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None of the so-called Big Three of men’s tennis — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic — was in the No. 1 or No. 2 spots in the ATP rankings on Monday, the first time that’s been the case in nearly 20 years.
Daniil Medvedev rose one place to return to No. 1, where he briefly spent time earlier this season, and Alexander Zverev moved up to a career-best No. 2.
Djokovic slid from No. 1 to No. 3, because his points for winning the French Open in 2021 dropped off his record on Monday. The ATP rankings are based on a player’s top 18 tournament results over the preceding 52 weeks (19 if he participated in the ATP Tour Finals).
There was not nearly as much shifting in the WTA rankings on Monday, with Iga Swiatek remaining at No. 1. The only change in the women’s top 20 was Aryna Sabalenka’s move from No. 6 to No. 5, switching with Maria Sakkari.
Last year’s French Open was delayed a week from its originally scheduled spot on the calendar because of concerns about COVID-19, so points earned from that event are falling off only now, while this year’s French Open points were added last week, because the final was June 5.
At Roland Garros this year, Djokovic’s title defense ended with a quarterfinal loss to Nadal, who wound up earning his 14th championship at Roland Garros — and 22nd career Grand Slam trophy.
Nadal remained at No. 4 this week; even though he has won the season’s first two major tournaments, he missed most of the last half of 2021 and part of this year, too, so he only has 10 tournaments on his 52-week record.
French Open runner-up Casper Ruud went up one spot to a career-high No. 5.
Federer had a series of knee operations and hasn’t played anywhere since Wimbledon last July. He only has points from four tournaments left on his record and is ranked 68th this week.
Federer was at No. 3, behind No. 1 Andy Roddick and No. 2 Juan Carlos Ferrero, the week of Nov. 10, 2003, with Nadal outside the top 40 and Djokovic — who wouldn’t make his Grand Slam debut until 2005 — outside the top 500. A week later, Federer would rise to No. 2.
Medvedev first reached No. 1 in February, replacing Djokovic there for three weeks, and now returns following a runner-up finish at a tournament in Holland.
Neither he nor Zverev will be at Wimbledon, however. Medvedev is Russian, and the All England Club banned all players from there and Belarus because of the invasion of Ukraine. Zverev will sit out the grass-court Grand Slam tournament after having surgery for torn ligaments in his right ankle; he was injured during his French Open semifinal against Nadal.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, September 4, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
416 PM CDT Sun Sep 4 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ROCKWALL...
SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT AND DALLAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KAUFMAN...NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND ELLIS COUNTIES...
At 416 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cottonwood to near Waxahachie to near Grandview,
moving south at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Grand Prairie, Mansfield, Cedar Hill, Lancaster, Waxahachie, Ennis,
Midlothian, Glenn Heights, Red Oak, Alvarado, Ovilla, Venus, Ferris,
Palmer, Combine, Grandview, Oak Leaf, Maypearl, Grays Prairie and
Cottonwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately.
Heavy rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash
flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND
SOUTHEASTERN ARCHER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Parker and Hood County.
* WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas,
ponding water on roadways, and elevated stream flows is occurring
or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This
will likely cause urban and small stream flooding. Low lying
and/or poor drainage areas will experience minor flooding in
the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Granbury, Pecan Plantation,
Willow Park, Hudson Oaks, Annetta, Lipan, Cool, Oak Trail
Shores, Mineral Wells State Park, Tolar, Annetta South,
Annetta North and Millsap.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Jones
and southwestern Shackelford Counties through 500 PM CDT...
At 419 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Nugent, moving south at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Hamby and Lake Fort Phantom Hill.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3251 9944 3252 9976 3282 9959 3283 9934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 009DEG 6KT 3269 9954
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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A federal program to forgive loans for many Black farmers was ensnared in lawsuits. It speaks to the Biden Administration's challenges in pursuing racial equity through federal policy.
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- Providing institutional clients with custody services for crypto and digital assets
LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bosonic, a decentralised Financial Market Infrastructure (dFMI) business, and Bitpanda, one of the fastest growing fintechs in Europe, today announced that FCA-regulated Bitpanda Custody has joined the Bosonic Network™ to meet the growing demands for institutional clients' need for a UK-based digital asset custodian.
Bitpanda Custody (formerly known as Trustology) will also join the 'Bosonic Cross Custodian Net Settlement Working Group' as Bosonic prepares to launch the service later this year. This will be an industry first, and set a new standard for payment versus payment (PvP) atomic swap settlement and netting across an institutionally aligned and global network of independent custodians, eliminating counterparty credit and settlement risk between these institutional players.
Rosario Ingargiola, Bosonic CEO said, "With the growth of the institutional digital assets market, specifically from the family office/wealth, buy-side world, there is significant demand for separate custody provided by regulated or qualified custodians. The need to protect clients' data and assets is paramount and fundamental to the fiduciary responsibility of these clients. We are delighted to have Bitpanda Custody join the Bosonic Network™ and look forward to helping them service their institutional clients."
Alex Batlin, Bitpanda Custody Managing Director, adds: "Bitpanda Custody is pleased to join the Bosonic working group to help institutional clients reduce end-of-day settlement risk and costs, whilst improving capital efficiency, all backed by an insured, regulated crypto custodian."
Media Contact:
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About Bosonic
Founded in 2016, Bosonic is a leading decentralised financial market infrastructure "dFMI" company with offices in San Francisco, New York, and London, providing best-in-class infrastructure that eliminates counterparty credit and settlement risk in Digital Asset markets. The Bosonic Network™ provides institutional clients with a patented solution that is liquidity and custodian agnostic, enables tokenisation of assets and collateral, provides liquidity aggregation and DMA to the best Exchanges and Market-Makers, and at the core, runs real-time payment vs payment (PvP) atomic execution and settlement, with cross-margining, cross-custodian net settlement, and payments. Bosonic Enterprise Solutions is a full front-to-back white-label SaaS deployment of the same technology for use in other regulated FMI, Bank or Broker digital asset platforms. The Bosonic Network™ and Bosonic Enterprise Solutions delivers best-in-class blockchain infrastructure that's shaping the future of Digital Asset markets by eliminating risk and maximising capital efficiency.
ABOUT BITPANDA CUSTODY
Bitpanda Custody is an insured and FCA-registered cryptoasset custodian wallet provider based in the UK. Its goal is to make it safer, faster and easier for institutions and individuals to safeguard and administer cryptoassets across blockchains and DeFi protocols. Bitpanda Custody, formerly Trustology, was acquired in February 2022 by European crypto unicorn Bitpanda in a multi-million dollar deal. Bitpanda itself was founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. Bitpanda removes the barriers to investing by harnessing the innovative power of digitised assets and blockchain technology. With more than 700+ team members and over 3 million users, the company is one of Europe's fastest growing fintechs. The user-friendly, trade-everything platform empowers both first-time investors and seasoned experts to invest in the stocks, cryptocurrencies and precious metals they want – with any amount of money.
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The lineup highlights content supporting indigenous voices, parent engagement, teacher retention, blended learning innovations, and more.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, SXSW EDU® unveiled an array of programming for the 2023 Conference & Festival. The conference, held from March 6-9, 2023, will feature nearly 400 sessions, with the initial 187 sessions and events just confirmed. Voted on through the community-driven PanelPicker® process, the selected sessions feature the most pressing themes and in-demand topics in the education space. Audiences will experience one of the most diverse years yet, including topics such as student agency, accessibility, wage gaps, mental health and wellness, the role of data, and keeping teachers in the classroom.
After receiving more than 1,200 proposals from the education community via PanelPicker®, submissions were narrowed down through community voting, SXSW EDU Advisory Board evaluation, and staff review. The first round of selections was identified for their unique take on the always-evolving 11 programming tracks offered at the conference and festival. This initial lineup highlights an increase of content supporting indigenous voices, student agency, gamification, teacher retention, and more that might surprise you. We see that reflected in the tracks, with the majority of sessions in Practice & Pedagogy and Equity & Justice, followed closely by Work Reimagined, Community Initiatives, and Arts & Storytelling. These overarching subjects will be explored in various formats, from podcast conversations and speaker-led networking events to short solo presentations and in-depth workshops.
"Year after year, we challenge ourselves and the community to build a conference and festival that reflects the transformational issues that are critical to education," said Greg Rosenbaum, Senior Director of SXSW EDU. "We saw an incredible range of breadth and depth of formats and topics including equity, human rights, literacy and edtech efficacy, and more."
Showcasing nearly half of what's yet to come, the sessions announced today reflect the many phases of learning – from early childhood to K12, higher education, and workforce development. Highlights include:
- SERVING ADULT LEARNERS: AN EQUITY IMPERATIVE - This talk gathers higher education presidents to discuss how colleges are working to reorient themselves around the needs of a generation of adult learners diverse in age, race, income, and professional needs than any in history. They will cover the practical, financial, social justice, and equity imperatives of such initiatives.
Speakers:
Dr. Gregory W. Fowler, President of the University of Maryland Global Campus
Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) & author of Students First: Equity, Access, and Opportunity in Higher Education
Eloy Oakley, President & CEO of College Futures
Dr. Sue Ellspermann, President of Ivy Tech Community College
- THE TUITION-FREE ONLINE UNIVERSITY OF THE FUTURE - Through this solo conversation, Shai Reshef shares the reasons that led him to create the first non-profit, tuition-free, American, accredited, and online university, including the growing international demand for higher education opportunities.
Speaker:
Shai Reshef, President & Founder of University of the People
- DIVERSIFYING AMERICA'S TEACHER PIPELINE - The students sitting in America's classrooms are predominantly black and brown, but 80% of teachers are white females. This gap is further widened when we fail to support teachers of color, who are now leaving the classroom at alarming rates. In this solo presentation, audiences will learn about efforts to reverse this troubling trend.
Speaker:
Shareefah Mason, Associate Dean of Educator Certification at Dallas College
- NO BS: BRINGING HUMANITIES DEGREES TO SPACE - Tech and innovation companies are eager for talent without STEM degrees and backgrounds. Join experts from the biggest aerospace companies as they highlight the value of bringing the humanities to space and the critical role the thousands of non-engineers hold in fulfilling their missions to go higher, faster, and farther.
Speakers:
Elaine Ho, Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of STEM Engagement at NASA
Dana Rixter, Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer at BAE Systems
Marybeth Lilly, Manager of Talent & Workforce Policy at the Aerospace Industries Association
- BUILDING LITERACY ACCESS FOR BLACK BOYS - In the U.S., more than 82% of 4th-grade Black boys are not proficient in reading despite clear research indicating early literacy difficulty can predict future academic success, physical and mental health, and the likelihood of imprisonment. This panel will explore the intersection of factors that influence reading development, and how increased access to culturally-relevant content can improve lifelong learning and success.
Speakers:
Molly Ness, Founder of Coalition for Literacy Equity & Vice President of Academic Content at Learning Ally
Malcolm Mitchell, Founder & CEO of Share the Magic Foundation
D. Lacy Asbill, Co-Founder of Reading with Relevance
Alvin Irby, Founder & Chief Reading Inspirer of Barbershop Books
- DESIGNING INCLUSIVE PLAYFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES - Learning through play is a natural way to design more inclusive experiences and allow neurodivergent students to engage in and demonstrate learning in their own unique ways. In this session, members of the LEGO Foundation's Play for All cohort analyze the principles of Universal Design for Learning and which tools for digital play are inclusive and for whom.
Speakers:
Louisa Rosenheck, Director of Pedagogy at Kahoot!
Jason Kahn, Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder at Mightier
Vanessa Castañeda Gill, CEO & Co-Founder of Social Cipher
Michelle Ndebele, Senior Play & Health Specialist at The LEGO Foundation
- SCHOOL IS ROLEPLAYING: TTRPGS AS LEARNING TOOLS - Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) have the potential to level up learning through deep thinking, teamwork, and academic engagement, no matter the age or subject. Join a panel of teachers and creators using tabletop games to create meaningful classroom experiences and learn how you can integrate them into your classroom.
Speakers:
Christopher Hopper, Writer at Bard Commune
Maryanne Cullinan, Middle School Teacher at Great Brook School & Ph.D. Candidate at Lesley University
Stephanie Campbell, Sole Proprietor of TTRPGkids & Adjunct Professor at Lawrence Technological
Michael Low, Creator & CEO of Luck of Legends
For more information on our speaker lineup, please visit sxswedu.com/news.
To register, please go to sxswedu.com/press/accreditation.
The SXSW EDU® Conference & Festival reflects the world's most critical social issues as seen through the lens of education. This year's event will bring together the learner, the practitioner, the entrepreneur, and the visionary to share their groundbreaking stories, tackle complex issues, and build reimagined paths forward. As a community of diverse people who are united around a like-minded vision for the future, SXSW EDU serves as a place for attendees to renew their purpose in practice from both a personal and professional perspective. It is a place to reinforce the core principles of teaching and learning as well as an opportunity to express your creativity and passion for education. SXSW EDU is a component of the South by Southwest® family of conferences and festivals that has grown from 800 to over 8,000 registrants in the last decade. Join the passionate and innovative community at SXSW EDU, March 6-9, 2023.
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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kevin Harvick has had a big share of his best Cup moments at Phoenix Raceway.
While his dominance in the desert has faded slightly over the past five years, Sunday is one of two more chances to get win No. 10 here and join some elite company before retirement, which the Stewart-Haas Ford driver says will be at the end of the current season.
Every time he comes to Arizona, Harvick is reminded how good he’s been since he swept both races at the track 17 years ago. And pretty much every time, he deflects praise.
“It feels somewhat arrogant and cocky to look at your own stats, especially when they’re good,” Harvick said. “I’m never going to tell you I’m impressed with anything of my stats, because I always feel like they could be better.”
Harvick has won nine times at the 1-mile tri-oval and is seeking to become just the sixth driver in Cup history to win 10 times at one track, an exclusive club that includes Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt and David Pearson.
To win Sunday, Harvick will have to beat Joey Logano, who won the Cup championship in Phoenix last November and has won three times at the track — all since 2016. Kyle Busch is also a three-time winner at Phoenix, the last in 2019.
But no one has had a run in Phoenix like Harvick. He was especially dominant from 2012 to 2016, winning six of 10 races, including a sweep in 2014 which, was also the same year he won the Cup championship.
He hasn’t won at Phoenix since 2018, but he’s always in the hunt, not finishing outside of the top 10 in his last 19 starts at the track.
There have been countless changes in NASCAR since Harvick’s first win here in 2006. The cars have been altered, the tires have changed and most of the other drivers have changed. None of it has fazed him.
“There’s constant evolution,” Harvick said. “The thing I tell our guys is ‘adapt or die.’”
Harvick’s No. 4 Ford has been competitive at the beginning of his final season. The Stewart-Haas driver finished fifth at Fontana and ninth last week in Las Vegas.
Harvick will try to be the fourth winner in four races this season; the three so far are Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Busch and William Byron, who led a 1-2-3 finish for Hendrick Motorsports in Las Vegas.
NASCAR officials took the hood louvers from the four Hendrick cars Friday and will bring them to the NASCAR Research & Development Center in North Carolina. Any potential penalties would be announced next week.
NEW RULES
Drivers are getting used to a new rules package that is debuting this week in Phoenix. It applies to all short tracks and road courses, excluding Bristol and Dover.
Martin Truex Jr. and Alex Bowman echoed a general consensus that the new rules have caused cars to slide a little more in the corners because the downforce isn’t quite as strong.
The drivers were given an extra 50-minute practice session Friday to get used to the new setup.
“It was a little slicker, a little slower in general,” Truex said. “Basically, losing a little more brake and less throttle. Slower mid-corner speeds and a little more slipping and sliding. I was in a little bit of traffic and felt it was a little better in traffic, but the ultimate test will be what happens on Sunday.”
BRISCOE’S RETURN
It’s been a tough start to the season for Chase Briscoe, who hasn’t finished higher than 20th in the season’s three races. A return to Phoenix might be just what his Stewart-Haas team needs.
Briscoe got his first Cup win last spring at the track. He executed two great restarts over the final 20 laps to pull away from Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick.
“I’m excited to try and turn our season around,” Briscoe said. “I feel like it’s a great opportunity for us to do it.”
BERRY’S SECOND START
Josh Berry will be making his second Cup start in place of Chase Elliott, who broke his leg in a snowboarding accident and is likely to miss at least another month.
The 32-year-old Berry finished 29th in Las Vegas last week in his first Cup start. JR Motorsports had to work quickly to get the No. 9 Chevrolet ready for Berry last week after news spread of Elliott’s injury. The team hopes a little more time to prepare for Phoenix will lead to a better result.
“It’s a weird opportunity,” Berry said. “We’re all thinking about Chase, we want him to get healthy and be back. But I’m thankful, in the meantime, I get to run some races.”
ODDS AND ENDS
Kyle Larson is a 5-1 favorite to win Sunday, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Harvick is 9-1 to get his 10th win at the track. … Chevrolets have won the first three races this season. That’s the first time its happened since 2010 and just the fifth time in the modern era, which dates back to 1972. … Racing trailblazer Lyn St. James will be the honorary pace car driver for Sunday’s race. St. James has competed in fifteen IndyCar races, including seven Indianapolis 500s.
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China says its official COVID-19 vaccination rate is around 90%, but it's not hard to find people who have been avoiding the jab.
Take Faye Fei, for example. She's a 32-year-old lifestyle blogger who lives in the city of Hangzhou, about an hour from Shanghai by high-speed train.
"I have an advantage in that I don't go to an office to work. I don't have a job at a company or in a government agency and don't really come into contact with a lot of people," she says. "Also I think I protect myself pretty well."
On top of that, she says she's young, she's not afraid of COVID-19 anymore, she doesn't feel the need to get a shot until China re-opens to the world and she believes the virus is changing too quickly for the vaccines available in China — all of them made in China — to have decent efficacy.
People like Fei signal a potential problem for the government in the days ahead.
A weekend of angry street protests last month against Beijing's hardline pandemic control policy, known as "dynamic zero COVID," seems to have nudged the authorities to take more risks. The authorities on Wednesday announced fresh steps to roll back some of the policy's strict elements.
Health experts say increasing vaccinations is a key part of the way forward if the government hopes to minimize the impact as the virus inevitably spreads.
The least vaccinated are the elderly
The problem of under-vaccination is most acute among the elderly. The government announced a little over a week ago that around 30% of people aged 60 and up — or roughly 80 million people — were not vaccinated and boosted as of Nov. 11. Among those 80 or older, the ratio was closer to 60%.
Experts on Chinese health care say several factors have contributed to the low vaccination rates among older adults. COVID vaccination campaigns focused initially on essential workers, and efficacy data was not focused on the elderly. The government has almost exclusively enforced "zero COVID" policies to keep the virus out and douse flareups rather than moving to ramp up vaccinations when outbreaks were limited.
Plus, there's deep-seated vaccine hesitancy.
For many, it has its roots in product quality issues that have for years plagued manufacturing in China — including its production of pharmaceuticals. Cases like Tan Hua's resonate.
In 2014, Tan, then 34 years old, was bitten by a dog. She saw a doctor and was given a shot of what her mother, Hua Xiuzhen, says they were told was the best rabies vaccine on the market. But it didn't go well.
"That very night she got a headache and dizziness. Her memory declined sharply. She had convulsions. She couldn't see; everything was dark for her. She couldn't walk straight," Hua told NPR by phone.
They got emergency help. But Tan never fully recovered.
"She's disabled. She can't work. She spends the whole day lying in a bed," Hua says.
They blame the vaccine, and Hua has been on a crusade for justice ever since. She also now avoids all vaccines — including those for COVID-19, of which China has approved 12.
"I'm scared to think about it. And none of my neighbors have been vaccinated either as far as I know," she says.
It wasn't always like this, according to Mary Brazelton, an expert in the history of science and medicine in China at the University of Cambridge. In the months after the Communist takeover in 1949, the Chinese government launched several successful vaccination campaigns, taking on smallpox, tuberculosis, diphtheria and other diseases.
"If you look at earlier periods in the People's Republic of China's history ... what you see is in some ways almost the opposite in terms of really strong vaccination programs that work quite hard to convince people, particularly elderly people, to receive vaccines against infectious diseases," Brazelton says.
But lax oversight and corruption during recent decades of breakneck economic growth has led to a string of product quality scandals in China — from baby formula cut with industrial chemicals to contaminated blood thinner and tainted vaccines.
"To me, that kind of helps explain the degrees of hesitancy," Brazelton says.
China experts say there's also been weak messaging around Chinese COVID vaccines.
China has not imported any foreign-made vaccines, which are widely seen inside the country to be more effective than China's homegrown jabs. And data on the Chinese vaccines has been conflicting. In March, scientists in Hong Kong reported that made-in-China Sinovac boosters can effectively prevent serious illness in old people. This month, though, Singapore-based scientists concluded that three or four doses of mRNA vaccines offered better protection for people over 60 than China's inactivated virus vaccines for COVID-19.
Yanzhong Huang, a China health care expert at Seton Hall University, says the government has done a bad job of messaging around the virus and debunking myths — despite near total control of the media environment in the country.
"Many of those, the vaccine skeptics, are liberal-minded people. They just don't trust the Chinese vaccines and the government narrative on the effectiveness of the Chinese vaccines," he says.
Jerry, a real estate executive in Shanghai, is 33 years old — and a good example of that. He did not want his full name used because of the sensitivity of the topic.
Jerry reckons COVID-19 is "kind of a flu thing" these days; nothing too serious. He hasn't gotten the vaccine and he believes – despite science to the contrary – there's no point.
"I just think the virus is changing so fast. So not a single vaccine can help," he says, focusing on vaccines' ability to prevent transmission rather than stave off serious illness and death.
Jerry estimates that the vaccination rate among his friends — educated, 30-somethings in China's most cosmopolitan city — may be as low as 60%. He says couples trying to get pregnant are particularly fearful of possible side-effects.
The government is now redoubling efforts to get more people vaccinated, especially the elderly. The stakes are high.
Only about half of people aged 60 and up in Hong Kong were vaccinated when the omicron variant hit in the spring. Hospitals were quickly swamped and the rate of deaths-per-100,000 people spiked to the highest in the world. Nearly all of those who died were over 60 and not fully vaccinated.
To be sure, China has the state capacity to force the population to get vaccinated. After all, it has put entire cities with tens of millions of people into strict lockdowns.
But Huang, of Seton Hall, says the government may be better off bolstering the incentives for people to get the vaccine, and offering assurances of support in case something goes wrong.
They're just not quite there yet.
"They still they have not sent a clear message ... convincing the elderly that you need to get a vaccine, it's good for you," he says.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Haig Partners LLC, the leading buy-sell advisory firm to auto, heavy truck and RV dealers in the U.S., served as the exclusive buy-side advisor to Semersky Enterprises on the acquisition of Audi Kirkwood, located near St Louis, MO, from LeadCar.
"We are excited to add Audi Kirkwood to the Semersky family of Audi dealerships and bring our passion for Audi to another great city in the Midwest where we've been the leading Audi dealer for over 45 years," shared Ernie Semersky, CEO of Semersky Enterprises. "We look forward to working with the Audi Kirkwood team and bringing our best-in-class client experience to the St. Louis marketplace." Semersky Enterprises owns 3 Audi dealerships in the greater Chicago and St. Louis markets including one of the largest stores in the nation.
Kevin Nill of Haig Partners which represented the buyer, said, "We congratulate Ernie Semersky on his acquisition of Audi Kirkwood and the continued expansion of their Audi portfolio. While we normally represent sellers of dealerships, Semersky Enterprises wanted an advisor to help them identify the best fit for their growth strategy, help them analyze the opportunity, and negotiate the deal. We are grateful to Ernie and his team for placing their trust in us to help them meet their strategic objectives. This is another transaction demonstrating the confidence buyers have in the future of auto retail and the willingness to grow."
Haig Partners LLC is the leading buy-sell advisory firm for owners of auto, heavy truck and RV dealerships. The team at Haig Partners has unmatched experience with executives from leading retail dealer groups and financial institutions. They have advised on the purchase or sale of more than 575 dealerships for over $9.0 billion and have represented 23 groups that qualify for the annual Automotive News Top 150 Dealer Groups list, more than any other firm. Haig Partners leverages its expertise and relationships to lead clients through a confidential and customizable sales process that also maximizes the value of their businesses. They author the Haig Report, the leading industry quarterly report that tracks trends in auto retail and their impact on dealership values, and are co-author of NADA's Guide, "Buying and Selling a Dealership." For more information, visit www.haigpartners.com.
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ELM CITY, N.C. (AP) — The man entrusted with promoting President Joe Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure plan barreled into this North Carolina town of 1,200 with the same rumbling intensity as the passing freight trains that shake anyone sitting in a chair.
It should be an easy sell. But Mitch Landrieu, the former New Orleans mayor and the administration's infrastructure coordinator, knows the diplomacy it requires.
On a visit to Elm City last week, he toured the town's quaint library decked out for Halloween. At an antique store with long johns hanging from the rafters, he tried to buy old license plates to commemorate the day, only to be told that someone else had spoken for them.
It was at the restored train depot that he got down to the business of the day, fielding a question about how a small-town government without a staff could possibly get its sliver of the infrastructure pie.
Landrieu kept it simple: Work with other communities.
“All of you are small, medium or large, but none of you has everything you need to do anything on your own," he said. "So, this is kindergarten stuff. I don’t know if your mama sent you to school with a sandwich and some potato chips, but you wanted somebody’s M&M’s. And you had to learn how to trade and make friends.”
Landrieu speaks often with anecdotes and metaphors, the New Orleans accent offering a below the Mason-Dixon Line bonhomie to the audience. He uses the language of chatty simplicity to explain the big ideas that can get lost in a divided country.
And he comes bearing gifts, the promise of jobs and dramatic local improvements. For nearly a year, Landrieu has barnstormed a country with that same message of what's possible when people work together, even in a bitterly polarized era playing out before the midterm elections.
What Landrieu has seen is just how much effort it takes to get the money to where it matters — and to get a small measure of credit for the administration for progress that can seem like it's coming at glacial speed.
What's riding on that $1 trillion?
It’s more than just whether Democrats can retain the House and Senate. There’s the survival of thousands of American communities that need some combination of jobs, road improvements, new sewage pipes, high-speed internet and help to fight climate change.
Landrieu sees himself as a bridge. But where he goes from here is an open question. The son of a mayor and the sister of a former U.S. senator, Landrieu is often mentioned as a possible presidential candidate and could benefit from traveling the country to dole out cash for local projects.
After multiple hurricanes and a devastating oil spill, Landrieu redeveloped his home city as mayor from 2010 to 2018. He made the controversial decision to remove its Confederate statues, jumpstarting a national conversation on race. Soon came a pair of fateful phone calls that brought him to Washington.
Brian Deese, director of the White House National Economic Council, phoned Landrieu about a year ago to ask if he would be willing to talk with Biden about how to implement the biggest infrastructure infusion of cash since the 1950s.
“Sure -- the president can call me any time he wants,” Landrieu recalled answering.
Deese phoned back the next day. “Well, I talked to the president and he would like you to come up and run the thing.”
"What thing?” Landrieu said.
"The whole infrastructure thing,” said Deese.
Nearly a year later in the orange haze of dawn, Landrieu, 62, whistled as he strolled through the wood-beamed terminal of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
“I love airports because they make me think that we’re going to be OK in America,” Landrieu said last week after climbing into a Ford SUV. “You’ve got to believe that that airport was full of people that thought differently and acted differently, but nobody was yelling and screaming. And everybody had one purpose: to get where the hell we’re going.”
Even if they share a destination, though, they may not always agree on the road to get there. Administration officials love to point out how Republicans who voted against the infrastructure bill are nonetheless seeking its cash for local projects, and even taking credit for them. But Republican governors want more flexibility with how to spend the money, saying the rules can increase costs at a time of high inflation.
Landrieu said action on long-delayed infrastructure projects can't foster “political” unity, but it can create a sense of “national” unity — if the American public and its leaders look past divisions on abortion, civil rights and more to focus on shared goals.
The challenge is that it’s still early for voters to appreciate projects that are generational in scale. Landrieu explains the dilemma by referencing the French post-impressionist artist Georges Seurat and his painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grade Jatte.” The painting of Parisians on the banks of the Seine is composed entirely of colorful dots of paint that, when viewed at a distance, form a full picture.
So far, Landrieu says, the infrastructure effort is just a bunch of dots on the canvas. He’s trying to sell people on how those dots connect.
Since February, Landrieu has gone to 37 cities, encouraging government officials and businesses to apply for infrastructure grants and loans. Some 6,000 projects are already under way. He numbers his conversations with governors, mayors and others in the thousands. That suggests he’s reaching much more deeply into Republican territory than Biden, who can be a lightning rod for GOP criticism.
