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Partnership with Management to Support Company's Next Phase of Growth
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lee Equity Partners, LLC ("Lee Equity"), a growth oriented middle market private equity firm, announced that funds managed by the firm acquired a majority ownership interest in Bradford Health Services ("Bradford Health" or "the Company"). Lee Equity acquired Bradford Health from Centre Partners and certain other investors, with Centre Partners maintaining an ongoing equity stake. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Bradford Health is a leading substance use disorder ("SUD") treatment provider in the Southeast. The Company has a 40+ year operating history in its core geographies and is an early pioneer in value based behavioral healthcare reimbursement. Bradford Health is a regional leader in the Southeast with a strong market presence in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Arkansas. The Company's ability to provide the complete continuum of care and its commitment to clinical quality make it ideally suited to scale in the Company's current and expansion markets.
Mike Rickman, Chief Executive Officer of Bradford Health, along with the current management and clinical teams, will continue to lead the company, and are committed to continuing the expansion of Bradford Health's business. "We are pleased to be partnering with Lee Equity given their long-term track record of building market-leading healthcare businesses and developing clinically excellent organizations, specifically in behavioral health," Rickman said. "Centre Partners has been a truly valuable partner. Their strategic guidance and resources were critical in driving Bradford Health's growth and we are pleased that they remain an investor."
"We are excited to partner with Mike Rickman and his talented team at Bradford Health to provide much needed SUD care to communities throughout the Southeast" said Lee Equity Principal, Christian Chauvet. "We believe that the Company is well positioned for the future and will accelerate its growth trajectory while continuing to deliver high quality patient care," added Mark Gormley, Partner at Lee Equity.
"This transaction is the culmination of our strategy to identify and invest in a market-leading business within the growing and underserved behavioral healthcare industry," said Jeff Bartoli, Senior Partner at Centre Partners. "We greatly appreciate the dedication and leadership of Bradford Health's management team and look forward to supporting the Company in its next chapter of growth."
Fifth Third and Comvest provided financing for the transaction. McDermott Will & Emery acted as legal counsel to Lee Equity. Harris Williams and Coker Capital served as advisors and Dechert LLP and Burr Forman LLP acted as legal counsel to the Company.
Bradford Health Services is one of the largest and longest-tenured providers of substance abuse treatment and recovery services in the Southeast. Through a coordinated network of 40 facilities, Bradford Health offers affordable, proven treatment services across the entire spectrum of acuity, including early intervention services, crisis response, intensive outpatient care, partial hospitalization and residential care, inpatient detox, and transitional living and life skills programming. Additional information is available at www.bradfordhealth.com.
Lee Equity Partners, LLC is a New York-based private equity firm that partners with successful management teams to build companies with strong growth potential. Lee Equity targets equity investments of $50 million to $150 million in middle-market control buyouts and growth capital financings in companies with enterprise values of $100 million to $500 million that are located primarily in the United States. The firm invests in a range of industries where the team has deep relationships developed over decades, including business services, financial services, and healthcare services. Additional information is available at www.leeequity.com.
Founded in 1986, Centre Partners is a leading middle-market private equity firm focusing on the consumer and healthcare sectors, with offices in New York and Los Angeles and approximately $2.6 billion of equity capital invested in over 89 transactions. Centre Partners seeks to partner with founders, families, entrepreneurs, and management teams to build exceptional businesses. Centre Partners provides management teams access to its unique resources, which includes an extended network of experienced and proven operating executives. Additional information is available at www.centrepartners.com.
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Zion Williamson has been cleared to play without any restrictions, according to a medical update from the New Orleans Pelicans.
“Recent imaging of Zion Williamson’s right fifth metatarsal showed continued improvement,” the team said in a statement on Thurs., May 26.
There is plenty of passion for Crescent City hoop dreams again as the Brandon Ingram-led Pelicans were the surprise story of the NBA postseason and the foundation of the team, with Zion Williamson returning next season, showing promise of being a strong up-and-comer in the Western Conference.
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The Space Force, the Pentagon’s newest military service, activated on Friday its second regional headquarters in Tampa, Fla., under U.S. Central Command.
U.S. Space Forces-Central, opened at MacDill Air Force Base, “will play a significant role in supporting Centcom’s growing need for space-based capabilities such as satellite navigation, communications and missile warnings” in the Middle East and central Asia, according to a Wednesday release from the command.
The new regional headquarters is meant to put more focus on space-related defense issues within Centcom and will carry out all space operations within the command’s area of responsibility.
Led by Col. Christopher Putman, the 28-person staff is meant to “work with allies and partners to integrate space activities into shared operations,” Centcom noted.
“Just as the evolution of space as a warfighting domain necessitated the establishment of a separate service, SPACECENT provides Centcom a subordinate command focused solely and continuously on space integration across the command – with all domains and all components,” Putman said in the release.
Putman comes to the new position after past roles as commander of the 12th Space Warning Squadron at Thule Air Base, Greenland — a unit that operates ballistic missile-alert and -defense systems — as well as the recent director of Space Forces for U.S. Air Forces-Central at MacDill.
This is also the Space Force’s second geographically focused service component. The military branch on Nov. 23 activated U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii.
The Space Force, created in 2019 as a separate military branch within the Department of the Air Force, is tasked with training troops to protect and operate U.S. space-based assets including satellites and conduct space-based missions. | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/space-force-opens-new-regional-base-in-florida/ | 2022-12-02 19:43:30 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/space-force-opens-new-regional-base-in-florida/ |
Police: Couple charged in connection to death of 4-year-old girl
BRISTOL, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - A married couple in Connecticut have been charged in connection to the June death of a 4-year-old girl. Her cause of death has been labeled as fatal child abuse syndrome.
Ashley and Rocky Hernandez-DeJesus are out on bond after they were charged with manslaughter and cruelty charges in connection with a 4-year-old girl. Court documents say the couple were the child’s caregivers.
Police say the victim died In June 2022. Her cause of death has been labeled as fatal child abuse syndrome with blunt injuries of the head, torso and extremities. The manner of her death is considered child abuse homicide, WFSB reports.
Doctors say the victim suffered from an “anoxic brain injury,” which is caused when the brain is deprived of oxygen. The couple told police conflicting reports that the girl fell at a playground and hit her head.
But doctors said they also found other, previous injuries that were trying to heal.
According to documents, the girl had a bruise to the left side of her head, accompanied by significant swelling. There was also a fresh bruise to her chin.
Records also show “the injuries to the victim’s wrists and ankles appeared to be deep into the skin and were scabbed over. Many of the scabs were partially torn off, causing a re-injury resulting in an exposed wound. The victim’s physical appearance was extremely frail and thin.”
The Department of Children and Families says that before June 2022, it had “not received any reports of maltreatment specific to this child but had received reports regarding this child’s siblings.”
The department said the last report was in 2017. At one point, the kids were given to a relative. Amid that case, the little girl was born, and she was also taken away. However, in 2019, the little girl was reunited, while the other siblings stayed with the relatives.
The case was eventually closed.
The couple are next expected to appear in court Jan. 12.
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2 officers, 1 other person injured in standoff with suspect in Ala.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) - Two officers and a woman were injured following a standoff with a suspect in Huntsville, Alabama.
The incident happened at an apartment complex on the 4600 block of Governors House Drive.
A spokesperson for the Huntsville Police Department confirmed two officers were shot while answering a shots fired call around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Officials say a male suspect barricaded himself in an apartment. The man was taken into custody around 6:20 p.m. and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The injured officers were taken to Huntsville Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The severity of the injuries of the female victim was not immediately clear.
Witnesses on the scene told WAFF they saw officers with tactical gear and rifles as well as heavily armored vehicles.
WAFF reports the Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies also responded and assisted on the scene.
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle released the following statement on Facebook about the incident:
“Two HPD officers were shot in the line of duty this evening. Both have been transported to Huntsville Hospital with life threatening injuries. Our hearts are shattered. Please send every prayer you have to the officers, their families, and the Huntsville Police Department.”
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I am devastated to learn the news that two Huntsville police officers were shot in the line of duty this evening. I ask the people of Alabama to join me in prayer for these heroes and their family, friends and community.
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Cost-of-living concerns leading 40% of Gen Z to work multiple jobs: survey
A recent survey found that 40% of Gen Z is counting on a "side hustle" outside their nine-to-five jobs to combat the cost-of-living crisis as a potential recession looms.
Whether it's babysitting, driving for a ride-share company, or selling items online, young professionals are wearing multiple hats to make ends meet. According to Side Hustle Nation, the average side hustle brings in $1,122 a month, but the median income is much lower at just $200 a month.
According to Kantar, a data and analytics company, 40% of responding Gen Z workers are combining at least two roles due to living expenses.
A similar survey commissioned by Microsoft found that 48% of Gen Z respondents were working multiple side hustles to boost their monthly incomes.
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According to the research, the "side-hustle" trend spans generations, with 36% of Millennials, 30% of Gen-Xers, and 21% of Boomers holding at least two jobs.
Deloitte's 2022 GenZ and Millennial survey found that a third of Gen Z respondents worry about the cost of living above all other concerns. Approximately 45% live paycheck-to-paycheck, and 26% of those participants doubt they will retire comfortably.
Side Hustle Nation, who surveyed 5,500 of their site's visitors, reported 80% of workers were hoping to supplement their income while the other 20% worked to eventually quit their full-time gig.
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s ‘Restless Leg’ tour is coming to Atlantic City
The comic duo announced their first live tour together, which starts April 28 in Washington, D.C.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are embarking on a comedy tour featuring four stops: Washington, , Chicago, Boston, and — uh — Atlantic City? “The Restless Leg” tour promises improv, laughter, and maybe even some slow dancing, according to a video the women released on Instagram. But the pair will sadly skip Fey’s hometown, Philly (OK, she’s technically from Upper Darby).
The tour was announced Feb. 13, known lovingly as Galentine’s Day (a pre-Valentine’s celebration of female friendships) by Parks and Recreation fans. “If this tour goes right, we can finally end this friendship!” Fey and Poehler’s statement said.
Poehler just wrapped up her second season on Baking It, the cooking competition she hosts with Maya Rudolph on Peacock. Last year, she directed and starred in Netflix’s Moxie and serves as an executive producer on multiple comedy series, including Harlem, Russian Doll, and Three Busy Debras.
Fey has been working on a movie adaptation of the Mean Girls musical. She also stars in Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice, which releases in September.
Friends for 30 years, Fey and Poehler are a classic comic duo. They’ve hosted Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update and the Golden Globes. “Restless Leg” is their first time teaming up for a live tour.
The tour starts April 28 in D.C. before heading to Chicago and Boston. Fey and Poehler will conclude the jaunt June 10 in Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena.
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ATLANTIC CITY — Rick Ross, Limp Bizkit, Steve Aoki and Yung Gravy are some of the acts announced to be performing at the Bamboozle Music Festival's when it comes to the resort in May.
The festival, which previously was held in Asbury Park and East Rutherford before abruptly ending, will be held at Bader Field in the resort May 5-7. Tickets are on sale now.
Bamboozle's planners announced the Ross, Limp Bizkit and Aoki earlier this week, followed by Gravey on Thursday.
Pop-punk bands Boys Like Girls and Mayday Parade are also set to play at the festival, according to its social media pages. More acts should be announced in the coming weeks. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/musical-acts-announced-for-bamboozle-music-festival-in-atlantic-city/article_9951bcb0-7197-11ed-9f76-eb73ac43efa7.html | 2022-12-01 17:46:40 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/musical-acts-announced-for-bamboozle-music-festival-in-atlantic-city/article_9951bcb0-7197-11ed-9f76-eb73ac43efa7.html |
- The collaboration utilizes The University of Texas' Tabletop Terawatt Laboratory laser system to expedite breakthroughs in disease prevention and cures, as well as semiconductor chips and more
- Sponsored Research Agreement allows TAU and UT Austin personnel to work together to develop fundamental elements of laser-plasma interaction
- Patent License Agreement signed by both parties grants TAU an exclusive license to future patents on laser-plasma interaction for particle acceleration
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TAU Systems, a producer of ultrafast, compact plasma accelerators, today announced the signing of a suite of crucial agreements with The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) to focus on the fundamental elements of laser-plasma interactions, advancing the science and technology of compact accelerator systems and advanced light sources, with the goal of making these tools widely available to a broad range of end-users and industry.
TAU Systems is developing the world's first compact particle accelerators and specialized X-ray free-electron lasers that combine the capabilities of large accelerators with a small footprint to provide easy and affordable beam-time access for any company or research institute. Led by experts in laser-driven particle accelerators, TAU is democratizing accelerator access for the progress of biotechnology, nuclear and battery technology, and more.
These agreements included a Sponsored Research Agreement and a Patent License Agreement. The Sponsored Research Agreement enables TAU Systems and UT Austin personnel to work together in laboratories and collaborate on researching the fundamental elements of laser-plasma interaction. TAU will fund UT Austin laboratory staff in exchange for shared access to UT Austin laboratories, including TAU personnel working in the capacity of UT Austin research affiliates.
The Patent License Agreement establishes an exclusive license to a foundational patent on laser-plasma interaction for particle acceleration. As part of the agreement, UT Austin has been issued shares in TAU Systems.
"Thanks to our Sponsored Research Agreement, we will begin utilizing the state of the art UT Austin Tabletop Terawatt Laboratory laser, which enables our team to further explore the fundamental elements of laser-plasma interaction, a key part of our compact plasma accelerators," said Bjorn Manuel Hegelich, TAU Systems CEO. "We have also signed a Patent License Agreement with UT Austin that grants us an exclusive license to a foundational patent on laser-plasma interaction for particle acceleration."
Christine Dixon Thiesing, associate vice president for Discovery to Impact at UT Austin said, "This collaboration with TAU Systems highlights how the impact of academic research can be greatly amplified through startups. UT Austin is committed to supporting businesses like TAU Systems in their efforts to bring products and services to the market that change the world."
This announcement further expands TAU Systems' network with the world's leading academic institutes and builds on the recently announced partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to demonstrate the U.S.'s first laser-driven vacuum UltraViolet free-electron laser at the BELLA Center.
For more information on TAU Systems' solutions and service details, visit www.tausystems.com.
About TAU Systems
TAU Systems is an Austin, Texas-based deep-tech company developing the first compact particle accelerators and specialized X-ray free-electron lasers that combine the capabilities of large accelerators with a small footprint to provide easy and affordable beam-time access for any company. Led by premier experts in laser-driven particle accelerators, TAU is democratizing access for the progress of biotechnology, nuclear and more. Learn more at www.tausystems.com.
About The University of Texas at Austin
Discovery to Impact at UT Austin is the connection among campus innovators, industry, and the investment community. We cultivate ideas, uncover pathways to market, and foster commercial collaborations that advance academic research into services and products that benefit society. Visit discoveries.utexas.edu to learn more, view our startup portfolio and IP available for partnering, and connect with the team.
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Whether you prefer a traditional burrito filled with rice, beans and cheese or prefer a unique creation, such as a lobster sushi burrito, there is no wrong way to enjoy the famous dish.
In honor of National Burrito Day on April 6, Yelp released its ranking of the “best” places to get a burrito in each state.
For Californians looking to try the “best” burrito in the Golden State, Curbgrill in Burbank is the place to go.
The popular food truck is famous for its breakfast burrito but also serves other food items such as breakfast croissants, quesadillas and bowls. Customers have also raved about their smash burgers.
“The food was amazing and customer service was beyond great,” one customer shared on Yelp. “We got the breakfast bowl, smash burger and breakfast quesadilla and they were all mouthwatering.”
“I would highly recommend the restaurant to anyone looking for great grub.”
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What if treating obesity could be as easy as popping an effective pill?
That’s a notion that has long fueled hope for many of the more than 40% of Americans who are considered obese—and fueled criticism by those who advocate for wider weight acceptance. Soon, it may be a reality.
High-dose oral versions of the medication in the weight-loss drug Wegovy may work as well as the popular injections when it comes to paring pounds and improving health, according to final results of two studies released Sunday night. The potent tablets also appear to work for people with diabetes, who notoriously struggle to lose weight.
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the pills later this year.
“If you ask people a random question, ‘Would you rather take a pill or an injection?’ People overwhelmingly prefer a pill,” said Dr. Daniel Bessesen, chief of endocrinology at Denver Health, who treats patients with obesity but was not involved in the new research.
That’s assuming, Bessesen said, that both ways to take the medications are equally effective, available and affordable. “Those are the most important factors for people,” he said.
There have been other weight-loss pills on the market, but none that achieve the substantial reductions seen with injected drugs like Wegovy. People with obesity will be “thrilled” to have an oral option that’s as effective, said Dr. Katherine Saunders, clinical professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Health and co-founder of Intellihealth, a company that focuses on obesity treatment.
Novo Nordisk already sells Rybelsus, which is approved to treat diabetes and is an oral version of semaglutide, the same medication used in the diabetes drug Ozempic and Wegovy. It comes in doses up to 14 milligrams.
But results of two gold-standard trials released at the American Diabetes Association’s annual meeting looked at how doses of oral semaglutide as high as 25 milligrams and 50 milligrams worked to reduce weight and improve blood sugar and other health markers.
A 16-month study of about 1,600 people who were overweight or had obesity and were already being treated for Type 2 diabetes found the high-dose daily pills lowered blood sugar significantly better than the standard dose of Rybelsus. From a baseline weight of 212 pounds, the higher doses also resulted in weight loss of between 15 pounds to 20 pounds, compared to about 10 pounds on the lower dose.
Another 16-month study of more than 660 adults who had obesity or were overweight with at least one related disease—but not diabetes—found the 50-milligram daily pill helped people lose an average of about 15% of their body weight, or about 35 pounds, versus about 6 pounds with a dummy pill, or placebo.
That’s “notably consistent” with the weight loss spurred by weekly shots of the highest dose of Wegovy, the study authors said.
But there were side effects. About 80% of participants receiving any size dose of oral semaglutide experienced things like mild to moderate intestinal problems, such as nausea, constipation and diarrhea.
In the 50-milligram obesity trial, there was evidence of higher rates of benign tumors in people who took the drug versus a placebo. In addition, about 13% of those who took the drug had “altered skin sensation” such as tingling or extra sensitivity.
Medical experts predict the pills will be popular, especially among people who want to lose weight but are fearful of needles. Plus, tablets would be more portable than injection pens and they don’t have to be stored in the refrigerator.
But the pills aren’t necessarily a better option for the hundreds of thousands of people already taking injectable versions such as Ozempic or Wegovy, said Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity medicine expert at Massachusetts General Hospital.
“I don’t find significant hesitancy surrounding receiving an injection,” she said. “A lot of people like the ease of taking a medication once a week.”
In addition, she said, some patients may actually prefer shots to the new pills, which have to be taken 30 minutes before eating or drinking in the morning.
Paul Morer, 56, who works for a New Jersey hospital system, lost 85 pounds using Wegovy and hopes to lose 30 more. He said he would probably stick with the weekly injections, even if pills were available.
“I do it on Saturday morning. It’s part of my routine,” he said. “I don’t even feel the needle. It’s a non-issue.”
Some critics also worry that a pill will also put pressure on people who are obese to use it, fueling social stigma against people who can’t — or don’t want to — lose weight, said Tigress Osborn, chair of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance.
“There is no escape from the narrative that your body is wrong and it should change,” Osborn said.
Still, Novo Nordisk is banking on the popularity of a higher-dose pill to treat both diabetes and obesity. Sales of Rybelsus reached about $1.63 billion last year, more than double the 2021 figure.
Other companies are working on oral versions of drugs that work as well as Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co.’s Mounjaro—an injectable diabetes drug expected to be approved for weight-loss soon. Lilly researchers reported promising mid-stage trial results for an oral pill called orforglipron to treat patients who are obese or overweight with and without diabetes.
Pfizer, too, has released mid-stage results for dangulgipron, an oral drug for diabetes taken twice daily with food.
Novo Nordisk officials said it’s too early to say what the cost of the firm’s high-dose oral pills would be or how the company plans to guarantee adequate manufacturing capacity to meet demand. Despite surging popularity, injectable doses of Wegovy will be in short supply until at least September, company officials said.
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CA Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, August 3, 2022
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301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
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.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
from the lower to mid 70s at the beaches to the lower 80s inland.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from the mid to upper 70s at the
beaches to the lower to mid 80s inland. West winds around 15 mph
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs from the mid to upper 70s at the beaches
to the lower to mid 80s inland. West winds around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from the lower to mid 70s at the
beaches to the lower to mid 80s inland.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then partly
cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs from the lower to mid 70s at the beaches to the
lower to mid 80s inland.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and
fog after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then partly
cloudy. Highs from the lower to mid 70s at the beaches to the
lower to mid 80s inland.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then areas of low
clouds and fog. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then
partly cloudy. Highs from the lower to mid 70s at the beaches to
the lower to mid 80s inland.
$$
CAZ365-050000-
Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles-
Including Beverly Hills, Compton, Culver City, Downey, Hollywood,
Lakewood, and Norwalk
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s. Southwest
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
$$
CAZ087-050000-
Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands-
Including Avalon and Two Harbors
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
from around 70 near the coast to around 80 interior.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and fog in
the morning. Highs from the mid to upper 70s near the coast to
the lower to mid 80s interior.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs from
the lower to mid 70s near the coast to the lower to mid 80s
interior.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and
fog after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and fog in
the morning. Highs from the lower to mid 70s near the coast to
around 80 interior.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs from the lower 70s near the coast to the lower 80s
interior.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy early then low clouds and fog. Lows
in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the 70s to around 80.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy early then low clouds and fog.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog clearing to the beaches in the
afternoon. Highs in the 70s to around 80.
$$
CAZ362-050000-
Malibu Coast-
Including Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and Zuma Beach
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
in the 70s.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy.
Patchy fog in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s to around 70. West
winds around 15 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then areas of low
clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then
partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Southwest winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then areas of low
clouds and fog. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s to around 80.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows
in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy early then low clouds and fog. Lows
in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then areas of low
clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the 70s.
$$
CAZ354-050000-
Ventura County Beaches-
Including Oxnard, Point Mugu, Port Hueneme, and Ventura
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs from the mid 60s at the beaches to the mid 70s inland.
Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then low clouds and fog.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs from the upper 60s to mid 70s at the beaches to the upper
70s inland. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then areas of low
clouds and fog. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. West winds 15 to
25 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then
partly cloudy. Highs from around 70 at the beaches to the mid to
upper 70s inland. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then areas of low
clouds and fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then partly
cloudy. Highs from the mid 60s to around 70 at the beaches to the
mid to upper 70s inland.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then low clouds and
fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs from the mid 60s to around 70 at the beaches to the mid to
upper 70s inland.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then low clouds and
fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs from the mid 60s to around 70 at the beaches to the mid to
upper 70s inland.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then areas of low
clouds and fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly
cloudy. Highs from the mid 60s to around 70 at the beaches to the
mid to upper 70s inland.
$$
CAZ355-050000-
Ventura County Inland Coast-
Including Camarillo and East Ventura
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then partly
cloudy. Highs in the 70s to around 80.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southwest winds around
15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 15 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southwest
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and fog in
the morning. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and
fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and fog in
the morning. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
$$
CAZ350-050000-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
Including Carpinteria, Goleta, Montecito, and Santa Barbara
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the 70s.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid to upper 70s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
West winds around 15 mph shifting to the north after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to mid 80s. West winds around
15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then partly cloudy. Lows
around 60.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s to around 80.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows
around 60.
.MONDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s and 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows
around 60.
.TUESDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s and 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s and 70s.
$$
CAZ349-050000-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Including El Capitan State Beach, Gaviota, Jalama Beach,
and Refugio State Beach
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and fog in
the morning. Highs in the 70s. West winds around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60. Northwest winds
15 to 25 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and fog.
Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s except the mid 60s to around
70 cooler beaches. West winds 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s except the mid
to upper 60s cooler beaches. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and
fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the
morning. Highs in the 70s except the mid to upper 60s cooler
beaches.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s to around 80.
$$
CAZ351-050000-
Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range-
Including San Marcos Pass
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to around 90. West
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
in the lower to mid 60s. West winds 15 to 25 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to around 90. West
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s and 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then partly cloudy. Lows in
the upper 50s and 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 80s to around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s and 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
$$
CAZ352-050000-
Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range-
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 70s to lower 80s except the upper 80s warmer
foothills.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
in the 60s to around 70.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to around 70. West
winds around 15 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s. Southwest winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s except around
90 warmer foothills.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
$$
CAZ548-050000-
Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley-
Including East Los Angeles, El Monte, Pasadena, Pomona,
and San Gabriel
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s to around 90.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s to around 70.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to around 90.
$$
CAZ547-050000-
Los Angeles County San Fernando Valley-
Including Burbank, Northridge, Universal City, and Woodland Hills
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to around 70.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with a
20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s and 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s and 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
$$
CAZ088-050000-
Santa Clarita Valley-
Including Castaic Lake, Newhall, Santa Clarita, and Valencia
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. South winds 10 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after
midnight. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
$$
CAZ359-050000-
Southeastern Ventura County Valleys-
Including Moorpark, Newbury Park, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 80s to around 90.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
in the lower to mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to around 90.
Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s and 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
$$
CAZ358-050000-
Central Ventura County Valleys-
Including Fillmore, Piru, and Santa Paula
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
in the lower to mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
$$
CAZ357-050000-
Ojai Valley-
Including Oak View and Ojai
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 80s.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
CAZ356-050000-
Lake Casitas-
Including Meiners Oaks
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 80s.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
CAZ363-050000-
Santa Monica Mountains-
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy.
Patchy fog in the evening. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s. West
winds around 15 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 80s to around 90 except the
mid 70s to around 80 cooler coastal slopes. Southwest winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. West
winds around 15 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s except the
mid to upper 70s cooler coastal slopes. Southwest winds around
15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then partly cloudy. Lows
in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s except
the mid to upper 70s cooler coastal slopes.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the
morning. Highs in the 80s to around 90 except the mid to upper
70s cooler coastal slopes.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the
morning. Highs in the 80s to around 90 except the mid to upper
70s cooler coastal slopes.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 80s to around 90 except
the lower to mid 70s cooler coastal slopes.
$$
CAZ059-050000-
Antelope Valley-
Including Lancaster and Palmdale
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs 94 to 102. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts
to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s to
mid 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then mostly cloudy. A
20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 80s to mid 90s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 102. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 96 to 104.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 93 to 101.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 93 to 101.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs 93 to 101.
$$
CAZ054-050000-
Los Angeles County Mountains-
Including Acton and Mount Wilson
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs from the mid 80s to lower 90s at low elevations
to the mid 70s to lower 80s at high elevations. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows from the mid 60s to around 70 at low
elevations to the lower to mid 60s in colder valleys and peaks.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs from the mid 80s to lower
90s at low elevations to the mid 70s to lower 80s at high
elevations. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations. West
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s and 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at low elevations to the
upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs from the mid 80s to mid 90s
at low elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs from the mid 80s to mid 90s at low elevations to the mid
70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
$$
CAZ053-050000-
Ventura County Mountains-
Including Lockwood Valley and Mount Pinos
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs from 90 to 100 at low elevations to the upper
70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after
midnight. Lows from the 60s to around 70 at low elevations to the
mid 50s to around 60 in colder valleys and peaks. West winds
10 to 20 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from the mid 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the mid 70s to lower 80s at high elevations. West
winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the 60s to around 70 at
low elevations to the 50s to around 60 in colder valleys and
peaks. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s and 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations. West
winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the mid 60s to lower
70s at low elevations to the mid 50s to around 60 in colder
valleys and peaks.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs from 90 to 100 at low elevations to the
upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the mid 60s to lower 70s
at low elevations to the mid 50s to lower 60s in colder valleys
and peaks.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the mid 70s to lower 80s at high elevations.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows from the mid 60s to around 70
at low elevations to the mid 50s to around 60 in colder valleys
and peaks.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from the upper 80s and 90s at low
elevations to the mid 70s to lower 80s at high elevations.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows from the mid 60s to around
70 at low elevations to the mid 50s to around 60 in colder
valleys and peaks.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
$$
CAZ353-050000-
Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains-
Including Big Pine Mountain, Figueroa Mountain,
and San Rafael Mountain
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. West
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
from the mid 60s to lower 70s at low elevations to the upper 50s
to mid 60s in colder valleys and peaks. West winds around 15 mph
in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the mid 60s to around
70 at low elevations to the mid 50s to lower 60s in colder
valleys and peaks. West winds around 15 mph shifting to the north
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. West winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows from the mid 60s to lower 70s at
low elevations to around 60 in colder valleys and peaks.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the upper 60s to mid 70s
at low elevations to the upper 50s to mid 60s in colder valleys
and peaks.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows from the mid 60s to lower 70s
at low elevations to the upper 50s to mid 60s in colder valleys
and peaks.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from around 70 at low
elevations to the upper 50s to mid 60s in colder valleys and
peaks.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
$$
CAZ340-050000-
San Luis Obispo County Beaches-
Including Arroyo Grande, Avila Beach, Cambria, Morro Bay,
and Pismo Beach
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the 60s to around 70.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the mid to upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs in the 60s to around 70. West winds around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in the
mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. Highs
from around 60 at the beaches to around 70 inland. West winds
15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear early then low clouds and fog.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. Highs
from the lower to mid 60s at the beaches to around 70 inland.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows
in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs from around 60 at the beaches to around 70 inland.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in the
mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs from the lower to mid 60s at the beaches to around
70 inland.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in the
mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs from the lower 60s at the beaches to the lower 70s inland.
$$
CAZ341-050000-
San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast-
Including Lopez Lake, Nipomo, and San Luis Obispo
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s and 70s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then low clouds and fog.
Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s and 70s. West winds around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then low clouds and
fog. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 15 mph in the
evening.
.SATURDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. Highs
in the mid 60s to mid 70s. West winds around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Night through morning low
clouds and fog, otherwise clear. Highs in the upper 60s and 70s.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. Highs
in the 70s to lower 80s.
$$
CAZ346-050000-
Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches-
Including Lompoc and Vandenberg Space Force Base
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs from the lower to mid 60s at the beaches to the lower to
mid 70s inland. Northwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Low clouds and fog with partial afternoon clearing.
Highs from the mid to upper 60s at the beaches to the lower to
mid 70s inland. Northwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs from the lower to mid 60s at the beaches to the lower 70s
inland. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Night through morning low
clouds and fog, otherwise clear. Highs from the lower to mid 60s
at the beaches to the lower to mid 70s inland. Lows in the mid
50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog with partial afternoon clearing.
Highs from the lower to mid 60s at the beaches to the lower to
mid 70s inland.
$$
CAZ347-050000-
Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast-
Including Buellton and Santa Maria
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s to upper 80s. West winds around 15 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then low clouds and fog.
Lows in the mid 50s to around 60. Northwest winds around 15 mph
in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s. Northwest winds around 15 mph
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then low clouds and
fog. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. Highs
in the mid 60s to mid 80s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Night through morning low
clouds and fog, otherwise clear. Highs in the upper 60s to upper
80s. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. Highs
in the upper 60s to around 90.
$$
CAZ348-050000-
Santa Ynez Valley-
Including Lake Cachuma, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez, and Solvang
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s except around 90 far interior.
West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s except around 90 far interior.
West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then areas of low
clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 15 mph in
the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 70s to lower 80s except the upper 80s to mid 90s far interior.
