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Wednesday's bid deadline was extended and Zilliacus became the third bidder to publicly declare his interest, joining Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Zilliacus' proposal is for 50 per cent of the club, with the other half bought by fans, who would become part of the club's decision-making process.
"Any sport club ultimately should belong to its fans. My bid is built on equality with fans," he said.
"The current development, where billionaire sheikhs and oligarchs take over clubs and control them as their personal playgrounds is not a healthy trend.
"The current market value of the club is just under $3.9billion (£3.17billion). That means that if every one of the fans of the club would join in buying the club, the total sum per fan would amount to less than $6 (£4.88).
"My group will finance half of the sum needed to take over the club, and will ask the fans, through a new company that is being set up for this specific purpose, to participate for the other half. If every fan joins it means less than $3 (£2.44) per fan."
While only three bidders have publicly announced their offers, it has been reported there could be as many as eight proposals submitted for the Glazer family's consideration. | https://www.beinsports.com/au/premier-league/news/finnish-entrepreneur-announces-man-united-bid/2060317 | 2023-03-23 21:54:30 | 1 | https://www.beinsports.com/au/premier-league/news/finnish-entrepreneur-announces-man-united-bid/2060317 |
Which Resident Evil game is best?
When the first “Resident Evil” game was released in 1996 for the PlayStation, it represented a major shift in the industry. The game received universal praise for redefining the survival horror genre and helped revive the zombie genre in pop culture. Since then, the game has inspired a franchise of games as well as movies, TV shows, toys and even stage plays.
While there are dozens of Resident Evil games, including all the remakes and spinoffs, we believe that the best Resident Evil game is the remake of the original “Resident Evil,” released in 2002. Not only does the remake pay homage to the title that started it all, but it enhanced the game for a new generation of players to enjoy.
What to know before you buy a Resident Evil game
“Resident Evil” is the quintessential survival horror game
If you’re looking for a game to scare the wits out of you, then Resident Evil games can give you a master class in horror. The game is perfect at not only throwing terrifying monsters at you but striking a fine balance between empowering you and making you feel completely helpless. Sure, there are a few jump scares here and there, but the game’s true horror lies in the suspense of what will happen around the next corner.
The original game was a lot harder and arguably scarier
Back in the PS1 days, games were not in high definition but were polygonal and pixelated. Ironically, this only made the games even more frightening, as it left a lot of the details up to the imagination. It also had a much harder control scheme that made you turn before you moved (called tank controls), which reinforced the feeling of helplessness. Starting with “Resident Evil 4,” the game series has shifted to become more action-oriented with simplified control schemes.
The mainline games are known for experimenting with new features
“Resident Evil 2” introduced branching paths for unique storylines. “Resident Evil 4” revolutionized game cameras with an over-the-shoulder camera angle. “Resident Evil 5” added co-op gameplay, and “Resident Evil 7” added support for virtual reality. Although each game maintains an ongoing story throughout the whole series, each game also manages to shake up the franchise formula in its own way.
What to look for in a quality Resident Evil game
Survival horror
The best Resident Evil games double down on the series’ survival horror origins. The games are at their finest when players are forced to explore an unknown location, solve dark puzzles and fight or avoid zombies. Some of the newer titles or spinoffs stray from survival horror and focus more on action setpieces.
Platform support
Resident Evil games have been released on almost every single platform since 1996. The original title was released on the PS1, but “Resident Evil 4” was a GameCube exclusive. Today most of the games have received ports or remakes for modern consoles or PC, although some titles have remained on their original system and have never been ported or remade, such as “Resident Evil Outbreak.”
Story
The mainline Resident Evil games focus on a group of people fighting against Umbrella Corp., a pharmaceutical company responsible for developing viruses as bio-weapons. Each title tends to focus on the story from a different angle or a different character’s point of view. In some titles, depending on which character you choose to play and how successful you are, you may witness unique events or even completely different endings.
How much you can expect to spend on a Resident Evil game
Expect to spend about $10 on older copies of the earlier Resident Evil games. You can also pay up to $60 for a brand new Resident Evil game on the newest consoles.
Resident Evil FAQ
Can you play co-op?
A. Depends on which game you choose. “Resident Evil” 5 and 6, “Revelations 1” and “Revelations 2” all featured offline cooperative play, whereas “Resident Evil Outbreak 1,” “Outbreak File 2” and “Resistance” feature online co-op only.
Can you play online?
A. Once again, it depends on which titles you pick. “Resident Evil” 5 and 6, “Revelations 2,” “Operation Raccoon City,” “Umbrella Chronicles,” “Darkside Chronicles,” “Umbrella Corps” and “Outbreak Files” 1 and 2 all have online multiplayer.
What’s the best Resident Evil game to buy?
Top Resident Evil game
Resident Evil Origins Collection (PS4/Xbox One)
What you need to know: Featuring both the “Resident Evil” remake and “Resident Evil 0,” this collection is ideal for both newcomers and fans looking to return to the original game.
What you’ll love: Fans will be pleased to know that the original game has been remastered with 1080p support and has new difficulty settings for new players.
What you should consider: “Resident Evil 0” has received less acclaim compared to the “Resident Evil” remake.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Resident Evil game for the money
Resident Evil Triple Pack (Nintendo Switch)
What you need to know: A collection of “Resident Evil” 4, 5 and 6, plus map packs, special costumes and game modes.
What you’ll love: Play alone (“Resident Evil 4”), with a partner (“Resident Evil 5”) or online (“Resident Evil 6”), all on the go with the Nintendo Switch.
What you should consider: “Resident Evil 6” was a major departure and is considered by many to be the worst in the mainline titles.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard Gold Edition
What you need to know: “Resident Evil 7” sees the title return to its survival horror roots, while its first-person perspective is sure to bring a more immersive experience.
What you’ll love: The Gold Edition includes the base game as well as three pieces of DLC content with completely new maps and stories to uncover. It also has a virtual reality mode if you have the necessary equipment.
What you should consider: This is the first title in the series to be played in the first-person perspective, which may make some people motion sick.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The lead-up to the 2023 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo is officially underway with the kick-off of the Beard-A-Reno competition.
While this is the 61st year of the competition, it's the first time the hairy contest has been held since 2019.
It pits local whisker growers against each other in seven categories: Longest Beard, Blackest Beard, Whitest Beard, Reddest Beard, Best Mustache, Best Attempt, and Best All-Around.
Entries are being accepted now through 5 p.m. on Friday, April 7.
"I have other friends who have done Beard-A-Reno and we've done it together," said Chad Dewey, who signed up for the Beard-A-Reno contest on Monday. "We poke fun at each other. It's kind of camaraderie, and we're doing it for the community and we're doing it for the recreation, so it's all fun with it."
Entrants must be at least 21 years old and clean-shaven at the time of registration. Mustaches are exempt.
Contestants may enter the competition at the Elks Rodeo office located at 2325 Skyway Dr. Suite H in Santa Maria. Click here for more information.
The winners, which will be announced at a special dinner on Saturday, May 20, will receive a custom-made silver belt buckle.
The 2023 Annual Elks Rodeo is scheduled to take place June 1-4. | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/beard-a-reno-kicks-off-rodeo-season-in-santa-maria | 2023-02-21 00:05:14 | 1 | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/beard-a-reno-kicks-off-rodeo-season-in-santa-maria |
CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly higher Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. fell 10.50 cents at $8.2550 a bushel; Dec. corn was up .25 cent at $6.7375 a bushel; Dec. oats rose 1.50 cents at $3.9950 a bushel; while Sep. soybeans gained 16 cents at 14.6150 a bushel.
Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Oct. live cattle rose .68 cent at $1.4590 a pound; Sep. feeder cattle gained 1.38 cents at $1.7970 a pound; Oct. lean hogs was up 12 cent at $.9622 a pound. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Grains-mostly-higher-Livestock-higher-17451680.php | 2022-09-19 16:42:21 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Grains-mostly-higher-Livestock-higher-17451680.php |
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors said they’ll seek a life sentence with no chance for parole for a 16-year-old boy who killed four fellow students at a Michigan school and pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism.
They disclosed their plans in a court filing Monday, three weeks after Ethan Crumbley, 16, withdrew a possible insanity defense and acknowledged the shooting at Oxford High School in November 2021.
A first-degree murder conviction typically brings an automatic no-parole sentence in Michigan. But teenagers are entitled to a hearing where their lawyer can raise immaturity, mental condition, family life and other issues while arguing for a shorter term.
Crumbley pleaded guilty to all 24 charges. The sentencing process is scheduled to start in February.
“A sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole is appropriate in this case,” Oakland County assistant prosecutor Marc Keast wrote.
Separately, the prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that Crumbley was “offered and promised nothing” for his guilty plea.
Judge Kwame Rowe will have flexibility. Under state law, possible prison terms for teens include parole eligibility after a minimum sentence of 25 years.
Defense attorney Paulette Michel Loftin said she’s disappointed but not surprised by the request for a life term. She believes Crumbley could be rehabilitated in prison.
The hearing “will give the court, as well as the public, a good inside look into the difficult home life of Mr. Crumbley and what challenges he was facing,” Loftin told The Associated Press.
The boy was 15 at the time of the shooting at Oxford High, roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Detroit. Four students were killed, and six more students and a teacher were injured.
His parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, are jailed on charges of involuntary manslaughter. They’re accused of making the gun accessible to their son and ignoring his need for mental health treatment.
When he pleaded guilty, Ethan Crumbley said his father bought the gun for him with the teen’s own money just a few days before the shooting. The boy said the gun was not locked in a container or safe at home.
Ethan Crumbley had brought the 9mm Sig Sauer handgun and 50 rounds of ammunition to school in his backpack. Earlier that day, a teacher had discovered a drawing with a gun pointing at the words: “The thoughts won’t stop. Help me.” There was an image of a bullet with the message: “Blood everywhere.”
The Crumbleys declined to take their son home but were told to get him into counseling within 48 hours, according to investigators. Ethan Crumbley later went into a school bathroom, pulled out the weapon and began shooting.
In their criminal case, the parents are asking a judge to give them access to experts’ reports about their son’s mental state. They believe the information could be favorable to their defense.
“The Crumbleys maintain that they did not have any reason to believe that the shooter had mental health concerns” that would require treatment, defense attorneys said in a court filing Monday. “They admit that their son was experiencing sadness over the loss of his dog, his grandmother and a friend who had recently moved away.” | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/ap-life-sentence-sought-for-teen-in-michigan-school-shooting/ | 2022-11-16 05:18:46 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/ap-life-sentence-sought-for-teen-in-michigan-school-shooting/ |
One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap — or flop — for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield.
Players must fend off pirates, navigate strange moons, build outposts and fix their own starships in a space epic that is due out on Xbox in September after years of development and delay. Microsoft gave its most detailed glimpse of the upcoming game at a Los Angeles event Sunday.
The release could be one of the most important in Xbox’s history as it looks to attract gamers with a headliner on par with Nintendo’s latest Zelda game and PlayStation’s upcoming Spider-Man 2, said Mat Piscatella, a game industry analyst for market researcher Circana.
After months of watching Nintendo’s Switch console and Sony’s PlayStation steal the momentum in a lagging market — with boosts from Hollywood adaptions of Nintendo’s Super Mario and the PlayStation exclusive Last of Us — Microsoft could use a blockbuster to drive sales of its Xbox consoles and its monthly game subscription service.
“Starfield may have the potential to be as big or bigger than” popular games on rival platforms, especially thanks to the strong track record of the studio that made it, Piscatella said. “But the ‘may’ there is a big one.”
Much of the anticipation centers on the past commercial successes of Microsoft-owned Bethesda Softworks, the studio behind long-running series such as Doom, Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Bethesda describes Starfield as its “first new universe in over 25 years.”
Bethesda was already well on its way toward developing it when Microsoft acquired its parent company ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in 2021. In fact, Bethesda first sought to trademark the Starfield name a decade ago, and teased the game in a brief trailer five years later in 2018.
Now Starfield is caught up in Microsoft’s planned takeover of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard. Sony has raised antitrust objections to the $69 billion deal over concerns that Microsoft could make some of Activision’s best games exclusive to Xbox.
On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Microsoft and Activision from completing their merger in the U.S.
PlayStation has its own exclusives — including top-sellers Last of Us, the Marvel Spider-Man games and some Final Fantasy games. But Sony has argued to antitrust regulators around the world that Microsoft’s decision to make ZeniMax games like Starfield and Redfall exclusive to Xbox shows that Microsoft has the ability and incentive to foreclose rivals to games it acquires through big mergers.
British regulators have also moved to block the deal, though other countries have approved it, including regulators representing the 27-nation European Union.
Microsoft’s ongoing battle to close the Activision deal and build enthusiasm for its existing stock of games comes at a slow period for game sales after interest soared at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Consumer spending on video games and hardware in the U.S. was $4.1 billion in April, a 5% drop from a year ago, according to Circana.
A 6% decline in game revenue was partly offset by 7% growth in hardware sales, particularly for the PlayStation 5 and Switch. It marked the best April for console sales since the pandemic caused a sales spike in 2020. | https://www.yourbasin.com/technology/ap-technology/microsoft-stakes-xbox-video-game-sales-on-long-awaited-space-adventure-starfield/ | 2023-06-13 00:10:53 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/technology/ap-technology/microsoft-stakes-xbox-video-game-sales-on-long-awaited-space-adventure-starfield/ |
WBUR CitySpace Will Host The Pit Stop, Powered by Mobil 1 and NASCAR, Where Fans Can Gather for a Massive Watch Party as Gen.G Mobil1 Racing Competes at the RLCS Boston Major
LOS ANGELES, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global esports organization Gen.G continues to rev up its motorsports presence and further strengthen the link of racing and gaming with their latest partner, NASCAR. To kick off this partnership, Gen.G will be working alongside NASCAR to host The Pit Stop, powered by Mobil 1 and NASCAR, at the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Boston Major on July 8.
For those who want to step away from the arena, fans can join together at WBUR CitySpace (890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston) from Noon-5 pm ET for a watch party of all the matches with plenty of comfortable seating, large screens, food, drinks and branded activations. In addition, fans will be able to meet the Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing RLCS team and Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing creators Demar "Dazerin" Williams, MJ "Widow" Austyn, Nathan "Stanz" Stanz, and win limited giveaway items for attending. The Pit Stop is free for the public. Beginning at 8 pm ET, the Pit Stop will be transformed into an invite-only party.
The partnership will also feature Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing creators Dazerin and Stanz attending NASCAR races this season, where they will produce content highlighting their experiences. They will explore the activities surrounding a NASCAR race, show the true fan experience that fans at home don't get to see, and showcase all that NASCAR has to offer when you attend the race in person. Dazerin and Stanz will highlight the crossover between the racing and gaming communities at NASCAR races with fans at the event and the innovative experiences that NASCAR offers surrounding their races.
"Ever since we joined Rocket League last year, we wanted to expand our presence with all things cars and motorsports, especially with the reception we had surrounding the success of both of our Rocket League teams and our partnership with Mobil 1," said Martin Kim, Head of Partnerships at Gen.G. "Gaming is a connector and NASCAR shares in that belief. Together we can explore opportunities that resonate with all audiences and communities."
Since the inception of the Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing and Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing Black Women's team late last year, they've achieved several accomplishments including:
- Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing
- Gen.G Mobil 1 Racing Black
The partnership bolsters NASCAR's commitment to the Rocket League community, where it has released the NASCAR Fan Pass each year since 2021. Last year, NASCAR hosted collegiate Rocket League tournaments at its tracks and sponsored the NASCAR Rocket League 351.
"At NASCAR, we believe gaming bridges the gap between the virtual and real world, fostering a deeper connection with our sport," said Nick Rend, NASCAR managing director, gaming and esports. "Gen.G shares the belief that gaming is a connector. We are excited to continue our commitment to Rocket League with Gen.G by hosting The Pit Stop at RLCS Boston Major with them and Mobil 1. We also look forward to working with Gen.G to explore new opportunities for our fans to engage with NASCAR and showcase the sport to new audiences."
The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Spring Major will take place at Agganis Arena in Boston on July 6-9. Tickets are on sale at HERE.
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What's in a name anyway? In the era of search engines, there might be some confusion! A band named Wednesday faces that issue now that there's a new hit Netflix show named ... "Wednesday."
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What's in a name anyway? In the era of search engines, there might be some confusion! A band named Wednesday faces that issue now that there's a new hit Netflix show named ... "Wednesday."
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Complexion Perfection Has Never Been Easier with Signature Treatments
NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkinCeuticals, the #1 Medical Skincare Brand in the U.S.1, is expanding their range of signature treatments in SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ locations across the country with the additions of the SkinCeuticals SKINCLEAR, a targeted 30-minute treatment for acne-prone skin, and the SkinCeuticals SKINLUXE, a luxurious facial treatment targeting signs of aging. The two new services, adding to SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ targeted treatments addressing skin texture, brightness, and firmness, further the brand's mission of partnering with esteemed skincare professionals to provide professional-grade, approachable aesthetic services for every skin concern.
SkinCeuticals SKINLUXE Signature Facial takes a luxurious approach to addressing individual skin concerns through a 60-minute relaxing, but efficacious facial, encouraging skin's nourishment and rejuvenation. The signature facial includes a personalized sequence of cleansing and exfoliation, a targeted massage to lift and tone, followed by the Vitamin C Firming Masque and a vitamin C antioxidant serum selected for your skin's needs. The restorative protocol leaves skin looking radiant, nourished, and hydrated.
SkinCeuticals SKINCLEAR is a targeted treatment to address the unique needs of acneic or combination skin. Designed and developed for teens and young adults, but efficacious for consumers of all ages, this 30-minute treatment is designed to help reduce pore congestion, reduce breakouts, and help prevent future blemishes. The exclusive protocol disrupts each step of the acne formation cycle and leverages a unique, one-step SkinCeuticals chemical peel to refine the appearance of pores, smooth rough texture, and improve uneven skin tone. In addition to the peel, a combination of LED Light Therapy, Clarifying Clay Masque, and Silymarin CF antioxidant serum application contributes to improvement in overall radiance, skin clarity, and hydration.
"Research and innovation are extremely important to SkinCeuticals. It's something our doctors and consumers have the utmost trust in," explains Amy Sloan, Head of SkinCeuticals U.S. "Since our initial SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ launch over two years ago, we have partnered with our physicians to further understand patient needs. We then research, innovate, and test what will provide the best results. With SKINLUXE and SKINCLEAR, we are able to answer the needs and deliver real results that address even more skin types and concerns."
SKINLUXE and SKINCLEAR join a robust service menu that currently includes three other science-backed signature treatments:
- NEW! SKINLUXE Signature Facial: 60-minute relaxing and rejuvenating facial that is customized to address individual signs of aging, while nourishing and restoring the skin.
- NEW! SKINCLEAR: Chemical Peel + LED Light Therapy in combination with a clarifying clay mask and antioxidant application to disrupt acne formation. Ideal for acne-prone or combination skin.
- SKINSMOOTH: LED Micropeel + Phyto treatment using red light therapy paired with a chemical peel to address skin texture.
- SKINBRIGHT: HydraFacial™ + Micropeel treatment to address congestion and skin tone
- SKINFIRM: Microneedling + HB5 treatment to address deeper wrinkles and loss of firmness in aging skin.
These signature treatments are exclusively available at the current nine SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ locations across the country. In addition to the signature treatments, SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ offers cosmetic dermatology services, such as neurotoxins and dermal fillers through the expertise of trained medical professionals and overseen by board-certified dermatologists and plastic surgeons. Results are complemented with state-of-the-art SkinCeuticals homecare.
The 60-minute SkinCeuticals SKINLUXE Signature Treatment is offered at the introductory price point of $225, and SkinCeuticals SKINCLEAR Signature Treatment for $150 at SkinCeuticals SkinLab ™ locations nationwide near you (find yours at skinceuticals.com/skinlab).
ABOUT SKINCEUTICALS
SkinCeuticals®, the #1 medical skincare brand in the U.S. and leader in antioxidant technology, founded in Dallas, TX in 1997, discovers, develops, and delivers an advanced line of scientifically backed cosmeceutical treatments. SkinCeuticals® products have been shown to dramatically improve skin health by protecting skin from environmental damage and visibly improving skin clarity, tone, and texture to minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. SkinCeuticals® is available in over 6,000 physician offices nationwide, with over 100 of those dermatologists and plastic surgeons exclusively selling SkinCeuticals® through their flagship program and SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ destinations which specifically emphasize the SkinCeuticals integrated skincare approach — combining clinical skincare with in-office treatments. For more information, visit the brand on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, or at www.SkinCeuticals.com.
1 Source: 2021 Kline Professional Skincare: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities
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ALBANY, N.Y. – New York State is establishing a new $25 million Abortion Provider Support Fund to increase access and expand capacity at clinics that provide abortions.
Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement Tuesday.
As the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Roe vs. Wade hangs in the balance, Hochul says New York is preparing for an influx of women seeking abortions should the court allow states to change abortion laws.
The governor says “New York won’t go back” on reproductive rights.
Today, New York State is making a nation-leading $35 million investment to give reproductive health providers the resources they need.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) May 10, 2022
Everyone who needs an abortion should be able to get one. We will not go backwards. pic.twitter.com/XpARmZrgrF
"If we're going to guarantee the right to an abortion, you have to guarantee access to an abortion,” she said. "And that's why we're taking immediate action starting today to deliver $35 million in unprecedented funding to urgently support abortion providers to provide this access and this vital care.”
The additional $10 million in funding will go toward security grants for the providers to ensure the facilities are safe. | https://www.wktv.com/news/state/hochul-announces-35-million-in-state-funding-to-safeguard-access-to-abortion/article_2db6856c-d07a-11ec-a582-af986fff0592.html | 2022-05-10 18:27:06 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/state/hochul-announces-35-million-in-state-funding-to-safeguard-access-to-abortion/article_2db6856c-d07a-11ec-a582-af986fff0592.html |
Hurts, Eagles soar into Super Bowl, rout 49ers for NFC title
By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts had one of Philadelphia’s four rushing touchdowns and the Eagles soared into the Super Bowl, forcing both of San Francisco’s quarterbacks out of the game with injuries and beating the wounded 49ers 31-7 in the NFC championship game on Sunday.
The Eagles, who won the Super Bowl five years ago with a different coach and quarterback, will try to do it again behind the formidable duo of Hurts and coach Nick Sirianni. Philadelphia will play either the Cincinnati Bengals or former Eagles coach Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs.
“We get to do it because we did it better than anyone in the NFC this year,” Sirianni said.
Hurts had a modest game by his standards after a season in which he was a finalist for MVP. He was 15-of-25 passing for 121 yards and ran for just 39. Hurts sat alone at his locker dressed all in purple and he took a few puffs of a cigar as the Eagles celebrated around him. He understood there was one more game to win.
“I never knew how far we’d go,” Hurts said, “but I never said it couldn’t be done.”
Miles Sanders ran for two touchdowns and linebacker Haason Reddick made the hit that forced 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy out of the game with an elbow injury. Reddick also recovered a fumble by Purdy’s replacement, Josh Johnson, who later suffered a concussion.
That forced Purdy back into the game, but his injury was clearly a factor as the 49ers all but gave up on throwing the ball, even while trailing by multiple scores.
San Francisco’s bad luck at quarterback was finally too much to overcome as its 12-game win streak ended. The Niners lost both Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo to season-ending injuries, and Purdy — the final pick in April’s draft — lost as a starter for the first time.
Philadelphia police greased traffic and light poles in what proved again to be a futile attempt to slow the postgame revelry. The city now has its beloved Birds in the Super Bowl just three months after the Philadelphia Phillies reached the World Series.
“You see this city and the passion they have for this team. We’re so appreciative of these fans,” Sirianni said. “Look at this place. There’s no place like this in the NFL. It’s a hard-working city, it’s a blue-collar city. We think that’s the type of team we have.”
The game disintegrated in the waning minutes and Philadelphia’s K’Von Wallace and San Francisco’s Trent Williams were ejected for their roles in a brawl. Williams yanked Wallace from behind and slammed him to the ground.
At that point, who cared? Eagles fans waved their green towels and went wild as confetti fluttered around them. They sang the fight song — one more emphatic “E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!” — in celebration of a franchise that advanced to its fourth Super Bowl.
The Eagles broke the game open in the final two minutes of the first half, getting a rise out of a crowd that had been quiet with nervous energy since a touchdown on the opening drive.
Sanders broke free for a 13-yard run for a 14-7 lead, concluding a 14-play, 75-yard drive extended by three 49ers penalties.
Johnson bobbled a shotgun snap and fumbled on the next drive, and Reddick — the free-agent pickup from Carolina having one of the great defensive seasons in franchise history — recovered at the San Francisco 30. Boston Scott scooted 10 yards for a touchdown and 21-7 lead.
Even with Hurts almost a non-factor — he had 97 yards passing in the first half — the Eagles were firmly in control. His 1-yard rushing touchdown on Philadelphia’s signature rugby-style QB sneak made it 28-7 late in the third quarter.
“We’ve got a chance to go out there and win it all,” Hurts said. “So we want to go prepare to do that.”
Purdy left the game with an elbow injury after he was drilled in the arm by Reddick on San Francisco’s first drive, leading to a fumble. The 23-year-old Purdy’s improbable rise from “Mr. Irrelevant” to playoff starter ended with a whimper as he failed to become the first rookie QB to lead a team to the Super Bowl.
He was improbably needed again in the third quarter after Johnson, a journeyman backup signed in December, was also hurt.
The Eagles used quick thinking as they scored on their opening drive for the second straight playoff game. DeVonta Smith made a sensational one-handed grab for 29 yards, but replays showed he appeared to lose control of the ball as he hit the ground. Smith popped up and frantically waved the Eagles to the line. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan did not challenge the call and the Eagles got off the next play. Sanders scored on a 6-yard run.
“Smart players do smart things,” Sirianni said. “He did a smart thing right there. I’m going to say he caught it, though.”
With little hope they could get anything going behind Johnson, the 49ers turned to Christian McCaffrey to get on the board. He broke three tackles on a 23-yard touchdown run that made it 7-7 in the second quarter.
With no quarterbacks who could throw, that was about the end for Shanahan’s Niners, who managed 164 yards of offense and 11 first downs.
At the end, Hurts led fans in a fight song singalong from a stage on the field. Championship banners hang atop the Linc rafters. Hurts wants to add one more.
“We’ve got new moments,” Hurts said. “New moments and new times.”
IN THE HOUSE
First lady Jill Biden, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, actor Bradley Cooper, comedian Kevin Hart, Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout and several 76ers, including Joel Embiid, attended the game.
UP NEXT
The Super Bowl is Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
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Clinical proceedings paper details diagnosis, treatment options and caregiver burden of Alzheimer's patients' delusions, hallucinations
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Citing a "substantial unmet need," a new paper from the Clinical Neurological Society of America offers unique insights from health care providers into the delusions, aggression and agitation that often accompany Alzheimer's disease. Psychosis impacts roughly 2.2 million of the 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's, devastating caregivers and frustrating health care providers, who have no FDA-approved medications to treat the symptoms.
Whether it's visions of animals and people who aren't there, or an inability to recognize a spouse or even oneself in a mirror, symptoms of Alzheimer's disease psychosis are unsettling and often stigmatized. Well-meaning family members sometimes struggle to care for their loved one in the face of aggression and mistrust, which can intensify over time, the paper explains.
High Costs & Few Options
Certain communications strategies can help, as can daily routines and sensory therapy. But oftentimes, the authors explain, patients must relocate to a long-term care facility. Staff at the long-term care facility can work as part of a coordinated, multidisciplinary care team and collaborate with patients' caregivers. Greater coordination and a better understanding of Alzheimer's disease psychosis are needed to provide optimal care in these scenarios, the paper notes.
Meanwhile, long-term care adds expense to an already costly disease. The cost of Alzheimer's and other dementias is expected to reach nearly $1 trillion a year by 2050. Expenses burden both patients' families and the larger health care system. Effective, FDA-approved treatments for Alzheimer's psychosis would offer significant value, the paper explains. The antipsychotic drugs commonly used now are not approved for Alzheimer's and often introduce serious safety risks.
Learn more by reading, "Alzheimer's Disease Psychosis: A Substantial Unmet Need."
STATEMENT FROM HOWARD KIRSHNER, MD, CHAIR, CNSA CLINICAL PROCEEDINGS EXPERT PANEL:
"As the toll of Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's psychosis grows, this paper reminds our country how urgently we need better treatments, more collaboration among medical facilities and providers, and more clinicians willing to specialize in this area."
