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MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Alexandra Popp scored twice to power Germany to a 2-1 win over France on Wednesday and into the final of the European Championship against England.
With the game level at 1-1 and both teams missing chances to score, Germany captain Popp leaped above the French defense in the 76th minute to send a bouncing header into the French goal.
Popp scored the opening goal for Germany in the 40th but the lead lasted less than five minutes before France equalized. Popp has scored in all five of Germany’s games so far — a new record — after missing the last two European Championships in 2013 and 2017 because of injuries.
Germany plays host nation England in Sunday's final at Wembley Stadium. Popp and England’s Beth Mead are the joint top scorers with six goals each.
“I can’t find any words. We played a crazy game, we threw in everything we had," Popp told German broadcaster ZDF. “We’re now in the final against England in front of 90,000 at Wembley. To be honest, there’s nothing better.”
A late surge wasn't enough as France fell short of reaching what would have been a first major tournament final and has now lost in the semifinal stage once in each of the World Cup, Olympics and European Championship.
Before the game, Germany's players posed holding the No. 19 shirt of winger Klara Bühl, who had started all four previous games but missed the semifinal following a positive test for COVID-19 on Tuesday. In a video message, Bühl predicted her teammates would set off a “firework” without her.
Popp came closest to fireworks early on when her free kick in the 22nd produced a diving save from goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.
Popp extended her scoring streak when she burst past defender Ève Périsset and blasted Germany into the lead in the 40th minute with a powerful shot off Svenja Huth’s low cross.
Soon after, Germany conceded for the first time in the tournament in unfortunate style, Kadidiatou Diani hitting a shot which bounced off the post and then off goalkeeper Merle Frohms’ back and in. It was recorded as an own goal for Frohms, who had no time to react to the bounce.
France was left ruing chances to take control of the game when Selma Bacha had a shot blocked by German defender Kathrin Hendrich, before captain Wendie Renard had a powerful header saved by Frohms soon after. France's key player at set pieces, Renard had another header in a dangerous position as her team chased a second equalizer late on, but it too was saved as Germany held on to win.
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The field of Alzheimer's research is branching out.
After decades of focusing on the sticky amyloid plaques and tangled tau fibers associated with the disease, brain researchers are searching for other potential causes of impaired memory and thinking.
That search is on full display this week at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in San Diego, where sessions are exploring factors including genes, brain injury, clogged arteries and inflammation.
A group of researchers from Seattle even unveiled a highly detailed atlas showing how different types of brain cells change in Alzheimer's. The goal is to help scientists identify new approaches to treatment.
"Certainly, plaques and tangles are a hallmark," says Maria Carrillo, chief science officer of the Alzheimer's Association. "It doesn't mean plaques are the cause of cell death."
Plaques are clumps of a protein called beta-amyloid that appear in the spaces between neurons. Tangles are made up of a protein called tau that appears inside a neuron.
Both proteins tend to accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. But their role in killing brain cells is still unclear.
Carrillo says the Alzheimer's field needs to look to cancer research where a deeper understanding of the disease has led to better treatments.
The shift comes after a series of experimental drugs have succeeded in removing amyloid plaques and tau tangles from the brain, but failed to halt the disease.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved one amyloid drug, Aduhelm, but is still evaluating whether it actually helps patients.
An Alzheimer's Atlas
The study that produced the atlas is emblematic of how researchers are recalibrating.
"What we're trying to do with this study is to look at cell vulnerability early on in disease, before [people] have plaques and tangles, before they have cognitive impairment," says Dr. C. Dirk Keene, a neuropathologist at the University of Washington.
To create the atlas, Keene and a team of researches analyzed more than a million cells from 84 brains donated by people who'd signed up for Alzheimer's research projects run by the University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute.
The brains came from donors "at all different stages of disease" Keene says, "so we can pinpoint what's happening from the earliest levels all the way through to people with advanced disease."
The effort is funded by the National Institute on Aging and grew out of the federal BRAIN initiative launched by President Obama in 2013.
The atlas came from the realization that "If we want to treat diseases of an extremely complex cellular organ, you need to understand that organ much better than we do," says Ed Lein, a senior investigator at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, which played a key role in analyzing the brain tissue.
So the team spent years studying cells in healthy brains before looking at brains affected by Alzheimer's.
"We've defined what a normal adult brain looks like," Lein says, "and now we can use that knowledge and look for changes that are happening in specific kinds of cells."
Finding vulnerable brain cells
At the Alzheimer's meeting, the team described changes they saw in more than 100 types of cells taken from the cortex — an area of the brain which is important to memory and thinking.
One finding was that neurons that make connections within the cortex itself were much more likely to die than those that connect to distant areas of the brain.
"What we're seeing is a profound effect on cortical circuitry that very plausibly is the reason we have cognitive decline," Lein says.
If so, a treatment designed to protect those vulnerable neurons might prevent declines in memory and thinking linked to Alzheimer's.
The team also found a proliferation of brain cells that contribute to inflammation. These included certain immune cells and a type of cell that responds to injury.
"So while the neurons are lost, the non-neuronal cells are actually increasing and changing" Lein says.
The finding supports the idea that inflammation plays an important role in Alzheimer's, and that anti-inflammatory drugs might help protect the brain.
The Seattle team hopes other scientists will use the brain cell atlas to come up with new treatments for Alzheimer's.
"We've created an open-access resource where the whole community can come and look at this data," Lein says. "They can mine it to speed up progress in the field as a whole."
Speeding up progress is one reason Kyle Travaglini, a researcher at the Allen Institute, jumped at the chance to work on the Alzheimer's project.
"My grandmother started developing Alzheimer's disease when I was just going off to college," says Travaglini, who received his PhD in 2021.
Travaglini says the atlas project is appealing because it isn't based on a preconceived idea about what causes Alzheimer's.
"It's like looking at the same disease that everyone has been looking at but in an entirely different way," he says.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wlrn.org/2022-08-01/alzheimers-researchers-are-looking-beyond-plaques-and-tangles-for-new-treatments | 2022-08-01 09:53:32 | 1 | https://www.wlrn.org/2022-08-01/alzheimers-researchers-are-looking-beyond-plaques-and-tangles-for-new-treatments |
Senators on Wednesday grilled former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over widespread allegations of illegal union-busting tactics at the coffee chain under his leadership.
Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee questioned Schultz over his role in the company’s decision to fire pro-union baristas and close stores that unionized, among other efforts that have spawned a wave of legal complaints.
“Over the past 18 months, Starbucks has waged the most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the committee’s chairman. “The fundamental issue we’re confronting today is whether we have a system of justice that applies to all, or whether billionaires and large corporations can break the law with impunity.”
Workers at nearly 300 Starbucks stores have voted to form a union since December 2021 in an effort to secure stronger wages, safety standards and more consistent scheduling.
Read more: Sanders confronts Starbucks’ Schultz over labor law violations
Amid a crackdown on organizing efforts, Starbucks drew more than 80 unfair labor practice charges from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) over the past 18 months, more than any other company.
Sanders grills Schultz under oath
Sanders, who threatened to subpoena Schultz to bring him before the committee, noted that NLRB judges have ruled that Starbucks broke labor laws more than 130 times. He asked Schultz whether he was involved in alleged union-busting efforts.
“Mr. Schultz, before answering the following flush of questions, let me remind you that federal law prohibits knowingly and willfully making any fraudulent statement,” Sanders said during his line of questioning.
Schultz, a three-time Starbucks chief executive who abruptly resigned from his post ahead of Wednesday’s hearing, denied that Starbucks has ever broken the law.
When asked if he ever coerced or intimidated workers who considered joining a union, Schultz said that he “had conversations that could have been interpreted in a different way than I intended.”
He denied involvement in the decision to fire union organizers or close stores that voted to form a union. More than 200 workers who took part in organizing activities have been fired, according to Starbucks Workers United.
“My involvement and engagement in union activities, despite this event today, has been de minimis. I was not involved in any issue of closing stores,” Schultz said.
Democrats take aim at Starbucks claims
Democrats blasted Schultz for Starbucks’ decision to withhold recently announced benefits from nonunion stores, which the NLRB has alleged is an illegal union-busting tactic.
Those benefits include higher wages and credit card tipping, which unionized workers say costs them around $4 an hour.
Schultz told lawmakers that it was his understanding that Starbucks could not provide the benefits while negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with unionized stores.
But he later said that it was the company’s preference not to provide those benefits outside of a new contract after Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) noted that Starbucks Workers United waived objections to bargaining on the issue.
“I just think you’re wrong,” Smith told Schultz.
Democrats on the committee pointed to the recent regulatory rulings to criticize Schultz for repeatedly stating that Starbucks is only being accused of labor law violations.
Those include a March ruling finding that Starbucks violated labor laws hundreds of times to deter organizing in Buffalo. The order, which Starbucks is appealing, would require the company to rehire fired workers and post a notice in its stores declaring that workers have the right to organize.
“It is akin to someone who has been ticketed for speeding 100 times saying, ‘I’ve never violated the law, because every single time the cop got it wrong,’” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told Schultz.
Schultz says Starbucks doesn’t need unions
Schultz told the panel that unions are important when companies are mistreating their employees. But he cast Starbucks as a good actor that has gone above and beyond to reward its workers, and argued that the company’s existing wages and benefits are better than union contracts.
Starbucks baristas make $17.50 per hour on average, Schultz said, while also receiving “comprehensive” health care, paid college tuition and shares in the company, which has a market capitalization of around $115 billion.
He said that hourly wages rise to $27 when accounting for those benefits and added that 63 percent of retail managers started as baristas.
“No company in our sector offers higher benefits in the U.S.,” Schultz said.
Starbucks baristas detail retaliation
Jaysin Saxton, a former Augusta, Ga.-based Starbucks worker, told the committee he was fired for leading a protest at the store, adding that several of his coworkers were laid off for supporting a successful unionization effort.
“I was fired for organizing, like so many union leaders across the country,” Saxton said.
The NLRB filed a complaint in December alleging that Starbucks illegally retaliated against Saxton, who is asking to be reinstated.
Maggie Carter, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based Starbucks barista, told lawmakers that Starbucks reduced hours for unionized workers, creating uncertainty about their weekly wages and benefits.
By reducing hours under a certain threshold, Starbucks no longer has to provide health care coverage, she noted.
Republicans defend Starbucks, attack NLRB
Republicans on the committee mostly praised Schultz, a self-proclaimed liberal who ran for president as a Democrat in the 2020 election, and sought to undermine the credibility of NLRB charges levied against Starbucks.
“I think it’s rich that you’re being grilled by people who have never had the opportunity to create a single job, and yet they believe that they know better how to do so,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), adding that unions’ political donations to Democrats represent a “conflict of interest.”
Former Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.), a GOP witness, testified on behalf of an NLRB whistleblower who alleged that the board’s employees sought to tip the scales in favor of unions in at least one Starbucks union election.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the committee’s ranking member, suggested that some NLRB charges against Starbucks might not be legitimate, given the board’s pro-labor direction under the leadership of Jennifer Abruzzo, a former union official.
“Are NLRB employees weaponizing the agency against American employers to benefit politically connected labor unions?” Cassidy asked.
Only a couple of Republicans were critical of Schultz. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said that the large number of unfair labor practice charges indicates there “may be some smoke and fire together there.”
“Any large corporation shouldn’t necessarily be bragging about $15 to $20 wages,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) told Schultz, adding that smaller, Main Street businesses typically pay more.
You can watch the hearing in its entirety here. | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/i-just-think-youre-wrong-sanders-schultz-tangle-in-starbucks-union-busting-hearing/ | 2023-03-29 20:19:00 | 0 | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/i-just-think-youre-wrong-sanders-schultz-tangle-in-starbucks-union-busting-hearing/ |
(NEXSTAR) – A screen recording app available in the Google Play store that was installed over 50,000 times functioned normally for months before it started spying on users, researchers say.
The app, iRecorder – Screen Recorder, was first uploaded to the Google Play store on September 19, 2021, according to Lukas Stefanko, a malware researcher with cybersecurity firm ESET.
Stefanko said that the app had no harmful features until a later update changed the code, likely in August 2022. After that date, malicious code allowed bad actors to make secret audio recordings and secretly transfer images, videos, saved web pages, and other files off of devices, according to ESET.
Anyone who had downloaded the app before August 2022, might still have been exposed if they updated the app manually or automatically. It’s not yet clear if the developer or another actor is responsible for the update that converted the app into a Trojan horse.
“The app’s specific malicious behavior – exfiltrating microphone recordings and stealing files with specific extensions – tends to suggest that it is part of an espionage campaign,” Stefanko wrote. “However, we were not able to attribute the app to any particular malicious group.”
While it’s not unheard of for an app to have harmful features, Stefanko wrote that is rare for an app to function legitimately for months before targeting the private data of Android owners.
The app is no longer available in the Google Play store, TechCrunch reports, but if you already have it on your phone you should uninstall it and clear the app’s files.
Nexstar reached out to Google for comment on the app but didn’t receive a response as of publishing time. | https://www.qcnews.com/reviews/br/services-br/technology-br/check-your-phone-popular-android-app-reportedly-started-spying-on-users-making-recordings/ | 2023-05-31 03:18:39 | 0 | https://www.qcnews.com/reviews/br/services-br/technology-br/check-your-phone-popular-android-app-reportedly-started-spying-on-users-making-recordings/ |
A man who authorities say “ambushed” and shot at two New Jersey state troopers as they responded to a reported home break-in, leaving one trooper wounded, was arrested Friday in South Carolina.
Jocquise R. Timmons, 28, of Paterson, is charged with two counts of attempted murder two weapons counts and four counts of aggravated assault. It wasn’t known if he has retained an attorney who could comment.
The charges stem from a shooting Thursday in Paterson. The troopers were driving in unmarked vehicles when shots rang out shortly before 1 a.m., striking both vehicles and leaving one trooper with a leg wound.
Timmons, who authorities said was a suspect in the home break-in, was captured on surveillance video stepping out from behind a parked vehicle. He then assumed a shooter’s stance and opened fire on the troopers’ vehicles as they tried to follow a vehicle believed to be involved in the break-in, authorities said.
The troopers did not return fire on Timmons, and no other injuries were reported in the incident. Their names have not been released, and it wasn’t clear if Timmons knew or suspected they were troopers or law enforcement officers.
A trooper on the scene applied a tourniquet to the wound trooper’s leg, and he was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery. He was released Friday afternoon and is expected to make a full recovery.
During a Friday afternoon news conference in Newark, New Jersey, authorities credited a national dragnet investigation that they said led them to Timmons, who was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service. Officials did not immediately release additional information about the operation, including where specifically the arrest took place. | https://www.mcall.com/2023/03/03/new-jersey-trooper-shooting-suspect-caught/ | 2023-03-13 07:35:18 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/2023/03/03/new-jersey-trooper-shooting-suspect-caught/ |
World Energy GH2 applauds measures which will help ensure competitiveness with the US Inflation Reduction Act
ST. JOHN, NL, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- World Energy GH2 congratulates Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland on the tabling of Budget23 "A Made-in-Canada Plan" in the House of Commons. The budget provides much-anticipated details around the Clean Hydrogen Investment Tax Credit (ITC) announced in the Fall Economic Statement, and outlines the role of the Canada Growth Fund in helping to launch Canada's green hydrogen sector.
The comprehensive ITC announced in the budget sets the stage for Canada to compete on a global level against the backdrop of strong support mechanisms in other jurisdictions, particularly, the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The ITC must be coupled with contracts for difference (CfDs) as part of the Canada Growth Fund to make our country truly competitive with the US IRA. CfDs are not just about de-risking investments for project developers, they are also an investment vehicle which can return funds to the Canada Growth Fund as the global market for green hydrogen develops.
With many of the ITC details confirmed, and a broad framework set for the launch of the Canada Growth Fund, efficient implementation of CfDs will be crucial to ensuring that Canada attracts clean energy investments, such as World Energy GH2's CAD 16B Project Nujio'qonik on the west coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. World Energy GH2 commits to remaining engaged with Finance Canada as it finalizes the details of what capital costs are eligible under the Clean Hydrogen and the Clean Technologies ITCs.
Canada is a longstanding exporter of energy, and it is crucial to the Canadian economy that we are at the forefront of new solutions, such as clean hydrogen, as the globe continues to transition towards low-carbon and net-zero sources of energy.
"All of Canada wins when clean energy wins," said John Risley, a Director at World Energy GH2. "Budget23 sets the right conditions for the establishment of a multi-billion-dollar clean hydrogen sector in Atlantic Canada. Our project will be one of the largest private-sector investments in the history of the region, and there is more to come."
"Canada has committed to helping our allies in Europe transition to cleaner energy, supplied by stable countries. This commitment was reflected in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz' and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's visits to Canada. Now, it is time to make good on that promise and deliver our first shipments of clean hydrogen in 2025. Budget23 sends a signal across the Atlantic that our allies can count on Canada."
About World Energy GH2
World Energy GH2 Inc. is a Newfoundland and Labrador-based renewable energy company. Our Project Nujio'qonik is a consortium of partners investigating the feasibility of the construction and operation of a cost-effective, wind power to green hydrogen/ammonia production facility located on the west coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Project Nujio'qonik aims to be Canada's first commercial green hydrogen/ammonia producer created from 3+ Gigawatts of wind energy in one of the world's best wind resource regions. https://worldenergygh2.com/
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)It’s Trevor Siemian starting for the Chicago Bears, after all.
Justin Fields was ruled out for the game Sunday against the New York Jets, and Siemian was initially slated to start in his place. But Siemian injured an oblique during warmups and the Bears announced third-stringer Nathan Peterman would start instead.
Both Siemian and Peterman threw on the sideline minutes before kickoff, and the Bears again switched – back to Siemian.
Fields, who is having a productive second NFL season, injured his left – non-throwing – shoulder in Chicago’s 27-24 loss to Atlanta last Sunday. He was listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report Friday. Fields made the trip with the team to New York and threw lightly on the field at MetLife Stadium, but Chicago officially listed him as inactive 90 minutes before kickoff.
Fields said earlier this week his injury is a shoulder separation with ligament damage within the AC joint. While the injury is to his non-throwing shoulder, he was experiencing some pain in that shoulder on his follow-through when he threw.
Entering this week, Fields ranked fifth in the NFL in rushing with 834 yards to lead all quarterbacks. He has run for seven touchdowns this season, including six in the past five games.
He also joined Arizona’s Kyler Murray as the only QBs in the Super Bowl era with both a passing and rushing touchdown in five straight games.
Siemian last started in Week 11 last season, a loss to Buffalo while he was with New Orleans. He’ll face another of his former teams Sunday. He started one game for the Jets in 2019, but injured an ankle early and missed the rest of the season.
Peterman was promoted Saturday from the practice squad to serve as the backup to Siemian.
Chicago is also without two starters on defense with cornerback Kyler Gordon and safety Jaquan Brisker out with concussions.
The Bears-Jets matchup already had lost some of its luster before Fields was ruled out. New York benched Zach Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft, this week in favor of Mike White. Wilson has struggled mightily in his second season while Fields – selected nine picks after him – has developed into one of the league’s most exciting quarterbacks.
Wilson was listed as inactive for the game, with Joe Flacco serving as White’s backup.
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US: China’s military activity around Taiwan threatens region
SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed American support for Taiwan on Saturday, suggesting at Asia’s premier defense forum that recent Chinese military activity around the self-governing island threatens to change the status quo.
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Austin noted a “steady increase in provocative and destabilizing military activity near Taiwan,” including almost daily military flights near the island by the People’s Republic of China.
“Our policy hasn’t changed, but unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be true for the PRC,” he said.
Austin said Washington remains committed to the “one-China policy,” which recognizes Beijing but allows informal relations and defense ties with Taipei.
Taiwan and China split during a civil war in 1949, but China claims the island as its own territory and has not ruled out using military force to take it.
China has stepped up its military provocations against democratic Taiwan in recent years, aimed at intimidating it into accepting Beijing’s demands to unify with the communist mainland.
“We remain focused on maintaining peace, stability and the status quo across the Taiwan Strait,” Austin said in his address. “But the PRC’s moves threaten to undermine security, and stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.”
He drew a parallel with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that the “indefensible assault on a peaceful neighbor has galvanized the world and … has reminded us all of the dangers of undercutting an international order rooted in rules and respect.”
Austin stressed that the “rules-based international order matters just as much in the Indo-Pacific as it does in Europe.”
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is what happens when oppressors trample the rules that protect us all,” he said. “It’s what happens when big powers decide that their imperial appetites matter more than the rights of their peaceful neighbors. And it’s a preview of a possible world of chaos and turmoil that none of us would want to live in.”
Austin met Friday with Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the conference for discussions where Taiwan featured prominently, according to a senior American defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity to provide details of the private meeting.
Austin made clear at the meeting that while the U.S. does not support Taiwanese independence, it also has major concerns about China’s recent behavior and suggested that Beijing might be attempting to change the status quo.
Wei, meanwhile, complained to Austin about new American arms sales to Taiwan announced this week, saying it “seriously undermined China’s sovereignty and security interests,” according to a Chinese state-run CCTV report after the meeting.
China “firmly opposes and strongly condemns it,” and the Chinese government and military will “resolutely smash any Taiwan independence plot and resolutely safeguard the reunification of the motherland,” Wei reportedly told Austin.
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Col. Wu Qian quoted Wei as saying China would respond to any move toward formal Taiwan independence by “smashing it even at any price, including war.”
In his speech, Austin said the U.S. stands “firmly behind the principle that cross-strait differences must be resolved by peaceful means,” but also would continue to fulfill its commitments to Taiwan.
“That includes assisting Taiwan in maintaining a sufficient self-defense capability,” he said.
“And it means maintaining our own capacity to resist any use of force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security or the social or economic system of the people of Taiwan.”
The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, which has governed U.S. relations with the island, does not require the U.S. to step in militarily if China invades, but makes it American policy to ensure Taiwan has the resources to defend itself and to prevent any unilateral change of status by Beijing.
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(KTLA) – The sister of Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for her role in a 2019 murder at a Southern California casino.
Kimesha Williams, the elder sister of Leonard, and another woman named Candace Townsel were convicted in February of first-degree murder, robbery and elder abuse, ESPN reported.
Townsel also received a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
In September 2019, the women followed an 84-year-old into a bathroom at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula. They robbed her and left her in the bathroom unconscious.
Assad suffered a broken skull in the attack, according to ESPN, and she died five days later.
Williams’ relationship with Leonard was confirmed to The Press-Enterprise by relative Denise Woodard in 2019, though Woodard stressed that Leonard “didn’t have anything to do with this.” | https://www.koin.com/news/kawhi-leonards-sister-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-fatal-casino-robbery/ | 2023-04-23 18:17:28 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/kawhi-leonards-sister-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-fatal-casino-robbery/ |
(NewsNation) — U.S. Border Patrol agents are searching for a group of migrants who were on board a vessel that sank in Stock Island, Florida, after being caught in inclement weather brought on by Hurricane Ian.
Border Patrol agents and members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded Wednesday to the migrant landing, according to a tweet from Miami Sector Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar.
Four Cuban migrants swam to shore after the vessel sank. The Southeast Coast Guard has initiated a search-and-rescue operation to search for another 23 people, Slosar tweeted.
Later in the day, Wednesday, the Coast Guard tweeted three of the migrants had been rescued 2 miles south of Boco Chica. They were hospitalized with exhaustion and dehydration.
Additional details about the search or the conditions of the passengers were not immediately available.
The Category 4 hurricane has produced maximum sustained winds of 155 mph — 2 mph short of intensifying to a Category 5, according to the National Hurricane Center.
U.S. Border Patrol has warned migrants not to take to the water. Over the last weekend, Solasar tweeted 50 migrants from Cuba were taken into custody after landing on the Florida Keys in makeshift vessels.
Another seven were taken into custody in Pompano Beach a day before Hurricane Ian started pounding the coast on the other side of the state.
Those trying to escape Cuba have attempted the dangerous trip for years, however, it appears to be an increasing trend. The U.S. Coast Guard told CNN since last October, about 6,000 Cubans have been intercepted. | https://www.koin.com/news/search-underway-for-missing-migrants-after-ian-sinks-vessel/ | 2022-09-29 14:15:49 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/search-underway-for-missing-migrants-after-ian-sinks-vessel/ |
The World's First Cross-Brand Robotic Management Platform
Accelerating Intralogistics Automation
TAIPEI, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FARobot, the strategic joint venture by Hon Hai Technology Group ("Foxconn") (TWSE: 2317) and ADLINK Technology Inc (TWSE: 6166) today debuted its "Swarm Autonomy" solution at the Automation Taipei exhibition which is the world's first robotic management platform with cross-brand integrability across IT, OT systems, IoT devices, and factory equipment. The solution has been assisting intralogistics automation for leading global manufacturers including AUO and Juluen and is to be introduced to FOXCONN's lighthouse factory project.
Demand volatility is shaping the new productivity standard, with additional challenges of labor shortage and rising costs, driving manufacturers and logistic operators to seek more flexible and resilient solutions. Automated material handling is a key application connecting end-to-end production processes but becomes the biggest pain point for industries. Due to insufficient experiences and techniques needed for integrating backend infrastructure and frontend equipment, manufacturers need to spend a tremendous amount of time and costs on custom solutions, lowering the pace of industrial automation.
Swarm Autonomy is the game changer for international manufacturers solving those issues. Its Swarm Core software platform features agile integration, enabling easy deployment and scalability of cross-brand robots and equipment into the existing system and network infrastructures; agile operation, which delivers dynamic configuration, intelligent management, real-time monitoring, and control of robotic fleets and field equipment thanks to Swarm knowledge sharing technology; and agile optimization, which dynamically schedules operation tasks to ensure an uninterrupted process flow even in case of unexpected situations.
"Robotics is one of FOXCONN Group's "3+3" emerging industries and is our solid foundation for moving toward automated, digitized, and intelligent production," said James Tu, Chief Investment Officer of FOXCONN and Chairman of FARobot. "FARobot is expected to play an important role in the Group's smart manufacturing system in the future."
"Thanks to FOXCONN's manufacturing big data, and ADLINK's domain insight and innovations, we brought the Swarm Autonomy solution to industry within only 2 years," said Ryan Chen, General Manager of FARobot. "It enables flexible interoperability across limitless robotic fleets running on a universal platform (Swarm Core) with a universal robotic communication technology (Swarm Protocol), enhancing production efficiency and equipment utilization."
FARobot also launched its highly reliable Swarm Mobile Robot (SMR) series designed in compliance with the EN ISO 3691-4 standard. The SMR250 and SMR1000 of 250kg and 1000kg payload respectively support seamless integration with Swarm Core, enabling agile collaboration with factory equipment. It is widely compatible with various sensors and top-modules and ideal for diverse environments and OEM sectors.
FARobot is expanding its reseller and integrator network worldwide with strong competence in IT system integrations. Swarm Core can also be licensed by enterprise IT software, including ERP, WMS, and WES vendors. Lastly, FARobot aims to support innovative players with design and manufacturing services for large fleets of vehicles. Please visit FARobot for more information at its booth during Automation Taipei Exhibition 8/24-27 at TaiNEX2, 1F, P832, or visit www.farobottech.com.
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FARobot is a joint venture founded by FOXCONN (TWSE: 2317) and ADLINK (TWSE: 6166), focusing on DDS-empowered robotic technology. Its patented Swarm Core platform enables agile collaboration among different types of operating equipment, as well as IT, OT, and IoT devices from various partners. Along with its Swarm Mobile Robot (SMR) series, the Swarm Autonomy solution introduces game-changing intralogistics automation and enhances optimized efficiency in manufacturing, logistics, retail, and healthcare sectors.
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Businessman dies in shooting on Ohio interstate
CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) - A prominent Cincinnati-area businessman with more than four decades in the automobile industry is the victim of a weekend shooting on Interstate 75, police confirmed to WXIX.
The death of 70-year-old Michael Sweeney is under investigation by homicide investigators as road rage, police said.
Sweeney was pronounced dead on Monday at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, according to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office and his online obituary.
He underwent treatment at the hospital after he was shot in the head on northbound I-75 near Mitchell Avenue on Saturday night, police confirm.
Officers say they responded to the highway just after 8 p.m. for a vehicle crash with injuries, and that’s when they found Sweeney shot.
The suspect fled the scene north on I-75 in a sedan -- possibly a Chevrolet or Nissan -- with heavily tinted windows, damage to the right side and temporary plates.
No arrests have been announced.
About 90 minutes after the shooting, another vehicle crash was reported and further congested traffic in the northbound lanes, a copy of the crash report shows.
The interstate was shut down for nearly three hours.
Police contacted the Ohio Department of Transportation to see whether one of their highway cameras captured video and an image of the driver and vehicle.
“It’s just unbelievable how reckless and irresponsible people are for the regard of their fellow man,” Cincinnati City Council member Scotty Johnson said Monday.
Johnson is chairman of the council’s Public Safety & Governance Committee. He also described the incident as road rage.
“You could have killed innocent people that had nothing to do with the incident. This type of reckless disregard for one another is completely unacceptable,” he said.
Anyone with information about Sweeney’s shooting is urged to call the Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit at 513-352-3542, or Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.
Sweeney’s funeral will be Saturday, according to his obituary.
It says he was the son of the late Tom and Mary Joan Sweeney and leaves behind a large family. He was the widowed father of four grown children and an “adored uncle to 32 nieces and nephews.”
“Following in his father’s and family traditions, Mike was in the automobile business for over 40 years. He loved cars and would often ask his children to join him for a drive,” his obituary continues.
“Kind to everyone, Mike was often surrounded by his family and friends. He loved sharing a good joke, especially one with a head-turning punchline, followed by a snap of his fingers.”
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Amazon cuts 9,000 jobs; now at least 27,000 layoffs in 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday.
The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history, adding to the 18,000 employees the company said it would lay off in January. Yet the company’s workforce doubled during the pandemic, however, during a hiring surge across almost the entire tech sector.
In the memo, Jassy said the second phase of the company’s annual planning process - which determined what areas of the business to trim - completed this month and led to the additional job cuts. He said Amazon will still hire in some strategic areas.
“Some may ask why we didn’t announce these role reductions with the ones we announced a couple months ago. The short answer is that not all of the teams were done with their analyses in the late fall; and rather than rush through these assessments without the appropriate diligence, we chose to share these decisions as we’ve made them so people had the information as soon as possible,” Jassy said.
This time around, the job cuts will hit profitable areas for the company including its cloud computing unit AWS and its burgeoning advertising business. Twitch, the gaming platform Amazon owns, will also see some layoffs as well as Amazon’s PXT organizations, which handle human resources and other functions.
The prior layoffs had also hit PXT, the company’s stores division, which encompasses its e-commerce business as well as company’s brick-and-mortar stores such as Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go, and other departments such as the one that runs the virtual assistant Alexa.
Amazon has also been cutting back on other areas. Earlier this month, the company said it would pause construction on on its headquarters building in northern Virginia, though the first phase of that project will open this June and welcome 8,000 employees.
Like other tech companies, including Facebook parent Meta and Google parent Alphabet, Amazon ramped up hiring during the pandemic to meet the demand from homebound Americans that were increasingly buying stuff online to keep themselves safe from the virus. Its workforce - which encompasses warehouse workers as well as corporate roles - doubled to more than 1.6 million people in about two years. But demand slowed as the worst of the pandemic eased - and the company began pausing or cancelling its warehouse expansion plans last year to make sure it doesn’t bleed unnecessary money.
Amid growing anxiety over the potential for a recession, Amazon in the past few months shut down a subsidiary that’s been selling fabrics for nearly 30 years and shuttered its hybrid virtual, in-home care service Amazon Care among other cost-cutting moves.
Jassy said Monday given the uncertain economy and the “uncertainty that exists in the near future,” the company has chosen to be more streamlined.
