks and balances and push Israel toward authoritarianism. They also say Netanyahu could find an escape route from his corruption trial through the overhaul.
The protests, along with the rising violence with the Palestinians, have posed a major challenge for the new government. So far this year, 85 Palestinians have been killed, according to a tally by The Associated Press. Fourteen people in Israel, all but one of them civilians, have been killed in Palestinian attacks.
Israel says most of those killed have been militants. But stone-throwing youths protesting the incursions and people not involved in the confrontations have also been killed.
Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians seek those territories for their future independent state.
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Belgium is now the latest country to ban TikTok from government phones.
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced the temporary six-month ban amid concerns over cybersecurity, privacy and misinformation on the Chinese-owned app.
"We should not be naive: TikTok is a Chinese company that today is obliged to cooperate with the Chinese intelligence services," De Croo said in a statement. "It is therefore obvious to prohibit the use of TikTok on devices of the federal government."
The decision follows similar bans by the European Union, Canada, and the U.S.
SEE MORE: Why is TikTok under scrutiny again?
TikTok, a video-sharing app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been under scrutiny from governments worldwide over accusations that it could harvest and share user data with Beijing. The company has repeatedly denied those allegations.
TikTok announced plans last month for two additional European data centers, but the EU's three central legislative bodies and Denmark's defense ministry have already banned the app from government devices.
De Croo said the ban in Belgium was based on warnings from the National Security Council.
“We are in a new geopolitical context where influence and surveillance between states have shifted to the digital world," De Croo said.
Tiktok is wildly popular among the younger generations, and the company recently reported it has more than a billion monthly active users worldwide, including 150 million in Europe.
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Which Revolution toaster is best?
If anything is ready for a revolution, it’s toasters. Their simple design has not changed much in the past 50 years, nor has toasting technology. But Revolution toasters are here to change that. These touch-screen appliances use smart algorithms to automatically adjust the temperature for perfect toast that’s crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside.
If you are ready to give this new type of toaster a try, the Revolution InstaGlo R180 is a good place to start.
What to know before you buy a Revolution toaster
Number of toasting slots
Most toasters come with the option of two, four and even six slots. Revolution is only available with two. The company has no plans for expanding to larger toasters, choosing instead to perfect its current design.
The type of toasting
Traditional toasters are simple, with a lever or dial to start the toast and select the level of toastiness.
Revolution toasters go further than that. You can customize:
- The type of bread (for example, bread, waffles, bagels, Pop-Tarts).
- The level of toastiness.
- Whether you are toasting from fresh or frozen, or reheating.
This fine-tunes the final product to make it exactly how you want.
What to look for in a quality Revolution toaster
Revolution Cooking InstaGlo technology
This technology uses less energy and still delivers consistent results, heating faster and hotter, and locking in flavor. It uses algorithms to precisely calculate the optimal time for toasting, depending on what’s in the toaster.
Intuitive touch screen
The touch screen is easy to understand and use. It offers a variety of choices to make sure you get exactly what you want.
Easy to clean
If you have ever forgotten to clean a toaster and been left with burnt-on crumbs, you’ll appreciate the on-screen reminders. These prompt you to empty the crumb tray and give your toaster a good once-over cleaning.
Gluten-free mode
People following a gluten-free diet understand that these products have different chemistry that requires specific cooking. Revolution’s gluten-free mode understands that, too, and makes adjustments to accommodate the different chemistry of gluten-free bread.
You can even make the gluten-free mode a permanent part of your customizable home toasting menu. This feature is available on the R270 toaster.
Included accessories
For later generations of Revolution toasters, accessories are critical. Look for packages that include a panini press and warming rack.
Happiness guaranteed
Revolution’s goal is to satisfy customers. The company’s warranty states that if you’re not happy, it will do everything it can to make things right. It offers a limited one-year warranty on all of its products.
How much you can expect to spend on a Revolution toaster
The price varies depending on which generation you select and whether it comes with accessories. Expect to spend $350 to $450.
Revolution toaster FAQ
Do you really need a $400 toaster?
A. In short, no. A $400 toaster is definitely a luxury purchase, and if you have been getting along fine with a standard toaster there is not necessarily a reason to switch.
However, if you are a technophilic early adopter, the features on this high-end toaster are captivating. The toasting levels are more precise and “smart” — you barely need to intervene in the process to make perfect foods, even from frozen.
The design is sleek and noteworthy, but those who have tried Revolution for its good looks are often surprised at how well it performs. Most reviewers say they never knew toast could be so good.
So while you don’t need a $400 toaster to make toast, if you like to explore new technologies in kitchen appliances, this is a good one to try.
How do you clean a Revolution toaster?
A. First of all, pay attention to your toaster. It will remind you when it is time to clean the crumb tray. When the reminder pops up take the following steps:
- Unplug your toaster and make sure it is cool.
- Slide the crumb tray out and empty its contents.
- Replace the crumb tray and push in until it locks.
- Wipe the outside of the toaster with a damp cloth, then polish with a dry cloth.
What’s the best Revolution toaster to buy?
Top Revolution toaster
What you need to know: This first-generation toaster has all of the great features you need in a two-slice toaster.
What you’ll love: It has more than 60 settings to toast everything from Pop-Tarts to gluten-free bread. As with Revolution’s other models, it toasts 35% faster to prevent products from drying out.
What you should consider: Some users found that it was less precise for frozen foods and required multiple trips through the toaster.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Revolution toaster for the money
What you need to know: It has all of the great features of the first generation, plus a new panini mode for crispy, melty sandwiches..
What you’ll love: An adjustable lift-and-lower feature lets you accurately position what you’re toasting for best results. Choose from seven food types and seven toastiness levels. It’s available in two finishes.
What you should consider: The panini function requires a separate accessory.
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Revolution InstaGlo R270 Touch-Screen Toaster
What you need to know: The brushed platinum finish looks great on the counter, and the features are expanded in this top-of-the-line model.
What you’ll love: Choose from 34 bread types. Add the panini accessory and warming rack to expand the functionality even further. It has three toasting modes and seven custom shades for perfect toast. The smart toasting algorithm automatically adjusts the temperature as needed.
What you should consider: This is a very expensive toaster. If you only use it occasionally, even the extra features may not be worth the price.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State President Samuel Stanley called actions by Spartans football players involved in a postgame melee with members of rivalry Michigan's team “unacceptable" and said Sunday those involved would be held responsible by coach Mel Tucker.
“I’m extremely saddened by this incident and the unacceptable behavior depicted by members of our football program," Stanley said in a statement. “On behalf of Michigan State University, my heartfelt apology to the University of Michigan and the student athletes who were injured.
“There is no provocation that could justify the behavior we are seeing on the videos. Rivalries can be intense but should never be violent."
The scuffle broke out in the Michigan Stadium tunnel out after fourth-ranked Wolverines beat the Spartans 29-7 Saturday night. Social media posts showed at least three Michigan State players pushing, punching and kicking Michigan's Ja'Den McBurrows in and near a hallway that does not lead to either locker room.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said Saturday that a second player, who he did not identify, was also attacked and that one player was injured and might have a broken nose.
“Two of our players were assaulted,” Harbaugh said. “I saw on the one video. 10 on one. It was pretty bad. It needs to be investigated.”
Tucker said in a tweet Sunday that his program will cooperate with law enforcement and the Big Ten in any investigation.
“As Spartans, our program has a responsibility to uphold the highest level of sportsmanship. While emotions were very high at the conclusion of our rivalry game at Michigan Stadium, there is no excuse for behavior that puts our team or our opponents at risk,” Tucker said. “In complete cooperation with law enforcement, the Big Ten Conference and MSU and UM leadership, we will evaluate the events in Ann Arbor and take swift and appropriate action.”
University of Michigan Deputy Police Chief Melissa Overton said an investigation is underway in partnership with Michigan State police, and Michigan’s athletic department and football program.
“Coach Tucker will be holding the players involved responsible, and our football team and university will be cooperating with all related investigations by law enforcement and the Big Ten Conference,” Stanley said.
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Which eye creams are best for dark circles?
Dark circles under your eyes can make you look weary and run-down no matter how much sleep you’ve gotten the night before. If you’re tired of piling on concealer to cover your circles, a brightening eye cream can help reduce the discoloration and make you look more awake.
Eye creams for dark circles usually contain vitamins C and E, arbutin, licorice extract and other ingredients that help brighten the skin. These creams often help reduce puffiness, too, so there aren’t any shadows under your eyes to cause darkness.
Looking for an eye cream to keep your under eyes bright and smooth? The best eye creams for dark circles let you always look like you’ve gotten plenty of sleep.
Best eye creams for dark circles
Skinfix Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Boost 360-Degree Brightening Eye Cream
This anti-aging eye cream contains a fermented prebiotic yeast that can target dark circles for brighter under-eyes. It also helps soften the look of fine lines and puffiness. The formula is non-comedogenic, so it won’t clog your pores, and it’s ophthalmologist-tested, too.
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If you’re on a budget, this affordable eye cream is a perfect option for fighting dark circles. It features a marine-and-botanical complex that helps repair the skin barrier under your eyes to help reduce darkness. It also contains three essential ceramides to keep your under-eye area smooth and hydrated.
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RoC Retinol Correxion Eye Cream
Featuring retinol and an exclusive mineral complex, this eye cream helps brighten the under-eyes in as little as four weeks. It also helps depuff and smooth the area, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles by as much as 50%. And it’s dermatologist-tested, so it’s safe for sensitive skin.
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Dr. Lara Devgan Scientific Beauty Peptide Eye Cream
Boasting a quick-absorbing, lightweight formula, this luxury eye cream contains vitamins E and B5 along with hyaluronic acid to help brighten dark circles and smooth fine lines. It also helps boost circulation in the under-eye area, so the skin looks healthier overall. It’s vegan and cruelty-free too.
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REN Clean Skin Care Brightening Dark Circle Eye Cream
With a combination of elderberry flower and glycogen, this vegan, cruelty-free eye cream helps brighten the under-eyes and make the skin more luminous. Its hyaluronic acid also helps smooth and hydrate the skin. The formula even helps reduce puffiness and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
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Another affordable option, this eye gel brightens the under-eyes and minimizes puffiness to help you look younger and more awake. It also includes hyaluronic acid to help hydrate and smooth fine lines and wrinkles. The formula is cold-processed with clean ingredients, too, so it doesn’t contain any synthetic colors, fragrances, additives or parabens.
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Pacifica Wake Up Beautiful Retinoid Eye Cream
This non-greasy eye cream contains active retinoids to help smooth and brighten eyes. It absorbs easily into the skin and helps hydrate your skin, too. The formula is 100% vegan and cruelty-free andcontains no parabens, phthalates or mineral oil.
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OleHenriksen Wrinkle Blur Bakuchiol Eye Gel Creme
This double-action eye cream contains peptides, orchid stem cells and bakuchiol, a plant extract, to help soften fine lines, firm the skin and improve the look of dark circles. It also helps even out your eyelid skin tone, and its lightweight texture absorbs quickly into the skin.
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Olay Vitamin C Brightening Eye Cream
With vitamin C and optic brighteners, this eye cream can instantly improve the look of dark circles. It also features caffeine to help with puffiness and hydrates the skin to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It can be used morning and night, so you always look bright-eyed and awake.
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Lancome Advanced Genifique Wrinkle and Dark Circle Eye Cream
This hydrating eye cream has vitamin C to brighten and smooth under the eyes. It also features a prebiotic to help strengthen the skin’s moisture barrier and hyaluronic acid to boost hydration. It’s free of parabens and mineral oil.
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Shiseido White Lucent Anti-Dark Circles Eye Cream
This luxury eye cream effectively addresses hyperpigmentation and poor microcirculation, two leading causes of dark circles. It also features a humectant complex to hydrate the skin and help it hold onto moisture. The formula is dermatologist- and ophthalmologist-tested.
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Perricone MD Essential Fx Acyl-Glutathione Smoothing and Brightening Under-Eye Cream
With a rich, balm-like texture, this eye cream contains a vitamin F blend to brighten and nourish the under-eye area. It also helps fight fine lines and wrinkles and firm sagging skin. It’s free of parabens, sulfates and phthalates.
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Follain Hydrate and Glow Discovery Set
Thisset has several products to keep your skin healthy. In addition to the Firm and Brighten Eye Cream, it also includes a hydrating cleanser and a moisturizer.
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Saturday Skin Wide Awake Brightening Eye Cream
This antioxidant-rich eye cream contains date-seed extract to brighten and refresh your under-eyes. It also includes avocado protein extract and hyaluronic acid to firm and hydrate the skin. Its packaging is recyclable, too.
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Murad Vitamin C Dark Circle Correcting Eye Serum
With a unique vitamin C complex, this eye cream helps brighten the under-eyes in as little as two weeks. It also contains red algae and kelp extract to help illuminate and depuff the skin. And its cucumber extract can help hydrate and diminish the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
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Texas leader says Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement authorities had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to stop the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, the Texas public safety chief testified Tuesday, condemning the police response as an “abject failure.”
Police officers with rifles instead stood and waited in a school hallway for nearly an hour while the gunman carried out the May 24 attack that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
Col. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, testified at a state Senate hearing on the police handling of the tragedy.
Delays in the law enforcement response have been the focus of federal, state and local investigations of the mass shooting.
McCraw told the Senate committee that Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief, decided to put the lives of officers ahead of the lives of children.
The public safety chief began outlining for the committee a series of missed opportunities.
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Bleiberg and Associated Press writer Jamie Stengle contributed to this report from Dallas.
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Son of Lori Vallow arrested and charged with rape, police say
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5/Gray News) – Police arrested the son of Lori Vallow this weekend and charged him with sexual assault.
According to police, 26-year-old Colby Ryan is accused of raping a woman at her home in Mesa, Arizona.
The woman involved told police Ryan went to her house and they watched TV and started kissing.
She said as Ryan started pushing to do more, she didn’t want to continue and said, “stop, this isn’t a good idea,” and “I don’t want to do this,” according to court documents obtained by AZ Family.
Investigators said Ryan is accused of raping the victim as she pleaded for him to stop and tried to push him off.
Court documents state Ryan told her he was sorry and started crying as the woman went into her bedroom and locked the door.
The next morning, the woman recorded a conversation with Ryan where he admitted to raping her after she told him to stop, the documents report.