The Clinical Neurological Society of America, a non-profit 501(c)(6), is a nationwide organization of neurology clinicians with a mission to improve clinical practice and patient care through education.
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The FBI either lied to a federal judge about having video of its secretive 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold, or illegally destroyed the video to prevent a father-son team of treasure hunters from gaining access to it, an attorney for the duo asserted in new legal filings that allege a government cover-up.
The FBI has long insisted its agents recovered nothing of value when they went looking for the fabled gold cache. But Finders Keepers, a treasure-hunting company that led agents to the remote woodland site in Pennsylvania in hopes of getting a finder’s fee, suspect the FBI found tons of gold and made off with it.
After Finders Keepers began pressing the government for information about the dig, the FBI initially said it could produce 17 relevant video files. Then, without explanation, the FBI reduced that number to four. Last week, under court order, the agency finally revealed what it said were the contents of those four videos — and it turns out all had been provided to the FBI by Finders Keepers co-owner Dennis Parada himself, weeks before the dig, at a time when he was offering his evidence for buried treasure.
The FBI did not say it had any video of the actual excavation, which is what Finders Keepers is seeking. The treasure hunters say they have evidence the FBI indeed shot video of the dig — and they are seeking sanctions against the FBI for what their lawyer cast as a blatant, bad-faith effort to mislead.
On March 13, 2018, Parada’s hidden trail camera captured what appears to be an FBI agent in front of a video camera at the hillside dig site, with other agents in the background. The trail-cam image was included in a legal filing late Friday by lawyer Anne Weismann, who represents Finders Keepers in its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the government.
The photo “suggests either the FBI has falsely claimed to have no other responsive videotapes or the FBI illegally destroyed responsive videotapes in an effort to circumvent the FOIA’s disclosure requirements,” Weismann wrote.
She asked a judge to order the Justice Department to pay a portion of Finders’ Keepers legal fees to compensate for the legal wrangling over the videos, and hold the FBI accountable for “covering up the results of its excavation … that highly advanced scientific technology indicated contained multiple tons of gold.”
A message was sent to the FBI seeking comment Monday.
The government’s initial court-ordered release of documents last month included a geophysical survey commissioned by the FBI that suggested an object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold was buried at the site. The FBI used the consultant’s work to obtain a warrant to seize any gold found at the site at Dent’s Run, about 135 miles (220 kilometers) northeast of Pittsburgh, where legend says an 1863 shipment of Union gold was either lost or stolen on its way to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.
The agency has adamantly denied it found anything. The treasure hunters say the FBI has consistently stonewalled.
“For the FBI to now say it has no videotapes of the dig strains credulity and takes this whole affair to the next level,” Warren Getler, who has worked closely with Finders Keepers, said Monday. “We have incontrovertible photographic evidence of them videotaping the dig and interviewing their operational leader at the site. It raises a lot of serious questions.”
In addition to seeking legal fees, Weismann also asked the court to give Finders Keepers the ability to depose three FBI officials: Jacob Archer of the FBI’s art crime team in Philadelphia, who oversaw the dig; the unidentified videographer shown in the trail-cam still; and Michael Seidel, the FBI section chief for records dissemination.
“We want to answer two questions. Did the FBI create videotapes during the excavation? The picture certainly seems to answer that question. And if so, what happened to those videotapes? It seems to me these are the people best situated to have that information,” Weismann, a veteran FOIA lawyer who formerly worked at the Justice Department, said in an interview Monday.
Weismann indicated in court documents that the Justice Department opposes both requests. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/weird/sanctions-sought-against-fbi-over-civil-war-gold-dig-videos/ | 2022-06-13 22:39:11 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/weird/sanctions-sought-against-fbi-over-civil-war-gold-dig-videos/ |
A couple of important mortgage rates went higher over the last seven days. The average interest rates for both 15-year fixed and 30-year fixed mortgages made significant gains. For variable rates, the 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage also climbed, though not as fast.
Mortgage rates increased dramatically in 2022, as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates repeatedly throughout the year. Interest rates are dynamic and unpredictable -- at least on a daily or weekly basis -- and they respond to a wide variety of economic factors. But the Fed's actions, designed to mitigate the high rate of inflation, had an unmistakable impact on mortgage rates.
The outlook for 2023 remains uncertain. Though higher rates are likely here to stay, the biggest increases may be behind us. That noted, trying to time the market is tricky. If inflation persists, more interest rate hikes could follow. As such, you may have better luck locking in a lower mortgage interest rate now instead of waiting; after all, you can always refinance later on. No matter when you decide to shop for a home, it's always a good idea to seek out multiple lenders to compare rates and fees to find the best mortgage for your specific situation.
30-year fixed-rate mortgages
For a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage, the average rate you'll pay is 6.56%, which is an increase of 11 basis points compared to one week ago. (A basis point is equivalent to 0.01%.) Thirty-year fixed mortgages are the most frequently used loan term. A 30-year fixed rate mortgage will usually have a lower monthly payment than a 15-year one, but often a higher interest rate. Although you'll pay more interest over time -- you're paying off your loan over a longer timeframe -- if you're looking for a lower monthly payment, a 30-year fixed mortgage may be a good option.
15-year fixed-rate mortgages
The average rate for a 15-year, fixed mortgage is 5.77%, which is an increase of 10 basis points from the same time last week. You'll definitely have a larger monthly payment with a 15-year fixed mortgage compared to a 30-year fixed mortgage, even if the interest rate and loan amount are the same. However, as long as you're able to afford the monthly payments, there are several benefits to a 15-year loan. You'll most likely get a lower interest rate, and you'll pay less interest in total because you're paying off your mortgage much quicker.
5/1 adjustable-rate mortgages
A 5/1 ARM has an average rate of 5.44%, an uptick of 2 basis points from the same time last week. With an ARM mortgage, you'll usually get a lower interest rate than a 30-year fixed mortgage for the first five years. However, changes in the market might cause your interest rate to increase after that time, as detailed in the terms of your loan. For borrowers who plan to sell or refinance their house before the rate changes, an adjustable-rate mortgage could be a good option. But if that's not the case, you may be on the hook for a much higher interest rate if the market rates shift.
Mortgage rate trends
Mortgage rates were historically low at the beginning of 2022 but climbed steadily throughout the year. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates seven times in an attempt to curb record-high inflation. As a general rule, when inflation is low, mortgage rates tend to be lower. When inflation is high, rates tend to be higher.
Though the Fed does not directly set mortgage rates, the central bank's policy actions influence how much you pay to finance your home loan. If you're looking to buy a house, keep in mind that the Fed has signaled it will continue to raise rates in 2023, and that those increases may drive mortgage rates even higher.
We use information collected by Bankrate, which is owned by the same parent company as CNET, to track daily mortgage rate trends. This table summarizes the average rates offered by lenders across the US:
Current average mortgage interest rates
Rates as of Feb. 7, 2023.
How to find personalized mortgage rates
To find a personalized mortgage rate, talk to your local mortgage broker or use an online mortgage service. When researching home mortgage rates, consider your goals and current finances.
Specific mortgage rates will vary based on factors including credit score, down payment, debt-to-income ratio and loan-to-value ratio. Having a good credit score, a higher down payment, a low DTI, a low LTV or any combination of those factors can help you get a lower interest rate.
The interest rate isn't the only factor that affects the cost of your home. Be sure to also consider other costs such as fees, closing costs, taxes and discount points. You should shop around with multiple lenders -- such as credit unions and online lenders in addition to local and national banks -- in order to get a mortgage that's the right fit for you.
What's the best loan term?
One important thing to keep in mind when choosing a mortgage is the loan term, or payment schedule. The most common mortgage terms are 15 years and 30 years, although 10-, 20- and 40-year mortgages also exist. Mortgages are further divided into fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgages. The interest rates in a fixed-rate mortgage are set for the duration of the loan. Unlike a fixed-rate mortgage, the interest rates for an adjustable-rate mortgage are only fixed for a certain amount of time (usually five, seven or 10 years). After that, the rate adjusts annually based on the market interest rate.
One important factor to think about when choosing between a fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage is the length of time you plan on staying in your house. If you plan on living long-term in a new house, fixed-rate mortgages may be the better option. While adjustable-rate mortgages may offer lower interest rates upfront, fixed-rate mortgages are more stable over time. However you may get a better deal with an adjustable-rate mortgage if you're only planning to keep your home for a few years. The best loan term all depends on an individual's situation and goals, so make sure to think about what's important to you when choosing a mortgage. | https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/todays-mortgage-rates-for-feb-7-2023-rates-trend-higher/ | 2023-02-07 15:36:34 | 0 | https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/todays-mortgage-rates-for-feb-7-2023-rates-trend-higher/ |
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The dates have been set for an online auction of the former Colonial Heights Middle School.
The auction will begin Monday, Sept. 19 at 9 a.m. and end a week later, on Monday, Sept. 26 at noon.
There will be a minimum bid of $2 million.
The sale of the former school on Lebanon Road will come with a restriction that the premises only be used for school or residential purposes.
Kingsport City Schools and Lakeway Christian Schools have expressed an interest in purchasing the property.
Sullivan County Schools has not posted a link to the auction page yet, but the school system says more details will be posted on its website. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/online-auction-for-former-colonial-heights-middle-to-go-live-sept-19/ | 2022-09-02 02:29:50 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/online-auction-for-former-colonial-heights-middle-to-go-live-sept-19/ |
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has begun releasing more than 4,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty that authorities say will help ease congestion in some overcrowded jails.
About 800 prisoners were released Friday from the Central Prison and Chikurubi Maximum Prison in the capital, Harare. Jails in other parts of the country began releasing prisoners who qualified for the amnesty on Thursday, said Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services spokeswoman Meya Khanyezi.
She said the amnesty would “go a long way in reducing the prison population.” Zimbabwe’s prisons have a capacity of 17,000 but hold more than 20,000 inmates.
Former prisoners have in the past complained about overcrowding and other harsh conditions such as a lack of food and proper health care. Amnesty International has previously described the conditions as “deplorable.” The Southern African nation of 15 million people regularly uses the presidential amnesty to decongest prisons.
A beneficiary of the latest amnesty, John Mafararikwa, who was serving a 17-month sentence for theft, expressed relief.
“It’s overcrowded and the food is bad. Most of the time we would eat food prepared without cooking oil,” said the 71-year-old, boarding a prison bus taking him and other amnesty beneficiaries away from Harare Central Prison.
Song, dance and prayers marked the event. Some people of advanced age walked with the aid of crutches. A small group wore graduation robes after receiving diplomas in bible studies.
At Chikurubi Maximum Prison, freed women prisoners hugged prison officers, while men rushed for the back of an open truck waiting to transport them from the jail. Others thanked President Emmerson Mnangagwa for showing mercy.
All females imprisoned for non-violent crimes and who served a third of their sentences are to be released. Terminally ill people will be released regardless of the crime committed, while blind prisoners and those “who are physically challenged that they cannot be catered for in a prison” had their remaining sentences fully remitted.
Prisoners aged 60 years old and above and juveniles are among beneficiaries of the amnesty, while those who have been on the death row for the past 10 years had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment.
Zimbabwe still has the death penalty but has not hanged anyone since 2005. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has previously said he is against the death penalty.
Those serving life in prison but have been in jail for the past 20 years will also be freed.
Prisoners who committed violent crimes such as murder, carjacking, human trafficking and sexual offenses but have served three quarters of their sentences are also being released. Those locked up for crimes such as treason, robbery, public violence and sabotaging electricity infrastructure were ineligible for release. | https://www.qcnews.com/news/world-news/ap-zimbabwe-releases-prisoners-in-amnesty-reducing-overcrowding/ | 2023-05-20 10:24:40 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/world-news/ap-zimbabwe-releases-prisoners-in-amnesty-reducing-overcrowding/ |
Charlotte, N.C., July 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD), a leading global manufacturer of building products, announced today that it will release second quarter 2022 results before the market opens on Monday, August 1, 2022. The company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 8 a.m. ET that same day.
Interested investors and other parties can access the call either via webcast by visiting the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investors.jeld-wen.com, or by dialing (888) 330-2446 and using conference ID 1285715.
For those unable to listen to the live event, a replay will be available on the company's website approximately two hours following completion of the call.
To learn more about JELD-WEN, please visit the company's website at www.jeld-wen.com.
About JELD-WEN
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., JELD-WEN is a leading global manufacturer of high-performance interior and exterior building products, offering one of the broadest selections of windows, interior and exterior doors, and wall systems. JELD-WEN delivers a differentiated customer experience, providing construction professionals with durable, energy-efficient products and labor-saving services that help them maximize productivity and create beautiful, secure spaces for all to enjoy. The JELD-WEN team is driven by innovation and committed to creating safe, sustainable environments for customers, associates, and local communities. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide; LaCantina™ and VPI™ in North America; Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe; and Corinthian®, Stegbar®, and Breezway® in Australia.
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Former President Trump on Friday urged Republicans in Congress not to cut “a single penny” from Medicare or Social Security, a notable warning as some GOP lawmakers prepare to use the debt ceiling debate as leverage to try to secure spending cuts.
“Under no circumstances should Republicans vote to cut a single penny from Medicare or Social Security to help pay for Joe Biden’s reckless spending spree, which is more reckless than anybody’s ever done or had in the history of our country,” Trump said in a recorded video statement posted to Truth Social.
The former president, who in November launched a 2024 White House campaign, called for cuts to a slew of other areas, including funding for “corrupt foreign countries,” “climate extremism,” “left-wing gender programs from our military” and “waste, fraud and abuse everywhere we can find it.”
He lambasted Biden’s spending agenda, though the national debt increased by roughly $7 trillion during the Trump administration.
“While we absolutely need to stop Biden’s out of control spending, the pain should be borne by Washington bureaucrats, not by hard-working American families and American seniors,” Trump said. “The seniors are being absolutely destroyed in the last two years.”
The former president’s message about protecting Social Security and Medicare is consistent with his previous comments on the issue. But Friday’s video dropped as Republicans in Congress are readying for a fight over raising the debt limit, with some conservatives arguing cuts or reforms to Social Security and Medicare should be on the table in order to balance spending.
Trump’s comments on the social safety net are also in line with the message coming from the Biden White House. Biden has repeatedly warned Republicans may try to cut programs including Social Security and Medicare and vowed to veto any such efforts. The White House has been adamant that it will not negotiate lifting the debt ceiling with conditions, such as spending cuts.
The U.S. hit its debt limit this week, and the Treasury Department this week enacted “extraordinary measures” to continue to pay its debts, giving lawmakers until June to reach a deal to raise the limit. The debt ceiling accounts for money the government has already spent and approved, not future spending. | https://www.pahomepage.com/hill-politics/trump-under-no-circumstances-should-republicans-cut-social-security-or-medicare/ | 2023-01-20 16:08:18 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/hill-politics/trump-under-no-circumstances-should-republicans-cut-social-security-or-medicare/ |
Florida offers the perfect alternative to Trumpism
The “red wave” that the Republican Party was expecting in this midterm election did not materialize. One theory that has been proposed by a former White House employee during the Trump administration is that the Republicans lost independent voters because of the extreme divisive ideas, behaviors (like the Capitol insurrection) and unfounded political claims regarding Donald Trump’s defeat in the last general election.
This theory coincides with what former Attorney General William Barr exposed when asked why he thought that ex-president Donald Trump lost the election. In an interview made last March, with co-anchor Savannah Guthrie on NBC’s Today show, Mr. Barr indicated: “He (referring to Donald Trump) lost for the reason he was told for a whole year he was gonna lose, which is: He alienated independent and Republican voters in the suburbs.”
I consider that theory to be a strong variable in the failure of a “red wave” during this midterm election. If the Republican Party wishes to win a big majority in both chambers of Congress and the presidential candidacy in the next general election, Trump needs to put his personal ambitions and ego to the side and let another candidate run for the presidency, A candidate with wide support and consensus within voters like Ron Desantis, if he wishes to make himself available for the presidency.
Emmanuel Padin Clermont
Democrats, be Democrats
The Democrats did better than expected Tuesday night. Still, they need to up their game during the next two years to prevent the U.S. from becoming a one-party, authoritarian, theocratic plutocracy.
First of all, get a backbone. Stop caving and cowering to criticism. Mask and vaccine mandates were intelligent responses to a disease that has killed over a million Americans, and previous vaccine mandates have helped largely eradicate several serious diseases. Inflation is a concern, but it is occurring worldwide and not solely caused by US policy, and in addition, we continue to enjoy low unemployment and higher wages. Own the word “woke,” and proudly proclaim it as an ideology of inclusion instead of disenfranchisement.
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Next, get some viable candidates. Stop promoting people who have run multiple unsuccessful campaigns, and get someone energetic, ethical and knowledgeable with solid, positive messages, like Barack Obama in 2008.
Finally, get real about oil. The environment is important, but most people are not going to give up their personal cars to wait for public transportation or ride bicycles, and electric cars are still too expensive and impractical for many people. Continue to encourage energy conservation and alternative fuels, but for now, realize that we need to produce more oil to lower fuel prices, as well as to reduce the amount of money flowing into the war chests of belligerent oil-producing regimes
Bob Schmerling Lake Mary
Look beyond wages
This letter is in reference to your recent article about increasing the minimum wage to $18 an hour. That would only be a temporary relief from inflation. Companies don’t absorb the cost of the increase, they pass it on to the consumers. Eventually people would be in the same situation as before.
Inflation has to be tackled first so people can buy more with what they earn. To control inflation, production of products has to increase.
Oil production has a lot to do with inflation. If production is decreased, gasoline price per gallon goes up, therefore transportation costs go up and the costs are added to the price of the products being transported. We have vast natural oil reserves that are not being exploited. Changing to clean energy sources can be done slowly while keeping inflation under control. We must not forget that once crude oil is used up, there is no more.
Hernando Pinzon Maitland | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/letters/os-op-letters-trump-alternate-desantis-20221111-bbalbtv7rzdalnh34yxuli4rxy-story.html | 2022-11-11 13:19:52 | 1 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/letters/os-op-letters-trump-alternate-desantis-20221111-bbalbtv7rzdalnh34yxuli4rxy-story.html |
WASHINGTON (AP) — They dodge. They hedge. And, yes, they sometimes even fib — or at least flip-flop.
Presidential aspirants dreaming of the White House while running for reelection to congressional or state posts often face an uncomfortable question: Whatever your higher hopes — and the timing they might demand — will you commit to serving out a full term for the folks who vote for you now?
Some, like Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, evade the question, as he did at a Monday night debate. Rather than answer directly whether he might leave the state, he took a dig at both President Joe Biden and his own Democratic opponent, Rep. Charlie Crist, whom he called “the only worn-out old donkey I’m looking to put out to pasture.”
Others, like South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, leave wiggle room, saying her “plans” are to serve for four more years.
Not so long ago, there also was Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who famously pledged, “I will serve out my full six-year term,” only to announce his presidential bid 13 months later. He had just won his seat when he made the vow and wasn’t facing imminent reelection.
It’s always a high-stakes question, though, and one that often makes for awkward answers — especially when political circumstances are ever-shifting.
“You don’t run for president unless you’ve got completely unabashed ambition. Some people hide it better than others,” said Reed Galen, deputy campaign manager for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign against Obama. He’s co-founder of The Lincoln Project, a GOP group opposing former President Donald Trump, who himself is poised to seek the presidency again in 2024.
DeSantis’ carefully crafted dodge at Monday’s debate both sidestepped the question and offered a chance to swipe at Biden, the oldest president in history. DeSantis is favored for reelection and may mount a 2024 presidential run as a GOP primary alternative to Trump.
Amid speculation that she could mount her own White House bid, Noem recently told The Associated Press, “I am running to be reelected as governor. My plans are to stay here for four years. Absolutely. That’s what I want to do.”
Still another future possible presidential contender, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, spent Tuesday in Iowa — which will kick off the 2024 GOP primary. Haley campaigned with Gov. Kim Reynolds, who is heavily favored to win reelection, but noted only that she expects to decide whether or not to run by January.
“If it looks like there’s a place for me, I’ve never lost a race,” said Haley, who was also U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration. “I’m not going to start now.”
Others have taken a different tack. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared last weekend that he would serve his full four-year term should he win reelection, as expected. That’s despite Newsom sparking speculation about a 2024 presidential run should Biden not seek reelection, running ads slamming Republican leadership in Florida and Texas.
Arizona Republican governor candidate Kari Lake has vowed to serve “eight years” as governor amid chatter she could be a vice presidential candidate for Trump.
But even seemingly ironclad responses don’t always hold up.
Obama was elected to the Senate in 2005 and told NBC in January 2006 that he’d serve his full term, adding “I will not” run for president in 2008. He kicked off his presidential bid in February 2007 and eventually bested onetime Democratic primary favorite Hillary Clinton — who herself had forgone a possible presidential run four years earlier, saying she would serve her full term as New York senator.
Democrat Martin O’Malley was Maryland’s governor for eight years until 2015, then ran unsuccessfully for president. He suggested governors going back to Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton saw their presidential aspirations hurt their popularity back home, where voters “can be resentful and twice as hard on a candidate that they’ve grown up with and that they’ve seen.”
“What we call it here in Maryland is the crab pot effect,” O’Malley said. “When one crab’s trying to escape out of the pot, the other ones will pull him back in.”
While running for Senate in Texas in 2018, Democrat Beto O’Rourke slammed incumbent Republican Ted Cruz for having spent so much time traveling outside the state running for president in 2016. O’Rourke also committed then to serving a full term if he won, even as Cruz didn’t hide his post-Trump administration White House aspirations.
Cruz was reelected — and then O’Rourke mounted a brief 2020 presidential bid.
Cruz may again seek the White House in 2024. O’Rourke, meanwhile, is now running for Texas governor against Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, who himself could run for president in two years.
Potential presidential campaign can scramble home-state politics even before they get off the ground.
In 1998, George W. Bush was cruising to reelection as Texas governor and hadn’t formally announced a widely anticipated 2000 presidential run. But his family campaigned hard for Republican Rick Perry — then seeking the lieutenant governorship in a tight race — so that the governorship would remain in GOP hands if Bush eventually left for the White House.
Bush later did just that and Perry succeeded him and served as governor for 14-plus years, eventually mounting two unsuccessful White House bids of his own in 2012 and 2016.
Ray Sullivan, who worked on both Bush’s and Perry’s campaigns, said Perry was a “hard, definitive no” on running for president until late summer 2011. But then he began to see support building and had close friends and relatives urging him to jump into the White House race.
Perry announced that August but dropped out by January, reflecting how little groundwork his team had been able to do because of the condensed decision-making process, Sullivan said.
“We did not give ourselves enough time to fully prepare for the rigors of a presidential campaign,” he said. “And running for president is, physically, emotionally, mentally, the most taxing thing that a human being can do.”
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Associated Press writers Thomas Beaumont in Hiawatha, Iowa, and Steven Groves in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, contributed to this report.
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(CNN) — Several women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual abuse in the past filed a new lawsuit Wednesday asking for a jury trial against the comedian in Nevada, where a new state law recently took effect that eliminates the statutes of limitations for many sexual assault cases.
The lawsuit was filed by nine women in the US District Court of Nevada, and the plaintiffs all say they allegedly were given either pills or tainted drinks by Cosby during encounters in Nevada and were sexually assaulted while drugged. The lawsuit says the encounters happened from approximately 1979 to 1992.
“Defendant Cosby drugged or attempted to drug each of these women before sexually assaulting them,” the complaint says.
The plaintiffs in the new lawsuit are Lise Lotte-Lublin, Lili Bernard, Janice Baker-Kinney, Rebecca Cooper, Janice Dickinson, Linda Kirkpatrick, Angela Leslie, Pam Joy Abeyta and Heidi Thomas.
Dickinson, a TV star and supermodel, was among several plaintiffs named in the suit who testified against Cosby in his 2018 criminal trial in Pennsylvania.
A jury found Cosby guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault on Andrea Constand in 2018, but the conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2021. The state’s high court found that the prosecution of Cosby violated an agreement he had made to ensure his testimony in a separate civil case.
The Nevada complaint also alleges “Cosby used his enormous power, fame, and prestige,” to isolate and sexually assault the women named in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed just weeks after the new state law took effect, eliminating the statute of limitations for most sexual assault cases. Cosby is also facing lawsuits in other states that have recently passed similar lookback laws including New York and California.
Cosby’s publicist, Andrew Wyatt, cited those laws and questioned the accusers’ motives in a statement responding to the new lawsuit Wednesday.
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US upgrades Arctic engagement with new ambassadorial post
Washington — The Biden administration said Friday it will upgrade its engagement with the Arctic Council and countries with an interest in a region that's rapidly changing due to climate change.
The State Department said the U.S. will appoint an ambassador-at-large for the Arctic to deal with national security, environmental and development issues in the far North. The U.S. has had an Arctic coordinator for many years, but the upgraded position may bring new energy to the job.
President Joe Biden “plans to elevate the Arctic Coordinator position by appointing an Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate,” the State Department said in a statement.
Friday’s announcement did not nominate a person to take the post.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA has added 6-foot-7 Abramo Canka of Italy to its basketball roster for the upcoming season.
Canka (ZAHN-kuh) signed a grant-in-aid and will enroll as a freshman this fall, the school said Wednesday.
The NCAA cleared Canka to join UCLA after he recently played with Lokomotiv Kuban, a professional team in Russia. He averaged 10.9 points and 3.7 rebounds in the Russian Superleague. The guard-forward has also played on Italy's national team at various age levels.
Canka averaged 9.4 points and 2.1 rebounds for Italy at the FIBA Under-20 European Championship last month.
“We are really excited to add Abramo to our program this season,” Bruins coach Mick Cronin said. ”Playing in Europe, Abramo is a versatile player who can shoot the ball, rebound and pass. At 6-foot-7, we like his size and his defensive ability, especially with his length and athleticism."
Canka joins an incoming freshman class of guards Dylan Andrews, Amari Bailey and Jack Seidler and forwards Adem Bona and Evan Manjikian.
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LA-Area Group is Fifth Firm to Join SageView Since Launch of M&A Growth Strategy
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SageView Advisory Group ("SageView"), one of the nation's leading independent RIA firms, announced today that kPlans Investment Services Inc. of Valencia, California, has joined the firm. kPlans, which has $825 million assets under advisement (AUA), offers retirement plan consulting with a focus on defined benefit and Cash Balance plans, as well as a growing wealth practice.
The addition of kPlans, previously known as Pensionmark LA, supports SageView's M&A growth strategy in partnership with private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners which has extensive experience and leadership in financial services investments. SageView's strategy continues to position the firm as the leading provider of comprehensive financial planning solutions at the intersection of wealth management and retirement for individuals and families across the country. kPlans is the fifth firm to join SageView since July 2021.
Randy Long, SageView's Founder and CEO said, "The addition of the kPlans team bolsters our industry-leading retirement practice during a period of significant growth and expansion for our entire company. We look forward to fostering the team's continued success in delivering outstanding results to their clients."
Steve Sansone, who founded kPlans in 2005 and will become a Managing Director at SageView, said SageView's Senior Management team, its industry reputation, unique advisor support model, client deliverables, focus on investment technology and their desire to build a national Cash Balance Advisory practice made the firm an attractive partner for his team and clients.
"The industry is clearly moving towards the intersection of retirement and wealth," Sansone said. "SageView not only has the vision and the tools to effectuate positive change in this new paradigm but also the actual and intellectual capital to make a substantial impact in the lives of our clients and their employees."
Jon Upham, President, who leads SageView's retirement practice, added, "We are thrilled to have Steve and kPlans join our family and help SageView expand our reach in the defined benefit and Cash Balance space, as well as continue to deliver exceptional service to its clients."
Wise Rhino Group served as Advisor to kPlans.
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Spotify users can now buy audiobooks in the U.S. app
Spotify Technology SA has started selling audiobooks on its U.S. app, allowing the music streaming giant to draw in new customers and keep existing ones closer.
The Swedish company will start by offering more than 300,000 titles, including those from the five biggest publishing houses, and customers will be able to listen to them without ads.
None of the books are exclusive to Spotify, and existing app subscribers don’t get any discounts or additional perks, though the company said it plans to experiment with different business models.
Spotify opens a downtown L.A. campus with 18 podcast studios as it expands its audio and video programming.
Audiobooks represent a “substantially untapped” market, Nir Zicherman, global head of audiobooks and gated content at Spotify, said in a press briefing Monday.