Landrieu has gotten roughly $185 billion in infrastructure spending out the door. His trip to North Carolina with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week was to announce $759 million to lay broadband fiber for internet in rural counties.
That sum is a lifeline for places like Warren County in North Carolina. Census figures show it lost more than 11% of its population between 2010 and 2020. A fast internet connection is a must for businesses and residents to stay.
“What I hear often is I cannot find a place in Warren County that gives me the speed that I need,” said Charla Duncan, the county’s community and economic development director.
Landrieu listened intently as Duncan spoke during a roundtable with Vilsack and North Carolina officials. When Gov. Roy Cooper said that one million North Carolina residents lack high-speed internet, Landrieu registered that number with his eyes. He would use it later that day in Elm City.
Landrieu has been giving voters a deeply political message ahead of the midterm elections, trying to convey that Biden cares about them and is improving the capacity of government to meet their needs. It’s an uphill battle as high inflation weighs on the minds of voters and has left Biden’s approval rating at just 43%.
As a scion of a Louisiana political dynasty, Landrieu has spent his life dwelling on the gap between how governments function and how they should operate. He was a state legislator and lieutenant governor before serving as New Orleans mayor. His father, Moon, held the same job when Mitch was a child and teenager.
On the day Landrieu was born in 1960, he says, his father was one of two state representatives to vote against segregation, and racial, class and other divides have always been a part of how he thinks.
He studied the political divisions after removing New Orleans’ Confederate monuments and starting the nonprofit E Pluribus Unum. He traveled across the South and talked with coal miners in West Virginia who felt abandoned by government leaders.
He sees infrastructure as a vehicle for economic opportunity, yet demurred when asked if he planned to stay in his post. Landrieu suggested his fate could change after the Nov. 8 elections and the possible ascension of the GOP to House and Senate majorities.
"We’ll see what happens in a couple of weeks and then the world changes dramatically around here,” he said. “I don’t really know the answer to that question.” | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Biden-pitchman-Landrieu-hawks-infrastructure-and-17549857.php | 2022-11-01 18:33:46 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Biden-pitchman-Landrieu-hawks-infrastructure-and-17549857.php |
BEIJING (AP) — To cushion the impact of extreme weather due to climate change, a Chinese landscape architect has been making the case for China and other countries to create so-called “sponge cities.”
Yu Kongjian, who spoke to The Associated Press in Beijing, uses sweeping language to express his vision for cities that can withstand variable temperatures, drought and heavy rainfall. The challenges for implementing this vision at a time of ambitious economic development in China are multifold.
Yu criticizes much of Asia’s modern infrastructure for being built on ideas imported from Europe, which he says are ill-fitted to the monsoon climate over much of the Asian continent. He points to recent floods that have wreaked havoc in many Asian cities, which he says are caused by this architectural mismatch.
“There’s no resilience at all,” Yu says of the concrete and steel infrastructure of major cities, and of using pipes and channels to funnel away water. “Those are useless, they will fail and continue to fail.”
Instead, Yu proposes using natural resources, or “green infrastructure” to create water-resilient cities. It’s part of a global shift among landscape design and civil engineering professionals toward working more in concert with the natural environment. By creating large spaces to hold water in city centers — such as parks and ponds — stormwater can be retained on site, helping prevent floods, he says. Sponge infrastructure also, in theory, offers ways for water to seep down and recharge groundwater for times of drought.
“The idea of a sponge city is to recover, give water more space,” Yu said.
A turning point in China’s awareness of climate change and urban adaptation came a decade ago, Yu said. A devastating flood hit the capital city of Beijing in July 2012.
Beijing’s biggest downpour in 61 years overwhelmed drainage systems, swamped downtown underpasses and sent flash floods roiling through the city’s outskirts. At least 77 people died.
Yu at the time sent a letter to Beijing’s party secretary, Guo Jinlong, calling for a change in how the government approaches city infrastructure. He continued to send letters to high-ranking officials and top leadership, including China’s leader Xi Jinping.
At a government working conference the next year, China incorporated the idea of sponge cities as a national strategy, “giving full play to the absorption, storage and slow release of rainwater by ecological systems.”
In 2014, the central government issued a directive: Recycle 70% of rainwater runoff in 20% of urban areas by 2020, and in 80% of such areas by 2030.
The following year it launched 16 pilot sponge city projects, adding 14 more in 2016. Officals also said they would award 600 million yuan (83 million USD) each year for three years to municipal cities, 500 million to provincial capitals, and 400 million yuan to other cities.
The top-down mandate and subsidies spurred a boom in water-absorbing infrastructure, including in large cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Cities around the world are similarly trying to integrate “bioswales” along the sides of roads, protect remaining marsh areas to absorb water, and increase the capture of roof rainwater.
AN EXPERIMENT UNDERWAY
In China, one demonstration park is located in the northeast corner of the city of Nanchang, southern China. In mid October, engineers were putting finishing touches on a lush, picturesque 126-acre park designed to cushion the impact of both floods and droughts.
Formerly a coal ash dump site, the “Fish Tail” sponge park is built in a low-lying section of the city and intended to regulate water for surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. The fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, was mixed with soil to create mini-islands in the lake that allow water to permeate. Fang said the mixture, held in place by plant roots, prevents the ash from flowing into the water.
During dry periods, the water could be withdrawn, purified and used for plant irrigation.
Fang Yuan, an engineer at Yu’s design institute, Turenscape, said the park serves as “an ecological aquarium,” capable of retaining 1 million cubic meters of water during floods and means the water can be used, instead of just discharging it into the sewage system.
The park also serves as a habitat for plants and wildlife disrupted by extreme weather such as drought.
AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
At times, the sponge city concept has been difficult to implement in China. Misallocation of funds, lack of expertise in sponge city planning, and other snags have doomed some projects.
In April, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development announced some cities had “insufficient awareness, inaccurate understanding, and unsystematic implementation of sponge city construction.”
The notice also warned against using funds earmarked for sponge city construction for other general infrastructure projects, such as buildings and roads.
Those guidelines were issued after massive rainfall and catastrophic floods in the city of Zhengzhou killed 398 people last summer. Floodwater inundated a section of the city’s subway, trapping hundreds of commuters. Rescuers flocked to the scene, but 14 people died in the subway disaster.
Notably, Zhengzhou was one of the pilot sponge cities, with a planned investment of 53.58 billion yuan (US $7.4 billion). Some questioned whether sponge city projects work at all.
But an investigation by the State Council released in January, found that funds had been misspent. Only 32% of the 19.6 billion yuan that was invested went to what the government defined as sponge city concepts.
“Even at the critical moment when the whole country mobilized forces to support Zhengzhou’s rescue and disaster relief, they were still “building flower beds,” the State Council report said.
Yu acknowledges there is an oversight problem. “Many of the cities just use it as propaganda — just to get a lot of money from the central government,” but then invest the funds in other projects.
POYANG LAKE
While problems implementing absorptive cities are worked out, China’s vulnerability to extreme weather is clear. A prolonged drought since July has dramatically shrunk China’s biggest freshwater lake, Poyang.
In the village of Tangtou, on the lake’s normally water-blessed northeast corner, residents scooped buckets of water from a village pond to tend their vegetables.
Since July, villagers say they’ve hardly seen any rainfall, let alone water in their corner of the lake.
“The whole lake was completely dry, and even the Yangtze River was dry,” said 73-year-old Duan Yunzhen, as he scattered pond water onto his crops.
“We planted rice, cotton, sesame, and sweet potato — they are all suffering from drought,” said 62-year-old Hong Zuhua.
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Associated Press video producers Olivia Zhang in Beijing and Wayne Zhang in Nanchang, China, contributed to this report.
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Tesla is recalling nearly 16,000 of its 2021-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles because some front-row seat belts may not have been reconnected properly after being repaired.
Tesla said in its safety recall report that in the vehicles, a first-row seat belt was disconnected from its pretensioner anchor as part of a necessary step to perform a repair. But the seat belt may not have been reconnected to its pretensioner anchor properly after the repair was made.
The company said that if the seat belt isn’t reconnected properly, it may not perform as it’s supposed to in a collision, which may increase the risk of injury.
U.S. highway safety regulators opened an investigation into possible Tesla seat belt issues in March.
As of June 19, Tesla has identified 12 warranty claims related to the issue, but the company is not aware of any crashes, injuries or deaths that may be related to the seat belt issue.
Notification letters will be mailed to owners who have vehicles related to the recall. Tesla said that it will perform free inspections and connect both first-row seat belts to their pretensioner anchors where necessary. If the seat belt can’t be connected to the pretensioner anchor properly, the seat belt assembly will be replaced for free.
Tesla also announced it’s recalling more than 1,300 if its 2023 Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles because of a camera issue.
The company said in its recall report that on some vehicles, the pitch angle of the forward-facing cameras may not be aligned to properly, which may cause certain active safety features to be unavailable, including automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning and lane keeping assist, without alerting the driver to their unavailability.
Drivers relying on unavailable features could be at increased risk of a collision, the company said.
Customers with cars involved in the camera-related recall can bring their vehicles to Tesla for a free inspection, and they will adjust the camera angle where necessary. | https://www.wane.com/news/tesla-recalling-nearly-16000-model-s-and-model-x-vehicles-over-seat-belt-issue/ | 2023-07-20 15:08:41 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/tesla-recalling-nearly-16000-model-s-and-model-x-vehicles-over-seat-belt-issue/ |
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered in Germany’s capital Saturday to show solidarity with antigovernment protesters in Iran, where a movement sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police has evolved into a challenge to the Islamic Republic.
Berlin police estimated that 37,000 people had joined the German demonstration by late afternoon. Participants held up Iranian flags and signs criticizing Iran’s leaders, many with the tagline “Women, Life, Freedom” in both English and German.
The demonstration, organized by the Woman(asterisk) Life Freedom Collective, began at the Victory Column in Berlin’s Tiergarten park and continued as a march through central Berlin.
Some demonstrators said they had come from elsewhere in Germany and other European countries to show their support.
“It is so important for us to be here, to be the voice of the people of Iran, who are killed on the streets,” said Shakib Lolo, who is from Iran but lives in the Netherlands. “And this is not a protest anymore, this is a revolution, in Iran. And the people of the world have to see it.”
Other issues were the focus of demonstrations in Berlin as well, including one calling for social solidarity in the wake of a potential energy crisis and another advocating a speed limit on German highways.
In Tehran, more antigovernment protests took place Saturday at several universities. The nationwide movement in Iran first focused on the country’s mandatory hijab following the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police.
Security forces have dispersed gatherings with live ammunition and tear gas, leaving over 200 people dead, according to rights groups.
The government in Tehran also has been in the spotlight in European capitals due to allegations that Iran has supplied explosive drones that Russian troops are using in Ukraine. | https://www.koin.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-protest-against-iranian-regime-draws-thousands-in-berlin/ | 2022-10-23 17:45:44 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-protest-against-iranian-regime-draws-thousands-in-berlin/ |
News Tribune, Jan. 16, 1983
- Because of a new U.S. Census population standard, the city of Superior will no longer be in the title Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Statistical Area. Superior's population will still be counted in the area, but the city is 1,366 people too small to remain in the title.
- Last month, Orvil Tranmel became the first man hired in the 25-year history of the Duluth Police Department Parkettes. Tranmel's hiring forced the department to come up with a new job title — parking monitors — for him and his four female co-workers.
News Tribune, Jan. 16, 1923
- City of Duluth officials yesterday assured Gary and New Duluth businessmen of funding for a new fire and police department building and better water service for their communities. They promised to investigate and procure a remedy for the low water pressure.
- Final plans for remodeling and decorating the headquarters and clubrooms of the David Wisted Post of the American Legion were approved yesterday. Work on the building at 30 E. Superior St. is expected to be completed next month. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-40-years-ago-duluth-police-department-parkettes-hired-first-man | 2023-01-16 14:33:24 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-40-years-ago-duluth-police-department-parkettes-hired-first-man |
POOLE, C. Randy
63 of Springfield passed away July 18, 2022, in his residence. He was born in Springfield, Ohio, on August 1, 1958, the son of Carl H. and Rosemary Poole. Randy was a former mechanical engineer for the railroad. He also worked alongside his dad and brother at C & A Auto. In his younger days, he was known as a talented race car driver. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his children Carl Nicholas and Brandi Nichole Poole; grandchildren Andre Purdie III, Carlee (Nichole) Poole, Eli Nicholas Purdie, and Carl Lucas Poole; brother Chad Anthony Poole; sister Tonja Elberfeld; niece Jessica; and nephew Chasen; companion pet cat Precious. Private services will take place at the convenience of the family. Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.richardsraffanddunbar.com. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/poole-c-randy/XKJVE4EKRBABJLM6IM3AKEYC7Q/ | 2022-07-24 06:34:09 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/poole-c-randy/XKJVE4EKRBABJLM6IM3AKEYC7Q/ |
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A political ally of Pakistan’s former prime minister won a vote of confidence early Thursday in the Punjab Assembly, a major blow to the federal government, officials said.
Pervez Elahi secured 186 votes in the 371-seat Punjab Assembly to remain the chief minister in Punjab, weeks after the provincial governor, Balighur Rehman, sacked him. Rehman claimed he had lost the confidence of a majority in the legislature.
Elahi’s win was a major challenge to the federal government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, whose Pakistan Muslim League party is in opposition in the country’s most populous Punjab province.
The vote came weeks after former prime minister Imran Khan said his party was quitting Pakistan’s two regional and national assemblies to pressure Sharif’s government to hold early national elections.
It was unclear whether Elahi will dissolve the Punjab Assembly on Khan’s order. The former premier wants his allies to dissolve the two regional assemblies to pave the way for early elections.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled in 2023.
Khan, a former cricket star-turned-politician, was ousted in a no-confidence vote by Parliament last April. He wants early elections as he says his ouster was orchestrated by Sharif, with the U.S. government’s help. Sharif and Washington have denied the allegation. | https://pix11.com/ap-international/ap-ally-of-ex-pakistan-pm-wins-confidence-vote-in-blow-to-govt/ | 2023-01-13 04:36:57 | 0 | https://pix11.com/ap-international/ap-ally-of-ex-pakistan-pm-wins-confidence-vote-in-blow-to-govt/ |
The University of Massachusetts’ women’s basketball team outscored the University of Maine 24-0 in the second quarter and breezed to an easy 67-54 victory over the Black Bears at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, on Monday night.
The final score was misleading because UMass led 39-12 at the half and proceeded to score the first seven points of the third quarter to build the lead to 46-12.
UMaine missed 15 consecutive shots during UMass’ 31-0 run.
UMaine went 12:23 without scoring until Adrianna Smith finally ended the drought with 7:37 left in the third period by converting a layup.
UMass, now 2-1 after coming off a 74-65 loss to the No. 5 University of Tennessee Volunteers last Thursday and a season-opening 72-57 win over Central Connecticut State, made short work of the Black Bears in the second period after a competitive first quarter.
UMaine fell to 1-1.
Leading 15-12 after the first 10 minutes, UMass connected on 11 of its 20 shots in the second quarter while the Black Bears missed all 12 of their field goal attempts including eight 3-pointers.
The Black Bears were also outrebounded 16-3 in the forgettable second quarter.
UMass, coming off a school-record 26-win campaign and its first Atlantic 10 championship, returned 10 players off last year’s team including three All-Atlantic 10 players. That included the school’s first-ever A-10 Player of the Year in 6-foot-1 forward Sam Breen.
The Minutewomen, who were chosen to win the conference title in the preseason poll, lost to No. 5 Notre Dame 89-78 in their NCAA Tournament game in Norman, Oklahoma, a year ago.
UMaine outscored UMass 42-28 in the second half but the Minutewomen played a lot of their reserves.
Sydney Taylor led UMass with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Angelique Ngalakulondi finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Ber’Nyah Mayo, Makennah White and Breen produced 11 points apiece.
Breen grabbed 10 rebounds, White hauled down seven and Mayo had six as the taller Minutewomen outrebounded UMaine 50-28 including a 19-7 edge on the offensive glass.
UMass outscored UMaine 50-18 in the paint.
Olivia Rockwood’s 15 points paced the Black Bears. She nailed five 3-pointers for the second straight game.
Smith had a career-high 10 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists.
Anne Simon added eight points, five rebounds and three steals and Skowhegan freshman Jaycie Christopher scored her first eight points as a Black Bear. Abbe Laurence scored six points and Windham freshman Sarah Talon had a basket for her first two career points.
Caroline Bornemann had six rebounds and two steals but didn’t score.
“UMass is a fantastic team. You can tell they have a lot of experience,” said UMaine coach Amy Vachon to Van Wagner/Black Bear Sports Properties play-by-play man Don Shields. “I was very disappointed with our toughness in the second quarter and early in the third quarter. We kept getting hit and we never punched back.”
UMaine will host Yale in its home opener on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Memorial Gym in Orono. | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/11/14/sports/umaine-sports/umass-beats-umaine-womens-basketball/ | 2022-11-15 02:32:45 | 1 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/11/14/sports/umaine-sports/umass-beats-umaine-womens-basketball/ |
Saying goodbye: Passings mark loss for downtown Gadsden community
Recent days have marked losses for the downtown Gadsden community, with the passing of an attorney who helped open doors for women in legal practice, and one of the city's "Mainstreet Heroes."
Gadsden attorney Lynn McCain, who died Aug. 22 at 66, served the residents of Gadsden from her downtown office until her recent retirement and served downtown as an active supporter, most notably of its annual Chili Cook-off.
Curlie B. Deramus, 75, who died Tuesday, had been a committed volunteer for downtown events. "He was my chicken and wingman for Musical Mondays," Downtown Gadsden Inc. Director Kay Moore said, preparing food for a weekly session of music and picnic lunch at the water wall during weather-friendly months until the COVID-19 pandemic halted the event.
"We lost two good ones," Moore said.
McCain also served as a member of the DGI board, Moore said.
Deramus was selected in 2018 as one of Gadsden's "Main Street Heroes" for his many volunteer efforts in the city.
Gadsden City Council members announced his passing at Tuesday's meeting, recalling him as a great "friend of the city," and asking prayers for his family.
Service for Deramus will be announced by Adams-Buggs Funeral Service.
"While women now outnumber men among newly admitted attorney," Etowah County Presiding Judge George Day said, "that was not the case when Lynn began her practice in Gadsden in 1982. There probably were no more than three women practicing law in all of Etowah County back then; however, as a result of her skill and hard work, Lynn came to be respected by Judges and fellow attorneys alike in the Courtroom, and by lenders and realtors as an able real estate closing attorney.
"Lynn's legal ability and diligence, and that of other women practicing law at that time and since have had the effect of changing the perception of law as a male-dominated profession. Lynn will be missed as an important part of Etowah County's legal community," Day said.
The flag over the William H. Rhea III Judicial Building will fly at half-staff in memory of McCain Thursday. A Celebration of Life for her will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at The Venue at Coosa Landing. | https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2022/09/01/gadsden-loses-friends-of-the-city-with-passing-of-attorney-volunteer/65466063007/ | 2022-09-01 12:45:46 | 1 | https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2022/09/01/gadsden-loses-friends-of-the-city-with-passing-of-attorney-volunteer/65466063007/ |
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OMAHA, Neb. — The director of the FBI had strong words Wednesday for supporters of former President Donald Trump who have been using violent rhetoric in the wake of his agency's search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.
Christopher Wray, who was appointed as the agency's director in 2017 by Trump, called threats circulating online against federal agents and the Justice Department "deplorable and dangerous."
"I'm always concerned about threats to law enforcement," Wray said. "Violence against law enforcement is not the answer, no matter who you're upset with."
Wray made the remarks following a news conference during a long-planned visit to the agency's field office in Omaha, Nebraska, where he discussed the FBI's focus on cybersecurity. He declined to answer questions about the hours-long search Monday by FBI agents of Trump's Palm Beach, Florida resort.
It has been easy to find the threats and a call to arms in those corners of the internet favored by right-wing extremists since Trump himself announced the search of his Florida home. Reactions included the ubiquitous "Lock and load" and calls for federal agents and even U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to be assassinated.
On Gab — a social media site popular with white supremacists and antisemites — one poster going by the name of Stephen said he was awaiting "the call" to mount an armed revolution.
"All it takes is one call. And millions will arm up and take back this country. It will be over in less than 2 weeks," the post said.
Another Gab poster implored others: "Lets get this started! This unelected, illegitimate regime crossed the line with their GESTAPO raid! It is long past time the lib socialist filth were cleansed from American society!"
The search of Trump's residence Monday is part of an investigation into whether Trump took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, according to people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department has been investigating the potential mishandling of classified information since the National Archives and Records Administration said it had received from Mar-a-Lago 15 boxes of White House records, including documents containing classified information, earlier this year.
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Police: Warrant leads to ‘depraved and sickening’ child porn case, man’s arrest
CLINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - A tip and a search warrant led to the arrest of a man in Ohio in what a police chief called one of the most “sickening cases” of child pornography.
John Potter, 66, is charged with pandering obscenity involving a minor, according to Wilmington Police Chief Ron Fithen.
Officers with the police department served a search warrant at Potter’s home after getting info from a national task force that someone there was receiving and distributing child porn, the chief told WXIX.
Once officers arrived at the home, Fithen said the Wilmington Building and Zoning Department was called to assist because living conditions in the home were “one of the worst they have ever seen.”
The chief said there was raw sewage in the basement.
“This is one of the most depraved and sickening cases our agency has investigated,” Fithen said. “Our detectives have additional investigation to conduct on several pieces of digital evidence that were seized as the result of the search warrant, and we expect additional charges to be filed.”
A Clinton County judge released Potter on his own recognizance, the police chief said baffled by the decision.
“And the judge made his own personal decision to go and do his own recognizance bond, which you know, we’re kind of flabbergasted about that,” Fithen said.
Potter is due back in court next week.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) _ W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $363 million.
On a per-share basis, the Lake Forest, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $7.07.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $6.16 per share.
The seller of maintenance and other supplies posted revenue of $3.65 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.52 billion.
W.W. Grainger expects full-year earnings to be $25 to $27 per share, with revenue in the range of $14.5 billion to $14.9 billion.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday condemned former President Trump’s dinner with Nick Fuentes, an outspoken white supremacist and antisemitic organizer.
McConnell usually avoids conflict with the former president, whom he last spoke to in December 2020, but on Tuesday he let loose with pointed criticism of Trump’s electability.
“There is no room in the Republican Party for antisemitism or white supremacy and anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view, in my judgment, [is] highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States,” he told reporters at the start of his weekly press conference.
McConnell’s comments came a day after Senate Republicans across the political spectrum criticized Trump’s decision to host Fuentes and Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, at his dinner table at Mar-a-Lago shortly before Thanksgiving.
Ye has also provoked controversy for making numerous antisemitic statements and lost lucrative partnership with Adidas and other corporate brands because of them.
McConnell’s comments represented some of his most direct public criticism of Trump since excoriating him on the Senate floor at the end of his second impeachment trial for inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Asked if he would support Trump if he wins the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, McConnell emphasized: “There is simply no room in the Republican Party for antisemitism or white supremacy and that would apply to all of the leaders in the party who will be seeking offices.”
McConnell’s remarks were more direct in taking on Trump than those of his House counterpart.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) earlier on Tuesday had condemned Fuentes but stopped short of going after the former president.
“I don’t think anybody should be spending any time with Nick Fuentes,” McCarthy said outside the White. “He has no place in this Republican Party.”
He added, “I think President Trump came out four times and condemned him and didn’t know who he was.”
McConnell and Trump have feuded since McConnell told Trump in a phone call on Dec. 15, 2020, that he had recognized Joe Biden as president after the Electoral College voted to elect him the day before.
The Senate Republican leader was “furious” at the time, according to associates, about Trump’s role inciting the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.
Though McConnell voted to acquit Trump on technical grounds for inciting the storming of the Capitol, he declared on the floor: “There is no question that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day.”
Since then, McConnell has studiously avoided commenting on Trump’s controversial statements, legal problems or influence on the party.
But he did make clear after the Nov. 8 midterm election that he did not think Trump’s prominence in the national political spotlight was helpful to Senate Republican candidates, especially in the swing state of Pennsylvania where Trump held a rally with Senate GOP candidate Mehmet Oz a few days before he was defeated on Election Day.
“Here’s the problem, we underperformed among voters who did not like President Biden’s performance, among independents and among moderate Republicans, who looked at us and concluded [there was] too much chaos, too much negativity and we turned off a lot of these centrist voters,” McConnell told reporters after the election, though being careful not to mention Trump by name.
He said that trend was a problem in several battleground states and “fatal” in Pennsylvania.
“Dr. Oz was trying to run as a moderate, trying to appeal to those voters in Bucks and Chester County surrounding Philadelphia. That message got muddled at the end, which made it very difficult for him to achieve success,” he said, appearing to refer to Oz getting tied to Trump and the MAGA-affiliated gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano at the end of the race.
Trump announced a run for the White House a few days later.
But his electability appears to have taken a hit since Election Day, when Republican candidates, such as Arizona gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake, who pushed Trump’s claims of widespread election fraud in the 2020 elections, lost key races.
A Morning Consult/Politico poll of registered voters across the country showed Trump leading a crowded field of Republican challengers if the GOP primary were held today. Trump garnered 45 percent support compared to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s 30 percent support.
A Club for Growth Action poll conducted from Nov. 11 to Nov. 23, however, showed DeSantis leading Trump by 11 percentage points and 15 points in Iowa and New Hampshire, which traditionally hold the first two contests of the presidential primary.
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A streamlined and accessible crypto investing experience, now offering direct investing into crypto sectors.
NEW YORK, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hedgehog, an SEC-registered* robo-adviser that helps investors easily create and automatically manage a diversified crypto portfolio with a dual focus on risk management and growth potential today announced a collaboration with CoinDesk Indices (CDI), the leading provider of digital asset indices by AUM since 2014. This collaboration will allow Hedgehog app users direct access to automated investing solutions which seek to track CDI's crypto sector indices
The Hedgehog app which is available for both iOS and Android, enables users to rebalance at their convenience. Hedgehog's innovative platform for automated investing will soon feature digital asset sectors represented in the following CDI select sector indices which include computing, culture & entertainment, currency, decentralized finance (DeFi) and smart contract platform. Notably, Hedgehog will also feature exposure to those sectors through a single market solution. The CoinDesk Market Select Index (CMIS) is the aggregation of all of these five select sector indices noted below in one index.
- CoinDesk Computing Select Index (CPUS)
- CoinDesk Culture & Entertainment Select Index (CNES)
- CoinDesk Currency Select Index (CCYS)
- CoinDesk DeFi Select Index (DFX)
- CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Select Index (SCPX)
"Advisors, institutions, and all investor-types alike must effectively manage risk, especially with crypto asset allocation. We believe that this collaboration will further advance the Hedgehog platform and the digital asset ecosystem by bringing more TradFi best practices, like sector investment exposure, to the crypto world," said Colton Dillion, CEO of Hedgehog. "We are delighted to join forces with CDI and their trusted expertise, which will allow Hedgehog users direct access to five crypto sectors as well as a single market solution to those sectors."
"We are pleased to work with Hedgehog as they propel the marketplace forward with automated solutions backed by expertise and experience," said Andy Baehr, CFA, Managing Director at CoinDesk Indices. "Through rigorous research, impeccable standards for digital asset classification, and meticulously constructed indices that stand apart in the digital assets space, we are proud to provide indices that offer exposure to crypto sectors."
The sectors are based on CDI's Digital Asset Classification Standard (DACS), which evaluates and categorizes a broad universe of digital assets into distinct sectors. The constituents within these sectors undergo a screening process to meet certain trading and custody requirements. Those that meet these criteria form the crypto sector indices, designed to measure the performance of some of the most important segments in the liquid digital asset market.
To learn more and view the crypto sectors via the Hedgehog app and investment platform, please download the mobile application or visit their website.
About Hedgehog
Hedgehog is a digital asset focused investing app that is making it possible for eligible individual investors to access the benefits of investing in real-world assets. Hedgehog Advisers, LLC is a registered investment adviser* that specializes in digital assets, offering automatic management of diversified cryptocurrency portfolios covering over 85% of the market by capitalization. A wholly owned subsidiary of Hedgehog Technologies, Inc founded in 2021, their mission is to make digital assets more accessible for people everywhere. Hedgehog Technologies, Inc is a software development firm building automated tools for compliantly managing digital assets both on- and off-chain. Founded in 2019, the company is focused on building bridges between the worlds of centralized and decentralized finance. Learn more at https://hedgehog.app/.