West winds 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Night through morning low
clouds and fog, otherwise clear. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s
except the upper 80s to mid 90s far interior. Lows in the mid 50s
to around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 70s to mid 80s except the upper 80s to mid 90s far interior.
$$
CAZ343-050000-
Southern Salinas Valley-
Including Atascadero, Lake Nacimiento, Paso Robles, San Miguel,
and Templeton
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Sunny in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs in the
mid 80s to mid 90s. Southwest afternoon winds around 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
in the mid 50s to around 60.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s and 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 100.
$$
CAZ342-050000-
Santa Lucia Mountains-
Including Hearst Castle and Irish Hills
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s except the
mid 60s to around 70 cooler coastal slopes. Southwest winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60. West winds
around 15 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and fog in
the morning. Highs in the 80s to around 90 except the mid 60s to
around 70 cooler coastal slopes. Southwest winds around 15 mph in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60. West winds
around 15 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the
morning. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s except the mid 60s to
around 70 cooler coastal slopes. West winds around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and
fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the
morning. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s except the mid 60s to
around 70 cooler coastal slopes.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60.
.MONDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the
morning. Highs in the 80s to around 90 except the mid 60s to
around 70 cooler coastal slopes.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the
morning. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s except the mid 60s to
around 70 cooler coastal slopes.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and
fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the
morning. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s except around 70 cooler
coastal slopes.
$$
CAZ344-050000-
San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys-
Including Carrizo Plain, Creston, and Shandon
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 90 to 100. West winds 15 to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
in the upper 50s to mid 60s except around 70 Carrizo Plain.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s and 60s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s and 90s. Northwest
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s and 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s
except the lower 70s Carrizo Plain.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s and 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 90 to 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 100.
$$
CAZ345-050000-
San Luis Obispo County Mountains-
Including Caliente Range, La Panza Range,
and Santa Margarita Lake
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from the upper 80s and 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations. West
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
from the mid 60s to around 70 at low elevations to the mid 50s to
lower 60s in colder valleys and peaks. West winds around 15 mph
in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at
low elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the 60s at low elevations
to the mid 50s to around 60 in colder valleys and peaks. West
winds around 15 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s and 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
Northwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the mid 60s to around
70 at low elevations to the mid 50s to around 60 in colder
valleys and peaks.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs from 91 to 100 at low elevations to the
80s at high elevations.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the mid 60s to lower 70s
at low elevations to the mid 50s to lower 60s in colder valleys
and peaks.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows from the mid to upper 60s at
low elevations to the mid 50s to around 60 in colder valleys and
peaks.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from 91 to 100 at low elevations
to the 80s at high elevations.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the mid 60s to around
70 at low elevations to around 60 in colder valleys and peaks.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs from 91 to 100 at low elevations to the
80s at high elevations.
$$
CAZ038-050000-
Cuyama Valley-
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 92 to 100. Northwest winds around
15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows
in the mid 60s to around 70. West winds around 15 mph in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
Northwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. West
winds around 15 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 100. North winds around 15 mph in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s to around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 101.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 91 to 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 101.
$$
CAZ549-050000-
San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs from the mid 60s near the coast to the mid 70s interior.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Low clouds and fog with partial afternoon clearing.
Highs from around 70 near the coast to the mid to upper 70s
interior.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog. Lows
in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog. Highs
from the mid 60s to around 70 near the coast to the mid 70s
interior. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from the mid to upper 60s near the
coast to the mid 70s interior.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog. Lows
in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and fog.
Highs from the mid 60s to around 70 near the coast to the mid 70s
interior.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and
fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy except for patchy low clouds and fog.
Highs from the mid 60s to around 70 near the coast to the mid 70s
interior.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs from
the mid 60s to around 70 near the coast to the mid to upper 70s
interior.
$$
CAZ550-050000-
Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands-
301 AM PDT Thu Aug 4 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs from the lower to mid 70s near the coast to the lower 80s
interior.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy.
Highs from the lower to mid 70s near the coast to the lower to
mid 80s interior.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs from around 70 near the coast to the
upper 70s to mid 80s interior.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs from the lower to mid 70s near the coast
to the lower 80s interior.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from the lower to mid 70s near the
coast to the lower 80s interior.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs from the lower to mid 70s near
the coast to the lower to mid 80s interior.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs from the lower to mid 70s near the
coast to the lower to mid 80s interior.
$$
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LONDON – The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization isn't liable for an elder who raped a member of his congregation more than three decades ago.
The decision overturned rulings by lower courts that awarded 62,000 pounds ($77,500) for the emotional harm suffered by a Welsh woman who was raped in 1990.
Elder Mark Sewell was sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping the woman in his home after the two had been out proselytizing.
The Supreme Court ruled that the concept of vicarious liability — often used to hold an employer responsible for the reckless actions of an employee — didn’t extend to the Witnesses in the case, because it didn't pass a two-stage test.
While the court said the elder could be considered an employee of the religious organization, the rape at his home wasn't within the scope of his duties for the congregation.
“The primary reason that the rape took place was not because Mark Sewell was abusing his position as an elder, but because he was abusing his position as a close friend of (the victim),” Justice Andrew Burrows wrote.
Four other justices on the Supreme Court agreed unanimously with Burrows in favor of the Watch Tower and Bible Tract Society of Pennsylvania, the New York-based charitable arm of the Witnesses religious activities, and the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Attorney Thomas Beale, who represented the victim, said the ruling was “devastating for our client, who has shown great bravery and determination.”
While it was loss for his client, Beale said the ruling could be helpful for others because it clarified that an organization could be held responsible for acts by volunteers, which has been the subject of disagreement in the courts. | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2023/04/26/uk-court-jehovahs-witnesses-not-liable-for-rape-by-elder/ | 2023-04-26 17:13:06 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2023/04/26/uk-court-jehovahs-witnesses-not-liable-for-rape-by-elder/ |
In clarifying guidance announced Wednesday, the Biden administration says federal law does not allow pharmacies to turn away people who have a prescription for a drug that may end a pregnancy.
The US Health and Human Services Department Office for Civil Rights sent guidance to more than 60,000 pharmacies across the country with a reminder that under federal civil rights law, pregnancy discrimination is a form of sex discrimination, and that is illegal.
"We are committed to ensuring that everyone can access health care, free of discrimination," HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a news release Wednesday. "This includes access to prescription medications for reproductive health and other types of care."
The federal law applies to any pharmacy that receives federal financial assistance, including through Medicare and Medicaid payments.
A senior HHS official said Wednesday that the Office for Civil Rights has received a lot of questions and possible complaints in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision to end the constitutional right to an abortion. The officialcould not quantify the number of calls or emailsreceived.
The guidance gives several examples to define what this kind of discrimination might look like but did not specifically address medication abortion. The examples included a person who had a prescription for an emergency contraceptive to keep them from becoming pregnant after they have been sexually assaulted, as well as a pharmacy selling other contraceptives like condoms but refusing to fill a prescription for emergency contraception. These may be discrimination on the basis of sex.
Another potential case could be if a pharmacy refuses to stock or fill a prescription for methotrexate, a drug that reduces pain and swelling in people with rheumatoid arthritis but could also potentially terminate a pregnancy. This may be discriminating on the basis of disability.
One more example was someone with a bleeding disorder who is scheduled for a surgical abortion and is prescribed hemoglobin to lower the risk of bleeding during the procedure. If the pharmacy finds out why the person is using the drug and refuses to fill the prescription, they may be discriminating on the basis of sex.
Several professional associations have told CNN that they are aware that women have been denied medicines from pharmacies that had the potential to terminate a pregnancy, even if the prescription was for a condition that has nothing to do with pregnancy like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and certain skin conditions.
A spokesperson for Walgreens said Wednesday that it will review the guidelines.
"Our pharmacy staff will continue to work closely with prescribers as needed, to ensure that any prescription medications are dispensed in compliance with applicable pharmacy laws and regulations," said Fraser Engerman, senior director for external relations, in an email. "We provide ongoing training and information to help our pharmacists understand the latest requirements in their area, and with these supports, the expectation is they are empowered to fill lawful, clinically appropriate prescriptions."
CVS said it will also be evaluating the guidelines.
The company said that before a pharmacist fills a prescription for the drugs methotrexate or misoprostol, "we instruct our pharmacists to validate that the intended indication is not to terminate a pregnancy."
"Our highest priority is ensuring safe and timely access to medications for our patients and we understand the important role pharmacies serve in support of women's health care," Amy Thibault, lead director or external communications for CVS, wrote in an email. "We encourage providers to include their diagnosis on the prescriptions they write to help ensure patients have quick and easy access to medications."
HHS encouraged people who feel like they have been discriminated against to call or file a complaint on the agency's website. This includes discrimination based on current pregnancy, past pregnancy, potential or intended pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.
The US has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations, according to HHS, and most maternal deaths in the US are preventable.
Over the past two decades, maternal mortality rates have been rising, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Just since the Supreme Court decision June 24, more than a dozen states are in legal fights over abortion bans and other laws that strictly limit the procedure.
The Biden administration has also taken severalsteps with regard to abortion in the wake of that decision.
On Friday, President Biden signed an executive order to protect access to medication abortion, patient privacy and emergency contraception, and to launch public education efforts.
Biden directed Becerra to submit a report on actions his department is taking to ensure reproductive health care access. HHS will take action to expand access to emergency contraception and long-acting reversible contraception like intrauterine devices.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has also issued a statement saying states cannot ban mifepristone, a medication used to end early pregnancy that has FDA approval.
On Monday, the Biden administration said that federal law preempts state abortion bans when emergency care is needed and that the federal government can penalize institutions or providers that fail to provide abortions as needed to treat medical emergencies.
The administration said examples of emergency medical conditions include, but are not limited to, ectopic pregnancy -- when the fertilized egg grows outside a woman's uterus -- and complications of miscarriages. Stabilizing treatment could include abortion.
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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HIGH WIND WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Diego CA
858 PM PST Mon Nov 7 2022
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys.
* WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use caution if you must drive.
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
* WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas, San Bernardino and
Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, San Diego County
Valleys, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, Coachella Valley,
San Diego County Deserts, San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning,
Orange County Coastal Areas and Orange County Inland Areas.
* WHEN...From 7 AM to 10 PM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 55 to 60 mph
* WHERE...San Diego County Mountains.
* WHEN...From 7 AM Tuesday to 4 AM PST Wednesday.
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When the hatchet-wielding intruder's weapon tumbled from his hand onto the school floor, a 15-year-old student decided to take a chance. She confronted him, hoping others could escape out a nearby open door, and used her knowledge of jiu-jitsu — learned in free classes at a neighborhood park — to keep him from taking her down.
When he realized the others were fleeing, he stooped to pick up the hatchet and ran after them, as a second intruder armed with a gun made his way through the school. Ten lives were taken that day: five students, two school employees, an uncle of one of the attackers who owned a business nearby and the attackers themselves, who took their own lives.
This scene is not from the U.S., where this year alone 74 people have been killed or injured by guns in American schools. It's from Brazil, where on March 13, 2019, two former students attacked Raul Brasil State School in Suzano, a town in the state of São Paulo, in one of the deadliest school attacks in the country's history.
The Latin American nation had previously seen a relatively low number of attacks on schools — nowhere near as many as in the U.S. But a sharp increase in the past year has prompted national debate. In the eight months since August, there have been nine attacks. In the 20 years before that there were 13.
These 22 attacks on 23 schools (in one case the same perpetrator attacked two schools on the same day) have certain commonalities. All were carried out by students or former students. The attackers were white, male and ranged in age from 10 to 25. Nine of these attacks happened in the last eight months, including one on March 27 at a São Paulo elementary school where a 13-year-old student killed a teacher with a knife. An additional attack this week, by an axe-wielding man on a daycare center, was an outlier in that he appeared to have no connection to the school where he killed four children.
The nation is currently trying to determine why there's been an increase in school violence — and what can be done to prevent future tragedies. But for some, it's not enough. Rhyllary Barbosa de Sousa, the 15-year-old jiu-jitsu trained survivor, gives voice to what many Americans say:
"People are sad, they're shocked, they want to remember the victims, the people who died," she says. "But then the moment passes and they forget. They look away. They don't think about the possibility that this could happen again. Because when it happens once, it's shocking. When it happens a second time, it's still a shock. Once it happens a third, a fourth time, it already becomes normal. People say, 'Ah I knew it was going to happen again.' But it's not OK. It's a massacre. We're talking about lives. People are dying for nothing. They're being killed in a place that's supposed to be safe. But it isn't."
The new president cracks down on gun access
As one of his first acts as president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree that repealed provisions in Brazil's firearms legislation that made access to guns and ammunition easier. The decree immediately suspended new gun registrations for personal use as well as for hunting and collecting, lowered the number of firearms and ammunition that could be purchased by those who still have permission and suspended the registration of new firing ranges, among other things.
Following the attack on the daycare center, the president announced a 150 million reais (almost $30 million) fund for states and cities to increase police patrols around schools. The federal government has also convened an emergency committee to discuss other possible measures to help prevent more attacks on schools, like social supports for students and families.
Following the March 27 attack in São Paulo, governor Tarcísio de Freitas made the same promise as his predecessor after the attack in Suzano four years ago: Police officers would not only patrol school neighborhoods but also the school buildings themselves. It was an idea put forward without any proof that it would protect students and staff — and was quickly criticized by experts and the public before being rejected.
A key question: Why is this happening more and more?
For experts in school violence, what's more important is not trying to confront intruders once they've already invaded schools but to understand why this is happening so attacks can be prevented.
Telma Vinha, an expert in educational psychology at the State University of Campinas, has started looking more closely at school attacks in Brazil, mapping when and where they occur, and following the online activity of attackers.
She looked specifically at attacks carried out by students or former students and identified several possible causes for this disturbing trend.
One of them is easier access to extremist communities online. Groups that focus on a love of firearms and incentivize violence, misogyny, racism, prejudice and vengeance used to be hidden on forums and channels in the deep web and were usually found by those specifically searching for them. But now such content is easily accessed on the internet everybody uses, including sites and messaging platforms like Telegram and Discord, often used by gamers.
"These communities seem welcoming, they listen, they make you feel like you belong," says Vinha. "These boys put a lot of value in that, so even if they act alone, they believe they're part of a movement [that calls for violence and attacks on schools], they feel like they're part of something bigger."
She has also identified additional factors that are possibly influencing the number of school attacks in the country – including the impact of the pandemic. In the wake of the school closures and increased isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a study conducted in 2022 showed 70% of teachers said violence in the classroom increased when schools reopened. Vinha also points to a rise in support for the right to bear arms and, during the administration of former-President Jair Bolsonaro, the waiving of several restrictions that led to easier access to firearms in the country (the number of firearms licenses issued increased 473% in the last four years).
Other factors she cites as likely contributing to the rise in school violence: ideological attacks on the education system, the economic crisis and a lack of social and psychological support — like help with access to therapy, jobs, affordable food and housing, and sports and cultural programs — for students and their families.
There is also agreement that a copycat mentality is part of the problem. Attackers are often inspired by previous school massacres, including the April 1999 shooting at Colorado's Columbine High School, where two students killed 12 classmates and a teacher before dying by suicide. They idolize those who committed similar acts before them and make it clear in posts online, says Vinha, who monitored activity on social media and in online groups for her research. In those online groups they are encouraged to kill as many people as possible and to surpass the number of dead in previous attacks. They wear the same clothes as attackers before them, often with symbols that represent American white supremacy groups.
The 13-year-old student who carried out the March attack in São Paulo referenced the attack in Suzano on social media before taking a knife to school and killing a teacher. Once he attacked her, he tried to go after others but was restrained by teachers. The only reason he wasn't able to kill more people, experts say, is because he didn't have a gun.
Firearms were used in 12 of the 22 attacks in Brazil, including the two most deadly the country has ever seen — in Suzano, where Sousa survived, and in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Realengo, where, in April 2011, a former student killed 12 students between the ages of 13 and 15 before dying by suicide.
"[Attackers see] guns as instruments of glory," says Carolina Ricardo, executive director at Instituto Sou da Paz, a nonprofit working toward more effective public policy related to security and the prevention of violence. "It's more lethal and it's a way to brag, to show power."
More security, says Vinha, including increased police presence is a solution that is often offered, but without any evidence that they would reduce attacks in schools. She and Ricardo both think that what could prevent more school attacks from happening in Brazil is better public policies with a focus on the well-being of young people. They suggest restricted access to guns, better basic social and mental health services for students and their families, and sports and cultural programs for students as a good place to start.
Vinha also says the negative view of schools — many right-wing Brazilians have in recent years voiced concern over subjects like politics and gender being discussed in schools, two topics they believe should be taught at home — and their role in students' lives also needs to shift. School is often the only place students regularly frequent outside their home, so it needs to be a place where they feel heard and where conflicts can be resolved, says Vinha, noting that methods to mitigate and deal with bullying and fighting should be taught to educators. She also suggests regular discussions among students about their problems, both in groups and one-on-one with reliable peers, could help.
"Instead of being a culture of supervision, it has to be a culture of care," she reiterates.
Sousa agrees. Jiu-jitsu saved her life more than once. She struggled after the attack and considered dying by suicide. She says it was the sport she loved and the people who practiced it with her that supported her and helped her see there was still reason to live.
Unfulfilled promises
Authorities made a lot of promises in the aftermath of the attack on Raul Brasil but didn't follow through. The state said it would introduce 57 psychologists and 28 social workers directly into the public school system, but that never happened. It also created Conviva SP, a program meant to give the 3.5 million students who attend public schools run by the state access to psychologists for therapy.
As of February, the program was staffed with just 300 psychologists. São Paulo's current government has since suspended the program until it can hire enough professionals to see all those in need. It has also promised to hire another 5,000 mediators to help prevent violence in schools. Currently there are 500.
The only time Sousa saw a psychologist was when she returned to Raul Brasil a week or two after the attack to collect the belongings she left behind. Several professionals were at the school to speak with survivors and one convinced her to talk.
"He asked me things like, 'Are you OK?' and 'How are you feeling'" she says. "I thought, 'I just lived through a massacre, why are you asking me if I'm OK?'"
Now, at 19, Sousa has good days and bad. It's been a slow recovery, she says, but she's made it through. She still does jiu-jitsu and is working toward her black belt — "I have my blue belt now, so I should be able to get it by the time I'm 24," she says.
Her next goal is to start studying psychology this year. After that, she plans to get a law degree and to eventually become a police officer.
"I want to work with these types of people, with these types of teenagers," she says, referring to those who end up attacking schools. "I want to understand them better so that massacres like the one here in Suzano don't happen again. I'm tired of waiting for others to do something. I want to be part of the solution. I want to overcome it."
Jill Langlois is an independent journalist based in São Paulo, Brazil. She has been freelancing from the largest city in the western hemisphere since 2010, writing and reporting for publications like National Geographic, The New York Times, The Guardian and Time. Her work focuses on human rights, the environment and the impact of socioeconomic issues on people's lives.
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‘Black Adam’ tries to launch Dwayne Johnson’s antihero into the DC Universe
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN
“Black Adam” features a protagonist of almost unlimited power, which only makes its puny script more conspicuous. Dwayne Johnson is saddled by a very limited range of expression as the ancient mystical being featured in DC’s latest superhero epic, a film that isn’t nearly as cool as its poster, while highlighting the inherent challenge of building stories around antiheroes.
Originally a villain from the “Shazam” (that is, Captain Marvel) comics, the antihero formerly known as Teth-Adam receives his own origin story, one that involves gaining extraordinary powers in the mythical kingdom of Kahndaq, then lying dormant for roughly 5,000 years until he’s awakened. His liberation comes from a researcher hoping to free her people, Adrianna (Sarah Shahi), seeking a mythical crown that also contains untold power, and in theory, could offer relief to a nation under the thumb of a criminal enterprise known as Intergang.
Adrianna also has a teenage son (Bodhi Sabongui) who is annoyingly well versed in superhero lore. As rather tepid comic relief, he cheerfully keeps trying to coax Adam into uttering catchphrases in much the way the young John Connor coached the Terminator more than 30 years ago, which is every bit as tiresome as that sounds.
Indeed, while it might have been possible to have fun with Adam’s unfamiliarity with modern conveniences, the film largely confines him to terse tough-guy sound bites, neutralizing Johnson’s screen superpower beyond his imposing physique — namely, his natural charm, put to much better use in vehicles like the “Jumanji” revival.
What nearly saves the movie, but ultimately can’t, is its total embrace of comic-book-y conventions and virtual nonstop action over much of its two hours. There’s also a harder edge to the violence courtesy of Adam’s ruthlessness and repeated violation of the “Heroes don’t kill people” code, even if they’re, well, bad.
Of course, the tradeoff to the unrelenting pace is that there’s scant time for plot or explanation. Once Teth-Adam appears, Amanda Waller (Viola Davis, reprising her role from “The Suicide Squad” movies) immediately dispatches members of the Justice Society — the original DC super-team that preceded the Justice League in the comics — to combat him.
The thrown-together group consists of Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), who leads them, accompanied by the magical Doctor Fate (Pierce Brosnan) and wide-eyed newbies Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo) and Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell), the latter pair frankly feeling more demographically suited to the Teen Titans.
Although it’s really a mismatch powers-wise, as directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (who worked with Johnson to somewhat better effect on “Jungle Cruise”), those scenes feel big and move briskly. But like the pre-“Snyder cut” version of “Justice League,” in its haste to replicate Marvel’s cinematic might, DC basically attempts to get away with skipping a few steps, just throwing the Justice Society out there without fanfare or a dedicated introduction — a less promotable prospect than a film starring Johnson, perhaps, but a contributing factor to the awkwardness of this exercise.
There’s simply no getting around the clunkiness of the dialogue, or the sense “Black Adam” overestimates the character’s appeal. Even a sequence during the closing credits hinting at a more dynamic follow-up doesn’t do as much as it should to fuel an appetite for an encore.
Times being what they are, playing an actual superhero represents an inevitable addition to Johnson’s action resume, and “Black Adam” (setting aside “DC’s League of Super-Pets”) checks off that box. Yet after DC’s happy experience with the lighter-hearted “Shazam,” this drab addition to its universe merely underscores how hard it is to catch lightning once, much less twice.
“Black Adam” premieres October 21 in US theaters and is rated PG-13. DC and Warner Bros., which is distributing the movie, are units of Warner Bros. Discovery, as is CNN.
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Vermont slowly turns to recovery after being hit by flood from slow-moving storm
ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — Floodwaters receded in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days, allowing officials to focus on recovering from a disaster that trapped residents in homes, closed roadways and choked streets and businesses with mud and debris.
In the capital city of Montpelier, where streets were flooded Tuesday by the swollen Winooski River, officials said that water levels at a dam just upstream appeared to be stable.
“It looks like it won’t breach. That is good. That is one less thing we have to have on our front burner,” Montpelier Town Manager Bill Fraser said.
Fraser said the dam remains a lingering concern but with the water receding the city was shifting to recovery mode. Public works employees were expected out Wednesday to start removing mud and debris downtown and building inspections will start as businesses begin cleaning up their properties.
The slow-moving storm reached New England after hitting parts of New York and Connecticut on Sunday. Some communities received between 7 and 9 inches (18 centimeters and 23 centimeters) of rain. Towns in southwest New Hampshire had heavy flooding and road washouts, and the Connecticut River was expected to crest above flood stage Wednesday in Hartford and towns to the south.
In Vermont’s capital, brown water from the Winooski had obscured vehicles and all but the tops of parking meters along picturesque streets lined with brick storefronts whose basements and lower floors were flooded. Some residents of the city of 8,000 slogged their way through waist-high water Tuesday; others canoed and kayaked along main streets to survey the scene.
Bryan Pfeiffer canoed around downtown to check out the damage and was appalled by what he saw. The basement of every building — including the one where he works — and the lower levels of most were inundated. Even the city’s fire station was flooded.
“It’s really troubling when your fire station is under water,” Pfeiffer said.
Similar scenes played out in neighboring Barre and in Bridgewater, where the Ottauquechee River spilled its banks.
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said floodwaters surpassed levels seen during Tropical Storm Irene. Irene killed six people in Vermont in August 2011, washing homes off their foundations and damaging or destroying more than 200 bridges and 500 miles (805 kilometers) of highway.
The flooding has already caused tens of millions of dollars in damage throughout the state. There have been no reports of injuries or deaths related to the flooding in Vermont, where swift-water rescue teams aided by National Guard helicopter crews performed more than 100 rescues, Vermont Emergency Management said Tuesday.
One of the worst-hit places was New York’s Hudson Valley, where a woman identified by police as Pamela Nugent, 43, died as she tried to escape her flooded home with her dog in the hamlet of Fort Montgomery.
Atmospheric scientists say destructive flooding events happen more frequently as storms form in a warmer atmosphere, and the planet’s rising temperatures will only make it worse.
In Vermont, more rain was forecast Thursday and Friday, but Peter Banacos, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the state will be spared any further torrential downpours.
Much of the focus turned to reopening roadways, checking on isolated homeowners and cleaning out mud and debris from water-logged businesses.
“We sustained catastrophic damage. We just really took the brunt of the storm,” Ludlow Municipal Manager Brendan McNamara said as he assessed the flood’s impact around the town of 1,500 people.
Among the losses was the town’s water treatment plant. Its main supermarket remained closed. The main roadway through town had yet to be fully reopened and McNamara couldn’t begin to estimate how many houses had been damaged. The town’s Little League field and a new skate park were destroyed, and scores of businesses were damaged.
“Thankfully we got through it with no loss of life,” McNamara said. “Ludlow will be fine. People are coming together and taking care of each other.”
Colleen Dooley returned to her condominium complex in Ludlow on Tuesday to find the grounds covered in silt and mud and the pool filled with muddy river water.
“I don’t know when we’ll move back, but it will certainly be awhile,” said Dooley, a retired teacher.
President Joe Biden, attending the annual NATO summit in Lithuania, declared an emergency for Vermont and authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help coordinate disaster relief efforts and provide assistance.
FEMA sent a team to Vermont, along with emergency communications equipment, and was prepared to keep shelters supplied if the state requests it. The agency also monitored flooding in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire, regional spokesperson Dennis Pinkham said.
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Beautiful little girls were the first babies born in 2023 at two local hospitals.
Addison Jo was born at 12:20 a.m. at Dupont Hospital to parents Allison and Jason, a Lutheran Health Network spokeswoman announced Sunday. The local health care system didn’t provide the family’s last name for safety and privacy reasons.
The baby’s weight and length also were not disclosed.
At Parkview, Leilani Rue made her debut at 11:15 a.m. Sunday. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 20 inches long.
Leilani’s parents’ names weren’t included in the news release, although their photo was attached.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children cautions health care providers against disclosing extensive identifying information, Parkview officials said in a news release.
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On December 1, 2022, Theratechnologies issued a press release "announc[ing] that it has decided to pause the enrollment of patients in its Phase 1 clinical trial of TH1902, the Company's lead investigational peptide drug conjugate (PDC) for the treatment of sortilin-expressing cancers." Theratechnologies explained that it "voluntarily made the decision to pause enrollment and revisit the study design after consulting with its investigators. Efficacy results observed thus far were not convincing enough to pursue enrolling patients and did not outweigh the adverse events seen in some patients. As previously reported, these adverse events consist mainly of neuropathy and eye toxicity."
On this news, Theratechnologies' stock price fell $0.76 per share, or 36.02%, to close at $1.35 per share on December 2, 2022.
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AMC aims to roll out microwaveable popcorn
AMC Entertainment wants Americans to snack on its popcorn while sitting at home.
CEO Adam Aron tweeted Tuesday that he had "yet another meeting" taste-testing recipes for microwaveable and ready-to-eat AMC Theatres Perfectly Popcorn. The world's largest cinema operator hopes to roll out the new popcorn product nationally in the U.S. in 2023, he said in the tweet.
Aron's update on microwaveable popcorn comes after he said during an earning call earlier in August that recipe development was "going extremely well." In 2023, the company plans to sell it in grocery and/or convenience stores, he said.
AMC APE UNITS BEGIN TRADING ON WALL STREET
AMC first announced plans to sell its popcorn outside of movie theaters in November 2021. In addition to developing microwaveable popcorn, the company said it would start selling freshly-popped popcorn from kiosks at certain malls across the country. The cinema operator also plans to make popcorn available for home delivery from theaters. Additionally, AMC said it plans to sell to-go packages at its theaters for takeout and pickup.
A moviegoers holds pop-corn and a drink at the AMC Burbank theatre concession stand on reopening day in Burbank, California, March 15, 2021. (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
The cinema operator has partnered with Uber Eats on delivering its popcorn and other movie snacks to people's homes, Aron said during the August earnings call.
MOVIEPASS TO RELAUNCH IN FALL WITH A WAITLIST, AFTER SHUTTING DOWN IN 2019: ‘SPACE IS LIMITED’
"We're already in test markets in Chicago and Kansas City with our partner Uber Eats for home delivery of AMC Perfectly Popcorn and other concession items from our theaters," Aron said. "The early results are available, so we expect to roll out nationally in Q4 of this year."
AMC reported about $1.17 billion in revenues for the second quarter of 2022, up from the $444.7 million it reported in the second quarter of 2021. The net loss narrowed to $121.6 million from $344 million.
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Kenya Airways pilots strike over benefits, stopping flights
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pilots working for Kenya’s national airline have been on strike for three days over a demand to honor a retirement savings plan, and it is estimated to be costing millions of dollars in losses daily. Kenya Airways said it canceled 56 flights over the weekend, affecting 12,000 passengers. The airline puts the total losses at $2.4 million a day. Exports of fresh produce, including flowers to Europe, and imports of pharmaceutical products have also been affected. Kenya Airways boss Allan Kilavuka has told the striking pilots to resume work or face disciplinary action. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/11/07/kenya-airways-pilots-strike-over-benefits-stopping-flights-2/ | 2022-11-07 18:07:02 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/11/07/kenya-airways-pilots-strike-over-benefits-stopping-flights-2/ |
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Monday marked National Kitten Day, and New York Living celebrated with some furry – and adoptable – friends from the ASPCA.
ASPCA spokesperson Gemma Smith was also on hand to answer questions about kitten adoptions.
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Memorial for Lisa Marie Presley to be held at Graceland
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A public memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley will be held this upcoming weekend at Graceland, the famed Memphis home of her father, Elvis Presley.
The memorial for Lisa Marie Presley will be held on the front lawn of the mansion at 9 a.m. on Jan. 22, according to a representative of her daughter and actor Riley Keough.
Presley, 54, died Thursday, hours after being hospitalized for a medical emergency.
It was previously announced that Presley will be buried at Graceland next to her son, Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020. Elvis and other members of the Presley family are also buried at Graceland.
A singer-songwriter herself, Lisa Marie did not live in Memphis, where she was born. But she made trips to the city for celebrations of her father’s birth anniversary and commemorations of his death, which stunned the world when he was found dead in Graceland at age 42 on Aug. 16, 1977.
Lisa Marie became the sole heir of the Elvis Presley Trust, which — along with Elvis Presley Enterprises — managed Graceland and other assets until she sold her majority interest in 2005. She retained ownership of the mansion itself, the 13 acres around it and items inside the home.
She is survived by her mother, Priscilla Presley, and three children.
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ORLANDO, Fla., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Success strategies from top industry leaders, the latest in high-tech devices and a chance to network with other real estate professionals: That's what the Florida Realtors® 2022 Convention & Trade Expo offers – opportunities to expand business and your bottom line.
Florida Realtors Convention & Trade Expo takes place Aug. 24-25, 2022, at the Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, with the popular REBarCamp slated to kick off the event on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
"Florida Realtors 2022 Convention and Trade Expo is the one business event this year that every Realtor should attend," says 2022 Florida Realtors President Christina Pappas, vice president of the Keyes Family of Companies in Miami. "Over the course of just two days, Realtors can learn successful business strategies from top industry leaders, get marketing tips, hear inspirational speakers who offer advice from the trenches, network with colleagues and enjoy exciting entertainment."
The 2022 convention features nearly 40 education sessions from top industry speakers on various topics such as how-to sell luxury homes, the post-pandemic future of global real estate, how traditional brokerages can increase their profit margin, how to create videos people will watch, and proven strategies for "irresistible listing presentations."
