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Pentagon shoots down unknown object flying in U.S. airspace
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon shot down an unknown object flying in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said.
The object was flying at about 40,000 feet and posted a “reasonable threat” to the safety of civilian flights, said John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesman. He described the object as roughly the size of a small car.
It was the second time in a week U.S. officials had downed some type of flying object over the U.S. On Saturday fighter jets shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.
White House officials drew major differences between the two episodes. Kirby said it wasn’t yet known who owned the object, and he did not say that it was a balloon. Officials also couldn’t say if there was any surveillance equipment on it. He also didn’t know yet where it came from or what its purpose was.
Kirby said fight pilots visually examining the object ascertained that it was not manned.
The object fell into frigid waters and officials expected they could recover debris faster than from last week’s massive balloon.
The development came almost a week after the U.S. shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the flyover was an accident involving a civilian craft and threatened repercussions.
Biden issued the order but had wanted the balloon downed even earlier. He was advised that the best time for the operation would be when it was over water. Military officials determined that bringing it down over land from an altitude of 60,000 feet would pose an undue risk to people on the ground.
China responded that it reserved the right to “take further actions” and criticized the U.S. for “an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice.”
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, has appointed Rebecca (Becky) House, Senior Vice President, Chief People and Legal Officer and Secretary of Rockwell Automation, Inc., to its board of directors.
"Becky has an extensive background in talent management, ethics and compliance, public affairs, security and sustainability, and is a proven leader in building and maintaining exceptional company cultures within large, multinational companies," said Matt Murphy, President and CEO of Marvell. "Her insights and counsel will be very valuable as we continue to scale and grow Marvell's business globally."
Ms. House is also on the board of directors for FMI Funds, Inc., MIND Research Institute and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). She is a director and former Board President of Sojourner Family Peace Center, the largest provider of domestic violence services in the state of Wisconsin. Ms. House previously served as Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Harley-Davidson, Inc. Prior to that, she was a partner at Foley & Lardner, LLP, a prominent law firm headquartered in Milwaukee, where she spent 12 years.
Ms. House earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez was taken to a hospital during Friday night’s game against Atlanta because of shortness of breath that was exacerbated by the Braves’ in-game fireworks, Houston manager Dusty Baker said.
Alvarez departed the game under his own power with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. There was a pause in the action when Braves rookie Vaughn Grissom fouled a ball off his foot and was being tended to by a trainer.
That’s when Alvarez, who is batting .295 with 31 homers and 77 RBIs, made his break for the Houston dugout.
“He’s being analyzed by the doctors,” Baker said. “They said all his vitals are good. He’s feeling normal but he still has to see our doctor. He was just, he had shortness of breath, and then when they shot the fireworks off, the smoke kind of made it worse.
“I’m glad we got him out when we did because I looked up and he was in the dugout and it was kind of a scary moment because it could be anything, but they said he’s doing fine at the moment.”
Baker said no one in the Astros’ dugout knew Alvarez, an AL All-Star this year and the 2019 Rookie of the Year, was in any distress.
“We didn’t see anything,” Baker said. “I just looked up in the dugout and he was there. After that we had to take it into emergency action to find out what’s wrong and then the emergency crew came over and took him to the hospital.”
Losing Alvarez, who ranks first in AL on-base percentage and second in homers, slugging percentage, OPS and runs, for any length of time would be a big blow to Houston. The AL-leading Astros are 77-44 and primed for another deep postseason run.
They lost in the World Series last year to Atlanta.
“He’s a big, big part of this team,” Baker said. “He’s our big boy in the middle, so we’re not thinking about losing him. We’re thinking about getting him back and hopefully he’ll be all right tomorrow.”
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quoin Capital, a leading investment bank with unique specialization in global trade and the emerging African markets, is pleased to announce its new Head of Capital Markets, Debra Gordon.
"Debra brings with her decades of experience building effective and efficient capital markets capabilities, including trading, and scaling related offerings," says Quoin Capital Managing Director Felix Odigie. "She is a consummate professional, very well known in the industry, and I personally look forward to working with her as she grows our capital markets business."
"I am thrilled to join the Quoin family and its team of experienced, dedicated individuals, says Gordon. "I am excited to be part of a global firm that is uniquely positioned in the world. I look forward to bringing my industry experience and skills to expand the firm's capital markets footprint."