They account for 6% to 7% of the $140-billion book industry and the category is growing by about 20% a year, he said earlier this year.
In June, Spotify completed a $117-million purchase of Findaway, an audiobook distributor, which will factor into the new storefront.
Authors who publish through the platform can submit their books to Spotify. Zicherman also said the company is seeking to use algorithms to better connect customers with literary content, though for now it’s using human curation efforts.
Zicherman stressed that the current version of the audiobook purchase platform is only a first go. All pricing is set by Spotify and individually decided by title, as is each agreement with publishers about royalty payments. Users will be able to adjust a book’s playback speed, download content for offline listening and rate their books.
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On Wednesday, a person allegedly opened hearth within the ready room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one girl and injuring 4 others, in keeping with the police. The suspect, recognized as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, fled the scene however was once captured by way of government later in the day. Additional information referring to Patterson’s whereabouts was once no longer straight away to be had.
Reports counsel that Patterson stole a automobile and drove away after shooting 5 girls in a business space stuffed with place of business constructions and high-rise residences. The news of the shooting brought about employees and lunch-goers to stay in lockdown for a number of hours.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said that a 39-year-old girl was once pronounced lifeless on the scene of the shooting, whilst the rest sufferers have been girls elderly 25, 39, 56, and 71 years. The surviving sufferers “are fighting for their lives at Grady Hospital,” in keeping with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.
According to Patterson’s mom, Minyone Patterson, her son, a former Coast Guardsman, “had some mental instability going on” because of drugs he won from the Veterans Affairs well being gadget that he began taking over Friday. Minyone added that her son had sought after Ativan for anxiousness and despair however the VA refused it, declaring that the medicine can be “too addicting.” She additionally said that Patterson had best taken the medicine as prescribed and that he don’t have taken an over the top dosage. Authorities have no longer launched any information but in regards to the drugs.
Veterans Affairs Press Secretary Terrence Hayes has stated the company is “horrified and saddened to hear of the active shooter situation in Atlanta today. Due to patient privacy, we cannot discuss the Veteran’s personal information without written consent.”
After finding that the shooter can have entered Cobb County, investigators checked surveillance and visitors cameras and located that the automobile that seemed to be the only he was once using had entered Cobb County round 12:30 p.m., in keeping with Cobb County police Sgt. Wayne Delk. That discovery prompted a large seek in the county simply northwest of Atlanta.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia took to the Senate flooring in a while after the shooting to sentence gun violence in the rustic and urge his colleagues to advance gun reform. His colleague, Georgia’s different U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, echoed those sentiments, declaring, “The level of gun violence in America today is unconscionable and unacceptable, and policymakers at all levels have a responsibility to ensure public safety and implement long-overdue reforms.”
Crime Stoppers is providing a praise of as much as $10,000 for any information that ends up in the arrest and indictment of the suspect.
This incident follows a sequence of well-liked gun violence and mass shootings throughout a number of towns in the United States right through 2021. Cassidy Hale, a medical instrument consultant who witnessed the development, described the ambience as “everyone was really in shock” and “trying to process what was going on.”
Associated Press writers Jeff Martin in Woodstock, Georgia, and Tara Copp in Washington contributed to this document.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist David Kaplan about the Supreme Court draft opinion that suggests the justices will overturn Roe v. Wade — and factors that led the court to this moment.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shadi Hamid, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about Tunisia's new constitutional referendum that gives President Kais Saied near total power.
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Four glowing, paper lanterns were sent off into the sky Monday night as several dozen people gathered for a vigil to remember the four children lost in a house fire last Wednesday.
Brothers John-Mikal McLuer, 12; Odin-Thor McLuer, 10; Drako-Ragnar McLuer, 6; and Phenix-Moon McLuer, 3, perished in the fire. Their sister, Ravan McLuer, and father, John McLuer, were both injured.
The vigil was held at the North Iowa Youth Center in Mason City and led by its director Regan Banks.
“If you look around and see all the people — you may not know the family — you may be a neighbor, you may be a friend,” said Banks. “You may be a distant cousin or family member, but we come together as one.”
The service included four minutes of candlelight, one minute for each boy, along with a special playing of one of the boys’ favorite songs, “Baby Shark.”
People are also reading…
The poem “A Letter from Heaven” also was read with each of the boys’ names read in between verses.
A memorial for the four boys has not been set yet, as the family waits for the elder John to be released from the hospital.
“Hold on to each other,” Banks said. “Hold on to your families; hold on to your kids. Hold on to you and your loved ones.”
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A civil rights organization on Monday launched a binational campaign to document abuses against migrants and minority communities in the Southwestern United States and in Mexico.
The Border Network for Human Rights says its annual documentation campaign will begin in El Paso and expand to South Texas and the Republic of Mexico. Trained volunteers will be setting up tables in stores and public gathering places and canvassing those coming through U.S.-Mexico ports of entry about how they were treated by uniformed officers.
“We actually go into our communities, ask our residents in El Paso, in Southern New Mexico about how they feel about the actions of law enforcement,” said Fernando Garcia, executive director of BNHR. “We have done this for 23 years. This year there’s a twist; we’re expanding the campaign all along the Texas-Mexico border and working with a partner in Mexico to reach those on their way to the border or who have been expelled under Title 42.”
Previous campaigns have turned up testimony from legal immigrants who alleged being mistreated at ports of entry, in Hispanic neighborhoods close to border wall, and in communities with large immigrant populations such as Socorro and Canutillo, Texas. Last year, at least two women complained of being selected for “random” inspections at ports of entry that included being submitted to a cavity search.
When Border Report reached out to U.S. Customs and Border Protection about the allegations last year, federal officials said they encouraged residents to ask for a supervisor or file a formal complaint when they feel they have been treated unfairly.
“We use this campaign to educate the community about their rights and find individuals whose civil rights were violated by local, state or federal law enforcement,” Garcia said. “We bring that information to the public and also go to law enforcement agencies and push for change in practices and protocols that result in constitutional and human rights abuses.”
Group volunteers will be in Marfa, Ruidosa and Terlingua, Texas, later this month to interview residents; BNHR’s staff in their new Presidio and Del Rio offices will do likewise. The organization is also partnering with ARISE Adelante and Border Workers United to take the campaign into South Texas.
In Mexico, BNHR will be training staff of Mexican Organization of Human Rights to visit cities in Southern Mexico known to be on the migrant corridor from the Guatemala border to Texas. The volunteers will be asking migrants about their treatment by Mexican authorities and whether they have been victims of violent crimes passing through Mexico.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a Thanksgiving day shooting at a Houston-area home that left two people dead and two wounded, according to the Houston Police Department.
A man believed to be a former spouse of one of the victims entered the home through the back door as the families were finishing dinner Thursday and shot four people, Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Patricia Cantu said earlier Friday. The suspect has been questioned and is facing two counts of capital murder and two counts of aggravated assault, according to a Friday statement from the Houston Police Department.
“There were four other people inside the house. As soon as they heard the shooting, they ran to the rooms for safety,” Cantu said. “The suspect discharged multiple rounds and even reloaded his weapon at the scene.”
A woman and a man were pronounced dead. A second man was in critical condition and a 15-year-old boy was in stable condition at a hospital, Cantu said.
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Scammers take money from grieving mother burying son: ‘I’m sitting here crying’
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A mother in Louisiana says she is dealing with the impossible of not only burying her son but getting swindled out of money in the process.
Ester Banks said she was targeted by a phony insurance company that took money from her that she needed to pay for her son’s funeral.
WAFB reports a person contacted the funeral home Banks was working with, claiming to be with a major life insurance company where her son had a policy. Banks said she then spoke with the mysterious caller.
“She was telling me that my son had insurance. She knew his full name. She knew everything about him. She knew all the details,” Banks said.
According to Banks, she believed the company because the representative had all her information.
“The lady went as far as telling me she just lost her son. He got shot in the head. Why would you do that? Make me feel sorry for you. I’m sitting here crying for you on the phone and myself,” Banks said.
The woman on the phone reportedly told Banks to receive a payout of more than $100,000, she would have to pay the rest of her son’s premium.
Banks said she sent the money through an app totaling $1,530, but the so-called insurance company stopped answering calls and eventually disconnected its phone number.
According to the Better Business Bureau, there are multiple platforms where companies can purchase personal information, including phone numbers, addresses and the names of family members.
The organization said if you get a call you’re unsure of, ask questions and take control of the conversation. Tell them you will check them out before you verify anything.
Banks said she has filed a police report and hopes to get some answers.
The funeral home Banks was working with said this was the first time it has heard of such a situation.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Lotto Double Play" game were:
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(five, seven, twenty-nine, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty-seven)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Lotto Double Play" game were:
05-07-29-38-39-47
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A new mixed-use development was approved for the SouthPark area Monday night.
The Charlotte City Council voted to allow a rezoning that would pave the way for townhomes, apartments and ground-floor retail at the northwest corner of Colony Road and Roxborough Road. The site currently houses the Trianon condominiums right across the street from a large development involving apartments and grocery store.
Tariq Bokhari, who represents the area on the council described the give and take that occurred between Barclay Downs neighbors and the developer. The latter, RD Southpark LLC, agreed to invest $3 million into a SouthPark walking trail that will include three places for public art plus $1 million to the city’s Housing Trust Fund for affordable housing.
Bokahi said the talks started with giving $250,000 for the trail and $500,000 for housing.
There will be 50 units in the development for affordable housing.
“I’m not used to some many contractual best-efforts,” Bokhari said. “I’m taking them at their word and conversation to date. They want to be a big part of the community. These best efforts and handshakes go a long way to hold them accountable.”
When the city’s unified development ordinance was updated last year, it created a special zoning for the SouthPark area. It will go into effect in June.
Councilman Braxton Winston complimented Bokhari’s work and said the process showcased how opposing sides can come to an agreement.
“I encourage developers and neighbors to figure what is the best path forward to be good neighbors to one another,” Winston said. “While everybody might not agree on every single detail, there have been good neighborly efforts to get to this point.”
He noted that the conditions added to benefit the community should be considered for future proposals.
“How can we objectively consider how much a benefit is worth and what is the right ask to make?” he asked. “I hope, whether it’s part of this community-area planning process, as a breakout, or once the UDO is in place, we need to dive into what kind of tools can we make to guide what the community benefit is and how we inject them in our development and overall rezoning processes.” | https://www.qcnews.com/news/southpark-development-passes-with-millions-earmarked-for-loop-trail-charlotte-affordable-housing/ | 2023-03-21 05:39:01 | 0 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/southpark-development-passes-with-millions-earmarked-for-loop-trail-charlotte-affordable-housing/ |
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The company operating a pipeline that spilled about 14,000 bathtubs’ worth of oil into a Kansas creek during a test for potential problems is recovering at least a small portion of the crude.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Canada-based TC Energy has recovered 2,598 barrels of oil mixed with water from the 14,000-barrel spill on a creek running through rural pastureland in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Kansas City. Each barrel is enough to fill a household bathtub.
Last week’s rupture in Kansas forced the company to shut down the Keystone system, and it hasn’t said when it will come back online. The company said it is working around-the-clock to suck up spilled oil using trucks equipped with what essentially are large wet vacuums.
No one was evacuated, and officials said no drinking water was affected. The company has promised to fully comply with demands from regulators and to work until it has “fully remediated the site.”
Concerns that spills could pollute waterways spurred opposition to plans by TC Energy to build another crude oil pipeline in the same system, the 1,200-mile (1,900-kilometer) Keystone XL, across Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. President Joe Biden’s cancelation of a permit for the project led the company to pull the plug last year.
Last week’s spill was the largest on the Keystone system since it began operating in 2010 and the largest onshore spill since a Tesoro Corp. pipeline rupture in North Dakota leaked 20,600 barrels in September 2013, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data. The agency’s pipeline safety arm last week ordered TC Energy to take corrective action.
The order said TC Energy was running an in-line inspection using a device inside the pipeline that was some 80 miles (129 kilometers) past where the pipeline ruptured. Such devices are designed to fit tightly inside and are known as “pigs” because early wooden ones squeaked as they went through.
Three university petroleum engineering instructors who reviewed the regulators’ order ahead of Associated Press interviews pointed out the testing, which federal guidelines call for doing at least once every five years.
“That timing is definitely suspicious,” said Jennifer Miskimins, head of the Colorado School of Mines’ petroleum energy department. “It is like blowing a pea through a pod.”
She along with instructors from the University of Tulsa and Pennsylvania State University said moving a pig through the pipe would have required additional pressure. But Bill Caram, executive director of the advocacy Pipeline Safety Trust, saw the timing of the two events as “a weird coincidence.”
Local farmer Bill Pannbacker said the rupture occurred on his land at a point after the pipe goes under a creek and starts to ascend an 80-foot (24-meter) hill. Mike Stafford, the University of Tulsa instructor, said such a location is typical of where pipes tend to fail. That’s because oil contains a little water that tends to separate, and when oil is carried up hills that water flows back down, causing corrosion.
While Sanjay Srinivasan, the Penn State professor, was skeptical that corrosion was to blame because it is a slow process, he took note of the failure occurring in a section with a lot of bends.
“It’s not unusual for those kinds of locations to go through some severe stress that can cause these things,” he said. ”If there is any weak spot, that’s when it’ll show up.”
TC Energy used booms, or barriers, to contain the oil in the creek and built two earthen dams to prevent it from moving into larger waterways.
The regulators’ order said TC Energy cannot restart operations for the 96-mile (155-kilometer) Keystone segment from Steele City, Nebraska, south to Hope, Kansas, without their permission. It also said the company must reduce the operating pressure by 20% inside that segment of the pipeline.
The company also must identify the cause of the spill and submit a plan for finding similar problems elsewhere and conducting additional tests by early March.
“They need to excavate the pipe in such a way that it’s preserved just for the investigation, for that root-cause analysis, and that takes probably the most time,” Caram said. “But the actual repair can be pretty quick.”
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Hollingsworth reported from Kansas City, Mo.
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MIAMI (AP) — The starting lineup changes almost daily. The leading scorer has various aches and pains, the leading rebounder has a bad wrist, the assist leader is dealing with knee soreness and the team’s 3-point record-holder is wearing a cast on his shooting hand.
Plus, almost every game comes down to the final moments. And most recently, the best night of free-throw shooting in NBA history was what was required to pull out a one-point win.
There’s still a belief within the Miami Heat — a team that had the best record in the Eastern Conference last season — that a deep playoff run is possible. But with a 22-20 record one game into the season’s second half, and stuck in the No. 8 spot in the East, the Heat also know that it’s time to start putting wins together.
“It’s the start of the second season,” coach Erik Spoelstra said Tuesday after a 112-111 win over Oklahoma City. “I feel something. I think the locker room feels something. But we also have to prove it. We know that. A lot of it just ends up being talk at this point. But we feel encouraged. Even with all the moving parts and injuries and missed games, we feel like something is happening.”
It’s been one step forward, one step back all season for the Heat. They had a season-best four-game winning streak in December, a season-worst four-game losing streak in November. They didn’t get to the .500 mark for the first time until the 30th game and their current spot — two games over .500 — matches their best of the season.
They’re up to 18 different starting lineups this season, seven in their last nine games. Jimmy Butler leads Miami in scoring; he has missed time with a knee injury and had an aching wrist on Tuesday, when the Heat went an NBA-record 40 for 40 from the foul line, with Butler making 23 of those shots.
“I think that’s what I signed up for, to be able to play at a high level no matter who we have alongside each other,” Butler said. “I don’t have the hard job. Spo does. He’s got try to mix and match guys, make guys feel comfortable while trying to tell them where to be on the floor, and how to run what play, when to run what play. It’s a lot going on.”
Bam Adebayo missed the game with a bad wrist, Kyle Lowry with a balky knee, Tyler Herro with a sore Achilles and Caleb Martin with a quadriceps strain. Ordinarily, all four would start. There’s hope that at least some of them will be back Thursday when Miami starts a two-game home series with the Milwaukee Bucks, with the second matchup set for Saturday.
Other Heat players won’t be back for a while, if at all. Duncan Robinson, the 3-point record holder in Heat franchise history, had surgery on his right hand. Rookie Nikola Jovic is dealing with a back issue. Backup center Omer Yurtseven had ankle surgery and hasn’t played this season.
And the season already has been a grind. Of the first 42 games, 29 have been classified by the NBA as “clutch” — defined as any game within five points with 5 minutes or less remaining. The Heat are 16-13 in those games, 9-6 in games decided by three points or fewer. There isn’t much margin for error, in large part because Miami’s 108.8 points-per-game average is lowest in the NBA.
“I like that feeling going into a locker room, when you feel a team starting to come together from the adversity,” Spoelstra said. “You wish every team would come together like that. It doesn’t always work that way. The last three weeks, you feel like this group has gotten closer. I think everybody’s kind of refreshed even though everybody’s kind of exhausted. There’s a feeling that in the second half of the season, we can do something special.”
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Christopher T. Migliaccio, University of Montana
(THE CONVERSATION) Smoke from more than 200 wildfires burning across Canada has been turning skies hazy in North American cities far from the flames. We asked Chris Migliaccio, a toxicologist at the University of Montana who studies the impact of wildfire smoke on human health, about the health risks people can face when smoke blows in from distant wildfires.
What’s in wildfire smoke that’s a problem?
When we talk about air quality, we often talk about PM2.5. That’s particulate matter 2.5 microns or smaller – small enough that it can travel deep into the lungs.
Exposure to PM2.5 from smoke or other air pollution, such as vehicle emissions, can exacerbate health conditions like asthma and reduce lung function in ways that can worsen existing respiratory problems and even heart disease.
But the term PM2.5 only tells you about size, not composition – what is burning can make a significant difference in the chemistry.
In the northern Rockies, where I live, most fires are fueled by vegetation, but not all vegetation is the same. If the fire is in the wildland urban interface, manufactured fuels from homes and vehicles may also be burning, and that’s going to create its own toxic chemistry. Chemists usually talk about volatile organic compounds, (VOCs), carbon monoxide and PAHs, or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons produced when biomass and other matter burns having the potential to harm human health.
How does inhaling wildfire smoke harm human health?
If you have ever been around a campfire and got a blast of smoke in your face, you probably had some irritation. With exposure to wildfire smoke, you might also get some irritation in the nose and throat and maybe some inflammation.
As with a lot of things, the dose makes the poison – almost anything can be harmful at a certain dose.
Generally, cells in the lungs called alveolar macrophages will pick up the particulates and clear them out – at reasonable doses. It’s when the system gets overwhelmed that you can have a problem.
One concern is that smoke can suppress macrophage function, altering it enough that you become more susceptible to respiratory infection. A colleague who looked at lag time in the effect of wildfire smoke exposure found an increase in influenza cases after a bad fire season. Studies in developing countries have also found increases in respiratory infections with people who are cooking on open fires in homes.
The stress of an inflammatory response can also exacerbate existing health problems. Being exposed to wood smoke won’t independently cause someone to have a heart attack, but if they have underlying risk factors, such as significant plaque buildup, the added stress can increase the risk.
Researchers are also studying potential effects on the brain and nervous system from inhaled particulate matter.
When smoke blows over long distances, does its toxicity change?
We know that the chemistry of wildfire smoke changes. The longer it’s in the atmosphere, the more the chemistry will be altered by ultraviolet light, but we still have a lot to learn.
Researchers have found that there seems to be a higher level of oxidation, so oxidants and free radicals are being generated the longer smoke is in the air. The specific health effects aren’t yet clear, but there’s some indication that more exposure leads to greater health effects.
The supposition is that more free radicals are generated the longer smoke is in atmosphere and exposed to UV light, so there’s a greater potential for health harm. A lot of that, again, comes down to dose.
Chances are, if you’re a healthy individual, going for a bike ride or a hike in light haze won’t be a big deal, and your body will be able to recover.
If you’re doing that every day for a month in wildfire smoke, however, that raises more concerns. I’ve worked on studies with residents at Seeley Lake in Montana who were exposed to hazardous levels of PM2.5 from wildfire smoke for 49 days in 2017. We found a decrease in lung function a year later. No one was on oxygen, but there was a significant drop.
This is a relatively new area of research, and there’s still a lot we’re learning, especially with the increase in wildfire activity as the planet warms.
What precautions can people take to reduce their risk from wildfire smoke?
If there is smoke in the air, you want to decrease your exposure.
Can you completely avoid the smoke? Not unless you’re in a hermetically sealed home. The PM levels aren’t much different indoors and out unless you have a really good HVAC system, such as those with MERV 15 or better filters. But going inside decreases your activity, so your breathing rate is slower and the amount of smoke you’re inhaling is likely lower.
We also tend to advise people that if you’re in a susceptible group, such as those with asthma, create a safe space at home and in the office with a high-level stand-alone air filtration system to create a space with cleaner air.
Some masks can help. It doesn’t hurt to have a high-quality N95 mask. Just wearing a cloth mask won’t do much, though.
Most states have air quality monitors that can give you a sense of how bad the air quality is, so check those sites and act accordingly.
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MIAMI, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Several thousand students, teachers, and family members spanning four states will tune in for the SLAM Foundation's talent show marking National School Choice Week 2023. Hosted by students for students, the show will be streamed live from SLAM Miami, one of the non-profit foundation's more than a dozen public charter schools.
The upbeat event will take place 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Besides live performances, the showcase will incorporate video submissions from kindergartners through seniors across SLAM's ten campuses. The submissions were gathered through a contest that asked students to creatively express — such as through music, dance, rap, or poetry — why they chose SLAM.
The showcase will feature submissions from SLAM students in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, and Georgia, and reveal one lucky winner. The creator of the winning submission will receive a $500 award for a School Choice Week party at their school.
At least 300 students are expected to participate in the live event in Miami, with over 10,000 students, staff, and family members nationwide watching via live stream.
The SLAM showcase is planned to coincide with the celebration of National School Choice Week (Jan. 22-28, 2023), which will feature tens of thousands of school choice celebrations across all 50 states.
"This event will shine a spotlight on our talented young scholars who have found a school that's right for them thanks to the availability of school choice," said Millie Sanchez, Chief Administrative Officer of the SLAM Foundation.
Join the fun and watch the talent show live at SLAM Miami, located at 542 N.W. 12th Avenue, Miami, FL. The event is open to members of the media and to the public via livestream at SLAMtalentshowcase.com.
National School Choice Week (NSCW) informs, inspires, and empowers parents to discover the K-12 education options available for their children, including traditional public, charter, magnet, online, private, and home schooling. Every January, tens of thousands of schools, organizations, and individuals plan unique events and activities to shine a positive spotlight on effective education options in their communities. The Week is a project of the nonpartisan, nonpolitical National School Choice Awareness Foundation.
The SLAM Foundation is a non-profit educational organization supporting the expansion of K-12 tuition-free, public charter schools in underrepresented communities. More than 7,800 students attend SLAM charter schools in Florida, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona. SLAM schools expose students to careers in sports medicine, media production, marketing, and the arts. SLAM creates a national platform for students to gain industry experience while developing on-the-job skills. Students can earn college credit through robust dual enrollment and Advanced Placement programs. SLAM schools are accredited and recognized as a system of distinction by COGNIA, under the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools division. For more information on SLAM, visit slamfoundation.org.
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Ohio State vs. JMU Women's Basketball Predictions & Picks - NCAA Tournament First Round
Published: Mar. 16, 2023 at 3:39 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
Saturday's game between the Ohio State Buckeyes (25-7) and the James Madison Dukes (26-7) at Value City Arena has a good chance to be a lopsided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 78-62 and heavily favors Ohio State to secure the victory. Game time is at 1:30 PM ET on March 18.
In their last outing on Sunday, the Buckeyes suffered a 105-72 loss to Iowa.
Ohio State vs. JMU Game Info
- When: Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 1:30 PM ET
- Where: Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN2
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Ohio State vs. JMU Score Prediction
- Prediction: Ohio State 78, JMU 62
Ohio State Schedule Analysis
- The Buckeyes' signature win this season came against the Indiana Hoosiers, a team ranked inside the AP's Top 25 (No. 2). The Buckeyes took home the 79-75 win at a neutral site on March 4.
- The Buckeyes have eight wins over Quadrant 1 teams, tied for the 14th-most in Division 1.
- Ohio State has tied for the 21st-most Quadrant 2 wins in the nation (six).
Ohio State 2022-23 Best Wins
- 79-75 over Indiana (No. 2/AP Poll) on March 4
- 87-75 at home over Tennessee (No. 24/AP Poll) on November 8
- 96-77 on the road over Louisville (No. 19) on November 30
- 74-61 on the road over Michigan (No. 18/AP Poll) on February 20
- 81-79 over Michigan (No. 18/AP Poll) on March 3
JMU Schedule Analysis
- The Dukes beat the Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (No. 92-ranked in our computer rankings) in a 78-66 win on December 21 -- their best victory of the season.
- The Buckeyes have tied for the 92nd-most Quadrant 3 victories in the nation based on the RPI (five).
JMU 2022-23 Best Wins
- 78-66 on the road over Saint Joseph's (PA) (No. 92) on December 21
- 67-63 at home over Liberty (No. 94) on November 23
- 80-79 at home over Troy (No. 133) on January 21
- 58-54 on the road over Texas State (No. 148) on February 16
- 81-51 over Texas State (No. 148) on March 6
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Ohio State Performance Insights
- The Buckeyes outscore opponents by 12.5 points per game (scoring 80.8 points per game to rank eighth in college basketball while giving up 68.3 per contest to rank 277th in college basketball) and have a +400 scoring differential overall.
- Ohio State is posting 74.8 points per game this season in conference games, which is 6 fewer points per game than its season average (80.8).
- The Buckeyes are averaging 82.9 points per game when playing at home. In road games, they are averaging 78 points per contest.
- In home games, Ohio State is ceding 2.5 fewer points per game (64.5) than on the road (67).
- The Buckeyes' offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, scoring 74.3 points a contest compared to the 80.8 they've averaged this season.
JMU Performance Insights
- The Dukes' +312 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 9.5 points per game) is a result of putting up 69.7 points per game (89th in college basketball) while giving up 60.2 per outing (74th in college basketball).
- JMU has averaged 1.6 fewer points in Sun Belt games (68.1) than overall (69.7).
- At home the Dukes are scoring 69.1 points per game, 0.3 fewer points than they are averaging on the road (69.4).
- JMU gives up 62.3 points per game at home, and 60.9 on the road.
- While the Dukes are averaging 69.7 points per game in 2022-23, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, amassing 67.6 points per contest.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A last-minute deal prevented a railroad strike for now, but many rail workers remain unhappy with working conditions, including some who protested outside their workplaces Wednesday ahead of votes to approve the new contracts.
Handfuls of workers gathered outside railyards across the country in pickets organized by a newly formed workers group separate from the 12 unions that negotiated the deals last week with the major U.S. freight railroads. The protesters expressed dissatisfaction with the deals, just as the unions are trying to explain the potential benefits they negotiated to their roughly 115,000 members ahead of contract votes.
Fears about the dire economic consequences of a rail strike that could cripple all kinds of businesses that rely on railroads to deliver raw materials and finished goods prompted the Biden administration to jump into the middle of the contract talks last week and urge both sides to reach an agreement. The contract talks included Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, BNSF, CSX, Kansas City Southern and a number of other railroads, so the entire country would have been affected by a strike.
Nearly a dozen BNSF workers gathered near Minot, North Dakota, Wednesday with homemade signs declaring “We demand more!!” and “We will not back down.” Another group of a half dozen workers stood outside their worksite in Olathe, Kansas, with signs saying “Railroad greed driving inflation” and “Greedy railroads harming nations supply chain.”
Workers’ concerns about time off and demanding attendance policies at the railroads took center stage in the negotiations. In the end, the unions that represent engineers and conductors secured a promise of three extra unpaid days off for workers to attend doctors’ appointments without being penalized and improved scheduling of days off to go with the 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses that a special board appointed by President Joe Biden recommended this summer for the five-year deals.
It remains to be seen whether those concessions are enough to get workers to vote for these deals. A branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union rejected a deal last week that didn’t include those extra days off, so they are back at the table now working on a new pact. Two smaller unions did approve their deals, but the nine other unions will be counting their votes at various times over the next two months.
The two biggest unions that held out the longest — the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union that represents engineers, and the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers union that represents conductors — aren’t expected to report the results of their votes until mid November. Members of those unions are still waiting to see all the details of the deals that Biden announced last Thursday because lawyers are still finalizing everything before the full agreements get released.