Convention highlights
- REBarCamp: Aug. 23
Sponsored by Florida Realtors Young Professionals Network (YPN), this peer-to-peer learning and sharing event isn't a lecture – more of a Q&A session where Realtors ask experts – and sometimes each other – the hard questions. Over 500 members have attended REBarCamp in previous years. - General Session Keynote: Martha Stewart
Forbes magazine says Martha Stewart is the first self-made woman to reach billionaire status. Oprah was the second. Instead of a generic presentation, Stewart will answer business-boosting questions provided by Florida Realtors. Be there for real-life business insights from a woman with worldwide star power, unparalleled success as an entrepreneur, crossover celebrity status due to her partnership with Snoop Dog and exemplary communication skills. She paid a price for a bad decision, but when it comes to her businesses, she continues to "Wow the World." One ticket included with registration for in-person convention. - Dance Party with "Party on the Moon": Aug. 24
American's No. 1 Party Band returns – Party on the Moon delivers a high-energy evening of the latest dance music, '80s classic rock, Latin, disco/funk, R&B and Motown. One ticket included with registration for in-person convention. - Awards Luncheon, Aug. 25
Florida Realtors honors Realtor excellence and service at this ticketed event, including recognizing the Humanitarian of the Year and Realtor of the Year and other award winners. This year's unique entertainment: comedian Mike Goodwin. Tickets are $50 and will be sold until noon Wednesday, Aug. 24. - The Trade Expo, Aug. 24-25
The expo features more than 200 industry experts and exhibitors showcasing the latest marketing and technology products.
Sponsors for the 2022 convention include: the Miami Association of Realtors; EXIT Southeast; Boomtown; Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors; LPT Realty; FindAMortageBroker.com; real/MLS; Elm Street; Northeast Florida Association of Realtors; Stellar MLS; Osceola County Association of Realtors; Orlando Regional Realtor Association; Realtor.com; Royal Palm Coast Realtor Association; Brokermint; Realtors Association of Lake & Sumter Counties; Pillar to Post Home Inspections; HomeVist by CoreLogic; Realtors Association of Citrus County; Greater Tampa Realtors; Hernando County Association of Realtors; Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee Inc.; Pinellas Realtor Organization/Central Pasco Realtor Organization; GTE Financial; Homes.com/Homesnap; SecurityNational Mortgage Company; TigerLRM; Sentrilock; Amendment 3; Form Simplicity; Tech Helpline; Acra Lending; Old Republic Home Protection; Home Inspection Service; Zillow; Lendai; National Title Solutions; Suncoast Credit Union; and Yardi Breeze.
Register online through Aug. 15 for the Florida Realtors convention at https://events.american-tradeshow.com/FLR22. The full in-person registration fee for members is $160 from now through Aug. 15, 2022; for non-members, the cost is $185. After Aug. 15, registration will be handled at onsite; cost will be $170 for members and $195 for non-members. For more info, check out http://convention.floridarealtors.org/.
Florida Realtors® serves as the voice for real estate in Florida. It provides programs, services, continuing education, research and legislative representation to its 225,000 members in 51 boards/associations. Florida Realtors® Newsroom website is available at http://floridarealtors.org/newsroom.
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EASTON, Pa. - The nominating petition of Kerry Myers, president of Northampton County Council, has been challenged in court.
In order to run for reelection, Myers was required to file a nominating petition with 250 valid signatures from Democrats living in Northampton County's District 2, which includes Easton, West Easton, Wilson, Glendon, Palmer, Forks Township, Tatamy and Stockertown.
The challenge was raised by Edward Keegan of Forks Township and filed by attorney Lawrence Otter. The challenge says Myers did not submit enough valid signatures.
Forks Township Supervisor Kelly Keegan is challenging Myers in the Democratic primary election for District 2. No Republican is running in the district.
The case will go before Judge Edward Reibman at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in Courtroom 8 at the county government center in Easton, if it is not resolved in advance.
Myers did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
Myers is the first African American president of county council. He is a former president of the Easton Area School Board and is president of the Varsity E Club, which supports Easton school sports.
Myers is a U.S. Navy veteran. He joined County Council in 2019 and was elected president of council this year. | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/nominating-petition-of-northampton-county-council-president-challenged-in-court/article_a00d4438-c279-11ed-87fb-c352fffc2189.html | 2023-03-14 17:21:42 | 1 | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/nominating-petition-of-northampton-county-council-president-challenged-in-court/article_a00d4438-c279-11ed-87fb-c352fffc2189.html |
By MAE ANDERSON
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year, now that Anheuser-Busch has ended its exclusive advertising sponsorship after more than 30 years.
In addition to celebrities hawking Budweiser and Michelob Ultra, viewers will see some famous folks touting the qualities of Heineken and Coors, and even suggesting they drink cognac or whiskey — responsibly, of course.
Anheuser-Busch, parent of the Bud, Ultra and Busch beer brands, said in June it would end the exclusivity deal it first struck in 1989. The company is still a big presence at NFL games, sponsoring all major NFL moments during the offseason, such as the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas.
And the St. Louis, Missouri beverage giant is still the largest alcohol advertiser during the game, with three minutes of national airtime and a 30-second regional Budweiser spot.
On A-B’s roster this year: A Bud Light ad shows actor Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh dancing to on-hold music. A regional Budweiser ad focuses on people connecting with a six-pack. A Michelob Ultra ad spotlights actor Brian Cox and tennis star Serena Williams at a new members day at the Bushwood Country Club, the golf club in “Caddyshack.” And a Busch Light ad shows singer Sarah McLachlan sharing a tent with a wolf spoofing her well-known animal-advocacy ad.
The other alcohol brands running ads include beer brands Heineken and Molson Coors and liquor brands Remy Martin and Crown Royal, all eager to make their mark on advertising’s largest stage.
Brands pay premium dollars to advertise during the gridiron classic, which draws about 100 million viewers each year. This year, most 30-second ad blocks sold for between $6 million and $7 million — for the ad space alone. Companies spend millions more to create the ads themselves and book celebrity sponsors.
Heineken is promoting its alcohol-free beer Heineken 0.0 with an ad that’s part of its larger partnership with Marvel — the ad, under wraps until the game, will feature actor Paul Rudd as his Marvel character “Ant Man.”
“We were really excited to hear that category opened up, and almost immediately we thought, you know, what a great way to really blow out Heineken 0.0 momentum and share that brand and that product with the wider market,” said Heineken chief marketing officer Jonnie Cahill in an interview with the AP.
Beer sales have held steady in the U.S., but the beer category has been losing market share to other types of alcoholic drinks, said Bart Watson, chief economist for trade group Brewers Association.
Beer’s share in the alcohol market had dropped from 58% in 2000 to about 46% in 2022, while other alcoholic beverages, particularly spirits, have gained share. But overall beer barrel shipments are still up during the same time frame because the overall category has grown, according to figures tallied by the Beer Institute and Brewers Association.
For Anheuser-Busch, the decision to end its Super Bowl exclusivity is likely about putting marketing dollars elsewhere, Watson said.
“You have a new generation that consumes alcohol differently and beer differently. (For A-B), to put all their eggs in this basket isn’t getting the return that maybe it once did.”
Molson Coors is also keeping its ad for the big game under wraps. But it is attempting to make a splash as a first-time national advertiser by letting fans bet on what the ad will have in it — such as whether the game will feature its Coors Light or Miller Lite brand — via betting site DraftKings.
Other alcohol ads have enlisted celebrities: Diageo’s ad for its Crown Royal whisky will feature musician Dave Grohl. Rémy Cointreau is also using Serena Williams, in an ad that spotlights its Rémy Martin cognac.
Not all alcohol makers are jumping to the national stage. Boston Beer Co. is sticking to a regional spot for its Samuel Adams beer — the third year it has run a regional ad. The ad shows Bostonians imagining what would happen if everyone in the city was nice and polite.
“Samuel Adams is a relatively small player in the beer category, so a regional approach enables us to be part of the Super Bowl conversation without having to pay the huge price tag of a national ad,” said Lesya Lysyj, chief marketing officer. A cut of the ad will run nationally beginning the week after the Super Bowl, she added.
Aside from alcohol, big brands including Pepsi Zero Sugar, Doritos, M&Ms, Google, Downy and Kia will all be advertising during Super Bowl LVII, which airs Sunday on Fox.
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The Minnesota Twins headed into the penultimate week of the Major League Baseball season with a slim chance of making the postseason.
That’s better than the Kansas City Royals, who have been mathematically eliminated for a while.
The Twins will conclude their season series with the Royals beginning Tuesday evening. The Twins will hand the ball to Dylan Bundy (8-7, 4.68 ERA). The Royals will counter with Zack Greinke (4-9, 4.10 ERA).
The Twins lost to the Cleveland Guardians 11-4 Monday. They entered the bottom of the sixth inning trailing just 4-3, but they gave up three in the sixth and four more in the eighth.
To make matters worse, starting pitcher Sonny Gray left after throwing 44 pitches in two innings with a recurrence of the right hamstring troubles that had put him on the Injured List in late April and also resulted in an early exit from his Sept. 2 start against the White Sox.
The Twins are limping home, going 6-12 in September, including losing seven of eight September games against the first-place Guardians.
The Twins entered September trailing the Guardians by a game and a half, and that deficit dropped to one game after the Guardians lost to the Orioles on Sept. 1.
The Twins lost two of three to the White Sox, three of four to the Yankees and three straight to Cleveland. A three-game sweep of the Royals offered a little hope before losing four of five in Cleveland.
“I’m not ready to talk about the season like it’s behind us,” manager Rocco Baldelli said after Monday’s loss. “I don’t think that’s appropriate. We still have guys in that clubhouse that are ready to work and that are ready to play, and we still have games to play.”
Maybe matching up against the Royals is what the Twins need. They’re 12-4 against Kansas City in 2022, with only these three games remaining. Anything short of a sweep would be disastrous, if not surprising.
Bundy will be making his second start of the season against the Royals. He took a no-decision in his last start, Sept. 15. He’s 2-2 with a 4.11 ERA in 10 appearances (nine starts) against the Royals in his career.
The Royals have gone 10-21 since the start of a three-game series in Minnesota in mid-August. They’re in danger of losing at least 100 games for the third time in the last four seasons.
The Royals traded away most of their veteran position players before the trade deadline, meaning there were many days like Sunday when a majority of the starting lineup was made up of rookies.
“We’re always looking at those good at-bats, the hard contact, the situational hitting,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said after Sunday’s 13-3 loss to the Red Sox in Boston.
“We’re seeing guys taking some good at-bats, fighting through some counts. Seeing everything that we want to see from all of them. Overall, they’re putting together good at-bats and those are gonna pay off in the long run.”
Greinke, who was brought in to provide leadership to a young rotation, has pitched better than his 4-9 record.
He has made two starts since returning from right forearm tightness. He’s allowed four runs in 10 innings. In his first start after his return, Greinke allowed one run on six hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out two.
He’s 0-4 with a respectable 4.74 ERA this season against the Twins. He’s 5-13 with a 4.65 ERA in 29 appearances (25 starts) in his career against Minnesota.
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A migrant survivor of the trailer: ‘They couldn’t breathe’
By SONIA PÉREZ D.
Associated Press
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The advice of a friend to stay near the door of a semi-trailer may have saved Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás from the deadly end that 53 other migrants met when the truck was abandoned last week on the outskirts of San Antonio.
Cardona Tomás, a 20-year-old from Guatemala’s capital, said in a phone interview Monday from her hospital bed that it was already hot on June 27 when she stepped out of the warehouse on the Texas side of the Mexico border where she had been waiting and climbed into the back of the trailer.
The smugglers confiscated their cellphones and covered the trailer’s floor with what she believes was powdered chicken bouillon, apparently to throw off any dogs they might encounter at checkpoints. Sitting stuffed inside the stifling trailer with dozens of others, the powder stung her skin.
Remembering her friend’s advice about staying near the door where it would be cooler, Cardona Tomás shared it with another friend she had made during the journey.
“I told a friend that we shouldn’t go to the back and should stay near (the entrance), in the same place without moving,” said Cardona Tomás, who is being treated at Methodist Hospital Metropolitan in San Antonio. That friend survived, too.
As the truck moved on, making additional stops to pick up more migrants, people began to cluster near the door like Cardona Tomás. She had no way to track the time.
“The people were yelling, some cried. Mostly women were calling for it to stop and to open the doors because it was hot, that they couldn’t breathe,” she said, still laboring a bit to speak after being intubated at the hospital.
She said the driver or someone else in the cab yelled back that “we were about to arrive, that there were 20 minutes left, six minutes.”
“People asked for water, some had run out, others carried some,” she said.
The truck would continue stopping occasionally, but just before she lost consciousness it was moving slowly. She woke up in the hospital.
The driver and three others were arrested and charged by U.S. prosecutors.
Guatemala’s Foreign Ministry has said that 20 Guatemalans died in the incident, 16 of whom have been positively identified. Foreign Minister Mario Búcaro said he hoped the first bodies would be repatriated this week.
Cardona Tomás said the truck’s destination that day was Houston, though she was ultimately headed to North Carolina.
“She didn’t have a job and asked me if I would support her” in migrating to the U.S., her father, Mynor Cordón, said Monday in Guatemala City, where the family lives. He said he knew of other cases of children who just left without telling their families and ended up disappearing or dying so he decided to back her.
He paid $4,000 for a smuggler — less than half the total cost — to take her to the U.S. She left Guatemala on May 30, traveling in cars, buses and finally the semi-trailer in Texas.
“I didn’t know that she would travel in a trailer,” he said. “She told us it would be by foot. It seems like at the last moment the smugglers decided to put (her) in the trailer, along with two more friends, who survived. One of them is still in critical condition.”
Cordón had stayed in touch with his daughter up until the morning of June 27. Her last message to him that Monday was at 10:28 a.m. in Guatemala, or 11:28 a.m. in Texas. “We’re going to go in an hour,” she wrote.
It was not until late that night that Cardona Tomás’ family learned of the abandoned trailer. It was two more days before relatives in the United States confirmed that she was alive and hospitalized.
“We cried so much,” Cordón said. “I even was thinking where we were going to have the wake and bury her. She is a miracle.” | https://kion546.com/news/2022/07/04/a-migrant-survivor-of-the-trailer-they-couldnt-breathe/ | 2022-07-05 01:17:45 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2022/07/04/a-migrant-survivor-of-the-trailer-they-couldnt-breathe/ |
Resident makes fake speed camera out of Little Free Library to slow down drivers
KENSINGTON, Md. (WUSA) – In Maryland, someone tired of speeders zipping down their street put up their own deterrent.
An anonymous resident of Kensington built a fake speed camera that looked like a Little Free Library often seen in neighborhoods.
McComas Avenue is just a shortcut for many on their commute.
Matthew Fairbank, a neighbor who lives in the area, said drivers are often going 40 to 50 miles per hour on the road.
“Someone actually came down the strip and came into the retaining wall at one point,” he said.
He also said many speeding drivers have caused damage to cars parked on the street.
“My wife’s car has lost three mirrors already,” he said. “I know people down the street down there, you can see the traffic cones by the cars down there. His car has been hit a couple of times.”
Residents said they have complained to Montgomery County for years about the speeders on the street.
While there is a plan to remake it with speed bumps and bike lanes, city officials said it’s still years away.
People in the neighborhood said it seemed like there was nothing they could do to curb the speeding. However, someone decided to get creative and craft a solution.
Someone installed a Little Free Library that was built to resemble an actual speed camera, complete with authentic looking signs. It seemed to work in slowing down drivers.
“And actually observed people slowing down,” Fairbank said. “For the first time since the three years I’ve been here.”
However, the county eventually got involved and took down the signs. They also said the library could not be on the easement and couldn’t be in a yard without a permit.
Montgomery County Police said the spot is not an approved location for a speed camera, even if it is a fake one.
Police said they are evaluating where new cameras could go.
While the library’s builder has yet to come forward, Fairbank said he and another neighbor took it down to comply with the county.
“It’s a little disappointing,” he said.
Fairbank said they plan to keep it safe in case it ever finds a home.
“I think it was to bring awareness and it did seem to work initially,” Fairbank said.
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As students return to classrooms for the new school year, we visit one district, in Jackson, Miss., to hear how school leaders, teachers and families are feeling.
Copyright 2022 NPR
As students return to classrooms for the new school year, we visit one district, in Jackson, Miss., to hear how school leaders, teachers and families are feeling.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — The 143-year-old cable suspension bridge that collapsed Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat in one of the country’s worst disasters in years was built using the latest technology available in Europe at the time.
Its cables snapped and its walkway gave way under the weight of hundreds of sightseers, sending hundreds plunging into the water. As of late Monday, at least 133 people had died, 177 were injured and many others were missing.
Here’s a brief look at the bridge and Morbi, the town where it’s located:
At 1.25 meters (4 feet) wide and 233 meters (764 feet) long and known locally as the “jhoolta pool,” or swinging bridge, the structure was inaugurated in 1879 during British rule.
Many in India are openly disdainful of the colonial past, but the Morbi bridge, which spans a wide section of the Machchu river, seems to have been an exception.
Gujarat’s official tourism website calls it “a nostalgic reminder of Victorian London” and “an artistic and technological marvel of that period.”
In March, the company that holds the contract for maintaining and managing the bridge, Oreva Group, closed it for repairs. It reopened on Oct. 26. That’s the first day of the Gujarati New Year, which coincides with the Hindu festival season. The newly reopened attraction was packed with people.
Based in Morbi, Oreva is a group of companies known mainly for making clocks, mosquito zappers and electric bikes. Local news reports said the company reopened the bridge to the public without first obtaining a “fitness certificate.”
That claim could not immediately be verified. But local officials said there would be an investigation.
Morbi city, home to about 200,000 people, has suffered other calamities.
In 1979, an upstream dam on the Machchu river burst, sending walls of water through the city and killing hundreds of people in one of India’s biggest dam disasters.
In 2001, thousands of people died in an earthquake in Gujarat. Morbi town, 150 kilometers (90 miles) from the epicenter at Bhuj, suffered widespread damage. According to a report in the newspaper Times of India, the bridge also was severely damaged. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-a-look-at-suspension-bridge-that-collapsed-in-india/ | 2022-11-01 12:35:28 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-a-look-at-suspension-bridge-that-collapsed-in-india/ |
Former President Trump is railing against Twitter CEO Elon Musk for telling Fox News’s Tucker Carlson that he voted for President Biden in 2020.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that he does not believe “for a minute” that Musk voted for Biden in 2020, alleging that Musk told him he voted for him.
“Elon is just trying to make friends with the absolutely horrible Biden Administration because of all the government subsidies he gets, and all the permits he needs,” Trump said.
SpaceX and Tesla, both of which Musk leads, have reportedly received millions of dollars in federal subsidies.
“I didn’t vote for Donald Trump. I actually voted for Biden. Not saying I’m a huge fan of Biden because I would think that probably would be inaccurate,” Musk told Carlson in a Fox News interview that partially aired on Monday.
Musk said presidential elections pose a “difficult” decision and he would prefer a candidate who is a “normal person with common sense and whose values are smack in the middle of the country.”
Trump said the remarks are Musk’s attempt at “mending fences.”
Musk has previously voiced support for centrist candidates, saying in June that he might create a “Super Moderate Super PAC” to support candidates from both parties who have moderate views.
He said at the time that he voted for a Republican for the first time ever when he backed former Rep. Mayra Flores to win a special election for Texas’s 34th Congressional District. Flores won the special election but lost her election to serve a full term in November.
Musk said in November that he would support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for the 2024 presidential election if he runs. | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/trump-rails-against-musk-for-saying-he-supported-biden-in-2020-elon-is-just-trying-to-make-friends/ | 2023-04-18 19:25:26 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/hill-politics/trump-rails-against-musk-for-saying-he-supported-biden-in-2020-elon-is-just-trying-to-make-friends/ |
- Agreement includes global cross-license for patented cellular standard-essential technologies and grants certain other patent rights.
- Settlement ends all ongoing patent-related legal disputes between the parties.
- Including effects of the settlement, and including ongoing IPR business with all other licensees, Ericsson estimates fourth quarter 2022 IPR licensing revenues will be SEK 5.5 - 6.0 b.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Apple have reached a multi-year, global patent license agreement between the two companies. The agreement includes a cross-license relating to patented cellular standard-essential technologies and grants certain other patent rights.
Furthermore, Ericsson and Apple have mutually agreed to strengthen their technology and business collaboration, including in technology, interoperability and standards development.
This settlement ends the lawsuits filed by both companies in several countries, including in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Texas, as well as the complaints filed before the United States International Trade Commission (USITC).
Ericsson's IPR licensing revenues continue to be affected by several factors, including expired patent license agreements pending renewal, the technology shift from 4G to 5G, and possible currency effects and geopolitical impact going forward. Including effects of the agreement with Apple covering sales from January 15, 2022, and including ongoing IPR business with all other licensees, Ericsson estimates the fourth quarter 2022 IPR licensing revenues will be SEK 5.5 - 6.0 b.
Christina Petersson, Chief Intellectual Property Officer at Ericsson says: "We are pleased to settle the litigations with Apple with this agreement, which is of strategic importance to our 5G licensing program. This will allow both companies to continue to focus on bringing the best technology to the global market."
Over several decades, Ericsson has been a leading contributor to 3GPP and to the development of global mobile standards for the benefit of consumers and enterprises everywhere. The value of Ericsson's patent portfolio of more than 60,000 granted patents is strengthened by our leading position as 5G vendor, and annual investments of more than USD 4 b in R&D. The company is confident of growing its IPR revenues with new 5G agreements and by expanding into other licensing areas long term.
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BINGHAM FARMS, Mich., Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LUDWIG+ (L+), a woman-owned brand actualization and business acceleration advertising agency, is proud to announce national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Great Lakes Women's Business Council (GLWBC), a regional certifying partner of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
"Less than one percent of the ad agencies on the planet are woman-owned. said LUDWIG+ CEO Barbara Yolles Ludwig. "Being WBENC certified is an important achievement. We believe this will open up opportunities for the agency, as well as provide great connections, and inspiration for other women entrepreneurs."
LUDWIG+ was founded by Yolles Ludwig in August of 2019. Since, the agency has grown to serve clients in various categories, including financial services, healthcare, retail, automotive, CPG, technology and more.
The WBENC standard of certification implemented by the GLWBC is an arduous and meticulous process including an in-depth interview, review of the business and site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is majority owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women.
By including women-owned businesses among their suppliers, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier diversity programs.
The WBENC certification comes on the heal of the agency being named ANA Small Agency of the Year (Gold), and Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 Michigan and Northwest Ohio.
To learn more about LUDWIG+, visit www.ludwigplus.com.
LUDWIG+ does not just create mind-blowing, category-disruptive marketing and advertising, it unearths ways to fuel business growth, drives brand-defining ideas to every corner of an organization, and elevates people plus business. LUDWIG+ brings a collaborative, inter-disciplinary approach to everything it touches - brand positioning, brand architecture, brand image, strategy, creative, technology product and development, media planning and buying, digital, social, production, video/editing/animation, public relations, print, email, SEO, CRM, and B2B. For more information, visit ludwigplus.com.
Founded in 1997, WBENC is the nation's leader in women's business development and the leading third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women, with more than 17,000 certified Women's Business Enterprises, 14 national Regional Partner Organizations, and more than 350 Corporate Members. More than 1,000 corporations representing America's most prestigious brands as well as many states, cities, and other entities accept WBENC Certification. For more information, visit www.wbenc.org.
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MACOMB, Mich., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascent Aerospace, a leading provider of aerospace tooling systems, factory automation and integration services, will be an exhibitor at the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, IL at McCormick Place from September 12-17, 2022. As the largest show in the Western hemisphere, and this year being co-located with Hannover Messe, it will be the event of the year with over 2,000 booths and 9 application focused pavilions to cater to each and every industry need.
This year at IMTS, Ascent will be showcasing a parallel kinematic machine (PKM) that has extreme accuracy, flexible mounting options and is customizable to meet specific machining applications for any industry. As an expert in automated solutions and factory integration, Ascent Aerospace can incorporate robots, like this PKM, into new or existing systems to meet specific customer needs and industry requirements. With unmatched expertise, Ascent creates flexible and scalable applications to propel production for customers in the right direction to reduce cycle times or recurring costs while increasing overall quality and a safer work environment for all.
Visit Ascent Aerospace in Level 3 of the North building at booth 236367 to define the best solution to drive your manufacturing excellence.
Ascent Aerospace is a world renowned, single-source provider of turnkey production and automated assembly systems for the aerospace, defense and space industries. Our unique offering consists of a variety of products and solutions to resolve challenging aerostructure assembly requirements, from wing components and fuselage structures to final assembly lines. As the industry's largest tooling and automation group, Ascent produces a full suite of composite tooling, including layup molds, mandrels, bond tools, and trim and drill fixtures, including the largest Invar molds ever made for aerospace. In addition, Ascent offers automated, high-precision drilling and fastening systems, having installed more than 2,200 systems globally. As an assembly line integrator, Ascent works with airframers to develop their project and see it through from process design and engineering through build and installation, to ensure it is an efficient and cost-effective solution. This strategy has allowed Ascent Aerospace to develop long-term, strategic alliances with the world's foremost manufacturers in the commercial aerospace, business aviation, defense, space launch and satellite industries. Visit www.ascentaerospace.com for more information.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump angrily lashed out Wednesday, calling the nation's legal system a "broken disgrace" after a judge ruled he must answer questions under oath next week in a defamation lawsuit lodged by a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s.
He also called the 2019 lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll, a longtime advice columnist for Elle magazine, “a hoax and a lie."
The outburst late in the day came hours after U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in Manhattan rejected a request by his lawyers to delay a deposition scheduled for Oct. 19.
Kaplan is presiding over the case in which Carroll said Trump raped her in the dressing room of a Manhattan Bergdorf Goodman store in the mid-1990s. He called the lawsuit “a complete con job."
“I don’t know this woman, have no idea who she is, other than it seems she got a picture of me many years ago, with her husband, shaking my hand on a reception line at a celebrity charity event," Trump said.
“She completely made up a story that I met her at the doors of this crowded New York City Department Store and, within minutes, ‘swooned' her. It is a Hoax and a lie, just like all the other Hoaxes that have been played on me for the past seven years," he said.
Then he grumbled: “Now all I have to do is go through years more of legal nonsense in order to clear my name of her and her lawyer’s phony attacks on me. This can only happen to ‘Trump'!"
Carroll is scheduled to be deposed on Friday.
Roberta Kaplan, Carroll’s attorney, said she was pleased with the judge's ruling and looked forward to filing new claims next month “and moving forward to trial with all dispatch” after New York state passed the Adult Survivors Act, allowing her to sue for damages for the alleged rape without the statute of limitations blocking it.
After Trump's statement was released, a spokesperson for Kaplan's firm, Kaplan Hecker & Fink, said the “latest statement from Donald Trump obviously does not merit a response.”
Trump's legal team has tried various legal tactics to delay the lawsuit and prevent him from being questioned by Carroll's attorneys. But Judge Kaplan wrote that it was time to move forward, especially given the “advanced age” of Carroll, 78, and Trump, 76, and perhaps other witnesses.
“The defendant should not be permitted to run the clock out on plaintiff’s attempt to gain a remedy for what allegedly was a serious wrong,” he wrote.
Carroll's lawsuit claims that Trump damaged her reputation in 2019 when he denied raping her. Trump's legal team has been trying to quash the lawsuit by arguing that the Republican was just doing his job as president when he denied the allegations, including when he dismissed his accuser as “not my type.”
Trump doubled down on the comment in his statement Wednesday, saying: “And, while I am not supposed to say it, I will. This woman is not my type! She has no idea what day, what week, what month, what year, or what decade this so-called 'event' supposedly took place. The reason she doesn’t know is because it never happened, and she doesn’t want to get caught up with details or facts that can be proven wrong."
Whether Trump will remain the defendant in the original lawsuit is a key question because if Trump was acting within the scope of his duties as a federal employee, the U.S. government would become the defendant in the case.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a split decision last month that Trump was a federal employee when he commented on Carroll's claims. But it asked another court in Washington to decide whether Trump's public statements occurred during the scope of his employment.
Kaplan, the judge, said Trump has repeatedly tried to delay the collection of evidence in the lawsuit.
“Given his conduct so far in this case, Mr. Trump's position regarding the burdens of discovery is inexcusable,” he wrote. “As this Court previously has observed, Mr. Trump has litigated this case since it began in 2019 with the effect and probably the purpose of delaying it.”
The judge noted that the collection of evidence for the lawsuit to go to trial was virtually concluded, except for the depositions of Trump and Carroll.
“Mr. Trump has conducted extensive discovery of the plaintiff, yet produced virtually none himself,” Kaplan said. “Completing these depositions — which already have been delayed for years — would impose no undue burden on Mr. Trump, let alone any irreparable injury.”
The judge also said the deposition could be useful when Carroll's lawyer next month files the new lawsuit.
Whether the rape occurred is central to the defamation claims, as well as the anticipated new lawsuit, the judge said.
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Associated Press Writer Jill Colvin reported from Washington
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Recognition honors companies demonstrating business integrity through best-in-class ethics, compliance, and governance practices
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services, has been named among one of the 2023 World's Most Ethical Companies® on Ethisphere's annual list for the 15th time.
Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, each year recognizes a select group of companies that show exceptional commitment to ethical operations, compliance performance, and governance practices.
"Ethics matters. Organizations that commit to business integrity through robust programs and practices not only elevate standards and expectations for all, but also have better long-term performance," said Ethisphere CEO, Erica Salmon Byrne. "We continue to be inspired by the World's Most Ethical Companies honorees and their dedication to making real impact for their stakeholders and displaying exemplary values-based leadership. Congratulations to Paychex for earning a place in the World's Most Ethical Companies community."
"Since our company was founded in 1971, our commitment to ethics and corporate social responsibility has been at the core of everything we do," said John Gibson, president and CEO of Paychex. "Earning this World's Most Ethical Companies recognition validates that by living our corporate values, each Paychex employee can make a difference for the customers we serve and the communities we live in."
In the 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report, Paychex announced that governance; privacy and security; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I); empowering businesses; and occupational safety would join the company's existing pillars—community; the environment; employees; and ethics—as top priorities going forward. The company has made significant strides toward improving gender and racial diversity among teams, employee safety, cybersecurity practices, and more:
- Paychex continues to prioritize and amplify diverse voices through recruitment, employee resource groups, mentorship programs, training, and pay equity. Last fiscal year, in (FY22): 62 percent of Paychex hires were female (+12 percent from FY21); 44.4 percent of Paychex hires were racially diverse (+14.5 percent from FY21).
- With an ongoing focus on providing its employees with a safe and comfortable work environment, Paychex has experienced a 75 percent reduction in the number of reported new workers' compensation claims in the last five years.
- The privacy and security of confidential client information is a top priority of Paychex. The company's leadership can be demonstrated using independent security rating services such as Security Scorecard and Bitsight, providing external validation of the Paychex cybersecurity program.
To view the full list of this year's honorees, please visit the World's Most Ethical Companies website, at worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees. For more information on corporate social responsibility at Paychex, visit paychex.com/corporate/corporate-responsibility.
Methodology & Scoring
Grounded in Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient®, the World's Most Ethical Companies assessment process includes more than 200 questions on culture, environmental and social practices, ethics and compliance activities, governance, diversity, and initiatives that support a strong value chain. The process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify the leading practices of organizations across industries and around the globe.