Prior to joining Quoin Capital, Gordon worked in various capacities, from trading, sales and marketing in the financial arena. She was CEO and Founder of Nexus Investment Consultant, a firm created to assist startups create strategies for capital raising and branding. She began her career as a runner on the CBOE trading floor, giving her a unique perspective into the financial markets.
Debra is taking over the role from departing Head of Capital Markets, Maceo Davis.
Founded in 2004, Quoin Capital provides the full scope of investment banking services with an excellent reputation for results. We offer collaborative leadership in financial strategy and execution with Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, asset managers, pension funds, municipalities, and startups, combining large bank experience with entrepreneurial drive to achieve optimal outcomes.
From capital raises and IPOs, financial restructuring and M&A to unique Advisory and trade financing work, focused on business between Africa and the United States, Quoin Capital offers customized, hands-on guidance and advocacy through every transition. As champions of our partners' interests, we look deep into the workings of their culture and operations to understand and articulate our partners true power and potential, from initial valuation through the seamless execution of complex transactions.
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HOOD RIVER — Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn began with an exciting update at the Oct. 26 Hood River County School District school board meeting: The potential for electric buses and necessary infrastructure in the next few years.
The New Building Institute is applying to the U.S. Department of Energy for the grant. If the grant is awarded, it would provide two electric school buses, requisite infrastructure and energy storage capacity to create a micro-grid resilience hub in the mid valley, potentially at Wy’east Middle School.
“For the past couple of years, HRCSD, along with the Hood River Energy Council, Mid-Columbia Economic Development District, the Energy Trust of Oregon, Bonneville Environmental Foundation and the New Business Institute have been in ongoing discussions about the potential for two projects: Electric school buses and solar storage/microgrid resilience for the Hood River Valley,” Polkinghorn said. “Last school year, you may recall the board approved a grant submission to be awarded funding for the procurement of an electric school bus; we did not receive that grant.
“However, the conversation around creating power grid resilience and electric school buses has continued,” he said.
The district submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy last spring, seeking encouragement to apply for the grant that would provide two e-buses and required infrastructure, which it received mid-October. The grant was due Nov. 4.
“HRCSD is not the agency that will submit the application, therefore not requiring board action,” Polkinghorn said. “However, I wanted to make you aware that this is a project that I do support, as it benefits the district and our community while requiring no financial obligation from the district — only the commitment to utilize the equipment and infrastructure, and regularly report as to how the implementation is functioning.”
During the Nov. 9 meeting, Polkinghorn updated the board, telling them the grant had been successfully submitted by New Buildings Institute.
At the Oct. 28 meeting, Polkinghorn said that the timeline for application review is approximately six months and that if it is successful, it is expected to take up to two years for full installation and implementation.
Board members expressed excitement over the potential for e-buses.
“I was really excited to hear about the electric buses,” said Board Chair Corinda Hankins Elliott. “And I just read … that the government just gave a bunch of money for electric buses, so who knows how long that will take to get out … I’m excited that we’re already applying for another grant before that. That’s wonderful, and I know this has been ongoing — I think we talked about this two or three times, and had some middle school students come and talk to us about getting electric buses.”
“Exciting news about the electric buses, the potential for that,” said Board Member Brandi Sheppard. “I know it’s a few years out, but I’m excited to hear more about that in the future.”
“Great news and thank you superintendent for updating us on the microgrid and electric buses — that’s definitely something we’ve been working on and everyone in the community, I think, wants to see that,” said Board Member Julia Garcia-Ramirez. “It’s been a project that has taken some time, so I’m looking forward to hearing more about it, and hopefully get that going.”
During the Nov. 9 meeting, Polkinghorn said, “I want to thank our partners at the New Building Institute for their work on the grant, and the other partners that have committed time and resources to completing the grant, and if successful committed to partnering to bringing the project to life.”
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‘We have all been shaken’: ADM parents call for change after the death of a student
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ADEL, Iowa (KCCI) — More than 100 people packed the Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District school board meeting Monday to call for an end to bullying.
The push comes after a freshman student in the ADM district died by suicide last week. Friends say Caelan Peterson was relentlessly bullied before he took his life at a busy intersection in Adel on Feb. 8.
