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Most football teams were able to start their seasons last weekend, but Shiloh Christian was among the minority of teams that had to wait until this Friday to play its first game.
Saints coach Jeff Conaway said there are plenty of people that are chomping at the bit and ready to get things started when they host Little Rock Christian.
"I think I'm making everybody irritable," Conaway said. "It feels like a long time since we played. I'm ready to play; the kids are ready to play.
"They're acting like a bunch of caged animals, and I've held them in the cage. They're starving and irritable. They are ready to hunt and carry that mentality into Friday's game. Champion Stadium will be filled with excitement that night, and I think we're ready to play at a high level."
The two private schools -- both of whom moved up in classification this year because of the Classification and Competition Equity factor -- haven't played each other since 2017. Little Rock Christian earned a 40-20 win in that game at Champions Stadium after Shiloh had won the previous three meetings.
While Shiloh had its open date Friday night, Little Rock Christian opened its season in convincing fashion with a 41-6 romp over Little Rock Central.
"It's going to be a great matchup," Conaway said. "The two teams have some similarities, and the fans that pay the $5 for a ticket will get their money's worth. It should be a great game.
"I think they will have a huge advantage having that first game under their belt. There is so much improvement between the first and second games, and with it being warm there is that trying to get a second wind that you can't create unless in game situations. But we'll also try to use it to our advantage because we minimized our ground contact so we are fresh and not banged up."
PRAIRIE GROVE
Later start downplayed
Prairie Grove also had an open date last weekend, but Tigers coach Danny Abshier didn't mind giving his team another week to prepare for its season opener against Huntsville.
"I've never played a Week Zero game," Abshier said. "It's not that big of a deal. What I don't like is having to skip a week between games in the middle of the season. There's no doubt that we are ready to play now. The players are starting to get antsy and tired of hitting on each other.
"But a bunch of teams that played games last week won't have games this week and will twiddle their thumbs some before they play again next week."
With game film on opponents so available and easier to watch these days, Abshier said he elected not to go to Huntsville and personally scout the Eagles' game against Lamar last week.
"It's not like the days when you had to trade VCR tapes and the quality wasn't that good at times," he said. "What you see now is pretty good, so it doesn't make that much of a difference if you go and scout or not. But you still have to go and do your homework to get ready for the game."
LINCOLN
'Odd game'
Lincoln coach Reed Mendoza referred to his team's 58-38 win over Greenland an "odd game."
The Wolves (1-0) appeared to be in great position as they owned a 30-6 halftime and held a 44-14 cushion at one point in the third quarter. Greenland, however, scored the next 24 points and pulled within 44-38 before Lincoln pulled away for the final margin.
"It was one of the more interesting games I've ever witnessed," Mendoza said. "We started hot on both sides of the ball, then the wheels fell off. We had two turnovers and snapped the ball over our punter's head. Give credit to Greenland for not mailing it in when it was down.
"But we tried not to make a big deal out of the comeback and cause the kids to tighten up. We didn't freak out because, as a staff, we didn't see anything that really warranted yelling at the kids. Then we were able to hit a couple of plays and put momentum back on our side."
Mendoza said the game was so long that both team's cameras didn't have the end of the game. Jace Birkes had seven receptions for 244 yards and three touchdowns and also returned an interception for a score for Lincoln, while Drew Moore threw for 434 yards and 5 touchdowns and Keller Price caught 8 passes for 86 yards and 2 scores.
Now the Wolves must prepare for this week's game against rival Westville, Okla. The schools are slightly more than 11 miles apart, and Westville won last year's meeting at home by a 30-14 margin.
"We could make excuses, but they simply got us," Mendoza said. "This is a big game for the community and the kids, and our focus is where it needs to be. The fact that it's a rivalry game helps with practice because we have a ton to work on -- on both sides of the ball."
HARRISON
Goblins answer
Harrison coach Chris Keylon said he had a few questions about his team as the Goblins traveled to Springdale for their season opener last weekend.
Keylon said those early questions were answered during Harrison's 24-14 win
"I was wondering where we were mentally," Keylon said. "I wondered if we were going to have that mental toughness, and if we were going to be as tough as I wanted them to be. The answer was a big 'yes.'
"I thought we ran the ball really well, and our defense played great. They scored on one big play, and their other score came after we fumbled and gave them a short field. I was proud of how our defense and our offensive line and the way they played, and I was happy for the kids."
Now the attention shifts to one of the state's longest continuously played rivalry games as the Goblins host Mountain Home in the 75th meeting between the two schools. Harrison has a 55-17-3 advantage and has won the last nine meetings, including a 28-21 decision last year at Mountain Home, but Keylon calls this year's Bombers "the best team they've had since 2016."
"We had such a good week of practice last week," Keylon said. "And we were talking to our players about we needed that same kind of mentality this week. I feel good about the team, but I feel the need to take things up another notch.
"I know they will be ready to play, but I don't want to leave things to chance. Our kids will be ready to play this game because it's a big deal, but Mountain Home is ready to play hard every year. I know all of these players will never quit because they know what they are in for this week." | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/sep/01/nwa-football-notebook-late-start-leaves-shiloh/ | 2022-09-01 11:04:18 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/sep/01/nwa-football-notebook-late-start-leaves-shiloh/ |
Lowe's Becomes the National Home Improvement Retailer Where Pros Can Find Bell, RACO, TayMac and Wiegmann Brands
MOORESVILLE, N.C., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Lowe's announced a national partnership offering top professional electrical box brands from Hubbell Incorporated's Electrical Solutions segment at Lowe's stores and on Lowes.com.
As part of the partnership, Lowe's becomes the national home improvement retailer to offer the following Hubbell brands:
- Bell®, a leading brand in commercial and residential weatherproof electrical products with an expansive portfolio of boxes, covers and outdoor lighting solutions.
- RACO®, a leading manufacturer of steel electrical boxes, covers and commercial fittings for more than 100 years.
- TayMac®, which invented the first "In-Use" cover solution and continues to set the standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment for outdoor electrical weatherproof covers.
- Wiegmann®, a manufacturer of customized enclosure solutions with a wide variety of materials for indoor and outdoor use.
"We're laser-focused on building the right portfolio of brands and products that Pros want, and we have solidified our partnership with Hubbell to now be the national home improvement retailer for Bell, Raco and TayMac," said Bill Boltz, Lowe's executive vice president of merchandising. "These are industry-leading brands that Pros can trust to deliver on quality and innovation for a variety of electrical solutions."
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
About Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell Incorporated ("Hubbell") is a leading manufacturer of utility and electrical solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure safely, reliably and efficiently. With 2022 revenues of $4.9 billion, Hubbell solutions energize economies and electrify communities. The corporate headquarters is in Shelton, CT.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Naftali Group, a leading privately held global real estate development and investment firm based in New York, which is partnering with Access Industries, a U.S.-based industrial group with global strategic investments, today announced a significant construction loan for the transformative Williamsburg waterfront development at 470 Kent Avenue. Together, the firms have closed on a $385 million construction financing package for the Brooklyn property, which will include three buildings reaching as tall as 22 stories at 470 Kent Avenue with approximately more than 645,000 square feet of space and 561 total units between them, as well as approximately 19,000 square feet of commercial space across all buildings. The project broke ground already and is estimated to be completed in 2025.
The $385 million financing package consists of a $310 million senior mortgage loan provided by Bank OZK and $75 million mezzanine financing provided by Barings.
"We are pleased to partner with Access Industries on this very special project and have the confidence of our lenders," said Miki Naftali, CEO and Chairman of Naftali Group. "We showed our support and confidence in the future of New York City during COVID and continue to do so. All our projects are well received, and we are very excited to introduce a waterfront lifestyle to future residences in this highly desirable Williamsburg location. Based on our proven track record, we are committed to long-term investments in New York City as reflected in our three record-breaking buildings over the past two years, including the acquisition of 470 Kent in 2020."
"Naftali Group consistently designs and builds the highest quality residential buildings in Manhattan, and we are thrilled to partner with them on 470 Kent Avenue," said Jonah Sonnenborn, Head of Real Estate at Access Industries. "This project will transform and bring a new life to the Williamsburg waterfront, and we are excited to work with Naftali and our lenders to bring this vision to fruition."
"Barings is pleased to provide financing to the high caliber team of Naftali Group and Access Industries. We share the sponsor's conviction in the New York City market and are delighted to support their long term investment in Brooklyn," said Jonathan Neff, Managing Director, Barings Real Estate. "This investment represented an attractive opportunity based upon the strong sponsorship, trophy quality and irreplaceable location. In the midst of an extremely challenging environment, Barings is committed to providing creative financing solutions for top tier sponsors and construction projects across the US."
470 Kent – which Naftali Group acquired in 2020 as one of the last developable sites on the Williamsburg waterfront – will transform a rare parcel overlooking the East River. Adjacent to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and located on the prominent corner of Kent Avenue between South 11th Street and Division Avenue in South Williamsburg, 470 Kent is within walking distance to the water's edge, which offers commuter services to and from Manhattan in less than 20 minutes from the South Williamsburg Ferry Terminal, as well as a host of subway lines including the J, M and Z trains. The Williamsburg Bridge, with easy access to Manhattan, is nearby.
One of the most active developers in New York City, Naftali Group successfully launched and sold out three luxury condo projects in Manhattan since 2020. The Benson, located at 1045 Madison introduced the first new luxury condominium building on famed Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side in more than 25 years and became the fastest-selling post-pandemic building. After launching with 30% of residences already sold in October 2021, 200 East 83rd – Naftali's 500-foot residential tower developed in partnership with The Rockefeller Group – reported the highest number of luxury contracts signed in Manhattan for multiple consecutive months, earning the building recognition as one of the top-selling residential projects in New York City and in Upper East Side history. The building's Penthouse A, asking $27.5M, went into contract last November, shattering real estate records for Third Avenue. In early 2022, the building topped the very record it had just set with an even more expensive contract for the most exclusive unit at 200 East 83rd, Penthouse C, asking $32.5M. The Bellemont at 1165 Madison Avenue broke records with a penthouse sale of $65.5 million only weeks after opening and is projected to start closings in Q2 of 2023.
Naftali Group, a privately held global real estate development and investment firm based in New York City, has a prestigious track record, having led some of the most significant developments and landmark restorations. Founded and led by Miki Naftali, Naftali Group is highly specialized in identifying and acquiring undervalued properties in premier geographic areas with strong potential growth while maximizing the value of unique and irreplaceable assets. Naftali Group pursues strategic acquisitions and continuously grows its extensive portfolio of new development condominiums, income-producing, mixed-use properties, and other assets. Through innovation and discipline, Naftali is recognized as a leading developer with a current and past portfolio comprised of more than 37 projects encompassing more than $12 billion in total value. Visit: https://naftaligroup.com/
Access Industries is a privately held investment company based in New York City. Founded and led by Len Blavatnik, the firm makes strategic investments to develop regional and global leaders in five target industries: industrials, media and telecommunications, real estate, technology/venture capital, and biotechnology.
Access' current commercial real estate portfolio currently comprises of thirty-two investments in the residential, office, hospitality and industrial sectors, totaling over ten million square feet across the U.S., Europe and South America. Access' extensive portfolio is a combination of ground-up, mixed-use developments in high-barrier to entry locations that are neighborhood transformational, and value add, income producing assets that generate an attractive risk-adjusted return.
As a capital partner in operating assets, Access has extensive experience working with world-class developers, operators, property managers, brokers and lenders to generate strong returns. Access distinguishes itself from other investors, due to its long-term, permanent capital and ability to transact quickly on complex opportunities. This competitive advantage, coupled with extensive debt capital markets experience and strong lender relationships with the leading financial institutions, allows Access and its partners to optimize returns through the economic cycle.
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JUNO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) today announced that members of the senior management team will participate in various investor meetings throughout the end of August and the month of September. They plan to discuss, among other things, long-term growth rate expectations for NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Partners. A copy of the presentation materials is available at www.NextEraEnergy.com/investors or www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com.
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns Florida Power & Light Company, which is America's largest electric utility that sells more power than any other utility, providing clean, affordable, reliable electricity to approximately 5.8 million customer accounts, or more than 12 million people across Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive clean energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from seven commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune's 2022 list of "World's Most Admired Companies," recognized on Fortune's 2021 list of companies that "Change the World" and received the S&P Global Platts 2020 Energy Transition Award for leadership in environmental, social and governance. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
NextEra Energy Partners, LP
NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) is a growth-oriented limited partnership formed by NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). NextEra Energy Partners acquires, manages and owns contracted clean energy projects with stable, long-term cash flows. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, NextEra Energy Partners owns interests in geographically diverse wind, solar and energy storage projects in the U.S. as well as natural gas infrastructure assets in Texas and Pennsylvania. For more information about NextEra Energy Partners, please visit: www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com.
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Biden calls mutiny a 'struggle within the Russian system,' says US and NATO played no part
Washington — President Joe Biden declared Monday that the United States and NATO played no part in the Wagner mercenary group's short-lived insurrection in Russia, calling the uprising and the longer-term challenges it poses for President Vladimir Putin's power "a struggle within the Russian system."
Biden and U.S. allies supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion emphasized their intent to be seen as staying out of the mercenaries' stunning insurgency, the biggest threat to Putin in his two decades leading Russia. They are concerned that Putin could use accusations of Western involvement to rally Russians to his defense.
Biden and administration officials declined an immediate assessment of what the 22-hour uprising by the Wagner Group might mean for Russia's war in Ukraine, for mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin or for Russia itself.
"We're going to keep assessing the fallout of this weekend's events and the implications from Russia and Ukraine," Biden said. "But it's still too early to reach a definitive conclusion about where this is going."
Putin, in his first public comments since the rebellion, blamed "Russia's enemies" and said they "miscalculated." He did not specify whom he meant.
Over the course of a tumultuous weekend in Russia, U.S. diplomats were in contact with their counterparts in Moscow to underscore that the American government regarded the matter as a domestic affair for Russia, with the U.S. only a bystander, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
American diplomats also stressed to Moscow that they expected Russia to ensure the safety of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and Americans detained in Russia, Miller said.
In a video call between Biden and leaders of U.S.-allied countries over the weekend, all were determined to give Putin "no excuse to blame this on the West," Biden told reporters at the White House.
"We made clear that we were not involved. We had nothing to do with it," Biden said. "This was part of a struggle within the Russian system."
Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said that Putin in the past has alleged clandestine U.S. involvement in events — including democratic uprisings in former Soviet countries, and campaigns by democracy activists inside and outside Russia — as a way to diminish public support among Russians for those challenges to the Russian system.
The U.S. and NATO "don't want to be blamed for the appearance of trying to destabilize Putin," McFaul said.
A feud between the Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and Russia's military brass that has festered throughout the war erupted into a mutiny that saw the mercenaries leave Ukraine to seize a military headquarters in a southern Russian city. They rolled for hundreds of kilometers toward Moscow, before turning around on Saturday, in a reported deal whose terms remain uncertain.
Biden's national security team briefed him hourly as Prigozhin's forces were on move, the president said. He had directed them to "prepare for a range of scenarios" as Russia's crisis unfolded, he said.
Biden did not elaborate on the scenarios. But national security spokesman John Kirby addressed one concern raised frequently by the public, news media and others as the world watched the cracks opening in Putin's hold on power — worries that the Russian leader might take extreme action to reassert his command.
Putin and the Kremlin have made repeated references to Russia's nuclear weapons since invading Ukraine 16 months ago, aiming to discourage NATO countries from ratcheting up their support to Ukraine.
"One thing that we have always talked about, unabashedly so, is that it's in nobody's interest for this war to escalate beyond the level of violence that is already visited upon the Ukrainian people," Kirby said at a White House news briefing. "It's not good for, certainly, Ukraine and not good for our allies and partners in Europe. Quite frankly, it's not good for the Russian people."
In the aftermath of the mutiny, both Prigozhin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made public comments Monday aiming to play down the crisis.
In an 11-minute audio statement, Prigozhin said he acted "to prevent the destruction of the Wagner private military company" and in particular in response to an attack on a Wagner camp that killed some 30 of his fighters.
Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend, telling him, "'No matter what happened in Russia, let me say again, no matter what happened in Russia, we in the United States would continue to support Ukraine's defense and sovereignty and its territorial integrity." Biden said. He said he intended to speak with Zelenskyy again late Monday or early Tuesday.
Biden, in the first weeks after Putin sent tens of thousands of Russian forces into Ukraine in February 2022, had issued a passionate statement against the Russian leader's continuing in command. "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power," he said then, as reports emerged of Russian atrocities against civilians in Ukraine.
On Monday, U.S. officials were careful not to be seen as backing either Putin or his former longtime protege, Prigozhin, in public comments.
"We believe it's up to the Russian people to determine who their leadership is," Kirby said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The person who operates the Twitter account claims to be an Islamic fundamentalist living in Spain, empathizing with violent extremists and longing for the days, more than six centuries ago, when Muslims ruled the country.
The views are as fake as the account, part of a loose and informal effort by far-right nationalists in Spain to use social media to stir up anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant fervor and to undermine faith in Spain’s multicultural democracy. In some cases, they exploit Twitter’s loose rules to spread hateful messages and threats of violence, while in others they pose as Muslims as a way to disparage actual followers of Islam.
By harnessing the power of social media to communicate, coordinate and evangelize, those behind the so-called Reconquista movement are relying on the same playbook used by far-right extremists in the U.S., Brazil and other countries who have used social media to expand their power and recruit new followers.
Reconquista also borrows the same rhetoric used by far-right groups in the U.S., and even some of the same online memes, including Pepe the Frog, a crudely drawn amphibian who has become a mascot for white supremacist and antigovernment groups in the U.S. In one Reconquista meme, Pepe is shown wearing the garb of a 16th century Spanish conquistador.
As in the U.S. and other countries, the Spanish nationalists have seized on debates over trans rights, spreading misleading claims about the exploitation of children and supposed conspiracies to eradicate the idea of gender. They’ve also criticized COVID-19 vaccines, feminism, efforts to address climate change and support for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.
The remarkable overlap of tactics and interests isn’t a coincidence, but reflects how far-right groups in many countries are learning from one another, copying each other’s successes, said Joel Finkelstein, co-founder of the Network Contagion Research Institute, a Princeton, N.J. group that partners with Rutgers University on the Network Contagion Lab, a training and educational center focused on cyber threats.
The institute published a report on Reconquista this week. The findings were first reported by The Associated Press.
“This is a recipe for disaster,” Finkelstein told the AP. ”All over the world we’re seeing different manifestations of the same kind of problem. The flags are all different, but it’s remarkable how similar the memes are.”
One concern, Finkelstein said, is that the rhetoric could lead to real-world violence.
Reconquista takes its name from the successful effort by Christian leaders to reconquer vast parts of the Iberian peninsula from its Islamic rulers and expel Muslims during the Middle Ages. It’s a term embraced by some on the far-right, who see their opposition to Islam and immigrants as a divinely ordained sequel of sorts to that bloody, centuries long conflict.
Anti-Muslim rhetoric from accounts linked to Reconquista soared after a Moroccan man attacked two Catholic churches in the southern city of Algeciras in January, killing a church officer and injuring a priest. The man, an unauthorized immigrant, is now jailed in the psychiatric ward of a Spanish prison awaiting the results of a judicial probe; authorities believe he acted alone.
Many of the violent threats against Muslims that spread on Twitter following the attack violated the platform’s rules, and in some cases the platform did act to remove the content or suspend the author. But often those behind the content simply created a new account days after they were suspended.
The far-right party Vox helped popularize Reconquista online, using the term repeatedly in Tweets ahead of the 2019 election. Vox, whose members express strongly anti-immigrant views, now holds 52 seats, or the third largest number, in Spain’s 350-member lower legislative chamber. The party’s Twitter account was briefly suspended in 2020 for accusing its critics of promoting pedophilia, and again in 2021 for inciting hatred against Muslims.
The party’s leader, Santiago Abascal, has made several references to the Reconquista, as he did last year in a Tweet. “Today is the anniversary of the reconquest of Granada, an indelible memory of the day the recovery of the entire national territory was completed after eight centuries of Islamic invasion,” he wrote.
Supporters of La Reconquista often display Spanish flags in their profiles and some openly praise Francisco Franco, the fascist dictator whose rule ended more than 40 years ago. They often refer to Muslims as Moors, an outdated historical term for Muslims from North Africa. One uses a photo of ex-U.S. President Donald Trump as their profile picture.
“If loving Spain is very facha, well, I am very facha,” reads the Twitter bio of one supporter of La Reconquista, using a Spanish term for fascism.
“Reconquista style, but we won’t only remove the moors but also those who opened their doors to them,” wrote another.
Spain has responded to the effort to rehabilitate Franco’s legacy by passing a law last year that made it a crime to glorify the dictator. In 2019 Franco’s body was exhumed from a tomb at a grandiose memorial complex built by the fascists. He was reburied in a nearby cemetery.
Far-right groups in several countries have sought to reshape public understanding of events like the holocaust, slavery and, more recently, the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. By ignoring the details of the historic Reconquista or Franco’s dictatorship, La Reconquista seeks to legitimize its own anti-immigrant views as traditional Spanish values, according to Marc Esteve Del Valle, a professor at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands who has studied Reconquista’s use of the internet.
In that sense, the internet isn’t just a place where Reconquista supporters find each other and share information, but a method of shaping public opinion and politics.
“The social networks are tools to organize, to mobilize. It’s where the movement lives,” Esteve Del Valle said.
Twitter has drastically reduced its staff focused on ferreting out misinformation, hate speech and extremist content since it was bought by Elon Musk. The company did not respond to messages seeking comment about La Reconquista.
In recent years a number of informally organized far-right groups have used social media in similar ways.
In Italy, an anti-vaccine group known as V_V (after the movie “V for Vendetta”) has used Telegram to threaten nurses, doctors and others involved in efforts to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Germany, a similar group known as Querdenken used Facebook to encourage violence against vaccine supporters until it was kicked off the site. In Brazil, supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro plotted on social media ahead of January’s violent attack in Brasilia.
And in the U.S., social media played a critical role in spurring the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and is now being used by supporters of Trump in an effort to whitewash the events of that day.
Trump himself has helped build bridges between some of the groups, as when he praised the Spanish Vox Party during a video message played at a rally last year.
“We have to make sure that we protect our borders and do lots of very good conservative things,” Trump told the crowd. “Spain is a great country and we want to keep it a great country. So congratulations to Vox for so many great messages you get out to the people of Spain and the people of the world.” | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/politics/ap-politics/anti-muslim-twitter-feed-in-spain-a-recipe-for-disaster/ | 2023-05-06 12:21:49 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/politics/ap-politics/anti-muslim-twitter-feed-in-spain-a-recipe-for-disaster/ |
Guests can look forward to rollout of newly created recipes in partnership with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
SEATTLE , July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At a press briefing and dinner event in Juneau, Alaska on July 6, Holland America Line debuted three new dishes from Culinary Council Member Chef Ethan Stowell that were developed in alliance with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI). The evening inaugurated the partnership with a shared commitment to serving sustainably sourced Alaska seafood on all six of Holland America Line's ships that sail to the Great Land. This is the first formal relationship of its kind between ASMI and a major cruise line. ASMI is a public-private partnership between the State of Alaska and the Alaska seafood industry established to foster economic development of the state's renewable natural resource.
The event was held at Twisted Fish Co. before moving on board Nieuw Amsterdam for an exclusive dinner in the ship's Pinnacle Grill specialty restaurant. Key attendees included: acclaimed Chef Ethan Stowell; Holland America Line vice president of revenue management and Alaska Travel Industry Association board member Dan Rough; ASMI executive director Jeremy Woodrow; Alaska Sen. Jesse Kiehl; Alaska Rep. Sara Hannan; and Alaska commercial fishing representatives and local leaders to demonstrate the breadth of Alaska's seafood.
"We've been sharing the thrill of Alaska with guests for 75 years, longer than any other cruise line. Protecting and enhancing that heritage is a matter of commitment and pride. The Alaska seafood industry's longstanding commitment to wild seafood is very much in line with our own sustainability efforts, as well as our responsibility to the planet and its people," said Rough of Holland America Line. "We're committed to partnering with local businesses and we're proud to be working with Alaska's fishing families."
Chef Stowell's new creations will be featured in the Dining Room on all six Holland America Line ships cruising in Alaska this season. Guests can indulge in a fried Alaska cod sandwich with malt vinegar aioli and savoy cabbage slaw; Alaskan salmon chop with cucumber, tomato, avocado, bacon and green beans; and roasted fennel crusted Alaska halibut with artichokes and Taggiasca olives. This is in addition to several Alaska seafood dishes already on menus throughout the ships.
Through the partnership, Holland America Line and ASMI will bring guests closer to the riches of Alaska's waters and the stories of the people behind the fish, from harvesters to processors to chefs. This is all part of the line's "Alaska Up Close" initiative to offer guests a 360° experience that only 75 years of experience in the Great Land can deliver. In addition to Stowell's new dishes, future programming will include other new recipes, destination and cooking demonstration videos, and on-board Alaska seafood trivia.
"As we continue to increase the awareness of wild and sustainable Alaska seafood, we are excited to work with an Alaska-focused brand like Holland America Line and will be working closely to grow the collaboration," said ASMI's Woodrow. "The first activation with Chef Stowell beautifully incorporates wild Alaska seafood into the menu and will give guests a taste of the unrivaled bounty that only Alaska can offer."
Wild Alaska Seafood by the Numbers
Contributing to the impact across its six Alaska ships, Holland America Line purchases and serves locally sourced Alaska seafood, including more than 5,000 pounds of wild Alaskan seafood per cruise, comprising:
- More than 2,000 pounds of Alaska salmon consumed on each cruise with a different dish offered each evening in restaurants and a salmon bake buffet taking place once during the sailing.
- More than 1,000 pounds of Alaska cod are served on each sailing with varied dishes served throughout the ship.
- More than 800 pounds of Alaska halibut provisioned for each cruise. Halibut is featured each evening in the Pinnacle Grill specialty restaurant along with other dishes served during the cruise in other restaurants.
- More than 500 pounds of Alaska rockfish, 400 pounds of Alaska flounder and 200 pounds of Alaska black cod (also known as sablefish) are consumed during a cruise with multiple dishes on the dinner and lunch menus in various restaurants.
- More than 400 pounds of Alaska pollock purchased for each cruise.
For more information about Holland America Line, consult a travel advisor, call 1-877-SAIL HAL (877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com.
Editor's Note: Photos from event are available at https://www.cruiseimagelibrary.com/c/xnpevlg8.
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About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland America Line has been exploring the world since 1873 and was the first cruise line to offer adventures to Alaska and the Yukon nearly 75 years ago. Its fleet of premium ships visits nearly 400 ports in 114 countries around the world, offering an ideal mid-sized ship experience. A third Pinnacle-class ship, Rotterdam, joined the fleet in July 2021.
The leader in premium cruising, Holland America Line's ships feature innovative initiatives and a diverse range of enriching experiences focused on destination exploration and personalized travel. The best live music at sea fills each evening at Music Walk, and dining venues feature exclusive selections from Holland America Line's esteemed Culinary Council of world-famous chefs.
About Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) is a partnership between the State of Alaska and the Alaska seafood industry promoting the benefits of wild and sustainable Alaska seafood and offering seafood industry education. The seafood industry is Alaska's largest basic private sector employer with over 60 percent of all wild seafood and 90-95 percent of wild salmon harvested in the U.S. coming from Alaska. In addition to wild salmon, Alaska is known for its crab and whitefish varieties such as Pacific cod, sablefish, halibut, Alaska pollock, sole and rockfish – available fresh or frozen year-round. Alaska is dedicated to sustainable seafood and the only state with a constitution that mandates all seafood be managed under the sustained yield principle. Alaska has taken a leadership role in setting the global standard for precautionary resource management to protect fisheries and surrounding habitats for future generations leading to an ever-replenishing supply of wild seafood for markets worldwide.
About Chef Ethan Stowell
Stowell is one of seven members of Holland America Line's prestigious Culinary Council, a collection of world-class celebrity chefs who bring their collective experience, passion and creativity to dining venues across the fleet. Stowell brings the unique flavors of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest to ships sailing in the region. Also known for his pasta and Italian dishes, several of Stowell's recipes are featured at the New York Pizza and Lido Market dining venues on all ships. With an impressive roster of highly acclaimed restaurants, Stowell has helped to change the face of the Seattle food scene. He was named one of the Best New Chefs in America by Food & Wine in 2008 and chosen as one of the Best New Chef All-Stars in 2013.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB: BNET), a developer of advanced livestock waste treatment technology and premium sustainable beef, announced today that Bill Rupp will join Bion's Board of Directors, effective February 15, 2023.
In September of 2022, Mr. Rupp was named to Bion's Advisory Group. Bill brings 37 years of experience, including 18 years in senior leadership roles with Cargill and JBS, two of the world's largest meat packers. His operating expertise and industry relationships will be invaluable in his role, where he will work directly with Bill O'Neill, Bion's CEO, to build a team and strategy to commercialize Bion's technology and product line.
Mr. Rupp spent 25 years with Cargill, the last ten as President of Cargill Beef. He oversaw Cargill's global beef business operations that did over $25 billion in annual sales in the U.S., Canada, Argentina, and Australia. Mr. Rupp also served five years as President of JBS Beef, where he led JBS's North American beef business that did approximately $20 billion in sales. In 2021, Mr. Rupp was inducted into the National Provisioners' Meat Packer Hall of Fame. He is a senior advisor at Sustainable Beef, LLC, a rancher-owned packing plant being developed in western Nebraska, that has attracted an equity investment by Walmart (NYSE: WMT). Bion recently announced an LOI with Olson Farms/TD Angus, a cattle breeding and feeder operation that is a founding member of Sustainable Beef, LLC.
Mr. Rupp said, "The livestock industry – beef in particular – is changing; it must become more sustainable. Today's consumer is well-informed, and they are increasingly health- and environment-conscious. Alternative products, including plant-based, that were billed as sustainable were initially successful but have failed to meet consumer tastes and concerns. Bion's technology and business model provides the industry with a better way to feed cattle and connect the consumer with the real beef they want: beef that will now be truly sustainable, independently verified, and consistent with their tastes. I look forward to helping make it a reality – for the producer, the consumer, and the planet."
Bill O'Neill said, "As we build our team, I can't think of anyone better suited to bring an experienced industry voice to our Board and organization. His accomplishments in the industry speak for themselves. We were happy when he joined the Advisory Group. We are thrilled he has the confidence in Bion and our opportunity to join the Board."
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About Bion: Bion's patented third generation technology (Gen3Tech) was designed to largely mitigate the environmental impacts of large-scale livestock production, increase its resource efficiencies, and deliver a USDA-certified sustainable product to the consumer. The platform simultaneously prevents pollution to air, water, and soil, while recovering high-value organic fertilizer coproducts and renewable energy that increase revenues. Bion's Gen3Tech platform can create a pathway to true economic and environmental sustainability with 'win-win' benefits for a premium sector of the $175 billion U.S. livestock industry and the consumer. For more information, see Bion's website at https://bionenviro.com.
This material includes forward-looking statements based on management's current reasonable business expectations. In this document, the words 'will', 'must', 'look forward (to)', and similar expressions identify certain forward-looking statements. These statements are made in reliance on the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Section 27A of the Securities act of 1933, as amended. There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could result in actual results differing materially from expected outcomes.
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A second coolant leak on a second Russian space vehicle docked to the International Space Station is causing issues. A planned launch to replace a damaged Soyuz crew capsule could now be delayed.
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A second coolant leak on a second Russian space vehicle docked to the International Space Station is causing issues. A planned launch to replace a damaged Soyuz crew capsule could now be delayed.
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MLB Expanded Pitching Comparison
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UPM Blandin Employees in Grand Rapids Continue Strike with Community Support
Workers from Grand Rapids’ UPM Blandin paper mill have now been on strike for a week over disputes regarding the mill’s two-tier economic and benefits system and what they say are insufficient wages.
“We’re on strike because we need something done with the two-tier system,” said UPM Blandin employee Dave Estey. “Some of these younger guys are coming here, they’re working the same jobs, they’re not getting the same benefits, they’re not getting the same vacation [time], they’re not getting the same 401(k).”
“The members directed us to give the employer a little better than two weeks to bargain a settlement or a tentative agreement or get a last best and final offer,” explained Teamsters Local 346 President Jeff Oveson. “They chose not to meet with us in that time and the members got frustrated and chose to go on strike.”
This rally has led several members of the Grand Rapids community to stand on the picket lines as a show of solidarity.
“People are rallying together, they’re giving food, they’re giving donations, they’re honking [their car horns], the energy is unbelievable,” said UPM Blandin employee Killim Block.
Not only are strikers seeing support from the community and the local Teamsters union, they’re also seeing support from unions across the state.
“Standing in solidarity, that’s just the foundation of what unionism is, especially with the Teamsters,” said Teamsters Local 320 President Erik Skoog. “We have multiple different locals around the state of Minnesota and around the country and for us to stand together united, this is just a homecoming, it’s a family get-together for us.”
With this show of community support, the picketers hope that this will lead to a faster negotiation process with UPM Blandin.
“These members know that they may have to be out here for a while to get the contract they’re looking for, they contact they deserve, but they’re prepared,” said Oveson.
UPM Blandin did not issue any new statements but said Thursday that at this time, the proposals from both sides are fundamentally different. They said they are hopeful they can reach an agreement when negotiations resume.
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Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner of 1912 Olympic gold medals
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time.
The International Olympic Committee announced the change Friday on the 110th anniversary of Thorpe winning the decathlon and later being proclaimed by King Gustav V of Sweden as “the greatest athlete in the world.”
Thorpe, a Native American, returned to a ticker-tape parade in New York, but months later it was discovered he had been paid to play minor league baseball over two summers, an infringement of the Olympic amateurism rules. He was stripped of his gold medals in what was described as the first major international sports scandal.
Thorpe to some remains the greatest all-around athlete ever. He was voted as the Associated Press’ Athlete of the Half Century in a poll in 1950.
In 1982 — 29 years after Thorpe’s death — the IOC gave duplicate gold medals to his family but his Olympic records were not reinstated, nor was his status as the sole gold medalist of the two events.
Two years ago, a Bright Path Strong petition advocated declaring Thorpe the outright winner of the pentathlon and decathlon in 1912. The IOC had listed him as a co-champion in the official record book.
“We welcome the fact that, thanks to the great engagement of Bright Path Strong, a solution could be found,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. “This is a most exceptional and unique situation, which has been addressed by an extraordinary gesture of fair play from the National Olympic Committees concerned.”