About Paychex
Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) is a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services. By combining innovative software-as-a-service technology and mobility platform with dedicated, personal service, Paychex empowers business owners to focus on the growth and management of their business. Backed by 50 years of industry expertise, Paychex serves more than 730,000 payroll clients as of May 31, 2022, in the U.S. and Europe, and pays one out of every 12 American private sector employees. Learn more about Paychex by visiting www.paychex.com and stay connected on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Ethisphere
Ethisphere is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel corporate character, marketplace trust, and business success. Ethisphere has deep expertise in measuring and defining core ethics standards using data-driven insights that help companies enhance corporate character. Ethisphere honors superior achievement through its World's Most Ethical Companies® recognition program, provides a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), and showcases trends and best practices in ethics with Ethisphere Magazine. Ethisphere also helps to advance business performance through data-driven assessments, guidance, and benchmarking against its unparalleled data: the Culture Quotient dataset focused on ethical culture and featuring the responses of 2+ million employees around the world; and the Ethics Quotient dataset, featuring 200+ data points highlighting the ethics, compliance, social, and governance practices of the World's Most Ethical Companies. For more information, visit https://ethisphere.com.
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Chelsea Wernick
Public Relations Program Manager II
Paychex, Inc.
(585) 216-2974
cwernick@paychex.com
@Paychex
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For now, the Nebraska mountain lion is living in an enclosure originally built to house leopards confiscated from a meth lab.
Visitors to WarHorse Lincoln dropped an estimated $43 million, or close to $1.4 million a day, into slot machines during October.
Another year of high school softball is in the books. And, as usual, there was no shortage of talent around the city, area and state.
Elkhorn North junior basketball standout Britt Prince responded “6 million” when a classmate making a video asked her how many Jews she had killed.
Mickey Joseph, asked after the game about how to close the gap between NU and Michigan, clearly sees recruiting as the answer. It’s recruiting — and then some.
Lincoln Police have identified one of the drivers in an accident that sent two men to the hospital Saturday morning.
As part of the South Beltway construction, the highway is becoming a city street named Nebraska Parkway, and city workers are beginning the process of changing signage.
As the man waited at the stoplight, the 17-year-old approached from behind in his Ford Escape and crashed into the Chevy, according to police.
Nebraska offensive coordinator Mark Whipple was accidentally hit by a Michigan kick returner and took a hard fall in the first half of the Huskers’ game against the Wolverines.
Nebraska football's home game versus Wisconsin will kick off at 11 a.m. next weekend, the Big Ten Conference announced Saturday.
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LOS ANGELES , June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Riskified Ltd. ("Riskified" or the "Company") (NYSE: RSKD).
Class Period: July 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 1, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Riskified lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at https://www.glancylaw.com/cases/riskified-ltd/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) as Riskified expanded its user base, the quality of Riskified's machine learning platform had deteriorated (rather than improved as represented in the Registration Statement), because of, among other things, inaccuracies in the algorithms associated with onboarding new merchants and entering new geographies and industries; (2) Riskified had expanded its customer base into industries with relatively high rates of fraud including partnerships with cryptocurrency and remittance business in which Riskified had limited experience and that this expansion has negatively impacted the effectiveness of Riskified's machine learning platform; (3) as a result, Riskified was suffering from materially higher chargebacks and cost of revenue and depressed gross profits and gross profit margins during its third fiscal quarter of 2021; and (4) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Charles Linehan, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com, or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased.
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NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the American Kennel Club.
Adorable in some eyes, deplorable in others, the sturdy, push-faced, perky-eared, world-weary-looking and distinctively droll French bulldog became the nation’s most prevalent purebred dog last year, the club announced Wednesday. Frenchies ousted Labrador retrievers from the top spot after a record 31 years.
Why?
“They’re comical, friendly, loving little dogs,” says French Bull Dog Club of America spokesperson Patty Sosa. City-friendly, with modest grooming and exercise needs, she says, “they offer a lot in a small package.”
Yet the Frenchie’s dizzying rise — it wasn’t even a top-75 breed a quarter-century ago — worries its fans, to say nothing of its critics.
The buzzy little bulldogs have been targeted in thefts, including last month’s fatal shooting of a 76-year-old South Carolina breeder and the 2021 shooting of a California dog walker who was squiring singer Lady Gaga’s pets.
There’s concern that demand, plus the premium that some buyers will pay for “exotic” coat colors and textures, is engendering quick-buck breeders and unhealthy dogs. The breed’s popularity is sharpening debate over whether there’s anything healthy about propagating dogs prone to breathing, spinal, eye, and skin conditions.
The British Veterinary Association has urged people not to buy flat-faced breeds, such as Frenchies. The Netherlands has prohibited breeding very short-snouted dogs, and the country’s agriculture minister aims to outlaw even owning them.
“French bulldogs can be a polarizing topic,” says Dr. Carrie Stefaniak, a Glendale, Wisconsin-based veterinarian who’s on the Frenchie club’s health committee.
She has treated French bulldogs with breathing difficulties, and she stresses that would-be owners need to research breeders and health testing and to recognize that problems can be expensive to treat.
But she’s no Frenchie foe. She owns two and has conditioned them to run agility courses and take hilly hikes.
“These dogs can be very fit, can be very active,” Stefaniak said. “They don’t have to be sedentary dogs that can’t breathe.”
The AKC’s popularity rankings cover about 200 breeds in the nation’s oldest canine registry. The stats are based on nearly 716,500 puppies and other dogs newly registered last year — about 1 in every 7 of them a Frenchie. Registration is voluntary.
The most rarely owned? English foxhounds.
The rankings don’t count mixed breeds or, at least for now, Labradoodles, puggles, Morkies and other popular “designer” hybrids. The AKC’s top 10 were: French bulldogs, Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, German shepherds, poodles, bulldogs, Rottweilers, beagles, dachshunds and German shorthaired pointers.
With roots in England and then France, French bulldogs became chic among American elites around the turn of the 20th century, then faded from favor.
That changed, rapidly, in this century. Social media and celebrity owners (ranging from Leonardo di Caprio to Megan Thee Stallion to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) gave the dogs fresh exposure. Still more came last year, when U.S. TV audiences watched a Frenchie named Winston take second place at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and then win the National Dog Show hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia.
Last year, about 108,000 newly registered French bulldogs surpassed Labs by over 21,000.
As a longtime breeder and a veterinarian, Dr. Lori Hunt sees Frenchies as ideal companions but their popularity as “a curse, not a blessing.”
“They’re being very exploited” by unscrupulous breeders, she said. The Westlake, Ohio-based vet has seen plenty of Frenchies with problems but rejects arguments that the breed is inherently unhealthy. Some of her own do canine performance sports.
Some other breeds are prone to ailments ranging from hip dysplasia to cancers, and mixed-breed dogs also can get sick. But recently published research involving about 24,600 dogs in Britain suggested that Frenchies have “very different, and largely much poorer” health than do other canines, largely due to the foreshortened, wrinkly face that encapsulates the breed’s je ne sais quoi.
With such findings in mind, the British Veterinary Association has said it “strongly recommends” against buying flat-faced dogs and has campaigned to scrub them from ads and even greeting cards.
The American Veterinary Medical Association is exploring ways to improve flat-faced dogs’ welfare, President Dr. Lori Teller says.
To animal rights and welfare activists, the French bulldog frenzy puts a snorting, panting face on problems with dog breeding in general.
“A lot of the breed characteristics that are bred into these dogs, they’re for looks, not necessarily health and welfare, and Frenchies are probably one of the most exaggerated examples of that,” said Dr. Lorna Grande of the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, a professional group affiliated with the Humane Society of the United States.
“It is a welfare issue. These dogs are suffering,” she says.
The AKC notes that its Canine Health Foundation has donated $67 million since 1990 for research and education on many breeds, and the kennel and Frenchie clubs say there have been advances. A new breathing test made its U.S. debut on Frenchies, bulldogs and pugs at a show in January.
Prospective purebred owners should explore breeders’ history and health testing, accept waiting for a puppy, and ask themselves whether they’re prepared for the responsibility, the AKC says.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota ethics board’s finding that Gov. Kristi Noem may have engaged in misconduct by intervening in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license isn’t likely the last word on the matter. But exactly how much more comes out on the episode may be up to the Republican governor herself.
The state’s Government Accountability Board appears to be letting Noem decide whether to defend herself in a public hearing or simply accept an “appropriate action” that the board hasn’t detailed. It presents Noem with a choice: Stick to her defense that she has done nothing wrong and fight the allegations in a public hearing or let the matter quietly die while accepting the board’s action.
How Noem handles the matter may not dent her prospects for reelection this year in a race where she’s heavily favored to win a second term. But it may be important down the road for a politician who has methodically positioned herself to move up in national politics, including for a potential 2024 presidential run.
So far, Noem has chosen to fight — at least in the public sphere. Her reelection campaign spokesman, Ian Fury, lashed out at the board after it moved against her Monday, calling the board’s action “illegal” and portraying the complaints against her as the work of an embittered political enemy. They were filed last year by Jason Ravnsborg, the former Republican attorney general, as he faced pressure from Noem to resign after he struck and killed a pedestrian with his car in 2020.
But neither her office nor her campaign has answered questions on whether she will fight the allegations through a contested case hearing before the board, which was created in 2017 and has never handled a case like Noem’s. Such a proceeding would allow the board’s three retired judges to publicly scrutinize how she took a hands-on role in a state agency while it was evaluating her daughter’s application for an appraiser’s license.
As first reported by The Associated Press, Noem held a meeting in July 2020 that included her daughter, Kassidy Peters, and key decision-makers in Peters’ licensure just days after the agency had moved to deny a license. After the meeting, Peters got another opportunity to demonstrate she could meet federal standards and was ultimately awarded the license.
By accepting the board’s action, Noem could avoid a public hearing over an episode that has drawn condemnation from government ethics experts, her political rivals and even some Republican lawmakers. Ravnsborg has said that it was concern from lawmakers that prompted him to send the complaint to the board.
“We’ll have to wait until the governor’s office makes a decision,” said Gene Kean, a current member of the Government Accountability Board who was appointed after serving more than two decades as a state circuit court judge and chairing the state Judges Association. “That’s sort of a linchpin in this thing.”
But giving up the fight also could have political fallout for Noem, said Alex Conant, a GOP strategist who previously worked as the communications director for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign.
“If she doesn’t have a good explanation or is unable to pivot, it could be something that follows her,” Conant said.
The board hasn’t publicly said what action it may take against the governor. Its options in state law allow for a reprimand, a directive to do community service or coursework, as well as other “informal” resolutions that the governor would have to agree to. Statutes don’t describe what the community service or “coursework” might be.
John Pelissero, a scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, said it’s “unusual” for an ethics board not to publicly announce the action it takes against an accused official.
“It lacks transparency if they do not announce the level of accountability,” he said. “That has the potential to undermine the public’s confidence in the accountability board and in state government generally.”
Meanwhile, the ethics board took another action Monday that holds the potential of not just a finding of ethical misconduct, but illegality. The board asked the state’s attorney general to investigate Noem’s practice of flying on state airplanes to gatherings hosted by political groups like the Republican Jewish Coalition and the National Rifle Association. State law bars the aircraft from being used for anything other than state business, though Noem has said she was acting as an ambassador for the state.
Noem’s gubernatorial challenger, Democratic state Rep. Jamie Smith, pounced on the issue Tuesday and called for Attorney General Mark Vargo to recuse himself and appoint a special prosecutor.
Vargo played a prominent role in the conflict between Noem and Ravnsborg earlier this year by leading the impeachment prosecution against Ravnsborg in the Senate over his actions and accounting of the 2020 crash that killed a pedestrian. After senators convicted Ravnsborg on charges including one that alleged he misled investigators, and removed him from office, Noem — who had pressed for impeachment — named Vargo as interim attorney general.
Vargo said this week he hadn’t made the decision on whether to recuse himself from the state airplanes probe, even as he issued a statement saying any investigation would remain confidential.
Pelissero, the ethics expert, agreed, saying that there was already a perception of a clear conflict of interest. And David Cleveland, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School who specializes in legal ethics, referred to rules of professional conduct that ban lawyers from cases where they have a conflict of interest or stand to gain personally.
Even some Republican lawmakers said Vargo should recuse himself.
“I personally think it’s only appropriate for him to immediately recuse himself and appoint a special counsel,” said Republican Rep. Scott Odenback. “So that there’s a continued faith and trust in the process that you are held accountable no matter who you are.” | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/ap-sd-ethics-board-puts-it-to-noem-whether-to-fight-allegations/ | 2022-08-25 12:03:05 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/ap-sd-ethics-board-puts-it-to-noem-whether-to-fight-allegations/ |
SeekInClarity is a CE-IVD Mark, cost-effective, blood-based pan-cancer/pan-indication treatment response monitoring test that does not require cancer tissue analysis.
SeekInClarity test could identify a subgroup of patients as responders, who have better survival regardless of disease subtypes and stages, after the first or second cycles of treatment.
SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SeekIn Inc, a leader in blood-based cancer early detection and monitoring technology, today announced the results of the pan-cancer/pan-indication treatment response monitoring test, SeekInClarity®, which were presented at the AMP 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
Imaging analysis is often used to assess disease burden and to evaluate treatment response for cancer patients. However, this relies on the presence of macroscopic tumor burden. Due to this limitation, patients can be incorrectly labeled as having complete remission even though minimal residual disease (MRD) may still be present. And the subsequent volume change of the tumor can take several cycles of treatments to be seen. In addition, techniques like PET-CT have relatively high costs and expose patients to radiation that can result in downstream negative health consequences. In order to improve upon our current ability to monitor cancer treatment response, the development of novel response assessment techniques is necessary.
"An accurate assessment of treatment response is essential to providing the best care for patients with cancer especially as the response rates of different cancer treatments range from 30% to 70%," said Mao Mao, M.D., Ph.D., SeekIn's founder and CEO. "Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a promising, noninvasive tumor biomarker that can aid in tumor monitoring throughout cancer care management. SeekInClarity®, a blood-based multi-omics assay, integrates the copy number aberration (CNA) index and the fragment size (FS) index of the cell-free DNA and seven protein tumor markers (PTMs) to quantify the molecular tumor burden (MTB) for monitoring cancer treatment response."
A total of 114 patients meeting the WHO diagnosis criteria of lymphoid neoplasm were prospectively recruited from two clinical sites. Test performance was evaluated at multiple time points: before and after 1, 2, 4, and 6 cycles of treatment, thereinto samples from after one and two cycles of treatment were defined as landmarks. MTB status of each patient at each time point was calculated by integrating PTMs, CNA index and FS index through machine learning approaches.
At baseline, 73% of patients were MTB+. Progression-free survival (PFS) at baseline of MTB- patients was better than MTB+ patients. 36 out of 104 patients at landmark test were MRD+, who had a worse PFS time than those with MRD- status [HR: 8.5, 95% CI:2.6-27.4; P-value < 0.001]. Furthermore, patients with MRD- status had better PFS regardless of tumor stages and subtypes. The patients with MRD+ also had worse PFS than those with MRD- from the assessment after 1 cycle treatment [HR: 6.0, 95% CI:1.0-35.9; P-value=0.066], which demonstrated that compared with clinical imaging, SeekInClarity test could assess the response of treatment in advance, even after one cycle of treatment.
Further results showed that MTB dynamic change was also a good indicator of treatment response. 46 (60%) baseline MTB+ patients could achieve MRD- at landmark, which indicated the ctDNA and PTMs were cleared in blood and therefore the treatment was effective. Among patients with MTB positive at baseline, 6 patients with MTB increase had the worst PFS in the study.
"This study presents a strong demonstration that SeekInClarity can be considered an in vivo drug sensitivity test. Furthermore, high sensitivity and a significant lead time in monitoring treatment response before imaging can elicit a meaningful impact on patient outcomes by informing timely treatment decisions for personalized cancer management," said Dr. Mao, "In addition, gaining the CE-IVD Mark for SeekInClarity test is an important milestone to make our test more accessible to patients around the world, contributing to helping more patients select the right treatments for their cancers, improve their quality of life and reduce health care costs."
About SeekIn
SeekIn Inc is a biotech company founded in early 2018 in Shenzhen, China, focusing on blood-based pan-cancer early detection utilizing next-generation sequencing and artificial intelligence. Since founded, SeekIn has been committed to providing cutting-edge and cost-effective solutions for cancer early detection, postoperative recurrence monitoring, and treatment response evaluation. SeekIn also developed novel molecular tests for leukemia patients. Its cancer early detection technology has been applied to canines as well. With its proprietary technical advances, SeekIn has launched a number of research and clinical studies in collaboration with top-tier hospitals in China. SeekIn envisions that by leading a new norm for cancer early detection the clinical outcome of mid-/late-stage cancer patients can be reversed and the cancer mortality rate can be reduced by 15%. For more information about SeekIn's cutting-edge technologies and products, visit www.seekincancer.com.
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New housing partnership to build 24 homes in Mayfield for tornado survivors
MAYFIELD, Ky. (WTVQ) — A new partnership with Mayfield’s Hope Initiative will build 24 homes for tornado victims using money from the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday.
Beshear said $2.4 million from the fund will be used to construct new housing in Mayfield by the nonprofit, which will focus on people who had to relocate outside of Graves County and have longer commutes and higher rents.
“The Hope Initiative has worked to serve the needs of our community throughout each phase of recovery,” said Stephen Boyken, founder and president of the Hope Initiative, in a press release. “In our long-term efforts, the biggest need has been housing solutions for renters whose home was lost or destroyed by the tornado. We are grateful for both the recognition and the support of Gov. Beshear’s office. The financial support from the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief fund will allow us to go the distance in rebuilding our community one home and one family at a time.”
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School officials in Davenport, Iowa, expected that keeping the tanks of district buses filled would be a challenge in these days of high gas prices. What they were not prepared for was prices at the pump making it such a challenge to keep students fed.
Troubles with bread came next. The company delivering it first asked for hefty fuel surcharges before ultimately telling the district not to bother. It said it can’t afford to keep loaves coming to schools next year at all. The district has turned to another company, paying nearly double — $40,000 more — for less-frequent deliveries.
“It’s very stressful,” said Coni Dobbels, the Davenport school district’s food and nutrition services director. “People keep saying, ‘Aren’t things at schools better this year than they were last year?’ They’re not. I have never experienced anything like this.”
The shocks of high gasoline costs are ricocheting through the economy, as prices at the pump continue to rise, and industry analysts see little relief on the horizon. Even as drivers are loath to change their habits, with Americans eager to get on the road after pandemic cabin fever, the fallout from high gas prices is touching every corner of society.
Retailers and trucking companies are in a state of high anxiety over worsening diesel shortages, with an increasing threat that the fuel will need to be intermittently rationed at filling stations in some parts of the country. Similar worries are gripping the airline industry, as jet fuel becomes more scarce.
Concern about soaring fuel prices is spreading to restaurateurs, as dining out tends to be high on the list of spending that gets cut when household budgets are strained by filling up at the pump. Manufacturers are wrestling with the cost of plastic packaging, which is made from the same crude oil in high demand for gasoline. Boaters are weighing whether they should delay putting their vessels in the water, now that filling their tanks can run hundreds more dollars.
Gas prices keep passing earlier milestones, now averaging more than $4.59 per gallon nationwide. That is 50 percent higher than gas was at this time last year, according to AAA, as factors converge to create supply shortages not seen since the run-up to the Great Recession in 2008.
While the war in Ukraine is playing a major role, as the world shuns Russian oil, it is not the only challenge. The plunge in fuel demand during the pandemic moved producers to cut back on their investments in drilling and refining capacity. The oil-and-gas sector now finds itself ill-equipped to meet the demand of a society getting back on the road. The federal government has exhausted most of the limited tools it has to confront price spikes, such as releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
“The bottom line is, it is going to be an expensive summer,” said Michael Tran, managing director for global energy strategy at RBC Capital Markets. The warning was echoed this week, albeit in more subdued language, by Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen, who said during a visit to Germany that upward pressure on energy prices is likely to continue in the near-term.
As climbing gas prices force Americans to change their spending habits, one thing Americans aren’t doing very much of is driving less. All that driving in this moment of low fuel supply pushes prices up further. “As we reopen, there is a lot of pent-up demand,” Tran said. “People are willing to pay higher prices to make up for lost travel over the last few years.”
It is a different economic landscape than when gas prices last spiked like this, in the summer of 2008. At the time, Americans had been on a spending frenzy for a while and household savings rates were particularly low. Nonessential driving was a luxury more Americans could not afford then. Gas prices dropped again relatively quickly following a brief surge.
By contrast, household savings right now are at record highs, after people spent less during the coronavirus pandemic. “We were never, as a population, more ready to absorb high gas prices than we are right now,” Tran said. So even as prices keep going up, demand is not easing, which puts pressure on prices to go up even further.
Memorial Day Weekend is expected to bring 37.9 million Americans to the road, more than traveled by car over that holiday weekend before the pandemic hit, and an increase of 8.5 percent over last year, when gas prices were considerably lower, according to projections by the location data firm Arrivalist. The firm attributes the trend, in part, to Americans forgoing air travel. Plane ticket prices have become prohibitively expensive for many, as the airline industry struggles with its own fuel scarcity.
While Arrivalist’s pronouncement that “the American road trip is thriving” is hardly an overstatement, some drivers are stunned by what they are seeing at the pump.
Amanda Laudwein of Silver Spring was finally able to attend her nephew’s wedding in Death Valley National Park, which spans Nevada and California, this month after it was twice postponed because of covid. The already expensive trip came with an unexpected cost: The price for a gallon of unleaded at Death Valley’s Furnace Creek gas station, the only place to gas up for miles, was $8.25.
“It cost us $120 to fill up our van,” she said. “It was quite a shock.”
Like many other Americans, though, the 67-year-old has no plans to cut back on her travel. She is looking forward to a cross-country road trip in the fall regardless of whether gas prices are high then. “People have been so careful with their money for so long,” she said. “It is not going to stop us from going where we want. … I want to see the big prairies.”
Even as old driving habits remain, the high gas prices are forcing Americans to make other adjustments to accommodate them. Walmart this week saw its stocks suffer their biggest decline since 1987 amid an earnings report that acknowledged high gas prices are hammering its business. They are creating unanticipated operational costs for the company and also changing the ways consumers shop, as they try to consolidate their trips to the store and forgo purchasing items that are not daily necessities.
As they see so much of their money going into their gas tanks, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said on an earnings call this week, “customers are even more price sensitive right now. … They’re paying close attention.” He described Walmart shoppers at this moment as “portfolio managers” carefully balancing their budgets and more reluctant to buy something like a piece of sporting equipment unless they see a price drop.
Consumers are also impacted in unexpected ways. A decade-old study found obesity rates tend to go down when gas prices spike. Not so much because people abandon their cars to walk or bike, but because they cut out of their budgets services like house cleaning and gardening, opting to burn the calories doing it themselves.
Older drivers who lived through the gas shortages and accompanying stagflation of the 1970s, meanwhile, are more likely to associate rising prices at the pump with a souring economy and cut back their spending sooner, according to a recent study built on extensive survey data from Gallup.
“I grew up waiting in line to get gas,” said James Cassel, an investment banker in Miami. “Most people don’t remember that.”
While Cassel said he’s relieved not to be reliving the long lines at the pump endured during the 1970s, the soaring prices are creating a cascade of headaches for the midsize companies he invests in. Fuel and other costs for manufacturers are mounting so fast, he said, that big-box retailers are easing their rules on when manufacturers can hike the price of products on store shelves.
But that doesn’t mean consumers won’t just turn to buying generics. Cassel is working with a food company struggling to readjust its budget for excessive gas costs, as it weighs whether they will lose more customers if they increase the price of their product, or instead cut costs by shrinking its size.
Economists and energy analysts warn the prospects are dim for this cycle of increasing energy prices driving evermore inflation to end anytime soon. There are only a few things that could bring it to a close. One is a huge uptick in available oil, gas and renewable energy, which most analysts say is years away. The other is a recession.
A less-painful alternative to a recession would be consumers tiring of the high prices and moderately pulling back on their spending on gas and other products, driving down demand for fuel.
“If this were not the covid reopening year, I would say consumers start to pull back when gas hits $5 a gallon,” Tran said. “But I am reluctant to make those predictions for this summer. A year from now, maybe everyone has had their fill of travel and demand starts to drop.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/20/gas-prices-driving-inflation/ | 2022-05-20 11:21:42 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/20/gas-prices-driving-inflation/ |
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Ovation to Award $100,000 to 10 Arts and Cultural Organizations
in Charter Markets Across the Country
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ovation TV, America's premier arts network, and partner Charter Communications, Inc., today announced the recipients of the 2022-2023 Stand For The Arts Awards, which recognizes local arts, cultural and educational organizations and programs. Since the initiative started in 2017, Ovation TV and Charter have given out 60 awards totaling $600,000 towards arts education. This year, 10 organizations will receive support in Charter markets across the country.
Select arts organizations are awarded $10,000 Stand For The Arts contributions based on the following criteria: their support of creatives and artists via community-driven programming; as advocates for equity and access to the arts; and for providing accessible spaces for creative expression.
"We are pleased to continue our work with Charter as we enter a sixth year of our Stand For The Arts initiative partnership," stated Sol Doten, Senior Vice President, Content Distribution and Partner Marketing for Ovation TV. "It remains our priority to champion community-driven arts organizations as they support artists and creatives on a local level."
This year, recipients include Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy in Brooklyn, NY, which empowers youth and families of African descent to achieve high levels of educational, professional, and artistic excellence. This leading institution inspires future generations to develop a strong African-centered cultural identity and realize their power to transform social inequality. Additional recipients include Donkey Mill Art Center in Hawaii, bringing people, ideas, and the diverse cultural perspectives of their island together through the power of art; the Duluth Art Institute in Minnesota, which provides access to high-quality arts education for artists and the community, amplifies historically absent narratives in its galleries, and provides leadership training for youth; and the Latino Theater Company in Los Angeles, which is dedicated to contributing new stories and novel methods of expression for the American theater repertoire and to increasing artistic opportunities for underserved communities.
"Charter's partnership with Ovation TV will enable these organizations to continue to serve as vital arts and cultural resources in their communities – which complements our focus on investing in and strengthening the towns and cities we serve," said Adam Falk, Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs for Charter. "We congratulate this year's Stand For The Arts honorees for their commitment to supporting local artists and expanding access to high-quality arts education, exhibits, concerts, and performances."
Each organization has received a $10,000 Stand For The Arts award to support their efforts. The Charter markets and the arts organizations being recognized are:
Central Music Academy, Lexington, KY
Donkey Mill Art Center, Hōlualoa, HI
Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO
Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, Dallas, TX
Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy, Brooklyn, NY
Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles, CA
Madison Youth Arts Center, Madison, WI
Park Playhouse / Playhouse Stage Company, Cohoes, NY
Prodigy Cultural Arts Program, Tampa, FL
More information about Stand For The Arts and the Stand For The Arts Awards is available at www.standforthearts.com.
About OVATION TV America's Premier Arts Network
As an independent television, production, and digital media company, OVATION TV has an unparalleled commitment to the arts, culture, and captivating entertainment. Showcasing a lineup of critically acclaimed premium dramas, specials, documentaries, and iconic films, OVATION TV salutes innovative storytelling with popular programming that includes Inside the Actors Studio, Murdoch Mysteries, Riviera, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Arts Engines, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, The Fall, Midsomer Murders, The Art Of, Celebrity Conversations, and The Sound of New York. Ovation also powers JOURNY, the dedicated streaming service where art, culture, and travel intersect. The company has provided more than $15M in contributions and in-kind support to arts institutions and arts education. Its signature advocacy platform, STAND FOR THE ARTS, includes a coalition of over 150 arts organizations, cultural institutions, and arts leaders throughout the country raising awareness about art's positive impact, protecting access for everyone, and encouraging action on behalf of the arts. OVATION TV is available on major providers via cable, satellite and telco systems including Comcast Cable/Xfinity, DIRECTV/AT&T U-verse, SPECTRUM, Verizon FiOS, as well as on demand. You can follow OVATION TV on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, OvationTV.com, and through our App, OVATION NOW.
About Charter
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand. Over an advanced communications network, the Company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice.
For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum Business® delivers the same suite of broadband products and services coupled with special features and applications to enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government entities, Spectrum Enterprise provides highly customized, fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach® delivers tailored advertising and production for the modern media landscape. The Company also distributes award-winning news coverage and sports programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks. More information about Charter can be found at corporate.charter.com.
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TROY, Mich., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced an online tool to streamline its 24-hour Driveshaft on Demand (DOD) program, enabling customers to quickly and efficiently identify and order replacement driveshaft products from MeritorPartsXpress.com.
"At Meritor, we are committed to putting out-of-service vehicles back on the road as soon as possible," said Jeff Amalfitano, senior product manager for Meritor. "As we continue to innovate our DOD program, this new update will reduce the time it takes to report and replace customer driveshaft orders compared to the email-based submission process. Enhancing our digital footprint continues to be a priority at Meritor as we work to improve quality and efficiency in customer relations."
The initial launch of the DOD program took place in 2017 to increase turnaround time for customers who required a replacement driveshaft. Product lines included in the program are the Meritor Xtended Lube MXL™, Meritor Permalube™ RPL 20/25/35, Dana Spicer® 10 Series, 1610/1710/1760/1810 and Dana Spicer® 140/170/250/350. In 2020, the program was expanded to include Canadian manufacturing locations to further improve lead time in that region.
The new tool is accessible to registered MeritorPartsXpress.com users on any device including smartphones, tablets and laptops, and includes high-quality images, step-by-step instructions, and instructional videos on how to identify and specify a driveshaft, even when a part number is not readily available.
All replacement driveshafts ordered through Driveshaft on Demand are built with high quality components to exacting Meritor specifications, shipped within 24-hours of the order and come with a 2-year nationwide warranty.
The current email-based order submission process will be phased out. Original equipment dealers and warehouse distributors can now obtain the desired driveshaft directly through the web platform. Customers will still be able to order replacement or customizable driveshafts at competitive prices with same-day or next-day shipping arrangements, eliminating long lead times.
About Meritor
Meritor, Inc. is a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets. With more than a 110-year legacy of providing innovative products that offer superior performance, efficiency and reliability, the company serves commercial truck, trailer, off-highway, defense, specialty and aftermarket customers around the world. Meritor is based in Troy, Mich., United States, and is made up of more than 9,600 diverse employees who apply their knowledge and skills in manufacturing facilities, engineering centers, joint ventures, distribution centers and global offices in 19 countries. Meritor common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTOR. For important information, visit the company's website at www.meritor.com.
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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday it's giving its highest award to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her efforts to welcome more than 1 million refugees — mostly from Syria — into Germany, despite some criticism both at home and abroad.
Matthew Saltmarsh, spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said Merkel had been selected as the latest recipient for the Nansen award, which is handed out annually by the Geneva-based U.N. agency.
“Under the then-Federal Chancellor Merkel’s leadership, Germany welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum-seekers in 2015 and 2016, which, as you will remember, was the height of the conflict in Syria, and there was deadly violence in other parts of the world,” Saltmarsh told reporters. "Dr. Merkel helped to highlight the plight of refugees globally."
Merkel's decision to let in so many migrants boosted the far-right Alternative for Germany party and resulted in protests by a vocal minority. She was also blasted by some governments for being too friendly to refugees, when some European Union partner states were closing borders to refugees and asylum-seekers.
The award includes a $150,000 prize. Merkel is expected to travel to Geneva next Monday to receive the award, Saltmarsh said. Four regional winners were also announced.
The UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award honors individuals, groups or organizations that go “above and beyond the call of duty” to protect refugees, other displaced and stateless people, the agency says.
More than 60 laureates have received the award since it was founded in 1954 to celebrate Fridtjof Nansen, a Norwegian scientist, explorer and diplomat who was the first commissioner for refugees in the League of Nations — the predecessor of the the United Nations
The recipient in 2021 was the Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development in Yemen, for its support for displaced Yemenis.
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Rhode Island GOP calls for investigation of lawmaker in 'hidden debts' case
PROVIDENCE — The chairwoman of the Rhode Island Republican Party has filed a multi-count ethics complaint against Carlos Tobon, the Pawtucket lawmaker in hot water for his messy personal finances and failure to disclose thousands of dollars in debts, as required by law.