He said the teams that will be impacted by the latest round of layoffs are not done making final decisions on which roles will be eliminated. The company plans to finalize those decisions by mid to late April and notify those who will be laid off.
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Boulder County Farmers Markets
“I feel super-blessed to farm here.”
Matt Kuebbing, owner and the sole full-time farmer of The Jolly Radish, approaches the incredibly difficult work of farming with the relentless optimism and generosity that his farm’s name implies. The Jolly Radish is in Longmont on 17 acres that is shared with two other farms: Artemis Flower Farm and Speedwell Farm & Gardens. These three farms make up the Treehouse Farm Collective, a model that allows the members to share resources, experience and the financial responsibilities of farming in Boulder County.
Kuebbing studied agriculture in school, but after a brief stint doing research for the United States Department of Agriculture, he decided that he’d rather spend his time growing food on a farm than studying it in a lab.
After farming in Maryland and Virginia, he moved to Colorado and began working at Aspen Moon Farm. Over six seasons, Kuebbing gained immense knowledge and connections in the farming community. He managed Aspen Moon Farm’s Niwot property along with Brett Matson, who became a close friend and now owns Switch Gears Farm in Longmont. With an immense amount of knowledge and strong friendships in the community, Kuebbing was able to start his own farm in 2021.
Collaboration
It is clear that Kuebbing attributes much of the success of his operation to the community around him. He knows who he can ask to borrow a mower or a combine when he needs one and is quick to return the favor whenever he can. He splits rent with his fellow farmers at the Treehouse Collective, overcoming one of the most difficult barriers for Boulder-area farmers: finding and affording land.
According to Kuebbing, “It’s like a gift economy. We want to help each other out.”
And he does what he can to help feed his community. He employs a “pay what you can” model at markets, which allows customers to choose what they pay for his produce. He donates whatever he can’t sell, and while he is invested in running a business, Kuebbing always prioritizes getting good food to good people.
Hopes and dreams
Kuebbing is excited about the potential of growing grains in the future. He is motivated to do so by what is perhaps the most relatable reason of all time: He really likes bread.
In addition to a desire to grow and bake bread, Kuebbing is also interested in getting more into carbon farming. When you grow wheat or corn, there is a lot of plant residue that isn’t processed or eaten. Those roots, stems and other organic materials remain in the soil and become carbon stores rather than emissions.
As with everything, Kuebbing’s goals and dreams for his land and career hinge on strengthening our ecosystem, improving the health of the humans and environment that his actions impact.
He hopes that the Treehouse Farm Collective can expand to include plots of land for new farmers, an incubator model of sorts. Kuebbing is passionate about increasing the number of producers in Boulder County.
Talking to him is uplifting and inspiring, but his optimism and seemingly idealistic business model are founded on his desire to prove that farming can be a profitable job. Farming and getting good food onto people’s tables are his passions, but he is also dedicated to improving the agricultural community around him to ensure this can be a livelihood for others.
Gratitude
Kuebbing feels grateful to farm here. We feel grateful to be fed by him and the other wonderful farmers here. This holiday season is a perfect time to reflect on our appreciation for our farmers who work tirelessly to be gracious stewards of our land and put food on our tables.
Show your appreciation for our farmers by coming out to our last in-person market of the year: Winter Market! Join us on Dec. 3 and 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont for a weekend of market merriment.
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TEXAS, USA — Drive through Texas on the interstate and you're surely to cross paths with one of the many Buc-ee's convenience stores.
You can't miss them. The gas pump islands have seemingly the cleanest bathrooms and top tier snack options. It's easily a Lone Star staple for road trips.
And among the Buc-ee's brilliant bites: beaver nuggets. The sugar-coated crunchy, puffy corn pop bites were named Texas' best snack in a review by Food and Wine.
The publication set out to name the best snacks in every state, focusing on snacks "able to ship without a lot of effort" that "paint a broad picture of American food culture, and to celebrate the considerable breadth and diversity of what's on offer."
Food & Wine called them "deliciously evil" and "not for the faint-of-teeth."
Touché.
They're so good and such an icon that the Beaver Nuggets immediately came to our mind last year when brainstorming new Blue Bell flavors after two flavors were added to the rotation in honor of National Ice Cream Month. One of those flavors, Dr Pepper, was created this month.
After coming up with our list of flavors, WFAA actually made our own Buc-ee's Beaver Nugget ice cream and tried it. It was also once made into a beer by Panther Island brewing.
Clearly, the Beaver Nugget is the obvious choice for Texas' top treat.
What were the best snacks from other states?
Snacks in the states nearby included:
- Oklahoma: Fried pies
- New Mexico: Biscochito
- Louisiana: Pralines
- Arkansas: Cured venison
- Mississippi: Kool-Aid pickles
- Colorado: Edibles
- Kansas: Sunflower seeds
- Missouri: Red Hot Riplets
For a look at the full list, visit Food and Wine here.
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Doctors can use artificial intelligence to determine your chance of lung cancer with a single CT scan.
"By catching lung cancer early, we increase the overall survival," said Dr. Florian Fintelmann, a radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School.
Researchers recently created Sybil, an AI model that can predict someone's future lung cancer risk from a single CT scan. A study on the model and the algorithm itself was developed by the Mass General Cancer Center and MIT.
"What it does, it enables us to put people who undergo lung cancer screening in different buckets: High risk, medium risk, low risk," Dr. Fintelmann, a co-author of the study, said.
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. The society estimates about 127,070 deaths from lung cancer will occur in the U.S. in 2023.
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The study on Sybil found the model can detect lung cancer risk with good accuracy, and predict things doctors can't see. Sybil was validated using three different data sets, which consisted of more than 20,000 CT scans. The algorithm doesn't need any additional information like risk factor, age, or gender.
"Sybil can make accurate predictions based on a single time point. So other tools, they need at least a couple of CT scans to compare to each other looking for differences between them," Dr. Fintelmann said.
"One of the questions I sometimes get is 'Will this replace the physician?' And it will definitely not," he said.
While AI can predict your future risk, doctors will still be needed to determine where the cancer is, what it looks like, and possible treatment plans.
"The algorithm is freely available," he said.
However, it may be a while before this tool is used to analyze your next CT scan.
"Right now, the Sybil algorithm is not implemented in the hospital because there's no FDA clearance," Dr. Fintelmann said.
So what's next?
"There are clinical trials that are on the way that will look at the utility and the benefit to patients of using Sybil in clinical decision making for lung cancer screening," he said.
Dr. Fintelmann said they also want to diversify the pool of CT scans the algorithm is trained on, as he sees potential issues for bias based on the data that has been used so far.
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Whether visitors arrive via road, rail or trail, Point of Rocks’s hold on history is impossible to miss.
Point of Rocks appeals to history buffs, outdoor fans, commuters
“The proportion, detailing, and color of the Point of Rocks Railroad Station is unusually sophisticated for its rural setting and ranks with the most outstanding work of the Victorian Gothic Rival,” according to its statement of significance when it was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
More than 50 years later, it became a new source of community pride. The former Baltimore & Ohio station got its own forever postage stamp, part of a railroad series released by the U.S. Postal Service in March.
Today, Point of Rocks’s location remains strategically relevant for residents who want small-town living and outdoor recreation with commuting options. A major stop on MARC’s Brunswick Line to Washington’s Union Station, the Point of Rocks station has more than 500 parking spaces for rail commuters. The big town conveniences of Frederick, Md., and Leesburg, Va., are each less than 15 miles away on Highway 15.
“Great commuter location, access to outdoor activities,” said Betsy Cain of Mackintosh Realtors in Frederick. “You’ve got the river right there. All kinds of things.”
In the shadow of the Catoctin Mountains, Point of Rocks embraces its history and its newcomers, said Pamela Lesch, who moved here from Fairfax last July. Like many rural towns in the Mid-Atlantic, the local Ruritan Club drives civic engagement. In Point of Rocks, the club manages the county-owned community center, sponsors events and funds scholarships.
“We moved in. I attended a meeting with the Ruritans to see what they are about,” Lesch said. The connection was immediate. She returned home with her husband drafted as Santa for the club’s holiday breakfast.
Lesch, meanwhile, dived into one of the club’s biggest projects, reviving “Art at the Point,” Point of Rocks’s largest festival, which was suspended in during 2020 due to covid. The Sept. 30 event, which features musicians, artists and food vendors, will fill the Community Commons Park, next to the train station.
“It’s been essentially one of our big ways to fundraise for scholarships for our town. So not having that for the last couple of years has been challenging, but we wanted to bring it back,” she said.
It’s an all-volunteer effort and, in true small-town fashion, when Lesch sought help designing a festival poster, she didn’t need to look far. Soon Point of Rocks resident and graphics designer Marie Boshoff stepped up from right down the street. Boshoff is a neighbor.
When the last chords of Art at the Point fade, the town quietly settles into fall in the Catoctins. Access to outdoor activities begin right in town with the C&O Canal Towpath, where families out for a stroll mix with long-haul cyclists tackling the 185-mile route. A boat launch on the Potomac River opens the upper river to anglers.
“I’m constantly out walking, running all times of day and night. … I always feel very safe,” Lesch said, adding with a chuckle, “except for the bears.”
The Potomac is at the heart of the town’s history and the rugged stone outcroppings that overlook the river give the town its name. Here the river cuts through the Catoctins, offering trade routes first used by Indigenous peoples. By the 1830s, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company each coveted the narrow sliver of land that offered access to the west. By the Civil War, its strategic location attracted Confederate Army raids on trains and canal traffic.
These days, the river crossings are much more benign. On the Virginia side, the acclaimed Restaurant at Patowmack Farm is two miles up Lovettsville Road. In Point of Rocks, Roadhouse Jerk draws in fans of Caribbean fare.
Housing inventory in the community is tight. Just one property — a remodeled 1885 house with six beds and six baths over 6,650 square feet — is available, at $799,900. Over the past year, 19 houses have sold, ranging from $224,000 to $642,500.
Single-family houses dominate the markets, although some townhouses are occasionally available, according to Cain. Older, usually smaller homes in the heart of town sell in the $300,000 to $400,000 range, while larger homes in Canal Run can be found in the $500,000 to $600,000 range. There are no city property taxes, Cain said.
“It’s a great place. Not really out of the way at all,” Cain said. “Affordability is a big factor there.”
Boundaries: The community is unincorporated but the Frederick County Community Area Map recognizes the general boundaries as along Highway 15 on the northwest, Calico Rocks Regional Park on the northeast and the C&O Canal on the south.
Transit: MARC trains make six morning runs to Washington’s Union Station with returning runs in the afternoon and evening. Additional runs, including weekend and non-rush hour weekday service are under consideration. Frederick TransIT operates “Meet The MARC” shuttle buses with one morning run from Frederick and two evening runs to Frederick.
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BOSTON (AP) — Boston College tackle Jack Conley looks over his shoulder at the fieldhouse wall, where the school has hung the jerseys of its NFL first-round draft choices.
Three of the last four have been offensive linemen.
“BC football, the weakness will never be the O-Line,” Conley, one of the five new offensive lineman expected to start for BC this season, said at media day on Monday. “And it’s going to stay that way.”
As the Eagles get ready for their Sept. 3 opener against Rutgers, they are flirting with a dangerous combination: The offensive line is inexperienced, and quarterback Phil Jurkovec has yet to complete a full, healthy season.
With so much depending on the Notre Dame transfer, the Eagles are counting on the line coming together quickly.
“The first priority when I got here was to keep him upright,” said offensive coordinator John McNulty, who arrived in Chestnut Hill from Notre Dame this season. “Whatever we have to do. That’s kind of where everything has to come from. To protect the quarterback has to be real. We can’t just expose him to as many hits.”
BC has sent more than a few stars to the NFL, from Pro Bowl quarterbacks Matt Ryan, Matt Hasselbeck and Doug Flutie to defensive standouts Luke Kuechly, Art Donovan and Fred Smerlas.
But many of the school’s pro prospects have been offensive linemen, including 10 of its 21 NFL first-round draft picks. Four members of last year’s line are in NFL camps, including guard Zion Johnson, the No. 17 overall pick by the Los Angeles Chargers.
“We have such a rich history of O-line play. No one comes here and doesn’t want to be one of those guys,” Conley said. “We want to add on to the history. And we don’t want to let down what’s come before us and lower the standard for what is to come in the future.”
The lone member of last year’s line who returned to campus was guard Christian Mahogany, a favorite to be on the preseason All-ACC first team before tearing his ACL this spring. Alec Lindstrom, the younger brother of Falcons 2019 first-round draft pick Chris Lindstrom, has signed with Dallas, tackle Tyler Vrabel is with Atlanta and guard Ben Petrula is with Cleveland.
It may be that the next NFL prospect to graduate from "O-Line U" is among those trying to protect Jurkovec this year, a group that is expected to include Conley, Ozzy Trapilo, Drew Kendall, Kevin Cline and Finn Dirstine.
“We are known for having great O-Linemen. And putting them out in the first round,” receiver Zay Flowers said. “So I believe that we’re going to be just fine.”
Jurkovec, who transferred from Notre Dame in 2020, hurt his knee near the end of his first season at BC and then last year broke a bone in his hand in Week 2. He was expected to miss the rest of the season, but made a surprise return in November.
The former Pennsylvania high school phenom says he doesn’t consider himself injury prone; last year’s injury was “a fluke thing,” when he put his hand down on the ground. But he’s also working on ways to minimize the abuse to his body.
Though running is a big part of his success — he picked up 322 yards and five touchdowns on the ground in six games last year — he knows there are times he should step out of bounds or even bail out on a play rather than take a hit.
Jurkovec said he’s also working on his sliding. (“I would say my sliding is subpar,” he said.)
“I think I’ve just been reckless at times before,” he admitted. “I’ve got to minimize the amount of hits that I take.”
But a lot of that will also come down to how well the offensive line can protect him.
Conley acknowledged that it's a fair question.
But not a weakness.
“A ‘question mark’ is fine, because that means we get to prove it. But a ‘weakness’ means we’re put off to the side, and that we’re pulling the team down,” he said. “And we won’t let that happen.”
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"Live and Local at RockHouse Live Key West" will be aired on Barefoot Radio Key West 104.9
It will also be carried live on VNUE Radio, StageIt.com, and all RockHouse Live locations
NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VNUE, Inc. (OTC: VNUE) today announced the company is partnering with Key West's Barefoot Radio 104.9 and RockHouse Live Key West, in collaboration on a new music show centered around local artists and those artists who pass through the exotic and beautiful island on tour.
Live and Local at RockHouse Live Key West™ will air every Thursday night, starting September 1, 2022, from 8PM to 10PM, 100% live from RockHouse Live Key West's exclusive Rock Room.
In addition to being carried on terrestrial radio by Barefoot 104.9, the show will also air on VNUE's online and app-based radio station, VNUE Radio, and it will be professionally livestreamed on VNUE's StageIt.com platform, both of which reach a global audience, and the latter with over a million subscribers. And it will also air on select screens at each of the other RockHouse Live locations, in Clearwater Beach, Oxford, MS, and Memphis, TN.
Two musical artists, which will range from solo artists to full bands, will be featured every week, and will each be interviewed on-site in the RockHouse Live Rock Room, in front of a live audience. Each artist will also take the stage, and during their performance, the radio station will play recordings by each of the featured artists, as well as other local artists who have submitted material for consideration.
"This is a concept that I have wanted to pursue for some time," said VNUE CEO Zach Bair, who is also the founder of RockHouse Live. "I'm stoked that Barefoot Radio came on board for our radio partner, and that we will also be leveraging our VNUE tech such as StageIt and VNUE Radio to reach not just our locals in Key West, but a global fan base of music lovers, who will get the opportunity to enjoy the amazing talent that is on the island."
Dave Jackson and Kevin Redding, co-owner/operators of 104.9 Barefoot Radio said, "We're incredibly excited to partner with Zach and the staff at RockHouse Live on Duval Street! Our quirky brand of local Conch music combined with Zach's power in the rock and digital music industry – all on world famous Duvall Street? Buckle up! It's going to be wild ride here in Key West when music in the Conch Republic goes live and worldwide!"
As noted above, Live and Local in Key West will feature a live studio audience – the show is 100% open to the public – and will be broadcast from the Rock Room, which is RockHouse Live Key West's upstairs performance room and venue. There will also be specials offered from the show's sponsors, as well as free SWAG, and other things that will make each show unforgettable.
Fans who are unable to listen locally on Barefoot Radio or attend the show in person may download the VNUE Radio app from the Apple App Store or Google Play, or may also go to StageIt.com, to actually see the performances and interviews, which will be professionally livestreamed. There will be no cost in most cases to attend the virtual performances, but fans are encouraged to tip the artists.
Businesses interested in becoming a sponsor should contact Ben Hennington at ben.hennington@vnue.com, or by calling him at 305.304.1232.
Bands and artists who wish to be considered for airplay and/or to be a guest on the show should email an EPK with links to original music to liveandlocalkw@rockhouselive.com. All song submissions must be professionally recorded and broadcast ready.
About VNUE, Inc. (www.vnue.com)
VNUE, Inc., (OTC: VNUE) is a multi-faceted music technology company dedicated to monetizing the live music experience for artists, labels, writers, and publishers, and protecting the rights of artists. For more information, please visit vnue.com.
About RockHouse Live™
RockHouse Live (www.rockhouselive.com) is a first-of-its kind hybrid live & virtual entertainment-themed restaurant, venue and bar concept, offering the culture of rock 'n' roll with live music, entertainment, great food, awesome drinks, and "virtual tech." For more information visit rockhouselive.com.
Investors seeking to learn more can contact the company at investors@rockhouselive.com.
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- Total quarterly revenue of $217 million, representing 57% year-over-year growth -
- 2022 DMD revenue guidance and low end of total revenue guidance increased -
- Strategic financing with Blackstone with up to $1 billion of low-cost, low-dilution capital -
- Pipeline of multiple innovative compounds continues to advance in clinical development -
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) today announced a corporate update and financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2022.
"Our mission is to build an enduring biopharmaceutical company that treats diseases with significant unmet medical needs," said Stuart W. Peltz, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, PTC Therapeutics, Inc. "We continue to achieve our ambitious goals for 2022 of generating strong revenue growth while advancing our broad and deep pipeline to continue to fulfill this vision."
Key Corporate Updates:
- The Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) franchise continued to show strong growth, with third quarter total net product revenue of $131 million, or 15% year-over-year growth.
- Evrysdi milestone of $50 million from Roche achieved for surpassing annual net sales of $750 million.
- Strategic financing with Blackstone to grow pipeline. As part of the partnership, Blackstone provides PTC with an initial $350 million in capital at close, with an option for an additional $650 million in funding.
Key Clinical and Regulatory Updates:
- PTC submitted a type II variation to EMA to convert the conditional marketing authorization for Translarna to a standard marketing authorization. PTC expects a CHMP opinion in the first half of 2023.
- PTC submitted a meeting request to the FDA to gain clarity on the regulatory pathway for the NDA for Translarna in the US. While the FDA has provided initial written feedback that Study 041 does not provide substantial evidence of effectiveness, PTC is planning follow up discussions with the agency to understand whether the evidence in the ITT population in Study 041 along with confirmatory evidence from other studies could support approval.
- PTC held a type C meeting with the FDA to discuss the details of a potential submission package for Upstaza. The FDA asked for additional bioanalytical data in support of comparability between the drug product used in the clinical studies and the commercial drug product. PTC is currently working with the FDA to address this request and expects to submit a BLA for Upstaza in the first half of 2023.
- PTC continues to make progress in additional ongoing registration-directed clinical studies:
- Enrollment in the PIVOT-HD Phase 2 trial of PTC518 for Huntington's disease is active and ongoing at study sites in Europe and Australia. Enrollment in the US is paused as the FDA has requested additional data to support trial conduct. Data from the first 12 weeks of the placebo-controlled trial anticipated in the first half of 2023.
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights:
- Total revenues were $217.1 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $138.7 million for the third quarter of 2021.
- Total revenue includes net product revenue across the commercial portfolio of $134.2 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $115.6 million for the third quarter of 2021. Total revenue also includes royalty and collaboration revenue of $82.9 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to $23.1 million for the third quarter of 2021.
- Translarna net product revenues were $76.6 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $67.2 million for the third quarter of 2021. These results reflect an increase in net product sales from new patients in existing markets as well as continued geographic expansion.
- Emflaza net product revenues were $54.8 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $47.1 million for the third quarter of 2021. These results reflect new patient starts, broader access, continued high compliance and appropriate weight-based dosing.
- Roche reported Evrysdi 2022 year to date sales of approximately CHF 793 million, resulting in royalty revenue of $32.9 million to PTC in the third quarter of 2022, as compared to $13.1 million for the third quarter of 2021. Also in the third quarter of 2022, PTC recorded a sales milestone of $50 million for the achievement of $750 million in worldwide annual net sales from Evrysdi. This sales milestone was recorded as collaboration revenue.
- Based on U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), GAAP R&D expenses were $165.5 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $130.8 million for the third quarter of 2021. The increase reflects additional investment in research programs and advancement of the clinical pipeline.
- Non-GAAP R&D expenses were $150.4 million for the third quarter of 2022, excluding $15.1 million in non-cash, stock-based compensation expense, compared to $117.8 million for the third quarter of 2021, excluding $13.0 million in non-cash, stock-based compensation expense.
- GAAP SG&A expenses were $80.1 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $69.3 million for the third quarter of 2021. The increase reflects our continued investment to support commercial activities, including expanding our commercial portfolio.
- Non-GAAP SG&A expenses were $66.5 million for the third quarter of 2022, excluding $13.6 million in non-cash, stock-based compensation expense, compared to $56.4 million for the third quarter of 2021, excluding $12.8 million in non-cash, stock-based compensation expense.
- Change in the fair value of deferred and contingent consideration was $5.3 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $10.8 million for the third quarter of 2021. The change in fair value of deferred and contingent consideration is related to the fair valuation of potential future consideration to be paid to former equity holders of Agilis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Agilis) in connection with PTC's acquisition of Agilis, which closed in August 2018.
- Net loss was $109.3 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to net loss of $133.6 million for the third quarter of 2021.
- Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities was $288.4 million as of September 30, 2022, compared to $773.4 million as of December 31, 2021.
- Shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022, were 71,854,892.
PTC Updates Full Year 2022 Financial Guidance as Follows:
- PTC anticipates total revenues for the full year 2022 to be between $710 and $750 million, compared to previous guidance of between $700 and $750 million.
- PTC anticipates net product revenues for the DMD franchise for the full year 2022 to be between $490 and $500 million, compared to previous guidance of between $475 and $495 million.
- PTC anticipates GAAP R&D and SG&A expenses for the full year 2022 to be between $925 and $965 million, compared to previous guidance of between $915 and $965 million.
- PTC anticipates Non-GAAP R&D and SG&A expense for the full year 2022 to be between $810 and $850 million, compared to previous guidance of between $800 and $850 million, both excluding estimated non-cash, stock-based compensation expense of $115 million.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
In this press release, the financial results of PTC are provided in accordance with GAAP and using certain non-GAAP financial measures. In particular, the non-GAAP financial measures exclude non-cash, stock-based compensation expense. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided as a complement to financial measures reported in GAAP because management uses these non-GAAP financial measures when assessing and identifying operational trends. In management's opinion, these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and other users of PTC's financial statements by providing greater transparency into the historical and projected operating performance of PTC and the company's future outlook. Non-GAAP financial measures are not an alternative for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Quantitative reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their respective closest equivalent GAAP financial measures are included in the table below.
Acronyms:
AADC: Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
ALS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
DMD: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
PKU: Phenylketonuria
R&D: Research and Development
SG&A: Selling, General and Administrative
SMA: Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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To access the call by phone, please click here to register and you will be provided with dial-in details. To avoid delays, we recommend participants dial in to the conference call 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. The webcast conference call can be accessed on the Investor section of the PTC website at https://ir.ptcbio.com/events-presentations. A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after completion of the call and will be archived on the company's website for 30 days following the call.
About PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
PTC is a science-driven, global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of clinically differentiated medicines that provide benefits to patients with rare disorders. PTC's ability to globally commercialize products is the foundation that drives investment in a robust and diversified pipeline of transformative medicines and our mission to provide access to best-in-class treatments for patients who have an unmet medical need. The company's strategy is to leverage its strong scientific expertise and global commercial infrastructure to maximize value for its patients and other stakeholders. To learn more about PTC, please visit us at www.ptcbio.com and follow us on Facebook, on Twitter at @PTCBio, and on LinkedIn.
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Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this release, other than statements of historic fact, are forward-looking statements, including the information provided under the heading "PTC Updates Full Year 2022 Financial Guidance as Follows", including with respect to (i) 2022 total revenue guidance, (ii) 2022 net product revenue guidance for the DMD franchise and (iii) 2022 GAAP and non-GAAP R&D and SG&A expense guidance, and statements regarding: the future expectations, plans and prospects for PTC, including with respect to the expected timing of clinical trials and studies, availability of data, regulatory submissions and responses and other matters; expectations with respect to Upstaza and other programs within PTC's gene therapy platform, including any regulatory submissions, commercialization and manufacturing capabilities; advancement of PTC's joint collaboration program in SMA, including any regulatory submissions, commercialization or royalty or milestone payments; PTC's expectations with respect to the licensing, regulatory submissions and commercialization of its products and product candidates; PTC's strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs; and the objectives of management. Other forward-looking statements may be identified by the words, "guidance", "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "target," "potential," "will," "would," "could," "should," "continue," and similar expressions.
PTC's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements it makes as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties, including those related to: expectations with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic and related response measures and their effects on PTC's business, operations, clinical trials, regulatory submissions and approvals, and PTC's collaborators, contract research organizations, suppliers and manufacturers; the outcome of pricing, coverage and reimbursement negotiations with third party payors for PTC's products or product candidates that PTC commercializes or may commercialize in the future; expectations with respect to Upstaza and other programs within PTC's gene therapy platform, including any regulatory submissions and potential approvals, commercialization, manufacturing capabilities and the potential financial impact and benefits of its leased biologics manufacturing facility and the potential achievement of development, regulatory and sales milestones and contingent payments that PTC may be obligated to make; expectations with respect to the commercialization of Evrysdi under our SMA collaboration; PTC's ability to maintain its marketing authorization of Translarna for the treatment of nmDMD in Brazil, Russia, the European Economic Area (EEA) and other regions, including whether the European Medicines Agency (EMA) determines in future annual renewal cycles that the benefit-risk balance of Translarna authorization supports renewal of such authorization; PTC's ability to complete Study 041, which is a specific obligation to continued marketing authorization in the EEA; PTC's ability to utilize results from Study 041, a randomized, 18-month, placebo-controlled clinical trial of Translarna for the treatment of nmDMD followed by an 18-month open-label extension, to support a marketing approval for Translarna for the treatment of nmDMD in the United States and a conversion to a standard marketing authorization in the EEA; expectations with respect to the commercialization of Tegsedi and Waylivra; the results of PTC's clinical trial for emvododstat for COVID-19; significant business effects, including the effects of industry, market, economic, political or regulatory conditions; changes in tax and other laws, regulations, rates and policies; the eligible patient base and commercial potential of PTC's products and product candidates; PTC's scientific approach and general development progress; PTC's ability to satisfy its obligations under the terms of its lease agreements, including for its leased biologics manufacturing facility; PTC's ability to satisfy its obligations under the terms of the secured credit facility with Blackstone; the sufficiency of PTC's cash resources and its ability to obtain adequate financing in the future for its foreseeable and unforeseeable operating expenses and capital expenditures; and the factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of PTC's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as any updates to these risk factors filed from time to time in PTC's other filings with the SEC. You are urged to carefully consider all such factors.
As with any pharmaceutical under development, there are significant risks in the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of new products. There are no guarantees that any product will receive or maintain regulatory approval in any territory, or prove to be commercially successful, including Translarna, Emflaza, Upstaza, Evrysdi, Tegsedi or Waylivra.
The forward-looking statements contained herein represent PTC's views only as of the date of this press release and PTC does not undertake or plan to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in plans, prospects, assumptions, estimates or projections, or other circumstances occurring after the date of this press release except as required by law.
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A beloved Sanditon character has already met her fateful end.
Charlotte Spencer, who played Esther on the PBS period drama's first two seasons, will not be returning for its third, according to TVLine.
Season two of Sanditon, which is based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel, which found Esther suffering from laudanum poisoning at the hands of Edward (Jack Fox), ended on a positive note for often-maligned character. Esther, who previously had a miscarriage and was told she wasn't able to have children of her own, was left to raise Clara's (Lily Sacofsky) baby after she left the town of Sanditon.
The writing was on the wall for Esther's exit after she got her happy ending.
"I think where we leave her at the end of season two she's got everything she's ever wanted," Sanditon showrunner Justin Young told Decider, "she's happy, married, and now she has a child that she adores, so I think that's the end of Esther's story as far as I'm concerned."
It's not all bad news for Charlotte, who was recently cast in the BBC/Paramount+ drama The Gold, "inspired by the true story of the UK's iconic Brink's-Mat robbery and the decades-long chain of events that followed," according to Deadline. Charlotte will star alongside Hugh Bonneville, Jack Lowden and Dominic Cooper.
The actress is not the only major star to have been written off Sanditon, as Theo James—who appeared in season one as Sidney Parker—was revealed to have died of yellow fever in the season two premiere.
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Significant industry expertise will help lead all government relations activities for the company
AKRON, Ohio, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that Joseph (Joe) McClelland has been named vice president, External Affairs, effective July 18. McClelland will be responsible for overseeing all government relations activities for the company, including local, state and federal affairs, and engaging with policymakers on legislation that may impact FirstEnergy's customers and operations. He will report to Sam Belcher, senior vice president, Operations.
"Joe brings to FirstEnergy nearly forty years of experience in the energy and electric utility industry, as well as extensive experience engaging with government agencies and offices at all levels," said Steven E. Strah, president and chief executive officer. "As the leader of our External Affairs function, he will support our efforts to ensure all of our government relations activities and related stakeholder engagement are in keeping with our core values and enhanced policies and procedures. We look forward to benefiting from his deep insights and expertise."
McClelland most recently served as director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Security (OEIS) at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Appointed to this role in September 2012, McClelland led FERC's external affairs efforts related to OEIS activities and assisted in identifying, communicating and seeking comprehensive solutions to potential risks to FERC-jurisdictional facilities from cyber and physical security threats.
Prior to directing OEIS, McClelland served as the first director of FERC's Office of Electric Reliability, which was created in 2007. He joined FERC in 2004 as director of the Division of Reliability within the Office of Energy Markets and Reliability.
Before joining FERC, McClelland had more than 20 years of experience in the electric utility industry. He began his career with Allegheny Energy Inc. (now part of FirstEnergy), holding a variety of positions in engineering, marketing, regulation and rates and project development. Immediately prior to joining FERC, McClelland was the general manager of the Custer Public Power District in Broken Bow, Nebraska.
McClelland earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its ten electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp or online at www.firstenergycorp.com.