About CoinDesk Indices
CoinDesk Indices (CDI), a subsidiary of CoinDesk, has been the leading provider of digital asset indices by AUM since 2014. We are driven by precision, rigor, research and a desire to educate the marketplace and empower investors. CoinDesk, a media, events, data, and indices company, is the most influential and trusted platform for the global crypto ecosystem.
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Investments in digital assets and cryptocurrency are Not FDIC Insured, Not SIPC Insured, Not Bank or Government Guaranteed, and May Lose Value. Before investing consider your investment objective, risk tolerance, fees and expenses before investing.
There is no guarantee that the client portfolio or the selected portion of the portfolio will mirror the index or that the performance will be identical. There is risk of portfolio drift and a difference of performance between the Stack and Index based on many factors including market movements, availability of digital assets, size of the client portfolio, among others.
The Information is not an offer to buy or sell, nor is it a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, any investment banking services, securities, futures, options, commodities or other financial instruments or to participate in any investment banking services or trading strategy.
CoinDesk Indices, Inc. ("CDI") does not sponsor, endorse, sell, promote or manage any investment offered by any third party that seeks to provide an investment return based on the performance of any index, indicator or signal. CDI is neither an investment adviser nor a commodity trading adviser and makes no representation regarding the advisability of making an investment linked to any CDI index, indicator or signal. CDI does not act as a fiduciary. A decision to invest in any asset linked to a CDI index, indicator or signal should not be made in reliance on any of the statements set forth in this document or elsewhere by CDI. All content contained or used in any CDI index, indicator or signal (the "Content") is owned by CDI and/or its third-party data providers and licensors, unless stated otherwise by CDI. CDI does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, adequacy, validity or availability of any of the Content. CDI is not responsible for any errors or omissions, regardless of the cause, in the results obtained from the use of any of the Content. CDI does not assume any obligation to update the Content following publication in any form or format. © 2023 CoinDesk Indices, Inc. All rights reserved.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it has named Jonathan Marcus as Senior Managing Director and General Counsel.
Marcus will serve as the chief legal advisor for CME Group and will oversee the company's compliance, enterprise risk management, legal and market regulation functions. He will report to CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy.
Marcus most recently worked in private practice as a partner at Reed Smith, LLP, where he specialized in derivatives regulation, litigation and enforcement. He previously served as General Counsel of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2013 to 2017, advising the commission on a wide range of issues, including implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act and digital asset regulation.
"Jonathan brings nearly 30 years of experience in regulatory enforcement, compliance and litigation across both government and private practice, and we are very pleased to add him to our Management Team," said Duffy. "As we continue to transform our business and serve our clients around the world, Jonathan's global legal expertise will be critical to our efforts to achieve our strategic objectives."
Marcus also served as the CFTC's Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and as an Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States. He held senior roles in Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's Derivatives Group and Covington & Burling's Appellate and Supreme Court Group. Marcus began his career as a clerk for Judge José A. Cabranes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a bachelor's degree from Yale and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
About CME Group
As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities.CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals. The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex® platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.
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Rugs don’t offer the excitement of a hot tub or indoor climbing wall, but they’re an important ingredient in any cozy home. Bare floors are noisy and cold, and they can show scuff marks of passing kids and pets. The addition of a rug can unify a room’s style as it lowers the volume level. Of the many kinds of rugs, wool offers some distinct advantages.
In this article: Leevan Round Wool Area Rug, Momeni Rugs Newport Collection and LR Home Dazzle Area Rug.
Why choose a wool rug?
Wool is one of the most popular materials for rugs because of its durability. It is naturally tough and won’t retain impressions of furniture. Wool fibers have tiny spaces within their structure that can absorb and conceal a lot of dust too, so you have to clean a wool rug less often. Wool also has a natural coating of lanolin that makes it stain-resistant and easy to clean.
Are there any disadvantages of wool rugs?
Wool can absorb a lot of moisture, so a wool rug is not a good choice for laundry rooms and basements where water can collect. As tough as a wool rug is, its colors can fade if exposed to direct sunlight. Additionally, wool rugs do shed a bit over time.
Best round wool rugs
Safavieh Blossom Collection Round Rug
This handmade 6-foot round rug works with a variety of decor styles and comes in multiple color combinations.
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Made of virgin wool, this round, hand-tufted rug has a latex cotton canvas backing. It features a floral pattern in earthy, natural colors.
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This round rug with a 3-foot diameter has a nonslip backing and an abstract pattern. It’s machine-washable and designed not to shed.
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Dakota Fields Ikat Tufted Wool Ivory/Blue Area Rug
This round, tufted wool rug with a cotton and latex backing is handmade. With faded turquoise and aqua colors, it can match most interior design styles.
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Charlton Home Melania Oriental Wool Red/Taupe Area Rug
An oval hand-tufted wool rug with a cotton and latex backing, this has an attractive floral pattern and muted taupe and red colors. It can withstand heavy traffic and has a 3-foot diameter.
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Best wool runners and entryway rugs
Three Posts Ashville Oriental Wool Dark Blue Area Rug
This runner-style rug has a half-inch pile and is best in low-traffic areas of your home. It has a cotton and latex backing and a sophisticated dark blue color. You can easily spot clean it with a damp cloth.
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Union Rustic Jacques Striped Wool/Cotton Beige Rug
Made of soft, hand-tufted wool with 40% cotton, this runner rug has an appealing variety of textures, offering oversized loops that contrast with flatwoven sections. Its natural creamy colors blend easily with most interior design styles.
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Best wool area rugs
Sylvie Chevron Wool Cream/Black Area Rug
This handmade wool rug has a medium pile height and a versatile cream color. It has a flat weave and is suitable for high-traffic areas of the home.
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NuLoom Penelope Braided Wool Area Rug
Improve your room with this rectangular area rug made of wool with 20% cotton. It measures 6 by 9 feet and features a hand-tufted weave and a medium pile height.
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Astoria Grand Balthrop Oriental Handmade Tufted Wool Red Area Rug
A handmade rectangular rug with a traditional geometric pattern, this is safe for use in homes with floor heating. It has a cotton backing and a rich red coloring.
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Langley Street Jahiem Handmade Tufted Wool Multicolor Rug
This rectangular rug has large, hand-woven loops and is available in predominantly navy and green colors. Like most wool rugs, it resists staining. It is also safe for use in homes with floor heating.
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Momeni Rugs Newport Collection
This hand-tufted, low-pile wool rug has a soft texture to greet the feet. Its floral pattern on a beige background is reminiscent of the English designer William Morris’ work.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Ford Motor Company is renewing its partnership with Team Rubicon, donating 17 specially-outfitted vehicles and investing $2.5 million for their disaster relief efforts.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Ford Motor Company is renewing its partnership with Team Rubicon, donating 17 specially-outfitted vehicles and investing $2.5 million for their disaster relief efforts.
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The cryptocurrency world plunged into chaos this week with the stunning fall of FTX, a crypto exchange once valued at as much as $32 billion. Industry leader Binance backed out of a planned buyout on Wednesday after disclosing that a review of FTX books unearthed “mishandled customer funds” and following news reports that U.S. regulatory agencies were circling the smaller exchange. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/10/ftx-faq-crypto-turmoil/ | 2022-11-11 01:01:27 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/10/ftx-faq-crypto-turmoil/ |
MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) — Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said in a speech posted online Monday that he has been removed as the right-wing group’s leader.
In remarks that appeared to have been made at a Project Veritas’ office, O’Keefe said the board had stripped him of all decision-making. The move comes after the board reportedly put him on leave from his role as chairman amid complaints about his treatment of staff at the organization, which is known for using hidden cameras and hiding identities to try to ensnare journalists in embarrassing conversations and to reveal supposed liberal bias.
“So currently, I have no job at Project Veritas,” O’Keefe said in the video. “I have no position here based upon what the board has done. So I’m announcing to you all that today on President’s Day, I’m packing up my personal belongings.”
In a statement released later Monday, the group’s board of directors said it had uncovered “financial malfeasance” and accused O’Keefe of spending “an excessive amount of donor funds in the last three years on personal luxuries.”
According to the group, those included “$14,000 on a charter flight to meet someone to fix his boat under the guise of meeting with a donor”; $60,000 in losses from dance events; more than $150,000 “in Black Cars in the last 18 months”; and others.
The statement added that O’Keefe had been suspended in recent weeks. It said he was invited to meet with the board to discuss financial issues and staff retention and morale, but he ignored those entreaties and “today … decided to remove his belongings from Project Veritas headquarters.”
O’Keefe, who choked up and wiped away tears during his remarks in the video, said several times that the nearly 45-minute speech was for staff internally, but it was posted on the Vimeo platform.
The announcement comes after the group’s executive director and several board members put out a statement last week saying that “a number of our staff members provided leadership with some verbal feedback describing real management concerns regarding the treatment of people and our internal processes.”
Project Veritas, which identifies itself as a news organization, is best known for its hidden camera stings that have embarrassed news outlets, labor organizations and Democratic politicians. O’Keefe founded the nonprofit group 13 years ago, and its most recent IRS filings provided to charity regulators in Florida show it brought in more than $20 million in revenue in 2021.
Last year, two Florida residents pleaded guilty to selling a diary and other items from President Joe Biden’s daughter to Project Veritas for $40,000, prosecutors said. As part of its investigation, the FBI searched the group’s New York offices and the homes of some employees in 2021.
Neither Project Veritas nor any staffers have been charged with a crime, and the group has said its activities were protected by the First Amendment.
Messages seeking comment were left with O’Keefe, the group’s executive director, and attorneys for Project Veritas and O’Keefe, as well as other officials with the organization, which is based in Mamaroneck, New York. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/ap-project-veritas-founder-james-okeefe-out-at-right-wing-org/ | 2023-02-21 01:58:04 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/ap-project-veritas-founder-james-okeefe-out-at-right-wing-org/ |
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: April 14, 2022 to September 28, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: December 19, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Rite Aid Corporation made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) despite representations to the contrary, the number of new members that the Elixir pharmacy benefit management services business was adding during the selling season ending on January 1, 2023 was in material decline; (ii) Rite Aid was likely to recognize a significant charge for the impairment of goodwill related to Elixir due to a decrease in "lives" covered by Elixir's pharmacy benefit management services business; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Rite Aid you have until December 19, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Rite Aid securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the RAD lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/rite-aid-class-action-submission-form?id=33195&from=4.
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Harry Whittington, the man who former Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years ago, has died. He was 95.
Whittington died at his home Saturday in Austin, family friend Karl Rove said Monday.
Before Whittington was thrust into the national spotlight after the accidental shooting, the attorney was long known for helping build the Republican Party in Texas into the dominant political force it is today and for being the man governors went to when they needed to clean up troubled state agencies.
Rove, an influential Republican strategist and former adviser to former President George W. Bush, said Whittington was “a man of enormous integrity and deep compassion” who was called on by leaders for “important tasks.”
Whittington and others were hunting with Cheney on the sprawling Armstrong Ranch in South Texas on Feb. 11, 2006, when Cheney, while aiming for a bird, struck Whittington, who was 78 at the time. The accident wasn’t publicly reported until the next day when the ranch owner called the local newspaper — the Corpus Christi Caller-Times — and told the paper what had happened.
Whittington was sprayed with birdshot pellets to his face, neck and chest and suffered a minor heart attack due to a pellet near his heart. When he left he hospital about a week after the accident, he said “accidents do and will happen,” and apologized to Cheney, saying he was “deeply sorry for everything” Cheney and his family had to deal with after the incident.
Cheney was criticized for breaking a cardinal rule of hunting — that someone holding a gun should make sure they know what they are firing at before pulling the trigger — and for not immediately going public with what happened.
The accident also spawned countless jokes. Jay Leno, then-host of “The Tonight Show” on NBC, quipped that Cheney would be capitalizing on the accident for the upcoming Valentine’s Day with a new cologne named “Duck.” Billionaire Bill Gates greeted his audience at a conference by saying, “I’m really glad to be here. My other invitation was to go quail hunting with Dick Cheney.”
In an interview with Fox News days after the accident, Cheney said it was “one of the worst days of my life at that moment.”
Cheney said the accident happened after Whittington had stepped out of the hunting party to get a downed bird in deep cover. Cheney said Whittington was dressed properly in orange and the upper part of his body was visible, but that he was standing in a gully with the sun behind him.
“You can’t blame anybody else,” Cheney said. “I’m the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend.”
Whittington owned a downtown Austin building where many of the state’s GOP power brokers built their empires. Bush used the building for his gubernatorial campaign headquarters, as did former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Rove also had his office there.
Whittington was a longtime player in Texas politics. In 1961, he worked on John Tower’s campaign for the U.S. Senate and later helped a young Bush run for Congress, a race he lost. He was also a go-to guy for governors trying to clean up troubled state agencies and spent decades serving on state boards.
In the 1980s, Republican Gov. Bill Clements appointed him to the former Texas Board of Corrections, which oversaw a state prison system a federal judge had declared unconstitutional because of brutal conditions.
Whittington became an advocate for change in a prison system that lacked basic medical care and where people serving time were subjected to beatings by other inmates. He was also an advocate of the rights of inmates who have mental disabilities.
Bush, then governor of Texas, appointed him in 1999 to lead a restructured Texas Funeral Services Commission, which was embroiled in a whistleblower lawsuit.
Rove said Whittington not only served his community in countless ways but was also “an enormous source of good counsel and mentorship to dozens,” including him. He said Whittington was not only his landlord, but also the secretary and treasurer of his company.
“He was an extraordinary human being, and to be remembered as being the victim of a hunting accident sort of gripes me,” Rove said. | https://pix11.com/news/national-news/ap-national/ap-texas-attorney-shot-by-cheney-during-2006-hunting-trip-dies/ | 2023-02-07 18:56:58 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/national-news/ap-national/ap-texas-attorney-shot-by-cheney-during-2006-hunting-trip-dies/ |
RESTON, Va., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- InQuisient, a recognized leader in data management solutions spanning strategic planning and enterprise architecture through portfolios and cyber maturity, today announced the latest version of its flagship product, the InQuisient Platform v10.7, is immediately available.
"This new version continues InQuisient's tradition of giving management all the tools they need to make the right decisions at the right time," said Scott Dixon Smith, Chief Executive Officer, InQuisient. "InQuisient was founded with the goal of making data work for everyone. Since 2004, we have transformed the way enterprises interact with their data, and we look forward to continuing to provide strategic enterprise planning solutions to our clients in the Federal and commercial sectors."
InQuisient has served agencies across the Federal Government and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for more than two decades, as well as financial services clients in the commercial sector. InQuisient manages more projects and affects more project dollars than any other EA or IT Portfolio Management system in the world, including managing more than $6 billion in IT Systems for the DoD.
"We are excited to once again lead the way in this complex arena by delivering the industry's most complete and innovative platform for enterprises to unify, align, innovate and drive strategic initiatives at every level," said Randy DeWoolfson, Chairman & Chief Innovation Officer, InQuisient.
Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider® serves as InQuisient's Master Government Aggregator, making the company's leading enterprise planning solutions available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft's reseller partners and Federal, State and Local, and Education contracts.
"We are thrilled to collaborate with InQuisient and our reseller partners to support the launch of the InQuisient Platform v10.7," said Brian O'Donnell, Vice President of Cybersecurity Solutions at Carahsoft. "This solution revolutionizes data management and empowers agencies to unlock the full potential of their data. With InQuisient's steadfast commitment to innovation, combined with our expertise in Government IT distribution, we are confident that the new solution will drive efficiency and productivity for many agencies across the Public Sector."
The InQuisient Platform v10.7 is available through Carahsoft's SEWP V contracts NNG15SC03B and NNG15SC27B, ITES-SW2 Contract W52P1J-20-D-0042, NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement #AR2472, and E&I Contract #EI00063~2021MA. For more information, contact the InQuisient team at Carahsoft at (703) 871-8548 or InQuisient@carahsoft.com.
The dedicated Cybersecurity team at Carahsoft specializes in providing Federal, State and Local Government agencies and Education and Healthcare organizations with security solutions to safeguard their cyber ecosystem. To learn more about Carahsoft's Cybersecurity solutions, visit www.carahsoft.com/solve/cybersecurity.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Grammy-winning sound engineer accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint in Tennessee was fatally shot by police, authorities said.
A Metro Nashville Police officer killed Mark Capps, 54, during an encounter Thursday at the man’s home in the Hermitage neighborhood, agency spokesman Don Aaron said. Officers had gone to the home to arrest Capps on warrants charging him with two counts each of aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping, Aaron said.
His 60-year-old wife and 23-year-old stepdaughter told police he had held them in the home at gunpoint early Thursday, police said.
“The victims said that Capps awakened them at 3 a.m., gathered them in the living room at gunpoint and refused to allow them to leave,” Aaron said. They told police he repeatedly threatened to kill them if they tried to call anyone, but they were able to escape when he fell asleep. They went to police and arrest warrants were issued in the afternoon, Aaron said.
When three SWAT officers went to the home arrest Capps, he opened the front door armed with a pistol and Officer Kendall Coon yelled at him to show his hands, Aaron said.
“Officer Coon deemed that Capps’ movements posed an immediate, imminent threat and fired,” Aaron said. Capps died at the scene.
Video of the shooting appears to show the door of the home opening and an officer can be heard yelling “Show me your hands” before firing seconds later.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will investigate the shooting. The Nashville Police Department will conduct an administrative review of the tactics and interactions used to determine whether they meet departmental standards.
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CAIRO (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to meet Thursday in Khartoum with Sudan's military rulers on Russia and other matters, the country’s state-run SUNA news agency said.
Along with Sudan-Russia ties, the talks were expected to focus on Khartoum’s role with affairs in its neighboring conflict-stricken countries, including Chad, South Sudan and Central African Republic, according to Sudan's acting Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq. He offered no further details.
Lavrov’s visit to Sudan comes as senior diplomats from the U.S. and other European nations conclude two days of talks with Sudanese military leaders and pro-democracy groups to push for a final agreement to restore the country’s transition to democracy.
An October 2021 military coup derailed Sudan’s short-lived, democratic transition. It came after the removal of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in April 2019 amid a popular uprising against his Islamist-backed repressive rule.
Late last year, the generals reached an initial deal with major pro-democracy groups to establish a civilian government. Internationally-backed talks were still underway to achieve a final agreement.
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RENO, Nev., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) (OTCQX: ABML), an American critical battery materials company that is commercializing both its primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling technologies, is slated for its CEO Ryan Melsert and Business Development lead Ross Polk to participate in industry events and to share insights on an expert sustainability panel as part of Fastmarkets' annual Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials conference on June 20-22, 2023 located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
They will be joining the industry expert panel discussion on "Accelerating Sustainability: From ethical sourcing of materials to faster-charging infrastructure." Panelists will share insights on the key factors affecting the path to electrification and a lower carbon-emissions future, including critical materials supply chains. The panel, moderated by James Gavilan Principal at Gavilan Commodities, will include industry leaders from the Albemarle, Rio Tinto, Liontown Resources, SQM, and the U.S. Department of Interior.
This year's conference is focused on trends in the battery raw material markets and connects the global battery refined materials community. Fastmarkets is a leading cross-commodity price reporting agency (PRA) in the metals and mining markets, and this annual conference addresses the latest supply and demand trends for lithium and other key battery raw materials.
Additional topics addressed at the event will include lithium-ion battery recycling, mitigating environmental impacts, addressing the water footprint in lithium production, and social acceptability and permitting. Melsert is also scheduled to participate in an executive interview to include additional perspectives on the battery metals industry and further detail on ABTC's work to establish sustainable and secure supplies of these materials.
About American Battery Technology Company
American Battery Technology Company is uniquely positioned to supply low-cost, low-environmental impact, and domestically sourced battery metals through its three divisions: lithium-ion battery recycling, primary battery metal extraction technologies, and primary resources development.
American Battery Technology Company has built a clean technology platform that is used to provide a key source of domestically manufactured critical and strategic battery metals to help meet the near insatiable demand from the electric vehicle, electrical grid storage, and consumer electronics industries. This ESG-principled platform works to create a closed-loop circular economy for battery metals that champions ethical and environmentally sustainable sourcing of critical and strategic materials.
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With great power comes limited pre-order availability
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, from developer Insomniac Games, is one of the biggest games scheduled to release this year. The first game, released in 2018, and the Miles Morales spinoff, released in 2020, were massive critical and commercial hits, so expectations are sky-high.
To capitalize on the fervor, Sony is releasing a special, limited edition PlayStation 5 console packed with Spider-Man goodness. If you already have a PS5, don’t fret. All of the bundle’s contents are also available separately. You’d better act fast, though. Some pieces are already sold out at certain retailers.
What’s in the bundle?
The Spider-Man 2 bundle is composed of four parts. The console, special console covers, a special controller and a digital copy of the game. The total price of the bundle is $599.99. That’s a huge savings compared to the cost of each item separately: $714.96.
The console
There are two versions of the PS5 console. One with a disk drive, which costs $499.99, and one without, which costs $399.99.
The console included in the bundle is the disk version of the console. There’s nothing special or different about the console itself, such as improved performance. It’s just a regular disc PS5.
The console covers
Typically, limited edition console bundles featured special designs painted right onto the system. But, because the PS5 uses detachable covers instead of a built-on body, this bundle just includes covers that come pre-attached to the console. This means you can mix and match any covers you may have or get later.
Console covers for the PS5 generally cost anywhere from $25 to $70 depending on the seller. The limited edition Spider-Man 2 covers cost $64.99. Be careful when purchasing these separately; there is a different version for both the disc and the discless PS5.
The controller
The PS5 controller, known as the “DualSense” controller, has unique features such as a special rumble feature that can mimic the surfaces your character walks on in-game and triggers with adjustable tension so you can feel the weight of pulling a bowstring, for example. It costs $69.99.
The special Spider-Man 2 controller is no different from any other DualSense, save for its design mimicking that of the console cover. It costs $79.99.
The game
Likely the reason you’re considering grabbing any of the above items in the first place, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is set to greatly expand on the gameplay found in the first two games in the series. Some of the biggest changes include being able to swap between Peter Parker and Miles Morales at will, and the introduction of gliding on web wings in your suit. Story-wise, Kraven the Hunter and Venom have been revealed as two big antagonists.
There are three versions of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 you can buy.
- Base version: Also called the Launch Edition, this includes special bonuses for pre-ordering. That’s the version included in the console bundle, and it costs $69.99.
- Digital Deluxe: This includes the Launch Edition bonuses and further extras such as more suits and Photo Mode items. It costs $79.99. If you want those bonuses after buying the base version, you can later upgrade your copy of the game for $9.99.
- Collector’s Edition: This version includes everything in the Digital Deluxe version, plus a SteelBook case and a statue of Peter and Miles fighting Venom. It costs $229.99.
Limited edition purchase details
The Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 limited edition console bundle and all of the individual items are currently available for pre-order. All of the above items are set to start shipping out on Sept. 1. The game itself, however, is not due for release until Oct. 20. If you buy the console bundle with the digital code, you can still redeem it. You simply can’t access the software until the game officially releases.
Best Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 items
PlayStation Limited Edition Spider-Man 2 PlayStation 5 Console Bundle
This set includes everything you need to get started on your next-generation Spider-Man journey once the game launches. The console included is the version with a disc drive.
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Launch Edition
The special Launch Edition of the game includes early unlocks of one suit each for Peter Parker and Miles Morales, three color variants for each suit, an early unlock of the Web Grabber skill and three free skill points.
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PlayStation Limited Edition Spider-Man 2 DualSense Controller
This gorgeous controller sports the same “Venom taking over Spider-Man” design featured on the limited edition PS5. The Spider-Man symbol from the video game’s version of Spider-Man’s main suit is front and center on the touchpad.
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PlayStation Limited Edition Spider-Man 2 PlayStation 5 Console Covers
These slick Venom-black covers are for the disc drive version of the console. Use caution when taking off your original ones and attaching these to avoid any damage to your system.
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Ohio cops involved in driver's shooting justified, will not be charged, prosecutor says
Suspect Joe Frasure Jr. ignored the OH officers' commands to stop
Ohio police officers who shot a man while responding to a report of a possible burglary used lethal force appropriately and won't be charged, a Cincinnati-area prosecutor said Friday.
Two officers from the city of Wyoming fired at Joe Frasure Jr. early Monday after he ignored commands to stop and nearly hit one of them as he drove a van toward them in a confined space between two buildings, authorities said. Police body-camera footage of the nighttime confrontation shows the vehicle driving forward and the officers yelling for him to stop.
VIDEO SHOWS POLICE REPEATEDLY WARN OHIO MAN SHOT, KILLED AFTER APPROACHING THEM WITH RIFLE
Though it's unclear whether he was trying to intentionally target police or to flee, the officers' response was reasonable because they felt their lives were in danger as Frasure accelerated, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers said.
The 28-year-old Frasure, who was from Lawrenceburg, Indiana, died Tuesday at a Cincinnati hospital, according to the coroner’s office.
OHIO MURDER SUSPECT SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE
The officers had been responding to a neighbor's report about a possible burglary happening at an apartment building that was supposed to be vacant, Powers said.
Authorities said Frasure and his father fled when police confronted them behind the building. Both men had active warrants related to previous charges or convictions, according to the prosecutor's office.
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BETHESDA, Md., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) will report financial results for the second quarter 2022 on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 after the market closes. A conference call for investors and other interested parties is scheduled for the next day, Thursday, August 4, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The information to be discussed on the call will be contained in the Company's earnings release, which will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.drhc.com.
The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the internet. Interested individuals are requested to register for the call using this link to obtain dial-in and webcast details. Registration details are also available by visiting https://investor.drhc.com. To participate in the webcast, please follow instructions via the links above 15 minutes before the call to download the necessary software.
For those unable to listen to the call live, a replay of the call will be available two hours after completion of the live call for a limited time via the webcast URL: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/8vnw5rpu.
About the Company
DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) that is an owner of a leading portfolio of geographically diversified hotels concentrated in leisure destinations and top gateway markets. The Company currently owns 34 premium quality hotels with over 9,500 rooms. The Company has strategically positioned its hotels to be operated both under leading global brand families as well as unique boutique hotels in the lifestyle segment. For further information on the Company and its portfolio, please visit DiamondRock Hospitality Company's website at www.drhc.com.
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LOS ANGELES -- The Crawley family still has the royal touch at the box office. "Downton Abbey: A New Era," a sequel to the big-screen continuation of the beloved British television show, captured $16 million from 3,815 North American theaters in its domestic debut. Though down slightly from initial projects, those returns mark an encouraging start at a time when older audiences have been selective about going to the movies.
There had been understandable concern about the second "Downton Abbey" in terms of commercial prospects, and not because long-time fans of the series had tired of devouring the onscreen palace intrigue and class-system drama. Other than "House of Gucci" and James Bond sequel "No Time to Die," many pandemic-era films catering to adults (such as Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" remake" and the Will Smith sports drama "King Richard") struggled to sell tickets despite positive reviews. So it's no small feat that nearly 50% of ticket buyers for "Downton Abbey: A New Era" a feel-good story set in a familiar franchise, were 55 and older.
Those ticket sales landed "Downton" in second place, but they were not enough to dethrone Disney's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." The latest Marvel movie, which has towered over box office charts for three weekends in a row, added another $31.6 million from 4,534 theaters between Friday and Sunday. To date, "Doctor Strange" has generated $342 million in North America and $461 million internationally, pushing the film past $800 million at the global box office. If "Doctor Strange" is able to sustain momentum, the superhero adventure could become only the second movie in COVID times to cross $1 billion at the box office after "Spider-Man: No Way Home." Since the "Strange" sequel (like "No Way Home") isn't playing in China or Russia to due geopolitical tensions, it's been harder for tentpoles to reach the coveted billion-dollar mark.
At the international box office, "Downton Abbey: A New Era" has earned $35 million, boosting its worldwide tally to $51.7 million.
"Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes returned to write the sequel, which was directed by Simon Curtis. The first "Downton Abbey" movie became a surprise box office hit in 2019, opening to $31 million at the domestic box office and ultimately grossing $96 million in North America and $192 million globally.
The warmly embraced sequel picks up as the wealthy Crawley family voyages to the South of France to uncover a mystery about the dowager countess' (played by Maggie Smith) newly inherited villa. The cast also includes Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt and Brendan Coyle. Variety's Peter Debruge called the film an "affectionate group hug," which, of course, is the kind of escapism that "Downton Abbey" want in their historical soap operas.
David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, called Fellowes "the George Lucas of period English sitting-room drama."