Thorpe’s Native American name, Wa-Tho-Huk, means “Bright Path.” The organization with the help of IOC member Anita DeFrantz had contacted the Swedish Olympic Committee and the family of Hugo Wieslander, who had been elevated to decathlon gold medalist in 1913.
“They confirmed that Wieslander himself had never accepted the Olympic gold medal allocated to him, and had always been of the opinion that Jim Thorpe was the sole legitimate Olympic gold medalist,” the IOC said, adding that the Swedish Olympic Committee agreed.
“The same declaration was received from the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, whose athlete, Ferdinand Bie, was named as the gold medalist when Thorpe was stripped of the pentathlon title,” the IOC said.
Bie will be listed as the silver medalist in the pentathlon, and Wieslander with silver in the decathlon.
World Athletics, the governing body of track and field, has also agreed to amend its records, the IOC said.
Bright Path Strong commended the IOC for “setting the record straight” about the Sac and Fox and Potawatomi athlete.
“We are so grateful this nearly 110-year-old injustice has finally been corrected, and there is no confusion about the most remarkable athlete in history,” said Nedra Darling, the organization co-founder and citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
As the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States, Thorpe “has inspired our people for generations,” said Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians.
In Stockholm, Thorpe tripled the score of his nearest competitor in the pentathlon and had 688 more points than the second-placed finisher in the decathlon.
During the closing ceremony, King Gustav V told Thorpe: “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.”
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In the visitors locker room after the Cincinnati Bengals’ bruising win over the Bills in Buffalo, cornerback Eli Apple leaned against a wall near the entrance and puffed a cigar while holding court with reporters.
Apple claimed the Bengals’ defense is the greatest in the league. He described defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo as a “mad scientist.” And at one point he instructed a reporter to watch the film to revisit the scope of the unit’s damage.
Though Apple is never lacking for confidence, his demand was, perhaps this time, warranted.
The Bengals’ recent turnaround can be directly linked to their quarterback, Joe Burrow, whom the team drafted first overall in 2020 and who led Cincinnati to Super Bowl LVI. But the defense’s improvement from a liability to formidable threat has turned the Bengals into a complete team at the right time and perhaps has them in even better position to win it all this year.
On Sunday, Cincinnati turned a Bills offense that ranked second in yards and scoring in the regular season into a bumbling mess. Quarterback Josh Allen completed only 59.5 percent of his passes, didn’t throw a single touchdown and had one interception. He also took eight hits, and eight of his passes were defended.
“[Buffalo’s] got one of the most explosive offenses in the league, so I thought our defense really stepped up and showed who they are,” Coach Zac Taylor said.
Taylor’s hope is that this showing was merely a prelude. Awaiting the Bengals is a trip to Kansas City to face Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, the most explosive offense in the league, in the AFC championship game.
The Bengals are 3-0 against the Chiefs over the past two years, and each of their victories was decided by just three points. Another high-scoring and tight battle is plausible, making the defense all the more important.
Taylor used the NFL cliche of “complementary” football to describe his team’s performance Sunday. The offense’s early scoring was aided by the play of the defense, which shut down the Bills’ first two drives and allowed Cincinnati to jump to a 14-0 lead in the first 13 minutes.
But there was much more to the Bengals’ synchronized showing, which handed Buffalo a rare playoff loss on its home field.
It started up front with the pressure Cincinnati’s defensive line created. And it started immediately.
On Buffalo’s first third down of the game, the Bengals aligned with a single safety deep and rushed five. Defensive end Joseph Ossai slipped around left guard Rodger Saffold to swipe at Allen’s arm just as he pulled back to throw, sending the ball over the head of Stefon Diggs, his intended receiver.
“Our defensive line led the way by harassing [Allen], and everybody else fed off that,” Taylor said after the win. “There was great communication on the back end. I’ll highlight the defensive ends, because they really got the party started, but I thought our whole defense played excellent throughout the whole game.”
Allen averaged 3.20 seconds to throw the ball against Cincinnati, well above his regular-season average of 2.87 seconds, per Next Gen Stats. What’s more: The Bengals pressured Allen on 44.7 percent of his dropbacks, the highest rate he’s ever faced in a postseason game, while sending the lowest blitz rate (17 percent) he’s encountered in a playoff game, per TruMedia.
The Bengals mixed up their looks up front with “creepers” and “simulated pressures,” in which they’d send a nontraditional rusher barreling toward Allen while dropping a linemen in coverage in exchange. They also switched up their coverage schemes after the snap to create even more confusion.
“Our guys believe. They walk on the field ready to attack,” Taylor said. “We were taking the ball whether we won the coin toss or not. Those guys want to walk on the field and start attacking other teams, and that’s what happened today.”
Take the Bills’ second third down of the game. Cincinnati showed five defenders at the line before the snap, but two fell back in coverage. That left only three to pressure Allen.
No problem.
Defensive end Trey Hendrickson got around left tackle Dion Dawkins to bear-hug Allen, who unloaded the ball for an incomplete pass just before hitting the turf.
Or take the final play of the first quarter. The Bengals lined up with four linemen, but defensive end Cam Sample fell back in coverage at the snap while safety Vonn Bell rushed from the flat on the opposite side to sack Allen.
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DC Lou Anarumo made Josh Allen work on Sunday — changing the picture post-snap.
Sim pressure. Situational man/man-pressure. And a heavy mix of single-high/2-high zone — with late movement + disguise.
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In Buffalo’s first drive of the fourth quarter, Cincinnati did it again. It lined up four on the line but dropped Hendrickson into coverage while Mike Hilton, its slot corner, made a beeline for Allen, sacking him for a loss of seven yards.
“A lot of guys are tentative when their number’s called,” Taylor said of Hinton. “He just does a great job complementing all his looks, so then when he gets to pull the trigger and come, he makes the most of it. Just knowing, having played against all sorts of corners and safeties and nickels, the pressure, a lot of them, as soon they get blocked, it’s kind of over. He’s the opposite. He’s going to keep fighting through it and find ways to put pressure on the quarterback so they can feel his presence. Just a real instinctive player that way.”
The drive sputtered when Allen dropped back on a last-gasp fourth and six. The Bengals showed two safeties deep and locked up the Bills’ receivers after the snap. Allen danced in the pocket, waiting for someone to get open, and when the pocket started to collapse, he threw a dart to the end zone for Gabe Davis.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Newly acquired Golden State guard Gary Payton II will be out for at least a month as he fully recovers from offseason surgery for a core muscle injury, and Warriors general manager Bob Myers is awaiting a decision from the NBA on whether the Trail Blazers withheld anything on Payton's health before trading him.
“What do I want? Whatever the NBA says is fair, just whatever that is,” Myers said Monday of receiving any potential compensation from Portland. "I just want a fair result. I don't know, whatever it takes it takes, I don't know how long.”
Myers is hopeful the defensive guard could return before the playoffs. Payton is listed on the injury report with right adductor soreness, stemming from the abdominal area — and there were no further details on whether that means the high-flying Payton's right leg is also compromised.
“Gary’s going to be out. We’re going to evaluate him in a month. It is our determination he’s not ready to play right now,” Myers said.
Myers wouldn't address any issues the Warriors had with how Portland handled the trade or whether they failed to share any details on Payton's health, citing legal constraints and medical privacy. Golden State did bring concerns about the process to the league before deciding Sunday to go through with the four-team swap that sent center James Wiseman to the Pistons.
Myers said the team evaluated all options, including perhaps rescinding the trade altogether.
“We had the time we had to make a decision, so it was just more thinking about it,” Myers said. “Probably by Saturday night we had a sense of the direction we going in.”
While the defending champions were hopeful of having Payton play immediately, Myers still believes in the move over the long haul. Payton signed a $28 million, three-year contract with the Trail Blazers.
“We still think it's helpful. We just have to wait till he gets healthy," Myers said.
The 30-year-old Payton played against Golden State in a win Wednesday night at Portland before rejoining his former team ahead of the trade deadline a day later. Payton is averaging 4.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 15 games.
“As far as Gary what he does for us I think you all know, you've seen what he does for us," Myers said. "We're trying to help give this team a boost, near term, long term.”
Myers added that it was difficult to part with Wiseman, the second overall pick in 2020 out of Memphis who missed all of last season while recovering from right knee surgery he had late in his rookie season. The Warriors didn't envision him making an impact this season if they were to have kept him and opted out of the trade — and Myers said he will be rooting for Wiseman's success and opportunities in Detroit.
“He is a great kid and did everything we asked him to do, on time, worked hard, great attitude whether he was playing or not, G League and back and forth,” Myers said. “So it was a tough thing to do to move someone that we like that much as a person. I know that it's a business.”
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing draft guidance for industry on action levels for lead in processed foods that are intended for babies and children under two years of age, to help reduce potential health effects in this vulnerable population from dietary exposure to lead. The proposed action levels would result in significant reductions in exposures to lead from food while ensuring availability of nutritious foods. Today's action is part of Closer to Zero, which sets forth the FDA's science-based approach to continually reducing exposure to lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury to the lowest levels possible in foods eaten by babies and young children.
"For more than 30 years, the FDA has been working to reduce exposure to lead, and other environmental contaminants, from foods. This work has resulted in a dramatic decline in lead exposure from foods since the mid-1980s.The proposed action levels announced today, along with our continued work with our state and federal partners, and with industry and growers to identify mitigation strategies, will result in long-term, meaningful and sustainable reductions in the exposure to this contaminant from foods," said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. "For babies and young children who eat the foods covered in today's draft guidance, the FDA estimates that these action levels could result in as much as a 24-27% reduction in exposure to lead from these foods."
Foods covered by the draft guidance, Action Levels for Lead in Food Intended for Babies and Young Children, are those processed foods, such as food packaged in jars, pouches, tubs and boxes and intended for babies and young children less than two years old. The draft guidance contains the following action levels:
- 10 parts per billion (ppb) for fruits, vegetables (excluding single-ingredient root vegetables), mixtures (including grain and meat-based mixtures), yogurts. custards/puddings and single-ingredient meats.
- 20 ppb for root vegetables (single ingredient).
- 20 ppb for dry cereals.
The FDA considers these action levels to be achievable when measures are taken to minimize the presence of lead and expects that industry will strive for continual reduction of this contaminant. The baby foods have differing action levels, to account for variances in consumption levels of different food products and due to some foods taking up higher amounts of lead from the environment. Action levels are one regulatory tool the FDA uses to help lower levels of chemical contaminants in foods when a certain level of a contaminant is unavoidable, for example due to environmental factors. To identify the action levels for categories of foods, the agency considered, among other factors, the level of lead that could be in a food without dietary exposure exceeding the FDA's Interim Reference Level, a measure of the contribution of lead in food to blood lead levels.
Just as fruits, vegetables and grain crops readily absorb vital nutrients from the environment, these foods also take up contaminants, like lead, that can be harmful to health. The presence of a contaminant, however, does not mean the food is unsafe to eat. The FDA evaluates the level of the contaminant in the food and exposure based on consumption to determine if the food is a potential health risk. Although it is not possible to remove these elements entirely from the food supply, we expect that the recommended action levels will cause manufacturers to implement agricultural and processing measures to lower lead levels in their food products below the proposed action levels, thus reducing the potential harmful effects associated with dietary lead exposures. Although not binding, the FDA would consider these action levels, in addition to other factors, when considering whether to bring enforcement action in a particular case.
"The action levels in today's draft guidance are not intended to direct consumers in making food choices. To support child growth and development, we recommend parents and caregivers feed children a varied and nutrient-dense diet across and within the main food groups of vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy and protein foods," said Susan Mayne, Ph.D., director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. "This approach helps your children get important nutrients and may reduce potential harmful effects from exposure to contaminants from foods that take up contaminants from the environment."
As part of our approach, as laid out in 2021 when the FDA released Closer to Zero, the agency is committed to assessing if action levels should be lowered even further, based on evolving science on health impacts and mitigation techniques, and input from industry on achievability. We expect the draft action levels announced today, along with the draft action levels for lead in juice announced in 2022, will result in even lower levels of lead in the U.S. food supply. Moving forward, the agency will continue to gather data and collaborate with federal partners to establish the scientific basis for establishing Interim Reference Levels for arsenic, cadmium and mercury. Additionally, the FDA is considering the more than 1,100 comments it received in November 2021 during the "Closer to Zero Action Plan: Impacts of Toxic Element Exposure and Nutrition at Different Crucial Developmental Stages for Babies and Young Children" public meeting to inform its strategy moving forward for future planned action on contaminants and fostering engagement, education and sharing of public data and information.
The FDA will host a webinar to provide an overview of the draft guidance and answer stakeholder questions. More details on the webinar will be announced shortly.
Additional Resources:
- Action Levels for Lead in Food Intended for Babies and Young Children
- FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Industry on Action Levels for Lead in Baby Foods
- FDA Releases Action Plan for Reducing Exposure to Toxic Elements from Foods for Babies, Young Children
- Lead in Food, Foodwares, and Dietary Supplements
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Cancel that flight plan, Denver. Turns out, the NBA Finals are starting in the Mile High City after all.
The Heat got there by winning Game 7 of the East title series in Boston on Monday night. It came one year to the day after the Celtics won a Game 7 on Miami’s floor to win the East title a year ago.
“Next year, we will have enough and we’re going to be right back in the same situation, and we’re going to get it done,” Butler vowed that night.
The Heat made those words prophetic.
The Nuggets had a flight to Boston tentatively scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, just in case they would be facing the Celtics — who would have had home-court advantage in the title series.
But the Heat had other ideas, won the deciding game to avoid becoming the first team in NBA history to fall after claiming a 3-0 series lead, and Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets now await. The Heat are in the finals for the seventh time and seeking their fourth championship; the Nuggets are in the finals for the first time in franchise history.
“When we wake up tomorrow morning, we know who we’re playing,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Monday, a few hours before the Celtics and Heat tipped off in Game 7. “We know who we’re preparing for and we can kind of turn the page and really focus in on that. The Eastern Conference finals has been a hell of a series.”
Malone will try to win an NBA title for the first time, and if Denver prevails he’ll become the 36th coach in league history to win a championship. Miami’s Erik Spoelstra is seeking his third title as a head coach; if he wins it, he’d join only Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, Heat President Pat Riley, John Kundla, Gregg Popovich and Steve Kerr as three-time champion coaches.
Denver hasn’t faced any real trouble yet in these playoffs. The Nuggets are 12-3 in the playoffs, winners of their last six games — and grabbed control of their matchups against Minnesota in Round 1, Phoenix in Round 2 and the Lakers in the West finals right away.
Two-time MVP Jokic averaged a triple-double against both the Suns and the Lakers, and enters these finals averaging 29.9 points, 13.3 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game. One of his signature moves of late has been pointing to his ring finger while looking at his family; he’s now four wins away from the piece of jewelry he wants most.
“Nikola is still a humble, selfless person and he cares about home, he cares about family, he cares about his horses -- the guy is just who he is,” Malone said. “I couldn’t have more respect for him as a man because of that.”
A week ago, Miami was in position to do what Denver did — get to the finals with a sweep. It’s almost like the Heat forgot they were a 44-38 team that needed two play-in games just to get into the playoffs; they ousted No. 1 overall seed Milwaukee in Round 1, got past New York in Round 2 and then avenged last season’s loss to Boston in the East finals by somehow going onto the Celtics’ home floor and winning a Game 7 to avoid the permanent stench of being the first team in NBA history to waste a 3-0 series lead.
“Sometimes you have to suffer for the things that you really want,” Spoelstra said. “And this group has shown fortitude. ... We still have more to do.”
It was a hellish week, for certain. But the Heat got there, just the second No. 8 seed to ever make the finals.
“Everybody rallied around each other,” Heat center Bam Adebayo said.
Miami has three players with championships – Udonis Haslem has been part of all three Heat titles, Kevin Love won a championship with Cleveland and Kyle Lowry got a ring with Toronto. The Nuggets have one champion on their roster; Denver’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope got one with the Lakers at the NBA’s restart bubble in 2020 against the Heat.
Also back from that Heat finals team: Butler, Adebayo, Duncan Robinson, Tyler Herro and Gabe Vincent. The only Denver player besides Caldwell-Pope with finals experience is Jeff Green, who played in the title series alongside Love with Cleveland in 2018.
So, most players will be seeking their first ring. Haslem is trying to end his career with a fourth, and Lowry is among the lucky few who are trying to smudge the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the second time.
He remembers how long it took him in 2019, after the Raptors won their title, to start thinking about winning his next one.
“Maybe like the day after,” Lowry said. “And every champion, every NBA champion, would tell you this: There’s a high that you never have felt and you want that high again. And there’s nothing like that.”
Denver swept both games against Miami in the regular season. And both sides will inevitably say that those games won’t matter much starting Thursday.
“The Heat are playing an unbelievable high level,” Malone said. “Jimmy Butler, what he’s been doing since Round 1 against Milwaukee, continued that Round 2 against New York and now what he’s doing against Boston is just historical in nature. And Erik Spoelstra … obviously Spo is one of the best coaches in the league, someone who I have a tremendous amount of respect for as a coach but also just as a friend.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP)Major League Baseball’s Midsummer Classic remains the most-watched all-star game in the major professional sports, even though it drew record lows in viewership for the fifth time since 2015.
Tuesday night’s game from Los Angeles – which the American League won 3-2 – averaged 7.51 million viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen, a decline of 9.7% from last year’s contest in Colorado. The audience peaked at 8.24 million between 9:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. EDT.
The game was the most-watched program on television Tuesday night and outdrew the three other major all-star games that were played in February. The NFL’s Pro Bowl averaged 6.69 million on ABC, followed by the all-star games for the NBA (6.28 million on TNT/TBS) and NHL (1.15 million on ABC).
The baseball game averaged 127,000 on Fox Deportes, giving it the second-highest audience for the event in Spanish-language television history. The game also averaged 107,455 on Fox Sports’ streaming platforms.
The Home Run Derby on Monday night on ESPN averaged 6.88 million, a 3.5% decrease from last year.
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Mark R. Weaver, an election law attorney and communications consultant based in Ohio, is the author of “A Wordsmith’s Work.”
As an Ohio resident and political strategist who has advised hundreds of campaigns in this state and elsewhere, I was startled to learn that Vance, closely aligned with former president Donald Trump, wouldn’t be doing better in a state that Trump won twice by margins of about eight percentage points.
A look at the Marist poll’s fine print suggested something that should make Democrats nervous in the run-up to Nov. 8: Pollsters might be seriously undercounting the Republican electorate — specifically, the working-class White voters who were crucial to Trump’s electoral success.
What caught my attention in the poll’s details was the information that 45 percent of respondents had a college degree. A check of the most recent census data indicates that in Ohio, only about 29 percent of the adult population has a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Even adjusting for the fact that likely voters tend to be more educated, it’s clear that Trump supporters likely to favor Vance were significantly underrepresented.
This isn’t just about a single poll or a single state. I regularly talk with pollsters and campaigns, and I hear a common lament: Trump voters distrust pollsters and the media that reports on poll results, and simply won’t participate, out of protest or paranoia.
Or, if they do respond, they might present a problem that has long vexed political pros: social desirability bias, wherein people answering a poll-taker’s questions tend to shade their opinions and provide what they perceive as the socially acceptable answer.
Trump supporters might have the added worry of being attacked for frankly stating their views. Stories of those affiliated with Trump being arrested, subpoenaed, doxed or mocked — with Trump providing angry amplification — result in a lower social trust of strangers inquiring about political views.
The perceived targeting of Trump supporters might have made the polling problem more obvious, but the undercounting of conservatives isn’t new. In 2016 and even more in 2020, polling firms expressed concerns that “shy Trump voters” — those unwilling to talk about Trump to a stranger — were skewing their results in a blue direction.
For now, polling that doesn’t meaningfully capture a cross-section of views becomes a rapidly expanding distortion field — the polls’ misleading topline announcements prompting misleading news coverage and commentary, driving perceptions that can affect spending, donations and even turnout.
The problem may be affecting polls in other battleground states. One recent Pennsylvania poll had the Senate race between Republican Mehmet Oz and Democrat John Fetterman, tied but also showed 48 percent of respondents had a college degree or higher; census data for the state pegs the population at 32 percent. A North Carolina poll showed the Senate race between Republican Ted Budd and Democrat Cheri Beasley tied, but 40 percent of the respondents had a college degree or higher; the true number for the state is 32 percent.
The undercounting of voters who lack college degrees could mean also missing some Democratic-leaning Black and Hispanic voters too, of course, but they make up a much smaller portion of the electorate and, in any case, don’t tend to share the protest-or-paranoia mind-set that makes Trump-friendly Republicans difficult to poll.
One national pollster has called these under-polled Trump supporters “submerged voters” and the term seems apt, given how much can occur underneath the whitecaps of a roiling political seascape. He isn’t alone. Other pollsters have told me they share this view, and even their diligent efforts to counteract the effect — such as moving away from phone calls toward more online surveys and oversampling known GOP voters — have been unavailing.
FiveThirtyEight polling maven Nate Silver challenges the presumption that 2022 polling inaccurately favors Democrats, but acknowledges that his organization’s modeling “actually assumes that current polling probably does overstate the case for Democrats.”
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By ED WHITE Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists.
Attorneys for Nassar said he was treated unfairly in 2018 and deserved a new hearing, based on vengeful remarks by a judge who called him a “monster” who would “wither” in prison like the wicked witch in “The Wizard of Oz.”
“I just signed your death warrant,” Ingham County Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said of Nassar’s 40-year sentence.
The state Supreme Court said Nassar’s appeal was a “close question” and that it had “concerns” over the judge’s conduct. But the court also noted that Aquilina, despite her provocative comments, stuck to the sentencing agreement worked out by lawyers in the case.
“We decline to expend additional judicial resources and further subject the victims in this case to additional trauma where the questions at hand present nothing more than an academic exercise,” the court said in a two-page order.
More than 150 victims spoke or submitted statements during an extraordinary seven-day hearing in Aquilina’s court more than four years ago.
Nassar pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting gymnasts and other athletes with his hands under the guise of medical treatment for hip and leg injuries. He worked at Michigan State University and at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, traveling the world with the elites of the sport.
“Our Constitution does not allow for cruel and unusual punishment,” the judge said. “If it did, I have to say I might allow what he did to all of these beautiful souls, these young women in their childhood. I would allow someone or many people to do to him what he did to others.”
Nassar subsequently received another 40-year sentence in a separate case in a neighboring county.
He is currently in federal prison for child pornography crimes in a different case that grew out of the same investigation. The sentences effectively mean Nassar, 58, will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
The repercussions continue from the scandal. More than 100 women, including Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, are collectively seeking more than $1 billion from the federal government for the FBI’s failure to stop Nassar when agents became aware of allegations against him in 2015. He was arrested by Michigan State University police in 2016, more than a year later.
Michigan State, which was accused of missing chances over many years to stop Nassar, agreed to pay $500 million to more than 300 women and girls who were assaulted by him. USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee made a $380 million settlement.
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Clark County’s Beggars Night will be on a familiar day and time again this year, and most Champaign County families will have their trick-or-treat events a couple days later.
In Clark County, trick or treat will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.
In Champaign County, Beggars Night for Urbana, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg and St. Paris will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office announced the countywide Beggar’s Night date and time on its Facebook page.
All cities, villages and townships in the county appear to have approved that same date and time for their local Beggars Night.
For many years, Beggars Night in Clark County was held on the Saturday before Halloween, which many people felt made it easier for parents and children who did not have to hurry to get ready and go out on a school night.
In 2019, Beggars Night was moved to the day of Halloween to keep consistent with neighboring communities. However, New Carlisle and Tremont City kept their trick-or-treat on Saturday that year. The one-year change drew both criticism and praise, but the date has returned to the Saturday before Halloween for the last two years.
“Thank you for keeping it on Saturday! Makes it so much more enjoyable for the kids because they aren’t rushing home to get to bed and parents don’t have to rush home from work,” commented Niki Seeberg on the sheriff’s office Facebook post setting the date.
“The kids were so bummed Halloween is on a Monday so they are going to be so excited” for the Saturday time, commented Angela Wagner.
Selena Anderson’s post took the other side of the debate.
“It’s just not the same with it not being on Halloween,” she said.
Safety tips offered
The sheriff’s office, the Clark County Combined Health District and Champaign County Health District all provided a list of safety tips for Beggars Night that included:
-Walk with a friend,
-Make sure costumes fit correctly and children can see out masks;
-Use bright-colored or reflective bags and costumes,
-Only visit homes that are well lit,
-Use flashlights, glow sticks,
-Don’t eat candy before inspecting it,
-Stay on the sidewalks and don’t cross through yards or alleys, and
-Look both ways before crossing the street.
The CCCHD also added that pedestrian injuries are the most common injuries to children at Halloween
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SAN RAFAEL VALLEY, Arizona (AP) —
Work crews have steadily erected hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers topped by razor wire along Arizona’s remote eastern boundary with Mexico in a bold show of border enforcement by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey even as he prepares to leave office.
Until protesters slowed, then largely halted the work in recent days, Ducey pressed forward over the objections of the U.S. government, environmentalists and an incoming governor who has called it a poor use of resources.
Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs said last week she was “looking at all the options” and hasn’t decided what to do about the containers after her Jan. 5. inauguration. She previously suggested the containers be repurposed as affordable housing, an increasingly popular option for homeless and low-income people.
“I don’t know how much it will cost to remove the containers and what the cost will be,” Hobbs told Phoenix PBS TV station KAET in an interview Wednesday.
Federal agencies have told Arizona the construction on U.S. land is unlawful and ordered it to halt. Ducey responded Oct. 21 by suing federal officials over their objections, sending the dispute to court.
Environmental groups say the containers could imperil natural water systems and endanger species.
“A lot of damage could be done here between now and early January,” said Russ McSpadden, a Southwest conservation advocate for the Center for Biological Diversity who has regularly traveled to the site since late October.
Ducey insists Arizona holds sole or shared jurisdiction over the 60-foot (18.2 meter) strip the containers rest on and has a constitutional right to protect residents from “imminent danger of criminal and humanitarian crises.”
“Arizona is going to do the job that Joe Biden refuses to do — secure the border in any way we can.” Ducey said when Arizona sued the U.S. government. “We’re not backing down.”
The federal agencies want Ducey’s complaint dismissed.
Border security was a focus of Donald Trump’s presidency and remains a potent issue for Republican politicians. Hobbs’ GOP rival, Kari Lake, campaigned on a promise to dispatch the National Guard to the border on her first day in office. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, recently reelected to a third term, has pushed to keep building Trump’s signature wall on the mostly private land along his state’s border with Mexico and has crowdsourced funds to help pay for it. He also has gotten attention for busing migrants to Democratic-led cities far from the southern border, including New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Ducey’s move comes amid a record flow of migrants arriving at the border. U.S. border officials have stopped migrants 2.38 million times in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, up 37% from the year before. The annual total surpassed 2 million for the first time in August and is more than twice the highest level during Trump’s presidency, in 2019.
Ducey’s container wall effort began in late summer in Yuma in western Arizona, a popular crossing point, with scores of asylum-seekers arriving daily and often finding ways to circumvent the new barriers. The containers filled areas left open when Trump’s 450-mile (724 km) border wall was built. But remote San Rafael Valley — the latest construction site — is not typically used by migrants and was not contemplated in Trump’s wall construction plan. McSpadden said he has not seen migrants or Border Patrol agents there, just hikers and backpacking cyclists.
The construction there stretches from oak forests in the Huachuca foothills southeast of Tucson and across the valley’s grasslands. As of the middle of last week, cranes had transported more than 900 blue or rust-colored metal containers down a dirt road freshly scraped into the landscape, then double stacked them up to 17 feet (5.2 meters) high alongside waist-high vehicle barriers of crisscrossed steel. Workers bolted the containers together and welded sheet metal over gaps.
Still, yawning gaps remain in the new container wall, including an open space of several hundred yards (meters) on terrain far too steep to place the containers. In some low lying wash areas there are gaps nearly three feet (1 meter) wide.
Environmental activists demonstrating at the Cochise County site in the past week largely stopped the work in recent days by standing in front of construction vehicles. One recent day, a dozen demonstrators sat atop stacked containers or in camp chairs near tents and vehicles where they sleep.
The work in Yuma cost about $6 million and wrapped up in 11 days with 130 of the containers covering about 3,800 feet (about 1,160 meters). The Bureau of Reclamation told Arizona it violated U.S. law by building on federal land. The Cocopah Indian Tribe also complained the state did not seek permission to build on its nearby reservation.
The newer project is far larger, costing some $95 million and using up to 3,000 containers to cover 10 miles (16 km), in Arizona’s southeastern Cochise County. The U.S. Forest Service also told Arizona to halt its work in the Coronado National Forest, and recently alerted visitors to potential hazards posed by construction equipment involved in the state’s “unauthorized activities.”
The Center for Biological Diversity has sided with the federal government’s position that the construction violates U.S. law.
While Ducey’s lawsuit does not address environmental concerns, groups like the center say the work in the Coronado National Forest imperils endangered or threatened species like the western yellow-billed cuckoo and the Mexican spotted owl, as well as big cats including the occasional ocelot.
The biologically diverse region of southeastern Arizona is known for its “sky islands,” or isolated mountain ranges rising over 6,000 feet (1,828 meters) above “seas” of desert and grasslands. Wildlife cameras in the region regularly photograph black bears, bobcats, ringtails, spotted skunks, white-nosed coatis and pig-like javelina.
McSpadden said the work has toppled oak and juniper trees and he’s found spools of razor wire and other construction debris on national forest land.
Environmentalists warn of the dangers of placing the containers atop a watershed of the San Pedro River that floods during the monsoon season each summer. Just south of the border lies a protected area called Rancho Los Fresnos, home to the beaver, a threatened species in Mexico.
Biologist Myles Traphagen of Wildlands Network told a briefing on border issues last month that much damage caused during the Trump administration’s border wall construction was never fixed. Last year, he mapped the Arizona and New Mexico sections of that border wall to highlight damaged areas. A report this year highlights areas the group considers priorities for reconstruction.
Dynamite blasts forever reshaped the remote Guadalupe Canyon in Arizona’s southeast corner. Towering steel bollards closed off wildlife corridors, preventing animals like tiny elf owls, pronghorns and big cats from Mexico to cross into the U.S. to hunt and mate.
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TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Elvis’ legacy looms large over Tupelo, but in Australian writer/director Baz Luhrmann’s new film, Tupelo’s influence on the King of Rock and Roll is front and center.
Luhrmann, who served as writer, director and producer for “Elvis,” visited Tupelo twice to conduct research for the film. During his trips, he stopped at the Elvis Presley Birthplace and chatted with the late Sam Bell, a childhood friend of Elvis, who died in September 2021 at age 85.
In the movie, viewers are offered a sepia-toned look at Elvis’ childhood in east Tupelo and the Shake Rag community in 1947, with scenes straight from Bell’s mouth to the big screen.
While making the film, Luhrmann — whose previous movies include “Strictly Ballroom,” “Romeo + Juliet,” “Moulin Rouge!” and “The Great Gatsby” — found that most people show little interest in Elvis’ life before he walked into Sun Studio to record his first hit. But for Luhrmann, portraying Elvis’ childhood fully and accurately was of the utmost importance.
“It was an obsession of mine to find someone who knew him in that time,” Luhrmann told the Daily Journal via a video interview. “Sam tells it in such an open-hearted way. I just found out so much. I put all of it verbatim in the movie.”
In one of the film’s opening scenes, Elvis and a group of friends from the predominantly Black Shake Rag neighborhood peer inside a juke joint and see people dancing to “That’s All Right” by Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup. Elvis’ version of the song would be the first single he recorded in 1954 at Sun Studio in Memphis.
“Down in Tupelo, Mississippi, I used to hear old Arthur Crudup bang his box the way I do now, and I said if I ever got to the place I could feel all old Arthur felt, I’d be a music man like nobody ever saw,” Presley said in a 1956 interview.
From the juke joint, Luhrmann’s movie takes the boys to a tent revival, where a wide-eyed Elvis ends up in the middle of the worship service. And that’s exactly how it went down, Bell recounted to Luhrmann.
Elvis would go down amongst the musicians, getting swept up in the music and moving back and forth.
“Do you think that kind of influenced the movement (he had onstage)?” Luhrmann said he asked Bell, to which Elvis’s childhood friend answered, “Absolutely.”
Elvis’ friends thought hanging out in gospel tents was uncool, Luhrmann said. Bell remembered going up to grab Elvis and leave, but the preacher told him, “Leave him be. He’s with the Spirit.”
Throughout the movie, the scenes of Elvis peeking through the cracks of the juke joint or gyrating at the revival are paralleled with pivotal performances, linking back to his Tupelo roots.
As Luhrmann sees it, a lifelong connection to one’s adolescence is a universal experience.
“I think in a way that period as you’re transitioning into an adult, what happens to you then, you probably spend the rest of your life working it out,” Luhrmann said.
“It just never goes away,” he added. “It’s like being programmed. It’s your hard-wiring.”
Luhrmann’s first encounter with Elvis’ larger-than-life persona came during his formative years. He grew up in the tiny town of Herons Creek in New South Wales, Australia — a town much smaller than Tupelo.
There was only one gas station in the town, which his family owned. Down the road, in the next biggest town, there was a movie theater. And for a while, Luhrmann’s dad operated it. The Sunday matinee was often an Elvis movie.
“I was a young kid. He was the coolest guy in the world,” Luhrmann said. “So that was that, and it left an imprint on me.”
Years later, he’d still refer to Elvis as a touchpoint for an understanding of America. But generations born after Elvis’ untimely death know little of his life beyond the iconic white jumpsuit.
”(For) a certain age group, he’s just kind of relegated to a Halloween costume,” Luhrmann said.
The director’s goal isn’t to sell Elvis to a new generation, but to show them a cautionary tale about fame in an era when anyone can pick up an iPhone and become famous overnight.
“What he represents about America and the journey he went through, the story, is so valuable and particularly in relation to the Colonel, that this generation will miss out if you don’t tell the story,” Luhrmann said.
Telling the story of Elvis and his manager, Col. Tom Parker, was a way for Luhrmann to show the contrast between the freedom of creativity, spirit, soul and truth and the ability to sell and promote hype and energy.
“There’s nothing wrong with self-promotion, hype and energy,” Luhrmann said. “But if self-promotion, hype and energy become the dominant force and there’s no room for soul, truth, invention, creativity, that’s when tragic things occur.”