Forward-Looking Statements: This news release includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These statements include declarations regarding management's intents, beliefs and current expectations. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms "anticipate," "potential," "expect," "forecast," "target," "will," "intend," "believe," "project," "estimate," "plan" and similar words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, which may include the following: the completion of the Tender Offer; the potential liabilities, increased costs and unanticipated developments resulting from government investigations and agreements, including those associated with compliance with or failure to comply with the Deferred Prosecution Agreement entered into on July 21, 2021 with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio; the risks and uncertainties associated with government investigations and audits regarding Ohio House Bill 6, as passed by Ohio's 133rd General Assembly (HB 6) and related matters, including potential adverse impacts on federal or state regulatory matters, including, but not limited to, matters relating to rates; the risks and uncertainties associated with litigation, arbitration, mediation, and similar proceedings, particularly regarding HB 6 related matters, including risks associated with obtaining court approval of the definitive settlement agreement in the derivative shareholder lawsuits; weather conditions, such as temperature variations and severe weather conditions, or other natural disasters affecting future operating results and associated regulatory actions or outcomes in response to such conditions; legislative and regulatory developments, including, but not limited to, matters related to rates, compliance and enforcement activity, cybersecurity, and climate change; the ability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from our FE Forward initiative and our other strategic and financial goals, including, but not limited to, overcoming current uncertainties and challenges associated with the ongoing government investigations, executing our transmission and distribution investment plans, greenhouse gas reduction goals, controlling costs, improving our credit metrics, growing earnings, and strengthening our balance sheet; the risks associated with cyber-attacks and other disruptions to our, or our vendors', information technology system, which may compromise our operations, and data security breaches of sensitive data, intellectual property and proprietary or personally identifiable information; mitigating exposure for remedial activities associated with retired and formerly owned electric generation assets; the ability to access the public securities and other capital and credit markets in accordance with our financial plans, the cost of such capital and overall condition of the capital and credit markets affecting FirstEnergy, including the increasing number of financial institutions evaluating the impact of climate change on their investment decisions; the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related impacts to our business, operations and financial condition resulting from the outbreak of COVID-19 including, but not limited to, disruption of businesses in our territories, supply chain disruptions, additional costs, workforce impacts and governmental and regulatory responses to the pandemic, such as moratoriums on utility disconnections and workforce vaccination mandates; actions that may be taken by credit rating agencies that could negatively affect either our access to or terms of financing or our financial condition and liquidity; changes in assumptions regarding factors such as economic conditions within our territories, the reliability of our transmission and distribution system, or the availability of capital or other resources supporting identified transmission and distribution investment opportunities; changes in customers' demand for power, including, but not limited to, economic conditions, the impact of climate change, or energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; changes in national and regional economic conditions, including recession and inflationary pressure, affecting FirstEnergy and/or its customers and those vendors with which FirstEnergy does business; the potential of non-compliance with debt covenants in our credit facilities; the ability to comply with applicable reliability standards and energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; changes to environmental laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those related to climate change; changing market conditions affecting the measurement of certain liabilities and the value of assets held in our pension trusts, or causing FirstEnergy to make contributions sooner, or in amounts that are larger, than currently anticipated; labor disruptions by our unionized workforce; changes to significant accounting policies; any changes in tax laws or regulations, or adverse tax audit results or rulings; and the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are also qualified by, and should be read together with, the risk factors included in FirstEnergy's filings with the SEC, including, but not limited to, the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The foregoing review of factors also should not be construed as exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor assess the impact of any such factor on FirstEnergy's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. FirstEnergy expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise, except as required by law, any forward-looking statements contained herein or in the information incorporated by reference as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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LANCASTER, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for Corey (CJ) Devonta Baker, Jr. in connection to the January 4 murder of Nathaniel White.
Authorities got arrest warrants against Baker for murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime at 1704 John Street this past Wednesday. Baker Jr. should be considered armed and dangerous.
The 24-year-old suspect is a 6-foot-4 Black male weighing just over 200 pounds. The man has York and Rock Hill addresses and is known to frequent Lancaster County.
“This investigation has been running full steam since last week,” said Sheriff Barry Faile. “Our investigators have worked through lots of information to identify Baker and are being assisted by several other agencies in searching for him. We need to find and arrest Baker as soon as possible. I encourage anyone with information that will assist us in locating Baker to immediately contact the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office or dial 911 in your local jurisdiction.”
Anyone with information about this or any other case should call the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office at 803-283-3388 or contact Midlands Crimestoppers in one of the following ways: Dial 888-CRIME-SC (888-274-6372), log onto www.midlandscrimestoppers.com and click on the “Submit a Tip” tab, or download the P3 Tips App for Apple or Android devices.
After an 8:07 p.m. service call last week, a deputy found the 53-year-old White in an outbuilding on the property being tended to by two females. The victim had an apparent gunshot wound, and a deputy provided aid before Lancaster County Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived. Unfortunately, the victim died at the scene.
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During the investigation, authorities learned several people were on the property or near it when the shooting occurred. Investigators discovered two men drove to the home, and one of them got out and met with the victim in the outbuilding. The man came out of the outbuilding with a handgun and returned to the car, which left the area. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots.
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WASHINGTON, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In Brian K. Evans v. Ronald Marvin, MD and Nurse Anne Marie Mede (Anne Marie Mede was found to be negligent in a Lawrence, Massachusetts Superior Court jury verdict (see April 22, 2022 Entry, "Reply of Petitioner Brian K. Evans filed"- Main Document App. 4), the United States Supreme Court today, while accepting the filing of a Writ of Certiorari filed by Pro Se plaintiff Evans, did not accept the Opposition filing filed by the law firm of Foster & Eldridge on Woburn, Massachusetts.
The case, which can be reviewed at https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=%2Fdocket%2Fdocketfiles%2Fhtml%2Fpublic%2F21-1257.html&fbclid=IwAR3xuz_La_8o25thh_l-M0l9W-YrlhR3D7rltLVB_uWZcJ1gy998ndvJRss through the United States Supreme Court, displays that the Pro Se plaintiff's filings were accepted while the Massachusetts high profile firm in the medical malpractice case regarding Evans' mother, Helen Marie Bousquet, was not.
Mrs. Bousquet, who had Sleep Apnea, died on October 5, 2012 following knee surgery. Evans has been appealing ever since.
Cerberus Capital Management of New York owns Steward Health Care, who owns Holy Family Hospital as state in Evans April 22 reply brief.
Evans was alleging in his Appeal in Massachusetts that Lawrence Superior Court judge Salim Tabit should have revealed that his wife, a doctor, had admitting privileges at the very hospital Evans was suing.
In an Order from the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the court, ruling against Evans, said "While it may have been better practice for the judge prior to reveal that his wife has admitting privileges…," became the reasoning behind the Writ of Certiorari (see Order, App 9, footnote marked 12 on April 22, 2022 Entry, "Reply of Petitioner Brian K. Evans filed" on the US Supreme Court website.
"This was not a small claims case, and the United States Supreme Court must protect the 14th Amendment, which says 'A defendant has a due process right to an impartial judge under both state and federal Constitutions," says Evans. "For the Massachusetts Appeals Court to admit it would have been "better practice" to let us know the judge was married to a doctor in this case was something we had a right to know, and while I know that it's a slim chance that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this case because my last name isn't Trump, who seems to get fast-tracked with anything he files, I am in the least documenting this historically. The Massachusetts Appeals Court should have, in the least, remanded the case to see how deep the rabbit hole went as it pertained to the judge's wife's connections to this hospital, which we now know was at least admitting privileges. In my opinion, the Massachusetts Appeals Court didn't want to know," Evans concludes.
39 US governors have issued Sleep Apnea Proclamations since Bousquet's passing, which can be seen at helen-bousquet.com.
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Election legal challenges were playing out Tuesday as voters cast ballots across the country in the midterm elections. And more bruising court fights are expected in the coming days that could draw out how long it takes for votes to be counted in some races.
More than 100 lawsuits were filed before Tuesday's elections, targeting rules for things like mail-in voting, voting machines and access for partisan poll watchers.
And observers are bracing for a deluge of challenges after polls close as some Republican candidates have already said they will not accept a loss or have planted doubt on the election process despite no evidence of fraud.
The avalanche of election cases follows Republican Donald Trump's failed effort to get courts to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Trump and his Republican allies brought roughly 60 lawsuits challenging the election that were roundly rejected by judges appointed to the bench by presidents of both political parties.
Here's a look at at the legal challenges playing out in some states:
TEXAS
A federal judge in Texas has barred election volunteers and workers at a polling location in a predominantly Black neighborhood from asking voters to publicly recite their address before allowing them to cast a ballot in the midterm elections.
The Monday night order came after the Beaumont chapter of the NAACP and voter Jessica Daye sued, alleging that Black voters were harassed and intimidated during early voting at the John Paul Davis Community Center polling location, where 90% of voters are Black.
U.S. District Judge Michael Truncale also barred workers and volunteers from shadowing voters as they cast ballots.
The complaint also alleged that poll workers, who are partisans brought on by political parties, helped white voters insert or scan ballots into voting machines but not Black voters, and the judge's order barred that activity as well.
Beaumont is a city of about 112,000 people near the Louisiana border that’s about 80 miles (125 kilometers) east of Houston. In 2020, Jefferson County — where Beaumont is the county seat — voters narrowly backed Donald Trump, with 50.2% favoring the former president and 48.6% backing Joe Biden.
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman’s campaign went to court late Monday in a bid to have mail-in ballots that lack accurate handwritten dates on the exterior envelopes counted. Fetterman's legal action followed a state Supreme Court ruling that said the ballots could not be counted and another over the weekend clarifying what constituted an incorrect date.
Fetterman's campaign — in partnership with national congressional and senatorial Democratic campaign organizations and two voters — sued county boards of election across the state, arguing that throwing out ballots that lack proper envelope dates would violate a provision in the 1964 U.S. Civil Rights Act that says people can’t be kept from voting based on what the lawsuit calls “needless technical requirements.”
In Philadelphia, voters who had missing or incorrect dates on their mail-in ballots were being allowed to file replacement ballots at City Hall or vote provisionally at their regular precincts Tuesday.
It’s unclear how many ballots would be affected by the decision across the state, but thousands were flagged by election officials in Philadelphia and Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh.. The number of mail-in ballots is large enough that they might matter in a close race, such as the U.S. Senate contest between Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz.
The Philadelphia City Commissioners also voted in an emergency meeting early Tuesday to reinstate a process to reconcile the poll books while the count is happening, rather than waiting until after the count. The procedure has been used to weed out possible double votes in the past, but has not found any issues during the past three elections and is slower than reconciling after the count. The final ballots are likely to be counted Friday.
The vote came after a judge issued an order denying Republicans’ request for an injunction that would have forced the city to reinstate the process. But the judge’s opinion, which had admonished the city’s decision to remove the process, raised concerns for commissioners.
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GRAND RAPIDS – Below are the final scores from across the Grand Rapids-area high school basketball landscape from Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022.
NOTE: This post will be updated as scores are made available. Coaches are encouraged to send final scores and player stats to jvandyke@mlive.com at the conclusion of each contest.
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Grand Rapids Northview 66, Kenowa Hills 49
Forest Hills Northern 57, Holland 35
*Alex Joseph finished with 22 points to lead the Huskies, while Cameron Ferguson scored 11 to lead the Dutch.
NorthPointe Christian 56, Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 53
Grandville 53, GR West Catholic 33
Grandville Calvin Christian 65, Holland Christian 49
Greenville 60, Remus Chippewa Hills 14
West Ottawa 56, Zeeland East 42
Hopkins 54, Allegan 45
Hudsonville 55, Hudsonville Unity Christian 40
Jenison 55, Lowell 47
Spring Lake 74, Sparta 43
Wayland 66, Hamilton 65
Wyoming 70, Wyoming Kelloggsville 57
Grand Rapids West Michigan Aviation Academy 77, Kalamazoo Christian 61
Saugatuck 55, Byron Center Zion Christian 48
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Coopersville 41, Grand Rapids Northview 38
Grand Rapids South Christian 64, Kalamazoo Christian 38
Grand Rapids West Catholic 51, Grand Rapids Christian 37
Grandville 47, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 43
Hastings 32, Holland 22
Hopkins 47, Allegan 32
Hudsonville Unity Christian 36, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 35
Lowell 79, Jenison 49
Rockford 71, Holland Christian 32
Wayland 58, Hamilton 46
Wyoming 70, Wyoming Kelloggsville 31
Wyoming Potter’s House Christian 56, Cedar Springs 47
Zeeland West 41, Allendale 23
Saugatuck 42, Byron Center Zion Christian 32 | https://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/2022/12/grand-rapids-high-school-basketball-scoreboard-for-dec-20-2022.html | 2022-12-21 05:20:27 | 1 | https://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/2022/12/grand-rapids-high-school-basketball-scoreboard-for-dec-20-2022.html |
WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – A Bluffton man died Sunday morning after crashing into the back of construction equipment on State Road 124, according to a Facebook post from the Wells County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 6 a.m., police responded to a crash on SR 124 near County Road 500 East.
Police determined 60-year-old Christopher Plew of Bluffton was driving a 15-passenger van, a 2000 GMC Savana, on SR 124.
Driving at a slow speed in front of the van was a 2022 Gehl Compact Track Mover, also known as a skid steer, driven by 26-year-old Neftali Roman Carvajal of Bluffton, police said.
That’s when the van hit the skid steer from behind, police determined. Plew was pronounced dead at the scene.
Carvajal was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The crash is still under investigation. | https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/driver-dies-after-van-crashes-into-construction-equipment-in-wells-county/ | 2023-02-20 18:55:38 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/driver-dies-after-van-crashes-into-construction-equipment-in-wells-county/ |
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters, and NAB Show, the preeminent global trade show driving the evolution of media and entertainment, are celebrating their centennial year in 2023 with activities, events and a commemorative website.
The 2023 NAB Show Centennial Celebration, April 15 – 19, in Las Vegas, commemorates 100 years since the first NAB Show in 1923 and offers opportunities for attendees, exhibitors and stakeholders to share their memories, participate in interactive engagements and enjoy exclusive onsite parties and events.
"This year marks our century-long legacy of advocating on behalf of America's broadcasters and driving global innovation and industry growth through NAB Show," said NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt. "We invite the entire NAB community, including broadcasters and content professionals from around the world, to join us for the Centennial Celebration as we honor our rich history, recognize our unparalleled impact and celebrate our next 100 years."
NAB today launched "Celebrating 100 Years," a comprehensive website that provides an interactive journey through the organization's history and evolution over the years. The site offers a timeline detailing landmark achievements, moments in broadcasting and at NAB Show, along with image galleries, broadcasters' stories and a NAB Hall of Fame, allowing visitors to learn more about the radio and television legends inducted throughout the years.
The organization also kicked off "Share Your Story," a community campaign, encouraging individuals to share special memories, serendipitous moments or remarkable stories about broadcasting and NAB Show. Contributors may include photos with their submissions. Stories may be submitted here.
Forthcoming NAB Show Centennial Celebration announcements will include registration incentives, contests, special events and activations, and recognitions of exceptional past NAB Show participation.
Members of the press may register for NAB Show here.
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.
NAB Show, held April 15 – 19, 2023 in Las Vegas, is celebrating its centennial year as the preeminent conference and exhibition driving the evolution of broadcast, media and entertainment. It is the ultimate marketplace for next-generation technology inspiring superior audio and video experiences. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms, NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways. For complete details, visit www.nabshow.com.
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Sen. Josh Hawley reveals the real reason he believes Joe Biden 'is not fit to be president'
Missouri senator also said he believes Donald Trump will be the GOP's 2024 nominee
Orlando, Florida – On Wednesday night, as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was announcing via a campaign video that he's running for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said that in his opinion, Donald Trump is going to be the GOP nominee.
He also took a few decided swipes at President Joe Biden.
Wishing all GOP presidential candidates well, the Missouri senator — in Orlando for a faith and values-focused speech at the annual National Religious Broadcasters convention this week — said he feels Trump’s nomination is "inevitable," he told Fox News Digital in an interview.
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"And that's not against anybody else," Hawley said. "I just think that Trump is going to be the nominee and Biden's going to be the nominee of the other party."
He added, "And I can tell you I know where I am in that matchup."
Litigation and lawsuits are not hurting former president Trump, Hawley said. "Actually, I think the opposite," he said.
He continued, "I think, you know — Bragg, the Manhattan D.A., coming after him in what I think is a blatantly illegal manner — I think he's just consolidated his support."
The senator said, "I think he's going to be the nominee. It's going to be Trump and Biden — and I know where I'm going to be."
"Joe Biden has made us dependent on China. He's made China rich. He's made America poor."
The challenge for the next president regardless of party is to "make America strong," said Hawley.
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"I mean, you look at what this president has done," he said. "Joe Biden has made us dependent on China. He's made China rich. He's made America poor."
Hawley continued, "We have seen blue-collar wages in this country decline, decline, decline. We see families unable to make ends meet."
He added, "We see the continued overwhelming surge of drugs into this country, crime that threatens our families."
The next president's challenge is going to be, "How do we build up this country?" said Hawley, noting border insecurities and crime, among other problems.
For those who might be wondering, Hawley said he has no plans to try for a position in a Republican administration.
"It's infuriating to watch [the Biden administration] trample on the conscience of this nation and on the religious liberty of Americans everywhere."
"I hope that the people of Missouri will have me for another six years in the Senate," he said. "My term is up in 2024, so I'll be running for reelection then. I hope that they'll have me for another term."
The senator said that fighting daily battles with the current administration is "infuriating."
He said, "Day to day, it is infuriating to watch them allow record numbers of drugs across our borders that go straight into our children's hands and schools."
And "it is infuriating to watch them have children be smuggled across that border and sold into sex slavery," he said.
"It's infuriating to watch them trample on the conscience of this nation and on the religious liberty of Americans everywhere who thought we'd have an FBI that would try to put informants into churches in this nation," he added.
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"It’s such an assault on who we are as Americans."
"We're going to get through this presidency and we're going to have a chance to change course, hopefully soon."
Noting that sometimes it feels "overwhelming," he said he stands ready to "every day go and represent the people of my state, to stand tall for their principles and their values, no matter what the D.C. press or this establishment thinks of me."
Hawley also said, "I just think we will get through this. We're going to get through this presidency and we're going to have a chance to change course, hopefully soon."
Said Hawley, "Biden has intentionally tried to divide this country by calling half of the country — or more — fascists, calling them people who threaten our democracy."
He also said, "It used to be in America that we could have heated disagreements, but you didn't say that the other side was un-American and not fit to be citizens."
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He added, "And this president does that on a daily basis."
He also said, "Frankly, I think for that reason alone, he is not fit to be president."
Hawley's newest book is "Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs." | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-josh-hawley-reveals-reason-he-believes-biden-not-fit-president | 2023-05-25 12:31:37 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-josh-hawley-reveals-reason-he-believes-biden-not-fit-president |
EPA head visits West Virginia city that had 10-year water advisory
(AP) - The head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled Tuesday to visit a West Virginia county where some residents recently got access to clean water after years of having to boil it before drinking because of persistent infrastructure issues.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan will speak with community members in McDowell County about drinking water and wastewater inequity in this latest phase of his “Journey to Justice” tour, which launched last year. Regan began his tour in the U.S. south, traveling to Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas over the winter and then to Puerto Rico this past summer.
Regan said “Journey to Justice” is about “talking with people on their front porches or in their churches, or where people gather, to listen and to learn from the community.”
The tour focuses on historically disadvantaged communities, such as low-income communities, communities of color and tribal communities and others that “have been struggling for quite some time but haven’t had a seat at the table,” he said.
He said many former and current coal communities — like those in McDowell County — fit that description.
“It’s a community, like many energy communities throughout the United States, that once powered our nation, helped cement American competitiveness, now being one of the poorest counties in the country, not only just in that state,” Regan said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press.
“As we continue to transition as the market transitions our country towards new, more competitive technologies and away from older technologies, especially those that rely on coal, we know that those communities will be hit the hardest,” he continued. “It’s important that we pay attention to these communities to ensure that no one is left behind.”
This isn’t Regan’s first trip to West Virginia, but it’s his first trip to McDowell County, where residents in the small majority-Black community of Keystone had to boil their water for a decade until finally getting hooked up to a new water system about a year ago. A coal company had built the original system, but left leaving no one in charge and the lines deteriorated.
The system is now run by McDowell Public Service District, which focuses on consolidating and upgrading systems in the county’s coal communities.
Regan said his team has visited McDowell County at least six times this year to assess how the federal government can support communities and leverage federal money included in packages like the bipartisan infrastructure act.
“We’ve been in McDowell to collect information and engage with the communities on the ground to hear firsthand from them what they believe the solutions are to the many issues that have plagued communities for decades,” he said. “We know that communities know their issues the best.”
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(NEXSTAR) – Boy, is Ben Affleck gonna be upset when he hears about this.
Dunkin’ has announced that the coffee chain is “retiring” its Dunkaccino beverages after 23 years on the menu, confirming the news in a statement obtained by TODAY earlier this week.
“As we focus on innovation and finding new ways to delight guests, we continually evolve our menu in an effort to deliver a fast, frictionless experience,” the Massachusetts-based chain said in an emailed statement also shared with Nexstar. “The Dunkaccino is retired for now, but there’s always the chance for its return in the future.”
A representative for Dunkin’s customer service department, speaking with Nexstar, added that the drink was actually discontinued in April 2022, though many locations have continued to sell the beverage while ingredients were still in stock.
The drink, which debuted in 2000, has been described by Dunkin’ as a “unique blend of coffee and hot chocolate flavors.” It had also been available in both hot and frozen versions throughout its two-plus-decade run.
“Drink as is, or add extra indulgence with delicious whipped cream,” Dunkin’ suggested on the Dunkaccino’s official (and still active) product page.
News of the Dunkaccino’s discontinuation didn’t exactly come as a surprise to many of Dunkin’s frequent customers. Fans on social media had previously pointed to an alleged leaked memo that listed the Dunkaccino among a list of to-be discontinued items, and others have taken to social media in recent months to claim the drink was gone from their local shops’ menus.
Dunkin’ did not specify why the Dunkaccino is being retired, but Reddit users identifying themselves as former or current Dunkin’ employees have suggested the drink is dispensed from a machine that utilizes a pre-mixed powder, an ingredient that has allegedly been “discontinued,” according to multiple users.
Several Reddit users have also offered up taste-alike “hacks” for concocting their own Dunkaccino-like drinks. Most of these ideas instruct customers to order some combination of hot chocolate and espresso shots — a drink that some say is the closest a Dunkin’ patron can hope for.
“That said, [the] Dunkaccino has a unique flavor that I personally haven’t been able to recreate with any degree of precision,” one of those same users lamented. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/dunkin-discontinues-a-signature-beverage-after-23-years-on-the-menu/ | 2023-03-15 19:31:01 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/dunkin-discontinues-a-signature-beverage-after-23-years-on-the-menu/ |
This tax season, uninsured Pennsylvanians can qualify for subsidies that make medical coverage more affordable. WESA’s Sarah Boden reports on the Path to Pennie program.
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This tax season, uninsured Pennsylvanians can qualify for subsidies that make medical coverage more affordable. WESA’s Sarah Boden reports on the Path to Pennie program.
Read the full story here.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to deliver a State of the Union address calling for unity as the deeply divided country heads into another presidential election cycle.
The president plans to call on Republicans to work with him to “finish the job” of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation, despite a narrowly divided Congress and deteriorating relations with China.
The annual speech Tuesday night is the second of Biden's term, and the first under a Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
The president is offering a reassuring assessment of the nation's condition rather than rolling out flashy policy proposals.
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It comes as the nation struggles to make sense of confounding cross-currents at home and abroad — economic uncertainty, a wearying war in Ukraine, growing tensions with China and more — and warily sizes up Biden’s fitness for a likely reelection bid.
The speech is also being made after House leader Kevin McCarthy challenged Biden to negotiate with him about slashing spending as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling. Biden has previously said there should be no negotiations and the debt limit should be raised without caveat.
"The story of America is a story of progress and resilience," Biden is declaring, according to excerpts released by the White House. He's highlighting record job creation under his tenure as the country has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. And he's declaring that two years after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, the country's democracy is “unbowed and unbroken.”
Despite Biden's pleas for unity, his words may be falling on deaf ears.
For months before the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans promised to spend much of their time investigating the Biden administration if elected to office. It's a promise they are seeking to fulfill, with congressional panels opening up investigations into Biden's handling of classified documents and his son Hunter Biden's business dealings, among other avenues Republicans would like to attack the president on.
House leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday vowed to be “respectful” during the address and in turn asked Biden to refrain from using the phrase “extreme MAGA Republicans,” which the president deployed on the campaign trail in 2022.
“I won’t tear up the speech, I won’t play games,” McCarthy told reporters, a reference to Pelosi’s dramatic action after President Donald Trump’s final State of the Union address.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who gained a national profile as Trump’s press secretary, is set to deliver the Republican response to Biden’s speech in a rebuttal directly following Biden's remarks.
The White House and legislators from both parties invited guests designed to drive home political messages with their presence in the House chamber. The parents of Tyre Nichols, who was severely beaten by police officers in Memphis and later died, are among those expected to be seated with first lady Jill Biden. Other Biden guests include the rock star/humanitarian Bono and the 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in last month’s Monterey Park, California, shooting.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/bidens-state-of-the-union/507-4d876c7d-21fd-4ab5-b7b0-6591a7b20c1b | 2023-02-08 02:06:06 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/bidens-state-of-the-union/507-4d876c7d-21fd-4ab5-b7b0-6591a7b20c1b |
The academic medical center's EVP and CIO is recognized for his role in advancing Tampa General's position as a national leader in health information technology innovation.
TAMPA, Fla., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scott Arnold, executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of Tampa General Hospital, has been named a top health care information technology (HIT) leader by Becker's Hospital Review on its 2023 "CIOs to Know" list. Arnold's inclusion on the list reflects his efforts to drive technological advancement at Tampa General, including championing initiatives and optimizing processes to transform care and drive improved outcomes for patients.
"Scott's efforts in the hospital IT (HIT) space are foundational in shaping Tampa General as one of the nation's leading academic medical centers and as home to the most innovative and highest-level care available ," said John Couris, Tampa General's president and chief executive officer. "His forward thinking and expertise in information technology play an integral role in streamlining and enhancing processes and onboarding new technologies that make efficient and effective care coordination possible."
"The various patient data points that are often stored in disparate locations tell important stories that give caregivers additional insight into whom they are caring for and how to best care for them," Couris added. "Under Scott's leadership, Tampa General has been able to integrate technological systems to unleash the power of that data to improve care quality, patient outcomes, and the patient experience."
A recent example of Arnold's approach to data integration is Tampa General leveraging data generated by its partnership with the GE Healthcare Command Center system – which monitors the location, care, and status of every patient within the hospital – to create an early warning system for potential sepsis cases. The academic medical center's CareComm Command Center also provides real-time situational awareness throughout the organization to drive efficiency improvements. This happens through the use of a predictive analytics algorithm, which alerts a rapid-response clinical care team to potential sepsis concerns.
The algorithm uses real-time information from Tampa General's electronic health records (EHR), and rules-based logic based on a weighted algorithm with specific clinical factors. Within two years, this new approach to predicting and eliminating the life-threatening complication of infection resulted in a reduction of the early death rate from 6.1 percent to 3.1 percent. This accounts for more than 50 lives saved in the past six months. Through this ongoing work, Tampa General developed pathways to get patients home from the hospital sooner.
Additionally, Arnold is working with his team at Tampa General to ensure health information technology is front-and-center in the health system's approach to care coordination. Data is essential in transforming the patient care experience from transactional interactions at specific points of care to a more curated and holistic experience. When technology systems are fully connected and integrated, caregivers and clinicians can better understand a patient's entire health journey and work together to provide exceptional, personalized care.
"I'm honored to be recognized by Becker's and believe it is a testament to the way our team at Tampa General has embraced new use cases for technology to support proactive, sound clinical decision-making," Arnold said. "HIT isn't just the future – it's here and now. Every advancement we make in leveraging patient data to enable more seamless care delivery benefits our patients, our care teams and our community."
In its announcement of the "Top CIOs to Know" list, Becker's Hospital Review stated "the creation of novel technologies and cyber systems is ushering in an era of growth and innovation in the health care industry. Top CIOs are adopting these technologies and health IT initiatives to enhance the patient and provider experience."
Becker's Hospital Review is a leading source of hospital business news and analysis for the health care industry. This list highlights health care's top CIOs across the country. Arnold and the rest of this year's "CIOs to Know" honorees can be found online here.
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Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America's Best Employers for Women and sixth out of 100 Florida companies in the 2022 America's Best Employers by State. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2021, provided a net community benefit worth more than $224.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics. To see a medical care professional live anytime, anywhere on a smartphone, tablet or computer, visit Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital (tgh.org). As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that provides real-time situational awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
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Sheriff: Suspect stabbed 14-year-old girl for refusing sex
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (WNEM) - An 18-year-old Illinois man is facing charges after Michigan authorities say he stabbed a 14-year-old girl who refused to have sex with him.
Julian Antonio Pinedo, of Monmouth, Ill., was arraigned Friday on one count of assault with intent to murder. The charge stems from an incident that happened shortly after midnight Wednesday at a home in Springfield Township, WNEM reports.
Deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a teen girl who had been stabbed multiple times. Upon arrival, deputies found the 14-year-old victim on the floor of the residence bleeding from several stab wounds to her back and midsection, the sheriff’s office said.
Pinedo allegedly stabbed the victim, who he met online, because she refused to have sex with him, the sheriff’s office said, adding Pinedo had traveled to Michigan from his home in Illinois to visit her.
When Pinedo arrived at the house, he became angry when he learned they were not going to engage in sexual activity and stabbed her multiple times with an 8-inch knife he had purchased Tuesday in White Lake Township, the sheriff’s office said.
Pinedo then fled from the residence after the assault. He was arrested a short time later after calling 911 and speaking to the Waterford Township Police dispatch, the sheriff’s office said.
Waterford Township Police officers responded to the suspect’s location and took him into custody without incident.
The victim remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
“The victim is stable and seems to be holding her own,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. “We have taken an important step to hold the perpetrator accountable by arraigning him on serious charges today. I look forward to that proceeding.”
Pinedo is being held in the Oakland County Jail on a $2 million bond. He is due back in court Feb. 7 for a probable cause hearing.
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Two of Florida’s most prominent Democrats are set to face off for one of the least sought-after jobs in Sunshine State politics: Florida Democratic Party chair.
Party leaders are set to meet in Orlando on Saturday to elect their next chair, a critical first step toward rehabilitating the long-struggling organization. While four candidates are vying for the job, the race is largely seen as a head-to-head battle between former state Sen. Annette Taddeo and former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who jumped into the contest less than two weeks ago.
The winner will face a daunting challenge: rebuilding a party teetering on the edge of political irrelevance.
“For whoever becomes the party chair, it’s not going to be about celebrity. It’s going to be a thankless job,” said Dwight Bullard, a former Florida state senator and a senior political adviser to the progressive group Florida Rising.
“It’s going to be probably one of the most difficult jobs they take on,” he added. “But baked into that is an opportunity. An opportunity to build without the heavy hand of national influence that Florida has operated under for a long time.”
Sunshine State Democrats’ have only seen issues compound
Florida Democrats have faced a series of setbacks in recent years, ranging from financial strains to internal disagreements over strategy and messaging to lagging voter registration efforts.
After leading Republicans in registered voters for years, Democrats were overtaken in 2021 and have only seen their deficit grow since then. There are now more than 400,000 more registered Republican voters in the state than Democratic voters. By comparison, in 2008, when former President Obama first won Florida, there were nearly 700,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.
Breaking point reached after historic midterm losses
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ dominant reelection win in November served as a breaking point for the state’s Democrats. (Associated Press/Wilfredo Lee)
The extent of those difficulties was put into stark relief in November, when the party and its candidates suffered across-the-board losses in the 2022 midterm elections.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) won reelection by a 19-point margin — the largest in a Florida gubernatorial race in four decades — while Republicans gained a supermajority in the state legislature. For the first time since Reconstruction, there’s not a single Democrat in statewide office.
The losses kicked off months of finger-pointing and internal strife, culminating last month with the abrupt resignation of former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz as the chairman of the Florida Democratic Party.
Who are the candidates?
Florida state Sen. Annette Taddeo is among the candidates vying to become the state’s next Democratic leader. (Associated Press/Lynne Sladky)
Among those vying to succeed Diaz are Fried, Taddeo, progressive activist Carolina Ampudia and Broward County Democratic Party Chairman Rick Hoye.