"This is a very good opening Reviews are excellent, as they were for the first movie," Gross said. "'Downton Abbey' is a unique and accomplished series." | https://www.unionleader.com/box-office-downton-abbey-2-starts-strong-with-16-million-as-doctor-strange-rules-again/article_264dd4f1-0161-59c1-9b28-ed1ddf1bc65a.html | 2022-05-22 20:24:27 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/box-office-downton-abbey-2-starts-strong-with-16-million-as-doctor-strange-rules-again/article_264dd4f1-0161-59c1-9b28-ed1ddf1bc65a.html |
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 3-time Daytime EMMY winning journalist, speaker and bestselling author Gaby Natale joined forces with Catalyst -the leading nonprofit supported by the world's most powerful CEOs to build workplaces that work for women- to co-host and keynote the upcoming global MARC Summit.
Real Change with MARC: Reimagining Gender Equity is a 3-day summit that will gather over 100 thought leaders from around the world to discuss the role of men advancing women in the workplace. The event will take place virtually and in-person in Zurich, Switzerland, Singapore, Panama City, Panama and San Ramon, California, USA. Corporate hosts include Google, P&G, Dow and Chevron, among others.
"I am very excited to team up with Catalyst to do my part in advancing gender equity. As co-host and keynote speaker at MARC global event, I am looking forward to instilling in everyone who join us the idea that we can all be PIONEERS. Men have a key role to play in this conversation. It is thoroughly researched and documented that when men are part of the gender equity conversation, initiatives and programs are profoundly more impactful. We can all make an impact to make this a better world and our workplaces a more equitable one," explains Natale.
The role of men in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has grown significantly in recent years. Yet many obstacles remain in reaching true gender equity in the workplace and beyond. That's why Catalyst is hosting a three-day global and regional event on September 14-16 to reimagine equity and shine a spotlight on how men, and people of all genders, can challenge and change the status quo through allyship and action.
Real Change with MARC: Reimagining Gender Equity addresses the workplace implications of traditional views of masculinity and inspires men to work in partnership to create collective culture change in workplaces around the world. The event will include more than 60 sessions consisting of A-list keynote presentations, flash talks, spotlight conversations, group discussions, forums, and trainings from experts including Emmy-winning journalist and author Gaby Natale, actor and activist Terry Crews, author Peggy Orenstein, and psychologist and Emotional Agility author Susan David.
Participants can purchase tickets to join virtually (on Days 1 and 2), in person (on Day 3), or both (all 3 days). The virtual and in-person sessions will unpack what real change means for gender equity and how it can be achieved through storytelling, best-practice sharing, and collective learning. Topics to be covered include redefining masculinity, tackling the stigma of men's mental health in the workplace, and educating the next generation of boys about consent.
About Gaby Natale and AGANARmedia
Gaby Natale believes in breaking barriers. And she embodies what she preaches.
As the first Latina to win 3 Daytime EMMYs back-to-back (as host and executive producer of her own show), the first Hispanic author to be published by HarperCollins' Leadership division and one of the few foreign-born writers to narrate their audiobook in English, Gaby has had her own share of being "the first like her" in leadership spaces.
A sought-after thought leader and motivational speaker, Gaby has shared her inspirational message in Fortune 50 corporations, the United Nations and in her own TEDx talk encouraging underrepresented minorities to pioneer and be what they cannot (yet) see in the world.
Natale is among a few women in the entertainment industry who owns not only the rights to her content, but also a television studio. This unique situation has allowed her to combine her passion for media and her entrepreneurial spirit.
People magazine named Natale one of 2018's "25 Most Powerful Latinas", highlighting the inspirational story of how she went from a local TV show that started out of a carpet warehouse to becoming the only Latina in US history to win triple back-to-back Daytime EMMYs. Her popularity grew even further when her first book, "The Virtuous Circle" by HarperCollins, became an instant bestseller, topping Amazon's New Releases charts in 3 different categories (Business, Inspiration and Self-Help).
Natale is also the founder of AGANARmedia, a marketing company with a focus on Hispanic audiences that serves Fortune 500 companies such as Hilton Worldwide, Sprint, AT&T, eBay, Intuit and Amazon. In the digital world, she has a thriving fan base with over 52 million views on YouTube and 250K+ followers on Social Media.
In 2019, Natale launched Welcome All Beauty, her own hairpiece and extension line dedicated to women who need to be camera-ready on the go.
A tireless advocate of gender and diversity issues, Natale is a frequent collaborator with nonprofits such as St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign and Voto Latino.
Natale has been featured in Forbes, CNN, Buzzfeed, NBC News, Univision and Latino Leaders magazine. She is the recipient of NALIP's Digital Trailblazer Award and of a GLAAD Media Award nomination for her portrayal of Latino LGBTQ youth in media.
Natale holds a bachelor's in International Relations and a master's degree in Journalism from the University of San Andres and Columbia University. Prior to starting her career in television, Natale taught Communication and Journalism courses at the University of Texas.
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On July 23, the World Health Organization declared the current monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. As of August 2, cases of monkeypox have been detected in at least 80 countries, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
VERIFY has been fact-checking claims about the monkeypox virus since the first case was detected in the U.S. in May.
One VERIFY viewer messaged us to ask if there have been any monkeypox deaths in the United States since the outbreak first began.
THE QUESTION
Have there been any monkeypox deaths in the U.S.?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, there haven’t been any monkeypox deaths reported in the U.S. as of Aug. 2.
WHAT WE FOUND
The World Health Organization publishes situation reports every week on the current monkeypox outbreak. The latest report included data from WHO member countries up to July 22, and was published on July 25.
So far there have been zero confirmed monkeypox deaths in the U.S., according to WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Data from the CDC shows that as of August 1, there have been 5,811 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the U.S. Each state, with the exception of Montana and Wyoming, has detected cases of monkeypox.
According to WHO data, as of July 22, there have been 16,016 confirmed monkeypox cases worldwide and five confirmed monkeypox deaths in the African region.
There have been additional monkeypox deaths reported in other regions of the world. Spain has reported two deaths from monkeypox. Brazilian health officials said one man had died, and said that man also suffered from lymphoma and was immunocompromised. In India, health officials confirmed one person died who had contracted the virus while traveling abroad.
Previous monkeypox outbreaks in recent times have had a case fatality rate of about 3-6%, the WHO says. A death rate for the current outbreak worldwide has not been established.
According to WHO, with the exception of areas in Africa where monkeypox has a history of transmission, the current monkeypox outbreak is largely being reported among men who have sex with men, who have had recent sex with one or multiple partners. The CDC says transmission in the United States is being seen among the same community.
According to Mark Slifka, Ph.D., so far the virus has not spread significantly among populations in the U.S. that are more susceptible to severe monkeypox disease.
“Kids are more susceptible to a lethal infection, as well as people who are immunocompromised, for instance, a person with cancer or taking chemotherapy or immunosuppressive drugs or have untreated HIV,” Slifka, who studied infectious diseases and vaccine development during the 2003 monkeypox outbreak that happened in the U.S., told VERIFY.
“The good news is, if there is good news, is that young, healthy adults have a lower risk of mortality. But that doesn't mean this is a disease that you want to ignore. It's very important to reduce these transmissions because it can spread to other household contents, to other family members, including these more susceptible and vulnerable populations,” he said.
If you have a new or unexplained rash or other symptoms, the CDC says it is important to avoid close contact with others, including sex or being intimate with anyone, until you have been checked out by a healthcare provider.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a vaccine that would prevent monkeypox and smallpox in 2019. The Jynneos vaccine is administered in two doses and is recommended for individuals 18 and older that are at high risk for monkeypox. The CDC has a list of current eligibility for the vaccine:
1. Known contacts who are identified by public health via case investigation, contact tracing, and risk exposure assessments
2. Presumed contacts who may meet the following criteria:
- Know that a sexual partner in the past 14 days was diagnosed with monkeypox
- Had multiple sexual partners in the past 14 days in a jurisdiction with known monkeypox
Some states have expanded their eligibility criteria beyond what the CDC has recommended. If you have questions about your state’s vaccine eligibility criteria, contact your local health department.
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid each had a goal and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game skid with a 6-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
Zach Hyman, Ryan McLeod, Evander Kane and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers (2-2-0). Jack Campbell made 36 saves.
”It was a big win for our group,” McDavid said. ”It was a great test against a really good Carolina team, and they gave us everything that we could handle. Soup (Campbell) made some big saves and our power play did its thing. It was a big win, a bit ugly, but we’ll take it. Being 2-2 is nothing to write home about, but we’ll take it.”
Andrei Svechnikov had a hat trick and Martin Necas added another goal for the Hurricanes (3-1-0) in their first loss of the season. Sebastian Aho added three assists, and Frederik Andersen stopped 27 shots.
”Today was a tough game,” Necas said. ”We didn’t play bad. We just gave up some easy goals, which against teams like that can cost you. ”We scored four goals and with four goals, we should win every night. It was tough night.”
Edmonton scored the game’s first goal for the first time this season 8:22 into the opening period. On the power play, Tyson Barrie intercepted a clearing attempt and floated a puck on net for Hyman to tip past Andersen.
Carolina pulled even 1:38 into the second period when Svechnikov beat Campbell glove-side to extend his points streak to four games.
Just over eight minutes into second, the Oilers regained the lead with their second short-handed goal of the season. Nugent-Hopkins sent the puck across to McLeod on a two-on-one, and he beat Andersen through the legs.
Edmonton made it 3-1 a couple of minutes later as McDavid sent a long pass to spring Kane and he scored his first of the season on the backhand.
The Hurricanes cut into the deficit 12:35 into the second as a Svechnikov shot ticked off a defender’s stick and past Campbell.
A little over a minute into the third period, the Oilers restored their two-goal lead. Andersen coughed up the puck behind his net and Hyman was able to kick it out to Nugent-Hopkins who scored into a wide-open net.
However, just a couple of minutes later, Carolina struck again on the power play as the puck deflected off a skate from the faceoff circle to Svechnikov, who scored his third goal of the game and sixth of the young season.
The Oilers struck on a power play of their own 5:16 into the third as McDavid sent it across to Draisaitl for a one-timer into the net.
Carolina once again punched back with a power-play goal on a tick-tack-toe passing play converted by Necas 8:55 into the third period.
The Hurricanes had a great chance to tie it up with a minute left as Aho went on a breakaway, but Campbell came up with a huge save.
McDavid scored an empty-netter to put the game away with 10 seconds remaining.
UP NEXT
Hurricanes: At Calgary on Saturday night.
Oilers: Host St. Louis on Saturday.
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Discovery's Latest Acquisition Expands the Company's Digital Solution Suite Supporting Science Education
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Education, a global edtech company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Clearlake"), today announced it has acquired Minneapolis, MN-based Pivot Interactives SBC. Led by a team of science teachers, practitioners, and students, Pivot Interactives develops dynamic cloud-based activities and labs that actively engage students in the authentic exploration of real scientific phenomena. Terms were not disclosed.
The acquisition of Pivot Interactives supports Discovery Education's mission to prepare learners for tomorrow by creating innovative classrooms connected to today's world. Pivot Interactives will complement Discovery Education's other successful digital services supporting science education, which include Discovery Education's K-12 platform, Mystery Science, the Science Techbook series, and STEM Connect.
Pivot Interactives is Discovery Education's second acquisition this month, having also acquired DoodleLearning.
"Discovery Education empowers teachers and inspires students worldwide through digital content delivered on our platform," said Discovery Education Chief Executive Officer Scott Kinney. "Unlike other digital interactives on the market, Pivot Interactives explores concepts using real-life experiments, not animations, allowing teachers to include phenomena-based learning at any stage of the learning cycle. Through our acquisition of Pivot Interactives, Discovery Education is now better positioned to broaden our impact by providing our partner school systems access to phenomena-based, active learning tools."
Peter Bohacek, Chief Executive Officer of Pivot and physics teacher, and Matthew Vonk, Chief Science Officer for Pivot and physics professor, founded Pivot Interactives by developing a library of interactive video-based activities funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The co-founders began working with their own students to develop direct measurement videos that allow teachers and students to break out of classroom constraints.
Now, teachers worldwide are using Pivot Interactives to engage over 1 million students with phenomena and science practices. Under the Discovery Education family of services, Pivot Interactives' award-winning platform will continue innovating to revolutionize science education.
"We're thrilled to be joining the Discovery Education family," said Mr. Bohacek. "Back in 2012, I began to experiment with integrating interactive video into my classroom practice. The results were so promising, I was compelled to continue to explore how to expand the capability of interactive video and that led to the founding of Pivot Interactives. I am excited about this next chapter and the opportunity to scale the impact of these resources."
"The Pivot Interactives team shares Discovery Education's mission to prepare all learners for future success, and I believe that as part of Discovery Education we will be in an even better position to improve science education across the country and around the world," said Mr. Vonk. "Echoing Peter's sentiments, we're excited to join Discovery Education."
For more information about Discovery Education's award-winning digital resources and professional learning services, visit www.discoveryeducation.com, and stay connected with Discovery Education on social media through Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Discovery Education
Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content, instructional supports, and innovative classroom tools, Discovery Education helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences engaging all students and supporting higher academic achievement on a global scale. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower teachers with leading edtech solutions that support the success of all learners. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.
About Clearlake
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is an investment firm founded in 2006 operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit, and other related strategies. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to businesses that can benefit from Clearlake's operational improvement approach, O.P.S.® The firm's core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. Clearlake currently has over $72 billion of assets under management, and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 400 investments. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with affiliates in Dallas, TX, London, UK and Dublin, Ireland. More information is available at www.clearlake.com and on Twitter @Clearlake.
Contact
Stephen Wakefield
Discovery Education
Phone: 202-316-6615
Email: swakefield@discoveryed.com
Jennifer Hurson
For Clearlake
Phone: 845-507-0571
Email: jhurson@lambert.com
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These top-selling sunscreens will protect your skin without creating a white cast
The sun’s UVA and UVB rays are damaging to the skin and can even lead to skin cancer. That’s why it’s vital to protect your skin with sunscreen when spending time in the sun. However, some products that provide excellent protection can also make skin look pale and unnatural. That’s where a facial sunscreen that doesn’t leave behind residue comes in.
The best ones for your skin offer excellent SPF without a white cast. They aren’t heavy, greasy or sticky, allowing your natural skin tone to shine through.
What causes sunscreen residue?
There are two types of sunscreens: chemical and physical. According to the Mayo Clinic, chemical sunscreens work by absorbing the sun’s ultraviolet rays so they won’t damage the skin. Physical sunscreens, or mineral-based sunscreens, form a barrier that prevents the sun from reaching the skin. Chemical formulas don’t leave a white residue. It’s minerals in physical sunscreens such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide that create the protective barrier that can also be seen on the skin. The result is often a visible white residue.
While some people are concerned about the chemicals used in chemical-based sunscreens, these products are effective at protecting skin from ultraviolet rays. However, mineral-based sunscreens are best for babies, young children, people with sensitive skin, eco-conscious consumers and those who prefer chemical-free products.
What to look for in residue-free sunscreens
If you’ve ever applied a thick, mineral-based sunscreen and realized your face looked pale, you’re not alone. Fortunately, many modern mineral sunscreens have been formulated to prevent a white cast. In addition, there are several chemical-based sunscreens that don’t leave behind this type of residue.
Here are some other features to look for to ensure that the sunscreen you purchase will protect your skin without producing a white cast:
- Opt for a sunscreen that doesn’t contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. While effective and free of artificial chemicals, these minerals are known for leaving behind a white residue if the product isn’t made with a special formula.
- Look for products that indicate on their labels that they are sheer or clear. These sunscreens are made to be virtually invisible once absorbed into the skin.
- Choose a tinted mineral sunscreen. In addition to enhancing skin’s natural tone, the light color in these sunscreens prevent a white cast.
- Try a powdered formula. This type of sunscreen is lightweight and easy to blend. Colorless formulas as well as those with light tints are available.
- Assess the wording in product descriptions. Sunscreens that are described as lightweight, easy to blend, matte and absorbing easily are typically unlikely to produce a white cast.
- Think about the reefs. If you spend a lot of time in the ocean near coral reefs, it’s a good idea to avoid sunscreens with chemicals such as oxybenzone and octinoxate. These can harm some coral and various other marine dwellers.
A word about SPF and facial sunscreens
When you are in the sun, your face is prone to excessive exposure. Additionally, delicate facial skin is likely to burn. That’s why it’s best to choose a facial sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher for optimal protection. Additionally, look for broad-spectrum formulas that protect against both UVA and UVB rays from the sun.
Best facial sunscreens that won’t leave a residue
Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40
Unseen Sunscreen by Supergoop! has become a fan favorite for its matte finish. You can also use it as a makeup primer. Fans love that it absorbs quickly and doesn’t feel greasy on the face. Sold by Ulta, Kohl’s, Sephora and Amazon
Colorscience Sunforgettable Brush-On Sunscreen SPF 50
Because it’s in powder form, this mineral sunscreen is easy to apply and doesn’t feel heavy or oily. The reef-safe formula comes in several colors to match different skin tones. It’s suitable for wearers with sensitive skin and isn’t likely to cause breakouts. Sold by Amazon
Shiseido Clear Sunscreen Stick SPF 50
This lightweight, clear sunscreen features a proprietary formula that delivers enhanced performance when exposed to heat and moisture. The handy stick form makes it easy to stash in a bag and go. Sold by Kohl’s, Macy’s, Sephora and Ulta
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Tinted Sunscreen SPF 50
This creamy sunscreen is rich in antioxidants that are good for the skin. It absorbs quickly and has a light tint that enhances skin tones and prevents a white cast. Sold by Amazon and Ulta
Coola Organic Classic Face Sunscreen SPF 50
A fragrance-free reef-safe formula makes this facial sunscreen a great choice. It absorbs quickly and feels lightweight on the skin. What’s more, it’s made with quality organic ingredients that are ideal for most consumers with sensitive skin. Sold by Ulta, Macy’s and Amazon
Black Girl Sunscreen Moisturizing Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30
With avocado and jojoba extracts, this sunscreen features a highly moisturizing formula that pampers your skin. The sheer formula absorbs fast and is also fragrance free. Sold by Ulta and Macy’s
EltaMD Skincare UV Clear Broad-Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 46
Those with skin that’s prone to breakouts will love this dermatologist-tested sunscreen’s oil-free formula. Although mineral-based, it’s sheer and has a lightweight feel on the skin. Sold by Amazon
Dermalogica Prisma Protect SPF 30
Formulated with moisturizing ingredients and antioxidants, this sunscreen is ideal for anyone prone to dry skin. The smooth, creamy consistency doesn’t feel greasy and absorbs quickly for all-day protection and hydration. Sold by Sephora, Ulta and Amazon
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 70
There’s no greasy feel to this sunscreen that produces an attractive matte finish once it has absorbed into the skin. It offers an impressive SPF 70 that’s ideal for hours of fun in the sun. Additionally, it’s made by a trusted drugstore brand and is available at a reasonable price point.
Clinique Sunscreen Fluid for the Face SPF 50
If you are looking for an extremely lightweight sunscreen, this is the one to get. The mineral-based formula is made with the brand’s Invisible Shield Technology, which makes it undetectable on the skin. The lightweight consistency feels nice on the face. Sold by Macy’s, Ulta, Sephora and Amazon
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ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Momentous occasions inevitably draw large crowds. In the years that follow, those who claim to be members of the crowds grow larger until anyone who has heard of an event claims to have been there.
Baseball history is made when in the very first at bat of the game the New York Yankees Right Fielder hits his 62nd home run of the season against the Texas Rangers into the left field bleachers. Only a few rows away from where the ball landed, Sportafi CEO Jeremy Blackburn and in-house general counsel Bryan McArdle make history of their own by minting an NFT of the record breaking event using the Sportafi App.
This was not a regular photo image NFT. The NFT minted utilizes Sportafi's multi-patented integrated platform technology that immutably records metadata of where, when, who and what. The location, Globe LIfe Park (even as specific as their presence in left field ), the time of the game, and the biometric identities of Mssrs Blackburn and McArdle were all recorded into the NFT metadata at the time of minting which produced a dynamic QR Code for future validation and reference. Minted on the Ethereum blockchain there will be no question as to the truth of their attendance.
Sportafi, a Black Ink Technologies Corp subsidiary, connects physical objects, services, and events (like the attendance of the game last night) uniquely allowing 'Touch Audit" validation and confirmations for digital assets, and tokens, such as NFT's. Black Ink Tech's apps are in the Apple Store "Test Flight" approval process and are expected to allow fans the opportunity to create their immutable record and memorabilia confirmations in the near future enhancing their experiences. Fans will no longer need to trust in the authenticity of a photograph, autograph, or collectible, the truth will be in the palm of their hand. For more information about how this works, go to Sportafi.com.
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After months of uncertainty, Tesla CEO Elon Musk now officially owns the Twitter.
In a tweet, Musk said Thursday he bought the site because "it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence."
Reaction to the purchase, which is valued at $44 billion, was immediate, and now people want to see some new features.
The presence of bots is a big concern
Previously, Musk said one of the reasons he no longer wanted to buy Twitter was because there's so many bots, and users are asking him to fix it.
"Elon, next step is the bots. Please. We are begging you," one user tweeted.
Elon, next step is the bots. Please. We are begging you.
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) October 27, 2022
"All user accounts need a verified human behind it, can be anonymous to the public, but required and verified by twitter behind the curtain," someone else said. "Rid this world of Bots and trolls!"
All user accounts need a verified human behind it, can be anonymous to the public, but required and verified by twitter behind the curtain. Rid this world of Bots and trolls ! You sir are the man. In Elon I Trust
— Cameron Fous (@Cameronfous) October 28, 2022
"I am looking forward to tweeting and not having 50 bot replies within the first 10 seconds," another user said.
I am looking forward to tweeting and not having 50 bot replies within the first 10 seconds
— Benjamin Cowen (@intocryptoverse) October 27, 2022
Some would like to see tweets be monetized
Many social media platforms, such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok allow users to make money from their posts. Twitter has not joined the camp yet.
"Also, Twitter should find a way to compensate/monetisation partner with its top creators. Like every other social media app," one user said.
Yes.
— ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) October 27, 2022
Also, Twitter should find a way to compensate/monetisation partner with its top creators. Like every other social media app.
A small % create all the high engagement content and keep the site active.
"Elon my tweets are fuego let me monetize them," one person said.
elon my tweets are fuego let me monetize them
— 🔥 CarlosR ocelote 🔥 (@CarlosR) October 27, 2022
I am to become the first Billionaire Tweeter
Others, though, think that move would contradict Musk's vision of bringing people together.
"I disagree with paying creators on this platform," another user said. "If this is truly going to be a free speech town square then we should not give people different height soap boxes. Draw people to the town square for the same reasons they went to the real ones."
I disagree with paying creators on this platform. If this is truly going to be a free speech town square then we should not give people different height soap boxes. Draw people to the town square for the same reasons they went to the real ones.
— Vanman83 (@VanwervenBryce) October 27, 2022
A few more things
The public has other suggestions, as well.
"Also, if you pay for Twitter Blue, ads should be removed," someone said.
Also, if you pay for Twitter Blue, ads should be removed.
— Brian Feroldi (🧠,📈) (@BrianFeroldi) October 27, 2022
"Just one thing, give us the option to save video directly like we save pictures," another said.
Just one thing, give us the option to save video directly like we save pictures.
— LERRY 👑 (@_AsiwajuLerry) October 27, 2022
"Give 18+ accounts the ability to be hidden from accounts belonging to users 17 and under please," one user tweeted. "This is a feature that exists for advertisers that sell or market products not for specific ages (i.e. alcohol to under 21). This would combat a lot of toxicity and help..." https://twitter.com/finalmasterm0dx/status/1585667793877450753?s=20&t=2YcWqIAlJ6bcG75WBSR4tA
Give 18+ accounts the ability to be hidden from accounts belonging to users 17 and under please. This is a feature that exist for advertisers that sell or market products not for specific ages (i.e. alcohol to under 21). This would combat a lot of toxicity and help...
— FinalMasterM 🌈🍖 (@finalmasterm0dx) October 27, 2022
One person has a very simple request: "Please provide Dislike Button."
please provide Dislike Button
— Pawan Singh (@Singh12351) October 28, 2022
And as always, there's high demand for an edit button.
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Aaron Rodgers fires back at Sean Payton after he criticized his 'favorite' coordinator Nathaniel Hackett
If you come after Aaron Rodgers' favorite coach with criticism, you should be ready for a harsh comeback.
The former Green Bay Packers quarterback put new Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton on notice during a chat with the NFL Network at the New York Jets' training camp practice.
"He needs to keep my coach's names out of his mouth," the Jets' quarterback said in regards to Payton blasting Hackett on his performance last season as Denver's head coach.
Hackett has reunited with Rodgers as the Jets' offensive coordinator in 2023. The two spent three successful years together in Green Bay from 2019-'21.
"On the field, he's arguably my favorite coach I've ever had in the NFL," Rodgers said.
What did Sean Payton say that has Aaron Rodgers so fired up?
In an interview with USA Today, Payton, in regards to Hackett, who lasted just 15 games in Denver as a rookie head coach in 2022, said that "it might have been one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL. That’s how bad it was.”
Hackett was fired in Denver with two weeks left in the season. The Broncos were 4-11 at the time. It was a huge disappointment in a season that began with tremendous hype after the trade for Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson.
The Broncos had the worst scoring offense in the NFL in 2022.
“It doesn’t happen often where an NFL team or organization gets embarrassed,” said Payton, who spent 16 seasons coaching the New Orleans Saints (2006-21). “And that happened here. Part of it was their own fault, relative to spending so much (expletive) time trying to win the offseason – the PR, the pomp and circumstance, marching people around and all this stuff."
Payton, lured back to coaching after taking a year off, which he spent in the studio with Fox Sports, also criticized the Jets following the trade for Rodgers.
“We’re not doing any of (pomp and circumstance). The Jets did that this year. You watch. 'Hard Knocks,' all of it. I can see it coming."
Payton, who has since apologized, said there were "20 dirty hands" for how everything happened in Hackett's 11 months on the job in Denver.
Rodgers said the comments "were very surprising for a coach to do that to another coach."
Aaron Rodgers and Nathaniel Hackett were close in Green Bay
Payton didn't think Rodgers would let those comments slide, did he?
Rodgers formed a tight bond with Hackett during their three years together in Green Bay and helped the quarterback find his MVP form again in 2020 and 2021. It also led Hackett to earn his first head coaching job in 2022.
Rodgers has seen his fair share of coaches and coordinators come and go during his nearly 20-year NFL career, but Hackett holds a special place in his heart.
"I love Nathaniel Hackett," Rodgers said Sunday. "My love for 'Hack' goes deep. We had some great years together in Green Bay. (We've) kept in touch. Love him and his family. He's an incredible family man, incredible dad."
Rodgers added that Hackett's approach is "fun," and that "he cares about the guys," with "respect, with leadership, with honesty, with integrity."
Hackett was hired as the Jets' offensive coordinator a few months before the trade for Rodgers was made official this offseason.
As coordinator in Green Bay, the Packers had the top-ranked scoring offense in 2020 and were No. 10 in 2021. Payton won a Super Bowl with the New Orleans Saints after the 2009 season but has failed to get back since.
"It made me feel bad that someone who's accomplished a lot in the league is that insecure that they have to take another man down to set themselves up for some sort of easy fall if it doesn't go well for that team this year," Rodgers said about Payton and the Broncos. "I thought it was way out of line, inappropriate." | https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2023/07/30/jets-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-blasts-broncos-coach-sean-payton-for-remarks-about-nathaniel-hackett/70494764007/ | 2023-07-30 22:16:11 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2023/07/30/jets-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-blasts-broncos-coach-sean-payton-for-remarks-about-nathaniel-hackett/70494764007/ |
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two transgender children, their parents and two health care providers filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that a Montana law that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth is unconstitutional.
The ban on puberty blockers, hormone treatment and surgical procedures applies only to transgender youth being treated for gender dysphoria, but that same care can be provided to cisgender adolescents for any other purpose, according to the complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Montana and Lambda Legal.
The ban serves no purpose other than to “intentionally burden a transgender person’s ability to seek necessary care to align their body with their gender identity,” the complaint states. It asks a state judge to block enforcement of the law, which is to take effect on Oct. 1.
“The new law provides commonsense protections for Montana children — who can’t even enter into contracts or buy cigarettes or alcohol — from harmful, life-altering medications and surgeries,” said Emily Flower, spokesperson for Attorney General Austin Knudsen.
Opposition to the bill by Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr — the first openly transgender female lawmaker to serve in the Montana Legislature — triggered a series of events that eventually led to her being banned from the House floor for the final days of the 2023 session.
The Republican-controlled Montana Legislature passed the bill and Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed it late last month. Montana is one of at least 16 states with laws to ban such care, despite protests from the families of transgender youth that the care is essential.
“It is mentally and physically painful to feel like you are trapped in the wrong body,” Jessica van Garderen, the mother of a 16-year-old transgender daughter, said in a statement. “Going through puberty for the wrong sex is like having your body betray you on a daily basis. The only treatment we have found to be effective and give our daughter hope again is hormone therapy.