“A couple of the kids have come out and said that the reason he chose the spot he did was so the bullies would have to drive past it every day,” said Jessica Wityk.
Wityk is a friend of the Peterson family. She says they did not attend the school board meeting on the advice of their attorneys.
“My friend is hurting. Her husband is hurting. They haven’t slept in days,” said Wityk.
Inside the school board meeting, former and current ADM students shared their stories of being bullied. Madison Hasty says the bullying started for her in 8th grade.
“I was told by 50 people in one day to kill myself. Never once did I follow through with that, nor did I want to, but I am coming here to tell you my story because no one should ever go through what any of us have,” said Madison Hasty.
Parents criticized the school district’s response to bullying and also demanded a no-tolerance policy with follow through.
“I want true consequences for the individuals who are doing the bullying. I want our teachers and administration to truly give a damn without fear of repercussion,” said parent Nicholas Hasty.
“It’s been going on for many years. So how are we going to change it? What needs to be changed so that my son does not end up like this?” said parent Michelle Morlan.
School board members listened to dozens of speakers. ADM Superintendent Greg Dufoe released the following statement to KCCI:
“We have had several productive conversations with parents this week regarding the issue of bullying and harassment. We are committed to ongoing conversations with parents and students about these important issues, including the impact of social media and use of technology. We have a committed and caring staff and highly supportive parents at ADM. Together we can effectively partner in this important work.”
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to spend the next few days with lawyers for Twitter, answering questions ahead of an October trial that will determine whether he must carry through with his $44 billion agreement to acquire the social platform after attempting to back out of the deal.
The deposition, planned for Monday, Tuesday and a possible extension on Wednesday, will not be public. As of Sunday evening it was not clear whether Musk will appear in person or by video. The trial is set to begin October 17 in Delaware Chancery Court, where it’s scheduled to last just five days.
Musk, the world’s richest man, agreed in April to buy Twitter and take it private, offering $54.20 a share and vowing to loosen the company’s policing of content and to root out fake accounts. Twitter shares closed Friday at $41.58.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – United Launch Alliance has planned a Tuesday evening launch of an Atlas V rocket from the Space Coast.
The launch is set for 5:36 p.m. from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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‘40 goats in my yard’: Goats invade neighborhood, graze in yards after breaking off from herd
MCKINNEY, Texas (WFAA) – A neighborhood in Texas is called Erwin Farms, but there usually aren’t any farm animals there.
However, last week was an exception when a herd of goats from a nearby development came looking for their next meal.
Residents said there was no stopping the goats.
Multiple house cameras from around the neighborhood caught the 40 goats that broke from a herd grazing nearby.
Garrett Piersall, a neighbor, said his family has lived in the community for four years.
“It gets a little wild around here every now and then,” he said. “We woke up and I said, ‘Marlon, you won’t believe what happened on the cove this morning. 40 goats were in my yard.’”
The goats are normally tasked with eating down vegetation and helping with the fire season. Instead, they ended up looking for food in the small community.
“I think they ate a little bit from everybody’s yard all the way around the circle,” Piersall said. “In fact, one of the guys was eating my tree. It was pretty wild.”
A few yards were picked clean, including Piersall’s bushes.
“It actually did us a favor because we were going to pull them probably this week or next anyways,” he said.
The goats were eventually reunited with the herd after the firm that employs the goats located them. That firm did not want to give a statement.
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MILAN (AP) — A survivor of a weekend landslide that killed eight people and left four missing on the Italian resort island of Ischia described Tuesday the horror of awakening to a “thunderous roar” as the mass of loosened earth approached.
Firefighters dug out buried homes with shovels just below tree line on Mount Epomeo while searching for people still missing, including the parents of three siblings, ages 5-15, who were confirmed as being among the dead. The dead also included a 3-week-old boy and his parents.
The landslide has so far displaced about 270 people from their homes in the port town of Casamicciola. Triggered by exceptional rainfall, the slide before dawn on Saturday filled homes with mud, water and debris, and pushed vehicles down into the sea.
Authorities warned that more residents may need to be evacuated if rain returns to the island in the coming days, as forecast.
Witness accounts suggest the landslide was loud enough to alert sleeping residents of the impending danger.