And while they’ve sought to make their individual cases for winning the job, there’s little disagreement among the candidates that the party has long been rife with problems and is in desperate need of an overhaul.
“This doesn’t happen overnight. This was 30 years in the making,” Fried, who unsuccessfully challenged former Rep. Charlie Crist (D) for the party’s gubernatorial nomination last year, said during a debate last week. “We have to start listening once again to the people on the ground.”
Taddeo, a former Miami-Dade County Democratic Party chairwoman who fell short in her bid to oust Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) in November, made the case that Democrats needed year-round investments to bulk up their organizing and voter registration efforts — and put aside the infighting that has ravaged the party for years.
“I’m ready to do this job,” Taddeo said. “I know how to do it. I know how to do the fundraising — and it does take money to do the things we want to do.”
Heading into the Saturday chair vote, either Fried and Taddeo appear to be the likely pick. Both are well-known statewide and have racked up a long list of endorsements from the very party members who will elect their next leader on Saturday.
Thomas Kennedy, a Democratic National Committee member from Florida who is backing Taddeo, said that not only does she have prior experience running a party, but she also has the most practical understanding of what rebuilding the state Democratic organization actually entails.
“I remember Annette Taddeo’s tenure as the Miami-Dade County party chair. She built good infrastructure; we had an office, we had actual staff, we had good funding to execute programs, we were registering voters and winning races,” Kennedy said. “I think she comes tried and proven.”
Alex Berrios, the co-founder of the voter-engagement group Mi Vecino who dropped out of the Florida Democratic Party chair contest earlier this month and endorsed Fried, said that the former agriculture commissioner’s status as the only Democrat to win a statewide election in recent years made her uniquely qualified to head the party.
“She’s not just a good person, she’s a good candidate,” he said. “She’s young, she’s strong, she’s not just going to bend to pressure. This is somebody that has more spine than most people in politics.”
Why have Florida Democrats struggled?
But Berrios also offered a sober assessment of Democrats’ struggles in Florida. It will likely take months for the new chair to get up to speed in the job, he said. He also described the party as being stuck in a “Groundhog Day moment,” where Democrats repeatedly talk about fixing the same set of problems — lackluster voter registration efforts, a lagging organizing program — without making actual progress.
The bigger issue, he said, is that Florida Democrats have failed to rally the support of even their most loyal voters.
“It’s too easy to just make a big statement that’s true, like we need year-round organizing,” Berrios said. “We’ve said that time and time again, and we still don’t have it.”
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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced a proposed offering of $125 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2027 (the "notes"). The notes will be offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In connection with the offering of the notes, Novavax expects to grant to the initial purchasers a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $18.75 million aggregate principal amount of the notes.
The notes will represent senior unsecured obligations of Novavax and will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears and will mature on December 15, 2027, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased. Novavax will settle conversions by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("common stock"), or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at Novavax' election. The notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at Novavax' option at any time, and from time to time, on or after December 22, 2025, if the last reported sale price of common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on and including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which Novavax provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. The interest rate, initial conversion rate and other terms of the notes will be determined at the pricing of the offering.
J.P. Morgan, Jefferies and Cowen are acting as joint book-running managers and representatives of the initial purchasers for the offering of the notes. J. Wood Capital Advisors served as financial advisor to the Company in relation to the offering of the notes.
Concurrently with the offering of notes, Novavax also announced a proposed underwritten public offering to sell up to $125 million of its common stock. In connection with the common stock offering, Novavax expects to grant to the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $18.75 million of its common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering of the notes is not contingent upon the consummation of the concurrent common stock offering, and the concurrent common stock offering is not contingent upon the consummation of the offering of the notes.
Novavax may use the net proceeds from the offering of the notes and, if consummated, the concurrent common stock offering, for general corporate purposes, including but not limited to the continued global commercial launch of Nuvaxovid, repayment or repurchase of a portion of the $325 million in outstanding principal amount of our 3.75% convertible senior unsecured notes due February 1, 2023, working capital, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, clinical trial expenditures, repayments under our supply agreements, as well as acquisitions and other strategic purposes.
The offer and sale of the notes are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws. The notes may not be offered or sold in the U.S. except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
The notes will be offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The offer and sale of the notes and any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws, and the notes and any such shares cannot be offered or sold absent registration or except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws.
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Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) is a biotechnology company that promotes improved health globally through the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases. The company's proprietary recombinant technology platform harnesses the power and speed of genetic engineering to efficiently produce highly immunogenic nanoparticles designed to address urgent global health needs. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, has received authorization from multiple regulatory authorities globally, including the U.S. FDA, the European Commission, and the World Health Organization. The vaccine is currently under review by multiple regulatory agencies worldwide, including for additional indications and populations such as adolescents and as a booster. In addition to its COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax is also currently evaluating its COVID-19-Influenza Combination (CIC) vaccine candidate in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, its quadrivalent influenza investigational vaccine candidate, and an Omicron strain-based vaccine (NVX-CoV2515) as well as a bivalent format Omicron-based / original strain-based vaccine. These vaccine candidates incorporate Novavax' proprietary saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies.
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Federal Trade Commission proposes rule that would ban noncompete clauses
(AP) - The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new rule that would prevent employers from imposing noncompete clauses for workers that prohibit them from joining a competitor, typically for a period of time, after they leave the company.
The proposed rule released Thursday follows an executive order signed by President Joe Biden in 2021 targeting what he labeled anticompetitive practices in tech, health care and other parts of the economy. The order included a call for banning or limiting noncompete agreements to help boost wages.
The FTC proposal is based on a preliminary finding that noncompete clauses quash competition in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Section 5 bans unfair methods of competition.
“Noncompetes block workers from freely switching jobs, depriving them of higher wages and better working conditions, and depriving businesses of a talent pool that they need to build and expand,” Chair Lina M. Khan said in a prepared statement.
The proposed rule would make it illegal for an employer to enter into or attempt to enter into a noncompete with a worker; maintain a noncompete with a worker; or represent to a worker, under certain circumstances, that the worker is subject to a noncompete.
It would apply to independent contractors and anyone who works for an company, whether paid or unpaid. It would also require employers to rescind existing noncompete clauses and actively inform workers that they are no longer in effect.
The proposed rule would generally not apply to other types of employment restrictions, like non-disclosure agreements, but other types of employment restrictions could be subject to the rule if they are so broad that they function as noncompete clauses.
The agency estimates that the new proposed rule could boost wages by nearly $300 billion a year and expand career opportunities for about 30 million Americans.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CTI BioPharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CTIC) today announced that an authorized subcommittee of the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors granted equity awards to two new employees as equity inducement awards outside of the Company's Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (but under the terms of the Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan) and material to the employees' acceptance of employment with the company. The equity awards were approved on August 22, 2022, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The employees received options to purchase an aggregate of 40,000 shares of CTI BioPharma common stock. The options will be issued upon each employee's grant date (the "Grant Date"), and all stock options included within the equity inducement awards will have an exercise price equal to the closing price of CTI BioPharma common stock on each respective Grant Date. One-fourth of the options will vest on each anniversary of the employee's Grant Date, subject to the employee's continued employment with CTI BioPharma on such vesting dates. The options have a ten-year term.
We are a commercial biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of novel targeted therapies for blood-related cancers that offer a unique benefit to patients and their healthcare providers. CTI has one FDA-approved product, VONJO® (pacritinib), a JAK2 and IRAK1 inhibitor, that spares JAK1. VONJO is approved for the treatment of adults with intermediate- or high-risk primary or secondary (post-polycythemia vera or post-essential thrombocythemia) myelofibrosis with a platelet count below 50 × 109/L. This indication is approved under FDA accelerated approval based on spleen volume reduction. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s). CTI is conducting the Phase 3 PACIFICA study of VONJO in patients with myelofibrosis and severe thrombocytopenia as a post-marketing requirement.
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Progressive activist Maxwell Frost, one of the first members of Generation Z to run for Congress, has won his Democratic primary, according to a race call by The Associated Press.
Frost's win nearly secures his path to Congress since the Orlando-based seat is considered a solidly Democratic district. Frost will face off against Republican Calvin Wimbish in November.
"Today's election is proof that Central Florida's working families want representation that has the courage to ask for more," Frost said in a statement. "I share this victory with the nurses, forklift drivers, teachers, caregivers, social workers, farmers, union organizers, cashiers, and other members of this vibrant community who supported this campaign."
At 25 years old, Frost just qualifies for the age requirement to serve in the U.S. House. The 2022 midterms mark the first election where members of Generation Z can run for congressional office. The Pew Research Center considers anyone born between 1997 and 2012 to be Gen Z.
Frost campaigned on key progressive issues, including Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, student debt cancelation and an end to gun violence. He first became involved in political organizing in 2012 while in high school following the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. He's also spoken publicly about surviving a separate incident of gun violence.
"Our generation has been born into a lot of trauma and a lot of civil unrest around people being frustrated with things. And I think because of that, our generation naturally thinks about things in a bit of a different way," Frost told NPR.
The former March for Our Lives national organizing director and ACLU activist beat out a crowded field of nine other competitors, including state Sen. Randolph Bracy and former Florida Reps. Corrine Brown and Alan Grayson.
Frost also topped his competitors in fundraising while racking up key national endorsements from progressive leaders, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
In an interview with NPR, Frost acknowledged that age plays a symbolic role in his campaign.
"Yes we march, yes we engage in mutual aid, yes we engage on social media, and now we're running for office because we believe that we are prepared to be in the rooms and to be the voice for our communities and we can do that and young people should be allowed," he said.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In massive victories for Republicans, the newly GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had struck down as racially biased.
The partisan gerrymandering ruling should make it significantly easier for the Republican-dominated legislature to help the GOP gain seats in the narrowly divided U.S. House when state lawmakers redraw congressional boundaries for the 2024 elections. Under the current map, Democrats won seven of the state’s 14 congressional seats last November.
The court, which became a Republican majority this year following the election of two GOP justices, ruled after taking the unusual step of revisiting redistricting and voter ID opinions made in December by the court’s previous iteration, when Democrats held a 4-3 seat advantage. The court held rehearings in March.
Friday’s 5-2 rulings also mean that state lawmakers should have greater latitude in drawing General Assembly seat boundaries for elections next year and the rest of the decade, and that the voter ID law approved by the legislature in late 2018 could be carried out soon.
In another court decision Friday along party lines, the state justices overturned a trial court decision on when the voting rights of people convicted of felonies are restored. That means tens of thousands of people will have to complete their probation or parole and pay any fines to qualify to vote again.
Republican legislators celebrated the sweeping series of favorable decisions that are assuredly the result of the changing makeup of the state’s highest court. Outside groups spent millions on the two Supreme Court campaigns in 2022.
“The decisions handed down today by the NC Supreme Court have ensured that our constitution and the will of the people of North Carolina are honored,” House Speaker Tim Moore said in a news release.
But the remaining Democratic justices and their allies lambasted the decisions that reversed new precedents on redistricting and voter ID.
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who leads a national Democratic group whose affiliate helped support the redistricting litigation, said Friday’s mapping decision was “a function of political personnel and partisan opportunism” by Republicans.
“History will not be kind to this court’s majority, which will now forever be stained for irreparably harming the legitimacy and reputation of North Carolina’s highest tribunal,” Holder said.
Chief Justice Paul Newby, writing the majority opinion in the redistricting case, said that the previous Democratic majority erred by declaring that the state constitution outlawed extensive partisan gerrymandering. The court last year struck down maps the General Assembly drew because they said it gave Republicans outsized electoral advantage compared to their voting power.
But Newby said a partisan gerrymandering prohibition is absent from the plain language of the constitution. He argued that current and former colleagues who declared otherwise had wrongly wrested power away from the General Assembly, which the state constitution designates as the mapmakers.
“In its decision today, the Court returns to its tradition of honoring the constitutional roles assigned to each branch,” Newby wrote. “This case is not about partisan politics, but rather about realigning the proper roles of the judicial and legislative branches.”
Associate Justice Anita Earls, writing the dissenting opinion, said the court correctly ruled last year to ensure all North Carolina residents “regardless of political party, were not denied their ‘fundamental right to vote on equal terms.’ … Today, the majority strips the people of this right.”
North Carolina Republicans also had appealed a decision on the congressional map to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to expand the powers of state legislatures at the expense of state courts on matters of congressional redistricting and elections.
The U.S. justices heard oral arguments in December but later asked the legal parties what effect, in any, the state Supreme Court’s reconsideration of the issue should have on the case. The responses varied, but President Joe Biden’s administration suggested the court should dismiss the case, even before Friday’s state court decision.
On voter ID, the Republican majority reversed a trial court decision that struck down the 2018 law. The trial court had ruled that GOP legislators passed the law in part to retain General Assembly control by discouraging Black Democrats from voting in legislative elections. But Associate Justice Phil Berger Jr. wrote, in part, that the trial judges erred in relying on a federal court ruling striking down a 2013 voter ID law as tainted by racial discrimination.
Although a federal lawsuit challenging the voter ID law is still pending, the State Board of Elections said Friday that staff would start working toward “a smooth rollout” of the ID requirement with municipal elections this fall.
Voters also previously approved a separate photo voter ID mandate for the state constitution, although that amendment remains stuck in litigation that wouldn’t affect Friday’s ruling.
On the process for restoring voting rights, the court upheld a law passed in 1973 — when Democrats controlled the legislature — that automatically restored voting rights only after the “unconditional discharge of an inmate, of a probationer, or of a parolee.”
A panel of trial court judges last year declared that the law disproportionately harmed Black offenders and violated the constitution. The plaintiffs’ lawyers said the 1973 law remained rooted in Reconstruction-era efforts by white politicians to intentionally prevent Black residents from voting.
Most of the people affected by the law — about 56,000 on probation, parole or supervision at the time of a 2021 trial — got the chance to vote last November.
Shakita Norman, a plaintiff in the case who was able to vote in 2022, called Friday’s decision “just plain wrong. If you’re telling us we can no longer vote, are you also telling us that we don’t have to pay taxes? This isn’t right.”
Associate Justice Trey Allen wrote in the majority opinion that the trial court “wrongly imputed” discriminatory views of 19th century lawmakers upon others who later “made it easier for eligible felons of all races to regain their voting rights.”
“It is not unconstitutional to insist that felons pay their debt to society as a condition of participating in the electoral process,” Allen wrote.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Proposed initiatives would face a new hurdle to qualifying for the Arkansas ballot under a measure lawmakers sent to the governor Monday that more than triples the number of counties where signatures must be gathered.
The bill passed by the majority-Republican Senate raises the number of counties where a minimum number of signatures from registered voters must be submitted from 15 to 50. The House approved the legislation last month.
“The purpose of this would be to ensure that we're getting representation from all across the state, not just large urban areas but rural counties as well, and having a lot of input into the process,” Republican Sen. Jim Dotson, a sponsor of the measure, told the Senate before the vote.
The move is the latest effort by Republicans to place more restrictions on the initiative process following the passage of several ballot measures in recent years that have included medical marijuana legalization and expanded casino gambling.
Arkansas voters last year rejected a proposal the Legislature put on the ballot that would have required a 60% vote to approve ballot initiatives. The proposal would have applied to measures placed on the ballot via petition or the Legislature.
The measure approved Monday is similar to another proposed constitutional amendment voters rejected in 2020 that would have raised the number of counties where signatures were required to 45.
“The voters have made it absolutely clear that they do not want the Legislature making it harder for them to get things on the ballot, and I think we should listen to them, Democratic Sen. Greg Leding, the Senate's minority leader, said.
Opponents of the bill have also said the proposal would violate Arkansas' constitution by going further than the limits it places on the referendum process.
“This is as plainly unconstitutional as any bill I've seen,” Democratic Sen. Clarke Tucker said.
The bill passed on a 21-8 vote in the Senate with two Republicans voting with the Senate's six Democrats against the measure. Five Republicans voted “present,” which has the same effect as voting against the bill.
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders planned to sign the measure into law, spokesperson Alexa Henning said in an email. Henning said Sanders “wants to ensure all Arkansans, especially rural residents, have a voice in this process.”
Supporters of proposed initiated acts must collect signatures from registered voters equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election, and the requirement is 10% for proposed constitutional amendment. They're also currently required to submit a minimum number of signatures from 15 counties.
The bill advanced as Republican lawmakers have sought restrictions in other states where ballot measures opposed by the GOP have won support.
In Missouri, where voters approved recreational marijuana last year and Medicaid expansion in 2020, the House has approved an effort to make it harder to amend the state's constitution. That proposal, which would require voter approval, is pending before the Senate.
Oklahoma Republicans introduced several proposals this year to make it harder to get initiatives on the ballot following voter approval of medical marijuana and Medicaid expansion in recent years.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis spent a good first night in the hospital after being admitted for a respiratory infection, a Vatican official said Thursday.
Further medical updates were expected later in the day. Francis was taken to Rome's Gemelli hospital for tests on Wednesday afternoon after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days.
The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, does not have COVID-19 but will remain in the hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. His audiences were canceled through Friday.
Francis is scheduled to celebrate Palm Sunday this weekend, and it wasn't clear how his medical condition would affect the Vatican's Holy Week observances, which include Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil and finally Easter Sunday on April 9.
His hospitalization was the first since Francis had 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed and spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021.
He said soon after the surgery that he had recovered fully and could eat normally. But in a Jan. 24 interview with The Associated Press, Francis said his diverticulosis, or bulges in the intestinal wall, had "returned."
Before he was admitted to the hospital Wednesday, the pope had appeared in relatively good form during his regularly scheduled general audience, though he grimaced strongly while getting in and out of the "popemobile."
Francis has used a wheelchair for over a year due to strained ligaments in his right knee and a small knee fracture, though he had been walking more with a cane of late.
Francis has said he resisted having surgery for the knee problems because he didn't respond well to general anesthesia during the 2021 intestinal surgery.
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The Risk Module extends the base-risk functionality included in Cockpit Enterprise, specifically to provide enhanced support for the array of ISO 14971:2019 risk management processes.
LEXINGTON, Mass., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognition Corporation, a leader in SaaS solutions for medical device and pharmaceutical product development and regulatory submissions has released a new Risk Module add-on for its Cockpit Enterprise Solution. The Risk Module extends the base-risk functionality included in Cockpit Enterprise, specifically to provide enhanced support for the array of ISO 14971:2019 risk management processes. It is designed to be able to 'plug-in' to existing Cockpit Enterprise implementations, delivering new risk functionality without affecting existing requirement/test data.This provides users the control to specify data sources and object filters where required in order to connect the risk data to existing project data.
"Our New Risk Module for Cockpit Enterprise enables us to effectively manage risk. The "plug-in" nature of the new risk module means we will have simpler implementations with faster benefits. Ultimately, we are saving time and seeing better risk management."
- Ian Bennett, IT R&D Leader, Smith & Nephew
Key functionality of the Risk Module for Cockpit Enterprise include:
- Risk Management Plan
- Preliminary Hazard Analysis
- Design FMEA
- Product Risk Analysis
- aFMEA / Use Risk Analysis
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"Through our work with customers, we have been involved with the implementation of a number of risk management processes. During this work, we identified common elements among these processes as well as variances in how these elements are identified, assessed, controlled and reported on. This is why we have developed a new Risk Module, as a subscription add-on, for Cockpit Enterprise. With the Risk Module, our customers are able to implement their individual risk processes and start utilizing risk functionality in Cockpit Enterprise faster."
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BART is participating in a new study aimed at addressing racial equity in fare evasion as the transit agency struggles to stay afloat financially.
The Center for Policing Equity and the BART Office of the Independent Police Auditor will conduct the 18-month study, which will focus on the agency's current fare evasion enforcement policies that they say disproportionately target people of color.
In a series of recommendations provided to BART in 2021, the CPE found that BART police officers were eight times more likely to stop Black riders than their white counterparts.
"All transit riders deserve to feel a sense of belonging, freedom, and safety when traveling on public transportation," said Hans Menos, the vice president of the triage response team at CPE in the statement. "That sense of security should include protection from racial bias, and freedom from harassment at the hands of law enforcement."
The research also found that Black riders were 15 times more likely than white riders to experience use of force by BART police.
"It is important to constantly evaluate the policies and practices of BPD to ensure that our reform efforts are effective and sustainable," said Russell Bloom, the independent police auditor. "Using data to examine the root causes of disparate outcomes is a critically important way to understand which reforms are working and where we may need to refocus our attention and resources."
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Over the course of a year and a half, the study will analyze various aspects of the issues facing the transit agency, as well as include "community perspectives on the impacts of fare evasion enforcement measures," other data and compare national trends of other transit agencies across the country.
As BART analyzes its enforcement policies, the agency has prioritized a strategy to address fare evasion amid wider concerns about rider safety. The agency has estimated that it loses as much as $25 million each year due to fare evasion, and it is planning to spend $90 million to install fare gates that are more difficult to jump.
STraffic America, the company BART contracted to implement the new gates, was given the all-clear to start the project last month.
BART faces an uncertain financial future with ridership yet to rebound from the pandemic, and federal COVID-19 funding running out. Local and state lawmakers have sounded the alarm about the agency's looming fiscal cliff.
In a press conference in the state capital earlier this week, San Francisco Sen. Scott Wiener urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to reconsider state funding for BART and other struggling transit entities statewide in this year's budget.
Newsom's latest proposal slashed funding for transportation infrastructure by $2 billion, and the final budget has to be ready for approval in just a couple of weeks. BART has said that, absent additional funding, the agency would be forced to close stations, shutter entire lines and eliminate weekend service. | https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/transit/bart-to-study-cops-ticketing-black-riders-for-fare-evasion/article_d6ac016a-00a3-11ee-a32e-d33203cc9170.html | 2023-06-01 21:04:41 | 1 | https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/transit/bart-to-study-cops-ticketing-black-riders-for-fare-evasion/article_d6ac016a-00a3-11ee-a32e-d33203cc9170.html |
Indian and Chinese troops fight with sticks and bricks in video
By Jessie Yeung, CNN
Video of what appears to be a previously unreported violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops at their disputed Himalayan border has emerged online, offering a rare window into the long-simmering territorial tensions between the two Asian powers.
The video, according to a serving Indian military officer with knowledge of the clashes on the China-India border, was filmed in the mountainous Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh at the Line of Actual Control — the de facto border between the two countries — on September 28, 2021.
CNN has reached out to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment on the video.
Though it’s not clear who filmed or released the video, it began circulating on Indian social media on Tuesday just hours after the Indian Defense Ministry confirmed that a brawl had taken place at the border on Friday, in the remote Tawang sector of northeastern India. The first reported incident in nearly two years.
In the video — which CNN cannot independently verify — troops from both countries are seen on mountainous terrain, surrounded by green hills apparently untouched by winter. Though they’re separated by barbed wire, the footage appears to show Indian troops beating the Chinese soldiers with makeshift weapons, including what look like wooden sticks and metal pipes. In several instances, Indian soldiers can be seen throwing bricks or stones.
Many of the Chinese soldiers, gathered on the other side of the wire, also appear to be holding long sticks or batons.
Eventually the barbed wire collapses and the Indian soldiers move forward, prompting the Chinese troops to jump over a short stone wall and leave the area, to cheers from the Indian side.
The Indian military source said transgressions happen frequently due to the two sides’ different perceptions of the border — and the patrols they carry out along the LAC.
Several experts who spoke to CNN agreed the video did not depict a recent clash given the lack of visible snow. However, the video does offer an insight into the ongoing tensions, information about which is typically highly restricted by authorities.
“It’s an illustration of how quickly things can go south if tensions are not reduced between the two sides,” said Sushant Singh, senior fellow at the Center for Policy Research, an Indian think tank.
Border scuffles
The shared 2,100 mile (3,379 kilometer) border has long been the source of friction between India and China. The two countries do not agree on its precise location and both regularly accuse the other of overstepping it, or seeking to expand their territory.
Though a series of mostly non-lethal scuffles over the position of the border have taken place over the years, tensions escalated sharply in June 2020 when hand-to-hand fighting between the two sides resulted in the deaths of at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers.
Experts say other skirmishes that have broken out since have been downplayed by authorities. “The Indian thinking, when I speak with the officials, is that if the situation can be resolved at a very local level, at an operational level between local commanders, it does not blow up into a big major international issue where the political leadership has to be involved,” said Singh.
But unlike those apparently downplayed incidents, Friday’s skirmish was reported by Indian media. This coverage, as well as pressure from domestic political opposition, could have pushed the Indian government to discuss the incident publicly, Singh said.
Speaking to lawmakers on Tuesday, India’s defense minister accused Chinese troops of trying to cross the LAC, saying they were trying to “unilaterally” change the status quo. Soldiers from both sides sustained minor injuries, he said.
Later that evening in a statement posted online, the Chinese military’s Western Theater Command accused Indian troops of “illegally” crossing into the Chinese side of the border.
The location of Friday’s clash is also significant, Singh said. Tawang, a Buddhist town, is home to a revered monastery that plays a central role in Tibetan internal politics, and the town itself is strategically important for China in handling Tibetan affairs.
Tibet is an internationally recognized autonomous region within the People’s Republic of China, though many Tibetans dispute the legitimacy of China’s rule. The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been in exile in India since an unsuccessful revolt against the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959.
‘Indian victory’
Though the source of the newly emerged video is unclear, the timing of its release — shortly after Indian authorities confirmed Friday’s Tawang clash — has raised questions.
The video appears to show “an Indian victory,” said Ian Hall, deputy director of the Griffith Asia Institute. “I think it was released to reinforce the Indian government’s narrative that it is robustly defending India’s claims.”
He added that given the opacity of information surrounding the border situation, the government has been under increased pressure from its political opponents since 2020 “about exactly what occurred … and how much ground was lost.”
Singh added that the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has faced domestic criticism for not taking a stronger stance on China — meaning videos like this, appearing to show a firm Indian military response, reflect the “nationalistic mood” among the Indian population and political opposition.
“I think these kinds of videos allow that political narrative to play out domestically — that look, we’re responding strong,” he said, adding that it was “highly possible” the video was timed to shore up support for the country’s leadership and military.
But more importantly, the video illustrates how precarious the border situation is, and how quickly violence could break out and potentially escalate.
Chinese and Indian officials have held a series of talks in the past few years, with China withdrawing troops and dismantling infrastructure along the border in 2021 under a mutual disengagement agreement. But progress has since stalled, with relations fraying further as India has drawn closer to the United States, while US-China ties have sunk to new lows.
“The video reminds the rest of the world that the LAC is still volatile — much more so than it was pre-2020,” Hall said.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russia says it has evacuated its soldiers stationed on Snake Island, the Ukrainian outpost in the Black Sea that had been invaded by Russia in late February.
Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, is a strategic outpost off the southern coast of Ukraine that has taken on heroic proportions in Ukraine's fight against Russia after Ukrainian soldiers there refused to surrender the island in a February battle.
Ukraine's southern forces have been striking the island to take out Russian outposts in recent days. Russia's defense ministry said it left the island as a "goodwill gesture."
The Russian forces left after Ukraine said it bombarded the island overnight with artillery.
"Unable to withstand the fire of our artillery, missile and air strikes, the occupiers left Snake Island," Valery Zaluzhny, the head of Ukraine's armed forces, said in a video speech on Facebook.
The Russian retreat from Snake Island is a strategic win for Ukraine and a boost for morale as resources run low in the east, where Russia is trying to take more territory.
Russia has managed to blockade key Ukrainian Black Sea ports, preventing critical foodstuffs including grain to be exported. Ukrainian control over Snake Island gives Ukraine's armed forces a chance to disrupt Russian shipping lanes in the Black Sea and weaken Russia's hold on southern Ukrainian land.
The island was originally occupied by Russia in late February in a battle that became internationally known when Ukrainian soldiers refused to surrender despite calls from the Russian warship, the Moskva, to put down their arms.
A soundbite in which they told the Moskva, "Russian warship, go f--- yourself!" went viral after being shared publicly by a Ukrainian government spokesperson. The Moskva was sunk by Ukrainian forces in April.
The Ukrainian soldiers stationed on Snake Island were briefly detained under Russian occupation but were freed in March as part of a prisoner swap.
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Polish President Andrzej Duda took part in nationwide observances Friday to honor Poles who risked — and often lost — their lives trying to save Jews from the Holocaust during the Nazi German occupation of Poland.
Duda spoke at a memorial site in Markowa, a village in southeastern Poland where on March 24, 1944 Nazi forces shot and killed a farmer, his pregnant wife and their six children along with eight Jews the family was hiding at their farm.
Pope Francis has declared the members of the Ulma family as martyrs. In Poland, they are a symbol of the bravery of the Poles who took the utmost risk while helping Jews during WWII.
Speaking at the Markowa Museum of Poles Saving Jews During World War II, Duda noted there were many families in the region and across Poland who hid Jews, in many cases ensuring they survived.
The names of the Ulmas and of other families engraved on plaques testify that there were many people who "behaved in a decent way, whose love of their brethren, Christian values and ethics were stronger than the fear of death, not only theirs, but also of their families," Duda said.
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After invading Poland on Sept. 1, 1939 and taking over the country, Nazi Germans punished any form of assisting Jews, even offering them a glass of water, by killing the helpers and their families.
Still, more than 7,200 Poles are listed by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, as having taken risks to save Jews. Publications by historians in recent years have also led to bitter debates about those Poles who turned in their Jewish neighbors, or participated in the killing or victimization of Jews.
Disagreements over aspects of Polish behavior during the Holocaust have created tensions between Poland and Israel over the years.
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Nearly seven years ago, the NFL couldn’t play the Hall of Fame game between the Colts and Packers due to a bungled effort to paint the field. That sparked a class action lawsuit on behalf of those who bought tickets to the game.
The lawsuit, originally filed by Michael Avenatti (more on him in a second), has been pending for years. It’s due to go to trial on June 5.
Notice has been sent to those who are currently in the class. If those who had tickets to the game (and who haven’t accepted reimbursement from the league) don’t opt out, they’ll remain in the class. (At this point, there’s really no reason to opt out.)
The case has been certified for class-action treatment on the issue of liability only. At that point, the damages calculations would hinge on the recoverable financial losses experienced by people who showed up for a game that didn’t happen.
Some will have travel expenses. Some will have hotel expenses. Some may have used vacation leave to travel. Some bought things at the game, after they were allegedly told the game would still be played.
For now, the threshold question is whether the Hall of Fame has legal responsibility to the ticket holders for failing to play the game.
And why wouldn’t it? Someone screwed up the field. It wasn’t weather or external foul play or anything other than negligence by those responsible for getting the field ready.
More information about the lawsuit can be found here . The website includes a link to the First Amended Complaint , signed by Avenatti.
Avenatti handled the class action arising from the Super Bowl XLV seating fiasco. He later represented Stormy Daniels, when her issues with Donald Trump first came to light.
Avenatti quickly became a cable-news celebrity, and he actually flirted with running for president in 2020.
Thereafter, the wheels came off his career. He was convicted of extorting Nike, and he was sentenced to 30 months in prison . He also was convicted of stealing millions from clients and tax fraud. In December 2022, he received a 14-year prison term .
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Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a Republican-led challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a case that could threaten how the consumer watchdog agency functions if the high court agrees with the challenge. It is the second time in three years that the justices will be examining the federal agency, which was created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
The case will not be heard before October. That’s when the court begins its next term.
Late last year, a federal appeals court — the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit — ruled that the agency’s funding structure is unconstitutional, threatening its ability to function. The Biden administration asked the high court to review that decision, which it has now agreed to do.
The administration said the lower court’s ruling “calls into question virtually every action the CFPB has taken” since its creation. The decision “threatens to inflict immense legal and practical harms on the CFPB, consumers, and the nation’s financial sector,” the administration said.