It’s like a Shakespearian play in that way, he feels.
“If Shakespeare were here, I think he would think the musical ‘Hamlet’ character in modern-day culture would be Elvis,” Luhrmann said.
Despite the recurring theme of tragedy, the film has more than its fair share of upbeat moments — and music.
The film’s 36-song soundtrack includes one track that’s sure to interest audiences in and around Northeast Mississippi: “Tupelo Shuffle” features vocals from Swae Lee and production from Diplo, both Tupelo natives. It also includes vocals from the gospel choir seen in the revival tent scene and interpolates Austin Butler as Elvis Presley and Gary Clark Jr. as Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup performing “That’s All Right” in the film.
Luhrmann, known for his involvement in creating the soundtracks for his films, said his goal was to translate the music’s original themes and messages for a modern audience.
”(Diplo) and Swae wrote this overlay, which was really about going out on the town,” Luhrmann said of the Tupelo-centric track. “It’s a kind of sexy song. Because in truth ‘That’s Alright Mama’ is a sexy song but it’s hard to understand that now.”
Luhrmann said he’s thankful for the kind people of Tupelo who looked after his team during their visits to research Elvis’ early life.
“I wanted to represent that town and those people with the respect and the accuracy that it deserves,” he said.
The film, which received a 12-minute standing ovation following its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, will open in theaters June 24. Early access fan screening events across the country, including in Tupelo, will take place June 21. Tickets can be purchased at https://elvis.warnerbros.com/earlyaccessfanevent/. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Elvis-movie-shines-light-on-Tupelo-s-influence-17251600.php | 2022-06-19 05:40:35 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Elvis-movie-shines-light-on-Tupelo-s-influence-17251600.php |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Authorities have identified the five people who were killed in a mass shooting at a bank in Kentucky's largest city on Monday morning.
Joshua Barrick, 40; Deana Eckert, 57; Thomas Elliott, 63; Juliana Farmer, 45; and James Tutt, 64, were all gunned down at Old National Bank in Louisville, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department.
Eight others, including a 26-year-old Louisville police officer, were injured in the shooting.
Officer Nickolas Wilt, who had just graduated from the Louisville Metro Police Department Training Academy on March 31, was shot in the head while responding to the scene. He underwent brain surgery and is in critical but stable condition, police said.
The police department said on Twitter that Wilt "ran towards the gunfire today to save lives."
Here's what we know about the slain victims:
Joshua Barrick, 40
Joshua Barrick was among those killed in the shooting, according to police.
Hundreds gathered Monday evening at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, where Barrick was an active member. The church placed a photo of him with a wide smile on its alter, as well as a second of Barrick with his wife and two young children.
"He was so well known, he made himself known," said Pastor Shayne Duvall. "This community is mourning. We're trying to wrap our heads around it."
Duvall remembered Barrick as a big guy with a bubbly personality who coached basketball for the the first and second graders at the parish's grade school. He described him as "very charismatic, very charming" and said Barrick was among the first who welcomed him when he came to the church less than a year ago.
Barrick had worked for about two decades in banking and previously worked at WesBanco, according to The Courier-Journal. Louisville Business First named him one of its 20 People to Know in Banking in 2020.
Deana Eckert, 57
Deana Eckert was among those killed in the shooting, according to police.
Thomas Elliott, 63
Thomas "Tommy" Elliott was among those killed in the shooting, according to police. He was a close friend of both Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg.
During a press conference on Monday afternoon, Greenberg revealed that Elliott was "a very good friend of mine," while Beshear told reporters that Elliott "was one of my closest friends."
"Tommy Elliot helped me build my law career, helped me become governor, gave me advice on being a good dad," the governor said. "One of the people I talk to most in the world and very rarely were we talking about my job."
Democratic U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, who represents Louisville, knew Elliott for years and said, "It's unimaginable to me that he's not here."
"He enjoyed life," McGarvey said. "He enjoyed people. He enjoyed being in the mix. He enjoyed trying to get stuff done to move Louisville and Kentucky forward. He was serious about it, but he had fun with it."
Elliott's network of friends included Louisville native Lonnie Ali, the wife of the late boxing great Muhammad Ali. She pointed to his sense of humor and his commitment to his community.
"Tommy was such a warm, wonderful, funny, kind guy," she said. "Just the sweetest person. And it's just such a huge loss, not just to his friends and family, but to the community. Because that's what Tommy was about. Tommy was about community."
"I'm going to miss him so much," she added.
Louisville's former Mayor Greg Fischer said Elliott was a devoted family man. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and two stepdaughters. Fischer said it's hard for him to imagine the hole that's been left for them.
Juliana Farmer, 45
Farmer was among those killed in the shooting, according to police.
She was a loan officer, a mother and grandmother, according to the Herald-Leader.
James Tutt, 64
James Tutt was among those killed in the shooting, according to police.
Tutt was a Frankfort native who graduated from the University of Kentucky and worked in banking for over 38 years, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Oldham County Judge-Executive David Voegele told the Courier-Journal that Tutt served on the Oldham-La Grange Development Authority from 2011-2022, including a number of years as its chair.
"He added a tremendous amount of insights as we went about developing our office park in LaGrange," Voegele said. "He's a very high quality, well-thought-of individual ... It's just sickening to hear what's happened."
The Associated Press and ABC News' Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.
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Conference call and webcast to be held at 4:30 p.m. EDT
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRVI), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing an investigational therapy Haduvio™ (oral nalbuphine ER) for the treatment of prurigo nodularis and chronic cough in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), today announced that management will host a conference call and live audio webcast on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. ET, to provide a corporate update and review the Company's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
To participate in the live conference call by phone, please dial (888) 317 6003 (domestic) or (412) 317 6061 (international) and provide access code 9437525. A live audio webcast will be accessible from the 'Investors & News' section on the Company's website at www.TreviTherapeutics.com. An archived replay of the webcast will also be available for 30 days on the Company's website following the event.
Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of the investigational therapy Haduvio for the treatment of prurigo nodularis and chronic cough in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. These conditions share a common pathophysiology that is mediated through opioid receptors in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Founded in 2011, Trevi Therapeutics is headquartered in New Haven, CT.
Haduvio, an investigational therapy, is an oral extended-release (ER) formulation of nalbuphine. Nalbuphine is a mixed ĸ-opioid receptor agonist and µ-opioid receptor antagonist that has been approved and marketed as an injectable for pain indications for more than 20 years in the United States and Europe. The ĸ- and µ-opioid receptors are known to be critical mediators of itch, cough and certain movement disorders. Nalbuphine's mechanism of action may also mitigate the risk of abuse associated with µ-opioid agonists because it antagonizes, or blocks, µ-opioid receptors. Parenteral nalbuphine is not currently scheduled as a controlled substance by the DEA in the United States or by regulatory authorities in most of Europe. Trevi intends to propose Haduvio as the trade name for nalbuphine ER. Nalbuphine ER has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA for the treatment of itch in patients with prurigo nodularis. Its safety and efficacy have not been evaluated by any regulatory authority.
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SANTA CLARA — When DeMeco Ryans was in his formative years as a high school linebacker in Alabama, coaches stressed upon him the need to show up on film.
“Folks would tell me, if you want a scholarship, you need to show up in the frames,” the 49ers’ defensive coordinator said Wednesday. “It’s been my mentality since high school. It’s always about effort, mindset and physicality of our guys and everyone is buying in.”
Ryans earned a scholarship to Alabama out of Jess Lanier High School in Bessemer, a suburb of Birmingham. Preaching many of the same fundamentals, Ryans coaches a 49ers defense that has hit its stride as one of the top tackling teams in the NFL in an era where the most basic of skills has become a lost art.
The 49ers (6-4) hope to continue that trend when they host the New Orleans Saints (4-7) Sunday at Levi’s Stadium.
Gone are the days where form tackling is practiced to the point of exhaustion. One-on-one pit drills have given way to practices with no pads where defenders square up and do everything but make an actual tackle.
Listen to any NFL broadcast and veteran analysts will grouse about missed tackles.
Yet general manager John Lynch, whose prowess as a hitting and tackling safety earned him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has been impressed with the 49ers’ ability to stop runners and receivers in their tracks.
Coach Kyle Shanahan drove that point home in Mexico City Sunday night before the 49ers’ 38-10 win with film of the defensive performance in the previous week’s win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
“Our guys were flying around and missed one tackle the entire game,” Lynch told KNBR. “It was the best since we’ve been here. They weren’t doing it playing on their heels. They were doing it getting after people.”
It continued in the win over the Cardinals, with the 49ers posting a second-half shutout for the third straight game.
Cornerback Charvarius Ward had 10 tackles, giving up an two early 17-yard completions to DeAndre Hopkins but bringing him down with little damage thereafter. Linebacker Dre Greenlaw had nine stops and Fred Warner six, including two for losses.
Nine times the 49ers stopped the Cardinals behind the line of scrimmage.
Ryans has preached the acronym SWARM, which stands for “Special work ethic and relentless mindset.”
Warner, whom NFL Films analyst and regular KNBR guest Greg Cosell believes is the best middle linebacker in the league, said the 49ers have bought in to Ryans’ philosophy.
“It’s all about a culture, the standard,” Warner said. “When you turn on our tape it’s going to look different because we’ve all bought in to the same mentality. We’re going to swarm to the football. It’s not something that’s easily done or that people want to do on a down-in down-out basis.
“It takes a lot of effort. It’s hard. But it looks special.”
Greenlaw said the key is to be disciplined in terms of assignments then letting loose once the quarterback receives the ball.
“You play your technique and do your job at the beginning of the play, seeing what you know and reading it,” Greenlaw said. “Once the ball is snapped, how are you going to make the play? You get off the ball, swarm and make a play.”
Strange as it sounds, Ryans believes that mentality makes it possible for players to be unconcerned by the occasional whiff because help is on the way.
“When you do miss, it’s like there’s this huge spotlight on you,” Ryans said. “I like to take that mentality away from them. If you miss, you’ve got a brother coming to clean up. The spotlight won’t be on you because we’ve got other guys coming.”
As Greenlaw put it:
“It’s a confidence thing. I’ve got my brothers with me, let me go ahead and be aggressive and do what I’ve got to do to make plays because I’ve got 10 guys behind me.”
According to Shanahan, that’s no exaggeration. The 49ers have been swarming to the point where on end zone shots of ballcarriers, Shanahan can identify every defender rushing to make a play.
“It looks good statistically and it looks good on tape too,” Shanahan said. “I try to see how many times there are 11 people on the screen and it’s almost every play.”
Tackling and the swarm mindset are ingrained in the 49ers in the offseason and during all defensive sessions, even when actual tackling isn’t allowed.
“We’re going to be a physical defense, and guys understand the style we’re going play before we even put the pads on,” Ryans said. “Is it going to be tough? Yes it’s going to be tough. Coaches are grinding each and every week to bring that physicality out of you, but when you have the right guys in the locker room who have that mindset, I don’t have to speak on it much because you’ll stick out like a sore thumb if you’re not being physical on our defense.”
THURSDAY PRACTICE
The 49ers held a walkthrough that was closed to the media Thursday and released an estimation of player participation had it been a full practice as required by the league.
There were no surprises. Defensive tackle Arik Armstead (foot/ankle) remains out, while defensive end Samson Ebukam (quadriceps, Achilles’) and wide receiver Deebo Samuel (hamstring) were limited.
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Weather: More Sunshine Monday
Weather: More Sunshine Monday
TO BE HARD TO COME BY. AS YOU TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SNOW UPDATE SO FAR THIS SEASON, IT IS PRETTY ON THE WEAK SIDE. WE ARE ABOUT 12 INCHES AND A DEFICIT HERE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. SO FAR, WE HAVE ONLY PICKED UP ALMOST ANYONE INCHES. WE SHOULD BE AROUND 33 INCHES. THIS IS BETTER COMPARED TO LAST WINTER WHEN WE WERE ONLY AROUND 15 INCHES OF SNOW. AS WE MENTIONED, NOT A LOT OF THAT COMING INTO THE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WE WILL REMAIN MILD AND THERE WILL BE SOME RAIN CHANCES AND MAY BE SOME SNOW CHANCES AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE WEEK. WE WILL ALSO NOTICE THE WIND PICKING UP AS DISTURBANCES ROLL THROUGH. IF YOU WANT TO GET OUTSIDE TOMORROW, IT IS GOING TO BE THE DAY BECAUSE GOING INTO TUESDAY, RAIN STARTS TO INCREASE. WEDNESDAY A FEW SPRINKLES BUT THE WINDS WILL MAKE IT NOT SO FUN TO BE OUTSIDE. WE REMAIN WINDY AND TURN WET ONCE AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO OUR THURSDAY. MOVING INTO OUR MONDAY, WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE LOW 50’S HERE IN MILWAUKEE AS WELL AS KENOSHA. HE STEPPED FURTHER INLAND, MID 40’S AND UPPER 40’S AND A, WALK AND WALK IN WAUKESHA. ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES AND THAT TEMPERATURE WILL CONTINUE INTO YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CUDDLE UP UNDER AN UMBRELLA AS YOU HEAD OUT TO YOUR DINNER AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE CHANCE FOR THE RAIN TO BUILD IN FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. HERE IS A LOOK AT SYSTEM ONE ON TUESDAY. GREEN MEANS RAIN AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AND SHOULD WRAP UP FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM THAT COULD BRING IN RAIN AND SNOW. MODELS ARE TRENDING TO BRING IN MORE SNOW THAN RAIN BUT THIS HAS BEEN FLIPPED LOPPING. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENCY WITH THAT MODEL DATA. WE KNOW THE SYSTEM WILL BE COMING OUR WAY THURSDAY AND THAT MEANS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AND CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW. WITH THESE SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH I MENTIONED THERE WILL BE WINDS DOWN THE STREET AND WHERE SOME OF OUR OBJECTS IN OUR YARDS WILL BE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE TRASH CAN OR IF IT IS NOT SECURED, EXPECT TO BE PICKING SOME OF THAT UP. MONDAY WE ARE IN THE GREEN BUT AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, WE WILL HAVE MORE CONCERNS ABOUT GUS OVER AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. WE COULD FEEL THAT BREEZE ALL THE WAY INTO THURSDAY AS WELL. FOR THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST WE TOPPED OFF IN THE 50’S TOMORROW. ALSO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THEN TEMPERATURES WILL COME DOWN INTO THE 30’S AND 20’S FOR THE LATE WEEK. WE WILL NOTICE IMPROVEMENTS IF YOU ARE A FAN OF THE MI
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Weather: More Sunshine Monday
Monday the sunny stretch continues with temperatures remaining above average in the 40s and 50s.Tuesday is mild with rain starting around the late afternoon and finishing before sunrise on Wednesday. Another system arrives Thursday bringing the chance for snow and rain.
Monday the sunny stretch continues with temperatures remaining above average in the 40s and 50s.
Tuesday is mild with rain starting around the late afternoon and finishing before sunrise on Wednesday.
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Cambodia's Ministry of Environment announces the adoption of the Environment and Natural Resources Code (ENRC), a pioneering legislation that propels the country into a leadership position in regional environmental protection and climate action. This milestone embodies Cambodia's remarkable journey from a war-torn nation to a beacon of environmental progress, amplified by its rapid economic growth. Similar to cornerstones of international laws such as the US's National Environmental Policy Act and Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the ENRC heralds a promising era of sustainability for the Kingdom.
The ENRC reflects Cambodia's commitment to building a future grounded in ecological diversity, health, and prosperity. It addresses a wide range of environmental issues, including environmental impact assessments, pollution control, protected areas, forest and biodiversity conservation, land use planning and management, hazardous waste management, water resources management, and climate change adaptation and mitigation. In terms of managing and protecting protected areas, it highlights key subject matters such as cultural heritage, sustainable water resources management, forestry and fishery management, and mines and energy management.
Through education, dissemination, and training, the ENRC promotes environmental awareness and research. This fosters a shared understanding of the challenges and opportunities in preserving Cambodia's environment and natural resources.
Prime Minister Hun Sen stated, 'Once known for war and genocide, today's Cambodia pioneers environmental protection and climate resilience. The ENRC and our initiative with the ASEAN Green Deal are living testaments to our profound transformation. We've overcome our troubled past and led the path toward a sustainable future today. This is our commitment to our people, our region, and indeed, to the entire world. We are no longer an agriculture-based economy, but a diversified economy with a growing middle class. This is thanks to peace and stability, which have provided the foundation for economic growth and development. The SEA Games that occurred last month testify to our development and the increase in our economic stability.'
Minister of Environment Say Sam Al added, 'The enactment of the ENRC marks a pivotal turn in our journey from a challenging past to a promising, prosperous future. This milestone highlights our steadfast commitment to preserving Cambodia's exceptional natural resources and confronting the challenge of climate change. Born out of comprehensive collaboration, the ENRC represents more than just a policy – it embodies a collective call to action. Alongside our rapid economic growth, we are united in our quest for a greener and more sustainable future. Together, we are turning over a new leaf, ushering in a fresh era of environmental responsibility for Cambodia.'
During its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2022, Cambodia introduced the ASEAN Green Deal, a regional framework aimed at achieving a carbon-neutral ASEAN by 2050 that promotes renewable energy, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, protects biodiversity, and promotes sustainable agriculture and forestry practices. With the adoption of the ENRC, Cambodia reinforces its leadership role within ASEAN and supports its implementation. The ENRC also bolsters Cambodia's commitment to its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, highlighting the nation's dedication to battling climate change.
Cambodia is a shining example of how economic development and environmental protection can go hand-in-hand. The country has successfully transitioned from an agriculture-based economy to a diversified economy, leading to a rise in the middle class. Cambodia's example inspires countries worldwide to integrate progress with environmental sustainability, forging a peaceful, more inclusive, resilient, and prosperous future for all.
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WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Thursday, December 1, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Northeast Oregon and South Central Washington
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
358 AM PST Fri Dec 2 2022
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Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
358 AM PST Fri Dec 2 2022
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Areas of dense freezing fog in the
morning. Highs 19 to 25. Light wind, becoming east 5 to 10 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows
11 to 14. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 20s. North
wind 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 12 to 15. North wind 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the upper 20s to lower 30s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to
18. Highs in the lower 20s to lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of freezing
rain or snow. Highs in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
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WAZ027-030000-
Yakima Valley-
Including the cities of Naches, Sunnyside, Toppenish, and Yakima
358 AM PST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Light
wind, becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow overnight.
Lows 11 to 16. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 17. North wind 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the upper 20s to lower 30s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Lows 10 to 16.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 12 to 18.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the
upper 20s to lower 30s. Lows 12 to 20.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of freezing
rain or snow. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
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WAZ028-030000-
Lower Columbia Basin of Washington-
Including the cities of Connell, Prosser, and Tri-Cities
358 AM PST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s.
Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 14 to 19. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 16 to 20. North wind 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the mid to upper 20s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Lows 12 to 18.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid
20s to lower 30s. Lows 12 to 21.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of freezing
rain or snow. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
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WAZ029-030000-
Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington-
Including the cities of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Walla Walla
358 AM PST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. South wind
5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 17 to 20. Southeast wind 5 to
10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 30s.
Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 19. East wind 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the upper 20s to lower 30s. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows
15 to 19.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the
upper 20s to mid 30s. Lows 15 to 23.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the lower to mid 30s.
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Northwest Blue Mountains-
Including the city of Ski Bluewood Resort
358 AM PST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the
morning. Highs in the lower to mid 20s, except in the upper 20s
to lower 30s valleys. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 14 to 21. Windy. South wind 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s.
South wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 17 to 21.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Lows 16 to 18.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of snow. Highs in the 20s. Lows 16 to 23.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of freezing
rain or snow. Highs in the mid to upper 20s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid
20s to lower 30s. Lows 16 to 24.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
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WAZ520-030000-
East Slopes of the Washington Cascades-
Including the cities of Appleton, Cle Elum, and Cliffdell
358 AM PST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the
afternoon. Highs in the 20s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows
12 to 16. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph in the evening, becoming
light. Gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow in the
morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the 20s.
East wind 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 12 to 17. Northeast wind
5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Lows 12 to 16.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s
to lower 30s. Lows 13 to 23.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
freezing rain or snow. Lows 17 to 21.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow and
freezing rain. Highs in the lower 20s to lower 30s.
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WAZ521-030000-
Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Goldendale and Bickleton
358 AM PST Fri Dec 2 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Gusts
up to 20 mph in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows
12 to 19.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid to upper 20s. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. North wind 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Lows 12 to 18.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the
upper 20s to mid 30s. Lows 13 to 23.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and freezing
rain. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
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TECO's Manatee Viewing Center is an opportunity to spend quality time with beloved sea cows
APOLLO BEACH, Fla. - Soon, Florida manatees will be seeking warmer waters and one of their usual hangouts is right in Apollo Beach.
TECO's Manatee Viewing Center will officially open this season on Nov. 1 and will close on April 15, 2023. The center is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. On Christmas Eve, it closes at 3 p.m.
It's free to visit. For more information on hours, directions, and more on the Manatee Viewing Center, click here: www.tampaelectric.com/company/mvc.
The sea cows have been gathering in the canal – where warm water discharges from the Big Bend power plant – since the 1970s, officials say. Like most Florida residents, manatees cannot tolerate temperatures below 68 degrees for long periods of time. When the temperatures begin to cool, thousands of the gentle giants migrate to warmer waters like the state's springs
In past years, visitors not only see manatees, but they have spotted tarpon, leaping stingrays, and even sharks.
PREVIOUS: Giant tarpon, leaping rays swim alongside manatees at TECO power plant
Back in 1975, the manatee was designated as Florida's official marine mammal. In 2017, they were reclassified from endangered to threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. However, the population has since faced a record number of deaths. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/tecos-manatee-viewing-center-is-an-opportunity-to-spend-quality-time-with-beloved-sea-cows | 2022-10-28 15:46:24 | 0 | https://www.fox13news.com/news/tecos-manatee-viewing-center-is-an-opportunity-to-spend-quality-time-with-beloved-sea-cows |
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: LABB) ("Genomma Lab" or "the Company"), one of the leading pharmaceutical and personal care product companies in Mexico with an expanding international presence, informs that the Company filed a Notice of Rights with the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) declaring a cash dividend of $0.381679389 Mexican pesos per share on its common stock representing a total amount of $ 400,000,000.00 M.N. (four hundred million pesos 00/100 National Currency), payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 11, 2022. This amount is based on the total LABB shares currently in circulation. This payment is in addition to the dividends paid previously on December 10, 2021 and on June 08, 2022.
The Company has reported that all lines in the Personal Care Manufacturing Plant are currently in operation and are in the ramp up process. No significant additional Capex will be required.
Genomma's Board of Directors, exercising the powers delegated at the last Annual General Shareholders Meeting, have therefore deemed it appropriate to make today's announced third payment, also signaling the next phase of shareholder value generation. Genomma Lab and its Board of Directors express their continued appreciation for the trust of its shareholders and financial providers, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
It's important to note that the above dividend payment is derived from the Net Tax Profit Account (CUFIN) prior to 2014.
About Genomma Lab Internacional
Genomma Lab Internacional, S.A.B. de C.V. is one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical and personal care products companies in Latin America. Genomma Lab develops, sells and markets a broad range of Premium branded products, many of which are leaders in the categories in which they compete in terms of sales and market share. The Company has a sound business model through a unique combination of a new product development process, consumer oriented marketing, a broad retail distribution network and a low–cost, highly flexible supply chain operating model. For more information visit: www.genommalab.com
Genomma Lab's shares are listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker "LABB" (Bloomberg: LABB:MM).
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This report may contain certain forward-looking statements and information relating to the Company that reflect the current views and/or expectations of the Company and its management with respect to its performance, business and future events. Forward looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain words like "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "envisages," "will likely result," or any other words or phrases of similar meaning. Such statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in this presentation and in oral statements made by authorized officers of the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, such as the scope and duration of the outbreak, government actions and restrictive measures implemented in response, material delays, supply chain disruptions and other impacts to the business, or on the Company's ability to execute business continuity plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic factors, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; competition, including technological advances, new products attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development; the ability of the Company to successfully execute strategic plans; the impact of business combinations and divestitures; manufacturing difficulties or delays, internally or within the supply chain; significant adverse litigation or government action, including related to product liability claims; changes to applicable laws and regulations, including tax laws; changes in behavior and spending patterns of purchasers of products and services; financial instability of international economies and legal systems and sovereign risk. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found within the Company's related filings with the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. Any forward-looking statement made in this release speaks only as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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STOCKHOLM, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) ("Calliditas") partner Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK) today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has recommended Priority Review for the New Drug Application (NDA) of Nefecon for the treatment of primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) in adults at risk of rapid disease progression.
In November 2022 the NMPA accepted Everest's NDA for Nefecon, leading to an expected regulatory decision in 2H 2023. Priority review has the potential to accelerate the regulatory review, as per Mr Rogers Luo, CEO of Everest.
For further information, please contact:
Marie Galay, IR Manager, Calliditas
Tel.: +44 79 55 12 98 45, email: marie.galay@calliditas.com
The information was sent for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, on December 30, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. CET.
About Calliditas
Calliditas Therapeutics is a commercial stage biopharma company based in Stockholm, Sweden focused on identifying, developing and commercializing novel treatments in orphan indications, with an initial focus on renal and hepatic diseases with significant unmet medical needs. Calliditas' lead product, developed under the name Nefecon, has been granted accelerated approval by the FDA under the trade name TARPEYO® and conditional marketing authorization by the European Commission under the trade name Kinpeygo®. Kinpeygo is being commercialized in the European Union Member States by Calliditas' partner, STADA Arzneimittel AG. Additionally, Calliditas is conducting a Phase 2b/3 clinical trial in primary biliary cholangitis and a Phase 2 proof-of-concept trial in head and neck cancer with its NOX inhibitor product candidate, setanaxib. Calliditas' common shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (ticker: CALTX) and its American Depositary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (ticker: CALT).
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding prospective regulatory approval and marketing of Nefecon in China, Calliditas' strategy, commercialization efforts, business plans, regulatory submissions, clinical development plans and focus. The words "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "project," "potential," "continue," "target," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including, without limitation, any related to Calliditas' business, operations, continued regulatory approvals for TARPEYO and Kinpeygo and additional regulatory approvals for Nefecon, including in China, market acceptance thereof, clinical trials, supply chain, strategy, goals and anticipated timelines, competition from other biopharmaceutical companies, and other risks identified in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Calliditas' reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Calliditas cautions you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Calliditas disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release represent Calliditas' views only as of the date hereof and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date.
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LANSING, Mich. — The Environmental Protection Agency estimates 10% of paint is left unused every year. It's asked companies to find alternative ways to dispose of that paint.
Now, a company is using recycled paint as its business model.
At Up Paint in Lansing, Michigan, tons of "upcycled" paint is manufactured and distributed nationwide.
"We're expecting to be doing 20 to 30,000 gallons a month and then growing from there,” said Dustin Martin, owner of Up Paint. “It's a relatively new market— recycled paint. Every painting project requires you to buy a little bit more paint than what you plan on using. So, all of us are left with some extra paint left over in our house, our apartment basement or garage, and they don't know what to do with that. So, they don't know there's recycling options out there.”
Paint is considered hazardous waste. It can contaminate the environment if disposed of improperly.
“Whether it's a gas or liquid, it can be dangerous for our health and environment,” said Danny Katz with CoPIRG. “Paint is not the kind of thing that you pour down the drain, or trashcan, you want to dispose it in a way that can potentially be repurposed state's program is called PaintCare and it's managed by the paint manufacturer themselves, they kick in a small fee for every can they sell and that money is used for a collection program that is accessible to anyone to bring their paint back to the paint store or collection area."
Up Paint uses PaintCare, which accepts the paint at drop-off sites and they processes it into new paint.
The recycled paint can actually be more affordable— at about $13 less than the average $60 gallon of paint.
"Most of the recycled paint that's being collected, and process is being sold overseas,” Martin said. “But the quality and standard is so good that there's no reason that it can be in the U.S. The quality is comparable to a 60 dollar gallon of paint. We're selling it for less than that since the collection. In our process we are able to sell it for less than it would be otherwise, so people are getting a value for better paint at a lower cost by using recycled paint."
Currently, PaintCare only operates in 10 states, but those involved are hopeful that more states will start to get involved to help cut down on hazardous waste. | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/unwanted-paint-is-being-recycled-and-reused | 2023-02-28 03:13:06 | 1 | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/unwanted-paint-is-being-recycled-and-reused |
IRVINE, Calif. and NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ONIT Sciences, an agriculture company specializing in organic input technologies, and MGX Global Trade Canada Corp, an international import/export company, announced today that MGX will serve as the exclusive authorized distributor for ONIT's innovative organic products across three major agricultural regions.
"This agreement with MGX is evidence of ONIT's commitment to provide natural, organic agriculture inputs that perform as well or better than traditional chemical products to farmers around the world," stated Jeff Moses, president of ONIT Sciences. "MGX is a proven performer, with a world-class team and deep connections to major crop producers in each region they serve. We are extremely excited to open these new markets and help support organic initiatives in countries that have been harmed by chemical farming protocols."
MGX will carry all ONIT Science products, including its flagship ONIT Grow™, a powerful bio-stimulant, surfactant and soil amendment that uses all-natural, organic ingredients to penetrate even the toughest plant surface to stimulate plant vigor and yield. Increases in yield have been documented as high as 40% in some crops. Also available through MGX is the company's ONIT Input Plus™ and ONIT Input™ products, which help farmers significantly reduce costs by enhancing uptake and absorption of any nutrient, fertilizer or other input that it is mixed with.
"At MGX, we are excited about this new opportunity that will be a great extension to our existing lineup of quality products. From our initial research, we can see that the ONIT's organic products will be well received within the agricultural communities and within the governments," stated Moe Negin, Founder of MGX Global Trade Canada Corp. "Our mission is to give back to local communities in rural areas by supplying environmentally sustainable products to help our planet and for healthier future generations."
Territories covered by this exclusive Authorized Distributor agreement include:
- South America
o Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Argentina, Chile - Midde East/North Africa
o Algeria, Turkey, Dubai, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman, Libya, Saudia Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen - Philippines
"Within South America, we have established interest for ONIT products and are in the process of working with the local governments and Ministries of Agriculture to bring in the ONIT lineup. One Ministry has mentioned they would have an interest in creating a program and offering subsidies to local farmers to purchase the products through them." Moe Negin explained. "Our first introduction into the marketplace will be this July, as the MGX team, along with ONIT representatives, will attend the largest Agro Expo for South America in Bogota, Colombia."
"We are establishing a distribution system throughout the Middle East and Africa, as there is growing demand and research proving the effectiveness of ONIT products within the agriculture community," continued Mr. Negin. "We are working closely with government scientists to explore use-cases for ONIT products that are specific to the region's geography and crops. This work could lead to new formulations that could expand ONIT's product line to address these unique environments."
About ONIT Sciences
ONIT Sciences (Organic Natural Input Technologies) is an agriculture technology company whose mission is to increase plant health and crop yield through natural, organic, non-GMO sciences while maximizing value to customers, shareholders, partners and employees. Established in 2018, the company maintains offices in Irvine, California.
About MGX Global Trade Canada Corp
MGX is a Canadian registered import/export corporation in the province of British Columbia. Our main industry is in the green coffee business as we are coffee growers in Colombia for over a century. As a registered grower with the Coffee Federation of Colombia, we supply both green beans and roasted coffee around the world. In addition, we have established solid relationships throughout Latin America and the Middle East supplying fruits, vegetables, lentils, cooking oil, pistachio/assorted nuts, paper products, and more.
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MARQUETTE, Mich., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peninsula Fiber Network, LLC (PFN), a leading provider of fiber optic-based telecommunications and Next Generation 911 services throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota today announced the addition of Anthony Vissman as its new Regional Account Director – Government Accounts.
Vissman has been in the Sales and Marketing fields for over 30 years as an Account Executive, Director of Business Development, and Sales Manager. He also owned and operated two different business enterprises. He has worked with small independent retailers as well as enterprise-level national companies. For the last seven years he has developed the Mid-Michigan region for Casair and most recently Point Broadband.
Jason Bordeaux, Director of Sales for PFN stated, "Anthony's vast experience in telecommunications will allow PFN to better serve our NG-911 and Government partners. His strategic thinking, detail-oriented nature and broad sector knowledge are all valuable assets to our growing company and for our customers."
A graduate of Central Michigan University, Anthony lives in Stanton, MI with his wife Jody. He has a son and twin daughters, and all three are currently attending college. Anthony enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, and coaching basketball.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Renaissance Foundation, established by Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Companies, announced it will donate $30,000 to Feeding America, the largest hunger relief organization in the country, and $5,000 to Gleaners Food Bank in central Indiana. With rising food prices, hunger relief organizations have reported increasing demand for food assistance this year. And higher costs coupled with reductions in donations are making it harder for food banks to keep their shelves stocked.
"Now more than ever, we recognize the need to fund hunger relief in our communities," said Jeff Kolesar, interim president and CEO of Renaissance. "We are proud to continue to support food assistance programs nationally through the Feeding America network and also locally in Indiana through Gleaners, which is a member of the Feeding America food bank network."
Funds for Feeding America will go to food assistance programs and areas where they are most needed. The Feeding America network of food banks is in every county in the country. Its free food and grocery programs include mobile pantries, drive-thru pantries, senior food programs, SNAP Applications Assistance, backpack programs, school pantries and more.
"We are so grateful to the Renaissance Foundation for renewing their support of Feeding America with a gift of $30,000," said Dan Nisbet, vice president of development at Feeding America. "With record inflation and grocery prices still top of mind for working families, it is vital that we maintain people's passion for our mission and engage supporters nationwide to take action to help mitigate food insecurity – and to view food insecurity as an issue we can solve together."
At Gleaners, the Renaissance funds will be used to support its mobile food pantries. Since transportation can be a challenge for many in need, its mobile pantries take food to centrally located areas to reach those who may fall outside its reach. Gleaners provides hunger relief to families in 21 counties in Indiana.
"Currently, Gleaners is serving about 85 percent of the households that we served at the height of the pandemic, and the lines are showing no signs of slowing down," said Fred Glass, president/CEO of Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana. "This gift from the Renaissance Foundation comes at a time when inflation is hitting our neighbors hard. Gleaners relies on a strong network of support and partners like the Renaissance Foundation to help ensure that we are well-positioned to meet this sustained need."