In the filing, GOP Chairwoman Sue Cienki requested "a detailed investigation of Tobon’s personal finances."
"The public deserves to know exactly how their elected officials make money, what businesses and properties they own, and to whom they are indebted," she wrote. And at minimum, "the Ethics Commission should fine Tobon for hiding from the public for so many years the truth about his personal finances."
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The complaints follow a WPRI report on Tobon's "hidden debts."
The complaint alleges that Tobon repeatedly violated the state law that requires "a public official to disclose any debt in excess of $1,000, which is not to a family member, or pertains to a credit card or a mortgage on the public official’s principal residence."
"For at least the past six years, Tobon has repeatedly failed [to] disclose various personal debts ... [including] a $21,000 loan from April Kuzdeba ... a $7,000 loan from Gregory Troy; and a $10,100 loan from Diagneris Garcia," the complaint says.
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The complaint alleges he also violated the state's financial disclosure law for public officials, by failing to "disclose all sources of occupational income ... by employer, or if self-employed, by the nature of occupation or profession."
"Tobon listed Tobon Insurance LLC as a source of income although it does not exist, but failed to list Solrac LLC [a building company registered by Tobon] as source of income," the complaint says.
Third, the GOP alleges, Tobon violated the law that requires public officials to list all real property in which they have a financial interest, except for their principal residence. The complaint alleges Tobon "borrowed money from Ms. Garcia for “real estate investments at multiple properties."
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Fourth, the complaint says, Tobon violated the requirement that a public official identify any business entity in which he or she held a 10%, or minimum $5,000, equity interest.
Tobon – who has been absent from House sessions since the WPRI report on May 5 –has not yet responded to a Journal inquiry about the ethics filings. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/16/ethics-complaint-pawtucket-lawmaker-investigation-request-personal-finance/9796451002/ | 2022-05-16 20:03:12 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/16/ethics-complaint-pawtucket-lawmaker-investigation-request-personal-finance/9796451002/ |
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COMENDADOR LEVY GASPARIAN, Brazil (AP) — A Brazilian politician attacked federal police officers seeking to arrest him in his home on Sunday, prompting an hours-long siege that caused alarm and a scramble for a response at the highest level of government.
Roberto Jefferson, a former lawmaker and an ally of President Jair Bolsonaro, fired a rifle at police and threw grenades, wounding two officers in the rural municipality Comendador Levy Gasparian, in Rio de Janeiro state. He said in a video message sent to supporters on WhatsApp that he refused to surrender, though by early evening he was in custody.
The events were stunning even for Brazilians who have grown increasingly accustomed to far-right politicians and activists thumbing their noses at Supreme Court justices, and comes just days before Brazilians go to the polls to vote for president.
The Supreme Court has sought to rein in the spread of disinformation and anti-democratic rhetoric ahead of the Oct. 30 vote, often inviting the ire of Bolsonaro’s base that decries such actions as censorship. As part of those efforts, Jefferson was jailed preventatively for making threats against the court’s justices.
Jefferson in January received permission to serve his preventative arrest under house arrest, provided he complies with certain conditions. Justice Alexandre de Moraes said in a decision published Sunday that Jefferson has repeatedly violated those terms — most recently by using social media to compare one female justice to a prostitute — and ordered he be returned to prison.
“I didn’t shoot anyone to hit them. No one. I shot their car and near them. There were four of them, they ran, I said, ’Get out, because I’m going get you,’” Jefferson said in the video. “I’m setting my example, I’m leaving my seed planted: resist oppression, resist tyranny. God bless Brazil.”
Later, Brazil’s federal police said in another statement that Jefferson was also arrested for attempted murder.
Bolsonaro was quick to criticize his ally in a live broadcast on social media. He denounced Jefferson’s statements against Supreme Court justices, including the threats and insults that led to his initial arrest, and Sunday’s attack. He also sought to distance himself from the former lawmaker.
“There’s not a single picture of him and me,” Brazil’s president said. His opponents promptly posted several pictures of the two together on social media.
Bolsonaro also said he dispatched Justice Minister Anderson Torres to the scene, without providing details on what his role would be.
Bolsonaro’s base had mixed reactions, with some on social media hailing Jefferson as a hero for standing up to the top court. Dozens flocked to his house to show support as he remained holed up inside. They chanted, with one group holding a banner that read: “FREEDOM FOR ROBERTO JEFFERSON”.
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is campaigning to return to his former job, told reporters in Sao Paulo that Jefferson “does not have adequate behavior. It is not normal behavior.”
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court convicted lawmaker Daniel Silveira for inciting physical attacks on the court’s justices as well as other authorities. Bolsonaro quickly issued a pardon for Silveira, who appeared beside the president after he cast his vote in the election’s first round on Oct. 2.
The runoff vote between Bolsonaro and da Silva is set for Oct. 30
“Brazil is terrified watching events that, this Sunday, reach the peak of the absurd,” Arthur Lira, the president of Congress’ Lower House and a Bolsonaro ally, wrote on Twitter. “We will not tolerate setbacks or attacks against our democracy.”
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Some prosecutors called it a “zombie;” other legal observers said it was a “sleeper case.” But Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) probe into Donald Trump is the first to initiate history-making criminal charges against a former president.
Among the dizzying array of ongoing criminal probes into former President Trump, he faces investigations by both federal and Georgia authorities over his role in seeking to block the transfer of power after the 2020 election. The Justice Department is also investigating the mishandling of classified records at his Florida home.
New York, however, has stepped in first.
The New York case elicits complex feelings, even among those eager to see Trump convicted. While the charges have yet to be unsealed, many perceive them to be the least serious of the accusations he faces across the various other probes.
The exact charges remain under seal until Trump’s arraignment, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, but they are expected to include at least one felony for his role in organizing a hush payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels shortly ahead of the 2016 election.
In some ways, it makes sense that the Manhattan charges have come first, with interest in a possible case percolating in some fashion since the payments became public in 2018.
Josh Stanton, an attorney with Perry Guha who has penned analyses of the case, stressed that Bragg is not rushing in bringing the case.
“New York not waiting is indicative of the fact that they are committed to respecting the rule of law, even if their case is not the one with the most severe possible sentence and also is not the one where his conduct was the most egregious,” Stanton said, noting that even with a felony conviction, Trump is likely to get probation rather than jail time.
“They have decided that Trump violated the law….So I don’t think it makes sense for the Manhattan district attorney to wait and see if other people go first. This is from conduct from 2016 and 2017.”
But some have expressed hesitation, concerned either over whether Bragg can mount a successful prosecution in what could be a complicated case or that having a higher-profile matter mark the first-ever indictment of a president would be better optics.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) told The Hill that Bragg going first indicates this is not the political witch hunt that Trump claims, a sign that prosecutors are independently assessing the strength of the evidence of misdeeds before proceedings.
“If it wasn’t an independent process, then Donald Trump would be saying, ‘Oh, this is coordinated, and this is political.’ So the fact that the public perception is that the first charge is not the one that is the strongest or most important case against him, to me just shows that this is an independent process that’s playing out and that’s what you want in any prosecution,”he said.
Others noted that the details of the case — spurred by an extramarital affair Trump has denied — pale in comparison to the other potential charges that might be brought against him.
“After inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, pressuring local officials to overturn the 2020 election, receiving financial kickbacks from foreign powers, and numerous other crimes during his presidency, it’s embarrassing and infuriating that the first indictment against Trump is about … Stormy Daniels,” Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said in a statement.
Some fear that could help fuel Republicans narratives minimizing the case.
The GOP has largely dismissed the case as politically motivated, while some have suggested the underlying conduct doesn’t merit prosecution.
“Look, this is an issue about campaign finances. And it’s a tenuous [case]at best,”former Vice President Mike Pence told CNNin a Thursday night appearance.
Even Trump’s 2024 primary rivals did not seek to capitalize on the indictment, with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley tweeting out her past appearance on Fox News saying, “I think the country would be better off talking about things that the American public cares about.”
Norm Eisen, counsel for the Democrats in Trump’s first impeachment, pushed back in an interview on those critiques, stressing that the case didn’t just implicate an alleged affair. He noted the timing of the hush arrangement followed the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape.
“If these payments had not been made, and these alleged campaign finance violations had not occurred, there’s no telling if the election results might have been different. So, in that regard, the issues…being investigated in the state of Georgia and in the federal grand jury are very important, but they did not affect the outcome. This might have,” Eisen said.
Stanton also fought the idea that Trump was simply “fudging some numbers.”
“On the one hand, we look at white collar crimes differently from violent crimes. But some white collar crimes have very serious real world impacts,” he said.
“The real world impact of this is it actually might have helped sway the election.…This information should have been public, should have been reported.”
Some have also questioned the strength of Bragg’s case, particularly when it comes to bringing felony charges.
The returned indictment means at least 12 of the 23 grand jurors found “reasonable cause” that Trump committed the charges. Prosecutors now must meet a much higher burden to secure a conviction: proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Outside legal experts suggest the indictment will focus on charges of falsifying business records, a misdemeanor under New York law. Elevating it to a felony, however, would require connecting Trump’s alleged “intent to defraud” to a second crime.
Prosecutors could attempt to connect the base charge to the campaign finance violations to which Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer who made the payment, pleaded guilty in connection with the scheme.
“I always call this the Capone theory, the Al Capone theory. They couldn’t get him on murder, extortion, racketeering, bootlegging, et cetera. They got him on tax evasion. If that crime done was enough for me to be charged, fined, convicted and sent to prison, why am I any different than Donald Trump?” Cohen, who has since turned against Trump, asked on CNN on Thursday.
Eisen’s research indicates the district attorney’s office regularly brings falsifying business records charges in white-collar cases and that prosecutors on multiple occasions connected it to state campaign finance crimes.
“There’s nothing novel here, because this pattern has been prosecuted and convictions won so many times. That’s also why it’s not a political prosecution, because contrary to what the former president and his allies are saying, I believe that if anyone else did this, they would be prosecuted. There’s no reason that a former president should be exempted,” he said.
Trump’s attorney has countered that the former president didn’t violate campaign finance laws, saying he used personal funds to reimburse Cohen irrespective of the election. Trump’s allies have also argued that as a presidential candidate his conduct was governed by federal campaign law, something they argue is out of reach for the state prosecutor to use in bumping up to a felony.
Though some observers are elevating the other cases against Trump, those investigations have their own challenges.
Trump has filed a motion to quash the Georgia probe, something that may not undercut any ultimate criminal case, but nonetheless as a procedural move is sure to eat up court time.
And while many Democrats are eager to see Trump held to account for efforts to remain in power after the election, culminating with the rally on Jan. 6, 2021, before his supporters violently attack the Capitol.
But many of the serious charges prosecutors could mull in connection with the event would likely require demonstrating Trump’s intent, a heavier burden for Justice Department lawyers.
“A lot of these things require proof of willfulness,” Stanton said, “And that’s always a challenge for prosecutors.” | https://fox59.com/hill-politics/trumps-zombie-case-lurches-ahead-of-the-pack/ | 2023-04-01 12:01:07 | 1 | https://fox59.com/hill-politics/trumps-zombie-case-lurches-ahead-of-the-pack/ |
A grandson and heir of Walmart founder Sam Walton has purchased the late Paul Allen’s collection of vintage warplanes and armored tanks housed at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum at Paine Field in Everett.
Rumors have circulated in recent months that the collection could be moved to Walmart’s home state of Arkansas, but that’s not happening. The museum will stay in Everett.
Steuart Walton, 40, who sits on the boards of both Walmart and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, will take over stewardship of the collection from Microsoft billionaire Allen’s estate.
The Everett museum has been closed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Walton’s newly formed nonprofit, the Wartime History Museum, plans to reopen the museum at its current site “within the next year,” it announced Thursday.
The museum building is leased from Paine Field airport, owned by Snohomish County.
Adrian Hunt, the Everett museum’s executive director, said in a statement he’s “thrilled that the museum’s mission and impact will continue under the leadership of Steuart.”
Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
The aircraft collection consists of 23 warplanes, mostly from World War II, including a British Spitfire, a Japanese Zero, a German Stuka dive bomber, a Soviet Ilyushin II and a U.S. P-51 Mustang.
The armor collection includes artillery guns and main battle tanks.
Sundry other military artifacts include a German Enigma machine, used to code military communications during World War II, and a Soviet Scud ballistic missile system.
The collection also includes a replica of SpaceShipOne, the spacecraft built by Scaled Composites that in 1996 was the first private spaceship to conduct a suborbital flight.
In a statement, Walton said: “We hope to share these important artifacts for generations to come and unearth inspiring stories to help fuel innovation, understanding, and exploration.”
Walton is a lawyer and co-founder of a private equity firm. As a philanthropist, he’s funded economic and cultural development projects in the region around Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, and promoted cycling and mountain biking. He is also a pilot, with his own collection of four vintage warplanes, a Super Corsair and three P-51 Mustangs.
In May 2020, he piloted one of those planes as all four did a formation flyover tour across 15 cities in Arkansas to honor front-line health care workers during the pandemic.
Allen’s will left most of his estate to a living trust, with his sister, Jody Allen, as trustee. Since his death in late 2018, the estate has sold off large pieces of his legacy.
Last week, it sold a cluster of Mercer Island properties for $67.1 million.
In all, the estate has sold off property worth nearly $350 million, Bloomberg reported, including a vast property in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking Los Angeles, two Manhattan apartments, a Spanish-style hacienda in Beverly Hills, and other properties in California and eastern Idaho.
The estate in 2021 sold off Allen’s superyacht.
In July, Jody Allen denied speculation that the estate’s two professional sports teams — the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks — are now up for sale.
However, she added that most of her brother’s assets will eventually have to be sold, “given Paul’s plans to dedicate the vast majority of his wealth to philanthropy.”
“But estates of this size and complexity can take 10 to 20 years to wind down,” she said. “There is no preordained timeline by which the teams must be sold.”
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
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National Weather Service Eureka CA
124 AM PST Wed Jan 11 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING
ABOVE 4500 FEET...
* WHAT...Snow expected above 4500 feet. Total snow accumulations
of up to 16 inches. Additional snow accumulations of up to 10
inches at Scott Mountain Summit. Winds gusting as high as 50
mph.
* WHERE...Northern Trinity County.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM this evening.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
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* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels will rise to near 6000 feet by
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Mississippi hostage standoff ends with 1 officer and suspect dead, 1 officer wounded
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Two Mississippi police officers were shot and one died Thursday during a standoff that started as a hostage situation in a home, the state Department of Public Safety said.
The suspect also was shot and killed, at the home in the Jackson suburb of Brandon, state police spokesperson Bailey Martin said in a statement.
Several law enforcement agencies responded during the standoff, which lasted more than eight hours. The officer killed was from the police department in another suburb, Madison. The injured officer is from the Brandon Police Department.
The Department of Public Safety did not immediately release the names of the officers or the suspect. The Madison officer was killed while trying to enter the home.
Brandon police told WLBT-TV that the standoff began as a domestic dispute between a man and a woman.
Police Chief Wayne Dearman said the department received a call at 1:45 a.m., WAPT-TV reported. After talking for more than an hour with the suspect, the department’s SWAT team got into the house and rescued the hostage.
It was not immediately clear whether police shot and killed the suspect, or the person killed himself.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is examining the case, as it does with most shootings of or by law enforcement officers in the state. After the investigation is finished, MBI will give its findings to the state attorney general’s office, Martin said.
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Biden’s Delaware home is now a player in document drama
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s President Joe Biden’s refuge from Washington — a place that’s part home office, part Sunday family dinner venue, a safe place for his treasured 1967 Corvette and a makeshift campaign studio during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, is coming under fresh scrutiny as a repository of classified material.
The White House confirmed Thursday that classified records were found in the garage of Biden’s Wilmington home, as well as an adjacent room that the president later identified as his personal library. The disclosure came three days after the White House said similarly classified materials were located at Biden’s former institute in Washington. The discoveries, taken together, prompted Attorney General Merrick Garland to tap a special counsel to oversee the matter.
The announcement shines a brighter spotlight on Biden’s Wilmington house, where he regularly spends the weekends and where he finds more freedom and a homier atmosphere than at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
“I said when I was running, I wanted to be president — not to live in the White House, but to be able to make the decisions about the future of the country,” Biden said in February 2021, just after he took office. Living in the White House, he said, is “a little like a gilded cage in terms of being able to walk outside and do things.”
So far in his presidency, Biden has spent part or all of 194 days in his home state of Delaware, spending most weekends in either at his Wilmington home or in Rehoboth Beach, where he owns a $2.7 million home, according to an Associated Press tally. He will head to Wilmington again this weekend.
Despite an onslaught of criticism, particularly from Republicans, for regularly escaping to the state, White House officials say the time spent in Wilmington is important for a president who traveled home nightly during the 36 years he served as senator. Biden also can stand up presidential operations at home, where he regularly meets with advisers, and an aide from the National Security Council travels with the president during Wilmington weekends.
“Every president can work from anywhere they are, because that is how presidencies are equipped,” former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in February 2022, as Russia began invading Ukraine and Biden was preparing for another weekend in Wilmington. She confirmed that Biden can make secure calls from “anywhere he is, yes.”
Biden’s custom-built Wilmington home, finished in 1998, is located in the tony Greenville section of the town and abuts a lake in a neighborhood where residents are now used to Secret Service vehicles and flashing motorcade lights. It’s a brief drive to his home church, St. Joseph on the Brandywine, and a branch of the upscale grocery store Wegman’s opened nearby in recent months.
The home is also a culmination of Biden’s decades-long quest to establish the perfect family home and his self-admitted obsession with real estate. Over the years, he would purchase several homes in Delaware and later sell them at a profit.
“Joe has a very symmetrical eye, and if he had a million dollars he wouldn’t be traveling, he would be putting it into his house,” his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, said in journalist Jules Witcover’s biography of the president. The book, “Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption,” described him as an “admittedly frustrated architect.”
So meaningful is the home to the Bidens that when the former vice president floated the prospect of a second mortgage to pay for his ailing son Beau’s expenses, then-President Barack Obama flatly refused “with a force that surprised me,” Biden wrote in his 2017 memoir, “Promise Me, Dad.”
“I’ll give you the money,” Obama said, in Biden’s retelling. “I have it. You can pay me back whenever.”
Jill Biden has also written fondly about the home, describing its sunroom — covered in family mementos, campaign paraphernalia and artwork — as “one of my favorite places in the world.”
“The small room overlooks the lake behind our house, and I like to sit with my feet tucked up on the sofa, wrapped in a pashmina, grading papers there from my classes at Northern Virginia Community College, where I’ve taught English and writing for the last eleven years,” she wrote in her memoir, “Where the Light Enters.” “It’s a room made for homeyness and comfort.”
This haven for the Bidens quickly morphed into his de facto campaign headquarters in March 2020, when Americans were suddenly homebound with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and presidential candidates ditched in-person stumping for virtual roundtables and Zoom fundraisers. Biden would keep up the at-home campaigning much longer than his opponent, Donald Trump, stirring some heartburn among Democrats and prompting mockery from Republicans that Biden was tethered to his basement.
But it also allowed for an unusual glimpse into the personal home of the Bidens, as he fielded questions sitting in front of shelves stuffed with books and posted Instagram photos of him and Jill dyeing Easter eggs in their kitchen.
In May 2020, Biden was speaking to the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Victory Fund from home when he was repeatedly drowned out by squawking geese.
“There’s a pond on the other side of my property,” Biden remarked. “A lot of Canadian geese. If you hear them honking away, they’re cheering.”
The White House was pressed this week to disclose a visitors’ log to Biden’s personal home, but it’s unclear whether one even exists. Aside from family members and close advisers, there is little public knowledge about who comes in and out of Biden’s home, particularly when he is handling presidential business.
One exception was Sen. Joe Manchin.
In October 2021, Biden personally invited the influential West Virginia Democrat, as well as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, to his home for breakfast and a tour of the property — a move seen as a deeply personal gesture from a president struggling to court Manchin on the Democrats’ massive social spending package that fall. Manchin would go on to extinguish those efforts two months later, and a furious White House responded that Manchin made a commitment to Biden “at his home in Wilmington,” portraying the senator’s announcement as a personal betrayal.
Now Biden’s home is again becoming a bit player in a political headache for the White House.
Garland said Thursday that the Justice Department was told Dec. 20 by Biden’s personal lawyer that classified material was found in the president’s Wilmington garage. Further, DOJ was notified Thursday that another record with classified markings was found elsewhere in the Wilmington home.
Asked about the disclosures Thursday, Biden kept his comments relatively brief, saying he will speak more on this “soon” and that he takes classified material seriously.
But Biden also wanted to make one thing about his house explicitly clear.
“By the way, my Corvette’s in a locked garage, OK?” he said. “So it’s not like it’s sitting out in the street.”
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Ozzy Osbourne is tackling his latest health battle with help from wife Sharon Osbourne.
During the June 8 episode of the U.K. show The Talk, the 69-year-old television host shared that she would be returning to Los Angeles to be with her husband as he goes under the knife.
"He has a very major operation on Monday [June 13], and I have to be there," she told the audience and her co-hosts. "It's really going to determine the rest of his life."
E! News has reached out to Ozzy's rep for comment and has not yet heard back.
While Sharon did not reveal what the medical procedure was for, Ozzy, 73, has had his fair share of health struggles over the years, including battling Parkinson's disease—a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements, such as stiffness, shaking and difficulty with coordination and balance.
Ozzy has also had issues with his neck after getting into an ATV accident in 2003. In May, the Black Sabbath singer told Classic Rock that he was "waiting on some more surgery on my neck" before he can get back to traveling for his final tour, "No More Tours 2."
"I can't walk properly these days. I have physical therapy every morning," he added. "I am somewhat better, but nowhere near as much as I want to be to go back on the road."
And just last month, Sharon revealed that Ozzy had contracted COVID-19. "I am very worried about Ozzy right now," she said on The Talk at the time. "We've gone two years without him catching COVID and it's just Ozzy's luck he would get it now." | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1334349/ozzy-osbourne-undergoing-very-major-operation-that-could-determine-the-rest-of-his-life-sharon-says | 2022-06-13 15:44:50 | 0 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1334349/ozzy-osbourne-undergoing-very-major-operation-that-could-determine-the-rest-of-his-life-sharon-says |
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DETROIT (AP) — State Rep. Shri Thanedar won Michigan’s 13th Congressional Democratic primary, topping a field of nine candidates in a district that covers most of Detroit and potentially leaving the city next term without Black representation in Congress for the first time since the early 1950s.
Thenader’s victory means Detroit could be without a Black representative in Congress since before Charles Diggs Jr. took office in 1955. Diggs later was joined in Congress in 1965 by Democrat John Conyers, who retained his congressional seat for more than 50 years.
Results from Tuesday’s election show Thanedar, an immigrant from India, defeating state Rep. Adam Hollier and attorney Portia Roberson.
Detroit is about 80% Black and all of the other candidates in the primary are Black.
“This race was not about me,” Thanedar said Wednesday in a statement. “Michigan’s 13th Congressional district is one of the poorest in the country, and I will fight for economic and racial justice in Congress.”
The 13th District — redrawn through redistricting after Michigan lost a seat following the census — currently is represented by Brenda Lawrence, a Democrat from the Detroit suburb of Southfield. Lawrence earlier announced she would not be seeking a fifth term after Southfield was made part of the 12th Congressional District.
Martell Bivings, who is Black, ran unopposed in Tuesday’s Republican primary for the 13th District, but is a longshot to win the general election in the heavily-Democratic leaning district.
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Police in South Florida arrest another suspect in Memorial Day beach shooting
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police in South Florida arrested two men over the weekend and are continuing to search for a third person suspected of going on a Memorial Day shooting spree along a busy beachside promenade that injured nine people.
Detectives from the Hollywood Police Department took Ariel Cardahn Paul into custody on Sunday night, the agency said in a news release. On Saturday, Hollywood detectives and the U.S. Marshals’ Task Force arrested Jordan Burton.
Paul and Burton have been identified by police as the shooters, along with Lionel JeanCharles Jr., who has yet to be arrested, the agency said.
They will each face charges of attempted first-degree murder, eight counts of attempted murder in the second degree and one count of carrying a concealed firearm.
Two men who were involved in the altercation that led to the shooting — Morgan Deslouches and Keshawn Stewart, both 18 — were arrested last week on firearms charges, police said. Five handguns have been recovered, with one of them reported stolen in the Miami area and another in Texas, they said.
Police and witnesses say the shooting began late in the afternoon on Memorial Day after a fight broke out in front of a busy stretch of shops on the Hollywood Oceanfront Broadwalk, which is south of Fort Lauderdale. Bystanders frantically ran for cover as gunshots rang out.
Two of the nine injured remain in the hospital, police said.
It was not immediately known whether those who were arrested have retained lawyers who could speak on their behalf.
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP)Auburn named former Mississippi State athletic director John Cohen to the same position on Monday, charging him with hiring a new football coach.
The school announced Cohen’s hire about six hours after saying that President Chris Roberts had fired second-year Tigers coach Bryan Harsin.
Cohen had been athletic director at Mississippi State since November 2016 after a long career as a baseball coach. He hired Joe Moorhead for a short-lived stint as the Bulldogs coach and then replaced him with Mike Leach.
The Tigers and Mississippi State play Saturday in Starkville.
”John has a wealth of experience in college athletics, particularly in the Southeastern Conference and his resume and references are impeccable,” Roberts said. ”His leadership and success as a head coach and an athletic director speak for themselves.
”John will embrace Auburn and be a tremendous leader for our athletics program as we move forward.”
Cohen, who played baseball for Mississippi State, was a two-time SEC coach of the year.
”Auburn is an incredibly special place as is demonstrated by the hall of fame coaches and athletes that have been a part of its storied history,” Cohen said. ”I understand the traditions and values at Auburn and look forward to continuing those traditions. I’m humbled and honored to be joining the Auburn family.”
Cohen elevated Rich McGlynn, who had served as interim AD, to deputy athletics director.
Cohen is serving a four-year term on the 10-member NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.
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Police: Man shoots roommate over $10; body found in trash can
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - Authorities in Tennessee say a man was shot and killed in an argument over $10.
According to the Memphis Police Department, officers responded to a shooting call in a neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
Arriving officers said they were approached by two men who told them that their roommate had been shot by another resident of the home.
Authorities said they found the suspected shooter, later identified as 38-year-old Perry Hughes, inside the house and took him into custody after a short standoff.
In Hughes’ bedroom, officers found the body of the victim inside a trash can, according to an arrest report. Paramedics were called and pronounced the man dead.
Investigators executed a search warrant of the property and said they located casings inside the kitchen, blood on the hallway walls and baseboards, along with blood in a swirl pattern on the bathroom floor.
Authorities said they found three handguns in Hughes’ bedroom, two of which were stolen, plus a mop with what appeared to have blood on it and a bucket of bloody water inside an adjacent room.
Police said witnesses told them that the group was celebrating another person’s birthday while playing dominoes and drinking at the house.
The men told investigators that Hughes and the victim later became intoxicated and began to argue over $10 before the argument turned physical.
The witnesses said both men pointed weapons at each other and stopped fighting until the man moved to hit Hughes who then started shooting.
Both witnesses identified Hughes as the person who shot and killed their roommate, police said.
According to Memphis authorities, Hughes is facing charges that include second-degree murder. He is also a convicted felon out of Mississippi for an assault.
Police did not immediately identify the man killed.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Wrapping up leadership elections, House Democrats unanimously chose Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina for a new role Thursday, as the party whip relinquishes his current job and a younger generation of Democratic leaders takes charge in the new year.
The vote for Clyburn, who is the highest-ranking Black American in Congress and close to President Joe Biden, averted a potentially divisive internal party struggle after what had been a largely drama-free transition in the aftermath of the midterm elections. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team are stepping aside after decades at the helm.
Ahead of voting, Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who is openly gay, withdrew his challenge to Clyburn. Cicilline won assurances from the Democratic leaders that LGBTQ voices would be represented at the leadership table.
Clyburn, a civil rights leader, said he plans to continue his work advocating “for the South, and for communities that have been left out of economic progress of previous generations.”
The two days of closed-door voting among Democrats to chose party leaders after the midterm elections were surprising for its brevity, especially compared to the dragged out process underway on the Republican side as GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy works to shore up support to become the House speaker in January.
Pelosi, D-Calif., and her team are stepping aside after Republicans won control of the House in the midterm elections. The parties have between now and the new year to sort out the new roles before the new Congress convenes in January.
On Wednesday, House Democrats elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York to become the new party leader, the first Black person to lead a major political party in the U.S. Congress.
Jeffries has said it will be a “blessing” to have Pelosi and the other leaders remain in Congress to offer counsel and guidance even as they are making way for the new generation.
Pelosi, Clyburn and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., are all in their 80s, and the new generation is decades younger.
Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., who was elected to become the caucus chairman, called Clyburn “the conscience of our caucus. All of us can benefit from his experience and his perspective as we work together.”
The challenge to Clyburn was a surprise, but Cicilline said he felt the need to act to ensure the Democratic leadership “fully reflect the diversity" of the caucus and of the country.
Antjuan Seawright, a political adviser to Clyburn, on Wednesday argued that Clyburn’s presence at the leadership table was crucial not only for representation from the South but also as a measure of continuity during a transition period.
“With a transition in leadership, you have to have stability, you have to have continuity, and you have to have a sense of trust,” Seawright said. “His being there provides all those things, and also, as this next generation of leaders prepares to be able to fly the political plane, it’s so important that they have a very experienced pilot to help them fly the plane, just in case there’s a storm they may not have faced.” | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/clyburn-elected-house-dems-assistant-leader-averts-contest/IJKDQVCL4VD4VGL76M5XFBDGYQ/ | 2022-12-01 20:48:36 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/clyburn-elected-house-dems-assistant-leader-averts-contest/IJKDQVCL4VD4VGL76M5XFBDGYQ/ |
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MIAMI (AP) — An Atlantic hurricane season that had 14 named storms officially ended Wednesday, though residents of Florida and Puerto Rico will continue to deal with damage caused by Hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Fiona.
The 2022 season had an unusually calm first half but made up for that with the three destructive hurricanes in the second half, ending with an average number of named storms. The season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
This year’s period saw eight hurricanes with winds of at least 74 mph (119 kmh), and two of them intensified to major hurricanes with winds reaching at least 111 mph (179 kmh), according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. An average hurricane season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes, forecasters said.
This season was notable for a record-tying inactive August. This year was the first time since 1941 that the Atlantic Ocean has gone from July 3 to the end of August with no named storm, Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach said. Since 1950, only 1997 and 1961 had no named storms in August.
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Hurricane Nicole’s eye hit central Florida’s Treasure Coast area as a Category 1 storm in early November, but the greatest damage seemed to occur more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) to the north around Daytona Beach, where beach erosion started by Hurricane Ian worsened and led to homes collapsing into the ocean.
Hurricane Fiona was the season’s first major hurricane, eventually becoming a Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph (215 kmh) as it made its way toward Canada. The center of the storm missed the mainland U.S., but it hit Puerto Rico as a Category 1 in the middle of September, leaving the entire island without power and at least 25 people dead. | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-atlantic-hurricane-season-ends-with-average-number-of-storms/ | 2022-12-01 00:07:26 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-atlantic-hurricane-season-ends-with-average-number-of-storms/ |
This weekend, celebrations across the world kicked off the Lunar New Year. Family gatherings, food, parades and performances ushered in the year of the rabbit.
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This weekend, celebrations across the world kicked off the Lunar New Year. Family gatherings, food, parades and performances ushered in the year of the rabbit.
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NEW YORK, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) between December 30, 2019 and April 22, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 12, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Axsome securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Axsome's chemistry, manufacturing, and control ("CMC") practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07 and its manufacturing process; (2) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 New Drug Application ("NDA") on its initially represented timeline; (3) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (4) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (5) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (6) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an effort by six Republican-led states to block the Biden administration's plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans.
