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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s coast guard says it has recovered around 210 bodies of migrants under two weeks that have washed up on the North African country’s central coastline amid an ongoing increase in migration.
Preliminary examinations of the bodies indicated that the migrants were from sub-Saharan Africa, according to the National Guard’s Houssemeddine Jebabli.
The number of bodies recovered was announced Friday. Of the 210 dead migrants found over 10 days starting on April 18, about 70 of those were recovered from the beaches of eastern Sfax, the neighboring Kerkennah islands and Mahdia, according to prosecutor Faouzi Masmoudi, who oversees migration issues.
These three areas are starting points for most attempts to migrate to the Italian coast, including onward to the remote island of Lampedusa, he added.
The increasing number of dead migrants has overwhelmed the Habib Bourguiba hospital morgue in Sfax, the capacity of which is 30 to 40 bodies.
To ease the pressure on hospitals, local authorities are working to speed up the burial of the victims after carrying out DNA tests and possible identification by relatives, Masmoudi said.
Romdhane Ben Amor, spokesperson for the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), an nongovernmental organization specializing in migration issues, said that local authorities had last year committed themselves to setting up a special cemetery for migrants, “on the grounds that they are not Muslims.”
But Amor said that this is still not ready, leading to the difficulties in finding burial places.
Following a visit earlier this week by European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Thursday that Tunisia and the European Union agreed to promote the voluntary return of sub-Saharan migrants to their countries of origin.
During her stay, the EU official met with Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar, Interior Minister Kamel Feki and Social Affairs Minister Malek Ezzahi.
Migration to Europe has been on an upward climb, peaking in 2022 to 189,620, according to the International Organization for Migration. That’s the most since 2016, when close to 400,000 left their homelands, and one year after more than 1 million people, mostly Syrians fleeing war, sought refuge in 2015.
For many sub-Saharan Africans, who don’t need a visa to travel to Tunisia, the North African country serves as a stepping stone to Europe, while others come from Libya, which shares a border with Tunisia.
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Gummies, those sugary bears, worms or button-sized candies, seem harmless — but they are far from it.
Florida’s Poison Control Centers are fielding an escalation of calls from people who have become seriously ill from overdoses of melatonin, THC and CBD gummies. Emergency department visits in Florida are rising, too. Reactions include nausea, vomiting, extreme lethargy, tremors, confusion and even trouble breathing.
The increase in gummy overdoses is triggered by availability, new habits formed during the pandemic and inconsistent dosage issues.
Gummies are easy to get and increasingly popular. In Florida, melatonin gummies are sold in grocery stores, drugstores and vitamin shops, while CBD gummies are available in convenience stores and smoke shops and THC products are sold in dispensaries (with a doctor’s recommendation).
However, the supplement industry, which includes melatonin, is not strictly regulated, so the dosage on the label may not be consistent with what’s in the bottle or bag.
Melatonin overdoses are up
A 2023 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at 25 brands of over-the-counter melatonin gummy bears and found that 88% had a dosage inconsistent with their labeling. Some were lower and some were as much as 3½ times higher than the labeled dose.
That should give Floridians pause, especially with the increasing use of melatonin triggered by sleep-disrupting stress and anxiety during the pandemic. The Sleep Foundation found an increasing number of parents are giving melatonin to children to help them fall asleep, unaware of the risks.
“You don’t know what you are getting,” said Dr. Heidi Cohen, with Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood. “They say a milligram amount, but you don’t know if that is what is in there. Too many milligrams can make you excessively sleepy and it can even be toxic for children. There have been deaths tied to melatonin overdosing.”
So far in 2023, Florida’s Poison Control Centers have tracked 996 calls about melatonin-related illness, with 75% of these being for children ages 5 or younger. This accounts for a slight increase in pediatric cases (2.6%) from the previous year, said Wendy Blair Stephan, Health Education Coordinator for the Florida Poison Information Center. Stephan said Florida’s Poison Control Centers also have logged another 47 cases of exposure to “melatonin combined with other substances.”
Nationally, a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found over the last 10 years, more than 4,000 kids were hospitalized from melatonin overdoses; five children required ventilation and two died.
“My first question is why is the child not sleeping without an aid … what is the problem?” Cohen asked. “That problem needs to be addressed with your pediatrician. You should not be just haphazardly medicating children to sleep,”
Marijuana gummies are the most dangerous
Just as popular and even more problematic are gummies with Cannabidiol (CBD) and Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) gummies, which are edible formulations of hemp and marijuana.
Calls to Florida’s Poison Control Centers about edible formulations of marijuana (containing THC) from Florida have risen consistently year over year since 2018 as availability increases. So far this year, Florida’s Poison Control Centers have received 226 calls about exposures to these edible formulations of marijuana with 36% having occurred in children 5 or younger.
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Doctors say marijuana gummies are problematic for both adults and children.
For adults, edibles can take up to two hours to take effect, so a common mistake is for someone to get impatient for the high to kick in and take more, then overdo it. Overdose symptoms include rapid heartbeat, trouble breathing and delirium. For some people, the gummy ingredients could interact with other medications. “Everyone reacts differently,” said West Boca Hospital emergency room doctor Charles Jeanpierre. “People do not usually die from too much cannabis, but they can get very sick and require hospital care.”
Across the country, children are mistaking marijuana gummies for candy, and gobbling down too many. Because of the potency packed into some THC gummies, a small child who ingests them can be getting a fivefold overdose, pediatricians say.
While too many vitamin and melatonin gummies can have harmful effects in children in rare cases, those symptoms are generally mild compared to the serious systemic effects being seen in the ERs with THC in little ones, says Stephan at the Florida Poison Information Center-Miami.
“I think it’s concerning,” she said.
“In 2023, we’re seeing a 12% increase in cases of 0 to 5-year-olds, and 30% in the 6- to 12-year-old age group compared to last year,” she said. “This suggests that parents and grandparents still don’t realize that these products pose a very attractive hazard.”
More than 7,000 confirmed cases of kids younger than 6 eating pot edibles were reported to the nation’s poison control centers over a recent five-year period. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning to parents after learning of increasing cases of elementary-aged children coming into the hospital after consuming what they thought was candy.
South Florida emergency room doctors see the problem firsthand
“We are seeing the kids come in intoxicated, confused, unable to respond to questions, and there’s a risk of when kids come in like this that they can stop breathing,” said Cohen at Joe DiMaggio.. “We run tests and urine screenings and find THC.”
Jeanpierre, medical director of the pediatric ER at West Boca Medical Center, regularly sees children who have gotten into their parents’ gummies.
The ones who take THC gummies tend to have the most severe symptoms, he said. They come to the ER with nausea, vomiting, dizziness, difficulty breathing, and even an increase in heart rate. “We give them support treatment such as oxygen, anti-nausea medication, IV fluids or medication to drop the blood pressure.”
Jeanpierre said only the children who ingest large amounts of THC are sick enough to be admitted to the ICU.
His advice for parents: if your child eats too many gummies or if you notice your child acting strangely, call poison control. In South Florida that number is 800-222-1222.
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DENVER, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) today announced its FoundryCon US customer conference will be open to shareholders, global customers, the press and the general public for the first time on October 27. The exclusive conference for C-suite executives from Palantir's current and prospective customers will also be the company's first in-person customer conference since going public in 2020, and its first specifically tailored to the US commercial market.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp will open the program in a fireside chat with Mike Allen, Co-Founder of Axios.
Following this discussion, customer keynote presentations will be delivered by:
- Jacobs: John Rickermann, Managing Director
- Morgan Stanley: James Boustead, Global Head of Legal, Compliance & Governance Technology
- US Space Systems Command: Colonel Jennifer Krolikowski, Chief Information Officer
- Apache: Travis Osborne, VP Information Technology
- National Cancer Institute, NIH: Jeff Shilling, Chief Information Officer
- Tyson Foods: Scott Spradley, Chief Technology Officer
FoundryCon US will be accessible via livestream beginning at 11:30am MT on Thursday, October 27 and will conclude at 2:00pm MT. To view live, please visit https://youtu.be/4e8yDULR5IQ.
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Power Trio to Help Propel Non-Profit's Mission to Help Those in Underserved Communities Receive Needed Medical Care
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Plasticos, a 501-c3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing reconstructive surgical care to those in medically underserved communities around the globe, announced the addition of three new board members; renowned civil rights trial lawyer Ben Crump, prominent business trial lawyer Sarah Kelly-Kilgore, and Business Funding Group CEO Jarret Prussin.
Listed among the Most Influential People of 2021 by TIME100 and in Ebony Magazine's Power 100 Most Influential African Americans, attorney Ben Crump has been called "Black America's Attorney General." Crump has established himself as one of the nation's foremost lawyers and advocates for social justice and civil rights, having secured substantial and historic settlements for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the children of Flint, Michigan. He is the founder and principal owner of Ben Crump Law to give a voice to the voiceless and secure justice for marginalized people. A shared interest in righting inequality drew Crump to the work of Mission Plasticos.
"I am honored to join Mission Plasticos in support of our shared goal of closing equity gaps in healthcare and ensuring marginalized people receive the help they deserve. I am looking forward to the expansion of our global reach, which will include our first mission to Africa this fall."
Sarah Kelly-Kilgore is a highly skilled and innovative lawyer who has been featured on numerous top attorney lists and was named a "Top 40 Under 40" lawyer by the Daily Journal in 2019. She has been lead counsel in a number of high-profile cases involving significant national and international public attention, including matters reported in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Boston Globe. As Managing Partner in the Los Angeles office of Greenberg Gross LLP, Ms. Kilgore has litigated cases in a wide range of areas of law, including employment litigation; fraud; business torts; defamation; securities and investments; corporate governance disputes, shareholder and consumer class action litigation; federal agency enforcement actions; and unfair competition.
Kilgore cites her mother's experience as a longtime health care provider as one of the motivations for her joining the Mission Plasticos board. "My mother's surgery patients have come from all different backgrounds, and she instilled in me the importance of access to quality healthcare. The hands-on approach Mission Plasticos takes in addressing health disparity inspired me to become deeply involved in the program. I feel we each owe a debt to society, here at home and around the globe, to help where and when we can."
Jarret Prussin is the Chief Executive Officer of Business Funding Group and is responsible for all strategic business relationships and the day-to-day operations of the company, including pursuing unique financial solutions, structuring complex financial deals, and facilitating over $1 billion dollars' worth of transactions.
On his involvement with Mission Plasticos, Prussin has said "Disparity in women's health is an issue close to my heart. I hope to continue the expansion of our national breast reconstruction program, Reshaping Lives: Full Circle, to make sure every woman has access to a full journey of care, regardless of her economic situation."
Mission Plasticos Board Chair Anne Andrews, JD is highly enthusiastic with the incoming board members. "The immense talent we have in place will help expand the impact of our national and global mission to treat people in need and train local surgeons to provide continued care, thereby empowering them to transform their communities."
About Mission Plasticos
Founded in 1999 by renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Larry Nichter, Mission Plasticos is a 501-c3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing reconstructive surgery to those in need, training local medical professionals, and supporting ongoing research focused on improving standards of care. Our board-certified volunteer surgeons and medical teams provide reconstructive breast surgery for post-mastectomy women, burn contracture surgery, as well as post traumatic, congenital deformity, and other reconstructive surgical care at no cost to patients. Over the last two decades, Mission Plasticos has completed more than 100 missions in 15 countries, trained over 5,000 doctors, and treated over 16,000 patients.
In 2022 Mission Plasticos launched Reshaping Lives: Full Circle—the first large-scale nationwide program providing no-cost breast reconstruction surgery for post-mastectomy women in the U.S. who are uninsured or underinsured. Mission Plasticos provides this care using volunteer board-certified plastic surgeons across the country who are experts in breast reconstruction. Part of Mission Plasticos' broader Reshaping Lives America program, Reshaping Lives: Full Circle is based on the success of Mission Plasticos' global work over the last 23 years and their pioneering domestic work in California since 2016. For more information, visit https://missionplasticos.org.
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Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkey. He was 31.
Search teams recovered Atsu’s body in the ruins of a luxury 12-story building where he had been living in the city of Antakya, Hatay province, his manager said Saturday.
“Atsu’s lifeless body was found under the rubble. At the moment, his belongings are still being removed,” manager Murat Uzunmehmet told private news agency DHA.
Atsu joined Turkish club Hatayspor in September and scored the winning goal for his new team in a league game at home against Kasimpaşa S.K. on Feb. 5, just hours before the earthquake struck in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 6.
Antakya, the city where Hatayspor is based, is in the southern region of Turkey hardest hit by the earthquake.
The death toll from the 7.8-magnitude quake in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria passed 43,000 on Friday.
Hatayspor said Atsu’s body was being repatriated to Ghana. “There are no words to describe our sadness,” the club tweeted.
Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo posted a photo of Atsu on his official Twitter account and wrote: “Ghana football has lost one of its finest personnel and ambassadors, one who will be difficult to replace. He’ll be sorely missed.”
Former Ghana captain and teammate Asamoah Gyan tweeted “RIP Brother.”
A day after the earthquake there were reports that Atsu had been rescued but Hatayspor, after initially announcing that it had received information that Atsu was alive and on his way to the hospital, said later that the reports of a successful rescue were, heartbreakingly, mistaken and the player was still missing. It had also said the club’s sporting director, Taner Savut, was still missing. Savut has not yet been found.
The contractor of the 12-story Ronesans Rezidans building — where Atsu and Savut lived — was detained at Istanbul Airport a week ago, apparently trying to leave the country.
Atsu’s agent, Nana Sechere, traveled to Turkey with members of Atsu’s family in an attempt to find him, holding onto hopes that he might be alive amid the wreckage. Sechere had urged authorities and Hatayspor officials to step up their efforts in the search for Atsu and Savut.
In a statement Tuesday, Sechere said rescuers had been able to pinpoint Atsu’s exact room location in his collapsed apartment building over a week after the devastating earthquake but the only thing they recovered were two pairs of his shoes.
Sechere confirmed Saturday that Atsu’s body was found. He posted a message on Twitter: “My deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones.”
Atsu played more than 60 times for Ghana and scored on his debut as a 20-year-old in 2012. He was part of the Ghana squad at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and starred at the 2015 African Cup of Nations, scoring two goals to help Ghana to the final, where it lost in a penalty shootout to Ivory Coast.
He was named the player of the tournament at that African Cup.
Atsu was signed by Chelsea in 2013 but his time there was limited to appearances in exhibition games and he was sent out on loan to various clubs over the next four years. The winger joined Newcastle on loan in 2016 and was part of the team that won promotion back to the Premier League in the 2016-17 season.
He signed a permanent deal with Newcastle in 2017 and spent four years there. The club said Saturday it was “profoundly saddened” by Atsu’s death.
“A talented player and a special person, he will always be fondly remembered by our players, staff and supporters,” Newcastle tweeted.
The Ghana Football Association added: “We would like to express our deepest condolences to his wife and children, the family, loved ones and the football community.”
Atsu joined Hatayspor last year after a short spell playing in Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim Kwarteng, a friend of Atsu’s in Ghana, told The Associated Press in a recent interview that he knew the player as someone who helped people in his West African home country as much as he could.
Kwarteng runs an organization that helps people convicted of petty crimes get jobs and put their lives back together after being released from jail and Atsu was its single biggest donor, Kwarteng said. Atsu had also started building an orphanage in Ghana and was helping to fund a new breast cancer screening center, Kwarteng said.
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Associated Press writer Francis Kokutse in Accra, Ghana, contributed to this report.
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WWE and the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company.
A new publicly traded company will be formed that houses the UFC and WWE brands, with Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. taking a 51% controlling interest in the new company. Existing WWE shareholders will hold a 49% stake.
The companies put the enterprise value of UFC at $12.1 billion and WWE at $9.3 billion.
The new business will be lead by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel. Vince McMahon, executive chairman at WWE, will serve in the same role at the new company.
The announcement comes after Vince McMahon, the founder and majority shareholder of WWE, returned to the company in January and said that it could be up for sale.
Rumors swirled about who would possibly be interested in buying WWE, with chatter focusing on companies such as Endeavor, Disney, Fox, Comcast, Amazon and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
Industry experts had viewed WWE as an attractive acquisition target given its global reach and loyal fanbase, which includes everyone from minors to seniors and a wide range of incomes.
The company held its marquee event, WrestleMania, over the weekend. Last year, WWE booked revenue of $1.3 billion.
The company is also a social media powerhouse. It surpassed 16 billion social video views in the final quarter of last year. It has nearly 94 million YouTube subscribers and has more than 20 million followers on TikTok. Its female wrestlers comprise five out of the top 15 most followed female athletes in the world, across Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, led by Ronda Rousey with 36.1 million followers.
WWE had more than 7.5 billion digital and social media views in January and February of this year, up 15% from the same time frame a year ago.
Shares of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., based in Stamford, Connecticut, slumped 4% before the opening bell Monday. Shares of Endeavor, based in Beverly Hills, California, rose 3%. | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/ufc-and-wwe-combine-to-create-21-4-billion-entertainment-company/ | 2023-04-03 11:49:19 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/ufc-and-wwe-combine-to-create-21-4-billion-entertainment-company/ |
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft launched her long-anticipated campaign for Kentucky governor on Wednesday, saying the state's “best days are ahead of us” as she joined a crowded lineup of Republicans competing to challenge Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear next year.
Craft has spent years cultivating connections within the GOP as she and her husband, coal magnate Joe Craft, donated millions of dollars to Republican candidates. Now as she transitions from party activist to political candidate, she enters the fray with advantages — the ability to tap into her family's wealth to finance her campaign and her resume from Republican Donald Trump's presidency.
Craft touted her Kentucky roots and offered broad themes in her campaign announcement.
“I’m running for governor because I know our best days are ahead of us," Craft said in a news release. “This movement is for all of us who still believe that we can lead in education, that government doesn’t get a seat at our kitchen table and that our kids should grow up in safe neighborhoods.”
For more than a year, political insiders from both major parties in Kentucky had wondered if, or when, Craft would enter the hotly contested GOP primary for governor. The party votes are in May 2023 and the general election is in November 2023.
Trump first appointed Craft to serve as U.S. ambassador to Canada. During her tenure, Craft played a role in facilitating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, Trump’s long-sought revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The updated trade deal has benefited workers, farmers and businesses in Kentucky and across the country, Craft's campaign release said Wednesday.
In 2019, Trump appointed Craft to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
But her connections with Trump, who easily carried Kentucky in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, were neutralized by his endorsement this year of Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s bid for governor in the Bluegrass State.
Craft was born in Lexington — the state's second-largest city — and was raised on her family's farm near Glasgow in south-central Kentucky.
The Crafts have been major donors in supporting academic initiatives and institutions in the state, and she stressed her commitment to education in her campaign rollout. She pledged to direct “maximum financial resources” to support education, calling it the “most important duty” for government, while cautioning that it “has to be in partnership with parents."
Kentucky has tilted decidedly toward the GOP in recent years, but Beshear has consistently received strong approval ratings from Kentuckians in polls.
The Democratic governor is expected to highlight his management of the state’s economy in asking voters for a second term. Kentucky has posted records for job creation and investments during his term and has recorded its lowest-ever unemployment rates.
Beshear also has won bipartisan praise for his administration's responses to epic natural disasters — tornadoes that tore through western Kentucky last December and historic flooding that inundated parts of eastern Kentucky in late July.
Besides Craft and Cameron, the GOP candidates for governor include state Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, state Auditor Mike Harmon and state Rep. Savannah Maddox. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Trump-ambassador-Kelly-Craft-joins-Kentucky-17424110.php | 2022-09-07 12:26:52 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Trump-ambassador-Kelly-Craft-joins-Kentucky-17424110.php |
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States has Air Force One, a plane that can refuel in midair and act as a presidential command center.
New Zealand has Betty, an aging Boeing 757 that officials on Monday acknowledged was so prone to breakdowns they had sent an empty backup to ensure Prime Minister Chris Hipkins didn’t get stranded in China, where he is leading a trade delegation.
Officials were quick to point out they had sent the plane’s twin only as far as Manila, about 80% of the distance from Wellington to Beijing.
Back in New Zealand, acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni was left to explain.
“If we didn’t have a backup plan and something did happen, and of course we hope it won’t, then not only would they be stranded in China, but the cost that that would incur — in terms of accommodation and trying to, at the last minute, organize some kind of plan to get them back — would outweigh having a backup aircraft waiting somewhere just in case,” she said.
The twin Royal New Zealand Air Force planes that transport the prime minister are about 30 years old and are due to be replaced by 2030. Over the years, they have regularly broken down. In 2016, then Prime Minister John Key was on his way to India with a delegation when they got stuck in Australia until a backup plane was sent from New Zealand. Key was forced to cancel the Mumbai leg of his trip, a situation he described as “suboptimal.”
Sepuloni said she didn’t think the plane, which is sometimes affectionately called Betty, posed a physical danger to Hipkins and the 80 people traveling with him.
“My understanding is there hasn’t been any event midair, or whilst in transit, that should cause any concern,” she said.
Political rivals were quick to jump on the situation.
“This government declared a climate emergency and says we need to deal seriously with China,” said David Seymour, leader of the opposition ACT party. “This one gesture has made a joke of both the government’s climate emergency and its will to be taken seriously by a country that has an expanding blue-water navy in our backyard.”
Sepuloni acknowledged the situation wasn’t OK.
“We recognize, yes, our kit needs to be updated,” Sepuloni said. “And so there’s a plan in place for doing that. We’re just not at the point where that’s happening right now.” | https://pix11.com/business/ap-business/new-zealand-leaders-plane-so-prone-to-breakdowns-he-takes-a-backup-on-china-trip/ | 2023-06-26 12:34:45 | 0 | https://pix11.com/business/ap-business/new-zealand-leaders-plane-so-prone-to-breakdowns-he-takes-a-backup-on-china-trip/ |
New guaranteed savings program will help decarbonize critical buildings and provide capital improvements while supporting operations and maintenance
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, selected energy and sustainable solutions provider NORESCO to implement a new decarbonization program through an energy savings performance contract (ESPC). NORESCO is part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions.
The new ESPC program includes $130 million of energy efficiency improvements, critical infrastructure upgrades and comprehensive operations and maintenance services over a 22-year term. NORESCO has been partnering with EPA NVFEL for more than 20 years through an ESPC including comprehensive operations, repair and replacement services.
NVFEL is an integral part of EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality. It is a state-of-the-art facility that provides emission testing services for motor vehicle, heavy-duty engine and nonroad engine programs in support of rulemakings, enforcement actions and test procedures development.
This ESPC program will help NVFEL make progress toward Executive Order 14057, which sets policy goals for the federal government to lead by example with carbon reduction. The improvements are projected to reduce the facility's energy consumption by 39%, cutting annual emissions of carbon dioxide equivalents by 3,150 metric tons, which equates to the carbon sequestered by 3,700 acres of U.S. forests in one year. They are also projected to reduce the facility's water consumption by 16%.
NVFEL's emissions testing is conducted under precise temperature and humidity conditions that cannot tolerate interruption resulting from systems downtime. NORESCO's work will benefit NVFEL's mission by installing new, more resilient, highly efficient boiler and chiller plants and advanced building energy management control systems. Additionally, the program includes comprehensive replacement of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems nearing the end of their service lives and serving laboratories throughout the facility.
"We are thrilled to continue our long-term partnership with the EPA and are eager to implement these energy solutions to meet the Ann Arbor laboratory's requirements while helping the federal government make progress toward its decarbonization goals," said Doug Sattler, Senior Vice President, Federal, NORESCO.
NORESCO's partnership with the EPA supports Carrier's 2030 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) goals to help reduce its customers' carbon footprint by more than 1 gigaton.
NORESCO's work is enabled through the U.S. Department of Energy's ESPC Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. For more information, visit www.noresco.com.
About NORESCO
NORESCO, a part of Carrier Global Corporation, helps clients adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change by decarbonizing, modernizing and electrifying aging infrastructure to be more sustainable and resilient. By deploying innovative distributed energy, storage and renewable energy solutions, NORESCO improves the health and efficiency of existing campuses, buildings and communities. To date, NORESCO has guaranteed more than $5 billion in energy and operating cost savings at more than 10,000 facilities while reducing customer CO2 emissions by more than 25 million metric tons – the equivalent to planting 1.4 million acres of forest. For more information, visit www.noresco.com.
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LONDON (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine and the energy and food crises it worsened will severely drag down global economic growth and push up inflation this year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Wednesday.
China’s “zero-COVID” policies, which have further scrambled manufacturing supply chains, also are weighing on a world economy that was just starting to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Paris-based OECD said, becoming the latest institution to slash its growth forecast and underscoring the dimming economic outlook.
The OECD, a club of largely wealthy nations, expects the global economy to expand 3% in 2022, down from the 4.5% that it predicted in December.
Inflation is forecast at nearly 9% for the OECD’s 38 member countries, which include the United States, United Kingdom and many European nations, nearly double the previous estimate.
The World Bank, the United Nations, and the International Monetary Fund have made similar downgrades to their economic forecasts recently.
“Russia’s war is indeed imposing a heavy price on the global economy,” OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said at a press conference in Paris. He urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop this atrocious, senseless war now.”
The organization released its forecast as it gears up for a two-day annual meeting starting Thursday, attended by government ministers and featuring video remarks by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The OECD warned that the economic turmoil will hit the poor the hardest. The war is disrupting supplies of food staples like wheat and energy, of which Russia and Ukraine are major global suppliers, fanning inflation that eats away at disposable income and living standards, it said.
The war is hurting economic growth in European nations the most because they are more exposed to the war through trade and energy links. But the OECD also raised the alarm about poor countries farther afield facing food shortages.
“We’re very concerned about the food situation in low-income countries. The war is really sending shockwaves all the way to Africa and the Middle East,” OECD chief economist Laurence Boone said. “The war could spark starvation. It could cause social unrest and political turmoil.”
She said China, long an engine of global growth, has become a source of economic volatility by “gumming up supply chains” already snarled by the pandemic.
China’s pandemic-fighting policies involving draconian lockdowns in Shanghai and other cities brought economic life to a standstill. That’s left a backlog of container ships waiting to dock at Chinese ports and companies worldwide facing problems with deliveries of their goods, highlighting supply chain bottlenecks that threaten to raise prices for consumers, Boone said. | https://pix11.com/ap-international/oecd-slashes-global-economic-outlook-on-russia-ukraine-war/ | 2022-06-09 10:16:59 | 0 | https://pix11.com/ap-international/oecd-slashes-global-economic-outlook-on-russia-ukraine-war/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla proposed a three-for-one split of its stock on Friday, a move that will make a single share of the electric car maker more accessible to investors but not affect the company’s overall market value.
Tesla Inc. made the announcement in its annual proxy statement, which also said Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison will not be standing for re-election to the company’s board.
The company said in late March that was planning to split its stock for the second time in two years. At that time the shares were trading at over $1,000 each.
But Tesla’s stock has fallen about 39% since early April, shortly after its CEO Elon Musk started raising the idea of buying Twitter. Shares in the company headquartered in Austin, Texas, closed Friday at $696.69.
Share splits are used by companies when their stock price gets too high for retail investors to buy individual shares, or when a company wants more shares to exist in the marketplace to make the stock more liquid to trade.
In its statement, Tesla said it was trying to accomplish both of these goals: giving its employees greater quantities of shares as well as making the stock more accessible to retail investors.
Musk is planning on using his Tesla shares as collateral for buying Twitter, as well as potentially selling down his stake in the company to help with financing.
Tesla shareholders will vote on the share split at the company’s annual meeting on Aug. 4.
The company, meanwhile, said Ellison, a major Tesla investor and friend of Musk’s, will be stepping down from its board. Ellison was one of two independent members named to the board in late 2018 as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which had demanded more oversight of Musk. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/technology/tesla-proposes-a-3-for-1-stock-split-ellison-to-leave-board/ | 2022-06-11 18:46:55 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/technology/tesla-proposes-a-3-for-1-stock-split-ellison-to-leave-board/ |
TACOMA, Wash., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Trust Company announced today that Sharry Nadjm has joined as a vice president and trust real estate specialist, effective immediately. In this role, he oversees client portfolios in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California, and is responsible for ensuring client goals and objectives are met with effective asset management and strategic business planning. Nadjm has more than 25 years of real estate investment and asset management experience.
"Sharry brings a wealth of experience and tremendous expertise for clients across our footprint," said Kevin Donovan, CEO of Columbia Trust Company. "We're thrilled to have him aboard and are confident he adds important depth to our already strong team."
Nadjm's areas of expertise include policy guideline development and strategic planning; risk mitigation and environmental compliance; sales and acquisition process management; transactional planning, and maintenance of legacy assets.
Prior to Columbia Trust, Nadjm held leadership and advisor positions at Wilkinson Corporation, Brookstone Commercial Consulting, Marcus & Millichap, and John L Scott Real Estate.
Nadjm earned a master's degree in economics from Lund University in Sweden. Among other designations, he completed the Real Estate Management Program at Harvard Business School in Massachusetts, and he earned a Certificate in Asset Management & Hospitality Real Estate Investments from Cornell University in New York.
With offices in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, Columbia Trust Company has been providing Northwest families and nonprofits with a full range of trust services and investment solutions, including non-traditional assets and business ventures since 1966. Columbia Trust Company is an affiliate of Columbia State Bank. Views of Columbia Trust Company are as of the date published and are subject to change based on market conditions and other factors. These views should not be construed as a recommendation for any specific security. Products and services are offered by Columbia Trust Company, an affiliate of Columbia State Bank and a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Banking System Inc. The professionally managed investments of Columbia Trust Company are: NOT A DEPOSIT * NOT FDIC-INSURED * NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY * NOT GUARANTEED BY COLUMBIA STATE BANK * MAY GO DOWN IN VALUE. For more information, please visit: www.columbiatrustcompany.com
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Leading Indicator Aimed at Increasing Transparency Surrounding Gender-Related
Practices and Policies
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nevro Corp. (NYSE: NVRO), a global medical device company that is delivering comprehensive, life-changing solutions for the treatment of chronic pain, today announced that it has been named to the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the second consecutive year. The GEI is a modified, market capitalization-weighted index developed to gauge the performance of public companies dedicated to reporting gender-related data. This reference index measures gender equality across five pillars: leadership & talent pipeline, equal pay & gender pay parity, inclusive culture, anti-sexual harassment policies and external brand.