Feeding America is the largest hunger relief organization in the United States. In partnership with a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 agency partners, Feeding America works to get nourishing food – from farmers, manufacturers, and retailers – to neighbors experiencing food insecurity while addressing the root causes of hunger. For more information, please visit https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work.
Gleaners was founded in 1980 by a group of concerned citizens who felt strongly that no one should go hungry. Since that time, it has distributed nearly 700 million pounds of food and critical grocery items through a committed network of more than 300 food pantries, soup kitchens, schools and community partners. In addition to food distribution to hunger relief agencies throughout its 21-county service area, Gleaners also operates Fresh Connect Central, one of 7 regional produce cooperatives for Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief organization.
The Renaissance Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization established by Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company with a mission to protect the overall health and well-being of individuals and families. Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America and its sister company Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of New York, offer ancillary benefits for employer groups and individuals nationwide. With headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind., Renaissance is focused on providing outstanding dental, vision, life and disability insurance solutions and service. Visit www.renaissancebenefits.com, and find us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Hakeem Jeffries says he hasn’t spoken ‘recently’ with Kevin McCarthy
By Daniella Diaz and Devan Cole, CNN
New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who is poised to succeed Nancy Pelosi as the next Democratic leader in the House, said Sunday that he hasn’t “recently” had a conversation with GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who is in line to lead the Republican-controlled chamber next year.
“I haven’t had a conversation with Leader McCarthy recently,” Jeffries told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “I do have, I think, a much warmer relationship with Steve Scalise. Look forward to working whenever and wherever possible, Jake, with the entire House Republican Conference and the leadership team to find common ground to get things done for everyday Americans to make progress.”
Asked by Tapper whether he thinks McCarthy has what it takes to be House speaker, Jeffries replied: “That’s a decision, ultimately, that the House Republican Conference is going to have to make.”
“He does seem to be struggling to get to 218. Let’s see what happens on January 3,” he said, referring to the number of votes the California Republican needs to wield the speaker’s gavel.
The House Republican Conference voted last week for McCarthy to be its leader, with the California Republican fending off long-shot challenger Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, a former chairman of the hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus.
“It’s worth being challenged and make sure your competition’s there. But we have to work as one conference because if four want to vote one way, four can vote another,” McCarthy told Fox on Sunday. “We have to unite as Republicans and understand the commitment we made to the American people.”
Jeffries told Tapper that Democrats will push back on any “overreach” from the House GOP in the congressional investigations the party is planning to pursue against the Biden administration.
“We will absolutely defend the Biden administration and his track record of success if it comes under assault by people attempting to politicize our governmental responsibilities, without question,” Jeffries said. “And I expect that we will strongly and vigorously be involved in pushing back against any effort at overreach by the extreme MAGA Republican wing of the House Republican Conference.”
Tapper asked Jeffries when he first learned that Pelosi was planning to step down from her leadership role.
“I think all of us learned definitively that she was planning to step back when she delivered that speech on the House floor,” Jeffries said. “It was a historic speech for the ages by a speaker for the ages. I thought it was so incredibly well done.”
Asked how he was able to consolidate Democratic support for his leadership bid, Jeffries didn’t directly answer the question, instead saying: “My focus, Jake, has really been to do the job that I have as caucus chair to the best of my ability and try and let the rest take care of itself.”
As of Sunday morning, Jeffries, who currently serves as chair of the House Democratic Caucus, is running unopposed in his bid to lead House Democrats.
Jeffries struck a positive tone on party unity when asked about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive Democrat from New York, recently telling The New York Times that there needed to be “healing” in the caucus following Pelosi’s decision to step down.
“I have great respect for Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and every single member of the House Democratic Caucus,” Jeffries said. “The thing about us, Jake, is that while we can have some noisy conversations at times about how we can make progress for the American people, what we’ve seen is that, under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, Jim Clyburn, we’ve constantly been able to come together, time and time again.”
“My point is, Jake, that though people have doubted us, tried to create this frame of Democrats in disarray, we always are consistently able to come together, find the highest common denominator, get things done for everyday Americans and make progress,” Jeffries added.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
Railroads and union representatives had been in negotiations for 20 hours at the Labor Department on Wednesday to hammer out a deal, as there was a risk of a strike starting on Friday that could have shut down rail lines across the country.
Biden made a key phone call to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at 9 p.m. as the talks were ongoing after Italian dinner had been brought in, according to a White House official insisting on anonymity. The president told the negotiators to consider the harm to families, farmers and businesses if a shutdown occurred.
What resulted from the back and forth was a tentative agreement that will go to union members for a vote after a post-ratification cooling off period of several weeks.
“These rail workers will get better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs: all hard-earned,” Biden said. “The agreement is also a victory for railway companies who will be able to retain and recruit more workers for an industry that will continue to be part of the backbone of the American economy for decades to come.”
The threat of a shutdown had put Biden in a delicate spot politically. The Democratic president believes unions built the middle class, but he also knew a rail worker strike could damage the economy ahead of the midterms
That left him in the awkward position on Wednesday. He flew to Detroit, a stalwart of the labor movement, to espouse the virtues of unionization, while members of his administration went all-out to keep talks going in Washington between the railroads and unionized workers.
As the administration was trying to forge peace, United Auto Workers Local 598 member Ryan Buchalski introduced Biden at the Detroit auto show on Wednesday as “the most union- and labor-friendly president in American history” and someone who was “kickin’ ass for the working class.” Buchalski harked back to the pivotal sitdown strikes by autoworkers in the 1930s.
In the speech that followed, Biden recognized that he wouldn’t be in the White House without the support of unions such as the UAW and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, saying autoworkers “brung me to the dance.”
But without a deal among the 12 unions in talks back in Washington, Biden also knew that a stoppage might have begun as early as Friday that could halt shipments of food and fuel at a cost of $2 billion a day.
Far more was at stake than sick leave and salary bumps for 115,000 unionized railroad workers. The ramifications could have extended to control of Congress and to the shipping network that keeps factories rolling, stocks the shelves of stores and stitches the U.S. together as an economic power.
That’s why White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaking aboard Air Force One as it jetted to Detroit on Wednesday, said a rail worker strike was “an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people.” The rail lines and their workers’ representatives “need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,” she said.
Biden faced the same kind of predicament faced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 with coal and Harry Truman in 1952 with steel — how do you balance the needs of labor and business in doing what’s best for the nation? Railways were so important during World War I that Woodrow Wilson temporarily nationalized the industry to keep goods flowing and prevent strikes.
Inside the White House, aides don’t see a contradiction between Biden’s devotion to unions and his desire to avoid a strike. Union activism has surged under Biden, as seen in a 56% increase in petitions for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board so far this fiscal year.
One person familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss White House deliberations on the matter, said Biden’s mindset in approaching the debate was that he’s the president of the entire country, not just for organized labor.
With the economy still recovering from the supply chain disruptions of the pandemic, the president’s goal is to keep all parties so a deal could be finalized. The person said the White House saw a commitment to keep negotiating in good faith as the best way to avoid a shutdown while exercising the principles of collective bargaining that Biden holds dear.
Biden also knew a stoppage could worsen the dynamics that have contributed to soaring inflation and created a political headache for the party in power.
Eddie Vale, a Democratic political consultant and former AFL-CIO communications aide, said the White House pursued the correct approach at a perilous moment.
“No one wants a railroad strike, not the companies, not the workers, not the White House,” he said. “No one wants it this close to the election.”
Vale added that the sticking point in the talks was about “respect basically — sick leave and bereavement leave,” issues Biden has supported in speeches and with his policy proposals.
Sensing political opportunity, Senate Republicans moved Wednesday to pass a law to impose contract terms on the unions and railroad companies to avoid a shutdown. Democrats, who control both chambers in Congress, blocked it.
“If a strike occurs and paralyzes food, fertilizer and energy shipments nationwide, it will be because Democrats blocked this bill,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
The economic impact of a potential strike was not lost on members of the Business Roundtable, a Washington-based group that represents CEOs. It issued its quarterly outlook for the economy Wednesday.
“We’ve been experiencing a lot of headwinds from supply chain problems since the pandemic started and those problems would be geometrically magnified,” Josh Bolten, the group’s CEO, told reporters. “There are manufacturing plants around the country that likely have to shut down. … There are critical products to keep our water clean.”
The roundtable also had a meeting of its board of directors Wednesday. But Bolten said Lance Fritz, chair of the board’s international committee and the CEO of Union Pacific railroad, would miss it “because he’s working hard trying to bring the strike to a resolution.”
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A goose on the loose caused a brief delay during the National League playoff game between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.The bird flew into Dodger Stadium and landed in shallow right field with two outs in the eighth inning. It sat on the grass as Gavin Lux of the Dodgers singled to right.Then the pursuit was on.The grounds crew closed in on the goose, but the bird took off. It flew all the way to near the Dodgers' on-deck circle, where Cody Bellinger was standing. He flinched and edged away from it.With a blue plastic garbage bin, the crew approached the goose again. It flew to the infield near third base. A worker rushed over and put a towel over the goose and dropped it into the bin. "That was pretty gnarly," Padres slugger Manny Machado said. "Just didn't want to hurt him. I think he was hurt when he landed so I didn't like seeing that, but I guess it was good luck for us."The Padres beat the Dodgers 5-3 to tie the best-of-five Division Series at a game apiece.Video: President Biden hosts Atlanta BravesThe goose was a hit on social media, with one man scolding the game broadcasters for incorrectly calling it a duck. Others made puns about the Dodgers' putting up a goose egg against the Padres' bullpen.The Los Angeles Audubon Society helpfully took to Twitter to identify the bird as a greater white-fronted goose."Bright lights can disorient birds that migrate at night, which this species does," the society tweeted.It might have been the first goose in a postseason game at Dodger Stadium since Hall of Fame reliever Goose Gossage pitched for the New York Yankees against the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series.Appropriately, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tony Gonsolin, who is nicknamed Goose, will start Game 3 on Friday in San Diego. However, Gonsolin is a noted cat lover.___AP freelance writer Jolene Latimer contributed to this report.
LOS ANGELES — A goose on the loose caused a brief delay during the National League playoff game between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
The bird flew into Dodger Stadium and landed in shallow right field with two outs in the eighth inning. It sat on the grass as Gavin Lux of the Dodgers singled to right.
Then the pursuit was on.
The grounds crew closed in on the goose, but the bird took off. It flew all the way to near the Dodgers' on-deck circle, where Cody Bellinger was standing. He flinched and edged away from it.
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A goose takes flight past Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger, left, during the eighth inning in Game 2 of the baseball team’s NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles.
With a blue plastic garbage bin, the crew approached the goose again. It flew to the infield near third base. A worker rushed over and put a towel over the goose and dropped it into the bin.
"That was pretty gnarly," Padres slugger Manny Machado said. "Just didn't want to hurt him. I think he was hurt when he landed so I didn't like seeing that, but I guess it was good luck for us."
The Padres beat the Dodgers 5-3 to tie the best-of-five Division Series at a game apiece.
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The goose was a hit on social media, with one man scolding the game broadcasters for incorrectly calling it a duck. Others made puns about the Dodgers' putting up a goose egg against the Padres' bullpen.
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A goose takes flight over the infield during the eighth inning in Game 2 of a baseball NL Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Audubon Society helpfully took to Twitter to identify the bird as a greater white-fronted goose.
"Bright lights can disorient birds that migrate at night, which this species does," the society tweeted.
It might have been the first goose in a postseason game at Dodger Stadium since Hall of Fame reliever Goose Gossage pitched for the New York Yankees against the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series.
Appropriately, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tony Gonsolin, who is nicknamed Goose, will start Game 3 on Friday in San Diego. However, Gonsolin is a noted cat lover.
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TOKYO (AP) — The head of a South Korean team of experts said Wednesday they saw all of the facilities they had requested to visit at Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant and Japanese officials had carefully answered their questions about a contentious plan to release treated but still slightly radioactive water into the sea, a sign of a further thawing of ties between the countries.
During their two-day visit, which was closed to the media, officials from the Japanese government and the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, showed the 21-member delegation facilities related to treatment, safety checks, transport and dilution of the waste water.
The plan has faced fierce protests from local fishing communities concerned about safety and reputational damage. Neighboring countries, including South Korea, China and Pacific Island nations, have also raised safety concerns.
The water release has particularly been a sensitive issue between Tokyo and Seoul, which are now repairing long-strained ties to address bigger challenges such as security threats from China and North Korea.
“We saw every necessary facility that was included in the initial plan,” said Yoo Guk-hee, the chairperson of South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission who heads the delegation. His government has studied the water release plan since August 2021 and submitted a list of facilities it wanted to see, he said.
The delegation also received data showing levels of radioactivity of the water before and after treatment which they still need to analyze and confirm, Yoo told reporters. He did not give his evaluation of the water release plan.
His team will hold talks with Japanese officials in Tokyo on Thursday before returning home Friday.
Japanese officials say the water will be treated to legally releasable levels and further diluted with large amounts of seawater. It will be gradually released into the ocean over decades through an undersea tunnel, making it harmless to people and marine life, they say.
Some scientists say the impact of long-term, low-dose exposures to radionuclides is unknown and the release should be delayed.
Historical disputes have strained ties between Tokyo and Seoul but their relationship has thawed rapidly in recent months as the two U.S. allies, under Washington’s pressure, share a sense of urgency to mend ties amid growing regional security threats.
A massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s cooling systems, causing three reactors to melt, releasing large amounts of radiation. Water used to cool the reactor cores accumulated in about 1,000 tanks at the plant which will reach their capacity in early 2024.
Japanese officials say the water stored in the tanks needs to be removed to prevent accidental leaks in case of another disaster and to make room for the plant’s decommissioning.
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With no immunity, Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa faces legal troubles
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and KRUTIKA PATHI
Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa could face legal action over forced disappearances of activists now that he has been stripped of constitutional immunity following his return home. Rajapaksa flew to Colombo from Thailand after fleeing protests over economic hardships seven weeks ago. He has no pending court cases because he was protected by immunity as president. However, Rajapaksa will be served a summons next week to appear at the Supreme Court where his immunity from testifying on the forced disappearance of two young political activists is challenged. That’s according to a lawyer for the victims’ families who said Rajapaksa fled the country when he was about to be served a summons in July. The disappearances are linked to to the country’s long civil war. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/09/03/with-no-immunity-sri-lankas-rajapaksa-faces-legal-troubles/ | 2022-09-03 12:23:32 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/09/03/with-no-immunity-sri-lankas-rajapaksa-faces-legal-troubles/ |
TUPELO, Miss. and HOUSTON, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At its regular quarterly meeting today, the board of directors of Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE) (Cadence) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock. The common stock dividend is payable on January 3, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2022.
The board of directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34375 per share of Series A Preferred Stock. The preferred stock dividend is payable on November 21, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 4, 2022.
Cadence earlier reported financial results for the third quarter of 2022. Net income available to common shareholders was $121.0 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, and adjusted income available to common shareholders was $143.7 million, or $0.78 per diluted share.
About Cadence Bank
Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE) is a leading regional banking franchise with approximately $50 billion in assets and nearly 400 branch locations across the South and Texas. Cadence provides consumers, businesses and corporations with a full range of innovative banking and financial solutions. Services and products include consumer banking, consumer loans, mortgages, home equity lines and loans, credit cards, commercial and business banking, treasury management, specialized lending, asset-based lending, commercial real estate, equipment financing, correspondent banking, SBA lending, foreign exchange, wealth management, investment and trust services, financial planning, retirement plan management, and personal and business insurance. Cadence is committed to a culture of respect, diversity and inclusion in both its workplace and communities. Cadence Bank, Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.
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Spacewalking astronauts install solar arrays outside International Space Station
International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSA) arrived via SpaceX Cargo Dragon last month and are rolled up like carpets. The solar arrays roll out to more than 60 feet long and 20 feet wide when attached to the ISS.
Two NASA astronauts stepped outside the International Space Station on Saturday to continue upgrading the orbiting laboratory's power grid.
NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio started spacewalking at 7:16 a.m. EST to install an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA). These new, more efficient solar arrays mark the second pair of six total arrays that will eventually be installed outside the ISS, providing a 20 to 30% power increase for the ongoing research and operations in low-Earth orbit.
The iROSAs arrived via SpaceX Cargo Dragon last month and are rolled up like carpets. After using the ISS CanadaArm2 to install the iROSAs on the station's starboard truss structure, the astronauts will release pins to allow the solar arrays to unfurl in space.
Weighing 750 pounds on Earth, the solar arrays roll out to more than 60 feet long and 20 feet wide when attached to the ISS.
During the spacewalk, Cassada's feet were attached to the space station's robotic arm, called the CanadaArm2, operated by NASA astronaut Nicole Mann from inside the ISS.
LUNAR DEPARTURE: NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT BEGINS JOURNEY BACK TO EARTH
As the CanadaArm2 began moving Cassada and the array into position, he was asked how it felt.
"It feels light and heavy at the same time," Cassada said.
Mann and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata assisted Cassada and Rubio during Saturday’s spacewalk.
NASA carried the spacewalk live on NASA TV and NASA.gov. Cassada wore the spacesuit with red stripes, and Rubio's suit was unmarked.
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By LISA MASCARO
AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his quest to rise to House speaker, Kevin McCarthy is charging straight into history — potentially becoming the first nominee in 100 years unable to win the job on a first-round floor vote.
The increasingly real prospect of a messy floor fight over the speaker’s gavel on Day One of the new Congress on Jan. 3 is worrying House Republicans, who are bracing for the spectacle. They have been meeting endlessly in private at the Capitol trying to resolve the standoff.
Taking hold of a perilously slim 222-seat Republican majority in the 435-member House and facing handful of defectors, McCarthy is working furiously to reach the 218-vote threshold typically needed to become speaker.
“The fear is, that if we stumble out of the gate,” said Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., a McCarthy ally, then the voters who sent the Republicans to Washington “will revolt over that and they will feel let down.”
Not since the disputed election of 1923 has a candidate for House speaker faced the public scrutiny of convening a new session of Congress only to have it descend into political chaos, with one vote after another, until a new speaker is chosen. At that time, it eventually took a grueling nine ballots to secure the gavel.
McCarthy, a Republican from Bakersfield, California, who was first elected in 2006 and who remains allied with Donald Trump, has signaled he is willing to go as long as it takes in a floor vote to secure the speaker’s job he has wanted for years. The former president has endorsed McCarthy, and is said to be making calls on McCarthy’s behalf. McCarthy has given no indication he would step aside, as he did in 2015 when it was clear he did not have the support.
But McCarthy also is acknowledging the holdouts won’t budge. “It’s all in jeopardy,” McCarthy said Friday in an interview with conservative Hugh Hewitt.
The dilemma reflects not just McCarthy’s uncertain stature among his peers, but also the shifting political norms in Congress as party leaders who once wielded immense power — the names of Cannon, Rayburn and now Pelosi adorn House meeting rooms and office buildings — are seeing it slip away in the 21st century.
Rank-and-file lawmakers have become political stars on their own terms, able to shape their brands on social media and raise their own money for campaigns. House members are less reliant than they once were on the party leaders to dole out favors in exchange for support.
The test for McCarthy, if he is able to shore up the votes on Jan. 3 or in the days that follow, will be whether he emerges a weakened speaker, forced to pay an enormous price for the gavel, or whether the potentially brutal power struggle emboldens his new leadership.
“Does he want to go down as the first speaker candidate in 100 years to go to the floor and have to essentially, you know, give up?” said Jeffrey A. Jenkins, a professor at the University of Southern California and co-author of “Fighting for the Speakership.”
“But if he pulls this rabbit out of the hat, you know, maybe he actually has more of the right stuff.”
Republicans met in private this past week for another lengthy session as McCarthy’s detractors, largely a handful of conservative stalwarts from the Freedom Caucus, demand changes to House rules that would diminish the power of the speaker’s office.
The Freedom Caucus members and others want assurances they will be able to help draft legislation from the ground up and have opportunities to amend bills during the floor debates. They want enforcement of the 72-hour rule that requires bills to be presented for review before voting.
Outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the past two Republican speakers, John Boehner and Paul Ryan, faced similar challenges, but they were able to rely on the currency of their position to hand out favors, negotiate deals and otherwise win over opponents to keep them in line — for a time. Boehner and Ryan ended up retiring early.
But the central demand by McCarthy’s opponents’ could go too far: They want to reinstate a House rule that allows any single lawmaker to file a motion to “vacate the chair,” essentially allowing a floor vote to boot the speaker from office.
The early leaders of the Freedom Caucus, under Mark Meadows, the former North Carolina congressman turned Trump’s chief of staff, wielded the little-used procedure as a threat over Boehner, and later, over Ryan.
It wasn’t until Pelosi seized the gavel the second time, in 2019, that House Democrats voted to do away with the rule and require a majority vote of the caucus to mount a floor vote challenge to the speaker.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said the 200-year-old rule was good enough for Thomas Jefferson, so it’s one he would like to see in place.
“We’re still a long way from fixing this institution the way it needs to be fixed,” Roy told reporters Thursday at the Capitol.
What’s unclear for McCarthy is even if he gives in to the various demands being made by the conservatives, whether that will be enough for them drop their opposition to his leadership.
Several House Republicans said they do not believe McCarthy will ever be able to overcome the detractors.
“I don’t believe he’s going to get to 218 votes,” said Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., among the holdouts. “And so I look forward to when that recognition sets in and, for the good of the country, for the good of the Congress, he steps aside, and we can consider other candidates.”
The opposition to McCarthy has promoted a counteroffensive from other groups of House Republicans who are becoming more vocal in their support of the GOP leader — and more concerned about the fallout if the start of the new Congress descends into an internal party fight.
Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, who leads the Republican Governance Group, was wearing an “O.K.” button on his lapel — meaning, “Only Kevin,” he explained.
Some have suggested that the opponents to McCarthy could simply vote “present,” lowering the threshold for reaching a majority — a tactic Pelosi and Boehner both used to win with fewer than 218 votes.
While some have suggested threatening the detractors with removal from their committee assignments or other retribution, Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., a leader of another conservative governance caucus, said: “Anybody who thinks that the holdouts are going to be bullied into compliance doesn’t understand how this town works.”
Retiring Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., who recalled that then-Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia dropped out of the race in 1998 when he didn’t have the votes, cautioned McCarthy against backing down.
“My advice to Kevin is, you got to go to the finish line,” Upton said. “You can’t fold the cards. You got to make these folks vote — and vote.”
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‘Even more beautiful and even more iconic’: Ben Franklin Bridge lights up Philly skyline with million-dollar lighting installation
The lights can be seen “chasing” PATCO trains as they go across the bridge, and will change colors to reflect the holidays or special occasions.
The Ben Franklin Bridge is lighting up the Philadelphia skyline once again after the flip was switched Monday evening on a new LED lighting system.
It’s part of a more than $214 million upgrade project currently underway at the iconic bridge — including the new $8 million LED decorative lighting that replaces the original system that was installed in 1987.
Delaware River Port Authority CEO John Hanson said the bridge is the most iconic structure in the region.
“If there’s a movie, TV show, an ad, even TV news backdrops, they all feature the Ben Franklin Bridge,” Hanson said before turning the lights on from Cooper Poynt Park in Camden. “Tonight, with the work that we’re doing, we’ve made it even more beautiful and even more iconic.”
The lights can be seen “chasing” PATCO trains as they go across the bridge, and will change colors to reflect the holidays or special occasions.
Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen said he crossed the bridge nearly every day growing up.
“We take for granted every day, people crossing for work, the work and the maintenance and the dedication that you all do for this, making sure this Ben Franklin Bridge is the best bridge of them all,” he said.
The lighting upgrade is the fourth phase of the five-phase rehabilitation project. The final phase will widen the North Walkway in Camden. Most of the project’s work focused on repairing steel components on the suspended spans, as well as reinforced concrete.
U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, a Democrat from Camden, thanked workers for their efforts in the revitalization project whilst dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The men and women who build and maintain this bridge, you can’t do it on Zoom,” Norcross said. “We owe them a round of applause because they came in during the pandemic and kept this bridge running. Thank you for what you did.”
Currently, the lights can only be seen on the northern side of the bridge. The southern side is offline while the new system is being installed.
More than $45 million dollars went towards the construction of the Ben Franklin Bridge back in 1922. Nearly 36 million vehicles crossed the bridge back in 2021.
The bridge can be seen in films like “Rocky” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” as well as the opening credits to television’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
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Georgia secretary of state and other state officials slated to testify at January 6 hearing
By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN
The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot is set to hear live testimony from four witnesses during Tuesday’s hearing that will focus on how former President Donald Trump and his allies pressured state-level officials to overturn the 2020 election results.
The committee will also show evidence that Trump was involved in a scheme to submit fake slates of electors in the 2020 presidential election, US Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat and member of the panel who is expected to play a leading role in the presentation, said Sunday.
The witness list for Tuesday’s hearing includes three individuals from Georgia: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, his deputy Gabe Sterling and former election worker Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss.
Rusty Bowers, a Republican who is the Arizona House speaker, is also scheduled to testify, the committee formally announced Monday.
“During this hearing, what we’ll demonstrate is that President Trump and his allies drove a pressure campaign based on lies and these lies led to threats that put state and local officials and their families at risk, these lies perpetuated the public’s belief that the election was stolen, tainted by widespread fraud. And these lies also contributed to the violence on January 6,” a select committee aide said.
“We will show that the President was warned that these actions, including false claims of election fraud, pressuring state and local officials, risked violence,” the aide added, but Trump “did it anyway.”
Committee aides said that the panel will show the role Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows played in the pressure campaign led by Trump in these key states, “particularly in Georgia.” And aides shared that in addition to the live witnesses, the committee will present testimony from officials in Michigan and Pennsylvania about the Trump-led pressure campaign there.
Bowers, Raffensperger and Sterling will be part of a panel detailing the Trump campaign’s effort to force states to overturn their certified election results.
Moss is slated to appear separately on a second panel, according to the committee’s hearing notice. She was accused by Trump and others of carrying out a fake ballot scheme in Fulton County, Georgia. Moss plans to tell the committee that the false stories amplified by Trump and Rudy Giuliani accusing her of taking part in voter fraud led to her receiving death threats, according to a written version of her planned testimony provided by her attorney on Monday.
In her written remarks, Moss describes people telling her and her mother, an election temporary worker, that they should “hang … for committing treason.”
She says her son also received threats and that people went to her grandmother’s house and tried to make a “citizen’s arrest.”
Bowers, who supported Trump’s reelection bid in 2020, refused to bow to intimidation and efforts to get him to back efforts in the legislature to decertify Biden’s victory in Arizona.
Raffensperger’s profile grew after the 2020 election when he resisted Trump’s efforts to pressure him to “find” the votes necessary for the then-President to win Georgia in an infamous January 2021 phone call.
The Georgia Republican has already spoken privately with the committee about his experience in addition to testifying before a special grand jury in a criminal probe into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the Peach State.
This story has been updated with further developments Monday.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Seattle star rookie Julio Rodríguez was placed on the injured list with a bruised right wrist Sunday after being hit by a pitch a night before.
Manager Scott Servais said X-rays were negative, but that the center fielder was very sore and wouldn’t be able to hold a bat for at least five days. The team decided it was best to place him on the injured list so they could add another player to the roster.
“I think everybody knows, your wrist, your hands, you know how sensitive that area is when you’ve got a bat,” Servais said. “And let’s do it right. Let’s make sure he’s fully healthy when he comes back.”
Rodriguez was hit on the back of the hand as he swung at a pitch in the top of the eighth inning of Seattle’s win Saturday night. He struck out but played in the field in the bottom half of the inning before being lifted in the ninth.
The injury is a big blow for the Mariners with Rodríguez having a great rookie season, hitting .271 with 18 homers and 57 RBIs.
The Mariners also placed Dylan Moore on the injured list Sunday after the outfielder started having back spasms Saturday night.
Seattle recalled outfielder Jarred Kelenic from Triple-A Tacoma and purchased the contract of outfielder Jack Larsen from Double-A Arkansas to take their spots on the roster.
The Mariners were also without first baseman Ty France Sunday after he had an MRI on his sore left wrist. Servais said they hadn’t yet received the results before the game, and he hoped he would be ready to return after a day or two of rest.
Utilityman Sam Haggerty was not in the lineup Sunday after getting stitches above his eye. He was injured after being hit in the forehead by his thrown helmet after failing to bunt in the ninth inning and tossing his gear in frustration. The helmet bounced back up and hit him in the head.
Servais said he was doing OK and would be available off the bench.
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Transgender woman shot to death before apartment fire, police say
MILWAUKEE (WTMJ) - Members of the transgender community in Milwaukee are remembering a 31-year-old woman killed and reminding other transgender women of the dangers of just being yourself.
Milwaukee Fire responded to an apartment building Sunday morning, evacuating residents following a fire near the front of the building. Police say inside one unit, firefighters discovered a woman who had been shot to death.
Authorities identified the deceased as 31-year-old Cashay Henderson.
According to Milwaukee nonprofit, Diverse & Resilient, Henderson identified as a Black transgender woman. The nonprofit posted a message on Facebook mourning the 31-year-old, saying she was a “loved and valued member of our community.”
“I was extremely saddened and angered hearing that she had tragically lost her life in the way that she did,” said Diverse & Resilient’s Justin Roby.
Police are investigating Henderson’s death as a homicide. They are still searching for a suspect or suspects.
Henderson is the third transgender woman to be killed in Milwaukee in the last eight months.
Roby spoke about the threats transgender people in the area face.
“It’s a considerable amount of danger they’re always worried about. So it’s not only the actual violence, it’s the vigilance that comes with the threat of violence that they have to deal with on a daily basis,” he said.
Henderson’s family created a GoFundMe to help cover funeral costs and the costs associated with returning her body to her hometown of Chicago. Her cousin described her on the fundraising page as a “bubbly spirit with a down to earth, tell it like it is personality.”
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ITOCHU Corporation leads investment to scale manufacturing and market expansion
SEATTLE, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Impact Bioenergy, a Seattle-based renewable energy company today announced it has completed its Series A funding round in the amount of $3.6M. ITOCHU Corporation, one of Japan's leading general trading companies, is an anchor investor in the round, with several of Impact Bioenergy's seed investors also participating. Impact Bioenergy builds and deploys community-scale systems that convert food waste into renewable natural gas, diverting food waste from landfills for productive reuse while also making a meaningful difference in reducing carbon emissions to reverse climate change.
The funding will enable Impact Bioenergy to scale manufacturing and to expand its offering to meet the strong demand the company is seeing in the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and increasing state-level activity legislating and incentivizing the reduction of food waste to landfills. Impact Bioenergy, which was founded in 2013 by Jan Allen, has already deployed over a dozen digesters in active operation across the country.
"Forty-percent of all the food produced in and imported into this country is never eaten. Food waste is being trucked, burned and buried at great expense and accounts for nearly 10% of our carbon emissions. Converting food waste to energy not only reduces transportation costs and fuel consumption but also generates electricity, heat and carbon offsets. Rarely does a technology come along that has so much positive impact with zero waste," said Jan Allen, who built his first digester in 1979 while a student at Purdue University.
"We are all looking for actions we can take to have a positive impact on the climate right now," said Tim Tiscornia, Impact Bioenergy's President. "Our products do just that. We are already working with several college and corporate campuses. We are fielding calls every week from restaurant chains, grocery stores and others who want to make a meaningful impact on the environment by turning their organic waste into renewable natural gas and drive toward carbon neutrality."
Impact Bioenergy, operating since 2013, is a leader in anaerobic digestion (AD). Impact Bioenergy manufactures and sells community-scale, prefabricated systems that convert food waste, liquids, and other organic materials into renewable natural gas and fertilizer with zero waste.
Anaerobic digestion has been used as a method for converting organics to energy for several decades. Historically, AD projects have been large-scale. Our proprietary technology reduces the physical footprint and costs for AD, and is wholly odor-free, enabling community-level installation and acceptance. Impact Bioenergy has patented a modular and containerized system to create a product specifically scaled for local use.
Impact Bioenergy has been named a "top five company to watch" among waste-to-resource disruptors globally and a key player in the global organic waste recycling market. The company was a finalist in the US Department of Energy Water Resource Recovery competition in 2021 and in the American Biogas Council Innovation of the year competition for onsite, containerized systems in 2017.
ITOCHU Corporation, formed in 1858, is one of Japan's leading general trading companies. ITOCHU has presence in 62 countries and trades globally in energy, machinery, food, metals, chemicals and minerals as well as textiles and other general products. ITOCHU transforms businesses, and this strategic investment in Impact Bioenergy is in line with our corporate goal of proactively developing renewable energy sources essential to a decarbonized society in order to withdraw from thermal coal interests and reduce fossil fuel operations and interests across the portfolio by 2024.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation’s drug crisis.
Opvee is similar to naloxone, the life-saving drug that has been used for decades to quickly counter overdoses of heroin, fentanyl and prescription painkillers. Both work by blocking the effects of opioids in the brain, which can restore normal breathing and blood pressure in people who have recently overdosed.
The Food and Drug Administration endorsed Opvee, a nasal spray update of the drug nalmefene, which was first approved as an injection in the mid-1990s but later removed from the market due to low sales. Naloxone comes as both a nasal spray and injection.
It’s not immediately clear how the new drug will be used differently compared to naloxone, and some experts see potential downsides to its longer-acting effect. The drug will be available via prescription and is approved for patients 12 and older.
In studies funded by the federal government, Opvee achieved similar recovery results to Narcan, the leading brand of naloxone nasal spray.
Opvee was developed by Opiant Pharmaceuticals, which was recently acquired by rival Indivior, maker of several medications for opioid addiction. Indivior expects to launch Opvee in October at the earliest.
As the opioid epidemic has shifted to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, researchers in the pharmaceutical industry and the U.S. government saw a new role for the drug.
Because fentanyl stays in the body longer than heroin and other opioids, some people may require multiple doses of naloxone over several hours to fully reverse an overdose.
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health worked with pharmaceutical researchers on a nasal spray version of nalmefene that would quickly resuscitate users, while also protecting them from relapse. Testing and development was funded by more than $18 million in grants from the U.S. government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and the NIH, which also helped design the studies.
“The whole aim of this was to have a medication that would last longer but also reach into the brain very rapidly,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Still, some experts see potential downsides.
A side effect of all opioid reversal drugs is that they create intense withdrawal symptoms including nausea, diarrhea, muscle cramps and anxiety. With naloxone, those symptoms might last 30 to 40 minutes.
Dr. Lewis Nelson of Rutgers University says those problems can last six hours or more with nalmefene, requiring extra treatment and management by health professionals.