U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey in St. Louis wrote that because the six states - Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina - failed to establish they had standing, "the Court lacks jurisdiction to hear this case."
Suzanne Gage, spokeswoman for Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, said the states will appeal. She said in a statement that the states "continue to believe that they do in fact have standing to raise their important legal challenges."
Democratic President Joe Biden announced in August that his administration would cancel up to $20,000 in education debt for huge numbers of borrowers. The announcement immediately became a major political issue ahead of the November midterm elections.
The states' lawsuit is among a few that have been filed. Earlier Thursday, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected an appeal from a Wisconsin taxpayers group seeking to stop the debt cancellation program.
Barrett, who oversees emergency appeals from Wisconsin and neighboring states, did not comment in turning away the appeal from the Brown County Taxpayers Association. The group wrote in its Supreme Court filing that it needed an emergency order because the administration could begin canceling outstanding student debt as soon as Sunday.
In the lawsuit brought by the states, lawyers for the administration said the Department of Education has "broad authority to manage the federal student financial aid programs." A court filing stated that the 2003 Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act, or HEROES Act, allows the secretary of education to waive or modify terms of federal student loans in times of war or national emergency.
"COVID-19 is such an emergency," the filing stated.
The Congressional Budget Office has said the program will cost about $400 billion over the next three decades. James Campbell, an attorney for the Nebraska attorney general's office, told Autrey at an Oct. 12 hearing that the administration is acting outside its authorities in a way that will cost states millions of dollars.
The plan would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 or households with less than $250,000 in income. Pell Grant recipients, who typically demonstrate more financial need, will get an additional $10,000 in debt forgiven.
Conservative attorneys, Republican lawmakers and business-oriented groups have asserted that Biden overstepped his authority in taking such sweeping action without the assent of Congress. They called it an unfair government giveaway for relatively affluent people at the expense of taxpayers who didn't pursue higher education.
Chris Nuelle, spokesman for Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, said the plan "will unfairly burden working class families with even more economic woes."
Many Democratic lawmakers facing tough reelection contests have distanced themselves from the plan.
The HEROES Act was enacted after 9/11 to help members of the military. The Justice Department says the law allows Biden to reduce or erase student loan debt during a national emergency. Republicans argue the administration is misinterpreting the law, in part because the pandemic no longer qualifies as a national emergency.
Justice Department attorney Brian Netter told Autrey that fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is still rippling. He said student loan defaults have skyrocketed over the past 2 1/2 years.
The cancellation applies to federal student loans used to attend undergraduate and graduate school, along with Parent Plus loans. Current college students qualify if their loans were disbursed before July 1.
The plan makes 43 million borrowers eligible for some debt forgiveness, with 20 million who could get their debt erased entirely, according to the administration. | https://abc7ny.com/student-loan-forgiveness-gop-states-lawsuit-rejected-debt-relief-program-judge-henry-edward-autrey/12355588/ | 2022-10-21 14:08:50 | 0 | https://abc7ny.com/student-loan-forgiveness-gop-states-lawsuit-rejected-debt-relief-program-judge-henry-edward-autrey/12355588/ |
SYDNEY (AP) — Nirra Fields scored 17 points and Shay Colley added 11 to help Canada beat France 59-45 on Friday in the women’s basketball World Cup.
The victory moved Canada (2-0) into the driver’s seat as the only unbeaten team left in its group.
“It’s great for us,” Canada guard Kia Nurse said. “Great momentum moving forward. The first game against Serbia it showed what we can do, a great team win. To do that again with everyone contributing is huge.”
In other games Friday, the U.S. routed Puerto Rico 106-42; China beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 98-51; Serbia defeated Japan 69-64 and Belgium topped South Korea 84-61. Australia routed Mali 118-58.
Canada led 20-17 with 3 minutes left in the second quarter before going on a 17-0 run spanning the half to take control of the game. Colley had the final six points of the spurt.
France trailed by 20 to start the fourth quarter, but used a 10-1 run to get back within 11, but could get no closer.
Gabby Williams, who had 23 points in the opening win over Australia, finished with 13 to lead France.
SERBIA 69, JAPAN 64
Jovana Nogic scored 13 points to lead five players in double figures for Serbia in a win over Japan.
Yvonne Anderson and Kristina Topuzovic each added 12 points for Serbia (1-1), which used a 24-9 first quarter to take an early lead on the Tokyo Olympic silver medalists.
Japan (1-1) battled back to get within 58-52 on Stephanie Mawuli free throw early in the fourth quarter before Nogic hit a jumper and Ivana Raca two free throws to restore a double-digit lead with 6:45 left. Japan cut its deficit to 67-62 with 33 seconds left, but Mawuli committed an offensive foul.
Anderson converted two free throws eight seconds later that sealed the win.
AUSTRALIA 118, MALI 58
Ezi Magbegor scored 15 points to lead seven players in double figures for Australia in the rout of Mali.
The African nation jumped out to a 10-2 lead before coach Sandy Brondello inserted Lauren Jackson into the lineup. The Opals (1-1) then reeled off the next 17 points, including five by Jackson, to start a 33-2 run that blew open the game.
Australia fell one point short of tying their highest scoring output.
The game came on the 16th anniversary of the Opals lone gold medal when they beat Russia in the final of the 2006 championship in Brazil.
Djeneba N’Diaye scored 15 for Mali, which is still looking to win its first World Cup contest since 2010.
CHINA 98, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 51
Han Xu scored 18 points and Li Meng added 17 to help China stay unbeaten with a rout of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
After a tight first quarter that saw China (2-0) only leading 26-21, the Asian nation took control using an 11-2 run to start the second. Han scored the final two points of the burst. By the time half rolled around, China was up 50-31.
The Chinese team outscored Bosnia and Herzegovina 48-20 in the second half.
Connecticut Sun star Jonquel Jones led Bosnia and Herzegovina with 17 points and nine rebounds. It’s her first time playing in the World Cup with the team. Jones said afterwards she had a long trip from Connecticut after the WNBA Finals to get to Australia. She flew from Connecticut to Atlanta to Los Angeles to Fiji to Sydney.
“I’m tired, it was a lot of travel once the championship was over,” she said.
UNITED STATES 106, PUERTO RICO 42
Shakira Austin scored 19 points, Kahleah Copper added 16 and the United States played suffocating defense to rout Puerto Rico.
Alyssa Thomas added 11 points and six steals for the Americans (2-0), who forced Puerto Rico into 21 turnovers.
The U.S. jumped out to a 27-11 lead after one quarter as Thomas had 10 points and five steals in the opening 10 minutes. The Americans contested nearly every shot Puerto Rico took and forced nine turnovers. The U.S. kept the pressure on in the second, holding Puerto Rico without a point for nearly the first five minutes of the period and led 54-21 at the half.
Mya Hollingshed led Puerto Rico (1-1) with 10 points.
BELGIUM 84, SOUTH KOREA 61
Hind Ben Abdelkader scored 17 points and Julie Vanloo added 14 to help Belgium to its first win of the tournament, beating South Korea.
Julie Allemand added 13 points and eight assists for the Belgian Cats (1-1), who lost to the U.S. in their opener.
Belgium led 9-8 early in the first quarter before closing the quarter with a 17-4 run. The Belgian Cats extended the advantage to 20 at the half and never looked back.
Leeseul Kang scored 11 points to lead South Korea (0-2).
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(NEXSTAR) – Paying taxes isn’t fun, but you may not want to wait to file – especially this year.
Whether you’re dragging your feet after IRS warnings of smaller refunds or you got a deadline extension because you live in a designated disaster area in California, Alabama or Georgia, you should still file sooner rather than later if your situation allows, according to tax attorney Adam Brewer.
“If you’re truly impacted, like your documents are washed away and your house is destroyed, use the time,” Brewer said. “But if you’re otherwise ready to file I’d say get it knocked out to avoid unnecessary problems that could arise by waiting.”
Brewer says that, along with the obvious downside of having to wait longer to get a refund if you’re owed, there are three other reasons not to procrastinate on filing taxes this year.
Identity theft
One of the problems he’s referring to is potential identity theft, in which someone uses your identity to file a fake tax return under your name before you do, with the sole goal of getting the IRS to issue the maximum refund.
“Then you’re dealing with IRS identity theft units and having to file police reports and take all those steps to try and clear it up.”
Brewer says he sees a lot of taxpayers dealing with identity theft issues, a nightmare that can stretch on for months, or potentially more than a year before the legitimate funds are issued.
Withholding and other issues
If you end up owing money to the government, Brewer says it’s better to know earlier in the year so you can prepare for the 2023 tax filing season.
“If my client owes on their 2022 taxes, then we say OK, let’s have this conversation about how we’re going to avoid owing for 2023,” Brewer told Nexstar.
For wage earners, that could mean making adjustments so more money is withheld, for instance.
Taxpayers who wait until October, however, won’t have many pay periods left in which to make up a shortfall.
Possible government shutdown
In order to avoid potential economic disaster if the U.S. should default on the national debt, Congress must pass a measure to raise the $31 trillion debt limit this summer.
If Republican hard-liners can’t come to terms with the Biden administration and a government shutdown occurs, it could cripple the IRS’s ability to process the nation’s tax returns.
“Most likely it’s going to impact IRS processing the return and issuing out refunds,” Brewer said. “So if you can get ahead of that and avoid that nightmare, why not?” | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/have-a-tax-filing-extension-this-year-why-you-shouldnt-use-it-expert-says/ | 2023-03-04 16:40:24 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/have-a-tax-filing-extension-this-year-why-you-shouldnt-use-it-expert-says/ |
BEIJING (AP) — China’s manufacturing slowdown deepened in May as consumer and export demand weakened, a survey showed Wednesday, adding to signs an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls is slowing.
Chinese leaders are under pressure to shore up the recovery after a survey found a record 1 in 5 young workers in cities were unemployed. Consumer spending in April was weaker than expected and factory output declined compared with the previous month.
The monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group retreated to 48.4 from April’s 49.2 on a 100-point scale. Numbers below 50 show activity declining.
The decline “suggests that the risk of a downward spiral, especially in the manufacturing sector, is becoming more real,” said Nomura economists in a report. They said the PMI was likely to remain in negative territory in June.
Chinese manufacturers have been hurt by weakening global demand after central banks in the United States, Europe and Asia raised interest rates to cool inflation.
At home, Chinese consumer spending revived after anti-virus curbs on travel and business activity were lifted in December. But the recovery has been weaker than expected.
Economic growth accelerated to 4.5% over a year earlier in the three months ending in March, from the previous quarter’s 2.9%. But growth will have to rise further to hit the ruling Communist Party’s annual target of “around 5%.”
A measure of new orders fell to 48.3 from April’s 48.5 on a similar 100-point scale, according to the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing. An index of export orders declined to 47.2 from the previous month’s 47.6.
The survey suggests “China’s economic recovery was still ongoing in May, albeit at a slower pace,” said Capital Economics in a report. “Industry is struggling and fiscal support for construction waning. But the service sector is still seeing decent gains.”
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ROCKVILLE, Md., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies and custom SoC solutions, will announce results for the second quarter 2023 on August 9, 2023 before the NASDAQ market opens.
Following the release, CEVA management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the operating performance for the quarter.
The conference call will be available via the following dial in numbers:
- U.S. Participants: Dial 1-844-435-0316 (Access Code: CEVA)
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The conference call will also be available live via webcast at the following link: https://app.webinar.net/ZBNxQXMOR09. Please go to the web site at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available by dialing +1-877-344-7529 or +1-412-317-0088 (conference replay code: 5117586) from one hour after the end of the call until 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on August 16, 2023. The replay will also be available at CEVA's web site www.ceva-dsp.com.
About CEVA, Inc.
CEVA is the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies and custom SoC solutions for a smarter, safer, connected world. We provide Digital Signal Processors, AI engines, wireless platforms, cryptography cores and complementary embedded software for sensor fusion, image enhancement, computer vision, spatial audio, voice input and artificial intelligence. These technologies are offered in combination with our Intrinsix IP integration services, helping our customers address their most complex and time-critical integrated circuit design projects. Leveraging our technologies and chip design skills, many of the world's leading semiconductors, system companies and OEMs create power-efficient, intelligent, secure and connected devices for a range of end markets, including mobile, consumer, automotive, robotics, industrial, aerospace & defense and IoT.
Our DSP-based solutions include platforms for 5G baseband processing in mobile, IoT and infrastructure, advanced imaging and computer vision for any camera-enabled device, audio/voice/speech and ultra-low-power always-on/sensing applications for multiple IoT markets. For motion sensing solutions, our Hillcrest Labs sensor processing technologies provide a broad range of sensor fusion software and inertial measurement unit ("IMU") solutions for markets including hearables, wearables, AR/VR, PC, robotics, remote controls and IoT. For wireless IoT, our platforms for Bluetooth connectivity (low energy and dual mode), Wi-Fi 4/5/6 (802.11n/ac/ax), Ultra-wideband (UWB), NB-IoT and GNSS are the most broadly licensed connectivity platforms in the industry.
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NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession started blinking again.
The “yield curve” is watched for clues on how the bond market feels about the long-term outlook for the U.S. economy. On Tuesday, a closely followed part of the yield curve briefly lit up for the second time this year.
WHAT IS THE YIELD CURVE?
At the center of the investing world are Treasurys, the IOUs the U.S. government gives to investors who lend it money. The yield curve is a chart showing how much in interest different Treasurys are paying.
On one end are shorter-term Treasurys, which get repaid in a few months or a couple years. On the other end of the chart are longer-term Treasurys, which take 10 years or decades to mature. Short-term yields closely follow expectations for what the Federal Reserve will do with overnight interest rates, while long-term yields move more on expectations for economic growth and inflation further in the future.
Usually, longer-term Treasurys offer higher yields than shorter-term ones, resulting in a chart with an upward sloping line. That’s in part because investors typically demand higher yields to lock away their money for longer, given the possibility of future rate increases by the Fed and the risk of inflation. But when investors are worried about a sharp downturn, perhaps because the Fed is pushing short-term rates too high too quickly, they’re willing to accept less for a Treasury maturing many years in the future.
When yields for short-term Treasurys are higher than yields for long-term ones, market watchers call it an “inverted yield curve.” And when that chart has a downward sloping line, Wall Street starts getting nervous.
WHY CARE?
All the talk about charts and yields is tough to digest. An inversion in the yield curve is considered to be a reliable predictor of a recession, though at times they have inverted without a recession following.
Some market observers, including officials at the Federal Reserve, view the relationship between 3-month and 10-year Treasurys to be more important. Every recession in the past 60 years has been preceded by an inversion of the yield curve between the three-month and 10-year Treasurys.
There’s usually some lag between the two. One rule of thumb says it takes about a year after the three-month Treasury yield tops the 10-year yield before the onset of recession, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?
At 1.75%, the three-month yield is still well below the 10-year yield of 3.48%, so no inversion there.
But on Tuesday, the two-year Treasury yield briefly crossed above the 10-year yield, before pulling back underneath at 3.42%. The two yields inverted previously in early April. Other, less-followed parts of the yield curve are also already inverted. Though they’re less consistent in predicting recessions as the three-month yield versus the 10-year, they show the trend is swinging toward pessimism.
Following an inversion in 2019, the global economy plunged into recession in less than a year. At that time, though, the bond market did not see the pandemic coming. It was focused on global trade tensions and slowing growth.
Now, the two-year yield is surging as investors become convinced the Fed will act more aggressively. The central bank has already pulled its key overnight rate off its record low to try to beat down high inflation and is preparing to hike rates several more times by larger than usual amounts.
A report Friday that showed inflation is getting worse solidified expectations among many investors that the Fed will hike overnight rates by double, or perhaps triple, the usual amount at its next meeting.
The two-year yield has more than quadrupled in 2022 alone. The 10-year yield has also risen, but not as quickly.
SO THE YIELD CURVE JUST REFLECTS THE BOND MARKET’S THINKING?
It could also have real effects on the economy. Banks, for example, make money by borrowing money at short-term rates and lending it out at longer-term rates. When that gap is wide, they make more in profit.
An inverted yield curve complicates that, though. If it causes banks to cut off lending — and thus growth opportunities for companies — it could help tighten the brakes on the economy.
IS IT A PERFECT PREDICTOR?
No, an inverted yield curve has sent false positives before. The three-month and 10-year yields inverted in late 1966, for example, and a recession didn’t hit until the end of 1969.
Some market watchers have also suggested the yield curve is now less significant because herculean measures by the world’s central banks have distorted yields. Through the pandemic, the Federal Reserve bought trillions of dollars of bonds to keep longer-term yields low, after slashing overnight rates to nearly zero. It recently began start allowing some of those bonds to roll off its balance sheet, which should add upward pressure on longer-term yields.
SHOULD I PANIC?
Fed Chair Jerome Powell would say no. Earlier this year, he said he pays more attention to the first 18 months of the yield curve than what’s going on between the two-year and 10-year yields.
“That has 100% of the explanatory power of the yield curve,” he said, and it’s not inverted.
And even though the two-year and 10-year Treasury yields inverted twice this year, they may be just temporary blips rather than a lasting trend.
Many investors, though, are worried about a recession or the possibility of “stagflation,” which would be the painful combination of high unemployment and high inflation.
The bond market, of course, also seems to be more pessimistic. Just look at the yield curve. | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/treasury-bond-yield-inversion-raises-worries-over-recession/ | 2022-06-15 07:22:50 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/treasury-bond-yield-inversion-raises-worries-over-recession/ |
ROME (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister said he asked Pope Francis during a private Vatican audience Thursday to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children who were forcibly taken to Russia.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, briefing reporters on his half-hour audience with the pontiff, said he also invited Francis to come to Ukraine.
“I asked the Vatican and the Holy Father for help in getting back children taken by force by Russia,” the prime minister said.
The Vatican’s brief statement on the audience did not go into particular points of the talks. It noted that Shmyhal met with the Holy See’s secretary of state and foreign minister after his meeting with Francis.
During the “cordial discussions, which took place in the Secretariat of State, various matters connected to the war in Ukraine were highlighted, with particular attention to the humanitarian aspects and efforts to restore peace,” the Vatican said.
Francis has repeatedly decried the war in Ukraine, which began 14 months ago with Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. He has expressed a desire to visit both Ukraine and Russia in the context of his hopes of improving the prospects for peace.
The International Criminal Court last month issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s children’s commissioner, accusing them of war crimes for abducting children from Ukraine. Russia has denied any wrongdoing, contending the children were moved for their safety.
Speaking to reporters at the Foreign Press Association in Rome, Shmyhal said that in his talks at the Vatican he also discussed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s multi-point proposal for peace “and the steps the Vatican could take” in helping that plan become reality. He gave no specifics.
The prime minister also declined to venture what might next develop in Ukrainian-Chinese relations. Zelenskyy said Wednesday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a “long and meaningful” phone call.
During their conversation, which was the first known contact between the two presidents since the war began in February 2022, Xi said Beijing would send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement” to the conflict. The envoy is a former a former Chinese ambassador to Russia.
The hour-long call came two months after Beijing, which has long been aligned with Russia, said it wanted to act as a mediator and a month after Xi visited Moscow.
Shmyhal described the phone call as “very productive” and said it marked “a new stage in Ukrainian-Chinese relations.”
“I’m convinced it is a good beginning for our relations in the future,” the prime minister said.
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ABINGDON, Va. (WRIC) — Federal authorities have moved to seize two homes in rural western Virginia used by the accused killer of a Big Stone Gap police officer and an alleged ring of narcotics traffickers.
The homes, both on Orr Street towards the northern end of Big Stone Gap, have been named as “defendants” in a civil forfeiture case — a civil action by the government alleging that the property in question was used for or was the fruit of a crime, and is therefore forfeit.
The two properties, federal prosecutors wrote, were known as the “Red House” and “White House” to the members of an alleged drug ring in Big Stone Gap.
One of the men who frequented the two homes is now awaiting trial for the shooting death of Michael Chandler, a Big Stone Gap Police Officer. Michael White will likely face trial in June, but in a jailhouse in December 2021, White indicated that the houses had been a nexus for the ring’s drug sales.
“I was trapping that motherf—-r out. I was punishing Orr Street,” White said. “I was moving. I was working some dope out that b—h.”
The owners of the house, prosecutors wrote, are Eddie Glenn Westmoreland and Tiny Westmoreland. According to the forfeiture claim, the Westmorelands allowed their daughter, Tina Westmoreland, to stay in one of the homes rent free, and that they knew Tina was engaged in drug dealing.
“Eddie and Tiny Westmoreland never called police, charged folks with trespassing, or took any legal action against most of the individuals at the property,” prosecutors wrote.
Still, prosecutors made no allegation that Eddie and Tiny Westmoreland were themselves involved in the crimes committed at the property, nor did they make any allegation that they profited from the drug dealing going on at the homes — in fact, prosecutors noted that the residents of the homes frequently stole power tools and other personal property from them, and that Eddie Westmoreland frequently had to clean drug paraphernalia and other trash out of the homes.
An affidavit from a federal officer filed alongside the forfeiture motion noted that Eddie Westmoreland had run accused killer Michael White off the property.
“Eddie told White he could not stay at his properties and had to go,” the agent wrote.
The agent also noted that Westmoreland claimed never to have seen anyone using or selling drugs firsthand. | https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/feds-to-seize-homes-used-by-drug-ring-accused-killer-of-big-stone-gap-officer/ | 2023-05-23 01:08:41 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/feds-to-seize-homes-used-by-drug-ring-accused-killer-of-big-stone-gap-officer/ |
How to watch the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
David Ortiz spent his big league career as a rival in New York, but on Sunday, he will become immortalized in the state.
Big Papi was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame this past winter in his first year on the ballot. The Boston Red Sox legend appeared on 77.9% of the submitted ballots, surpassing the 75% threshold required to earn a call to the Hall.
Ortiz is the headliner for the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame class, but he is not alone. Here’s how you can watch him and the rest of the class get enshrined in the home of baseball:
When is the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony?
The ceremony will begin on Sunday, July 23, at 1:30 p.m. ET outside the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., about one mile south of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
What channel is the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on?
Sports Connection
Connecting you to your favorite North Texas sports teams as well as sports news around the globe.
MLB Network will broadcast the event. It can also be streamed on MLB.com.
Grupo Corripio will also carry the event in the Dominican Republic, Ortiz’s home country.
Who is being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this year?
The 2022 Hall of Fame class will feature seven players.
Ortiz was the only player elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in January. It is the first time since 2012 that the BBWAA has voted in just a single player in a given year.
The other six players were voted in via the Era Committee process in December. That group includes Tony Oliva, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, Gil Hodges, Bud Fowler and Buck O’Neil.
Which hat will each Hall of Fame inductee wear on their plaque?
Though Ortiz spent six years with the Minnesota Twins, he will be going into the Hall of Fame representing the Red Sox. The slugger compiled 483 home runs, 1,530 RBIs and three World Series titles during his 14 seasons in Boston.
Even with Ortiz choosing his second team, two players will still enter the Hall of Fame in Minnesota hats on Sunday. Kaat and Oliva will be the fifth and sixth Hall of Famers to be enshrined as Twins.
Miñoso will represent the Chicago White Sox and Hodges will represent the Brooklyn Dodgers. The plaques for Fowler and O'Neil will not feature hats.
Who earned special awards for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022?
Tim Kurkjian earned the BBWAA's Career Excellence Award for his contributions to baseball writing, while the late Jack Graney was named the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for his contributions to baseball broadcasting. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/how-to-watch-the-2022-baseball-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony/3030179/ | 2022-07-23 22:22:56 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/how-to-watch-the-2022-baseball-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony/3030179/ |
First lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and will leave South Carolina, where she had isolated since vacationing with President Joe Biden, and rejoin him at their Delaware beach home, her office said Sunday.
The White House announced on Tuesday that the 71-year-old first lady, who like her husband has been twice-vaccinated and twice-boosted with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, had tested positive for the coronavirus. She first had symptoms on Monday.
The 79-year-old president recovered from a rebound case of the virus on Aug. 7.
Jill Biden was prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid and isolated at the Kiawah Island vacation home for five days before receiving negative results from two consecutive COVID-19 tests, spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander said. Jill Biden planned to travel to Delaware later Sunday. | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/coronavirus/jill-biden-tests-negative-for-covid-19-will-go-to-delaware | 2022-08-21 19:15:22 | 1 | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/coronavirus/jill-biden-tests-negative-for-covid-19-will-go-to-delaware |
Arizona Wildcats defeat Creighton 81-79 to win third Maui Invitational title
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Oumar Ballo put a career game onto the highest possible early season stage in college basketball, leading the Arizona Wildcats to their third Maui Invitational championship with an 81-79 win over Creighton at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Often breaking free of Creighton defenders, and set up ideally near the basket by his teammates, Ballo had 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Wildcats, who led by nine points with 2:21 left and then held off a final Creighton surge in the final minutes.
"Ball was a load down there," Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. "You have to make some decisions because of their ability to shoot, and we decided to play him one-on-one."
Ballo took full advantage. He raised a fist toward the UA fan section when he hit the 30-point mark on a dunk with 2:23 left that gave Arizona an 81-72 lead, though the Bluejays gave UA a scare afterward.
Creighton cut it to 81-77 with 1:45 left after a layup from Ryan Nembhard and a 3-pointer from Baylor Scheierman. Then, in between an airball from Kerr Kriisa and a missed 3 from Courtney Ramey, the Bluejays received the second of two free throws from Ryan Kalkbrenner to get within a basket at 81-78.
Creighton called timeout with seven seconds left and the possession of the ball for a final 3 to send the game into overtime, but the Wildcats kept the Bluejays from getting off a shot.
Ramey fouled Creighton guard Ryan Nembhard with two seconds left. After Nemhbard made the first free throw, he threw the second one intentionally off the bottom of the rim, but Azuolas Tubelis picked it up and Arizona held on from there.
Kriisa wound up helping lead Arizona with 13 points and eight assists, while Tubelis had 12 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats.
Arizona also had just 13 turnovers and outrebounded Creighton 39-29.
Not only did Ballo set new career highs in scoring and rebounding but it was also Ballo’s third double-double of the season – and third in the Wildcats’ past four games ‒ after he had just two over two previous seasons in college.
Entering Maui off a 16-point, 11-rebound effort against Utah Tech on Nov. 17, Ballo had 21 and 10 in the Maui first round against Cincinnati and 12 points and nine rebounds on Tuesday against San Diego State.
Leading 39-30 at halftime, Arizona went ahead by 13 early in the second half but Creighton went on a 9-0 run to pull within 47-43 with 15 minutes left.
In the first half, Ballo had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead Arizona to a 39-30 halftime lead.
Ballo scored on the first possession of the game, peeling off to receive a pass under the basket from Kerr Kriisa after winning the opening tipoff, and finished the half by making 7 of 8 field goals. Azuolas Tubelis added another eight points.
Creighton entered the game with the ninth-best offensive efficiency in Division I, making 61.6% of its two-point shots, but the Wildcats held them to just 35.3% from inside the arc in the first half. Creighton shot only 38.5% overall from the field before halftime.
On the other end of the court, Arizona shot 44.4% and hit 3 of 9 3-point shots.
The game was played within a possession for most of the first half. Arizona led just 26-25 with eight minutes left but the Wildcats threw in three straight inside baskets, two by Ballo and one by Tubelis.
Arizona then pulled away slightly toward the end of the first half, thanks in part to 3-pointers from Ramey and Cedric Henderson. The Wildcats wound up shooting 44.4% for the half while keeping Creighton to just 38.5%
While Creighton is making its first appearance at the Maui Invitational, Arizona is playing in the prestigious early season event for the eighth time. The Wildcats won two Maui Invitational titles, in 2000-01 and in 2014-15.
The Wildcats, who are scheduled to stay in Maui through Friday afternoon, won’t play again until opening Pac-12 play on Dec. 1 at Utah. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/ua/2022/11/24/arizona-mens-basketball-beats-creighton-to-win-maui-invitational-title/69675261007/ | 2022-11-24 01:59:55 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/ua/2022/11/24/arizona-mens-basketball-beats-creighton-to-win-maui-invitational-title/69675261007/ |
KALAMAZOO, MI — As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, there is no shortage of restaurants where one can celebrate with a taste of Irish food or, of course, a little bit of Guinness or green beer.
Here’s a sampling of places where people can go in the Kalamazoo area to enjoy a wee taste of Ireland.
O’Duffy’s Pub: It will be a two-day celebration at O’Duffy’s Pub in Kalamazoo’s Vine neighborhood as the pub will feature live music on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18.
As part of a special menu, the pub will also offer up corned beef sandwiches, boxty (potato pancakes), a roasted root vegetable medley and Irish stew. And of course, as always, the Guinness, Harp and Smithwick’s will be flowing. Dessert? Think Irish ice cream sammies.
Located at 804 W. Vine St., O’Duffy’s will be open 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. both days.
Shakespeare’s Pub: Looking for some Irish soda bread? How about layering it with cream cheese, scrambled eggs, blended with cheese, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, bacon and topped with pepper jack for just $6.99? Shakespeare’s is the place for that.
Always a lively place on St. Patrick’s Day, the popular bar opens at 7 a.m. and will be offering up $3 pints of green beer and $4.50 pints of Guinness, Harp and Smithwick’s all day. Patrons can also enjoy a wee half pint of Guinness for just $2.
For those early risers not quite ready for beer, Shake’s will be serving Dark Matter iced coffee “Wake Up Calls,” mixed with a shot of Amaretto and Irish cream.
Rest assured, the NCAA basketball tournament will be on all over the pub, located at 241 E. Kalamazoo Ave.
High Dive Kitchen and Bar: One of downtown Kalamazoo’s newest establishments, High Dive is offering up a special menu of St. Patrick’s Day features this Friday and Saturday at 214 E. Michigan Ave.
The menu features a Reuben with house-made corned beef on thick cut rye, Reuben egg rolls served with 1000 Island dressing and house-made horsey sauce, fish and chips, and corned beef and cabbage.
Drink specials include $3 domestic pints, $4 Guinness bottles, $5 Green Tea Shots, Smithwick’s Irish Ale or Jameson and $9 Irish car bombs.
Latitude 42: Stop by either brewery location in Oshtemo Township or Portage and enjoy a full Irish meal, starting off with some Irish Beef Stew. Feel free to follow that with some corned beef and cabbage and then top off the meal with an Andes Mint brownie.
Don’t forget to wash it all down with an Irish Eyes, a drink made up of L42° bourbon, crème de menthe, cream and shaved Andes mint.
The Oshtemo location, located at 6101 W. Main St., will be open from 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m., and the Portage location, at 7842 Portage Rd., will be open from 11:30 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Nisker’s Grill: Those stopping into Nisker’s Grill and Slapshot Hockey Bar, will have their choice of a corned beef or Reuben sandwich, a corned beef platter or a bangers platter, the latter of which will feature stout gravy, onions and a choice of curly or sweet potato fries.
On the drink side, Nisker’s is out to prove that it isn’t all about whiskey and beer this St. Patrick’s Day. While they will still have specials on their Nutty Irishman shots, Jameson and ginger-beer-fueled Irish Mules and a selection of green beer, they will also offer up the Shamrockarita, a a nice green drink consisting of sour apple schnapps, silver tequila and more.
Nisker’s is open from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. at 5051 West Main St.
Harvey’s on the Mall: Opening at 11 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day, at 416 S. Burdick St., Harvey’s will feature Irish egg rolls, Paddy’s chicken sandwich, classic Reuben, Shepherd’s Pie and Blarney burger on its menu this year.
On the drink side, can will find traditional green beer for $3.50, along with pints of Guinness and Maggie’s Irish Red, vodka-based Celtic lemonade, Irish car bombs, Tullamore Dew, Green Tea shots and Irish mules.