Since the bureau was created more than a decade ago by the Dodd-Frank Act, it has varied in its aggressiveness. During the Obama administration, it used its muscle to collect fines from banks and credit card companies; during the Trump administration, it drastically scaled back enforcement actions. Republicans have argued that the agency has unchecked power.
The case the justices agreed to hear centers on the agency’s funding. Unlike a majority of agencies, the CFPB does not get its funding from the annual budget process in Congress. Instead, it is funded directly by the Federal Reserve. The agency’s budget is capped at 12% of the total operating expenses of the Federal Reserve System. In the 2022 fiscal year, the agency received about $640 million.
The case the justices will hear began when two associations sued over the agency’s Payday Lending Rule. They argued in part that the agency’s funding structure violated the Constitution, improperly insulating the agency from congressional supervision. A trial court ruled against the associations, but the appeals court agreed the funding structure was unconstitutional. Other courts that had previously looked at the agency’s funding structure found no issue.
In urging the justices to take the case, a group of 16 mostly Republican-led states called the CFPB “a failed experiment in administrative governance.”
Just three years ago, in 2020, the high court dealt with a different challenge to the agency. That case involved the agency’s structure. The justices ultimately ruled that Congress had improperly insulated the head of the bureau from removal. The justices said the agency could continue to operate but that its director had to be removable by the president at will.
The agency was the brainchild of Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a former Democratic presidential candidate.
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It would be overstating the situation to say the 2023 season will be a defining one for Justin Fields’ career. However, it will no doubt shape the trajectory of the quarterback’s future with the Chicago Bears.
In an offseason of change at Halas Hall in a lot of ways — Kevin Warren now sits at the top as the president and CEO and the roster has undergone significant turnover — what matters around Fields has remained the same.
The playbook and the coaching staff are unchanged, which put him much further ahead when the team wrapped minicamp Thursday and prepared to break for the summer. A year ago at this time, he was still trying to digest his third offense in three seasons dating back to Ohio State.
Two offenses and two coaching staffs in Fields’ first two NFL seasons kept him in a constant cycle of adaptation. Now, there’s a comfort level for him — and the coaches — and it’s growing with teammates, especially the newcomers. All of that has made it easier for Fields to emerge as a real leader, even as he’s preparing for Year 3.
“I just think everybody is buying in, even more than last year,” he said. “Even with all the new guys coming in, they’ve made it easy. They’ve bought into our culture here. Just competing day in and day out and really just having that championship mindset.”
Thursday was a short practice with an emphasis on full squad red zone drills with no pass rush. Fields was sharper and more decisive than he’d been in 7-on-7 periods the previous two days, with a nicely threaded pass to tight end Cole Kmet along the sideline and a hot spiral for a nifty one-handed grab by tight end Robert Tonyan in the back corner of the end zone.
In the break ahead, Fields is headed to France on Friday with Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson and Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, a couple guys he works with in the offseason, for a getaway and to conduct a youth football camp.
Fields plans to host skill position players in Florida in mid-July to throw with them — a process that will be as much about chemistry on the field as off it. Then it will be time for training camp with the Bears hopeful Fields can make gains as a passer.
The points coach Matt Eberflus hopes Fields can hit on this summer are the same ones the team has really focused on all offseason.
“Just keep increasing the footwork, his platform, the timing, his release, the reads,” Eberflus said. “That’s going to be a little bit hard to do during the summertime because he’s not going to have a full group there, per se.”
Where it heads this season will be fascinating. Like all players on a rookie contract, Fields will be eligible for a new contract after his third season. The Bears will need to make a decision on the fifth-year option (for 2025) in his contract by the 2024 draft.
Without saying it, general manager Ryan Poles devoted much of the offseason to giving Fields, the quarterback he inherited, an opportunity to flourish. Wide receiver DJ Moore was acquired in the trade for the No. 1 pick with the Carolina Panthers. The offensive line has been retooled with the signing of right guard Nate Davis to a $30 million, three-year contract, the selection of right tackle Darnell Wright in the first round and shifting of Cody Whitehair back to center. Tonyan was signed to add depth at tight end. The running back room was overhauled and the Bears used a fourth-round pick on wide receiver Tyler Scott, a speedy deep threat.
The addition of Scott is at least notable because in previous regimes, the Bears might have given Velus Jones Jr., a third-round pick a year ago, a year without legitimate competition to spread his wings. The Bears are challenging Jones and the rest of the receiver room with new faces — and all of it should help Fields.
Fields will not be held back by a subpar group of wide receivers this season. It’s not expected that the offensive line will be porous. It’s not all on Fields to make it happen on offense, not with the players now surrounding him.
There is a great opportunity before Fields, and he’s struck what seems to be a nice balance between confidence and humility this offseason, consistently expressing that he wants to continue pouring himself into his craft.
The next step is training camp, where every read and every throw will surely be overevaluated. The arrival of camp will signal the real deal is not far off. The Bears are eager to see how this unfolds. They’re confident it will be a greatly improved offense.
“Just watching the practice — you guys are out there too — you can see it,” Eberflus said. “It’s quicker, it’s faster, it’s more precise. Again, that comes down to his experience and (Fields’) work ethic. He’s worked really hard at it.”
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Munster derailed Merrillville's hopes after a 61-55 verdict during this Indiana boys high school basketball game.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The training program for Navy SEALs is plagued by widespread failures in medical care, poor oversight and the use of performance-enhancing drugs that have increased the risk of injury and death to those seeking to become elite commandos, according to an investigation triggered by the death of a sailor last year.
Medical oversight and care were “poorly organized, poorly integrated and poorly led and put candidates at significant risk,” the nearly 200-page report compiled by the Naval Education and Training Command concluded.
The highly critical report said flaws in the medical program “likely had the most direct impact on the health and well being” of the SEAL candidates and “specifically” on Kyle Mullen, the sailor who died. It said if the shortcomings had been addressed, his death may have been preventable.
The investigation also dug deep into the longstanding problem of sailors using steroids and similar banned drugs as they try to pass the SEAL qualification course. The report recommends far more robust testing for the drugs — a move the Navy and the military more broadly have been slow to make — and better education for service members in order to prevent their use.
Mullen collapsed and died of acute pneumonia just hours after completing the grueling Hell Week test last year. A report released in October by Naval Special Warfare Command concluded that Mullen, 24, from Manalapan, New Jersey, died “in the line of duty, not due to his own misconduct.”
It said there was no evidence of performance-enhancing drugs, but that he had an enlarged heart that contributed to his death. The report said, however, that he was not tested for some steroids because needed blood and urine samples were not available, and that multiple vials of drugs and syringes were later found in his car.
His death shined a light on the brutal test that pushes SEAL candidates to their limits. During the five-and-a-half day test, which involves basic underwater demolition and survival and other combat tactics, sailors are allowed to sleep just twice, for two-hour periods only. It tests physical, mental and psychological strength along with leadership skills, and is so grueling that at least 50% to 60% don’t finish it.
Navy leaders conducted multiple reviews and investigations in the wake of his death, and this latest report makes a lengthy series of recommendations for changes to medical care staffing and training and to drug testing.
Rear Adm. Keith Davids, who heads Naval Special Warfare Command, said the Navy will learn from the tragedy and was already taking steps to prevent it from happening again.
“Our effectiveness as the Navy’s maritime special operations force necessitates demanding, high-risk training,” Davids said in a statement. “While rigorous and intensely demanding, our training must be conducted with an unwavering commitment to safety and methodical precision.”
He said the command will “honor Seaman Mullen’s memory by ensuring that the legacy of our fallen teammate guides us towards the best training program possible for our future Navy SEALs.”
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., said in a statement that the probe “exposed a culture that needs radical change, and the Navy has given every indication that they will implement serious changes to address the egregiously flawed command structure and failure after failure that led to Kyle’s death.”
Smith was briefed on the investigation Thursday along with Mullen’s mother, Regina, a registered nurse who has vowed to work to force changes to ensure this doesn’t happen to another family.
“Looking at the egregious failures that went on, there needs to be serious accountability,” she said. “The next stage of accountability is where I am focused.”
Already the command has taken steps to overhaul procedures, add medical staff and improve their training, particularly on heart and breathing problems commonly seen during Hell Week. Commanders are also doing more drug testing and heart screenings.
The latest report notes that special operations forces are routinely required to carry out high-risk military operations, and thus require demanding training. But it said SEAL instructors in recent years appeared to focus on weeding out candidates, rather than teaching or mentoring. Compounding that problem, the report said, is that candidates were often reluctant to seek medical care because it would be seen as weak and could get them removed from the course or delay their completion. According to the Navy, about 888 SEAL candidates are considered every year, and the goal is to graduate 175.
The “ability to continue training through discomfort and some degraded physical condition was seen as a positive trait by instructors and this was understood by candidates,” the report said.
As a result, candidates would push on and not tell medical staff or leaders about injuries, and there was pressure to use drugs to help keep them going.
The use of performance-enhancing drugs has been a persistent problem. Investigations in 2011, 2013 and 2018 into suspected steroid use by SEAL candidates led to discipline and requests for enhanced testing.
The use of hair follicle testing was denied at least twice by Navy leaders over that time. Random testing for steroids wasn’t authorized by the Defense Department. The Navy has asked the department to do a study on testing and to allow random tests and sweeps for drugs, but those requests have not been approved by the Pentagon. In the wake of Mullen’s death, however, the command began some additional testing.
The new report, however, suggests there may have been conflicting messages to candidates. In one case, it noted that during a discussion about the policy with Mullen’s class, an instructor, who was not identified, told sailors that all types of people make it through the course, including “steroid monkeys and skinny strong guys. Don’t use PEDS, it’s cheating, and you don’t need them. And whatever you do, don’t get caught with them in your barracks room.”
The report said that after an “awkward silence” the instructor added, “that was a joke.” It said some candidates interpreted it as an implicit endorsement of using the drugs. Barracks are subject to routine inspections, which the report said were done about once a week during Mullen’s class, and it noted several instances where the drugs were found or sailors admitted to their use.
According to the report, Mullen told his mother that he was thinking about buying some of the performance-enhancing drugs, “because he did not want to be at a disadvantage since many other candidates were taking PEDS.” It said his mother encouraged him not to. The report details that in addition to drugs in his car, his phone also had text messages discussing their use and attempts to buy them.
The report concluded that Mullen’s death was not “unforeseeable,” noting that candidates had sought medical treatment for pneumonia 11 times in 2021 and early 2022, and there were 112 visits for other similar issues.
Three Navy officers received administrative “non-punitive” letters as a result of Mullen’s death. Navy Capt. Brian Drechsler, who was commander of the Naval Special Warfare Center, received a letter and was pulled out of the job this month. Capt. Brad Geary, commanding officer of Naval Special Warfare’s Basic Training Command, and an unnamed senior medical officer also got letters. The report never names the medical officer, but notes a number of concerns with his command. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-navy-seals-training-plagued-by-pervasive-problems-according-to-investigation-after-death-of-sailor/ | 2023-05-26 10:56:42 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-navy-seals-training-plagued-by-pervasive-problems-according-to-investigation-after-death-of-sailor/ |
Arizona showdown: Gov. Ducey backs rival to Trump-endorsed candidate in next month’s GOP primary
Trump vs. Ducey proxy battle in Arizona’s August 2 GOP gubernatorial primary
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is once again splitting with former President Donald Trump.
The term-limited Arizona governor and co-chair of the Republican Governors Association on Thursday endorsed real estate developer and Arizona Board of Regents member Karrin Taylor Robson in next month’s GOP gubernatorial primary. Ducey argued that Taylor Robson is the best candidate to succeed him in the field of Republican contenders that also includes Trump-backed Kari Lake, a former TV news anchor.
Lake and Taylor Robson are the two polling front-runners in a field of four GOP candidates running in the state’s Aug. 2 primary. Illegal immigration and border security, the economy, and Trump’s unproven claims that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged" and "stolen" have been the top issues in the primary battle.
"I’ve looked at each of the candidates for Governor this year, and there’s no question who is the proven conservative ready to lead on Day One: Karrin Taylor Robson," the governor said in a video statement. "I’m proud to offer Karrin my complete endorsement."
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Taylor Robson took to twitter to write "I’m humbled to receive the endorsement of Gov. @DougDucey. I’m honored he trusts me to move the state forward in a bold, conservative direction. As Governor, I will secure the border, fight back against Washington and never stop fighting for Arizonans & their families."
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is the leading contender for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the one-time red state that’s become a top general election battleground between the two major parties.
Ducey incurred the wrath of then-President Trump for certifying now-President Biden’s razor-thin victory in Arizona in the 2020 election. The conservative governor famously publicly silenced a phone call from Trump in December 2020 — as he certified his state’s results.
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While the governor has long stood by his decision, saying he was "loyal to the Constitution and the law," Trump has repeatedly slammed Ducey, calling him "one of the worst Governors in America" and a "RINO," which stands for Republican in Name Only.
Businessman Scott Neely and businesswoman Paola Tulliani Zen are also running for the GOP nomination. Former Rep. Matt Salmon recently dropped out of the race and endorsed Taylor Robson.
Ducey made his endorsement the day after early voting in the primary got underway, and a week after a contentious GOP gubernatorial debate between the four remaining candidates.
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Ducey entered the fray in the governor’s race a day after early voting began and a week after a rowdy televised debate that left Arizona voters with little policy substance but a clear sense of the acrimony among the candidates.
Lake reiterated her belief that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and that Biden "shouldn’t be in the White House." While Taylor Robson said that the election "was absolutely not fair," she was the sole candidate on the debate stage to say she would accept the results of the upcoming election. | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-showdown-gov-ducey-backs-rival-trump-endorsed-candidate-next-months-gop-primary | 2022-07-07 16:41:53 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-showdown-gov-ducey-backs-rival-trump-endorsed-candidate-next-months-gop-primary |
US Coast Guard says ‘debris field’ discovered within search area for missing Titanic-bound submersible
Originally Published: 22 JUN 23 01:54 ET
Updated: 22 JUN 23 12:09 ET
By Nouran Salahieh and Gabe Cohen, CNN
(CNN) — The US Coast Guard said Thursday a debris field was discovered by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) within the search area for the missing submersible with five people aboard.
“Experts within the unified command are evaluating the information,” the Coast Guard said. It is unclear if this debris field is connected to the missing submersible. The Coast Guard said it plans to host a press briefing at 3 p.m. ET to “discuss findings from the Horizon Arctic’s ROV on the sea floor near the Titanic.”
The news comes as the search for the vessel has reached a “critical” stage, the co-founder of the company operating the submersible said Thursday.
“Today will be a critical day in this search and rescue mission, as the sub’s life support supplies are starting to run low,” Guillermo Sohnlein, the co-founder of OceanGate, the company operating the expedition, said in a statement Thursday.
Sohnlein said he is “certain” that pilot Stockton Rush and the crew “realized days ago that the best thing they can do to ensure their rescue is to extend the limits of those supplies by relaxing as much as possible. I firmly believe that the time window available for their rescue is longer than what most people think.”
The submersible, known as Titan, begins each trip to explore the wreckage of the Titanic with an estimated 96 hours of life support. With estimated oxygen levels ever depleting, the search for the submersible has kicked into high gear.
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A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is now looking for the submersible on the sea floor, the US Coast Guard’s Northeast District tweeted Thursday morning. An ROV from a French vessel has also been deployed, and equipment from Magellan, the team that mapped the Titanic wreckage site last year, is headed to the site to assist.
Further, aircraft are scanning a search zone about twice the size of Connecticut and as deep as 2 1/2 miles, Capt. Jamie Frederick, the response coordinator for the First Coast Guard District, said Wednesday. Medical personnel specializing in dive medicine and a hyperbaric recompression chamber arrived on scene Thursday, according to a spokesperson for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax of the Canadian Armed Forces.
The situation is increasingly bleak, but search teams have not given up hope.
Banging noises detected underwater Tuesday and Wednesday in the massive search area provided hope for survivors, though their origin was not clear. If indeed there are survivors, the crew would have “limited rations” of food and water in the 21-foot submersible, which has rudimentary controls and no room for passengers to stretch out, officials have said.
“We continue to find in particularly complex cases that peoples’ will to live really needs to be accounted for … and so we’re continuing to search and proceed with rescue efforts by bringing this new capability online this morning,” US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger told NBC on Thursday.
“We need a miracle,” oceanographer and water search expert David Gallo told CNN on Wednesday. “But miracles do happen.”
The Titan lost contact with its mother ship Sunday about 1 hour and 45 minutes into its dive to explore the Titanic’s wreckage at 13,000 feet below sea level – a trip that costs participants $250,000, an archived version of its website shows.
The five passengers on board are the CEO of OceanGate, three wealthy explorers and an experienced French deep-sea diver.
The expedition reflects the ongoing fascination with the Titanic’s wreckage more than a century after it hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage, killing more than 1,500 people. The journey is also part of the growing business of wealthy adventure tourism, along with the space flights of Blue Origin or the rise of guided tours to Mount Everest.
The focus on the vessel has also renewed criticisms of OceanGate’s approach to safety from employees and other industry leaders.
Search operation expanding daily
The number of assets in the search operation is expected to double in the next day or two, Frederick said Wednesday. A Canadian Coast Guard boat with sonar capabilities, the John Cabot, arrived Wednesday, and the US Navy is sending a lift system that can pull heavy objects up from 20,000 feet deep to help if the submersible is found.
“The Coast Guard has done a very good job in putting the right tools with the right team in the right spot. So, the chances are as good as they can be,” Gallo, the senior adviser for strategic initiatives at RMS Titanic Inc., told CNN on Thursday morning.
“It’s tough because the oceans are pitch black, you can only use sound to image effectively, and you’ve got to be pretty much on top of the object to actually see it,” he added.
When banging noises were heard in the search area, crews redirected remotely operated vehicles to explore their origin, according to the US Coast Guard. The underwater sounds detected by sonar devices on Tuesday first came every 30 minutes and were heard again four hours later, according to an internal US government memo update on the search.
But it remains unclear whether the noises are from the missing submersible, Frederick said. Naval experts were analyzing recordings of the sounds to determine their origin. “I can’t tell you what the noises are,” he said.
Environmental factors in the ocean are likely complicating efforts to identify the noises, said Rick Murcar, the international training director for the National Association of Cave Divers. Currents can deflect the sound so it appears it’s coming from miles away from its source, Murcar explained, likening the effort to locate the noise to trying to pinpoint a snare drum in a stadium full of cheering fans and other instruments.
If the submersible is found at depth, it would take a while to bring it to the surface, and there won’t be a way to get oxygen into it, said ocean explorer Tom Dettweiler, who was part of the expedition that discovered the Titanic wreckage in 1985.
“The thing to do would be to bring it up as quickly as possible and open the hatch and get to the people. Unfortunately, it cannot be brought up all that quickly when it is on the end of a cable and dependent on the speed of a winch to bring it up,” he told CNN. “You’re still talking about hours, potentially, to get it up.”
Aboard the Titan are Rush, the OceanGate CEO and founder, along with British businessman Hamish Harding, Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, and French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, according to relatives and social media posts. Officials have not publicly named those aboard.
Harsh conditions on the submersible
As aircraft, ships, sonar buoys and robots comb through the ocean, experts warn conditions are likely dire aboard the 23,000-pound submersible – especially if it’s still deep underwater.
Ret. Navy Capt. David Marquet, a former submarine captain, described Wednesday what he imagines the five passengers are experiencing in the Titan beyond hunger, thirst and discomfort.
“They’re freezing cold. The water entirely surrounding the ship is at freezing or slightly below. When they exhale, their breath condenses. There’s frost on the inside of the parts of the submarine,” Marquet told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “They’re all huddled together trying to conserve their body heat. They’re running low on oxygen and they’re exhaling carbon dioxide.”
The submersible has a “limited ability” to absorb the exhaled carbon dioxide, which at high levels could trigger headaches, confusion and nausea, Marquet said. “The oxygen and the carbon dioxide and the freezing are what they got to hold onto as long as possible to give the rescuers the time they need.”
Those onboard will need to conserve energy, said Joe MacInnis, a physician and renowned diver who’s made two trips to the Titanic wreck.
“Resting, breathing as little as possible, and trying to keep calm – that is the most important thing,” he told CNN early Wednesday.
Per Wimmer, an adventurer and acquaintance of Harding and Rush, said he believed they would know to conserve oxygen.
“I still have hope,” Wimmer said on “CNN This Morning.” “I remain optimistic, positive, and hoping for a miracle here, at least until it’s proven otherwise.”
The last communication between the vessel and its mother ship, the Polar Prince, came in at 11:47 a.m. Sunday. With no GPS underwater, the submersible is only guided by text messages from the surface ship.
Indeed, “issues with computer control” were among the reasons Discovery Channel’s “Expedition Unknown” host Josh Gates and his team decided after a 2021 test dive of Titan against filming a segment on the vessel as it “became clear to us at that time that there was a lot that needed to be worked out with the sub,” he said.
“A lot of the systems worked but a lot of them really didn’t. We had issues with thrusters and issues with computer control and things like that. Ultimately, it was a challenging dive,” Gates told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Wednesday.
“We were inside Titan for two or three hours, and there were a lot of things that weren’t really ready for prime time, it seemed,” he said, adding he couldn’t get comfortable with the Titan at that time.
OceanGate declined safety review of Titan submersible, industry leader says
The disappearance of Titan and the international dash to find it have put its operator under the microscope.
At least two former OceanGate employees years ago expressed safety concerns about the vessel’s hull, including the thickness of the material used and testing procedures, CNN has learned. The 23,000-pound craft is made of highly engineered carbon fiber and titanium.
OceanGate Expeditions strayed from industry norms by declining a voluntary, rigorous safety review of the vessel, according to an industry leader. If the company had pursued a certification review “some of this may have been avoided,” Will Kohnen of the Marine Technology Society told CNN on Wednesday.
The company also faced a series of mechanical problems and inclement weather conditions that forced the cancellation or delays of trips in recent years, according to court records. The scuttled excursions led to a pair of lawsuits in which some high-paying customers sought to recoup the cost of trips they said they didn’t take. The complaints alleged that the company overstated its ability to reach the Titanic wreckage.
OceanGate did not respond to the claims in court and could not be reached for comment.
Some expeditions were delayed after OceanGate was forced to rebuild the Titan’s hull because it showed “cyclic fatigue” and wouldn’t be able to travel deep enough to reach the Titanic’s wreckage, according to a 2020 article by GeekWire, which interviewed the company’s CEO.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Imagine this: Jalen Hurts back at quarterback for the Eagles only six days after his right shoulder was mashed into Bermuda sod on a blustery afternoon in Chicago.
The scenario ostensibly has gone from long shot once it was revealed that Hurts had sprained his throwing shoulder — the arm that helped guide Philadelphia to the best record in the NFL and cemented him as a bona fide MVP contender — to plausible on Saturday at Dallas.
“I’m feeling fine, feeling fine,” Hurts said Tuesday. “Definitely a chance.”
What a relief for the Eagles.
What a scare for the rest of the playoff field.
Even if Hurts doesn’t play Saturday when the 13-1 Eagles can clinch the NFC East and the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a win, the fact his availability is on the table means he avoided the worst-case scenario of a significant injury that could have cost him significant time.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni refused to rule out his franchise QB.
“I do not put it past Jalen Hurts, I don’t put anything past Jalen Hurts as far as his physical and mental toughness,” Sirianni said Tuesday. “There’s a chance he can play this week.”
That lessens the need for a reboot of Minshew Mania in Philly.
The Eagles could take a safe rout and go with backup QB Gardner Minshew, a former starter in Jacksonville who has played well in spot duty and garbage time in two seasons with Philly. The common thought was let Hurts heal up, rest and lay the groundwork for the playoffs.
Plus, the Eagles have been down this path before, in December 2017 when MVP front-runner Carson Wentz was lost to injury and yielded the starting spot to Nick Foles.
Foles went out and won the Eagles the franchise’s first Super Bowl, when he asked his coach about a trick play, “You want Philly Philly?”
So, you want repeat repeat?
Not this year. Hurts is still the man.
“We will play him when he’s ready to play,” Sirianni said. “If that’s this week, it’s this week. If it’s next week, it’s next week. When Jalen’s ready to play, he’s ready to play. All aspects of it.”
The 24-year-old in his second season as a starter has absorbed a variety of hard licks that never knocked him out of a game. Not even against the Bears. Hurts said he grasped he was injured the moment he was tackled by defensive tackle Travis Gipson. He stayed in the game and went 7-of-10 passing for 110 yards — and hit wide receiver A.J. Brown for a 68-yard reception.
“I’m very aware of my body,” Hurts said. “I’ve always been that way. I try and be mindful of those things. I’m pretty good at kind of overcoming those kind of different things.”
Hurts has thrown 22 touchdowns and has 3,472 yards passing, and he has rushed for 747 yards and 13 touchdowns. His 35 total touchdowns this season tied the franchise record set by Randall Cunningham in 1990.
“I’m not one to really talk about myself,” Hurts said. “Obviously, being the quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, you can’t run from it.”
After Dallas, the Eagles close the season with home games against New Orleans and the New York Giants. Should they earn the No. 1 seed in the conference, the Eagles could play up to two home games at Lincoln Financial Field in the playoffs.
Hurts wouldn’t mind a repeat of an October win at the Linc when he threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-17 victory over the Cowboys.
“I think the best thing for me is being ready to play,” Hurts said.
Hurts had been an MVP front-runner on most betting sites, but he stood at 4-1 on Tuesday, per FanDuel SportsBook. Also per FanDuel, the Cowboys are now a 5 1/2-point favorite to beat the Eagles.
Hurts’ odds might shoot back up should he not miss a snap. Hurts continued to air out against the Bears after the injury and did not seem to be in any pain when he talked to the media after the game, all promising signs for this week.
“I don’t want to talk about myself,” Hurts said. “It took a lot of grit, it took some courage, it took the people around me. We have a ton of guys that have to play through things. We have a ton of guys that have to overcome adversities and obstacles in front of them. I think that was something that we did together.”
The Eagles got more good news Tuesday when star tight end Dallas Goedert was activated off the injured list after he missed five games with a shoulder injury. Goedert, who has 43 receptions for 544 yards and three touchdowns, was hurt in Philadelphia’s only loss of the season, in November against Washington.
Hurts suffered an ankle injury and missed a game last season against the New York Jets. Minshew was 20 of 25 for 242 yards and two touchdowns in a 33-18 victory on the road and later asked Sirianni what he needed to do to become the starter.
The answer for Saturday might be the same now for the looming free-agent QB as it was a year ago: No one takes Hurts’ spot.
“It’s not the first time I’ve had things I’ve had to overcome,” Hurts said. “Nothing changes about this other than the publicity of it. The mentality of this team, it’s truly about just being ready go into Saturday. It’s going to take everybody like it does every week.”
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - YourWay Cannabis Brands Inc. (CSE: YOUR) (OTC: YOURF) (FSE: HOB) (the "Company") reminds the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") about the upcoming annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") of Shareholders. If Shareholders wish to attend the Meeting, they may do so by calling 877-407-3088 (toll-free within North America) or 201-389-0927 (International). Shareholders are also reminded to have their 12-digit control number available when dialing into the Meeting.
The Meeting is scheduled to take place on August 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EST. Upon dialing into the Meeting, registered Shareholders and their duly appointed proxyholders will be provided with the following link to the AGM Connect online voting platform: www.agmconnect.com/yourway2022.
For any matter at the Meeting that is conducted by way of ballot, registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will be asked to visit the AGM Connect online voting platform and select VOTE NOW where they may enter the meeting code YOURWAY and login using their 12-digit control number.
Each registered holder of common shares of the Company would have received a control number with their meeting materials mailed by the Company on July 5, 2022 and each registered holder of proportionate voting shares of the Company will receive a control number in an email from the Company or its counsel prior to the Meeting. Registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will use their control number to login and vote through the AGM Connect platform. Only registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will be entitled to access the AGM Connect online voting platform and vote live during the Meeting.
It is crucial that each registered Shareholder and duly appointed proxyholder has their control number should they wish to vote. Without a control number you will be unable to vote.
YourWay is a publicly traded, multi-state and consumer-centric House of Brands committed to redefining the way consumers and cannabis brands interact, with sales and operations in Arizona and California. Through building their own brands, partnering with others, and supporting retail partners control brand strategy, they are dedicated to expanding their reach; remolding the cannabis industry and ultimately, redefining the way consumers and cannabis brands interact.
YourWay aims to connect with the cannabis consumer on a deeper level, utilizing decades of brand-building expertise and an integral understanding of the customer experience to create an intuitive suite of branded products that closely aligns with consumer need states. The YourWay portfolio is an all-encompassing house of brands designed to create a sense of belonging for every cannabis consumer regardless of their relationship with the plant. Please visit www.yourwaycannabis.com or follow on Twitter at @yourwaycannabis for the latest news and information about YourWay and its brands.
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Investors are cautioned that forward-looking information is not based on historical fact but instead reflects management's expectations, estimates or projections concerning future results or events based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, such information involves risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such information, as unknown or unpredictable factors could have material adverse effects on future results, performance, or achievements of the Company. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information are the following: the events subject to the internal investigation, regulatory and licensing risks; changes in consumer demand and preferences; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; the global regulatory landscape and enforcement related to cannabis, including political risks and risks relating to regulatory change; compliance with extensive government regulation; public opinion and perception of the cannabis industry; the impact of COVID-19; and the risk factors set out in the Company's annual information form dated August 28, 2020, filed with Canadian securities regulators and available on the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The Company, through several of its subsidiaries, is indirectly involved in the manufacture, possession, use, sale, and distribution of cannabis in the recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace in the United States. Local state laws where the Company operates permit such activities however, investors should note that there are significant legal restrictions and regulations that govern the cannabis industry in the United States. Cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under the US Controlled Substances Act, making it illegal under federal law in the United States to, among other things, cultivate, distribute or possess cannabis in the United States. Financial transactions involving proceeds generated by, or intended to promote, cannabis-related business activities in the United States may form the basis for prosecution under applicable United States federal money laundering legislation.
While the approach to enforcement of such laws by the federal government in the United States has trended toward nonenforcement against individuals and businesses that comply with recreational and medicinal cannabis programs in states where such programs are legal, strict compliance with state laws with respect to cannabis will neither absolve the Company of liability under United States federal law, nor will it provide a defense to any federal proceeding which may be brought against the Company. The enforcement of federal laws in the United States is a significant risk to the business of the Company and any proceedings brought against the Company thereunder may adversely affect the Company's operations and financial performance.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated, or expected. Although the Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information, which speak only as of the date of this news release. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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WHITINGHAM, Vt. (AP) — Organic dairy and other livestock farmers are seeking emergency federal aid as they grapple with skyrocketing organic feed costs, steep fuel and utility expenses as well as the consequences of drought in many parts of the country.
Two dozen U.S. senators and representatives wrote to U.S. Agriculture Department Secretary Tom Vilsack this week asking for emergency assistance for these farms. National and regional organic farming groups have also reached out to the department and the heads of the congressional committees.
Organic dairy farmer Abbie Corse, whose more than 150-year-old family farm is located in the southern Vermont town of Whittingham, said she doesn’t know what the future of the farm will look like.
“If a farm like ours is questioning how we’re going to keep going if something doesn’t change, I don’t know how we think there’s a future for anybody,” said Corse, 40, who farms with her mother and father.
On top of the high feed, energy and fuel costs organic farmers are facing, labor is a pressing challenge for The Corse Farm Dairy, which has a herd of about 90 and sells its milk to Organic Valley, an international milk cooperative based in LaFarge, Wisconsin. If anyone is unable to work, the family doesn’t have backup to keep the farm running.
“We are a medical emergency away from selling our herd,” she said.
In May of this year, prices for organic soybeans in the U.S., used as feed on organic farms, soared to $40.52 per bushel, an increase of nearly 110% from January 2021, according to the letter the members of Congress sent to Vilsack on Monday.