“The risk of long-lasting withdrawal is very real and we try to avoid it,” said Nelson, an emergency medicine physician and former adviser to the FDA on opioids.
Nelson said it’s easy enough to give a second or third dose of naloxone if it wears off.
“We’re not suffering from a naloxone shortage where we need to use an alternative,” he said. “We have plenty of it and it works perfectly well.”
The FDA approval comes as drug overdose deaths inched up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic. More than 109,000 fatal overdoses were recorded in 2022, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than two-thirds of those deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, which have largely replaced heroin and prescription opioids.
Naloxone has long been at the center of government efforts to fight the overdose crisis at the federal and local levels. Police, firefighters and other first responders routinely carry the drug. And officials in all 50 states have given orders to pharmacists to sell or dispense the drug without a prescription to anyone who wants it.
In the latest federal push, the FDA recently approved Narcan to be sold over the counter. The change will allow the new version of the drug to be stocked in grocery stores, vending machines and other retail locations. The nasal spray — which includes updated instructions for regular users — is expected to launch this summer. Emergent Biosolutions hasn’t yet announced a price for the over-the-counter version.
Indivior said it is still considering what to charge for its drug. It will compete in the same market as naloxone, where most buyers are local governments and community groups that distribute to first responders and those at risk of overdose. Indivior has told investors that Opvee could eventually generate annual sales between $150 million to $250 million.
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Champion distance runner Lauren Fleshman still remembers the first time she lost a race to a boy. She was in middle school, and had developed a reputation as the fastest overall runner, the one who consistently won the mile. Until one day, she wasn't fastest.
"When I first got beat by one of my male peers ... it was because he hit puberty and kind of skyrocketed his performance in the mile in a very short period of time," she says. "It was very disorienting to find out that puberty was going to create two different paths for my male peers and my female peers, and that I was on the one that I wasn't so sure I wanted to be on."
Growing up in what she calls the "girl power revolution of the '90s," Fleshman had been led to believe that she could do anything that her male peers could do. But as an athlete, puberty hit hard. She describes getting her period as an impediment, an "added burden that my male peers didn't have to deal with." The development of breasts and hips, she says, felt "scary, like they threatened the future that I wanted in sport."
Nevertheless, Fleshman went on to have a very successful running career, breaking the American junior record in the 5,000 meters race the first time she ran it, which qualified her for the Olympic trials. She was a five-time NCAA champion at Stanford University, and later, as a professional athlete, she won two national championships.
But, along the way, she noticed a surprising number of her female teammates leaving the sport. Many who did stick with it developed eating disorders or other physical or mental health problems. Fleshman says too many coaches seemed to assume — falsely — that what worked for male bodies would also benefit female bodies.
"The male body, between 18 and 22, is getting more juice out of every squeeze when it comes to training. Their hormonal profile is such that their recovery time is quicker," she says. Meanwhile, Fleshman notes, improvement times for female runners tend to slow down between those same ages.
"That's where a lot of tension is created for female athletes around their body," Fleshman says. "There's a basic level of education that coaches need to get, not just in physiology, but also in understanding socially what they're doing, culturally, the environment they're creating, that is working against their goals of having a healthy, consistent team that performs at their best."
Fleshman became a coach and is now an activist working to promote equity in sports by recognizing the differences in male and female bodies. Her new book, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World, is a memoir and a critique of how the sports world treats female athletes.
Interview highlights
On why she loves running
I loved running the way a lot of little children do, when they would just burst into run naturally. It felt like flying. It felt like freedom. ... I joined [the team] in high school, and by then what it meant to me was belonging, exploring. We would take off on these runs as a group into the foothills around our town and get to see vistas of my town from a new perspective, get to explore different neighborhoods. My world got a lot bigger through the sport of running. And I also loved that when you run alongside somebody, you can have a more vulnerable, honest conversation than you can when you're sitting across the table from one another. There's something that just opens you up with the movement. And so I just developed these deep bonds and also these deeper understandings of myself. It just felt like a natural fit.
On how menstruation is often invisible and thought of negatively
When I got my period, it was later than most of my peers, it was around age 17 and I didn't want it. ... It felt like something I had to navigate alone, and the effects that it would have on my mood or my body composition, bloating, all those things felt like this roller coaster that I had to navigate ... and my male peers didn't. And I felt resentful of that, especially since it was invisible to my coaches and to the health professionals around me. It was kind of like, "Oh, just figure out how to deal with it." So it's understandable why so many girls don't have a positive view of their period, which is really unfortunate, because our menstrual cycle is so critical to the healthy functioning of our bodies.
On how breast development in girls affects their participation in sports
All of the research currently shows that this is extremely common, it extends well beyond runners. Seventy-three percent of girls reported at least one breast-related concern related to sports in middle-school age, and half of them felt that breasts affected their participation. But the way that we talk about breasts is very sexualized or we don't talk about them. They're a little bit of a tough subject when they really should just be a factual, basic lived experience of half the population. Eighty-seven percent of girls wanted to know more about breasts and sports bras specifically. So we know that the lack of sports bras is one of the reasons why we're losing girls in sport.
On coaching strategies related to weight that are damaging
One of the most common ones is just having an "ideal" athlete body in mind that you expect your team to work their way toward. When you consider all of the diversity in our genetics and our individuality, that's an absurd idea that everyone should mold themselves into some particular model. There are public weigh-ins that happen regularly in programs, or body-fat tests consistent enough to have athletes become fixated on it. Athletes are given very small ranges of acceptable body fat for an elite athlete that are based on 28-year-old Olympian bodies and not 20-year-old adolescent bodies that are in the thick of developing.
There's also food policing — where coaches, will not allow certain types of food for their athletes. They will make body comments on athletes in front of their teammates. Another thing they'll do is point out when someone looks "fit" and give a lot of personal attention to athletes that attain this body ideal and then withhold positive interaction from athletes that don't. And those are subtle ways of consistently telling athletes that in order to be invested in and cared about, they must change who they are. And it's not even based on real science. That's the thing. It would be wrong even if it was, because it creates such an unhealthy environment for athletes.
On both acknowledging sex-based differences in sports while also being inclusive of transgender athletes
It's obviously a very contentious, complicated issue that we're wrestling with in culture right now. And I have evolved my perspective a lot on this subject from a place of defensiveness of what I viewed as women's sports from a sex-based perspective to being very pro-inclusion of trans athletes in every aspect of life, including sports. But that took a little bit of a journey because I am so familiar with sex-based differences in sport. I've lived it. I've watched it. They exist — to have some trans-rights activists in this space denying that those exist, or being afraid of looking at that science or looking to debunk it created a lot of resistance to me, and I see it in a lot of the athletes that I have raced against over time. It's a thing that we have to acknowledge — that sex-based difference exists and hold that in one hand and hold in the other hand that inclusion is extremely important and that our definition of fairness is so narrow.
I think that's actually critical to the inclusion of trans people — not denying the science that we know, not denying the lived experiences of female bodied people, but just deciding that even given some of those things, we still choose to compete together to be an inclusive space and experience all the benefits of having trans people on our teams, in our lives and competing alongside us.
If we're only looking at fairness as who's competing in the Olympic Games and who has experienced what kind of puberty and whatever, you can do that if you want to. You can spend all your time focused on that, but fairness is about a lot more than that. And we can hold the sex, these differences and still be for inclusion. And I think that's actually critical to the inclusion of trans people --not denying the science that we know, not denying the lived experiences of female-bodied people, but just deciding that even given some of those things, we still choose to compete together to be an inclusive space and experience all the benefits of having trans people on our teams in our lives and competing alongside us.
On women's running uniforms
Male runners generally wear looser fitting shorts and a jersey that covers the entire torso. In some events in running, especially the faster sprint events, the male outfit will be a tight fitting shirt that also covers the torso. Female athlete uniforms are like a little bathing suit bottom that your butt cheeks hang out of or a very, very short short that they call cheeky bottoms or something like that. And then a crop top that exposes your midriff, that's also form fitting and tight.
If there was a true sports advantage to wearing the outfit that female athletes are bound, by rules even, to wear in sport, male athletes would do it, too. The best athletes in the world will want to do what the biggest performance advantage is. The history of female uniforms being designed as they are now started in the wake of Title IX, when there was a lot of fear that sports was masculinizing girls, that it was making them gay — all of these homophobic fears around participating in activities that were traditionally viewed as men's spaces.
On refusing to be naked for a Nike ad campaign — and instead using the ad to comment on objectification of female athletes
My first big shot at an ad campaign with Nike, I was so excited. I just couldn't believe that I was going to get this chance to be used in a commercial and poster campaign, media notice around it. But then when I got the look and feel from the creative agency, it was a picture of Brandi Chastain, the soccer player, from an old ad where she was bent over naked with a soccer ball. It was very provocative. ... And I just felt crestfallen when I saw that. ... [Just like] being in Playboy magazine as a female athlete was kind of a sign you've made it, or being on the cover of another magazine depicted in a gown or lingerie or feminized in some way. And I just thought, why are we doing this? Why? That has nothing to do with the excellence that got you the opportunity in the first place. And so I got the courage to ask them to do it differently, to not be depicted in that way.
I came up with an ad where I was standing in my running clothes that I train in every day with my arms crossed, looking directly at the camera. And the ad was in the first person voice, so I was very much in control of how I was being viewed and which added a lot of power to the ad, and it made it a very successful campaign. ... [The caption was] "objectify me," ... and it was meant to kind of grab your attention. ... And then underneath it was the fine print of, "We study the female body so that we can make them the best running shoes."
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Limeade underscores its commitment to strengthening its leadership team
BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, immersive well-being software leader Limeade announced another milestone in leadership with the appointment of Kathy Xanthos and the promotion of Sarah Visbeek. Ms. Xanthos joins as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and Ms. Visbeek was promoted to General Council and retains her role as Corporate Secretary. With a commitment to hiring the best talent to bolster its leadership bench and employee base, Limeade continues to lead the industry in gender equity at every level of the business.
Earlier this year, Limeade announced that women makeup 51% of the employee population and 48% of director-level and above leadership roles. To further its commitment to gender diversity, the company is reporting 57% representation of women on its Board of Directors. The commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging is founded on the belief that the best innovation and business outcomes can only be found when all the best talent from all populations is represented. According to the 2022 Board Diversity Index, 32% of boards in the ASX 300 have female directors, of which 17% have boards with at least 50% women. The technology sector lags at 7.7% of companies with at least one woman in the boardroom.
"Limeade is committed to bringing the best talent in the industry. We celebrate these new additions to our leadership team," says Henry Albrecht, CEO of Limeade. "The board and I are delighted about appointing and promoting amazing leaders to help us pursue our worthwhile mission."
Building out the Limeade product and technology leadership team, Kathy Xanthos, Chief Information Security Officer, is responsible for the company's Security, Production Operations and Corporate Operations Teams. With a history of turning information security into a competitive advantage, Kathy brings over 20 years of experience in technology and information security to some of the nation's largest healthcare systems.
Sarah Visbeek, hired earlier this year as VP of Legal and Corporate Secretary, has been promoted to General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective immediately. Her responsibilities will include leading the legal team on matters from data privacy and compliance to risk management and company expansion. Visbeek brings more than a decade of legal experience and leadership from across the technology industry, including video games, ad technology and more.
For more information about Limeade, visit www.Limeade.com
Limeade is an immersive employee well-being company that creates healthy employee experiences. Limeade Institute science guides its industry-leading software and its own award-winning culture. Today, millions of users in over 100 countries use Limeade solutions to navigate the future of work. By putting well-being at the heart of the employee experience, Limeade reduces burnout and turnover while increasing well-being and engagement — ultimately elevating business performance. To learn more, visit www.limeade.com (ASX listing: LME).
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Round 17 of the 2022 Formula One World Championship takes us this weekend to Singapore and its Marina Bay Circuit for the first time since 2019.
The Singapore Grand Prix is one of the highlights of the season as the high heat and humidity make it a real challenge for both car and driver, something that isn’t helped by the race’s long two-hour duration.
The race is also famous for being run at night, with visibility around the winding street circuit made possible by a series of 1,600 lamps. They shine so bright drivers often don tinted visors to reduce the glare.
Like Monaco, speeds don’t get very high due to Singapore’s short straights, tight corners and bumpy surface, a combination that nevertheless makes the race one of the trickiest to arrive at the ideal car setup. The good part is it gives some of the slower teams a better chance.
Changeable weather can also be an issue in Singapore, with the current forecast calling for stormy conditions during both Saturday’s qualifying and Sunday’s race. Peak temperature is expected to reach around 85 degrees during the race, which is milder than most years.
Pirelli’s tire nominations include the softer C3 as the White hard, C4 as the Yellow medium, and C5 as the Red soft. There’s a new track surface this year, and teams will also need to concern themselves with the high degree of track evolution, as well as the usual street furniture such as manholes and white lines that can alter grip levels.
Going into weekend, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen leads the 2022 Drivers’ Championship with 335 points. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is second with 219 points and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez is third with 210 points. In the Constructors’ Championship, Red Bull leads with 545 points, versus the 406 of Ferrari and 371 of Mercedes-Benz AMG.
Based on the current standings, Verstappen could potentially take the title in Singapore if he wins the race and scores a bonus point for fastest lap, though Leclerc would have to finish ninth or lower. The previous winner in Singapore was Sebastian Vettel, driving for Ferrari.
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Shoppers get early start to finding best bargains on Black Friday
Black Friday is the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season.
Jasmin Petty, a Palm Beach County resident, said she's started her holiday shopping and prefers to buy items in-person.
"If I'm into clothes, then I'd rather go to a boutique than an online boutique because you know trying on the clothes is one thing," said Petty. "Lately I'm into like rocks and crystals so I like to go in and try them on and see how they make me feel."
For others like Palm Beach County resident Jason Guerrero, online shopping is choice.
"You can classify me as an online shopper because I do work a lot," said Guerrero. "It's just easier when you get home, lay down, watch some tv and hit the computer."
Guerrero said online shopping allows him to shop at any hour without waiting in lines. He said he enjoys the convenience of having items delivered right to his front door.
Julie Mullen, a spokesperson for the Mall at Wellington Green, said there are incentives for shopping in person.
"There are additional offers that you get when you do go to the store: buy one get one free, you get to shop with your friends, and you don’t get Santa Claus online."
Mullen said they anticipate busy crowds of people this holiday season. She offered a few tips for black Friday shoppers.
"It's great if you come prepared and have your list, who you're shopping for, what you want to get the and map out to plan for the day."
Mullen says about 37% of the stores at Wellington Green are independent retailers, which have seen a spike in sales from people looking for in-person experiences after the pandemic.
"I think this year that’s why we’re seeing the increase. They want to get out, they want to touch and feel the items that they’re buying this year and I think that’s going to benefit the mall and other retailers,” said Mullen.
Black Friday hours for the Mall at Wellington Green are:
8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Macy's: 6 a.m. to Midnight
Dillard's: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
JCPenney: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
According to mall staff, there will also be a Black Friday lunch with free mimosas and prizes.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stevie Wonder's We Are You Foundation CEO Aundrae Russell presented Pierryae O'Neal with Wayfinder Family Services' annual Stevie Wonder Star Student Award during Wayfinder's holiday celebration on December 10th.
The Stevie Wonder Star Student Award was established in 2014 to celebrate Wayfinder's 60 years of serving visually impaired and blind children, youth and adults and to honor Stevie Wonder, a longtime supporter and member of Wayfinder's board of directors.
"Pierryae is an extraordinary young man who has been participating in Wayfinder's programs since age ten. Now as a 16-year-old, he and his mother Alana attribute so much of his confidence and independence to skills he mastered and activities he tried with Wayfinder," said Russell. After presenting the award to O'Neal, Russell presented a $50,000 donation to Wayfinder, "I am proud today to present this gift to Wayfinder Family Services from Stevie Wonder and the We Are You Foundation."
"The Stevie Wonder Star Student Award embodies Wayfinder's commitment to empowering program participants like Pierryae, who we have known since he was in elementary school, when he attended our camp and other programs for visually impaired or blind children," said Wayfinder President and Chief Operating Officer Jay Allen. "Stevie Wonder and the We Are You Foundation embody the spirit of generosity and community that support these critical programs, which are free of charge to all of our participants. I am so grateful for Stevie Wonder, We Are You and the team at KJLH for always showing up for the children, youth and families in our community."
O'Neal was born blind due to an underdeveloped optic nerve, known as optic nerve hypoplasia. He first attended Wayfinder's Camp Bloomfield program when he was 10 years old. O'Neal's mother Alana Herring credits Wayfinder with building his independence, "A lot of times, we shelter kids with disabilities so they are not so independent but camp gave me the chance to let go a little bit and let him find his way. Before camp, he was more comfortable at home but when he returned, he was full of excitement and more willing to go places with this siblings. It was a game changer for us."
"The pandemic was so hard for many of us young people and I'm just so thankful to be here today to accept this award. Thank you to Aundrae Russell and Jay Allen and Wayfinder for presenting me with this honor from the great Stevie Wonder," said O'Neal. He also shared that his goal is to be the first blind African American supreme court justice.
Wayfinder Family Services is the place to turn for people facing the greatest challenges. The organization provides expert, individualized support and services to children, youth, adults and families—from people with vision loss and developmental disabilities to children in need of temporary shelter, foster care and adoption.
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The White House on Thursday said it had purchased 100 million rapid at-home COVID-19 tests with its “limited funding,” as the administration continues to call on Congress to pass more pandemic funds.
The Biden administration said in a press release that the 100 million domestically manufactured tests would be directed into the Strategic National Stockpile. White House officials had no further comment on the tests when reached by The Hill.
“While insufficient to adequately replenish our existing stockpile of at-home tests, this procurement will help meet some testing needs in the months ahead and will put us in a better position to manage a potential increase in testing demand this fall and winter,” the White House said in its release.
It was announced in late August that the federal government would cease providing free at-home COVID-19 tests. At the time, the administration said this decision was made because “Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests.”
The White House has kept up its calls for Congress to pass more funding, having requested $22.4 billion to combat the coronavirus pandemic earlier this month.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said this week that there is currently an insufficient supply of COVID-19 tests in the national stockpile to handle another potential “omicron-like event.”
“We had promised the American people we would make sure that we did not get into that, but we needed Congress to step up. Congress has not stepped up,” Becerra said.
Health officials are hoping to avoid a major surge in cases this fall and winter with the rollout of the bivalent COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer and Moderna. In order to fund vaccines and treatments for the upcoming seasons, the administration pulled funds from other areas of the pandemic response effort.
The rate of new coronavirus cases both globally and in the U.S. has been steadily declining in recent weeks, though experts have warned that it is still too soon to pull back mitigation efforts. Apart from the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, officials have expressed concerns that the flu season this year may be more severe than usual, citing early data coming from the Southern Hemisphere.
During a press briefing this week, Becerra encouraged people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as well as the flu at the same time.
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Taylor Swift was up. Elon Musk was in, out, and in. Tom Cruise was back. BTS stepped aside, and so did Serena Williams, and Tom Brady too — oops, scratch that.
But the slap? The slap was everywhere.
Ok, so maybe it wasn’t on the level of a moon landing, or selection of a pope. But henceforth all you need say is “the slap” and people will know what you mean — that moment Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars and a global audience said, “Wait, did that happen?” Even in the room itself — maybe especially in the room itself — there was a sense that everyone had imagined it, which helps explain why things went on as normal, for a bit.
The pandemic was over in 2022, phew! Well, of course it wasn’t. But live entertainment pushed forward, with mask mandates dropping, and people rushing to buy things like, oh, Taylor Swift tickets!
We’ll take any segue to mention Swift, who already had a big year in 2021, but just got bigger — heck, she broke Billboard records and then she broke Ticketmaster. (No word if she got her scarf back).
It was a year of celebrity #MeToo cases like Harvey Weinstein (again), R. Kelly (again), Kevin Spacey, Paul Haggis, Danny Masterson. And the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, its every excruciating turn captured on TV.
On the big screen, there were big comebacks. Mourning its dearly missed star, Chadwick Boseman, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” was a box office triumph. James Cameron’s “Avatar” planned a December return.
Then there was Tom Cruise, turning 60 in ’22, just like the Rolling Stones, swooping into Cannes with his most successful movie, and showing, like those still-touring rockers, that when they tell you “The end is inevitable,” as they do in “Top Gun: Maverick,” you can always reply “Maybe so, sir, but not today.”
Will audiences one day find Cruise – or the Stones, for that matter – too wrinkled and past the sell-by date? Maybe so, but not this year.
Our annual, totally selective journey through a year in pop culture:
JANUARY
It’s GOLDEN GLOBES time. But is a Globes with no telecast, boozy celebs or red carpet a Globes at all? The embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association, reeling from stunning failures over diversity, holds a private event and plans a comeback next year. Hey, remember the original wardrobe malfunction? Well, JANET JACKSON says she and JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE have moved on, and so should we. The New York Times buys Wordle, and we’re all thinking in five-letter words (though W-O-R-D-L-E is six, just saying.) Meanwhile, it’s a month of loss, heading off a year of loss: pioneering Black actor, director and activist SIDNEY POITIER dies at 94.
FEBRUARY
What would a year in pop culture be without BRITNEY? Just months after her liberation from her restrictive conservatorship, Spears is reported to have signed a mammoth book deal, but at year’s end we’re still waiting for news. RIHANNA is pregnant! TOM BRADY retires! (Stay tuned, on that one.) TAYLOR watch: JAKE GYLLENHAAL speaks out, saying he really has nothing to do with that song, that it’s about an artist’s relationship with her fans — but fans shouldn’t be cyberbullying, either.
MARCH
Quick, who wins Oscars this month? Well, “CODA” does, a feel-good drama with a largely deaf cast, and TROY KOTSUR becomes the first deaf actor to win an acting Oscar. Alas, all anyone can talk about is — you know. SMITH, who wins the best actor award not long after slapping Rock over a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, won’t truly address the issue until the end of the year, so keep reading. KARDASHIAN watch: Kim K is declared legally single again in her ongoing divorce with YE, the rapper formerly known as KANYE WEST. And BRADY, retired for 40 days, says, “Never mind!”
APRIL
It’s GRAMMY time, and JON BATISTE wins big, taking five statuettes. The musician’s huge year will later include performing at the first state dinner of the Biden administration, for French President Emmanuel Macron. The next day Macron will meet with MUSK (thanks for the segue, Monsieur le President) who begins his acquisition of TWITTER this month, leading to untold – and still unfolding – changes at the social media giant.
MAY
So imagine you’re sipping cocktails at the MET GALA and a musician comes sauntering through, playing the melodica — of course it’s BATISTE, because the Met Gala’s that kind of crazy party. The biggest splash of the night, though, is KARDASHIAN, on the arm of boyfriend PETE DAVIDSON, wearing the same sequined, skin tight gown MARILYN MONROE wore to sing “Happy Birthday” to JFK in 1962. In movies, “Top Gun: Maverick” opens, the highest-grossing domestic debut in CRUISE’S career, and his first to surpass $100 million on opening weekend. HARRY STYLES fans rejoice! His album, “Harry’s House,” is here.
JUNE
Stunning news for the global fanbase of BTS as the K-pop supergroup announces it’s taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects. On the legal front, a Virginia jury hands DEPP a victory in his very messy libel case over allegations of domestic abuse, finding that former wife HEARD defamed him in a 2018 op-ed. On a happier note, Britney gets married….
JULY
Only one wedding, Britney? BENNIFER has two! Maybe what happens usually stays in Vegas, but not when you have 227 million followers on Instagram. With a winking reference to being a “Sadie” (married lady) JENNIFER LOPEZ directs fans to her newsletter where she shares pics of her quickie wedding to BEN AFFLECK. “Love is beautiful,” she writes. “And it turns out love is patient.” Speaking of patience, fans of BEYONCÉ are rewarded for theirs, with the release of her long-awaited seventh studio album, “Renaissance,” her first solo album in six years.
AUGUST
So, we were saying …. Bennifer’s second wedding , on Affleck’s compound in Georgia, is bigger and fancier. One wedding, one split: KARDASHIAN and DAVIDSON are no longer. In other summer news, the world remembers Princess Diana, whose shocking death in a car crash happened 25 years ago, and whose life is being rehashed for a new generation in the current season of “The Crown.” And only days later, that same Netflix series will pause production briefly as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II as Britain — and the world — mourn the beloved monarch, who dies at age 96 after more than 70 years on the throne.
SEPTEMBER
Mounting political intrigue in Europe, and by that we mean … did spit fly at the Venice premiere of “Don’t Worry Darling”? Either way the movie, directed by OLIVIA WILDE and starring her boyfriend (alleged spitter STYLES), is saddled – or blessed? – with more than its share of extracurricular drama. At the EMMYS, behold SHERYL LEE RALPH, who wins for “Abbott Elementary” and schools the crowd on the power of dreams and self-belief. “This is what believing looks like,” she says. You know what else believing looks like? Rachel Berry from “Glee” – aka LEA MICHELE – at last getting to play Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” on Broadway. In sports, with four rueful words that resonate with working moms everywhere, SERENA WILLIAMS says she’s stepping aside from tennis, because: “Something’s got to give.”
OCTOBER
The second HARVEY WEINSTEIN trial opens in Los Angeles. ADIDAS drops YE, part of a cascade of companies that will sever ties with the rapper over his antisemitic and other troubling comments. The MUSK era begins at TWITTER as the world’s richest man carries a sink into the office, to “let that sink in.” HEIDI KLUM’s Halloween costume is a slimy, glistening rain worm. But before the month worms away from us, let’s cede it to SWIFT for dropping her new album, “Midnights” (Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day), then adding seven bonus tracks, then becoming the first artist to occupy all top 10 slots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Let THAT sink in! P.S. Celebrity divorce watch: BRADY and wife GISELE BUNDCHEN split.
NOVEMBER
Did we say LAST month was Taylor Swift month? Well now, millions of eager fans crowd a presale for her much-awaited Eras Tour, resulting in crashes and endless waits. Ticketmaster cancels the general sale, citing insufficient stock. Multiple state attorneys general announce investigations. Takeaway: People want Taylor Swift tickets. At the multiplex, they also want their Wakanda. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” meets the double challenge of following up one of the biggest blockbusters in history and losing its biggest star.
DECEMBER
Love ‘em or hate ’em, here come HARRY and MEGHAN again, with a Netflix “documentary” being watched very, very closely by royalty across the pond. Cameron’s “AVATAR” sequel finally appears, 13 years after the original broke records. Will viewers flock to Pandora once again? And bringing the year full circle, SMITH emerges to promote his new film, “EMANCIPATION,” and hoping people will forget about … what was it? … at least enough to check out the movie.
In this year of comebacks, will Smith’s be the biggest?
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WHL
All Times Local
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Eastern Conference
East Division
Central Division
Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Thursday's results
Winnipeg 9 Regina 5
Friday's results
Saskatoon 4 Medicine Hat 3 (OT)
Moose Jaw 5 Swift Current 4
Lethbridge 3 Red Deer 2 (SO)
Edmonton 5 Brandon 3
Portland 4 Everett 1
Kelowna 10 Spokane 3
Prince George 9 Victoria 1
Tri-City 4 Calgary 3 (OT)
Kamloops 4 Vancouver 1
Saturday's results
Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Kamloops at Portland, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Victoria, 6:05 p.m.
Regina at Winnipeg, 8:05 p.m.
Everett at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Calgary at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Lethbridge at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Lethbridge at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Kamloops at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Friday's games
Edmonton at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Portland at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
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How to Watch the NBA on Sunday: TV Channel, Game Times and Odds
The Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics hit the floor for one of 15 exciting matchups on the NBA schedule today.
Catch live NBA games, plus tons of other sports and shows, with a free trial to Fubo!
Today's NBA Games
The Toronto Raptors face the Milwaukee Bucks
The Bucks look to pull off a road win at the Raptors on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- TOR Record: 40-41
- MIL Record: 58-23
- TOR Stats: 112.8 PPG (23rd in NBA), 111.5 Opp. PPG (fifth)
- MIL Stats: 117.1 PPG (sixth in NBA), 113.2 Opp. PPG (14th)
Players to Watch
- TOR Key Player: Scottie Barnes (15.4 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 4.8 APG)
- MIL Key Player: Bobby Portis (14.1 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 1.5 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: TOR -2.5
- TOR Odds to Win: -140
- MIL Odds to Win: +118
The Chicago Bulls play host to the Detroit Pistons
The Pistons hope to pick up a road win at the Bulls on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- CHI Record: 39-42
- DET Record: 17-64
- CHI Stats: 113.2 PPG (21st in NBA), 112.2 Opp. PPG (seventh)
- DET Stats: 110.7 PPG (28th in NBA), 118.7 Opp. PPG (27th)
Players to Watch
- CHI Key Player: Nikola Vucevic (17.8 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 3.3 APG)
- DET Key Player: Jaden Ivey (16.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 5.3 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: CHI -6
- CHI Odds to Win: -242
- DET Odds to Win: +199
- Total: 220.5 points
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The Brooklyn Nets take on the Philadelphia 76ers
The 76ers look to pull off a road win at the Nets on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
Records and Stats
- BKN Record: 45-36
- PHI Record: 53-28
- BKN Stats: 113.5 PPG (19th in NBA), 112.2 Opp. PPG (seventh)
- PHI Stats: 115.0 PPG (14th in NBA), 111.0 Opp. PPG (third)
Players to Watch
- BKN Key Player: Mikal Bridges (20.4 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.3 APG)
- PHI Key Player: Jalen McDaniels (9.5 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.6 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: BKN -3.5
- BKN Odds to Win: -166
- PHI Odds to Win: +141
The Washington Wizards play the Houston Rockets
The Rockets look to pull off a road win at the Wizards on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- WAS Record: 35-46
- HOU Record: 21-60
- WAS Stats: 113.2 PPG (21st in NBA), 114.4 Opp. PPG (17th)
- HOU Stats: 110.7 PPG (28th in NBA), 118.7 Opp. PPG (27th)
Players to Watch
- WAS Key Player: Corey Kispert (11.0 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.2 APG)
- HOU Key Player: Alperen Sengun (14.8 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 3.9 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: HOU -3
- HOU Odds to Win: -148
- WAS Odds to Win: +125
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The New York Knicks face the Indiana Pacers
The Pacers look to pull off a road win at the Knicks on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- NY Record: 47-34
- IND Record: 34-47
- NY Stats: 115.8 PPG (12th in NBA), 112.8 Opp. PPG (11th)
- IND Stats: 116.0 PPG (10th in NBA), 119.3 Opp. PPG (29th)
Players to Watch
- NY Key Player: RJ Barrett (19.6 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.8 APG)
- IND Key Player: Buddy Hield (16.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.8 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: NY -9
- NY Odds to Win: -397
- IND Odds to Win: +312
The Cleveland Cavaliers play host to the Charlotte Hornets
The Hornets look to pull of an away win at the Cavaliers on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- CLE Record: 51-30
- CHA Record: 26-55
- CLE Stats: 112.5 PPG (25th in NBA), 106.9 Opp. PPG (first)
- CHA Stats: 111.0 PPG (27th in NBA), 117.5 Opp. PPG (23rd)
Players to Watch
- CLE Key Player: Evan Mobley (16.3 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 2.9 APG)
- CHA Key Player: LaMelo Ball (23.3 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 8.4 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: CLE -4.5
- CLE Odds to Win: -191
- CHA Odds to Win: +161
The Miami Heat take on the Orlando Magic
The Magic travel to face the Heat on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- MIA Record: 43-38
- ORL Record: 34-47
- MIA Stats: 109.3 PPG (30th in NBA), 109.8 Opp. PPG (second)
- ORL Stats: 111.4 PPG (26th in NBA), 113.9 Opp. PPG (15th)
Players to Watch
- MIA Key Player: Bam Adebayo (20.6 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 3.2 APG)
- ORL Key Player: Paolo Banchero (20.0 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 3.7 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: MIA -5
- MIA Odds to Win: -208
- ORL Odds to Win: +172
The Boston Celtics take on the Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks go on the road to face the Celtics on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
Records and Stats
- BOS Record: 56-25
- ATL Record: 41-40
- BOS Stats: 117.9 PPG (fourth in NBA), 111.4 Opp. PPG (fourth)
- ATL Stats: 118.5 PPG (second in NBA), 118.1 Opp. PPG (25th)
Players to Watch
- BOS Key Player: Jayson Tatum (30.1 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 4.6 APG)
- ATL Key Player: Onyeka Okongwu (9.9 PPG, 7.2 RPG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: BOS -6.5
- BOS Odds to Win: -272
- ATL Odds to Win: +220
The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Memphis Grizzlies
The Grizzlies look to pull of an away win at the Thunder on Sunday at 3:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- OKC Record: 39-42
- MEM Record: 51-30
- OKC Stats: 117.5 PPG (fifth in NBA), 116.6 Opp. PPG (19th)
- MEM Stats: 117.1 PPG (sixth in NBA), 113.0 Opp. PPG (12th)
Players to Watch
- OKC Key Player: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31.4 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 5.5 APG)
- MEM Key Player: Ja Morant (26.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 8.1 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: MEM -2
- MEM Odds to Win: -128
- OKC Odds to Win: +107
The Minnesota Timberwolves host the New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans go on the road to face the Timberwolves on Sunday at 3:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- MIN Record: 41-40
- NO Record: 42-39
- MIN Stats: 115.8 PPG (12th in NBA), 115.9 Opp. PPG (18th)
- NO Stats: 114.4 PPG (15th in NBA), 112.5 Opp. PPG (ninth)
Players to Watch
- MIN Key Player: Anthony Edwards (24.6 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 4.4 APG)
- NO Key Player: CJ McCollum (20.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 5.8 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: MIN -3.5
- MIN Odds to Win: -161
- NO Odds to Win: +138
The Denver Nuggets play the Sacramento Kings
The Kings hope to pick up a road win at the Nuggets on Sunday at 3:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Altitude Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- DEN Record: 52-29
- SAC Record: 48-33
- DEN Stats: 115.9 PPG (11th in NBA), 112.7 Opp. PPG (10th)
- SAC Stats: 121.0 PPG (first in NBA), 118.2 Opp. PPG (26th)
Players to Watch
- DEN Key Player: Nikola Jokic (24.5 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 9.8 APG)
- SAC Key Player: Domantas Sabonis (19.2 PPG, 12.4 RPG, 7.3 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: SAC -2.5
- SAC Odds to Win: -145
- DEN Odds to Win: +124
The Dallas Mavericks take on the San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs go on the road to face the Mavericks on Sunday at 3:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- DAL Record: 38-43
- SA Record: 21-60
- DAL Stats: 114.2 PPG (16th in NBA), 113.9 Opp. PPG (15th)
- SA Stats: 112.7 PPG (24th in NBA), 123.1 Opp. PPG (30th)
Players to Watch
- DAL Key Player: Christian Wood (16.6 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.8 APG)
- SA Key Player: Tre Jones (12.9 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 6.6 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: DAL -4.5
- DAL Odds to Win: -174
- SA Odds to Win: +147
The Portland Trail Blazers play host to the Golden State Warriors
The Warriors hope to pick up a road win at the Trail Blazers on Sunday at 3:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: ROOT SPORTS Northwest
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- POR Record: 33-48
- GS Record: 43-38
- POR Stats: 113.6 PPG (17th in NBA), 116.9 Opp. PPG (21st)
- GS Stats: 118.5 PPG (second in NBA), 117.3 Opp. PPG (22nd)
Players to Watch
- POR Key Player: Damian Lillard (32.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 7.3 APG)
- GS Key Player: Stephen Curry (29.5 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 6.3 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: GS -17
- GS Odds to Win: -1736
- POR Odds to Win: +970
- Total: 233 points
The Phoenix Suns face the Los Angeles Clippers
The Clippers hope to pick up a road win at the Suns on Sunday at 3:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: BSAZ and BSSC
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- PHO Record: 45-36
- LAC Record: 43-38
- PHO Stats: 113.6 PPG (17th in NBA), 111.5 Opp. PPG (fifth)
- LAC Stats: 113.5 PPG (19th in NBA), 113.1 Opp. PPG (13th)
Players to Watch
- PHO Key Player: Torrey Craig (7.5 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.5 APG)
- LAC Key Player: Russell Westbrook (15.8 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 7.5 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: LAC -12.5
- LAC Odds to Win: -841
- PHO Odds to Win: +572
The Los Angeles Lakers face the Utah Jazz
The Jazz hope to pick up a road win at the Lakers on Sunday at 3:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
Records and Stats
- LAL Record: 42-39
- UTA Record: 37-44
- LAL Stats: 117.0 PPG (ninth in NBA), 116.6 Opp. PPG (19th)
- UTA Stats: 117.1 PPG (sixth in NBA), 117.9 Opp. PPG (24th)
Players to Watch
- LAL Key Player: Anthony Davis (26.1 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 2.6 APG)
- UTA Key Player: Walker Kessler (9.2 PPG, 8.4 RPG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: LAL -16.5
- LAL Odds to Win: -1758
- UTA Odds to Win: +960
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination.