The woman sent the recorded conversation to police, and Ryan was arrested.
According to authorities, Ryan confessed to police he had raped her despite her pleas to stop.
He was booked on two counts of sexual assault.
His mother, Vallow, is accused of killing her two kids, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, in July 2019. JJ and Tylee’s remains were found at Charles Daybell’s, Vallow’s husband, Idaho home.
Vallow was arrested in February 2020, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Daybell could also get the death penalty.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Asian carp have made headlines across the Midwest for more than a decade — a looming threat that could cripple the Great Lakes ecosystem. Scientists and engineers have been able to hold off the invasive fish and now they are taking a new step in the fight — a new name.
This week, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources plans to introduce a new name for the fish that they hope will sound more appetizing and encourage people to target the fish for consumption.
“We’re trying to make the name more attractive, so people will be more inclined to purchase them and have them for table fare, have them for dinner,” John Rogner, the assistant director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, told WTTW-TV in Chicago.
Dirk Fucik, who owns a gourmet fish shop in Chicago, told WTTW that Asian carp — when prepared properly — is quite delicious and healthy.
“It’s healthier than tilapia. Tilapia is omega-6 instead of omega-3, so you get a lot less benefits of health from tilapia,” Fucik told WTTW.
For the typical restaurant, carp is considered bottom of the barrel. Carp are bottom feeders with a notably muddy taste. But Asian carp are different. They feed on plankton. Still, the moniker is a natural turn-off.
Fucik didn’t give any specifics but has a basic of idea for the new name.
“(Something) simple, short and not carp,” he told WTTW.
The discussion around a name change is nothing new. In 2014, Minnesota’s state legislature approved a motion to have state agencies refer to the name as the “invasive carp.” In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes, more agencies worked on a name change. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service changed the name last year.
“We wanted to move away from any terms that cast Asian culture and people in a negative light,” Charlie Wooley, Director of the USFWS Great Lakes Region, told The Associated Press.
Asian carp is a bit of a misnomer. It’s actually a group of fish: Bighead, silver, grass and black carp. The fish is from Asia, brought to the U.S. more than 50 years ago to try to clear up algae and weeds. However, the fish expanded and migrated up the Mississippi River, threatening to drown out other fish species.
Bighead and silver carp eat a ton of plankton and black carp eat mussels and snails, leaving little for other fish to survive. Grass carp eat wetland plants that can make an outsized impact on the ecosystem.
Rebranding has worked for certain federal agencies. The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service has two notable successes. Have you ever had “Chilean sea bass?” Would you have tried it by its old name, “Patagonian toothfish?”
What about “slimehead?” It’s certainly an off-putting name, but in the 1970s, the agency changed the name to “orange roughy” and it became a hot commodity.
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National and Regional Awards Bring FNB to More Than 90 Honors for Small Business and Middle Market Banking
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB) announced that Coalition Greenwich has named the Company a Greenwich Excellence Awards winner for the 12th consecutive year. FNB earned multiple national and regional awards for its excellence in middle market and small business banking during 2022, bringing it to a total of more than 90 awards received from Coalition Greenwich.
FNB was one of only three banks to be recognized nationally for "Overall Satisfaction" and "Likelihood to Recommend" for its service to both middle market and small business clients.
FNB also received Northeast regional honors for:
- Overall Satisfaction in Middle Market Banking
- Cash Management – Overall Satisfaction in Small Business Banking
- Likelihood to Recommend in Small Business Banking
- Overall Satisfaction in Small Business Banking
The Greenwich Excellence Awards recognize top-performing banks on various service capabilities. According to Coalition Greenwich, the 2022 winners stand out for their ability to combine high-quality, high-touch service and digital technology.
"Serving our clients is a priority for our bankers and we take great pride in our localized commercial personnel and credit decisions, sophisticated products and investment in technology," said Vincent J. Delie, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of F.N.B. Corporation. "FNB has built a commercial platform that is competitive across the entire spectrum of commercial banking."
The Greenwich Excellence Awards add to the extensive recognition FNB has received for its commitment to its clients, employees, communities and shareholders. The Company has been named one of the World's Best Banks by Forbes, a Top Workplace USA by Energage and one of America's Most Just Companies by Just Capital. To learn more about FNB's distinctions, visit the Awards and Recognition page in the Newsroom on fnb-online.com.
Coalition Greenwich is a leading global provider of data, analytics and insights to the financial services industry. The 2022 Greenwich Excellence in Banking winners were determined based on nearly 22,000 interviews and the evaluation of more than 500 banks. Only 23 banks were recognized nationally in the middle market banking category, and only 21 were recognized nationally in the small business banking category. For more information about the Greenwich Excellence and Best Brand Awards and the Coalition Greenwich selection process, visit www.greenwich.com.
About F.N.B. Corporation
F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a diversified financial services company operating in seven states and the District of Columbia. FNB's market coverage spans several major metropolitan areas, including: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and the Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point) in North Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina. The Company has total assets of nearly $44 billion and approximately 350 banking offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.
FNB provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking and wealth management solutions through its subsidiary network, which is led by its largest affiliate, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, founded in 1864. Commercial banking solutions include corporate banking, small business banking, investment real estate financing, government banking, business credit, capital markets and lease financing. The consumer banking segment provides a full line of consumer banking products and services, including deposit products, mortgage lending, consumer lending and a complete suite of mobile and online banking services. FNB's wealth management services include asset management, private banking and insurance.
The common stock of F.N.B. Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "FNB" and is included in Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index with the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Regional Banks Sub-Industry Index. Customers, shareholders and investors can learn more about this regional financial institution by visiting the F.N.B. Corporation website at www.fnbcorporation.com.
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NEW YORK — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” has died at 83.
Turner died Wednesday, after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, according to her manager. She became a Swiss citizen a decade ago.
Few stars traveled so far — she was born Anna Mae Bullock in a segregated Tennessee hospital and spent her latter years on a 260,000 square foot estate on Lake Zurich — and overcame so much. Physically battered, emotionally devastated and financially ruined by her 20-year relationship with Ike Turner, she became a superstar on her own in her 40s, at a time when most of her peers were on their way down, and remained a top concert draw for years after.
“How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world?” Angela Bassett, who played Turner in the 1993 biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” said in a statement.
“Through her courage in telling her story, her commitment to stay the course in her life, no matter the sacrifice, and her determination to carve out a space in rock and roll for herself and for others who look like her, Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a beautiful future filled with love, compassion, and freedom should look like.
With admirers ranging from Mick Jagger to Beyoncé to Mariah Carey, the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” was one of the world’s most popular entertainers, known for a core of pop, rock and rhythm and blues favorites: “Proud Mary,” “Nutbush City Limits,” “River Deep, Mountain High,” and the hits she had in the ’80s, among them “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” “We Don’t Need Another Hero” and a cover of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.”
Her trademarks included a growling contralto that might smolder or explode, her bold smile and strong cheekbones, her palette of wigs and the muscular, quick-stepping legs she did not shy from showing off. She sold more than 150 million records worldwide, won 12 Grammys, was voted along with Ike into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 (and on her own in 2021 ) and was honored at the Kennedy Center in 2005, with Beyoncé and Oprah Winfrey among those praising her. Her life became the basis for a film, a Broadway musical and an HBO documentary in 2021 that she called her public farewell.
Until she left her husband and revealed their back story, she was known as the voracious on-stage foil of the steady-going Ike, the leading lady of the “Ike and Tina Turner Revue.” Ike was billed first and ran the show, choosing the material, the arrangements, the backing singers. They toured constantly for years, in part because Ike was often short on money and unwilling to miss a concert. Tina Turner was forced to go on with bronchitis, with pneumonia, with a collapsed right lung.
Other times, the cause of her misfortunes was Ike himself.
As she recounted in her memoir, “I, Tina,” Ike began hitting her not long after they met, in the mid-1950s, and only grew more vicious. Provoked by anything and anyone, he would throw hot coffee in her face, choke her, or beat her until her eyes were swollen shut, then rape her. Before one show, he broke her jaw and she went on stage with her mouth full of blood.
Terrified both of being with Ike and of lasting without him, she credited her emerging Buddhist faith in the mid-1970s with giving her a sense of strength and self-worth and she finally left in early July 1976. The Ike and Tina Turner Revue was scheduled to open a tour marking the country’s bicentennial when Tina snuck out of their Dallas hotel room, with just a Mobil credit card and 36 cents, while Ike slept. She hurried across a nearby highway, narrowly avoiding a speeding truck, and found another hotel.
“I looked at him (Ike) and thought, ‘You just beat me for the last time, you sucker,’” she recalled in her memoir.
Turner was among the first celebrities to speak candidly about domestic abuse, becoming a heroine to battered women and a symbol of resilience to all. Ike Turner did not deny mistreating her, although he tried to blame Tina for their troubles. When he died, in 2007, a representative for his ex-wife said simply: “Tina is aware that Ike passed away.”
Ike and Tina fans knew little of this during the couple’s prime. The Turners were a hot act for much of the 1960s and into the ’70s, evolving from bluesy ballads such as “A Fool in Love” and “It’s Going to Work Out Fine” to flashy covers of “Proud Mary” and “Come Together” and other rock songs that brought them crossover success.
They opened for the Rolling Stones in 1966 and 1969, and were seen performing a lustful version of Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” in the 1970 Stones documentary “Gimme Shelter.” Bassett and Laurence Fishburne gave Oscar-nominated performances in “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” based on “I, Tina,” but she would say that reliving her years with Ike was so painful she couldn’t bring herself to watch the movie.
Ike and Tina’s reworking of “Proud Mary,” originally a tight, mid-tempo hit for Creedence Clearwater Revival, helped define their sexual aura. Against a background of funky guitar and Ike’s crooning baritone, Tina began with a few spoken words about how some people wanted to hear songs that were “nice and easy.”
“But there’s this one thing,” she warned, “you see, we never ever do nothing nice and easy.
“We always do it nice — and rough.”
But by the end of the 1970s, Turner’s career seemed finished. She was 40 years old, her first solo album had flopped and her live shows were mostly confined to the cabaret circuit. Desperate for work, and money, she even agreed to tour in South Africa when the country was widely boycotted because of its racist apartheid regime.
Rock stars helped bring her back. Rod Stewart convinced her to sing “Hot Legs” with him on “Saturday Night Live” and Jagger, who had openly borrowed some of Turner’s on-stage moves, sang “Honky Tonk Women” with her during the Stones’ 1981-82 tour. At a listening party for his 1983 album “Let’s Dance,” David Bowie told guests that Turner was his favorite singer.
“She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous,” Jagger tweeted Wednesday. “She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her.”
More popular in England at the time than in the U.S., she recorded a raspy version of “Let’s Stay Together” at EMI’s Abbey Road studios in London. By the end of 1983, “Let’s Stay Together” was a hit throughout Europe and on the verge of breaking in the states. An A&R man at Capitol Records, John Carter, urged the label to sign her up and make an album. Among the material presented was a reflective pop-reggae ballad co-written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle and initially dismissed by Tina as “wimpy.”
“I just thought it was some old pop song, and I didn’t like it,” she later said of “What’s Love Got To Do With It.”
Turner’s “Private Dancer” album came out in May 1984, sold more than eight million copies and featured several hit singles, including the title song and “Better Be Good To Me.” It won four Grammys, among them record of the year for “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” the song that came to define the clear-eyed image of her post-Ike years.
“People look at me now and think what a hot life I must have lived — ha!” she wrote in her memoir.
Even with Ike, it was hard to mistake her for a romantic. Her voice was never “pretty,” and love songs were never her specialty, in part because she had little experience to draw from. She was born in Nutbush, Tennessee in 1939 and would say she received “no love” from either her mother or father. After her parents separated, she moved often around Tennessee and Missouri, living with various relatives. She was outgoing, loved to sing and as a teenager would check out the blues clubs in St. Louis, where one of the top draws was Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm. Tina didn’t care much for his looks the first time she saw him, at the Club Manhattan.
“Then he got up onstage and picked up his guitar,” she wrote in her memoir. “He hit one note, and I thought, ‘Jesus, listen to this guy play.’”
Tina soon made her move. During intermission at an Ike Turner show at the nearby Club D’Lisa, Ike was alone on stage, playing a blues melody on the keyboards. Tina recognized the song, B.B. King’s “You Know I Love You,” grabbed a microphone and sang along. As Tina remembered, a stunned Ike called out “Giirrlll!!” and demanded to know what else she could perform. Over her mother’s objections, she agreed to join his group. He changed her first name to Tina, inspired by the comic book heroine Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, and changed her last name by marrying her, in 1962.
In rare moments of leniency from Ike, Tina did enjoy success on her own. She added a roaring lead vocal to Phil Spector’s titanic production of “River Deep, Mountain High,” a flop in the U.S. when released in 1966, but a hit overseas and eventually a standard. She was also featured as the Acid Queen in the 1975 film version of the Who’s rock opera “Tommy.” More recent film work included “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” and a cameo in “What’s Love Got to Do with It.”
Turner had two sons: Craig, with saxophonist Raymond Hill; and Ronald, with Ike Turner. (Craig Turner was found dead in 2018 of an apparent suicide). In a memoir published later in 2018, “Tina Turner: My Love Story,” she revealed that she had received a kidney transplant from her second husband, former EMI record executive Erwin Bach.
Turner’s life seemed an argument against marriage, but her life with Bach was a love story the younger Tina would not have believed possible. They met in the mid-1980s, when she flew to Germany for record promotion and he picked her up at the airport. He was more than a decade younger than her — “the prettiest face,” she said of him in the HBO documentary — and the attraction was mutual. She wed Bach in 2013, exchanging vows at a civil ceremony in Switzerland.
“It’s that happiness that people talk about,” Turner told the press at the time, “when you wish for nothing, when you can finally take a deep breath and say, ‘Everything is good.’”
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This story has been corrected to reflect that Turner died Wednesday.
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GREENSBURG, Ind. (WXIN) — An Indiana high school teacher has been charged with stalking after sending a 15-year-old student more than 600 text messages which included lewd and smutty jokes and memes.
The teacher reportedly even showed up to one of the student’s baseball games after he quit responding to her messages, according to court documents.
Paige Simon, 28, of Osgood, was arrested on Friday. She is charged with stalking and official misconduct, both Level 6 felonies, along with a misdemeanor charge of battery.
According to the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department, the investigation into Simon began in early April after reports of possible inappropriate behavior between the teacher and the student.