The first victim recovered, 31-year-old Eleonora Sirabella called her father, living nearby in Lacco Ameno, to ask for help, but a river of mud blocked him from reaching her, Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica reported.
One resident told Italian state broadcaster RAI that she found mud and water in the hallway of her home, and that she and her husband had to climb out of the bedroom window, and use their cellphones to light the way through the darkness and pouring rain.
“We had to throw ourselves down into abandoned land,’’ the woman, who was not identified, told RAI radio. “I fell. I said I won’t make it anymore. I felt dead. I heard from behind a thunderous roar that was coming down. He grabbed me and said, ‘Run, run.’ I am terrorized.”
A dog rescued Monday after 72 hours inside an overturned car belonged to a family with an infant boy confirmed among the dead, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported on Tuesday.
Naples prosecutors were investigating claims by a former mayor that he had warned of a landslide risk based on the weather forecast four days before the disaster, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
Environmental experts say that unauthorized building and excessive construction were major contributors to the landslide. They cited a high incidence of requests under successive government amnesties since 1985 to gain official approval for structures that in some way violated building codes.
Geologists said the pattern of the landslide also indicated construction in areas that should have been left free for runoff.
The government’s civil protection minister, Nello Musumeci, said the “tragedy of Ischia” should unite political forces to come up with a plan to counter illegal construction throughout the country.
“Illegal buildings could be confiscated and added to the domain of local governments or the state,’’ Musumeci told Sky TG24.
The mayors of the island's six towns pushed back against allegations that permissive administrations allowed unbridled overbuilding.
The mayor of Forio, Francesco Del Deo, told television channel Sky TG24 that the area hardest hit by the landslide was in a zone where construction was permitted. He said the 27,000 requests over four decades to legalize work carried out without proper permits in many cases included multiple requests for the same property, or even repeated requests for the same work.
“There are not 27,000 illegal properties on the island,'' he said, adding: “Every time they make it seem like this is the island of illegality, but that is not correlated to what happened.” | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Survivor-of-deadly-Ischia-landslide-describes-17617918.php | 2022-11-29 16:20:46 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Survivor-of-deadly-Ischia-landslide-describes-17617918.php |
$785 million Mega Millions prize is 6th largest in US history
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An estimated $785 million Mega Millions jackpot set for Tuesday night will give lottery players a chance to start the new year with a lucrative bang.
The big prize is the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history and has grown so large because no one has matched all six of the game’s numbers for more than two months. There have been 22 straight drawings without a big winner, allowing the prize to roll over and become ever-larger.
The jackpot-winning drought isn’t surprising given the miserable odds of one in 302.6 million of winning the top prize.
The $785 million jackpot is for a winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity over 29 years. Nearly all winners opt for a cash payout, which for Tuesday night’s drawing would be an estimated $395 million.
The jackpot is the largest since someone in California won a record $2.04 billion Powerball prize on Nov. 8. There still has not been an announced winner of that jackpot.
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PITTSBURGH, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Sanitization has become a major concern for citizens and I believe that high-foot traffic areas need to be sanitized in a timely manner," said the inventor from Napoleonville, La. "I created this invention in order to provide a device that will distribute sanitation in a timely manner to high populated areas."
He invented the patent-pending AUTOMATIC U V PROTECTION that ensures all surfaces within a specified area would not transfer surface-contact contaminants to any person. This device would be effective in the killing of microorganisms, virus's, germs, bacteria, and fungus on all surfaces. This could allow for normal human activity while keeping areas clean and safe. Additionally, this could help provide business associates with confidence by removing the risk associated with contamination of materials surfaces.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The piping-hot U.S. job market may be cooling off, if only slightly.
But what business managers, policymakers, investors and economists want to know is this: How cool would be cool enough for the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve to begin to ease their aggressive interest rate hikes?
The government’s jobs report for September, coming Friday morning, is expected to show that employers added 250,000 jobs last month, according to a survey of economists by the data firm FactSet. That would be the lowest monthly gain since December 2020 and would mark a drop from an average of 438,000 from January through August. Yet by any historical standard, it would still amount to a healthy total.
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Forecasters also expect the unemployment rate to stay at an extraordinarily low 3.7%.