Other lively spots this St. Patrick’s Day around downtown expect to be Green Top Tavern, Louie’s Trophy House and Old Burdick’s.
For something a little different, stop by Schultz’s Treat Street, at 3023 Oakland Dr., and try out a Reuben dog!
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Aldi to open new store in Southwest Michigan village | https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2023/03/michigans-best-local-eats-where-to-get-a-taste-of-irish-goodness-in-kalamazoo.html | 2023-03-16 19:16:58 | 0 | https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2023/03/michigans-best-local-eats-where-to-get-a-taste-of-irish-goodness-in-kalamazoo.html |
Breaches of voting machine data raise worries for midterms
ATLANTA (AP) — Sensitive voting system passwords posted online. Copies of confidential voting software available for download. Ballot-counting machines inspected by people not supposed to have access.
The list of suspected security breaches at local election offices since the 2020 election keeps growing, with investigations underway in at least three states -- Colorado, Georgia and Michigan. The stakes appeared to rise this week when the existence of a federal probe came to light involving a prominent loyalist to former President Donald Trump who has been promoting voting machine conspiracy theories across the country.
While much remains unknown about the investigations, one of the most pressing questions is what it all could mean for security of voting machines with the midterm elections less than two months away.
Election security experts say the breaches by themselves have not necessarily increased threats to the November voting. Election officials already assume hostile foreign governments might have the sensitive data, and so they take precautions to protect their voting systems.
The more immediate concern is the possibility that rogue election workers, including those sympathetic to lies about the 2020 presidential election, might use their access to election equipment and the knowledge gained through the breaches to launch an attack from within. That could be intended to gain an advantage for their desired candidate or party, or to introduce system problems that would sow further distrust in the election results.
In some of the suspected security breaches, authorities are investigating whether local officials provided unauthorized access to people who copied software and hard drive data, and in several cases shared it publicly.
After the Georgia breach, a group of election security experts said the unauthorized copying and sharing of election data from rural Coffee County presented “serious threats” to the November election. They urged the state election board to replace the touchscreen devices used throughout the state and use only hand-marked paper ballots.
Harri Hursti, a leading expert in voting security, said he is concerned about another use of the breached data. Access to the voting equipment data or software can be used to develop a realistic looking video in which someone claims to have manipulated a voting system, he said.
Such a fake video posted online or to social media on or after Election Day could create chaos for an election office and cause voters to challenge the accuracy of the results.
“If you have those rogue images, now you can start manufacturing false, compelling evidence — false evidence of wrongdoing that never happened,” Hursti said. “You can start creating very compelling imaginary evidence.”
There has been no evidence that voting machines have been manipulated, either during the 2020 election or in this year’s primaries. But conspiracy theories widely promoted among some conservatives have led to calls for replacing the machines with hand-marked and hand-counted ballots and raised concerns that they could be targeted by people working inside election offices or at polling places.
The suspected breaches appear to be orchestrated or encouraged by people who falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. In several of the cases, employees of local election offices or election boards gave access to voting systems to people who were not authorized to have it. The incidents emerged into public view after the voting system passwords for Mesa County, Colorado, were posted online, prompting a local investigation and a successful effort to replace the county clerk from overseeing elections.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who has organized or attended forums around the U.S. peddling conspiracy theories about voting machines, said this week that he had received a subpoena from a federal grand jury investigating the breach in Colorado and was ordered to hand over his cellphone to FBI agents who approached him at a fast-food restaurant in Minnesota.
“And they told me not to tell anybody,” Lindell said in a video afterward. “OK, I won’t. But I am.”
Lindell and others have been traveling the country over the past year, holding events where attendees are told that voting machines have been corrupted, that officials are “selected” rather than elected and that widespread fraud cost Trump the 2020 election.
In an interview with the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, Lindell said FBI agents questioned him about the Colorado breach and Dominion Voting Systems. The company provides voting equipment used in about 30 states and has had its machines targeted in the Colorado, Georgia and Michigan breaches.
When agents asked him why he flies between different states, Linden told them, “I’m going to attorney generals and politicians, and I’m trying to get them to get rid of these voting machines in our country.”
The Justice Department did not respond when asked for details about its investigation.
Dominion has sued Lindell and others, accusing them of defamation. In a statement this week, the company said it would not comment about ongoing investigations but said its systems are secure. It noted that no credible evidence has been provided to show that its machines “did anything other than count votes accurately and reliably in all states.”
The scope of the federal grand jury probe in Colorado isn’t known, but local authorities have charged Mesa County clerk Tina Peters in what they described as a “deceptive scheme which was designed to influence public servants, breach security protocols, exceed permissible access to voting equipment and set in motion the eventual distribution of confidential information to unauthorized people.”
Peters has pleaded not guilty and said she had the authority to investigate concerns that the voting equipment had been manipulated. She has appeared at numerous events with Lindell over the past year, including Lindell’s “cybersymposium” last August in which a digital copy of Mesa County’s election management system was distributed.
David Becker, a former U.S. Justice Department attorney who now leads the Center for Election Innovation & Research, notes the irony of those who raise alarms about voting equipment being involved in allegations of breaches of the same systems.
“The people who have been attacking the integrity of elections are destroying the actual integrity of elections,” he said.
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Associated Press writer Michael Balsamo contributed to this report.
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Penn State report card: How the Lions beat down Maryland where it matters most
STATE COLLEGE − The tenor of the entire day seemed set in the very first moments of a raw day in an impressively filled Beaver Stadium.
Maryland started with the football and it went like this: Incomplete pass, short run and collapsing offensive line with a rookie sacking its quarterback.
Penn State took over in wonderful field position and controlled every move from there to the end.
The Nittany Lions won 30-0 and gained three times as many yards and looked superior, if simply more intent and interested, in every facet Saturday against the sliding Terrapins.
Penn State's youngest players were its best again as they continue to drive toward a 10-2 finish with only inferior Rutgers and Michigan State standing in the way.
Here are the grades for Penn State's first shutout of the season:
Offense: B
Sean Clifford probably could have operated effectively by just handing the ball off exclusively to his running backs.
Did he need to throw a pass against the Terps to be victorious? Honestly enough, he wasn't very good when he did elect to throw.
While the passing game is of importance, the focus Saturday in the rain was a patched-together offensive line holding strong and those rookie running backs performing with ever-growing expertise.
This formula probably could carry this team the next two weeks, as well.
Nick Singleton started at tailback this time and produced his most physical, determined running effort of the season. He ran with what could be described as an angry demeanor between the tackles, utilizing his exceptional strength more than previously this season.
Early on, he rolled through tackle attempts on a first-down run. Then came back to bust a fourth down-and-1 play for a 45-yard touchdown. Later, he carried a Maryland defender into the end zone for the final push of a 27-yard score.
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He gave only what was absolutely necessary, which was gaining 122 yards on just 11 carries and another 5 yards on a pass reception. Running mate Kaytron Allen added a grinding 73 yards on 16 more carries, and the Nittany Lions pretty much could call it a day.
Clifford managed the day with 12 completions and broke Trace McSorley's all-time passing yards record. But he wasn't particularly accurate or productive against the Terps, the home crowd apparently resigned to the missed opportunities.
Defense: A
A second straight suffocating effort should be applauded, no matter the opponent.
And at least Maryland offered the possibility of big-play firepower, even if electric QB Taulia Tagovailoa seemed a shell of his former self, possibly with lingering knee issues. Or maybe he simply never had a chance to work well enough.
Penn State send a never-ending stream of rushers at him, who not only controlled his escape routes but often brought him down quickly and without drama. Six different Lions recorded sacks − only Maryland transfer Chop Robinson with multiple takedowns.
The Lions sent waves of rushers at him who not only contained his escape route but often brought him down quickly on first chances. The Lions, overall, tackled well in space and never allowed Maryland's race car athletes to gain any type of traction.
The effort was consisten from beginning to end. Holding any opponent to 134 total yards is a difficult mission to accomplish.
Special teams: B+
Jake Pinegar owned this day and appears to have fully righted himself after a year in kicking purgatory. He's been exceptional the past two weeks, bombing another 50-yard field goal (tying last week's career-best). He added a 46-yarder and a second-half chip shot and looks strong for the final stretch and a bowl game.
Forget punter Barney Amor's first dud of the season − he's been too good all fall.
The only real quibble with this group continues to be a lack of any real production from the returners.
Coaching: B
Kudos to preparing your backup offensive linemen to hold steady and key another dominating run game effort. No sacks allowed again despite using a rookie left tackle for a second straight week and going with little scholarship depth.
James Franklin?
Nothing like seeing your head coach pumping out in-game pushups on the sideline after getting hit with what he called the first unsportsmanlike penalty of his head coaching career. For what? He did not discuss specifics. Only that the officials apparently thought he was yelling at them, he said, instead of his own players.
Overall: B+
The depth and effectiveness of this defense continues to impress, especially looking toward next season. No all-star Joey Porter, Jr. at cornerback for unspecified reasons? No problem. The Lions are ample deep in the secondary but impressed even more up front with their pressure.
A Big Ten shutout trumps a lot of other quibbles, at least for one particular Saturday.
At this point, the creaky, inconsistent passing game simply is what it is, for better or worse.
Play of the game: Nick Singleton, 27-yard TD run
Nick Singleton is fast. He's powerful in shifting running gears. He is freaky-strong in the weight room.
And he appears to be putting all of that together more the past two weeks, particularly with his physicality when meeting would-be tacklers.
He all but wrapped up this victory with his defender-dragging touchdown run in the middle of the second quarter. Breaking tackles? On this run he carried a Maryland defender through the final 10 yards of his sprint into the end zone.
Not the longest or most splashy of his nine touchdowns this season but maybe the most impressive.
Player of the game: Abdul Carter
Certainly, Singleton is a worthy pick, as well. But Carter continues to dominate around scrimmage from his linebacking spot, a bit more each week. While he offers a similar skill set to former Lion Micah Parsons, Carter has been even more explosive as a rookie.
His latest: 7 tackles, a sack, a pass breakup, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble.
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HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have released information after a teen died in a Hazle Township shooting Friday evening, where another teen has been arrested and charged as an adult.
Police say on Friday around 5:00 p.m., troopers responded to the area of West 23rd Street in Hazle Township for a report of a shooting.
Once on the scene, troopers stated they found one victim with gunshot wounds and transported him to the hospital. According to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio, Rolando Cepeda, 18, of Hazle Township, died Saturday at 3:15 p.m. at the hospital due to multiple gunshot wounds he sustained in the incident.
Troopers said they were informed that a second gunshot victim, identified as Carlos Jorge, had just arrived at the hospital as well.
A witness on the scene told police that they saw two men with ski masks on walking behind Firestone Complete Auto Care and heard multiple shots being fired. Cepeda’ father stated to investigators that his son was sitting on a stool outside of his business when the shots were fired, according to court documents.
A friend of the victim was interviewed by state police and told them he was at the auto shop when two teens dressed in black approached the area, pulled out a gun, and fired shots at Cepeda. The friend said Jorge ran in front of him and was also shot. The suspects then fled the scene in a sedan parked on Laurel Street, police said.
Through surveillance video, officers were able to track down the license plate number and found it was registered to Ismael Alejandro Valdez-Batista, 17, of Mahanoy City. Police stated Valdez-Batista was known to them as a suspect involved in another Hazle Township shooting back in January where he was the driver during the incident.
On Saturday around 5:30 a.m., Valdez-Batista was interviewed by state police and stated he had been contracted to provide transportation to his friend to the China Buffet. Valdez-Batista said he picked up his friend and another man who were targeting Cepeda because he was a member of the LCT gang, as stated in the affidavit.
However, police say Valdez-Batista denied knowing that Cepeda would be shot. Valdez-Batista stated his friend told him he might end up in jail if he did not stay and drive the two of them out of the area, according to court documents.
Valdez-Batista was been taken into custody and denied bail. He is being charged as an adult and faces criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
At this time police have not said if the two suspects involved in the shooting have been arrested. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/crime-courts/details-released-in-hazle-twp-shooting-one-teen-dead/ | 2023-04-17 16:27:51 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/crime-courts/details-released-in-hazle-twp-shooting-one-teen-dead/ |
Trump lawyers blast election probe after grand juror speaks
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers in Georgia are criticizing the Fulton County investigation into potential illegal election meddling after the foreperson of the special grand jury seated to help the probe went public this week.
Emily Kohrs first spoke out in an interview published Tuesday by The Associated Press, a story that was followed by interviews in other print and television news outlets. She described some of what happened behind the closed doors of the jury room — including how some witnesses behaved, how prosecutors interacted with witnesses and how some witnesses invoked their rights not to answer certain questions.
Trump attorneys Drew Findling and Jennifer Little said that despite having concerns about the panel’s proceedings from the start, they kept quiet out of respect for the grand jury process. But they said revelations offered by Kohrs this week compelled them to speak up.
“The end product is the reliability of anything that has taken place in there is completely tainted and called into question,” Findling said in an interview with the AP on Wednesday evening. He said he held “no chagrin for a 30-year-old foreperson” who was part of “a failed system.”
“She’s a product of a circus that cloaked itself as a special purpose grand jury,” he said.
The special grand jury was impaneled at the request of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is investigating whether Trump and his Republican allies committed any crimes as they tried to overturn his narrow 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden in Georgia. The panel did not have the power to indict but instead could offer recommendations for Willis, a Democrat who will ultimately decide whether to seek indictments from a regular grand jury.
Findling and Little expressed concern that the special grand jury, which they said should be basing its recommendations to the district attorney on evidence and testimony presented in the jury room, was allowed to watch and read news coverage of the case and was aware of some witnesses’ efforts not to testify. Kohrs said prosecutors told the jurors they could read and watch the news but urged them to keep an open mind.
Kohrs also shared numerous anecdotes from the proceedings that she found amusing and was very expressive in television interviews, sometimes laughing or making faces.
Findling and Little said the district attorney’s office, which was advising the special grand jury, should have done a better job of educating the grand jurors about the solemnity of the process and the rules and limitations.
“It’s not a joking matter,” Findling said. “It’s not a matter for giggles. It’s not a matter for smiles.”
Willis’ office has declined to comment on Kohrs’ media appearances.
The Trump lawyers also said that this situation could have been avoided if the judge had instructed special grand jury members not to speak to news outlets until after the panel’s full final report is made public. Several parts of the report were released last week, but Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said any section that recommended specific charges for specific people would remain secret for now.
In the federal system, grand jurors are prohibited from talking about what witnesses said or anything that happened in the room. But the oath taken by grand jurors in Georgia only says they cannot talk about their deliberations.
The grand jury was dissolved on Jan. 9, and McBurney told the AP that he later met with grand jurors to discuss where things stood. He said he provided them a “road map” of what they were legally allowed and not allowed to discuss publicly.
He said they could discuss what witnesses said and what is in the report but could not talk about deliberations because that’s what their oath said.
Willis has said since the beginning of the investigation two years ago that she was interested in a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call in which Trump suggested to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, that he could “find” the votes needed to overturn Trump’s loss to Biden in the state.
“All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have,” Trump said during that call.
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ALL ABOUT. MADE EVERYONE. STARTING EASTER SUNDAY MORNING WITH A JOYFUL NOISE AND A TIME OF PRAYER. PEOPLE PACKED THE PAVILION AT THE INNER HARBOR NOT JUST TO CELEBRATE EASTER, BUT TO PRAY FOR PEACE FOR OUR CITY, OUR CITIES IN GREAT TROUBLE. AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE COME TOGETHER AS MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD WHO PRAY AND BELIEVE GOD THAT WE CAN TURN SOME THINGS AROUND WHERE THERE IS UNITY, THERE IS TREMENDOUS STRENGTH. SO WE COME TOGETHER TODAY ACROSS DENOMINATIONAL LINES, ETHNICITY LINES, SOCIO ECONOMIC LINES, JUST TO PRAY HERE AT THE HARBOR, BELIEVING THAT GOD HEARS US, THINGS IN THAT CITY IN GENERAL. THE GROUP OF FAITH LEADERS AND WORSHIPERS PRAYED FOR HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, PUBLIC SAFETY AND AN END TO VIOLENCE. BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOLS CEO DR. SONIA SANTA LISA IS ALSO LED A PRAYER FOR BALTIMORE’S SCHOOLS AND YOUTH AMID A WAVE OF SHOOTINGS AND VIOLENCE THAT HAVE IMPACTED STUDENTS THIS SCHOOL YEAR. WE DECLARE RIGHT NOW THAT THAT SPIRIT OF REVIVAL WILL SHAKE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. DENIER HOWARD IS A STUDENT AT WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL IN BALTIMORE CITY. SHE SAYS SHE WANTS TO USE PRAYER TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION AND KIDS THESE DAYS. THEY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND ALL OF THESE THINGS AND I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN LOVE WITH THE SCHOOL. CLEARLY, THEY WILL BE CHANGED IF WE COME TOGETHER AS EVERYONE. MEANING THAT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT RACE YOU ARE. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU DID IN THE PAST. THAT STUFF DOESN’T MATTER AS LONG AS WE COME TOGETHER AND PRAY TO GOD, THEN THESE THINGS WOULD NOT BE THEIR HEARTS WOULD BE CHANGE DENIERS. HOPE IS THE SAME HOPE SHARED BY EACH PERSON WHO SPENT EASTER SUNDAY AT THIS SERVICE. THE HOPE THAT THE POWER OF PRAYER CAN CHANGE A CITY. I’M BRIANN
Hundreds pray for peace in Baltimore on Easter Sunday
Updated: 6:21 PM EDT Apr 9, 2023
Hundreds of people celebrated Easter at the Inner Harbor by praying for peace in Baltimore.The group of faith leaders and worshipers prayed for an end to violence and for health care, housing and public safety in Baltimore."Our city is in great trouble, and we believe that we come together as men and women of God who pray and believe God that we can turn some things around," said Bishop Ralph Dennis, co-founder of Peace for the City. "Where there is unity, there is tremendous strength. So, we've come together today across denominational lines; adversity lines; social, economic lines, just to pray here at the harbor believing that if God hears us things in our city can turn around."Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises also led a prayer for city schools and youth amid a wave of shootings and violence that have impacted students this school year.Janayah Howard, a sophomore at Western High School, said she wants to use prayer to empower the next generation."Kids these days, they have mental health issues and all of these things and I want them to know that they are loved," Howard said. "With the school killings, there will be change if we come together as everyone meaning that doesn't matter what race you are, doesn't matter what you did in the past -- that stuff doesn't matter. As long as we come together and pray to God, these things wouldn't be, our hearts would be changed."Howard's hope is the same hope shared by each person who spent Easter Sunday at the service: The hope that the power of prayer can change a city.
BALTIMORE — Hundreds of people celebrated Easter at the Inner Harbor by praying for peace in Baltimore.
The group of faith leaders and worshipers prayed for an end to violence and for health care, housing and public safety in Baltimore.
"Our city is in great trouble, and we believe that we come together as men and women of God who pray and believe God that we can turn some things around," said Bishop Ralph Dennis, co-founder of Peace for the City. "Where there is unity, there is tremendous strength. So, we've come together today across denominational lines; adversity lines; social, economic lines, just to pray here at the harbor believing that if God hears us things in our city can turn around."
Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises also led a prayer for city schools and youth amid a wave of shootings and violence that have impacted students this school year.
Janayah Howard, a sophomore at Western High School, said she wants to use prayer to empower the next generation.
"Kids these days, they have mental health issues and all of these things and I want them to know that they are loved," Howard said. "With the school killings, there will be change if we come together as everyone meaning that doesn't matter what race you are, doesn't matter what you did in the past -- that stuff doesn't matter. As long as we come together and pray to God, these things wouldn't be, our hearts would be changed."
Howard's hope is the same hope shared by each person who spent Easter Sunday at the service: The hope that the power of prayer can change a city. | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/easter-sunday-baltimore-prayer-service/43548109 | 2023-04-10 00:47:03 | 0 | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/easter-sunday-baltimore-prayer-service/43548109 |
Plantwise™ introduces new product line backed by science and with purposeful ingredients to deliver effective results, giving the body what it needs, when it needs it
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Plantwise™ is on a mission to create the best plant-based products that enhance the well-being of people and the planet. The wellness brand, launching this month, crafts innovative and targeted formulas backed by science from some of the finest, botanical nutrients chosen for their quality and efficacy. All Plantwise™ products include a spectrum of high-quality ingredients that actually work, each playing their role to keep the body in tune and feeling great, with benefits like restful sleep, pain relief support, increased focus, and much more for happy human health.
"At Plantwise, we believe plants hold the key to helping the planet and our bodies function well and maintain balance," said Trent Overholt, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Plantwise™. "Our goal is simple: create products that are good for us, good for the planet and move us closer to our vision for happy human health."
Plantwise™ products deliver fuel to the body's master controller of health and wellness, the endocannabinoid system. This highly important regulatory system is nourished with the help of phytocannabinoids from plants. Plantwise™ formulas deliver phytocannabinoids, along with other botanical nutrients, to provide support and balance in the body, where and when it's needed.
"In our daily lives, our bodies are bombarded with stress from all sides," said Jimmy Brophy, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Plantwise™. "We were driven to create products that help balance out the temporary stresses people feel in their bodies. By focusing Plantwise™ plant-based formulas around the endocannabinoid system, we can proactively and effectively feed the body really good nutrients to support people's health."
In order to deliver targeted, effective results, Plantwise™ has taken particular care in the choice and amount of each ingredient in its formulas. Plantwise™ formulas clearly label each standardized ingredient, showing what it's providing inside each serving.
"With Plantwise, what you see is what you get," said Brophy. "We don't hide our ingredients in blends—we believe in full transparency so you can make the best choice for your personal health and well-being."
This spring and summer, Plantwise™ will introduce five initial products designed to promote exceptional performance, keep consumers feeling great, and thoughtfully support different areas of happy human health.
- Plantwise™ Probiotics and Postbiotics: A dose of inner bliss for gut, brain and immune system support. The Plantwise™ Probiotics and Postbiotics acid-resistant capsule protects the colony of good bacteria, including 12 DNA-verified probiotic strains that supply good bacteria to support gut, brain and immune system function (and just keep the entire body happy and healthy). It also includes 2 tyndallized (heat-treated) postbiotic strains with components for gut and immune health activity. And lastly, prebiotic acacia fiber helps support and feed the probiotic bacteria, helping them do their job.*
- Plantwise™ Mind Spark: When it's go-time…enhance energy and improve focus and reaction time to seize the day (or night) for happy human health. The Plantwise™ Mind Spark supplement helps jump-start energy, increase focus and enhance performance to support the mind when it needs to be at its sharpest.*
- Plantwise™ Relax and Rest: Sometimes the body needs to sink into a restful slumber. Relax, calm the mind, and sleep–it's essential for happy human health. The Plantwise™ Relax and Rest supplement provides support for those who experience occasional sleeplessness. It helps to reduce stress, calm the mind and enable consumers to fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer for a restorative night's rest.*
- Plantwise™ Immune Prime: For the enjoyment of wherever life leads—take charge and keep the immune system primed and ready for happy human health. The Plantwise™ Immune Prime supplement helps modulate (not stimulate) the immune system, supporting balance and readiness for when the immune system is needed, both immediately and over the long-term.*
- Plantwise™ Pain Support: Sometimes the body is overused—pain happens. Relieve soreness from those times the body is pushed a little too hard and get back to enjoying happy human health. The Plantwise™ Pain Support cream supports pain relief associated with overexertion and exercise by helping to reduce inflammation and provide soothing pain relief.*
Plantwise™ currently incorporates organic, regeneratively farmed hemp into its dual-capsule formulas. The wellness company remains committed to driving demand and awareness for regenerative agriculture. These planet-saving farming practices support climate change reversal by rebuilding and restoring soil health and biodiversity, improving carbon drawdown, and boosting water efficiency, resulting in more nutrient-dense crops.
"As we grow and evolve, we'll remain focused on incorporating more regeneratively-grown ingredients into our formulas as well as bringing education and advocacy to regenerative agriculture practices, helping to heal and support our planet for the next generation," said Overholt.
Plantwise™ products are available for purchase through the company's website https://www.getplantwise.com/ and at specialty pharmacies and natural product retailers across the country. The brand is committed to accessibility and all supplements retail for between $36.00 and $44.00.
More information on Plantwise™ can be found at https://www.getplantwise.com/ or by following Plantwise™ on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
About Plantwise™:
At Plantwise™, we make good stuff from plants for happy human health, delivering scientifically-designed products with a spectrum of high-quality ingredients that actually work. Plantwise™ formulas are designed to keep consumers feeling great with benefits like restful sleep, pain relief support, increased focus and much more. We're committed to driving demand and awareness for regenerative agricultural practices, and currently incorporate organic, regeneratively farmed hemp into our dual-capsule formulas. This all helps to heal the land for this generation and the next, and that's good for everyone. To learn more about Plantwise™, visit https://www.getplantwise.com or follow Plantwise™ on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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Texas man arrested for drug trafficking in Oklahoma
Published: Jul. 26, 2023 at 4:23 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
CARTER COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A Texas man was arrested in Carter County for trafficking illegal drugs.
Court documents show Aroldo Aguilar, 55, was found with 450 grams of cocaine in his possession and charged with aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs.
Aroldo faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine between $100,000 and $500,000, if convicted.
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Report: No turbulence during fatal business jet flight
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Investigators said Friday that a passenger on a business jet was fatally injured in early March when the aircraft violently bucked up and down after pilots disconnected a system used to stabilize the plane.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilots were responding to several warnings in the cockpit of the Bombardier jet that diverted to a Connecticut airport on March 3. They followed a checklist and turned off a switch that “trims” or adjusts the stabilizer, a control panel on the plane’s tail.
The plane turned nose-up at several times the force of gravity, then pointed lower before again turning upward before pilots could regain control, the report said.
Pilots told investigators they did not encounter turbulence, as the NTSB had said in a preliminary assessment the day after the crash.
The trim system of the Bombardier Challenger 300 twin-engine jet was the subject of a Federal Aviation Administration last year mandate that pilots conduct extra safety checks before flights.
Representatives for Bombardier did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Friday.
The two pilots and three passengers were traveling from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia, before diverting to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut. The passenger who died, Dana Hyde, 55, of Cabin John, Maryland, was brought to a hospital where she died from blunt-force injuries.
Hyde served in government positions during the Clinton and Obama administrations and was counsel for the 9/11 Commission, formally known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
It was unclear if Hyde was belted in her seat or up and about, in the cabin, of the jet owned by Conexon, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Her husband and his son, along with the pilot and co-pilot, were not injured in the incident, the report said.
A message seeking comment was left for Conexon, a company specializing in rural internet.
The report indicated the pilots aborted their initial takeoff because no one removed a plastic cover from one of the pitot tubes that determine airspeed, and they took off with a rudder limiter fault alert on.
Another warning indicated autopilot stabilizer trim failure. The plane abruptly pitched upward as the pilots moved the stabilizer trim switch from primary to off while working through procedures on a checklist, the report said.
The plane violently oscillated up and down and the “stick pusher” activated, the report said, meaning the onboard computer thought the plane was in danger of an aerodynamic stall.
The flight crew was comprised of two experienced pilots with 5,000 and 8,000 hours of flying time, and held ratings needed to fly for an airline. But both were relatively new to this model aircraft, earning their ratings last October.
The FAA issued its directive about Bombardier Challenger 300 jets last year after multiple instances in which the horizontal stabilizer on the aircrafts caused the nose of the plane to turn down after the pilot tried to make the aircraft climb.
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Sharp reported from Portland, Maine. AP Airlines Writer David Koenig in Dallas contributed to this report.
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At Public Charter Schools of New Mexico, we believe in a world where every student has their educational needs met because they have a choice of public school that best suits them. While our organization works to support and advocate for charter schools, the scope of our advocacy involves any issue with the promise to deliver better results for all students in the state.
One of the most pressing items under consideration this legislative session centers on extending the school year for New Mexico students. For years, groups like the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) and the Legislative Finance Committee have been exploring adding instructional days to the school calendar. This year’s proposals focus on a new standard of 1,140 instructional hours for both elementary and secondary students, a significant increase from current levels as set by statute. We feel that the charter school perspective needs to be kept at the forefront of this conversation due to the unique learning environments of charter schools and each community’s specific needs.
New Mexico charter schools have long recognized that more quality instruction provides better outcomes for students. That’s why most of our member schools around the state already meet the number of instructional hours established in the proposals. In fact, we’ve found our highest performing charter schools have longer school days, not longer school years, which allow instructors and support staff that much more time to provide quality instruction that is tailored to the individual student. In any proposal the Legislature considers related to an extended school year, we advocate for incentives that provide more instructional hours but not necessarily additional days, and for local control so each school district and charter school can freely create a school calendar that is best for them and their communities. We believe a proposal from the Governor’s Office does just this.
Of course, more time in the classroom is only beneficial if it is quality time. In their analysis of one proposal, the LESC rightly noted students in classrooms with high-quality, focused teachers with strong classroom management skills have better outcomes. We need to ensure we are providing the strongest educational experience possible in the hours we have with our students, something New Mexico’s public charter schools are delivering with their high-achieving educational programs.
The legislative proposals also mandate extra professional development time rather than traditional instructional time. Again, the proposals for additional professional development are already met by most public charter schools in the state. We support proposals that allow schools to make student-centered decisions to balance delivering academic content, tutoring and staff professional development. Our member charter schools prioritize staff development and empower their instructors to provide a dynamic student experience. We insist any new state policy allows that same environment for all public schools.
Public charter schools are delivering strong results for students in New Mexico because we’ve used our autonomy to create distinct academic programs that capture students’ minds and make decisions that are centered on their success. A proposal to incentivize more hours, not days, of quality instruction and allowing schools to balance the professional development needs of teachers alongside the needs of their communities will make public education stronger. We need to look no further than our public charter school environment for proof. | https://www.abqjournal.com/2580512/education-quality-time-in-classrooms.html | 2023-03-11 18:45:27 | 1 | https://www.abqjournal.com/2580512/education-quality-time-in-classrooms.html |
The transformation of vintage Norman buildings often reveals some pieces of nostalgia for me. A rainstorm several years ago uncovered an unpainted wall where you could make out a sign for the Bill Bonner Motors dealership at Porter Avenue and Gray Street.
Many a Rambler from Mr. Bonner graced our driveway growing up. Most of my siblings learned to drive a stick shift on the 59 wagon.
The younger ones had it easy on the 64 Cross Country with the automatic transmission and a built-in radio. Most of Norman’s car dealers were located in art-deco buildings along Porter Avenue near Gray and Main Streets.
A sign across the street from the dealership on a building under reconstruction caught my eye this week.
The Standard is transforming Norman’s Coca-Cola bottling building into a restaurant, beer garden and community gathering space.
On both sides of the art-deco inspired building west of Porter Avenue on Gray Street are the old-time “Oklahoma Coca-Cola Bottling Company” signs.
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Bennie Gatewood ran the Coca-Cola plant. He was quite the entrepreneur what with operating the Coke concessions at the OU football games to running the Cub’s Den lunch and smoking spot at Central Junior High School.
Most days Mr. Gatewood could be seen slicing open a small bag of Fritos and adding a scoop of chili. Put a fork in it and call it a growing teenager’s lunch. After lunch many kids smoked cigarettes in the area until Fr. Trout chased them off the Catholic school and church property.
On Game Days, Mr. Gatewood was over in a far corner of the stadium with an army of kids hoping to sell their racks of Cokes to the Sooner faithful. After a few weeks of minimal performance, he told me my salesmanship was lacking as I spent more time watching the Sooners than peddling his pop. Guilty. It was a career limiting choice I made.
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Down the road on Main Street a rainstorm during a roof job flooded out the Sooner Theatre’s downtown studio. Workers peeled back the facade revealing a brick sign for “Gordon’s,” a clothing shop that was later located at 220 E. Main Street. A 1934 Chamber of Commerce directory lists Gordon’s Department Store at 108 E. Main St., roughly where the Sooner studio is today.