In addition to sending hundreds of text messages to the student between February and April, Simon allegedly had sexual-related conversations with the juvenile and another student while in the classroom.
Simon reportedly told the students about her sex toys and how she uses them to pleasure herself, according to the court documents.
A teacher reported that Simon let the students call her derogatory names that were sexual in nature.
Police reviewed the more than 600 text messages sent between the juvenile and Simon and noted many of them were jokes and memes that were sexual in nature.
The student also reportedly told police that Simon would frequently touch his arm or shoulder and, on one occasion, ran her fingers through his hair. The school was also informed of an incident where Simon tried to take the student’s phone and reached toward his crotch with her hand lingering in the area.
Police said that the student quit responding to Simon’s messages but she kept messaging him vulgar jokes anyway. Simon also reportedly showed up at one of the juvenile’s baseball games after he had blocked her number.
Simon was reportedly found crying on at least two occasions by another teacher. Simon had allegedly been upset that the student was no longer interacting with her and feared she’d done something to make him mad at her.
Decatur County Community Schools said Simon resigned from her position three weeks ago. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/indiana-teacher-charged-with-stalking-allegedly-sent-600-messages-to-student/ | 2023-05-03 01:48:31 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/indiana-teacher-charged-with-stalking-allegedly-sent-600-messages-to-student/ |
Before Ivan Carrillo and Northwest’s top wrestlers headed to Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro this weekend for the Maryland individual state championships, the sophomore told his teammates he was going to return with a title.
“I’m taking on seniors, I’m taking on stronger, faster dudes than what I am,” Carrillo said. “But I still got heart, and people always told me to never take that for granted.”
Carrillo’s win was the second straight by a Northwest wrestler over a Broadneck opponent. Jaguars senior Samire Brown — Carrillo’s practice partner — also earned a 7-5 decision against the Bruins’ Dax Avila to win the 195-pound championship on Day 3 of the tournament.
It marked the first year in school history Northwest produced multiple state champions after it had just three all-time (in 2004, 2012 and 2018). And it was the final chapter of a strong season for the Jaguars, who held a No. 1 seed in the 4A dual meet tournament before falling to Urbana in the region semifinals.
“This school and this program have a special place in my heart,” said Beteta, a 2015 Northwest graduate who took over after graduating from Maryland in 2019. “I tell them about my experiences, those of my teammates, and they show up and make me look good.”
While Northwest was the only school to boast two champions, Broadneck’s three finalists were the most from one school. After watching Chambers and Avila fall, Bruins senior Liam DeBaugh took the mat for the 160-pound bout against Nelson Manzoeto, a senior from Blair who entered with a 36-2 record.
DeBaugh seized control early and walked off the mat with one of the most dominant wins of the evening — a 9-1 major decision that wrapped up a 41-1 season.
“When I saw [my teammates] lose, it lit a fire under me a little bit harder,” said DeBaugh, who lost in last year’s 126-pound final. “I came out here and performed like I knew I could have last year.”
Before the official raised Connor Huff’s hand after his dominant 12-5 win against Clarksburg’s Tsvi Margolis at the end of the ensuing 152-pound match, the North Point senior threw his headgear into the crowd and ripped off the top of his singlet. He had completed a perfect 43-0 season.
The 4A/3A competition opened with the heavyweights, where Old Mill junior R.J. Duncan forcefully lifted Linganore’s Joel Hopkins and tossed him onto the mat during the late stages of the second period — for which Hopkins earned two points.
As Hopkins remained shaken up on the mat during a delay that lasted about a minute, Duncan slapped the mat and talked with his coaches. “Let’s Go R.J.” chants reverberated from Old Mill supporters behind the mat as the heavyweights battled throughout the third period, and the Patriots’ junior closed out a 13-8 decision.
Local champions on the girls’ side included Magruder senior Ana Martins (105); North Point senior Sophia Gerstman (110); Southern sophomore Domenica Gladwell; Oakland Mills senior Jada Fowler (120); Crofton sophomore Lexy Pabon (125); Northern senior Brianna Holcomb (130); Richard Montgomery senior Nadia Estrada (145); Watkins Mill junior Nebi Tsarni (155) and sophomore Jabea Ewane (190) and Great Mills senior Jocelyn Cacek (285).
Other local champions from the 4A/3A field were Magruder sophomore Neil Sharma (106 pounds); Northern sophomore Drew Montgomery (113); Sherwood senior Jace Munoz (126); Centennial sophomore Calvin Kraisser (138); South River senior Sam Ditmars (145); River Hill senior Dylan McCullough and Mt. Hebron senior Samuel Jordan (220). | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/04/northwest-produces-two-state-champions-individual-wrestling-tournament/ | 2023-03-05 03:12:01 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/04/northwest-produces-two-state-champions-individual-wrestling-tournament/ |
The Valley of Plenty Quilters will be hosting their 39th Annual Quilt Show June 15-17 at the Emmett Church of the Nazarene.
It’s just a hop, skip and a stitch away from the center of the 88th Annual Cherry Festival in Emmett, but well worth the trip up Washington Avenue to see the variety of talents, themes, and interpretations displayed in over 100 hand-crafted works of art. While some of the display pieces could fit most of our traditional definitions of quilting, some take on a life of their own. From piecing and stitching to numerous levels of carrying through with their themes, you can spend hours discovering fine details.
The annual event is the primary fundraiser for the local group of cooperative quilters with the vast majority of all proceeds being redistributed to other organizations within the community. The quilters are active producing Quilts of Valor for veterans and Comfort Quilts for traumatize children but share their community endeavors with numerous other groups each year.
The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Admission is $5. There will also be an opportunity to participate in the 2023 Quilt Raffle. This year’s raffle quilt is entitled “Huckleberry Patches” and is large enough for a California King-size bed. Quilt drawing will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Emmett Nazarene Church is located at 1144 N. Washington Avenue. | https://www.idahopress.com/emmett/community/quilts-a-plenty-on-display-this-week-in-emmett/article_8607b6da-06e0-11ee-992a-d7720e3b110c.html | 2023-06-11 08:46:56 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/emmett/community/quilts-a-plenty-on-display-this-week-in-emmett/article_8607b6da-06e0-11ee-992a-d7720e3b110c.html |
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CEDARHURST, N.Y., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL), if they purchased the Company's American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") between September 2, 2020 and July 21, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Shareholders have until August 15, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
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Kuznicki Law PLLC is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a Company lead to artificial inflation of the Company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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“Oh, no! Fire! Get out of the car!” I yelled to my groggy teen, who had just settled in — seat warmer on — for the long drive to school.
It was the Monday-est of Mondays.
My son offered to douse the flames flicking out from under the engine with a Diet Coke.
I tried to remember what you’re supposed to do when the engine is on fire.
Previous stupidities taught me to always travel with jumper cables and an empty gas can. But the only other things in my car were almond snacks, high-heeled shoes and a nice blazer — from the days when you’d have to look professional if called upon to attend a sudden press event — and my riot go bag.
The go bag went in over the weekend because I was preparing for what may be a chaotic week. It’s the same bag I used on Jan. 6, 2021, and during the Black Lives Matter protests: walking boots, notebooks and pens, water, protein bars, goggles, KN95 masks, two portable phone chargers, and a scarf.
Amid the buzz of Donald Trump’s possible arrest this week, the former president called on his supporters on his social media platform to “PROTEST” and “TAKE OUR NATION BACK!” The New York City Police Department began setting up barricades in case that city is visited by the Carhartt crowd that descended upon the U.S. Capitol the last time Trump called for them to show up.
Our nation’s divisions weighed heavily on my mind as Trump supporters on his social media platform warned one another against violence. On the former president’s Truth Social platform, some believed the call to protest was a trap or a false flag to entice antifa protesters. Others urged a stay-home protest, with work stoppages and bank withdrawals. D.C. police said they are monitoring events and encouraging the public to “remain vigilant.”
But none of my protest gear would help me out of my predicament Monday morning, except maybe the goggles, which were intended for tear gas but could stop the engine smoke from stinging my eyes.
As we stood on the side of the two-lane road, our return to D.C. after a weekend in Maryland thwarted, a couple of guys in Carhartt gear did show up. A guy in a truck pulled over, then a guy in a work van.
“You okay, ma’am?” one asked. “Have you called 911 yet?”
To be honest, I dialed 611 — the number to get to Verizon customer support. I haven’t been with Verizon for a decade. I was nervous.
Kyle and Butch told us to back away from the car, and they returned with a fire extinguisher. WHOOOOOOOSH. And the fire was out.
I asked for their names and numbers, so I could get them a new fire extinguisher and a thank-you gift.
I hate asking for help. And it’s always easier to go to our own people than rely on strangers.
I tried calling my husband. Once, twice, three times. He wasn’t picking up.
So I tried to communicate in code.
I went to the music app on my phone and played “Help” on every Alexa device in the house, hoping he’d hear me speaking through the Beatles. No response. I asked Carly Rae Jepsen to ask him to “Call Me Maybe.” Nothing.
“I’m on Fire”? But the Boss didn’t help.
Metallica! He’ll get that! But “Blackened” didn’t work.
By the time he finally called (“My phone was in my pants upstairs. I just thought you were messing with me,” he explained), I had been helped by eight strangers, including the woman who offered to drive us home.
This ordeal began over the weekend, when I heard a little rattle in my engine. I had just made a 71,250-mile service interval appointment at the dealership and rehearsed the noise — “taka-taka-taka-taka” — so I could tell them about it.
Less than a mile into our drive, it changed to “TAKA!-TAKA!-TAKA!” Then the smoke, then the flames.
A fire engine arrived, and the firefighter crawled under the engine to give it a quick blast, ensuring the fire was out. An Anne Arundel County police officer stopped to check on things.
“Just so you know, ma’am, I do have my body cam on,” he said, as he asked about our plans to get home and get the car towed.
I began the morning with protests on my mind, so the officer’s body-camera announcement — all Anne Arundel County police officers have been issued the cameras and trained in their use as of September 2021 — was notable. Born of lives lost, protests, court cases, convictions and policy changes, the policing measure is now common practice, a sign that transparency and accountability are becoming more ingrained in police culture.
What the camera captured today reflected the mundane majority of police interactions — an officer doing his job, helping the public.
By then, an AAA rescue truck was on the way.
“Are you okay and safe, ma’am?” asked the driver, who wore a purple turban and had a khanda, a Sikh symbol, hanging from his review mirror.
He worked the tow truck controls like Paganini, easing the sad Kia up onto his flatbed in deft, fluid movements. We had a nice chat about the cold weather and the “TAKA-TAKA” sound on the way to the local repair shop.
None of the politics that clouded my mind on the way to work mattered.
There was a fire, and it took a lot of different Americans to put it out and begin repairs.
And that was a good thought — a much better thought — for the beginning of the week. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/20/monday-emergency-kind-strangers/ | 2023-03-20 20:26:29 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/20/monday-emergency-kind-strangers/ |
Spanish-speaking agents now have access to bilingual conversation excellence features to drive conversions, maintain compliance, and improve customer experiences
ST. LOUIS, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Balto, the #1 real-time guidance platform for contact centers with over 140 million guided conversations worldwide, announced today that its flagship product, Real-Time Guidance, is now available in Spanish — making it first in the market to offer conversation excellence at scale to U.S. Spanish-speaking contact centers and their customers.
"Balto's mission is to power a new era of knowledge work in the contact center, where the modern worker collaborates with artificial intelligence to make informed, real-time decisions," said Balto COO Chris Kontes. "Balto in Spanish is an important next step to further that mission, unlocking real-time guidance for millions of Spanish-speaking and multilingual contact center workers, and enabling them to better serve customers."
According to Pew Research, there are roughly 40 million Spanish-speaking Hispanics in the U.S., making Spanish the second most spoken language in the U.S. By 2050, the Latino population is projected to be 132.8 million, or 30.2% of the total projected U.S. population. Balto recognized the vital need to connect with this massive market and create quality customer experiences that English-speaking customers have come to expect.
Most contact centers route Spanish-speaking customers to a handful of bilingual agents (i.e., "Press 2 for Spanish") who are far too often ill-prepared for the breadth of sales, customer support, and compliance information they must manage for Spanish-triaged customers. Those agents face the same challenges as any agent without Balto: they don't have proper guidance on calls to win deals and provide positive customer experiences while staying compliant.
Balto in Spanish solves these issues by riding along the call with bilingual agents and guiding them using established playbooks to say the right things for the best possible outcome, no matter the use case. Spanish-speaking customers receive the same exceptional experience as their English-speaking counterparts.
Sondra Ford, senior compliance officer at Trusted Senior Specialists, LLC, a Balto customer, is enthusiastic about the product launch for Spanish speakers, saying, "The ability to use compliant and measurable diverse languages as we resolve the needs of others is a great reward for everyone! Thank you Balto for initiating progress."
Balto in Spanish includes top features that Real-Time Guidance customers depend on to optimize their calls, including:
- Real-Time Guidance for Spanish-speaking agents
- Smart Checklists and Dynamic Prompts in Spanish
- Full access to reporting and English playbooks
Currently, Balto in Spanish is geared towards North American contact centers with Spanish-speaking teams and English-speaking managers. For more information about Balto in Spanish, tune in to the webinar, Managing Bilingual Contact Center Agents for Peak Performance, August 9, 2022 at 1pm CDT (register here), or visit balto.ai/spanish.
Balto guides agents to say the right thing on every call. Top-performing contact centers trust Balto's AI-powered Real-Time Guidance, Real-Time Coaching, and Real-Time QA to increase sales conversions, prevent costly compliance mistakes, and improve customer experience. Founded in 2017 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, Balto has transformed contact center operations and guided over 140 million conversations worldwide. Balto.ai
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China preparing to expand airline service to United States
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state TV says Beijing is preparing to allow airlines to fly more routes between China and the United States following the end of anti-virus travel restrictions. China Central Television said U.S. and Chinese airlines are among some 40 carriers that have submitted applications covering some 700 flights per week involving 34 countries. It gave no timeline for when normal flights might resume. China suspended most airline flights and other travel into and out of the country following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. The government has dropped most restrictions on movement. On Sunday, the first passengers were allowed to fly into China without being quarantined after arrival. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/01/11/china-preparing-to-expand-airline-service-to-united-states/ | 2023-01-11 13:43:08 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/01/11/china-preparing-to-expand-airline-service-to-united-states/ |
CHICAGO — A woman is dead after being stabbed in the chest on a CTA platform in the Loop early Saturday morning.