That puts any potential for a strike out beyond the midterm elections, which mitigates the potential political impact of the talks for Biden and the Democrats. If any of the unions do reject their contracts, Congress could still be forced to step in.
Recently retired engineer Marilee Taylor, who left the railroad in Chicago after more than 30 years earlier this year when BNSF imposed the strictest attendance policy in the industry, said she doesn’t think the tentative agreements do enough to address the schedule and workload concerns after the major railroads eliminated nearly one-third of their workforces over the past six years. Unions say the railroads’ strict policies make it hard to take any time off without a penalty.
“The issue remains we’re working fatigued,” said Taylor, who is active with the Railroad Workers United coalition that urged workers to go on strike. “The safety of ourselves, our coworkers and the people that we serve — whose communities we run through — are at risk …. These conditions are losing many, many workers who cannot maintain 90% of their every breathing moment in service or at the behest of the railroad.”
Norfolk Southern engineer Hugh Sawyer said it’s hard to tell how many workers will ultimately vote for these deals because they might decide these agreements are the best they can get, although he said he’s not hearing many people happy with them. Even if they remain frustrated, workers may not be willing to go on strike and risk having Congress intervene and impose a contract on them that could be worse than what the unions agreed to.
“We’re sick and tired of the way we’re treated out there,” said Sawyer, a 34-year veteran of the railroad who serves as treasurer of the Railroad Workers United group that includes workers from all the unions. “There’s a lot of anger out there.”
One example of the schedule challenges rail workers face is that Sawyer just had outpatient surgery done earlier this week on one of his days off, but he has no idea when he’ll be able to schedule an appointment to have the stitches removed from his head next week because he’ll be on call then and doesn’t know when he’ll be working.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- November is National Adoption Month, and Colorado-based nonprofit Save the Storks is urging women to consider adoption as a life-giving option in the face of an unplanned pregnancy situation. The most common choice for U.S. women is abortion or parenting, and less than 4 percent unplanned pregnancies result in adoption.
Putting real faces on stories of adoption, Save the Storks is highlighting moving stories of women on both sides of adoption – those who have chosen adoption and those who were adopted. Stories from women like Jessica, who unexpectedly became pregnant while in college.
As Jessica explored what to do, adoption was not one of the options even presented to her at a healthcare clinic. Ultimately, she felt most at peace choosing a family who would care for her daughter and one she could continue to have a relationship with, stating, "I see how adoption is such a blessing. Not just for the adoptive family, but for the birth mother too."
Other stories from women include:
- A story that covers the process of adoption for potential parents
- A story of a woman who was adopted
- A story of a woman who placed four children with adoptive families
- A story of a woman who has adopted and fostered many children
- The story of Dr. Francis Smith who was born with Treacher Collins syndrome (without the bones
that make up ears, cheekbones and eye sockets), was adopted and now thrives as a gifted
musician
"As CEO at Save the Storks, I know that adoption needs to be a bigger part of the pro-life conversation," said Diane Ferraro. "I learned from my birth mom just last year that she drove to Mexico to abort me but changed her mind at the abortion clinic and instead chose adoption, for which I'll be forever grateful. My hope is that our adoption awareness campaign will inspire moms who are unable to parent their babies to decide on a loving choice: adoption and not abortion."
Currently, 95 percent of adoptions in the U.S. are open, meaning both the adoptive and birth families are in contact before, during and after the birth. This provides the birth mother with the power and control to pick the family for her child and stay in contact. For adopted children, it helps them to know their story and that they were given away with love.
MEDIA NOTE: Diane Ferraro, CEO of Save the Storks and was adopted and is a foster and adoptive mom; Jessica Phillips, birth mom who chose adoption for her daughter; and Emily Yee, who was adopted; are all available for media interviews.
Save the Storks' mission is to create a story of hope and empowerment for every woman in an unplanned pregnancy. A nonprofit that began in 2012, with headquarters in Colorado and staff across America, Save the Storks is 100% funded through the support of donors. Save the Storks is a four-star Charity Navigator nonprofit with a 100% rating, meaning it exceeds best practices and industry standards as a highly effective charity. It equips, educates and trains pregnancy resource centers and churches across the United States to help them empower women to choose life. Save the Storks has captured the imagination of millions with its innovative mobile medical units, known as the Stork Bus. Today there are more than 80 Stork Buses on the road in 30 states.
Contact: Christine Cape, 404.545.0085
Laura Laura McGowan, 847.347.5206
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has reinstated a North Carolina law that bans most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
- Tech giant pushes strict return-to-office plan for Bay Area staff
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- Bay Area parent forced to spend 500k on care outside of Kaiser
- Horoscope for Wednesday, 8/17/22 by Christopher Renstrom
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Rental assistance available for 12 Kentucky counties affected by flooding
KY applicants must also be unable to return to the residence where they lived before the flooding
Continued rental assistance is available for eligible people in 12 eastern Kentucky counties who were affected by flooding in July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
The counties are Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Whitley. To be eligible, residents must have been awarded initial rental assistance and must have used it as intended. The initial award covered two months.
Applicants must also be unable to return to the residence where they lived before the flooding because it is uninhabitable, can't be accessed or isn't available due to the flooding.
KENTUCKY FLOODING: AT LEAST 3 DEAD, HUNDREDS OF HOMES COULD BE DESTROYED, GOV. BESHEAR SAYS
FEMA WILL OFFER HOME IMPROVEMENT SESSIONS FOR KENTUCKY FLOOD VICTIMS
Other requirements include being unable to pay for housing without assistance, cannot be receiving temporary housing help from another source and must be developing a longer-term or permanent housing plan or be able to demonstrate progress toward one.
To request an application, contact FEMA at (800) 621-3362.
DEATH TOLL IN KENTUCKY FLOODING REACHES 39 AFTER MORE THAN 1,300 RESCUES
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved an initial five-year labor contract with minor league players on Monday that will more than double player salaries.
The agreement was reached last Wednesday and ratified by players on Friday.
Minor league players formed a bargaining unit during a rapid 17-day organization drive as part of the Major League Baseball Players Association last September and MLB voluntarily recognized the union rather than force a National Labor Relations Board election.
“Meeting throughout the offseason, we made tremendous progress over a short period of time,” MLB said in a statement. “This agreement builds upon the significant effort MLB undertook four years ago to modernize baseball’s player development system, including increased salaries, free housing, improved facilities, better clubhouse conditions, and reduced in-season travel with better geographical alignment.”
Unlike the major league labor contract that sets yearly salary minimums, the minor league deal specifies weekly minimums. They are, according to details obtained by The Associated Press:
— Rookie league: $675 in 2023 and ‘24, $700 in ’25, $710 in ‘26 and $720 in ’27.
— Class A: $850 in 2023 and ‘24, $870 in ’25, $885 in ‘26 and $905 in ’27.
— High Class A: $900 in 2023 and ‘24, $920 in ’25, $935 in ‘26 and $955 in ’27.
— Double-A: $1,000 in 2023 and ‘24, $1,020 in ‘25, $1,040 in ’26 and $1,026 in '27.
— Triple-A: $1,200 in 2023 and 24, $1,225 in ‘25, $1,250 in ’26 and $1,275 in '27.
Pay for spring training pay and offseason work at team complexes will be $625 weekly in 2024, $650 in ‘25, $660 in ’26 and $670 in 27.
Pay for offseason offsite work will be $250 weekly in 2023 and ‘24. $255 in ’25, $260 in ‘26 and $265 in ’27.
Players will receive $625 in weekly retroactive pay for 2022-23 offseason work and this year's spring training, with a cap of $2,500.
In addition, players will receive free housing as long as they earn more than $4,666.67 weekly, which comes to about $110,000 over a 25 1/2-week Triple-A season. Housing had long been a point of contention.
MLB agreed not to reduce minor league affiliates from the current 120. Beginning in 2024, teams can have a maximum of 165 players under contract during the season and 175 during the offseason, down from the current 190 and 180.
The roster limits will be 35 on international rookie level teams, 24-30 for Class A and 24-28 for Double-A and Triple-A.
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Disney parks change ‘fairy godmother’ title to gender-neutral ‘apprentice,’ report says
(Gray News) - Employees at Disney’s popular Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutiques are reportedly getting a more gender-neutral title.
Disney shared that “Fairy Godmother’s Apprentices” at Disney World and Disneyland will now help children dress up as their favorite characters at the boutique and get them storybook stunning upon reopening on Aug. 25.
According to Streaming The Magic, a blog dedicated to Disney events, the boutique cast members were previously “Fairy God Mothers in Training,” but the name change to apprentices will allow workers who do not identify as women to be a part of the magic.
According to the blog, the boutique has been a longtime tradition for families to bring their children to get dressed and styled as their favorite Disney characters.
The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutiques have been closed since the early stages of the pandemic, but Disney reports online reservations will once again be available in early August.
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Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe competition
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - R’Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas who competition officials said is the first Filipino American to win Miss USA, was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday night.
Gabriel closed her eyes and clasped hands with runner-up Miss Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel, at the moment of the dramatic reveal of the winner, then beamed after her name was announced.
Thumping music rang out, and she was handed a bouquet of flowers, draped in the winner’s sash and crowned with a tiara onstage at the 71st Miss Universe Competition, held in New Orleans.
The second runner-up was Miss Dominican Republic, Andreina Martinez.
In the Q&A at the last stage of the competition for the three finalists, Gabriel was asked how she would work to demonstrate Miss Universe is “an empowering and progressive organization” if she were to win.
“I would use it to be a transformational leader,” she responded, citing her work using recycled materials in her fashion design and teaching sewing to survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence.
“It is so important to invest in others, invest in our community and use your unique talent to make a difference,” Gabriel continued. “We all have something special, and when we plant those seeds to other people in our life, we transform them and we use that as a vehicle for change.”
According to Miss Universe, Gabriel is a former high school volleyball player and graduate of the University of North Texas. A short bio posted on the organization’s website said she is also CEO of her own sustainable clothing line.
Nearly 90 contestants from around the world took part in the competition, organizers said, involving “personal statements, in depth interviews and various categories including evening gown & swimwear.”
Miss Curacao, Gabriela Dos Santos, and Miss Puerto Rico, Ashley Carino, rounded out the top five finalists.
Last year’s winner was Harnaaz Sandhu of India.
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BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueRun Ventures China (BRV China), a leading early-stage technology-focused venture capital firm, hosted the first online Demo Day bringing together more than 70 innovative start-ups in search for the 'Next Big Thing' in deep technology, enterprise services, consumer technology and healthcare with more than 2000 top-tier institutional investors in virtual attendance.
"After committing capital, we cherish the opportunity to help portfolio companies showcase emerging trends across industries and expand their network," said Jui Tan, Managing Partner of BRV China. "We believe the Demo Day will serve as a unique platform for peer investors to access new investment opportunities as well as exchange ideas."
With a theme of 'Pioneering Innovations', the Demo Day involved start-ups that have developed cutting-edge technology. At the virtual event, start-ups gave presentations about their latest projects to virtual attendees hailing from renowned investment houses. The virtual conference led to new connections that will support near-term fundraising plans.
"BRV China has been a trusted partner of start-ups and entrepreneurs across economic cycles," said Tan. "As a firm believer in deep technology, we continue to witness innovation across emerging sectors in China and were often the first to commit capital to companies developing new energy vehicle components, exploring emerging technology or offering big-data driven enterprise services."
In particular, China's efforts to achieve the dual carbon goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality give rise to growing awareness of the need to counteract climate change. There is now an unprecedented focus on measures that can help advance the environment, social and governance (ESG) credentials of institutions which has led to heightened demand for new technologies leading to the 'Next Big Thing' or an inflection point in the growth trajectory of technology in China. For example, Gaussian Robotics, an investee of BRV China that provides autonomous cleaning robots with full-scenario applications, and Yi Auto, a national chain of new car supermarkets providing one-stop car purchase services for consumers across the country, demonstrated how they are poised to capture emerging opportunities arising in the new era.
With a heritage in Silicon Valley before its foray into China in 2005, BRV China brings the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship from the United States to the Asia Pacific region and has a clear view of emerging trends across the market. Currently, BRV China manages more than US$2 billion across multiple USD and RMB funds and has distributed more than US$1 billion to investors over the years.
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BlueRun Ventures China (BRV China) is a leading early-stage venture firm in China with offices in Beijing and Shanghai. Having its heritage in Silicon Valley since 1998 and entered China in 2005, BRV China has managed over $2 billion through multiple USD and RMB funds, with over $1 billion cash distributions. BRV China focuses on investing in entrepreneurs who create a sustainable impact through technological innovations across enterprise services, transportation and smart machine, digital healthcare, and consumer technology sectors in China. The firm has invested in more than 150 portfolio companies, including Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI), QingCloud (688316.SH), WaterDrop (NYSE: WDH), Energy Monster (NASDAQ: EM), Mogujie/Meilishuo (NYSE: MOGU), Qudian (NYSE: QD), Ganji/58.com, PPTV, Guazi, Meishubao, Nanyan, Shanzhen, Gaussian Robotics, Yi Auto, Pinecone, etc. The firm has been recognized as the "No.1 Early-Stage Investment Firm" in China by Zero2IPO and ChinaVenture, and "Consistent Performing Venture Capital Fund Manager" by Preqin. For further information, please visit https://www.brv.com.cn/en/.
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WYNNE, Ark. – School is back in session for some students in Wynne nearly two weeks after a deadly tornado ripped through the community.
Students in kindergarten through 8th grade were welcomed back to school Wednesday morning following the March 31 tornado. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders also stopped by the campus to greet students.
The twister ripped off the roof, blew out windows and left classes filled with debris at Wynne High School. After the twister tore destroyed Wynne High School, the community helped to clear the building and salvage what was left.
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Police: 4 students shot outside Pittsburgh high school
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Four students were shot outside a Pittsburgh high school, but no life-threatening injuries have been reported, police said.
Pittsburgh Public Safety and school officials said the shooting occurred outside Westinghouse Academy 6-12 in the Homewood neighborhood as students were being dismissed Tuesday afternoon.
Police said three male students and a female student appeared to have wounds to their hands and other extremities. Three were taken to a hospital by paramedics and the fourth was transported by a family member, police said. All were in stable condition.
No arrests were immediately reported and officials said it was too early to say whether the shooting appeared targeted or random.
Pittsburgh Public Schools said “a significant law enforcement presence” was securing the safe dismissal of students and staff, and the school would operate remotely Wednesday.
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Songs composed using artificial intelligence could be eligible for the next Grammy awards, according to a new rule instituted by the Recording Academy. But you still have to be human to take home a trophy.
“The Grammy Award recognizes creative excellence,” the rules state. “Only human creators are eligible to be submitted for consideration for, nominated for, or win a Grammy Award. A work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any Categories.”
A spokesperson for the Recording Academy declined to comment further on update.
The change comes in the midst of public debate about the incorporation of AI technology into music, as computer-generated tracks mimicking the style and voice of famous artists disrupt the industry.
“Heart on My Sleeve,” a song created by TikTok user Ghostwriter977 that sounds like a synthetic mash-up between Drake and the Weeknd, has been listened to millions of times since its release in April, for example.
Alt-pop singer Grimes has endorsed the new technology, even releasing software that synthesizes her voice to generate music. Paul McCartney said he used an AI extraction tool to create a final song from the Beatles. But other musicians are more hesitant. “The apocalypse is well on its way. This song sucks,” Nick Cave wrote on his website after a fan sent him a ChatGPT-generated song based on his work.
Many are also concerned about the copyright issues involved in AI-generated music, as well as the moral conflicts that come with commodifying art. Concerns about AI creeping into movie and film scripts is a major issue in the ongoing writer’s strike in Hollywood.
The new Grammy rules also touch on some less existential issues.
The event will reduce the number of nominees in its “big four” categories — Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, and Record of the Year — from 10 to eight for the next ceremony. There will also be three new categories: Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording. Nominees are typically announced in November, and the ceremony is held the following February. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/06/16/grammy-ai-rules/ | 2023-06-16 20:13:56 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/06/16/grammy-ai-rules/ |
NEW YORK, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM).
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According to a filed complaint, Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Axsome's chemistry, manufacturing, and control ("CMC") practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07, the Company's medicine for the acute treatment of migraine, and its manufacturing process; (ii) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 New Drug Application ("NDA") on its initially represented timeline; (iii) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (iv) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (v) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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KYIV and MOSCOW — Russia intensified its air attacks against Ukraine, wrapping up a year of intense warfare against the country by firing cruise missiles and explosive drones at several cities. All 25 of Ukraine's administrative regions spent much of the day Saturday under air raid warnings.
The commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny, said his air defenses successfully intercepted a total of 12 incoming attacks, six of which were in Kyiv. The total number of incoming attacks was unclear.
The sounds of at least 10 loud explosions echoed through the center of Ukraine's capital on Saturday afternoon. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported that major blasts caused "ruins" in four of the city's neighborhoods. He added that at least one person died, and several more have been hospitalized.
Kyiv's emergency services were dispatched to several locations around the city. Videos published to social media and geo-located by NPR show several apparent injuries, including partially severed limbs and bloodied faces on one residential street.
That street, in a neighborhood called Protasiv Yar, was blocked off to normal traffic Saturday evening. As some local residents walked their dogs, others were trying to clean up the damage from the blasts.
Gennadiy Scholik was sweeping glass off the front windshield of his car, which had been shattered. He said his wife Svetlana suffered a concussion as a result of the blast.
"There, a woman died," he said, pointing down the road to where the videos had shown a motionless woman lying on the ground with a severed hand.
One resident shouted and argued with emergency workers on the scene, apparently in shock about the explosion that had occurred, shouting sarcastically that he was fine.
"What I heard, it was so scary, that I really became terrified," said another neighborhood resident, Valentina Povyakel. "The explosion [was] so huge, and all the windows immediately shattered."
Povyakel gave a tour of her damaged apartment, showing that the windows were all blown out and her cat was scared and hiding. She also said that within an hour of the explosion, her neighbors had helpfully come by to take the damaged windows off the hinges and put up plywood to block out the cold. She had swept up much of the glass.
Still, there was a lot of damage to her home, and she is a retired pensioner with limited means.
"What am I going to do now?" she said.
A top emergency adviser to the Ukrainian presidential administration, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said that Russian missiles also hit a four-star hotel in Kyiv's entertainment district.
Upon arrival, an NPR correspondent observed that the corner of the Alfavito Hotel had collapsed, with investigators already on the scene documenting and photographing the damage. In front of the hotel stood Ukrainian and EU flags, undamaged by the blast.
Ukraine's power grid operator said it preventatively shut off electricity to several areas of the capital region, but did not report any damage to their infrastructure.
While Kyiv bore the brunt of Saturday's attacks, several cities in the west and south also fended off Russian airstrikes. The regional administrator in the western Ukrainian region of Khmelnytskyi says 20 Russian missiles flew over his area, hitting some targets and injuring at least four civilians. Residents in the southern city of Mykolaiv also sustained injuries, according to officials there.
Saturday's strikes come as social media reports explosions in four cities in the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula. Official Russian sources didn't corroborate the reports.
Earlier in the week, the leader of Ukraine's military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, told a local newspaper that he expects Ukrainian forces to move into Crimea by the summer.
The attacks on Ukraine came as Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual New Year's address and vowed Russian forces would prevail in Ukraine. Speaking surrounded by Russian soldiers rather than the traditional Kremlin backdrop, Putin said 2022 had been a year of "hard necessary decisions" but that Russian forces were fighting in Ukraine to protect Russian "sovereignty" from Western aggression.
"The West lied about (wanting) peace," Putin said. "It was preparing for aggression...and now they are cynically using Ukraine and its people to weaken and split Russia."
"We have never allowed this, and will never allow anybody to do this to us," he added.
The Russian leader later bestowed the country's highest military honor – the Order of Saint George – on the commander of its forces in Ukraine, Gen. Sergei Surovikin.
Surovikin ordered the mass targeting of Ukraine's civilian infrastructure — a tactic Ukraine and its western allies say is a war crime.
Russia's Defense Ministry also announced the return of 82 Russian prisoners of war following what it said were negotiations with "territories under the control of the Kyiv regime."
Ukrainian officials made no comment on the exchange but have engaged in a series of prisoner swaps with Russia in recent weeks.
Maynes reported from Moscow. Hanna Palamerenko contributed to this report from Dnipro, Ukraine. Rotislav Peleh contributed to this report from Kyiv.
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TWIN FALLS — The city prosecutor’s investigation into a confrontation that occurred in July at an abortion-rights rally appears to be at a standstill.
The July 15 incident at the College of Southern Idaho took place at the same time as the Idaho GOP convention and involved one-time political candidate Eric Parker of Blaine County and protesters.
Twin Falls City spokesman Josh Palmer told the Times-News that Prosecutor Shayne Nope wasn’t able to schedule times for Parker and the victim to meet with him, and that he planned to send letters to the two parties indicating that.
Parker, meanwhile, said Thursday that he has not been contacted by Nope and is willing to meet with him.
A request for more information regarding the case was not received by press time.
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The Twin Falls Police Department investigated the incident, which gained much attention on social media. In late July, Detective Ken Rivers asked people with information, video or pictures from the protest to contact him.
Upon receiving the results of the investigation, Nope said he wanted to conduct his own investigation of the incident before deciding whether to file charges.
Parker, of Hailey, is a controversial figure who was involved in the 2014 showdown with the Bureau of Land Management at the Bundy Ranch in Clark County, Nevada.
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A federal judge denied a request by LIV Golf to expand discovery in its antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour to include communication with 10 Augusta National members, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
LIV Golf had issued subpoenas to five PGA Tour board members and Tim Finchem, the retired PGA Tour commissioner. It wanted all communications between them and “any member of Augusta National” relating to a new tour, but not limited to LIV Golf, the Saudi-funded rival league that launched last year.
In a redacted filing last week, LIV alleged Rice and Arkansas banking executive Warren Stephens “apparently attempted to influence” the Justice Department not to investigate the PGA Tour.
LIV also alleged Stephens was “apparently asked by tour employees” to push Sen. Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, to lobby against LIV.
In her ruling Monday, U.S. Magistrate Susan van Keulen said LIV's request for 10 additional Augusta National members and the Masters Committee “is overly burdensome on the Subpoenaed Parties and not in proportion to the needs of the litigation."
Communication with the additional 10 members would have gone beyond what she described as “agreed-upon targets.” Those were four Augusta National employees, including Chairman Fred Ridley, and seven members. The members include Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, which owns Golf Channel.
LIV Golf attorneys argued in last week's filing that part of the PGA Tour's attempt to snuff out competition from the new tour was to threaten players, other tours, broadcasters, vendors and any other third party if they worked with LIV.
“Discovery has shown that the tour delivered these threats not only through its own executives and employees, but by dispatching other influential persons on its behalf,” LIV attorneys wrote in the filing.
The judge said any connection based on the documents LIV cited is “highly speculative.”
“The cited documents do not implicate in any way the Subpoenaed Parties,” she wrote in her order. “Nor do they reflect communications by or between the identified additional targets. Indeed, for the most part, the identified targets appear merely as names on lists or in other oblique references made by others.”
Tour attorneys previously had argued that LIV accusations of the tour leaning on Augusta National to block LIV Golf players from competing in the Masters was baseless because the Masters announced in December that everyone eligible would be able to play.
The 16 LIV Golf players eligible for the Masters include Bryson DeChambeau, who remains one of three players still listed as a plaintiff in the antitrust lawsuit.
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Average price of gasoline declines for 5th straight week; national analyst talks what’s coming next
Published 5:52 am Monday, July 18, 2022
We’ve seen the national average price of gasoline decline for a fifth straight week, with the pace of recent declines accelerating to some of the most significant we’ve seen in years.
“This trend is likely to reach a sixth straight week, with prices likely to fall again this week,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
Barring major hurricanes, outages or unexpected disruptions, De Haan forecast the national average to fall to $3.99/gallon by mid-August.
Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 19.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas.
Prices in Texas are 64.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.16/g higher than a year ago.
“So far, we’ve seen the national average drop for 34 straight days, with over 25,000 stations now back at $3.99 per gallon or less, and thousands more stations will join this week,” De Haan said.
“In addition, we will see several states fall back under an average of $4, the majority being in the south, but that could spread to more states in the weeks ahead.”
The national average price of diesel has declined 10.8 cents in the last week and stands at $5.54 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $3.30/g Sunday while the most expensive was $5.29/g, a difference of $1.99/g.
The lowest price in the state Sunday was $3.30/g, while the highest was $5.29/g, a difference of $1.99/g.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 15.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.51/g today.
The national average is down 47.9 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands $1.35/g higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
• Midland Odessa – $4.07/g, down 15.4 cents per gallon from last week’s $4.22/g.
• San Antonio – $3.92/g, down 21.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $4.14/g.
• Austin – $4.02/g, down 19.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $4.21/g.
Historical gasoline prices in Texas and the national average going back ten years:
July 18, 2021: $2.84/g (U.S. Average: $3.16/g)
July 18, 2020: $1.90/g (U.S. Average: $2.20/g)
July 18, 2019: $2.52/g (U.S. Average: $2.78/g)
July 18, 2018: $2.64/g (U.S. Average: $2.86/g)
July 18, 2017: $2.06/g (U.S. Average: $2.26/g)
July 18, 2016: $2.02/g (U.S. Average: $2.20/g)
July 18, 2015: $2.53/g (U.S. Average: $2.76/g)
July 18, 2014: $3.43/g (U.S. Average: $3.58/g)
July 18, 2013: $3.53/g (U.S. Average: $3.67/g)
July 18, 2012: $3.27/g (U.S. Average: $3.42/g) | https://www.orangeleader.com/2022/07/18/average-price-of-gasoline-declines-for-5th-straight-week-national-analyst-talks-whats-coming-next/ | 2022-07-18 21:01:19 | 0 | https://www.orangeleader.com/2022/07/18/average-price-of-gasoline-declines-for-5th-straight-week-national-analyst-talks-whats-coming-next/ |
CA Medford, OR Zone Forecast for Saturday, April 22, 2023
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lower 50s to lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s to lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph
shifting to the northeast well after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the mid
60s to mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s to lower
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.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the mid 70s to mid
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.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s
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lower 60s to lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
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frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight.
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50s to mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows
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around 5 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the mid
60s to mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the lower 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower to mid
80s. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower to
mid 80s. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
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CAZ082-232300-
South Central Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Mount Shasta, Dunsmuir, and McCloud
256 AM PDT Sun Apr 23 2023
.TODAY...Sunny then becoming partly cloudy late this morning then
becoming sunny. Patchy frost early this morning. Highs in the
lower 60s to lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
west late this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Areas of
frost after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s to mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower to mid 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
70s to lower 80s. Lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
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CAZ083-232300-
North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Pondosa, Bray, and Tennant
256 AM PDT Sun Apr 23 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning then clearing. Highs in the
mid 50s to mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Widespread
frost after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the
lower 50s to lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows in the lower to mid 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the
lower 60s to lower 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 30s to mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
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CAZ084-232300-
Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties-
Including the cities of Newell, Tulelake, Dorris, and Macdoel
256 AM PDT Sun Apr 23 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy until early afternoon then clearing. Highs
in the lower to mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to
around 15 mph late this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Areas of
frost after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s to lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows around 30. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around
5 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 60s to lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the mid 70s to
lower 80s. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s to
lower 80s. Lows in the mid 40s.
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CAZ085-232300-
Modoc County-
Including the cities of Day, Lookout, Adin, Alturas, Canby,
Davis Creek, and Likely
256 AM PDT Sun Apr 23 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of rain showers
early this morning, then partly cloudy in the late morning and
afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Areas of
frost after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest around 5 mph well after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s to lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight.
Lows around 30. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
north around 5 mph well after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s
to lower 80s. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (NewsNation) — After shots rang out at a suburban Chicago Fourth of July parade, Mike McElwee, a father whose family was there during the attack, said there was “insanity.”
In the chaos that followed, McElwee briefly lost, then found, his young daughter, and his father-in-law was hit by the ricochet from a bullet.
The fragment is large, and latched onto his father-in-law’s shoulder, McElwee said. Medical staff is currently assessing their next steps in treating him, McElwee told NewsNation’s “Morning in America.”
“I’m happy to say it’s not life-threatening. Everybody’s going to be OK. We found our daughter shortly thereafter, so it could be much worse,” he said.
Seven people died, and dozens were injured, after a gunman unleashed a hail of bullets from the rooftop of a building in Highland Park. The man was arrested later that evening.