"Our inclusion in this year's GEI is a reflection of our continued commitment to fostering a diverse and more inclusive work culture in which all employees can thrive," said Lori Ciano, Chief Human Resources Officer of Nevro. "With women comprising over 50% of our global workforce, fostering gender equality continues to be a top priority for our company. We're thrilled to be recognized for our commitment to nurturing diverse talent, cultivating an inclusive culture and setting a market standard for disclosing efforts to address gender inequality."
Nevro submitted a social survey created by Bloomberg, in collaboration with subject matter experts globally. Those included on this year's index scored at or above a global threshold established by Bloomberg to reflect disclosure and the achievement or adoption of best-in-class statistics and policies.
The 2023 GEI included 484 companies across 45 countries and regions. For more information on the GEI visit: https://www.bloomberg.com/gei.
Learn more about Nevro's culture and diversity & inclusion efforts.
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About Nevro
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Nevro is a global medical device company focused on delivering comprehensive, life-changing solutions that continue to set the standard for enduring patient outcomes in chronic pain treatment. The company started with a simple mission to help more patients suffering from debilitating pain and developed its proprietary 10 kHz Therapy™, an evidence-based, non-pharmacologic innovation that has impacted the lives of more than 100,000 patients globally. Nevro's comprehensive HFX™ spinal cord stimulation (SCS) platform includes a Senza SCS system and support services for the treatment of chronic pain of the trunk and limb and painful diabetic neuropathy.
Senza®, Senza II®, Senza Omnia™, and HFX iQ™ are the only SCS systems that deliver Nevro's proprietary 10 kHz Therapy™. Nevro's unique support services provide every patient with an HFX Coach™ throughout their pain relief journey and every physician with HFX Cloud™ insights for enhanced patient and practice management.
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WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 75 percent of Americans say religion is an important part of their lives. How do these Americans see themselves and their faith reflected in news coverage? What does reporting on faith get right and wrong? How do editors and reporters think about who they're reaching with these stories and who they've lost? And how might this coverage build trust in journalism among communities who have been historically misrepresented?
Registration is open for this program, which will take place on Friday, June 24 at 11:30 a.m. ET. Participants will learn:
- How journalists of faith navigate challenges from inside their newsrooms and from inside their faith communities
- Whose faith is centered in coverage and whose is marginalized, mischaracterized, or misunderstood
- Which best practices can help extend our community's understanding of itself
The program will also surface suggestions for covering people of faith and faith practices in ways that broaden reach and build credible connections in the communities journalists serve.
Panelists include:
- Dawn Araujo-Hawkins, news editor at Christian Century; vice president at Religion News Association
- Alison Bethel, vice president of corps excellence at Report for America
- Sarah Breger, editor at Moment Magazine
- McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic
- Richard Flory, executive director at USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture
- Aysha Khan, journalist and Harvard Divinity School student
- Holly Meyer, religion news editor at The Associated Press
- Bill Mitchell, publisher, CEO, and president at the National Catholic Reporter
- Paul O'Donnell, editor-in-chief at Religion News Service
The conversation will be moderated by Julie Moos, the Institute's Executive Director, and is supported by an operational grant from the Deseret Management Corporation.
The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire a more representative democracy. As the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club, the Institute powers journalism in the public interest.
The National Press Club Journalism Institute serves thousands of people daily with our newsletter, online programming, writing group, and other support. The Institute depends on grants, foundation funds, and contributions from individuals like you. Your donation today allows the Institute to offer the majority of its programming at no cost. If you value the Institute's services, please donate today. Any amount helps.
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Hot and Dry this Weekend, Cooler Next Week
Enjoy the drier air through Sunday, humidty returns Monday then rain chances arrive Tuesday
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Nice this weekend, heat and humidity kick up Monday just in time for another front to sweep across the Twin States.
SATURDAY: A beautiful day to spend outside with the morning low warming from 68 degrees. The air is less humid making the heat more tolerable. We’ll land a daytime high in the low 90s with mostly sunny skies through your Saturday. Cool again tonight with a low temp dropping near 70.
SUNDAY: Similar conditions will carry through Sunday, however we will be a few degrees warmer. With plentiful sunshine, the daytime high will peak near 94 degrees. Overnight lows remain in the low 70s.
NEXT WEEK: Muggy, moist air returns Monday as southerly winds take hold. Heat indexes will exceed 100 in some places with a high temp nearing 95. The Good News: we are expecting another slight cool down beginning on Tuesday. With another slow-moving front on its way, temperatures will drop back down to the mid to upper 80s following the front’s passage. Cooler, drier air is the cure for heat! Along with cooler temperatures, we will also observe increased rain and storm chances through Thursday.
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Jurors convicted a man Wednesday in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family after weighing his denials and other testimony against the word of witnesses, including his brother and mother, who previously pleaded guilty for their roles.
George Wagner IV, 31, was found guilty of all 22 counts he faced, including eight counts of aggravated murder in the 2016 shootings of seven adults and a teenager from the Rhoden family in southern Ohio’s Pike County. Wagner sat motionless as the verdicts were read, closing his eyes or looking down.
Prosecutors say the slayings, which initially spurred speculation about drug cartel involvement, stemmed from a dispute over custody of Wagner's niece. The fatal shootings at three mobile homes and a camper near Piketon in April 2016 terrified residents and launched one of the state’s most extensive criminal investigations.
Wagner denied any knowledge of his family's involvement in the killings and testified that he wouldn't have let it happen if he had known of the plans.
Prosecutors argued that he did know, participated in the plans and should therefore be convicted in the killings. Though he wasn't accused of shooting anyone, they alleged that Wagner was with his brother and father when they went to the homes, that he went inside with them and that he helped his brother move two bodies.
His younger brother, Edward “Jake” Wagner, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and other charges and agreed to testify against George and their parents in a deal to help the family avoid potential death sentences.
Their mother, Angela Wagner, pleaded guilty to helping to plan the slayings. Their father, George “Billy” Wagner III, pleaded not guilty in the killings and awaits trial.
The victims were 40-year-old Christopher Rhoden Sr.; his ex-wife, 37-year-old Dana Rhoden; their three children, 20-year-old Clarence “Frankie” Rhoden, 19-year-old Hanna Rhoden, and 16-year-old Christopher Jr.; Clarence Rhoden’s fiancee, 20-year-old Hannah Gilley; Christopher Rhoden Sr.’s brother, 44-year-old Kenneth Rhoden; and a cousin, 38-year-old Gary Rhoden.
Most were shot repeatedly in the head.
Prosecutors say the Wagner family planned the killings for months, motivated by a dispute over custody of the daughter Jake Wagner had with Hanna Rhoden. Authorities said that child was staying with the Wagners when the killings happened.
Three other young children from the Rhoden family who were at the scenes were not hurt.
Jake Wagner pleaded guilty on the fifth anniversary of the killings and apologized in court. He has not been sentenced, but his lawyer said he understood that he would spend his life in prison.
Prosecutors recommended a 30-year prison sentence for Angela Wagner.
A sentencing date will be scheduled later for George Wagner IV. In addition to the aggravated murder counts, he was convicted on Wednesday of conspiracy, tampering with evidence, obstructing justice and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/jury-convicts-man-in-killings-of-8-from-another-ohio-family/N3EEUJIOWBAXFJYB7NZEIX2A4Y/ | 2022-11-30 22:17:18 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/jury-convicts-man-in-killings-of-8-from-another-ohio-family/N3EEUJIOWBAXFJYB7NZEIX2A4Y/ |
Dest hurt, Turner misses another game as US injuries mount
By The Associated Press
AC Milan right back Sergiño Dest is the latest injury worry for the United States ahead of the World Cup, and Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Turner missed his third straight match Thursday. Dest did not play in Milan’s Champions League group stage finale against Salzburg on Wednesday because of adductor fatigue. Turner did not dress for the Gunners’ Europa League group stage finale against Zurich. Turner has not played since Oct. 20 against PSV Eindhoven and has been limited to four Europa League matches as Arsenal’s No. 2 goalkeeper behind Aaron Ramsdale. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter announces his roster Wednesday. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/03/dest-hurt-turner-misses-another-game-as-us-injuries-mount/ | 2022-11-03 23:01:41 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/03/dest-hurt-turner-misses-another-game-as-us-injuries-mount/ |
Company will provide secure, mission-critical communications services
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) recently won a $223 million contract from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide secure, mission-critical communications services to the U.S. Department of Defense.
"The U.S. Department of Defense has a far-reaching mission to provide military forces to deter war and ensure our nation's security. DoD selected Lumen to deliver voice communications services that will help it carry out its important mission using today's technologies," said Zain Ahmed, senior vice president, Lumen public sector. "DoD is modernizing its network and leveraging cloud-based technologies like the new voice system enabled by Lumen that securely connects our troops with modern communications tools wherever they are."
- Lumen will supply DISA with modern hybrid-cloud voice and audio-conferencing services that support the Department of Defense (DoD)'s mission both inside and outside the U.S.
- The new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system saves the government money by eliminating the need for desk phones and supporting remote users as DoD transitions to a hybrid workforce.
- Lumen is serving as a trusted provider of secure, resilient communications services that enable more than 250,000 concurrent connections to DISA's voice cloud system.
- Lumen is supplying unified communications services via an integrated phone system that runs over the company's fiber network.
- Delivering voice and conferencing services from cloud data centers that meet DoD Impact Level 5 security standards provides modern capabilities with scalable infrastructure ready to meet warfighters' needs on demand.
The new voice services will support DoD's transition to a next generation 911 (NG911) system at military bases that can better pinpoint and route first responders to a caller's location. The Lumen NG911 platform improves the delivery of emergency calls and enables residents to contact 911 not only by making a voice call—it also lays the foundation for the delivery of pictures and videos in the future.
- The $223 million task order has a base performance period of one year, with three additional one-year options and a potential six-month extension.
- It was awarded to Lumen under the General Services Administration's 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program.
- Tyto Government Solutions, Inc. is a strategic subcontractor to Lumen. The two companies are working to fulfill the order's technical requirements by delivering phone and conferencing services from highly available, resilient cloud data centers that meet DoD Impact Level 5 (IL5) security standards.
- Lumen is honored to support military and government agencies with innovative adaptive networking, edge cloud, connected security and collaboration services using the company's platform for advanced application delivery solutions.
- The company provides a platform for IT modernization that delivers the security and reliability military and civilian agencies need to carry out their important missions.
- Learn more about our Defense Information Systems Agency $1.5 billion award to provide network transport to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility: http://news.lumen.com/2022-11-01-Lumen-wins-1-5-billion-Defense-Information-Systems-Network-contract
- Learn more about our U.S. Department of Agriculture $1.2 billion network services award: https://news.lumen.com/2022-01-20-U-S-Department-of-Agriculture-awards-Lumen-1-2-billion-network-services-contract
- Learn more about our U.S. Department of the Interior $1.6 billion network services award: https://news.lumen.com/2020-01-16-U-S-Dept-of-the-Interior-Awards-CenturyLink-1-6-Billion-EIS-Network-Services-Win
- Learn more about how Lumen is supporting the public sector here:
https://www.lumen.com/public-sector.html
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With approximately 400,000 route fiber miles and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security, communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies. Learn more about Lumen's public sector capabilities on Twitter at @lumengov and on LinkedIn at @lumenpublicsector. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks in the United States.
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Here are Friday's high school sports results for the Manitowoc and Sheboygan area
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BASEBALL
Notre Dame 9, Sheboygan North 0
GREEN BAY - Deuce Musial and Jackson Spejcher combined to no-hit the Golden Raiders in a Fox River Classic Conference matchup.
Musial went the first five innings, walking three and striking out 10. Spejcher finished up, striking out three.
Notre Dame scored four times in the second, once in the third and twice in both the fifth and sixth.
Drew Siudzinski homered and drove in two runs, while Brady LaViolette and Micah Marzec had two hits each.
Sheboygan Lutheran 7, Gibraltar/Washington Island 3
FISH CREEK - The Crusaders used a six-run fourth inning to turn a one-run deficit into the nonconference win.
David Vanic picked up the win on the mound, allowing just four hits, one earned run and two walks, while striking out 12.
Mason Sankbeil paced the offense with two hits and an RBI, while Ben Tenbas doubled in a pair of runs.
SOFTBALL
Plymouth 16-15, Berlin 6-0
BERLIN - Madelyn Weber threw a three-inning no-hitter in the nightcap of the East Central Conference doubleheader sweep for the Panthers (7-4).
Ashlei Williams had seven hits and seven RBIs in the two games.
Valders 15-7, Roncalli 7-1
MANITOWOC - The Vikings stayed unbeaten in the Eastern Wisconsin Conference with the doubleheader sweep of the Jets, improving to 4-0.
Roncalli falls to 2-3 in conference play with the two losses.
Brillion 4, Two Rivers 3
BRILLION - The Lions rallied from a 3-1 with 3 runs in their half of the seventh inning in the win over the Purple Raiders.
Brillion improved to 4-3 with the win and 2-2 in the Eastern Wisconsin Conference.
Two Rivers is now 1-3.
Algoma 8, Mishicot 7
ALGOMA - The Wolves defeated Mishicot by scoring a run with two outs in the seventh inning.
Macie Zimmerman had a double and two RBIs for Algoma, while Teagen Luedke had a triple and drove in two runs. Sierra Slaby and Hannah Nell both scored twice.
Cora Nelson had two hits, including a double, for Mishicot. She also scored three times. Cora Stodola drove in two runs as did Ssierra Skarda, who also had a double. Baylie Carrico had a triple.
Macie Zimmerman got the win for Algoma. Kiran Sanford took the loss.
TRACK AND FIELD
West Bend West Spartan Invitational
GIRLS
HOMESTEAD 137, SLINGER 114.5, GRAFTON 83, MENOMONEE FALLS 74.5, WEST BEND WEST 67.5, MANITOWOC 63.5, FOND DU LAC 56.5, PLYMOUTH 50.5, WEST BEND EAST 29, SHEBOYGAN SOUTH 21, OSHKOSH NORTH 3
BOYS
MENOMONEE FALLS 128, WEST BEND WEST 101, FOND DU LAC 84, OSHKOSH NORTH 72, HOMESTEAD 58, SLINGER 47, RACINE CASE 46.5, PLYMOUTH 43.5, MANITOWOC 42, WEST BEND EAST 37.5, GRAFTON 27.5, SHEBOYGAN SOUTH 9
In the girls meet, Fond du Lac’s Alyssa Giese won the 1,600-meter run (5:45.58).
Tessa Campbell won the 400-meter dash (:59.67) for Manitowoc.
In the boys meet, Fond du Lac’s Kalvin Mullins won the 100-meter dash (:11.23). Teammate Matthew Rusch won the shot put (57-3.75) and discus (158-10).
Manitowoc’s Mason Gates took first in the 1,600-meter run (4:40.75).
The boys 800-meter run had Emmitt Huhn of Plymouth cross the finish line first (2:02.32).
Omro Under the Lights Invitational
GIRLS
WINNECONNE 181.75, SHEBOYGAN FALLS 136, SHIOCTON 95, BRILLION 94.75, VALDERS 71.5, OMRO 61, SEYMOUR 40
BOYS
SHEBOYGAN FALLS 166, WINNECONNE 166, OMRO 109, BRILLION 75, SHIOCTON 66, SEYMOUR 53, VALDERS 48
In the girls meet, Winneconne won the meet with eight individual first-place finishes and two first-place finishes with its relay teams.
Joey Perry led Winneconne with three first-place finishes including the high jump (5-2), the 200-meter dash (:26.09) and the 400-meter dash (:58.42). Sophie Yetter won both the 1,600-meter run (5:22.09) and the 3,200-meter run (11:34.31). Emily Schell won the shot put (34-11). Carly Zemke won the pole vault (9-6).
Winneconne won the 400-meter relay (:53.62) and the 1,600-meter relay (4:23.09).
Brillion’s Megan Schuman won the triple jump (33-10.5). Brillion’s 800-meter relay team of Sophia Galoff, Olivia Schuh, Schuman and Addie Wenzel took first with a time of 1:52.82.
Shiocton’s Karissa Birch won the 100-meter dash (:12.96). Kendal Stingle won the 100-meter hurdles (:16.11).
Olivia Hartlep took first for Sheboygan Falls in the discus (110-4). Rachel Halverson added a first in the long jump (16-.5).
Valders’ Avery Kauth won the 300-meter hurdles (:51.26).
Omro’s 3,200-meter relay team of Allison Schoenike, Josie Wrage, Felicity Richmond and Julia Koch took first with a time of 11:29.49.
In the boys meet, Winneconne and Sheboygan Falls shared first place.
Sheboygan Falls’ first-place finishes came from Emmitt Krauter in the 100 meters (:10.84) and the 200 meters (:22.23), Conner Murphy in the 1,600-meter run (4:29.34), Logan Murphy in the 3,200-meter run (9:43.31) and Carter Korff in the long jump (19-1).
Winneconne got first-place finishes from Sam Waech in the 400-meter dash (:51.50), the 400-meter relay (:46.08) with Ryan Curran, Brody Schaffer, Ethan Mathe and Vincent Duncan; the 800-meter relay (1:34.59) with Curran, Duncan. Mathe and Jack Quigley; the 1,600-meter relay (3:32.84) with Ben Harmon, Duncan, Waech and Ayden Hart; and the 3,200-meter relay (8:44.17) with Beau Gilbert, Sam Sarbo, Reid Cross and Waech. Brady Immel won the discus (160-7).
Cade Stingle won both the 110-meter hurdles (:15.00) and the 300-meter hurdles (:40.05) for Shiocton.
Omro’s Brady Hager won the 800-meter run (2:04.07) and high jump (5-10) while Jack Wellhoefer won the shot put (48-7) and Bryce Crowley won the pole vault (13-1).
Brillion’s Lucas Mathes won the triple jump (39-6.25).
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At Seven Lakes Golf Club
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JANUS-1 satellite was conceived, designed and manufactured two times faster and at 75% lower cost using the Antaris software platform
ATLAS Space, NSIL and Ananth Technologies among participating providers
LOS ALTOS, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antaris, the software platform provider for space, announced today that the first-ever satellite fully conceived, designed and manufactured using the company's end-to-end software is ready for launch. Creation of the satellite, dubbed JANUS-1, involved eight organizations spanning seven countries collaborating virtually through the Antaris cloud-based platform, which features open APIs and core open source elements.
The project was completed in just 10 months from concept to launch readiness with a cost savings of 75% over comparable satellite missions. Based on data captured during the build, Antaris anticipates that future spacecraft missions can be ready for launch in as few as six months.
"This is a tremendous moment for the space industry," said Antaris Co-Founder and CEO Tom Barton. "Satellite development has historically been slow and extremely costly because of proprietary hardware and software, excessive vertical integration and outdated interfaces, APIs and protocols. Antaris has changed all that. Our cloud-based platform has enabled constellation sponsors, satellite designers, component providers and manufacturers from across the globe to come together seamlessly and collaborate to get a satellite ready for launch in just months, not years, from start to finish. Nothing like this has ever been done before."
JANUS-1 is a 6U satellite conceived as a technical demonstration to showcase the unprecedented efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the Antaris platform and will feature five different payloads running on its SatOS™ satellite software once in orbit. XDLINX Labs and Ananth Technologies served as the primary manufacturing partners for the JANUS-1 satellite with ATLAS Space Operations providing ground station services.
"The satellite industry has historically lagged behind the tech industry in the adoption of Software-as-a-Service models," said Brad Bode, Chief Technology Officer of ATLAS Space Operations. "The Antaris SaaS platform is a long overdue approach to the design, simulation and operation of satellites and a perfect complement to our own GSaaS, or Ground Software as a Service, model. We're excited to be part of the historic JANUS-1 mission."
"Ananth Technologies is pleased to be collaborating with Antaris on this novel demonstration project," added Dr. Subba Rao Pavuluri, Chairman and Managing Director of Ananth Technologies. "We support their mission of driving collaboration across the space economy and see tremendous potential in this new approach to satellite design and operations. The build process for JANUS-1 was highly efficient even for a complex design with multiple payload providers from around the world."
Antaris recently open sourced its SatOS Payload Software Development Kit (SDK), which enables users of the platform to effectively integrate payloads into SatOS-powered satellites. Additionally, Antaris released the go-satcom library to help the broader space community work with open space communications protocols.
Payload and subsystem technology providers including AICRAFT, Netra, Morpheus Space, SayariLabs Kenya, SpeQtral, Transcelestial and Zero-Error Systems (ZES) will perform internet of things (IoT) communications, advanced experimental laser communications, radio communications and machine learning (ML) inference during orbit. A virtual twin of JANUS-1 running on Antaris TrueTwin™ technology is functional today, and the physical satellite is expected to launch into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre of India under a commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research organization (ISRO).
Antaris enabled the rapid, cost-effective production of JANUS-1 through an agile, building-block approach unique to the company's software platform:
- The Antaris cloud-based web interface makes it easy to design and configure a production satellite from a catalog of components, subsystems and reference designs. The platform features built in API integrations with various providers including ground station operators.
- TrueTwin™ high fidelity simulation technology enables designers to mirror and test the satellite configuration by running identical code in virtual and physical environments with API-driven access and optional hardware-in-the-loop support.
- SatOS™ complete software stack manages core bus responsibilities while orchestrating multitenant payloads and onboard computing with support for real-time operating systems, Linux, artificial intelligence (AI/ML) workflows and third party applications.
- Well documented APIs and an open source SDK enables payload partners to quickly integrate their payloads into the platform.
Antaris co-founders Tom Barton and Karthik Govindhasamy, who previously worked together in executive leadership roles at Planet Labs, created Antaris in 2021 as a response to their frustration with the exorbitant cost and timelines typically associated with satellite development. The company's founding engineering team brings decades of prior professional experience from industry pioneers Planet Labs, Microsoft, CoreOS and Apple to Antaris.
"With thousands of satellites predicted to be launched in the next three years alone, we are facing a shortage of satellite engineering talent coupled with historic legacy waste and inefficiency across the supply chain," noted Antaris Co-Founder and CTO Karthik Govindhasamy. "We started Antaris with a mission to eliminate that inefficiency and empower space engineering talent through a software platform designed to streamline the design, simulation and operation of satellites. We thank our partners for being our first and most enthusiastic users of Antaris software and look forward to a successful launch in the days ahead."
JANUS-1 will be available for software-based payloads once in orbit and interested parties are encouraged to contact Antaris via sales@antaris.space. More information about JANUS-1 and future tech demonstration missions can also be found at www.antaris.space/orbitwithus.
Antaris, the software platform provider for space, exists to make space easy. Our software dramatically simplifies the design, simulation and operation of satellites to support mission success. We bring New Space thinking to an Old Space world, giving our customers maximum control and flexibility while mitigating supply chain risk to improve time-to-orbit, reduce cost and optimize engineering reuse. With investors including Lockheed Martin Ventures, Acequia, HCVC and E2MC, Antaris is revolutionizing Software for Space. Learn more at www.antaris.space
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YORK COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An apparent false call made to 911 Wednesday sent a swarm of York County deputies to a local home.
The York County Sheriff’s Office said at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, the York City Dispatch 911 Center received a call stating that someone ‘just shot his wife and three kids’ and ‘had partners staged in the woods and on the roof of a house.’
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Deputies said every 911 call is taken seriously and units responded accordingly.
“We came out here with everything we had,” the YCSO said in a released video.
Authorities responded to the home in the area of Kingsburry Road off HWY 49 in York. Following the response, the YCSO determined the call appeared to be fake and called it ‘swatting.’
‘Swatting,’ is when someone tricks an emergency service into sending a police response team to another person’s address.
“We had to do a lot of investigating…we had to go and talk to the people in the actual house that we were called to here on Kingsbury,” the YCSO explained in a released video.
The YCSO said this isn’t the first time their department has received a prank call like this. In September 2019, they had a similar fake call about a man who said: “he killed his girlfriend and was going to burn down his house.”
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The convenience chain will sell licensed marijuana at its Florida gas stations. The outposts, which will have separate entrances, will only cater to Floridians with medical marijuana cards.
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The convenience chain will sell licensed marijuana at its Florida gas stations. The outposts, which will have separate entrances, will only cater to Floridians with medical marijuana cards.
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Atlanta United FC (3-0-1) vs. Columbus Crew (1-2-1)
Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Columbus +148, Atlanta United FC +168, Draw +243; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Thiago Almada leads Atlanta United into a matchup with the Columbus Crew after scoring two goals against the Portland Timbers.
The Crew were 10-8-16 overall in the 2022 season while going 7-4-6 at home. The Crew scored 46 goals a season ago while allowing opponents to score 41.
United finished 10-14-10 overall and 2-10-5 on the road in the 2022 season. United scored 48 goals last season while allowing opponents to score 54.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: Will Sands (injured), Christian Ramirez (injured), Kevin Molino (injured), Josh Williams (injured).
United: Matheus Rossetto (injured), Osvaldo Alonso (injured).
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Trump loses last bid to keep key evidence out of rape trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s effort to keep key evidence out of his civil rape trial next month was rejected by a federal judge Monday.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in Manhattan ruled that key witnesses will be allowed to testify and misogynistic remarks Trump made about women in 2005 when he apparently didn’t realize he was being recorded can be played for a jury that will hear quarter-century-old rape allegations made by a former magazine columnist.
A trial in the case filed by E. Jean Carroll is scheduled to start April 25. Carroll and Trump are expected to testify.
Carroll said in a 2019 memoir that she was raped by Trump in the mid-1990s in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman, an upscale Manhattan department store. She said a chance encounter filled with lighthearted banter turned violent when they entered a small room while teasing one another about who would try on a piece of lingerie.
Trump has repeatedly insisted he never met Carroll at the store and that he didn’t know who she was. During an October deposition, he misidentified a decades-old photograph of her as one of his ex-wives.
In the deposition, Trump was dismissive of Carroll’s claims, saying: “Physically she’s not my type.”
Kaplan had previously ruled that taped remarks Trump made in an “Access Hollywood” tape could be used in a defamation case Carroll brought against him before she filed a rape claim against him in November, when a temporary law took effect allowing adult rape victims to sue their abusers, even if attacks happened decades ago.
He also ruled that two women who made sexual abuse claims in circumstances similar to those alleged by Carroll could testify at trial.
The Access Hollywood tape was revealed just weeks before Trump won the November 2016 presidential election.
In the tape, he said that sometimes when he sees beautiful women: “I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.” And he added that, “When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything,” including grabbing women between their legs.
Afterward, he issued a rare apology, saying the comments were “locker room banter” caught on a hot mic.
Lawyers for Trump and Carroll had agreed that the defamation claim, made in a separate lawsuit, could be tried along with the rape claim, but the judge rejected that proposal Monday, saying the defamation lawsuit could be tried separately or not at all if the Justice Department successfully replaces Trump as a defendant with the United States.
In an order Monday, Kaplan ruled specifically that he would allow the “Access Hollywood” tape and testimony by two other women who say Trump attacked them sexually to be included in next month’s trial, repeating his rulings from the defamation case.
“There is no reason, and Mr. Trump has made no persuasive argument, for me to rule differently,” he wrote.
He also said he will allow testimony from two individuals who worked at the department store at the time of the alleged rape to testify, even though Trump’s lawyers objected, saying they hadn’t been notified in a timely fashion of the testimony and hadn’t had a chance to depose the witnesses.
The judge said lawyers for Carroll had notified them of the witnesses in a timely fashion.
Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, declined comment. A lawyer for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Unanimous Supreme Court gives transgender woman from Guatemala new chance to fight deportation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a transgender Guatemalan woman who is fighting deportation on the grounds that she would face persecution if returned to her native country.
The court’s unanimous decision in favor of Estrella Santos-Zacaria gives her another chance to argue that immigration officials were wrong to reject her bid to remain in the United States.
Lawyers for Santos-Zacaria, now in her mid-30s, said she first fled to the United States after being raped as a young teenager and threatened with death because of her gender identity in a country that has targeted the LGBTQ community.
But a U.S. immigration judge found that she did not make a strong enough case that she would face persecution if sent back to Guatemala.
The issue at the Supreme Court was more technical, whether federal immigration law was flexible enough to allow her another day in court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled against her on that point, but other appellate courts had ruled in favor of immigrants on the same issue.
The Supreme Court ruled in an opinion by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson that the 5th Circuit was wrong.
After leaving Guatemala as a teenager, Santos-Zacaria had once before made it to the United States, but her stay was brief and she was deported in 2008, Jackson wrote.
Ten years later, she again entered the U.S. and was quickly taken into custody by immigration authorities.
Santos-Zacaria had testified that she was raped by a neighbor in the small town in which she was born and that townspeople said they would kill her because of her gender identity and her attraction to men.
She spent most of her time between 2008 and 2018 in Mexico, but decided to try to return to the U.S. after a Mexican gang also raped and assaulted her.
The State Department has found that Guatemala has done little to protect LGBTQ people and that transgender women are subject to frequent threats of violence.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Inside DFW host Jenny Anchondo is shouting out to a nonprofit involved in directly protecting kids from child abuse. It’s called Alliance for Children.
This organization advocates for children by providing teamed investigations, healing services and community education.
They have child friendly centers located in Arlington, Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
Recently they just opened their doors to their largest center located in Fort Worth. This new location has an art therapy room, technology rooms, and also provides a resource room for families filled with diapers, clothing, household items and so much more.
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TX Lake Charles LA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
526 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022
TXZ180-020115-
Tyler-
Including the cities of Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe,
Spurger, Warren, and Woodville
526 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows around 70. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ201-020115-
Hardin-
Including the cities of Lumberton and Silsbee
526 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows around 70. East winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming
light and variable. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. North winds around 5 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the lower 70s.
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TXZ215-020115-
Jefferson-
Including the cities of Beaumont, Sabine Pass,
and Sea Rim State Park
526 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Temperature
falling into the mid 80s in the afternoon. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs around 90. Lows
in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ216-020115-
Orange-
Including the cities of Orange, Vidor, and Bridge City
526 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming north
after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ259-020115-
Northern Jasper-
Including the cities of Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville,
Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, and Roganville
526 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows around 70. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ260-020115-
Northern Newton-
Including the cities of Burkeville, Farrsville, Jamestown,
Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, and Call
526 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs around 90.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows around 70.
$$
TXZ261-020115-
Southern Jasper-
Including the cities of Gist, Buna, and Evadale
526 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Temperature falling
into the mid 80s in the afternoon. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows around 70. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast
after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. North winds around 5 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ262-020115-
Southern Newton-
Including the city of Deweyville
526 AM CDT Wed Jun 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Temperature falling
into the mid 80s in the afternoon. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening,
becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the lower 70s.