According to police, the 26-year-old woman was standing on the Washington/Wabash platform at the 200 block of South Wabash Avenue around 1:26 a.m. when a man stabbed her multiple times in the chest, abdomen and left arm.
She was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition was pronounced dead shortly after.
There is currently no one in custody and police are investigating the incident. | https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/woman-fatally-stabbed-on-cta-platform-in-loop-police/ | 2023-03-11 13:16:55 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/woman-fatally-stabbed-on-cta-platform-in-loop-police/ |
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — This weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in a city brimming with Ukrainian flags, Ukrainian food, Ukrainian musicians and Ukrainian fans: Liverpool.
The English port city that gave the world The Beatles is using the contest to offer displaced Ukrainians a taste of home —- free from war, and glittering with sequins and sparkle.
Britain is hosting the glitzy pan-continental music competition for the first time in 25 years after stepping in to hold it on behalf of last year’s winner, Ukraine. Organizers have vowed to make the event a celebration of Ukrainian spirit and culture.
“I want all life to be like this – whole life Eurovision village, and whole life Eurovision celebration,” said Daryna Borodaikevych, 29, one of more than 200,000 Ukrainians who have moved to Britain since Russia invaded its neighbor almost 15 months ago.
“Whole life united by music,” she added, echoing the motto of this year’s Eurovision competition.
The contest’s live final show at the Liverpool Arena on Saturday was planned to have a distinctly Ukrainian flavor. Co-hosted by Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, it will feature a performance by last year’s Eurovision winner, Kalush Orchestra, and other Ukrainian performers. Images of Ukraine will precede each of the 26 performances by acts representing nations from across Europe and beyond.
Sanina said Friday that she hoped “that in these dark times we bring some joy and some light to Ukrainian homes and families.”
Eurovision is Europe’s biggest musical party, and tens of thousands of music fans have flocked to Liverpool, which won a competition among U.K. cities to stand in for Ukraine. The city on the River Mersey has thrown itself into the party spirit, with many pubs and venues holding Eurovision parties.
Businesses fly blue and yellow Ukrainian flags, and a Ukrainian village inside the waterfront Eurovision fan zone dishes out borsch soup and varenyky — potato-filled dumplings — alongside lessons in Ukrainian art and history.
“We feel like (we’re) at home in Ukraine,” said Iryna Schcerbuk, 30, of Kyiv, who came from her new home in southeast England to watch Thursday’s Eurovision semifinal. “It’s a very beautiful atmosphere.”
One thing missing will be Ukraine’s leader, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Eurovision organizers say they turned down his request to make a video address to Saturday’s contest final. The European Broadcasting Union, a grouping of national public broadcasters that runs Eurovision, said that letting Zelenskyy participate would breach “the nonpolitical nature of the event.”
Zelenskyy’s request “to address the audience at the Eurovision Song Contest, whilst made with laudable intentions, regrettably cannot be granted by the European Broadcasting Union management as it would be against the rules of the event,” the organization said.
Zelenskyy spokesman Sergii Nykyforov denied that the president had asked to speak to the event, which will be watched by an estimated 160 million people.
“The Office of the President of Ukraine did not address the organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest to offer (Zelenskyy’s) online performance during the finals or at any other stage of the contest,” Nykyforov said on Facebook.
During Russia’s invasion and war, Zelenskyy has addressed dozens of global gatherings to promote his country’s cause. He has spoken to legislatures around the world by video — and a few times in person — and appealed to crowds at the Glastonbury music festival, the Grammy Awards and the Berlin Film Festival.
But he reportedly was denied permission to speak at the Academy Awards in March, and Ukraine says that FIFA, international soccer’s governing body, also refused Zelenskyy’s request to send a video message to the World Cup in November 2022.
Founded in 1956 to help heal a continent shattered by war, Eurovision strives to keep pop and politics separate. Overtly political lyrics, signs and symbols are banned.
But politics can’t be shut out entirely. Russia was banned from the contest after it invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Belarus was kicked out the previous year over its government’s clampdown on dissent.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said the U.K. government was “disappointed” by Eurovision organizers’ decision, though there were no plans to challenge it.
“The values and freedoms that President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine are fighting for are not political, they’re fundamental,” Sunak spokesman Max Blain said.
Liverpool is a city that has known its share of hardship. It weathered World War II bombing, the decline of its once-bustling docks and mass unemployment before reinventing itself as a center for culture and nightlife. It’s a story of resilience that strikes a chord with many Ukrainians.
“Obviously, all of the Ukrainians would have preferred for this to have been hosted in Ukraine, if it was safe,” Maria Romanenko, who has taken more than 200 people on Ukrainian-language walking tours of Liverpool in recent days, said.
“But we are based in the U.K., now, until Ukraine wins, and we are just glad that we can come to Liverpool,” she added. “It feels absolutely fantastic to see all of the flags and all of the stuff that has been rolled out.”
Borodaikevych, who joined one of the tours, said she appreciated the chance created by Eurovision to “feel support, feel a little bit special maybe. To hear lots of Ukrainian language – I miss it so much.”
“It’s a celebration, but I can’t be relaxed 100%.,” she said. “I am always thinking about my people and my homeland.”
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TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hivelocity, Inc, the leading IaaS and Bare Metal Cloud company announced today their acquisition of UK-based Heficed, an established network infrastructure solutions and cloud provider.
Under the terms of the deal, Heficed, its customers, select staff, and 9 data center locations will all fold into the Hivelocity brand.
"This acquisition represents a fantastic opportunity for our clients old and new," says Mike Archietto, CEO and co-founder at Hivelocity. "By combining Heficed's impressive list of data center locations and VPS hosting options with our own global network of data centers and premium bare metal hosting, our world-class infrastructure solutions will now reach an even wider audience of users."
Steve Eschweiler, COO and co-founder of Hivelocity echoes Mike's statement, adding, "Heficed is a great company with great people. Hivelocity's acquisition strengthens our team and furthers our goal of building the most geo-diverse bare metal cloud in the industry. With the addition of Brazil, South Africa, and Nigeria data center locations, our customers can now instantly deploy bare metal servers across 6 continents."
Founded in 2002, Hivelocity is a privately held company that has been a fixture in the dedicated server hosting industry for 20 years. With 40+ international locations operating in 29 global markets across 6 continents, Hivelocity's Bare Metal Cloud solutions can help you reach 80% of the world's internet population in under 25 milliseconds.
To learn more about Hivelocity, visit https://www.hivelocity.net.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Khalif Battle got lost in a swarm of delirious Temple students that had mobbed the court in celebration of one of the program’s wildest wins in years.
Just one problem.
The tiniest of ticks were stuck on the clock.
Hey, it had been 10 years since the Owls knocked off mighty Villanova. What’s a few more seconds?
“It felt like the party just started,” Battle said. “I mean, they had to chuck-up a shot with .2 seconds on the clock. You do that, I take my hat off. But we won.”
Damian Dunn drew a foul on a driving layup with 1.1 seconds left and made both free throws as Temple beat No. 16 Villanova 68-64 on Friday night, sending the Owls’ fans into a court-storming frenzy — twice! — at Liacouras Center.
The 14 lead changes in the second half helped this one shape up into a Big 5 classic. All that was missing was the Palestra.
“Temple was one of the big-time programs,” Battle said. “We’re just trying to bring it back to that. Bring our name back. It was a big deal.”
Dunn sank the first free throw for a 65-64 lead and Villanova called timeout to ice the sophomore guard. Temple security guards lined the court in anticipation of the mayhem ahead — and Dunn delivered.
He hit the second one, Temple’s Zach Hicks intercepted the in-bound pass and hundreds of fans instantly swarmed the court. The public address announcer ordered fans to clear the court — “the game is not over!” — even as 0.0 remained frozen on the scoreboard.
Turned out, a foul was called on Villanova’s Eric Dixon and Hicks went to the free-throw line with 0.2 on the clock and hundreds of Temple students stuffed behind the other basket ready to sprint out again.
Hicks made both and Villanova called one final timeout. Temple players high-fived impatient fans and also tried to keep the peace safely contained off the court. When the game finally ended, it was Temple Court Storm, Take 2!
Temple coach Aaron McKie earned his signature win in his four seasons on the bench. The Owls beat a Top 25 team for the first time since they topped No. 16 Wichita State 65-52 on Jan. 15, 2020.
“It’s great for the players to see, that’s that college energy that these kids go play college basketball for,” McKie said.
Dunn led the Owls (1-1) with 22 points and Battle had 21.
Caleb Daniels led Villanova (1-1) with 19 points and Dixon had 18. Villanova averaged 26 3-point attempts per-game last season but shot only 2 of 7 against Temple. The Owls denied shots on the perimeter and forced the Wildcats to try passes into the paint, which they hit with mixed results.
“They did a good job of taking away something we like to do,” Villanova coach Kyle Neptune said.
Saint Joseph’s, Villanova, La Salle, Penn and Temple had its rivalry games intertwined in the fabric of Philadelphia sports for more than 60 years. The Big 5, though, lost its shine over the last decade as the Wildcats turned into a national power and the other four teams could not keep pace.
The pandemic wiped out the annual matchup each of the last two seasons and this was the first meeting since a Villanova win on Feb. 16, 2020. The Owls hadn’t won in the series since Dec. 5, 2012, when Fran Dunphy was still the coach. Villanova had won seven straight in the series by an average of 18 points.
The Owls hit the court fired-up for the upset.
Battle, healthy after missing nearly all of last season with a broken foot, hit a 3 and then converted a four-point play for a 24-11 lead. Temple fans erupted.
The Wildcats were were off their game in Neptune’s second game since he replaced retired Hall of Famer Jay Wright. Villanova closed on an 11-3 run and trailed 34-29.
The Wildcats played without expected starters Justin Moore (out indefinitely, torn Achilles) and preseason Big East freshman of the year Cam Whitmore (right thumb).
None of that mattered as fans ignored the PA pleas and danced and snapped selfies with Hooter after the final horn.
UP NEXT
Villanova returns home Monday to play Delaware State.
Temple hosts Vanderbilt on Wednesday.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, announced earlier today at the Canaccord Genuity 42nd Annual Growth Conference in Boston that the company has proactively filed a pre-submission to the FDA for its Panorama® non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) as part of the Q-Sub process. The company filed its pre-submission in June 2022 for fetal chromosomal aneuploidies and for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
"NIPT has become the standard of care for prenatal screening," said Steve Chapman, CEO of Natera. "We have a track record of proactively engaging with the FDA and believe there are benefits to working with the Agency on this technology."
The pre-submission to the FDA follows the publication of results earlier this year from the SNP-based Microdeletion and Aneuploidy Registry Trial (SMART), the largest prospective NIPT study with confirmation of genetic outcomes, with more than 20,000 patients enrolled at 21 global medical centers. In addition to SMART, Natera has a significant body of evidence supporting the performance of its Panorama test, including 26 peer-reviewed papers, studying over 1.3 million patients.
About Panorama
Panorama screens for severe genetic disorders as early as nine weeks into pregnancy. The test uses a unique single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based technology to analyze fetal/placental DNA obtained through a blood draw from the mother. It is the only commercially available test that differentiates between maternal and fetal DNA to assess the risk of aneuploidies. Natera has published 26 papers, studying over 1.3 million patients, since the launch of Panorama. Panorama has been developed and its performance characteristics determined by Natera, the CLIA-certified laboratory performing the test. The test has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). CAP accredited, ISO 13485 certified, and CLIA certified.
About Natera
Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, dedicated to oncology, women's health, and organ health. We aim to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier, more targeted interventions that help lead to longer, healthier lives. Natera's tests are validated by more than 100 peer-reviewed publications that demonstrate high accuracy. Natera operates ISO 13485-certified and CAP-accredited laboratories certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in Austin, Texas and San Carlos, California. For more information, visit www.natera.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements and are not a representation that Natera's plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent Natera's expectations as of the date of this press release, and Natera disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including with respect to whether the results of clinical or other studies will support the use of our product offerings, the impact of results of such studies, or our expectations of the benefits of our tests and product offerings to patients, providers and payers. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in greater detail in "Risk Factors" in Natera's recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and in other filings Natera makes with the SEC from time to time. These documents are available at www.natera.com/investors and www.sec.gov.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP)Alimamy Koroma had 19 points in Cal Poly’s 64-53 victory over Cal Baptist on Saturday night.
Koroma shot 6 of 11 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line for the Mustangs (4-3). Chance Hunter shot 4 for 7 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to add 15 points.
Joe Quintana led the Lancers (5-4) with nine points. Riley Battin added eight points and seven rebounds, while Tre Armstrong had eight points.
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Body recovered from Red River at Moorhead park
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police say they recovered a body from the Red River at Gooseberry Park this afternoon.
Crews were dispatched before 3 p.m. and found an adult male’s body near a walking path.
They say the man’s body was in the Red River for an extended period of time.
The body is being transported to Ramsey County for an autopsy.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Days after taking over Twitter and a week before the U.S. midterm elections, billionaire Elon Musk has positioned himself as moderator-in-chief of one of the most important social media platforms in American politics.
Musk has said he won’t make major decisions about content or restoring banned accounts before setting up a “content moderation council” with diverse viewpoints. But his own behavior as a prolific tweeter has signaled otherwise.
He’s engaged directly with figures on the political right who are appealing for looser restrictions, including a Republican candidate for Arizona secretary of state who credits Musk with enabling him to begin tweeting again after his account was briefly suspended Monday.
Musk even changed his profile to “Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator” — with a photo of himself when he was a toddler holding a telephone. But it is almost impossible for those outside of Twitter to know what strings he is pulling or whose accounts have been suspended: The company has stopped responding to media questions, except for the few that Musk answers by tweet.
Musk’s promised interventions started last week on his first full day as Twitter’s owner. A conservative political podcaster shared examples of the platform allegedly favoring liberals and secretively downgrading conservative voices — a common criticism that Twitter’s previous leaders dismissed as inaccurate. “I will be digging in more today,” Musk responded.
It continued when the daughter of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, whose provocative critiques of “politically correct” culture and feminism are popular with some right-wing activists, appealed for Musk to restore her father’s account after a tweet about transgender actor Elliot Page that apparently ran afoul of Twitter’s rules on hateful conduct.