“Taking away this crucial medical care is inhumane and a violation of our rights,” van Garderen said.
The complaint argues that the new law interferes with parental rights and is unconstitutional because it violates the plaintiffs’ right to privacy, their right to seek health care and the right to human dignity.
Supporters of the ban, including bill sponsor Republican Sen. John Fuller, said minors should not be allowed to undergo irreversible, life-changing procedures before they are adults and are old enough to understand the consequences and give legal permission.
“Just living as a trans teenager is difficult enough, the last thing me and my peers need is to have our rights taken away,” plaintiff Phoebe Cross, a 15-year-old transgender boy, said in a statement. “The blatant disrespect for my humanity and existence is deeply unsettling.”
Under the new law, health care providers who provide such care could lose their medical licenses for at least a year and be subject to lawsuits for up to 25 years after any treatment was provided.
The bill also prohibits public money, such as Medicaid, from being used to pay for such care.
Federal judges in Alabama and Arkansas have blocked laws that sought to ban gender-affirming care. The Department of Justice joined a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of transgender parents and their children against a similar ban in Tennessee. | https://www.kark.com/news/health/ap-health/transgender-youth-sue-over-montana-gender-affirming-care-ban/ | 2023-05-09 23:13:53 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/health/ap-health/transgender-youth-sue-over-montana-gender-affirming-care-ban/ |
SORRENTO, Fla. – It’s something many may take for granted: being able to walk through Florida state parks and enjoy nature.
A first-of-its-kind program in Florida is helping those with mobility impairments get around and enjoy nature trails using a track chair.
From a wheelchair to a track chair, 36-year-old Dalkin Gomez is rolling into Seminole State Forest.
“I always loved the outdoors, I used to hike before I was injured,” Gomez said.
Gomez said he was very active before a spinal cord injury on the job in 2018, that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
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“One of the first things I was taught about being in a wheelchair is that we don’t have as much accessible places to go,” Gomez said. “I was able-bodied, so I never really thought about how accessibility works until I was in this chair.”
But that’s all changing with the new tracked chair program run by the Friends of Seminole State Forest nonprofit.
“I saw this program in Colorado about four years ago and witnessed the impact it had on mobility-impaired people. To be able to enjoy the outside and listen to the birds and see the trees with their families and I called my supervisor and I said ‘Is there a tracked chair program in Florida?’ He said ‘What’s a track chair?’ and that’s when I had an idea,” said George Koutsakis, president of Friends of Seminole State Forest.
An idea to bring the first-ever tracked chair program to a forest in Florida. Through donations and sponsorships, the Friends of Seminole State Forest purchased a $15,000 track chair and trailer. It took the organization three years to bring the tracked chair program to Seminole State Forest.
“It is an all-terrain vehicle and can go over small obstacles and all that to preserve that hiking experience. It’s not a paved road, but an actual hiking trail that the chair can navigate safely,” Koutsakis said.
The program gives those with mobility impairments access to hiking trails, parks and fishing docks within the forest.
“Most of the trails were already here from the Florida Trail Association, from the hiking trails that already exist within the Seminole State Forest. We have improved some of the trails to make sure that they are track chair compatible,” Koutsakis said.
Gomez was one of the first to take the rolling hike in Sorrento.
“This makes me feel free. Just to know you can be out in the forest it’s a plus. When you’re in a regular chair it’s hard to go through the woods and this is amazing,” Gomez said.
There are also accessories to accommodate riders with complete paralysis.
“Should the rider lose control of the chair, the attendant can take control or if the rider is unable to control the chair because of total paralysis, they can still enjoy nature with a remote that can be plugged into the chair,” Koutsakis said.
“It looks like a tank,” Gomez said. “Normally in the forest with normal wheels, there’s always something in the way like rocks and hills, you also see tree roots. This thing goes through all that and you’re still steady.”
The tracked chair is available to the public for free for up to three hours, you just have to make a reservation. A program member will also accompany the rider during the hike.
“I feel so happy for them, that they can experience the same thing I’ve experienced my whole life and taken for granted. The healing restorative powers of nature,” Koutsakis said.
“Peace, that’s what this program brings,” Gomez said. “Now the goal is just to make as many people as possible come out and enjoy this chair and expand.”
Friends of Seminole State Forest are hoping to continue to raise money to purchase additional track chairs to expand the program.
One of the organization’s fundraisers is the Run for the Woods event. Runners, walkers and track chair participants can sign up for the 5k, 12k or half marathon through Seminole State Forest. The event takes place Sunday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 a.m.
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CHICAGO, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AACC is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Top Corporate Supporter Awards. This year, AACC recognizes 35 different companies and organizations that generously support the association through advertising, sponsorships, and exhibiting. These significant contributions make it possible for AACC to further its mission of better health through laboratory medicine.
The AACC 2022 Corporate Supporter Award recipients are as follows:
Abbott
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Siemens Healthineers
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Roche Diagnostics Corporation
bioMérieux Inc. (BioFire)
Werfen
Sight Diagnostics
Sysmex America, Inc.
Randox Laboratories
Bio-Rad Laboratories
HORIBA Medical
Seegene, Inc.
Nova Biomedical Corporation
DiaSorin
Diagnostica Stago, Inc.
Quidel Corporation
EUROIMMUN US
Diazyme Laboratories, Inc.
Sebia
SARSTEDT
Orchard Software Corporation
Binding Site
IDS Co, LTD
Hamilton Company
KRONUS, Inc.
LumiraDx
Hologic, Inc.
Sekisui Diagnostics LLC
BD Integrated Diagnostic Systems
Quest Diagnostics
Hycor Biomedical
Fapon Biotech Inc.
T2 Biosystems
MilliporeSigma
AACC Supporter of the Year
Abbott
Clinical Laboratory News Print Advertiser of the Year
Sight Diagnostics
AACC Digital Advertiser of the Year
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Patron Benefactor
Siemens Healthineers
"We at AACC are delighted to show our gratitude toward these companies," said AACC CEO Mark J. Golden. "It is because of their support that we are able to provide laboratory medicine professionals with the resources they need to adapt to the evolving healthcare landscape. Congratulations to this year's winners, and our sincerest thanks for enabling AACC to accomplish its goals."
AACC's 35 top corporate supporters were recognized during the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo at an invitation-only Corporate Recognition Reception on Monday, July 25 in Chicago. At the reception, AACC President Dr. Stephen R. Master and AACC CEO Mark J. Golden honored the association's top supporters. Today, members of the AACC Board of Directors will personally visit all 35 organizations at their booths to deliver the awards.
About the 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo
The AACC Annual Scientific Meeting offers 5 days packed with opportunities to learn about exciting science from July 24-28. Plenary sessions will explore artificial intelligence-based clinical prediction models, advances in multiplex technologies, human brain organogenesis, building trust between the public and healthcare experts, and direct mass spectrometry techniques.
At the AACC Clinical Lab Expo, more than 750 exhibitors will fill the show floor of the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago with displays of the latest diagnostic technology, including but not limited to COVID-19 testing, artificial intelligence, mobile health, molecular diagnostics, mass spectrometry, point-of-care, and automation.
About AACC
Dedicated to achieving better health through laboratory medicine, AACC brings together more than 70,000 clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, research scientists, and business leaders from around the world focused on clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, mass spectrometry, translational medicine, lab management, and other areas of progressing laboratory science. Since 1948, AACC has worked to advance the common interests of the field, providing programs that advance scientific collaboration, knowledge, expertise, and innovation. For more information, visit www.aacc.org.
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Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic governor issued an election-year veto Friday of a Republican bill aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths that includes banning access to gender-affirming health care and restricting the bathrooms they can use.
The bill also bans discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools and allows teachers to refuse to refer to transgender students by the pronouns they use. It easily passed the GOP-led legislature with veto-proof margins, and lawmakers will reconvene next week for the final two days of this year’s session, when they could vote to override the veto.
Gov. Andy Beshear said in a written veto message that the bill allows “too much government interference in personal healthcare issues and rips away the freedom of parents to make medial decisions for their children.”
In his message, he warned that the bill’s repercussions would include an increase in youth suicides. The governor said, “My faith teaches me that all children are children of God and Senate Bill 150 will endanger the children of Kentucky.”
Beshear’s veto comes as he seeks reelection to a second term this year in Republican-trending Kentucky, and his veto could reverberate through the November election.
The legislation in Kentucky is part of a national movement, with state lawmakers approving extensive measures that restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ people this year, from bills targeting trans athletes and drag performers to measures limiting gender-affirming care.
In Kentucky, the expanded version that reached Beshear’s desk was rushed through both legislative chambers in a matter of hours March 16 before lawmakers began an extended break. The fast-track work enabled lawmakers to retain their ability to override the governor’s veto. The action triggered outrage and tears among opponents unable to stop the legislation.
The bill’s supporters say they are trying to protect children from undertaking gender-affirming treatments that they might regret as adults. Research shows such regret is rare.
The repackaged measure would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors. It would outlaw gender reassignment surgery for anyone under 18, as well as the use of puberty blockers and hormones, and inpatient and outpatient gender-affirming hospital services.
Doctors would have to set a timeline to “detransition” children already taking puberty blockers or undergoing hormone therapy. They could continue offering care as they taper a youngster’s treatments, if removing them from the treatment immediately could harm the child.
Such treatments have long been available in the United States and are endorsed by major medical associations.
“The American Medical Association reports that receipt of care dramatically reduces the rates of suicide attempts, decreases feelings of depression and anxiety and reduces substance abuse,” Beshear said in his veto message.
The bill would not allow schools to discuss sexual orientation or gender identity with students of any age.
Another key provision would require school districts to devise bathroom policies that, “at a minimum,” would not allow transgender children to use the bathroom aligned with their gender identities.
It also would allow teachers to refuse to refer to transgender students by the pronouns they use and would require schools to notify parents when lessons related to human sexuality are going to be taught.
Beshear said in his veto message that the bill would turn educators and administrators into “investigators that must listen in on student conversations and then knock on doors to confront and question parents and families about how students behave and/or refer to themselves or others.”
After the bill passed the legislature, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky warned that it “stands ready” to challenge the measure in court if it becomes law.
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A landslide triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of southwestern Uganda has killed at least 15 people, according to the Uganda Red Cross.
The group reported Wednesday that most of the victims are “mothers and children,” calling the landslide in the hilly district of Kasese a disaster.
Kasese, which lies near the border with Congo, is prone to deadly mudslides during rainy seasons.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that it would expand temporary legal status for Haitians already living in the United States, determining conditions in the Caribbean nation were too dangerous for their forced return.
The Homeland Security Department said Haitians who were in the United States Nov. 6 could apply for Temporary Protected Status and those who were granted it last year could stay an additional 18 months until Aug. 3, 2024.
The administration has extended temporary status for several countries and expanded or introduced it for Haiti, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Myanmar, Cameroon and Venezuela, reversing a Trump-era trend to cut back on protections for those already in the United States. TPS, which typically comes with authorization to work, may be extended in increments up to 18 months for countries struck by natural disasters or civil strife.
Haiti has seen increasingly brazen attacks by gangs that have grown more powerfulsince the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. A cholera outbreak sweeping the country is claiming more children’s lives amid a surge in malnutrition.
“The conditions in Haiti, including socioeconomic challenges, political instability, and gang violence and crime — aggravated by environmental disaster — compelled the humanitarian relief we are providing today,” said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Homeland Security didn’t say how many Haitians are expected to benefit from the expansion. An estimated 40,000 were granted TPS in 2011 — extended last month to June 30, 2024 — after a devastating earthquake in Haiti the previous year. Another 3,200 who got TPS last year are covered under Monday’s 18-month extension.
Chaos in Haiti has fueled an exodus to South America, Mexico and the United States. The U.S. flew many Haitians back home after about 16,000 predominantly Haitian migrants camped in the small Texas border town of Del Rio in September 2021. The administration used a Trump-era rule that suspends rights to seek asylum on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Deportations to Haiti appear to have waned as conditions have deteriorated. Witness at the Border, an advocacy group that tracks deportations, said Monday that the administration hasn’t had a deportation flight to Haiti since Sept. 6.
Haitians who enter the United States after Monday’s announcement will be ineligible for TPS, authorities said, though that may do little to discourage some. U.S. authorities detained Haitians more than 6,700 times along the Mexican border in October, a number that has grown every month since September 2021 and made Haitians one of the most common nationalities crossing the border illegally.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who called last week for an expansion and extension, said more than 100,000 Haitians will be eligible for temporary status under Monday’s announcement.
“Providing temporary protection to Haitian nationals in the United States is critically important as Haiti continues to face extreme physical conditions and deteriorating political instability,” he said.
Advocates thanked the Biden administration.
“We rejoice and celebrate with our Haitian siblings and stand undeterred in solidarity as we continue to work with and for the Haitian and Haitian-American communities,” said Guerline Jozef, executive director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance.
The Cato Institute, which advocates for more open immigration laws, said last week that nearly 1 million people are eligible for TPS under Biden, more than double the figure under Trump. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-says-it-will-expand-extend-temporary-status-for-haitians/ | 2022-12-06 08:44:53 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-says-it-will-expand-extend-temporary-status-for-haitians/ |
CHICAGO, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For June's National Safety Month, SABRE, the leading personal safety brand with police and consumers worldwide, announces the launch of three new functional and fashionable personal defense products to support safe, summer fun.
"We believe personal safety is personal and our new products empower users to go about their daily activities with confidence and peace of mind. We're proud to continue to innovate and offer powerful protection and user-friendly tools that help address escalating crime," says David Nance, CEO of SABRE.
New products include:
- SABRE Pepper Gel with Keyring Release Whistle provides maximum strength pepper gel protection along with a super loud, keyring release whistle that adds an extra layer of security. The extremely loud whistle - that can be heard up to 750-feet away - helps deter an attacker and get the attention of those nearby, while the UV marking dye in the pepper gel helps the authorities identify anyone after they've been sprayed. The combo safety tool enhances user safety by helping to both scare off a potential threat and call for help for those in the immediate vicinity.
- SABRE Jeweled Pepper Spray with Snap Clip and Keyring was designed for fashionable on-the-go safety while offering protection against multiple threats. The powerful pepper spray canister is wrapped in sparkling rhinestones with a matching top. Features include:
- Made To Match Your Style: Available in black, silver, and lavender
- Prevents Accidental Discharge: Secured with a twist-lock safety
- Instant Access: Metal snap hook attaches to any bag, backpack, or tote
- Protection At A Distance Against Multiple Threats: 10-foot range with 25 bursts (5x the competition)
- SABRE Emergency Whistle with Keyring, Lanyard, and Carabiner is an easily accessible and extremely loud safety option to call for help and draw attention to the user. The SABRE Emergency Whistle's powerful, audible noise can alert those nearby that someone needs help. As the loud sound calls for help, it can also scare off your attacker. Outdoorsmen also use this item to give notice of their location or call for help when they are lost. Features include:
Products are now available online at www.sabrered.com.
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The leading personal safety brand with police and consumers worldwide, SABRE is a family-owned and operated business with more than 45 years of experience in the personal safety space with a long-standing reputation for providing reliable, easy-to-use personal safety solutions that help put more distance between the user and multiple threats. SABRE encourages users to Make It Safe so that they can live confidently with empowering personal safety products that they can trust. For more information, please visit www.sabrered.com
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(NEXSTAR) — Space is, of course, full of asteroids and comets. Those that orbit in our solar system are known as near-Earth objects, or NEOs. Some may pose a future risk to Earth, but NASA is prepared to protect us, and you’ll be able to see proof of that Monday.
First, it’s important to understand NEOs. They’re defined as objects that come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit, and most are larger than a small football stadium. Six years ago, NASA started the Planetary Defense Coordination Office to find NEOs, warn of their close approaches, coordinate an action plan, and mitigate any potential impacts.
On Monday, the PDCO will make its first-ever attempt to change the path of an asteroid using a kinetic impact during the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).
DART’s target is the near-Earth binary asteroid system Didymos, which is home to two asteroids: the 2,560-foot diameter Didymos and a smaller moonlet asteroid that orbits Didymos, 530-foot diameter Dimorphos. While neither poses a threat to Earth, DART will collide with Dimorphos and, if the mission is successful, will change its orbit in the Didymos system.
The autonomous DART spacecraft, “roughly the size of a small car,” was built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. It has one instrument aboard — the Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical Navigation, or DRACO — that will guide it toward its target, Dimorphos, with the help of Small-body Maneuvering Autonomous Real Time Navigation, or Smart Nav.
A ride-along CubeSat, LICIACube, will separate from the spacecraft moments before impact to record DART’s collision with Dimorphos.
Dimorphos is expected to be pushed closer to Didymos after DART’s impact, making its orbit smaller.
NASA hopes to be able to measure how much Didymos’ orbit changes using telescopes back on Earth. The data will be able to help NASA better prepare for an asteroid that could “pose an impact or hazard to Earth,” if that ever becomes a reality.
NASA will be streaming live coverage of DART colliding with Dimorphos on its social media accounts — Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube — starting at 6 p.m. ET on September 26. Impact is expected at 7:14 p.m. ET. More details can be found here.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A pop-up health clinic that aims to educate people about the need for clinical trial diversity has come to Indianapolis.
Organizers of Wednesday’s “Journey to Better Health, AWARE for All – Indianapolis” event say the event is necessary to advance health equity while encouraging the public to take charge of their health.
The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation, a Boston-based non-profit, is hosting the event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Ivy Tech Community College.
CISCRP educates people on the clinical research process. Its mission is to help reduce health disparities and increase demographic diversity in clinical trials. Clinical trials are vital to evaluating the effectiveness and safety of medical devices and treatments.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration encourages diverse participation in clinical trials but says minorities are underrepresented in research, which is concerning because people of different ages, races, and ethnicities may react differently to certain products.
Researchers from the National Institute on Minority Health and Disparities found that the lack of diversity in trials has “created gaps in our understanding of diseases and conditions, preventative factors, and treatment effectiveness.” The institute points to COVID-19 vaccine trials as evidence, saying inclusive practices allowed researchers to show the vaccine’s effectiveness across all racial populations.
While at Wednesday’s event, attendees can visit more than 20 exhibit stations. Franciscan Health is offering vaccinations for flu, hepatitis A and B, pneumonia, and HPV. Shalom Health Care Center and Step-Up will also provide STD testing.
“It’s an opportunity for everyone to come from the Indianapolis community to be informed, to learn more about clinical trials, the process, what’s involved,” Joan Chambers, senior director of marketing and outreach for CISCRP. “(You can) hear from actual people who have participated in a clinical trial, who will share their experiences, along with healthcare professionals.”
Attendees can pre-register for the event, but it is not required. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/pop-up-health-clinic-to-highlight-need-for-clinical-trial-diversity/ | 2022-09-14 16:18:55 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/pop-up-health-clinic-to-highlight-need-for-clinical-trial-diversity/ |
Russian airfield hit, day after drone strikes on bases
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A fire that broke out at an airport in Russia’s southern Kursk region that borders Ukraine was the result of a drone attack, the regional governor said Tuesday, a day after Moscow blamed Kyiv for drone strikes on two air bases deep inside Russia and launched a new wave of missile strikes on Ukrainian territory. Kursk Governor Roman Starovoy said in a Telegram post that the drone attack ignited an oil reservoir in the area of Kursk airport and the blaze was being contained by crews at the scene.
Ukrainian officials have not formally confirmed carrying out the drone attacks, maintaining their apparent policy of deliberate ambiguity as they have done in the past when it comes to high-profile attacks on Russian targets.
Presidential adviser Mikhail Podolyak taunted Moscow in comments on Twitter.
“If something is launched into other countries’ airspace, sooner or later unknown flying objects will return to the point of departure,” Podolyak wrote. “The earth is round.”
The unprecedented attacks in Russia — more than 500 kilometers (300 miles) from the border with Ukraine — threatened a major escalation of the nine-month war. One of the airfields houses bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
The attacks also exposed the vulnerability of some of Russia’s most strategic military sites, raising questions about the effectiveness of their air defenses.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said three Russian servicemen were killed and four others wounded by debris, and that two aircraft were slightly damaged.
The ministry didn’t say where the drones had originated. But Russian military bloggers said they likely were launched by Ukrainian scouts, and argued that the strikes had inflicted serious reputational damage on Moscow.
The attacks on the Engels base in the Saratov region on the Volga River and the Dyagilevo base in the Ryazan region in western Russia were part of Ukraine’s efforts to curtail Russia’s long-range bomber force, the ministry said.
The Engels base hosts Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear-capable strategic bombers that have been involved in strikes on Ukraine. Dyagilevo houses tanker aircraft used for mid-air refueling.
In a daily intelligence update on the war in Ukraine, Britain’s Defense Ministry said Russia was likely to consider the base attacks as “some of the most strategically significant failures of force protection since its invasion of Ukraine.”
It said the bombers would likely be dispersed to other airfields.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian authorities will “take the necessary measures” to enhance protection of key facilities in view of the latest Ukrainian attacks.
Speaking in a conference call with reporters Tuesday, Peskov said that “the Ukrainian regime’s course for continuation of such terror attacks poses a threat.”
Peskov reaffirmed that Russia sees no prospects for peace talks now, adding that “the Russian Federation must achieve its stated goals.”
Russia, meanwhile, maintained intense attacks on Ukrainian territory, shelling towns overnight near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that left more than 9,000 homes without running water, local Ukrainian officials said.
The towns lie across the Dnieper river from the nuclear plant, which was seized by Russian forces in the early stages of the war. Russia and Ukraine have for months accused each other of shelling at and around the plant.
The head of Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, which borders Russia, said that Moscow launched over 80 missile and heavy artillery attacks on its territory. Governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky said the strikes damaged a monastery near the border town of Shalyhyne.
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Graphic drag show for babies featuring nearly naked men, bondage, outrages Twitter: 'Absolutely abhorrent'
UK baby drag show says it's for parents who want a 'big London night out' that you can bring your baby to
"CABABABARAVE," a UK cabaret company that puts on drag shows for babies and their parents was blasted on social media after clips of graphic performances from the events went viral.
Men dressed in thongs and bondage gear are seen twerking, doing the splits and dancing provocatively in video clips shared on Twitter and by the company's Instagram account.
Promotional material for Caba Baba Rave describes their shows as "an exciting new event for parents and their babies! A little slice of afternoon delight that provides show-stopping cabaret interspersed with captivating baby sensory moments.. ending in a RAVE."
The company said it was formed by two mothers who "were constantly looking to be entertained whilst holding a baby in one hand and a pint in the other."
YOUTUBE KIDS DEFENDS CONTENT WITH DRAG CHILDREN, DISCUSSIONS ON CONSENT AND WHITE PRIVILEGE
"We wanted to create the type of event we ourselves as Mums would want to go to. There’s only so many times you can listen to the f--king Wheels on the Bus. We wanted to give parents the experience of a ‘big London night out’.. cabaret, drinks and dancing.. but one you can bring your baby to and still be home for bedtime," promotional material from a venue hosting the event read.
Videos from one show blew up on Twitter after being shared by UK political commentator Dominique Samuels and Libs of Tik Tok.
Samuels blasted the performances as "absolutely abhorrent." she wasn't the only shocked by the graphic images.
"I can only think of one reason why a man would want to do this in front of children," former UFC/MMA fighter Jake Shields wrote in response.
British TV host Liv Boeree wondered whether the parents had common sense.
"Fortunately most people have sufficient common sense to know this kind of show is utterly unsuitable for young children. But why don’t these parents have that sense? Did they just never have it in the first place? Or did something make them lose it?" she asked.
Libs of Tik Tok also shared an Instagram highlight reel from the company which garnered over 4 million views. Caba Baba Rave has since made their account private.
In one clip a performer in heels twerks in front of a room full of infants while another dressed similarly dances suggestively around the babies and their parents.
Independent journalist Andy Ngo shared more photos from the shows found on social media. One photo shows a nearly naked woman holding a child up in the air.
A London venue hosting Caba Baba Rave events has sold out for the next performance on March 11. "The Vault" venue advertises their shows as "family-friendly," and appropriate for "under 5-year-olds."
The Vault defended the show as "designed for parents with sensory moments for babies," in a Twitter thread on Thursday.
"We are aware of comments on social media directed at CABABABARAVE, part of the 2023 VAULT Festival programme. The cabaret show is designed for parents, with sensory moments for babies, and is a fun and welcoming space for parents with young babies," the statement began.
"VAULT Festival exists to support live performance and artistic talent and is proud to platform events that are welcoming and accessible for all, with audience safety always as a top priority," the thread continued.
"We stand against the inexcusable threats of violence and assault against our programmed artists, our staff, and directed at the LGBTQIA+ community, and are supporting the affected artists," it concluded.
Caba Baba Rave also offered private parties for children, according to a review of their social media before it went private by The Reduxx.
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DETROIT (AP) — Fuel economy for 2021 model year vehicles in the U.S. stayed flat with 2020 as people continued to buy less-efficient trucks and SUVs, according to an annual government report published Monday.
The fleet of new vehicles got 25.4 miles per gallon (10.8 kilometers per liter) for the model year, while greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 2 grams per mile to a record low of 347, the Environmental Protection Agency said in its annual Automotive Trends Report. The 2021 fuel economy figure ties a record set in model year 2020.
The performance came under fuel economy and emissions standards that were relaxed when Donald Trump was president. Requirements will start to increase at a higher rate in 2026 under standards adopted by the Biden administration.
The EPA said in a statement that all vehicle types are at record low carbon dioxide emissions, but “the market shift away from cars and toward sport utility vehicles and pickups has offset some of the fleetwide benefits.”
In the 2021 model year, cars and station wagons, the most efficient vehicles, fell to 26% of U.S. new vehicle production, well below the 50% market share as recently as 2013, the EPA said. SUVs were a record 45% of new vehicle sales for the 2021 model year, while pickup trucks hit 16%.
Stellantis, the former Fiat Chrysler, had the lowest fuel economy and the highest emissions of all manufacturers at 21.3 mpg (9.1 kilometers per liter) and 417 grams per mile of carbon dioxide. Tesla, which makes only electric vehicles, had the highest mileage equivalent at 121.5 mpg (51.7 kilometers per liter), and zero carbon dioxide emissions.
Nine manufacturers were above their EPA carbon dioxide emissions standard: BMW, Volkswagen, Kia, Nissan, Hyundai, General Motors, Mazda, Stellantis and Mercedes. Five were below their standards, meaning they emitted less than allowed: Tesla, Subaru, Ford, Honda and Toyota. Automakers can meet the standards with credits they accrued or bought from other manufacturers.
Stellantis said its showing doesn’t reflect its current or future products, saying it has since introduced a new Jeep that’s the best selling plug-in hybrid in the U.S. The company says it plans to bring 25 battery-electric models to the U.S. by 2030.
The EPA said that since the 2004 model year, average fuel economy in the U.S. is up 6.1 miles per gallon (2.6 kilometers per liter), or 32%.
It said that gas-electric hybrid production reached a new high of 9% of all vehicles in the 2021 model year. while electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles were 4% of nationwide production.
“Today’s report demonstrates the significant progress we’ve made to ensure clean air for all as automakers continue to innovate and utilize more advanced technologies to cut pollution,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement.
But Dan Becker, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Safe Climate Campaign, said automakers deserve an “F” grade for the small drop in emissions and for selling so few electric vehicles.
“Automakers won’t slash pollution and improve gas mileage unless strong standards make them do so,” he said in a statement.
Preliminary data for the 2022 model year show mileage rising to 26.4 mpg (11.2 kilometers per liter) and carbon dioxide emissions falling to 331 grams per mile. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/business/ap-epa-us-fuel-economy-flat-in-2021-emissions-down-slightly/ | 2022-12-13 03:33:34 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/business/ap-epa-us-fuel-economy-flat-in-2021-emissions-down-slightly/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The late Stephen Sondheim's last stage musical — an adaptation of two films by Spanish surrealist director Luis Buñuel — will be given an off-Broadway stage this year, offering theatergoers a chance to see a new work by musical theater’s most venerated composer.
“Here We Are” — once known as “Square One” — will begin performances this September at The Shed’s Griffin Theater with a book by David Ives, best known for the play “Venus in Fur.” Joe Mantello will direct.
The show — based on the films “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” and “The Exterminating Angel” — was initially workshopped in 2016 with plans for a production at The Public Theater, which did not happen.
The two source films have a connective tissue: In “The Exterminating Angel,” a group of guests arrive for a dinner party and cannot leave, while "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” is about guests who constantly arrive for dinner but are never able to eat.
Ticket information and casting will be announced soon.