The Fed is engaged in an epic battle to rein in inflation, which was running at a 40-year high in June and has eased only slightly since. The Fed has raised its benchmark interest rate five times this year. It is aiming to slow economic growth enough to reduce annual price increases back toward its 2% target.
It has a long way to go. In August, one key measure of year-over-year inflation, the consumer price index, amounted to 8.3%.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has warned bluntly that the inflation fight would “bring some pain," notably in the form of layoffs and higher unemployment. Some economists remain hopeful that despite the persistent inflation pressures, the Fed will still manage to achieve a so-called soft landing: Slowing growth enough to tame inflation, without going so far as to tip the economy into recession.
It’s a tricky task. And the Fed is trying to accomplish it at a perilous time. The global economy, weakened by food shortages and surging energy prices resulting from Russia's war against Ukraine, may be on the brink of recession. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned Thursday that the IMF is downgrading its estimates for world economic growth by $4 trillion through 2026 and that “things are more likely to get worse before it gets better.’’
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Public anger over high prices and fear over the prospect of recession also carry political consequences as President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party struggles to maintain control over Congress in November’s midterm elections.
Meantime, the Fed is closely monitoring the job market. Many employers have failed over the past couple of years to fill all the jobs they need, and they’ve bid up wages to try to attract or keep workers. Those higher wages are feeding inflation as companies raise prices to offset their higher labor costs.
Powell and his colleagues on the Fed’s policymaking committee want to see signs that the abundance of available jobs — there are now 1.7 openings for every unemployed American — will steadily decline. Many economists viewed the pace of hiring in August, when employers added 315,000 jobs, as a Goldilocks achievement: Warm but not so warm as to alarm the Fed and force it to jack up borrowing rates even more aggressively.
Some encouraging news came this week, when the Labor Department reported that job openings fell by 1.1 million in August to 10.1 million, the fewest since June 2021.
Nick Bunker, head of economic research at the Indeed Hiring Lab, suggested that among the items on “the soft landing flight checklist’’ is “a decline in job openings without a spike in the unemployment rate, and that’s what we’ve seen the last few months."
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On the other hand, by the standard of history, openings remain extraordinarily high: In records dating to 2000, they had never topped 10 million in a month until last year.
“There are still 10.1 million jobs open,’’ noted Michelle Reisdorf, who oversees operations for the human resources consulting firm Robert Half in Illinois and Indiana. “Candidates still have options. It’s not like they have one job to look at.’’
Economist Daniel Zhou of the jobs website Glassdoor argued that a single-minded focus on the job market might be overdone. Regardless of what happens with jobs and wages, Zhou suggested, the Fed's policymakers won’t likely relent on their rate-hike campaign until they see proof that they’re actually hitting their target.
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While other technology companies lay off workers and try to cut other costs amid a post-pandemic comedown, Shutterfly CEO Hilary Schneider is gearing up for a busy holiday season. Orders are pouring in for the digital photo and printing company’s photo books, which capture moments from all the postponed vacations, weddings and other diversions people could finally enjoy this year.
Schneider, who became Shutterfly’s CEO in 2020 shortly after Apollo Global Management took the company private in a $2.7 billion deal, also sympathizes with the belt-tightening at other technology companies. Her past experience includes being CEO of Red Herring, a technology magazine that collapsed during the dot-com bust 20 years ago, and working as a top executive at Yahoo during the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. She recently shared her perspective with The Associated Press.
Q: How do you view the current state of the economy?
A: We’re certainly going through an economic reconciliation here. It’s hard to remember what that’s like because we have been in a bull market for so long. But those of us with some gray hair have seen this before. I think the reality is it’s a choppy environment. While we are not in a recession yet, there are certainly things that are impacting everyone already. You have the war in Ukraine, you have inflation, you have supply chain issues, and higher labor costs with nearly full employment.
So that puts everyone in a cautious mode because of the lack of predictability about not only the next day or the next week, but what the next month is going to be. When my boys were young, I remember in soccer they would line them up and teach them to get into a crouch so you could react to the ball. I feel like that’s what all these businesses are doing right now,
Q: We have seen thousands upon thousands of layoffs at major tech companies in recent weeks. Do you think this will be a prime opportunity for smaller tech firms to add talent?