“Anyone suspended for minor & dubious reasons will be freed from Twitter jail,” Musk pledged. He had months earlier said in reference to Peterson that Twitter was “going way too far in squashing dissenting opinions.”
One of Musk’s first big moves was an open letter to advertisers — Twitter’s chief revenue source — promising that he would not let Twitter descend into a “free-for-all hellscape” as he follows through with his plans to promote free speech on the platform. And he’s suggesting asking users to pay $8 for a coveted verified blue check mark as a way to diversify revenue.
The check mark has been criticized as a symbol of elitism on the platform. But its primary purpose has been to verify that accounts in the public eye — such as politicians, brands and journalists — are who they say they are. It’s been a tool to prevent impersonation and help stem the flow of misinformation.
But some still have their worries about Musk opening the platform to a flood of online toxicity that’s bad for their brands. General Motors has said it will suspend advertising on Twitter as it monitors the platform under Musk, and others are facing pressure to review their own plans. On Tuesday, more than three dozen advocacy organizations sent an open letter to Twitter’s top 20 advertisers, calling on them to commit to halting advertising on the platform if Twitter under Musk undermines “brand safety” and guts content moderation.
Over the weekend, the billionaire posted — then deleted — an article that contained baseless rumors about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband. And much of his commentary in recent days has been a response to appeals from conservative voices.
In a text exchange with The Associated Press, Mark Finchem, the Republican running to become Arizona’s secretary of state, said his access to the platform was restored quickly after reaching out to Musk via his personal Twitter handle. Asked why his account was suspended, Finchem said: “Perhaps you should reach out to Elon Musk. We were banned for an unknown reason, we reached out to him and 45 minutes later we were reinstated.”
Finchem, who questions the results of the 2020 presidential election and was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has drawn national attention for his statements about election security and his ability to change election rules if he wins the state’s top election post next week.
Musk tweeted Monday evening that he was “Looking into it” in response to a complaint about Finchem’s apparent suspension. The complaint came from attorney Jenna Ellis, who was a legal adviser to former President Donald Trump’s campaign. About 40 minutes later, Finchem posted a “test” tweet on his account, which was followed by a lengthier post thanking Musk for restoring his ability to use the site.
“Thank you @elonmusk for stopping the commie who suspended me from Twitter a week before the election,” Finchem wrote in the Tweet. “Twitter is much better with you at the helm.”
Jared Holt, a senior research manager at The Institute for Strategic Dialogue, said big social media companies have typically operated on the whims of their owners. But “that problem is especially glaring when somebody like Elon Musk takes the reins and kind of establishes himself as king of the platform, rather than an owner trying to run a coherent business,” Holt said.
At the same time, Musk has sent mixed signals about his intentions. Despite overt examples of appealing to conservative calls and complaints about Twitter’s policies, there’s also plenty of evidence that the platform’s policies on combating misinformation are still in effect. Separately, Musk has defended Twitter’s ongoing head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, after some conservative users called for his firing over past comments expressing liberal views.
Roth remained on the job this week after other top executives were fired or resigned. And apart from Musk, he appeared to be the chief public voice of Twitter’s content moderation, explaining that the company spent the weekend working to remove a “surge in hateful conduct” following Musk’s takeover.
“We’ve all made some questionable tweets, me more than most, but I want to be clear that I support Yoel,” Musk tweeted in response to a complaint from another conservative commentator. “My sense is that he has high integrity, and we are all entitled to our political beliefs.”
Some longtime Twitter observers have expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of Musk’s planned content moderation council. In part, that’s because Twitter already has a trust and safety advisory council to address moderation questions.
“Truly I can’t imagine how it would differ,” said Danielle Citron, a University of Virginia law professor who sits on the council and has been working with Twitter since 2009 to tackle online harms, such as threats and stalking. “Our council has the full spectrum of views on free speech.”
Citron said she’s still waiting to hear if the council will be having its next meeting, scheduled for the day after the midterms.
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Wings vs. Sparks Injury Report, Betting Odds - June 14
The Dallas Wings (5-4) have two players on the injury report for their matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks (4-4) at College Park Center on Wednesday, June 14 at 1:00 PM ET.
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- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
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- Location: Arlington, Texas
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Wings Player Leaders
- Satou Sabally puts up a team-leading 11.2 rebounds per contest. She is also putting up 21.2 points and 2.8 assists, shooting 44.1% from the field and 32.1% from beyond the arc with 2 made 3-pointers per game (10th in WNBA).
- Natasha Howard is posting 16.3 points, 1.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game.
- Veronica Burton is averaging 4.2 points, 4.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds per contest.
- Kalani Brown puts up 8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest. At the other end, she averages 0.2 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
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Stormy weather…
A powerful storm brought snow to parts of the Upper Midwest over the last 2 days. Up to 10” fell to the northeast of the La Crosse area. Today’s highs were stuck in the 20s.
In the wake of the system…
Snow showers continue to wrap into the area, so expect more snow showers and the potential for slippery roads. An inch is possible tonight, and lighter snow showers will stick around into Saturday.
Temperatures this week and weekend…
Readings are expected to be in the 20s for Saturday, but from then we will see a big drop in readings, especially early next week.
Medium range trends…
Colder than average weather is expected over the much of the country. Above normal readings are expected in the far west.
Follow the forecast on WXOW; on our newscasts, online on our website, https://wxow.com/weather, and by using our WXOW Weather App!
Have a great weekend!
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CDC advisers weigh who needs updated COVID booster and when
(AP) - COVID-19 boosters updated to match the newest omicron strains are about to roll out, and government advisers met Thursday to decide who should roll up their sleeves -- and when.
The tweaked shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna promise Americans a chance at their most up-to-date protection at yet another critical period in the pandemic. The U.S. still is experiencing tens of thousands of coronavirus cases and about 500 deaths every day, and those numbers are expected to surge again in the fall.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the new combination shots, half the original vaccine and half protection against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron versions now responsible for nearly all COVID-19 infections.
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began weighing how best to use them. The CDC’s ultimate decision is the final step before shots begin.
It’s important “to simplify our recommendations,” CDC’s Dr. Melinda Wharton cautioned the advisory panel.
The original COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, especially among younger and healthier people who’ve gotten at least one booster.
But those vaccines were designed to target the virus strain that circulated in early 2020. Effectiveness drops as new mutants emerge and the longer it’s been since someone’s last shot. Since April, hospitalization rates in people over age 65 have jumped, the CDC said.
The new updated shots are only for use as a booster for people who’ve had primary vaccinations regardless of brand or how many booster doses they’ve had until now. Pfizer’s option is for people 12 and older while Moderna’s is for adults only.
A big unknown: Exactly how much benefit people will get from one of those extra shots.
The FDA cleared the updated boosters based largely on clinical trials of prior tweaks to the vaccine recipe, including the companies’ testing of shots targeting an earlier omicron strain that was found safe and able to rev up virus-fighting antibodies. Rather than waiting another few months for more human testing of the BA.5 version, the agency accepted mouse testing showing it also sparked a good immune response.
Before this new booster update, people 50 and older already were urged to get a second booster of the original vaccine — and those who did saw some extra protection especially the longer it had been since their last shot, said CDC’s Dr. Ruth Link-Gelles.
The new combination booster “should provide at least similar or better protection against omicron since it’ll be a better match” to today’s virus strains, she told the panel.
Still, many scientists say to get the maximum benefit, people will need to wait longer between their last vaccination and the new booster than the two months that the FDA set as the minimum.
Waiting four to six months between vaccinations is commonly advised, said virologist Andrew Pekosz of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. If someone already has lots of antibodies in their bloodstream, another shot won’t rev up that many more, essentially wasting it.
“You usually want to space out a vaccine booster,” said Pekosz, who is closely watching where CDC draws that line. “Those recommendations are really going to be critical in terms of how good this vaccine is going to be.”
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Each November in Sardinia, purple crocus blossoms blanket the rolling fields. It’s a striking sight against a lush green backdrop. Those same flowers also provide what locals call “red gold,” or saffron.
Saffron is one of the defining flavors of the Italian island. First cultivated by the Phoenicians, saffron now colors and perfumes numerous dishes, from little gnocchi called malloreddus to gelato and zeppole, a fried dough eaten at Carnival.
Naturally, this being Italy, it also flavors pasta — at times both the noodles and sauce — and we were particularly taken with a vegetarian one at the Sante Rughe restaurant in Gavoi. A few threads of saffron were simmered in milk, which then was mixed with salty ricotta for a rich, no-cook sauce to coat ear-shaped orecchiette.
The version in our book “COOKish,” which limits recipes to just six ingredients without sacrificing flavor, comes together quickly. Simply microwave the milk with the saffron, mix in the ricotta with a bit of salt and pepper, and add cooked pasta. We add half a cup of mint for a layer of herbal freshness.
Cup-like orecchiette pasta is perfect for catching the lightly creamy sauce, though penne works well, too. But be sure to use whole milk and whole-milk ricotta; lower-fat milk and cheese leave the dish tasting too lean.
Orecchiette with Saffron, Ricotta and Mint
Start to finish: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 to 6
½ cup whole milk
½ teaspoon saffron threads
1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
1 pound orecchiette OR penne pasta
½ cup chopped fresh mint
1 ounce pecorino Romano cheese, finely grated (½ cup), plus more to serve
In a liquid measuring cup, microwave the milk and saffron until warm, about 1 minute; stir, then cool. In a large bowl, whisk the ricotta, saffron milk and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente, then drain and reserve some of the cooking water. Add the pasta to the ricotta mixture and toss. Stir in the mint and cheese, then season with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with additional cheese.
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy technology industry press releases from PR Newswire, including new AI partnerships and advances in robotics.
NEW YORK, March 31, 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 business technology industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
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- With Security Copilot, Microsoft brings the power of AI to cyberdefense
Trained across security and networking disciplines and armed with trillions of data signals, Security Copilot dramatically increases the reach, speed and effectiveness of any security team. - DEEP Robotics makes breakthrough in autonomous search using quadrupedal robots
"Teams working on emergency searches or for site exploration commonly face challenges such as insufficient site data and risks to their personal safety. That's where these robots can provide valuable assistance," said Wei Tang, Head of Algorithm Engineering at DEEP Robotics. - Twitter's Elon Musk to Join NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino on Stage at POSSIBLE's Inaugural Marketing Event
The session is an intimate conversation between Yaccarino and Musk discussing Twitter 2.0 and what the future holds for marketers on the platform and the role Twitter plays in cultural conversations. - Beamery Announces TalentGPT, the World's First Generative AI for HR
TalentGPT will not only generate new job descriptions, but make them highly relevant to the skills that organizations' lack, and the capabilities that make high performers successful. It will not just generate email templates to send, but contextualize them to the exact candidate audience employers are trying to reach. - Meet the 10 Tech Startups in the Inaugural Geekz Ventures Pre-Accelerator
The GROWTH pre-accelerator program supports Black and Latinx-led early-stage companies from any industry, with a focus on MediaTech, Entertainment, and Mobile Technology. Applicants were assessed on their product, video pitch, potential impact, and capacity to build a scalable business. - Cresta Expands its Generative AI Solutions for the Contact Center
Powered by generative AI, these new solutions help contact center and sales teams become more effective by identifying the behaviors and drivers that improve business outcomes. - BETT 2023: ViewSonic to Debut Expanded EdTech Solutions Across UNIVERSE Virtual Campus and myViewBoard Ecosystem
Kevin Chu, Director of UNIVERSE Business Unit at ViewSonic, said, "We want attendees to see just how powerful a 3D virtual campus can be when incorporated into digital learning. UNIVERSE ensures students and teachers have access to solutions that harness the latest and most innovative technologies to enhance online learning experiences." - Annual education report finds technology to be critical for supporting educators in an evolving school environment
This year's report, which includes student insights for the first time, highlights a host of new challenges for K-12 schools, but found that respondents believe technology holds the key to solving even the most entrenched problems. - DFRobot to Showcase its IoT-enabled 'Smart City' Solution at Bett 2023
This solution shows students and teachers how to monitor and instruct 'Smart City' intelligent systems by combining the knowledge and skills from programming, hardware control, data acquisition, and IoT platform, helping to promote IoT education in schools. - NOLEJ and OpenAI Collaborate to Power the Future of Learning
NOLEJ AI automatically generates ready to use interactive videos, flashcards, and quizzes that cater to individual learning styles. Hundreds of independent studies have proven that such interactive micro-learnings outperform traditional static formats. - Crescent Space to Deliver Critical Services to a Growing Lunar Economy
Crescent's Parsec service uses a constellation of small lunar satellites that will collectively work to provide continuous connection between Earth and the people and assets in lunar orbit, as well as on the surface of the Moon.
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TOKYO (AP) — Cuba earned a 7,500-mile flight to Miami for a trip to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006.
“Cuban baseball fans are so emotional right now. They have been waiting for a long time at the moment,” manager Armando Johnson said after a 4-3 win over Australia on Wednesday night. “This is the new page, new chapter.”
Alfredo Despaigne hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and Yoelkis Guibert followed with a two-run single in three-run fifth inning.
Using current major leaguers for the first time at the WBC, Cuba plays on Sunday in Marlins Park against the winner of a quarterfinal between Venezuela and the second-place team from Group C: Canada, Colombia, Mexico or the U.S.
Former Phiadelphia Phillies prospect Rixon Wingrove, who led Australia with seven RBIs in the tournament, hit a go-ahead RBI sngle in the second and had a two-run homer in the sixth off the Chicago Cubs’ Roenis Elías. Australia got two on later in the sixth before Elías retired Milwaukee Brewers prospect Alex Hall on a flyout.
Elías pitched a perfect seventh, Liván Moinelo worked around a pair of walks in a hitless eighth by striking out Ulrich Bojarski and retiring Tim Kennelly on an inning-ending flyout. Raidel Martinez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save, striking out Darryl George on the eighth pitch of the at-bat for the final out.
Before a crowd of 35,061 at the Tokyo Dome, Luis Robert tied the score for Cuba with a run-scoring groundout in the third.
Cuba, which lost the 2006 final to Japan, had been eliminated in the second round of the previous three WBCs. The Cubans won their third straight game in this tournament after losing their first two.
Australia advanced past the group stage for the first time.