Sondheim, who died in 2021, influenced several generations of songwriters, particularly with such landmark musicals as “Company,” “Follies” and “Sweeney Todd.”
Six of Sondheim’s musicals won Tony Awards for best score, and he also received a Pulitzer Prize (“Sunday in the Park”), an Academy Award (for the song “Sooner or Later” from the film “Dick Tracy”), five Olivier Awards and the Presidential Medal of Honor. In 2008, he received a Tony Award for lifetime achievement.
His last new musical to be produced was “Road Show,” which reunited Sondheim and writer John Weidman and spent years being worked on. This tale of the Mizner brothers, who embarked on get-rich schemes in the early part of the 20th century, finally made it to the Public Theater in 2008 with poor reviews after going through several different titles, directors and casts.
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US ski mountaineer’s body found after Nepal expedition
(CNN) - Hilaree Nelson was known for extreme skiing and as a pioneer in the mountaineering community.
She was also known for going on skiing expeditions around the world, setting records and paving the way for a new generation of climbers.
Nelson hadn’t been seen since Monday while exploring Mount Manaslu in Nepal, the eighth-highest mountain in the world.
By Wednesday, the 49-year-old’s body was found.
Last week, Nelson posted about the challenges of the trip along with pictures of the expedition.
In her post, she said she didn’t feel “as sure-footed on Manaslu” and mentioned the bad weather. She also said the journey was testing her resilience.
Nelson leaves behind two children and her partner, who was with her on this expedition.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Callers reporting a mass shooting at Louisville bank included shooter's mother and people hiding in building.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Callers reporting a mass shooting at Louisville bank included shooter's mother and people hiding in building. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/alert-callers-reporting-a-mass-shooting-at-17893536.php | 2023-04-12 19:23:34 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/alert-callers-reporting-a-mass-shooting-at-17893536.php |
The Company Plans to Foster Connections with Customers and Partners, Create Engaging Visual
Experiences and Champion the Latest Immersive, Collaborative and Sustainable Display,
Imaging and Audio Technologies at the Preeminent Pro AV Event
PARAMUS, N.J., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics is attending InfoComm 2023, June 14-16, Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. With a focus on "Creating Connected Experiences" for customers and partners, the company plans to showcase its display, imaging and audio solutions that bring content to life in new ways. Attendees can visit Sony at booth #1701 to experience live presentations, hands-on demos, product introductions and exciting announcements. Sony will also expand upon their work with partners.
"At this year's show, we're committed to connecting with the Pro AV community on all levels by providing necessary technologies, expanding partnerships, and enabling additional integration, as well as offering extraordinary and educational experiences," said Richard Ventura, Vice President, Professional Display Solutions, Sony Electronics. "Our booth is focused on showcasing solutions in digital signage, collaboration, virtual production, and auditoriums, utilizing technologies from Sony's vast portfolio, as well as integrations with key Alliance Technology partnerships. Central to our efforts is addressing the needs and wants of our customers in a purpose-driven way while pushing the envelope of our technology to show its true power."
InfoComm attendees will get to experience the latest in Sony's comprehensive AV ecosystem that helps companies and organizations connect with colleagues, students, shoppers, visitors and travelers, including:
Display Technology
- Visitors will be among the first to see Sony's 16 new professional BRAVIA 4K HDR displays, part of the upcoming BZ50L, BZ40L, BZ35L and BZ30L series, ranging from 43 inches to 98 inches. The unique BZ40L series addresses recent industry requests, featuring a Deep Black Non-Glare Coating that offers both high haze and low reflection while maintaining deep blacks and high contrast.
A full Pro BRAVIA portfolio will further demonstrate Sony's Alliance partnerships. Featuring superior image quality with easy operation, the displays are ideal for corporate, education, retail environments and digital signage, and offer screen mirroring, extensive integration options and low ownership costs.
- The Crystal LED BH and CH-Series video walls will be displayed in a variety of different sizes, including a 220 inch setup featuring immersive AI-generated artwork by Jon 9 from Holonyne Corporation. These new-generation Crystal LED premium displays combine the appeal of super-size LED video walls with even more accessibility. The latest series of dvLEDs provide spectacularly bright, richly colored images while offering easier installation, and simplified maintenance. New at the show will be a Crystal LED touchscreen solution enabled by TSI Touch and T1V, as well as a Virtual Production area.
- The award-winning Spatial Reality Display is a crowd pleaser that must be experienced. It leverages high-speed vision sensor technology to enable a glasses-free, high-resolution 3D modeling, and visualization experience.[1] Using the Unity or Unreal Engine SDK, creators can develop VR, AR, and other types of content and bring it to life using the display.
- Additionally, Sony's displays incorporate sustainable elements. They are designed to reduce environmental impact and energy consumption through the use of recycled plastic, simplified packaging and energy efficient settings. This aligns with Sony's Road to Zero global environmental plan which addresses sustainability across the product life cycle, such as reduction of virgin plastic, improvement of transportation efficiency, and review of in-use power consumption.
Projection Solutions
- See Sony's versatile, discreet and reliable laser projectors for offices, classrooms, hotels, museums and showrooms, including the standout VPL-PHZ51 & VPL-PHZ61, which combine advanced operational capabilities with high brightness and flexible installation. They're impressively small, light 6,400 lumens (7,000 lm center)/5,300 lumens (5,800 lm center) laser projectors.
Imaging and Analytics Solutions
- Sony's award-winning new SRG-A40 and SRG-A12 PTZ cameras feature revolutionary PTZ Auto Framing technology powered by built-in AI analytics to ensure high-quality composed shots that automatically and consistently track and naturally frame presenters, without an operator.
- The SRG-X40UH is a 4K 40x zoom camera that combines exceptional image quality with powerful zoom and smooth operation and offers USB and UVC connections for easy integration into collaboration applications.
- The SLS-1A delivers spectacular sound with fine beam control and flexible installation. It's a compact, uniquely versatile line-array speaker system that offers an ideal audio reinforcement solution in conjunction with large display solutions, including Sony's BRAVIA professional displays, projectors and Crystal LED video walls.
Experiences
- Taking center stage at the booth will be a Virtual Production experience anchored by a 110-inch Crystal LED that will bring visitors around the world without leaving the show floor, courtesy of Lux Machina. Also see how Virtual Production is changing the landscape for corporations and internal communications.
- Visit staged environments optimized for auditoriums, meeting rooms and classrooms to be immersed in the latest end-to-end AV solutions for image and sound capture, sound reinforcement, display and projection, as well as the digital signage area to see Sony's professional displays and partners supporting vertical markets.
- InfoComm Show and AVI Systems are presenting InfoComm Esports Live, June 14-16 in booth 4033, which will feature Sony's large format and gaming displays, gaming headsets, multi-camera production technology, camera controllers and monitors. See the live feed in Sony's booth, as well.
Technology Partners
- Sony will also be showcasing key technology partners who bring more power, interactivity and compatibility to the company's professional displays and support diverse vertical markets. See integrated collaboration solutions from 22Miles, 7thSense, Appspace, Barco, Crestron, Holonyne Corporation, Korbyt, Lux Machina, Navori Labs, NowSignage, Nureva, Skykit, Spectrio, Peerless-AV, T1V and TSI Touch paired with Sony's display technology.
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[1] Computer required with a recommended CPU of Intel Core i7-9700K @3.60 GHz or faster; and a graphics card such as NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER or faster. Only Windows 10 (64-bit) is supported. Recommend use of "high resolution, quality images" created using Unity or Unreal software.
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Ingomar now has a Little Free Library that opened April 30 honoring the birthday of April McCay Sneed.
Little Free Libraries are a global phenomenon. The small, front‐yard book exchanges number more than 150,000 around the world in over 100 countries — from Iceland to Tasmania to Pakistan. New Albany has several. Anyone is free to take or leave books.
Now, a new Little Free Library at the Ingomar Tanglefoot Trail Whistlestop will join the movement to share books, bring people together and create communities of readers.
April passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at her parents’ residence in the Shady Grove Community. She was born April 30, 1986 in New Albany to Rick and Renee McCay.
“April was loving, caring, passionate, helper of people, witty, funny, creative, and compassionate, a great cook, a beautiful heart and was able to sew some things like simple dresses and skirts,” Amanda Cobb, Ingomar Little Free Library Steward, said.
She was a member of Ingomar Baptist Church.
“Our Little Free Library doesn’t just belong to us, it belongs to the whole community,” Cobb said. “It’s our hope that this Little Free Library will bring a little more joy, a little more connection, and a whole lot more books to our community while keeping April’s memory alive.”
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A team of researchers in the physics department at the U.K.’s Durham University has made a significant breakthrough in the field that could lead to a wealth of discoveries and revelations about the cosmos. Using a combination of gravitational lensing and supercomputer simulations, they have discovered one of the largest black holes ever detected.
Gravitational lensing is a phenomenon where the light from a distant object, such as a galaxy, is bent by the gravity of a foreground object, causing it to appear distorted or magnified. The team used this effect to study how light is bent by a black hole inside a galaxy hundreds of millions of light years away from Earth.
To achieve their discovery, the team ran hundreds of thousands of simulations, each including a black hole of a different mass. By analyzing the results of these simulations, they were able to identify an ultramassive black hole that has a mass of over 30 billion times that of our own sun.
“This particular black hole, which is roughly 30bn times the mass of our Sun, is one of the biggest ever detected and on the upper limit of how large we believe black holes can theoretically become, so it is an extremely exciting discovery,” said James Nightingale, an astronomer at Durham and the paper’s lead author, in a statement for the Royal Astronomical Society.
The university released a video that shows the methodology used to make this groundbreaking discovery:
This is the first time an ultramassive black hole has been discovered using gravitational lensing, and it is a significant milestone in the study of black holes. In addition, the discovery sheds new light on the formation and evolution of galaxies, as well as the nature of ultramassive black holes themselves.
“Most of the biggest black holes that we know about are in an active state, where matter pulled in close to the black hole heats up and releases energy in the form of light, X-rays, and other radiation,” Nightingale said.
“However, gravitational lensing makes it possible to study inactive black holes, something not currently possible in distant galaxies. This approach could let us detect many more black holes beyond our local universe and reveal how these exotic objects evolved further back in cosmic time.”
The team’s findings have been published in the prestigious scientific journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The discovery has generated excitement among scientists and the general public alike, as it provides a glimpse into the mysteries of the universe and opens up new avenues for research in astrophysics.
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Ukraine presses counteroffensive after Russian setback
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked the Ukrainian president’s hometown with suicide drones on Sunday, and Ukraine pushed ahead with its counteroffensive after taking back control of a strategic eastern city.
Russia’s loss of Lyman, which it had been using as a transport and logistics hub, is a new blow to the Kremlin as it seeks to escalate the war by illegally annexing four regions of Ukraine.
“The Ukrainian flag is already in Lyman,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address. “Over the past week, there have been more Ukrainian flags in the Donbas. In a week there will be even more.”
In southern Ukraine, Zelenskyy’s hometown Krivyi Rih came under Russian attack by a suicide drone that struck a school early Sunday and destroyed two stories of it, said Valentyn Reznichenko, the governor of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.
A fire sparked by the drone attack has been put out, he said.
Russia in recent weeks has begun using Iranian-made suicide drones to attack targets in Ukraine. In southern Ukraine, the Ukrainian air force said it shot down five Iranian-made drones overnight, while two others made it through air defenses.
Meanwhile, Russian attacks also targeted the city of Zaporizhzhia, authorities said Sunday.
Ukraine’s military said Sunday it carried out a strike on a Russian ammunition depot in the country’s south, in Chernihiv, and hitting other Russian command posts, ammunition depots and two S-300 anti-aircraft batteries.
The reports of military activity couldn’t be immediately verified.
After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled troops out Saturday from Lyman in the east in what the British military described as a “significant political setback” for Moscow. Taking the city paves the way for Ukrainian troops to potentially push farther into territory Russia has occupied.
Lyman had been an important link in the Russian front line for ground communications and logistics. Lyman is in the Donetsk region near the border with Luhansk, two regions that Russia annexed Friday after forcing the population to vote in referendums at gunpoint.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed to have inflicted damage on Ukrainian forces in battling to hold Lyman, but said outnumbered Russian troops were withdrawn to more favorable positions.
In a daily intelligence briefing, the British Defense Ministry called Lyman crucial because it has “a key road crossing over the Siversky Donets River, behind which Russia has been attempting to consolidate its defenses.”
The British said they believed that the city had been held by “undermanned elements” prior to the Russian withdrawal.
Moscow’s withdrawal from Lyman prompted immediate criticism from some Russian officials.
“Further losses of territory in illegally occupied territories will almost certainly lead to an intensification of this public criticism and increase the pressure on senior commanders,” the British military briefing said.
Ukrainian forces have retaken swaths of territory in a counteroffensive that started in September and has humiliated and angered Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin frames the Ukrainian gains as a U.S.-orchestrated effort to destroy Russia and this week heightened threats of nuclear force in some of his toughest, most anti-Western rhetoric to date.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A woman has given the University of South Carolina 100 cards and letters she received as a girl and young woman from Anne Frank’s father, Otto Frank.
Cara Wilson-Granat first wrote to Otto Frank in 1957, when she was 12 and had just auditioned for a movie based on the diary that Anne Frank wrote while in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam.
Last year, Wilson-Granat published a memoir about her life and their correspondence, which lasted until Frank’s death in 1980.
Wilson-Granat wrote on her website that he became her mentor and “wise ‘grandfather,’ as he was for many, many others worldwide.”
She has now given Frank’s letters to the university's Anne Frank Center, which opened in September as a partner to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, The Post and Courier reported.
“The letters are going to have a life where there’s discussion,” Wilson-Granat said during a news conference Wednesday. “We already have had the students sitting down and they’re talking about antisemitism and racism and bullying and there’s so much that I believe that we can grow from these letters.”
The donation establishes the Anne Frank Archive in the world’s fourth Anne Frank Center.
Its director, Doyle Stevick, said he hopes others will be inspired to send it letters from Otto Frank. There may be thousands of undocumented letters from him, Stevick said.
“I pray that those letters can be retrieved and we read them,” Wilson-Granat told The Post and Courier. “You’re reading about people who have given up hope, and he helped them.
She heard about the center from a friend who also had corresponded with Frank. They and a third correspondent visited the center before Wilson-Granat decided to donate her letters.
A senior researcher from the Anne Frank House, Gertjan Broek, said the letters cover topics such as the JFK assassination, antisemitism and racism in the United States, the civil rights movement and conflict in the Middle East.
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FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978 was put to death Wednesday after a nearly eight-year hiatus in the state’s use of the death penalty brought on by a nearly two-hour execution that critics say was botched.
Clarence Dixon, 66, died by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin, making him the sixth person to be executed in the U.S. in 2022. Dixon’s death was announced late Wednesday morning by Frank Strada, a deputy director with Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry.
The execution appeared to track the state’s protocol, though the medical team had some difficulty finding a vein to administer the lethal drugs. They first tried Dixon’s arms and then made an incision in his groin area. That process took about 25 minutes.
After the drugs were injected, Dixon’s mouth stayed open and his body did not move. The execution was declared completed about 10 minutes after he was injected.
In the final weeks of Dixon’s life, his lawyers tried to postpone the execution, but judges rejected the argument that he was not mentally fit to be executed and did not have a rational understanding of why the state wanted to execute him. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute delay of Dixon’s execution less than an hour before the execution began.
Dixon earlier declined the option of being killed in Arizona’s gas chamber that was refurbished in 2020 — a method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in more than two decades.
Shortly before he was executed with pentobarbital, Strada said Dixon declared: “The Arizona Supreme Court should follow the laws. They denied my appeals and petitions to change the outcome of this trial. I do and will always proclaim innocence. Now, let’s do this (expletive).”
And as prison medical staff put an IV line in Dixon’s thigh in preparation for the injection, he chided them, saying: “This is really funny — trying to be as thorough as possible while you are trying to kill me.”
Leslie James, Bowdoin’s older sister and a witness to the execution, told reporters after it was conducted that Deana Bowdoin had been poised to graduate from ASU and was planning a career in international marketing. James described her sister as a hard worker who loved to travel, spoke multiple languages and wrote poetry.
She characterized the execution as a relief but criticized how long it took to happen: “This process was way, way, way too long,” James said. He had been on death row since his 2008 conviction.
The last time Arizona executed a prisoner was in July 2014, when Joseph Wood was given 15 doses of a two-drug combination over two hours in an execution that his lawyers said was botched. Wood snorted repeatedly and gasped more than 600 times before he died, and an execution that normally would take 10 minutes to complete lasted nearly two hours. The process dragged on for so long that the Arizona Supreme Court convened an emergency hearing during the execution to decide whether to halt the procedure.
States including Arizona have struggled to buy execution drugs in recent years after U.S. and European pharmaceutical companies began blocking the use of their products in lethal injections.
Authorities have said Bowdoin, who was found dead in her apartment in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe, had been raped, stabbed and strangled with a belt.
Dixon, who lived across the street from Bowdoin, had been charged with raping Bowdoin, but the rape charge was later dropped on statute-of-limitation grounds. He was convicted of murder in her killing.
In arguing that Dixon was mentally unfit, his lawyers said he erroneously believed he would be executed because police at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff wrongfully arrested him in another case — a 1985 attack on a 21-year-old student. His attorneys conceded he was lawfully arrested by Flagstaff police.
Dixon was sentenced to life in prison in that case for sexual assault and other convictions. DNA samples taken while he was in prison later linked him to Bowdoin’s killing, which had been unsolved.
Prosecutors said there was nothing about Dixon’s beliefs that prevented him from understanding the reason for the execution and pointed to court filings that Dixon himself made over the years.
Defense lawyers said Dixon was repeatedly diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, regularly experienced hallucinations over the past 30 years and was found “not guilty by reason of insanity” in a 1977 assault case in which the verdict was delivered by then-Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sandra Day O’Connor, nearly four years before her appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Bowdoin was killed two days after that verdict, according to court records.
Another Arizona death-row prisoner, Frank Atwood, is scheduled to be executed on June 8 in the killing of 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson in 1984. Authorities have said Atwood kidnapped the girl.
The child’s remains was discovered in the desert northwest of Tucson nearly seven months after her disappearance. Experts could not determine the cause of death from the bones that were found, according to court records.
Arizona now has 112 prisoners left on the state’s death row.
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Lucas Chung’s two goals and an assist fueled top-seeded Ramsey, No. 10 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 5-0 victory over eighth-seeded Pascack Hills in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 2 quarterfinals in Ramsey.
Vincent Tredici, Patrick Weir and Joe Capuano all scored a goal apiece for Ramsey (17-2) and Steven De Pinto made two saves for the shutout. Ramsey advances to play fourth-seeded Demarest in the semifinals on Wednesday.
Pascack Hills falls to 14-6.
Demarest 4, Newton 1
Andrew Dunne had three assists to lead a balanced offensive effort for fourth-seeded Demarest in a 4-1 victory over fifth-seeded Newton in Demarest.
Andre Tandler gave Demarest (12-5-1) a quick 1-0 lead with a goal in the fifth minute and Ryan Cohen doubled the lead when he scored in the eighth minute. Adrian Cami and Matt Kasparian added second half goals for Demarest, which plays top-seeded Ramsey, No. 10 in the NJ.com Top 20, in the semifinals on Wednesday.
Zach Robinson scored the lone Newton (14-4-1) goal in the 15th minute.
Pascack Valley 3, Elmwood Park 0
Ethan Schwartz had a goal and an assist, lifting third-seeded Pascack Valley to a 3-0 victory over sixth-seeded Elmwood Park in Hillsdale.
Nolan Wasserman and Shane Feder each scored a goal for Pascack Valley (13-3-2), which erupted for three in the second half after a scoreless first half. Noah Silver and Julian Pilet made two saves each as they combined on the shutout.
Pascack Valley plays second-seeded Glen Rock in the semifinals on Wednesday.
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In a time when cynicism about politics seems to be everyone's gut reaction, it's easy to overlook the role of lower-profile lawmakers who helped avert a debt-ceiling crisis.
Just don't call them "moderates."
"Moderates?" tweeted Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., one of the lead negotiators of the debt-ceiling deal that passed the House overwhelmingly Wednesday night. He prefers the descriptor: "pragmatic conservatives who actually care about getting to work."
Johnson, who looks more Bill Gates than Matt Gaetz, represents about 75 GOP members as chairman of the "Republican Main Street Caucus."
It's one of what this Congress' Republicans colloquially refer to as the mafioso-themed "Five Families." The Main Street Caucus, and a host of other coalitions in the middle, like the "New Democrat Coalition" on the other side of the aisle, were critical in securing support for the deal.
There were plenty of well-founded complaints on either side — on the left, worries about increased work requirements that could hurt people in poverty, nervousness about the environmental impact of sped-up energy permits; on the right, continued head-shaking about what they see as out-of-control spending and debt, now topping $30 trillion.
But in the end, two-thirds of House Republicans and more than three-quarters of Democrats voted for the bill for a total tally of 314-117.
The Senate still has to pass the measure, but if it does, as is expected, it will be those who eschewed the wings of their parties — which have some of the most vocal, attention-getting members — who averted a potentially calamitous, first-ever U.S. debt default.
Call them perhaps the Silent Middle Majority.
The dealmakers make their move
President Biden came into office with the narrowest of congressional majorities and not exactly a progressive fan favorite.
The hotly negative feelings toward him on the right have ballooned in the last two years, as conservatives inaccurately painted him as a doddering marionette of the progressive left.
On the other side, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy doesn't exactly have the strongest of hands with his members. He has a sliver of a majority — just four seats — and squeaked through to become speaker after a historic 15 rounds of voting.
He had to make concessions to get the job he's wanted for more than a decade, and he wound up empowering the most extreme and pugilistic in his party in the process.
The truth is political partisanship is as bad now or worse than at almost any other time in modern history.
That's backed up by data. The parties, especially Republicans, are far more homogenous and ideologically aligned on almost every issue, from guns to abortion rights to gender identity.
There are far fewer swing districts today than there were even 15 years ago — just a few dozen of 435 can even be considered truly competitive, giving lawmakers very little incentive to compromise.
None of that boded well for this moment.
But that narrative of partisanship can also lead to overhyped drama of the extremes.
After all, Biden got the presidential nomination despite his more moderate profile, and McCarthy has the support of the overwhelming majority of his conference.
While McCarthy has been largely untested as speaker legislatively to this point, Biden has shown time and again his ability to work with whomever is across the table from him.
He did it in 2011 with Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell on the debt ceiling. And despite GOP intransigence only deepening, Biden has been able to pull off multiple bipartisan pieces of legislation since taking office, including:
This week's debt-ceiling deal once again burnishes that image of Biden as a dealmaker despite the odds.
The bill also does something important politically for both Biden and McCarthy: It raises the debt ceiling until 2025. In other words, it takes the issue off the table until after the presidential election.
With an already iffy economy, persistent inflation and climbing interest rates, that's good news for Biden. He has plenty of other vulnerabilities to worry about, and another debt-ceiling fight right in the middle of a presidential campaign is the last thing he or his staff needed.
The delayed rematch also means McCarthy might not have to put forward another hard vote for his members for a year and a half. That's key for him, since he may have angered the far right to get this deal over the finish line.
Danger still lurks for McCarthy
The GOP right has plagued past Republican speakers, and to win this speakership, McCarthy had to make some big concessions to another one of the Five Families: the archconservative Freedom Caucus.
For one, McCarthy allowed the Freedom Caucus to have approval over some members of the Rules Committee, which determines how bills are voted on.
And, perhaps most importantly, the California congressman, who has never been beloved by the most conservative faction of his party, agreed to lower the threshold to bring a vote to the floor to oust the speaker to just a single member.
Even with that looming, in his first big deal with Democrats, McCarthy didn't turn to the hard right, but to the likes of Reps. Johnson and Garret Graves, R-La.
Graves is seen as a get-it-done person among Republican members. Before becoming a congressman, he was chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, where he was integral in fighting for dollars after the BP oil spill.
In congressional leadership, Graves is the chair of the Elected Leadership Committee, which meets with representatives of the Five Families regularly.
So he's very familiar with all the key players.
But that didn't stop some of the right-wing members from trying to kill the bill, which they didn't deem conservative enough.
And they nearly succeeded.
Freedom Caucus member Chip Roy of Texas seemed willing to go to the brink of default — or indeed over that cliff — to force McCarthy's hand and ask for more cuts.
"A reminder that during Speaker negotiations to build the coalition, that it was explicit both that nothing would pass Rules Committee without AT LEAST 7 GOP votes," he tweeted, "AND that the Committee would not allow reporting out rules without unanimous Republican votes."
But like another Roy this week who needed just one more vote to get what he wanted (see Roy, Kendall of Succession), in the end, he couldn't persuade conservative Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie to help him block the bill from advancing past the committee.
Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa. on PBS NewsHour Tuesday night declined to say whether he would force a vote on ousting McCarthy if his effort to derail the debt-ceiling vote failed.
"We'll have that discussion after this is done," Perry said.
Now, it is done. And for one night, the pragmatists won.
Of course, before McCarthy gets too comfortable, he would do well to remember that, in the end, Michael Corleone took out Stracci, Cuneo, Tattaglia and Barzini to wrest control.
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SAN MATEO, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VISPARK, a global online learning service designed for kids from preschool to middle school, is launching the Spark Math and Spark Chinese programs ("the Programs") in the U.S. this month. This is the newest offering from Singapore-based Spark Education, the largest provider of small group online classes for kids globally, is backed by KKR, IDG Capital, GGV Capital, Sequoia China, Global Investment firm Carlyle, Northern Light Venture Capital and GSR Ventures. VISPARK's programs build upon the experiences from the company's success using Huohua Siwei, an online learning service Spark Education designed for Chinese-speaking families. Huohua Siwei has attracted over half a million students from more than 100 countries and areas, and has won numerous awards and become a widely recognized as a top foundational math and problem-solving skills development program.
The two new programs from VISPARK, Spark Math and Spark Chinese, have been developed with best practices from decades of pedagogy research, cognitive science, and child-centered curriculum development. VISPARK's online classes are delivered in small groups with interactive and gamified tools and are guided by experienced local teachers whom are passionate about helping kids learn in a fun and engaging environment. The courseware includes rich multimedia content such as animations, games, and songs, to help make abstract concepts simple, concrete, and fun for kids to understand and apply in problem solving.
Spark Math curriculum is primarily modeled after the best-in-class Singapore Math framework and aligns with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics. The program combines some of the best teaching methods globally to deepen students' understanding of mathematics and its applications, including:
- Singapore Math's CPA (Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract) approach
- Polya's Four-Step Problem-Solving Process
- Heuristic Method of teaching
- Transfer of Learning approach
Based on learning maps and data analytics, Spark Math provides computerized adaptive testing, learning analytics, personalized learning solutions for students, and instructional planning for online teachers. Through the use of technology, both teaching and learning are more personalized and effective.
Spark Education's math programs have gained popularity and demonstrated strong results with its students in Singapore excelling in various international math competitions.
"We're delighted that students are enjoying the classes. We take pride in our interactive tooling and small group live classes that help our students learn better and foster a passion for mathematics," commented in the program, Spark Education Director of Pedagogy, Reece Min said. "More importantly, it has been a privilege to see our students begin to love learning and grow more confident. They have become motivated and curious learners who are proud of their own development."
Spark Chinese provides several offerings tailored to learners with different backgrounds and learning goals. From students studying Chinese as a foreign language, to students fluent in Chinese, there are programs that suit the needs of each student. The curriculum focuses on fostering interest in language learning, integrating the foundational structures of the language with its practical application, history and culture. The immersive and interactive learning experience is complete with gamified courseware content designed by experienced educators and guided by fun and passionate teachers via one-on-one instruction or in small groups.
For more information and get your free trial, please visit VISPARK.
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LAGOS, Nigeria — Uganda's parliament has passed some of the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the world. Same-sex acts were already unlawful in Uganda, but on Tuesday night, lawmakers voted to ban identifying as LGBTQ, or the so-called promotion of gay identity.
In a packed chamber, lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favor of the new anti-homosexuality bill, with only two of the nearly 400 representatives voting against it.
"Congratulations," said Speaker Anita Among. "Whatever we are doing, we are doing it for the people of Uganda."
Same-sex acts have been criminal in Uganda under British colonial-era laws, but this new legislation goes much further. It punishes anyone identifying as gay or queer, and potentially people or rights groups seen as promoting LGBTQ+ identity, and would punish same-sex relations with up to life imprisonment. Homosexuality is criminalized in more than 30 of Africa's 54 countries.
International condemnation has been swift. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tweeted that the bill "would undermine fundamental human rights of all Ugandans."
He added, "We urge the Ugandan Government to strongly reconsider the implementation of this legislation."