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A Biloxi police officer and four others were wounded by gunfire during a shooting along Biloxi beach during the final day of Black Spring Break Sunday.
Biloxi police said multiple shots were fired in the 2400 block of Beach Boulevard, near the Surf Style retail store, just after 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
Officers who were already nearby patrolling Spring Break activities responded to the area of the shooting, with one officer struck in the arm as he was searching for the shooter(s).
A reporter for television station WLOX was on the scene reporting on Black Spring Break when the shots were fired, saying at least 10 shots were heard as people scrambled for cover.
The officer was treated on the scene and transported to a local hospital for further treatment.
As other officers searched the scene, they found four other victims, each of whom were also treated at the scene and then taken to the hospital. Biloxi police chief John Miller said later Sunday night all five victims were in stable condition, although two were in serious, but stable condition.
“He’s doing pretty good,” Miller said of his officer. The names of the officer and other victims have not been released.
In speaking with media at the scene, Miller said this year’s Black Spring Break has been rife with incidents in comparison with previous years.
“We’ve dealt with a lot of incidents this week that we usually don’t have to deal with during spring break,” he said, “and it culminated with a shooting here where several people were injured, including a police officer.”
Sunday’s shooting marked the second in as many days in the same area. Saturday night, a 25-year-old man was shot and killed on Briarfield Avenue, just north of Surf Style.
James Tarvis McMorris Jr. of Louisiana has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. It’s unknown of the two incidents are related.
In addition, there were reports of gunfire at Edgewater Mall in Biloxi Saturday afternoon, prompting the mall to close for the remainder of the day. Police later said they found no evidence of gunfire or a weapon at the mall.
In the wake of Sunday’s shooting, a massive law enforcement turnout arrived at the scene, with units from across the coast responding.
“Anytime there’s a massive shooting like this, with several people injured, you can expect that,” Miller said. “That’s how coast law enforcement works together. We always have. You can expect a lot of officers to respond -- especially if there’s a police officer shot.”
Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) from Beauvior Road to Edgewater Mall was closed for hours after the shooting. In addition, northbound traffic on Interstate 110 was restricted to one lane as police reportedly searched for a suspect vehicle.
Miller said -- and a Monday press release confirmed -- there have been no arrests and Miller declined to say whether there were any suspects. | https://www.al.com/crime/2023/04/police-officer-4-others-wounded-in-shooting-during-black-spring-break-in-biloxi.html | 2023-04-17 16:52:01 | 0 | https://www.al.com/crime/2023/04/police-officer-4-others-wounded-in-shooting-during-black-spring-break-in-biloxi.html |
Mortgage rates keep soaring, hitting 20-year high
(CNN) - The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again Wednesday, marking the largest series of fed rate hikes in more than three decades as it works to tame inflation at 40-year highs and slow the economy.
The plan appears to be working in the housing market, where historic mortgage rates are starting to lessen demand.
Mortgage rates are soaring, topping 7% for the first time since 2002.
According to lending giant Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.08% in the week ending Oct. 27.
For comparison, a year ago, the 30-year fixed rate stood at 3.14%, and experts said the higher the rates go, the less you can afford.
“People buy houses based on what the monthly payment is,” economic analyst Dylan Ratigan said. “The payment prices, the actual monthly cost the payment has gone up by as much as 50%.”
The increase is fueled by the Federal Reserve’s drastic action to raise interest rates, and experts said it’s crushing the housing market with home prices beginning to drop in some parts of the country and slowing new contracts.
“We’ve seen interest rates going up very quickly, faster than they’ve gone up since the 1980s,” economist Daniel Altman said. “The Federal Reserve has been pushing up short-term rates, and mortgage rates have responded as well.”
While the fed does not set the interest rates borrowers pay on their mortgages directly, its actions do influence them.
Experts said it’s possible prices could continue to fall for the immediate future, but because there’s still a lot of pent-up demand and supply is still low, consumers likely won’t see major declines anytime soon.
Meanwhile, demand for mortgages has dropped dramatically. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, applications are at their slowest pace since 1997.
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WASHINGTON — Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of young voters, a group that’s largely been in his corner.
Youth turnout surged in the three elections since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, helping Biden eke out victories in swing states in 2020, pick up a Democratic Senate seat in the 2022 election and stem potential losses in the House.
But the 80-year-old president has never been the favorite candidate of young liberals itching for a new generation of American leadership. As Biden gears up for an expected reelection campaign, a potential TikTok ban and the Alaska drilling could weigh him down.
Meanwhile, his plan to wipe out billions of dollars in student loan debt is in jeopardy at the Supreme Court. The effort, announced shortly before last year’s midterms, was an attempt by Biden to keep a promise he made after defeating progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary campaign in 2020.
The risk for Biden is less that young left-of-center voters will vote Republican and more that they would sit out an uninspiring election altogether.
“I’m a Democrat, but I’m not voting for Biden,” said Mark Buehlmann, a 20-year-old Arizona State University student who said he likely would abstain if Biden is the Democratic nominee, as expected. “He’s maybe capable of doing a good job, but he’s not capable of gathering the troops, rallying the people. Especially the Democratic voter base. I don’t think he’s a strong candidate.”
TikTok allows users, 150 million of whom are in the United States, to post short, creative videos for friends and strangers. Its algorithm has an uncanny ability to figure out what interests its users and serve up videos they’ll enjoy. It’s become a supremely popular — some say addictive — place for young people to find entertainment and community.
Western governments are growing increasingly worried that TikTok’s owner, Beijing-based ByteDance, might give browsing history or other data about users to China’s government or promote propaganda and disinformation. The U.S. and other nations have banned TikTok from government-owned devices, as have several states.
The U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment, part of Biden's Treasury Department, has threatened to ban TikTok if ByteDance doesn't sell its stake in the app, according to a Wall Street Journal report this month.
Trump tried to ban TikTok in 2020, but the move was blocked in court and later rescinded when Biden took office and ordered an in-depth study of the issue.
ByteDance says it's working to address security concerns and has plans to route traffic through servers owned by Oracle, a Silicon Valley-based tech company.
Biden administration officials insist that political concerns aren’t weighing into the national security review underway, but they’re also not blind to it.
Both political parties have reoriented around staking out tougher economic and security positions on China’s rise, and Biden has come under increasing pressure from GOP lawmakers to take action against TikTok.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo offered hyperbolically, “The politician in me thinks you’re going to literally lose every voter under 35, forever.”
But it’s clear that the Biden White House and his likely reelection campaign are keenly aware of the app’s massive domestic reach and demographic skew toward Democratic-leaning younger voters.
Highlighting Biden's balancing act, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a progressive New York Democrat popular on the left, held a news conference this past week with TikTok creators who have built popular and profitable channels on the social network “in support of free expression.”
Lawmakers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew for nearly six hours Thursday over data security and harmful content. They responded skeptically during a tense House committee hearing to his assurances that the app prioritizes user safety and should not be banned due to its Chinese connections.
“Let me state this unequivocally: ByteDance is not an agent of China or any other country,” Chew said.
In interviews at Arizona State, one of the largest college campuses in the U.S. and a contributor to Biden's narrow 10,000-vote win in the swing state, young people described a TikTok ban as somewhere between an annoyance and an inevitability — but not something that would change their views of the president.
“Most people don’t really think about those kinds of things,” Lucas Vittor, a 19-year-old business administration student from Houston, said of a TikTok ban. “I think that they’ll probably just see it as, ‘He’s an oppressive leader, an old dude, he doesn’t know about social media.’”
If TikTok disappears, another app will emerge to capture the attention of young people, Vittor predicted. Other social media platforms, including YouTube and Instagram, have incorporated similar algorithm-driven video features, though some find them clunky compared with TikTok.
“It's not really Biden's issue,” said Ginny Xu, a 20-year-old chemical engineering student from Goodyear, Arizona. “It's more of a bipartisan thing — ‘safety’ from China."
Losing access to TikTok would be disappointing, Xu said, but it wouldn't dissuade her from voting for Biden if there's no better Democratic choice.
Her friend, 20-year-old chemical engineering student Maddie Bruce, agreed.
“I just am not a big Joe Biden fan,” Bruce said. She would prefer to see another Democrat run, but she would still vote for Biden, she said.
Forcing TikTok’s Chinese parent to sell its stake in the U.S. company could provide a convenient middle ground: minimizing the national security threat while avoiding having access to the app cut off for tens of millions of users.
The young have never voted at the same rates as their parents and grandparents, but their participation has ticked up markedly since the start of the Trump presidency.
The 2018 and 2020 midterms brought the highest levels of youth turnout of the past three decades, according to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University, which studies young voters.
And when they do vote, young people vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.
Biden won 63% of voters age 18 to 24, compared with 34% for Trump, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of the electorate. Republican House candidates did better with young voters in last year’s midterms, but Democrats still had a 14-percentage point advantage, winning voters 24 and younger 54% to 40%.
“If Democrats are looking for their secret weapon, young voters are it,” said Jack Lobel, spokesperson for Voters of Tomorrow, which organizes young voters online and in person. “For Democrats especially, who already have young voters basically on their side, we are the untapped potential that campaigns are looking for.”
A TikTok ban might irritate a lot of young voters, but Biden can point to a strong record of standing up for young people’s interests, Lobel said.
Biden has tried to offer relief from student loan debt and has advocated for abortion rights. He signed a massive climate spending bill along with the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades.
Marisol Ortega, a 21-year-old journalism student from Glendale, Arizona, said many of her peers are looking for someone younger and more exciting, even if they'll likely hold their nose and vote for him.
“Joe Biden has been a name in American politics for a very, very long time," Ortega said. “I think people are just kind of ready for something new.”
Still, the Biden administration irked environmentalists and young people by approving the huge Willow oil drilling project on Alaska's North Slope.
Young activists have been particularly active in pushing to drastically reduce oil drilling and move away from reliance fossil fuels. Before the president's decision, a #StopWillow campaign garnered millions of views on TikTok urging Biden to block the project.
“He has delivered a lot for young people, and that’s why our advice to the administration was, ‘This is not the right direction to head on this issue,’” said Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, president of NextGen America, a youth organizing group.
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Here’s a look at how the Miami Dolphins (8-8) and New York Jets (7-9) match up in six key areas ahead of Sunday’s Week 18 game at Hard Rock Stadium (1 p.m., Fox):
When the Dolphins run: Expect this to be a big part of the game plan since quarterback Tua Tagovailoa again won’t be available to play due to his most recent concussion. Backup Teddy Bridgewater’s status is also in doubt, so Miami is starting third-stringer Skylar Thompson. It showed in last Sunday’s loss to the New England Patriots that coach Mike McDaniel will run often on first down with a backup quarterback in.
Both Jeff Wilson Jr. and Raheem Mostert were around 3.0 yards per carry with their opportunities in Foxborough. The availability of left tackle Terron Armstead will be pivotal in order for Miami to get the ground game going. The Dolphins also now have Liam Eichenberg back at left tackle for Robert Jones.
The Jets have a middle-of-the-pack run defense, ranking 16th in the league at 119.1 yards allowed per game. The Dolphins’ rushing offense is 27th at 95.3 yards per game. Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams will be a challenge to block. Middle linebacker and fellow Pro Bowl selection C.J. Mosley has a whopping 151 tackles on the season, which ranks eighth in the league. Edge: Jets
When the Jets run: Breece Hall was a problem for the Dolphins in the first matchup this season, but he’s on injured reserve now and the New York ground game is not nearly as intimidating. The Jets haven’t surpassed 100 rushing yards as a team in their past four games.
Rookie Zonovan Knight had a stretch where he looked impressive, but he has since hit a wall. Michael Carter and Ty Johnson haven’t found room to run either throughout New York’s five-game losing streak. The loss of right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, a first-round pick in 2021, to a triceps injury has proved vital to the Jets’ blocking up front.
Expect Miami’s eighth-ranked run defense to dominate when New York goes to the ground, forcing the Jets into passing downs and third-and-longs. Christian Wilkins leads all NFL defensive linemen with a career-high 92 tackles, so expect him to continue to be a menace. Edge: Dolphins
When the Dolphins pass: Thompson could not get the offense moving when he was thrown in at Gillette Stadium until a late touchdown drive with the Patriots already up two scores. Veteran Mike Glennon was signed to the practice squad in case he’s needed as a backup’s backup’s backup. Bridgewater appeared to be managing the offense well in New England until he threw the costly pick-six that turned the tides and injured his pinky finger in the process.
Having Armstead available to protect the blindside of any of these right-handed quarterbacks will be critical, but he’s doubtful to play. Thompson needs to simplify things and get the ball to Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle for big plays. Arguably the league’s most dangerous receiving duo needs to make things happen for whoever’s at quarterback.
With rookie Pro Bowl cornerback Sauce Gardner leading the secondary, the Jets have the NFL’s No. 2-ranked pass defense. The pass rush is a big reason why. Williams leads the team with 12 sacks, and the Jets rank seventh in the NFL with 44 as a team. Edge: Jets
When the Jets pass: It’s 37-year-old Joe Flacco at quarterback with Mike White, the Broward County high school product out of University School, which is located on the Nova Southeastern University campus, just like the old Dolphins facility, dealing with hurt ribs from the week of practice. The former Super Bowl MVP is 1-2 in three starts this year, completing passes at a 58-percent clip with five touchdowns and three interceptions. It’s the third straight season Flacco gets a start against Miami.
Garrett Wilson is an impressive rookie wide receiver, already surpassing 1,000 yards this year. Tight end Tyler Conklin is used frequently in the Jets offense, and former St. Thomas Aquinas High wide receiver Elijah Moore has gotten back into the mix of the offense somewhat after a midseason funk where he was not utilized.
With Vera-Tucker on injured reserve, the Jets also have injuries to monitor to three current starting linemen. While the Dolphins have struggled in pass defense with a banged-up secondary, they need to get a pass rush going against an ailing New York offensive line. Cornerback Xavien Howard and edge rusher Bradley Chubb could provide a boost after missing last Sunday’s loss to the Patriots. Edge: Dolphins
Special teams: Missed kicks from the Dolphins’ Jason Sanders are a thing again. Four of his six missed field goals on the year have come from 50-plus yards, however. Although special teams overall has been a struggle for Miami, punter Thomas Morstead has been a bright spot, and he had a tremendous coffin corner punt in New England. The Dolphins now have punt returner Cedrick Wilson Jr. dealing with a hip injury.
Jets kicker Greg Zuerlein has also missed six field goals this season. He’s 28 of 34. Former University of Miami standout Braxton Berrios is always solid in the return game. Standout special teamer Justin Hardee made his first Pro Bowl this season. Edge: Jets
Intangibles: Both teams come in on five-game losing streaks, so something’s got to give. The Dolphins are fighting for their playoff lives and need the Patriots to fall against the Bills in order to get in.
Miami has more to play for as New York is simply playing spoiler. Edge: Dolphins
PREDICTION: Dolphins 24, Jets 20
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Police in Harker Heights are searching for two suspects in connection with the abduction of a 2-month-old girl.
An AMBER Alert for 2-month-old Winter Jones was canceled by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on Monday. Harker Heights police said the infant was located and reunited with her father after she was taken from him.
Police said on Sunday evening, Maurio Love raised a complaint with the Harker Heights Police Department that 33-year-old Rotoyia Vertison and 29-year-old Runnesha Vertison refused to return his daughter to him.
"Through investigative efforts, the department coordinated to have an Amber Alert issued and suspects along with the infant was believed to be at a residence in Irving," said police. "Irving Police Officers were able to locate the suspects and the infant at the residence, and the infant was found safe, unharmed, and later reunited with the father."
Warrants for the two suspects' arrests were obtained and issued by Justice of the Peace Bill Cooke.
Police are asking anyone with information about their whereabouts to call 254-953-5400, option 2, or the Bell County Crime Stoppers at 1-254-526-8477.
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Parents of a missing 6-year-old boy from Everman are now facing felony child abandonment charges after police spent the week searching the family's rented home for additional clues in his disappearance, including digging up part of a newly poured concrete porch.
Everman Chief of Police CW Spencer said the boy's mother, Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, and her husband, fled the country for India with her six other children two days after officers performed a welfare check on the young boy.
Investigators said relatives reported they had not seen the child since November 2022. During that welfare check, Rodriguez-Singh reportedly told police that her son, 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, was with his father in Mexico.
Spencer said investigators have talked to the boy's father several times and he said his son is not with him. Spencer said, at this point, they have no reason to doubt the father's statements and that the father has reached out to them as well for updates on the case involving his missing son.
On Thursday investigators executed search warrants at the family's rented home, which is a large shed at the back of another property that had been converted into a living space. The chief added that the conditions of the family's home are part of the arrest warrant and couldn't elaborate on the state of the home before investigators performed their search -- which he described as "thorough."
Spencer said investigators turned their focus to a concrete porch that had been recently poured on the property after they learned it had been paid for by the renter and not the property owner. Spencer said cadaver dogs didn't alert near the porch and that while ground penetrating radar did detect an anomaly underneath the slab nothing was found after they dug into the area.
"Ultimately our teams did not locate any evidence as a result of that dig that would lead us to finding Noel," Spencer said.
The chief added that other evidence supporting their investigation was found at the home, but he wouldn't elaborate on what it was. He did say no evidence has been found that would indicate the boy has died.
"I want to be very clear to this day we still don't have any evidence that would suggest that Noel is deceased. So I just want to be clear there we are still pursuing every avenue possible with this investigation," Spencer said.
Spencer said the charges of abandoning or endangering a child filed against the boy's mother and stepfather are second-degree felonies and that now that they have been filed they can work with federal partners to locate and extradite the couple back to the United States.
"We are truly concerned about Noel's physical and medical well-being, along with the safety of his siblings in India."
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CHINO HILLS, Calif., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture MLS, the venture capital firm built to serve brokers, agents, and MLSs, has chosen Styldod to develop artificial intelligence solutions in real estate. The $1MM investment adds a new company to the Venture MLS I Fund.
Styldod recently expanded its product line from virtual staging into AI. Its machine learning algorithms already identify and extract information from property photos. Upcoming AI products will process, tag, and export this image data, saving agents time when uploading MLS listings.
Styldod carves a unique niche with its industry relationships. As an MLS partner from its earliest stages, Styldod can carefully tune its AI to meet practitioners' needs.
"We have already seen impressive results from Styldod," said Art Carter, Venture MLS fund manager. "We believe their products can radically improve the way real estate professionals do business. It's exactly what we are looking for."
Venture MLS will help drive revenue for Styldod by promoting its AI products to MLSs. This, in concert with the cash investment, will give Styldod a rare market advantage.
"Styldod AI is a result of our deep passion for and desire to use cutting-edge technologies to solve the real estate industry's murkiest problems," said Styldod CEO Akhilesh Majumdar. "We have spent nearly seven years producing a solution that lets enterprises and agents harvest the full power of AI to increase their productivity."
"Today, we are closer to achieving this mission than ever before," Majumdar continued. "We are delighted to welcome Venture MLS to the elite list of investors who believe in our vision of becoming an AI provider of choice for the real estate industry."
As the first venture capital firm created by an MLS, Venture MLS backs seed and early-stage companies within the property technology space. Venture MLS invests in companies that can leverage the unmatched experience, expertise, and connections it holds within its industry. Visit venturemls.com for more information.
Styldod is a design-technology company poised to challenge every marketing productivity benchmark in the real estate industry. Through its groundbreaking AI product suite, Styldod enables the automatic virtual staging of homes in multiple lifestyle designs, complete with automated property descriptions and enhanced interactivity across a variety of media! At enterprise scale, these tools create a marriage between retail furniture sales and residential home ownership, that keeps the real estate agent at the center of each transaction. Learn more at www.styldod.com
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ATLANTA (AP) — Police on Wednesday evening arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice, killing one woman and wounding four others earlier in the day.
Authorities had swarmed the city’s bustling midtown neighborhood shortly after noon in search of the suspect, who fled after the shooting. Police said in a statement that the gunman, who they identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, was captured in Cobb County, just northwest of Atlanta.
Authorities said Patterson shot five women on the 11th floor of a Northside Medical building, which is in a commercial area filled with office towers and high-rise apartments. News of the shooting prompted workers and lunchgoers to shelter in place for hours.
Patterson had an appointment at the medical practice and shortly after arriving shot the first victim, law enforcement officials said at a news conference Wednesday night. The shooting lasted approximately two minutes before Patterson left the building and went to a Shell gas station and took a pickup truck that had been left running and unattended, authorities said.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said a 39-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. The Fulton County medical examiner’s office identified her as Amy St. Pierre.
The four wounded victims were also women, aged 25, 39, 56 and 71. Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said they remained in critical but stable condition Wednesday night. Their names were not immediately released.
Hampton declined to discuss any details of the investigation or possible motive, saying, “Why he did what he did, all of that is still under investigation.”
Patterson’s mother, Minyone Patterson, who police said had accompanied her son to the medical office, told The Associated Press by phone that her son, a former Coast Guardsman, had “some mental instability going on” from medication he received from the Veterans Affairs health system that he began taking on Friday.
She said her son had wanted Ativan to deal with anxiety and depression but that the VA wouldn’t give it to him because they said it would be “too addicting.” She’s a nurse and said she told them he would only have taken the proper dosage “because he listened to me in every way.”
“Those families, those families,” she said, starting to sob. “They’re hurting because they wouldn’t give my son his damn Ativan. Those families lost their loved ones because he had a mental break because they wouldn’t listen to me.”
She ended the call without saying what medication her son had been taking.
“We are horrified and saddened to hear of the active shooter situation in Atlanta today,” Veterans Affairs Press Secretary Terrence Hayes said in an emailed statement. “Due to patient privacy, we cannot discuss the Veteran’s personal information without written consent.”
In a statement, the U.S. Coast Guard said Patterson had joined the service in 2018 and was discharged from active duty in January. He was an electrician’s mate second class at the time.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens applauded the fact that Patterson was arrested and taken into custody alive so he can be prosecuted.
“Right now, we’ve had a successful end to a traumatic day,” Dickens said, while also advocating for tougher gun laws and stressing the importance of police training.
“I hope the city, the region, rests easy that he is in custody, but I also hope that we will stay vigilant to continue to look at a future where individuals who shouldn’t have a gun in possession won’t have one, and also that individuals are brought to justice, and also that we deal with these things that are mental health or easy access to guns,” Dickens said.
Gov. Brian Kemp said in a statement that he was “heartbroken” by the shooting and praying for victims, going on to praise law enforcement, saying officers “demonstrated yet again their professionalism, courage and unwavering dedication.”
Cobb County Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer said technology played a huge role in finding the suspected shooter, saying even as recently as four years ago they may not have been able to find him so quickly. He said the department had acquired some technology tools and those along with the Department of Transportation’s cameras and community members calling with information, led to the arrest.
“Those tools are really what got us the clues that we we needed to make this successful — and the people getting those clues,” VanHoozer said.
The pickup truck was found in a parking garage near the Battery, a mixed-use development that is next to the stadium where the Atlanta Braves play. Video aired by WSB-TV showed Patterson was arrested near a tennis court and swimming pool in a wooded condominium complex about a half-mile (less than a kilometer) to the north.
Around the time of the shooting, Cassidy Hale, a medical device representative, said she was driving to the facility to check on a machine in the building’s 12th floor outpatient surgery center.
Hale saw firetrucks but didn’t realize anything was wrong until after she parked and found the elevator wasn’t working. Hale said she called the operating room manager, who told her there was an active shooter and she should go back to her car.
Hale said police kept her from leaving the parking garage and later checked each car and escorted her out to be interviewed.
She gathered with other employees and patients in a building across the street, where she said “everyone was really in shock” and “trying to process what was going on.”
The shooting comes as cities around the U.S. have been wracked by gun violence and mass shootings in 2023.
Shortly after the shooting, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia took to the Senate floor to decry gun violence and to urge his colleagues to advance gun reform.
“There have been so many mass shootings … that, tragically, we act as if this is routine,” the Democrat said during a 12-minute speech. “We behave as if this is normal. It is not normal.”
The Atlanta pastor added: “I shudder to say it, but the truth is, in a real sense, it’s only a matter of time that this kind of tragedy comes knocking on your door.”
Georgia’s other U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, also a Democrat, echoed his colleague in a statement: “The level of gun violence in America today is unconscionable and unacceptable, and policymakers at all levels have a responsibility to ensure public safety and implement long-overdue reforms.”
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This story has been corrected to show that one of the surviving victims was 39, not 29.
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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ third-quarter net profit rose 36.6% as vehicle sales began to rebound from persistent supply chain troubles.
The Detroit automaker on Tuesday reported earnings of $3.3 billion from July through September, compared with $2.42 billion a year earlier.
The increase was fueled largely by a 24% sales increase in the U.S., GM’s most profitable market. The company said it is seeing improved supplies of computer chips and other parts, allowing it to build more vehicles and increase inventory on dealer lots.
It’s also selling more expensive pickup trucks and large SUVs. That boosted revenue for the quarter by 56% to a record $41.89 billion, though that’s still short of the $42.1 billion that Wall Street had expected, according to a survey by FactSet. More than 80% of GM’s revenue came from North America.
Excluding one-time items, GM made $2.25 per share, beating estimates of $1.88.
GM reiterated its full-year net income guidance between $9.6 billion and $11.2 billion. GM still expects pretax income of $13 billion to $15 billion.
Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said the company isn’t seeing any sign that demand for new vehicles is slowing despite higher interest rates and inflation. “Pricing remains strong, demand remains strong for our products,” he told reporters early Tuesday.
Shares rose 2% after the opening bell.
GM finished and shipped about 75% of the 90,000 vehicles it built without one part or another in the second quarter. Dealer inventory as of Sept. 30 rose to 359 million, up from 248 million in the second quarter.
“Overall chips are getting better than certainly where they were a year ago,” Jacobson said.
The company has not seen any signs of a recession, but it’s continuing to watch the economy, Jacobson said. It has no plans to cut any workers, but is being selective in hiring, he said.
Yet rising interest rates and high gasoline prices, coupled with persistent inflation, could hurt GM from now into 2023. Edward Jones analyst Jeff Windau wrote in a note to investors that although sales have improved, they have yet to reach pre-pandemic levels.
It’s hard to predict how interest rates and inflation will affect consumer spending in the coming year, he said in an interview. Historically, rising interest rates present difficulty for automakers. “Consumers have higher costs, and they tend to maybe pull back on purchases, look for cheaper alternatives,” Windau said.
Auto prices, he said, may have to drop “as consumers become more focused on their financial situation and what they’re willing to bite off from a payment perspective.”
The entire auto industry has been hit hard by shortages of computer chips and other parts since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The industry shuttered plants early in the pandemic, but they came back faster than expected, and by then, the semiconductor industry had switched to making chips for computers, games and other consumer electronics.
The auto industry has been trying to get more chips ever since. Windau wrote that the virus is still affecting the supply chain and could cause further issues.
GM CEO Mary Barra told analysts that although parts supplies are improving, the company faces challenges to get chips and other parts. “It’s still very tight,” she said. “Even a small hiccup usually has an impact.”
GM’s joint venture in China is recovering from pandemic lockdowns, with about $330 million in equity income versus $270 million last quarter.
The company’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit lost nearly $500 million as it expands a self-driving ride-hailing service from San Francisco into Austin, Texas, and Phoenix. There also was an accounting change for employee stock compensation. The company said it expects Cruise to generate $1 billion in revenue in 2025.
Barra said buyers of GM’s electric vehicles should be eligible for half of a $7,500 federal tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act as early as January. The law requires that batteries and vehicles be made in North America, which GM already meets. But 40% of the battery metals have to be mined or recycled on the continent, and those rules become more strict over time. “We’ll ramp up to have full qualification in the next two to three years, getting to the full $7,500,” Barra said.
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A heated debate erupted on Capitol Hill when Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a former middle school principal, yelled at his GOP colleagues Wednesday and repeatedly called them “cowards” for not supporting stricter gun measures in the wake of the Nashville school shooting.
The exchange between Bowman, D-N.Y., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., occurred just outside the House chamber and was widely circulated on social media after several journalists posted video of it.
Bowman, a former principal at Cornerstone Academy for Social Action in the Bronx, can be heard yelling: “They’re all cowards! They won’t do anything to save the lives of our children at all!”
Several lawmakers walk by Bowman without engaging, before Massie stops in front of him and says there has never been a shooting at a school where teachers were allowed to carry guns.
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Boy, 6, orders nearly $1,000 worth of food from dad’s phone
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. (WDIV) - A Michigan couple learned the hard way to make sure they lock shopping apps on their mobile devices before they let their son use them.
Keith and Kristyn Stonehouse say their 6-year-old son, Mason, spent some time playing on his dad’s phone Saturday night before he went to bed. After Mason’s bedtime, GrubHub delivery drivers began dropping off orders.
His parents had no idea what was happening.
“Time after time again, and it’s piles and bags of food. ‘What is going on?’ They’re dropping them off at the door, so, I’m not communicating with the drivers,” Keith Stonehouse said.
He finally managed to stop one of the GrubHub drivers.
“I said, ‘What is going on? Why are you bringing me food?’ He said, ‘I don’t know you. You ordered from the shawarma place,’” the father said.
That’s when it finally clicked: Mason must have done it. As it turned out, the 6-year-old spent nearly $1,000 on food from GrubHub without telling his parents. There were multiple orders from several different restaurants.
“I think I had left the app open, and he saw that when he was playing with my phone and just started going to town. He ordered multiple orders: chili cheese fries, the chicken pita wraps, ice cream, pizza,” Keith Stonehouse said.
Thankfully, the Stonehouses’ bank stopped some of the charges.
“Then, I get an alert on my phone. My card has been declined for fraud from a pizza place for $439,” Keith Stonehouse said.
Mason’s father says he had to take some deep breaths before finally talking to his son about the incident. His parents had to try to find a way to explain to him that this food costs money.
“We grabbed his piggy bank and showed him all this money that comes out from the piggy bank. One by one, that was this. That was this bag of food. That was this, and you could see his face, you know,” Keith Stonehouse said.
“I think it sunk in when we were actually taking his money to try to pay back some of it, just as a lesson. I know what this money in your piggy bank means to you. So, this is only a fraction of what you spent,” Kristyn Stonehouse said.