“Basically this trip is redefining Australian baseball back home and hopefully it changes the conversation,” George said. “People don’t really expect a lot from us.”
Yoán Moncada of the Chicago White Sox had two hits and two walks, and is hitting .421 wth five RBIs. Moncada sparked the third with a one-out double off Mitch Neunborn, who had walked Roel Santos leading off.
Winner Miguel Romero, the second of five Cuban pitchers, allowed one hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
Santos singled leading off the fifth against loser Josh Guyer, who walked Moncada. Sam Holland walked Robert, and Cuba went ahead on the sacrifice fly by Despaigne, who is hitting .412 (7 for 17) with four RBIs and is the WBC career leader with seven homers. The 36-year-old outfielder and designated hitter is a fan favorite in Japan after playing for the Pacific League’s Chiba Lotte Marines from 2014-16 and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2017 through last season.
Former major leaguer Yoenis Céspedes left the team before the game for unspecified personal reasons, the Cuban Baseball Federation said.
VENEZUELA 5, ISRAEL 1
MIAMI (AP) — Eugenio Suárez homered, singled twice and had three RBIs and starter Jesús Luzardo struck out five in four scoreless innings to lead Venezuela, which already had clinched the Group D title and a quarterfinal berth.
Ronald Acuña Jr. had two singles while Eduardo Escobar also went deep for Venezuela, which finished with 10 hits.
Venezuela burst to a three-run lead in the first against Robert Stock. Acuña broke out of a tournament-starting 1-for-11 skid with an RBI single and Suárez hit a two-run single.
Escobar’s solo shot in the fourth made it 4-0 and Suárez connected with a leadoff drive in the sixth.
Jakob Goldfarb’s RBI single in the seventh snapped a 22-inning scoreless streak for Israel.
Venezuela joined Japan as the only group winners to finish unbeaten.
Israel finished 1-3 after reaching the second round in the 2017 tournament.
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KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner returns Tuesday to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison if convicted.
The trial of the two-time Olympic gold medalist and Phoenix Mercury standout began July 1 but only four sessions have been held, some them lasting only a few hours. In one of them she acknowledged that she was carrying vape canisters containing cannabis oil when she was arrested at a Moscow airport in mid-February, but said she had no criminal intent.
The slow-moving trial and her five months of detention have raised strong criticism among teammates and supporters in the United States, which has formally declared her to be “wrongfully detained,” a designation sharply rejected by Russian officials.
Griner was arrested amid high U.S.-Moscow tensions ahead of Russia sending troops into Ukraine later that month. Some supporters contend she is being held in Russia as a pawn, possibly for a prisoner swap. American soccer notable Megan Rapinoe last week said “she’s being held as a political prisoner, obviously.”
However, even after the conflict broke out, Washington and Moscow brokered a prisoner trade in April when American Trevor Reed, imprisoned on a conviction of assaulting a police officer, was released in exchange for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian convicted in the U.S. of drug smuggling.
The Russian Foreign Ministry last week lashed out at the U.S. contention that Griner is being wrongfully detained and said Russian laws should be respected.
“If a U.S. citizen was taken in connection with the fact that she was smuggling drugs, and she does not deny this, then this should be commensurate with our Russian local laws, and not with those adopted in San Francisco, New York and Washington,” spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
“If drugs are legalized in the United States, in a number of states, and this is done for a long time and now the whole country will become drug-addicted, this does not mean that all other countries are following the same path,” she added.
Russian media have speculated that Griner could be exchanged for prominent Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, who is imprisoned in the United States, and that Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia for espionage, may also figure in an exchange.
U.S. officials have not commented on the prospects for such a trade. Russian officials have said no exchange could be discussed until the conclusion of the legal proceedings against Griner. It is unclear how long the trial will last, but a court has authorized Griner’s detention until Dec. 20.
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US and Taiwan agree to start talks on a trade and investment pact
By Wayne Chang and Lauren Lau, CNN Business
The United States and Taiwan have officially agreed to launch negotiations on a new trade and investment pact, according to statements released by Washington and Taipei.
The two unveiled the US-Taiwan Initiative of 21st Century Trade in June, soon after Taiwan was excluded by US President Joe Biden from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).
The negotiations would cover 11 topics, including “trade facilitation, good regulatory practices, anti-corruption, SMEs, agriculture, standards, digital trade, labor, environment, state-owned enterprises, and non-market policies and practices,” according to a statement by Taiwan’s Office of Trade Negotiations on Thursday.
Both sides would also discuss ways of addressing China’s “economic coercion,” Taiwan’s trade representative John Deng said in a press conference on Thursday.
He added that “everyone can see that China is engaging in economic coercion” towards “not only Taiwan, the US but also many other countries,” which is “harmful to the world economic order.”
Authorities in Beijing claim full sovereignty of Taiwan, even though Taiwan has never been controlled by China’s ruling Communist Party. The two sides have been governed separately for more than seven decades.
China on Thursday said “the one-China principle” was a prerequisite for Taiwan’s participation in international economic cooperation and it urged the United States to abide by it.
Beijing has “always opposed the negotiation of any economic and trade agreements with Taiwan that have sovereign connotations and are official in nature,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a press briefing.
Tensions between Beijing and Washington have escalated significantly since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan early this month, the first by a sitting speaker in 25 years.
China kicked off drills involving the navy, air force and other military forces in the seas and airspace surrounding Taiwan. They were a direct show of force in response to Pelosi’s visit to the self-governed island, which Beijing repeatedly warned against.
China, Taiwan’s largest trading partner, also suspended some trade with Taiwan in apparent retribution for the visit. The curbs include the suspension of some fruits and fish imports from Taiwan, and exports of natural sand to the island, a key component in the production of semiconductor chips.
In a phone press conference on Wednesday, a top diplomat from the United States said that China would use Pelosi’s recent visit to Taipei as a “pretext to launch an intensified pressure campaign against Taiwan and to try to change the status quo.”
China “overreacted, and its actions continue to be provocative, destabilizing and unprecedented,” Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink said on the call, adding that its actions could “jeopardized peace and stability across the strait and in the broader region.”
Analysts have warned that an escalation of China’s military actions around Taiwan could disrupt global trade. The self-governed democratic island of 24 million people is a global leader in the supply of semiconductor chips, which are a vital component for virtually all modern electronics.
“Taiwan matters far more to the world economy than its 1% share of global GDP would indicate,” said Gareth Leather, a senior economist at Capital Economics, in a note earlier this month.
“A further escalation in cross-strait tensions that cut Taiwan’s export off from the rest of the world would lead to renewed shortages in the automotive and electronics sectors and put further upward pressure on inflation,” he added.
Deepen trade relations
Taiwan’s trade representative Deng said that the negotiations would “deepen trade relations with the US, enhance Taiwan’s economic competitiveness, bolster foreign investment, improve Taiwanese businesses’ image.”
He added that the talks could “increase the chance for Taiwan to join international trade organizations, such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).”
According to a separate statement by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), Taipei and Washington DC will “seek to adopt provisions that promote collaboration on ways to address these harmful non-market policies and practices.”
Deng said Taipei would suggest to begin negotiations in September, though that is subject to the availability of US officials. The USTR said the first round of negotiations is expected to take place this fall.
— Jonny Hallam contributed to this report.
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Unarmed man dies in struggle with police; video shows lack of de-escalation
(AP) - A caller to 911 in Salt Lake City said a man had come into a brewery in his underwear, tried to steal beer and was running around in the street, posing a danger to himself and to drivers. Police tried to detain the man. Soon, Nykon Brandon was dead.
After the Salt Lake City Police Department on Friday released body-camera footage of the Aug. 14 fatal encounter and the 911 recording, activists on Saturday were asking why an unarmed person wound up dead and were accusing police of using disproportionate force.
“Stealing a beer does not equate to the death penalty,” said Lex Scott, founder of Black Lives Matter-Utah. “I don’t care if this man robbed 10 banks in one day. He didn’t deserve to die. He deserved to make it to court.”
The death of Brandon, who was 35, comes as the United States is still seeing uncounted numbers of police killings of unarmed people, many of whom were suffering a mental health crisis. Activists have called for reforms, saying rather than armed police who can often escalate situations, a better solution would be for special mental health crisis teams to respond.
Brandon’s Facebook page says he’d attended Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and worked for a firm that sells appliances, plumbing and hardware. Many people who posted on his page expressed shock and grief over his death.
The 911 caller said a man had come to Fisher Brewing, attacked a person at the door and was “running around crazy. Very erratic. He just jumped in and out of the road.”
“Definitely mental health issues,” the caller said. “So if you’ve got mental health resources, send them out.”
Instead, bodycam footage shows a police officer get out of his patrol car and order Brandon to stop. When he resists and puts up a fist and appears to reach for the officer’s holstered pistol, another officer pushes Brandon to the ground and the two officers try to pin him down. “Stop,” one of the officers says repeatedly as Brandon is on a gravel bed between the road and the sidewalk and continuing to push against the officers.
No de-escalation attempts by the police are visible or audible in the footage from nine body-worn cameras, even though an executive order signed by Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall two years ago requires all Salt Lake City Police Department officers to use de-escalation techniques before using force.
“De-escalation tactics are no longer suggested or preferred — they are mandatory prior to using force to effect an arrest unless it would be unreasonable to do so,” Mendenhall said in announcing the police reforms, which were prompted in part by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020.
Salt Lake City Police Department spokesperson Brent Weisberg said of the Aug. 14 incident: “As the body-worn camera video shows, this is a situation that rapidly unfolded. It was a chaotic situation and our officers were required to make very fast decisions to get a situation under control that was very tense.”
Before Brandon walked into Fisher Brewing, he had been taken by South Salt Lake Police to a detox facility after they received a report of a man acting confused and scared at a park just after 1 p.m. on Aug. 14, KUTV reported.
Officers determined he was intoxicated, took him to the facility and cited him for public intoxication. But the facility is not a detention center and patients can leave at their will, KUTV reported.
The Salt Lake City Police Department officers encountered Brandon at 3:22 p.m. In the videos, he’s not heard speaking during his struggles with the officers, except for maybe a couple of words that are unclear.
A minute later, a third officer arrives. Video shows Brandon grabbing onto his holster and gun. They finally manage to cuff Brandon’s hands behind his back as he lies on the gravel belly down.
“We want to help you,” an officer says. “You’ve got to stop fighting with us.”
After a few seconds, Brandon stops moving. An officer taps Brandon on the shoulder with his gloved hand and asks “Can you hear me?” three times. Brandon does not respond.
“Get him in recovery,” an officer commands, and the others roll Brandon onto his side.
“Come on man,” an officer says. All the camera footage released by the police goes dark at that point.
Salt Lake City Police said in a press release that officers began to perform medical aid at 3:27 p.m. A minute later, they administered the first of multiple doses of Narcan and started performing chest compressions.
“At 4:16 p.m. SLCPD is notified that Mr. Brandon died. The exact time of death is unknown,” the news release said.
The police department said a thorough investigation was being conducted by an outside agency and that the department’s own internal affairs unit would conduct a separate investigation.
Rae Duckworth, operating chairperson for Black Lives Matter’s Utah chapters, wants to know why the released footage doesn’t show the officers trying to help Brandon.
“We don’t even have proof they actually administered aid. We don’t have proof that they actually administered Narcan,” Duckworth said.
Weisberg, the police spokesperson, said footage of the resuscitation efforts was not released out of consideration for Brandon’s family.
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Largest Radiology Practice in the Washington, DC Area, Fairfax Radiology Performs Over 100,000 Mammograms a Year
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fairfax Radiology announced today that it has selected Transpara breast AI from ScreenPoint Medical to assist its 18 dedicated breast radiologists with the reading of 2D and 3D mammography exams. Transpara provides even expert radiologists with an invaluable supplementary resource, equipping them with a 'second pair' of eyes. By augmenting the diagnostic process with this cutting-edge technology, radiologists can more effectively identify potential malignancies earlier. The announcement was made at the SBI Breast Imaging Symposium, May 4-7 in Maryland (ScreenPoint Medical Booth #407).
Fairfax Radiology Centers with almost 100 subspecialized radiologists, is home to the largest radiology practice in the Washington, DC area. The Breast Imaging Division at Fairfax Radiology consists of specially trained breast imagers who focus solely on detecting and diagnosing breast cancer. The practice's commitment to excellence in breast imaging has earned them a reputation as a leading provider of breast cancer screening and diagnostic services.
"We take immense pride in our team of highly skilled breast radiologists who are committed to delivering the very best care to our patients. In our ongoing pursuit of excellence, we conducted a rigorous analysis of Transpara's performance, testing the system on hundreds of cases. Our anticipation is that Transpara's breast AI will not only enhance operational efficiency but will also help identify suspicious areas at an earlier time point.
"It is our mission to provide quality care and support to our patients, and we are excited about the potential impact that integration of AI could have on enhancing our ability to detect breast cancer earlier, leading to improved patient outcomes," said Elise Berman, MD, Medical Director for Breast Imaging, Fairfax Radiology.
Transpara is FDA cleared and has European regulatory approval (CE Mark) for use with 2D and 3D Mammography images from multiple manufacturers. Used by leading centers throughout Europe and the U.S., Transpara has been used to analyze more than 4 million mammograms. Designed to work concurrently with radiologists, research shows that up to 45% of interval cancers can be found earlier using Transpara, while helping to reduce workload and optimize workflow.
CEO Mark Koeniguer said "We are very pleased to work with Fairfax Radiology to implement Transpara AI to improve early detection and support better care for women in the Washington, DC area."
About Screen Point Medical
Since its founding in 2014, ScreenPoint Medical's focus has been to translate cutting edge machine learning research into technology accessible by radiologists to improve screening workflow, decision confidence and cancer detection results. Transpara is trusted by radiologists globally because it has been developed by experts in machine learning and image analysis and updated with user feedback from world-renowned breast imagers.
ScreenPoint founders are two quantitative breast imaging analysis innovators - Professor Sir Michael Brady and Professor Nico Karssemeijer - which has also led to Transpara's robust testing and validation in a range of clinical and research environments. Numerous clinical studies show that Transpara's decision support capabilities may enhance the performance of an average radiologist in detecting early breast cancers and improve efficiency of breast cancer screening. Transpara is used in hundreds of clinics in 30 countries worldwide; the effectiveness of Transpara has now been endorsed by more peer-reviewed published research papers than any other breast AI solution.