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called it a "deeply troubling development."
"If signed into law by the president, it will render lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Uganda criminals simply for existing, for being who they are," he said. "It could provide carte blanche for the systematic violation of nearly all of their human rights and serve to incite people against each other."
Uganda passed a previous anti-homosexuality law in 2014 but the courts struck it down on procedural grounds, following outrage in Uganda and from international donors.
Human Rights Watch called the new legislation a "more egregious version."
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who has spoken in support of the legislation, is expected to sign it into law.
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Statement of the American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, The Center for Black Health & Equity (formerly the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network) and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (public health intervenors in the case)
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting July 1, the major U.S. tobacco companies must begin to post eye-catching signs telling the public the truth about the deadly consequences of cigarette smoking at about 220,000 retail stores across the nation that sell cigarettes. Under a federal court order, the signs will be installed near cigarette displays in these stores between July 1 and September 30 and must be displayed until June 30, 2025. This is a long-overdue step in holding the tobacco industry accountable for decades of lies that led to addiction, disease and premature death for millions of people.
These signs are the final step in implementing the "corrective statements" the tobacco companies were first ordered to make in 2006, when U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler issued a landmark judgment that these companies violated civil racketeering laws and lied to the public for decades about the health risks and addictiveness of cigarettes and their marketing to children. The tobacco companies fought these point-of-sale corrective statements in court for 16 years, but the parties to the case – including the U.S. Department of Justice, our organizations (public health intervenors) and the tobacco companies – negotiated an agreement last year for the corrective statement signs to finally be posted. A federal court order formalized the agreement in December.
The order applies to tobacco companies Altria and its Philip Morris USA subsidiary, R.J. Reynolds and ITG Brands.
The point-of-sale signs will tell the public the truth about the health harms of smoking and secondhand smoke, the addictiveness of smoking and nicotine, and the industry's manipulation of cigarettes to make them more addictive. Critically, this truthful information will be provided to consumers at the point where they are making decisions whether to purchase cigarettes.
The corrective statements are powerful reminders that tobacco's horrific toll is no accident. It stems directly from the tobacco industry's deceptive and illegal practices. As Judge Kessler found in her nearly 1,700-page final opinion, the tobacco companies have engaged in massive deception and wrongdoing:
"Over the course of more than 50 years, Defendants lied, misrepresented, and deceived the American public, including smokers and the young people they avidly sought as 'replacement smokers,' about the devastating health effects of smoking and environmental tobacco smoke, they suppressed research, they destroyed documents, they manipulated the use of nicotine so as to increase and perpetuate addiction, they distorted the truth about low tar and light cigarettes so as to discourage smokers from quitting, and they abused the legal system in order to achieve their goal – to make money with little, if any, regard for individual illness and suffering, soaring health costs, or the integrity of the legal system."
Importantly, Judge Kessler concluded, "The evidence in this case clearly establishes that Defendants have not ceased engaging in unlawful activity…. Their continuing conduct misleads consumers in order to maximize Defendants' revenues by recruiting new smokers (the majority of whom are under the age of 18), preventing current smokers from quitting, and thereby sustaining the industry."
Judge Kessler's words were prescient. Today, Altria and Reynolds are waging deceptive campaigns claiming that they have changed despite the fact they continue to spend billions to market cigarettes and aggressively fight policies that actually reduce smoking. In the latest example, these companies are fighting federal, state and local efforts to end the sale of menthol cigarettes – products that make it easier for kids to start smoking and harder for smokers to quit and that these companies have intentionally marketed to Black communities at enormous cost in health and lives. These companies are also fighting proposed graphic warnings on cigarette packs in the U.S. – a best-practice policy adopted by over 125 countries around the world. The industry, together with its front groups and allies, continues to fight to defeat and roll back statewide smoke-free laws, especially for hospitality workplaces, thereby unfairly endangering the health of a workforce that employs a high percentage of women and people of color.
Policymakers at all levels must stand up to the tobacco industry and its lies and take bold action to protect children and save lives.
Implementation Details
The corrective statement signs will be installed in stores between July 1 and September 30 and must be displayed until June 30, 2025. They will appear in about 220,000 stores covered by marketing agreements with the defendant tobacco companies. The signs will be in both English and Spanish, with the latter required in geographic areas with significant Spanish-speaking populations. There are 17 distinct corrective statements, all specified by the court many years ago.
The court order includes measures to ensure compliance. Among other steps, independent auditors will monitor compliance at the manufacturers' expense, and a tip line will be established so that the public can report incidents of non-compliance.
The corrective statements have previously been disseminated through newspaper and television ads and on cigarette packs, and they will remain indefinitely on the tobacco companies' websites. The statements are intended to prevent and restrain future fraud by an industry that has lied to the American people for decades.
More information:
American Cancer Society Action Network: Fact sheet on the point-of-sale corrective statements
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: More information about the federal government's racketeering lawsuit and Judge Kessler's 2006 judgment.
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Dear Abby: My 44-year-old son is a long-haul driver. His girlfriend has two daughters (14 and 17), who are both high-functioning autistic. My son thinks they should have chores because they need to learn to live independently. This is the biggest argument they have.
He tries to limit their internet use to four hours per day, and says once they graduate, they will be on their own. They do nothing at the house. They don’t clean or pick up after themselves. My son tells his girlfriend that if they don’t learn now, they won’t know how when they move out.
His girlfriend tells him he is right, but she does nothing to teach her girls independence. She receives child support for the girls and works part time. She doesn’t help pay for things “because he makes good money.” But these girls are not his. They agreed when she moved in that she would pay half the expenses. — Disgusted In Minnesota
Dear Disgusted: Your son’s girlfriend promised that she would pay half the expenses. She has reneged on her promise, and your son has allowed it. This woman is an irresponsible parent by fostering her daughters’ dependence. When the girls turn 18 nothing will change, and he should expect to support them until he finally has had enough of this arrangement. If you have shared your feelings with him and he has chosen to tolerate the status quo, then quit wasting your breath. It is his life and his choice.
Dear Abby: I’m a 40-year-old wife and mother, married for 23 years. I have never been unfaithful. I never even thought of another man until a few months ago. Then it happened. I have fallen in love with my boss, “Tony.” He is four years younger than my husband, and he’s married. When I first told him how I feel, he was shocked and not interested. Now he’s had time to think about it, and he’s starting to show interest.
I am afraid he will ask me out. Should I go out with him? Is it possible to love two men? I’m so crazy about Tony that it hurts. I think about him all the time and even dream about him. (I have been known to talk in my sleep.) When I’m making love to my husband, Tony’s on my mind. — Miserably In Love In Missouri
Dear Miserably In Love:
You are playing with fire. Recognize that if you follow through with starting an affair with your boss, it’s likely to end up hurting four people, including you. The odds are that your marriage will be history, and Tony could be in for a very expensive divorce.
Whether you continue for years as Tony’s side piece, or he decides that a dalliance with an employee is too dangerous, the person most likely to lose out, emotionally and financially, is you. If you are unable to regain your emotional balance, quit your job. Tony may give you a reference.
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Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81
By HILLEL ITALIE
AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country’s most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators, died Thursday. He was 81.
McCarver’s death was announced by baseball’s Hall of Fame, which said he died Thursday morning in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was with his family.
Among the few players to appear in major league games during four different decades, McCarver was a two-time All Star who worked closely with two future Hall of Fame pitchers: The tempestuous Bob Gibson, whom McCarver caught for St. Louis in the 1960s, and the introverted Steve Carlton, McCarver’s fellow Cardinal in the ’60s and a Philadelphia Phillies teammate in the 1970s. He switched to television soon after retiring in 1980 and became best known to national audiences for his 18-year partnership on Fox with play-by-play man Joe Buck.
“I think there is a natural bridge from being a catcher to talking about the view of the game and the view of the other players,” McCarver told the Hall in 2012, the year he and Buck were given the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. “It is translating that for the viewers. One of the hard things about television is staying contemporary and keeping it simple for the viewers.”
Six feet tall and solidly built, McCarver was a policeman’s son from Memphis, who got into more than a few fights while growing up but was otherwise playing baseball and football and imitating popular broadcasters, notably the Cards’ Harry Caray. He was signed while still in high school by the Cardinals for $75,000, a generous offer for that time; just 17 when he debuted for them in 1959 and in his early 20s when he became the starting catcher.
McCarver attended segregated schools in Memphis and often spoke of the education he received as a newcomer in St. Louis. His teammates included Gibson and outfielder Curt Flood, Black players who did not hesitate to confront or tease McCarver. When McCarver used racist language against a Black child trying to jump a fence during spring training, Gibson would remember “getting right up in McCarver’s face.” McCarver liked to tell the story about drinking an orange soda during a hot day in spring training and Gibson asking him for some, then laughing when McCarver flinched.
“It was probably Gibby more than any other Black man who helped me to overcome whatever latent prejudices I may have had,” McCarver wrote in his 1987 memoir “Oh, Baby, I Love It!”
Few catchers were strong hitters during the ’60s, but McCarver batted .270 or higher for five consecutive seasons and was fast enough to become the first in his position to lead the league in triples. He had his best year in 1967 when he hit .295 with 14 home runs, finishing second for Most Valuable Player behind teammate Orlando Cepeda as the Cards won their second World Series in four years.
McCarver met Carlton when the left-hander was a rookie in 1965 “with an independent streak wider than the Grand Canyon,” McCarver later wrote. The two initially clashed, even arguing on the mound during games, but became close and were reunited in the 1970s after both were traded to Philadelphia. McCarver became Carlton’s designated catcher even though he admittedly had a below average throwing arm and overall didn’t compare defensively to the Phillies’ regular catcher, Gold Glover Bob Boone.
“Behind every successful pitcher, there has to be a very smart catcher, and Tim McCarver is that man,” Carlton said during his Hall of Fame induction speech in 1994. “Timmy forced me pitch inside. Early in my career I was reluctant to pitch inside. Timmy had a way to remedy this. He used to set up behind the hitter. There was just the umpire there; I couldn’t see him (McCarver), so I was forced to pitch inside.”
McCarver liked to joke that he and Carlton were so in synch in the field that when both were dead they would be buried 60 feet, six inches apart, the distance between the rubber on the pitching mound and home plate.
During a 21-year career, when he also played briefly for the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox, McCarver batted .271 overall and only twice struck out more than 40 times in a single season. In the postseason, he averaged .273 and had his best outing in the 1964 series, when the Cards defeated the New York Yankees in seven games. McCarver finished 11-for-23, with five walks, and his 3-run homer at Yankee Stadium in the 10th inning of Game 5 gave his team a 5-2 victory.
Younger baseball fans first knew him from his work in the broadcast booth, whether local games for the New York Mets and New York Yankees, as Jack Buck’s partner on CBS or with son Joe Buck for Fox from 1996-2013. McCarver won six Emmys and became enough of a brand name to be a punchline on “Family Guy”; write a handful of books, make cameos in “Naked Gun,” “Love Hurts” and other movies and even record an album, “Tim McCarver Sings Songs from the Great American Songbook.”
Knowledge was his trademark. In his spare time, he visited art museums, read books and could recite poetry from memory. At work, he was like a one-man scouting team, versed in the most granular details, and spent hours preparing before each game. At times, he seemed to have psychic powers. In Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, the score was tied at 2 between the Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Yankees drew in their infield with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 9th. Relief ace Mariano Rivera was facing Arizona’s Luis Rodriquez.
“Rivera throws inside to left-handers,” McCarver observed. “Lefthanders get a lot of broken-bat hits into shallow outfield, the shallow part of the outfield. That’s the danger of bringing the infield in with a guy like Rivera on the mound.”
Moments later, Gonzalez’s bloop to short center field drove in the winning run.
“When you the consider the pressure of the moment,” ESPN’s Keith Olbermann told The New York Times in 2002, “the time he had to say it and the accuracy, his call was the sports-announcing equivalent of Bill Mazeroski’s home run in the seventh inning to defeat the Yankees in 1960.”
Many found McCarver informative and entertaining. Others thought him infuriating. McCarver did not cut himself short whether explaining baseball strategy or taking on someone’s performance on the field. “When you ask him the time, (he) will tell you how a watch works,” Sports Illustrated’s Norm Chad wrote of him in 1992. The same year his criticism of Deion Sanders for playing two sports on the same day led to the Atlanta Braves outfielder /Atlanta Falcons defensive back’s dumping a bucket of water on his head. In 1999, he was fired by the Mets after 16 seasons on the air.
“Some broadcasters think that their responsibility is to the team and the team only,” McCarver told The New York Times soon after the Mets let him go. “I have never thought that. My No. 1 obligation is to the people who are watching the game. And I’ve always felt that praise without objective criticism ceases to be praise. To me, any intelligent person can figure that out.”
McCarver and his wife, Anne McDaniel, had homes in Sarasota, Florida, and Napa, California. In recent years, McCarver announced part-time for Fox Sports Midwest and worked the occasional Cards game before sitting out the 2020 season because of concerns about COVID-19. Besides the Frick award, he was inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame, in 2017.
“By the time I was 26 I had played in three World Series and I thought, ’Man this is great, almost a World Series every year,” he said during his acceptance speech. “Uh-uh. The game has a way of keeping you honest. I never played in another World Series.”
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US: Online asylum appointments halted at 1 Texas crossing because of Mexican city’s safety woes
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that the reason it has halted online asylum appointments at the international crossing in Laredo, Texas, was because of the “security situation” across the border in the Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo.
U.S. Customs Border Protection said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press that the government also took into account other unspecified “operational factors, including relatively low demand for appointments for that location.”
The government released the statement a day after AP reported the change, which took effect June 3 at the Laredo port of entry. Humanitarian groups in Laredo said they recently warned the administration in meetings both in person and on Zoom about people controlling access to the port of entry on the Mexican side and migrants reporting being extorted after flying to Nuevo Laredo.
Asylum seekers told AP that Mexican immigration officials in Nuevo Laredo took their travel documents and threatened to make them miss their scheduled asylum appointments if they did not pay them.
Nuevo Laredo is located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which Americans have been warned to avoid by the U.S. Department of State. Bordering the southern tip of Texas, Tamaulipas is a key area of the Cartel del Noreste, formerly known as the Gulf Cartel.
CBP did not provide details about the security situation in Nuevo Laredo or what sets it apart from other Mexican border cities, including Tijuana, whose mayor decided this month to seek refuge at an army base for her own safety.
Tijuana, across from San Diego, has one of the highest homicide rates in Mexico and is among the ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border receiving the highest number of asylum appointments through the CBP One app. The Mexican president said the mayor along with the governor of the state of Baja California, where Tijuana is located, have received threats from organized crime.
Thousands of asylum-seekers are stuck in Mexican border towns, waiting until they can get an appointment to seek refuge in the U.S. after being blocked during the COVID-19 pandemic by a public health restriction called Title 42. The restriction was lifted last month.
Though the government opened some new avenues for immigration, the fate of many people is largely left to the CBP One app that is used for scheduling an appointment at a port of entry.
The government said it would continue to open 1,250 appointments daily by reallocating the slots for Laredo to the seven other crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border. It vowed to honor online appointments issued for the Laredo crossing before the June 3 change. The government schedules appointments two weeks out.
CBP gives priority to people with an app appointment, though people can try to be admitted by going in person without one. Anyone who has an acute medical condition or is under an immediate threat of kidnapping or death also can ask to be admitted in person.
Laredo saw only a fraction of appointments compared to San Diego and Brownsville, Texas.
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Watson reported from San Diego
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NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Fulgent Genetics, Inc. ("Fulgent" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FLGT) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Fulgent investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 22, 2019 and August 4, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
FLGT investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Fulgent had been conducting medically unnecessary laboratory testing, engaging in improper billing practices in relation to laboratory testing, and providing or receiving remuneration in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law; (ii) accordingly, Fulgent was likely to become subject to enhanced legal and regulatory scrutiny; (iii) Fulgent's revenues, to the extent they were derived from the foregoing unlawful conduct, were unsustainable; (iv) the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to subject the Company to significant financial and/or reputational harm; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Fulgent during the relevant time frame, you have until November 21, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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For Paulo Paraguay, the first week of June is always an especially sweet time of year on Cape Cod. As the owner of the Kandy Korner in Hyannis, Massachusetts, the 34-year-old knows the most lucrative time of the year for his small business is just off the horizon.
"We always say Memorial Day is the kickoff to summer," Paraguay said, sitting on the front steps of his candy store in this idyllic coastal New England town.
But for Paraguay, something other than the candy here is sour this year.
"Our biggest concern with staffing is definitely housing, trying to make sure we have enough housing," Paraguay said.
Unlike last summer, he has plenty of people applying for jobs — there's just nowhere for them to live. Like many seasonal communities, Cape Cod's population explodes in the summer, from 200,000 year-round residents to 5 million visitors. An influx of tourists, though, requires an influx of labor.
"I'm worried we'll be left with a shortage in the workforce," he said.
Paraguay is hardly alone in his struggle to house employees.
Across countless seasonal communities nationwide, business owners are scrambling to find last-minute housing accommodations for employees or risk not having the workers they need this year.
SEE MORE: The most in-demand summer jobs, as ranked by Indeed
Jake Dewey opened a boat rental business in Hyannis in 2006. He says he never intended to become a landlord. But summer after summer, he couldn't hire the workers he needed because they couldn't find any affordable place to live.
"I'm sure all of these restaurant owners never thought they would be landlords on top of owning their business," Dewey said. "I just saw a long time ago a need."
Like many business owners here, Dewey started buying and building condos a few years ago. Most are one-year leases that are critical to combating the housing shortage, Dewey says, especially when most properties have become second homes or Airbnb rentals.
"It's a nationwide problem, especially in resort and second-home communities," he added.
The affordable housing problem is not unique to Cape Cod. From Mt. Rainier National Park in Washington; to Ocean City, Maryland; to Park City, Utah. Countless seasonal communities are struggling to house their workers, as many Americans working remotely have either bought or moved into second homes, which has drastically decreased rental property inventory.
The shortage is also impacting J-1 Visa Exchange students. J-1 Visas provide around 300,000 foreign visitors from 200 countries the ability work in the U.S. each year. Prior to the pandemic, an estimated 5,000 worked on Cape Cod each summer. Business owners say they're a critical component to the workforce.
SEE MORE: Employment landscape leaves teens with many summer job opportunities
"The businesses have to work less hours or less days of the week they are open. They don't have the help; they can't function as they need to function," said Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce Workforce Housing Coordinator Christina Arabadzhieva.
She currently has a list of 100 J-1 students who have all found summer jobs on Cape Cod, but they currently don't have housing. If Arabadzhieva can't find these student workers housing before they arrive, they'll be sent to other cities across the country, putting Cape Cod businesses in a precarious position.
"There's just not enough inventory," she said.
On Cape Cod, they've started thinking outside the box — looking to college dorms for summer housing and are even going to senior centers to see if older folks living alone have an extra room to rent.
Julian Cyr, a lifelong Cape Cod resident and Democratic state senator in Massachusetts, has been working to fix the affordable housing crisis for years.
"You need to provide housing for employees, and if you don't have housing, you won't be able to staff your restaurant, staff your hotel," Cyr said. "What kind of destination will Cape Cod be if there's not local and year-round flavor here?"
With summer sitting just off the horizon, many seasonal workers are now wondering if they can keep themselves financially afloat.
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BOISE, Idaho, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Timed with National Logistics Day taking place today, Truckstop is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Truckstop Partner Marketplace.
"We're thrilled to continue to pave the way for one of the largest transportation and logistics partner marketplaces in North America," said Alan Alberto, director of partnerships and alliances, Truckstop. "Over the past year, we have evolved into an even more valuable resource that connects our customers with integrated solutions, discounts on products and services and industry associations that help freight professionals realize success in an unpredictable market."
The most recent expansion of the Truckstop Partner Marketplace includes certified third-party software integrations, where users can search and filter the marketplace by the type of integration they are looking for. In addition, Truckstop customers can now search the marketplace for exclusive discounts in 30 categories as the company continues to grow its relationship network with carrier, broker and shipper value-added solutions.
In recognition of this milestone, more than fifteen of Truckstop's partners have graciously offered exclusive discounts to the hard-working freight transportation professionals including:
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- ATBS: Free 25th Anniversary Hat or Mug
- Bench Accounting: 30% Off Your First Three Months
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Offers are subject to terms & conditions. Please visit https://marketplace.truckstop.com for more details and a full list of exclusive offers.
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Truckstop is a trusted partner for carriers, brokers, and shippers, empowering the freight community through a platform of innovative solutions for the entire freight lifecycle to increase efficiency, automate processes, and accelerate growth. As one of the industry's largest neutral freight marketplaces, Truckstop provides the customer service as well as scale of quality loads and trucks to give customers of all sizes, whether on the road or in the office, the transparency and freedom to build lasting relationships and grow their businesses. To learn how Truckstop is helping move the freight community forward, visit https://truckstop.com.
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Production headaches on three continents. Intensifying competition. A plunging share price. And a distracted CEO seemingly bent on alienating some of the company’s most loyal customers.
A growing list of problems at Tesla, the world’s most valuable car company, is puncturing its mystique as the segment’s technology leader, leading analysts and investors to question whether it can continue to dominate the market for electric vehicles.
At the center of investors’ concern is CEO Elon Musk, whose high-profile purchase of Twitter has overshadowed his Tesla role at a critical moment in the automaker’s relatively short history.
Tesla is straining to ramp up production at new factories in Austin, Texas, and outside Berlin. COVID-19 restrictions and dysfunctional supply chains, a problem for all carmakers, have led to intermittent shutdowns at Tesla’s factory in Shanghai.
As interest rates rise and a global recession looms, demand for Tesla vehicles appears to be slackening. Only a few months ago would-be buyers had to wait months for a new Tesla. Now the cars are available within days, which analysts see as a sign of weaker demand.
Yet Musk has been preoccupied with Twitter, a company he concedes he bought at an inflated price. Last weekend, he asked users of the service whether he should step down as Twitter’s CEO, saying he would abide by the results. A majority of those responding said yes.
On Tuesday, Musk said he would resign as CEO of Twitter “as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!” But he also said he would continue to manage the team responsible for software and servers.
Managing Tesla “is not a part-time job in these volatile and challenging times,” said Axel Schmidt, a senior managing director at Accenture who oversees the consulting firm’s automotive division.
Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.
Musk remains widely admired in the auto industry for the way he proved that battery-powered vehicles could be stylish, fun to drive and profitable. Tesla’s success forced General Motors, Ford Motor and Daimler AG to answer with their own electric models.
Musk personifies Tesla as much as Henry Ford personified the carmaker that bears his name. As co-founder, CEO and largest shareholder, Musk is able to make decisions quickly and has built a big lead over traditional carmakers in battery technology and software.
But it is unclear who is minding the store while Musk tries to remake Twitter. Tesla publishes no management pyramid. The company’s website lists only three top executives: Musk; Zachary Kirkhorn, the chief financial officer; and Andrew Baglino, a senior vice president responsible for engineering.
Musk “has such a large personality, the impression is that the company is weak without him and that nothing happens without his approval,” said Garrett Nelson, a senior equity research analyst at CFRA, an investment research firm. (Nelson added that he disagreed with that view.)
Now that the traditional automakers are selling credible electric vehicles, Tesla no longer has the market to itself.
In the United States, electric vehicles from Ford, General Motors and Hyundai have chipped away at Tesla’s lead. Competition will intensify this year with the introduction of models that include the Cadillac Lyriq and the Nissan Ariya.
In China, Tesla faces a stiff challenge from local manufacturers such as BYD, which this year stopped making internal combustion models to focus solely on electric vehicles and has surpassed Tesla in the number of cars sold.
In Europe, Volkswagen and its subsidiaries such as Audi already sell more electric cars than Tesla, although Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 remain the most popular all-electric vehicle models.
In an industry that thrives on new products, Tesla has not introduced a new passenger car since the Model Y, a sport-utility vehicle, in 2020. The company has promised to begin selling its long-awaited Cybertruck in 2023. But the pickup will arrive long after competing products from Ford, Rivian and General Motors.
Tesla’s share price, down 66% at the end of trading Wednesday from the peak in November 2021, dramatizes how swiftly investors have lost faith in both the company and Musk.
The decline partly reflects fear Musk will need to sell more chunks of his stake in Tesla to pay for his Twitter takeover. To finance his purchase of the social media site in October for $44 billion, Musk has sold Tesla stock worth $23 billion, flooding the market and driving down the price. He remains the largest shareholder in Tesla.
The plummeting shares are also a sign investors no longer believe Musk’s promises that Tesla will sell 20 million cars a year by 2030, as many as Volkswagen and Toyota together. It was that dream of global dominance that justified Tesla’s $1 trillion valuation. (Tesla is now worth less than half that.) Musk suggested on Twitter on Tuesday that the shares had fallen because of rising interest rates and the threat of recession.
Musk has always been a mercurial boss, but his management approach has been on public display since he bought Twitter, where he fired or laid off more than half the staff and demanded that those who remained work “hardcore” hours.
Chaos at Twitter has eroded Musk’s reputation as a genius, and his incendiary tweets risk alienating potential buyers, who skew left. He has suggested that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s chief immunologist, be prosecuted, and accused Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., of harming America after she said he was neglecting his duty to Tesla shareholders.
Survey data indicate Musk’s behavior has hurt Tesla’s brand among liberals, the group most likely to buy electric cars. Tesla’s net favorability rating — the number of people who view the company positively minus those with a negative view — plummeted to 10 percentage points in November from 31 percentage points at the beginning of the year, according to Morning Consult, a research firm.
Tesla’s net favorability rating among Republicans has improved slightly, to 27 percentage points in November from 21 percentage points in August, as Musk adopted some conservative talking points, according to the firm’s research. But the number of new Republican Tesla fans is unlikely to compensate for disaffected Democrats, said Jordan Marlatt, an analyst at Morning Consult.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
03-05-06-14-25-40
(three, five, six, fourteen, twenty-five, forty)
Estimated jackpot: $17,500,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
03-05-06-14-25-40
(three, five, six, fourteen, twenty-five, forty)
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Ole Miss will be going for a sweep of a four-game homestand when it hosts UT Martin on Friday night in Oxford, Miss.
The Rebels (3-0) will go on the road for the first time this season next week when they meet Stanford in the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando, Fla., on Thanksgiving Day.
Ole Miss is coming off a 70-58 win over Chattanooga, its third consecutive double-figure victory after beginning the season with wins over Alcorn State 73-58 and Florida Atlantic 80-67.
Returning junior Matthew Murrell has gotten off to a hot start in averaging 18.3 points a game but scored 25 points in the win over Chattanooga. His 12 3-point baskets in 27 attempts are the most in the Southeastern Conference. He also leads the Rebels in assists with 11.
“I think Matt is as good a guard as anybody in the SEC,” Ole Miss coach Kermit Davis said. “He’s got great experience. He’s been in games. He’s a great guy. He understands basketball. That’s just what experience does. He is an elite player.”
Murrell is the only Rebel who has averaged in double figures so far for the season, although freshman TJ Caldwell chipped in with 10 points against Chattanooga.
After opening the season with 22-point road losses at Pittsburgh and Youngstown State, UT Martin (2-2) recorded blowout home wins over Champion Christian of the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) and NAIA program Harris-Stowe.
KJ Simon, an all-Ohio Valley Conference first team honoree last season, led the Skyhawks’ 96-53 win over Harris Stowe with 18 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. For the season he has averaged 16.3 points and 5.5 rebounds a game to lead the team in both categories.
Parker Stewart, a transfer from Indiana in his second stint with the Skyhawks, scored 14 points and junior-college transfer Jalen Myers added 10 points to give the Skyhawks three players in double figures.
“We’re still a work in progress,” UT Martin coach Ryan Ridder said, “but it’s always good to get a win.”
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ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Angel Oak Mortgage Inc. (AOMR) on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $8.8 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had a loss of 36 cents. Losses, adjusted for investment gains, came to $2.50 per share.
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The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 29 cents per share.
The real estate finance company posted revenue of $28.6 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported a loss of $187.8 million, or $7.65 per share, swinging to a loss in the period. Revenue was reported as $115.5 million.
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Angel Oak shares have climbed 43% since the beginning of the year. The stock has fallen 56% in the last 12 months.
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Big Lots, The Container Store accepting expired Bed Bath & Beyond coupons
Published: Apr. 27, 2023 at 4:12 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(Gray News) – Big Lots and The Container Store will be accepting expired Bed Bath & Beyond coupons as the retailer begins to shut down nationwide.
According to a news release, Big Lots will give all shoppers 20% off their entire purchase of $50 or more for presenting any Bed Bath & Beyond coupon.
In a tweet, The Container Store also announced a similar deal, saying shoppers can receive 20% off a single item for presenting any Bed Bath & Beyond coupon.