Even though Mason might understand now, it’s going to take some time for him to get his phone privileges back. The situation is a good reminder to childproof your apps.
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COLLEGE PARK — In hindsight, matching what Maryland men’s lacrosse accomplished last season might have been a fantasy. The 2022 team became the first squad in NCAA Division I history to go 18-0 and capture the national title, the first to finish the season with an unblemished mark since 2006.
But an earlier-than-anticipated first-round exit from the NCAA Tournament courtesy of a 16-15 loss to visiting Army on Saturday night before an announced 1,932 at SECU Stadium magnified some of the cracks that began to show in the Terps’ foundation.
After fortifying the goalkeeper position following the loss of senior Logan McNaney to a torn ACL in a 12-7 setback at Loyola Maryland on Feb. 11, freshman Brian Ruppel (Catonsville) looked every bit of a player making his first postseason appearance and made only five saves.
Entering the game ranked 11th in the country in faceoff percentage, senior Luke Wierman was outdueled by Black Knights sophomore Will Coletti in a pivotal first quarter that put Maryland in a 7-2 deficit after the first 15 minutes.
And an offense that lost five of six starters from a unit that set an NCAA record for assists in a single season (204), was flustered by Army senior goalie Knox Dent, who made a game-high 16 saves.
“A lot of ups and downs and even tonight didn’t start great, but the way we battled kind of just summed up what this group did all year,” said graduate student defenseman Brett Makar, who played without defensive teammate Ajax Zappitello (right arm) for the fourth consecutive game. “Handling adversity whether it was injuries, having to plug guys into the lineup, Gepp [graduate student long-stick midfielder John Geppert] playing on one leg, guys battling back Monday to Friday just to be able to play on Saturday, that’s just the kind of group we had. I couldn’t be more proud of these guys and I know the program is in great hands going forward.”
Maryland became the first defending national champion to lose in the first round since 2017 when 2016 champion North Carolina fell, 15-12, to No. 8 seed Albany. The Terps also lost in the first round for the first time since a 16-8 decision to Cornell on May 12, 2013, ending a string of eight consecutive quarterfinal appearances. It was the first loss as a top-four seed in its first NCAA Tournament game since a 12-11 loss to Towson in the 2001 quarterfinals.
With setbacks to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament final on May 6 and now Army in their last two games, the Terps also dropped two in a row for the first time since back-to-back losses to Johns Hopkins on April 27 and May 2, 2019.
The Black Knights ousted Maryland despite taking 15 fewer shots, committing 10 more turnovers and failing on four clears. But they got Dent’s strong outing, and Coletti won just one fewer faceoff than Wierman and picked up eight ground balls to Wierman’s 11.
“We saw the draw on Sunday and started watching film and we knew we had a really good team, an awesome team, one of the better teams in the tournament,” Maryland coach John Tillman said. “So we knew we would have our hands full, and that’s exactly what we got. I give them a ton of credit. They are as advertised. They play hard, they’re skilled, they’re tough, they’re opportunistic, they’re unselfish, they battle you.”
Army (13-3), the Patriot League Tournament champion, advanced to its first NCAA Tournament quarterfinal since 2010. That squad stunned two-time reigning national titlist Syracuse, 9-8, in double overtime, but coach Joe Alberici pointed out that hardly anyone outside of the Black Knights stratosphere gave them much of a chance against the Orange.
“I felt like going into this one, we were more evenly matched,” he said. “So it wasn’t maybe quite that way in terms of big-time upsets. It’s still a great feeling, but winning in Division I lacrosse is really hard to do. People like Maryland make it look easy because they’ve been so great for so long. But it’s really hard to do, and when you put yourself into an NCAA Tournament, to get victories is incredibly difficult. So no words for the pride I have in this team and the resilience that they’ve shown throughout.”
Even after the Terps took a 12-11 lead — their first of the game — into the fourth quarter, the Black Knights never trailed again, capitalizing on goals by junior midfielder Jacob Morin and freshman attackman Gunnar Fellows in the final four minutes of regulation to keep Maryland at bay.
Despite the absence of junior starting attackman Paul Johnson (28 goals and 14 assists) because of an unspecified injury suffered in Sunday’s 10-8 victory over Loyola Maryland in the Patriot League Tournament final, junior attackman Reese Burek and freshman midfielder Evan Plunkett each compiled one goal and three assists, and sophomore Finn McCullough scored twice while filling in for Johnson.
The Black Knights will meet either No. 5 seed Penn State (9-4) or Ivy League Tournament champion Princeton (8-6) in a quarterfinal May 21 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis at a time to be announced. They haven’t been to the Final Four since the field was expanded to 16 teams in 2003, but confidence won’t be an issue.
“Right now, there’s just a tremendous belief in the room,” said Morin, who scored twice. “When you pair that with unrelenting effort, good things happen. We’re really happy to be here, and we’re not done yet.” | https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bs-sp-maryland-army-west-point-mens-lacrosse-ncaa-tournament-20230514-ietwdcmjvvd3ffisrepf2jdmwe-story.html | 2023-05-14 04:13:29 | 0 | https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/bs-sp-maryland-army-west-point-mens-lacrosse-ncaa-tournament-20230514-ietwdcmjvvd3ffisrepf2jdmwe-story.html |
Amazon Web Services reports outage affecting websites, utilities
(Gray News) - Amazon Web Services is reporting widespread outages Tuesday afternoon that are affecting many websites and services across the internet.
AWS first reported issues shortly after 3 p.m. Eastern Time, saying providers using their US-EAST-1 servers were experiencing increased error rates and latencies.
Amazon said around 4:40 p.m. they had found the cause of the problem and were starting to see some restoration of service, but that there were still some intermittent issues.
DownDetector.com had received more than 11,000 reports of issues with AWS servers at the peak of the outage.
The Associated Press reports AWS is the market leader in cloud storage, with such big-name customers as Netflix, Coca-Cola and even some government agencies.
AWS is in the midst of a two-day security-focused cloud conference in Anaheim, California, as the company reports slowing business as companies become more concerned about inflation and a possible recession.
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Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with Louisiana Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson to discuss the “alarming” bite that inflation is taking out of money for infrastructure projects in his state.
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MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra had his team fully expecting that Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals would be extremely difficult, that the Miami Heat were going to have to take the best shot that a desperate bunch of Boston Celtics could muster.
He was wrong.
It was a Heat romp — and a team that had to pull off a frantic rally just to make the playoffs is now one win from the NBA Finals.
Gabe Vincent scored a career-high 29 points, Duncan Robinson added 22 and the eighth-seeded Heat rolled past the Celtics 128-102 on Sunday night. Miami leads the series 3-0, with a chance to finish off a stunning sweep on Tuesday night at home in Game 4,
“That was a solid, mature, professional approach,” said Spoelstra, now on the brink of a sixth trip to the NBA Finals as Miami’s coach. “There’s a lot of pent-up stuff here and we’re getting closer, but we still have to finish this off.”
Caleb Martin scored 18, Jimmy Butler finished with 16, Bam Adebayo had 13 and Max Strus added 10 for Miami. Every team in NBA history that has won the first three games of a best-of-seven has ultimately prevailed; the Heat are 8-0 in that situation.
“The rim was as big as the ocean for everybody,” Adebayo said, after Miami shot 57%.
Jayson Tatum scored 14 and Jaylen Brown added 12 for the second-seeded Celtics, who won three times on Miami’s floor on the way to winning last season’s East finals — but simply never had a chance in this one and basically emptied the bench for the fourth quarter.
“I just didn’t have them ready to play,” said Boston coach Joe Mazzulla, who has been the subject of tons of criticism in this series — and will surely face more going into Tuesday. “Whatever it was, whether it was the starting lineup or an adjustment, I have to get them in a better place, ready to play. That’s on me.”
Grant Williams and Payton Pritchard each added 12 for Boston.
“To their credit, they’re playing well above their means,” Brown said. “They’re ballin’ right now and I’ve got to give them respect. Gabe Vincent, Martin, Strus, Duncan Robinson, guys that we should be able to keep under control are playing their (butt) off.”
The NBA Finals start June 1, and the way things are going, that might mean the league is about to go a few days without games. The Western Conference finals could end Monday; Denver leads that series against the Los Angeles Lakers 3-0. And now, the East finals could end Tuesday.
“It’s the first to four games,” Vincent said. “We’re not satisfied with three.”
There’s never been a season where both conference finals ended in sweeps; it happened in 1957 in the division finals immediately preceding the title series, when Boston beat Syracuse 3-0 and St. Louis beat Minneapolis 3-0.
Of all the 3-0 series leads in NBA history, this one might be the most unexpected — a No. 8 seed in the Heat, a team that struggled just to get into the playoffs, a team that was less than 3 minutes away from being eliminated in the play-in tournament, getting past top-seeded Milwaukee in five games, then fifth-seeded New York in six, and now on the brink of denying the Celtics a second consecutive East crown.
And the Heat let Boston know how much they were enjoying this one.
Mindful that Boston’s Al Horford directed a timeout signal toward the Miami bench during Game 1 when the Celtics were on a second-quarter spurt to build a comfortable lead, Butler did the same to Horford as the Heat were running away in the third quarter of Game 3.
Besides, the Heat rallied to win Game 1 anyway. There was no rally required in Game 3 by the Heat. There was barely one attempted by the Celtics, for that matter.
“I don’t even know where to start,” Brown said. “It’s an obvious letdown. I feel like we let our fan base, organization down. We let ourselves down. And it was collective. We can point fingers, but in reality, it was just embarrassing.”
Boston got within 61-49 when Marcus Smart had a three-point play on the opening possession of the second half. The rest was all Miami, which immediately answered with a 28-7 run to open a 33-point lead at 89-56, which had the building rolling. The lead was so big, and there was so much time left, that the sellout crowd of 20,088 actually was subdued a bit by the time it was over.
They might have been yelled-out. Or maybe they were saving it for hockey on Monday night, when the Florida Panthers — another No. 8 seed on a magical playoff run in South Florida — will try to take a 3-0 lead in their East finals series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
“We’ll decompress tomorrow,” Spoelstra said, “but we’ll really get our minds right to finish this thing off.”
TIP-INS
Celtics: Robert Williams made his first shot, meaning he made 12 straight to start the series. He missed his second attempt. … The Heat encourage fans to wear white to playoff games, and Tatum also arrived in an all-white suit.
Heat: Robinson made five 3-pointers and now has 124 in his Heat postseason career, passing LeBron James (123) for the most in Miami history. … Butler’s steal with 7:17 left in the first quarter was the 2,000th in Heat postseason history. … Vincent’s previous career best was 28, set in a Jan. 12 win over Milwaukee.
LOVE HURT
Miami’s Kevin Love checked out 4:47 into the game after what the Heat said was an undisclosed ankle injury. He went to the Heat locker room for evaluation, returned to the bench area later in the first half, but did not return to the game.
QUOTABLE
“The lack of mental toughness. It’s embarrassing … that was an embarrassment for the Celtics.” — TNT’s Charles Barkley at halftime, with Boston trailing 61-46 and after being down by as many as 22 points.
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FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A 2-year-old Missouri boy died after hiding under a sink during a house fire, officials say.
Firefighters found Elijah Martinez unconscious under the bathroom sink and brought him to the hospital after his Florissant, Missouri, house caught fire Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He died from his injuries the same day, according to the medical examiner’s office.
His parents and 7- and 4-year-old brothers escaped and were treated for minor smoke inhalation.
Officials have not yet announced the suspected cause of the fire, but Jason Hoevelmann, chief of the Florissant Valley Fire Protection District described it as accidental.
Martinez’s cousin Shannon Selby said the toddler loved digging in the dirt, playing with toy trucks and hugs. Selby said the boy could walk into a room, dancing and wiggling, and make everyone laugh.
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There is a real possibility that gas prices at the end of 2022 will be lower than at the start of the year.
According to AAA, gas prices are now cheaper than this day a year ago. On Thursday, the average price of a gallon of regular gas was $3.33, down 1 cent from this time a year ago.
Gas prices have fallen considerably after reaching a peak in June of over $5 a gallon.
The last month has featured a dramatic fall in gas prices. This time a month ago, a gallon of regular gas cost $3.80.
Many southern states now have gas averaging below $3 a gallon, while Hawaii is the only state to average above $5 a gallon.
The cuts have come despite a drop in supply from OPEC+ nations.
While regular gas prices have come back down to earth, diesel costs remain high. According to AAA, the average gallon of diesels in the U.S. now costs $5, up from $3.61 a year ago. | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/gas-prices-now-cheaper-than-this-time-a-year-ago | 2022-12-08 14:27:16 | 0 | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/gas-prices-now-cheaper-than-this-time-a-year-ago |
HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Borr Drilling Limited ("Borr", "Borr Drilling" or the "Company") announces preliminary unaudited results for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Highlights First Quarter of 2022
- Total operating revenues of $82.0 million, an increase of $12.9 million or 19% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021
- Net loss of $51.3 million, an increase of $5.2 million compared to the loss in the fourth quarter of 2021
- Cash and cash equivalents of $50.1 million and restricted cash of $8.2 million at the end of the first quarter of 2022, an increase of $12.3 million from the end of the fourth quarter of 2021
- Adjusted EBITDA of $21.4 million, a decrease of $3.6 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2021
- Raised net proceeds of $28.9 million in equity offering in January, and $5.1 million under ATM program during the quarter
Subsequent events
- Raised additional $3.7 million under our ATM program in April 2022
- Year to date in 2022, we have been awarded ten new contracts, extensions, exercised options and LOAs representing 4,232 days, or 11.6 years, and $487.4 million of potential revenue (including mobilization revenues but excluding options).
CEO, Patrick Schorn commented:
"The significant amount of contracts awarded recently, in combination with a sustained demand for additional rigs has put the offshore drilling industry on a strong growth trajectory. The previously projected increase in utilization levels, day-rates and contract durations is now coming to fruition and based on current tendering activity we expect this trend to continue. The number of contracted jack-up rigs has now recovered to pre-COVID levels and we expect several new awards to be nearing conclusion. This will bring the total number of contracted jack-ups back to levels last seen in 2015. Particularly in the modern jack-up segment (build after 2000), marketed utilization has now reached the 90% mark and the visible incremental demand is bound to outstrip available supply in the coming quarters.
In the past few weeks we have been awarded significant new contracts with top tier operators in core markets, and our contract revenue backlog is now at an all time high of $853.3 million (including mobilization revenues and contracts through our Drilling JVs on a 100% basis) and we have 20 rigs contracted, with the majority of our available capacity for 2022 contracted.
Our refinancing process is ongoing, and we are in discussions with our lenders with a view to complete the refinancing before the end of the second quarter. Given the strong market fundamentals, multiple options are currently on the table in order to address the maturity profile of our debt position and provide a long term financing solution. Some of these options include straight debt solutions, while others involve certain assets sales, of which there is ample interest in our fleet at attractive prices. We are currently working to improve on all refinance conditions given that the market is rapidly and positively evolving, and believe a solution is achievable in the coming weeks.
We are pleased with our financial performance in the first quarter, taking into account the increased number of rigs we are preparing for operations. We expect revenues, Adjusted EBITDA and cash from operations to show solid increases in the next quarters both as a result of these rigs commencing work in addition to the rollover of contracts at higher day rates. We reiterate our guidance for 2022 with revenue between $375-$400 million and Adjusted EBITDA between $115-$140 million. Based on the development of the day rates we have seen thus far in the year, and our orecast of having our remaining three delivered rigs employed by the end of this year, our preliminary outlook for 2023 indicate an approximate doubling of headline revenues year-on-year and Adjusted EBITDA to more than double from the 2022 forecast. "
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Brother of Omaha South basketball standout killed in I-29 crash
San Diego State basketball player Aguek Arop said in a web post that his brother, Deng, died over the weekend.
MOUND CITY, Mo. (WOWT) - A former Omaha South basketball standout who was playing in the NCAA men’s championship final a few weeks ago has lost his brother.
San Diego State senior Aguek Arop said in a GoFundMe post that his brother, Deng, died in a crash over the weekend. He was 20 years old.
According to the report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Deng Arop of Omaha was an unrestrained passenger in a 2017 Nissan Altima driven by a 21-year-old Omaha man. The car was sitting in a northbound lane on Interstate 29, at Mile Marker 83 near Mound City, just before 3 a.m. Sunday when it was rear-ended by a 2015 International semi-truck.
The car “came to rest on its wheels off the east side of the roadway,” the report states.
Arop was declared dead at the scene.
Three others were injured, including the driver and two other passengers ages 19 and 21. All three were transported to a St. Joseph hospital from the scene with varying degrees of injuries. Only one person in the car was restrained, according to the report, and that passenger sustained minor injuries.
“I write this at a loss for words. Deng was so loved by all who knew him,” Aguek said in the post, noting that his brother was a cancer survivor.
With 600 donations as of about noon Tuesday, the GoFundMe account had already surpassed its $35,000 goal to cover funeral costs.
“Words do not do justice to his impact on the lives of those who knew him. He inspired us as we watched him fight cancer and win, he brought joy to our hearts with his smile and genuine goofiness and he touched our hearts with how he loved and cared for all his friends and family,” Aguek said in the post.
Aguek and the San Diego State Aztecs knocked the Creighton Bluejays out of the NCAA tournament, keeping them out of the Final Four, before going on to lose the 2023 championship to UConn.
SD State has rallied around Arop, as have local supporters including Creighton Men’s Basketball Head Coach Greg McDermott, and even Fox Sports Radio host Aaron Torres — all posting the link to the GoFundMe page in support.
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RICHMOND, Va., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) today announced that Daniel G. Stoddard, senior vice president & chief nuclear officer and president-Contracted Assets, will retire, effective Aug. 1, 2023. The company also announced that it has hired Eric S. Carr, president and chief nuclear officer of PSEG Nuclear. Carr will begin his tenure at Dominion Energy on June 5, 2023, as president-Nuclear Operations and will add the chief nuclear officer title on July 1, 2023.
Said Robert M. Blue, chair, president and chief executive officer:
"Dan Stoddard has had a remarkable 17-year run at Dominion Energy, and for the past seven has overseen the safe, efficient operations of our nuclear fleet. His distinguished leadership has ensured that our nuclear units provide reliable energy to millions of homes and businesses across Virginia, South Carolina, and New England. Beyond our company, Dan has also been an outstanding leader in the nuclear industry, and we will miss his steady hand and thoughtful approach. At the same time, we are pleased to welcome Eric Carr to the company. Eric has more than two decades of experience in the nuclear industry, and the generating stations he has led have been recognized for their exemplary performance."
Stoddard, who had served the U.S. Navy aboard the USS James K. Polk and who had been plant general manager at H.B. Robinson nuclear station in Hartsville, S.C., joined Dominion Energy in 2006 as director-Nuclear Station Safety & Licensing and was named site vice president at North Anna Power Station later that year. He became vice president-Nuclear Operations in 2010 and senior vice president-Nuclear Operations in 2011. Stoddard was promoted to chief nuclear officer in 2016 and assumed his current duties in late 2019.
Stoddard will transition to senior vice president and president-Contracted Assets on July 1.
Carr was appointed president and chief nuclear officer of PSEG Nuclear in 2019, overseeing operations for the Hope Creek and Salem nuclear generating stations in Salem County, N.J., including 1,600 employees and nearly 3,500 MW of total capacity. Before becoming chief nuclear officer, he was vice president-Hope Creek Generating Station and acting vice president and plant manager-Salem Generating Station. He received his senior reactor operating license while at Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station in York County, Pa. Carr earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Widener University.
About 7 million customers in 16 states energize their homes and businesses with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), headquartered in Richmond, Va. The company is committed to safely providing reliable, affordable and sustainable energy and to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050. Please visit DominionEnergy.com to learn more.
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The Dallas Zoo is searching for two missing emperor tamarin monkeys.
Workers learned they were missing Monday morning, zoo officials stated. Their enclosure and the zoo grounds were searched, but the monkeys were not found.
"It was clear the habitat had been intentionally compromised," the Dallas Zoo stated on Twitter.
After an initial assessment, the zoo said investigators believe the monkeys were taken.
This was the latest incident involving a missing animal at the Dallas Zoo. Earlier this month, a clouded leopard went missing after officials said someone intentionally cut open the animal's enclosure.
The leopard was found several hours later.
The Dallas Zoo was closed to the public on Monday due to the winter storm hitting the region. It will remain closed through Wednesday. | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/dallas-zoo-reports-2-missing-monkeys | 2023-01-31 02:24:50 | 1 | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/dallas-zoo-reports-2-missing-monkeys |
FDA revamping foods program to move past ‘constant turmoil’
(AP) - The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced an overhaul of the agency’s food safety and nutrition division, vowing that a new structure will better protect consumers and the U.S. food supply.
FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said he would create a new human foods program led by a deputy commissioner with authority over policy, strategy and regulatory activities for the part of the agency that oversees 80% of the foods Americans eat.
“This is one of the most important changes in the history of the FDA,” Califf said in an interview.
The move merges two existing FDA programs and some regulatory authorities. Tapping a single leader “unifies and elevates the program while removing redundancies, enabling the agency to oversee human food in a more effective and efficient way,” Califf said.
The announcement follows months of scrutiny of the FDA over contamination at a Michigan factory that led to a nationwide infant formula shortage. And it follows a scathing report that found FDA’s food division was plagued by decentralized leadership, indecisiveness and a culture of “constant turmoil” that impeded actions to protect public health. For years, the agency has been criticized for responding too slowly to outbreaks in produce, heavy metals in baby food and the need to reduce sodium in the U.S. diet, among other issues.
Califf’s actions drew mixed reviews from food safety advocates. Some said it was a good start, while others said he didn’t go far enough to dismantle ingrained structural problems.
“I think it does a good job of identifying the essential problems and addressing them head-on,” said Dr. Peter Lurie, who heads the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which focuses on consumer nutrition, food safety and health.
Mike Taylor, who previously served as FDA deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, said the new deputy doesn’t appear to have full authority over the office responsible for inspecting company plants, laboratory testing, imports and investigations.
“If that’s the case, the human foods program at the FDA will remain fragmented and the deputy commissioner will not be empowered to make the change that is necessary,” Taylor said. He also questioned whether the new deputy commissioner would control the program’s funding.
The changes aim to straighten out a convoluted leadership structure. The FDA oversees human and veterinary drugs and medical devices, along with much of the U.S. food supply. The Agriculture Department also oversees some food products.
Frank Yiannas, the current FDA deputy commissioner for food policy and response, is leaving his post next month. Susan Mayne, director of the current Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, said in a statement that Califf asked her to stay on through the transition. The new deputy, who will report directly to the commissioner, will be named by spring, Califf said.
The revamped foods program will include a separate center focused on nutrition, including foods such as infant formula, plus an office to coordinate state efforts to identify and prevent foodborne illness outbreaks. The plan also calls for a new expert advisory committee to weigh in on food safety, nutrition and new food technologies.
Under the new structure, the deputy commissioner will not oversee FDA’s veterinary medicine center. Califf said that’s because much of the center’s work involves animal drugs and devices, not food. In addition, the animal feed industry worried that it would become “subsidiary to human food,” Califf said.
That disappointed Mitzi Baum, president of the nonprofit STOP Foodborne Illness. Human foods, animal foods and outbreaks are often closely linked and they should be part of the same program, she said.
“Any change is messy. It’s going to be disruptive,” Baum said. “Why not make all of the changes that need to be made in order to create the most efficient and effective agency?”
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It's been a year since a deadly mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill. WBEZ Chicago | By Alex Degman Published July 4, 2023 at 2:07 AM PDT Facebook Flipboard Email The community of Highland Park will hold a ceremony and community walk in honor of the seven people killed last year during a shooting at a July Fourth parade. Copyright 2023 WBEZ | https://www.knkx.org/2023-07-04/its-been-a-year-since-a-deadly-mass-shooting-in-highland-park-ill | 2023-07-04 09:26:43 | 1 | https://www.knkx.org/2023-07-04/its-been-a-year-since-a-deadly-mass-shooting-in-highland-park-ill |
WASHINGTON , June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí.
The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season begins today, June 1, and runs through Nov. 30 and NASA is once again prepared to help understand and monitor storms from its unique vantage point of space.
As the 2021 hurricane season brought the third-highest number of named storms, NASA experts are available for interviews throughout the 2022 season.
The agency plays a foundational role in the science of hurricanes, using data from its 20-plus Earth-observing satellites, including Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, Global Precipitation Measurement, Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, and the soon-to-be launched Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission.
"Along with millions of Americans, I know firsthand the devastation caused by hurricanes. These climate-related events are growing more frequent and powerful, underscoring the need for greater action to improve our nation's response and resilience to hurricanes," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "Addressing and mitigating the effects of climate change like hurricanes are at the core of NASA's mission. From the agency's upcoming TROPICS mission that will help scientists understand the factors driving storm intensification and contribute to weather forecasting models, to the creation of the Earth Information Center to ensure game-changing NASA climate data is accessible and understandable to decision-makers, NASA will continue to help communities better prepare for and recover from these weather events."
NASA's goal for American disaster preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery is bringing data to people who need it. Before, during, and after a hurricane makes landfall, NASA satellites are in prime positions to identify impacts.
The following NASA scientists represent a cross-section of expertise in hurricane science and application and are available for live or taped media interviews as scheduling allows:
- Mara Cordero-Fuentes, a bilingual (Spanish and English) atmospheric scientist/meteorologist with published research in hurricane science, plus 10 years' experience in data assimilation systems, tropical meteorology, climate interpretation, and weather forecasting.
- Scott Braun, a research meteorologist who specializes in using satellite observations and computer modeling to improve understanding of how hurricanes form and intensify along with related changes in precipitation structure.
- Dalia Kirschbaum, the director of the Earth Sciences Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, whose expertise focuses on extreme rainfall and landslide modeling, monitoring, and mapping.
- Will McCarty, the NASA Headquarters program manager for weather, atmospheric dynamics, and precipitation science.
- Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer, the NASA Headquarters program manager of the physical oceanography program, who also has a background in applied mathematics.
- Shanna McClain, the disasters program manager for NASA's Earth Science Applied Sciences Program.
- Mayra Oyola-Merced, a bilingual (Spanish and English) expert in atmospheric physics, field research, numerical weather prediction, and operational forecasting.
- Patrick Duran, who specializes in the synthesis of satellite observations with idealized modeling to explore the dynamics of tropical cyclone intensification.
- Ben Hamlington, who studies the ocean and how storm surge is tied to sea level variability.
To inquire about interview availability with one or more of these scientists, media must contact Tylar Greene at: tylar.j.greene@nasa.gov.
NASA supports risk reduction, response, and recovery for hurricanes and tropical cyclones. NASA works with local officials and first responders, federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and infrastructure experts to determine what information they need and supply it in usable formats in real time. Examples include information on infrastructure failures and disruptions, contaminated water supplies and other hotspots for urgent response needs.
When it comes to operational forecasting, the agency's main role is through its partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NASA designs, builds, and launches NOAA's suite of satellites whose data specifically feed numerical weather prediction models.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy on Friday was discharged from a rehabilitation center following his second surgery to help repair a broken hip, his office said.
Leahy, 82, fell and broke his hip last month in his Virginia home. He underwent hip-replacement surgery June 30 at a Washington-area hospital. He was then moved to a rehabilitation center. An additional operation was done July 20.
He and his wife, Marcelle, returned to the home Friday.
“He, Marcelle and his medical team are pleased with the progress that he has made after two surgeries related to his hip replacement," Leahy's office said in a statement.
Leahy plans to return to the Senate next week. On his way home, he went to the Capitol to sign a newly passed bill that would boost the semiconductor industry and scientific research. As President Pro Tempore of the Senate, his signature is required, along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's, before the bill can be sent to President Joe Biden.
Leahy, the longest serving member of the U.S. Senate, is not seeking reelection in November. When Leahy’s current term expires in January 2023, he will have served for 48 years in the Senate. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Leahy-discharged-from-rehab-center-following-hip-17338601.php | 2022-07-29 19:00:34 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Leahy-discharged-from-rehab-center-following-hip-17338601.php |
HARRISONBURG, Va., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- James Madison University's College of Education Secondary Education Post-Baccalaureate Program has created a new accelerated pathway into the teaching profession for aspiring secondary teachers (grades 6 through 12) who are looking to transition into education as a second career.
Schools across Virginia and the United States are facing crisis-level teacher shortages that have been exacerbated by the pandemic; education experts warn that staffing shortfalls are expected to get worse in years ahead.
Responding to the enormous need for qualified teachers, JMU's Secondary Education Program is taking action to help alleviate teacher shortages by educating aspiring second career teachers who are already in the workforce and inspired to leave their current job, but who may need flexibility as they pursue becoming educators.
"Many people during the pandemic have begun to consider changing careers or have always felt drawn to inspire youth through teaching," said Dr. Katie Dredger, associate professor and academic unit head, middle, secondary, and mathematics education at JMU. "As teacher shortages are expected to only get worse, we need this program as another option for adult learners who are aspiring teachers to get their credentials."
The unique three-semester graduate licensure program is designed to provide an option that suits the needs of career professionals and adult learners who are inspired to become teachers. Eighteen new teachers have graduated from the program since 2021, and 13 more will graduate in 2023.
Originally a hand surgeon in the Shenandoah Valley for 17 years, Dr. Timothy Bill is one of those 18 new teachers. Dr. Bill completed his degree this spring in 18 months and will begin teaching science at Harrisonburg High School in the fall.
"The traditional master's programs take more time to complete. Because of how the JMU program is organized, I obtained my degree in 18 months. I am excited to begin teaching at Harrisonburg High School this fall," said Bill. "I always had an interest in basic science and I look forward to teaching chemistry and biology. Thirty years of my life have been as a student. Now I feel it is time to give back to education and honor my former teachers."
JMU's College of Education, the second largest public preparer of teachers in Virginia, has more than 100 full-time faculty and more than 3,000 students in teacher licensure programs.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Keno" game were:
03-06-10-11-12-21-23-25-27-30-31-33-34-36-40-41-42-51-59-61-67-76
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Annual awards celebrate North America's leading businesses for industry stewardship, sustainability and innovation
NEW YORK, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rabobank, the leading global food and agribusiness (F&A) bank and a leader in the commodities and renewable energy industries in North America, announced today that it is seeking nominations for its Rabobank North America Leadership Awards. This is an annual honor that recognizes food and agribusiness companies across North America for initiatives that lead the way in industry stewardship, sustainability and innovation. This year, the awards are also open to companies that are driving the energy transition movement.