The shooting happened at a spot on the parade route where many residents staked out places to watch the festivities earlier that day. A day after the shootings, there were still baby strollers, lawn chairs and other items left at the scene by panicking paradegoers.
McElwee recounted how his family tried to get his father-in-law, who’s in his 80s, to an area where people were getting medical help. But they could see it was a triage situation, so McElwee said his family drove the older man to a nearby hospital.
“With his shoulder, it was bleeding a little bit, but it didn’t look terrible,” McElwee said.
In the aftermath of the shooting, McElwee now says, “There’s a sense of powerlessness,” especially as cops were everywhere because of the parade,
“If you’re not safe there, where are you safe?” he asked.
But McElwee acknowledged that this isn’t the first time, even recently, that this kind of attack has taken place. Since the start of the year, the U.S. has seen 15 shootings where four or more people were killed, including the one in Highland Park, according to The Associated Press/USA TODAY/Northeastern University mass killing database.
“This is just the first time that it’s become incredibly close to us,” he said. “Suddenly, when you’re seeing it, it’s a lot more numbing, it’s a lot more distracting than when you hear about it in the news from someplace towns away … It just causes you to think about everything a little bit harder.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/morning-in-america/man-describes-insanity-at-highland-park-parade-shooting/ | 2022-07-07 16:52:58 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/morning-in-america/man-describes-insanity-at-highland-park-parade-shooting/ |
“They don’t make them like they used to.” How many times have we heard that statement? But that’s the appropriate description of the salad bowl I got as a wedding gift some fifty-five plus years ago. I was closing out my days as a student/employee at the Ole Miss infirmary. It was a great experience working in the lab and sorting files along with making sweet friends among the nurses and doctors.
They celebrated my engagement with me by giving me a shower on my last day with them. It’s a mystery how our minds work because I can’t remember any specific gift I opened except for the apple salad bowl that the senior doctor gave me. For some reason it has stayed in our kitchen cabinets wherever we’ve lived. If you were to eat salad at our table now, you would almost positively eat from that salad bowl painted in red apples. It’s some kind of lightweight - not exactly plastic but a cousin. Anyway it’s been more than serviceable and still is perfect for what it was designed.
Another go-to item in our kitchen is a set of aluminum measuring cups with handles. They’ve rested in a kitchen cabinet drawer since the wedding day gifts. I have several other measuring cups – various sizes, made from a variety of materials. However the one cup container is washed more than all the others combined. It’s measurement is accurate; it’s lightweight and easy to pick up with it’s handy handle.
Last week I reached for it and it wasn’t in its usual place in the drawer. I scanned the countertops. Not anywhere. Then I checked the dishwasher. Wasn’t there either. Where could it be? Surely I wouldn’t have put it in the frig, but I looked! No, I hadn’t been that confused, yet. I went on with my cooking wondering where it could be and wondering where I could go to replace it. It was just a very plain aluminum measuring cup but so convenient for me.
The next day I was baking and stirring and reached under the counter for my flour container. There peeping through the floured glass was my measuring cup. I was elated. Inadvertently when measuring for my last baking episode, I had left it in the container. Just a very old aluminum and very plain measuring cup but very valuable to me.
Sometimes as a Christian I have wanted God to use me in ways I would know, ways that would benefit others, ways when I felt like I wasn’t just “waiting on a shelf.” My apple salad bowl and aluminum measuring cup answered all those questions. God’s not so much interested in our abilities as he is our availability. My bowl and cup are readily available and always meet my needs for what they are designed. They are both lightweight – easy to use without necessary care or fear of my hurting them in use. And they are always ready, just waiting to meet their owner’s specific needs.
I know God is never limited in what or who he needs. However, isn’t it an endearing thought to think He would always have a need for us and for that specific need He would know just where we were - ready, willing and available.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco BBVA Argentina S.A (NYSE; BYMA; MAE: BBAR; LATIBEX: XBBAR) announced today the approval of dividend payment schedule
The Shareholders of Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. are hereby informed that according to the resolution of the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 29th, 2022, and the Meeting of the Board of Directors held on June 16th, 2022, the following dividends payment schedule was approved:
Every time the dividend is available, the corresponding payment notice shall be issued, informing the following: i) the amount to be made available to shareholders; ii) the amount per share; and iii) if the dividend payable is subject to some form of tax deduction.
Regarding instalments 1 to 7 as from July 6, 2022 ("Payment Date") the provision and payment of a dividend in the amount of AR$ 7.679.705.250 representing AR$ 12,5339 per share, and corresponding to installment N° 1 to 7, shall be made available to the shareholders registered in the stock register of the Bank on July 5th , 2022 ("Record Date").
In this regard, it is reported that:
i) The payment of the dividend to all Local Shareholders shall be made in Argentine Pesos through the Caja de Valores S.A located at May 25th 362, Buenos Aires City; on working days from 10:00 to 15:00 hours, where all requirements, formalities and settlements shall be met in accordance with the regulatory deadlines.
ii) The payment of the dividend to non-resident shareholders shall be made with securities, unless (a) they state their decision to receive it in Argentine pesos, or (b) they do not inform within the periods described below, the custodial accounts necessary to make the payment with movable securities, in which case they shall receive Argentine pesos.
a) Non-Resident Shareholders wishing to receive securities must send a written notice to Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. as from June 16th to July 5th 2022 included, duly signed by the holder or custodian stating the name of the holder of those shares, for Shareholders who hold their shares through a depositor (Bank, Agent or Stock Exchange).
Such notice shall be served on working days within the aforementioned period, from 10:00 to 15:00 hours, to Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. Att. Ezequiel Serra - addressed to email (ezequiel.serra@bbva.com), at AV. CORDOBA 111, 26th Floor, CITY OF BUENOS AIRES, stating beneficiary, number of principal and depositor of Caja de Valores S.A. or identification in the Register of Shareholders carried out by the Registration Agent: Caja de Valores S.A., bank abroad to transfer the securities, account number, reference and any other information necessary for the correct crediting of the net dividend.
It is hereby stated that in case of failure to receive the notification with the required information within the period informed, before July 5th , 2022 the Bank shall pay the dividend in Argentine pesos according to the procedure reported in point b) below.
b) On the other hand, non-resident shareholders who choose to receive Argentine pesos must send written notice to that effect from June 16th to July 5th, 2022 included, on working days within that period, from 10:00 to 15:00 hours, addressed to Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. - Att. Ezequiel Serra addressed to email (ezequiel.serra@bbva.com), at AV. CORDOBA 111, 26th Floor CITY OF BUENOS AIRES, and the funds shall be credited through the Caja de Valores S.A located at May 25th 362, City of Buenos Aires; on working days from 10:00 to 15:00 hours, where all formalities and settlements shall be met in accordance with the regulatory deadlines.
Upon any inquiry or request address to: Caja de Valores S.A Phone: 0810-888-7323 or email registro@cajadevalores.com.ar.
Holders of American Depositary Shares (ADS) shall receive payment through the depositary bank, Bank of New York Mellon, as from the date determined by the rules governing the jurisdiction in which the Company's ADS is quoted.
It is expressly established that the holdings of shares of the Shareholders registered at the Record Date shall be the only ones taken into account for the purpose of paying the declared dividend. Notices made by those who do not turn out to be holders of Bank shares at the Record Date shall be deemed not to have been filed and shall be null and void.
The distribution of dividends shall, in appropriate cases, be deducted from the sums duly paid by the Company, in its capacity as Substitute Tax Officer for Personal Property corresponding to the periods 2019 and 2020 of those Shareholders who have been reached by such tax, all in accordance with the terms of the last paragraph of the Section incorporated by Law N° 26.452 following Section 25 of Law N°23.966. It is also reported that, in accordance with the provisions of Law N° 27.430, amendment of Law N° 20.628 of Income Tax (third section without added number after section 90), no withholding tax is applicable since the dividends distributed correspond to accrued tax-free profits from periods prior to the beginning of January 1, 2018.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are back to falling on Wall Street Wednesday as worries worsen about the strength of banks on both sides of the Atlantic.
The S&P 500 was 1.5% lower in morning trading, while markets in Europe fell more sharply as shares of Switzerland’s Credit Suisse tumbled to a record low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 482 points, or 1.5%, at 31,672 as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 1.2% lower.
Credit Suisse has been fighting troubles for years, including losses it took from the 2021 collapse of investment firm Archegos Capital. Its shares in Switzerland sank more than 22% following reports that its top shareholder won’t pump more money into its investment.
Wall Street’s harsh spotlight has intensified across the banking industry recently on worries about what may crack next following the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history last week. Stocks of U.S. banks tumbled again Wednesday after enjoying a brief, one-day respite on Tuesday.
The heaviest losses were focused on smaller and mid-size banks, which are seen as more at risk of having customers try to pull their money out en masse. First Republic Bank sank 7.7%, a day after soaring 27%. Huntington Bancshares dropped 5.7%
Larger banks weren’t hit as hard but still fell. JPMorgan Chase slid 3.6%.
Much of the damage is seen as the result of the Federal Reserve’s fastest barrage of hikes to interest rates in decades. The Fed has pulled its key overnight rate to a range of 4.50% to 4.75%, up from virtually zero at the start of last year, in hopes of driving down painfully high inflation.
Higher rates can tame inflation by slowing the economy, but they raise the risk of a recession later on. They also hurt prices for stocks, bonds and other investments. That latter factor was one of the issues hurting Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed Friday, because high rates forced down the value of its bond investments.
The U.S. government announced a plan late Sunday to protect depositors at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which regulators shut over the weekend, in hopes of shoring up confidence in the banking industry. But markets have since swung from fear to calm and back again.
Some of this week’s wildest action has been in the bond market, where traders are rushing to guess what all the chaos will mean for future Fed action. On one hand, stress in the financial system could push the Fed to hold off on hiking rates again at its meeting next week, or at least refrain from the larger rate hike it had been potentially signaling.
On the other hand, inflation is still high. While taking it easier on interest rates could give more breathing space to banks and the economy, the fear is such a move by the Fed could also give inflation more oxygen.
Weaker-than-expected economic reports released Wednesday may have allayed some of those worries. One showed that inflation at the wholesale level slowed by much more last month than economists expected. It’s still high at a 4.6% level versus a year earlier, but that was better than the 5.4% that was forecast.
Other data showed that U.S. spending at retailers fell by more than expected last month, though spending in prior months was revised up. Manufacturing in New York state, meanwhile, is weakening by much more than forecast. Such data could raise worries about a recession on the horizon, but they may also take some pressure off inflation in the near term.
That caused the yield on the two-year Treasury to plummet. It tends to track expectations for the Fed, and it dropped to 3.79% from 4.25% late Tuesday. That’s a massive move for the bond market. The two-year yield was above 5% just a week ago, at its highest level since 2007.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury dropped to 3.41% from 3.69%. It helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans.
The weak economic data pushed traders to build bets that the Fed may end up holding rates steady next week. That’s a sharp turnaround from earlier this month, when the only options seemed to be another hike of 0.25 percentage points or an acceleration to 0.50 points.
In Europe, indexes tumbled on weakness from banks. France’s CAC 40 dropped 3.5%, and Germany’s DAX lost 3%. The FTSE 100 in London fell 3.1%.
They followed up on gains across much of Asia.
On Wall Street, companies in the oil and gas business also tumbled as the price of crude dropped more than 3%. They led a near wipeout within the S&P 500, where 90% of the stocks fell.
Halliburton fell 8.2%, and Schlumberger dropped 5.7%
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- In Australia, Nuvaxovid™ is the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine registered for use as a booster regardless of previous vaccine history
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted provisional registration of Nuvaxovid™ (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine as a booster in individuals aged 18 and over.
"Today's provisional registration for Nuvaxovid as a booster in Australia is an important step in ensuring broad global access to diversified vaccine options," said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. "As COVID-19 continues to persist and evolve, we are pleased to be able to offer the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine registered for use as both a primary series and now booster regardless of previous vaccine history."
The provisional registration was based on data from Novavax' Phase 2 trial conducted in Australia, from a separate Phase 2 trial conducted in South Africa, and from the UK-sponsored COV-BOOST trial. As part of the Phase 2 trials, a single booster dose of Nuvaxovid was administered to healthy adult participants approximately six months after their primary two-dose vaccination series of Nuvaxovid. The third dose produced increased immune responses comparable to or exceeding levels associated with protection in Phase 3 clinical trials. In the COV-BOOST trial, Nuvaxovid induced a robust antibody response when used as a heterologous third booster dose.
In the Novavax-sponsored trials, following the booster, local and systemic reactions were generally short-lived with a median duration of approximately two days. The incidence of Grade 3 or higher events remained relatively low. Safety reporting of reactogenicity events showed an increasing incidence across all three doses of Nuvaxovid, reflecting the increased immunogenicity seen with a third dose. Medically attended adverse events, potentially immune-mediated medical conditions, and severe adverse events occurred infrequently following the booster dose and were balanced between vaccine and placebo groups.
The TGA granted provisional registration in January 2022 for use of Nuvaxovid in individuals aged 18 and over. Novavax filed for expanded provisional registration in Australia for use in adolescents aged 12 through 17 in May 2022.
Novavax' sponsor in Australia is Biocelect Pty. Ltd.
Authorization in the U.S.
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) has not yet been authorized for use in the U.S. and the trade name Nuvaxovid™ has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Important Safety Information
- Nuvaxovid is contraindicated in persons who have a hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients.
- Events of anaphylaxis have been reported with administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Appropriate medical treatment and supervision should be available in case of an anaphylactic reaction following the administration of the vaccine. Close observation for at least 15 minutes is recommended and a second dose of the vaccine should not be given to those who have experienced anaphylaxis to the first dose of Nuvaxovid.
- Anxiety-related reactions, including vasovagal reactions (syncope), hyperventilation, or stress‐related reactions may occur in association with vaccination as a psychogenic response to the needle injection. It is important that precautions are in place to avoid injury from fainting.
- Vaccination should be postponed in individuals suffering from an acute severe febrile illness or acute infection. The presence of a minor infection and/or low-grade fever should not delay vaccination.
- Nuvaxovid should be given with caution in individuals receiving anticoagulant therapy or those with thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder (such as haemophilia) because bleeding or bruising may occur following an intramuscular administration in these individuals.
- The efficacy of Nuvaxovid may be lower in immunosuppressed individuals.
- Administration of Nuvaxovid in pregnancy should only be considered when the potential benefits outweigh any potential risks for the mother and foetus.
- The effects with Nuvaxovid may temporarily affect the ability to drive or use machines.
- Individuals may not be fully protected until seven days after their second dose. As with all vaccines, vaccination with Nuvaxovid may not protect all vaccine recipients.
- The most common adverse reactions observed during clinical studies were headache, nausea or vomiting, myalgia, arthralgia, injection site tenderness/pain, fatigue, and malaise.
For more information on Nuvaxovid, including the Australian approved Product Information, Australian approved Consumer Medicines Information and Important Safety Information, or to request additional information please visit the following websites:
About NVX-CoV2373
NVX-CoV2373 is a protein-based vaccine engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. The vaccine was created using Novavax' recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen derived from the coronavirus spike (S) protein and is formulated with Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M™ adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19.
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is packaged as a ready-to-use liquid formulation in a vial containing ten doses. The vaccination regimen calls for two 0.5 ml doses (5 mcg antigen and 50 mcg Matrix-M adjuvant) given intramuscularly 21 days apart. The vaccine is stored at 2°- 8° Celsius, enabling the use of existing vaccine supply and cold chain channels. Use of the vaccine should be in accordance with official recommendations.
Novavax has established partnerships for the manufacture, commercialization and distribution of NVX-CoV2373 worldwide. Existing authorizations leverage Novavax' manufacturing partnership with Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume. They will later be supplemented with data from additional manufacturing sites throughout Novavax' global supply chain.
About the NVX-CoV2373 Phase 3 Trials
NVX-CoV2373 continues being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 trials.
PREVENT-19 (the PRE-fusion protein subunit Vaccine Efficacy Novavax Trial | COVID-19) is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of NVX-CoV2373 with Matrix-M adjuvant in 29,960 participants 18 years of age and over in 119 locations in the U.S. and Mexico. The primary endpoint for PREVENT-19 was the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second dose in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. The statistical success criterion included a lower bound of 95% CI >30%. A secondary endpoint was the prevention of PCR-confirmed, symptomatic moderate or severe COVID-19. Both endpoints were assessed at least seven days after the second study vaccination in volunteers who had not been previously infected with SARS-CoV-2. In the trial, NVX-CoV2373 achieved 90.4% efficacy overall. It was generally well-tolerated and elicited a robust antibody response after the second dose in both studies. Full results of the trial were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
The pediatric expansion of PREVENT-19 is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 with Matrix-M adjuvant in 2,247 adolescent participants 12 to 17 years of age in 73 locations in the U.S., compared with placebo. In the pediatric trial, NVX-CoV2373 achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint (non-inferiority of the neutralizing antibody response compared to young adult participants 18 through 25 years of age from PREVENT-19) and demonstrated 80% efficacy overall at a time when the Delta variant of concern was the predominant circulating strain in the U.S. Additionally, immune responses were about two-to-three-fold higher in adolescents than in adults against all variants studied.
PREVENT-19 is being conducted with support from the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health at HHS. BARDA is providing up to $1.75 billion under a Department of Defense agreement (# MCDC2011-001).
Additionally, a trial conducted in the U.K. with 14,039 participants aged 18 years and over was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded study and achieved overall efficacy of 89.7%. The primary endpoint was based on the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second study vaccination in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. Full results of the trial were published in NEJM.
About Matrix-M™ Adjuvant
Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant has demonstrated a potent and well-tolerated effect by stimulating the entry of antigen-presenting cells into the injection site and enhancing antigen presentation in local lymph nodes, boosting immune response.
About Novavax
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WorkGenius, a freelance technology company has acquired US based JBC, a staffing company, in a landmark deal that together, will aim to transform the freelance staffing industry through proven operations, great people, and cutting edge technology.
The combined company will be close to $100m in revenue, with EBITDA in the high teens and more than 250 employees. The company grows north of 50% YoY, driven by a tenured team, unique technology product, strong trends of digitalization in the human capital space, and a shift to flexible workforce models.
"Our goal has always been to transform the $600bn freelance industry, to make it more equitable and accessible through our technology. Partnering with JBC and its entire team is a big step towards achieving that goal. Both teams share the same vision and we are looking forward to providing unprecedented access to the best talent through our AI powered WorkGenius platform, hybrid, or, direct with our trusted recruiter and consultant network. We see this partnership as a major benefit to our clients, our freelancers and to both our teams." says Marlon Rosenzweig who will be the new CEO of WorkGenius Holdings, based out of New York City.
Based in NY, JBC which operates primarily in the US, UK, Spain, France, Canada and Hong Kong, was founded by Bryan Zaslow. Zaslow will continue to lead the organization forward supporting a robust offering of freelance and permanent search work.
WorkGenius was founded in Hamburg, Germany, by Marlon Rosenzweig and Daniel Barke. The success of the end-to-end freelance management platform led to its US expansion, now headquartered in NYC. WorkGenius has seen tremendous growth due to the digitization of the human capital space, a shift to freelance from traditional employment, and strong growth in the served end markets.
Rounding out the executive management team will be Daniel Barke (Chief Revenue Officer), and Keith Geller (Chief Operations Officer).
"The JBC team is thrilled to join forces with Workgenius and excited to bring the power of Workgenius' technology to our clients, affording them access to a lightning fast matching algorithm that can provide the most qualified talent and a freelance management tool to manage contingent workforces compliantly on a global scale. Our future will have a unique offering of pure tech and hybrid, empowering our teams" adds Zaslow.
The company headquarters will continue to be located in NYC, USA with offices across the US, London, England, and Hamburg, Germany.
Chad Leat, former Vice Chair of CitiGroup, joins existing equity investors including John Jahr and Axel Sven Springer. Investcorp BDC and CION Invest Corp provide the debt facility and also invested in the equity.
"Freelance adoption is like a flywheel driven by the talents' preference to work flexibly, as well as companies desiring to have a more flexible workforce. The end markets we serve have seen strong tailwinds, in addition to a seismic shift to more freelancing in the workforce. We intend to maintain our rapid growth both organically and inorganically on a global scale." adds Rosenzweig.
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Even before she lost her job this past spring, things were tight for Nikki Cox. She worked as a service representative at an insurance company in North Carolina and had been making $20 an hour. Half of her income went to rent.
"If I did have something left over, it might be about a hundred [dollars], maybe," she says. But even that "would buy my groceries and my necessities."
It left Cox in trouble when her company's business dropped and her hours were cut. She took a temp job elsewhere, but that paid $15 an hour, a substantial hit on her income. The hours also conflicted with her other job, which she left because she figured she would be laid off soon.
Then in May she got COVID and had to stay out of the office for three weeks, unpaid. At one point, Cox says she relied on customer points at convenience stores to get free dinners. Her nephew also helped.
"If he knew that I didn't have anything, he would send me like $10, $15," she says.
But that didn't go very far with the price of food up 8% or more because of inflation.
Cox is among a majority of Black and also Latino households that say they don't have enough savings to cover one month of expenses. That's according to a survey by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The poll finds a majority of Americans across racial and ethnic groups say affordable housing is a serious problem where they live, and eviction rates are basically back to pre-pandemic levels, with 3% of Black renters and 2% of Latino, Asian and white renters saying they've been evicted in the past year. Many more say they've faced the threat of eviction, with the share among Black renters (13%) nearly double that of white renters.
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Cox says her landlord was understanding but eventually set a deadline.
"She said if you can't get me at least $1,600, I'm going to have to go ahead and start the eviction process."
Since then, Cox has had good news. She found a local nonprofit to help with rent and a new job at her old pay. She's grateful she can stay put and not face a market where monthly rents have risen by double-digit percentages during the past year.
Despite pandemic aid, the racial disparity in evictions has persisted
The racial disparity in housing struggles is chronic and longstanding, since Black households have lower income and less wealth than white ones. On one hand, Peter Hepburn of Princeton University's Eviction Lab says, it's good that it's not gotten worse during the pandemic. But he says it's also disappointing it didn't shrink, given the sweeping array of emergency aid and eviction protections.
"A lot has changed in the last two plus years," he says. "And there was, I think, the real possibility that some of those dynamics would have shifted."
Hepburn says one reason they have not is that — as his research has found — state pandemic policies to prevent evictions were wildly uneven and did not create a blanket moratorium.
"Where you lived had a really profound impact on how well you were protected from eviction," he says. "That was true well before the pandemic. And that divide seems to be getting wider."
Some of the tenants' protections were unimaginable before the pandemic, and Hepburn thinks their success will boost a push for more lasting policies. More cities and states have embraced the right to counsel for tenants facing evictions, for example. But he says it has happened largely in places that were already fairly favorable toward tenants, while some states with more landlord friendly laws have resisted.
It's harder than ever to find affordable housing
The United States has a massive shortage of affordable housing: 14% of all households — and nearly a quarter of renters — are considered severely burdened, meaning they pay more than 50% of their income toward housing. The country also chronically underfunds housing subsidies. Only 1 in 4 who qualify for a Section 8 voucher actually get one.
Cox, the tenant in North Carolina who lost her job, says she applied to the program several years ago but never heard back. Now, for those fortunate enough to have such vouchers, skyrocketing rent and home prices are making it even harder to use them.
In Lexington, Ky., Davita Gatewood is a single mother of six and the caretaker of one of them, who's disabled. She was doing fine paying her share of the rent, with Section 8 picking up the rest. Then her landlord said he would not renew the lease.
"He wants to renovate and sell the property, which is happening to a lot of people right now, just landlords wanting to go on and take advantage of the housing market. But the problem is, you know, we have nowhere to go."
After the lease wasn't renewed, her Section 8 payments stopped, leading the landlord to file for eviction. Gatewood has been fighting that while looking for another place for seven months.
It's a terrible time to move. Rental prices have skyrocketed by double-digit percentages in the past couple of years, and the places Gatewood sees are hundreds of dollars more a month than what she's currently paying. Vacancies are also at a historic low, and Gatewood often finds five or six other people looking at the same place.
"By the time the person is done showing it, somebody is already about to sign a lease," she says. "Most properties don't last but a day or two."
Other times she's gotten excited about a listing "and then at the bottom it says in bold, 'No Section 8.' That's extremely discouraging," she says.
President Biden had proposed major funding for affordable housing in his "Build Back Better" plan, but that's gone nowhere. More recently, the administration took steps to encourage communities to build more — and more densely — to help bring down rents.
That's not enough, says Tara Raghuveer, a tenant rights advocate with People's Action.
"At best, a supply side intervention is going to build housing that shows up in our communities in a couple of years," she says. "That doesn't do anything for the millions of tenants who can't afford rent next month."
Wherever there's federal funding for housing, she wants the administration to make it harder to evict people without cause and harder to raise rents beyond inflation to prices more and more people simply can't pay.
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Which snowplow is best?
Whether this is your first winter living where the snowfall is heavy or you’re looking for something bigger than what you’re using now, you need a snowplow. Not just any plow, but the right one for your weather conditions and snow removal needs.
The best way to choose a plow is to understand what kinds there are and how they’re suited to different conditions. If you are looking for a snowplow large enough to use with your truck or SUV, take a look at the DK2 Storm 84-Inch Snowplow for Trucks and SUVs.
What to know before you buy a snowplow
Snowplows are made to be pushed by a machine. This may be your pickup truck, SUV, four-wheeler or riding lawn mower.
What’s the size, power and weight of your push vehicle?
The general rule is to never hook up to a plow that exceeds your push vehicle’s size, power and weight capabilities.
- Huge trucks with all-wheel drive are needed to push the biggest snowplows we see clearing highways in the mountains.
- Pickup trucks and SUVs vary greatly in total weight and horsepower. Make sure you choose a plow that won’t overburden your vehicle’s engine, transmission and tires, especially if you don’t have four-wheel drive.
- Four-wheelers for sports and utility can be useful when you need to plow large areas or long trails that don’t get a lot of snowfall.
- Ride-on lawn mowers can move some light snow, but don’t ask too much of them.
What areas do you need to plow?
- Wide open spaces: If you need to plow open spaces with no obstacles, bigger plows are better because you don’t need to make as many passes to clear the area.
- Single-lane roads and driveways: If your push vehicle supports a large enough plow to clear 8 or 10 feet in one pass, use a straight blade and plow downhill.
What kind of snow do you plow?
Wet snow and ice are heavy and hard to plow through, so think big for your plow and your push vehicle unless you live where most of the snow is dust and powder.
Anatomy of a snowplow
A snowplow consists of a blade that mounts to your push vehicle, usually at the front and controlled by a driver.
- Blades: Experts call them moldboards, the part that actually clears the snow.
- Mounts: This is where the blades attach to the frame and where the frame attaches to your push vehicle. Not all mounts fit all push vehicles.
- Controls: Most smaller snowplows are adjusted manually. Larger and more expensive models use hydraulics and electronics to control the blade angle and height.
What to look for in a quality snowplow
Snowplow blade shapes
- Straight blades are great for clearing large, open spaces. You set them to push the snow to the left or right.
- V-shaped blades are the most versatile and the most expensive. When in the V-shaped configuration that gives them their name, they push snow to both sides at once. Because the blades are in three hinged pieces, they can also be adjusted to become straight blades aimed in either direction.
Tripping action
When plowing snowy surfaces, the driver cannot see what’s beneath the surface of the snow. Sooner or later, the plow’s blade strikes something that doesn’t give way to the blade. This means the blade is going to have to give.
- Full-trip plows have blades that flip completely forward when they hit immovable obstacles such as curbs and sidewalks. The blade is made so when it hits a preset level of resistance, it flips completely forward so the plow dumps all the snow and rides over the obstacle.
- Bottom-trip plows are made so only the bottom of the blade gives way when it strikes something unforgiving. This means most of the snow is retained on it, reducing plowing time. This less-wasteful design is heavier and more expensive.
How much you can expect to spend on a snowplow
The price depends on its size, design and materials. Most smaller ones, for use with four-wheelers and riding lawn mowers, cost $200-$700. Plows for use with trucks and SUVs cost $1,000-$5,000.
Snowplow FAQ
Is bigger always better when it comes to snowplows?
A. No. The best plow is the one that fits the property you’re clearing.
How can I learn where the edges of my plow are?
A. The best way to know where the outer edge of your plow is while you’re using it is to buy a kit with two rods that mount on top of your blade and stick straight up for easy visibility.
What’s the best snowplow to buy?