Farther east, construction of a new kids play area at 225-227 E. Main St. uncovered the old University Theatre facade. That theater was one of four downtown at one time.
The heyday of downtown movies was when thousands of young sailors trained here from 1942-1946. Only the Sooner remains as a theater, although it’s been a while since a first-run movie was shown there.
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Sitting in Row D of the Sooner last weekend for the “Little Shop of Horrors” amazing community theater production made me think about how close the theater was to demolition and what a tragedy it would have been if 101 E. Main was now a parking lot.
The Sooner opened in 1929 with the movie, “Alias Jimmy Valentine” and closed in 1975 with “Attack of the Amazons.” Never saw the first one, but, sadly, I’m pretty sure I saw the final movie. Kids lined up the length of Main Street for Saturday matinees.
It was where my brother and I watched “Old Yeller” and cried like babies when Travis had to put the rabid Old Yeller down.
In 1975, it became home to pigeons for a few years before some forward-thinking citizens and city council members saved it from the wrecking ball, leased it from the city and the rest is history.
Since reopening in 1982, thousands of adults and children, including mine, have performed there over the last 40 years. It’s one more historical Norman success story. | https://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/vintage-signs-bring-back-a-flood-of-memories/article_56bee794-57d7-11ed-a429-d31e94592fca.html | 2022-10-30 14:35:03 | 1 | https://www.normantranscript.com/opinion/vintage-signs-bring-back-a-flood-of-memories/article_56bee794-57d7-11ed-a429-d31e94592fca.html |
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) – A drunken driver who was involved in a deadly crash with an ambulance has been sentenced to 8 years in prison with 7 years of extended supervision.
According to a release, David Worley was charged with Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Vehicle on April 22.
Reports show that on September 15, 2020, around 4:30 a.m., Worley went through a red light at the intersection of North Main Street and East Johnson Street in Fond du Lac and hit an ambulance that was transporting a patient.
Authorities say that as a result of the crash, a 21-year-old passenger of Worley’s was ejected from the vehicle, resulting in the passenger’s death.
A hospital blood draw after the crash showed Worley had a blood alcohol level of .213 g/100mL. The legal limit to drive is .080.
“Families and friends of the victim have had their lives forever altered and this sentence will not undo the pain they have suffered and will continue to experience,” said District Attorney Eric J. Toney. “I pray this tragedy acts as a warning to others and causes them to make the right decision to save a life by not drinking and driving.”
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Actor Treat Williams dies after motorcycle accident
(CNN) - Treat Williams, a veteran actor known for his roles in the television series “Everwood” and in the 1979 movie “Hair,” died after a motorcycle accident, according to his longtime agent. He was 71.
Williams’ agent, Barry McPherson, says the actor died Monday night after the accident in Vermont. He told People magazine that Williams was making a turn when a car cut him off.
The 71-year-old actor’s long-standing career dates back to 1975 when he made his film debut in the thriller “Deadly Hero.” In 1979, Williams starred as George Berger in the film “Hair,” based on the Broadway musical. It was a role that earned him his first Golden Globe nomination.
Williams’ career extended over decades with more than 120 credits to his name. He appeared in such movies as “Once Upon a Time in America” and “The Deep End of the Ocean.” His TV credits include “White Collar,” “Blue Bloods” and “Chicago Fire.”
He was born in Rowayton, Connecticut, in 1951.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kodiak Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: KOD), a biopharmaceutical company committed to researching, developing and commercializing transformative therapeutics to treat high prevalence retinal diseases, announced today that management will present at the following upcoming investor conferences:
- Jefferies Healthcare Conference, June 7, 2023, 1:30 PM ET (10:30 AM PT), New York, New York
- Goldman Sachs 44th Annual Global Healthcare Conference, June 14, 2023, 7:40 PM ET (4:40 PM PT), Dana Point, California
A live webcast of both presentations will be available on the "Events and Presentations" section of Kodiak's website at http://ir.kodiak.com/ and will remain available for replay for a limited time following the events.
About Kodiak Sciences Inc.
Kodiak (Nasdaq: KOD) is a biopharmaceutical company committed to researching, developing and commercializing transformative therapeutics to treat high prevalence retinal diseases. We are focused on bringing new science to the design and manufacture of next generation retinal medicines to prevent and treat the leading causes of blindness globally. Our antibody biopolymer conjugate platform, or ABC Platform™, uses molecular engineering to merge the fields of antibody-based and chemistry-based therapies and is at the core of Kodiak's discovery engine. Kodiak's lead investigational medicine, tarcocimab tedromer, is a novel anti-VEGF antibody biopolymer conjugate being developed for the treatment of retinal vascular diseases including diabetic eye diseases, the leading cause of blindness in working-age patients in the developed world, and wet age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in elderly patients in the developed world. The tarcocimab clinical program is designed to assess the product candidate's durability, efficacy and safety in major retinal vascular diseases in parallel, through the GLEAM and GLIMMER studies in diabetic macular edema, the BEACON study in retinal vein occlusion, the GLOW study in non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and the DAYLIGHT study in wet age-related macular degeneration. Phase 3 data across the tarcocimab clinical program are expected in 3Q2023. Kodiak has leveraged its ABC Platform to build a pipeline of product candidates in various stages of development. KSI-501 is our dual inhibitor antibody biopolymer conjugate targeting both VEGF (VEGF-trap) and IL-6 (anti-IL-6 antibody) and is being investigated in a Phase 1 clinical study initially in patients with diabetic macular edema. We are expanding our early research pipeline to include ABC Platform based triplet inhibitors for multifactorial retinal diseases. Kodiak is based in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, please visit www.kodiak.com.
Kodiak®, Kodiak Sciences®, ABC™, ABC Platform™ and the Kodiak logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Kodiak Sciences Inc. in various global jurisdictions.
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PHOENIX — Sister Lynn Winsor has been elected to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) National High School Hall of Fame.
Known for building one of the most successful golf programs in the nation, the golf coach at Xavier College Preparatory has won 37 state championship golf titles. In her role as Athletic Director, the school has had 149 State championship wins. Still, she tells ABC15 that winning was never been her focus.
"I personally believe (in) having one-on-one relationships with teenagers, encouraging them, to love and respect each other, love God, and really be a person that can be a teammate in every way. This is what matters," Winsor said.
Winsor is also the Vice Principal at the all-girls Catholic high school located in the heart of central Phoenix.
"When I first came in 1974, I think we had won state swimming in the early days, like in the late 1960s. So pretty much ever since when I took over as an AD in 1977,” she said. “That's when the teams really started cooking along.”
A pioneer for equal rights, she fought to ban sex-based discrimination in school athletics.
"Back in 1985, a couple of schools got together to start [a] girl's soccer league. There was nothing for girls,” she said. “Now, it's booming. Same thing we did with beach volleyball in 2010. [And in] 2000, we also started crew. Now we have a crew team that's really excellent."
Winsor and 11 others will be inducted on July 1, 2023, as part of the National High School Hall of Fame's 40th induction class at the NFHS Summer Meeting in Seattle.
Joining Sister Lynn Winsor in the 2023 induction class includes:
- Tamika Catchings (basketball, Illinois/Texas)
- Carlos Boozer (basketball, Alaska)
- Clarissa Chun (wrestling, Hawaii)
- Maranda Brownson (track and field, Oregon)
- Sue Butz-Stavin (field hockey coach, Pennsylvania)
- Barbara Campbell (girls volleyball coach, Tennessee)
- Allan Trimble (football coach, Oklahoma)
- Dave Stead (administrator, Minnesota)
- Dave Carlsrud (administrator, North Dakota)
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From July 23-24, consumers can shop exclusive deals from eco-conscious fashion companies, clean and green beauty brands, and more
NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Klarna, a leading global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, today announced the opening of its US retail pop-up, "Klarna Oasis," an immersive shopping experience in Los Angeles focused on supporting its various mission-driven merchant partners. From Saturday, July 23 to Sunday, July 24, consumers can shop exclusive discounts from fashion, beauty, and accessory brands, including Lunya, Rebecca Minkoff, RE/DONE, VRAI, AVYA, Christy Dawn, Kjaer Weis, Westman Atelier, Pepper, and The Detox Market. Exclusive discounts will also be available to shop nationwide over the weekend online at www.klarnaoasis.com.
"We're excited to bring the smoooth Klarna shopping experience to life for the first time in Los Angeles, spotlighting mission-driven merchant partners that support a range of important causes from sustainability in fashion to clean beauty," said Raji Behal, Global Head of Partner Success, Klarna. "At Klarna, we realize we have a responsibility to help drive positive change towards a better future, and providing our consumers unique access to shop more mindfully is just one of the many ways we are working to make a difference."
With "Klarna Oasis," Klarna is making mindful shopping as easy as possible for consumers, providing a one-stop shop to purchase conscious fashion and clean beauty must-haves, all while offering its popular interest-free Pay in 4 option at check out. As sustainability is a core focus for the pop-up, shoppers will also be able to donate gently used shoes and clothing in exchange for an on-site discount in partnership with Soles4Souls.
"Christy Dawn is proud to partner with Klarna on such an exciting, impactful initiative. We believe that all shopping should be conscious-shopping and Klarna Oasis allows consumers to make more educated purchasing decisions," said Aras Baskauskas, Co-Founder and CEO at Christy Dawn. "What's more, we love knowing that by partnering with Klarna, we're providing our Christy Dawn community with a new and easy way to shop regeneratively."
Additional programming includes a fireside chat on Saturday, July 23, on the importance of regenerative agriculture within the sustainable fashion movement. Speakers include Raji Behal, Global Head of Partner Success at Klarna; Aras Baskauskas, Co-Founder and CEO of Christy Dawn; and Jasmyne Spencer, professional soccer player at Angel City Football Club, of which Klarna is a Founding Partner. The talk will be open to the public, and guests can register to attend at the link here: https://fb.me/e/2MvNQnsME.
The "Klarna Oasis'' pop-up is located at 8070 Melrose Avenue and will be open to the public on Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday, July 24, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.klarnaoasis.com.
About Klarna
Since 2005 Klarna has been on a mission to revolutionize the retail banking industry. With over 150 million global active users and 2 million transactions per day, Klarna is meeting the changing demands of consumers by saving them time and money while helping them be informed and in control. Over 400,000 global retail partners, including H&M, Saks, Sephora, Macys, IKEA, Expedia Group, and Nike have integrated Klarna's innovative technology to deliver a seamless shopping experience online and in-store. With over 5,000 employees, Klarna is active in 45 markets with a valuation of $6.7 billion. For more information, visit Klarna.com
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- Fourth quarter net income of $137.9 million and earnings per share (diluted) of $1.51
- Fourth quarter net income increased 8.7% compared to fourth quarter 2021
- Loans, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program and SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans, increased $518.5 million or 3.0% (11.8% annualized) during fourth quarter 2022
- Loans, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program and SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans, increased $1.422 billion or 8.5% during 2022
- Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program and SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans, of 1.56%(1)
- Nonperforming assets remain low at 0.08% of fourth quarter average interest-earning assets
- Return (annualized) on fourth quarter average assets of 1.47%, average common equity of 8.26%, average tangible common equity of 16.26%(1), and efficiency ratio of 40.87%
- Pending acquisitions of First Bancshares of Texas, Inc., Midland, Texas, and Lone Star State Bancshares, Inc., Lubbock, Texas
- Approved 2023 Stock Repurchase Program covering up to 5% of outstanding common stock
HOUSTON, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.® (NYSE: PB), the parent company of Prosperity Bank® (collectively, "Prosperity"), reported net income of $137.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 compared with $126.8 million for the same period in 2021. Net income per diluted common share was $1.51 for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 compared with $1.38 for the same period in 2021, an increase of 9.4%, and the annualized return on fourth quarter average assets was 1.47%. Additionally, loans, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program and SBA Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans, increased $518.5 million or 3.0% (11.8% annualized) during the fourth quarter of 2022. Nonperforming assets remain low at 0.08% of fourth quarter average interest-earning assets.
"During the fourth quarter of 2022, Prosperity continued to see growth in loans, which we expect will continue in 2023. The growth comes from new loans as well as existing loans not paying off as fast as they did when rates were low and it was opportunistic for borrowers to repay or move the loans. Consumer spending remains strong, especially in the tourism, restaurant and hospitality sectors. Real estate sales and pricing have been affected by the increase in rates, but we expect that because of inventory levels and population growth, the impact will be less in Texas and Oklahoma," said David Zalman, Prosperity's Senior Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"We believe that the economies in Texas and Oklahoma will outperform other states over the next several years as companies and individuals continue to move to the states because of lower tax rates and a business-friendly political environment. We expect that companies will need more infrastructure and buildings and consumers will need more housing and places to spend their money, and both will need banks to finance the growth," continued Zalman.
"While the net interest margin at some banks has improved immediately because of higher rates, we expect Prosperity's net interest margin to continue to increase over the next several years as our bond portfolio, which yielded 1.96% during the fourth quarter of 2022, reprices to higher yields assuming that rates normalize near the current rate," concluded Zalman.
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
Net income was $137.9 million(2) for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared with $126.8 million(3) for the same period in 2021, an increase of $11.1 million or 8.7%. The change was primarily due to an increase in loans and securities interest income, partially offset by a decrease in PPP fees and interest income of $8.5 million, a decrease in loan discount accretion of $4.5 million, and an increase in interest expense. Net income per diluted common share was $1.51 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared with $1.38 for the same period in 2021, an increase of 9.4%. On a linked quarter basis, net income was $137.9 million(2) for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared with $135.8 million(4) for the three months ended September 30, 2022, an increase of $2.1 million or 1.5%. The change was primarily due to an increase in noninterest income and a decrease in noninterest expense, partially offset by a decrease in net interest income. Net income per diluted common share was $1.51 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared with $1.49 for the three months ended September 30, 2022, an increase of 1.3%. Annualized returns on average assets, average common equity and average tangible common equity for the three months ended December 31, 2022 were 1.47%, 8.26% and 16.26%(1), respectively. Prosperity's efficiency ratio (excluding net gains and losses on the sale or write down of assets and securities) was 40.87%(1) for the three months ended December 31, 2022.
Net interest income before provision for credit losses for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was $256.1 million compared with $244.8 million for the same period in 2021, an increase of $11.4 million or 4.6%. The change was primarily due to an increase in the average balances and average rates on loans held for investment and on investment securities, partially offset by a decrease in PPP fees and interest income of $8.5 million, a decrease in loan discount accretion of $4.5 million and an increase in the average rates on interest-bearing liabilities. On a linked quarter basis, net interest income before provision for credit losses was $256.1 million compared with $260.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, a decrease of $4.5 million or 1.7%.
The net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis was 3.05% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared with 2.97% for the same period in 2021. The change was primarily due to an increase in the average balances and average rates on loans held for investment and on investment securities, partially offset by a decrease in PPP fees and interest income of $8.5 million, a decrease in loan discount accretion of $4.5 million and an increase in the average rates on interest-bearing liabilities. On a linked quarter basis, the net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis was 3.05% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared with 3.11% for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The linked quarter decrease was primarily due to an increase in the average rates on interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by higher average balances and higher average rates on loans and average rates on investment securities.
Noninterest income was $37.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared with $35.8 million for the same period in 2021, an increase of $2.0 million or 5.5%. This change was primarily due to a higher net gain on sale or write-down of assets, an increase in trust income and an increase in other noninterest income. On a linked quarter basis, noninterest income was $37.7 million compared with $34.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, an increase of $3.0 million or 8.8%, primarily due to a higher net gain on the sale or write-down of assets and an increase in other noninterest income.
Noninterest expense was $119.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared with $119.5 million for the same period in 2021, a decrease of $294 thousand. On a linked quarter basis, noninterest expense decreased $3.0 million or 2.4% to $119.2 million compared with $122.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. This change was primarily due to a decrease in salaries and benefits, partially offset by an increase in other noninterest expense.
Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Net income was $524.5 million(5) for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared with $519.3 million(6) for 2021, an increase of $5.2 million or 1.0%. Net income per diluted common share was $5.73 for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared with $5.60 for 2021, an increase of 2.3%. Annualized returns on average assets, average common equity and average tangible common equity for the year ended December 31, 2022 were 1.39%, 7.97% and 15.94%(1), respectively. Prosperity's efficiency ratio (excluding net gains and losses on the sale or write down of assets and securities) was 42.23%(1) for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Net interest income before provision for credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $1.005 billion compared with $993.3 million for the prior year, an increase of $11.9 million or 1.2%. The change was primarily due to an increase in average balances and average rates on investment securities, partially offset by a decrease in PPP fees and interest income of $44.6 million, a decrease in loan discount accretion of $31.9 million and an increase in the average rates on interest-bearing liabilities.
The net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis for the year ended December 31, 2022 was 3.00% compared with 3.14% for 2021. The change was primarily due to an increase in the average balances on investment securities, partially offset by a decrease in PPP fees and interest income of $44.6 million, a decrease in loan discount accretion of $31.9 million and an increase in the average rates on interest-bearing liabilities.
Noninterest income was $145.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared with $140.0 million for 2021, an increase of $5.2 million or 3.7%, primarily due to an increase in NSF income, a net gain on the sale or write-down of assets, an increase in trust income and an increase in other noninterest income, partially offset by a decrease in mortgage income.
Noninterest expense was $484.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared with $473.6 million for 2021, an increase of $10.6 million or 2.2%. The change was primarily due to an increase in salaries and benefits, an increase in credit and debit card and data processing expense and the change in net loss (gain) on sale or write-down of other real estate.
Balance Sheet Information
At December 31, 2022, Prosperity had $37.690 billion in total assets, a decrease of $144.1 million or 0.4%, compared with $37.834 billion at December 31, 2021.
Loans at December 31, 2022 were $18.840 billion, an increase of $223.7 million or 1.2%, compared with $18.616 billion at December 31, 2021, primarily due to increases in 1-4 family residential and construction, land development and other land loans, partially offset by decreases in Warehouse Purchase Program, PPP and commercial real estate loans. Linked quarter loans increased $333.5 million or 1.8% (7.2% annualized) from $18.506 billion at September 30, 2022. Excluding Warehouse Purchase Program and PPP loans, loans at December 31, 2022 were $18.093 billion compared to $16.671 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of $1.422 billion or 8.5%. Linked quarter loans, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program and PPP loans, increased $518.5 million or 3.0% (11.8% annualized) from $17.575 billion at September 30, 2022.
As part of its lending activities, Prosperity extends credit to oil and gas production and servicing companies. Oil and gas production loans are loans to companies directly involved in the exploration and/or production of oil and gas. Oil and gas servicing loans are loans to companies that provide services for oil and gas production and exploration. At December 31, 2022, oil and gas loans totaled $429.5 million (net of discount and excluding PPP loans totaling $3.4 million) or 2.3% of total loans, of which $209.0 million were production loans and $220.5 million were servicing loans, compared with total oil and gas loans of $491.3 million (net of discount and excluding PPP loans totaling $27.9 million) or 2.6% of total loans at December 31, 2021, of which $294.1 million were production loans and $197.2 million were servicing loans. In addition, as of December 31, 2022, Prosperity had total unfunded commitments to oil and gas companies of $453.4 million compared with total unfunded commitments to oil and gas companies of $419.0 million as of December 31, 2021. Unfunded commitments to producers include letters of credit issued in lieu of oil well plugging bonds.
Deposits at December 31, 2022 were $28.534 billion, a decrease of $2.238 billion or 7.3%, compared with $30.772 billion at December 31, 2021, primarily due to a decrease in public fund deposits. Linked quarter deposits decreased $766.6 million or 2.6% from $29.300 billion at September 30, 2022.
Asset Quality
Nonperforming assets totaled $27.5 million or 0.08% of quarterly average interest-earning assets at December 31, 2022 compared with $28.1 million or 0.09% of quarterly average interest-earning assets at December 31, 2021 and $19.9 million or 0.06% of quarterly average interest-earning assets at September 30, 2022.
The allowance for credit losses on loans and off-balance sheet credit exposures was $311.5 million at December 31, 2022 compared with $316.3 million at December 31, 2021 and $312.1 million at September 30, 2022. There was no provision for credit losses for the three months and years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
The allowance for credit losses on loans was $281.6 million or 1.49% of total loans at December 31, 2022 compared with $286.4 million or 1.54% of total loans at December 31, 2021 and $282.2 million or 1.52% of total loans at September 30, 2022. Excluding Warehouse Purchase Program and PPP loans, the allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.56%(1) at December 31, 2022 compared with 1.72%(1) at December 31, 2021 and 1.61%(1) at September 30, 2022.
Net charge-offs were $603 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared with net charge-offs of $807 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and net charge-offs of $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. During the fourth quarter of 2022, net charge-offs did not include any purchased credit deteriorated ("PCD") loans and $6.2 million of specific reserves on resolved PCD loans was released to the general reserve.
Net charge-offs were $4.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared with $29.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Net charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 2022 did not include any PCD loans and $8.2 million of specific reserves on resolved PCD loans was released to the general reserve during the period.
Dividend
Prosperity Bancshares declared a first quarter 2023 cash dividend of $0.55 per share to be paid on April 3, 2023, to all shareholders of record as of March 15, 2023.
Stock Repurchase Program
On January 17, 2023, Prosperity Bancshares announced a stock repurchase program under which up to 5%, or approximately 4.6 million shares, of its outstanding common stock may be acquired over a one-year period expiring on January 17, 2024, at the discretion of management. Under its 2022 stock repurchase program, Prosperity Bancshares repurchased zero shares of its common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 981,884 shares of its common stock at an average weighted price of $66.90 per share during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Pending Acquisition of First Bancshares of Texas, Inc.
On October 11, 2022, Prosperity Bancshares and First Bancshares of Texas, Inc. ("First Bancshares") jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement whereby First Bancshares, the parent company of FirstCapital Bank of Texas, N.A. ("FirstCapital Bank") will merge with and into Prosperity. FirstCapital Bank operates 16 full-service banking offices in 6 different markets in West, North and Central Texas areas, including its main office in Midland, and banking offices in Midland, Lubbock, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Byers, Henrietta, Dallas, Horseshoe Bay, Marble Falls and Fredericksburg, Texas. As of September 30, 2022, First Bancshares, on a consolidated basis, reported total assets of $2.203 billion, total loans of $1.631 billion and total deposits of $1.842 billion.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Prosperity will issue 3,583,370 shares of Prosperity common stock plus $93.4 million in cash for all outstanding shares of First Bancshares capital stock, subject to certain conditions and potential adjustments. Based on Prosperity's closing price of $69.27 on October 7, 2022, the total consideration was valued at approximately $341.6 million. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals and approval of the shareholders of First Bancshares. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2023, although delays could occur.
Pending Acquisition of Lone Star State Bancshares, Inc.
On October 11, 2022, Prosperity Bancshares and Lone Star State Bancshares, Inc. ("Lone Star") jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement whereby Lone Star, the parent company of Lone Star State Bank of West Texas ("Lone Star Bank") will merge with and into Prosperity. Lone Star Bank operates 5 banking offices in the West Texas area, including its main office in Lubbock, and 1 banking center in each of Brownfield, Midland, Odessa and Big Spring, Texas. As of September 30, 2022, Lone Star, on a consolidated basis, reported total assets of $1.387 billion, total loans of $940.5 million and total deposits of $1.249 billion.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Prosperity will issue 2,376,182 shares of Prosperity common stock plus $64.1 million in cash for all outstanding shares of Lone Star capital stock, subject to certain conditions and potential adjustments. Based on Prosperity's closing price of $69.27 on October 7, 2022, the total consideration was valued at approximately $228.7 million. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals and approval of the shareholders of Lone Star. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2023, although delays could occur.
Conference Call
Prosperity's management team will host a conference call on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (10:30 a.m. Central Time) to discuss Prosperity's fourth quarter 2022 earnings. Individuals and investment professionals may participate in the call by dialing 877-883-0383 for domestic participants, or 412-902-6506 for international participants. The participant elite entry number is 6262776.
Alternatively, individuals may listen to the live webcast of the presentation by visiting Prosperity's website at www.prosperitybankusa.com. The webcast may be accessed from Prosperity's home page by selecting "Presentations, Webcasts & Calls" from the menu on the Investor Relations link and following the instructions.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Prosperity's management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its performance. Specifically, Prosperity reviews return on average tangible common equity; tangible book value per share; the tangible equity to tangible assets ratio; allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans excluding Warehouse Purchase Program and PPP loans; and the efficiency ratio excluding net gains and losses on the sale or write down of assets and securities, for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Prosperity believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding Prosperity's financial results and their presentation, together with the accompanying reconciliations, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting Prosperity's business and allows investors to view performance in a manner similar to management, the entire financial services sector, bank stock analysts and bank regulators. Further, Prosperity believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of its core operating earnings and business outlook. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, nor of greater importance than, GAAP basis financial measures and results; Prosperity strongly encourages investors to review its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. Please refer to the "Notes to Selected Financial Data" at the end of this Earnings Release for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest respective GAAP financial measures.
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. ®
As of December 31, 2022, Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.® is a $37.690 billion Houston, Texas based regional financial holding company providing personal banking services and investments to consumers and businesses throughout Texas and Oklahoma. Founded in 1983, Prosperity believes in a community banking philosophy, taking care of customers, businesses and communities in the areas it serves by providing financial solutions to simplify everyday financial needs. In addition to offering traditional deposit and loan products, Prosperity offers digital banking solutions, credit and debit cards, mortgage services, retail brokerage services, trust and wealth management, and treasury management.
Prosperity currently operates 272 full-service banking locations: 65 in the Houston area, including The Woodlands; 30 in the South Texas area including Corpus Christi and Victoria; 62 in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; 22 in the East Texas area; 29 in the Central Texas area including Austin and San Antonio; 34 in the West Texas area including Lubbock, Midland-Odessa and Abilene; 16 in the Bryan/College Station area; 6 in the Central Oklahoma area; and 8 in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.
Cautionary Notes on Forward-Looking Statements
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains, and the remarks by Prosperity's management on the conference call may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. From time to time, oral or written forward-looking statements may also be included in other information released to the public. Such forward-looking statements are typically, but not exclusively, identified by the use in the statements of words or phrases such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "guidance," "intend," "is anticipated," "is expected," "is intended," "objective," "plan," "projected," "projection," "will affect," "will be," "will continue," "will decrease," "will grow," "will impact," "will increase," "will incur," "will reduce," "will remain," "will result," "would be," variations of such words or phrases (including where the word "could," "may," or "would" is used rather than the word "will" in a phrase) and similar words and phrases indicating that the statement addresses some future result, occurrence, plan or objective. Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact, including forecasts or trends, and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about Prosperity Bancshares and its subsidiaries. These forward-looking statements may include information about Prosperity's possible or assumed future economic performance or future results of operations, including future revenues, income, expenses, provision for loan losses, provision for taxes, effective tax rate, earnings per share and cash flows and Prosperity's future capital expenditures and dividends, future financial condition and changes therein, including changes in Prosperity's loan portfolio and allowance for loan losses, future capital structure or changes therein, as well as the plans and objectives of management for Prosperity's future operations, future or proposed acquisitions, including the proposed transactions with First Bancshares and Lone Star, the future or expected effect of acquisitions on Prosperity's operations, results of operations, financial condition, and future economic performance, statements about the anticipated benefits of each of the proposed transactions, and statements about the assumptions underlying any such statement, as well as expectations regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Prosperity's operating income, financial condition and cash flows. These forward–looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on expectations and assumptions Prosperity currently believes to be valid. Because forward-looking statements relate to future results and occurrences, many of which are outside of Prosperity's control, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Many possible events or factors could adversely affect the future financial results and performance of Prosperity, First Bancshares, Lone Star or the combined company and could cause those results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the right of a party to terminate the merger agreement with First Bancshares or Lone Star, as applicable, the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Prosperity, First Bancshares or Lone Star, delays in completing either of the transactions, the failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of each of the transactions) or First Bancshares shareholder approval or Lone Star shareholder approval or to satisfy any of the other conditions to the transactions on a timely basis or at all, the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the transactions are not realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from, the integration of the two companies or as a result of the strength of the economy and competitive factors generally, or specifically in the West Texas area and the West, North and Central Texas area where First Bancshares and Lone Star, respectively, do a majority of their respective business and Prosperity has a significant presence, the possibility that the transactions may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events, diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities, potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the transactions, Prosperity's ability to complete the acquisition and integration of First Bancshares and of Lone Star successfully, and the dilution caused by Prosperity's issuance of additional shares of its common stock in connection with the transactions. Prosperity disclaims any obligation to update such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments. These and various other factors are discussed in Prosperity's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and other reports and statements Prosperity has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies of the SEC filings for Prosperity may be downloaded from the Internet at no charge from http://www.prosperitybankusa.com.
Additional Information about the First Bancshares Merger and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed merger of First Bancshares into Prosperity, Prosperity has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of Prosperity common stock to be issued to the shareholders of First Bancshares. The registration statement includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to the shareholders of First Bancshares seeking their approval of the proposed transaction.
WE URGE INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROSPERITY, FIRST BANCSHARES AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. You will also be able to obtain these documents, when they are filed, free of charge, from Prosperity at http://www.prosperitybankusa.com. Copies of the proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, when it becomes available, free of charge, by directing a request by telephone or mail to Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., Prosperity Bank Plaza, 4295 San Felipe, Houston, Texas 77027 Attn: Investor Relations, (281) 269-7199 or to First Bancshares of Texas, Inc., 310 West Wall Street, Suite 1200, Midland, Texas 79701, Attention: Ken Burgess, (844) 322-8392.
Additional Information about the Lone Star Merger and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed merger of Lone Star into Prosperity, Prosperity has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of Prosperity common stock to be issued to the shareholders of Lone Star. The registration statement includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to the shareholders of Lone Star seeking their approval of the proposed transaction.
WE URGE INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROSPERITY, LONE STAR AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. You will also be able to obtain these documents, when they are filed, free of charge, from Prosperity at http://www.prosperitybankusa.com. Copies of the proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, when it becomes available, free of charge, by directing a request by telephone or mail to Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., Prosperity Bank Plaza, 4295 San Felipe, Houston, Texas 77027 Attn: Investor Relations, (281) 269-7199 or to Lone Star State Bancshares, Inc., 6220 Milwaukee Avenue, Lubbock, Texas 79424, Attention: Alan Lackey, (806) 771-7717.
Participants in the Solicitation
Prosperity, First Bancshares and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of First Bancshares in connection with the proposed transaction. Certain information regarding the interests of these participants and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is included in the registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
Prosperity, Lone Star and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Lone Star in connection with the proposed transaction. Certain information regarding the interests of these participants and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is included in the registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
Additional information about Prosperity and its directors and executive officers may be found in the definitive proxy statement of Prosperity relating to its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on March 14, 2022, and other documents filed by Prosperity with the SEC. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources described above.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to subscribe for, buy or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for, buy or sell, or an invitation to subscribe for, buy or sell any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, invitation, sale or solicitation would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and otherwise in accordance with applicable law.
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Notes to Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)
(Dollars and share amounts in thousands, except per share data)
NOTES TO SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Prosperity's management uses certain non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) financial measures to evaluate its performance. Specifically, Prosperity reviews return on average tangible common equity; tangible book value per share; the tangible equity to tangible assets ratio; allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans excluding Warehouse Purchase Program and PPP loans; and the efficiency ratio, excluding net gains and losses on the sale or write down of assets and securities, for internal planning and forecasting purposes. In addition, due to the application of purchase accounting, Prosperity uses certain non-GAAP financial measures and ratios that exclude the impact of these items to evaluate its allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans (excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans and PPP loans). Prosperity has included information below relating to these non-GAAP financial measures for the applicable periods presented.
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