Feed costs normally average over half of organic dairy and poultry farmers’ total production costs “but dramatic increases year-over-year in organic feedstuffs are now creating unsustainable circumstances that could lead to farm closures, reduced competition and ultimately, limited consumer choice,” the letter said.
The war in Ukraine and the Agriculture Department’s discontinuation of the National Organic Program recognition agreement with India has reduced imported grain supplies and pushed up prices, officials said.
The drought in the West and other areas of the country has caused California, the country’s top dairy state, to have its driest three-year stretch on record and, this summer, challenged farmers in the Northeast. Western forages have been depleted and organic alfalfas, hays and sileages are in limited supply and nearly doubled in price, said Albert Straus, the founder and CEO of Straus Family Creamery in Marin County. The creamery has formed a crisis coalition of organic dairy farms, processors and brands in the West to petition for emergency drought relief.
California has lost 10 organic dairies in the last several months and as many as 50 are projected to go out of business if no relief comes in the next couple of months, said Straus. Twelve farms had provided organic milk to the creamery until one recently went out of business, he said.
“I’m concerned that the viability of these farms and the future of our communities is at risk,” Straus said.
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said he’s heard from Vermont organic dairy farmers, companies that buy their milk and the state’s agriculture secretary about “the severe financial pressure” organic dairies are facing.
While Leahy, a Democrat, said the longer term solution must be found in more stable markets and a risk management program that works for organic dairy, he’s confident “that the federal government will find an approach to provide temporary support to our struggling organic dairy farm families.”
A spokesperson said the Agriculture Department “is exploring avenues to address the challenges faced by organic dairy farmers, while also pursuing ongoing work to support organic and transitioning farmers through USDA programs.”
For Kathie Arnold, who farms with her son at Twin Oaks Dairy in the central New York town of Truxton, this is likely one of the most financially difficult periods she has seen since the farm became organic in 1998. They’re going to survive, but for other younger farmers, who bought their farms in recent years and have debt to pay off monthly, “they’re not going to be able to weather this storm,” Arnold said. | https://www.koin.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-organic-livestock-farmers-hit-by-rising-prices-seek-help/ | 2022-12-16 17:00:48 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-organic-livestock-farmers-hit-by-rising-prices-seek-help/ |
March Madness is here! Here is what to know about the women’s NCAA Tournament, including the favorites and underdogs as well as key games and how to watch: TOP SEEDS
The top four seeds in the tournament are South Carolina, Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford. Each is in a region, some tougher than others (on paper). We break them down for you: SOUTH CAROLINA (32-0): The defending national champions are the No. 1 overall seed and the Greenville I Region breaks down favorably. It includes two teams in No. 2 seed Maryland (25-6) and No. 4 seed UCLA (23-9) who the Gamecocks beat earlier this season. South Carolina is loaded, with two-time Southeastern Conference player of the year Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke.
INDIANA (27-3): After a loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament semis, some wondered if the Hoosiers might miss out on a top seed. They landed it in the Greenville II Region and start against either Tennessee Tech or Monmouth. Mackenzie Holmes leads Indiana with 22.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Top challengers include No. 2 seed Utah, No. 3 seed LSU and No. 4 seed Villanova, which is led by scoring sensation Maddy Siegrist.
VIRGINIA TECH (27-5): The Hokies won their first ACC Tournament championship and will lead the Seattle 3 Region. Elizabeth Kitley has stepped things up down the stretch as Virginia Tech won its final eight games. Virginia Tech could have to navigate No. 4 seed Tennessee in the Sweet 16 and No. 2 seed UConn or No. 3 seed Ohio State after that.
STANFORD (28-5): The committee looked to Stanford’s steadiness for much of the season in giving it the top seed in the Seattle 4 Region. The Cardinal are led by Cameron Brink and Haley Jones, who have combined to score more than 28 points per game this season. Look for a potential high-wattage battle for the Final Four against No. 2 seed Iowa, led by national player of the year candidate Caitlin Clark.
GAMES TO WATCH
No. 3 seed Notre Dame (25-5) vs. No. 14 seed Southern Utah (23-6), Friday. The Fighting Irish’s chances for a deep run will certainly be affected by how seriously do-everything leader Olivia Miles is hurt. She left the ACC Tournament quarterfinals two weeks ago with a knee injury.
Monmouth (18-13) vs. Tennessee Tech (22-9), Thursday, ESPNU. Monmouth, surprise winners of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, have not played in the NCAA tourney since 1983 and get the chance to extend its stay in a First Four contest Wednesday. Either the Hawks or the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champions in Tennessee Tech, both 16 seeds, will have to take on top-seed Indiana on Friday.
No. 5 seed Louisville (23-11) vs. No. 12 seed Drake (22-9), Saturday. The Cardinals were a Final Four team a season ago and start their journey back as a No. 5 seed. They’ll open things against Drake (22-9), which was seeded fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament yet defeated Belmont to take the league’s automatic bid. Louisville is led by Hailey Van Lith, who’s averaged 19.2 points a game this season.
No. 4 seed Villanova (28-6) vs. No. 13 seed Cleveland State (30-4), Saturday. Villanova features one of the country’s best players in Maddy Siegrist, a two-time Big East player of year. The Wildcats are in a stacked region with top seed Indiana, No. 2 seed Utah and No. 3 seed LSU in front of them. Cleveland State won the Horizon League and made the NCAAs for the first time since 2010.
HOW TO WATCH
Every game of the women’s tournament will be available on ESPN’s networks or streaming, with fans encouraged to navigate to the “Watch” tab on ESPN’s sites. The NCAA will have a women’s basketball specific March Madness app by AT&T.
There are multiple sites listing game times and other details, including the NCAA site.
BETTING GUIDE Who’s going to win the national championship? The betting favorites as of this week to reach the Final Four are (in order): South Carolina, UConn, Stanford, Indiana, Iowa and LSU, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The Gamecocks are a heavy favorite to become the first repeat champion in the women’s tournament since UConn won the last of four straight in 2016.
MARCH MADNESS CALENDAR Selection Sunday set the brackets for First Four games (March 15-16) and first- and second-round games (March 17-20) at multiple sites across the country.
Sweet 16 weekend brings a twist this year for the women’s teams: There will be two regional sites instead of four, with Greenville, South Carolina, and Seattle each hosting eight teams.
Where is the women’s Final Four? In Dallas, where the semifinals are March 31 and the championship game is April 2. As it happens, the men’s Final Four is a four-hour drive down the road in Houston that same weekend.
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National Agency for Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) and French Ethics Committee approve protocol for trial expected to begin in Q4 2022
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and PARIS, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, has received clearance to conduct a Phase I/II trial for its novel Huntington's Disease (HD) gene therapy, BV-101, in France through its subsidiary BrainVectis. This authorization, provided by the National Agency for Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM), the country's governing drug authority, along with the approval of the trial protocol by the Ethics Committee in charge, enables the company to begin recruiting participants.
BV-101 is a novel, exclusively designed adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy vector that simultaneously addresses the metabolic dysfunction of diseased neurons as well as contributes to the clearance of the mutant huntingtin protein. BV-101 is administered through MRI-guided neurosurgical techniques directed to target tissues in the basal structures of the brain. In preclinical studies in mice, BV-101 demonstrated the ability to repair the essential cholesterol pathway, provide neuroprotection, and restore physical performance by delivering CYP46A1, a crucial enzyme in the brain which is reduced in people with Huntington's Disease. BV-101 was granted orphan drug designation in the European Union in 2019 by the European Medicines Agency.
"Unlike other attempts to treat Huntington's Disease, BV-101 aims to restore cholesterol metabolism, reduce mutant huntingtin and to improve neuronal function. Importantly, BV-101 does not affect the levels of normal huntingtin protein in cells," said Nathalie Cartier-Lacave, MD, founder of BrainVectis and now Vice President, Sector Lead Neurobiology, at AskBio. "If this proves successful, we have the potential to change the course of a devastating disease that causes severe functional and cognitive decline."
Currently, there are no approved disease modifying therapies for HD, a rare inherited neurodegenerative disease that, based on information from the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP), affects approximately 62,000 people in the European Union. The disease is caused by anomalous repeating mutations in the huntingtin gene leading to abnormal protein aggregates in nerve cells. This results in a range of progressive symptoms, leading to complete physical and mental deterioration, with symptoms usually beginning in adults ages 30 to 50, but which can also occur at an earlier age.
"The approval of this trial in France marks a major milestone to potentially treat one of the world's most devastating genetic diseases," added Sheila Mikhail, JD, MBA, CEO and Co-Founder of AskBio. "If successful, this novel approach for treating Huntington's Disease may impact how we treat many other neurodegenerative diseases in the future."
About the BV-101 Clinical Trial
The BV-101 clinical trial will be an open-label, dose-escalation study to assess the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of administration of BV-101 in adult subjects with early-stage Huntington's Disease (HD). The trial will include 12-18 participants and is expected to begin in Paris in Q4, 2022. The trial will be led by principal investigator, Alexandra Durr, MD, PhD, Professor Genetics, Reference Centre for Rare diseases-Neurogenetics. For more information about the BV-101 Huntington's Disease clinical trial, contact askfirst@askbio.com or visit askbio.com.
About AskBio
Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG acquired in 2020, is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines and changing lives. The company maintains a portfolio of clinical programs across a range of neuromuscular, central nervous system, cardiovascular and metabolic disease indications with a clinical-stage pipeline that includes therapeutics for Pompe disease, Parkinson's disease, and congestive heart failure. AskBio's gene therapy platform includes Pro10™, an industry-leading proprietary cell line manufacturing process, and an extensive capsid and promoter library. With global headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and European headquarters in Edinburgh, UK, the company has generated hundreds of proprietary capsids and promoters, several of which have entered clinical testing. Founded in 2001 and an early innovator in the gene therapy field, the company holds more than 750 patents in areas such as AAV production and chimeric and self-complementary capsids. Learn more at www.askbio.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
About Bayer
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition. Its products and services are designed to help people and the planet thrive by supporting efforts to master the major challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. Bayer is committed to driving sustainable development and generating a positive impact with its businesses. At the same time, the Group aims to increase its earning power and create value through innovation and growth. The Bayer brand stands for trust, reliability, and quality throughout the world. In fiscal 2021, the Group employed around 100,000 people and had sales of 44.1 billion euros. R&D expenses before special items amounted to 5.3 billion euros. For more information, visit www.bayer.com.
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They saw it when we saw it. News broke at 7:57 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on Wednesday night, just as the Albuquerque Isotopes wrapped a light two-hour practice and started to splinter off for the night.
By his own admission, Cole Tucker had other things on his mind. So, the 24th overall pick in 2014 and new to the Rockies organization after nine years with the Pirates was a little late to the news.
“The Phoenix Suns were on (Wednesday) night and Kevin Durant was playing,” he laughed. “So I was hauling a** out of here. I kind of missed it.”
Like Tucker, veteran catcher Grayson Greiner only saw the news later on social media, not through a formal release.
Matt Carasiti is a journeyman right hander, back with the Rockies after stints with the Cubs, Giants, Red Sox and some time in Japan. He was playing chess on his iPad when he got an ESPN notification.
“All of a sudden, it’s like, hey,” he said. “We won.”
As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) and Major League Baseball reached an agreement on Wednesday night for a five-year collective bargaining agreement, the first of its kind at the minor league level.
Far and away the most notable event in the minor league union’s brief six=month history, there are 12 different conditions in the CBA, covering anything and everything from clubhouse nutrition, team transportation, size of domestic reserve lists and the right to second opinions regarding medical diagnoses.
The lead item, though: increased salaries for all minor league baseball players, effectively immediately after ratification through a vote by minor leaguers.
For the vast majority of the 2023 Isotopes, that meant their base salary went from $17,500 to $35,800 — an $18,300 overnight increase with checks due year-round except for a six-week winter break.
But as the Isotopes took the field for another light practice on Wednesday, it wasn’t a celebration. A few players that spoke with the Journal admitted they hadn’t read through the entire CBA. None was clear at the time on what a voting process would look like.
“I’m sure no one would vote that we don’t make more money,” utility player Nolan Jones said.
So, a new day in a new era was spent much like the days before it — chatting around the batting cage. Shagging fly balls. Long toss and the like.
“It’s something that should’ve happened a long time ago,” first baseman Michael Toglia said. “Nevertheless, we made it here and I’m happy that it happened.”
Across a team filled with players from different backgrounds, states, countries and experiences, that was the over-arching sentiment — overdue, but happy to have it. A few noted it won’t directly affect them right now but they’re happy for those that will see an immediate change.
About them. To Greiner, a deal like this helps everybody, but nobody more than the “needles in the haystack” — late-round picks without much of a signing bonus, trying to catch on anywhere that’ll have them and losing more money than they make.
“(They’re) gonna get an extra two, three, four year(s) to keep trying and who knows?” he said. “They might end up making a 10-year career out of it. Whereas before the CBA, they might have been out of the game and never been recognized.”
Greiner, 30, is one of the Isotopes’ oldest players, a veteran who’s had stints in the Tigers and Diamondback organizations. He’s had seasons where he lost money. He remembers seeing guys peel off the roster for a “real job,” either to provide for their family or simply survive.
“It never got that dire for me,” he said.
And for Matt Casariti, a deal like this is a big step away from four guys crammed in a two bedroom apartment in Asheville, N.C., no furniture and no feeling that you were being looked after.
“For so long, it was like we had zero power. Being a minor leaguer, you basically were just like whatever they wanted to do, they could do. If you didn’t like it, quit. Now, not that there’s a huge power shift, but you have people behind you.
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PICO RIVERA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County deputies were searching Tuesday for an inmate who escaped custody by walking away from a sheriff’s station.
Fernando Salazar, who was assigned as a worker at the Pico Rivera station, was wearing white boxers and a blue LA County Jail jacket, according to a Sheriff’s Department statement.
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He tried to steal a vehicle but was unsuccessful, the statement said.
Salazar was last seen walking toward the San Gabriel riverbed in unincorporated Whittier.
Salazar did not have a permanent residence but has connections to Norwalk, Bellflower, Downey, Lakewood, Whittier and Long Beach, as well as possible family members in Pico Rivera, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP)Tony Clark has never had more clout as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association.
The 50-year-old helped the union navigate a tumultuous stretch that included a pandemic-shortened 2020 season and a new labor deal in March that not only saved a full 162-game season but also was viewed as at least a modest win for the players and their pocketbooks.
Now, there’s a relative calm during a baseball offseason that hasn’t been seen for a few years.
Baseball fans are probably enjoying that normalcy, but for Clark, there’s not much time to celebrate.
”The preparation for the next agreement never stops,” he said.
Clark was in Arizona on Wednesday afternoon, shuttling between appointments at the MLBPA’s winter meetings. Two days before, the union voted to extend Clark’s contract five more years through 2027, putting him in position to lead players through the entirety of their current labor agreement with owners that expires in December 2026.
”I’m grateful for the opportunity,” Clark said. ”Suffice it to say, I’m humbled to be in a position to advocate for the guys.”
Now that the big league financials are settled for the next few seasons, Clark’s attention can turn to more than 5,000 new union members. The sport’s minor league players elected to join the MLBPA in September, paving the way for potentially better pay and playing conditions for those at the lower levels of professional baseball.
Clark – who had a 15-year MLB career – said conditions haven’t improved much for those minor leaguers since he was working his way up to the big leagues in the early 1990s. He said the MLB portion of the union has been supportive because the vast majority of those players have spent time in the minors.
There are numerous issues to address.
”Salary is one of them. That’s the one that jumps off the page and one that’s experienced by guys from top to bottom of the minor league system,” Clark said. ”When you get beyond that, there are a number of things: housing, food, training.”
Players with major league contracts average more than $4 million per year and have a $700,000 minimum salary while in the big leagues, but salaries for most minor league players are far lower.
MLB raised weekly minimum salaries for minor leaguers in 2021 to $400 at rookie and short-season levels, $500 at Class A, $600 at Double-A and $700 at Triple-A.
Some have argued that those low salaries have made it hard for professional baseball to attract top athletes. Top collegiate programs in the SEC, ACC, Pac-12, Big 12 and other conferences often have better facilities and travel arrangements than their minor league counterparts.
The NCAA’s new eligibility rules – allowing players to make money on NIL deals – have also made college sports a more lucrative enterprise.
”We hope that any number of improvements that we’re able to make here, will make it a little more enticing then it might have otherwise been,” Clark said. ”As much as it may have been romantic to ride on the buses, and the experiences you get in the minor leagues, going back to ‘Bull Durham,’ the opportunity both at the collegiate level and in other sports are a little different.”
Regarding the recently negotiated big league deal, Clark said the next step is to find out what’s working and what isn’t.
It brought major changes that included expansion of the DH to the National League, increasing the postseason from 10 teams to 12, advertisements on uniforms, a balanced schedule that reduces intra-division play starting in 2023 and measures aimed to incentivize competition and decrease strip-down rebuilding, such as an amateur draft lottery.
Major League Baseball’s 30 teams have appeared to navigate the turbulent COVID-19 era with the sport’s financial resources intact. One example: MLB recently sold its remaining share of a streaming service technology company called BAMTech to the Walt Disney Co. for $900 million.
”I’ll say this – the industry is doing well,” Clark said. ”And the industry, I believe, is better when all 30 teams are competing to be the last team standing. We believe that the system is designed to provide that support.”
Clark said he’ll keep a close eye on free agency, which has started with a steady stream of deals.
”We think there’s been a healthiness to the conversations early,” Clark said. ”We’re interested to see how that manifests itself over the long haul. But with the game having rebounded already, from a financial standpoint, we remain optimistic that things will continue to progress positively.”
Clark took over as union head in late 2013 following the death of Michael Weiner. Clark also led the union during labor negotiations in 2016 before helping broker the recent deal in March that followed a 99-day lockout.
He said he believes the union’s in as strong a position as it’s been in decades. Considering his new five-year deal, it’s apparent the membership agrees.
”I tip my hat to our group,” Clark said. ”Their engagement, their involvement, their energy and interest in protecting the game and protecting their fraternity and leaving the game better moving forward, it’s as strong and committed of a group as we’ve seen.”
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AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parallaxes Capital Management ("Parallaxes") is an alternative asset manager and, since 2017, has raised four funds dedicated to Tax Receivable Agreements ("TRAs"). As the market leader in monetizing TRAs, Parallaxes is dedicated to increasing the visibility and transparency of TRAs which remain an often overlooked and misunderstood asset class. In the vein of creating greater visibility into the TRA ecosystem, Parallaxes is pleased to share a notable development in the market as VWR Corporation ("VWR" or "the Company") previously terminated its TRA.
VWR disclosed that after having been acquired by Avantor Inc. ("Avantor"), the Company's TRA will be terminated pursuant to contractual change of control provisions for a payment of approximately $56 million. The VWR TRA provided for the payment of 85% of the net cash tax savings realized from certain tax attributes, including savings from pre-IPO net operating loss carryforwards.
Parallaxes views TRAs, including the VWR TRA, as a valuable tool to reduce certain moral hazard problems and informational asymmetry inherent in a company's public offering. TRAs help ensure that pre-IPO owners are economically aligned with new public shareholders and incentivize pre-IPO owners to pursue an IPO structure that provides the company with ongoing tax benefits. Parallaxes anticipates enhanced awareness and understanding of TRAs will drive increased market adoption.
Parallaxes Capital Management ("Parallaxes") is the premier investment firm focused exclusively on monetizing Tax Receivable Agreements ("TRAs"). Parallaxes offers private equity sponsors, co-investors and management team members solutions to achieve liquidity, diversification and optionality from their TRAs. Parallaxes was founded in 2017 and is comprised of experienced investment professionals from leading private equity and growth equity firms. To learn more, please visit www.plxcap.com
This press release should not be regarded as representative of an official position or statement of Parallaxes or any related entity.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at the site of the explosions in Mogadishu, told journalists that nearly 300 other people were wounded. “We ask our international partners and Muslims around the world to send their medical doctors here since we can’t send all the victims outside the country for treatment,” he said.
The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which often targets the capital and controls large parts of the country, claimed responsibility, saying it targeted the education ministry. It claimed the ministry was an “enemy base” that receives support from non-Muslim countries and “is committed to removing Somali children from the Islamic faith.”
Al-Shabab usually doesn’t make claims of responsibility when large numbers of civilians are killed, as in the 2017 blast, but it has been angered by a high-profile new offensive by the government that also aims to shut down its financial network. The group said it is committed to fighting until the country is ruled by Islamic law, and it asked civilians to stay away from government areas.
Somalia’s president, elected this year, said the country remained at war with al-Shabab “and we are winning.”
The attack in Mogadishu occurred on a day when the president, prime minister and other senior officials were meeting to discuss expanded efforts to combat violent extremism and especially al-Shabab. The extremists, who seek an Islamic state, have responded to the offensive by killing prominent clan leaders in an apparent effort to dissuade grassroots support.
The attack has overwhelmed first responders in Somalia, which has one of the world’s weakest health systems after decades of conflict. At hospitals and elsewhere, frantic relatives peeked under plastic sheeting and into body bags, looking for loved ones.
Halima Duwane was searching for her uncle, Abdullahi Jama. “We don’t know whether he is dead or alive but the last time we communicated he was around here,” she said, crying.
Witnesses to the attack were stunned. “I couldn’t count the bodies on the ground due to the (number of) fatalities,” witness Abdirazak Hassan said. He said the first blast hit the perimeter wall of the education ministry, where street vendors and money changers were located.
An Associated Press journalist at the scene said the second blast occurred in front of a busy restaurant during lunchtime. The blasts demolished tuk-tuks and other vehicles in an area of many restaurants and hotels.
The Somali Journalists Syndicate, citing colleagues and police, said one journalist was killed and two others wounded by the second blast while rushing to the scene of the first. The Aamin ambulance service said the second blast destroyed one of its responding vehicles.
It was not immediately clear how vehicles loaded with explosives again made it to the high-profile location in Mogadishu, a city thick with checkpoints and constantly on alert for attacks.
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TAYLOR, Mich., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entering its 10th year in business, Duhome, an international furniture brand, is adding to its existing footprint in United States with the opening of a second 120,000 sq ft warehouse in MI, in addition to the former 58,000 sq ft warehouse in City of Industry, CA. Strategically located in 21010 Trolley Industrial Drive Taylor, MI, the new warehouse is only about 10 hours from the pickup location - New York port, IL. The company invested thousands of dollars in the brand-new warehouse for faster delivery to any location in Central and Eastern USA, allowing customers to benefit from shorter turnaround times.
Startup of Newly Built Warehouse in MI
Duhome has grown along with its customers to become one of the most-recognized furniture brands in the global market. Constantly growing demand from Duhome's customers across the whole country made the second warehouse expansion an absolute must. In response to increasing market demand for enhanced delivery, construction work for the new warehouse in MI began in January 20th, 2021 and all work has been complete in a few months. With new improvement and optimized logistics collaboration in the recent months in 2022, Duhome warehouse system are now up and running smoothly, and operations at the new warehouse are already in full swing.
Help Increase Efficiency of Deliveries for Customers
After months of construction, the expanded warehouse in MI becomes an ideally-equipped place for storing up to 100-120pcs 40-foot containers and serves as a distribution hub for a variety of Duhome furniture to surrounding region, including New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, etc., while ensuring adequate stock-holding for efficient deliveries. Employees at the newly built warehouse are responsible for regular goods acceptance, packing, repacking, order picking, quality control and returning.
A further advantage of the location is its easy access to various shipping methods and tight connection to the central America and east coast - which greatly reduces lead times, creates efficiencies and allows for future business growth by being closer to terminal customers. With this latest expansion, Duhome goes one step further to provide customers with the assurance to get their beloved furniture in 2-5 days generally.
The second warehouse in MI is designed with up to 16 loading docks and 28 feet high ceilings for easy movement of truck, and also accommodates 100-120pcs 40-foot containers on a 120,000 sq ft of floor space. Divided into 3 sections separated by firewalls, the warehouse guarantees the highest safety standards and protection. And an advanced air-conditioning and climate control system is also available to keep all stock maintained at the perfect temperatures and in peak condition. Thus, Duhome customers could receive the furniture in the best condition and in the most efficient way.
"It's been a team effort to make the opening of our new warehouse possible," said CEO of Duhome, Mr. Du. "We're thrilled to see Duhome continues to grow, and the expansion to a second warehouse is a good result of incredible continuous growth in our business and brand awareness."
About Duhome:
For more than ten years, Duhome has been striving to offer an assortment of modern furniture designed to complement home lifestyles across the world. Early on, Duhome established the headquarter in Germany with a local warehouse. And today with two warehouses in both east and west coast in USA, the company now expands at a faster pace and offers a vast warehouse space worldwide.
It is one of the most crucial steps in Duhome's history for new businesses to proper and flourish. Not only will the expansion underscore Duhome's commitment to support the marketing needs and customer satisfaction, it will also give the company an ample room to grow offerings in the globe market. This is an investment for the future. With the newly expanded warehouse in MI and advanced warehousing facility therein, the company will be perfectly positioned for further growth in a highly dynamic market by offering customers the optimized solution at all times.
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Drive-by shooting in Detroit hits 2-year-old girl
The Detroit child was in a car with three adults when the shooting began
A 2-year-old girl is fighting for her life in the hospital after she was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in Detroit on Tuesday.
Police say the child, who has not been identified, was in a vehicle with three adults when a silver Jeep pulled forward and its occupants opened fire. The girl was struck under her arm, according to WXYZ Detroit.
It is unclear whether the adults with the young girl were the targets of the shooting.
Another bystander, a 55-year-old man, was also struck after he turned away from working on his vehicle to investigate the noise.
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Both the girl and man are in "temporary serious condition," according to WXYZ.
The incident comes roughly two weeks after a Michigan man was charged with the brutal murder of another 2-year-old girl.
Aaron Joseph Trout, 31, was arrested on July 22 after allegedly dropping off a woman and the young girl at a hospital. The girl, who was not his daughter, had already sustained fatal injuries days before being dropped off, police say.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkpoint Systems – a global leader in RFID technology solutions – has announced it will launch its next generation of inventory management Software, ItemOptix™ for Retail, at the annual NRF Big Show in New York on 15 January 2023.
Based on market research, Checkpoint® has reimagined its' RFID Inventory Management Software for retail store use, to make it easy to use, easy to deploy and easy to adapt. Wrapped around its' core RFID inventory management features and capabilities, Checkpoint has evolved their Software solution, built from 20 years of RFID deployment experience, and is pleased to showcase ItemOptix™ for Retail at this prestigious retail industry event.
ItemOptix™ for Retail is RFID inventory management software to help retailers improve their stock accuracy, handle goods faster, and accelerate stock movement which leads to sales improvements and better consumer experiences across all channels.
The solution will feature the ItemOptix™ Mobile App, with an intuitive user interface that will make it easy for staff to manage an item's journey through the store. The new Portal interface focuses users on activities that drive sales, customer engagement, and ultimately inventory improvement.
An additional benefit to Checkpoint's SaaS solution, ItemOptix™ does not require additional IT infrastructure. With the help of industry standard Rest API's, RFID inventory data can also be seamlessly integrated into in-house reporting suites, allowing for more extensive analysis, while reducing onboarding costs and training requirements, which enables staff to dedicate their time to store operations.
By deploying the Item Optix™ software, retailers can easily integrate RFID data into their existing store operations, to make one unified experience for both the store clerk and the shopper. This will help stores seamlessly manage both store operations and Omni-channel purchases, particularly in retailers that have recently made investments in mobile stores.
Commenting on the launch of ItemOptix™ for Retail, David Ivins, Channel Partner Director said: "We are providing a solution that improves efficiency for retailers across the board. With a highly intuitive app at its core, inventory management has never been easier, and in being a SaaS-based product, RFID inventory data can be seamlessly integrated, bringing a host of new opportunities. Easy to use, easy to deploy and easy to adapt, ItemOptix™ for Retail will help improve the bottom line, efficiency of staff and customer relationships."
A division of CCL Industries, Checkpoint Systems is the only vertically integrated RF/RFID solution provider for retail. With consumer demands accelerating at an extraordinary rate driven by technology, Checkpoint delivers intelligent solutions – bringing clarity and efficiency into the retail environment anytime, anywhere. Through a unique offering of software, hardware, labels, tags and connected cloud-based solutions, Checkpoint optimizes retail operations and efficiencies with real-time intuitive data delivered throughout the supply chain and in-store resulting in improved profitability and an enriched consumer experience. Checkpoint's intelligent retail solutions are built upon 50 years of radio frequency technology expertise, innovative high-theft and loss prevention solutions, market-leading software, RFID hardware and comprehensive labeling capabilities to brand, secure and track merchandise from source to shelf.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Marcus Dockery scored 18 points as Howard beat Gallaudet 108-56 on Sunday.
Dockery was 6 of 9 shooting (4 for 7 from distance) for the Bison (2-2). Elijah Hawkins scored 15 points, going 5 of 7 (3 for 3 from distance). Reece Brown recorded 14 points and was 5 of 5 shooting and 4 of 9 from the free throw line.
Corey Smith led the way for the Bison with 16 points and three steals. Malosi Viena added eight points for Gallaudet. In addition, Rory Lewis had seven points.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen has escaped any serious challenge from within GOP ranks, but other party-backed candidates for attorney general and the southern Minnesota congressional seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn will have hurdles to clear in the state's Aug. 9 primary.
Former Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek, who had been considering a primary run but is recovering from injuries he suffered in an auto accident, cleared the lane for Jensen when he failed to file at the secretary of state’s office by the 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline. Jensen won the GOP endorsement at the party’s state convention last month.
Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz got a boost when former broadcast personality Cory Hepola, who was backed by Andrew Yang’s Forward Party, also failed to file by the deadline. Democratic strategists had feared that Hepola could serve as a spoiler and siphon votes away from Walz in the November election. Hepola said in a statement that Minnesota still needs a strong third party “to represent the majority in the middle.”
While neither Jensen or Walz will face more than token primary opposition, two small pro-marijuana parties that have major party status in Minnesota will have candidates on the November ballot who could be factors if it’s a close race.
In the attorney general's race, Doug Wardlow, general counsel to MyPillow, who was the losing GOP candidate in 2018, went through with his plan to challenge endorsed candidate Jim Schultz, despite pleas by party leaders that he abide by his earlier pledge to honor the state convention's choice. Wardlow is an ally of MyPillow founder, Mike Lindell, a leading proponent of false accusations that the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump.
Wardlow said in a statement that only he can beat incumbent Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison.
But Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman David Hann said in a statement that Wardlow broke his word “and has instead proven himself to be a shameless politician motivated only by his personal ambitions. Doug Wardlow has an infamous track record of failed election bids. With this futile primary challenge, he will add one more loss to his record.”
In the Republican-leaning 1st Congressional District race, state Rep. Jeremy Munson and agricultural attorney Matt Benda revived their efforts to win the seat left open by Hagedorn's death from cancer in February, in a process that voters may find confusing.
Munson and Benda lost last week's GOP special primary to former USDA official Brad Finstad. Finstad will face the Democratic special primary winner, former Hormel Foods chief executive Jeff Ettinger, in a special general election Aug. 9 to serve out the rest of the late congressman’s term, which ends in January.
But Munson, who is a founder of a hard-right faction among Republicans in the Minnesota House, and Benda will get another shot the same day in the regular primary election, which will select candidates for filling the seat in the next Congress. That sets up a theoretical possibility in which one man is elected Aug. 9 to complete Hagedorn's term, but 1st District voters send someone else to Congress in the November general election. Ettinger faces only token opposition in the regular primary.
Hann said in a separate statement that he was “strongly disappointed” to see Benda and Munson file, given that 1st District Republicans overwhelmingly endorsed Finstad at a special meeting Thursday. Hann said that Benda and Munson, as former local party officers, should have had more respect for the party's endorsement.