Top snowplow
DK2 Storm 84-Inch Snowplow for Trucks and SUVs
What you need to know: This plow includes a 3,000-pound winch.
What you’ll love: The single-piece blade angle sets and locks in left, right and straight on positions with a single lever. The steel is powder-coated and the locking casters make installation, removal and storage easy.
What you should consider: This plow requires a custom mount made for your exact vehicle and sold separately.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Top snowplow for the money
Warn 78960 ProVantage 60-Inch Straight Plow Blade
What you need to know: You can put the chains on your ATV and handle all your light-duty plowing with this plow.
What you’ll love: This plow is made from 12-gauge steel, with a thick, sturdy wear bar and a powder-coated finish that helps keep the blade clean. Extra support is provided by a boxed design with heavy-duty ribbing and a center cross member.
What you should consider: If you anticipate rough use, replace the nuts and bolts on the pivot arms with stainless steel.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Get double duty from your riding lawn mower by connecting this plow to it to keep your driveway clear all winter.
What you’ll love: The 42-inch blade can be angled left, right or straight and raised and lowered from your seat. The adjustable trip spring lets your blade ride over obstacles. The universal fit brackets attach to most lawn tractors.
What you should consider: This plow is best for low accumulations of light snow.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker endorsed by former President Donald Trump who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally that preceded the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol and another lawmaker who also believes the 2020 presidential election results should be overturned are among four Republicans vying for the top elections post in the presidential battleground.
It's a trend seen in several Republican primaries this year that has led to mixed results for those who peddle conspiracy theories and promote the falsehood that widespread fraud led to Trump's defeat. Tuesday's primary elections feature similar candidates in Kansas and Washington state.
In Kansas, voters will choose between a challenger who questions the 2020 presidential results and the incumbent Republican who believes the election was secure in his state. Washington state's open primary also has a candidate who backs Trump's unsupported claims, although that's not the toughest challenge the Democratic incumbent faces.
So far this year, Republican primary voters have split on whether to put election skeptics on the November ballot.
In June, Nevada voters selected former state lawmaker Jim Marchant, who has been repeating the false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, to face the Democrat in an open race for secretary of state. But in Colorado, GOP voters rejected a local election clerk who has been appearing with Trump allies promoting conspiracies about voting machines and instead chose a Republican who vowed to keep politics out of elections.
And Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who rejected Trump's plea to “find” enough votes for him to win the state, easily survived a primary challenge to advance in that state's May primary.
Arizona's secretary of state race is the most eye-catching and consequential of Tuesday's primary battles, in part because of Republican state Rep. Mark Finchem.
The retired Michigan police officer and current Arizona House member was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and contends Trump lost Arizona because of rampant fraud. He backed a controversial and much-criticized state Senate “audit” of the 2020 election results in the state's most populous county and this year tried to get the Republican-controlled Legislature to notify Congress that Arizona wanted to decertify Joe Biden's election win.
Finchem also is suing in federal court with a leading GOP contender for Arizona governor to block the use of vote-counting machines in Arizona. The lawsuit contends they are potentially prone to hacking that can change votes. A judge is considering whether to throw out the case.
Finchem's claims come despite the lack of valid evidence of any widespread fraud that would have changed the result in Arizona, where Biden beat Trump by just over 10,000 votes. He maintains that “fictitious ballots” marred the results.
“So for you to say that there’s no evidence, I think the media is willfully disregarding the evidence that’s out there,” Finchem said.
His primary competitors include another state House member, Shawnna Bolick, a Trump supporter who contends the 2020 election was deeply flawed. She said in a televised debate that she would not have certified the election had she been secretary of state, despite it being a requirement to do so absent a court order.
“And I would have been breaking the law at that point and that would have been fine,” she said on the debate carried on Arizona PBS.
The other two Republican candidates are state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, who acknowledges Biden's victory and has made election reform a key focus during her 12 years in the Legislature, and Beau Lane, a businessman and political newcomer who has earned the endorsement of Republican Gov. Doug Ducey.
Ugenti-Rita said none of the other candidates has her understanding of election law and that she believes she has broad support across the state.
“They immediately recognize my record and experience, and they feel assured that I can get the job done and that's the message,” Ugenti-Rita said about voters. "That’s what people want. They’re done with platitudes — it gets policy nowhere."
Lane said his executive experience makes him the best choice for the job. He noted his long engagement in Republican politics, back to when as a young man he was a page at the 1980 Republican convention in which Ronald Reagan was nominated for president.
"Above all, we need somebody who can be a fair dealer and help restore faith in elections," he said.
Lane said other than a few hiccups and isolated cases of voter fraud, the 2020 election was well run, although he joined the other Republicans in criticizing Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who is seeking her party's nomination for governor.
“Was there organized, rigged fraud that that changed the outcome of the election?” he asked. “I have seen no evidence of that."
Two Democrats are seeking their party's nomination — former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, who lost his seat in the 2020 election, and Arizona House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding. Both criticize Finchem and other Republicans who question the 2020 election results and say a Finchem victory would be dangerous for democracy.
In Kansas, Secretary of State Scott Schwab also is facing a challenge from his right in the state’s GOP primary.
Schwab is a former Kansas House member who has defended the use of ballot drop boxes, which Trump and other Republicans say are prone to misuse, even though there is no widespread evidence of that. He has dismissed baseless theories about fraud, at least as a possibility in Kansas elections.
“There were concerns that people had in other states, and some folks want to have that concern in Kansas, but they’re just rumors — ‘I heard this in Georgia. I heard this in Arizona, I heard this in Nevada, therefore Kansas,’” Schwab said during a recent interview. “And you can’t copy and paste situations from one state to the next simply because our statutes are so different.”
Schwab’s primary opponent is Mike Brown, a construction contractor and former county commissioner in Johnson County, the state’s most populous and home to Kansas City-area suburbs.
Brown has made doubts about the security of Kansas elections central to his campaign. He’s promised to ban ballot drop boxes and said he will use the secretary of state’s office to pursue election fraud cases, rather than taking Schwab’s approach of working through prosecutors.
Brown said that when Schwab says Kansas elections ran smoothly with no significant problems, the question is, “Because he said so, or because he can prove it?”
“His answer is, ‘There’s nothing to see here, keep moving,’” he added. “You should start looking and you should stop moving.”
Washington state's “top two” primary features Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, who was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee last November and hopes to retain his seat for the remaining two years of former Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman’s four-year term. He's the first Democrat to hold the office since 1965, taking Wyman's seat after she left for an election security job in the Biden administration.
Hobbs faces several Republican and unaffiliated challengers, including Tamborine Borrelli, an “America First” candidate who was fined by the state Supreme Court last month for making legally meritless claims alleging widespread voter fraud.
Hobbs has raised the most among the candidates for the race so far, followed by Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, who is running as a nonpartisan and said she is the most experienced in running elections.
Among the Republicans in the race, former Sen. Mark Miloscia — he is now head of the conservative Family Policy Institute — has raised the most money. Republican Sen. Keith Wagoner trails Miloscia in money but has been endorsed by former Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed.
Hobbs has pointed to his experience as a Washington National Guard lieutenant and his months running the office to say why he’s best positioned to address issues ranging from cybersecurity concerns to election misinformation.
Anderson said she’s running as a nonpartisan because of the hyperpolarization across the country, saying that “we don’t need political parties in the secretary of state’s office calling balls and strikes at home plate."
Under Washington's primary system, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election in November, regardless of party. Results will likely take days to tally because it's an all-mail election.
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Associated Press writers John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, and Rachel La Corte in Olympia, Washington, contributed to this report.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in his first career start and San Francisco's vaunted defense spoiled Tom Brady's Bay Area homecoming with a 35-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
Purdy outplaying the NFL's most accomplished quarterback ever was partially overshadowed by another key injury for the 49ers (9-4).
A week after losing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a broken left foot that opened the door for Purdy to start, the Niners lost star receiver Deebo Samuel to an ankle injury that forced him to be taken off the field in tears on a cart.
That was about the only thing that didn't go right for the 49ers, who thoroughly dominated Brady and the Bucs (6-7) to win their sixth straight game.
Purdy's first start got off to a painful start when he was flattened on a blitz by Keanu Neal on the first play on a play that was ruled roughing the passer.
The last pick in the 2022 draft got right back up and led the Niners to one of their five touchdown drives on their first seven possessions of the game when Samuel scored on a 13-yard run.
Samuel got hurt on a fumble in the second quarter in an emotional scene that saw dozens of his teammates come on the field to wish him well before he was taken away on a cart with his head in his hands.
San Francisco already led 21-0 at that point with Purdy having scored on a 2-yard run and a 27-yard TD pass to Christian McCaffrey.
He capped a near-perfect first half with a 32-yard TD pass to Brandon Aiyuk, joining Don Strock (1975) as the only players to throw at least two TD passes and run for another in the first half of their first career start, according to Sportradar.
Purdy finished 16 for 21 for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
McCaffrey, who ran for 119 yards, added a TD on the ground with a 38-yard run after Brady was intercepted by Tashaun Gipson on the first drive of the third quarter.
Brady, playing just the second road game against his favorite team while growing up in nearby San Mateo, was intercepted again on the next possession by Dre Greenlaw and didn't lead the Bucs to a score until a deflected TD pass to Russell Gage late in the third quarter.
Brady finished 34 for 55 for 253 yards with one TD and the two interceptions.
Despite the lackluster performance, the Bucs still have a one-game lead over Atlanta and Carolina in the NFC South and are in line for a home playoff game if they close it out.
FLAG DAY
The Bucs had a couple of big plays negated by penalties in the first half with Brady's 68-yard TD to Mike Evans wiped out by a holding on tackle Donovan Smith in the first quarter and Anthony Nelson's interception taken away on a defensive hold against Carlton Davis.
It was the 10th penalty on the season against Smith, with three of those negating touchdowns.
The flag against Davis was followed immediately by Purdy's TD pass to Aiyuk to make it 28-0 with 15 seconds left in the first half.
REPLAY CONFUSION
Purdy's long touchdown pass to McCaffrey was originally ruled a catch, then announced as an incompletion before the officials announced they were going to review the play because McCaffrey bobbled the ball.
With no clear evidence of whether McCaffrey's second foot hit out of bounds before he controlled the ball, referee Brad Allen announced that the initial call of a TD would stand.
INJURIES
Bucs: NT Vita Vea (calf), CB Zyon McCollum (concussion), CB Jamel Dean (toe) and LB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (hip) all left with injuries.
49ers: San Francisco lost Samuel, DT Kevin Givens (knee), CB Samuel Womack (head), CB Dontae Johnson (knee) and DL Kerry Hyder Jr. (ankle).
UP NEXT
Bucs: Host Cincinnati on Sunday.
49ers: Visit Seattle on Thursday night with a chance to clinch the NFC West with a win.
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CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – 200 years of tradition are coming up on Sunday in the form of the Peters Hollow Egg Fight, and News Channel 11 has taken a look back to see what the Carter County mainstay has looked like through the years.
For the uninitiated, Peters Hollow residents and local enthusiasts have come together across two centuries to answer one question: Which egg is the strongest?
Each egg is knocked against another until one breaks. The unscathed winner moves on to crack another, and another, and another until it emerges victorious as the region’s strongest participating egg.
Event organizers have said that the event is the second oldest sport in the state, trailing just behind horse racing. Since 1823, local eggs have been cracked, crushed, mashed and otherwise destroyed in pursuit of Easter glory and community merriment. | https://www.wjhl.com/dont-miss/from-the-archives-peters-hollow-egg-fights/ | 2023-04-05 21:28:35 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/dont-miss/from-the-archives-peters-hollow-egg-fights/ |
Manchester United reached a deal Friday to sign midfielder Casemiro from Real Madrid, the two clubs said, ending the Brazilian's successful stint in Spain.
The clubs did not provide financial details, but Spanish media said the deal for the 30-year-old Brazilian was worth more than 60 million euros ($60.2 million).
Madrid thanked Casemiro and called him a club legend. He had been with Madrid since 2013 and helped it win 18 titles, including five Champions League and three Spanish leagues.
The club said Casemiro will be honored at an event at the team’s training center on Monday.
United, which has lost its opening two games of the Premier League season, has been in the market for a central midfielder since the transfer window opened.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti had said earlier Friday that Casemiro was in negotiations for a move and a deal was imminent.
He said he spoke with Casemiro and felt “there was no way back,”
“He wants to try a new challenge, a new opportunity,” Ancelotti said in a news conference. “The club understands. With all he’s done for this club and the person he is, we have to respect it. There are talks right now, he’s still a Real Madrid player at this stage, but he wants to leave.”
Ancelotti said he didn't try to change Casemiro's mind about leaving.
“I haven’t tried to convince him, I just listened, because I have spoken to Casemiro throughout my time here and he has helped us so much,” Ancelotti said. “Having heard what he wants, there’s no way back. If he doesn’t stay, we’ll have an enormous sense of gratitude to him for all he’s done.”
The 30-year-old Casemiro has been with Madrid since 2013 and is regarded as one of the world’s best holding midfielders. Madrid's midfield has been one of the best in the world in recent years with Casemiro playing alongside Toni Kroos and Luka Modric.
Casemiro helped the club win five Champions League titles and three Spanish leagues, among several other trophies.
Manchester United have not had a great start to the 2022-23 season
The Red Devils have struggled to get going under Erik ten Hag, but Casemiro's arrival could change things
Ancelotti said Madrid has replacements for Casemiro, though, including young France midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni, who was signed in the offseason. The club has other players who can fill in as well, including Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Dani Ceballos and even David Alaba, a defender who can play in midfield if needed.
“Tchouaméni was signed for this position and he’s one of the best central midfielders on the market right now,” Ancelotti said. “Then we’ve got Kroos, who can play in that position too, just like he did in my second year here, and there’s Camavinga as well.”
Ancelotti said the six midfielders he still has in the squad would be “enough to negotiate the season.”
“They are six top quality players,” the coach said.
Ancelotti said Madrid's targets will remain the same despite Casemiro's departure.
“Real Madrid’s plans don’t change,” he said. “Our plans are to fight and compete in every competition, which we will do with or without Casemiro. That said, everyone is well aware of how important the player is and how much we love him.”
Madrid won the Champions League, the Spanish league and the Spanish Super Cup last season. It opened this season by winning the UEFA Super Cup.
Casemiro will join former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo at United, although the Portugal forward's future at the English club is still in doubt. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/manchester-united-reaches-deal-to-sign-casemiro-from-real-madrid/3340516/ | 2022-08-19 22:20:49 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/manchester-united-reaches-deal-to-sign-casemiro-from-real-madrid/3340516/ |
CHICAGO, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tagore Technology Inc., a pioneer of high-power GaN-based RF switches, today announced the introduction of Ultra-Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNA) and companion Linear Power Amplifier (PA) Driver. The family of devices is tunable from 100MHz to 5GHz and operates from 2.7 V to 5 V supply. These devices are well-suited for a broad range of applications including 5G infrastructure and high-performance Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS).
The TL0374J and TL0375J are Ultra-Low Noise Figure LNAs utilizing an advanced pHEMT Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) process technology. The TL0374J is optimized for below 3GHz frequency bands and the TL0375J is optimized for above 3GHz frequency bands. Ultra-Low Noise Figure LNAs offer a noise figure of 0.35dB and Gain of 18dB with adjustable bias current through an external resistor. The TP0310K is a Linear PA driver with Gain of 17dB, OP1dB of 27dBm and OIP3 of 39dBm at 2GHz.
Klaus Buehring, Tagore Technology's Chief Sales and Marketing officer said: "The new Ultra-Low Noise Amplifier and Linear PA driver device deliver a very low NF, high Linearity and good gain required for high performance receivers such as 5G infrastructure and SDARS. Our applications team has developed custom tuning for broad range of application at 5V/60mA and 3V/30mA bias for common cellular band frequencies which can be adopted by our customers."
The ultra-Low Noise Amplifiers are available in a 2x2 DFN package and the Linear PA Driver is available in a compact 3 x 3 mm QFN package. Samples and evaluation boards are available now for all devices. Datasheets are available at tagoretech.com. For samples and pricing information please contact Tagore Technology's Sales representative at rfgan@tagoretech.com
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NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ: SHC): (i) pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's initial public offering ("IPO") conducted on or around November 20, 2020; (ii) pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's secondary public offering ("SPO") conducted on or around March 18, 2021; and/or (iii) between November 20, 2020 and September 19, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important March 27, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Sotera Health securities 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 Sotera Health class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=11454 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 March 27, 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, throughout the Class Period, and in connection with the IPO and the SPO, Sotera Health made false and misleading representations concerning its emissions control systems and exposure to liability from lawsuits for the Company's failure to limit harmful Ethylene Oxide ("EtO") emissions. The Company represented that it had "a proactive [environmental, health and safety] program and a culture of safety and quality." In addition, Sotera Health stated that it employed adequate and effective safeguards to control EtO emissions. Moreover, Sotera Health and its executives vehemently denied allegations that the Company's EtO emissions from its sterilization facilities caused cancer and other severe health issues in people living in the communities near those facilities.
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TORONTO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY) (www.spinmaster.com), a leading global children's entertainment company, today announced the launch of an all-new Bakugan series, introducing a revamped anime style. Bakugan will premiere on Netflix (US, Canada, Australia, Nordics and Middle East) on September 1, 2023, and will air on Disney XD in the U.S. on September 23, 2023. Alongside the series' fresh aesthetic, characters and storyline, fans will be able to immerse in the brawling action with a new spin on Bakugan toys - engineered for great battling action.
The all new, enhanced animation will be first revealed on Roblox, the global immersive platform where millions of people connect and communicate daily, uniting fans once again in a shared streaming experience first trailblazed by Bakugan within Roblox in 2021. Fans can converge within All-Star Tower Defense, a top experience on the platform developed by metaverse game developers Gamefam, to stream the first two episodes of Bakugan in both English and Japanese, starting Friday, August 4 at 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. PT through until Sunday, August 13 - four weeks ahead of the Netflix premiere.
Relaunched in 2019, a decade after its first reign as a global phenomenon, Bakugan has proven to be an evergreen brand with a strong following. "The Bakugan franchise will elevate to epic new heights as we further enhance the experience across entertainment and power up the gameplay through toys," said Jeremy Tucker, Spin Master's EVP and Global Chief Marketing Officer. "We'll deliver these new and unique experiences, driving collectability, and introducing new ways for Bakugan fans of all ages to battle and connect with the brand."
Reaching the number one property in the battling toys and playsets class in the US and Australia in Q1 2023 (Source: Circana / Retail Tracking Service / US, Australia / Projected USD / Q1'23) fans are loving Bakugan's brawling action. The Bakugan series toy line introduces a whole new way to brawl.
Highlights include:
- Bakugan Special Attack: Spin into battle like never before with the all-new customizable Special Attack Bakugan toys. Combine and stack the Special Attack Bakugan, then brawl into action with all new hyper spin action, ripping the cord to spin the Bakugan on the metal Gate CardTM and watch the Bakugan transform with its iconic pop open transformation. Combine the character with the Special Attack Card for new stats to level up the gameplay. (SRP $9.99; Age 6+)
- Bakugan Battle ArenaTM: Step into the ultimate space for battles with the Battle Arena playset. Featuring multiple launch points, obstacles, storage, and built-in camera stands to film all the action on your mobile device. This new playset is ready for an epic Bakugan Brawl. (SRP $39.99; Age 6+)
The new Bakugan toy collection will also include Power Gear tokens found in pack and redeemable for a digital Bakugan-themed accessory or power-up within Roblox. Eagle eyes can also spot hidden Power Gear codes within content on the official Bakugan YouTube channel.
The new Bakugan toy line is available at all major retailers August 1, 2023.
In the exciting new season of Bakugan, the VESTROIAN galaxy is made up of six planets each home to a different species of Bakugan (Avian, Dragon, Insect, Beast, Aquatic and Dinosaur). Constantly at WAR with one another, the use of experimental weaponry causes the Bakugan to be inadvertently transported to EARTH. Baku-balls rain down from the sky like meteors and crash into cities, forests, and oceans. And when the balls unroll, humans meet the 10 FEET TALL Bakugan for the very first time. Thankfully, humanity welcomes these displaced creatures, embraces their culture, and particularly falls in love with their long-standing tradition of BRAWLING. That is until teenagers start PAIRING with Bakugan and miraculously give them the ability to grow to giant KAIJU size! The world was filled with fear, and it was during this time THE CATASTROPHE happened.
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Hatchimals®, Rubik's Cube® and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool franchise PAW Patrol and numerous other original shows, short-form series and feature films. The Company has an established presence in digital games, anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, offering open-ended and creative game and educational play in digital environments. Through Spin Master Ventures, the Company makes minority investments globally in emerging companies and start-ups. With 26 offices in close to 20 countries, Spin Master employs more than 2,000 team members globally. For more information visit spinmaster.com or follow-on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Thursday she'll begin directing the state's $140 million share of opioid settlements to general revenue, saying lawmakers should have a say in where the money goes.
Rutledge, who leaves office next month and will become lieutenant governor, also recommended that lawmakers create a commission to come up with ideas for where to spend the settlement money.
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“When you have a pot of money such as this 140-plus million dollars, (lawmakers) are going to be the ones best to decide how to use it and how to set up treatment facilities across the state," Rutledge said at a news conference.
Rutledge said the move would not allow the money to be used for tax cuts or programs not allowed under the opioid settlements, which generally restrict the money for treatment-related programs.
Rutledge's announcement doesn't guarantee all of the money will go toward general revenue, since the state will receive some settlement funds after she leaves office next month. Tim Griffin, currently the state's lieutenant governor, succeeds Rutledge next year.
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LONDON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Datatonic, a leader for Data + AI consulting on Google Cloud, today announced it has received the 2021 Google Cloud Specialization Partner of the Year award for Machine Learning.
Datatonic was recognized for the company's achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, helping joint customers scale their Machine Learning (ML) capabilities with Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) and achieve business impact with transformational ML solutions.
Datatonic has continuously invested in expanding their MLOps expertise, from defining what "good" MLOps looks like, to helping clients make their ML workloads faster, scalable, and more efficient. In just the past year, they have built high-performing MLOps platforms for global clients across the Telecommunications, Media, and e-Commerce sectors, enabling them to seamlessly leverage MLOps best practices across their teams.
Their recently open-sourced MLOps Turbo Templates, co-developed with Google Cloud's Vertex AI Pipelines product team, showcase Datatonic's experience implementing MLOps solutions, and Google Cloud's technical excellence to help teams get started with MLOps even faster.
"We're delighted with this recognition from our partners at Google Cloud. It's amazing to see our team go from strength to strength at the forefront of cutting-edge technology with Google Cloud and MLOps. We're proud to be driving continuous improvements to the tech stack in partnership with Google Cloud, and to drive impact and scalability with our customers, from increasing ROI in data and AI spending to unlocking new revenue streams." - Louis Decuypere - CEO, Datatonic
"Google Cloud Specializations recognize partner excellence and proven customer success in a particular product area or industry," said Nina Harding, Global Chief, Partner Programs and Strategy, Google Cloud. "Based on their certified, repeatable customer success and strong technical capabilities, we're proud to recognize Datatonic as Specialization Partner of the Year for Machine Learning."
Datatonic is a data consultancy enabling companies to make better business decisions with the power of Modern Data Stack and MLOps. Its services empower clients to deepen their understanding of consumers, increase competitive advantages, and unlock operational efficiencies by building cloud-native data foundations and accelerating high-impact analytics and machine learning use cases.
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BRUSSELS – The European Union has launched an investigation into Microsoft’s planned takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard, fearing the $69 billion deal would distort fair competition to popular titles like Call of Duty.
Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming system, first announced the agreement to buy the California-based game publisher in January, but it still awaits scrutiny by antitrust regulators in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. If it goes through, the all-cash deal would be the largest in the history of the tech industry.
Members of the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm, said in a statement Tuesday that “the point is to ensure that the gaming ecosystem remains vibrant to the benefit of users in a sector that is evolving at a fast pace.”
“We must ensure that opportunities remain for future and existing distributors of PC and console video games, as well as for rival suppliers of PC operating systems,” the commissioners said. They have until March 23, 2023, to decide whether to approve the deal.
At the heart of the dispute is who gets to control future releases of Activision Blizzard's most popular games, especially the first-person military shooter franchise Call of Duty. Activision this week said its latest installment, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, has already made more than $1 billion in sales since its Oct. 28 launch.
Microsoft's console rival Sony, maker of the PlayStation, has brought its concerns about losing access to what it describes as a “must-have” game title to regulators around the world. In response, Microsoft has promised to keep Call of Duty on the PlayStation “for at least several more years” beyond its current contract with Sony. It also has said it might bring it to Nintendo's Switch console, where the game isn't currently available.
In a preliminary probe, the EU found potential antitrust issues with the distribution of video games and halting access to Microsoft's rivals. The bloc said it has concerns that the proposed acquisition could hurt competitors to Microsoft's Windows operating system, because computers without Windows might not be able to get Xbox's game-streaming subscription service and growing collection of titles.
Microsoft said it will keep working with the European Commission on next steps “and to address any valid marketplace concerns.”
“Sony, as the industry leader, says it is worried about Call of Duty, but we’ve said we are committed to making the same game available on the same day on both Xbox and PlayStation," Microsoft said in a statement Tuesday. “We want people to have more access to games, not less.”
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said in an email to employees Tuesday that global competition in the video game industry makes it “understandable that regulators are trying to better understand the games business.” But he said the “process is moving along as we expected” and foresees the deal closing by June.
“We will continue to cooperate with the European Commission where, in the countries they represent, we have many employees,” Kotick wrote.
He highlighted Brazil's recent approval, saying the country's competition authority understood “we operate in a highly dynamic and competitive industry, and that the merger will not harm competition in any way.”
Saudi Arabia also has signed off on the deal, but it still awaits important decisions from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and authorities in the U.K. and EU.
Tuesday's decision was another example of how the EU has led the way on regulating Big Tech companies, opening antitrust investigations, enacting strict regulations on data privacy and pushing through landmark rules that threaten online platforms with billions in fines unless they respect fair market conditions and crack down on harmful content like hate speech and disinformation.
It’s possible regulators could impose conditions on the gaming deal that force Microsoft to keep access open to Call of Duty for longer and ensure that its rivals aren’t getting a lesser version.
Among those listening to Sony’s concerns are antitrust regulators in the United Kingdom. Last month, they escalated their investigation into whether Microsoft could make Call of Duty and other titles exclusive to its Xbox platform or “otherwise degrade its rivals’ access” by delaying releases or imposing licensing price increases.
“These titles require thousands of game developers and several years to complete, and there are very few other games of similar caliber or popularity,” according to a September report from the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority.
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Cornell University has returned ancestral remains to the Oneida Indian Nation that were inadvertently dug up in 1964 and stored for decades in a school archive.
“We’re returning ancestral remains and possessions that we now recognize never should have been taken, never should have come to Cornell and never should have been kept here,” Cornell President Martha E. Pollack said at a small repatriation ceremony Tuesday, according to the university.
Pollack apologized on behalf of the Ivy League school in Ithaca, New York, noting the “disrespect shown to these ancestors.”
The remains, possibly more than 300 years old, were unearthed by people digging a ditch for a water line on an upstate New York farm east of Binghamton in August 1964.
Police called a Cornell anthropology professor, who determined the remains belonged to a young adult male of Native American ancestry. Repatriation records recently filed with the federal government indicate the remains represent “at minimum” three people.
The remains were stored on campus until after the professor’s death in 2014, when they were transferred to the anthropology department. They were rediscovered by colleagues during an archival inventory.
“These individuals, an adult man, a child of four years or younger and another child or adolescent of undetermined age, will be once again laid to rest in the traditions of our people,” Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter said at the ceremony.
Twenty-two “funerary” objects that were interred with the remains also were returned. The objects include pieces of pottery, a piece of leather, a large mammal skull fragment and an acorn.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act requires federally funded institutions, such as universities, to return remains and cultural items.
Cornell is among colleges, museums and other institutions returning Native American artifacts and ancestral remains. Colgate University in November returned to the Oneidas more than 1,500 items once buried with ancestral remains, some dating back 400 years.
The dig site in Windsor, New York. was once a large settlement located on the banks of the Susquehanna River, in the traditional territory of the Oneidas. | https://www.krqe.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-cornell-univ-returns-native-american-remains-dug-up-in-1964/ | 2023-02-23 05:34:14 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-cornell-univ-returns-native-american-remains-dug-up-in-1964/ |
Weather Permitting: Another weekend, another shower in the Fayetteville area
It wouldn't be a weekend in the Cape Fear region if we didn't have a chance for rain.