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March Madness: Top teams tip off, how to watch first round
(AP) - March Madness is here! Here is what to know, including the favorites and underdogs as well as key games and how to watch the NCAA Tournament. Oh, and how to fill out your brackets!
HOW TO WATCH
Every game of the men’s tournament will be aired — here is a schedule — either on CBS, TBS, TNT or TruTV and their digital platforms. CBS, which also has a handy schedule that includes announcing teams, will handle the Final Four semifinals and national title game this year.
The NCAA will again stream games via its March Madness Live option and CBS games will be streamed on Paramount+.
Fans of longtime play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz should soak up every moment: It’s his final NCAA Tournament.
TOP SEEDS
The top four seeds in the tournament are Alabama, Houston, Kansas, and Purdue. Each is in a region, some tougher than others (on paper), and each has had its share of headaches to set up what could be a chaotic tournament. We break them down for you:
EAST REGION: The Boilermakers got a No. 1 seed for the fourth time after edging Penn State 67-65 in the Big Ten championship game, but they face potential hurdles in Memphis and surging Duke. Memphis (26-8) is fresh from a big upset of top-ranked Houston and led by Kendric Davis. Duke (26-8) shut down Virginia in a 59-49 ACC title game win.
SOUTH REGION: Alabama, led by coach Nate Oats in a challenging season, is a No. 1 seed for the first time after sweeping the Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament titles behind league player of the year Brandon Miller, who has armed security on hand after being the subject of threats. They will open the tourney not far from home, in Birmingham, Alabama. Potential hurdles for the Crimson Tide could include Baylor, Arizona. There’s an intriguing early matchup between No. 5 seed San Diego State and No. 12 Charleston, which has 31 wins. Furman is making its first tourney appearance since 1980.
MIDWEST REGION: Houston (31-3) got a top seed despite stumbling 75-65 against unranked Memphis in the American Athletic Conference title game, minus league player of the year Marcus Sasser (strained groin). They will open against Northern Kentucky (22-12). Potential hurdles could include Penn State, which took Purdue down to the wire in the Big Ten, and SEC Tournament runner-up Texas A&M.
WEST REGION: The Jayhawks fell 76-56 to Texas in the Big 12 championship game and they wound up with the top seed in a stacked region. They will open against Howard (22-12), making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1992. Potential hurdles include No. 6 TCU (21-12), which beat Kansas at Allen Field House 83-60 on Jan. 21, and Arkansas (20-13).
GAMES TO WATCH
No. 7 Texas A&M (25-9) vs. No. 10 Penn State (22-13)., Thursday, 9:55 p.m. ET (TBS) The Aggies, who felt snubbed last season, are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018, and the Nittany Lions’ drought dated to 2011. Both flirted with league tournament titles and have been hot. Texas A&M went 19-4 after a loss to Wofford and Penn State has won eight of 10.
No. 8 Arkansas (20-13) vs. No. 9 Illinois (20-12), Thursday, 4:30 p.m. ET (TBS). The Razorbacks have made back-to-back trips to the Elite Eight. Top prospect and potential top NBA draft pick Nick Smith Jr. has only played in 14 games because of knee issues, but has scored 20-plus in half of the team’s last six. Illinois won the Big Ten season title before being ousted by Penn State in the first round of the league tournament. Illinois is led by transfers Terrence Shannon Jr. (Texas Tech) and Matthew Mayer, who helped lead Baylor to the 2021 national championship.
No. 5 Miami (25-7) vs. Drake (27-7), Friday, 7:35 p.m. ET (TBS). The game features two conference players of the year, Miami’s Isaiah Wong in the ACC for the regular-season co-champions, and Drake’s Tucker DeVries from the Missouri Valley Conference tournament champs. DeVries is averaging 19 points while Wong leads the team in scoring (16.2 points per game), assists and steals. Drake made the Elite Eight three years running, though it has been a while (1969-71).
No. 6 Kentucky (21-11) vs. No. 11 Providence (21-11), Friday, 7:10 p.m. ET. (CBS). Led by last year’s AP player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe, the Wildcats are trying to avoid back-to-back first-round exits after that infamous defeat to Saint Peter’s. The Friars, meanwhile, went to the Sweet 16 before losing to eventual champion Kansas. They’re led by Kentucky transfer Bryce Hopkins.
GO DEEPER
Gun violence has cost lives and disrupted college sports all season, touching some of the top programs in college basketball, including Alabama. Coaches have been thrust into uncertain and unwelcome roles in trying to navigate the topic — as well as the fallout from the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
The NCAA Tournament is filled with great players and the AP All-America team is a good place to get familiar with the names. It’s also an event where guys you’ve never heard of — no offense, Drake — can take a star turn. Guard play is always going to be important (see: Baylor, 2021 title winner) and there are some NBA prospects in the mix.
Bet on this, too: Some player — maybe more than one — will have a chance to join the mustachioed Doug Edert (remember Saint Peters’ inspiring run last year?) and find a way to cash in on their celebrity.
BETTING GUIDE
Who’s going to win the national championship? The betting favorites this week to reach the Final Four are Houston, Alabama, Purdue and either Kansas or UCLA, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
MARCH MADNESS CALENDAR
Selection Sunday set the bracket matchups for the First Four and first- and second-round games that stretch from Florida to California. Sweet 16 weekend will see games in New York City (East Region), Las Vegas (West), Kansas City, Missouri (Midwest), and Louisville, Kentucky (South).
Where is the Final Four? In Houston, on April 1, with the championship game on April 3. Basketball aficionados, take note: The women’s NCAA Tournament will hold its Final Four in Dallas, a four-hour drive up the road from Houston.
Can’t get enough March Madness? Well, there is talk about expanding the tournament despite a host of challenges. Enjoy the 68-team version for now! ___ AP March Madness coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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These states are halting abortions or taking steps to ban them after Roe v. Wade was overturned
Several states are moving quickly to enact abortion bans that were unenforced since Roe v. Wade was first passed, while others have halted doctors from performing the procedures in light of Friday's Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 decision.
States including Michigan, Wisconsin and West Virginia had abortion restrictions before the Roe ruling that were never removed. Others have approved near-total bans or laws prohibiting abortion after a certain number of weeks — but many of them have been blocked by courts, including those in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio and South Carolina.
In Wisconsin, doctors immediately stopped providing abortions on Friday, turning away women in waiting rooms and calling to cancel pending appointments following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down its Roe v. Wade decision.
Nearly 70 women had abortion procedures scheduled with Planned Parenthood Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday, the group's medical director, Kathy King, said at a news conference. Four women had abortions at Planned Parenthood clinics Friday morning before the Supreme Court's order came down, King said.
Women who were in Planned Parenthood clinics on Friday morning awaiting abortions were told that they couldn't be done in Wisconsin. Instead, they were given help with scheduling appointments in other states, said Planned Parenthood Wisconsin President Tanya Atkinson.
Atkinson said offering travel assistance and helping women upon their return to Wisconsin will now be a focus of the group.
Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable is expected to be challenged in court. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, said he would have news next week about how his office would respond to Friday's ruling.
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne, whose jurisdiction includes the state capital, Madison, said for the first time that he would not enforce the state's ban. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm has previously suggested that he would not enforce it, either.
“If the voters want a district attorney who prosecutes women for seeking an abortion or licensed providers who are acting in the best interest of their patients, they will need to elect someone else,” Ozanne said.
Under the Wisconsin law, doctors could be charged with felonies for performing abortions and face up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
"Trigger law" states
Legislators in 13 states have passed so-called "trigger laws," which are bans designed to go into effect if Roe is overturned. In some cases, the law requires an official such as an attorney general to certify that Roe has been struck down before the law can take effect.
Abortion clinics in some of those states shut down Friday or will shut down in the coming days.
In Louisiana, the law bans medical providers from performing an abortion procedure or providing drugs intended to induce an abortion if Roe is overturned.
The ban does not apply to life-threatening or serious medical emergencies but requires the physician makes "reasonable medical efforts" to preserve the life of the adult and the fetus.
One of the state's three abortion clinics closed its doors Friday shortly after the ruling, according to sister station WDSU.
The only abortion clinic in New Orleans closed around 11 a.m.
Related video above: Massachusetts doctor travels to Mississippi to see patients at last abortion clinic
Mississippi law states that within 10 days of the state attorney general confirming Roe has been overturned, abortions are prohibited in the state. Limited exceptions are provided in cases of rape or when the procedure would preserve the mother's life.
That means the state's last existing abortion clinic in Jackson is poised to close soon.
"We thought this was a right. Clearly, it wasn't. It was a privilege," clinic owner Diane Derzis told sister station WAPT. "Most women don't think of that as something there, until they need it."
Derzis said the facility has 10 days to remain in business from the moment Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch signs the certification.
A few states have acted quickly to enforce trigger law bans.
In Missouri, state Attorney General Eric Schmitt tweeted Friday morning that with an AG opinion signed shortly after the release of the Supreme Court decision, Missouri became the first state in the country to effectively end abortion.
In addition, Tennessee attorney general’s office filed an emergency motion on Friday asking a federal appeals court to let the state immediately begin banning abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
The state also has a trigger law that was written to ban nearly all abortions if Roe v. Wade was overturned. That ban cannot take effect until 30 days after Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling. But the six-week ban could be implemented as early as next week, if the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agrees to lift a court injunction.
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Updated February 1, 2023 at 7:21 PM ET
For the first time since becoming House speaker, California Republican Kevin McCarthy met Wednesday with President Biden to discuss how to avoid a default on the U.S. debt.
The two men, who spoke for about an an hour, did not walk away with a solution, but McCarthy told reporters outside the White House that the discussion was productive and that he looks forward to speaking with Biden again. He added that he hopes they can reconcile their differences "long before the deadline" so they can get to work on other issues.
But speaking to reporters later on Capitol Hill, McCarthy offered more specifics, saying he would not agree to a "clean" bill that would only raise the debt ceiling without spending cuts attached.
"That's not gonna happen. We're not just gonna keep spending and just raise the limit on our credit card, we're gonna do something different," he said.
While McCarthy continued to characterize the meeting with Biden as a "good discussion," he said that both he and the president were very straightforward and laid out "different perspectives."
"I'm more than willing to sit down and talk to him and work with him on how we change this together," he said.
In a statement after the meeting, the White House described the discussion as "frank and straightforward" while reiterating its stance that the responsibility of ensuring the U.S. doesn't default on its debts falls to leaders on all sides and is "not negotiable or conditional."
Biden said he welcomes discussions about government spending and the national debt, separate from each other.
The federal government reached its $31.4 trillion debt limit earlier this month, and since then the Treasury Department has been taking "extraordinary measures" to ensure the country pays its bills and avoids a default. But those measures could be exhausted as early as June, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says.
That means Congress has to act, by either raising or suspending the debt limit. Failing to do so would mean an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic default on U.S. debt.
The White House has consistently said lifting the ceiling is not up for negotiation. Biden said earlier this month that a default would be "a calamity that exceeds anything that's ever happened financially in the United States."
But to win over conservatives in his bid for the speakership, McCarthy agreed that raising the debt ceiling would come with spending cuts.
"Think about the budgets, it's all discretionary, there's trillions of dollars there, so there's a lot of places," McCarthy told NPR before the afternoon meeting.
But he wouldn't get specific.
"I'm not going to negotiate with the press, I'm going to negotiate with the president himself," McCarthy said.
McCarthy said last week that he hopes to find "common ground" with Biden to eliminate "wasteful" government spending.
"I want to look the president in the eye and tell me there's not $1 of wasteful spending and government. Who believes that? The American public doesn't believe that. Our whole government is designed to have compromise," McCarthy said. "For the president to say he wouldn't even negotiate, that's irresponsible."
On Tuesday, Biden told reporters McCarthy is a "decent man" but is catering to the far-right wing of his party on this issue.
"This is not your father's Republican Party," Biden said. "I mean it, this is a different breed of cat."
Democrats point out that Republican lawmakers voted to lift the debt ceiling three times under former President Donald Trump -- and argue that the health of the economy should not be used as a bargaining chip.
NPR's Deirdre Walsh and Devin Speak contributed to this story. contributed to this story
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Andrew Yang and Christine Todd Whitman, two of the co-chairs of the new national political third party, called "Forward."
Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.
NPR's Ari Shapiro checks back in with Brooke Neubauer of Just One Project, a community market in Las Vegas, about the continued effects of inflation on the organization's ability to operate.
The Greenland shark can live for centuries and is typically found in cold arctic waters. One found in the warmer waters of Belize has researchers rethinking how widespread the marine species could be.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with FEMA's Federal Coordinating Officer Brett Howard overseeing the disaster response to massive floods in the Appalachian mountain communities in Kentucky. | https://www.wunc.org/2022-08-05/former-republicans-and-democrats-form-a-new-3rd-political-party | 2022-08-05 23:05:55 | 0 | https://www.wunc.org/2022-08-05/former-republicans-and-democrats-form-a-new-3rd-political-party |
Biden budget aims to cut deficits nearly $3 trillion over 10 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s upcoming budget proposal aims to cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade, the White House said Wednesday.
That deficit reduction goal is significantly higher than the $2 trillion that Biden had promised in his State of the Union address last month. It also is a sharp contrast with House Republicans, who have called for a path to a balanced budget but have yet to offer a blueprint.
The White House has consistently called into question Republicans’ commitment to what it considers a sustainable federal budget. Administration officials have noted that the various tax plans and other policies previously backed by GOP lawmakers would add roughly $3 trillion to the national debt over 10 years.
“This is something we think is important,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said about the plan Biden intends to discuss Thursday in Philadelphia. “This is something that shows the American people that we take this seriously.”
As part of the budget, the president already has said he wants to increase the Medicare payroll tax on people making more than $400,000 per year and impose a tax on the holdings of billionaires and others with extreme degrees of wealth.
The proposal would seek to close the “carried interest” loophole that allows wealthy hedge fund managers and other to pay their taxes at a lower rate, and prevent billionaires from being able to set aside large amounts of their holdings in tax-favored retirement accounts, according to an administration official. The plan also projects saving $24 billion over 10 years by removing a tax subsidy for crypto currency transactions.
The official who provided the details spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the plan before its official release.
It also includes:
—expanding the ability of Medicare to negotiate on pharmaceutical drug prices, with an estimated spending cut of $160 billion over a decade.