Bed Bath & Beyond stopped accepting coupons on Wednesday as operations are shutting down.
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Two Maine Teens Injured in ATV Roll Over Crash
Two Maine teenagers were injured in a rollover ATV crash Monday evening on Kenney Road in Brooks.
The ATV Rolled Over Several Times
The Maine State Police said the ATV was being driven on a public way when it crashed and rolled over multiple times.
Passenger Had Life Threatening Injuries
A 17-year-old male from Monroe was driving. He had minor injuries and was taken to Waldo County General Hospital. The 18-year-old passenger, Zach Taylor of Unity, had life threatening injuries and was flown by Life Flight to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. The driver’s name is not being released because he is a juvenile.
Police Said Speed and Alcohol Believed to be Factors
Shannon Moss, Public Information Officer, Maine Department of Public Safety said “speed and alcohol are believed to have been contributing factors to the crash.”
Crash Under Investigation
Moss said the crash is being investigated by the Maine State Police Central Field Troop and a Crash Reconstructionist with the Traffic Safety Unit.
Departments Assisting on the Scene
Assisting on the scene were the Maine Forest Service, the Maine Warden Service and the Brooks Fire and Ambulance.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out 10 in six dominant innings and Edwin Díaz earned his 200th career save, helping the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 on Saturday night.
Pete Alonso hit an early RBI single as the NL East leaders improved to 31-9 following a loss and 10-4 in the season series with Philadelphia. Alonso leads the NL with 97 RBIs.
Díaz issued two walks in the ninth, and Philadelphia had runners on second and third when Nick Castellanos struck out swinging for the final out. It was Díaz’s 27th save of the season.
The All-Star closer became the sixth active pitcher to reach 200 saves.
“It’s awesome,” deGrom said. “He’s done a great job and you’re comfortable any time he’s in the game.”
The Mets posted their MLB-best 15th shutout. It was their first 1-0 win over Philadelphia since R.A. Dickey tossed a one-hitter exactly 12 years ago at Citi Field.
“The star of the show was our pitching staff,” Alonso said.
DeGrom (2-0) allowed two hits and walked none in his third start after spending the first part of the season on the injured list. He has yielded six hits, struck out 28 and issued one walk in 16 2/3 innings so far this year.
“You don’t really know what to expect coming back, but last time out I was able to look at a couple of things where I felt I was getting off mechanically and try to make those adjustments while I was going through a pretty slow process of coming back,” deGrom said. “That seems to have paid off a little bit.”
The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner opened the game by striking out Bryson Stott looking on a 101.1 mph fastball and then allowed a soft single to Rhys Hoskins. After Alec Bohm grounded into a force play, deGrom fanned J.T. Realmuto on three straight sliders.
“Nothing’s different from the last time that I faced him,” Hoskins said.
It was deGrom’s second double-digit strikeout game since returning and his 55th in the regular season overall. He improved to 9-1 in 20 career starts against the Phillies.
“He’s doing great,” Díaz said. “He can do everything he wants with the hitters.”
Philadelphia wasted a terrific performance by Aaron Nola (8-9), who allowed four hits in eight innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked one, but he dropped to 0-3 in four starts against New York this year.
Nola became the first Philadelphia pitcher to toss a complete game against the Mets in New York since Kyle Kendrick in 2013.
The Phillies finished with three hits.
New York jumped in front in the first. Starling Marte singled, stole second and took third on a throwing error by Realmuto before scoring on Alonso’s soft single to right.
After Alonso’s hit, Luis Guillorme and Jeff McNeil had consecutive one-out singles in the second. Nola retired 17 in a row before McNeil started the eighth with a walk.
“Facing deGrom, you know it’s going to be low (scoring),” Nola said. “So it’s just going to be a battle all night. And it was.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: OF Kyle Schwarber (strained right calf) took batting practice on the field and ran in the outfield before hitting for Matt Vierling in the eighth. Schwarber was pulled in the fifth inning of Thursday’s 3-0 loss to Miami and sat out Friday.
Mets: 3B Eduardo Escobar (left side tightness) was held out of the lineup and an MRI came back clean. … INF/OF Jeff McNeil was in the lineup after getting two stitches for a lacerated right thumb. McNeil exited Friday’s game in the second with the injury. … RHP Tommy Hunter (low back tightness) began a rehab assignment with Double-A Binghamton.
UP NEXT
Philadelphia right-hander Zack Wheeler (11-5, 2.63 ERA) opposes New York right-hander Chris Bassitt (9-7, 3.39 ERA) on Sunday. Wheeler is 4-2 with a 2.48 ERA in 10 career starts against the Mets. He broke into the majors with New York in 2013 and went 44-38 with a 3.77 ERA in 126 starts with the Mets.
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — On the eve of Carson Wentz’s third training camp with three different teams in as many years, Ron Rivera welcomed the new Washington Commanders quarterback with a handshake and a message even an NFL veteran may have needed to hear.
“You were wanted here,” Rivera told Wentz.
Once wanted by Philadelphia as the second overall draft pick before eventually falling out of favor with the Eagles and with Indianapolis a year later, Wentz no longer seemed like a hot commodity after the Colts fell apart late last season and missed the playoffs.
But Rivera and Washington’s front office targeted the 29-year-old in hopes of solving the organization’s seemingly endless search for a starting QB. The Commanders are now Wentz’s team, with all the pluses and minuses that come with job security and belief from coaches to the pressure and expectations to reach the postseason.
“He has stabilized that position for us,” general manager Martin Mayhew said. “We’re excited about what he brings to the table in terms of his physical talent and also what he brings to the table as a person, as a leader.”
Wentz the leader already has emerged, from gathering receivers for private workouts to escape room outings he treated like a game situation. The physical talent that made him a highly touted prospect out of North Dakota State is still there, though some of the mistakes he made with Philadelphia and Indianapolis left him available.
Now with Washington, Wentz is eager to move past his journey from one NFC East rival to another and start over.
“I feel confident in myself,” he said. “I feel belief in myself from the people around me, which means a lot.”
The Colts believed in Wentz when they acquired him, and that faded to the point that team owner Jim Irsay called the move a “mistake” and blamed inconsistency in the passing games for causing them major problems. The same sort of belief evaporated in Philadelphia after Wentz threw a league-high 15 interceptions in 2020 and was replaced as the starter by Jalen Hurts.
Wentz revived his career with Indianapolis last season, throwing 27 touchdown passes and just seven picks, though a horrendous loss to Jacksonville in Week 18 that included two turnovers ended the Colts’ season — and his tenure with them — on a sour note.
Rivera and the Commanders saw the good in Wentz: a strong arm that could expand the offense’s reach downfield, a prototypical 6-foot-5 frame fit for the modern game and a seasoned leader who could take over a team that has had eight different quarterbacks over the past three years.
The hope is not to change Wentz but to get the most out of what he does well and try to limit some of the errors that derailed him at times.
“It’s just about making the right decision over and over again,” offensive coordinator Scott Turner said. “I just want him to be himself and just understand the game and understand situations. There’s a time and place to go for it and there’s a time and place where, hey, it’s not there.”
Practices and preseason action showed the good and the bad of Wentz. He completed 16 of 22 passes and led strong drives in limited exhibition game time, though at times in camp some inaccuracies stuck out.
Interceptions by teammates in 11-on-11 drills in August don’t count, and after a particularly rough practice day, Rivera put an emphasis on what Wentz and the other QBs on the roster could do to learn from their errors.
“It’s about decision-making at that point,” Rivera said. “As you go through the film with him, it is listening to the explanation of: ‘Why this read? Why that decision? Hey, did you see this? What got you to do that?’ That’s what it’s really about.”
Wentz already took command of the offense by gathering offensive playmakers for a bonding retreat and workouts in California before training camp. He learned plenty about his new teammates on and off the field, and back in the Washington area they learned plenty about Wentz’s competitive nature, even during double dates to local escape rooms.
“It’s just like he’s on the field,” punter Tress Way said. “He’s adamant on breaking the record, no hints. I tried to keep it light, but we got out of the room every time. He’s still undefeated.”
A 10-7 record, especially given a weak schedule, would likely be enough to get Washington into the playoffs in Rivera’s third season in charge. That also will require the defense bouncing back and the offensive line keeping Wentz upright.
But the onus is on Wentz to get the job done.
“I really like his aggressiveness,” top wide receiver Terry McLaurin said. “When he’s trying to give us chances down the field, I think that’s something that all of us, as an offense, know we want to improve on.”
Going into his seventh pro season, Wentz still has things to improve on. He seems to understand where those deficiencies are. Addressing them will go a long way toward determining whether the Commanders are playing in mid-January and, ultimately, if he’ll be back for a second season.
“I’m always trying to figure out, how can I get better?” Wentz said. “How can I look at myself first? Where can I get better? Where can I help the team be better? All of those things. And so, for me, it’s just coming in and distributing the ball to these guys and being efficient, being effective, being consistent.”
NOTES: Starting safety Kam Curl said he had surgery to repair a right thumb injury and hopes to play in the season opener Sunday against Jacksonville. Tight end Logan Thomas, who tore multiple ligaments in his left knee late last season, is still trying to figure out whether he’ll play against the Jaguars or wait for Week 2 at Detroit. … The Commanders named franchise sacks leader Ryan Kerrigan assistant defensive line coach. Kerrigan, who recently returned to Ashburn to announce his retirement, fills in after Jeff Zgonina was promoted to replaced fired D-line coach Sam Mills III.
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Color-changing indicator simplifies the decontamination process
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MellingMedical is continuing the expansion of its medical surgical portfolio by adding SafeTag, a dynamic visual indicator that improves adherence to the decontamination process by changing color over a predetermined period of time, mitigating the risk of biofilm formation, and reducing threat of infection to patients. Thankfully, MellingMedical's status as a CVE-Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) provides an expeditious pathway for products like SafeTag to reach military veterans and other patients in the federal healthcare system.
"Infection control is a key metric for any healthcare facility and this technology can be a difference maker for a wide array of hospitals," said Chris Melling, founder and CEO of MellingMedical. "We love the idea of getting this product into facilities where it can make a difference in the lives of patients, especially military veterans in VA facilities."
SafeTag is a visual indicator that simplifies the decontamination process by changing color over a predetermined period of time. This inventive solution simplifies manual processes, freeing up time for healthcare workers to focus on providing the best possible care to their patients. Designed to enable better decision making within infection control and eliminate costly errors, SafeTag simplifies the endoscope decontamination process, making it easier for healthcare workers to adhere to regulations and guidelines to avoid patient infection.
"SafeTag was created in response to the ongoing intensification of infection control procedures, designed to reduce the burden on healthcare workers and improve safety," said Jamie Hodgson, CEO at Insignia. "SafeTag's intuitive ease of use should speed adoption in the places it's most needed, at the patient bedside where guesswork is not an option. Knowing MellingMedical can help us deliver this to federal healthcare facilities across the U.S. makes our partnership a top priority."
About MellingMedical
MellingMedical, a CVE-Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), holds a Medical Equipment and Surgical Federal Supply Schedule (Med/Surg), as well as a Pharmaceutical Schedule, and currently serves more than 165 VA Medical Centers and 300 VA Outpatient clinics, all seven (7) VA CMOPs, 95 DoD Medical Facilities and Health and Human Services (HHS), including Indian Health Services (IHS) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC). MellingMedical provides access to innovative and cost-effective healthcare solutions in ophthalmology, optometry, urology, pharmaceuticals, dental, ENT/neurology and wound care. To learn more, visit MellingMedical.com.
About Insignia Technologies, Ltd.
Insignia Technologies harnesses its patented intelligent pigments to produce simple, cost-effective color-changing labels for a range of processes. Driven by their desire to unburden healthcare workers who, despite their desire to improve patient care, are often hindered by admin and unreliable processes, Insignia is looking to transform and enhance the way protocols are devised and adhered to. For more information, please visit buysafetag.com.
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Social Security benefits can be taken to pay student loans in default
Student loan borrowers who are in default may see their Social Security benefits diminish. The Social Security Administration (SSA) can take up to 15% of benefits to pay off student loans in default, according to the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.
However, the SSA can't take more than $750 a month or $9,000 a year to pay for defaulted student loans.
Nonetheless, student loan debt remains a burden for many, including people in or nearing retirement. In fact, more than 2.6 million Americans who are 62 and older owed $107.3 billion in federal student loan debt as of the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the Department of Education.
And for one in four seniors, Social Security is 90% of their income, according to research by the AARP.
Social Security recipients whose student loans are in default receive notices alerting them when benefits will be reduced as well as the names and contact information of the agencies where they owe money, according to the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. To challenge the offset in their Social Security benefits, recipients need to set up a repayment plan or claim hardship directly with the agency claiming the debt owed, the group said.
Some Americans may be looking forward to the possibility of widespread student loan forgiveness under President Joe Biden. However, this initiative remains in question as it faces several lawsuits. And if signed into law, the plan won’t apply to private student loans.
If you have private student loans, you could consider refinancing them to a lower interest rate to help lower your monthly payments. You can visit Credible to get your personalized rate without affecting your credit score.
Most Americans worried that Social Security benefits won't keep up with inflation: AARP survey
Getting student loans out of default
Student loans may go into default when borrowers miss payments for more than 270 days, according to StudentAid.gov.
But borrowers can get out of default by setting up a rehabilitation program or consolidating their loans.
Borrowers of Direct Loans and FFEL Program Loans who are eligible for rehabilitation must meet the following requirements, StudentAid.gov said.
- "Agree in writing to make nine voluntary, reasonable, and affordable monthly payments (as determined by your loan holder) within 20 days of the due date."
- "Make all nine payments during a period of 10 consecutive months."
Borrowers who are not yet in default but are struggling with making monthly payments can explore options like income-driven repayment (IDR) plans.
With an IDR plan, monthly payments can be reduced to as little as $0, according to StudentAid.gov.
Private loans aren’t eligible for any kind of federal repayment plan or relief. If you hold private student loans, you could consider consolidating them into a lower interest rate. Visit Credible to compare options from multiple lenders and find one that’s right for you
Secure 2.0 Act: Student loan payments will count toward 401(k) matching contributions
Will the government allow student loan forgiveness?
The Biden administration’s plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loans will be analyzed by the Supreme Court beginning in February.
Still, the Justice Department has maintained that the relief program is authorized under The Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003. Biden has argued that the HEROES Act allows the Education Department to waive restrictions to student loan forgiveness under national emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
But plaintiffs have argued that the Biden administration's initiative does not meet the HEROES Act's requirement for "a real connection to a national emergency," according to court documents.
In February, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments involving two cases challenging the student debt relief plan.
In one case, the states of Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina have argued the plan is unlawful and would harm their tax revenues. In a separate case, two individuals have claimed Biden’s plan is unlawful because it makes them partially or completely ineligible for the full scale of its proposed benefits.
Should Biden’s student loan relief plan be signed into law, however, it won’t apply to private student loans. If you have private student loans, you can consider refinancing them into a lower interest rate. Visit credible to speak with a student loan refinancing expert to see if this option is right for you.
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia added another title to its growing collection, yet there wasn’t a whole lot of reason to celebrate.
The Bulldogs, you see, are chasing the loftiest of goals.
Perfection.
Having locked up another trip to the Southeastern Conference championship game as the top dog in the Eastern Division, No. 1 Georgia (10-0) quickly moved on Monday.
“I didn’t really celebrate too much,” receiver Kearis Jackson said. “I know we have bigger goals ahead of us.”
It’s a rather lengthy list, for sure.
The Bulldogs are positioned to make a run at their first SEC title since 2017. They certainly have their sights on a return for the College Football Playoff as the top seed, which would undoubtedly be rewarded with a short trip to Atlanta for the Peach Bowl semifinal. And, of course, they want to become the first team since Alabama in 2011-12 to repeat as national champion.
Last year’s title team had a blemish on its record — an upset loss to the Crimson Tide in the SEC championship game. In fact, only two teams in Georgia’s modern football history have made it through a season unscathed.
The 1946 Bulldogs went 11-0, tied for the SEC title, won the Sugar Bowl, but only finished third in The Associated Press rankings behind Notre Dame and Army, who played to a scoreless tie in what was billed as the “Game of the Century.”
The 1980 Georgia squad, led by freshman star Herschel Walker, finished 12-0 and, until last season, was the only team in the school’s storied history to win a consensus national title.
Can this team complete what is undoubtedly a more difficult undefeated journey, with the longer schedule and additional gauntlet of a conference championship game and four-team playoff to get through?
“That would be great,” Jackson said, his face lighting up. “I’ve never been a part of an undefeated season, besides like rec league or something like that. I’m sure it would be very difficult and very special, but I think this team is special enough to accomplish a goal like that.”
Without question, these Bulldogs are instilled with a passion and desire that often slips away from a reigning champion.
There’s a reason they say it’s harder to remain on the mountaintop than it is to get there.
“The pitfall of every profession, of everything people do in society, is being able to repeat habits,” coach Kirby Smart said. “Can you do what you do better than the people in your profession on a daily basis and not get bored with monotony. It’s hard to sustain anything in life, in your career, whatever it is.”
Smart’s job was made a bit easier, in a way, by losing a record 15 players in the NFL draft. Many of the players on this roster are getting their first crack at a starring role.
But there’s also something more innate going on, a hunger that never ceases even as the Bulldogs have every reason to stumble over their already impressive accomplishments.
“Sometimes people get comfortable.,” Smart said. “When you get comfortable, you’re not always at your best. We’re trying our best to be at our best. That’s our job.”
Don’t overlook the culture that Smart has built in Athens, which makes the sum of the roster greater than it’s individual parts.
“We say we’re at our best when the worst happens,” the coach explained. “It’s hard to be connected when a guy misses you for a touchdown pass and you don’t pout about it. A guy fumbles, a guy throws an interception, a guy gives up a huge pass interference. Where’s your connection now when it’s needed most?”
No worries there. Smart is hard-pressed to recall another group of players who were so invested in each other.
“That’s the muscle that we like to say is the strongest muscle on our team,” he said. “If you’ve got it, why not use it?”
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Research Suggests 80.4% of American Population Will Purchase Goods Online by 2025
PHILADELPHIA, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent news of Jenny Craig's closure has brought the conversation of brick-and-mortar versus online operations to the forefront yet again. Nutrisystem®, a division of Wellful, Inc. and leading provider of health and wellness and weight loss solutions, continues to be a leader in the growing eCommerce space, which the Company entered over two decades ago.
Nutrisystem President, Stephen Mikulak says, "For over 20 years, Nutrisystem's successful eCommerce model has delivered affordable, convenient, and flexible weight loss solutions and support to millions of Americans. We were one of the first weight loss companies to shift from brick-and-mortar to an eCommerce company, understanding that customers were looking for support in the privacy of their own home with nutritious meals delivered to their door. This model bolstered our business and continues to bring great value to our customers to this day."
There is undoubtedly a shift from retail to e-tail happening as Business Insider recently reported that more than a dozen major retailers across the United States have said they will close US stores in 2023 for a combined total of over 2,100 locations. What's more, research suggests that 80.4% of the American population will purchase goods online by 2025.
For the weight loss space in particular, MarketResearch.com cites that digital or virtual weight loss is a growing $1.4 billion market, and technology and increased usage of the internet have changed the way Americans lose weight, and how they access the services of weight loss companies and experts.
Mikulak agrees adding, "Today's consumers want products delivered quickly and easily to their door, especially when it comes to helping achieve their health and wellness goals. Here at Nutrisystem, we know how important it is for customers to have the tools, consistency, and support needed for successful weight loss. That's why in addition to our weight loss plans, we also offer virtual one-on-one coaching and an intuitive app that adjusts as customers meet weight loss milestones. The world is moving online and for years, we have been evolving to support that shift."
To support Jenny Craig members, Nutrisystem has extended a special offer to them so there is no gap in their weight loss journey. Jenny Craig customers can call Nutrisystem directly at 1-866-252-5701.
For more information on Nutrisystem, visit www.nutrisystem.com
About Nutrisystem®
Nutrisystem® is a division of Wellful, Inc., a premier omni-channel health and wellness platform. For more than 50 years, Nutrisystem has helped millions of people lose weight with clinically proven weight loss science built by dietitians using the latest nutritional and behavioral research. For more information, go to nutrisystem.com.
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Charming Beverly Hills Traditional
Tucked into one of the most peaceful streets in Beverly Hills, this charming traditional two-story home is situated between Roxbury Park and Hillcrest Country Club on a non-through street. Offering over 2,800 sq ft of living space on a 7,300+ sq ft lot, this four-bed and three-bath estate has an entertainer’s backyard complete with a saltwater pool, spa, Viking outdoor kitchen, fireplace, and a putting green. Perched on a grassy knoll, this home offers views of the Hollywood Hills to the east and Century City to the west. Indulge in the best of Beverly Hills shopping and dining from this idyllic retreat.
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PHOENIX — (AP) — Zion Rose is well aware that the percentage of Black players in Major League Baseball has been on the decline for decades.
But the 18-year-old catcher from Chicago, still sweaty from a workout during MLB's Draft Combine this week at Chase Field in Phoenix, said he's got some news: That's not going to be the case for long.
“You'll see,” he said. “We're starting to come through.”
Rose was one of more than 300 players of all backgrounds in Phoenix this week to take part in the combine, which featured workouts, interviews and games in an effort to showcase some of the game's best amateur talent at the high school and college levels before July's draft. MLB said that approximately 15% of the players in the showcase were Black.
The hope is that the next Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts or Andrew McCutchen will be in that bunch. Possibly several.
A recent study from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida found Black players represented just 6.2% of players on MLB opening day rosters, down from last year's previous record low of 7.2%. Both figures are the lowest recorded in the study since it began in 1991, when 18% of players were Black. Last year's World Series was the first since 1950 without a U.S.-born Black player.
There are tangible reasons to believe the percentage of Black players might be on the upswing soon.
Four of the first five players picked in last summer's amateur draft were Black for the first time ever. Those four were among the hundreds who had participated in diversity initiatives such as the MLB Youth Academy, DREAM Series and the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program. MLB has also pledged $150 million in a 10-year partnership with the Players Alliance. The nonprofit organization of current and former players works to increase Black involvement at all levels.
Many of those programs started several years ago, and the younger participants are starting to hit draft-eligible age.
Rose is among them. He said the diversity initiatives didn’t just provide exposure to scouts, but also opened a vital pipeline for minority players to connect, share experiences and see faces similar to their own. The catcher said that Black former MLB players and coaches were also in attendance at many of the tournaments, providing role models. He cited Reds pitcher Hunter Greene as a big influence.
“I met most of my best friends at those camps,” Rose said. “Just being able to see people your color playing the game, being able to relate to them, that’s been important.”
Homer Bush Jr. — whose dad played in the big leagues for seven seasons for the Blue Jays, Yankees and Marlins — said baseball is also doing a better job of being social media savvy. The outfielder just finished his junior season in college at Grand Canyon.
Bush said its important that baseball portrays itself as a fun sport. Baseball's trend of elaborate celebrations for home runs and big hits — like Pittsburgh's swashbuckling routine — is a good start.
He also said he believes having more Black players in the big leagues should create a snowball effect that brings more young minority players into the game.
“I could talk about it for hours,” Bush said. “But I feel like one of the biggest things is just representation. I had a dad who played in the big leagues, so I had someone to look up to and admire. But most guys — when you click on MLB Network or ESPN — there’s not a ton of Black baseball players.”
Of course, there are other variables to getting more minority players to the big leagues — mainly money and time.
Simply put, developing a big-league ballplayer is usually expensive. There’s the equipment, the costs of joining a travel team and the pricey individual instruction that is sometimes needed — expenses than can easily total thousands of dollars per year. There’s also the time commitment: weekends completely filled with two and sometimes three games each day.
“We took a lot of videos of other players for their parents who couldn't make it,” said Shaun Rose, Zion's dad.
Karin Rose, Zion's mom, said she was fortunate that she has a job as a school nurse, which allowed her to travel with Zion during much of the summer baseball season while Shaun worked at his barber shop. Money wasn't a huge problem, because both had good jobs and some family members chipped in.
Zion took the additional step of transferring from Brother Rice High School in Chicago to IMG Academy in Florida for his senior season, so he could take advantage of the facilities and year-round baseball weather. He's ranked by MLB.com as the 144th best prospect in this year's draft, projecting for roughly the fifth round, where the recommended signing bonus is around $400,000.
“We understood the sacrifice, but it was Zion’s will to be a great player that put us in this position,” Karin Rose said. “We’ve been really blessed with travel ball, lots of support from friends and family.”
Several Black former MLB players were in Phoenix to help with the combine, including Chris Young, who played in the big leagues for 13 seasons and was an All-Star with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010. He said the sport's diversity inititaves are a good way to lessen the financial load, but it will never go away completely.
“I don’t think baseball is going to get any less expensive anytime soon,” the 39-year-old Young said. “It’s an expensive game. It was an expensive game even back when I was a kid."
He also hopes that more Black athletes will choose baseball over football or basketball, sports that have claimed top baseball prospects in the past like Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray. Another of this year's top prospects — Duce Robinson — is trying to decide between pro baseball or playing tight end at USC.
“We have to make it worth their while,” Young said. “If you're getting guys like that — I don't want to overspeak — but you're getting athletes like Mike Trout. Then it's just up to each team's player development.”
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AP Sports Writers Aaron Beard and Will Graves contributed to this report.
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Facebook parent company Meta on Monday threatened to remove news from its social media platform in the US if Congress approves a bill that would allow news organizations to collectively bargain with tech companies for compensation.
Andy Stone, Meta's head of policy communications, wrote on Twitter that Facebook would "be forced to consider removing news" if the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act becomes law. He added that the proposal fails to recognize that publishers and broadcasters put their content on Facebook "because it benefits their bottom line -- not the other way around."
The bill, which was proposed in March 2021, is reportedly being considered by lawmakers for inclusion with a must-pass annual defense bill. The proposed legislation follows controversy in Australia in 2021 when Facebook briefly stripped news from its platform after the country passed a law requiring tech firms to pay for news content.
The News Media Alliance, a trade group representing newspaper publishers that supports the bill, called Facebook's threat "undemocratic and unbecoming," adding that "as the tech platforms compensate news publishers around the world, it demonstrates there is a demand and economic value for news."
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WHL
All Times Local
Eastern Conference
Central Division
East Division
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Monday's results
Portland 6 Spokane 1
Friday's results
Brandon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Portland, 7 p.m.
Kamloops at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Everett at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Seattle at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's games
Saskatoon at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Prince George, 6 p.m.
Kamloops at Victoria, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Portland at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Swift Current at Everett, 6:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Medicine Hat at Regina, 4 p.m.
Lethbridge at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 4 p.m.
Tri-City at Everett, 4:05 p.m.
Spokane at Portland, 5 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Saskatoon at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Kansas couple has been arrested on charges of child endangerment after their 2-year-old shot her mother in the foot, police said.
It happened shortly after 11:30 Thursday morning at a home in Wichita. Police say as officers arrived, they found a 25-year-old man walking back to the house, where inside was a 22-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her foot. The woman was transported to the hospital for treatment.
Police say the couple was lying in bed when the 2-year-old somehow fired a gun, striking the woman in her foot. The man then took the gun from the home to the nearby home of an acquaintance, said police, who later recovered the weapon.
Police said residents of the home where the gun was left said they didn’t know who the gun belonged to or how it got there.
Both the man and woman were booked into jail on a charge of aggravated endangering of a child.
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How to Watch the Maryland vs. Notre Dame Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Published: Mar. 25, 2023 at 6:11 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (27-5) head into a Sweet 16 matchup against the No. 2 Maryland Terrapins (27-6) on Saturday at 11:30 AM as the NCAA Tournament continues live from Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
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Maryland Women's Basketball Game Live Stream & TV Channel Info
- When: Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 11:30 AM ET
- Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina
- TV: ESPN
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Maryland vs. Notre Dame Scoring Comparison
- The Fighting Irish score an average of 74.3 points per game, 5.8 more points than the 68.5 the Terrapins allow.
- Notre Dame is 20-1 when it scores more than 68.5 points.
- Maryland has a 20-1 record when its opponents score fewer than 74.3 points.
- The Terrapins average 21.0 more points per game (79.4) than the Fighting Irish give up (58.4).
- Maryland is 24-4 when scoring more than 58.4 points.
- Notre Dame has a 24-4 record when giving up fewer than 79.4 points.
- The Terrapins are making 44.6% of their shots from the field, 8.7% higher than the Fighting Irish allow to opponents (35.9%).
- The Fighting Irish make 45.7% of their shots from the field, just 4.5% more than the Terrapins' defensive field-goal percentage.
Maryland Schedule
Notre Dame Schedule
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