The awards are unlike any other that specifically recognize F&A companies, showcasing a range of businesses from large corporations to fast-growing new brands that are making a pivotal impact on the market and revolutionizing their sectors. The awards also recognize companies' responses to ongoing global and economic challenges and the continuing call for greater social responsibility and community involvement.
"With our targeted focus on food, agribusiness and the energy transition, Rabobank is in a unique position to see the incredible work businesses in these sectors are doing to push for food and energy reforms that will benefit society," said Paul Beiboer, chief executive officer of Rabobank North America. "These cutting-edge companies have led their fields with resilience and transformative ideas year after year. We look forward to recognizing the next wave of leaders with our awards this year."
Company nominations for our 2023 awards across the three categories below will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on Aug. 31, 2023 and must include highlighted initiatives and achievements occurring between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Rabobank screens the nominees carefully using publicly available information and their submissions are reviewed by an esteemed panel of independent judges across the industry, academia and the public sector.
Award Categories and Nomination Forms
Companies operating in the F&A industry and in the energy transition across North America can either nominate themselves or be nominated by a third party for one or more of the awards. To apply, use the nomination forms below or visit the Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America website, rabobankwholesalebankingna.com/ leadership-awards.
1. Excellence: Rabobank's top honor is the Award for Excellence in Corporate Leadership, which recognizes a large-scale market leader in North America that has demonstrated a great and lasting impact in its sector. The winner will meet the following criteria:
- Achieved strong financial results
- Built, rejuvenated or expanded business within the food, agribusiness or energy transition supply chain
- Launched philanthropic programs and took part in charitable work locally and globally
- Demonstrated environmental stewardship, model corporate citizenship and a track record of meeting social commitments
- Set standards of excellence within the industry
- Established a diverse board of directors or executive leadership team or implemented effective diversity and inclusion programs
The winner of last year's award, previously named the Rabobank Award for Excellence in F&A Leadership, was awarded to Aramark, a leading global provider of food to facilities and businesses in education, health care and sports industries serving hundreds of millions of meals annually. Aramark showcased its leadership in the F&A space by developing healthier dietary menu options—creating 400 new plant-based recipes—and setting environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in areas of sustainability, diverse hiring and company support programs. Aramark accepted this award at the Rabobank Leadership Summit in December 2022. Visit our website, rabobankwholesalebankingna.com/leadership-awards, to watch Aramark CEO John Zillmer's acceptance speech.
2. Sustainability: The Rabobank Award for Leadership in Sustainability recognizes a high-impact market leader that has taken unique and remarkable steps toward business, environmental, social and governance sustainability. The winner will meet the following criteria:
- Sustainability is embedded in the company's core business strategy and corporate values with clearly defined guidelines and commitments
- Developed leading programs or initiatives aimed at improving business, environmental, social and governance sustainability
- Served as a model corporate citizen and set standards of excellence within the industry
- Established a diverse board of directors and executive leadership team or implemented effective diversity and inclusion programs
Pivot Bio, a pioneer in the microbial nitrogen fertilizer space, received the 2022 Rabobank Award for Leadership in Sustainability for developing fertilizer that retools bacteria in soil to grow crops, enabling farmers to decrease costs, improve consumers' health and ensure cleaner air and water. Pivot Bio has paved the way for new startups to join its commitment in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in agribusiness and fertilizer production. Visit our website, rabobankwholesalebankingna.com/leadership-awards, to watch Pivot Bio CEO Karsten Temme's acceptance speech.
3. Innovation: The Rabobank Award for Emerging Leadership in Innovation recognizes a fast-growing young company that is addressing issues in the food and agribusiness sectors in a new and innovative way. The winner will meet the following criteria:
- Operated in the industry for 10 years or less
- Demonstrated a distinct innovation in the food and agribusiness supply chain or offered greater choice, value or convenience to customers
- Recognized as an innovative leader in sustainability, diversity and inclusion or other social impact areas
- Demonstrated strong financial performance or investor interest and potential for market expansion.
The 2022 Rabobank Award for Emerging Leadership in Innovation was presented to Afresh, a company focused on streamlining the complexity of perishable food categories for brick-and-mortar retailers and wholesalers, for its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning that provides accurate item-level predictions of future demand. With its AI capabilities, Afresh went beyond traditional inventory solutions, addressing systemic inefficiencies in the food supply chain and considering all dynamics of fresh food—data, merchandising, store workflows, demand, inventory perishability and variability—while minimizing waste, maximizing freshness and growing profitability. Visit our website, rabobankwholesalebankingna.com/leadership-awards, to watch Afresh CEO Matt Schwartz's acceptance speech.
The winners of the 2023 Rabobank Leadership Awards will be notified in October and honored at the bank's annual Leadership Summit on Nov. 30, 2023 in New York City, where they will be publicly recognized for their outstanding work and service.
For more information about the Rabobank Leadership Awards, please visit rabobankwholesalebankingna.com/leadership-awards.
CONTACT:
Catharine Rossano
Rabobank
Tel: 917-747-9302
Catharine.Rossano@rabobank.com
About Rabobank
Rabobank Group is a global financial services leader providing wholesale, rural and retail banking, leasing, and real estate services in more than 37 countries worldwide. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank today is one of the world's largest banks with over $660 billion in assets. In the Americas, Rabobank is a premier bank to the food, agribusiness, commodities and renewable energy industries, providing sector expertise, strategic counsel and tailored financial solutions to clients across the entire value chain. Additional information is available on the Rabobank website or on the Rabobank social media platforms, including Twitter and LinkedIn.
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TALLAHASSEE — The Senate began moving forward Tuesday with a proposal that would make every Florida student eligible for state-backed vouchers for private-school tuition and home-schooling after opponents argued the measure would harm public schools.
The Senate Education PreK-12 Committee voted 9-3 along party lines to approve the measure (SB 202). The bill would end current eligibility requirements for vouchers such as limits on household income.
Under the bill, families could qualify to receive vouchers if “the student is a resident of this state and is eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade 12 in a public school in this state.”
Democrats questioned the elimination of income-eligibility rules.
Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boca Raton, asked whether a family earning $500,000 a year would be eligible for vouchers.
“Well, the short answer is yes. Because we’re not funding parents, we’re funding students. That’s what this bill is,” said committee Chairman Corey Simon, a Tallahassee Republican who is sponsoring the measure.
In addition to expanding voucher eligibility, the proposal would essentially create what are known as education savings accounts. The flexible-spending accounts could be used for purchases such as tutoring services, instructional materials and contracted services provided by public schools.
The measure also would allow families of home-schooled students to receive vouchers, with a limit of 10,000 home-schooled recipients next school year. That number would increase by 20,000 in each subsequent year.
Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, supported the measure Tuesday but questioned whether families of home-schooled students should be allowed to receive the same voucher funding as students whose families would use the money for private-school tuition.
“I think that the potential for abuse rises significantly with the dollar amount and keeping a child at home,” Grall said.
Grall also suggested changes that she said would address concerns related to “being accountable to the taxpayer” and to parents.
Grall proposed that information about participating private schools could be posted online. Such information could include whether the schools are accredited, whether they serve students with particular disabilities and the curriculums used by the schools.
Responding to Grall’s comments, Simon said after the meeting that he is open to potential changes.
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“I think her concerns are very valid, and we’ll sit down and continue to pick apart this bill on ways we can make it better,” Simon said.
Questions about the potential cost of the measure remained Tuesday. The financial impact of the proposed changes has not been determined, Simon told reporters.
The bill drew support from several parents of students who receive Family Empowerment Scholarship vouchers for students with disabilities. Those scholarships allow families to make a range of purchases similar to education savings accounts.
But some critics expressed concerns about a potential erosion of traditional public schools. Cathy Boehme, a lobbyist who represents the Florida Education Association teachers union, called for “fiscal responsibility.”
“When we fund private-school students who have never been to public school, it will come out of public-school dollars. So, let’s make sure we get the math right on the estimations so that we do no harm to any of our students,” Boehme told senators.
Bill Montford, a Democratic former state senator who is CEO of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents, spoke in support of the measure on behalf of the organization. Montford said superintendents “are not afraid of competition.”
A similar House measure (HB 1) will be considered Thursday by the PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-senate-panel-new-vouchers-20230221-sdooxm7v4fc47ckg7ymsnid3zq-story.html | 2023-02-21 20:33:02 | 1 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-senate-panel-new-vouchers-20230221-sdooxm7v4fc47ckg7ymsnid3zq-story.html |
JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunbattle along Israel’s southern border with Egypt left three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian officer dead Saturday, officials said. It was a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier.
Israel said the Egyptian border guard crossed into Israel and killed the three soldiers before he was fatally shot by troops. Egypt said he had been chasing drug smugglers when he entered Israel.
Israel and Egypt have been at peace for over 40 years and have strong security cooperation. Fighting between the sides is extremely rare.
Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, an Israeli army spokesperson, said the fighting began overnight when soldiers thwarted a drug-smuggling attempt across the border.
He said several hours later, two soldiers in a guard post were shot and killed. Their bodies were found after the shooting, when they did not respond to radio communications.
The army said the Egyptian border guard was killed in a second exchange of fire in which a third Israeli soldier was killed.
The Egyptian military said an Egyptian border guard crossed the border security barrier and exchanged fire with Israeli forces while he was chasing drug traffickers. It said in a statement that the Egyptian border guard was killed along with three Israeli troops.
Hecht said an investigation was being conducted in full cooperation with the Egyptian army. He said troops were searching for other possible assailants.
It was the first deadly exchange of fire along the Israel-Egypt border in over a decade.
The Israeli army said one of the killed soldiers was a woman.
Criminals sometimes smuggle drugs across the border, while Islamic militant groups are also active in Egypt’s restive north Sinai.
Israel and Egypt signed a peace agreement in 1979 and maintain close security ties. Fighting along their shared border is rare.
The exchange of fire reportedly took place around the Nitzana border crossing between Israel and Egypt. The crossing is located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of the point where Israel’s border with Egypt and the Gaza Strip converge. It’s used to import goods from Egypt destined for Israel or the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
Israel built a fence along the porous border a decade ago to halt the entry of African migrants and Islamic militants who are active in Egypt’s Sinai desert. | https://www.qcnews.com/news/world-news/israeli-military-says-gunman-kills-2-soldiers-along-egyptian-border/ | 2023-06-04 10:50:25 | 0 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/world-news/israeli-military-says-gunman-kills-2-soldiers-along-egyptian-border/ |
The Morocco international was accused by a 24-year-old woman who made a complaint to police on Sunday, 26 February.
That has now been followed five days later by a formal indictment against the 24-year-old former Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid player.
After the initial complaint, PSG issued a statement to French media that was supportive of Hakimi, stating he had "firmly denied the accusations and trusts justice".
The club added in that statement: "PSG is an institution that promotes respect on and off the pitch."
L'Equipe quoted Hakimi's lawyer, Fanny Colin, as saying Hakimi "firmly denied the accusations made against him" when he spoke to police this week.
She added in a statement to the newspaper: "In my opinion, it follows from the documents which are in the hands of the judicial police that Mr Hakimi has, in this case, been the subject of an attempted racketeering."
Hakimi was a major figure in Morocco's run to the FIFA World Cup semi-finals at the end of last year, and he is also a key player for French champion PSG.
The Parisian side is top of Ligue 1 and faces Nantes in that competition on Sunday (AEDT).
After that, it begins preparation for a UEFA Champions League trip to play Bayern Munich next Thursday (AEDT), trailing 1-0 from the first leg.
Hakimi moved to PSG in July 2021 when he left Inter for a reported initial fee of €60 million ($94.4 million).
On Monday, he was named in the FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11 at FIFA's The Best awards ceremony in Paris.
He has not been detained in custody by police and trained with his club on Friday, although a hamstring injury has ruled him out of the Nantes game.
PSG head coach Christophe Galtier said before his press conference on Friday that he would not answer any non-football questions about Hakimi.
Asked for an update on the player's injury, Galtier said he hoped Hakimi would be fit to face Bayern. | https://www.beinsports.com/au/ligue-1/video/psg-star-achraf-hakimi-charged-with-rape/2048648 | 2023-03-03 19:41:21 | 1 | https://www.beinsports.com/au/ligue-1/video/psg-star-achraf-hakimi-charged-with-rape/2048648 |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief stressed Tuesday that the world is fortunate a nuclear accident hasn’t happened in Ukraine and asked Moscow and Kyiv to commit to preventing any attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and make other pledges “to avoid the danger of a catastrophic incident.”
Rafael Grossi reiterated to the U.N. Security Council what he told the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors in March: “We are rolling a dice and if this continues then one day our luck will run out.”
The IAEA director general said avoiding a nuclear accident is possible if five principles are observed at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where fighting on seven occasions, most recently last week, disrupted critical power supplies, “the last line of defense against a nuclear accident.”
Grossi “respectfully and solemnly” asked Ukraine and Russia to observe the principles, saying IAEA experts at Zaporizhzhia will start monitoring and he will publicly report on any violations:
— Ban attacks from or against the plant, especially targeting reactors and spent fuel storage areas.
— Ban the storage of heavy weapons or presence of military personnel that could be used for an attack.
— Ensure the security of an uninterrupted off-site power supply to the plant.
— Protect “all structures, systems and components” essential to the plant’s operation from attacks or acts of sabotage.
— Take no action to undermine these principles.
Grossi asked the 15 Security Council members to support the five principles, stressing that they are “to no one’s detriment and to everyone’s benefit.”
The Kremlin’s forces took over the plant after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy opposes any proposal that would legitimize Russia’s control.
Neither the Russian nor Ukrainian ambassador gave a commitment to support the principles.
Ukraine’s U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya accused Russia of continuing “to actively use the nuclear plant for military purposes.” He said Russia has mined its perimeter and is responsible for shelling that has inflicted “serious damage” on parts of the plant, undermining its safety. He claimed 500 Russian military personnel are at the plant along with heavy weapons, munitions and explosives.
“The threat of dangerous accident as a result of these irresponsible and criminal actions hangs over us,” he said.
Kyslytsya said Ukraine takes “note” of Grossi’s five principles but urges him to add several more, starting with the withdrawal of all Russian personnel from the Zaporizhzhia plant, guarantees of uninterrupted power to the plant from Ukraine, and a humanitarian corridor to ensure that Ukrainian and IAEA personnel at the plant can be rotated safely.
Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia denied that Russia has ever attacked the Zaporizhzhia plant, placed heavy weapons there or stationed military personnel at the plant to carry out an attack from its territory.
He accused Ukraine of shelling the plant and said “Russia will take the most severe measures” to respond to any Ukraine attack.
Nebenzia insisted that nuclear safety remains a priority for Russia and urged the IAEA to “openly condemn Ukraine’s actions, which have repeatedly brought the world to the brink of a nuclear catastrophe.”
Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward said an IAEA report in February confirmed the continuing presence of Russian military troops, equipment and land mines.
“New imagery shows Russian forces have established sandbag fighting positions on the roofs of several of the six reactor buildings,” she said. “This indicates that they have integrated the actual reactor buildings of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into tactical defense planning.”
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged council members to support the five principles, but accused Russia of demonstrating “flagrant disregard” for them.
“To make matters worse, recent news reports indicate that Moscow has disconnected Zaporizhzhia’s vital radiation monitoring sensors, which means the plant’s data is now being sent to the Russian nuclear regulator,” she said,
“This is a clear escalation of Russia’s efforts to undermine Ukrainian sovereignty and authority over the Zaporizhzhia plant,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “And this undermines our ability to have confidence in the level of nuclear safety at the plant.”
Grossi, asked whether he felt he had received commitments from Russia and Ukraine to the five principles, replied that the council meeting showed “there is a consensus on the fact that no nuclear accident should happen.”
“The important thing is that the minimum common denominator, which are these basic five principles, have been widely supported and there was no voice opposing them,” he said. “This indicates that what we are saying is something no one has a contradictory view upon.” | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-un-nuclear-chief-urges-russia-and-ukraine-to-ban-attacks-at-europes-largest-nuclear-power-plant/ | 2023-05-31 11:25:14 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-un-nuclear-chief-urges-russia-and-ukraine-to-ban-attacks-at-europes-largest-nuclear-power-plant/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran and Tehran-backed militias that targeted American troops this month and several other times over the past year, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters that the U.S. airstrikes overnight on facilities used by militias backed by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard demonstrated that “the United States will not hesitate to defend itself against Iranian and Iran-backed aggression when it occurs.”
He said the U.S. decision to launch the strikes was based on both the nature of the militia attacks on Aug. 15 at the al-Tanf Garrison, where U.S. troops are based in the south, and the fact that, based on recovered drone parts, “we believe we have Iran dead to rights on attribution.”
The opposition war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and activist collective Deir Ezzor 24 said the airstrikes targeted the Ayash Camp run by the Fatimiyoun group made up of Shiite fighters from Afghanistan. The war monitor reported that at least six Syrian and foreign militants were killed in the airstrikes, while Deir Ezzor 24 reported 10 deaths.
Deir Ez-Zor is a strategic province that borders Iraq and contains oil fields. Iran-backed militia groups and Syrian forces control the area and have often been the target of Israeli war planes in previous strikes.
In Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani issued a statement condemning the American strike “against the people and infrastructure of Syria.” He denied Iran had any link to those targeted.
Iran routinely denies arming militia groups that target U.S. forces in the region, despite weaponry linking back to them.
Kahl said the U.S. strikes underscore that while the U.S. continues to pursue negotiations with Iran to resume its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, those talks are not connected at all to America’s willingness to take against when attacked.
“The threats that they engage in against our people in the region or elsewhere, are not linked to wherever we end up on the nuclear deal,” said Kahl. “It actually has nothing to do with our willingness and resolve to defend ourselves. And I think the strike last night was a pretty clear communication to the Iranians that these things are are all on different tracks.”
The U.S. military’s Central Command said the strikes “took proportionate, deliberate action intended to limit the risk of escalation and minimize the risk of casualties.” It did not identify the targets or offer any casualty figures from the strikes, which the military said came at the orders of President Joe Biden.
“Today’s strikes were necessary to protect and defend U.S. personnel,” Central Command spokesman Col. Joe Buccino said in a statement.
Kahl said the coordinated attack on two U.S. facilities at al-Tanf at the same time this month fueled concerns that “Iran intends to do more of this and we wanted to disabuse them of any sense that that was a good idea.”
He said the U.S. initially identified 11 bunker targets at the site and ended up striking nine because there was evidence there may be people near two of the locations and the goal was not to cause casualties.
The U.S. Treasury said the Fatimiyoun group has fought numerous battles in Syria, and is led by Iran’s elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard.
“The Ayash warehouse is a very important one for Iran’s militias,” Deir Ezzor 24 CEO Omar Abu Layla told The Associated Press. “We expect that Iran will respond, either in al-Tanf or possibly in Iraq.”
In the Aug. 15 attack, drones allegedly launched by Iranian-backed militias targeted the al-Tanf Garrison used by American forces. Central Command described the assault as causing “zero casualties and no damage” at the time.
There was no immediate acknowledgment by Syria’s state-run media of the strikes hitting Deir Ez-Zor.
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A split New Jersey Supreme Court granted parole Tuesday to a former militant convicted in the 1973 death of a New Jersey state trooper, in a case that has resonated for decades and been a thorny issue in U.S.-Cuba relations.
Sundiata Acoli is in his mid-80s and had had several parole bids rejected previously. His attorneys argued he has been a model prisonerfor nearly three decades and has counseled other inmates.
The state parole board had contended Acoli still is a risk to commit future crimes and hasn’t taken full responsibility for Trooper Werner Foerster’s death.
Acoli’s more-famous co-defendant, Joanne Chesimard, also was convicted and sentenced to a life term but escaped from a New Jersey prison in 1979. Now known as Assata Shakur, she was given asylum in Cuba by then-President Fidel Castro and remains a fugitive.
In a tweet Tuesday, Patrick Colligan, head of the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association, called the ruling an “outrage” and “a slap in the face to every officer.”
In Tuesday’s 3-2 ruling with Chief Justice Stuart Rabner not participating, the court held that the state parole board didn’t meet its required burden of demonstrating there was a substantial likelihood of Acoli committing another crime.
“No member of the Court disputes that Acoli committed a horrific crime,” Justice Barry Albin wrote for the majority. “The issue, however is whether Acoli, after nearly five decades of imprisonment, has satisfied the statutory demands that govern his parole eligibility.”
Albin noted that if the crime had occurred today, Acoli would have been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, but that New Jersey law at the time allowed for parole.
“However despised Acoli may be in the eyes of many because of the notoriety of his crime, he too is entitled to the protection of the law — and to the fair and impartial administration of justice,” Albin wrote.
In a statement, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he was “deeply disappointed” by the ruling. State Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement, “I am grateful to the attorneys in my office who opposed the release of Sundiata Acoli and I am disappointed that he will be released on parole.”
Soffiyah Elijah, a civil rights attorney who has advocated on behalf of Acoli, praised the ruling and said, “It’s time now for Mr. Acoli to live the rest of his life in the loving care of his family and community.”
Acoli was known as Clark Edward Squire in 1973 when the car he was riding in was stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike for a broken tail light. According to court documents, Acoli’s gun went off during a struggle with Foerster, who had responded as backup.
The state contended Shakur shot Trooper James Harper, wounding him, then took Foerster’s gun and shot him twice in the head as he lay on the ground. A third person in the car with Acoli and Shakur died from his injuries at the scene. The three were members of a group known as the Black Liberation Army.
Acoli has claimed he was grazed by a bullet and blacked out, and couldn’t remember the exact sequence of events. At his most recent parole hearing, in 2016, he speculated for the first time that Foerster could have been shot accidentally by Harper.
In a dissenting opinion, Justices Lee Solomon and Anne Patterson wrote that the parole board’s decision was supported by the evidence and should be left undisturbed.
“Our only role is to ensure that the Parole Board does not abuse its discretion in making decisions,” Solomon wrote. “In light of the Board’s evident consideration of the record as a whole, we cannot say we are in a better position than the Parole Board to decide Acoli’s fate.”
Foerster’s death and Shakur’s continued fugitive status have resonated over the years and spurred bipartisan agreement in Congress.
In 2013, state and federal authorities announced a $2 million reward for information leading to her capture, and the FBI made her the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists.
President Donald Trump demanded that Cuba return her in 2017 when he announced plans to reverse some Obama-era Cuba policies, an approach that was hailed in New Jersey by Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and then-Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
In 2005, Castro referred to Shakur as a victim of “the fierce repression against the black movement in the United States” and said she had been “a true political prisoner.” | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/parole-granted-for-former-militant-in-troopers-1973-death/ | 2022-05-11 00:15:07 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/parole-granted-for-former-militant-in-troopers-1973-death/ |
Starbucks leaving Russian market
Published: May. 23, 2022 at 8:33 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(AP) - Starbucks is pulling out of the Russian market.
In a memo to employees Monday, Starbucks said it decided to close its 130 stores and no longer have a brand presence in Russia. Starbucks said it will continue to pay its nearly 2,000 Russian employees for six months and help them transition to new jobs.
The stores are owned and operated by Alshaya Group, a Kuwait-based franchise operator.
Seattle-based Starbucks had suspended all business activity in Russia on March 8 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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CLAYTON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is a conservative by any measure.
As the Republicans seeks a second term in November, he can trumpet multiple tax cuts. He helped enact a ban on abortions after six weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant. He presided over an election law overhaul that could make it harder for some Georgians to vote.
And in case anyone still doubts his credentials, Kemp is fond of noting he’s the first modern Republican governor in Georgia who wasn’t a Democrat at some point in his political career.
Still, his decision to defy Donald Trump and ratify Joe Biden’s presidential electors in 2020 has won Kemp credit with some Democrats. That goodwill showed up in Georgia’s May primaries, when a notable number of Democratic-leaning voters cast Republican ballots to help Kemp trounce his Trump-endorsed challenger.
Now, heading into the general election, Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams needs those voters in her column. And she is unvarnished in arguing that Kemp is due nothing from voters for refusing to subvert a free and fair American presidential election.
“Let me be clear,” Abrams says near the end of her half-hour campaign pitch. “Not committing treason does not make you a hero.”
The crowds at Abrams’ events roar at the line, betraying at least some worry that Kemp’s handling of Trump could curry favor with enough moderate voters and prove a decisive variable in this rematch from four years ago.
Kemp and Georgia’s Republican secretary of state drew Trump’s public ire when they signed off on Biden’s victory in the state, which had been a Republican lock in presidential elections since 1996.
Of course, Kemp never explicitly pushed back on Trump’s false claims that Biden’s win was fraudulent; the governor stuck to a matter-of-fact explanation that he was following the law. His approach incensed Trump’s most ardent supporters. But it also proved a subtle way for Kemp to position himself as a moderating force within Trump’s party, giving the governor an opening to fashion a November coalition of his own core supporters and key swing voters.
That balance is how Kemp narrowly defeated Abrams in 2018 and how Democrats, in turn, shifted Georgia their way in 2020.
“It’s a base-plus strategy for Republicans, and a base-plus strategy for Democrats,” said Tharon Johnson, a Democratic strategist, explaining the shared pressure on Kemp and Abrams to win the narrow middle.
Four years ago, Kemp won by 55,000 votes out of about 4 million cast. Biden topped Trump by less than 12,000 votes out of 5 million cast. In concurrent U.S. Senate runoffs two months after the presidential election, about 4.5 million Georgians voted; Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won by 2 percentage points and 1.2 percentage points, respectively.
In May of this year, Kemp topped former Sen. David Perdue with almost 74% of the vote in a record-turnout Republican primary, despite Perdue having Trump’s endorsement. Perdue’s 262,000-plus votes could be of concern to Kemp in such a hotly contested state.
“There are still plenty of election deniers in our party,” said Ed Henderson, a local GOP officer in Rabun County, where Kemp and Abrams each held events recently. “I’m not one of them,” Henderson said, “but Kemp has to deal with them.”
On the other hand, an Associated Press analysis of early voting records from data firm L2 found that more than 37,000 people who voted in Georgia’s Democratic primary two years ago cast ballots in May’s Republican primary, an unusually high number of so-called crossover voters.
That gave Kemp a clear anti-Trump boost that he never sought openly and also drew notice in Abrams’ camp.
“Both sides have similar concerns,” Johnson concluded.
Hence Abrams’ frustration at any possibility Kemp would be rewarded for not helping Trump thwart an election.
Kemp, she told reporters at a stop in heavily Republican north Georgia, is “being lauded for not committing treason.” She pointed to other Kemp actions: expanding gun-possession rights with a concealed-carry law and signing a bill banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy.
“It is wrong to suggest that Brian Kemp is some form of anti-Trump moderate,” Abrams told reporters. “He is not. He is not simply a fiscal conservative. He’s a hard-right, religious extremist who is using the law of Georgia to implement his belief system.”
Lance Hammonds, president of the NAACP chapter in heavily Democratic DeKalb County in metro Atlanta, said he’s aware of the crossover votes in May and is working to educate voters about Kemp’s full record.
“I’d say he’s done a fair job as governor,” Hammonds allowed. “But there are plenty of gaps,” he said, pointing especially to Kemp’s refusal to expand Medicaid fully.
As for Kemp’s navigation of Trump, Hammonds drew a distinction between Kemp and his relative silence and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who has criticized the former president and testified before the congressional panel investigating Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Raffensperger “stood up,” Hammonds said, while Kemp “still followed the party line. That’s not real political courage.”
Indeed, Kemp doesn’t talk about Trump unless asked. That’s a notable turnabout from 2018, when he won Trump’s endorsement in a contested Republican primary. Instead, Kemp cites his decisions to eschew extended statewide business closures and mask mandates during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, and he tries to link Abrams to Biden and an inflationary economy. Kemp calls her “extreme,” just as she labels him.
Still, Kemp makes his electoral strategy clear.
“We saw what happened” with Democrats’ wins in 2020 and 2021, Kemp said of the GOP base during a recent stop in Rabun County, where he got 80% of the vote in 2018. “We have to unite, and we have to get all our folks out,” he warned. Then, he promised, “We’re going to go after that middle.”
Only with reporters afterward did the governor begrudgingly acknowledge the potential effects of the 2020 drama in that equation. He said Trump loyalists give him credit for signing an overhaul of the state’s election laws in 2021 — a reaction to Democrats’ wins. Among other provisions, the law shortens runoff campaigns to four weeks and limits drop boxes for absentee ballots in the most populous counties. Both moves force Democrats to recalibrate their turnout operations.
Pressed on whether he could get swing votes for ratifying Biden’s victory, Kemp said, “People want elected officials that are going to abide by their oath of office to protect the law and the Constitution of this state and the Constitution of the United States. I think there are a lot of people in the middle who appreciate that.”
Of course, he added, “There’s probably a lot of people who won’t vote for me who appreciate it, too. But I’ve tried to be consistent.”
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Major freight railroads are facing pressure to add sick days for their workers from a new front: An influential investment group says some of its members are now pushing the measure that Congress declined to as part of the contracts they imposed last week to avert a potentially devastating nationwide rail strike.
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility said Monday that two investment managers it works with to help promote social change at companies had filed proposals at Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads to give shareholders a vote on whether rail workers should get paid sick leave. Similar proposals are likely to be filed at CSX and at BNSF's parent company of Berkshire Hathaway, but they haven't been submitted yet. The ICCR represents 300 members with over $4 trillion in assets.
The lack of paid sick time in the industry became a major sticking point this fall in contract talks between the railroads and their 12 unions. Four of those unions rejected five-year deals that included 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses because of their concerns about sick leave, demanding schedules and other quality-of-life concerns.
President Joe Biden signed a bill Friday that forces railroad workers to accept those deals that were negotiated back in September and prohibits them from going on strike. A separate bill that would have required sick time failed in the Senate.
Labor groups said after Congress acted they will keep fighting for sick time and better working conditions even though this round of negotiations that began three years ago is now over because their concerns linger.
Marvin Owens with nonprofit investment manager Impact Shares filed the shareholder proposal at Norfolk Southern. Impact Shares works with groups like the YWCA and NAACP to establish criteria for funds. Owens said companies should consider sick time as an investment in its workforce, not an expense.
“In this day and age, this really boggles the mind why a company would not provide that given the need to retain workers and really provide workers with the kind of support needed to keep them in place and to keep them healthy. Paid sick leave is key to that," Owens said.