Two Minnesota Democratic congresswomen will face well-financed but long-shot primary challengers. U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will face former Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels, a leader of the opposition to a proposal on the city ballot last fall that would have replaced the Minneapolis Police Department with a revamped public safety agency. And U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum will face progressive community organizer Amane Badhasso in their St. Paul-based district. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Minnesota-GOP-hopefuls-for-AG-Congress-face-17212243.php | 2022-06-01 17:34:36 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Minnesota-GOP-hopefuls-for-AG-Congress-face-17212243.php |
Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups
Pope Francis began a historic visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church's efforts to reconcile with Native communities and help them heal from generations of trauma.
Francis kissed the hand of a residential school survivor as he was greeted at the Edmonton, Alberta, airport by Indigenous representatives, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mary Simon, an Inuk who is Canada's first Indigenous governor general.
The gesture set the tone of what Francis has said is a "penitential pilgrimage" to atone for the role of Catholic missionaries in the forced assimilation of generations of Native children — a visit that has stirred mixed emotions across Canada as survivors and their families cope with the trauma of their losses and receive a long-sought papal apology.
Francis had no official events scheduled Sunday, giving him time to rest before his meeting Monday with survivors near the site of a former residential school in Maskwacis, where he is expected to pray at a cemetery and apologize.
Francis exited the back of his plane with the help of an ambulift, given his strained knee ligaments have forced him to use a wheelchair. The simple welcome ceremony took place in airport hangar, where Indigenous drums and chanting broke the silence. As Trudeau and Simon sat beside Francis, a succession of Indigenous leaders and elders greeted the pope and exchanged gifts. At one point, Francis kissed the hand of residential school survivor Elder Alma Desjarlais of the Frog Lake First Nations as she was introduced to him.
"Right now, many of our people are skeptical and they are hurt," said Grand Chief George Arcand Jr. of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, who greeted the pope. Yet he expressed hope that with the papal apology, "We could begin our journey of healing .. and change the way things have been for our people for many, many years."
Indigenous groups are seeking more than just words, though, as they press for access to church archives to learn the fate of children who never returned home from the residential schools. They also want justice for the abusers, financial reparations and the return of Indigenous artifacts held by the Vatican Museums.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, one of the country's most prominent Indigenous leaders, said several members of her family attended residential schools, including a sister who died at one in Ontario. She described it as "an institution of assimilation and genocide."
During her flight to Alberta, "I was just so overcome with emotion and there were different times on the plane where I really had to stop myself from breaking into a deep sob," she said. "I realized that I am an intergenerational trauma survivor and there are so many people like me."
Francis' week-long trip — which will take him to Edmonton; Quebec City and finally Iqaluit, Nunavut, in the far north — follows meetings he held in the spring at the Vatican with delegations from the First Nations, Metis and Inuit. Those meetings culminated with a historic April 1 apology for the "deplorable" abuses committed by some Catholic missionaries in residential schools.
The Canadian government has admitted that physical and sexual abuse were rampant in the state-funded Christian schools that operated from the 19th century to the 1970s. Some 150,000 Indigenous children were taken from their families and forced to attend in an effort to isolate them from the influence of their homes, Native languages and cultures and assimilate them into Canada's Christian society.
Then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a formal apology over the residential schools in 2008. As part of a lawsuit settlement involving the government, churches and approximately 90,000 surviving students, Canada paid reparations that amounted to billions of dollars being transferred to Indigenous communities. Canada's Catholic Church says its dioceses and religious orders have provided more than $50 million in cash and in-kind contributions, and hope to add $30 million more over the next five years.
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015 had called for a papal apology to be delivered on Canadian soil, but it was only after the 2021 discovery of the possible remains of around 200 children at the former Kamloops residential school in British Columbia that the Vatican mobilized to comply with the request.
"I honestly believe that if it wasn't for the discovery ... and all the spotlight that was placed on the Oblates or the Catholic Church as well, I don't think any of this would have happened," said Raymond Frogner, head archivist at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
Frogner just returned from Rome where he spent five days at the headquarters of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, which operated 48 of the 139 Christian-run residential schools, the most of any Catholic order. After the graves were discovered, the Oblates finally offered "complete transparency and accountability" and allowed him into its headquarters to research the names of alleged sex abusers from a single school in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan, he said.
The Inuit community, for its part, is seeking Vatican assistance to extradite a single Oblate priest, the Rev. Joannes Rivoire, who ministered to Inuit communities until he left in the 1990s and returned to France. Canadian authorities issued an arrest warrant for him in 1998 on accusations of several counts of sexual abuse, but it has never been served.
Inuit leader Natan Obed personally asked Francis for the Vatican's help in extraditing Rivoire, telling The Associated Press in March that it was one specific thing the Vatican could do to bring healing to his many victims.
Asked about the request, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said last week that he had no information on the case.
At a news conference Saturday in Edmonton, organizers said they will do all they can to enable school survivors to attend the papal events, particularly for the Maskwacis apology and the Tuesday gathering at Lac Ste. Anne, long a popular pilgrimage site for Indigenous Catholics.
Both are in rural areas, and organizers are arranging shuttle transport from various park-and-ride lots. They noted that many survivors are now elderly and frail and may need accessible vehicle transport, diabetic-friendly snacks and other services.
The Rev. Cristino Bouvette, national liturgical coordinator for the papal visit, who is partly of Indigenous heritage, said he hopes the visit is healing for those who "have borne a wound, a cross that they have suffered with, in some cases for generations."
Bouvette, a priest in the Diocese of Calgary, said the papal liturgical events will have strong Indigenous representation — including prominent roles for Indigenous clergy and the use of Native languages, music and motifs on liturgical vestments.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Does the Federal Reserve have it wrong?
For months, the Fed has been warily watching the U.S. economy’s robust job gains out of concern that employers, desperate to hire, will keep boosting pay and, in turn, keep inflation elevated. But January’s blowout job growth coincided with an actual slowdown in wage growth. And it followed an easing of numerous inflation measures in recent months.
The past year’s consistently robust hiring gains have also defied the fastest increase in the Fed’s benchmark interest rate in four decades — an aggressive effort by the central bank to cool hiring, economic growth and the spiking prices that have bedeviled American households for nearly two years.
Instead, economists were astonished when the government reported Friday that employers added an explosive 517,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate sank to a new 53-year low of 3.4%.
“Today’s jobs report is almost too good to be true,” said Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter. “Like $20 bills on the sidewalk and free lunches, falling inflation paired with falling unemployment is the stuff of economics fiction.”
In economic models used by the Fed and most mainstream economists, a job market with strong hiring and a low unemployment rate typically fuels higher inflation. Under this scenario, companies feel compelled to keep boosting wages to attract and keep workers. They often then pass those higher labor costs on to their customers by raising prices. Their higher-paid workers also have more money to spend. Both trends can feed inflation pressures.
Yet even as hiring has been solid in the past six months, year-over-year inflation has fallen from a peak of 9.1% in June to 6.5% in December. Much of that decline reflects cheaper gas prices. But even excluding volatile food and energy costs, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge has risen at about a 3% annual rate over the past three months — not so far above its 2% target.
Those trends have raised questions about a core aspect of the Fed’s higher interest rate policy. Chair Jerome Powell has said that conquering inflation would require “some pain.” And the Fed’s policymakers have forecast that the unemployment rate would rise to 4.6% by the end of this year. In the past, an increase that much in the jobless rate has been associated with a recession.
Yet Friday’s report suggests the possibility that the long-standing connection between a vigorous job market and high inflation has broken down. And that breakdown holds out a tantalizing possibility: That inflation could continue to decline even while employers keep adding jobs at a healthy pace.
“This does suggest that the traditional Fed models are not describing the current situation and that perhaps this time is actually different,” Pollak said in an interview.
“The pandemic pushed the labor market into completely different territory,” she continued. “And so the usual forces may just not operate here.”
Yet it’s also possible that Friday’s report could nudge the Fed in the opposite direction: The consistently strong job growth might convince Powell and other officials that, despite the signs that wage growth is slowing, a powerful job market will inevitably reignite inflation. If so, their benchmark rate would have to stay high to cool the pace of hiring. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/an-unexpected-job-surge-confounds-the-feds-economic-models/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-02-03 16:57:50 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/an-unexpected-job-surge-confounds-the-feds-economic-models/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
TORONTO, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Covers.com have released a new page on their website that will chart the performance of sports bettors in every legal and regulated state in the US.
The 'Winningest Sports Bettors by State' product will rank the bettors of all legal states by their performance against sportsbooks in their respective territories monthly starting from January 2023.
Prior to that, the industry-first page depicts the annual performance of bettors by state since 2019 but updates will make it more granular in the near future.
Covers calculates performance by taking the handle of sportsbooks in each state and subtracting the amount that was paid out for winning bets. This resulting figure is the gross revenue, or 'hold', and provides the most transparent picture for how bettors fared.
For example, if there was $100 of betting at New York sportsbooks during January, and operators earned $10 in revenue during the month, then New York's hold was 10%. If sportsbooks in
Pennsylvania had a hold of 8% during January, but operators in Ohio had a 10% win rate, then we say Pennsylvania bettors were better. This is because the hold for Keystone State books was weaker than their Buckeye State counterparts, suggesting bettors did better during the month.
Brandon DuBreuil, Head of Content at Covers, said, "We're excited for the insights that this page will provide as the regulated industry continues to grow across the U.S, having already uncovered the fact that bettors from Nevada were the sharpest each year from 2019-2022."
"Las Vegas has long been known as the betting capital of the country and we've proven its bettors have lived up to that reputation, but it will be fun to see if another state can knock them off the number one spot in 2023."
The announcement of this page follows the June release of Covers' 'Sports Betting Revenue Tracker', a resource which tracks the monthly revenue of all the sportsbooks state-by-state.
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A global heavyweight with big ambitions and a shared commitment to people and culture, Covers continues to expand rapidly with the intention of bringing our expertise to more users than ever before.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, has been captured by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and returning to drug trafficking, an official with Mexico’s navy confirmed Friday.
The source was not authorized to speak publicly and agreed to confirm the action only if not quoted by name. No further details about the capture were immediately available.
Caro Quintero walked free in 2013 after 28 years in prison when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. The brutal murder marked a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
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Caro Quintero, the former leader of the Guadalajara cartel, had since returned to drug trafficking and unleashed bloody turf battles in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has maintained that he is not interested in detaining drug lords and prefers to avoid violence.
An appeals court overturned Caro Quintero’s verdict, but the Supreme Court upheld the sentence. It was too late by then; Caro Quintero was spirited off in a waiting vehicle.
He was on the FBI’s most wanted list, with a $20 million reward for his capture through the State Department’s Narcotics Rewards Program. He was added to the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list in 2018.
Caro Quintero was one of the primary suppliers of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana to the United States in the late 1970s. He blamed Camarena for a raid on a marijuana plantation in 1984. In 1985, Camarena was kidnapped in Guadalajara, allegedly on orders from Caro Quintero. His tortured body was found a month later.
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WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, December 31, 2022
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
555 PM EST Sat Dec 31 2022
...Locally Dense Fog Possible This Evening...
Areas of fog along the Lake Erie shore and in areas with deeper
snowpack will continue for the next couple of hours. Visibilities
will locally drop to one quarter of a mile at times in the fog.
Motorists should be prepared for changing visibility conditions
and wet roadways as they venture out this New Year's Eve. The
areas of dense fog should gradually dissipate late this evening as
rain ends and winds increase from the west.
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A person was found dead in a Newton park near the Charles River on Saturday night, State Police said.
Troopers responded to Forte Park at 8 p.m. after the body was discovered, according to David Procopio, spokesman for the State Police.
State Police and the Middlesex district attorney’s office are investigating the death and are working to identify the victim, he said.
The body was placed in the custody of the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Procopio said.
The park is property of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, he said.
No further information was immediately available late Saturday night.
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Mobile Health's COVID-19 response highlights 39-year expertise, driving shift in employer on-site health programs.
NEW YORK, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Health has been at the forefront of on-site occupational health exams for 39 years ─ delivering physical exams, vaccines, TB testing, and more to the doorstep of employers. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted many employers to offer on-site health services for the first time. This became Mobile Health's chance to show more businesses what on-site health programs can look like.
Many businesses are now recognizing the benefits of on-site employee medical exams and are shifting their approach to occupational health. Mobile Health has expanded to serve employers across the nation providing holistic on-site programs that cover all aspects of employee health and compliance.
On-Site Employee Medical Exams: A Long-Term Solution for Employers
"We are proud to have been able to support businesses during the pandemic with our on-site teams," said Andrew Shulman, CEO of Mobile Health. "Our experience has shown that on-site exams are more convenient and efficient ─ we are thrilled to see employers recognizing this value. Our mobile exam units are on the move daily, achieving record-breaking milestones for Mobile Health."
Mobile Health's dedicated teams bring everything needed to create a fully functional clinic at any employer's location, including privacy screens, reporting technology, and a full staff of clinical and administrative professionals. The company's COVID-19 response has not only highlighted their 39-year expertise but has also driven a significant shift in the approach of employer on-site health programs. By recognizing the benefits of on-site employee medical exams, businesses are now looking beyond the pandemic and expanding their occupational health programs. With 6,500 clinics, on-site teams, and cutting-edge technology solutions, Mobile Health is equipped to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes. For more information about Mobile Health's occupational health services, visit MobileHealth.com.
ABOUT MOBILE HEALTH
Mobile Health is a trusted employee screening and occupational health provider with 39 years of clinical excellence. Their 6,500+ nationwide clinics and on-site teams offer every medical exam employers need for hiring and compliance. Mobile Health enables businesses to consolidate to one provider for OSHA/DOH compliance and for building a safer, healthier workforce. Their expert teams design programs to reduce employer bottlenecks, increase throughput, and make occupational health easier than ever before. For more information, visit MobileHealth.com.
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Expanding its roster for receiving countries, Paysend offers more options for U.S. customers to send funds to Latin American recipients quickly, securely and for a low fee
MIAMI, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paysend, the card-to-card pioneer and international payments platform, is solidifying its money transfer services to Latin America by enabling U.S. customers to send money to Latin America quickly, securely and for a low fee through transfers to bank accounts. Since launching transfers to bank accounts in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Mexico in 2022, U.S. customers will now be able to transfer money to friends and loved ones bank accounts in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.
"At Paysend, we understand that remittances play an important role for our customers in supporting their loved ones," said Jairo Riveros, title, Paysend. "Given the current macroeconomic conditions, transferring funds play an even more important role, because it's being used to cover necessities like food and housing. By offering card-to-card, card-to-bank or card-to-digital wallet transfers, we're making it easier, and more affordable, for our U.S. customers to send money back home when their loved ones need it the most."
Empowering the Unbanked Communities in Latin America
Today, 70% of LatAm's population remains unbanked or underbanked. With a mission to improve financial inclusion across the globe and support migrants looking to send money back home, Paysend has stepped in to offer low fee, fast and secure transfers for the community as current economic pressures have made it more difficult to send funds.
This expanded offering comes on the heels of Paysend launching its Paysend Libre solution powered by Mastercard Send technology last year. With Paysend Libre, unbanked recipients located in Northern Central America (i.e., Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) can receive and utilize funds from the U.S. instantly through digital card.
As a global end-to-end payment platform, Paysend has a strong global payments network that includes partnerships with the major international card networks, including Visa, Mastercard and China Union Pay.
To start transferring funds or to learn more about Paysend's mission to promote financial inclusion for all, visit https://paysend.com.
ABOUT PAYSEND
Paysend is a next-generation integrated global payment ecosystem, enabling consumers and businesses to pay and send money online anywhere, anyhow and in any currency. Paysend is UK-based and has global reach having been created in April 2017 with the clear mission to change how money is moved around the world. Paysend currently supports cross-network operability globally across Mastercard, Visa, China UnionPay and local ACH and payment schemes, providing over 40 payment methods for online SMEs.
Paysend can send money to over 100 countries worldwide. As a global end-to-end payment platform, Paysend has its own global network of banks and international and local payment systems and has partnerships with the major international card networks Visa, Mastercard and China Union Pay as a principal member and certified processor.
For further information visit https://paysend.com.
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While the U.S. Coast Guard investigates the cause of the Titan submersible tragedy, expert submariners say it could have been avoided by following the Navy's design principles known as SUBSAFE.
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While the U.S. Coast Guard investigates the cause of the Titan submersible tragedy, expert submariners say it could have been avoided by following the Navy's design principles known as SUBSAFE.
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Allison Holker and Stephen “tWitch" Boss' magnificent love journey was tragically cut short Tuesday after he shockingly died in Los Angeles due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Holker, who confirmed the devastating news Wednesday in a statement to ET, met the famous DJ and former Ellen DeGeneres Show co-executive producer over 12 years ago in Los Angeles. Let's take a look back at what the couple told ET about their relationship, which brought so much joy to their many fans.
Holker told ET back in June 2020 that she was the one who made the first move on Boss. Boss told ET that he actually introduced himself to Holker by his moniker, but Holker wasn't having it.
"I actually introduced myself as tWitch, and she was like, 'No, what's your name?' And I was like, 'Oh, haha.'"
Holker recalled telling Boss, "You know, your momma didn't name you tWitch, so what's your name? And then he was like, 'OK, cool.' He actually told me I was the first person to ever ask him that out in L.A."
While "tWitch" would go on to become a household name, Boss told ET that his last name may have been the deciding factor in Holker accepting his marriage proposal.
"Yeah, I think that was a perk of marrying me was definitely the last name," Boss quipped at the time. "Because, if you use her first initial, you have to call her 'A. Boss,' you know what I'm saying?"
Holker and Boss tied the knot on Dec. 10, 2013 at a California vineyard owned by So You Think You Can Dance creator Nigel Lythgoe. Holker and Boss would go on to have two children together -- son Maddox, 6, and Zaia, 3. Boss was also a stepfather to Holker's 14-year-old daughter, Weslie, from a previous relationship.
Holker and Boss, whose alluring chemistry made them endearing to so many, competed together on So You Think You Can Dance. She later served as a pro dancer on Dancing With the Stars, while Boss would go on to appear in movies like Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming, Step Up Revolution and Magic Mike XXL.
As their individual careers took off, so did their following on social media, where fans fell in love with their dance videos on TikTok (a combined following of more than 8 million) and family accomplishments/gatherings on Instagram (more than 5.6 million followers).
Back in March 2021, Holker and Boss opened up about why they love being on TikTok as professional dancers.
"Obviously, something like TikTok was, like, built for us," Boss explained to ET at the time. "Because it was like, 'What? Dancing to music? Great!' We're doing that anyway, you know? So it really is just kind of sharing something that we do organically anyway."
"People always ask about our relationship. We have dance, and that is, like, our home," added Holker. "When we dance, we can always reconnect and find each other in those moments. So I think it's something that we really share as a couple, that honestly is just like a dream to me."
In that same interview, Boss opened up about always wanting to be close to Holker, a key to their thriving marriage.
"Whether it's outside dancing or cooking a meal, or even just sitting down, you know, watching something with our kids, we do a lot together, we actually do like each other," Boss said at the time. "You know, we spend a lot of time together doing a lot of stuff. So when the things that we document, it's like a lot of that we're already doing together and have been for a while. It just so happens that, as of now, you can put out so much content on so many different platforms."
As recently as March, Holker -- who just days ago celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary -- took to Instagram and posted a throwback photo of her during her latest pregnancy. She wrote in the caption, "I miss being pregnant! Babe what do you think baby #4???" Boss responded, "I'm on my way home……🏃🏾♂️💨."
While the couple's social media accounts exude happiness and togetherness, the couple also previously opened up to ET about the racism they dealt with over the course of their decade-plus relationship and the role they each play in raising biracial children.
"I have an important role here because I did grow up, obviously, white in a very white community and I think for a long time, a lot of us said we were naïve to [racism], we were oblivious to it, but it’s about time for us to drop those walls and we have to open our eyes that this is a real thing that is really going on," Holker told ET in a June 2020 interview. "Just saying that you are not a racist is not, it’s not strong enough. You need to join in and help because we are all in this fight. This is our world. This is the human race, and we all have to be together and united. I’m so grateful that I had Stephen as a part of my life because he has educated me for so long on so many different fronts and I feel like I have a unique ability to be able to share my voice to other communities. And we do have mixed children and we want to share with them this advice, and this role, and this education, and so now I think beyond just teaching our kids, we really want to just educate others."
The couple, who in June 2020 publicly celebrated the landmark case that struck down laws banning interracial marriage more than 50 years ago, also recalled visiting Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, where they experienced racism directed at them.
"She and I were together. And this was before we had Maddox or Zaia. It was just Weslie with us, and the looks that we got from just holding hands, and people trying to figure out Weslie to us," Boss recalled to ET in June 2020. "And it was just a stark reminder of exactly where we were. It's like, again, I'm not saying it is literally everywhere but there are certain parts of the South where you just know this is where you are. And I remember that time because we were in a theme park. You walk by tons of people and I felt like I caught every single look, because it was so blatant. Either the, you know, just the mixed couple or trying to figure out the kid with the mixed couple."
Following Boss' death, Holker released a statement confirming the tragic news.
"It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us," Holker said in a statement to ET. "Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans."
She continued, "To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt. I am certain there won’t be a day that goes by that we won’t honor his memory. We ask for privacy during this difficult time for myself and especially for our 3 children. Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you."
Boss' death shook the Hollywood community.
A source told ET, "The cast of Dancing With The Stars is devastated, confused, and feeling so many emotions while trying to be there for Allison and each other. They are all texting and calling each other and trying to make sense of this. Allison is beside herself. It feels like she is living a nightmare. tWitch was such a genuine and good-hearted person and his loved ones are feeling his tremendous loss."
Ellen DeGeneres also mourned the loss.
"I’m heartbroken," she tweeted. “tWitch was pure love and light. He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart. I will miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children - Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia."
If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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American Airlines offers to triple pilots' pay after glitch causes scheduling mess
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American Airlines has agreed to pay its pilots triple their normal rate after a computer scheduling glitch left thousands of flights with understaffed cockpits.
The malfunction in the scheduling program occurred early Saturday morning and allowed pilots to drop flights the airline was counting on them to fly throughout the rest of this month in order to take time off. The number of flights left without one or both required pilots quickly soared past the 12,000 mark, according to the Allied Pilots Association, the pilots union at American, which employs roughly 13,000 APA members.
Although the triple pay is a one-time windfall for American's pilots, the airline has also agreed to permanent double-time pay for pilots who fly on peak days, which often fall during holiday travel periods.
"We're pleased to have reached an agreement with the APA and appreciate their partnership in coming to a resolution quickly to take care of our pilots, our team and our customers," the airline said in a statement.
The problem comes as American and other U.S. carriers struggle to deal with a surge in flight cancellations due to staffing shortages.
So far this summer the entire airline industry has had to cancel thousands of US flights due to a shortage of crew members. Often those cancellations have spiked over holiday weekends, including Memorial Day, the weekend of Father's Day and Juneteenth and the Independence Day holiday. There was also a surge of cancellations over the Christmas and New Year's holiday travel period last year.
The computer glitch caused its own set of problems for the nation's largest airline. Tracking service FlightAware showed nearly 200 American flights, or about 6% of its schedule, were canceled Wednesday, and more than 800 flights, or roughly 26% of those scheduled, were delayed.
American spokesperson Matt Miller said he didn't know the cause of the canceled and delayed flights on Wednesday or how many were caused by the scheduling snafu. But Dennis Tajer, an American pilot and spokesperson for the union, said it's clear that the issues stemmed primarily from the scheduling problems.
Tajer added that negotiations between American's new CEO, Robert Isom, and the pilots union leadership got things back to normal fairly quickly.
"You had a system under duress already without enough pilots," Tajer said. "This IT failure would have caused problems for the month of July if nothing had been done. We're cautiously optimistic that Mr. Isom sees the value of working with us."
Ed Sicher, president of the APA, said in a message to membership that he hopes this agreement can be a springboard to reaching a new labor deal for pilots at American.
The union and the airline had been negotiating a new contract since 2019, but efforts to reach a long-term agreement were derailed by the pandemic. Pilots are continuing to work under terms of a 2015 contract that had been due to be renegotiated in 2020. | https://www.wgal.com/article/american-airlines-offers-to-triple-pilots-pay-after-glitch-causes-scheduling-mess/40546499 | 2022-07-08 01:13:23 | 1 | https://www.wgal.com/article/american-airlines-offers-to-triple-pilots-pay-after-glitch-causes-scheduling-mess/40546499 |
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Israeli troops and special forces on an arrest mission exchanged fire with Palestinians barricaded in a house in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Israeli police said. The local rescue service said two Palestinians were killed.
Israeli police said a number of armed Palestinians were killed during the hours-long battle deep inside the city of Nablus, without specifying. Police said no Israeli forces were wounded.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said the two men were killed in clashes with the military in Nablus and identified them as Aboud Sobh, 29, and Muhammad Al-Azizi, 22.
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said the suspects had been wanted for a series of shootings.
“We won't sit and wait for Israeli citizens to be harmed," he told a meeting of his Cabinet. "We will go out and harm the terrorists in their homes.”
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The military said a violent protest broke out as troops were operating in Nablus, with protesters hurling explosive devices at soldiers and opening fire at them. The soldiers fired back, the military said.
The military was continuing to operate in another area of the West Bank, where another brief exchange of fire took place.
Israeli forces have been carrying out near-daily raids in the West Bank for months, in a bid to quell a spate of attacks by Palestinians on Israelis that has since subsided.
The military has faced resistance during some of those raids, which in several instances have turned deadly.
The Palestinian attacks on Israelis earlier this year killed 19 people. More than 60 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the start of the year, according to an official Palestinian tally. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/palestinians-israeli-forces-kill-2-in-west-bank-gun-battle/article_de06ff5a-564e-502c-b327-bd1493063c6c.html | 2022-07-24 09:07:02 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/palestinians-israeli-forces-kill-2-in-west-bank-gun-battle/article_de06ff5a-564e-502c-b327-bd1493063c6c.html |
NEW YORK — Former Orioles manager Phil Regan sued the New York Mets and former general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination when he was moved out as pitching coach after the 2019 season.
Regan, a former big league pitcher who turns 86 in April, also claimed harassment and hostile work environment in a complaint filed Monday in New York Supreme Court in Queens.
“Phil came into an underperforming pitching staff and immediately righted the ship,” his lawyer, Matthew J. Blit, said in a statement Tuesday. “He helped lower the team ERA and brought the staff back to where it was supposed to be. Instead of rewarding him for his masterful performance he was tossed aside because of his age.”
Regan was 96-81 with a 3.84 ERA for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1960 to 1972 and was an All-Star in 1966. He managed the Orioles to a 71-73 record and third-place finish in the American League East during the strike-shortened 1995 season before being fired that October.
He joined the Mets organization as pitching coach of Single-A St. Lucie in 2009 and became minor league pitching coordinator in 2016.
New York fired pitching coach Dave Eiland on June 20, 2019, when the team was fourth in the NL East at 35-39 with a big league-high 16 blown saves and a 4.67 ERA, 20th among the 30 big league clubs. Regan became interim pitching coach, and the Mets lowered their ERA to 4.24 by the end of the season.
Regan was replaced on Dec. 8 by Jeremy Hefner, who was 33 at the time and still holds the job. Regan claimed in the suit the Mets offered him a minor league contract at reduced terms. Regan was listed last season as senior adviser, pitching development.
“BVW specifically informed Mr. Regan that he wasn’t being retained because of his age,” the suit said, referring to Van Wagenen by his initials.
The Mets declined to comment and Van Wagenen, who was fired when Steve Cohen bought the team in November 2020, said he deferred to the team for any comment.
Regan’s suit contends the team “has further harassed and discriminated” against him by “further decreases in salary, further denials of opportunities which he deserved, and even a reduction in housing allowance.” | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-phil-regan-sues-mets-20230222-a3bvq37qdzc6bopsoiwjh6pz3y-story.html | 2023-02-22 04:41:43 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-phil-regan-sues-mets-20230222-a3bvq37qdzc6bopsoiwjh6pz3y-story.html |
Local care home employees charged with abuse, leads to additional assault case
Local care home employees charged with abuse, leads to additional assault case
Local care home employees charged with abuse, leads to additional assault case
Local care home employees charged with abuse, leads to additional assault case
Montecka White and Vera Lee-Taft have been charged with abusing residents inside a Baldwin Borough Care home, along Carmella Drive. The home is owned by Arc Human Services.
In a statement Arc CEO Ed Picchiarini writes:
"Arc Human Services has a zero tolerance policy for abuse of any kind. The allegations resulted in the termination of both employees. We made a report to the Baldwin Police Department immediately after becoming aware of the allegations and we are fully cooperating with the investigation.
"Background checks are a requirement of employment without exception:
• PA Criminal History Check
• PA Child Abuse Check
"Additionally, employees receive ongoing training regarding the care of the individuals we serve as well as the abuse policy.
"I hope this information is helpful in your story and again, we appreciate the opportunity to respond."
According to the criminal complaint, two residents who require 24-hour supervision accused the women of abuse. White recorded the abuse on her cell phone, police said, which detectives seized.
White told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that she was trying to protect the residents from abuse when she began recording.
"It's stupid now that I think about it, but at the time it just seemed right to, like, make a video and be like, kind of making them feel like I was a part of them, like, oh I'm going to do it too, so they could feel comfortable enough around me for me to start recording," White said.
Police said while investigating White's cell phone in that case, they discovered an 8:17 video showing White recording herself beating her daughter while screaming at her. Court papers say White's daughter was crying, pleading for her mother to stop and saying she was going to die or throw up, but police said White continued the beating, hitting the little girl 50 times.
White said she has learned from that beating that she claims happened years ago.
"She was being a kid following the wrong crowd of girls in some bra and panties that belonged to my sister," White said. "On Snapchat in some group chat with boys and she was a little hot in the (redacted) like every little girl get, but as a mom, I did pop her (redacted) this ain't what you supposed to be doing things like that and that's what they got."
Police said when they arrived to arrest White, she was working at a different care home, owned by Barber National Institute. Investigators said when they found White there, her purse was in a resident's room, with suspected heroin inside.
Statement from Mary Cuneo, Barber National Institute:
"Montecka White was briefly employed at the Barber National Institute, where she did not complete her introductory training period to be appointed to full-time status.
"All potential employees undergo a criminal background check and child abuse clearances. At the time of her hiring, White met these and all other regulatory requirements and no outstanding charges were indicated.
"The Barber National Institute is committed to providing the highest quality of services to individuals with intellectual disabilities. Neither our agency nor any of the clients we serve are involved in any legal action involving this former employee."
White and Lee-Taft face charges in connection with the care home abuse. White is also facing charges for aggravated assault on her daughter and drug possession. | https://www.wtae.com/article/local-care-home-employees-charged-with-abuse-leads-to-additional-assault-case/41069186 | 2022-09-02 23:45:53 | 1 | https://www.wtae.com/article/local-care-home-employees-charged-with-abuse-leads-to-additional-assault-case/41069186 |
Minority, women-owned businesses getting financial boost
A city in Florida is giving back to minority and women-owned small businesses in a big way.
First, the city of West Palm Beach is forgiving nearly $100,000 of COVID-19 relief loans given to some of those local businesses and it's launching a $500,000 First Steps grant program aimed at helping them get started and succeed.
The money has helped some of these business owners move from small studios to storefronts, and some have even been able to create new businesses with that new cash flow.
“We're standing right here in our new restaurant concept. It’s called Georgia Mae’s and it's named after my grandmother,” Boris Seymore, the owner of BDS Catering and Production, said.
Seymore’s dream of a southern comfort, soul food-style restaurant is nearly a reality.