The announcement, delivered in a tweeted video, marks an about-face for the ex-Trump Cabinet official, who said two years ago that she wouldn’t challenge her former boss for the White House in 2024. But she changed her mind in recent months, citing, among other things, the country’s economic troubles and the need for “generational change,” a nod to the 76-year-old Trump’s age.
“You should know this about me. I don’t put up with bullies. And when you kick back, it hurts them more if you’re wearing heels,” Haley said. “I’m Nikki Haley, and I’m running for president.”
Haley, 51, is the first in a long line of Republicans who are expected to launch 2024 campaigns in the coming months. Among them are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.
President Joe Biden has said he intends to seek reelection in 2024, stalling any jostling for the Democratic nomination.
Haley has regularly boasted about her track record of defying political expectations, saying, “I’ve never lost an election, and I’m not going to start now.”
If elected, Haley would be the nation’s first female president and the first U.S. president of Indian descent.
The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley grew up enduring racist taunts in a small South Carolina town and has long referenced that impact on her personal and political arc.
In the three-and-a-half minute video, Haley referenced that past, saying she grew up “not Black, not white — I was different.”
Despite that, Haley insisted that America is not a racist country: “Nothing could be further from the truth.” Playing in the background of her video were images of media reports related to The New York Times Magazine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project” — which centered the country’s history around slavery.
Haley never mentions Trump by name in the video, instead saying “the Washington establishment has failed us over and over and over again.” Haley leans into a call for “a new generation of leadership,” which has become the refrain of her messaging leading up to the launch.
There appears to be openness among Republicans to new leadership, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In an open-ended question asking Republicans to choose who they want to lead their party, a majority of Republicans didn’t choose either Trump or DeSantis, considered the former president’s top rival. But they also didn’t have a clear alternative in mind.
Eleven other politicians, including Haley, are named by just 1% of Republicans as their preferred leader.
In a statement, Taylor Budowich, spokesman for Trump’s super PAC, said Haley was “just another career politician.”
“She started out as a Never Trumper before resigning to serve in the Trump admin,” he said. “She then resigned early to go rake in money on corporate boards. Now, she’s telling us she represents a ‘new generation.’ Sure just looks like more of the same, a career politician whose only fulfilled commitment is to herself.”
Before entering politics, Haley was an accountant. She defeated the longest-serving member of the South Carolina House in 2004 in her first bid for public office. Three terms later and with little statewide recognition, Haley mounted a long-shot campaign for governor against a large field of experienced politicians.
She racked up a number of high-profile endorsements, including from the sitting South Carolina governor, Mark Sanford, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a tea party darling.
With her 2010 victory, Haley became South Carolina’s first female and minority governor — and the nation’s youngest at 38. She earned a speaking slot at the 2012 Republican National Convention and gave the GOP response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union in 2016.
The defining moment of Haley’s time as governor came after the 2015 murders of nine Black parishioners in a Charleston church by a self-avowed white supremacist who had been pictured holding Confederate flags.
For years, Haley had resisted calls to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds, even casting a rival’s push for its removal as a desperate stunt. But after the massacre and with the support of other leading Republicans, Haley advocated for legislation to remove the flag. It came down less than a month after the murders.
In the 2016 presidential primary, Haley was an early supporter of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, later shifting to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. She ultimately said she would back the party’s nominee.
Shortly after Trump’s victory, he tapped Haley to be his U.N. ambassador, a move that rewarded Henry McMaster, the lieutenant governor who was the nation’s first statewide elected official to back Trump’s 2016 campaign. Haley’s departure cleared the way for McMaster to ascend to the governorship he had sought, since losing a bruising primary to none other than Haley seven years earlier.
With her Senate confirmation, Haley became the first Indian American in a presidential Cabinet.
During her nearly two-year tenure, Haley feuded at times with other administration officials while bolstering her own public persona.
One of her most memorable moments as U.N. ambassador came in 2018 after National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow suggested Haley had suffered “momentary confusion” when she said Russian sanctions were imminent.
“With all due respect, I don’t get confused,” she responded. The first half of the quote became the title of her 2019 memoir.
Her departure from the job later that year fueled speculation that she would challenge Trump in 2020 or replace Pence on the ticket. She did neither.
Instead, Haley returned to South Carolina, where she bought a home on the wealthy enclave Kiawah Island, joined the board of aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co., launched herself on the speaking circuit and wrote two books, including the memoir.
After the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, Haley initially cast doubts on Trump’s political future but said she wouldn’t challenge him in 2024. She later shifted course, citing inflation, crime, drugs and a “foreign policy in disarray” among her reasons for considering a White House campaign.
During his South Carolina stop last month, Trump told WIS-TV that Haley had called to seek his opinion on running for president. Trump pointed out her earlier pledge not to run against him but said he made no attempt to stop her.
“She said she would never run against me because I was the greatest president, but people change their opinions, and they change what’s in their hearts,” Trump said. “So I said, ‘If your heart wants to do it, you have to go do it.’”
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CHICAGO, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative commends the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) for today's announcement that the 7th Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment incorporates updated data on lead service line burden, bringing more federal dollars to Great Lakes states. This policy change follows more than a year of advocacy by the Cities Initiative and the Mayors Commission on Water Equity and represents a key milestone in safeguarding the equitable distribution of federal funding for lead service line replacement.
Needs surveys are revised periodically and govern U.S. EPA's distribution of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to states in the form of capitalization grants. By incorporating data on lead service line burden, this latest version will ensure that Great Lakes states – where the nation's remaining lead service lines are most heavily concentrated – receive significant increases in federal funding to replace lead service lines.
"We have more lead service lines in the Great Lakes than anywhere in the country, and we need to get the lead out," said Mayor Cavalier Johnson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a Co-Chair of the Cities Initiative's Mayors Commission on Water Equity. "U.S. EPA clearly recognizes the equity of channeling federal resources to historically lead-burdened cities in order to make real progress on our shared goal of safe, clean and affordable drinking water for all."
"We welcome U.S. EPA's ongoing efforts to expedite progress on lead service line replacement," stated Mayor Justin Bibb of Cleveland, Ohio, a Co-Chair of the Cities Initiative's Mayors Commission on Water Equity. "It is critical for U.S. EPA to add new data to future iterations of the Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment as water systems complete their lead service line inventories."
The 7th Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment will now guide the distribution of federal funding for the DWSRF and lead service line replacement under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and congressional appropriations. The IIJA provides $11.73 billion for the DWSRF and $15 billion for lead service line replacement over five years; the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 provides $1.13 billion for the DWSRF.
In addition to the inclusion of data on lead service line burden, this needs survey finds $625 billion in capital improvements for drinking-water infrastructure are planned in the next 20-year period, a 32 percent increase above the financial needs identified by the previous survey. It also estimates that, based on the data received, there are 9.2 million lead service lines remaining in the United States, including more than four million remaining in Great Lakes states.
"We applaud U.S. EPA's responsiveness to our member cities' recommendations and are fortunate to have such a collaborative partner at the federal level," noted Mayor Billy McKinney of Zion, Illinois, the Cities Initiative's Chair. "However, with $625 billion needed for drinking-water infrastructure nationally over the next two decades and an estimated four million-plus lead service lines remaining in Great Lakes states, it is clear that our work is far from finished."
Per U.S. EPA's announcement, Great Lakes states will receive the following allotments for drinking-water infrastructure in FY23:
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is a binational, mayor-led coalition of U.S. and Canadian cities dedicated to the environmental and socioeconomic health of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. With more than 230 member cities, the Cities Initiative is the largest municipally-driven organization in the basin focused on these issues.
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Atlantic High School remembers Rodrick Hutchinson Jr. at homecoming game
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - While homecoming is a night for students to celebrate, Friday was also a time for Atlantic High School to remember senior Rodrick Hutchinson Jr.
He would have been playing in the band at the homecoming game, that's why his family says it was important for them to be there with him in spirit.
"We have to be here, because Junior would be here," said Auzanea Hutchinson. "He wouldn’t give up, he wouldn’t sit around crying, he would keep striving."
After the band's seniors were escorted onto the field by their families, Hutchinson's family carried out his picture. Rodrick's uniform was displayed on the sideline, and fans wore his favorite color, blue.
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Before the game, the national anthem was more somber with a missing bandmate.
Rodrick's younger sister, a freshman, plays flute in the band.
"She’s trying to hold up, she’s trying to do everything she can to be there for Junior," said Raven Brown, another one of Rodrick's sisters.
Hutchinson died after he was hit by a car while riding his scooter. It's unclear if that driver will be charged with a crime, but his sisters say they want someone to be held accountable.
"I understand it was an accident, but a life was taken, a young life, a life that meant something," said Valencia Brown. "He was going to be someone."
Rodrick had recently been accepted to the University of Kansas where the teen planned to study to become a doctor.
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In the latest in a wave of successful organization efforts, workers at the Enoch Pratt Free Library have voted to unionize, according to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
By a 218-12 vote on Friday, workers at the Baltimore library organized as Pratt Workers United, which will bargain on behalf of about 330 employees at the system’s 22 branches.
The vote comes about ten months after their counterparts in Baltimore County unionized, joining the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Similarly, in July, workers at the Baltimore Museum of Art opted to join AFSCME,
The Pratt employees said in June they wanted to unionize for better wages, a safer work environment, more consistency in hiring and promotions, according to AFSCME.
Throughout the organizing process, workers received an incredible showing of support from local community members, businesses and library workers throughout the country. A community letter of support posted on PWU’s website has garnered over 700 signatures to date.
Jerome Owens, a facilities worker at the Orleans Street branch, said in a statement released by AFSCME that he was overjoyed.
“Now that we have our union, we’ll be ready to stand up for ourselves and for each other,” Owens said. “We can do so much more when we work together as a team than we can on our own.”
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The award-winning multiplatform content studio is primed for a global audience.
TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Relish Studios has hired industry veteran Andrew Milne as VP, Growth. "We have a lot of things in the hopper right now and we need someone to steer us strategically forward," said Paul Pattison, CEO of Relish Studios. "Andrew is an energetic business builder who brings a genuine passion for the creative industry, with a keen eye for technical innovation. We chose him to lead the expansion of our sales and marketing efforts with a focus on strengthening our client relationships and working towards establishing new partnerships within the entertainment industry."
"Our vision is to spark imagination through storytelling by crafting inventive, inclusive tales and developing exciting new ways to tell them. We look forward to leaning on Andrew's sales and marketing experience as we expand internationally to realize Relish's potential."
This news follows the September announcement that the award-winning content shop changed its name from Relish Interactive to Relish Studios to represent its holistic approach to animation, games, and digital production.
Reporting to Pattison, Milne will be responsible for leading strategy, driving revenue growth, and developing new partnerships for Relish across all divisions. The company has doubled in size since 2020 and now has over 160 designers, illustrators, writers, animators, and engineers working from offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Costa Rica.
Milne has a long history of successfully launching products for Fortune 500 companies. Before joining Relish Studios, Milne was the Chief Revenue Officer for cybersecurity company Field Effect Software. Prior to that, he was the founder of the creative and digital content agency bv02 and co-founder of Ebou Learning. Andrew is a sought-after speaker on digital strategy.
"It's an exciting and transformative time to be joining Relish Studios," said Milne from Ottawa, where he lives with his wife and two kids. "The demand for immersive content and unique branded experiences exploded during the pandemic and is showing no signs of letting up. We're scaling our teams, products, and services to better support existing partners, anticipate the welcome of new clients and collaborators, and bring more stories to life."
"We're known for the ever-expanding Weirdwood Manor Universe, which is currently being adapted into an animated movie. We've also been nominated for four Kidscreen awards, a high-profile program that celebrates children's entertainment excellence. Over the past 15 years, Relish has quietly produced premium content and digital solutions for major brands and global agencies. It's my job to get the word out about how partnering with Relish can help brands really connect with their customers."
Relish Studios has also recently welcomed JP Burdett as their new Director of Growth Marketing, with deep experience in consumer marketing and brand growth, and Frank Desimini as Director, Product, who brings 25 years of product development expertise to the team.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of NewAge, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBEV) (OTC: NBEVQ) between January 18, 2018 and October 18, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important February 6, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased NewAge securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the NewAge class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=10143 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 6, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose, among other things, that: (1) NewAge never entered into a "distribution agreement" or "initiative in partnership" with the military and never had plans to sell its products at all commissaries and exchanges around the world; (2) NewAge did not have adequate inventory of its products to fulfill this reported agreement; (3) NewAge did not actually expand its product lines or distribution agreements as represented; (4) the Company lacked adequate internal controls; (5) as a result the Company had a heightened risk of regularly scrutiny and ultimately subject to an SEC investigation and action; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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The dark reality of legal weed in California
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, Sept. 8. I’m Dorany Pineda, the Times’ books reporter, and I’m writing from Los Angeles.
When Proposition 64, California’s landmark cannabis initiative, passed in 2016, it had sold voters on the promise that a legal market would wipe out the drug’s outlaw business and the violence and environmental disaster associated with it.
Instead, it’s done the opposite.
A Los Angeles Times investigation by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Paige St. John has found that illegal weed farms are flooding parts of rural California on a scale never before witnessed, exacerbating violence, labor exploitation, environmental damage and more. Police are overwhelmed and can raid only a small percentage of the farms; even then, the growers are often back in business within days.
[Read “The reality of legal weed in California: Huge illegal grows, violence, worker exploitation and deaths,” in The Times.]
To better understand the issues, St. John reviewed state, county and court records and interviewed scores of legal and illegal weed growers, local residents, laborers, law enforcement, community activists, market analysts and public officials. Her reporting reveals that the explosive growth has had profound and extensive consequences:
- Illegal pot farms have exacerbated weed-related violence, occasionally including killings. Local residents described living in fear.
- Labor exploitation is rampant. Workers often toil in dangerous conditions and are frequently cheated of wages. Since cannabis was legalized, 15 workers have died from carbon monoxide poisoning from generators and charcoal braziers.
- Extreme cultivation is causing significant environmental damage. At a time of severe drought, millions of gallons of water are being taken from aquifers even as wells go dry. Banned, lethal pesticides and unchecked chemicals are being used.
- Illegal cultivation fed a surplus that crashed wholesale prices last year. Small farms operating legally are unable to sell their crops, pushing them closer to financial ruin. “I’m barely hanging on,” one licensed cannabis grower in Humboldt County told St. John.
Although no hard data exist on the scale of the illegal cannabis market, it’s much larger than the licensed community. A Times analysis of satellite images covering thousands of square miles of the state showed that unlicensed operations in many of the largest cultivation areas outnumbered licensed farms by as much as 10 to 1.
It’s an eye-opening investigation. Read more here.
And now, here’s what’s happening across California:
Fairview fire near Hemet that has killed two grows to 7,000 acres. Fire crews continued to battle the deadly blaze that had burned through 7,091 acres as of Wednesday morning, outpacing firefighters’ efforts to contain its spread. The Fairview fire, which remained at 5% containment, forced officials to expand evacuation orders as the flames moved dangerously close to homes and communities. Los Angeles Times
California fires are killing people before they can escape their homes, making seconds count. As the state’s wildfire death toll rose to nine, some officials said the sobering number underscored how the state’s climate-change-fueled blazes were outpacing emergency alert systems and posing new threats to residents. Los Angeles Times
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L.A. STORIES
Indian action hit “RRR” eyes Oscars, sets Beyond Fest S.S. Rajamouli retrospective. Following the global success of India’s hit action blockbuster “RRR,” celebrated filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli is heading to Los Angeles this month for a major in-person career retrospective that could also kickstart the film’s Oscar hopes. Los Angeles Times
With libraries under threat, Literarian Award goes to a Watts-raised super librarian. Tracie D. Hall has spent most of her career working in service to others: as a curator, a librarian, an advocate for digital literacy and equitable access — and currently as the executive director of the American Library Assn. On Wednesday, the National Book Foundation announced Hall was the 2022 recipient of the annual Literarian Award for “outstanding service to the American literary community.” Los Angeles Times
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
California fast-food wage law opponents begin effort to block it. Opponents of the FAST Recovery Act, a new California law that could set the minimum wage for the fast-food industry as high as $22 per hour next year, began an effort Tuesday to postpone its implementation and let voters decide whether to permanently block it in 2024. The act was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday. It is set to take effect Jan. 1 but would be suspended if the referendum, which would likely be on the ballot in November 2024, qualifies. Wall Street Journal
Karen Bass got a USC degree for free. It’s now pulling her into a federal corruption case. Federal prosecutors say the USC degree that Karen Bass, the leading contender to be L.A.'s next mayor, got for free years ago is important evidence in their corruption probe of a top university official and Mark Ridley-Thomas, the former L.A. County supervisor. Los Angeles Times
CRIME, COURTS AND POLICING
16 charged in L.A. County EBT fraud scheme that swiped funds from needy families. At least 16 people have been linked to an alleged fraud scheme that stole information and money from California electronic benefits transfer accountholders, pilfering federal funds intended to provide food assistance to families in need. The plot involved illegally accessing families’ EBT accounts by creating cloned cards to withdraw “large cash amounts” at ATMs, leaving families in the lurch when they needed those funds. Los Angeles Times
Pacoima woman gets home detention in drug case involving Marines. A Pacoima woman was sentenced this week to six months in home detention for her role in a drug trafficking ring that distributed narcotics — including oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl — to civilians and members of the U.S. Marine Corps, one of whom died from an overdose. O.C. Register
Inside the Sacramento Police Department’s new approach to seizing illegal guns. The city police force has taken a page from 2017 to combat gun violence now, with this simple logic: Get guns off the streets, gun crimes will drop. The department has laid out a strategy to combat the rising number of shootings, and gun seizures are part of it. Sacramento Bee
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HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
California pushed to the edge by a relentless heat wave that broke the mold. A heat wave that has shattered temperature records nearly broke California’s overtaxed electric grid Tuesday evening, pushing it to the brink of rolling blackouts but narrowly averting widespread power loss. (A text alert spurred Californians to power down.) The drought has diminished hydropower, a low-cost resource used to quickly ramp up electricity. Solar energy levels off in the evening, when temperatures subside, but Californians are continuing to crank their air conditioning. Los Angeles Times
California set to become first in nation to test drinking water for microplastics. Microplastics are found everywhere — in the air, the soil, the ocean and, yes, likely drinking water. This week, California is set to become the first state in the country, and possibly the planet, to require water agencies to test for the tiny particles. San Francisco Chronicle
Column: ‘We just lost a giant.’ Sara Wan, fierce environmentalist and coastal defender, dies. The 1,100-mile California coast has lost a passionate defender and tireless champion. Sara Wan, a Malibu resident who served longer on the California Coastal Commission than anyone and was an environmental crusader for four decades, died Sunday after complications from recent surgery. She was 83. Los Angeles Times
CALIFORNIA CULTURE
All the weird things found under Southern California homes. As a structural assessor, Kyle Tourje’s job is to ensure people’s homes don’t slide down hills and pulverize their neighbors below. Vital as his work is, it’s also shocking: mummified cats, mouse fights, a den of black widows and even a human skull are just a few of the eerie and strange things he’s encountered. “We’ve seen anything you can imagine under or inside a home,” says Tourje. Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles: Sunny, 98. San Diego: Cloudy, 93. San Francisco: Partly cloudy, 80. San Jose: Sunny, 101. Fresno: Scorching, 109. Sacramento: Scorching, 111.
AND FINALLY
Today’s California memory is from Gary Minar:
Back in the 1940s, a few of us young guys learned that we could enter the large L.A. storm drain tunnels below the streets by using a storm drain near Wilshire Country Club. A vast dark world was there, going out toward Ballona Creek near Culver City. We sometimes walked for miles until our flashlights went dim. We found all kinds of small discarded items and creatures, including a sweet lonely kitten. Such adventures!
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Nearly 149,000 Mockingbird single-to-double strollers have been recalled after 138 reports of the stroller’s frame cracking. The cracks have been blamed for injuring eight children.
The injuries were mostly minor and involved cuts and bruises, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
The seats are black, and the canopies are available in black, light blue, dark blue, pink and light green, the CPSC said. The recall includes only strollers with a lot number between 20091 and 22602. The lot number can be found on the white product label located on the inner left side of the stroller frame near the top of the basket, the CPSC said.
Customers are encouraged to stop using the strollers and to get a frame reinforcement kit on the company’s website.
The strollers were sold at Target and various online retailers from March 2020 to September 2022 for between $395 and $450. | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/mockingbird-strollers-recalled-fall-injuries-reported | 2022-11-11 20:17:45 | 1 | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/mockingbird-strollers-recalled-fall-injuries-reported |
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday to deliver a diplomatic complaint following a deadly drone bombing campaign, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Iranian drones targeted an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least nine people and wounding 32 others. The strikes took place as demonstrations continued to engulf the Islamic Republic after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died while in the custody of the Iranian morality police.
Iran’s attacks targeted positions of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan in Koya, some 65 kilometers (35 miles) east of Irbil. The group, known by the acronym KDPI, is a leftist armed opposition force banned in Iran.
The Foreign Ministry said in its statement that civilians were among those killed.
It added that the Iraqi government condemned “this crime, which represented the continuation of Iranian forces’ encroachment on Iraq’s sovereignty.”
The ministry also warned of repercussions on “the societal peace of both countries and on regional security and stability.”
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency and broadcaster on Wednesday said the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guard targeted bases of a separatist group in the north of Iraq with “precision missiles” and “suicide drones.”
Gen. Hasan Hasanzadeh of the Revolutionary Guard said 185 Basijis, members of a volunteer force, were injured by “machete and knife” in the unrest. Hasanzadeh also said rioters broke the skull of one of the Basij members. He added that five Basijis are hospitalized in intensive care.
United Nations’ agencies, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom all condemned the attacks on northern Iraq.
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq said in a tweet that the country cannot be treated as “the region’s “backyard” where neighbors routinely, and with impunity, violate its sovereignty.”
“Rocket diplomacy is a reckless act with devastating consequences,” the U.N. agency said.
Protests in Iran have raged following Amini’s death in detention, and spread across at least 46 cities, towns and villages in the country. State TV reported that at least 41 protesters and police have been killed since the demonstrations began Sept. 17.
An Associated Press count of official statements by authorities tallied at least 14 dead, with more than 1,500 demonstrators arrested. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-iraq-summons-iranian-ambassador-after-drone-bombing-campaign/ | 2022-09-29 12:45:40 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-iraq-summons-iranian-ambassador-after-drone-bombing-campaign/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to step into a legal fight over state laws that require contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel.
The justices rejected an appeal on behalf of an alternative weekly newspaper in Little Rock, Arkansas, that objected to a state law that reduces fees paid to contractors that refuse to sign the pledge.
The full federal appeals court in St. Louis upheld the law, overturning a three-judge panel’s finding that it violated constitutional free speech rights.
Similar measures in Arizona, Kansas and Texas were initially blocked by courts, prompting lawmakers to focus only on larger contracts. Arkansas’ law applies to contracts worth $1,000 or more.
Republican legislators in Arkansas who drafted the 2017 law have said it wasn’t prompted by a specific incident in the state. It followed similar restrictions enacted by other states in response to a movement promoting boycotts, divestment and sanctions of Israeli institutions and businesses over the country’s treatment of Palestinians. Israeli officials said the campaign masked a deeper goal of delegitimizing and even destroying their country.
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EAST HANDCOCK --- According to the Topsham Police Department’s Facebook page 51-year old Kimberly Pushard of and 50-year-old Angela Bussell of Topsham have been safely located near Nicatous Lake in East Hancock Maine, Sunday afternoon.
Members of the Maine Warden Service escorted Pushard and Bussell to receive medical services but no injuries have been reported at this time.
Previously we reported they were last seen in Springfield at an Irving gas station on Route 6 on Wednesday at approximately 10 a.m.
Police say the two women could be in the area because they are confusing Topsfield and Topsham.
According to police, both women have intellectual disabilities. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/both-missing-topsham-women-found-safe/article_35dd6f9a-b638-11ed-9458-6b0ff63c43ba.html | 2023-02-27 02:54:50 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/both-missing-topsham-women-found-safe/article_35dd6f9a-b638-11ed-9458-6b0ff63c43ba.html |
July 24, 1948: The date fell on a Saturday during a 12-year period (1940-52) when The Star didn’t publish on that day of the week.
July 24, 1998, in The Star: Retired eye surgeon Dr. John Reaves will be sworn in in four days as Anniston’s next Ward 4 city councilman, and the Birmingham native said he’ll use the opportunity to repay the kindness the city has shown him for the past 30 years. Reaves said it’s too early to say whether he’ll run for the Ward 4 position in his own right, once this two-year appointive term has ended. For now, however, he said he’ll live by the philosophy of leaving every situation better than he found it. Also this date: The anti-terrorism center at Fort McClellan would get $12 million in training funds under legislation approved yesterday by the U.S. Senate. That sum could pay for the National Center for Domestic Preparedness to train up to 2,000 people in the next budget year. | https://www.annistonstar.com/features/look-back-to-a-new-councilmans-philosophy-of-service-1998/article_c25286c6-29e8-11ee-8221-430949a6b5b6.html | 2023-07-24 15:18:15 | 1 | https://www.annistonstar.com/features/look-back-to-a-new-councilmans-philosophy-of-service-1998/article_c25286c6-29e8-11ee-8221-430949a6b5b6.html |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Many wondered back in July if 2023 would finally be the year that Chuck Howley would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The WVU Sports Hall of Famer certainly had the credentials to gain entry into Canton, but had been kept on the outside of the National Football League’s hall of fame museum for many years.
As it turns out, 2023 will be the year. Howley will finally be enshrined as an NFL Hall of Famer in August.
Howley, the Wheeling, West Virginia native, is one of nine former players and coaches that will make up the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. They will be officially enshrined in Canton, Ohio, on August 5.
Howley is one of the top players in WVU football history. However, he made NFL history with the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V, when he became the first and only player on the losing team to be named Super Bowl MVP. Howley eventually earned his Super Bowl ring a year later. He was also part of one of the most famous games in NFL history, the storied “Ice Bowl” of the 1967 postseason.
Howley did the unthinkable by lettering in five sports – football, track & field, wrestling, gymnastics, and swimming – as a collegiate athlete at WVU.
At the professional level, Howley earned five first-team All-Pro selections, and was a six-time Pro Bowler. He was selected with the No. 7 overall pick of the 1958 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, but played in just 15 games over two seasons for the team that drafted him.
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The knee injury that forced him to sit out the entire 1960 season, and had him contemplating retirement, changed the course of his career. He was traded to the upstart Dallas Cowboys, coached by Tom Landry, and the rest, as they say, is history.
When Howley joins the “Greatest of the Game” in Canton this summer, it will be the latest Hall of Fame type honor of his career. He is already a member of the WVU Sports Hall of Fame, the Mountaineer Legends Society, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the Ohio Valley Atheltic Conference Hall of Fame, and the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor.
Howley was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame by way of the Seniors Committee. He will celebrate his 87th birthday just over one month before being enshrined in Canton. | https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/chuck-howley-to-be-enshrined-in-pro-football-hall-of-fame-part-of-class-of-2023/ | 2023-02-10 06:09:37 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/chuck-howley-to-be-enshrined-in-pro-football-hall-of-fame-part-of-class-of-2023/ |
CHICAGO, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite centuries of research, treating and curing cancer remains an urgent health research priority. With generous support from anonymous donors, the GastroIntestinal Research Foundation (GIRF) has launched a bold initiative, CA CURE, to identify and fund research to improve diagnostics and develop therapeutics focused on immunotherapies and personalized vaccines. CA CURE will focus on projects that might have difficulty attracting funds because they are too experimental or are in the initial stages of development. As always, the Foundation's focus is improving patient outcomes, and it will fund rigorously evaluated science from across the country.
Chaired by Sonia Kupfer, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic, and Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic at UChicago Medicine, CA CURE's research review process is advised by a team of multi-disciplinary medical experts from across the country.
The Foundation's President, Yekaterina Chudnovsky, said, "CA CURE is a bold and innovative approach to identify, treat and even one day cure digestive cancers. Far too many people, at younger and younger ages are diagnosed with fatal cancers, often after living with a digestive disease such as Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, fatty liver disease, and others. Despite its prevalence, colon cancer research is grossly underfunded. CA CURE will quickly put vital research dollars in the hands of leading scientists."
Since its recent inception, the Foundation has funded three projects.
Elicio Therapeutics will use its GIRF funding on research for two therapeutic cancer vaccines. Both vaccines have been designed with Elicio's proprietary lymph node-targeting Amphiphile (AMP) platform that "educates" T cells on how to target particular antigens, such as mutated proteins in cancer. ELI-007 is being developed to target the BRAF gene mutation, and ELI-008 is being developed to target hotspot mutations in p53 in solid tumors including colorectal cancer. These AMP vaccines will educate T cells on how to recognize the BRAF and p53 mutations for a potentially better immune response against the tumor. BRAF V600E mutations are present in 10% of colon cancer while mutations in p53 are found in approximately 60% of patients with solid tumors.
Rarecyte has been funded to test gastrointestinal cancer patient samples within clinical trials to determine circulating tumor cell (CTC) burden and selected biomarker analysis. CTCs have long been understood to be shed from the tumor into the bloodstream with the potential to embed at distant and discrete sites within the body generating metastatic dissemination of the tumor. Metastatic disease resulting from this process is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. CTCs have been shown to be a strong indicator of prognosis in cancer patients. The emerging trend of personalized medicine ('patient-specific therapy') requires deeper understanding of the makeup of CTCs, both at the protein and gene level, to select therapies which will specifically treat the individual patient's cancer.
Funding to Dr. Christopher Mason at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) will support research utilizing a cutting-edge, sub-cellular spatial profiling technology to reveal novel aspects of colorectal cancer (CRC) heterogeneity and improve our understanding of normal tissues, at both the RNA and protein levels. To date, spatial imaging technologies (e.g., GeoMx) have shown a wealth of novel tissue complexity and biology. Yet their ability to guide research has been hampered because the technology has yet to be fully harnessed. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, Dr. Mason's study will address this issue by developing a powerful resource that will catapult the future impact of spatial technologies and demonstrate the utility of these technologies to evaluate Spatially-resolved Atlas CRC tumors, both metastatic and primary, and normal colon tissues. The results will provide an unprecedented resource for the study of CRC and normal biology, allowing investigators using GeoMx and CosMx technology to experience the full potential of these platforms in their research. Dr. Mason's research will help develop data analysis pipelines and machine learning techniques that can advance the analysis of NanoString data. These efforts will also provide invaluable resources for future studies, allowing for the search for novel therapeutic targets to cure cancer.
About the GastroIntestinal Research Foundation
In 1961, GIRF was founded by grateful patients and friends of the late Dr. Joseph B. Kirsner, a pioneer in gastroenterology, who devoted his life to medicine, teaching, and patient care. Since then, in partnership with University of Chicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center, GIRF has given millions to support research to improve treatment of, seek cures for and prevent digestive diseases.
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UVALDE, Texas — It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break. Instead, the first two of 19 children slain inside a classroom were being remembered at funeral visitations.
The gathering for 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza was at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home on Monday in Uvalde, Texas, directly across from the grade school where the children, along with two teachers, were shot to death last week before the gunman himself was killed. Visitation for another 10-year-old, Maite Rodriguez, was at the town’s other funeral home.
Over the next two-and-a-half traumatic weeks, people in the southwestern Texas town will say goodbye to the children and their teachers, one heart-wrenching visitation, funeral and burial after another. As family and friends unleash their grief, investigators will push for answers about how police responded to the May 24 shooting, and lawmakers have said they’ll consider what can be done to stem the gun violence permeating the nation.
This week alone, funerals are planned for 11 children and teacher Irma Garcia.
On Monday, some mourners at Amerie’s visitation wore lilac or lavender shades of purple — Amerie’s favorites — at the request of her step-father, Angel Garza. Many carried in flowers, including purple ones.