The railroads refused to add sick time during these negotiations because they said the unions had agreed over the decades to forgo paid sick leave in favor of higher wages and strong short-term disability benefits that start to kick in after four or seven days and replace part of a worker's wages for up to a year.
The railroads also say employees can take personal leave days or vacation days for illnesses, although workers say those have to be approved far ahead of time so they aren't very useful for illnesses. Workers are also allowed to take unpaid time off for illnesses but they may be penalized under a railroad's attendance policy if they miss too many days.
The Association of American Railroads trade group also said the special board of arbitrators that intervened in the contract dispute this summer opted not to recommend paid sick time.
A spokesman for the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union that rejected its deal with the railroads praised the investors' action.
“The railroads never engaged on this issue in good faith. Their arrogance led us to this juncture and it has rightfully left their public reputation bruised. That’s their fault,” said Clark Ballew with the BMWED. ”There’s no excuse other than their insatiable greed and that is a flimsy, pathetic excuse at that."
Union Pacific said in a statement that it “knows quality of life concerns are real and we are working with employees to make changes.”
Norfolk Southern declined to comment on the investor proposal. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Investors-press-railroads-to-add-sick-time-for-17633441.php | 2022-12-06 01:31:29 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Investors-press-railroads-to-add-sick-time-for-17633441.php |
WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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FREEZE WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
328 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 30 may result in frost formation
and freezing conditions.
* WHERE...Southeast Warren County.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.
* WHERE...Northern Saratoga and Washington Counties.
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 to 36 degrees will result in
frost formation.
* WHERE...Mid Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and Southern
Litchfield County.
* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if
left uncovered.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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Annual industry survey demonstrates resiliency of the advisory industry; demand for adviser services surges as industry grew by 2.1% in 2022
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Investment Adviser Association (IAA) and National Regulatory Services (NRS), a COMPLY company, today published its annual Investment Adviser Industry Snapshot (Snapshot) which found the sector grew by 2.1% in 2022, with 15,114 fiduciary investment advisers managing $114.1 trillion in assets for 61.9 million clients.
While assets under management declined for the first time since 2008 due to a vacillating economy, the investment advisory industry was resilient, with both the number of advisers and non-clerical employees climbing to a record high in 2022.
The 2023 Snapshot by the Numbers:
Most Advisers are Small Businesses
- 91.7% of advisers employed 100 or fewer employees
- 70.2% of advisers managed less than $1 billion in assets, and 88.5% managed less than $5 billion
- Smaller advisers accounted for a high proportion of employees relative to their assets managed
- Advisers focused on individuals as clients were likely to be small, with an average of just 9 employees, 2 offices and $330 million in assets under management
- Advisers with less than $1 billion in assets accounted for almost all of the new SEC registrations, with new registrants accounting for 10.0% of firms in this size range
"Investors are increasingly engaging investment advisers, which continuously provide investment management advice as fiduciaries, putting their clients' interests ahead of their own," said Karen Barr, the CEO and president of the Investment Adviser Association. "Over the past five years, over 22 million more individuals have engaged an investment adviser for asset management – a rate of growth in both the number of individual clients and assets of roughly 12% per year."
Significant Themes in the Results
- Growing Client Base: The number of clients using asset management services increased in 2022 to a record high of 54.3 million, a gain of 2.1%. However, the total number of clients not using asset management services, such as clients using only financial planning services, declined in 2022 as digital advice offerings evolved and providers realigned their platforms. As a result, the total number of clients declined by 4.3%.
- Regulatory Uncertainty: Regulatory change looms large. Rule proposals from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have the potential to lead to significant industry change. Of note is the safeguarding proposal which would subject 1/3 of the industry to custody requirements.
- Acceleration in Trend: During this period, the number of offices in private residences rose sharply. The 25.6% increase in 2022 suggests that advisers are transitioning to a permanent remote or hybrid model.
- PE over Hedge Funds: Over the past 10 years, both the number of funds and assets under management have been increasing more rapidly for private equity funds than for hedge funds. Private equity funds now account for 44.2% of the number of private funds and 32.8% of private fund assets.
"This year's report underscores the diverse nature of the industry and its continued growth, most notably in terms of the number of firms and the number of private funds. These trends are clearly having an impact on the SEC's focus areas for examinations and rulemaking, as evidenced by the proposals made this year which aim to increase protections for private fund investors," said John Gebauer COMPLY's Chief Regulatory Officer.
The full Investment Adviser Industry Snapshot 2023 can be viewed and downloaded from the IAA website or by going to the NRS website.
About the Investment Adviser Association
The Investment Adviser Association (IAA) is the leading trade association representing the interests of fiduciary investment adviser firms. The IAA's member firms collectively manage more than $35 trillion in assets for a wide variety of institutional and individual investors. In addition to serving as the voice of the advisory profession on Capitol Hill and before the SEC, DOL, CFTC and other U.S. and international regulators, the IAA provides extensive practical and educational services to its membership. For more information, visit investmentadviser.org or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
About COMPLY
At COMPLY, we pride ourselves on being the champion for compliance professionals. Merging technology, consulting and education, we help clients navigate the ever-changing regulatory environment. Our portfolio of offerings includes ComplySci, RIA in a Box and National Regulatory Services (NRS), whose more than 7,000 clients include some of the world's largest financial institutions. Clients throughout our portfolio enjoy access to our full suite of industry-leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) consulting, technology, managed services, analytics and outsourcing solutions.
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Kasaju joins a series of strong executive hires from Veeva, McKinsey, Amazon
MIAMI, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RxDefine, a leading engagement platform dedicated to educating and empowering healthcare consumers and HCPs, today announced the hire of Pujan Kasaju as SVP of Finance and Operations. In this role, he will lead the finance, accounting, and administrative operations function at RxDefine.
"The addition of Pujan to the executive team is a critical next step for RxDefine's growth," said Ahmed Elsayyad, co-founder and president of RxDefine. "His background in high-growth technology startups and investment management is exactly the combination of skills we need as we enter the company's next phase of growth."
Kasaju brings significant leadership and expertise in strategic finance through his experience in principal investing at Blackstone (NYSE: BX), where he sourced, evaluated, executed, and managed private credit and equity investments across various industries for five years. He is also a proven operator, having previously served in an executive finance capacity within the venture-backed startup ecosystem.
"I'm excited about the opportunity to help shape RxDefine's growth trajectory and inspired by our mission of evolving the healthcare experience for consumers and providers while impacting the lives of everyday people," said Kasaju.
Kasaju holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and BBA/BA/MPA degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.
RxDefine is a healthcare engagement platform that helps consumers and HCPs find the information and services they need to take the best next action, while also giving brands the data and insights they need to effectively maximize marketing efforts. The RxDefine platform is composed of RxNavigate, a solution that offers consumers a personalized journey to help address their needs via empathetic 1:1 interactions; RxTelehealth, a telehealth solution that allows for a seamless transition from engagement to virtual care; and RxJourney, an analytics tool that connects the dots between online and offline actions to help measure and improve engagement efforts. For more information about RxDefine, visit www.rxdefine.com.
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Gas surpasses $4 in Fargo-Moorhead
Published: May. 9, 2022 at 8:17 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Triple-A says the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded rose to $4.32 Monday -- 13 cents more than last week. It’s also just a fraction of a penny from the all-time high set back on March 11th.
The national average for a gallon of diesel hit another record high of $5.54 Monday. That’s up 22 cents in a week -- and 49 cents in just the last month, according to AAA.
According to AAA, the average price of gas in North Dakota is $4.015 per gallon. They’re showing gas generally higher in the western part of the state, averaging $3.95 in Cass County and $3.98 in Grand Forks County.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — In the final days of the 2016 U.S. election campaign, European Union leader Donald Tusk could no longer contain himself: “One Donald is more than enough!” he wrote on Twitter. When Trump was elected less than a week later, it made for an awkward start to what proved to be four difficult years of trans-Atlantic relations.
As Trump becomes the first former president to face federal charges that could put him in jail, many Europeans are watching the case closely. But hardly a single world leader has said a thing recently about the man leading the race for the Republican party nomination.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, who Foreign Policy Magazine named its “Diplomat of the Year” in 2019 for helping the alliance navigate an “ uncertain future” during the Trump years, demonstrated his chops when asked about a second term: It took him less than three sentences to change the topic to the television series “The Crown.”
It’s not that the global public isn’t interested. Trump’s court appearance grabbed headlines and figured prominently on evening newscasts across much of Europe.
As far away as New Zealand, most “are watching the Trump circus with the same sense of horror and fascination that marked his last days in office” in early 2021 when the U.S. Capitol was attacked, said David Capie, a professor of international relations at Victoria University of Wellington.
Few European leaders would welcome Trump’s reelection. His policies on climate, trade and security clashed with European interests and sensibilities, and many fear that he would withdraw robust U.S. support for the war in Ukraine.
“The whole world has the same concern. We hope that the U.S. election restores a bit of rationality,” said José Pio Borges, president of the Brazilian Center for International Relations think tank said Tuesday. “Not that we have great appreciation for Biden, but there is no comparison.”
In other parts of the world where the U.S. feels farther away, like China and India, the trial passed by with much less notice.
And then, a minority of world leaders is openly cheering for Trump to make a comeback. In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban backed Trump in 2016, and said the war in Ukraine wouldn’t be happening if Trump was still president. In a speech last month, he cried: “Come back, Mr. President! Make America great again, and bring us peace!”
The nature of the allegations against Trump being tried now also matter to allied leaders. Prosecutors allege he was reckless with classified information, including secrets shared by or about intelligence partners.
“Were Donald Trump to be elected President, then absolutely, there will be certain governments that are going to be concerned,” said Leslie Vinjamuri, director of the U.S. and Americas Program at the London-based think tank Chatham House. She added that the current case was “very clear evidence, you know, of his willingness to play fast and loose with secret and top secret documents.”
With NATO allies and as far as Australia and New Zealand, the United States has a dense network of military security cooperation deals where secrecy, due diligence and trust in exchanging sensitive information are essential.
The indictment alleges Trump intentionally retained hundreds of classified documents after leaving office in January 2021, and then stored them in cardboard boxes in locations including a bathroom, a ballroom and a bedroom. The documents contained information on nuclear programs, defense and weapons capabilities of the U.S. and foreign governments, and a Pentagon “attack plan,” prosecutors wrote.
“It’s so far beyond the pale of the imagination of most people who work in intelligence that it really, you know, you do have to sort of laugh. But it’s obviously very grave, very serious,” Vinjamuri told the AP.
Governments themselves have shied away from addressing such sensitive issues on the record, but it’s clear that most U.S. allies, especially in Europe, have embraced Biden as their best hope to rekindle old alliances and build cooperation to contain climate change.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created Europe’s biggest crisis in decades, and many European nations have stood shoulder to shoulder with Biden in facing Putin and slapping sanction after sanction on the Kremlin.
The war has even driven reassessments in some countries that were once inclined toward Trump’s view of the world.
In Poland, the nationalist conservative government did not hide its admiration for Trump when he was elected, and agreed with him on issues including opposition to large-scale migration, especially by Muslims. In 2017, Poland’s conservative President Andrzej Duda said that if the U.S. set up a base in Poland it would be called Fort Trump, and later Duda was one of the last world leaders to congratulate Biden after his election victory.
But Duda and others are grateful for Biden’s assurances to Poland and his two visits to Warsaw since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Ukraine itself has received vital aid from the Biden administration, but has shown no interest in commenting on Biden’s political rival. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tried not to take sides during Trump’s first impeachment saga despite playing a central role in it, much as he’s welcomed China’s peace plan for the conflict despite widespread perceptions that it favors Moscow.
But this time, European leaders are keeping their opinions about Trump to themselves.
“One of the most interesting questions here in the United Kingdom, across Europe and elsewhere, is: what are Europeans doing to prepare for the possibility that Donald Trump could return to the White House? And I think the reality is, not a lot right now,” Vinjamuri said.
Donald Tusk is now running to lead Poland after elections in the fall. As a prime minister, the last thing he would want is to pick another fight with a Donald.
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COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Collin County's mental health authorities are providing a safe space for any resident who has been impacted by the mass shooting in Allen.
LifePath Systems shared on social media that it is offering free counseling to the Collin County community. Anyone who would like to speak to a counselor can either call 972-422-5939 or go to the LifePath Systems website.
The team also says that they're working with local and state officials to provide free emotional support, trauma response and services from licensed clinicians to help anyone affected by the shooting.
"We grieve with the families affected by this senseless act of violence and the entire Allen community," the team wrote on social media.
What do we know about the Allen shooting?
Nine people died, including the suspect, in a shooting at an Allen outlet mall Saturday afternoon, and President Joe Biden confirmed the victims who died included children, though he did not specify how many.
Several law enforcement agencies responded to the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets on Saturday.
Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd confirmed the deaths in a news conference Saturday night and that seven people were still being treated in area hospitals.
The victims' names have not been released. The suspected shooter was identified as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia, according to law enforcement sources.
Biden's statement also said the suspect was "in tactical gear armed with an AR-15 style assault weapon" as he shot people at the Allen Premium Outlets mall.
"Eight Americans — including children — were killed yesterday in the latest act of gun violence to devastate our nation," Biden said. "Jill and I are praying for their families and for others critically injured, and we are grateful to the first responders who acted quickly and courageously to save lives."
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‘I have cancer’: Customers help raise thousands of dollars for Waffle House employee
ATLANTA (WGCL/Gray News) - Waffle House customers in Georgia are raising money for a beloved employee who is battling cancer.
WGCL reports Cynthia Morrison has called the restaurant home for 37 years, and not only will she ask for your breakfast order, but she’ll get your life story, too.
“Most of the time, I know their order, drink, and name,” Morrison said. “If you know their name, it makes them feel special.”
Morrison’s genuine interest in every customer who walks in is part of the reason one regular noticed her absence one morning.
Joey Godfrey and his family have dined with Morrison hundreds of times over the last five or six years.
“She’s always there every Saturday,” Godfrey said. “She’s always smiling, always asking how I’m doing, how are my kids doing - it’s never about her.”
When their paths crossed days later, Godfrey asked Morrison where she had been. He was shocked to learn why she called out.
“She leaned in and said, ‘I have cancer; bone cancer,’” Godfrey said.
Morrison said she was diagnosed with stage 1 multiple myeloma in March. She had just started chemotherapy pills at home and suffered a poor reaction but never planned to share her diagnosis with customers.
“I didn’t mean for it to just come out,” she said.
Morrison’s health scare comes months after she lost her brother to cancer and her mother to COVID-19.
Godfrey said Morrison’s health news hit him hard. Last year, he lost his stepdad to cancer and has a close friend currently fighting the disease.
He left a $120 tip for Morrison that day, but his generosity didn’t stop there. In less than a week, he set up a GoFundMe for Morrison, and the account had more than $5,000 in a matter of days.
Morrison said she faces eight more rounds of chemotherapy, procedures, and weeks she won’t be able to work. She said she appreciates the money, but nothing beats the kindness coming her way.
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(The Hill) — Posts spreading misinformation are most amplified on Twitter and TikTok, according to a new report that looked at the spread of false narratives online.
The Integrity Institute, an advocacy group, found that Twitter and TikTok have the highest “Misinformation Amplification Factor,” a figure the report’s authors used to track the spread of misinformation
Twitter and TikTok’s high levels of the Misinformation Amplification Factor are based on the mechanisms for “virality” on the platforms, the report found.
The report analyzed misinformation content from fact-checkers that are part of the International Fact Checking network. The amplification factor was weighed as a ratio between how much engagement a misinformation post received and what engagement would be expected based on the historical performance of content from the creator.
Twitter’s retweet feature has less friction than other platforms’ sharing options — users can retweet a post with one click, allowing it to spread to a wider audience.
On TikTok most content is public and views are generated by recommendations dependent on machine learning models that predict engagement, meaning misinformation can spread “far beyond the followers of the account that created it,” the report stated.
The report identified the highest number of misinformation posts on Facebook, based on the sample analyzed. But posts with misinformation are amplified to a lesser degree on Facebook than on Twitter and TikTok because Facebook’s sharing option has what the report called a higher level of “friction.”
Facebook requires that users pick if they want to share a post as a new post or a direct message and if they want to add commentary. Those options add a level of friction that isn’t apparent to share posts on Twitter or TikTok.
Instagram had the lowest Misinformation Amplification Factor, based on limited mechanisms for “virality,” the report found.
The Integrity Institute, however, found signs that Facebook’s Misinformation Amplification Factor may increase as the platform adds more features like TikTok and increases the role of recommended content.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mediso has announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the InterView™ FUSION and InterView™ XP multimodality (PET/SPECT/MRI/CT) image processing and reporting software which is specifically adapted for nuclear medicine and molecular imaging workflows.
The vendor independent InterView™ software offers a complete solution for image visualization, post-processing and reporting specifically adapted for the routine nuclear medicine and molecular imaging workflow. Workflows and specialized tools cover the most common nuclear medicine studies including bone, cardiac, central nervous system, thyroid, parathyroid, kidney, liver, digestive system and lung. Fast and standardized reporting is available for all nuclear medicine procedures. The software improves SPECT image quality with iterative reconstruction and reach absolute quantitation with Tera-Tomo™ SPECT reconstruction engine, making fast and accurate personalized dosimetry possible. It also features a variety of state-of-the-art modules to enhance clinical and preclinical research work such as automatic lesion detection, and automatic segmentation and image denoising. The InterView™ software seamlessly integrates to any hospital information system either running on stand-alone workstation, or on physical or virtualized server.
"Receiving the FDA nod for our image processing software marks the next step in marketing our clinical products in the USA," said Istvan Bagamery, founder and CEO of Mediso. "The InterView™ software together with the AnyScan SPECT and SPECT/CT clinical systems provide a complete solution for all nuclear medicine routine and research application and they demonstrate our continuous commitment to the molecular imaging market."
Mediso, works in the field of medical imaging for 30+ years with a profile of development, manufacturing, selling and servicing standalone and multi-modality imaging devices. The company offers complete solutions from hardware design to evaluation and quantification software for clinical patient care and preclinical research.
Mediso has a leader position in the clinical nuclear medicine market with over 1500 commissioned systems around the world. Beyond the market leading AnyScan TRIO SPECT/CT, Mediso also offers an integrated SPECT/PET/CT triple modality system that is unique on the market.
Products are sold directly or through a distribution network in 100+ countries worldwide.
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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Police are negotiating with an armed man accused of shooting and wounding one person and who has barricaded himself inside a room at a suburban Detroit hotel. Businesses in the surrounding popular dining and shopping area have been evacuated or locked down.
The shooting early Thursday afternoon stemmed from a dispute over money with staff at the Hampton Inn in Dearborn, Police Chief Issa Shahin said at a news conference. The wounded person was taken to a hospital. Their name and condition were not released.
The suspect was contained in the hotel and armed with a long gun, Police Cpl. Dan Bartok told reporters.
“Negotiators are working, trying to resolve this peacefully,” Bartok said.
Shots were reported shortly after 1 p.m. at the hotel in the busy district in Dearborn, a city of over 100,000 people just west and southwest of Detroit.
Police evacuated the hotel and surrounding businesses. Traffic into the busy downtown was blocked, Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said.
Earlier, state police tweeted that the “situation is active and dangerous” and that shots still “were being fired by the suspect.”
Officers in tactical gear could be seen, as well as emergency vehicles.
Some businesses near the hotel, including Dearborn Federal Savings Bank and Better Health Market, locked down with customers inside.
“There are police everywhere,” said Cheryl Seguin, a security officer at the bank. “Police from multiple jurisdictions and federal, county, state agencies. Multiple police cars and other types of units — EMS, just about everything.”
Patrick Collins, manager of the Better Health Market, described seeing police, automatic weapons and ambulances. Three customers were inside the market.
“There’s a lot going on,” he said.
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WYALUSING, Pa., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peoples Ltd. (OTC: PPLL). Anthony J. Gabello, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peoples Ltd., holding company for PS Bank, has announced results for the second quarter 2022. Net income for the second quarter of 2022 was $1,665,000 or $2.26 per share. Net income for the second quarter of 2022 represents a decrease of 6.09% from the second quarter 2021 net income of $1,773,000, primarily driven by an 89.92% decrease in gross mortgage sales and servicing rights income from $605,000 for second quarter 2021 to $61,000 for second quarter 2022, which was partially offset by improved net interest income levels.
Consolidated net income year-to-date was $3,206,000 or $4.35 earnings per share, a decrease of 5.43% from consolidated year-to-date income of $3,390,000 or $4.60 earnings per share for the first six months of 2021. This was primarily driven by an 80.46% decrease in gross mortgage sales and servicing rights income from $1,351,000 for first six months of 2021 to $264,000 for first six months of 2022. Reduced mortgage revenue was attributable to the sharp rise in mortgage interest rates in the first six months of 2022, experienced throughout the banking industry. Additionally, the bank recognized approximately $304,000 less in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fees year-to-date in 2022 versus same year-to-date 2021, and has substantially concluded its PPP program at this time.
Year-to-date return on assets was 1.30% as of June 30, 2022 compared to 1.47% for the same period in 2021. Year-to-date return on average equity was 14.55% as of June 30, 2022 compared to the prior year-to-date of 15.64%.
Total assets increased 6.19% to $506,820,000 from $477,295,000 as of December 31, 2021. Deposits increased 8.37% to $455,193,000 compared to $420,024,000 as of December 31, 2021. Loans increased 4.85% from $280,587,000 year-end 2021 to $294,197,000 as of June 30, 2022.
"During the second quarter of 2022, we were pleased to cross the threshold of $500 million in total assets for the first time, as we continued to grow both loans and deposits, experiencing solid balance sheet growth throughout the quarter.
We continued to perform well through the first six months of 2022, realizing significant core earnings growth due to the rising interest rate environment. Decreased net income for year-to-date 2022 is primarily attributable to our reduced mortgage sales and servicing rights of $1,087,000 and decrease in PPP fees recognized. The reduction in mortgage sales income and PPP fee income was anticipated, given the slowdown in the mortgage loan environment and our bank's historic mortgage loan performance in the prior two years, as well as the conclusion of the PPP program. Despite these reductions, growth in net interest income and cost control offset a large portion of these decreases. Our ROA and ROAE, although lower in 2022, remain above historic levels pre-pandemic. Our bank remains well positioned to benefit from a period of rising interest rates.
We are nearing completion of our PS Bank Business Center in South Abington Township in the third quarter and look forward to the opportunities for further growth and success it will provide for us moving forward", stated Gabello.
Note: This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors. These factors include operating, legal and regulatory risks; changing economic and competitive conditions and other risks and uncertainties.
Peoples Ltd. is the holding company for PS Bank. PS Bank is an independent community bank, established 1914, with locations throughout Bradford, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lackawanna, and Susquehanna counties. Peoples Ltd. is traded in the Over-the-Counter market under the symbol PPLL. Learn more about PS Bank at PSBanking.com.
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A federal court has ruled that the Marine Corps cannot deny entry to Sikhs because of their unshorn beards and hair.
The Marine Corps told three Sikh men that they could serve only if they shaved before going through basic training. Most Sikh men don't cut their hair as a sign of their religious commitment. But to serve in the military satisfies another aspect of their faith.
"They believe, as part of their religious duty, in defending the rights of others," lawyer Eric Baxter, who represents the men, told NPR. "[Sikhs] have served for a long time in militaries around the world, including in the United States, with all of their articles of faith in place."
The District of Columbia's federal appeals court decided that the three are entitled to serve. The Sikh Coalition is campaigning to allow Sikhs to practice their religious customs while serving in the U.S. military. More than 100 members of Congress and 27 retired generals support the group's cause.
"The Pentagon's existing policies are based on stereotypes about what Americans should look like," the group wrote on its website. "Instead of perpetuating stereotypes, policymakers should focus on whether candidates for military service can competently perform their job functions and promote teamwork and camaraderie."
Baxter said his three Sikh clients had been waiting for more than two years to go through formal training, all the while watching their fellow recruits advance without them.
"That's very demoralizing for two years to see that everyone else gets to progress and you're told, 'No, you're not good enough to serve in our country,'" he said.
The Marines claimed their rules about hair are a matter of national security, because the beards will impact "troop uniformity."
The Marine Corps allows medically required beards and diverse hairstyles for women, and has relaxed its rules around tattoos.
In 2021, NPR reported that the Marines planned to address its lack of diversity and retention problems. Approximately 75% of Marines leave at the end of their four-year term, the highest turnover rate among the military services, according to the article.
The ruling means that the three men are allowed to go ahead with training, while the Marine Corps considers a possible appeal.
"They should really just recognize it's time to make this change and let all Americans serve without having to abandon their religious – their core religious belief," Baxter said.
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Bruins vs. Panthers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - NHL Playoffs First Round Game 4
The Boston Bruins visit the Florida Panthers Sunday at BB&T Center for Game 4 of the NHL Playoffs First Round, starting at 3:30 PM ET on TNT, SN1, TVAS, BSFL, and NESN. The Bruins have a 2-1 lead in the series. The Bruins are favored (-150) against the Panthers (+130).
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Before watching this matchup, here's our pick for which club will emerge victorious in Sunday's NHL Playoffs First Round action.
Bruins vs. Panthers Predictions for Sunday
Our projections model for this contest expects a final score of Bruins 4, Panthers 3.
- Moneyline Pick: Bruins (-150)
- Total Pick: Over (6)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Bruins (-0.7)
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Bruins Splits and Trends
- The Bruins have a 65-12-5 record overall, with an 11-5-16 record in games that have gone to overtime.
- In the 27 games Boston has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 19-6-2 record (good for 40 points).
- In the five games this season the Bruins scored only one goal, they've finished 1-4-0 (two points).
- Boston has scored two goals in 11 games this season (6-3-2 record, 14 points).
- The Bruins have scored at least three goals in 68 games (60-5-3, 123 points).
- In the 39 games when Boston has capitalized on a lone power-play goal, it went 33-3-3 to register 69 points.
- In the 53 games when it outshot its opponent, Boston is 38-10-5 (81 points).
- The Bruins have been outshot by opponents in 31 games, going 28-3-0 to record 56 points.
Panthers Splits and Trends
- The Panthers have a 42-32-8 record this season and are 6-8-14 in games that have needed overtime.
- Florida has earned 31 points (12-5-7) in its 24 games decided by one goal.
- In nine games this season when the Panthers ended a game with just one goal, they earned a total of three points (1-7-1).
- Florida has earned five points (2-13-1 record) this season when scoring a pair of goals .
- The Panthers have scored at least three goals in 59 games, earning 86 points from those contests.
- This season, Florida has scored a lone power-play goal in 33 games has a record of 19-10-4 in those matchups.
- When outshooting its opponent this season, Florida is 28-23-3 (59 points).
- The Panthers have been outshot by opponents in 28 games, going 14-11-3 to register 31 points.
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Bruins vs. Panthers Game Time and TV Channel
- When: Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT, SN1, TVAS, BSFL, and NESN
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- Where: BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida
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MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — An Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia’s deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh will be deported to his country after he agreed to apologize and pay compensation, officials said Wednesday.
Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Queensland, was detained in late April on Simeulue Island, a surf resort in West Aceh regency, after police accused him of going on a drunken rampage that left a fisherman with serious injuries.
Risby-Jones walked free on Tuesday after he went through a restorative justice process by offering to apologize for the attack and pay compensation to the fisherman’s family to avoid going to court and face a possible charge of assault that could land him up to five years in prison, said Fauzi, who heads the Immigration Office in Meulaboh, the capital of West Aceh regency.
Fauzi, who uses a single name like many Indonesians, declined to disclose the compensation amount the two sides agreed on, but local and Australian media said Risby-Jones paid about 250 million rupiah ($16,810) to the family and full hospital fees for the injured fisherman. He underwent surgery in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, for broken bones and a serious infection in his legs.
Risby-Jones was taken from Simeulue Island to Meulaboh by ferry late Tuesday. He was scheduled to appear at the Meulaboh immigration office on Wednesday to sign paperwork before heading back to Australia, Fauzi said.
Footage of his release on Tuesday showed Risby-Jones wearing a dark blue T-shirt and detainee’s red vest as was being escorted by officers to a bus after hugging and saying goodbye to several prison wardens.
“It’s been a long time coming and I’m feeling amazing and super happy and grateful,” he said. “Everyone has been very nice and accommodated me well, thank you.”
Immigration authorities have been coordinating with Australian diplomats on his deportation, Fauzi said. Risby-Jones will stay at an immigration detention facility until his documents and plane tickets are ready, Fauzi said.
Violent acts by foreigners are very rare in Aceh, the only province in Muslim-majority Indonesia that practices Shariah, a concession made by the central government in 2001 as part of efforts to end a decades-long war for independence. Risby-Jones is the first foreigner to successfully resolve a case through restorative justice in the province.
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'Stay Woke Florida' rolling protest to visit 15 cities. When and where will the bus be?
Advocacy groups are continuing to find ways to push back against Gov. Ron DeSantis who's signed multiple bills that critics say target people of color and the LGBTQ+ community.
The latest effort, a mobile protest dubbed the "Stay Woke Rolling Votercade," will visit 15 Florida cities next month, according to a news release from Adora Obi Nweze, president of the NAACP Florida State Conference of Branches.
Activities include:
- Marches
- Teach-ins
- Banned book giveaways
- Voter registration
- Education on new voting laws
- Media conferences
- Teacher recognitions
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Florida NAACP branches will be joined by the Transformative Justice Coalition, Black Voters Matter, American Federation of Teachers, Rainbow Push Coalition and other organizations advocating for marginalized groups in the following cities:
- Jacksonville
- Tallahassee
- Gainesville
- Ocala
- Leesburg
- Orlando
- Tampa
- Sarasota
- Ft. Myers
- Miami
- Ft. Lauderdale
- West Palm Beach
- Cocoa Beach
- Daytona Beach
- St. Augustine
When and where the mobile protests will be
Additional details on where exactly the "John Lewis Make Good Trouble Bus" will stop are forthcoming, but the groups have set the following schedule:
June 19: Jacksonville to Tallahassee to Gainesville
- 7 to 8:15 a.m.: Registration and breakfast welcoming program in Jacksonville
- 9 to 9:30 a.m.: 'Juneteenth Stay Woke Florida! Rolling Protest' kick-off press conference
- 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Juneteenth Tallahassee press conference, march, rally, celebration, voter registration and banned book giveaway at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 224 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.