—auctioning off rights to the radio spectrum, which would generate $50 billion.
—steps to reduce identity theft and unemployment insurance fraud.
—targeting insurance companies that overcharge Medicaid, with anticipated savings of $20 billion through repayments to the government.
—ending subsidies valued at $31 billion for oil and gas companies.
—scrapping a $19 billion tax break for real estate investors.
It’s a delicate time with the U.S. economy on edge because of high inflation. The government this summer is likely to exhaust its emergency measures to keep Washington running, setting up the risk of a default on payments along with cataclysmic series of job losses that could crash the economy.
Biden’s package of spending priorities is unlikely to pass the House or Senate as proposed. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday that the plan “will not see the light of day,” a sign that it might primarily serve as a messaging document going into the 2024 elections.
Rohit Kumar, a former McConnell aide who is now an executive with the tax consultancy PwC, said Biden’s plan does matter “in terms of putting ideas out there.” He said that if Biden won a second term, elements of this spending blueprint could be part of negotiations in 2025 about the expiring provisions in the 2017 tax cuts that President Donald Trump signed into law.
Given the scope of the deficit reduction in Biden’s proposal, Kumar said it was unlikely that the president’s plan would identify which parts of the expiring tax cuts he plans to keep, as the president has vowed no tax increases on anyone making less than $400,000. But while the White House has charged that Republican plans increase deficits by $3 trillion, about $2.7 trillion of that total comes from renewing all the Trump-era tax cuts that disproportionately favored the wealthy.
In February, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the national debt held by the public will grow by more than $20 trillion over the next decade. The publicly held debt — which reflects the cumulative impact of yearly deficits — would be equal to 118% of U.S. gross domestic product, up from 98% this year. Biden’s budget would reduce the debt, though it would still be high relative to historical levels.
Republicans, newly in control of the House, are demanding sharp spending cuts. Biden has suggested that tax increases on the earnings and holdings of the country’s wealthiest households can bolster government finances and also improve Medicare and Social Security.
The president contended in a Monday speech that there are 680 billionaires in the United States and that many of them pay taxes at a lower rate than do families who think of themselves as being in the middle class. Biden said not to hold him to the precise number of billionaires, but that they could afford to pay more for the good of the country.
“No billionaire should be paying a lower tax rate than a fire fighter — nobody,” Biden said at a gathering of the International Association of Fire Fighters.
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The National Hurricane Center continues to track a system expected to form off the coast of northeast Florida and threaten the southeast U.S.
In its 2 p.m. tropical outlook Thursday, the NHC forecast expects a non-tropical area of low pressure to form within the next two days in the Atlantic Ocean along a frontal boundary of what has been a series of disorganized showers and thunderstorms that have plagued Florida this week.
“The system appears unlikely to become a subtropical or tropical cyclone since it is forecast to remain frontal while moving generally northward and inland over the
Carolinas this weekend,” said NHC hurricane specialist Philippe Papin.
The NHC gives the system only a 10% chance of forming into a tropical or subtropical depression or storm.
Wednesday 2 PM Update: A non-tropical low is expected to form along a front offshore of the southeastern U.S. coast during the next day or two. The system appears unlikely to become a subtropical
or tropical cyclone since it is forecast to remain frontal while moving generally… pic.twitter.com/NCm0Qzcsgv— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) May 24, 2023
Whether or not it forms into anything with circulation, the system is expected to produce gusty winds and dangerous surf and rip conditions along the coast, which could bode dangerous for the busy Memorial Day weekend.
The National Weather Service out of Melbourne warns that increasing winds from the north as the low spins slowly away from Florida’s coast could produce higher surf and minor beach erosion, especially along the Volusia County coast on Friday into Saturday. Volusia’s coastline has already been hammered by the effects of 2022’s Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole.
Related rainfall, though, is expected to pull away from Florida, pulling away the moisture that has been dumping on the state this week.
“Heavy rainfall is expected in portions of the Carolinas with hazardous marine conditions expected over the coastal and offshore waters where gale watches and warnings are in effect,” Papin said.
The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season isn’t until June 1, and runs for six months through Nov. 30, but early storm formation has become the norm in the last two decades. In fact, the NHC analyzed data from earlier in the year noting the Atlantic already had a subtropical storm in January.
That means the next tracked system will become Tropical or Subtropical Depression Two, and if it were to form into a tropical or subtropical storm, would take the name Arlene.
A shift to El Niño could mean lighter hurricane season, CSU forecast says
The hurricane outlook for the Atlantic is slightly below average for 2023 according to several meteorological outlets such as Colorado State University.
The annual forecast released in April authored by CSU expert Dr. Phil Klotzbach expects the year to see 13 named systems with six becoming hurricanes. Of those six, two are forecast to become major hurricanes, either a Category 3, 4 or 5 with at least 111 mph sustained winds.
That falls a little below what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now deems as average over the past three decades of 14 named storms, of which seven are hurricanes and three are major ones.
Last year’s season, which had both Hurricane Ian and Nicole striking Florida, was around that average with 14 named storms, eight hurricanes and two major hurricanes. That was much less storm activity than the record-breaking 2020 season that saw 30 storms, and the 21 storms that formed in 2021. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/25/hurricane-center-keeps-eye-on-potential-system-off-florida-coast/ | 2023-05-25 22:09:02 | 1 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/25/hurricane-center-keeps-eye-on-potential-system-off-florida-coast/ |
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MIAMI, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- South Florida PBS' Health Channel is named a finalist for its two original productions, "Finding Lost Memory" and "The Mental Health Crisis in Teenagers & Young Adults" in the Behavioral/Mental Health Category of the 2023 Sharecare Awards, which recognize best-in-class productions and programs that promote well-being and embody the spirit of "sharing care."
Research Detectives, developed in partnership with The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute, takes a deep dive into the world of medical research. Hosted by Trace Dominguez, the show takes viewers on an immersive journey into the scientific process behind finding effective treatments for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.
Pressures brought on by the pandemic such as bullying, social media, and a host of other serious issues are threatening the health and lives of children, teenagers, and young adults. Many feel hopeless, but in Finding Hope: The Mental Health Crisis in Teenagers & Young Adults, esteemed for both children and adults, offers solutions, resources, and insights on how to combat this crisis.
"Finding Lost Memory" and "The Mental Health Crisis in Teenagers & Young Adults" are two of the 52 finalists in the fifth annual Sharecare Awards, now competing to win the special Sharing Care Award, conferred upon the entry which receives the most votes from the general public. Starting today, voting opens on www.sharecareawards.org/voting; only one vote may be cast per person, per category each day of the voting period, ending June 16, 2023.
"It is an honor for South Florida PBS to have two original productions, Finding Lost Memory and The Mental Health Crisis in Teenagers & Young Adults, as finalists for the 2023 Sharecare awards in the category of Behavioral/Mental Health. These remarkable programs not only captivate audiences but also shed much-needed light on the paramount importance of mental health," stated Dolores Fernandez Alonso, President and CEO for South Florida PBS.
Beginning in September, category finalists will be showcased and winners revealed across Sharecare's social media profiles on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
About South Florida PBS
South Florida PBS is Florida's largest public media company, including Public Broadcasting stations WXEL-TV, serving the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast and WPBT2, serving Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and the Health Channel, the only 24/7 channel dedicated to health in the nation.
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Falling Back and Springing Forward: The Effects on Your Health, a Facebook Live discussion
Love it or hate it, Indiana has observed the twice-yearly ritual of changing the time since 2006, and it doesn’t look like we will stop in the foreseeable future.
Then Gov. Mitch Daniels said the switch to daylight saving time (DST) would boost the state’s economy because “Indiana time” confused those outside the state. Indiana became the 48th state to observe DST on April 2, 2006, by springing forward an hour. We fell back an hour earlier this month and are now on Eastern Standard Time. However, not all of Indiana is on Eastern time. Twelve counties observe Central Time, and those counties switch between Central Standard Time and Central Daylight Time.
More:Daylight saving time's end 'gives' you back an hour, but at what cost?
While the focus is on springing, falling, time zones and saving time, what about our health? Join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday on Facebook Live as we discuss the health effects of switching the time twice a year. | https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2022/11/17/does-switching-time-affect-your-health-join-us-on-facebook-live/69643473007/ | 2022-11-17 00:30:27 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2022/11/17/does-switching-time-affect-your-health-join-us-on-facebook-live/69643473007/ |
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – Maine South High School in Park Ridge is being forced by the governing body of Illinois prep sports to vacate their victories from last season.
On Wednesday, the Illinois High School Athletic Association announced that Maine South will be forced to forfeit all nine victories from their 2022 season due to the use of ineligible players.
A joint investigation between the IHSA, Maine South, and Maine Township High School District 2017 determined that a number of players didn’t reside in the school’s attendance area during last season. This is a violation of IHSA bylaw 3.030 and resulted in the forfeits.
Along with that punishment, the Hawks’ football program will also be put on probation for the 2023 season as well, with further violations potentially leading to a postseason ban.
Maine South went 7-2 last fall and won two Class 8A playoff games before being eliminated in the third round by Glenbard West.
“The IHSA recently received credible information that Maine South football players who did not reside in the district participated on the team during the 2022 IHSA football season,” said IHSA executive director Craig Anderson in a statement. “District 207 and Maine South High School personnel promptly conducted a meticulous internal investigation, in conjunction with the IHSA, after being informed of these allegations.
“After a thorough review, they self-reported violations of the IHSA residence by-laws by multiple student-athletes on its 2022 football roster.”
Here are the victories Maine South has to forfeit.
- August 26 – vs Stevenson – 42-3
- September 9 – at Barrington – 38-7
- September 23 – vs Glenbrook North – 43-0
- September 20 – at Glenbrook South – 23-16
- October 7 – vs Niles West – 45-7
- October 14 – at Evanston – 28-7
- October 21 – vs New Trier – 28-21 (OT)
- October 28 – vs Bolingbrook (8A Playoffs) – 24-0
- November 4 – vs South Elgin (8A Playoffs) – 42-0 | https://wgntv.com/news/northwest-suburbs/maine-south-hs-football-forced-to-forfeit-games/ | 2023-03-08 19:34:42 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/news/northwest-suburbs/maine-south-hs-football-forced-to-forfeit-games/ |
BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese construction machinery maker Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Zoomlion, 000157.SZ) drew wide attention at Bauma 2022, the world's leading construction machinery trade fair held in Germany's Munich from October 24 to 30, bringing 54 products of 7 categories.
At a featured product release event held on October 24, Zoomlion launched 10-odd intelligent aerial work platform (AWP) products include scissor lift, straight boom and crank-type models, which won a number of prospective orders from clients in the Netherlands, Romania, Poland, Iraq, Switzerland, and Germany.
Zoomlion's high-end products displayed at Bauma 2022, over 50 percent of which are manufactured locally in Europe, fully demonstrate its strength in internationalized, intelligent, green and advanced technologies and innovation achievements.
Innovation has always been in the genes of Zoomlion.
As early as 2013 when the construction machinery sector in China entered a trough period, Zoomlion adopted an income distribution mechanism to incentivize R&D personnel to develop innovative and practical technologies. Under the mechanism that has been implemented for nearly a decade, currently, about 30 percent of Zoomlion's employees are engaged in technology R&D, keeping enhancing the competitiveness and vitality of Zoomlion's products.
Dedicated to technological innovation, Zoomlion has also led and participated in the formulation and revision of more than 500 national, industrial and group standards as well as 19 international standards.
The company spent 3.865 billion yuan in R&D in 2021, up 15.56 percent year on year. It also launched 9 globally pioneering products including lightweight intelligent pump trucks, 5G remote control tower cranes, and unmanned combine harvesters.
Turning internationalized is also given priority by Zoomlion to become a world-class construction machinery manufacturer.
In 2021, Zoomlion began its overseas business strategic development. The company's overseas revenue in the year jumped 51.05 percent year on year, with sales of tower cranes and AWPs hitting a new high, said Wang Yongxiang, vice president in charge of the company's overseas business.
According to Wang, Zoomlion has established 30-odd subsidiaries and 10 production bases around the world, offering products to 130 counties and regions and employing 2,000 local staff.
Zoomlion will continue increasing investment in its overseas business, said Wang.
Committed to becoming an industrial leader, it will also focus on a project of developing a smart industry city that gather 8 world-leading lighthouse factories.
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CONSHOKOCKEN, Pa. (AP) — David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy protection, the second time for the chain in the past five years.
The announcement Monday arrives days after the company, one of the largest sellers of wedding gowns and formal wear, said it could eliminate more than 9,200 jobs across the United States. Based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, the company has about 300 stores across dozens of states and employs more than 11,000 workers,
David’s Bridal is looking to sell the company, but its stores remain open and its fulfilling orders without delay. Its online platforms also remain available to help people with their wedding planning needs.
The company last filed for bankruptcy protection in 2018 but reemerged a year later. Monday’s filing was made in New Jersey. | https://www.wfla.com/business/ap-business/davids-bridal-files-for-bankruptcy-but-your-order-is-safe/ | 2023-04-18 09:44:25 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/business/ap-business/davids-bridal-files-for-bankruptcy-but-your-order-is-safe/ |
BOSTON (AP) — A home where entertainers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg’s family once lived was damaged by fire Sunday in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, the fire department said.
The blaze in a nearby home at around 10 a.m., but spread to another three buildings because of strong winds, Fire Commissioner Paul Burke said. Two firefighters suffered injuries and one resident was taken to the hospital. There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire.
One of the homes involved was 25 Peverell Street, where the Wahlberg family used to live. Mark Wahlberg visited the home during the production of his Netflix movie “Wonderland” in 2018 and 2019. In one video posted on social media, the actor stands shirtless in front of the house, describing it as “where it all started.”
The homes affected by Sunday’s fire were a type of classic Boston architecture called a triple decker, a three-family home that’s common in the city.
“It was a total of four three-deckers that were on fire, mostly in the rear of the buildings on the porches,” the fire commissioner told WCVB-TV. “It’s a very tight street.”
Boston Fire Department spokesperson Brian Alkins said 15 people were displaced by the fire. He estimated damage to the buildings at $2 million. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-fire-damages-mark-wahlbergs-childhood-home-in-boston/ | 2022-10-02 20:56:17 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-fire-damages-mark-wahlbergs-childhood-home-in-boston/ |
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