He received $20,000 from the city's COVID-19 relief loan program in November of last year, which he put towards his first business, a catering company.
“I put it into the catering business, which freed me up in a financial capacity to start another concept and give me an opportunity to create, you know, jobs for people in the neighborhood and the community,” Seymore said.
Seymore plans to open Georgia Mae’s in May.
Now, the city has decided to forgive his loan along with four others totaling $95,000.
It’s also establishing a new First Steps grant program, which will dedicate $500,000 to helping minority and women-owned businesses with marketing, inventory acquisition, and property improvement.
“Being a minority Black woman business owner, it's very hard to get access to this type of funding. You go to normal banks and try to ask for that kind of money, nine times out of 10, you're going to be denied,” Mary Ann Bartlett, the owner of Beauti4Body, said.
Bartlett’s business, Beauti4Body, offers a variety of beauty services to clients.
She also received a COVID-19 loan for $15,000 which allowed her to move into her new space in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, and hire employees.
She believes the grant program will provide similar opportunities for success to other business owners.
“It's so hard even starting your business so that will help them tremendously and even business owners who are in business now. It will help them with inventory and everything else. That is an exciting opportunity and I hope that everybody will take advantage of it,” Bartlett said.
The City of West Palm Beach’s Office of Small And Minority/Women Business Programs will oversee reviewing and approving applications on a first come, first served basis until funds run out. | https://www.wmur.com/article/florida-business-minority-women-west-palm-beach/43161693 | 2023-03-02 23:37:36 | 1 | https://www.wmur.com/article/florida-business-minority-women-west-palm-beach/43161693 |
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Third quarter highlights
- Group organic sales[1] grew by 3% YoY driven primarily by Networks in North America. Reported sales were SEK 68.0 (56.3) b., of which Vonage contributed SEK 2.9 b. since July 21.
- Gross income increased to SEK 28.1 (24.8) b. driven by higher sales primarily in Networks, and the consolidation of Vonage.
- Gross margin was 41.4% (44.0%) impacted by lower IPR revenues of SEK -1.1 b YoY, supply chain costs and larger share of services following footprint expansion in Networks.
- EBITA amounted to SEK 7.6 (9.3) b. with an EBITA margin of 11.2% (16.5%). EBITA was primarily impacted by increased investments in technology, selling expenses in segment Enterprise (mainly from consolidation of Vonage) and one-off costs of SEK -0.5 b.
- EBIT amounted to SEK 7.1 (8.8) b. with an EBIT margin of 10.5% (15.7%).
- Significant contracts with further increased geographic footprint have been signed. These and earlier signed contracts will continue to increase sales in Q4 and are expected to contribute with considerable volumes in 2023.
- Net income was SEK 5.4 (5.8) b.
- Free cash flow before M&A was SEK 2.5 (13.0) b. Cash flow was lower mainly due to working capital buildup. Net cash on September 30, 2022, was SEK 13.4 b. compared with SEK 70.3 b. on June 30, 2022.
- Vonage transaction completed on July 21. Vonage EBITA was positive, excluding one-off acquisition cost and acquisition accounting.
[1] Sales adjusted for comparable units and currency
[2] Non-IFRS financial measures are reconciled at the end of this report to the most directly reconcilable line items in the financial statements.
Comments from Börje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC)
We see robust underlying performance and strong momentum in the business as we continue to execute on our strategy. This includes leadership in mobile networks by growing market share. Since 2017 we have increased RAN market share, excluding Mainland China, from 33% to 39% and we have had multiple contract wins across geographies in this quarter. We continue to solidify our strong position in 5G to capture the considerable opportunities presented by the fastest scaling mobile generation. Our expansion into the exciting high-growth Enterprise space is gaining momentum with the acquisition of Vonage, providing us with access to a powerful range of cloud communication services.
Group Net Sales[1] in the quarter grew by 3% organically, driven by strong performance from Networks. EBITA[2] of SEK 7.7 b. corresponded to a margin of 11.3%, where higher gross income from business growth was offset by increased technology investments and the consolidation of Vonage with acquisition accounting and one-time acquisition costs.
Our Networks business saw strong organic sales[1] growth of 7% excluding IPR (4% including IPR), with growth driven by our market leading portfolio primarily in North America where operators continue to forcefully drive 5G deployment. After expected record operator capex in 2022 in North America, we anticipate RAN capex to hold up well in 2023, albeit at a lower level than this year. We continue to further strengthen our position by increasing our global footprint which we expect will lead to overall growth in 2023. As previously observed, footprint gains with large-scale projects in early stages tend to have a dilutive impact on gross margins. However, the growing gross income will allow continued investment for technology leadership. We are excited by the opportunities presented by our network offering underscored by our portfolio strength.
To fully benefit from the performance and features of 5G it is crucial to leverage on mid-band frequencies. The global 5G build-out is still in its early stages with less than a quarter of global LTE nodes upgraded with mid-band. We expect to see many new use cases for 5G where we already see Fixed Wireless Access gaining increasing traction. The broader consumer and enterprise applications of 5G will also boost demand for network performance, hence we predict a longer investment cycle than for previous mobile generations.
One cornerstone in our expansion into Enterprise is Vonage. 5G offers unique capabilities such as high speed and low latency. We expect to see these capabilities be exposed, consumed and paid for through network APIs. We are intensively working with frontrunner operators to enable further monetization of their network investments through our global network platform. More broadly, we expect the acquisition to be highly accretive, enabling us to help customers accelerate their digital transformations while also significantly shaping how 5G networks are monetized. This will give the operators new revenue sources driving further investments in the network. In the Enterprise Wireless Solutions business, we have almost doubled sales in Q3 compared with Q3 2021.
In the new Cloud Software & Services segment, revenues were impacted by lower managed services sales and IPR revenues. Gross income was stable after offsetting ongoing 5G Core deployment costs. We have an ambition to unleash the great potential that we believe is present in this business. Our new management team is taking further actions to turn around the business and establish a satisfactory profitability. This includes strong focus on driving down costs, including realizing synergies from combining two business areas, while solidifying our technology and market leadership position. Improvements in performance will be gradual.
In the current inflationary environment, we are making pricing adjustments as well as leveraging product substitution to manage margins. We are also simplifying operations across the company and will continue to be proactive in reviewing options to reduce costs, whilst continuing to develop best-in-class products and services. We are fundamentally strengthening cost competitiveness through an intense focus on internal end-to-end efficiency gains and structural costs. We are dedicated to our long-term target of EBITA margin of 15-18% no later than 2024 and we will take out costs to secure delivery of this target. In order to deliver on the cost reductions, we expect restructuring costs to increase and be more in line with our long-term guidance of 1% of net sales, albeit varying by quarter. Cost efficiency is also crucial to allow investments in technology leadership and to strengthen our resilience in an uncertain market.
Strengthening the Ericsson culture is a key part of our strategic priorities. We are dedicated to acting with integrity in everything we do and have taken significant steps in developing our ethics and compliance program, while enhancing our risk management framework. We have changed, but we have more to do. We continue to engage with the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in relation to the 2019 Iraq investigation report and the DPA breach notices and are fully committed to cooperating with government authorities.
In summary, the focused strategy, which is built on the strength of our mobile networks business and supported by investment in R&D driving technology leadership, is leading to increased market share and delivery of robust financial performance. This is complemented by our high-growth Enterprise market strategy.
I want to thank all of our fantastic team around the world for their hard work and dedication. We look forward to discussing our strategy and execution at our upcoming Capital Markets Day in December.
Börje Ekholm
President and CEO
[1] Sales adjusted for comparable units and currency
[2] Excluding restructuring charges
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Mike Wright ran 59 yards for a touchdown and completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Will Sheppard with 32 seconds left for a 24-21 win over Kentucky Saturday, snapping a 26-game Southeastern Conference losing streak.
Wright was named the Commodores’ starting quarterback to start the season but was benched following a 45-25 loss to Wake Forest September 10, Freshman AJ Swann started the last six games but was ruled out against Kentucky due to an injury.
“You got a bunch of guys that are fighting,” Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said. “We’re building a program, and building a program’s hard. It takes people that are aligned, doing the right things the right way. And that’s what these guys are doing. I’m glad they got rewarded today.”
Wright ran for 126 yards and a touchdown, and threw for 184 yards and another touchdown. Ray Davis added 126 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Commodores.
“There’s going to be a lot to clean up, but we like to learn from wins,” Lea said. “I’m proud of Mike. Mike’s had a tough year, personally a tough year. But he’s fought through that and stayed with his teammates and prepared every week. He’s made some big plays for us this season. He came out with a big run at the end to connect with Will Sheperd and I thought he did some really nice things to keep us in the game early.”
Kentucky (6-4, 3-4) appeared to have survived the Vandy effort after Chris Rodriguez twice gave the Wildcats a lead, scoring from the 5 for a 15-14 lead, then racing 72 yards for a touchdown to make it 21-17 with 5:03 left in the game.
Vandy’s game-winning drive appeared stalled, but Octavious Oxendine’s personal foul wiped out a Tyrell Ajian interception. Given new life, Wright completed a 40-yard pass to Quincy Skinner Jr. to the Kentucky 9 on fourth-and-11 to set up the winning score.
“You give them credit,” Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said. “I have been there. I know how hard they’ve worked. It’s a good moment for them. It’s hard for me to put my finger on (one) thing. Disappointed with the way things have gone. I think everyone is. For whatever reason I’m not getting it done with this team.”
Vanderbilt’s last conference win was Oct. 19, 2019 over Missouri 21-14.
THE TAKEAWAY
Vanderbilt: The Commodores defense, which had given up a conference-worst 36.8 points per game, was stellar outside of the two touchdown scores. The ended up with four sacks and six tackles for loss to go with an interception on the final play of the game. CJ Taylor led the ’Dores defense with six tackles, a sack and the interception. That pressure allowed a Vanderbilt defense surrendering 314 yards a game passing to hold Will Levis to just 109 yards on 11-of-23 completions.
Kentucky: The Wildcats’ inability to get touchdowns in the red zone in the first half led to the 7-6 halftime deficit. Twice Kentucky drove inside Vandy’s 20 and another time inside the 30 to come away with just two field goals of 47 and 27 yards and blocked field goal from 37 yards. The second field goal completed a 66-yard, 15-play drive that stalled at the Vanderbilt 9.
DÉJÀ VU
This is the not the first time Kentucky has been the team Vandy has beaten to snap a long losing streak. Back in 2003, Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 28-17 at home on Nov. 15 behind four touchdown passes from Jay Cutler to snap a 23-game losing streak.
UP NEXT
Vanderbilt closes out the season with two home games, starting with Florida Saturday.
Kentucky continues its three-game home stand to end the season, hosting No. 1 Georgia Saturday.
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TJC Ranked #6 Performer in First Annual Ranking of Funds with Focus on North America
NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TJC, L.P. ("TJC" or "the Firm"), a middle-market private equity firm with four decades of experience enabling companies and their management teams to accelerate strategic growth initiatives, is pleased to announce that the Firm has been ranked #10 out of over 563 private equity firms globally in the 2022 HEC-DowJones Large Buyout Performance Ranking. For the first time, the ranking also included a separate category of Large Buyout Performers across funds with a focus on North America, where TJC ranked #6.
"We are thrilled to be recognized as top-decile performers both globally and with a focus on North America. This ranking is a testament to our culture, our people, and our consistent hard work," said Rich Caputo, Chairman and Chief Executive Partner of TJC. "I am proud of our steadfast commitment to our management teams across our portfolio companies to building long-term value for our investors and helping our companies succeed. We thank our investors for their continued support, and we remain focused on delivering top-decile results." For more information, including the full ranking, criteria and methodology, please view the full report here.
The 2022 HEC-DowJones Private Equity Performance Ranking (the "HEC-DowJones Ranking"), published on February 8, 2023, ranks private equity funds in terms of aggregate performance based on buyout funds raised between 2009 and 2018. The HEC-DowJones Ranking draws on private equity fund performance data provided by Preqin and data reported directly to HEC-DowJones. The HEC-DowJones Ranking analyzed performance data from 563 private equity firms and the 2021 funds they raised between 2009 and 2018 with an aggregate equity volume of $1.51 trillion. From this sample, the only private equity firms selected for the study were the private equity firms that met the criteria of having at least 2 funds which raised over the 2009 to 2018 period for which full performance information was available, having performance data available on all such funds and having at least $3000m raised during the applicable time period. The HEC-DowJones Ranking should not be considered an endorsement of TJC or its funds by the authors or distributors of the ranking. TJC has not independently verified the data used in the HEC-DowJones Ranking and makes no representations about the accuracy or completeness of such information or the HEC-DowJones Ranking.
About TJC
TJC, founded in 1982, is a middle-market private equity firm that has raised funds with original capital commitments in excess of $19 billion with a 40-year track record of investing in and contributing to the growth of many businesses across a wide range of industries, including Diversified Industrials; Technology, Telecom & Power; Logistics & Supply Chain and Consumer & Healthcare. The senior investment team has been investing together for over 20 years, and they are supported by the Operations Management Group, which was established in 1988 to initiate and support operational improvements in portfolio companies. TJC has offices in New York, Miami, Chicago and Stamford. For more information, visit: www.tjclp.com.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Radware Ltd. (RDWR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $3.1 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 7 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 14 cents per share.
The network management software maker posted revenue of $69 million in the period.
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They’re In The Mood For Love! Skunks & Racoons Are Making Babies
While humans tend to find fun ways of staying warm in the winter months, some of which even involve some snuggle time, it would seem we're not alone in this sentiment.
In fact, right about now, some four-legged furry creatures are turning their attention to their mates, thinking about ways in which they can both stay warm, and perhaps grow their families a bit, too!
According to Maine's own "Critter Guy", this is the exact time skunks and raccoons wake up from a deep winter hibernation feeling a bit on the frisky side!
"If your attic has been quiet all winter but becomes noisy in about 65 days from now you can bet a mother raccoon has had some kits up there! The kits will stay in your attic for 6-10 weeks!"
He says these animals, while they make an awful racket, and likely relieve themselves all over your stuff, they're not rodents, so you shouldn't have to worry about them chewing through wires or anything like that.
If you have concerns about your furry tenants, the Critter guy says there is a resource that might help you with your issue.
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has some tips on "How to Avoid or Resolve a Wildlife Conflict" --which kind of sounds like family therapy with animals!
One thing the Critter Guy makes clear is that if you trap an adult, say a nursing mother, in an attempt to remove the animals from your area, you may be doing more harm than good.
"Many litters of raccoons and skunks will be orphaned by people who trap and relocate or kill nursing mothers. Many orphaned critters will die slow painful deaths at the hands of folks who were just trying to help by feeding them either the wrong things or the wrong way."
The Critter Guy says should you find yourself with orphans, this is another great site with details on how to help deal with that.
So, if you suspect there are some amorous mammals living in your attic or garage or anywhere that perhaps they shouldn't be, and you don't want to end up with a handful of grand-critters in a couple of months, it's best to call in the pros.
A State-Licensed Animal Damage Control Agent is your best bet.
It's not just raccoons and skunks that you can find in the great old state of Maine. Here are some more critters you could come across. | https://q961.com/theyre-in-the-mood-for-love-skunks-racoons-are-making-babies/ | 2023-01-27 22:26:47 | 1 | https://q961.com/theyre-in-the-mood-for-love-skunks-racoons-are-making-babies/ |
The bankruptcy filing of Diamond Sports Group, owner of 19 regional sports networks across the country, means some baseball fans might not be able to watch their teams on TV.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Hundred Acre Wood has seen some pretty unsettling things over the years. A honey jar shortage. Rather blustery days. The omnipresent threat of a Heffalump.
But in “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey,” a new microbudget R-rated horror film, Pooh wades into far darker territory than even Eeyore could have ever imagined. After 95 years of saying things like “A hug is always the right size,” Pooh — newly freed from copyright — is now violently terrorizing a remote house of young women.
Countless cherished characters have passed into public domain before, but perhaps never so abruptly and savagely as Pooh.
Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Eeyore and Christopher Robin all became public domain on Jan. 1 last year when the copyright on A.A. Milne’s 1926 book, “Winnie-the-Pooh,” with illustrations by E.H. Shepard, expired. Just a year later, Pooh and Piglet can now be found on a murderous rampage in nationwide movie theaters — a head-spinning development that’s happened faster than a bear could say “Oh, bother.”
Depending on how you look at it, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” is either a crass way to capitalize on a beloved bear or an ingenious bit of independent filmmaking foresight. Either way, it’s probably a harbinger of what’s to come.
In the next 10 years, some of the most iconic characters in pop culture — including Bugs Bunny, Batman and Superman — will pass into public domain, or at least their most early incarnations. Some elements of Pooh are still off-limits, like his red shirt, since they apply to later interpretations. Tigger, who debuted in 1928’s “The House at Pooh Corner,” isn’t public until 2024.
Many have next Jan. 1 circled. That’s when the original version of Mickey Mouse, from “Steamboat Willie,” becomes public domain. It will be open season on the face of the Walt Disney Co. — or at least that early whistling variety of Mickey.
Pop culture, as a concept, was born in the 1920s, meaning many of the most indelible — and still very culturally present — works will fall into public domain in the coming years. There will be all kinds of new and unlikely contexts for some of these characters. Some could be wonderful, some schlocky. But “Winnie Pooh: Blood and Honey” may just be a taste of what’s in store.
“When Superman and Batman fall into the public domain, there’s going to be some wild films, I’m sure of it,” says “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” writer, director and co-producer Rhys Waterfield. “There’s going to be so many different and cool unique iterations coming off that. I might do one.”
Though made for less than $100,000, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” will open Friday on some 1,500 screens in North America, an unusually wide release for such a little-funded movie. It’s already made $1 million in Mexico and has many more international territories booked. For Waterfield, a British film producer of direct-to-DVD titles (credits include “Dinosaur Hotel” and “Easter Killing”), it’s already a hit way beyond expectation.
“I kind of thought this could do a small theatrical run in some places and do quite well commercially,” says Waterfield. “But it’s blown up way beyond that to a scale that’s absolutely insane.”
In a 2021 tally of media franchises by Statista, Winnie the Pooh, with $80.3 billion in worldwide revenue, tied Mickey Mouse for No. 3, trailing only Pokémon and Hello Kitty. But unlike them, Pooh accounts for a veritable religion for his kind-hearted witticisms and contented spiritual outlook. Pooh is as much a gentle sage as he is a round-tummied toon. When Waterfield realized Pooh was entering public domain, “I had a spark in my eye,” he says.
Here was much-coveted intellectual property that could sell just about any film. “I’ve never met anyone that doesn’t know who Winnie the Pooh is,” Waterfield said in a recent phone interview speaking from Amsterdam.
But certainly, not everyone has been so happy about the idea of one of the most benevolent bears turning feral monster. Waterfield says he receives daily messages telling him he’s evil, and even some death threats. One person said they were calling the police.
“You’ve got to be pretty thick-skinned to do a movie like this,” Waterfield says. “It baffles me. People think making an alternative version of him is somehow infiltrating their mind and destroying their memories. When I get claims that I ruined people’s childhoods, I’m genuinely confused. I just kind of brush it off and carry on making more of them.”
Waterfield is already planning sequels with Peter Pan, Bambi and many more. (The Felix Salten book “Bambi, A Life in the Woods” also became public domain last year.)
Jennifer Jenkins, a professor of law and director of Duke’s Center for the Study of Public Domain, is used to operating in a relatively quiet and byzantine realm of copyright law and thorny rights issues. She writes an annual Jan. 1 column for “Public Domain Day.” But nothing has caused her phone to ring off the hook quite like “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.”
The movie has clearly touched a nerve; millions have watched its trailer online. (Typical comment: “I can’t believe that this movie is real.”) And Jenkins, a firm believer in the long-range benefits of public domain, has been somewhat bemused by the storm kicked up by a movie like “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.” She compares public domain issues like these to the way free speech is a right, regardless of whether you agree with what’s said.
“Some uses of public domain material will be welcome to some and disturbing to others,” Jenkins says. “But I don’t think new content uniformly saps the value of the original work. I have the original books. I adore them. The fact that this slasher film is out there has no effect whatsoever on how I feel about A.A. Milne’s original creation or E.H. Shepard’s pencil sketches.”
It’s worth noting that much of the Disney empire was, itself, built on public domain. “Beauty and the Beast” comes from Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s 1756 version of the fairy tale. “Sleeping Beauty” came from Charles Perrault’s 1697 fairy tale. “Aladdin” comes from the folk tale collection “The Book of One Thousand and One Nights.”
Though Jenkins can’t think of too many characters who had such a jarring entry to public domain as Pooh, films like “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” (2016) and the 2021 book “The Great Gatsby Undead” are reference points.
“People love adding zombies to public domain works,” says Jenkins.
To her, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” may not be the most glorious example of the effects of public domain, but it’s part of a process that human creativity depends upon and thrives on. “Blood and Honey” may not make a lasting mark in the Hundred Acre Woods, but something, someday will. Chalk it up to growing pains.
“The fact that some people may be disturbed or revolted by this particular re-use of some of the characters from Winnie the Pooh doesn’t detract from the value of the public domain,” says Jenkins. “This is how people throughout history have created. They’ve always drawn on or been inspired by earlier works. Time will tell with this movie or any other reuse of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet whether movies like this will be rewarded in the marketplace or have any enduring appeal.
“My thing is always: Time will tell.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/winnie-the-pooh-enters-public-domain-and-goes-psycho/ | 2023-02-15 13:20:11 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/winnie-the-pooh-enters-public-domain-and-goes-psycho/ |
If you love space and exploring the cosmos, there is no shortage of wonder right now.Scientists identified mysterious diamonds that likely originated from a dwarf planet that once existed in our solar system -- until it collided with a large asteroid 4.5 billion years ago.The rare space diamonds aren't the only find mesmerizing researchers. A "breathtaking" image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is revealing the secrets of star birth in the Orion Nebula. Expect to see more unprecedented Webb images in the coming weeks.Meanwhile, the Artemis I mission has a new launch date scheduled for September 27, with a 70-minute window that opens at 11:37 a.m. ET.And on Mars, inspiring discoveries are afoot as the Perseverance rover investigates an intriguing site.Video above: NASA reveals new image of Tarantula Nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.Other worldsThe Perseverance rover has made its most exciting find on the red planet to date.Perseverance has finally collected samples from the site of an ancient river delta, which is full of rock layers that serve as a geological record of the Martian past. Some of the rocks include the highest concentration of organic matter found by the rover to date, according to NASA scientists.Among the organic matter are minerals that correlate with sulfates, which could preserve evidence of once potentially habitable sites on Mars and the microbial life that may have existed there.New photos show the promising rocks amid the delta's alien landscape. These important samples could answer the ultimate cosmic question: Are we alone in the universe?We are familyModern humans and Neanderthals lived in tandem until our ancient relatives went extinct about 40,000 years ago. Now, researchers think they may have pinpointed something that gave Homo sapiens a cognitive edge over the Stone Age hominins.Scientists discovered a genetic mutation that may have allowed neurons to form faster in the modern human brain."We've identified a gene that contributes to making us human," said study author Wieland Huttner, professor and director emeritus at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany.But some experts think more research is needed to ascertain the gene's true impact.TrailblazersWhat's good for the goose is good for the gander -- and these golden geese have provided some pretty significant benefits.Three teams of scientists won the 2022 Golden Goose Awards, prizes organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for pioneering breakthroughs.One of those includes the Foldscope, a microscope made from paper that costs $1.75 to make. Stanford University bioengineer Manu Prakash came up with the idea on a research trip in the Thai jungle more than a decade ago.The scientific instrument has traveled around the world, and researchers have even used it to identify a new type of cyanobacteria.Defying gravityMark your calendars: A NASA spacecraft will intentionally crash into a tiny asteroid on September 26.The Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, launched in November and is on its way to a rendezvous with Dimorphos, a small moon orbiting an asteroid called Didymos.The mission will nudge the asteroid, which poses no threat to Earth, to change its speed and path in a first-of-its-kind test of kinetic impact. If DART is successful, the mission could demonstrate future ways to protect Earth from space debris.The spacecraft recently got its first glimpse of Didymos from about 20 million miles away. On the day of the encounter, we'll see Dimorphos for the first time before DART collides with the space rock.ConsequencesThe Xerces blue butterfly, Floreana giant tortoise and Tasmanian tiger are just some of the species that the world has lost due to human-driven threats.Environmental and travel photographer Marc Schlossman has spent 15 years documenting extinct and endangered animal specimens in Chicago's Field Museum collection for his new book, "Extinction: Our Fragile Relationship With Life on Earth."Schlossman provides a glimmer of hope at a time when biodiversity loss is accelerating. Of the 82 species photographed for the book, 23 are extinct, he said.Thanks to conservation efforts, the rest have been brought back from the brink of disappearing or -- as in the case of the New Zealand kākāpo -- can recover with "robust" conservation work.
If you love space and exploring the cosmos, there is no shortage of wonder right now.
Scientists identified mysterious diamonds that likely originated from a dwarf planet that once existed in our solar system -- until it collided with a large asteroid 4.5 billion years ago.
The rare space diamonds aren't the only find mesmerizing researchers. A "breathtaking" image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is revealing the secrets of star birth in the Orion Nebula. Expect to see more unprecedented Webb images in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, the Artemis I mission has a new launch date scheduled for September 27, with a 70-minute window that opens at 11:37 a.m. ET.
And on Mars, inspiring discoveries are afoot as the Perseverance rover investigates an intriguing site.
Video above: NASA reveals new image of Tarantula Nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Other worlds
NASA
The Perseverance rover used its robotic arm to study a rock called Skinner Ridge on Mars.
The Perseverance rover has made its most exciting find on the red planet to date.
Perseverance has finally collected samples from the site of an ancient river delta, which is full of rock layers that serve as a geological record of the Martian past. Some of the rocks include the highest concentration of organic matter found by the rover to date, according to NASA scientists.
NASA
Perseverance has finally collected samples from the site of an ancient river delta, which is full of rock layers that serve as a geological record of the Martian past.
Among the organic matter are minerals that correlate with sulfates, which could preserve evidence of once potentially habitable sites on Mars and the microbial life that may have existed there.
New photos show the promising rocks amid the delta's alien landscape. These important samples could answer the ultimate cosmic question: Are we alone in the universe?
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The Perseverance rover used its robotic arm to study a rock called Skinner Ridge on Mars.
We are family
Modern humans and Neanderthals lived in tandem until our ancient relatives went extinct about 40,000 years ago. Now, researchers think they may have pinpointed something that gave Homo sapiens a cognitive edge over the Stone Age hominins.
Scientists discovered a genetic mutation that may have allowed neurons to form faster in the modern human brain.
"We've identified a gene that contributes to making us human," said study author Wieland Huttner, professor and director emeritus at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany.
But some experts think more research is needed to ascertain the gene's true impact.
Trailblazers
What's good for the goose is good for the gander -- and these golden geese have provided some pretty significant benefits.
Three teams of scientists won the 2022 Golden Goose Awards, prizes organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for pioneering breakthroughs.
One of those includes the Foldscope, a microscope made from paper that costs $1.75 to make. Stanford University bioengineer Manu Prakash came up with the idea on a research trip in the Thai jungle more than a decade ago.
The scientific instrument has traveled around the world, and researchers have even used it to identify a new type of cyanobacteria.
Defying gravity
Mark your calendars: A NASA spacecraft will intentionally crash into a tiny asteroid on September 26.
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, launched in November and is on its way to a rendezvous with Dimorphos, a small moon orbiting an asteroid called Didymos.
The mission will nudge the asteroid, which poses no threat to Earth, to change its speed and path in a first-of-its-kind test of kinetic impact. If DART is successful, the mission could demonstrate future ways to protect Earth from space debris.
The spacecraft recently got its first glimpse of Didymos from about 20 million miles away. On the day of the encounter, we'll see Dimorphos for the first time before DART collides with the space rock.
Consequences
The Xerces blue butterfly, Floreana giant tortoise and Tasmanian tiger are just some of the species that the world has lost due to human-driven threats.
Environmental and travel photographer Marc Schlossman has spent 15 years documenting extinct and endangered animal specimens in Chicago's Field Museum collection for his new book, "Extinction: Our Fragile Relationship With Life on Earth."
Schlossman provides a glimmer of hope at a time when biodiversity loss is accelerating. Of the 82 species photographed for the book, 23 are extinct, he said.
Thanks to conservation efforts, the rest have been brought back from the brink of disappearing or -- as in the case of the New Zealand kākāpo -- can recover with "robust" conservation work. | https://www.wisn.com/article/perseverance-discovery-mars/41263477 | 2022-09-17 21:58:08 | 1 | https://www.wisn.com/article/perseverance-discovery-mars/41263477 |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia on Monday night, killing four men and wounding two boys in the latest outbreak of gun violence in the United States, police said. The victims were apparently random, with no connection immediately known between them and the shooter.
The shootings took place over several city blocks in the southwestern neighborhood of Kingsessing. Responding officers chased the suspect as he continued to fire, and he was arrested in an alley after surrendering, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a news conference.
"At this point all we know is that this person decided to leave their home and target individuals,” Outlaw said.
He had a bulletproof vest, an “AR-type rifle,” multiple magazines, a handgun and a police scanner, she said.
Officers were flagged down at about 8:30 p.m., and multiple calls of shots fired came in from the Kingsessing. Police found some gunshot victims, and as they were attending to them, they heard more gunfire, Outlaw said.
The suspected shooter was identified as a 40-year-old man. One other person was in custody, but no other details were immediately available.
Outlaw described the scene as covering an area of two by four blocks and said dozens of shell casings were found.
“At this point you can see there are several scenes out here," Outlaw said. "We’re canvassing the area to get as much as we can, to identify witnesses, to identify where cameras are located and to do everything to figure out the why,” Outlaw said.
The dead men ranged in age from 20 to 59. The two hospitalized victims are boys, ages 2 and 13. They are in stable condition, Outlaw said. There didn't appear to be a connection between the shooter and the victims.
The shooting occurred a day after gunfire erupted at a holiday weekend block party in Baltimore, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) to the southwest, killing two people and wounding 28 others. The wounded in that shooting ranged in age from 13 to 32, with more than half of them minors, according to officials.
The Philadelphia violence marks the country's 29th mass killing in 2023, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
So far this year, the nation has witnessed the highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year.
There have been more than 550 mass killings since 2006, according to the database, in which at least 2,900 people have died and at least 2,000 people have been injured.
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(The Hill) — An attorney for the principal of the Uvalde, Texas, school that was the scene of a mass shooting in May confirmed that the official had been placed on paid administrative leave.
Attorney Ricardo Cedillo confirmed in a statement to The Hill that his client, Robb Elementary School Principal Mandy Gutierrez, was placed on paid leave by Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell on Monday.
The details regarding her suspension were not immediately clear.
Harrell announced last month that the Uvalde school district police chief, Pete Arredondo, would be placed on administrative leave, noting in a statement “the lack of clarity that remains and the unknown timing of when I will receive the results of the investigations.”
Arredondo and the law enforcement community were criticized for their response to the mass shooting in May that left 19 children and two adults dead at Robb Elementary School and later helped prompt national gun reform legislation.
A Texas House investigative committee offered a report earlier this month that detailed a series of errors that would factor into the response to the mass shooting, including a “void in leadership” over the lack of an incident commander.
“This was an essential duty he had assigned to himself in the plan mentioned above, yet it was not effectively performed by anyone,” the report said, referring to Arredondo.
“The void of leadership could have contributed to the loss of life as injured victims waited over an hour for help, and the attacker continued to sporadically fire his weapon,” it added.
The Hill has reached out to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for comment. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/uvalde-elementary-school-principal-placed-on-paid-administrative-leave/ | 2022-07-26 13:06:15 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/uvalde-elementary-school-principal-placed-on-paid-administrative-leave/ |
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