A: I was recently at a good friend’s 60th birthday party that had an interesting group there and everyone was talking about cutbacks. What I heard from the venture investors who were there is that they are in a more conservative mode just because they are trying to preserve cash for their existing portfolio [of funded companies]. So you just look at the number of new companies being funded, I think that number will go down. And that means there will be less of a call for new talent. Everybody is a little more risk averse in this current environment.
Q: Do you expect the tougher economy to yield any new growth opportunities?
A: The smarter companies — and I know we certainly are thinking about it this way — will remember the adage about not letting any downturn go by without taking advantage of it. Ultimately, I think some of the smarter companies are thinking, “OK, this is a harder economic environment but what are the jujitsu moves you can make right now?” So you are a company with more resources and more brand recognition than smaller competitors, you are going to be trying to make moves that allow you to come out of this downturn in a situation where you have actually gained market share.
Q: Is it strange to see a company like Yahoo where you once worked go from a technology powerhouse to an afterthought?
A: The interesting thing about something like Yahoo is there is still significant residual value in brands like that. I don’t know the specifics, but I think if you look at AOL, which was sort of the original internet, there is still a significant number of people with AOL email. There are habits that get formed and alliances that continue. There are companies that continue reinventing themselves, but unfortunately you also see technology companies that hit a peak and then didn’t catch that next wave.
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A dryer fire at a Seattle dog daycare facility put more than 100 dogs in danger, but firefighters were able to clear the building just after noon.
The fire was first reported before 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the 13000 block of Lake City Way NE.
Seattle Fire said all seven workers are accounted for. One employee was evaluated on scene and was stable.
The facility had more than 100 dogs inside at the time the fire broke out, Seattle Fire said. Just afternoon noon, firefighters had completed a primary and secondary search and said the facility was clear. Read more
The Indigenous population in Washington state is expected to grow by nearly 12% in the next 10 years.
But last year in the state Legislature there was just one Native lawmaker.
This year, change is coming. Read more
The proposal to limit when people can turn right on a red light has the full endorsement of Krystal Monteros.
“It would make it a lot safer for me to cross the street,” said Monteros.
Born with spina bifida, Monteros has been in a wheelchair all her life. She lost vision in her right eye in a domestic violence incident.
She said she has had countless close calls in intersections when drivers turning right on red lights don’t see her crossing the street in her wheelchair.
House Bill 5514 would prohibit right turns at red lights in intersections within 1,000 feet of a school, hospital, park, library, or senior center. Read more
Car insurance rates are expected to increase this year in Washington state and across the country. The state’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner said this is because companies are having to pay more on claims.
“As we see auto repair costs and damage claims go up, therefore, the insurance companies are going to have to modify their rates,” said David Forte, a senior policy analyst with the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
Forte said there are multiple reasons rates are expected to increase in 2023. Used cars are now more expensive, which causes insurance companies to pay more when they are totaled. New cars also raise rates because many are more technically complex and take more time and money to fix. Also, supply chain issues are making it take more time and money to fix a car. Read more
A popular Seattle diner reopened Wednesday after being closed for more than a year.
Beth's Café along Aurora Avenue near Green Lake announced the reopening on Facebook.
"Thank you for all the love and support, we hope to see you soon!!" the post concludes. Read more
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The Miami Dolphins were just getting healthier overall.
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and left tackle Terron Armstead were back for the 16-10 Sunday night win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard, in a second game since missing one due to injuries to his groins, is beginning to look like himself again, locking up his side off the field and not being challenged by Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett.
But as some return, others are taken away.
On Sunday night, it was strong safety Brandon Jones leaving with a left knee injury. He was down on the field for a few minutes before being attended to in the team’s medical tent on the sideline and eventually escorted by trainers to the locker room. He was ruled out for the remainder of the night.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel’s Monday update, while not definitive, was not a positive one.
“It’s looking like he’s going to go on [injured reserve],” McDaniel said. “We’re getting some more opinions. There’s some lingering college stuff that are complicating the issue, but we should know more by Wednesday. … I’m not too excited about it.
“We’ll hope for the best information coming back, but more than likely, he’s going to be on IR.”
Jones is Miami’s leading tackler (49, 11 more than Jerome Baker’s 38 for second-most). The Dolphins await greater clarity as they prepare to travel for back-to-back road games at NFC North teams, the Detroit Lions (1-5) and Chicago Bears (2-4), after improving to 4-3 with the victory over Pittsburgh.