In this case, at least the rain arrives early. And in Fayetteville and points north, it shouldn't be excessive. Folks in the southern region could see a decent soaking, however.
A lot depends on the timing and track of offshore low pressure as it slides past the Carolinas. Think of it as practice for the upcoming tropical season.
Here's the setup
The region is currently sitting under high pressure centered to our north. As a result, we have a rare easterly flow over the Cape Fear region. Usually, that means something is brewing offshore.
In this case, what's brewing is a low-pressure system developing off Florida. It won't become anything of concern, but it will slide up the Southeast coast tonight and Friday, bringing increased moisture and a likelihood of showers through Friday morning.
As it looks for now, that low pressure will consolidate a bit off the Carolinas on Friday morning. This means a more steady easterly wind and increased PWAT (potential rainfall) levels. Fayetteville may see PWAT levels up to 1.5 inches, with higher ranges closer to the coast.
As that moisture pushes into cooler, stable air inland, we get rain. Current totals are all over the map, with some modeling pushing well into the Piedmont, and others focusing on the coast. For now, just look for cloudy, wet conditions Friday morning, with a high in Fayetteville of maybe 75.
All this moves off to the northeast in the afternoon, with light rain ending west to east in the afternoon. By night, look for lingering clouds and a low of about 60 in Fayetteville.
The weekend
Saturday looks fairly warm and dry, with a high in Fayetteville of about 85. However, another weak front is scheduled to pass through Saturday evening, with an increased chance of showers and perhaps some thunder. Lows should hold in the mid-60s across the region.
Sunday, aside from some residual clouds and light drizzle, looks solid. Cool Canadian air holds highs in the upper 70s, with dew points in the upper 50s.
Down the road
Next week looks pleasant. The northern high will keep temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s, with overnight lows in the 50s. In fact, there's a chance the northern region could see lows slide into the upper 40s Wednesday morning.
Long-term modeling keeps the region at or below seasonal temperatures into late May. There's no expectation of a sudden furnace blast of heat before the end of the month. After that, the jet stream should lift north, opening the potential for summer to move in. We shall see.
In the tropics
There are plenty of weak impulses, but for now, nothing showing promising development.
Have a great weekend!
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Taking an edge off the heat this week
Weather Where You Live
DEEP EAST TEXAS (KTRE) - The cold front has taken the better rain chances down toward southeast Texas and the upper Texas coast. We could still see a few widely scattered downpours develop down toward Jasper and Livingston before the day is done, but the odds for rain have dropped off to 20%.
Rain chances will be slim-to-none tomorrow and Wednesday as the slightly drier air moves in behind the frontal passage. It will still be hot, though, as highs climb into the middle 90′s on Tuesday and Wednesday under partly sunny skies.
There is an upper level low pressure system in the northern Gulf of Mexico that has a 20% chance of developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm by the end of the week. Regardless of development, this system should throw some deeper moisture our way, yielding better rain chances from Thursday through Saturday.
Our rain odds will go up to 40% on Thursday and Friday and will go down to 30% on Saturday. I am hopeful that these scattered downpours will combine with a few more clouds to keep temperatures down into the lower 90′s, while at the same time, also provide our parched lawns and gardens with a little bit of beneficial and much-needed rainfall.
Rainfall amounts over the next week look to average around one-half inch, with higher totals noted for areas in the far southern reaches of deep east Texas.
We will then see rain chances subside as temperatures climb back up into the middle 90′s this Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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DELPHI, Ind. (WRTV) — An arrest has been made in the investigation into the 2017 murders of teenage girls Abby Williams and Libby German, sources tell Scripps TV station WRTV.
The name of the person arrested has not been released, but sources say the individual appeared in court Friday morning.
The Indiana State Police Department plans to provide an update on Monday.
Abby, 13, and Libby, 14, were killed in February 2017.
Photos and video taken from Libby's cellphone have given investigators a glimpse into what may have happened in their final moments.
The girls' bodies were found on the property of then-77-year-old Ronald Logan, who is dead. Recent developments indicate Logan asked a relative to lie about his whereabouts on the day of the murders.
Indiana State Police previously said that it was expanding its search for "anthony_shots" profiles, which was used from 2016 to 2017 on social media applications in connection with the murders.
Kegan Kline, a man who police say was using an Instagram and Snapchat account with that username, was arrested in August 2020.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Kline was interviewed by a state police investigator and an FBI special agent after an investigation found he was using an Instagram and Snapchat account with the username "anthony_shots."
Kline is scheduled to appear before a jury in January 2023.
Indiana State Police have interviewed hundreds of people, from possible witnesses and persons of interest to anyone who may have had information about suspicious activity on the day the girls went missing.
More than 50,000 tips have been called in or emailed to investigators during the past five years.
Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter has made it his mission to find the girls' killer. He said this week that he believes authorities will identify the person responsible while he is still superintendent.
Finding the Delphi killer has become an international obsession.
Libby and Abby's story has been told across the country on television and podcasts and debated by people around the world in chat rooms and social media groups online.
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ROME, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ENEL – Società per Azioni (the "Company"), today announces that, in connection with its previously announced cash tender offer (the "USD Tender Offer") for its U.S.$1,250,000,000 8.750% Capital Securities due 2073 (X Receipts ISIN: US29265WAA62, N Receipts ISIN: US29265WAB46) (the "USD Securities"), U.S.$411,060,000 in aggregate principal amount of USD Securities was validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to 11:00 p.m. CET (5.00 p.m. New York City time), on January 23, 2023 (the "Early Tender Deadline"), in the aggregate amounts as shown in the table below. The Company has accepted for purchase all of such early tender securities (U.S.$411,060,000) in aggregate principal amount of USD Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline, and as a result the relevant tendered USD Securities may not be withdrawn.
The terms and conditions of the USD Tender Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase dated January 9, 2023 (including appendices and exhibits thereto) ("Offer to Purchase") and remain unchanged. Terms not defined herein shall have the meaning set out in the Offer to Purchase.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the USD Tender Offer for the USD Securities:
The settlement of the early tender securities is expected to occur on January 26, 2023 (the "Early Tender Settlement Date"). Holders of USD Securities that did not tender before the Early Tender Deadline can still tender prior to 11:00 p.m. CET (5:00 p.m., New York City time), on February 7, 2023 (the "Final Tender Expiration Date"), but they will not be entitled to the Early Tender Payment (as defined in the Offer to Purchase).
Holders of USD Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase by the Company will be eligible to receive the Total Consideration for the USD Tender Offer, including the Early Tender Payment (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). In addition to the Total Consideration, all payments for USD Securities purchased on the Early Tender Settlement Date in connection with the USD Tender Offer will also include accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of USD Securities purchased from the last applicable interest payment date up to, but not including, the Early Tender Settlement Date. The total accrued and unpaid interest is expected to be U.S.$29.652777777778 per $1,000 in nominal amount of USD Security accepted for purchase on the Early Tender Settlement Date.
Subject to applicable law, the Company expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, extend or terminate the USD Tender Offer with regard to any or all series of USD Securities. In case of termination of the USD Tender Offer, the USD Securities tendered pursuant to the USD Tender Offer will be promptly returned to the tendering holders.
Removal of Capped Maximum Amount
On January 17, 2023, the Company announced that the Capped Maximum Amount for the purposes of the USD Tender Offer, as described in the Offer to Purchase is U.S.$1,250,000,000 (the "Capped Maximum Amount") and was removed. As the Capped Maximum Amount is equal to the outstanding amount of the USD Securities, the Company will accept any and all validly tendered USD Securities. Therefore, no proration is expected to be applied in connection with the USD Tender Offer.
Other Purchases
The Company or its affiliates may from time to time, after completion of the USD Tender Offer, purchase additional USD Securities in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, through tender or exchange offers or otherwise, or the Company may redeem USD Securities that are redeemable pursuant to their terms. Any future purchases may be on the same terms or on terms that are more or less favourable to holders of USD Securities than the terms of the Offers.
Information Relating to the USD Tender Offer
BNP Paribas, BofA Securities Europe SA, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Goldman Sachs International, HSBC Continental Europe, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and NatWest Markets N.V. are acting as dealer managers in relation to the USD Tender Offer (the "Dealer Managers").
Acupay System LLC ("Acupay") is acting as tax certification and tender agent in respect of the USD Tender Offer.
Questions regarding the USD Tender Offer should be directed to the:
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell with respect to any securities. The solicitation of offers to sell the Securities is only being made pursuant to the terms of the Offer to Purchase. The USD Tender Offer is not being made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. None of ENEL or its affiliates, their respective boards of directors or similar governing bodies, the Dealer Managers, the information and tender agent or the applicable trustee is making any recommendation as to whether or not holders should tender their Securities in connection with the USD Tender Offer, and neither ENEL nor any other person has authorized any person to make any such recommendation.
Holders of USD Securities should also be aware of the tax formalities below.
None of the Company, the Receipt Issuer, the Dealer Manager, trustee or Acupay assumes any responsibility for any holders that miss any applicable deadlines (including those related to the Early Tender Payment) as a result of a rejection due to failure to comply with the tax procedures laid out in Appendix A of the Offer to Purchase.
The USD Securities are evidenced by one or more global securities (the "Global Securities") registered in the name of Monte Titoli S.p.A. ("Monte Titoli"), as operator of the Italian central securities clearing system. All of the book entry interests in the Global Securities are credited to a third-party securities account in Monte Titoli of the Company and operated by Citibank N.A., London Branch as receipt issuer (the "Receipt Issuer"). Beneficial interests in the Global Securities are represented by one or more global receipts in registered form evidencing the book entry interests in the relevant Global Securities (the "Global Receipts") which have been issued and delivered by the Receipt Issuer to The Depository Trust Company ("DTC").
The Receipt Issuer holds Global Receipts as custodian for DTC, and the Global Receipts are registered in the name of Cede & Co., as DTC's nominee, for the benefit of DTC's participants.
Under Italian law, interest in respect of the USD Securities may be subject to substitute tax in Italy, currently at the rate of 26.0%, upon (i) payment of interest, premium and other income in respect of the USD Securities or (ii) transfer or redemption of the USD Securities, unless an exemption applies. In the case of beneficial owners eligible for the exemption, Italian law requires Monte Titoli, as a second level bank and holder of the Global Securities, to obtain from each eligible beneficial owner (as referred to in Italian Legislative Decree No. 239 dated April 1, 1996) a certification of its eligibility to receive interest, premium and other income in respect of the Securities free from Italian substitute tax upon the investor's first purchase of a beneficial interest in the Securities or the Receipts, represented by one or more Global Receipts (either at the time of the issuance of Securities or, if purchased thereafter, upon a purchase of Securities in the secondary market), and to make that certification available to the Italian tax authorities. The Company has arranged certain procedures with Acupay and Monte Titoli to facilitate the collection of certifications through the relevant participants in DTC.
Furthermore, in addition to any valid Tender Instruction (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), DTC participants which have electronically transmitted acceptances of the USD Tender Offer with respect to interests in X Receipts must also transmit, through the Acupay System, reports (or confirmations of reports submitted by financial intermediaries that are downstream correspondents of such DTC Participant) of all changes in holdings with respect to the interests in X Receipts (and related DTC Contra-CUSIPs representing gross-paying holdings of blocked positions in the X Receipts) held by or through such DTC participants. Such reports must be transmitted via the Acupay System by the following deadlines: (x) if the tender of X Receipt is submitted via ATOP on any day of the USD Tender Offer (except on the Early Tender Deadline or the Final Tender Expiration Date), on or prior to 9:45 a.m. New York City time on the first business day following the submission of tenders of X Receipts via ATOP; and (y) if the tender of X Receipt is submitted via ATOP is submitted on the Early Tender Deadline or the Final Tender Expiration Date, on or prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Early Tender Deadline or the Final Tender Expiration Date, as applicable. Transmissions must be undertaken in accordance with the Tax Certification Procedures (see Appendix A of the Offer to Purchase).
Beneficial Owner Information (as defined in the Tax Certification Procedures) must include the unique VOI reference from the tender acceptance transmitted through DTC ATOP. Once received by Acupay such information will be reconciled, by Acupay, against tender acceptances transmitted through ATOP and the related Self-Certification information lodged within the Acupay System.
Failure to properly comply with the Tax Certification Procedures will result in the rejection, by Acupay, of the acceptance of the USD Tender Offer submitted via DTC ATOP. In the event of such rejection, the DTC participant must resubmit an acceptance of the offer on a net paying Contra-CUSIP and the respective participating beneficial investor as being subject to Italian substitute tax. See "Important Information Regarding the Tender Offers" and "Certain Italian Tax Considerations" and "Appendix A" included in the Offer to Purchase.
DTC participants which have electronically transmitted acceptances of the USD Tender Offer with respect to interests in N Receipts do not need to transmit any tax certification through the Acupay System, and the respective holders will be subject to Italian substitute tax.
About ENEL – Società per Azioni
Enel is a multinational power company and a leading integrated player in the world's power and gas markets, with a particular focus on Europe and South America. It manages a highly diverse network of power plants; hydroelectric, thermoelectric, nuclear, geothermal, wind, solar photovoltaic systems and other renewable sources. Press releases and financial information of ENEL/ENEL S.p.A. are available at www.enel.com.
Forward-looking Statements
The Company and its representatives may from time to time make certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 in this press release. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "plan," "expect," "target," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "forecast," "projected," "guidance," "outlook," "looking ahead," and other words of similar meaning. All statements that address our future operating performance or events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future are forward-looking statements.
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The dominant issue in the Los Angeles mayor's race is homelessness. But a solution may not be in the mayor's hands. That leaves voters trying to make sense of candidates' promises for a solution.
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SCRANTON — Looking to capture the school’s fourth straight district championship, Mid Valley showed just why the rest of the field in 3A softball has been unable to knock them from the top of the mountain.
The Spartans scored 12 runs on 11 hits, including a six-run sixth inning that brought the mercy rule into effect and brought home another Class 3A district title on Wednesday at Marywood University.
“We had a motto a few years back: a new hero every game,” Mid Valley coach Michael Piercy said after the game. “We had so many kids from one to nine step up today in key spots.”
It was always going to be a tall task for Holy Redeemer — the third seed in the 3A bracket coming off of an extra-innings win over Lake-Lehman in the semis — to keep Mid Valley’s bats quiet. Equally daunting was the task the Royals offense had, stepping in against Villanova commit Maranda Runco.
Runco picked up the win with a complete game four-hitter, allowing just two runs and striking out seven. All seven of those strikeouts came in the first three innings, after which the Redeemer bats began to find contact, though hits were still hard to come by.
“We missed a couple opportunities, but from the middle innings and on, we started putting the ball in play more,” Holy Redeemer coach Jerry Paulukonis said. “At first we were a little bit late, once we got the timing down we put it in play.”
The Royals were able to strike first, Anne Carter driving in Payton Parker on a slap past the third baseman to make it a 1-0 game in the second inning.
The lead, however, was short-lived; Courtney Rebar led off the bottom of the second for Mid Valley and took the first pitch she saw over the left-field wall to tie things up.
Rebar’s homer opened the doors for the Spartan offense, who put three more runs on the board in the inning, with a two-run triple from Audrey Hasenzahl doing the brunt of the damage.
Both Rebar and Hasenzahl were right in the middle of Mid Valley’s offensive explosion in the final two innings, where the Spartans scored 10 runs to end the game early.
Rebar had an RBI double in the sixth, then singled and scored a run in the seventh, ending her day just a triple shy of the cycle. Hasenzahl drove in a run on a sacrifice groundout in the seventh, with a second run coming around to score on some heads-up baserunning from Krista Cortazar.
It was nine-hitter Jordan Carroll who put the nail in the coffin, smoking a single into right field to set the 10-run rule into effect, ending the game an inning early.
In addition to Parker and Carter’s base hits in the second, Kaylee Gryboski and Bella Boylan accounted for Redeemer’s other two hits in the fifth inning, with Gryboski scoring the second run of the game for the Royals after what appeared to be a routine groundout to third base with runners on the corners turned into a circus.
After the out was made at first to retire batter Lauren Hayden, the Royals’ trailing runner started retreating to first base, sparking a rundown that allowed Gryboski to score, running through a tag from Mid Valley catcher Mackenzie Adolfson and knocking the ball free.
Holy Redeemer’s season comes to an end with a 15-8 record. With a relatively young team, Paulukonis is optimistic about the team’s future.
“The program is going to be successful,” he said. “I think we’ll be competitive for quite a few years.”
Mid Valley will head to the PIAA Class 3A tournament, starting on June 5. The Spartans will face Warrior Run, the runner-up in District 4, in the first round.
District 2 Class 3A Championship
Mid Valley 12, Holy Redeemer 2 (6 inn.)
Holy Redeemer`AB`R`H`BI
Santuk c`3`0`0`0
Whitman cf`3`0`0`0
Paulukonis lf`3`0`0`0
Williams ss-p`3`0`0`0
Parker 2b`2`1`1`0
Gryboski 1b`2`1`1`0
Carter p-ss`2`0`0`1
Stetz-Madden pr`0`0`0`0
Hayden rf`2`0`0`0
Boylan 3b`2`0`1`0
Totals`22`2`4`1
Mid Valley`AB`R`H`BI
Davis 2b`4`1`2`0
Zavislak cf`4`1`0`0
Runco p`2`0`1`1
Pezanowski pr`0`1`0`0
Kizer 3b`4`2`1`1
Rebar 1b`4`2`3`2
Cortazar rf`3`2`2`1
Adolfson c`2`0`0`1
Mackey pr`0`2`0`0
Hasenzahl lf`3`1`1`3
Carroll dp`4`0`1`2
Totals`30`12`11`11
Holy Redeemer` `010`010 – 2
Mid Valley` `040`026 – 12
2B – Cortazar, Rebar. 3B — Hasenzahl. HR — Rebar.
Holy Redeemer`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SO
Carter (L)`5.1`10`10`8`2`3
Williams`0.1`1`2`2`2`0
Mid Valley`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SO
Runco (W)`6`4`2`1`0`7
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Latest acquisition expands Spectrum's global capabilities; provides enhanced resources, expertise and experience to award-winning Aurora team
WASHINGTON and LONDON, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum Science, an independent, integrated marketing, communications and media agency hyper-focused on health and science, today announced the acquisition of UK-based strategic communications consultancy, Aurora Healthcare Communications and other group agencies under This is Avalon Group (Aurora). Spectrum and Aurora have worked together for more than a decade as part of Global Health Marketing & Communications (GHMC). The two companies will now formally join forces under the GHMC brand, each as a GHMC Company. GHMC remains the largest network of fully independent healthcare communications agencies; Spectrum serves as founder and chair of GHMC.
"After 14 years of close, trusted and successful collaboration, we are thrilled to formalize our partnership with Aurora, building upon our existing global business and expanding capabilities to best meet client needs," says Jonathan Wilson, owner and CEO of Spectrum and chairman and CEO of GHMC. "The past several years have been a period of great growth for Spectrum as we've transformed to a fully integrated marketing and communications agency with 250 employees spread all over the country. As the logical next step in this exciting journey, we're looking forward to bringing our model to even more clients across Europe, further expanding our global work while supporting Aurora's evolution along a similar path."
As leading independent healthcare communications agencies in two of the most important global markets, this mutually beneficial partnership allows both organizations to further strengthen their transatlantic offerings and create new, exciting opportunities and career pathways for staff.
Aurora will continue to operate under the Aurora brand with ongoing leadership from co-founders Claire Eldridge and Neil Crump, with no change in day-to-day operations. Neil will assume the role of Chief Growth Officer for GHMC, working closely with the network's President, Tim Goddard, to drive an expansion of capabilities, geographic presence and new business. Claire will continue in her role as Chief Executive Officer of Aurora and will focus on leading the integration with Spectrum in addition to setting the strategic direction for the agency to unlock its growth potential.
"We are delighted to build on the strong foundation we've established through our long-standing collaboration with Spectrum," says Claire Eldridge, Chief Executive Officer of Aurora. "For nearly 20 years, we have focused on expanding our capabilities across communications, patient engagement and social impact to best serve our clients and tell meaningful stories to improve lives and prove it. Now in partnership with Spectrum, we can continue to grow our offerings with an eye towards today's rapidly evolving industry, and a diversified set of clients who want to have the same impact we do for patients."
Additionally, Chris Bath will continue in his role of Managing Director of Aurora, working closely with the existing Aurora leadership team to oversee the agency's strategic direction, daily operations and existing client business, with the potential for more shared opportunities and global work. Aurora's 34 permanent employees bring further expertise in patient engagement, medical communications, social impact and brand and corporate communications.
The Aurora acquisition closely follows two previously announced acquisitions for Spectrum: The Seismic Collaborative and SONIC Health. Financing for all three deals was provided by Monroe Capital.
About Aurora
Aurora is a strategic communications consultancy helping the world's leading healthcare organizations improve lives and prove it. Since 2005, Aurora has run campaigns that reach, inspire and activate audiences including patients, families and caregivers, healthcare professionals and beyond. We do this for top global pharmaceutical companies, charities, MedTech firms and device manufacturers. Our approach works, and we evidence our impact using our comprehensive Acumen framework. Our work is multinational. As the UK partner and EU hub of GHMC, we match international best practice with on-the-ground local knowledge. Through insights, co-design, audience activation and communication management, we help businesses deliver healthcare for good. Visit www.auroracomms.com to find out more.
About Spectrum Science
Spectrum Science is an integrated marketing, communications and media agency like no other. An independent, full-service agency with end-to-end capabilities, Spectrum's team are experts in science—focused on strategic engagements with our audiences. We leverage human-centered insights, motivating creative, innovative storytelling and technology to reach audiences where they are with the content they need and want. Spectrum offers global reach as the US partner and chair of Global Health Marketing & Communications (GHMC). For more information on how Spectrum goes Beyond the Science Quo, visit www.spectrumscience.com or follow @SpectrumScience on Twitter.
About Global Health Marketing & Communications (GHMC)
GHMC is the largest and most robust network of independent healthcare agencies worldwide, dedicated to improving outcomes through the delivery of dynamic, health-lingual experiences that drive meaningful global change. With more than 700 health-specialist communications professionals spanning more than a dozen disciplines, from patient engagement to clinical trial recruitment to advertising, the agencies that make up the partnership share a belief in insights-driven strategies and a commitment to collaboration. Today, GHMC has capabilities and reach into more than 60 countries. For more information, visit www.GHMCNetwork.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Missing boater on Lake Murray, SCDNR out searching
Published: Aug. 2, 2022 at 1:33 PM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division (SCDNR) says they’re searching for a missing boater on Lake Murray
On July 31 a group of friends on a pontoon boat went out on the lake. The missing person jumped off near Acapulco Island and Dreher Island State Park and did not resurface.
SCDNR said they deployed a dive team to the site Monday and today. Aircraft are being used in the search and field officers are assisting. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is also involved in the search.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan stood at his locker Wednesday, the disappointment etched all over his face.
“I’m disappointed personally, but I’m here for the team,” Ryan said in an emotional tone. “As a player, you just always anticipate it’s next week, getting ready and you’re going to go and there is a little bit of that surprise and shock at the decision. That’s a decision they had to make and as a player and teammate you have to move forward and help out wherever you can.”
For Ryan, it was another rare first in what may go down as the strangest and toughest seven-month stretch of his stellar career.
But even the soreness in his separated throwing shoulder couldn’t ease the sting of this week’s reality.
The former Boston College and Atlanta Falcons star will be watching Sunday’s game from the sideline, something the 229-game starter has done only three other times in his NFL career.
The reason this time is simple — turnovers and points.
He’s fumbled a league-high 11 times in seven weeks, has thrown a league-high nine interceptions and has accounted for the most giveaways in the league (12).
The result: Indy’s stagnant offense ranks No. 30 in points per game at 16.1.
“We felt like offensively we were struggling, and why are we struggling? We’re turning it over too much,” Reich said. “It’s not all on Matt, but he’s the quarterback and we’re not scoring enough, turning it over too much.”
Ryan, the most successful quarterback in Falcons history, came to Indy in March following Atlanta’s public entry into the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes.
The rebuilding Falcons were seeking Ryan’s successor and the Colts (3-3-1) eagerly gave up a third-round pick to add someone they thought could stabilize their most unstable position.
With a strong ground game and a top offensive line in Indy, it looked like a natural match.
Players and coaches spoke effusively about Ryan’s ability to command a room and the huddle while team owner Jim Irsay told reporters he thought Ryan could stick around three or four more years.
But with new starters at left tackle and right guard, it didn’t work. Reich made lineup changes, but it didn’t alleviate the relentless pressure Ryan was under. He took 59 hits and 24 sacks.
So the next move was benching Ryan in favor of Sam Ehlinger, the more mobile second-year quarterback who has not thrown a pass in his three NFL appearances. Ryan isn’t even second on the depth chart. He’s listed behind Super Bowl 52 MVP Nick Foles.
Reich declined to say whether Ryan would be the backup if he was healthy.
“It’s a tough situation, tough for everybody,” said Pro Bowl center Ryan Kelly, who will be snapping to his ninth starting quarterback in seven seasons. “I love the guy. I’ve said it eight times now, but I get close to all these guys. It sucks, man.”
At age 37 and with one year left on his contract, Ryan also understands he may never play again.
If he doesn’t, it would be an unceremonious exit for someone who’s accomplished plenty in his career.
Atlanta drafted Ryan with the third overall pick in 2008, the successor to Michael Vick. The rookie made an immediate impact, ending Atlanta’s three-year playoff drought.
He earned the first of four Pro Bowl selections in 2010 and won the MVP Award while leading Atlanta to its second Super Bowl appearance and within minutes of its first title. But Tom Brady rallied New England from a 28-3 deficit and the Patriots won in overtime.
Ryan has completed 5,445 of 8,300 passes for 61,473 yards, 376 touchdown passes and led 45 fourth-quarter comebacks. Each rank among the top nine in NFL history and his 123 wins are one short of tying Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton for 10th all time.
But after two more interceptions last weekend, one turning a Colts scoring chance into a pick-6 at Tennessee, Reich met with Irsay and general manager Chris Ballard and together they opted to end Ryan’s status as the starter.
“In this league, you’ve got to go out there and win games. You’ve got to produce,” Ryan said. “You’ve got to play well. Obviously, I’m disappointed we haven’t played better. I thought we would.”
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QUITO, Ecuador — A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 14 people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles south of Guayaquil, Ecuador's second-largest city. One of the victims died in Peru, while 13 others died in Ecuador, where authorities also reported that at least 126 people were injured.
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso told reporters the earthquake had "without a doubt ... generated alarm in the population." Lasso's office in a statement said 11 of the victims died in the coastal state of El Oro and two in the highlands state of Azuay.
In Peru, the earthquake was felt from its northern border with Ecuador to the central Pacific coast. Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otárola said a 4-year-old girl died from head trauma she suffered in the collapse of her home in the Tumbes region, on the border with Ecuador.
One of the victims in Azuay was a passenger in a vehicle crushed by rubble from a house in the Andean community of Cuenca, according to the Risk Management Secretariat, Ecuador's emergency response agency.
In El Oro, the agency also reported that several people were trapped under rubble. In the community of Machala, a two-story home collapsed before people could evacuate, a pier gave way and a building's walls cracked, trapping an unknown number of people.
The agency said firefighters worked to rescue people while the National Police assessed damage, their work made more difficult by downed lines that interrupted telephone and electricity service.
Machala resident Fabricio Cruz said he was in his third-floor apartment when he felt a strong tremor and saw his television hit the ground. He immediately headed out.
"I heard how my neighbors were shouting and there was a lot of noise," said Cruz, a 34-year-old photographer. He added that when he looked around, he noticed the collapsed roofs of nearby houses.
Ecuador's government also reported damages to health care centers and schools. Lasso said he would travel on Saturday to El Oro.
In Guayaquil, about 170 miles southwest of the capital, Quito, authorities reported cracks in buildings and homes, as well as some collapsed walls. Authorities ordered the closure of three vehicular tunnels in Guayaquil, which anchors a metro area of over 3 million people.
Videos shared on social media show people gathered on the streets of Guayaquil and nearby communities. People reported objects falling inside their homes.
One video posted online showed three anchors of a show dart from their studio desk as the set shook. They initially tried to shake it off as a minor quake but soon fled off camera. One anchor indicated the show would go on a commercial break, while another repeated, "My God, my God."