- 5:30 p.m.: Gainesville Juneteenth reception, concert
June 20: Gainesville to Ocala to Leesburg to Orlando to Tampa
- 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: Votercade visits Ocala
- 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Lunch event in Leesburg
- 2 to 4 p.m.: Orlando event at Lake Lorna Doone Park, 1519 W. Church St.
- 6:30 p.m.: Tampa program and dinner
June 21: Tampa to Sarasota to Ft. Myers to Miami
- 9 to 11 a.m.: Votercade visits Sarasota
- Noon to 2 p.m.: Lunch event in Ft. Myers
- 7 p.m.: Miami program and dinner
June 22: Miami to Ft. Lauderdale to West Palm Beach
- 10 to 11:30 a.m.: Miami morning program
- 2:30 to 4 p.m.: Votercade visits Ft. Lauderdale
- 7 p.m.: West Palm Beach program and dinner
June 23: West Palm Beach to Cocoa Beach to Daytona Beach to St. Augustine to Jacksonville
- 10:45 a.m.: Votercade visits Cocoa Beach
- 2:10 to 3:30 p.m.: Wreath-laying ceremony for Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune in Daytona Beach
- 4:30 to 6 p.m.: St. Augustine program
- 7 p.m.: Closing reception and celebration in Jacksonville
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When I look at the economic news: the housing crunch, the high cost of groceries, or the possibility that AI will render my professional skills obsolete – I often come back to the same thought: I should start growing my own vegetables.
Financial savings and fresh produce aside, research shows gardening and spending time in nature has been shown to reduce stress, depression, and anxiety. For people like me who live in cities where community gardens are popular, there's evidence that gardening helps build a sense of community with neighbors.
And of course, the regular, moderate-intensity exercise of planting, weeding, and pruning can supports general health.
Sounds like a win all around. But there's a problem. Like about 20% of adults in the U.S., I live with chronic pain, including many with back pain. Mine is in my pelvis and legs, and it can make repetitive bending or crouching very uncomfortable.
Fortunately for me, this spring I've been seeing Rebecca Stephenson, a clinical specialist in physical therapy at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts. She has a passion for plants — in her own garden she grows flowers like sedum, coleus, peonies, as well as herbs — and has a lot of ideas about how to modify gardening activities to prevent pain.
She says gardening can benefit people with chronic pain. "You're exercising, breathing outside in nature and getting good lung expansion. You're also using your arms and legs in a coordinated way." Luckily she says, "there is a way to garden so that you don't hurt yourself and end up in pain afterwards."
Here are some of Stephenson's tips for getting your hands in the dirt, without the hurt.
Pace yourself
Like any physical activity, Stephenson says you can build endurance for gardening, step by step. Don't overdo it. "It's happened to me where I've gone out for four or five hours, and it's going to cost me for two weeks." But her professional training helps her stay grounded. "I come at it from underneath. Instead of going over your limit, I try to come under," she says.
"What I really recommend is to take your garden project and see how you could split it up into smaller pieces and be very reasonable about the amount of time that you're physically able to do it. So it might be a half an hour, it might be 15 minutes, it might be an hour, and then take a break, change your body position, do some stretches," she says.
Embrace 'functional bracing'
"Sometimes people wear a back brace just for gardening, and that gives them a little bit more of a reminder to be using their abdominal muscles," Stephenson says. It's worth a try, even if it seems awkward, she says. "It's not like your grandmother where you're wearing a girdle all day. You're just wearing it for an hour."
Take a seat, and get up gracefully
Stephenson suggests using a stadium chair, the kind that rests on the ground and provides back support, to work in a seated position. Spread your legs into a V shape, with knees straight or slightly bent, and work on the patch directly in front of you. You can also tuck one leg in with your foot resting against the inside of the opposite thigh.
And, when it's time to get up from a seated work position, follow these steps:
Try 'the quadruped'
For a bit more range of movement, kneel with both knees on a foam pad. Then, placing both hands on the ground, come forward into a table top position, with your back straight and your arms and legs perpendicular to the ground. You can then work with your dominant hand while supporting your weight with your non-dominant hand on the ground.
Take a knee
Kneel with one knee on a pad and the foot of the opposite leg on the ground, (as if you're proposing marriage or protesting the National Anthem at a football game). Use your front leg to brace your elbow as you work. This is a good position for using a small shovel or trowel, and you can work with both hands on the tool.
Consider raised beds
Instead of getting down on the ground, you can bring the earth up to you with a raised bed that comes up to hip level. The bed should be about twice as wide as your arm length, Stephenson says. You engage your abdominal muscles while leaning forward against the bed wall, which provides support for your pelvis while your upper body does the gardening. You can even prop one foot up on a stool for more support.
Stephenson particularly recommends raised beds for senior citizens. "A senior could have one in their backyard, in their condo, on the back porch. That could have their lettuce, could have spinach, a lot of herbs that could change how they're cooking to make it a little bit more exciting," she says. Short of building a raised bed, veggies can also be grown in planters that hook over a railing.
Switch sides and dominant hands regularly
To minimize the harms of repetitive, unbalanced motions like digging or raking, Stephenson suggests switching arms regularly, say every five minutes, taking turns using your non-dominant hand on the top of the shovel or rake. With raking in particular, she suggests positioning the rake in front of you and drawing it towards you in a symmetrical fashion.
Have you got tips for gardening with chronic pain? Send them to us at shots@npr.org, and you could be featured in a future edition of the NPR Health newsletter.
Andrea Muraskin writes the NPR Health newsletter and is a freelance writer and audio producer based in Boston.
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Scottsdale district seeks to verify SI report of Goodyear youth football team recruitment by Chaparral
The Scottsdale Unified School District has been trying to confirm this week's Sports Illustrated report that someone from Chaparral enticed a group of highly regarded youth football players from a Goodyear team to attend the school as freshmen.
"What has been reported in the Sports Illustrated article has not been substantiated," SUSD Athletic Director Nathan Slater wrote in an email Thursday to The Republic. "We specifically asked Sports Illustrated to provide us information regarding any alleged gas payments, or any AIA violation, and none was provided."
David Hines, executive director of the Arizona Interscholastic Association, which oversees most high school sports in the state, said the organization has been in communication with the Scottsdale district, which reached out to the AIA..
"We have been in communication with them and we will follow our process," Hines said.
The SI story starts with a father of the Goodyear youth team's quarterback boasting about choosing Chaparral to bring a group of talented players in as freshman. The father said it would send a message to Saguaro, another Scottsdale school and defending Open Division champion, that Chaparral was coming after them to become the biggest high school football program in Scottsdale. The two teams have been rivals for years.
Later in the story, which details how high school football in the Phoenix area is driven by state open enrollment rules that allow students to transfer anywhere and youth programs that feed into top programs, a parent only identified as B says someone from Chaparral reached out the youth team to see what it would take to get them there.
The parent said the person was told that gas money would help, given the distance between Goodyear and the Scottsdale school, which was met with a promise it would be taken care of.
About 15 players from that Southwest Valley youth team came to Chaparral and the freshman team has been steamrolling opponents this year.
Chaparral coach Brent barnes told The Republic that SI didn't reach out to him for the story, but people around the program were aware that some sort of story was coming.
MORE: Chaparral football coach: 'No knowledge' of imporoper contact with youth team
Slater also confirmed the district was aware of the SI report coming for some time.
"SUSD always strives for compliance, we self-report any AIA violations and take corrective action as needed," Slater said. "We’ve been in constant communication with the AIA for the months leading up to this article to be fully transparent.”
Slater said the district's sports are built on sportsmanship, respect and character and that, "We take any allegations of misconduct very seriously."
"High school athletics build qualities in young people that will follow them throughout life."
Barnes, who is in his fifth season leading the Chaparral program, said he wouldn't tolerate somebody from his staff enticing players to come over by offering gas money or any other incentives.
Barnes said he heard from other people around Chaparral that there was an article about to come out because SI was digging around.
"I can only speak for myself, I know that I'm not doing anything I'm concerned about," Barnes said. "At the end of the day, I would have welcomed them into my office any time and they could have asked me any question."
Chaparral principal Josh Pantier in an email to The Republic Friday said he was aware that Slater had been in contact with the AIA on the matter:
"I am not aware of any investigation related to the article. If we were aware of any substantiated claims of any athletic program being in violation of the AIA bylaws, we would self-report.''
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Bubba Wallace and 23XI Racing announced a multiyear contract extension Friday ahead of Wallace's final push to earn a spot in NASCAR's playoffs.
The Cup team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan launched in late 2020 built around Wallace, the only Black driver competing at NASCAR's top level. The team expanded this season to add a second car, with veteran Kurt Busch as Wallace's teammate.
“It feels great to get this renewal done and to know I have a home at 23XI Racing,” Wallace said. “Thanks to M.J. and Denny for continuing to believe in me. We’ve come a long way together in less than two years and we’ve checked off some major goals along the way. We know we still have work to do, both on and off the race track, but I feel good about our team and the direction we’re heading.”
Wallace is coming off the first pole of his career at Michigan International Speedway. But he came up one spot short of the playoff-clinching victory he needs to earn one of the 16 spots in NASCAR's championship field.
His runner-up finish last week gave Wallace four consecutive finishes of eighth or better, and he heads into Sunday's race at Richmond Raceway ranked 19th in the Cup standings. A victory in any of the remaining three regular-season races would put Wallace into the playoffs.
“Bubba was a key part of the early stages of 23XI, and I am thrilled that he will continue with the team,” Hamlin said. “When we announced Bubba as our first driver, the goal was to help him take his career to a higher level, and we have done just that. Bubba is continuing to get more competitive each week. We’re excited to see his growth as he and the team work toward achieving our goals.”
Wallace gave the organization its first Cup victory last fall with a win at Talladega Superspeedway in the No. 23 Toyota.
He also has been a key figure in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts with both 23I Racing and NASCAR to help grow the fanbase. Wallace has worked on initiatives such as “Bubba’s Block Party,” which launched Thursday night at Richmond Raceway and aims to bring NASCAR to a younger, more diverse audience. His “Live to be Different Foundation” allows Wallace to engage with the Charlotte-area community through backpack drives and the “Knowledge is Power Program” brings students to race tracks across the country.
Additionally, Wallace’s clothing design collaborations with both McDonald’s and Columbia Sportswear Company have brought NASCAR to a new audience.
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A European Central Bank poised to raise interest rates for the first time in 11 years vowed Wednesday to create an unspecified market backstop that could buffer member countries against financial turmoil like that seen during a debt crisis more than a decade ago.
Pressed by a government bond selloff, the bank’s governing council called an unscheduled meeting to address worrisome market shifts following the bank’s decision to hike rates in July and September.
ECB bond purchases and record low interest rates have kept borrowing costs low for businesses and governments. But those measures are coming to an end as the bank pivots to deal with record inflation of 8.1% in the 19 European Union countries using the euro currency.
The bank last week announced it will raise rates to cool rising prices but did not offer a specific measure to halt market turbulence caused by suddenly higher borrowing costs for more indebted EU countries, such as Italy and Spain.
Instead, the central bank simply said it would act if needed against “fragmentation,” or excessively high borrowing costs plaguing one part of the eurozone and not another. That is one complication of having one currency and central bank for 19 countries.
The unspecific pledge to act wasn’t enough to satisfy government bond markets, and the “spread,” or difference between what Italy pays for borrowing and what financially solid Germany pays, began to increase.
Those so-called spreads are a key fear index for the eurozone. Spreads widen when investors sell off Italian bonds, lowering their price and raising interest yields, which move opposite from price. Rising yields can reflect investor views that a country’s bonds carry more risk of loss.
The ECB said it would speed development of “a new anti-fragmentation instrument” that could be reviewed for approval by the governing council. Its statement didn’t say what that instrument would be.
The bank also said it could use money it gets from maturing bonds it holds to make new purchases and fight excessive borrowing costs if individual countries face market pressure.
The ECB already has an emergency bond-market backstop that could allow it to step in and buy the debt of a troubled country. That tool helped calm the 2010-2012 debt crisis after the bank announced it as part of then-President Mario Draghi’s promise to do “whatever it takes” to keep the eurozone from breaking up.
But that program, which never actually had to be used, can come with tough conditions for reform and governments may be reluctant to turn to it.
Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg bank, said the “situation today is different from the euro crisis a little more than a decade ago” because countries have improved growth prospects and the ECB has the bond-market backstop in its back pocket if needed. Current conditions “should not present an imminent risk even for fiscally challenged Italy,” he said.
A top ECB official, Isabel Schnabel, tried to calm market concerns Tuesday, saying the bank “will not tolerate” unjustified market rate increases.
“Our commitment to the euro is our anti-fragmentation tool,” she said in a speech at Paris’ Sorbonne University. “This commitment has no limits. And our track record of stepping in when needed backs up this commitment.”
Interest yields on Italy’s 10-year government bonds have risen from around 1.2% at the start of the year to 4.1% on Wednesday. The ECB’s pandemic support programs, including 1.7 trillion euros ($1.8 trillion) of bond purchases, helped keep government borrowing costs low across the eurozone. That program, however, came to an end in March, and markets are now looking at increases in interest rates from record low levels.
The ECB’s surprise meeting comes the same day that the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to announce its largest interest rate hike since 1994. Europe’s bank has trailed the Fed and other central banks in raising rates to combat decades-high levels of inflation, including the Bank of England, which has hiked rates four times since December and will meet again Thursday.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy are each courting major allies on Thursday, seeking to prop up their efforts in a war whose fortunes have tilted toward Ukraine in recent days.
In Uzbekistan’s ancient Samarkand, Putin was hoping to break through his international isolation and further cement his ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a geopolitical alliance increasingly seen as potent counterweight to the Western powers.
Putin and Xi were due to meet one-on-one and discuss Ukraine, according to the Russian president’s foreign affairs adviser.
In Kyiv, Zelenskyy was shrugging off a traffic collision the previous night that left him with no major injuries, officials said. He met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who once more showed full commitment to Ukraine’s cause.
Von der Leyen said she would address “how to continue getting our economies and people closer while Ukraine progresses towards accession” to the European Union, which is likely still years away in even the best of circumstances.
In a sign of further EU commitment, the European Parliament completed the drawn-out political process of a 5 billion-euro preferential loan to Ukraine, the key part of a 9 billion-euro package of aid to offset the cost of war.
In Germany, the EU’s economic powerhouse, the foreign minister was pressuring Chancellor Olaf Scholz to decide soon to supply Ukraine with versatile tanks while the war momentum was with Kyiv.
Germany has been hesitant on such moves for long, but Annalena Baerbock said that “in the decisive phase that Ukraine currently finds itself, I also don’t believe that it’s a decision which can be delayed for long.”
While Russian forces in some areas are increasingly being pushed back toward the border, Russia is still striking from behind the front line. Ukrainian officials said Russian missiles kept hitting the dam of the reservoir close to Zelenskyy’s birthplace, Kryvyi Rih, on Thursday, The damage flooded over 100 homes. Efforts were underway to contain more spillage and authorities urged citizens to take shelter as strikes continued.
The attack so close to his roots angered Zelenskyy, who said the strikes had no military value.
“In fact, hitting hundreds of thousands of ordinary civilians is another reason why Russia will lose,” he said in his nightly address late Wednesday.
The presidential office said that Russian shelling of seven Ukrainian regions over the past 24 hours killed at least two civilians and wounded 14.
Zelenskyy himself remained in a buoyant mood, saying that almost 400 settlements had been retaken in less that a week of fighting.
“It was an unprecedented movement of our warriors — Ukrainians once again managed to do what many considered impossible,” he said.
Zelenskyy is expected to ask for more Western military material, which has been essential in driving the counteroffensive, and request even harsher sanctions against Moscow as the war approaches the seven-month mark.
Despite the renewed Ukrainian vigor on the battlefield and the first rumblings of criticism at home, Putin is staying steadfast with his determination to fully subdue Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.
After a phone call with Putin earlier in the week, Scholz said that “unfortunately, I cannot tell you that the realization has grown over there by now that this was a mistake to start this war.”
“There has been no indication that new attitudes are emerging there now,” he added.
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Great smart home gifts anyone will enjoy
Smart tech can be a lot of fun and make your life much easier, but the research required to pick devices and the price tags of these items can often discourage potential buyers. For this reason, smart home upgrades make great gifts. Smart tech isn’t always something a friend or loved one will get for themselves, but it’s definitely something they can benefit from and appreciate in the long term.
What are smart home devices?
“Smart home” tech refers to electronic devices that can be controlled remotely through your phone, tablet or computer. A smart device can be programmed to automatically go into use at certain times, so you don’t have to be present to perform certain tasks.
What to consider when gifting smart home products
Take into account how tech-savvy the recipient is, and whether or not the device is something that can be incorporated into their daily life. Some devices require more knowledge than others, and others are only useful for specific interests. For example, a smart garden for growing herbs in the home is only helpful if your recipient would be interested in growing herbs indoors. A smart coffee maker is only a timesaver if the recipient will actually use those advanced settings.
Smart home gifts from $10-$50
Kasa Multicolor Dimmable Smart Light Bulb
What you need to know: This A19 10.5-watt dimmable bulb has Wi-Fi capabilities and can change colors.
What you’ll love: The bulb connects directly to your Wi-Fi network so you don’t need any extra equipment. It responds to voice commands and is compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant and Microsoft Cortana. A custom lighting schedule can be set ahead of time so you don’t have to manually change the brightness or color throughout the day.
What you should consider: It doesn’t come with a black light feature.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Lightimetunnel Sleep Headphones
What you need to know: This is a headphone/sleep mask combo that blocks out the sun and allows you to listen to music comfortably as you fall asleep.
What you’ll love: The ultra-thin stereo speakers are adjustable and comfortable for side sleepers, plus the Bluetooth/wires are removable so the mask can be washed. The mask material is breathable and molds comfortably to the face. A fully charged battery can last over 8 hours, making it perfect for travel and home use.
What you should consider: The mask runs a little big and doesn’t come in multiple sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
What you need to know: This pack comes with four smart plugs that transform your outlets into smart-capable spots.
What you’ll love: No hub is required, just plug in and use the Wi-Fi. These plugs are compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant and can be operated remotely when you’re not home.
What you should consider: Scheduled tasks are dependent on Wi-Fi and won’t work without it.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
What you need to know: This is a large-capacity BPA-free pet fountain with a solid circulation system to ensure freshness.
What you’ll love: There are two fountain modes to choose from and a water level window that allows you to see when the unit needs to be refilled. The smart pump is quiet, plus the unit as a whole is easy to clean and maintain.
What you should consider: There’s a filter you’ll need to change regularly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
What you need to know: Available in two colors, this third generation Echo Dot is a conveniently sized smart speaker that also offers Alexa usage.
What you’ll love: It provides a rich, deep sound and can be used for playing music, setting timers and controlling other smart home devices. You can use voice control to stream music from almost anywhere.
What you should consider: Not all users want Alexa in their home and don’t find the feature beneficial.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Wyze Cam v3 with Color Night Vision
What you need to know: This is an HD indoor/outdoor security cam with two-way audio.
What you’ll love: It connects to your Wi-Fi and can record nighttime video in color with more visibility than comparable units. The recording function is triggered by sound or movement, plus there’s a siren that can be used to discourage trespassing. This device is compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT.
What you should consider: The sound quality isn’t as good as the camera quality.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Smart home gifts from $51-$150
What you need to know: This is a stainless steel automatic pet feeder designed for small to medium sized cats and dogs.
What you’ll love: It’s a well-built device with an automatic timer that can be set to distribute one to four meals per day. Batteries ensure that the feeder will work, even if the power goes out. You can put in preset voice recordings to play when your pet is fed.
What you should consider: It isn’t designed to accommodate large-breed dogs. Batteries are not included.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Hamilton Beach Smart Programmable Coffee Maker
What you need to know: This 12-cup stainless steel coffee maker is compatible with Alexa and completely programmable.
What you’ll love: It syncs wirelessly with the Alexa app for easy use even if you haven’t gotten out of bed yet. It turns off automatically after 2 hours, but you can also turn it off via the app if you remember after leaving home.
What you should consider: The coffee maker must be turned on manually.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
What you need to know: This energy-efficient smart garden will grow your herbs and vegetables indoors via an LED grow light.
What you’ll love: There’s fairly even LED light distribution to ensure decent plant growth. It’s easy to use and basil plant pods come included. Herbs and veggies can be transplanted to other indoor or outdoor pots once fully grown. The unit as a whole is lightweight and easy to move.
What you should consider: The “smart” features are pretty limited.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
SimplySmart Home PhotoShare Friend and Family Digital Photo Frame
What you need to know: This black smart frame comes in three different sizes and holds over 8,000 HD photos.
What you’ll love: Photos can be shared with the frame easily via the free PhotoShare App, email, Facebook or Google Photos. You can add personal messages for your friends and family to see. Up to 10 photos can be sent to the frame at one time.
What you should consider: Figuring out setup can be a little difficult.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Netro Smart Sprinkler Controller
What you need to know: This fully automated system is EPA WaterSense certified and creates custom watering schedules based on your plants and lawn.
What you’ll love: It can connect to the Wi-Fi and is compatible with Alexa. It’s eco-friendly and easy to install.
What you should consider: It’s designed for indoor use only and can only be turned on using the app.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
TOWNEW T1 Self-Sealing and Self-Changing 4-Gallon Trash Can
What you need to know: This 4-gallon automatic trash can will save you time and energy taking out the trash.
What you’ll love: It features a built-in motion sensor that opens the lid automatically. With a one-touch button, it will seal the garbage for you so it can be thrown out, plus it changes its own bag. Odors are sealed inside the can, and there’s a rechargeable battery.
What you should consider: The trash can is not water-resistant.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Wayfair and Bed Bath & Beyond
Smart home gifts from $151 and up
LEVOIT Smart Wi-Fi Air Purifier
What you need to know: This smart air purifier uses voice command technology and is compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant.
What you’ll love: It can be controlled easily with your smartphone with features for the timer, air quality display, filtering life and so on. It eliminates odors and smoke with great purifying speed. It can clean the air of a 900 square foot room in 1 hour.
What you should consider: The lifespan of this device should be longer, given the cost.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
COSORI CS130-AO Air Fryer Toaster Combo
What you need to know: This large-capacity toaster/air fryer combo is Wi-Fi compatible and works with Alexa.
What you’ll love: There are 12 different functions plus 11 presets. You can adjust the temperature, cooking time and even the light and fan, all with your smartphone. Original recipes are updated regularly via the VenSync app.
What you should consider: It can be a little noisy.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Google Nest Learning Thermostat
What you need to know: This stainless steel battery-powered smart thermostat is programmable and can learn your habits to best save on energy and keep you comfortable.
What you’ll love: It adjusts automatically when you’re not home and it can be controlled by anyone in the household remotely via a phone, tablet or laptop. It’s energy-efficient and sends alerts as needed.
What you should consider: If your home has more than one floor, you’ll need to purchase more than one thermostat to control the temperature for all levels.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
What you need to know: This battery-powered smart speaker is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatible with Alexa built into it.
What you’ll love: This device is durable and portable, perfect for indoor or outdoor use. The sound quality is excellent. Alexa can be disabled if you don’t want to use that feature.
What you should consider: The price is on the high side given the features it offers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station. Scheduled to launch at 6:54 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 19, OFT-2 is the second uncrewed flight for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
The Starliner spacecraft will launch on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. About 31 minutes after launch, the Starliner will reach its preliminary orbit. It is scheduled to dock to the space station at 7:10 p.m. on Friday, May 20. Prelaunch activities, launch, and docking will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website.
The spacecraft will carry more than 500 pounds of NASA cargo and crew supplies to the space station and return to Earth with nearly 600 pounds of cargo, including reusable Nitrogen Oxygen Recharge System (NORS) tanks that provide breathable air to station crew members.
OFT-2 will demonstrate the end-to-end capabilities of the Starliner spacecraft and Atlas V rocket, from launch to docking to a return to Earth in the desert of the western United States. The uncrewed flight test will provide valuable data toward NASA certifying Boeing's crew transportation system for regular flights with astronauts to and from the space station.
The deadline has passed for media accreditation for in person coverage of this launch. More information about media accreditation is available by emailing: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. A copy of NASA's media accreditation policy is online.
NASA's Boeing OFT-2 coverage is as follows and all times are subject to change based on mission operations (all times Eastern):
Tuesday, May 17
Noon – Prelaunch news conference on the NASA TV public channel (or no earlier than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Review):
- Steve Stich, manager, NASA's Commercial Crew Program
- Joel Montalbano, manager, NASA's International Space Station Program
- Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program
- Gary Wentz, vice president, Government and Commercial Programs, ULA
- Will Ulrich, launch weather officer, U.S. Space Force, 45th Weather Squadron, Space Launch Delta 45
Media may ask questions in-person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the newsroom at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida no later than noon on Tuesday, May 17, at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Wednesday, May 18
1 p.m. – NASA leadership media briefing on NASA TV, with the following participants:
- Bob Cabana, NASA associate administrator
- Janet Petro, director, NASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate
- NASA astronaut Suni Williams
- NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore
- NASA astronaut Mike Fincke
Media may ask questions in-person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than noon Wednesday, May 18, at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Thursday, May 19
6 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins. NASA TV will have continuous coverage through Starliner orbital insertion.
9 p.m. (approximately) – Postlaunch news conference on NASA TV, with the following participants:
- Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate
- Steve Stich, manager, NASA's Commercial Crew Program
- Joel Montalbano, manager, NASA's International Space Station Program
- Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Boeing Commercial Crew Program
- John Elbon, chief operating officer, United Launch Alliance
Media may ask questions in-person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 8 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Friday, May 20
3:30 p.m. – NASA TV rendezvous and docking coverage begins
7:10 p.m. (approximately) – Docking
Saturday, May 21
11:30 a.m. – NASA TV hatch opening and welcoming remarks coverage begins
11:45 a.m. (approximately) – Hatch opening and welcoming remarks
NASA TV Launch Coverage
NASA TV live coverage will begin at 6 p.m. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit:
Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA "V" circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, "mission audio," countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.
On launch day, a "clean feed" of the launch without NASA TV commentary will be carried on the NASA TV media channel. Launch also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz (K4GCC, Launch Information Service And Amateur Television System) and UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz (N1KSC, Kennedy Space Center Amateur Radio Club), heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast.
NASA Website Launch Coverage
Launch day coverage of NASA's Boeing OFT-2 will be available on the agency's website. Coverage will include livestreaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the Kennedy newsroom at: 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at:
Public Participation
Members of the public can register to attend this launch virtually. NASA's virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following a successful launch.
Engage kids and students in virtual and hands-on activities that are both family-friendly and educational through Next Gen STEM Commercial Crew.
Watch and Engage on Social Media
Stay connected with the mission on social media via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the hashtag #Starliner. Follow and tag these accounts:
Twitter: @NASA, @Commercial_Crew, @Space_Station, @NASAKennedy
Facebook: NASA, NASACommercialCrew, ISS Facebook, Kennedy Space Center
Instagram: NASA, ISS Instagram, NASAKennedy
NASA will provide a live video feed of Space Launch Complex-41 approximately 6 hours prior to the planned liftoff of the OFT-2 mission. Pending unlikely technical issues, the feed will be uninterrupted until the prelaunch broadcast begins on NASA TV, approximately one hour prior to launch.
Once the feed is live, it will be available at:
Make sure to check out NASA en español on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for more Spanish-language coverage on OFT-2.
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo, 321-501-8425, antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov.
NASA's Commercial Crew Program is delivering on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, more science, and more commercial opportunities. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars.
For NASA's launch blog and more information about the mission, visit:
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"A-GAME" Beverages, Inc. Appoints Legendary Two-Sport Star Bo Jackson to Board of Directors
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baseball legend and Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson has been appointed to the Board of Directors of A-GAME Beverages, Inc., a new, premium natural hydration sports drink. The announcement was made today by Randall Greene, Chief Executive Officer, A-GAME Beverages, Inc.
Jackson, who had a storied sports career playing simultaneously in Major League Baseball and the National Football League as an All-Star outfielder with the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and California Angels and Pro Bowl running back with the Los Angeles Raiders, respectively, is the only athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both sports.
"I am excited to expand my involvement with the A-GAME team and have a direct impact on growing the next generation of natural hydration drinks," shareholder Jackson said. "This is a natural progression from what I've been doing with natural foods over the last 30 years."
"We could not be more thrilled to have one of the greatest athletes of All-Time join A-GAME's Board of Directors," Greene said. "What he did on the baseball and football fields serves as a great example of the drive to succeed he will bring to A-GAME in helping it to grow even bigger."
"It's hard enough to make the Major Leagues and NFL separately," former Major League Baseball All-Star, World Series champion, and Chairman of the Board, A-GAME Beverages, Inc., Johnny Damon said. "Bo not only played in both simultaneously but was an All-Star. To have him join our team certainly proves now that Bo also knows sports drinks as well."
Formulated with the ideal ratio of Sodium + Potassium to create the ultimate hydration experience, A-GAME is an innovative beverage designed to refuel, rehydrate and recover the body. It is made with natural ingredients free of artificial dyes, flavors, and sweeteners, eight essential vitamins, electrolytes, and minerals from unrefined sea salt, honey, and pure Icelandic glacier water.
Among A-GAME Beverages, Inc.'s other athletes and partners include Damon, NASCAR driver Ryan Sieg, platinum-selling recording artist Ryan Cabrera and Italian professional water skier and two-time world champion Thomas Degasperi.
For more information on A-Game, visit DrinkAGame.com.
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The unique poignancy of Opening Day, at least to those who celebrate the holiday, exists in the way it blends hope for better days with nostalgia for the good old ones. That it still happens this way every year — even as the world has changed around it, even when a long, cold winter made sunny baseball days seem far away — is reassuring. That it happens this way every year, offering an annual day of hope to even the weariest baseball cities, remains somehow powerful.
But this Opening Day, free of major coronavirus pandemic concerns or lockout-induced off-field frenzy, carries a different kind of symbolic weight. If all goes according to Major League Baseball’s plan, it may prove the beginning of a rejuvenated era.
Thursday will mark the regular season debut of MLB’s new rules and revamped schedule. For the first time in baseball history, the sport will be played against a clock — a pitch clock, more specifically — one that shortened spring training games dramatically and fostered a more appealing pace of play.
A new broadcast infrastructure is likely on the way, and it could fast-forward MLB’s push into the streaming era, sparking long-needed change to eliminate long-standing blackouts for fans in local markets.