The little girl who loved to draw had just received a cellphone for her 10th birthday. One of her friends told Angel Garza that Amerie tried to use the phone to call police during the assault on her fourth-grade classroom.
Among the mourners at Amerie’s visitation were some of Maite’s relatives. Like many people, they were attending both.
Maite’s family wore green tie-dye shirts with an illustration showing Maite with angel wings. Before going into the funeral home, they stopped at the ditch to see the metal gate gunman Salvador Ramos crashed a pickup truck into before crossing a field and entering the school.
“How did he walk for so long?” asked Juana Magaña, Maite’s aunt.
Hillcrest Memorial itself and the shooting will be forever linked. After Ramos wrecked the truck, two men at the funeral home heard the crash and ran toward the accident scene. Ramos shot at them. He missed and both men made it to safety.
Eliahna “Ellie” Garcia’s funeral will be June 6 — the day after she was supposed to turn 10. Her family had been preparing a big birthday bash at her grandmother’s house this coming weekend. She had been hoping to receive gifts related to the Disney movie “Encanto.”
“She loved that movie and talked a lot about it,” said her aunt, Siria Arizmendi.
Ellie was quiet even around family but loved doing videos and had been already practicing with her older sister a choreography for her quinceañera party — the celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday — even though it was still five years away, Arizmendi said.
Ellie’s older sister is doing OK, Arizmendi said, understanding their family and others face a long road to recovery.
“It is just sad for all the children,” she said.
Funeral directors, embalmers and others from across Texas arrived to help. Jimmy Lucas, president of the Texas Funeral Directors Association, brought a hearse and volunteered to work as a driver, pitch in for services, or do whatever he could, he told NBC News. Other arriving morticians were there to help with facial reconstruction services given the damage caused by the shooter’s military-style rifle.
Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking at a Memorial Day event in Longview, urged Texans to keep Uvalde in their prayers.
“What happened in Uvalde was a horrific act of evil,” Abbott said. “And as Texans, we must come together and lift up Uvalde and support them in every way that we possibly can. It is going to take time to heal the devastation that the families there have gone through and are going through, But be assured, we will not relent until Uvalde recovers.”
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Sunday a review of the law enforcement response. Police have come under heavy criticism for taking well over an hour to kill Ramos inside the adjoining classrooms where he unleashed carnage.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin pushed back on officials’ claims, including remarks made over the weekend by Texas’ lieutenant governor, that they weren’t told the truth about the massacre.
“Local law enforcement has not made any public comments about the specifics of the investigation or (misled) anyone,” he said in a Monday statement. “Statements by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick that he was ‘not told the truth’ are not true.”
Officials revealed Friday that students and teachers repeatedly begged 911 operators for help as a police commander told more than a dozen officers to wait in a hallway. Officials said the commander believed the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack.
The revelation raised new questions about whether lives were lost because officers did not act faster to stop the gunman, who was ultimately killed by Border Patrol tactical officers.
Jacob Albarado, an off-duty Border Patrol agent who rushed to the school with a shotgun borrowed from his barber, said Tuesday it was chaotic when he arrived in search of his daughter and wife. Both were physically unharmed in the attack, he said.
“To me, I believe everyone there was doing the best that they could given the circumstances,” he told NBC’s “Today Show.” “I believe everyone there was doing everything in their power.”
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Authorities have said Ramos legally purchased two guns not long before the school attack: an AR-style rifle on May 17 and a second rifle on May 20. He had just turned 18, permitting him to buy the weapons under federal law.
A day after visiting Uvalde and pledging, “We will,” in response to people chanting, “Do something,” President Joe Biden on Monday expressed some optimism that there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman.
“I think things have gotten so bad that everybody’s getting more rational, at least that’s my hope,” Biden told reporters before honoring the nation’s fallen in Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery.
“The Second Amendment was never absolute,” Biden said. “You couldn’t buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed. You couldn’t go out and buy a lot of weapons.”
A bipartisan group of senators talked over the weekend to see if they could reach even a modest compromise on gun safety legislation. Encouraging state “red flag” laws to keep guns away from those with mental health issues, and addressing school security and mental health resources were on the table, said Sen. Chris Murphy, who is leading the effort.
The group will meet again this week under a 10-day deadline to strike a deal.
Nathan Ellgren in Uvalde and Jim Salter in O’Fallon, Missouri, contributed to this report. | https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-uvalde-funerals-shooting-20220531-whrrp3xzy5dxzdtv5z3ygrgalq-story.html | 2022-05-31 17:05:39 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-uvalde-funerals-shooting-20220531-whrrp3xzy5dxzdtv5z3ygrgalq-story.html |
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama, marking the retirement of the woman credited with popularizing the chant “Fired up, ready to go!” that epitomized his campaigns, says her energy played a key role in lifting his spirits and his candidacy.
“It was early in my campaign, and I wasn’t doing that good,” Obama recalled in a video provided to The Associated Press by the Obama Foundation, harking back to a 2007 campaign stop in Greenwood, South Carolina, on a dreary, rainy day.
But the small crowd, Obama said, was transformed as Edith Childs led them in the rousing, back-and-forth chant, “Fired up, ready to go!”
“Leadership and power and inspiration can come from anywhere,” Obama said in the video to mark Childs’ retirement after 24 years on the Greenwood County Council. “It just has to do with spirit, and nobody embodied that better than Edith.”
“Fired up, ready to go!” swiftly became part of the Obama campaign’s ethos, manifested in T-shirts, signs and bumper stickers.
This week, Childs told the AP that she had come to know the “fired up” verbiage from its use decades ago, the words energizing participants during NAACP voter registration drives.
“Once we sang that song, it reminded us that, no matter what, we have to remain fired up and ready to go, and be prepared for whatever confronts you,” she said.
Childs attended several events with the Obama family at the White House during his presidential tenure, led delegates in the chant during the 2012 Democratic National Convention and sat with first lady Michelle Obama at her husband’s final State of the Union address in 2016.
In the years since, the chant has become ingrained in South Carolina’s Democratic political scene. Politicians, including state Sen. Marlon Kimpson, regularly use it to amp up crowds at rallies across the state.
In 2020, it was adopted by billionaire businessman Tom Steyer, who ran a TV ad in South Carolina and other early-voting states featuring Childs' endorsement of his presidential campaign.
Looking ahead to the 2024 presidential campaign — and South Carolina's new first-in-the-nation Democratic primary — Childs said she was open to connect with candidates who might seek her support, although she said she wanted Democrats to be clearer about showcasing the party's accomplishments in trying to appeal to voters.
“When you're fired up about something, you put more into it,” she said. "We're going in the right direction, but we need to be more vigilant about what we're doing."
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AP sources: Biden endorsed plan to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, according to two people familiar with the matter, as he huddled with allies at the Group of Seven summit on how to bolster support for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion.
The people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Biden’s private conversations with allies, said he announced he had approved the training, which is likely to be conducted in Europe over the coming months, during a meeting of G7 leaders in Hiroshima, where the leaders also announced new sanctions on Moscow in advance of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joining them at the summit on Sunday.
Biden told the leaders that decisions on when, how many and who will provide the fourth-generation fighter jets for Ukraine to use in battle will be made in the months ahead while the training is underway.
Zelenskyy has consistently called for the supply of Western fighter jets to bolster his country’s defenses against Russia’s 15-month invasion, but has until now faced skepticism from the U.S. Under export licensing rules, the U.S. needed to sign-off on any allied effort to train Ukrainian pilots.
European allies in recent weeks have warmed up to the notion of sending fighter jets to Ukraine, as have elements of Biden’s Cabinet, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who has emerged as a staunch advocate within the administration.
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Newsmax has cut ties with former broadcast journalist turned conservative pundit Lara Logan for comments she made on the network suggesting there was a global conspiracy among world leaders to harm children.
While appearing on Eric Bolling’s evening program on the small conservative cable network, Logan spoke of what she said is a cabal of world leaders that “want us eating insects” while they “dine on the blood of children.”
“God believes in sovereignty and national identity and the sanctity of family, and all the things that we’ve lived with from the beginning of time. And he knows that the open border is Satan’s way of taking control of the world through all of these people who are his stooges and his servants,” Logan said.
“And they may think that they’re going to become gods. That’s what they tell us. … You know, the ones who want us eating insects, cockroaches and that while they dine on the blood of children? Those are the people, right? They’re not going to win. They’re not going to win.”
Newsmax, in a statement to The Hill on Friday morning, said it “condemns in the strongest terms the reprehensible statements made by Lara Logan” and said that the channel has “no plans to interview her again.”
Logan has sparked controversy with comments on a number of topics in recent years, including a comparison she made on Fox News late last year between White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci and Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, who experimented on prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust.
Updated: 10:10 a.m. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/hill-politics/newsmax-ends-relationship-with-lara-logan-after-world-leaders-blood-of-children-comment/ | 2022-10-21 14:50:46 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/hill-politics/newsmax-ends-relationship-with-lara-logan-after-world-leaders-blood-of-children-comment/ |
Will Joel and Ellie finally reach the doctors in “The Last of Us”? Will Michelle Yeoh take home the Oscar for best actress?
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Both questions will be answered this Sunday, but viewers will have to make a choice about which answer they want in real time. The season finale of the HBO hit is up against the live telecast of the Oscars on ABC.
Of course, there’s an opportunity to see both. The Oscars begin at 8 p.m. Eastern; “ The Last of Us ” airs at 9 p.m. Viewers could begin their night watching the Oscars, click over to “The Last of Us,” and return for the ceremony's last hour. That's when the biggest categories are usually handed out, but that plan comes with the risk of missing any buzzy, unscripted moments. And if you choose to stick with the Oscars throughout? You risk spoilers on the fate of Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal's characters.
The debate essentially boils down to zeitgeist, says Robert Thompson, a professor at Syracuse University specializing in media and director for the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture.
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“Watching television isn’t just about watching a show. ... It’s about talking about it and putting your two cents in," Thompson said. "I suspect a lot of people are going to want to talk about ‘The Last of Us,’ and get on their keyboards and talk to others, and all of that kind of thing.”
Thompson says the Oscars have “more to lose” in the match up against the apocalyptic, mushroom-infected zombie video game adaptation.
Last year’s telecast reached an estimated 15.36 million viewers, an improvement from the record low 9.85 million who tuned in to watch in 2021. The Oscars have advertising dollars at stake, which is not something that the premium cable channel HBO has to worry about (although “The Last of Us” did attract a series high of 8.1 million viewers for its penultimate episode).
“The Oscars really is a live event, which you really need to watch live to register the ratings for the broadcast. That’s the audience that they’re counting," Thompson said. "If people choose to watch ‘The Last of Us,’ that’s going to eat into the Oscars ratings. If people choose to watch the Oscars, they’ve got lots of other times to watch ‘The Last of Us.’”
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Interestingly, HBO did concede to the ratings behemoth that is the Super Bowl, dropping the fifth episode of “The Last of Us” on HBO Max and HBO On Demand early last month, on the Friday before the big game. The channel aired the episode as the Philadelphia Eagles played against the Kansas City Chiefs (for the record: The Chiefs were victorious and that Super Bowl was the third most-watched TV show in history, with an average of 113.1 million people watching, per Nielsen).
The network has no official explanation for that programming move and a publicist for the network said they have “nothing to contribute” on their decision to keep the schedule as is during the Oscars.
Pascal, however, gets the best of both worlds on Sunday. “The Last of Us” star will also present at the Academy Awards. It's unclear when in the three-hour telecast he'll appear.
So which channel will you watch the internet’s favorite dad on? ABC or HBO?
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (NYSE: LFT) ("LFT" or the "Company") announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock with respect to the third quarter of 2022. The dividend is payable on October 17, 2022, to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2022.
The Company also announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.4921875 per share of 7.875% Cumulative Redeemable Series A Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on October 17, 2022, to preferred stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 3, 2022.
LFT is a Maryland corporation focused on investing in, financing and managing a portfolio of commercial real estate debt investments. The Company primarily invests in transitional floating rate commercial mortgage loans with an emphasis on middle-market multi-family assets. LFT is externally managed and advised by OREC Investment Management, LLC d/b/a Lument Investment Management, a Delaware limited liability company.
Certain statements included in this press release constitute forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. You can identify forward-looking statements by use of words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate," "plan," "continue," "intend," "should," "may," "will," "seek," "would," "could," or similar expressions or other comparable terms, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's beliefs, assumptions and expectations of its future performance, taking into account all information currently available to the Company on the date of this press release or the date on which such statements are first made. Actual results may differ from expectations, estimates and projections. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements in this press release and should consider carefully the factors described in Part I, Item IA "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, and in other current or periodic filings with the SEC, when evaluating these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the Company's control. Except as required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Enservco Corporation ("Enservco" or the "Company") (NYSE: ENSV).
Class Period: May 13, 2021 – April 18, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 19, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Enservco lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/enservco-corporation/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Enservco had defective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; (2) as a result, there were errors in Enservco's financial statements relating to, inter alia, its transactions with Cross River Partners and accounting for ERCs; (3) accordingly, the Company would need to restate certain of its financial statements and delay the filing of its 2021 annual report with the SEC; (4) the Company downplayed the true scope and severity of its financial reporting issues; (5) accordingly, the Company could not file its delayed 2021 annual report with the SEC within its initially represented timeline; and (6) as a result, Defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The Prince George Cougars spotted the Vancouver Giants the first two goals of the game Sunday then stormed back to defeat their Western Hockey League rivals 6-4 at the CN Centre to split a weekend series.
Riley Heidt scored three goals for the Cougars, who lost 5-4 on Saturday to the same Giants.
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Cole Dubinsky, Carter MacAdams and Noah Boyko also scored for the Cougars (10-9-0-0), who scored five times in the first period.
Brenden Pentecost, Zack Ostapchuk, Ty Halaburda and Samuel Honzek scored for the Giants (7-8-2-2), who were outshot 24-22.
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SASKATOON, SASK. — Jayden Wiens scored twice as the Saskatoon Blades defeated the visiting Regina Pats 5-2.
Vaughn Watterodt, Lukas Hansen and Trevor Wong also scored for the Blades (14-4-0-0), who were outshot 34-27.
Alexander Suzdalev and Connor Bedard scored for the Pats (9-9-1-1).
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EVERETT, WASH. — Zac Funk scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Calgary Hitmen defeated the Everett Silvertips 6-3.
Ethan Moore, Billal Noori, Tyson Galloway and Grayden Siepmann also scored for the Hitmen (10-4-1-1).
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Steel Quiring, Vincent Lamanna and Ben Hemmerling scored for the Silvertips (12-6-0-0).
* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
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NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, together with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), announce the appointment of Qizhi Tang, Ph.D., professor of surgery and director of the UCSF Transplantation Research Laboratory, as the new co-director of the JDRF Center of Excellence in Northern California. In her new role, Dr. Tang will co-lead the institution with Seung Kim, M.D., Ph.D., as the center works to deliver next-generation therapies and first-generation cures for T1D.
"Dr. Tang has been a key leader at the JDRF Center of Excellence in Northern California since its inception," said Esther Latres, JDRF assistant vice president of research. "Her experience in immunology, clinical transplantation, and beta cell replacement therapy will be an added asset as the center expands. The combined leadership of Dr. Tang and Dr. Kim will undoubtedly accelerate research toward developing new approaches to generate highly functional islets and protect them from the immune system after transplantation."
Dr. Tang joined the UCSF faculty in 2002 as an assistant professor of pathology and at the Diabetes Center, where she researched mechanisms of immune tolerance in mouse models of T1D. In 2007 Dr. Tang was appointed the director of the UCSF Transplantation Research Laboratory and joined the transplantation division in the Department of Surgery to lead basic and translational research in transplant immunology. In that role, she has built cross-disciplinary collaborative teams to rapidly translate laboratory discoveries into early-phase clinical trials.
"Dr. Tang is an outstanding, highly collaborative scientist and leader of scientific programs, and we are privileged to have her assume this important role," said Dr. Seung Kim, M.D., Ph.D., JDRF Center of Excellence in Northern California co-director. "Her focus on type 1 diabetes immune therapeutics and pathogenesis have been framed by productive studies, often at multiple institutions, and perfectly align with her leadership in the Center of Excellence. I am pleased to co-direct and collaborate with her."
"A confluence of knowledge and technology makes this an exciting time for T1D research," said Dr. Qizhi Tang. "The support of the JDRF Center of Excellence allows us to recruit talents to translate these research advances into therapies for type 1 diabetes. I am honored to have the opportunity to lead this effort."
The JDRF Center of Excellence in Northern California is a cure accelerator and high-impact partnership combining the scientific expertise of Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco, within the collaborative structure and support that are hallmarks of JDRF. Investigators at the Center will seek to better understand and target the interactions between the immune system and beta cells, identify new strategies to protect these cells after transplantation, and deliver advanced stem cell-based cures for T1D.
Dr. Tang's tenure as co-director of the Center of Excellence begins immediately, taking over for Dr. Matthias Hebrok, who has been appointed as founding chair of the Center for Organoid Systems and Tissue Engineering (COS) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Director of the new Institute for Diabetes and Organoid Technology (IDOT) at the Helmholtz Center, Germany.
"I have enjoyed being at UCSF for more than 22 years, and it has been a privilege to help build and co-direct the JDRF Center of Excellence in Northern California with the clear intent of finding new ways to treat patients living with type 1 diabetes," said Dr. Hebrok.
Dr. Hebrok's current research will continue under the leadership of Audrey Parent, Ph. D. assistant adjunct professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Parent has made seminal contributions to understanding how to generate and modify stem cell-derived beta cells to blunt the effects of the immune system.
For more information about The JDRF Center of Excellence in Northern California please visit, https://www.jdrf.org/impact/research/centers-of-excellence/northern-california/
For more information about the JDRF Center of Excellence program, visit https://www.jdrf.org/impact/research/centers-of-excellence/
JDRF's mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. To accomplish this, JDRF has invested more than $2.5 billion in research funding since our inception. We are an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting in their local communities, collaborating regionally for efficiency and broader fundraising impact, and uniting on a global stage to pool resources, passion, and energy. We collaborate with academic institutions, policymakers, and corporate and industry partners to develop and deliver a pipeline of innovative therapies to people living with T1D. Our staff and volunteers throughout the United States and our five international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy, community engagement, and our vision of a world without T1D. For more information, please visit jdrf.org or follow us on Twitter (@JDRF), Facebook (@myjdrf), and Instagram (@jdrfhq).
University of California, San Francisco is the leading university exclusively focused on health. Through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in care delivery, UCSF is leading revolutions in health worldwide.
T1D is an autoimmune condition that causes the pancreas to make very little insulin or none at all, leading to long-term complications which can include highs and lows in blood sugar; damage to the kidneys, eyes, nerves and heart; and even death if left untreated. It is one of the fastest-growing chronic health conditions. Many believe T1D is only diagnosed in childhood and early puberty, but diagnosis in adulthood is on the rise, and accounts for nearly 50% of all T1D diagnoses. The onset is sudden and nothing can be done to prevent it yet—it is not related to diet or lifestyle. While its causes are not yet entirely understood, scientists believe that both genetic factors and environmental triggers are involved. There is currently no cure for T1D.
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ATLANTA, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jo Kirchner, CEO of Primrose Schools, a high-quality early education and care leader with 480 schools, was named the winner of two Gold Stevie® Awards in the Female Executive of the Year and Lifetime Achievement categories at the 19th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, employees and the companies they run — worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world's premier business awards.
"It is an honor to receive the Female Executive of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards. This recognition reflects the unwavering commitment and dedication of our organization to providing the best and most trusted early education and care for children and families across America," said Jo Kirchner, CEO of Primrose Schools. "Despite the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, we have continued to grow to ensure more children have access to high-quality early education and a foundation for future success."
Under Kirchner's leadership, Primrose Schools expanded from four schools to 480 schools across 33 states. Kirchner joined the organization in 1990, assuming the role of CEO in 1999, and led the strategic direction to transform Primrose into the industry-leading national brand. She is passionate about providing children and families with the highest-quality education and care, supporting the organization's belief that who children become is as important as what they know.
Kirchner's dedication to the Primrose mission of forging a path that leads to a brighter future for all children goes far beyond accelerating Primrose growth; it includes her work with the Early Care and Education Consortium, advocating for public-private partnerships and a more equitable and sustainable version of early education and care, and supporting the Primrose Schools Children's Foundation®, which she founded in 2005 to combine fundraising efforts at Primrose schools across the nation for an even greater impact on the lives of young children.
More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for consideration in more than 100 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year. Kirchner won in the Female Executive of the Year category for consumer services companies with 11 to 2,500 employees and in the Lifetime Achievement category for business.
Maggie Miller, president of the Stevie Awards, said, "In its 19th year, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business received an outstanding body of nominations from women in organizations of all types, in 27 nations. We are gratified by how meaningful it is to women to win a Stevie Award, and how impactful it can be on the futures of their careers and their organizations. We congratulate all of this year's Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners for their achievements."
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Spies from China breached hundreds of public, private networks, security firm says
(AP) - Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a third of them government agencies including foreign ministries, the cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Thursday.
“This is the broadest cyber espionage campaign known to be conducted by a China-nexus threat actor since the mass exploitation of Microsoft Exchange in early 2021,” Charles Carmakal, Mandiant’s chief technical officer, said in a emailed statement. That hack compromised tens of thousands of computers globally.
In a blog post Thursday, Google-owned Mandiant expressed “high confidence” that the group exploiting a software vulnerability in Barracuda Networks’ Email Security Gateway was engaged in “espionage activity in support of the People’s Republic of China.” It said the activivity began as early as October.
The hackers sent emails containing malicious file attachments to gain access to targeted organizations’ devices and data, Mandiant said. Of those organizations, 55% were from the Americas, 22% from Asia Pacific and 24% from Europe, the Middle East and Africa and they included foreign ministries in Southeast Asia, foreign trade offices and academic organizations in Taiwan and Hong Kong. the company said.
Mandiant said the majority impact in the Americas may partially reflect the geography of Barracuda’s customer base.
Barracuda announced on June 6 that some of its its email security appliances had been hacked as early as October, giving the intruders a back door into compromised networks. The hack was so severe the California company recommended fully replacing the appliances.
After discovering it in mid-May, Barracuda released containment and remediation patches but the hacking group, which Mandiant identifies as UNC4841, altered their malware to try to maintain access, Mandiant said. The group then “countered with high frequency operations targeting a number of victims located in at least 16 different countries.”
Word of the breach as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs for China this weekend as part of the Biden administration’s push to repair deteriorating ties between Washington and Beijing.
His visit had initially been planned for early this year but was postponed indefinitely after the discovery and shootdown of what the U.S. said was a Chinese spy balloon over the United States.
Mandiant said the targeting at both the organizational and individual account levels, focused on issues that are high policy priorities for China, particularly in the Asia Pacific region. It said the hackers searched for email accounts of people working for governments of political or strategic interest to China at the time they were participating in diplomatic meetings with other countries.
In a emailed statement Thursday, Barracuda said about 5% of its active Email Security Gateway appliances worldwide showed evidence of potential compromise. It said it was providing replacement appliances to affected customers at no cost.
The U.S. government has accused Beijing of being its principal cyberespionage threat, with state-backed Chinese hackers stealing data from both the private and public sector.
In terms of raw intelligence affecting the U.S., China’s largest electronic infiltrations have targeted OPM, Anthem, Equifax and Marriott.
Earlier this year, Microsoft said state-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of critical communications between the U.S. and Asia during future crises.
China says the U.S. also engages in cyberespionage against it, hacking into computers of its universities and companies.
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AP Business Writer Zen Soo contributed from Hong Kong.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is warning that Democrats’ plans to curb drug prices would insert “socialist price controls" between Americans and the treatments they need as partisan battle lines form over a shrunken economic package that President Joe Biden wants Congress to complete within weeks.
“Bring it on," No. 2 Senate Democratic leader Dick Durbin of Illinois told reporters in response Monday, underscoring his party's hopes that the fight would buttress them in November's congressional elections. “This prescription drug issue is an inflation issue. It’s a public health issue. It’s a cost to the government issue. And it’s something the American people get."
Biden conceded last week he would settle for a far narrower economic plan than he'd sought at the beginning of his presidency. Capitulating to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Biden said he wanted Democrats to quickly write and pass a measure limiting pharmaceutical prices, extending expiring subsidies for people buying health insurance and modestly reducing federal deficits.
Manchin, one of his party's most conservative members, a fossil fuel champion and an indispensable vote in the 50-50 Senate, announced last week that those were the only elements he was willing to include in the legislation. He cited concerns about inflation that's risen rapidly this year. Manchin's remarks meant Democrats' hopes of including efforts to reverse climate change were at best a long shot this year.
“I haven‘t walked away from anything," the West Virginian told reporters Monday about monthslong talks over the party's economic push, now seemingly on life support, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. He called inflation his “greatest concern" and added, “I don't know what tomorrow brings."
While Democrats largely seemed ready to accept the pared-down bill and claim an election-season achievement, Manchin's performance is clearly wearing on many. His objections spiked most of Biden's multitrillion-dollar aspirations to strengthen child care and other social programs and raise taxes on the rich, contributing to criticisms that Democrats have fallen short while controlling the White House and — narrowly — Congress.
“I think Joe should have made his position clear a hell of a long time ago,” Durbin said. “We’ve spent a lot of time, wasted a lot of time on negotiation.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told fellow Democrats in a letter that the Senate's proposed health provisions “are essential, as we must act to reduce the cost of prescription drugs." Said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.: “We have waited a year and a half for 50 votes. It’s time to move where we can move.”
The prescription drug measure negotiated by Schumer and Manchin would let Medicare negotiate prices for the pharmaceuticals it buys, require manufacturers to pay rebates for some price increases, clamp a $2,000 annual ceiling on Medicare recipients' out-of-pocket drug costs and provide free vaccines for older people.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the proposal would save the government $288 billion over the coming decade, chiefly because the government would pay less for pharmaceuticals. The extended health care subsidies would use some of that money, with the rest for deficit reduction.
McConnell said the proposal would punish an industry that delivered COVID-19 vaccines just two years ago, a remarkably rapid and effective achievement, and hurt patients.
“Washington Democrats are working right now, right now to find ways to put more bureaucracy between American patients and the treatments they rely on," he said. “They want to put socialist price controls between American innovators and new cures for debilitating diseases."
White House officials touted the benefits of shoring up subsidies for millions to purchase coverage under the Affordable Care Act and reducing the cost of prescription drugs. Both are longtime Democratic goals.
“We’re on the cusp of a very big win here” on health care, said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. She reiterated a pledge from Biden last week to take executive action if Congress fails to act on climate, but offered no specifics of what Biden might do.
Notably, Schumer did not mention the economic legislation as the Senate began its session Monday. Democratic senators seemed certain to discuss their plans during their weekly Tuesday lunch. Biden and party leaders hope to approve a package over likely unanimous Republican opposition before Congress begins its August recess.
Manchin has said he would consider climate change legislation in September once he's seen updated inflation figures. Approving a measure in the heat of election campaigns would be extremely difficult. Republicans seem likely to win House control and have a realistic chance of capturing the Senate as well.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, known as PhRMA, the industry's most influential lobbying group, said Democrats' latest bill had gone “from bad to worse for patients." Spokesperson Debra DeShong said the measure would “threaten patient access and future innovations."
PhRMA said its member companies spent a record $102.3 billion on research and development last year.
Overall, the industry spent $83 billion on research and development in 2019, 10 times the inflation-adjusted value of what it spent annually in the 1980s, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a report last year.
Drugmakers on average spent a quarter of their net revenues on R&D in 2019, a far larger proportion than the semiconductor, technology hardware and software industries, the budget office said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched experimental drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease got an unusual second look from U.S. regulators on Wednesday, following intense pressure to approve the treatment for those with the fatal illness.
Patients and their families have rallied behind the drug from Amylyx Pharma, launching an aggressive lobbying campaign and enlisting members of Congress to push the Food and Drug Administration to grant approval.
The FDA has approved only two therapies for the disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which destroys nerve cells needed for basic functions like walking, talking and swallowing. The more effective of the two drugs extends life by several months.
In a rare move, the FDA convened a second meeting of neurology advisers who narrowly voted against the company's drug in March. The panel was reviewing new statistical analyses from Amylyx and planned to vote again on whether to recommend approval. The FDA is not required to follow's the group's guidance.
An internal review by FDA scientists posted ahead of the meeting struck a negative tone, concluding that the company's updated analysis was not “persuasive” and provided “no new data.” On the other hand, the FDA's instructions to the panel stressed the need for regulatory flexibility when considering drugs for deadly diseases.
A final FDA decision is expected later this month.
Dr. Billy Dunn, FDA's neurology review director, opened the meeting by noting the “concerns and limitations” with Amylyx's data, while emphasizing the need for new options for patients.
“We are highly sensitive to the urgent need for the development of new treatments for ALS,” Dunn said. “We have not made any final decisions on the approvability of this application.”
Dunn also noted that a larger study being conducted by Amylyx could provide “more definitive results” of the drug's effectiveness by 2024.
The ALS drug review is being closely watched as an indicator of FDA's flexibility in reviewing experimental medications for the terminally ill and its ability to withstand outside pressure.
“We’re here because there’s a lot of pressure,” said Diana Zuckerman of the nonprofit National Center for Health Research, which analyzes data and conducts medical research. “FDA is going the extra mile by saying you can have another meeting, but the company responded by giving them no new data.”
Amylyx conducted one small, mid-stage trial of its drug that showed some benefit in slowing the disease, but was plagued by missing data and other problems, according to FDA reviewers.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts, company says follow-up data gathered after the study showed the drug extended life. Patients who continued taking the drug survived about 10 months longer than patients who never took the drug, according to a new company analysis.
But FDA scientists said in their review that the new approach “suffers from the same interpretability challenges” as the original study.
On Wednesday, the FDA will again hear from patients and advocacy groups, such as I AM ALS, which has lobbied for more than two years to make the drug available.
“We have a drug that the entire ALS community is behind. Patients, clinicians, researchers all support this because of what we’ve seen in data from the trial,” said I AM ALS co-founder Brian Wallach, speaking through an interpreter. “That’s not the case with every drug.”
Amylyx’s medication comes as a powder that combines two older drugs: one prescription medication for liver disorders and a dietary supplement used in traditional Chinese medicine. Wallach and some other ALS patients already take the dietary supplement.
Hanging over the review is FDA’s controversial approval of the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm last year, which was reviewed by the same agency scientists and outside advisers.
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KARIYA, Japan, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, has launched a free, web browser-based game, "DENSO QR Code Maze," as part of its efforts to highlight that the company invented the QR code* in 1994.
* QR Code is registered trademarks of DENSO WAVE Incorporated.
The QR Code was developed as an easy-to-read code that can store a large amount of information. The innovative two-dimensional code can store about 200 times more information than barcodes and can be read at high speed. DENSO started to use the code mainly for inventory management at its manufacturing plants and later made the patent available free of charge, enabling it to spread globally. Now, the QR code is widely used in many daily life applications, including electronic tickets and cashless payments. In December 2022, DENSO was awarded the IEEE Corporate Innovation Award for helping the world benefit from QR codes' dynamic capabilities.
In the game, players race for the goal while supplying energy to a city as complex as a QR code. The player who best utilizes their energy and reaches the goal fastest wins. During gameplay, items along the track help boost players toward the finish and neon signs highlight other DENSO technologies and contributions to society.
Players can enjoy the game anywhere, anytime without downloading software or applications.
In Solo Mode, you can race players across the world, and in Friend Mode, you can play with an exclusive group of your friends or family members. This game is for people of all the generations.
You can enjoy "DENSO QR Code Maze" here: https://qrcodemaze.denso.com/en/
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Direct travel between Portland and Vancouver, BC now available
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtrak, in collaboration with ODOT, WSDOT and other agencies resumes Cascades service between Portland, Ore. and Vancouver, BC on March 6. Today's announcement marks the first time direct service will operate between Portland and stations north of Seattle since 2020. Serving 12 stations along the I-5 corridor in western Washington, customers traveling north can depart Portland at 3:05 p.m. — Seattle at 7 p.m. — for an 11 p.m. arrival in Vancouver, BC. The southbound train leaves Vancouver, BC at 6:35 a.m. for an 11 a.m. stop in Seattle and a 2:55 p.m. Portland arrival.
"With more people now traveling, we are thrilled to double the daily roundtrips between Seattle and Vancouver, BC. By adding staffing and equipment to the region, we can once again offer customers a direct connection between Portland and Canada," said Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner.
Running along the water from British Columbia, through river and mountain vistas in Washington and Oregon, Amtrak Cascades offers views of some of the country's most distinctive cities and spectacular natural attractions.
Amtrak Cascades restarted daily service to Canada, between Seattle and Vancouver, BC, in September 2022. Now fully restored on the popular Pacific Northwest route, Amtrak Cascades offers a cafe car, which features products grown and made in the Pacific Northwest on its Bistro Menu. Travelers also can enjoy large spacious seats with ample leg room, no middle seat and one of the most generous baggage policies in the travel industry, applicable for two personal items and two carry-on bags.
The states of Washington and Oregon jointly sponsor and fund the Amtrak Cascades service.
"WSDOT is pleased to be restoring trains between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, BC. The resumption of this additional roundtrip marks the first time since the pandemic that passengers can travel on the same train to all stops between these major cities," said Ron Pate, Director of WSDOT's Rail, Freight and Ports Division. "We're looking forward to adding even more Amtrak Cascades trains later this year between Seattle and Portland."
"We're aware of just how ready everyone is for this direct service from Portland to Vancouver, BC to come back," said Karyn Criswell, administrator of the Oregon Department of Transportation's Public Transportation Division. "With our new reduced rates for travel within Oregon on the Cascades, we're excited to see ridership grow throughout the corridor, giving people in the Pacific Northwest an affordable, comfortable and safe option for travel."
"Thanks to all the players who helped us return to full service, including ODOT, WSDOT, BNSF, VIA Rail, Sound Transit, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Canada Border Services Agency and the Congressional Delegation, including the key members who hold leadership positions on our transportation committees — Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)," said Gardner.
Customers can visit Amtrak.com, AmtrakCascades.com, the Amtrak app, Amtrak ticket desks and kiosks and call 1-800-USA-RAIL for tickets. Travelers departing from Canada can also book their tickets at ViaRail.ca and through 1-888-VIA-RAIL.
The United States and Canadian governments have specific requirements for travel between the two countries. Those who fail to meet these criteria will not be allowed to cross the border.