Luis Tomalá was fishing with others when the earthquake struck. He said their boat began moving "like a racehorse, we got scared, and when we turned on the radio, we heard about the earthquake." That's when his group, Tomalá said, decided to stay at sea fearing a tsunami could develop.
A report from Ecuador's Adverse Events Monitoring Directorate ruled out a tsunami threat.
Peruvian authorities said the old walls of an Army barracks collapsed in Tumbes.
Ecuador is particularly prone to earthquakes. In 2016, a quake centered farther north on the Pacific Coast in a more sparsely populated area of the country killed more than 600 people.
Machala student Katherine Cruz said her home shook so badly that she could not even get up to leave her room and flee to the street.
"It was horrible. I had never felt anything like this in my life," she said.
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President Biden’s prime-time speech on Thursday evening is being met with scorn by some pundits on cable news over its tone and the staging that accompanied it.
The speech, during which Biden framed the wing of the Republican Party loyal to former President Trump as a threat to democracy, served as a scathing rebuke of the ongoing political influence of his predecessor, which Democrats hope will energize voters ahead of this fall’s midterm elections.
Made against a dark-red backdrop in Philadelphia with a pair of Marines standing behind the president as he spoke, the speech also portrayed Republicans who are loyal to Trump over the GOP establishment as aiming to take the country “backward.”
“Not every Republican, not even a majority of Republicans, are MAGA Republicans. Not every Republican embraces their extreme ideology,” Biden said during his remarks. “But there’s no question that the Republican Party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans. And that is a threat to this country.”
Immediately after the speech and during the day Friday, cable news and Twitter was buzzing with critics hammering the president for what they said was the political tone of his remarks and the staging used in Philadelphia.
“This was an inappropriate speech,” said Ari Fleischer, a former aide to President George W. Bush and now a Fox News contributor. “This was a campaign speech, and the U.S. Marine Corps has some explaining to do. How did they get used? Why were two Marines used in the background of that shot?”
On CNN’s morning program, “New Day,” host Brianna Keilar spoke with veteran Allison Jaslow, who argued Democrats politicized two Marines staged in the background of Biden’s televised address.
“Somebody made the decision to put those Marines in the shot,” Jaslow said. “And the reality is those Marines didn’t have a choice.”
On Friday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended the administration’s decision to use the Marines in the shot.
“The presence of the Marines at the speech was intended to demonstrate the deep and abiding respect the president has for these service members to these ideals and the unique role our independent military plays in defending our democracy no matter which party is in power. Again, no matter which party is in power,” Jean-Pierre said.
In terms of the substance of the speech, some on the political left felt Biden’s speech did not go far enough in calling out Republicans who have backed Trump’s false claims of election fraud and other statements and policies on race, immigration and other cultural issues.
“I don’t know who the ‘It’s not all Republicans, just MAGA Republicans’ [is] for,” said liberal pundit Elie Mystal during an appearance Thursday night on MSNBC. “I’m sure there are some white supremacists who will vote with white supremacists, who don’t think they are white supremacists who are happy Biden didn’t call them a white supremacist.”
Biden attempted to clarify his comments about Republicans more generally again on Friday.
“I don’t consider any Trump supporter to be a threat to the country,” Biden said. “I do think anyone who calls for the use of violence, fails to condemn violence when it’s used, refuses to acknowledge an election has been won, insists upon changing the way in which we rule and count votes, that is a threat to democracy.” | https://phl17.com/hill-politics/how-cable-news-is-reacting-to-bidens-prime-time-speech/ | 2022-09-02 23:40:43 | 0 | https://phl17.com/hill-politics/how-cable-news-is-reacting-to-bidens-prime-time-speech/ |
One month after the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, the Environmental Protection Agency-led cleanup is underway — but officials in other states have questioned the waste disposal plans.
A number of hazardous chemicals were spilled in the derailment, most notably vinyl chloride, a carcinogenic compound used in production of plastics.
The EPA announced on Feb. 21 it would take over the cleanup process amid pressure on the Biden administration to take more forceful action following the initial Feb. 3 derailment.
The cleanup process will be largely driven by the level of contamination in soil and water that environmental samples show, said Mathy Stanislaus, who served as assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Land & Emergency Management during the Obama administration.
“That’s going to inform whether the cleanup of the soils or the water is going to be necessary and the extent of that cleanup,” he said, adding that the timeline, too, will be heavily dependent on the results.
One tool that could significantly streamline that process is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or Superfund law, which the EPA invoked in the case.
With that law invoked, Stanislaus said is that “if there is some contamination but there’s not immediate risk, it can be [decontaminated] over long periods of time.”
While initial testing indicated air and water in the area is safe for residents, the longer-term cleanup process could involve any necessary decontamination of groundwater.
On Thursday the Biden administration expanded door-to-door health surveys across the state line to Pennsylvania, suggesting the administration could broaden the geographical range of its efforts. The state EPA is set to install water-monitoring wells that measure for groundwater contamination once any contaminated soil is cleared.
The invocation of the Superfund law gives the EPA authority to both supervise the cleanup process and order Norfolk Southern, the railroad that operated the train, to cover the cost of the cleanup, said William Muno, former Superfund director for the EPA’s Region 5, which includes East Palestine.
The use of the law does not make the town a “Superfund site,” a term for polluted locations requiring long-term agency presence, Muno explained.
“[East Palestine] is currently the location of an environmental response to the train derailment,” Muno told The Hill. “Once the cleanup is done, generally things will get back to normal.”
“There certainly might be some long-term air and water monitoring that EPA and/or the railroad will be conducting under EPA direction, but that does not make East Palestine a Superfund site per se,” he added.
Ultimately, however, any contaminated matter from the site has to go somewhere. On Sunday, EPA regional administrator Debra Shore announced that waste would be shipped beginning this week to sites in East Liverpool and Vickery, Ohio.
Earlier shipments had been conducted by Norfolk Southern without federal oversight, but as of Monday all waste disposal the railroad conducts will be subject to EPA approval amid confusion among states receiving waste.
Shore expressed hope Norfolk Southern could begin removing tracks over the next week but did not offer a concrete schedule.
Outside of the state, however, several shipments of waste were bound for disposal facilities in Michigan and Texas before EPA halted them, much to the chagrin of some officials and environmentalists who say they were not properly notified.
Several truckloads were initially sent to a hazardous waste facility in Romulus, Michigan. While the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) said over the weekend that the EPA had halted the shipment, they believes some of it may already have been delivered.
Lisa Wosniak, executive director of the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, called the delivery “a terrible idea for a number of reasons.”
“First and foremost, Michigan decision makers were completely taken off guard by this plan,” she told The Hill.
“I have had an opportunity to speak not only to my congresswoman [Rep.] Debbie Dingell [D] multiple times, but also to top tier officials at our state agency, EGLE, who were taken by surprise at this,” she added, explaining that some had learned only from Ohio state government press releases.
“So transparency and disclosure, when we’re thinking about transporting any of these kinds of chemicals whether by train across states or shipping the waste after a hazardous spill like this is absolutely essential,” she added.
Wozniak further argued that the state shouldn’t be a “dumping ground” for toxic waste.
“We should not as Michiganders be paying the price for you know, large corporations that are wanting to cut corners on safety which we’ve seen with Norfolk Southern,” she said.
Dingell also expressed alarm about a planned delivery to a separate facility in Belleville, Mich., saying Friday “We were not given a heads up on this reported action.”
Texas officials, meanwhile, have taken umbrage at the shipment of water used to fight the fire to facilities in the Houston area.
On Saturday, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) tweeted that the “process of dumping toxic waste in communities without prior notice to local cities and counties has got to stop,” announcing shortly thereafter that the EPA had paused the shipment of waste to the Houston area.
Most recently, Putnam County, Indiana Commissioner David Berry said about 2,000 tons of butyl acrylate from the derailment will be shipped to a local hazardous waste landfill.
On Thursday. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) wrote to EPA Administrator Michael Regan asking for answers on why Indiana had been selected as a disposal site, noting that it is further from the facility than the Michigan facilities.
Muno argued that despite qualms about shipments of waste to other communities, the practice is highly regulated within the EPA to assure no further contamination occurs.
Under the EPA’s so-called off-site rule, he said, “if you’re doing a cleanup such as the railroad spill in Ohio, that you can only send waste off-site to a facility that is legally permitted to accept the waste and is in compliance with that.”
However, in July of last year, EGLE officials found the injection well in Romulus wasnot in compliance with environmental regulations, finding “improper tank system requirements” among other issues but determining in an October follow-up that the issues had been resolved.
In response, Wosniak said she “certainly want[s] to” trust the EPA.
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Devyn Quigley had a massive game, scoring 45 points to lead Manchester Township past Brick Township 60-41, in Brick Township.
Manchester Township (3-1) fended off Brick Township (1-2) for three quarters before pulling away in the fourth. The Hawks outscored the Green Dragons 23-11 down the stretch to clinch the win.
In Manchester Township’s four games this season Quigley is averaging just over 36.5 points per game, with her 45 against Brick Township being a season high. She’s also leading the Hawks in rebounds (9.0 per game) and steals (4.5 per game).
Riley Nausedas led Brick Township with 17 points.
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Lane County plans to expand Armitage Park campground to meet 'tremendous demand'
Lane County is planning to add 21 sites to the campground at Armitage Park to help meet the "tremendous demand for camping," said Parks Manager Brett Henry.
The county has gotten a lot of feedback so far on proposals, he said, which led from three potential designs to plans for the 21 full hookup sites on a new loop in the northwest area of the park. That was a middle option, Henry said, and adds sites without expanding too much into the day-use area.
Lane County is welcoming more feedback with an open house at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Goodson Room at the Willamette Building, 3040 N. Delta Highway in Eugene. The open house will showcase preliminary maps and drawings of the proposed expansion, solicit feedback on how best to use the common areas in the campground, and cover project timelines.
The county will adjust plans if feedback calls for tweaks, Henry said, and there are plans to offer guided walks through the proposed expansion at a later point to give people more chance to comment on the project.
There were always plans for a second phase at the campground, he said, and the county has been hearing from a lot of people who are having difficulty making reservations.
It isn't uncommon for all 32 sites at Armitage Park to be full, Henry said.
A sign at the campground entrance showed it was full at least two days last week.
Overall, the county's five parks that offer camping — Armitage, Archie Knowles, Baker Bay, Harbor Vista and Richardson — are about 75% to 85% occupied, he said. The rate likely is higher, he said, because that includes overflow sites that remain unoccupied unless they're needed.
"We’re going to need to look for more space," he said.
So far, there isn't "a ton of space for adding more than a couple sites" at other campgrounds, but the county is expanding where it can, Henry said.
He pointed specifically to adding cabins at Harbor Vista with a view of the ocean and said the county might put all the sites there on sewer if there's available funding.
Lane County is still seeking funding to expand the campground at Armitage Park as the parks division faces millions of dollars in deferred maintenance and the county plans to ask the public to approve a local option levy on the November ballot.
There isn't a solid cost estimate for the project yet. The final number likely will depend on how much it costs to expand the sewer system, Henry said. Plans also call for increasing the water and electric capacity to accommodate the additional spaces.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Jackson, sidelined for the season by Tommy John surgery, lost his salary arbitration hearing with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
Jackson was awarded the team’s $3.6 million offer rather than his $4 million request by Robert Herzog, Richard Bloch and Scott Buchheit, who heard the case a day earlier.
A 30-year-old right-hander, Jackson had surgery on April 13 to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
No statistics or evidence from after March 1 are admissible other than contract and salary comparisons, timing set when Major League Baseball and the players’ association agreed to the deal that ended the lockout.
Jackson had 18 saves in 2019 and had served as a top setup man the past two years. He was 2-2 with a career-best 1.98 ERA in 71 games in 2021, helping the Braves win their first World Series title since 1995. He had a 0.00 ERA in three Series games against Houston, allowing one hit in 3 2/3 innings.
He earned $1.9 million last year.
Team have a 3-2 lead in decisions: Seattle second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier ($8 million) and Kansas City outfielder Andrew Benintendi ($8.5 million) won and Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley ($3.95 million) and St. Louis outfielder Tyler O’Neill ($3.4 million) also lost.
A decision remains pending for Milwaukee right-hander Adrian Houser.
Arbitration hearings usually are held during the first three weeks of February but were delayed by the lockout.
Hearings scheduled through June 24. Players scheduled for hearings include Atlanta outfielder Adam Duvall, pitcher Max Fried and Dansby Swanson, along with New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt, Minnesota catcher Gary Sánchez and Philadelphia pitcher Zach Eflin.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appeared awestruck Thursday to be standing in the Antarctic hut of explorer Ernest Shackleton.
“I think when you’re a kid and you read stories about Shackleton, you’d never imagine you’d have the opportunity to come. So, I feel pretty lucky,” she said from inside the hut that was built more than a century ago. “It’s a cool place.”
Ardern this week is making a rare visit by a world leader to Antarctica, to see firsthand the research taking place on global warming and to mark the 65th anniversary of New Zealand’s Scott Base, which will be demolished in a few years to make way for a rebuild.
Ardern’s visit comes as delegations from 26 nations and the European Union meet in Australia to decide the future of Antarctica’s pristine waters.
Conservationists say new marine protected areas and rules to prevent overfishing in Antarctica are desperately needed, but that Russia could use its veto-like powers to once again block progress.
Russia last year rejected the toothfish catch limits proposed by the commission’s scientists, and the U.S. says this year that Russia and China have been blocking progress on creating new marine protected areas, although the U.S. aims to work toward a resolution with China. The motivation for Russia, which did not respond to requests for comment this week, remains unclear.
Ardern’s trip has highlighted some of the challenges of visiting the icy continent. Her first flight in a military cargo plane was turned around after about two hours on Tuesday due to strong winds and deteriorating weather, making her part of what’s informally known as the “boomerang club.”
She made it to Antarctica the next day, accompanied by a single pool journalist whose photos and videos can take many hours to transmit overnight due to the tenuous internet capacity. She is due to return home Saturday.
Ardern said the scientists and crew on Antarctica have noticed the effects of global warming over the past five years, including observing sea ice cracking and moving, and glaciers and icebergs changing.
She said it was important for New Zealand to maintain a leadership role on the continent.
“We’re in a period where internationally you see that parts of the world are becoming increasingly contested, and Antarctica is part of that, too,” Ardern said.
Standing in the hut, Ardern said that Irish-born Shackleton and his British expedition had tried to reach the South Pole, but that he was remembered more for his extraordinary leadership and saving the lives of his men. She said she didn’t exactly draw parallels with her own leadership.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week.
The Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft carrying Rubio, as well as Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, docked to the station's Rassvet module at 1:06 p.m. EDT. Following two orbits, docking occurred about three hours after a 9:54 a.m. launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Rubio, Prokopyev, and Petelin will join the Expedition 67 crew when hatches open about 3:45 p.m. Expedition 68 will begin Thursday, Sept. 29, on the departure of Roscosmos cosmonauts Denis Matveev, Sergey Korsakov, and outgoing station commander Oleg Artemyev. The trio will land in Kazakhstan following a six-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory.
This marks the first spaceflight for Rubio, the second for Prokopyev, and the first for Petelin. Throughout their six-month stay aboard the orbital outpost, the trio will work on science and research in technology development, Earth science, biology, human research, and more.
During Expedition 68, the arrival of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 aboard Dragon Endurance will bring four more crew members to the space station. That crew currently is scheduled for launch Monday, Oct. 3, for a short handover period with Crew-4 astronauts prior to their return to Earth shortly after.
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PARIS (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are dragging down global economic growth more than expected and driving up inflation that will stay high into next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday in a darkening outlook.
The Paris-based organization projects worldwide growth to be a modest 3% this year before slowing further to just 2.2% next year, representing around $2.8 trillion in lost global output in 2023.
The war in Ukraine has driven up food and energy prices worldwide, with Russia a key global energy and fertilizer supplier and both countries major exporters of grain for millions of people worldwide already facing hunger. Meanwhile, China’s COVID-19 lockdowns have shuttered large parts of its economy.
“The war, the burden of high energy and food prices, as well as zero COVID-19 policies from China, mean that growth will be lower, and inflation will be higher and more persistent,” OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann told reporters in Paris.
The inflation and energy supply shock led the OECD to project annual economic growth to slow to around 1.5% in the United States this year and just 0.5% next year. The group expects the economy to grow 1.25% this year in the 19 countries using the euro currency, with risks of deeper declines in several European economies during the winter months, and 0.3% in 2023.
It noted the specter of energy shortages in Europe after Russia reduced supplies of natural gas needed to heat homes, generate electricity and power factories. Shortages could send energy prices up worldwide and force businesses to ration, pushing many European countries into a recession next year, the OECD said.
Growth in China is expected to drop to 3.2% this year. Except in 2020 when the pandemic emerged, it would be the lowest growth rate in China since the 1970s. The group projected it would rise slightly to 4.7% next year.
Inflation is expected to drop gradually through next year in most Group of 20 countries as central banks keep raising interest rates and global growth slows. Headline inflation is projected to ease from 8.2% this year to 6.6% in 2023 in the G-20 economies, but that’s still far above many central banks’ targets of 2%.
“These challenging economic situations will require bold, well-designed and well-coordinated policies,” Cormann said.
The OECD called for short-term help for people hurt the most by rising prices, further interest rate hikes by central banks, climate policies that follow countries’ search for alternate energy sources and international cooperation to strengthen food supplies. | https://www.kron4.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-war-in-ukraine-drags-on-global-economy-into-2023-oecd-says/ | 2022-09-26 14:04:21 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-war-in-ukraine-drags-on-global-economy-into-2023-oecd-says/ |
How to Watch the Giants vs. Cubs Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for June 10
The San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs will play on Saturday at Oracle Park, at 7:35 PM ET, with LaMonte Wade Jr and Nico Hoerner among those expected to deliver at the plate.
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Giants vs. Cubs Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023
- Time: 7:35 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Venue: Oracle Park
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Giants Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Giants average 1.3 home runs per game to rank ninth in baseball with 80 total home runs.
- San Francisco ranks 11th in baseball with a .417 slugging percentage.
- The Giants are 15th in MLB with a .249 batting average.
- San Francisco has the No. 15 offense in MLB action, scoring 4.6 runs per game (289 total runs).
- The Giants rank 13th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .323.
- Giants batters strike out 9.9 times per game, the 29th-most in the majors.
- The pitching staff for San Francisco has a collective 8.9 K/9, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- San Francisco has the 13th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.08).
- The Giants have the 12th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.272).
Cubs Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Cubs rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 70 home runs.
- Fueled by 168 extra-base hits, Chicago ranks 19th in MLB with a .394 slugging percentage this season.
- The Cubs' .245 batting average ranks 18th in the league this season.
- Chicago has scored 267 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Cubs have an OBP of .326 this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 25th with an average of 9.3 strikeouts per game.
- Chicago averages the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
- Chicago has the 12th-ranked ERA (4.07) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.278 WHIP this season.
Giants Probable Starting Pitcher
- John Brebbia (2-0 with a 3.65 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Giants, his sixth of the season.
- The right-hander's last appearance came on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, when he threw one scoreless inning while giving up two hits.
- Brebbia is yet to notch a quality start so far this season.
- Brebbia has not yet pitched five or more innings in a start this season (in five starts). He averages 0.9 per outing.
- He is looking to have his third straight outing with no earned runs given up.
Cubs Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Kyle Hendricks (0-2) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander's last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw six innings against the San Diego Padres, giving up four earned runs while allowing six hits.
- Hendricks will look to pitch five or more innings for the third start in a row.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A family of five was found dead Tuesday afternoon at a central Florida home in what appears to be a murder-suicide, police said.
Orlando police investigators were conducting a well-being check at the home when they discovered the bodies of three adults and two children, according to a police news release.
Officials didn't immediately identify any of the victims or release their ages. No details about the slayings or what prompted them were released. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Police-Family-of-5-found-dead-in-apparent-17346583.php | 2022-08-02 22:09:45 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Police-Family-of-5-found-dead-in-apparent-17346583.php |
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho’s plan to build the nation’s largest research dairy and experimental farm cleared a big hurdle on Tuesday.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little and two other statewide-elected officials on the Idaho Land Board approved the university’s plan to use $23 million to buy roughly 640 acres of farmland in south-central Idaho, the heart of the state’s dairy industry.
That would be the main focus of the school's proposed Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, or CAFE.
Idaho's dairy industry is the third-largest dairy producer in the nation, behind California and Wisconsin. But the industry in Idaho — and in general — faces a range of challenges with greenhouse gas emissions from animals, land and water pollution, and waste systems from dairies that can have thousands of cows that produce tons of manure.
University of Idaho's president Scott Green, who called the vote a big win for the state, the university and the dairy industry, said the school hasn't been able to do the large-scale research the industry needs to find solutions for those and other complex problems.
“The research that we do there is going to help us improve the water quality within the state," Green said after the vote. “It’s going to help us utilize waste products from the dairy industry in a way that’s beneficial to the environment and to agriculture.”
Green said students will get the education needed to work on the cutting edge of agribusiness and dairy sciences. He also said CAFE opens the doors for the school to receive millions in research grant money, potentially leading to new ideas and innovation.
If CAFE succeeds as envisioned, the operation would include an experimental farm and 2,000-cow research dairy in Minidoka County. Classrooms, labs and faculty offices would be constructed in Jerome County near where Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 93 intersect. A food processing pilot plant with a workforce training and education facility would be located at the College of Southern Idaho campus in Twin Falls County.
The state's dairy industry has supported the plan, donating more than $8.5 million to date, according to state officials.
Specifically, the board on Tuesday voted to use $23 million from the 2021 sale of 282 acres of endowment land in Caldwell benefitting the University of Idaho’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to buy roughly 640 acres of farmland in Minidoka County north of Rupert owned by the university — turning that into endowment land. The school will now use that endowment land and money to build the research dairy.
Endowment land is land Idaho received at statehood and that the Land Board manages to produce the maximum return over the long term for beneficiaries, mainly public education.
Land Board members had other options for the money. It could have transferred the $23 million to a fund that would generate money through investments. It also could have kept the money for potential investments in timberland, the most dependable revenue generator for state land.
Choosing the university option was unique in that it recognized research as an asset.
“If this was more affordable research, private industry would be doing it,” Little said after the meeting. “These are the kinds of things government has to do, these long-term, low-return (investments). If we get research out of this that creates a more sustainable, cleaner way to have a dairy industry in Idaho, that's a win-win for everybody.”
Immediately after the vote, applause broke out in the meeting room at the Statehouse, an unusual occurrence at a Land Board meeting that typically deals with staid financial management decisions involving the state's 3,900 square miles (10,100 square kilometers) of endowment land. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/idaho-a-step-closer-to-having-largest-research-dairy-in-us/467UTTTA4FD5VEGPINHSE5BRZE/ | 2022-09-20 21:06:03 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/idaho-a-step-closer-to-having-largest-research-dairy-in-us/467UTTTA4FD5VEGPINHSE5BRZE/ |
A Los Angeles Police Department officer faces multiple charges after he allegedly shared explicit photographs and videos of his wife with other men, including fellow police officers, without her knowledge or consent.
Brady Lamas, 45, faces six misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct by distributing multiple private intimate images without consent, according to a press release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.
He did not appear in a search of jail records, but his bond was set at $20,000, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. He is scheduled to be arraigned in the Santa Clarita office of the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday.
Lamas allegedly shared the images between Dec. 29, 2021, and Jan. 24 in a group chat on Kik, a messaging app. They were discovered by his wife, a fellow LAPD officer, on Jan. 30, according to an application for a restraining order against Lamas obtained by the Times.
In a statement, the LAPD said Lamas has been assigned home pending an internal investigation since Jan. 31, 2022, the day after his wife allegedly found that he had shared explicit photos of her.
“The Department is fully cooperating with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the District Attorney’s Office with this matter and is troubled by the officer’s alleged off-duty conduct which does not reflect the values of the Los Angeles Police Department,” the statement added.
Lamas’ wife said her husband’s “horrible disturbing acts,” including secretly taking and sharing photos and videos of her, have resulted in harassment at work with the LAPD.
Male LAPD employees approached Lamas’ wife, stared at her “intently” and said things like “Brady is a lucky man” and “He doesn’t know how good he has it,” she said in a court filing.
At the time, she simply thought those comments were “unusual,” not knowing that these men had seen explicit photos of her, she said.
“My own husband is a predator and he preyed on me,” she wrote. “I would have preferred that he punched me in the face.”
“The conduct alleged in this case can cause lasting emotional distress,” District Attorney Gascón said in his office’s statement. “No one should be subjected to these cruel and invasive actions. As a law enforcement officer who encounters victims each day, he should know the trauma that is caused when someone’s privacy is violated.” | https://www.kron4.com/news/california/my-own-husband-is-a-predator-lapd-officer-accused-of-sharing-explicit-photos-of-his-wife-with-other-officers/ | 2022-12-15 21:52:02 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/california/my-own-husband-is-a-predator-lapd-officer-accused-of-sharing-explicit-photos-of-his-wife-with-other-officers/ |
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, after catastrophic flooding destroyed bridges and roads and drove out thousands of tourists.
The Park Service announced Saturday that visitors will once again be allowed on the park’s southern loop under a temporary license plate system designed to manage the crowds: Those with even-numbered plates and motorcycle groups will be allowed on even-numbered days, and those with odd-numbered or vanity plates on odd-numbered days.
Commercial tours and visitors with proof of overnight reservations at hotels, campgrounds or in the backcountry will be allowed in whatever their plate number.
Visitors had been flocking to Yellowstone during its 150th anniversary celebration. The southern loop provides access to Old Faithful, the rainbow-colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall. It can be accessed from the park’s south, east and west entrances.
“It is impossible to reopen only one loop in the summer without implementing some type of system to manage visitation,” Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said in a news release. “My thanks to our gateway partners and others for helping us work out an acceptable temporary solution for the south loop while we continue our efforts to reopen the north loop.”
The north loop is expected to remain closed through the summer, if not longer. Officials say it could take years and cost more than $1 billion to repair the damage in the environmentally sensitive landscape. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/yellowstone-national-park-to-partly-reopen-after-floods/ | 2022-06-19 17:07:05 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/yellowstone-national-park-to-partly-reopen-after-floods/ |
Alabamians will be heading back to the polls Tuesday to vote in the runoff elections for the two major parties. The winners of these runoff elections will advance to the general elections in November.
Any registered voter may cast a ballot in the runoff, but those who voted in the primaries will only be allowed to vote in the runoff for that party. In other words, the people who previously voted in the Republican primary will only be allowed to vote in the Republican runoff, and those who voted in the Democratic primary will only be allowed to vote in the Democratic primary.
Those who did not vote in either primary may vote in either runoff.
Voters will return to the same polling places for the runoffs where they voted in the primaries. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
In Talladega County, the only race on the Democratic ballot is between Yolanda Rochelle Flowers and Malika Sanders Fortier. The winner of this race will square off against incumbent Republican Kay Ivey.
For Talladega Republicans, the only local race will be between Wendy Ghee Draper and Keith Kelley for state Senate District 12.
Republicans will make the choice between Katie Britt and Mo Brooks for candidate for U.S. Senate. The winner of this race will face Will Boyd in the general election to succeed Richard Shelby.
The Republican runoff for secretary of state will pit Wes Allen against Jim Zeigler, with the winner facing Democrat Pamela Laffite in November.
The Republican runoffs for state auditor and public service commission places one and two will determine who takes those offices, so there are no Democrat candidates in any of these races.
The auditor will be either Stan Cooke or Andrew Sorell.
For public service commission place 1, incumbent Jeremy H. Oden is facing Brent Woodall; in place 2, incumbent Chip Beeker is facing Rober L. McCollum.
The bottom of the Democrat ballot contains a pledge, stating “By casting this ballot, I do pledge myself to abide by the result of this primary election and to aid and support all the nominees thereof in the ensuing general election.”
According to Talladega County Probate Judge Chad Joiner, state law allows both parties to place language such as this at the bottom of the ballot, but only the Democrats chose to do so this year.
According to the state law in question, marking out the pledge on the ballot will result in the ballot being classified as spoiled. It will not be counted. | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/alabama-runoff-elections-to-be-decided-at-the-polls-on-tuesday/article_1742c240-f0ec-11ec-b415-5bbde6f54526.html | 2022-06-21 01:31:17 | 1 | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/alabama-runoff-elections-to-be-decided-at-the-polls-on-tuesday/article_1742c240-f0ec-11ec-b415-5bbde6f54526.html |
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