The World Baseball Classic, MLB’s attempt to harness global interest, finally, really, actually caught on: Just ask the players who starred for their countries for two weeks in March, then trudged back into spring training camps newly aware that the stoic, even-keeled approach history suggests is required to survive 162 regular season games may not be the best approach to this sport at all.
Yet with promise of change comes the need for new looks at the problems of old, and people at every level of the sport are reexamining those, too. Forbes valuations released last week suggested that some of the sport’s most dogged losing franchises — the Oakland Athletics, the Pittsburgh Pirates and more — are making more money by some measures than those teams investing in their on-field product. Owners around the major leagues have expressed frustration with the way Steve Cohen of the New York Mets and Peter Seidler of the San Diego Padres are spending, making other owners look less invested by being willing to spend more to win more.
Meanwhile, uncertainty over the long-term viability of the regional sports network model, combined with certainty that franchise values and major league revenue continue to rise, are providing fodder for new public bickering between players and owners, just a year after they signed a collective bargaining agreement. At a time when MLB seems more willing to react to changing times than ever, perhaps there is more reason than ever to believe new solutions to old problems could emerge, too.
But of course, this could all just be the Opening Day hopes talking. Within moments of 2023 regular season baseball starting, all those changes will be on display and under scrutiny, for better or worse.
Some of the best matchups of Thursday afternoon, for example, would not even have happened under the old schedule. Gerrit Cole and the Yankees will face Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium. Jacob deGrom’s Texas Rangers will host the newly loaded Philadelphia Phillies in Arlington.
Under the old schedule, which included 19 games against every division foe and interleague series with one division’s worth of teams each year, star-studded interleague matchups such as those would be rarer. This year, MLB debuted what it is calling a “more balanced” schedule, one in which every team will play each other at least once and in which division foes will play 13 times instead.
And after years of testing in the minors and tinkering in the majors, the new rules limiting time between pitches, banning exaggerated shifts and capping the number of pickoff throws will be in place for games that matter. MLB sent a memo to teams last week that clarified a few things about those new rules in accordance with player feedback. But the regular season is no time for experimentation — at least not on the field.
Off the field, more experiments will commence. For example, the baseball world will get another glimpse at Seidler’s grand plan for the small-market Padres — the “if you build it, they will come and they will spend” model — in which Seidler has all but committed to losing money this season to recoup it in the spoils of October victory. Can Cohen really break baseball with his spending, as some owners argue — or, like last season, will his spending result in a good team but not guarantee the Mets much of anything in October?
Perhaps more importantly for the future of baseball, MLB almost certainly will be forced to experiment with the way fans are able to watch games. Earlier this month, Diamond Sports Group, which owns full broadcasting rights to 14 MLB teams and operates Bally Sports networks, declared bankruptcy. Commissioner Rob Manfred has said that if Diamond misses a payment to any of those 14 teams, MLB would argue that its contract is void and try to take the rights back. In anticipation of such a scenario, MLB hired additional staff to help in local markets, in case it needs to take over broadcasts from Bally Sports on short notice.
If that happens, Manfred has said he hopes MLB will be able to offer streaming of those games directly to fans, avoiding the in-market blackouts forced by complicated cable deals, such as the ones Diamond Sports has with distributors in those 14 markets.
As of 24 hours before the first pitch of the regular season, Bally Sports was expected to broadcast all the games to which it has rights on Opening Day. Diamond owed the Padres a payment by midnight Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the payment calendar. They made that payment, meaning that for now, the Padres will continue to be broadcast by Bally Sports.
Still, the television landscape could change — and imminently — for nearly half of baseball’s teams. Some of them may see hits to expected television revenue if Diamond misses payments. Manfred admitted those teams may not recover all the lost short-term revenue if that happens. The idea seems to be, however, that a streamlined streaming service run by MLB could offer easier paths to revenue in the future.
For MLB, a version of that different and evolving future begins Thursday. What follows could be a season that provides reason to believe the sport is ready and able to adapt to new realities, a step in the right big-picture direction. Then again, maybe outsize optimism is just an inevitable annual side effect of Opening Day. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/30/mlb-opening-day-arrives/ | 2023-03-30 08:18:11 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/30/mlb-opening-day-arrives/ |
Hofstra at Stony Brook, 1 p.m.
Illinois at Maryland, 1 p.m.
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Manhattan at Rider, 1 p.m.
UNC-Wilmington at Towson, 1 p.m.
Villa Maria at Hartford, 1 p.m.
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Coll. of Charleston at Delaware, 2 p.m.
Duquesne at La Salle, 2 p.m.
Drexel at Monmouth (NJ), 3 p.m.
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Boston College at North Carolina, Noon
NC State at Virginia, Noon
Rhode Island at VCU, Noon
Davidson at Richmond, 1 p.m.
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Florida at Georgia, 1 p.m.
Clemson at Louisville, 2 p.m.
Florida St. at Virginia Tech, 2 p.m.
Houston at South Florida, 2 p.m.
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LSU at South Carolina, 2 p.m.
Miami at Duke, 2 p.m.
Northeastern at Hampton, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech, 2 p.m.
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SC-Upstate at Winthrop, 2 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Tennessee, 2 p.m.
Wichita St. at East Carolina, 2 p.m.
William & Mary at NC A&T, 2 p.m.
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Evansville at Murray St., 3 p.m.
Indiana St. at Belmont, 3 p.m.
Texas A&M at Mississippi St., 3 p.m.
UMass at George Mason, 3 p.m.
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Auburn at Alabama, 5 p.m.
N. Kentucky at Milwaukee, 1 p.m.
Nebraska at Michigan, 1 p.m.
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Wright St. at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Xavier at Creighton, 1 p.m.
Drake at Ill. Chicago, 2 p.m.
Missouri St. at Illinois St., 2 p.m.
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Northwestern at Purdue, 2 p.m.
Oklahoma at Kansas St., 2 p.m.
Penn St. at Michigan St., 3 p.m.
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Rutgers at Iowa, 3 p.m.
S. Illinois at Bradley, 3 p.m.
Syracuse at Notre Dame, 4 p.m.
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Tulane at Tulsa, 2 p.m.
Missouri at Arkansas, 3 p.m.
California at Arizona, 2 p.m.
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Stanford at Arizona St., 2 p.m.
Washington St. at Utah, 2 p.m.
Washington at Colorado, 2 p.m.
Oregon St. at Southern Cal, 3 p.m.
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Oregon at UCLA, 3 p.m.
Maine at New Hampshire, Noon
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DePaul at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
Fisher at Merrimack, 7 p.m.
Cent. Arkansas at North Alabama, 4 p.m.
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Alcorn St. at Florida A&M, 5:30 p.m.
Coppin St. at NC Central, 5:30 p.m.
Delaware St. at Norfolk St., 5:30 p.m.
Jackson St. at Bethune-Cookman, 5:30 p.m.
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Md.-Eastern Shore at Howard, 5:30 p.m.
Morgan St. at SC State, 5:30 p.m.
Prairie View at Grambling St., 6 p.m.
Alabama St. at MVSU, 6:30 p.m.
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Texas Southern at Southern U., 6:30 p.m.
Kentucky at Mississippi, 7 p.m.
Cleveland St. at Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.
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Indiana at Ohio St., 7 p.m.
Texas at Iowa St., 7 p.m.
Alabama A&M at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 6:30 p.m.
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Colgate at Army, 11 a.m.
Duquesne at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m.
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Holy Cross at Boston U., 6 p.m.
Kent St. at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Loyola (Md.) at Lafayette, 6 p.m.
Albany (NY) at UMBC, 7 p.m.
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Binghamton at NJIT, 7 p.m.
Bryant at Mass.-Lowell, 7 p.m.
Bucknell at American, 7 p.m.
Creighton at UConn, 7 p.m.
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Kansas at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
Lehigh at Navy, 7 p.m.
Marquette at Providence, 7 p.m.
Niagara at Canisius, 7 p.m.
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Northwestern at Rutgers, 7 p.m.
Vermont at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
Villanova at St. John's, 7 p.m.
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Campbell at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
Dayton at VCU, 6 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Winthrop, 6 p.m.
Saint Louis at Richmond, 6 p.m.
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Radford at UNC-Asheville, 6:30 p.m.
Presbyterian at High Point, 7 p.m.
SC-Upstate at Longwood, 7 p.m.
SMU at Tulane, 7 p.m.
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Saint Joseph's at Davidson, 7 p.m.
South Florida at UCF, 7 p.m.
Ohio at Ball St., 6:30 p.m.
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E. Michigan at Akron, 7 p.m.
East Carolina at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
George Mason at Loyola Chicago, 7 p.m.
Georgetown at Butler, 7 p.m.
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Miami (Ohio) at Cent. Michigan, 7 p.m.
Michigan St. at Purdue, 7 p.m.
N. Illinois at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
Toledo at W. Michigan, 7 p.m.
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Tulsa at Wichita St., 7 p.m.
Baylor at Kansas St., 7:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Iowa, 7:30 p.m.
Nebraska at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
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Seton Hall at DePaul, 8 p.m.
Texas Tech at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Houston, 8 p.m.
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Cal Poly at CS Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
UC Davis at CS Northridge, 10 p.m.
UC Riverside at Long Beach St., 10 p.m.
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UC San Diego at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine, 10 p.m.
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Fordham at La Salle, 11 a.m.
Siena at Iona, 11 a.m.
Merrimack at Hartford, 5 p.m.
Boston College at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
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UMass at Rhode Island, 6 p.m.
CCSU at Wagner, 7 p.m.
Marist at Manhattan, 7 p.m.
Ohio St. at Penn St., 7 p.m.
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Quinnipiac at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Fairleigh Dickinson, 7 p.m.
St. Francis (NY) at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m.
St. Peter's at Rider, 7 p.m.
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Stonehill at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
Southern Miss. at Georgia St., 11 a.m.
North Alabama at E. Kentucky, 5 p.m.
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Clemson at Miami, 6 p.m.
Incarnate Word at McNeese St., 6 p.m.
Marshall at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
Syracuse at Florida St., 6 p.m.
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Tennessee St. at Morehead St., 6 p.m.
Texas A&M-CC at Nicholls, 6 p.m.
Appalachian St. at Old Dominion, 6:30 p.m.
Lindenwood (Mo.) at Tennessee Tech, 6:30 p.m.
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SE Louisiana at Northwestern St., 6:30 p.m.
SIU-Edwardsville at UT Martin, 6:30 p.m.
Austin Peay at Stetson, 7 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Troy, 7 p.m.
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Duke at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.
Florida at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
Furman at Chattanooga, 7 p.m.
Georgia at Kentucky, 7 p.m.
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Jacksonville St. at North Florida, 7 p.m.
Kennesaw St. at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
Liberty at Queens (NC), 7 p.m.
Lipscomb at Florida Gulf Coast, 7 p.m.
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Middle Tennessee at FAU, 7 p.m.
UTEP at UAB, 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Alabama, 7 p.m.
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.
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Wofford at ETSU, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at W. Kentucky, 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe, 7:30 p.m.
North Carolina at NC State, 8 p.m.
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Texas A&M at Auburn, 8 p.m.
Mississippi at LSU, 9 p.m.
Cent. Arkansas at Bellarmine, 5 p.m.
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Updated April 21, 2023 at 4:31 AM ET
DADEVILLE, Ala. — Investigators on Thursday charged a sixth person with reckless murder in connection with a deadly shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party, saying in court documents they believe gunmen shot into the crowd during the celebration.
Investigators said in court documents filed Thursday that they believe five of those charged were present at the party on April 15 and "discharged firearms into the crowd," resulting in the deaths of four people.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday night announced the arrest of a 15-year-old juvenile from Tuskegee, Alabama, the sixth person charged in the case, but court records were not released because of the person's age.
All six face reckless murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting, the state agency said.
The Sweet 16 birthday, at a dance studio just off the town square, was in full swing when gunfire erupted. Investigators have not discussed a motive or what they believe led to the shooting.
The shooting killed four young people, ranging in age from 17 to 23, and shocked the small east Alabama city of Dadeville. Besides the four slain, 32 others were injured, four of them critically.
Tyreese "Ty Reik" McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, both of Tuskegee, were arrested Tuesday. Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., 20, of Auburn, Alabama, was arrested Wednesday. Johnny Letron Brown, 20, of Tuskegee and Willie George Brown Jr., 19, of Auburn, were arrested Thursday. All are charged with four counts of reckless murder, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said.
The district attorney said the teens will be tried as adults as required by Alabama law when anyone 16 or older is charged with murder.
All of the suspects are being held in the Tallapoosa County Jail with no bond with the exception of the 15-year-old, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said.
The birthday girl's brother, 18-year-old Philstavious "Phil" Dowdell of Camp Hill, Alabama, died as his sister knelt beside him begging him to keep breathing. He and another fatal victim, 17-year-old Shaunkivia Nicole "KeKe" Smith of Dadeville, were high school seniors. Also slain were Marsiah Emmanuel "Siah" Collins, 19, of Opelika, Alabama, and Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, 23, of Dadeville.
The shooting was the 16th mass killing in the U.S. this year. A 17th took place in Maine on Tuesday. A total of 88 people have died in mass killings so far in 2023.
A mass killing is defined as the slaying of four or more people other than the perpetrator, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
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SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading interior design firm Cheng Chung Design (CCD) is ranked Interior Design Magazine's 2022 Top 10 Hospitality List, becoming the first Chinese interior design firm to take the top spot in the list's 45-year history. CCD's focus is on providing professional interior design and consulting services for high-end international hotel brands and bringing innovative designs for forward-thinking clients.
"CCD is unrelentingly committed to adapting to the ever-changing needs of our clients. We not only seek innovation in design but also explore deeper the relationship between design and sustainable development. Sustainable design will lead to a harmonious trinity of people, space and nature," said Joe Cheng, Founder of Cheng Chung Design.
Over the years, CCD has completed capstone hotel interior design projects that combine a new lifestyle, a sustainable design approach, and Asian aesthetics to create the ideal space for living, traveling, and social sharing.
The Club InterContinental of InterContinental Shenzhen Dameisha Resort is designed to invoke a home-like vibe as people increasingly turn to urban resorts to relax from the pressures of the pandemic. The project also incorporates more smart technologies and uses flexible design space, blending different social elements and creating an upbeat public space.
The Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo project, on the other hand, aims to blend the interior of the hotel with its natural surroundings. The design team used local materials such as rocks from nearby abandoned mines as room decoration, which reduces waste and environmental harm while also creating a setting where design becomes nature's companion.
The project of Suning Zhongshan Golf Resort in Nanjing represents how CCD combines Eastern and Western aesthetics, creating a sublime yet creative balance between the elegant European art style and the charm of the ancient Chinese capital through the new language characteristic of contemporary design.
More high-profile CCD international projects
- Hoiana Hotels & Suites (Hoi An, Vietnam)
- Columbia International Hotel and Residences (New York, U.S)
- Sheraton Universal Hotel(Los Angeles, U.S)
- Conrad Bangkok (Bangkok, Thailand)
About CCD
Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd was founded by renowned designer Mr. Joe Cheng and is one of the top hotel interior design firms in the world. With teams in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Bangkok and more, CCD's "Eastern Artistic Conception in the Western Form" design concept is highly acclaimed internationally. It has won over 140 top international design awards, including the "Gold Key Awards" and "Asian 500" in 2021. CCD is ranked No.1 in the Top 10 Hospitality list by US Interior Design Magazine in 2022.
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TICKETMASTER ‘TROUBLE’: Pricey Taylor Swift tickets spurs ‘bad reputation’ causing Gen Z to see ‘red’
Texas university students react to Taylor Swift concert tickets reselling for up to $45,000
AUSTIN, Texas – College students still trying to "shake it off" after scalpers jacked up resale tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming Era’s tour, sometimes hitting tens of thousands of dollars, sounded off to Fox News
"It's just so much gluttony in the world," a University of Texas student, Leila, told Fox News.
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Melis, another UT student, called the Swift resale prices "very exploitative."
"I do not agree with people that both buy tickets and then resell them and price gouge," she said.
Ticketmaster crashed after millions of buyers, including bots, flooded the site to purchase pre-sale tickets for Swift's tour — the pop star’s first in five years — with some fans coming up empty-handed after waiting for hours. Resale prices skyrocketed, hitting $23,520 for the Las Vegas show and $45,000 for the Philadelphia gig.
"I don't know how so many people that are reselling were able to get their hands on it, 'cause she did do the verified system," Kaylie, who purchased tickets for $50 a piece through a verified fan pre-sale, told Fox News.
The resale rates were prohibitive for people like Nicole, who compared the thousand-dollar prices to her housing budget.
"That's rent money," the UT student told Fox News. "If they have that much money to throw around, then they should donate it to me."
TAYLOR SWIFT TICKET FIASCO: TICKETMASTER CANCELS PUBLIC SALE OF 'THE ERAS TOUR DUE TO HIGH DEMAND
Ticketmaster, which sold tickets for Swift's tour almost exclusively along with SeatGeek, on Thursday canceled a planned public sale for tickets, citing "insufficient remaining ticket inventory." The New York Times reported that Live Nation, Ticketmaster, has been under a Department of Justice investigation that began before the Swift fiasco.
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One UT student who successfully nabbed Swift tickets on Tuesday said she would "easily" spend $700 for admission to the artist's live show. She said she supported people who dropped large sums on the passes.
"That's their money. They get to spend what they want," she told Fox News.
To watch more of Gen Z sounding off on Swift's concert ticket prices, click here.
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Justice Department asks circuit court to stay special master decision in Trump records case
The Department of Justice has asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to stay a portion of a federal judge’s decision to appoint a special master to review materials seized during the Aug. 8 search of former President Trump’s Florida home.
The request is narrowly focused on the judge’s decision to have a third-party arbiter evaluate the approximately 100 classified records found in the search and to prevent the department from using the documents in its ongoing investigation until the review, expected to take months, is complete.
“Although the government believes the district court fundamentally erred in appointing a special master and granting injunctive relief, the government seeks to stay only the portions of the order causing the most serious and immediate harm to the government and the public,” the filing states.
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon named Raymond Dearie, a senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, as special master, and gave him access to the full cache of around 11,000 records seized from the property. The Justice Department had objected that he did not need to review classified records because Trump has no claim of privilege over classified material belonging to the government.
Cannon’s order also gives Trump’s legal team access to the classified records, and makes no stipulation that they hold security clearances.
The special master is supposed to set aside any materials that might be protected from the investigation by claims of attorney-client or executive privilege. Cannon agreed to allow the intelligence community to continue a national security review of the documents, but enjoined the Justice Department from using the materials for its investigation until the special master’s review is complete. She dismissed the Justice Department’s argument that it would be unworkable to separate the criminal investigation from a national security review because the FBI plays a leading role in both.
News of hundreds of missing classified documents recovered from former President Trump’s home has the intelligence community reeling and the public asking: “How could it happen?”
The Justice Department had warned it would appeal Cannon’s decision if she didn’t modify her decision preventing investigators from accessing the classified materials during the special master review.
The department has said a special master is not necessary, in part because officials had already completed a review of documents potentially subject to attorney-client privilege and set them aside. It has also argued that a special master should not resolve claims of executive privilege.
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Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday.
Anthony, who was not in the NBA this season, retires as the No. 9 scorer in league history.
Only LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki, Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O’Neal scored more than Anthony — who finishes his career with 28,289 points.
“Now the time has come for me to say good-bye … to the game that gave me purpose and pride,” Anthony said in a videotaped message announcing his decision — one he called “bittersweet.”
Anthony’s legacy has long been secure: He ends his playing days after being selected as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history, a 10-time All-Star, a past scoring champion and a six-time All-NBA selection.
And while he never got to the NBA Finals — he only played in the conference finals once, with Denver against the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 — Anthony also knew what it was like to be a champion.
He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2003 Final Four when he led Syracuse to the national championship, and he helped USA Basketball win Olympic gold three times — at Beijing in 2008, at London in 2012 and at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Anthony has played in 31 games in four appearances at the Olympics, the most of any U.S. men’s player ever. Anthony’s 37 points against Nigeria in the 2012 games is a USA Basketball men’s record at an Olympics, as are his 10 3-pointers from that game and his 13-for-13 effort from the foul line against Argentina in 2008.
“Carmelo Anthony is one of the NBA’s all-time great players and ambassadors,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “We congratulate him on a remarkable 19-year career and look forward to seeing him in the Hall of Fame.”
Anthony will remain part of international basketball for at least a few more months; Anthony is one of the ambassadors to the Basketball World Cup, FIBA’s biggest event, which will be held this summer in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
“I remember the days when I had nothing, just a ball on the court and a dream of something more,” Anthony said. “But basketball was my outlet. My purpose was strong, my communities, the cities I represented with pride and the fans that supported me along the way. I am forever grateful for those people and places because they made me Carmelo Anthony.”
Anthony was drafted No. 3 overall by Denver in 2003, part of the star-studded class that included James at No. 1, Hall of Famer Chris Bosh at No. 4, and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade — he gets officially enshrined this summer — at No. 5.
Anthony will join them at the Hall of Fame before long. He averaged 22.5 points in his 19 seasons, spending the bulk of those years with Denver and the New York Knicks. Anthony has long raved about his time with the Knicks, and what it was like playing at Madison Square Garden, especially as a kid who was born in Brooklyn.
“The Garden,” Anthony said in 2014. “They call it The Mecca for a reason.”
Anthony also played for Portland, Oklahoma City, Houston and ended his career with the Lakers last season. He went unsigned this year, and now his retirement is official.
He said in his retirement address that he’s looking forward to watching the development of his son Kiyan, a highly rated high school shooting guard.
“People ask what I believe my legacy is,” Anthony said. “It’s not my feats on the court that come to mind, all the awards or praise. Because my story has always been more than basketball. My legacy, my son … I will forever continue through you. The time has come for you to carry this torch.”
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SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Icahn Enterprises L.P. (Nasdaq: IEP) ("IEP" or the "Company") today issued the following statement:
"We would like to reassure our long-term unitholders that the market disruption caused by the self-serving Hindenburg report does not affect IEP's liquidity. We would normally wait for the earnings call but, due to the many inquiries we have received, we are announcing now our intention to declare a distribution in the amount of $2.00 per depositary unit for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, with the election to receive either cash or additional depositary units. I as usual will elect to take the distribution in units. The fundamentals of our business, and our belief in the activist paradigm that has served us well for decades, remain unchanged. We obviously disagree with the inflammatory assertions in the Hindenburg report and intend to respond at length – and to vigorously defend IEP and its unitholders. As we stated previously, we believe that IEP's performance will speak for itself over the long term as it always has," stated Carl Icahn, Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises.
To receive accurate information about the Company, all investors are encouraged to review materials filed by IEP with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its investor relations website.
Icahn Enterprises L.P., a master limited partnership, is a diversified holding company engaged in seven primary business segments: Investment, Energy, Automotive, Food Packaging, Real Estate, Home Fashion and Pharma.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, many of which are beyond our ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "will" or words of similar meaning and include, but are not limited to, statements about the expected future business and financial performance of Icahn Enterprises and its subsidiaries. Actual events, results and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including risks related to economic downturns, substantial competition and rising operating costs; risks related to the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy, financial markets and industries in which our subsidiaries operate; the impacts from the Russia/Ukraine conflict, including economic volatility and the impacts of export controls and other economic sanctions,; risks related to our investment activities, including the nature of the investments made by the private funds in which we invest, declines in the fair value of our investments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, losses in the private funds and loss of key employees; risks related to our ability to continue to conduct our activities in a manner so as to not be deemed an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; risks related to our energy business, including the volatility and availability of crude oil, other feed stocks and refined products, declines in global demand for crude oil, refined products and liquid transportation fuels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, unfavorable refining margin (crack spread), interrupted access to pipelines, significant fluctuations in nitrogen fertilizer demand in the agricultural industry and seasonality of results; risks related to our automotive activities and exposure to adverse conditions in the automotive industry, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; risks related to our food packaging activities, including competition from better capitalized competitors, inability of our suppliers to timely deliver raw materials, and the failure to effectively respond to industry changes in casings technology; supply chain issues; inflation, including increased costs of raw materials and shipping, including as a result of the Russia/Ukraine conflict; interest rate increases; labor shortages and workforce availability; risks related to our real estate activities, including the extent of any tenant bankruptcies and insolvencies; risks related to our home fashion operations, including changes in the availability and price of raw materials, and changes in transportation costs and delivery times; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, there may be other factors not presently known to us or which we currently consider to be immaterial that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Past performance in our Investment segment is not indicative of future performance. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure facilities and hitting some residential buildings, Ukrainian officials and media said.
Air raid sirens wailed all over Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, for at least five hours in the early morning hours. It was the first such missile attack in three weeks. Ukrainian media said air defense systems were activated in multiple regions.
Kharkiv Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said there have been 15 strikes on the city of Kharkiv and the outlying northeastern region, and residential buildings were hit. He promised to reveal more details about the scale of the damage or any casualties in Ukraine’s second-largest city.
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“Objects of critical infrastructure is again in the crosshairs of the occupants,” he said in a Telegram post.
The governor of the southern Odesa region, Maksym Marchenko, also reported strikes on Odesa, saying that energy facilities and residential buildings were hit.
“The second wave is expected right now, so I ask the residents of the region to stay in shelters!” Marchenko wrote on Telegram, saying the region was hit with a “massive missile attack.”
Air raid sirens sounded during the night across Kyiv, and residents in the capital were jolted out of bed by at least one loud explosion. It was not immediately what, if anything, was hit.
More explosions were reported in the northern city of Chernihiv and the western Lviv region, as well as in the cities of Dnipro, Lutsk and Rivne.
Russia has been hitting Ukraine with these massive missile attacks since last October. Initially, the barrages targeting the country’s energy infrastructure took place weekly, plunging the entire cities into darkness, but became more spread out in time, with commentators speculating that Moscow may be saving up ammunition.
The last massive barrage took place on Feb. 16.
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Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Takes Helm of Christian Media Ministry
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The D. James Kennedy Ministries (DJKM) Board of Directors has named Pastor Rob Pacienza the new President and CEO of DJKM, a Christian media ministry founded by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy.
Pastor Pacienza, 41, is Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (CRPC) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has served as CRPC Senior Pastor since 2016 and will continue in that role while taking on the added responsibility of leading DJKM.
"As a Board, we are delighted that Pastor Rob, who has served on the Board since 2020, is now leading D. James Kennedy Ministries as President and CEO. Rob brings a passionate commitment to gospel witness and to the application of God's Word to the moral and social questions troubling our nation," said William T. Allen, CPA, Chairman of the DJKM Board.
Pastor Pacienza, who became a believer in Jesus Christ while a teenager at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, was later mentored by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy, the founding pastor of CRPC.
"I am deeply honored and humbled at the opportunity to lead D. James Kennedy Ministries," said Pacienza, who earned his Master of Divinity at Knox Theological Seminary and is now completing his doctorate in ministry at Westminster Theological Seminary.
"It is a great privilege and awesome responsibility to be part of a ministry that touches lives across our nation with the power of the gospel and speaks to American culture with the truth of God's Word," he said.
In an interview on DJKM's weekly television program, Truths That Transform, Pacienza said his "philosophy of ministry as a pastor is best summed up in the vision statement at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church: we exist to equip gospel-centered, culture-shaping Christians."
The author of the forthcoming book, The Hope Of The World: Christian Cultural Engagement in a Secular Age, Pacienza said the gospel "moves you to shape culture according to the kingdom of God. We want people watching Truths That Transform to be motivated and informed by the gospel, to go out and shape culture for the glory of God and for the sake of his kingdom."
Pastor Pacienza and his wife, Jen, live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with their children, Preston and Lydia.
D. James Kennedy Ministries is a media ministry whose television program, "Truths That Transform," airs nationwide. It actively communicates the gospel of Jesus Christ, the supremacy of His Lordship, and a Biblically informed view of the world.
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Indiana deputy's gun discharges, shoots high school student in classroom
An Indiana high school student was shot and wounded Thursday when a sheriff's deputy's gun accidentally discharged in a classroom as students were taking part in law enforcement vocational training, officials said.
The wounded South Vermillion High School student was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the shooting about 9:30 a.m. EST, the school district said in Facebook post. The school is located in the city of Clinton, about 60 miles west of Indianapolis near the Indiana-Illinois state line.
Dave Chapman, superintendent of the South Vermillion Community School Corp., said the high school senior was grazed by the bullet. He said the male student described his pain level as a “sting."
Chapman said the shooting occurred in a popular vocational law enforcement class that’s taught by deputy sheriffs from the Vermillion County Sheriff’s Office, WTWO-TV reported.
“During the course of instruction today, they were going through some drills, and during the course of that drill, the deputy’s service revolver accidentally was discharged, hitting one of our students,” he said.
Indiana State Police said Deputy Tim DisPennett, a 19-year veteran of the Vermillion County Sheriff's Department, had been placed on administrative leave as they investigate the shooting.
State police Sgt. Matt Ames confirmed that the weapon involved was the service weapon of the deputy.
He said state police will be interviewing the deputy and students who were in the classroom at the time of the shooting. Once that investigation is complete the findings were will be turned over to the Vermillion County Prosecutor’s Office “for review.” | https://www.wgal.com/article/indiana-deputy-shoots-student-in-classroom/41995090 | 2022-11-17 21:07:33 | 1 | https://www.wgal.com/article/indiana-deputy-shoots-student-in-classroom/41995090 |
'It's horrific': 2 dead, 5 hurt in Florida apartment fire
Two people were killed Tuesday in a Charlotte County apartment fire.
According to WINK, the flames broke out around 7 a.m. at Trail Apartments, located at 11021 Tamiami Trail.
Crews were able to quickly get the flames under control, but one adult and one child died.
Three injured people, including a child, were hospitalized with serious burns, while two received minor injuries.
“Keep the family and the members of this building in your thoughts and in your prayers, as well as the first responders because they showed up, and those people who showed up have families as well and they couldn’t get inside to see those individuals, and that’s weighing heavy on them to,” Charlotte County resident Claudette Smith said.
The Red Cross is helping those displaced by the blaze.
“They are not sure where they are going to sleep tonight or where their next meal is coming from,” Jeff Brisendine from the Red Cross said. "It's horrific." | https://www.wesh.com/article/2-dead-florida-apartment-fire/43451159 | 2023-03-29 14:01:21 | 1 | https://www.wesh.com/article/2-dead-florida-apartment-fire/43451159 |
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