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Senator Murray (D-WA)
"I am thrilled to join Amtrak in announcing that service between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, BC is resuming. This train line runs along a critical North-South corridor in Washington state, connecting families, communities, and small businesses. Amtrak plays a critical role in getting people where they need to be on time and at a reasonable cost—this is great news as we work to keep Washington state moving forward," said Senator Murray (D-WA).
Senator Cantwell (D-WA)
"Finally, Amtrak Cascades service is restored to pre-pandemic levels, providing travelers a convenient transportation option to skip traffic along the I-5 corridor. But this meaningful milestone isn't the final stop. Amtrak has committed to adding two additional trips between Seattle and Portland this fall providing commuters even more travel options."
Senator Wyden (D-OR)
"Restoration of this Cascades rail service between Portland and British Columbia provides a key reconnection for Oregonians to travel free of traffic headaches in the Northwest," Wyden said. "Today's wonderful news from Amtrak about restoring this valued and scenic route shows both the benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's investments in passenger rail and indications of an ongoing recovery from the worst economic impacts of the public health crisis."
Senator Merkley (D-OR)
"Restoring passenger rail in the Pacific Northwest brings economic and recreational benefits to the region by providing additional ways for people to travel from Portland to Vancouver, BC for business or pleasure," said Senator Merkley. "I'll keep working to improve and expand transportation options for residents and visitors to Oregon and the region."
Congressman Larsen (D-WA-02)
"The full restoration of Amtrak Cascades service is great news for the Pacific Northwest," said U.S. Representative Rick Larsen, the lead Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee! "Thanks to bold, long-term investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Amtrak is able to renew and support routes like Cascades, Empire Builder and Coast Starlight that connect communities like Edmonds, Everett, Mount Vernon, Stanwood and Bellingham in my district to Vancouver, British Columbia, Seattle, Portland and Eugene. I will continue to push for Congress to fully fund its passenger rail commitments to create more jobs, grow regional economies, reduce congestion and carbon emissions, and build a cleaner, greener, safer and more accessible transportation network."
Congressman Blumenauer (D-OR-03)
"Travel by rail is one of the most enjoyable ways to see the country, with the bonus of skipping the all-but-certain traffic delays," said Congressman Earl Blumenauer. "I proudly voted for an unprecedented investment in passenger rail in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and am hopeful that this will be the first of many instances of stronger rail service. The resumption of a second daily round trip route between Portland and British Columbia is an indicator that travel is bouncing back from the pandemic, and worthy of celebration."
Congresswoman Bonamici (D-OR-01)
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Wilmington, Del. — A courtroom drama of epic proportions is set to begin on Tuesday in Delaware as Fox News defends itself against claims of defamation from Dominion Voting Systems.
The closely watched case will have major implications for defamation law, the intersection of media and politics and the future of the country’s most-watched news network.
Here are some key things to watch for during this week’s trial:
Dominion aims to expose internal crisis at Fox after the 2020 election
The voting systems provider is alleging it knowingly aired false information about its software being promoted by former President Trump and his allies in the days and weeks following now-President Biden’s 2020 election victory.
Dominion has already made public in various court filings a slew of internal communications from leading hosts and executives at Fox showing them privately insulting Trump and his defenders and throwing cold water on claims of voter fraud.
The filings also show Fox’s top talent worrying about how fact-checking Trump’s claims might anger its large audience, much of which remains supportive of the former president.
Look for Dominion’s legal team to highlight those communications and use them to argue to a jury that executives and employees at Fox acted with “actual malice,” or reckless disregard for the truth, in airing Trump’s false claims.
Fox will lean on a First Amendment defense
Fox has countered in public statements and legal filings of its own that the allegations made by Trump and his allies were newsworthy, and the network had a journalistic duty to cover them.
The cable channel has separately argued that a victory for Dominion would set a dangerous precedent in media law, making it easier for plaintiffs to sue news organizations for damages and creating a chilling effect throughout the industry.
Fox’s legal team has also suggested Dominion is inflating its financial valuation and has not suffered the fiduciary losses it says it has as a result of the allegations.
“Dominion’s lawsuit is a political crusade in search of a financial windfall, but the real cost would be cherished First Amendment rights,” the network said in a statement ahead of this week’s trial. “While Dominion has pushed irrelevant and misleading information to generate headlines, Fox News remains steadfast in protecting the rights of a free press, given a verdict for Dominion and its private equity owners would have grave consequences for the entire journalism profession.”
Fox’s biggest stars and top leaders are expected to take the witness stand
Some of Fox’s biggest stars could take the witness stand as early as this week, including prime time hosts Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham.
Though cameras will not be allowed in the Delaware courtroom, testimony from Fox’s leading stars would be an unprecedented moment in American media history — would be sure to make headlines.
Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis also indicated during a pretrial hearing last week he was open to compelling owner Rupert Murdoch to testify if the media mogul is issued a subpoena by Dominion’s lawyers.
“Dominion clearly wants to continue generating misleading stories from their friends in the media to distract from their weak case,” a Fox spokesperson said in response to the proposition of Murdoch testifying. “Demanding witnesses who had nothing to do with the challenged broadcasts is just the latest example of their political crusade in search of a financial windfall.”
Trump will likely be watching the proceedings closely, reacting in real time
The former president has been attacking Fox for months over its coverage of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is widely expected to challenge him for the Republican nomination for president in 2024.
Trump has also blasted Murdoch and Fox more generally regarding revelations made as part of the Dominion case.
In one deposition given to Dominion’s lawyers, Murdoch acknowledged that some Fox News commentators touted Trump’s false assertions of a stolen election. He also cast doubt on the claims being put forth by Trump in private communications made public as part of the suit.
“Fox News is in big trouble if they do not expose the truth on cheating in the 2020 election,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social early Monday morning after a surprise 24 hour delay in the start to the trial had been announced. “They should do what’s right for America. When Rupert Murdoch says that there was no cheating in light of the massive proof that was there, it is ridiculous and very harmful to the fox case. Perhaps he should say that “he just didn’t know,” but that is hard to believe. Rupert, just tell the truth and good things will happen. The election of 2020 was rigged and stollen…you know it, & so does everyone else!”
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans on Thursday announced plans to put $125 million aside to combat pollution from so-called forever chemicals, putting off a decision on what exactly to spend the money on.
The influx of money to deal with PFAS pollution comes as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers made it a priority in his budget, allocating more than $100 million for additional testing, new positions, additional water testing and grants.
The Republican-controlled budget-writing committee took a different approach, announcing plans to vote Thursday on spending $125 million but not specifying what it should be used for other than combatting PFAS.
“We need to give ourselves time to find the right solutions," said Republican Sen. Eric Wimberger, of Green Bay, at a news conference.
There will be follow-up legislation to spell out how the money will be spent, said Rep. Mark Born, co-chair of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee.
The committee was to approve the spending Thursday night as it works on creating the two-year spending plan, which takes effect in July.
“The Legislature is taking this problem very seriously," said committee co-chair Sen. Howard Marklein.
Democrats, including Evers, have called for enacting tough standards about acceptable levels of PFAS in the water, moves that have met resistance from Republicans and the state's business community.
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are man-made chemicals that don’t easily break down in nature. They’re found in a wide range of products, including cookware, firefighting foam and stain-resistant clothing. The chemicals have been linked to health problems including low birth weight, cancer and liver disease, and have been shown to make vaccines less effective.
Municipalities across Wisconsin are struggling with PFAS contamination in their groundwater, including Marinette, Madison, Wausau and the town of Campbell on French Island. The waters of Green Bay also are contaminated. The state Department of Natural Resources has issued an advisory warning people to limit their consumption of fish from the bay of Green Bay as well as from portions of the Peshtigo, Oconto and Menominee rivers due to PFAS contamination.
Republicans have passed bills in recent years restricting the use of firefighting foam that contains PFAS, but have resisted doing anything more substantial amid concerns from industry and wastewater treatment operators that clean-up and filtration efforts and new well construction would cost tens of millions of dollars.
The Evers' administration adopted regulations last year establishing limits on PFAS in surface and drinking water. Conservatives on the Department of Natural Resources' policy board blocked a proposal to limit the chemicals in well water, however.
Evers' administration has since relaunched an attempt to write standards for PFAS in well water. The governor's budget lays out a multipronged approach for dealing with the chemicals as well.
Republicans previously stripped language from Evers' budget that called for restricting PFAS levels in state waters and air and requiring the DNR to create rules on how to determine financial liability for PFAS contamination.
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BDHEA's playbook for ESG action guides organizations committed to quality healthcare and well-being for our communities.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new publication from the Black Directors Health Equity Agenda is a playbook to lead environmental, social and governance action in organizations committed to health and wellness.
"Health Equity's Essential Role in ESG Conversations," available to BDHEA members, provides a framework developed in collaboration with Deloitte* for board directors to assess their organizations' health ecosystem footprint.
"As Black corporate directors and executives, we need to be fully informed by our community's health disparities," said BDHEA Founding Member and Board Member Joe Wilkins. "We must be intentional to demand transformation that embraces health equity that is critical to achieving our financial, operational and strategic goals."
The BDHEA was among the first 39 signatories to the Zero Health Gaps Pledge at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos, Switzerland. The pledge commits organizations to embed health equity in core strategies, operations and investments.
Health Equity at Heart of Risk Management Plan
The playbook shows how each pillar of ESG influences health equity:
- Environment is a force multiplier of health disparities. Pollution in Black communities exacerbates cardiovascular issues and exposes residents to greater risk in conditions as disparate as asthma, stroke and breast cancer.
- Social needs have knock-on community health effects. Economic, housing and food insecurity contributes to widespread chronic physical and mental health conditions.
- Governance advances health equity when leaders systematically address the drivers of health to meet business objectives.
"Board directors have many incentives to view ESG through a health equity lens," said Deloitte & Touche LLP Partner Kim Griffin-Hunter. "Organizations that address their industry's sustainability issues can create stronger brands, attract dedicated talent, mitigate risk and achieve robust financial performance."
Black Corporate Directors Lead Boardroom Discussions
"Health Equity's Essential Role in ESG Conversations" was introduced during the 2022 BDHEA National Summit. Its plan follows the format of BDHEA's 2021 "Prioritizing Health Equity in the Boardroom" to aid Black corporate directors in exerting direct influence on health equity discussions.
The strategic planning guide directs board action across four domains:
- Organization: Defining and achieving targets for boardroom diversity, data collection and workforce inclusion.
- Offerings: Evaluating health equity impact and establishing targeted interventions as pilot programs.
- Community: Exerting leverage by partnering with like-minded organizations--even competitors.
- Ecosystem: Strengthening supply chains and government relationships.
The workbook gives examples of ESG reporting frameworks, commitments and programs, as well as questions to guide boardroom discussion.
"The ESG playbook advances BDHEA's initiatives to heighten the authority of Black corporate directors, senior executives and up-and-coming leaders," said BDHEA Board Chair John Daniels Jr. "When their core values and advocacy align with corporate objectives, their influence can be profound."
"Health Equity's Essential Role in ESG Conversations" is available only to members of the BDHEA, a network of board members and executives engaged in health equity. BDHEA conducts live summits and virtual convenings for health equity advocates. To learn more about BDHEA membership, visit bdhea.org.
About BDHEA
The Black Directors Health Equity Agenda is made up of board directors and senior leaders who are working to eradicate the health disparities and inequities that threaten the individual and collective prosperity of Black families. As change agents, its members across the health ecosystem, foster and facilitate board education for up-and-coming leaders, encourage revised business models, spur innovative thinking and action and support policy reforms that advance health equity for Black Americans that will ultimately ensure equal and fair healthcare for all. Learn more at bdhea.org.
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- APONVIE™ approval by FDA, U.S. launch planned for Q1 2023 –
- ZYNRELEF® unit demand grew 18% over prior quarter in Q3 2022 –
- Oncology Care Franchise net product sales grew 13% over prior year in Q3 2022 –
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRTX), a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on improving the lives of patients by developing and commercializing therapeutic innovations that improve medical care, today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and highlighted recent corporate updates.
Recent Corporate Updates
Acute Care Franchise
- ZYNRELEF:
- APONVIE:
Oncology Care Franchise
- 2022 Oncology Care Franchise Net Product Sales: For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, oncology care franchise net product sales were $23.9 million and $71.3 million, respectively, compared to $21.1 million and $63.6 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2021.
- CINVANTI® Net Product Sales: Net product sales of CINVANTI (aprepitant) injectable emulsion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were $21.2 million and $64.2 million, respectively, compared to $18.0 million and $56.2 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2021.
- SUSTOL® Net Product Sales: Net product sales of SUSTOL (granisetron) extended-release injection for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were $2.7 million and $7.1 million, respectively, compared to $3.1 million and $7.4 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2021.
- 2022 Oncology Care Franchise Net Product Sales Guidance: Heron currently expects full-year 2022 net product sales for the oncology care franchise of $93 million to $95 million.
"Approval of APONVIE expands our acute care franchise to cover the two most common concerns of patients and clinicians after surgery, pain and PONV. We are gratified to see improved growth of ZYNRELEF in October following the slower than anticipated growth in the third quarter, which coincided with a greater than 10% decline in indicated surgical procedures," said Barry Quart, Pharm.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Heron. "Our oncology care franchise reported solid net product sales of $23.9 million for the third quarter of 2022 and we remain on track to achieve our full-year 2022 guidance of $93 million to $95 million. In addition, we strengthened our balance sheet with a $75 million private placement to advance our commercial franchises and extend our runway against a challenging external backdrop."
Financial Results
Net product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were $26.6 million and $77.6 million, respectively, compared to $23.2 million and $65.7 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2021.
Heron's net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $41.9 million, or $0.38 per share, and $162.2 million, or $1.54 per share, respectively, compared to $52.4 million, or $0.51 per share, and $166.0 million, or $1.71 per share, respectively, for the same periods in 2021. Net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 included non-cash, stock-based compensation expense of $11.2 million and $32.5 million, respectively, compared to $11.2 million and $34.0 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2021.
As of September 30, 2022, Heron had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $121.7 million, compared to $157.6 million as of December 31, 2021. Net cash used for operating activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $37.1 million and $109.4 million, respectively, compared to $53.2 million and $158.1 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2021. The decrease in our net cash used for operating activities was primarily due to changes in working capital related to the launch of ZYNRELEF, including manufacturing of commercial inventory, as well as a decrease in net loss.
Conference Call and Webcast
Heron will host a conference call and webcast on November 8, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (646) 307-1963 for domestic callers and (800) 715-9871 for international callers. Please provide the operator with the passcode 4433557 to join the conference call. The conference call will also be available via webcast under the Investor Relations section of Heron's website at www.herontx.com. An archive of the teleconference and webcast will also be made available on Heron's website for 60 days following the call.
About ZYNRELEF for Postoperative Pain
ZYNRELEF is the first and only dual-acting local anesthetic that delivers a fixed-dose combination of the local anesthetic bupivacaine and a low dose of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam. ZYNRELEF is the first and only extended-release local anesthetic to demonstrate in Phase 3 studies significantly reduced pain and significantly increased proportion of patients requiring no opioids through the first 72 hours following surgery compared to bupivacaine solution, the current standard-of-care local anesthetic for postoperative pain control. ZYNRELEF was initially approved by the FDA in May 2021 for use in adults for soft tissue or periarticular instillation to produce postsurgical analgesia for up to 72 hours after bunionectomy, open inguinal herniorrhaphy and total knee arthroplasty. In December 2021, the FDA approved an expansion of ZYNRELEF's indication. ZYNRELEF is now indicated in the U.S. in adults for soft tissue or periarticular instillation to produce postsurgical analgesia for up to 72 hours after foot and ankle, small-to-medium open abdominal, and lower extremity total joint arthroplasty surgical procedures. Safety and efficacy have not been established in highly vascular surgeries, such as intrathoracic, large multilevel spinal, and head and neck procedures. In September 2020, the European Commission granted a marketing authorization for ZYNRELEF for the treatment of somatic postoperative pain from small- to medium-sized surgical wounds in adults. As of January 1, 2021, ZYNRELEF is approved in 31 European countries including the countries of the European Union and European Economic Area and the United Kingdom. In March 2022, Health Canada issued a Notice of Compliance for ZYNRELEF for instillation into the surgical wound for postoperative analgesia after bunionectomy, open inguinal herniorrhaphy, and total knee arthroplasty surgical procedures.
Please see full prescribing information, including Boxed Warning, at www.ZYNRELEF.com.
About APONVIE for PONV
APONVIE (aprepitant) injectable emulsion is a substance NK1 RA, indicated for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults. Delivered via a 30-second intravenous (IV) injection, APONVIE 32 mg was demonstrated to be bioequivalent to oral aprepitant 40 mg with rapid achievement of therapeutic drug levels. APONVIE is the same formulation as Heron's approved CINVANTI. APONVIE is supplied in a single-dose vial that delivers the full 32 mg dose for PONV. APONVIE was approved by the FDA in September 2022.
Please see full prescribing information at www.APONVIE.com.
About CINVANTI for Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) Prevention
CINVANTI, in combination with other antiemetic agents, is indicated in adults for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy (HEC) including high-dose cisplatin as a single-dose regimen, delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy (MEC) as a single-dose regimen, and nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of MEC as a 3-day regimen. CINVANTI is an IV formulation of aprepitant, an NK1 RA. CINVANTI is the first IV formulation to directly deliver aprepitant, the active ingredient in EMEND® capsules. Aprepitant (including its prodrug, fosaprepitant) is the only single-agent NK1 RA to significantly reduce nausea and vomiting in both the acute phase (0–24 hours after chemotherapy) and the delayed phase (24–120 hours after chemotherapy). The FDA-approved dosing administration included in the U.S. prescribing information for CINVANTI include 100 mg or 130 mg administered as a 30-minute IV infusion or a 2-minute IV injection.
Please see full prescribing information at www.CINVANTI.com.
About SUSTOL for CINV Prevention
SUSTOL is indicated in combination with other antiemetics in adults for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC) or anthracycline and cyclophosphamide (AC) combination chemotherapy regimens. SUSTOL is an extended-release, injectable 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 RA that utilizes Heron's Biochronomer® drug delivery technology to maintain therapeutic levels of granisetron for ≥5 days. The SUSTOL global Phase 3 development program was comprised of two, large, guideline-based clinical studies that evaluated SUSTOL's efficacy and safety in more than 2,000 patients with cancer. SUSTOL's efficacy in preventing nausea and vomiting was evaluated in both the acute phase (0–24 hours after chemotherapy) and delayed phase (24–120 hours after chemotherapy).
Please see full prescribing information at www.SUSTOL.com.
About Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. is a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on improving the lives of patients by developing and commercializing therapeutic innovations that improve medical care. Our advanced science, patented technologies, and innovative approach to drug discovery and development have allowed us to create and commercialize a portfolio of products that aim to advance the standard-of-care for acute care and oncology patients. For more information, visit www.herontx.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Heron cautions readers that forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this news release and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, uncertainties related to market conditions; the potential market opportunities for ZYNRELEF, APONVIE, CINVANTI and SUSTOL; the net product sales guidance for the oncology care franchise and the acute care franchise; the timing and results of the commercial launch of APONVIE; the expected future balances of Heron's cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments; the expected duration over which Heron's cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balances will fund its operations; the ability for the Company to reach profitability; the extent of the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our business; and other risks and uncertainties identified in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements reflect our analysis only on their stated date, and Heron takes no obligation to update or revise these statements except as may be required by law.
Investor Relations and Media Contact:
David Szekeres
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
dszekeres@herontx.com
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NEW YORK, Aug 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that Firstleaf is No. 1725 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"We're honored to be recognized in Inc. 5000's list for the second year in a row," said Philip James, founder & CEO of Firstleaf. "Firstleaf's expertise in winemaking and technology allows us to offer the best wine selections for every consumer, from beginners to experts. We look forward to continuing to grow in this $70 billion wine market and offering wine that's personalized to each individual's taste."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Firstleaf is America's most personalized wine company that uses millions of data points to produce and curate each shipment of award-winning wine from around the world so that members can explore new bottles and discover new favorites tailored to their tastes. The company, which was founded by Philip James, a wine industry veteran and Oxford-educated chemist, offers a subscription service that unites the art and science of wine.
Firstleaf brings together proprietary technology, expert winemakers and a WSET-certified concierge team, to build a unique Wine Profile for each member and curate each shipment individually. With no preset packs or boxes, Firstleaf has over 82 million combinations of wines possible and 98% of its monthly boxes are unique. Its team of winemakers sample over 10,000 wines each year across 5 continents and 12 countries to select only the finest bottles. With more than 700,000 12-bottle cases sold last year, Firstleaf is the #1 trusted wine brand in consumer rankings. Nearly one million people have tried Firstleaf since the brand's inception.
Its wines have won over 2,800 awards, including over 300 90+ point scores, and 92% of its wines are award-winning. This year, Firstleaf was named one of Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies in the data science category and recognized as one of Wine Business Monthly's 50 Largest Wineries. This came on the heels of being named Wine Company of the Year in Winemaker Challenge International's 2021 wine competition, one of the only U.S. wine competitions judged exclusively by professional winemakers.
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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Russia hits civilian targets anew, EU officials visit Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles hit residential areas in an eastern Ukrainian city Thursday for the second time in 24 hours, while top European Union officials held talks with the government in Kyiv as the war with Russia approaches its one-year milestone.
The latest strikes in Kramatorsk came as rescue crews searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building hit late Wednesday by a Russian missile that killed at least three people and wounded 21 others. At least one more victim was thought to be under the debris, Ukraine’s presidential office said.
“Kramatorsk again shattered by explosions — the Russians made two more rocket strikes,” regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote in a Telegram post.
He said at least five civilians were wounded in the latest strikes, which hit residential buildings as well as a children’s clinic and a school in the heart of the city. Kramatorsk Mayor Oleksandr Honcharenko urged residents to stay in shelters.
Kramatorsk is a major hub for the Ukrainian military in the east.
No further details of Thursday’s attack were immediately available.
Russia has frequently struck apartment buildings during the war, causing civilian casualties, although the Kremlin has denied targeting residential structures.
Russian shelling across Ukraine over the previous 24 hours killed at least eight civilians and wounded 29 others, the presidential office said. Along with the victims in Kramatorsk, the toll included four who died when a Russian mortar shell hit a basement where they were sheltering in the northeastern Chernihiv region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of what officials described as a summit on Friday. The last such summit was held in Kyiv in October 2021 — a few months before the war started on Feb. 24, 2022.
Von der Leyen praised wartime Ukraine’s “brilliant application” for European Union membership, though Brussels officials note that Ukraine joining the 27-nation bloc is still a long way off.
Ahead of possible membership, Von der Leyen said, the Commission is proposing that Kyiv “join key European programs — this will give Ukraine benefits close to those of EU membership in many areas.”
EU assistance for Ukraine, she said, has reached 50 billion euros ($55 billion) since the start of Russia’s war.
She said the EU plans to adopt a 10th package of sanctions again Russia before Feb. 24. Von der Leyen also announced that the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine would be set up in The Hague to coordinate the collection of evidence of war crimes.
Von der Leyen, on her fourth visit to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion, added that she was “comforted” by Ukraine’s anti-corruption drive. Stamping out endemic corruption is a key condition for joining the EU.
Zelenskyy on Wednesday took aim at corrupt officials for the second time in the space of a week. Several high-ranking officials were dismissed.
Zelenskyy was elected in 2019 on an anti-establishment and anti-corruption platform in a country long gripped by graft.
The latest corruption allegations came as Western allies are channeling billions of dollars to help Kyiv fight Moscow’s forces and as the Ukrainian government is introducing reforms so it can potentially join the EU.
Ukraine’s government is keen to get more Western military aid, on top of the tanks pledged last week, as the warring sides are expected to launch new offensives once winter ends. Kyiv is now asking for fighter jets.
Kyiv expects Russia to “attempt something” on the Feb. 24 anniversary, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told France’s BFM television. He stressed his government’s urgency on getting weapons without delay.
“We are telling our partners that we too need to be ready as fast as possible,” he said in an interview late Wednesday.
U.S. President Joe Biden has ruled out providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday during a trip to the Philippines that the focus of American aid is to increase Ukraine’s military capabilities by sending artillery, armor and air defense, and training Ukrainian troops.
The U.S. is “focused on providing Ukraine the capability that it needs to be effective in its upcoming anticipated counteroffensive in the spring,” Austin said.
“And so we’re doing everything we can to get them the capabilities that they need right now to be effective on the battlefield,” he said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that strategy would backfire, by prompting Moscow to ensure that potential Russian targets were out of range.
“The longer range the weapons supplied to the Kyiv regime, the farther we would need to push them away from the territories that are part of our country,” Lavrov said in an interview with Russian state media.
He said Moscow would like to see the war end, but noted that the length of the conflict was less important than its desired outcome: to protect Russian territory and “people who want to remain part of the Russian culture,” reaffirming Moscow’s declared goal to defend Russian speakers in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin drew on national pride at a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in the World War II battle of Stalingrad as he sought to stiffen support at home for the fight in Ukraine, where the Kremlin’s forces have suffered some embarrassing setbacks in recent months.
“The strength of the defenders of Stalingrad is the most important moral beacon for Russian soldiers,” he said in Volgograd, as Stalingrad was renamed in 1961. “All that defines Russia and makes us strong and confident in ourselves, the rightness of our cause and our victory.”
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The House held a moment of silence on Thursday to honor the victims of the school shooting in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday.
Three students and three adults were killed this week when a gunman opened fire at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville that offers preschool through sixth grade. The three students — Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs — were all nine years old. Katherine Koonce, 60, the head of the school died in the shooting, in addition to Mike Hill, 61, a custodian, and Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), surrounded by other members of the Tennessee congressional delegation, led the moment of silence on the House floor. Lawmakers stood for roughly 15 seconds.
Tennessee Republican Reps. Tim Burchett and Andy Ogles — both of whom have come under scrutiny in the aftermath of the shooting — were present on the House floor for the moment of silence, and Burchett’s presence in particular was pointed out by Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.).
“We were just in there, and there was a moment of silence, which I really respect. But one of the members who were up there during that moment of silence was the same member where a couple days ago, asked about the shooting, said there’s nothing we can do about it,” Frost, who before coming to Congress was the national organizing director for the gun control advocacy group March for Our Lives, told reporters, adding that “a moment of silence is important, but what you do after also matters.”
“Faith without works is dead; without working on this issue our children will also be dead,” he added. “We live in a country where parents are losing their children to being shot up and mowed down by an AR-15 during their school day, dying in a pool of their own blood. And so what we do next matters. It’s not enough to just have a moment of silence, we know about the thoughts and prayers. We need action and we’re gonna do what needs to be done.”
Burchett drew headlines this week when, speaking about gun violence, he told reporters “we’re not gonna fix it.”
“Criminals are gonna be criminals,” he added. The congressman doubled down on his remarks later in the week, telling NBC News “if you think Washington’s gonna fix this problem, you’re wrong. They’re not gonna fix this problem; they are the problem.”
Ogles, whose congressional district includes Nashville, has also been the target of criticism following the shooting after a photo from 2021 resurfaced that showed him and his family wielding firearms.
Cohen delivered remarks on the House floor Thursday honoring the six victims.
“On Monday, the horror and the terror, the insanity of mass shootings came to our capital city, Nashville, Tennessee, and most directly, Covenant Presbyterian School,” he said.
“Six innocent victims passed. Three were children: Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney, Hallie Scruggs, all nine years old, all loving students, friends, brothers, sisters, parents. And three adults: Mike Hill, a beloved custodian of 14 years and a father and a grandfather, Katherine Koonce, the headmaster who’s been referred to as a saint, and Cynthia Peak, a substitute teacher who had a light that whenever she appeared,” he added.
In addition to the six individuals who were killed, the congressman mentioned the “other victims” of the shooting, “the classmates, the friends, the staff at Covenant Presbyterian, and the city of Nashville.”
“I ask that we have a moment of silence in their memory and in their honor,” he added. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/hill-politics/house-holds-moment-of-silence-to-honor-victims-of-nashville-shooting/ | 2023-03-30 23:01:51 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/hill-politics/house-holds-moment-of-silence-to-honor-victims-of-nashville-shooting/ |
NY Marine Warnings and Forecast for Monday, May 9, 2022
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GALE WATCH
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
336 PM EDT Thu May 5 2022
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and
seas 6 to 11 feet possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode
Island coastal waters.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible
hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter
course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, east winds 15 to 25 kt
with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 3 to 6 feet expected. For the
Gale Watch, northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt
and seas 7 to 12 feet possible.
* WHERE...Sandy Hook NJ to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm.
* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 6 PM Friday to 6 AM
EDT Saturday. For the Gale Watch, from Saturday morning
through Sunday afternoon.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Tess Gunty’s “The Rabbit Hutch,” a sweeping debut novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction. The 30-year-old Gunty was among three writers nominated for their first published books.
The nonfiction prize went to Imani Perry’s “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation” and Sabaa Tahir’s “All My Rage” won for young people’s literature. In poetry, John Keene was cited for “Punks: New and Selected Poems,” while Argentine-Spanish language author Samanta Schweblin and translator Megan McDowell won for best work in translation for “Seven Empty Houses.”
Wednesday night’s winners each received $10,000.
In her acceptance speech, Gunty cited comments made the day before by poetry nominee Sharon Olds about literature’s essential role as a force for good and for courage. Gunty praised the fiction finalists, which also included Alejandro Varela’s “The Town of Babylon” and Sarah Thankam Mathews’ “All This Could Be Different,” for bringing attention to those “neglected” and otherwise not visible.
“Attention is the most sacred resource we have,” she said, calling books among the last places “where we spend the resource freely and need the most.”
“I think kindness wins,” she concluded. “That’s the point of this evening.”
History was on the minds of many of the award winners, whether honorary medalist Art Spiegelman’s references to his parents surviving the Holocaust, Perry’s invocation of ancestors who had been “lashed,” “charred,” “roped” and “bullet-ridden” or Keene’s elegy for “Black, gay, queer and trans writers” who died during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s.
A tearful Tahir cited her background as a Muslim and Pakistani-American and dedicated her prize to her “Muslim sisters” around the world who “fight for their lives, their autonomy, their bodies and their right to live and tell their own stories without fear.”
Several speakers mentioned the current wave of book bannings and the threat to free expression. Spiegelman, whose Holocaust-themed cartoon book “Maus” has been pulled from shelves this year in Missouri and Tennessee, called some of his censors “shrewd marketers” because the controversy over his work boosted sales. He then wondered if some educators simply preferred a “kinder, gentler Holocaust.”
The dinner benefit for the National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, also included an honorary prize for Tracie D. Hall, executive director of the American Library Association. Hall remembered childhood trips with her grandmother to the local library in the Watts section of Los Angeles, likening the building to a cathedral and benefactor that permitted her to borrow as many books as she and her grandmother could carry.
She then offered tribute to librarians now who “in resisting censorship efforts have sacrificed their jobs and their livelihood.”
It was the first time since 2019 — before the pandemic — that the event was held in person and hundreds, virtually all maskless, gathered at Cipriani Wall Street in downtown Manhattan. Author and “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi hosted the ceremony, which also featured taped introductions by Keanu Reeves, Alicia Keys and Jimmy Fallon for nominees in competitive categories.
Outside, striking HarperCollins workers handed out leaflets and buttons — Lakshmi and presenter Ibram X. Kendi were among those wearing union buttons — outlining their differences with the publisher over wages, diversity and union security among other issues. Some 250 entry level and mid-level employees at HarperCollins, the only major New York publisher with a union, began their strike last week. No new talks are currently scheduled.
Perry, a HarperCollins author, made no direct reference to the strike in her acceptance speech, but did cite those who “walk the picket line” as among her inspirations. | https://www.wfla.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-novelist-tess-gunty-wins-national-book-award-for-fiction/ | 2022-11-17 20:35:14 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-novelist-tess-gunty-wins-national-book-award-for-fiction/ |
POTOMAC, Md., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curbio, the nation's leading fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents and their clients, today formally announced a strategic alliance with RE/MAX, LLC, one of the world's leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services. The RE/MAX network has more than 140,000 agents in almost 9,000 offices.
Through this new relationship, Curbio has not only become a RE/MAX Approved Supplier, but it has also become a completely customizable concierge solution for RE/MAX agents. RE/MAX agents will now be able to offer their clients fast, reliable pre-listing home improvements with zero payment due until closing, helping their listings to sell swiftly and for top dollar.
"We are so excited to join the RE/MAX Approved Supplier program to help us welcome RE/MAX brokers into our brokerage partnership program, a powerful tool that can be leveraged to help provide an even better transaction experience for all their agents and clients. Curbio is on a mission to help get every listing sold quickly and for more, and I am thrilled to have RE/MAX affiliates join us as we transform home improvement for real estate," said Olivia Mariani, VP of Marketing at Curbio. "At Curbio, we take pride in being a reliable, trusted resource for all our brokerage partners. We look forward to helping RE/MAX affiliates provide a simple, delightful pre-listing home improvement experience to all their agents and clients."
Curbio partners exclusively with real estate agents to get listings ready for market. Its modern solution removes all barriers to home improvement, using proprietary technology, a turnkey approach and pay-at-closing terms to make the process of updating to sell simple and stress-free. In joining Curbio's brokerage partnerships program, RE/MAX agents will receive all the convenience of Curbio's solution, with the added benefit of personalized onboarding, support and trainings from the Curbio team.
"The RE/MAX Approved Supplier program aims to help RE/MAX agents do their jobs even better by removing the often painstaking process of vetting vendors for various real estate needs. Aligning with reputable companies like Curbio helps RE/MAX agents focus more time and energy on servicing clients and addressing their homebuying or selling needs. Curbio's unique technology helps homes get move-in ready and represents a clear value-add RE/MAX agents can offer their sellers. It's a natural fit and we look forward to our teams working together to benefit RE/MAX agents and their clients," said Madeline Hammer, RE/MAX Executive Director, Strategic Alliances.
Curbio was founded in 2017 to transform the multi-billion-dollar home improvement industry and has quickly become the nation's leading pay-at-closing home improvement solution. The company partners exclusively with real estate agents and their clients to get any home ready for the market, allowing it to sell faster and for top dollar. Using technology to power their service, Curbio completes pre-listing home improvement projects of any size quickly and without hassle, from start to finish, with zero payment due until the home sells. Curbio is trusted by thousands of realtors and brokerages nationwide, and has been continuously recognized for its exemplary solution, receiving nods in HousingWire, Qualified Remodeler and Comparably, to name a few.
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