Injured reserve puts a player out for a minimum of four weeks.
The Jones injury comes on a unit that’s already been beaten down, the secondary. While just getting Howard back, cornerbacks Kader Kohou and Keion Crossen missed Sunday’s game. Byron Jones, a starter when healthy, doesn’t have an imminent return from the physically-unable-to-perform list in sight, with McDaniel saying Monday he’s not yet ready to return to practice. Nik Needham, the nickel cornerback when all are healthy, was lost last week to an Achilles tear.
But through injury comes opportunity for those lower on the depth chart. It was only because of such attrition that Noah Igbinoghene sealed Sunday night’s win with an interception, the first of his three-year career, with 18 seconds remaining. Or Justin Bethel, a career special teams ace, coming up with his first interception since 2017.
At Brandon Jones’ strong safety spot in the second half Sunday, it was mostly Clayton Fejedelem, another player on the roster primarily for special teams contributions, plus undrafted rookie and practice-squad elevation Verone McKinley. Veteran Eric Rowe largely remained in his dime-package role. Fejedelem got 18 defensive snaps, Rowe 17 and McKinley 16 against the Steelers.
Fejedelem stepped up with four tackles, including a key third-down stop, and a pass deflection. Rowe had two tackles, and McKinley recorded one.
“Nothing to negate from Eric Rowe’s play,” McDaniel said of not opting for the veteran and former starter in the safety role. “It was just the [contingency] plan going in as the people that we had up in the active game-day roster.”
Who would’ve thought, when the season started, the Dolphins would have combinations of Igbinoghene, Bethel, Fejedelem, McKinley and undrafted rookie defensive lineman Ben Stille on the field together for late stops in a prime-time win? Stille, playing nine snaps Sunday, was elevated from the practice squad to help deal with the absence of defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah due to a back injury.
Ogbah, Kohou (oblique) and Crossen (knee) were seen participating in light exercises early pregame Sunday evening while out of uniform. Their statuses will also be monitored throughout the week, along with Jones. Overall, though, it was a welcome sight for the Dolphins to have Howard, Armstead, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, tight end Durham Smythe and tackle Greg Little available when all entered questionable. Aside from Little, the other five started Sunday.
Jones’ run support will be one of the key aspects of his game that will be missed, as well as his ability to blitz from the safety position. He already has two sacks in seven games this season after collecting five in 2021.
The Dolphins also have right tackle Austin Jackson to monitor this week. He returned to practice two weeks ago but didn’t practice last week as he works toward his return from IR for his ankle injury. McDaniel wasn’t certain Jackson would start practicing again this week.
With Jackson still out, Brandon Shell started at right tackle instead of Little after Shell was signed to the active roster from the practice squad on Saturday.
“He continues to impress,” McDaniel said. “I thought he did some really good things. … He’s fitting right into the culture, continues to get better and is a real strong dude that understands angles and how to block people.”
Monday was an off day for players at Dolphins facilities, so only McDaniel spoke to reporters.
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Supper clubs burst onto the scene in America in the 1930s. Back then, they were places where you could get a meal and dance.
They were also places you could drink. The end of prohibition made a lot of these clubs very popular.
They are still a good night out. But, over time, many have closed or gone out of business. However, in the Midwest, supper clubs remain a mainstay.
One fictional venue, set in northern Minnesota, is the stage for a new book by J Ryan Stradal.
The best-selling author has previously won praise for “Kitchens of the Great Midwest” and “The Lager Queen of Minnesota.”
He joins us to talk about his latest novel, ‘Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club.’
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican leaders will vote Wednesday on censuring or expelling lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, a transgender state representative who’s been silenced on the state House floor since last week after telling colleagues they would “have blood on their hands” if they voted to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender children.
After Zephyr’s supporters disrupted Monday’s House session and authorities arrested seven people, Republicans blamed Zephyr for encouraging the demonstrators. Zephyr received notice from House leaders Tuesday night informing her of the plan to consider disciplinary action against her, according to a letter she posted on social media.
“I’ve also been told I’ll get a chance to speak,” Zephyr tweeted. “I will do as I have always done — rise on behalf of my constituents, in defense of my community and for democracy itself.”
Montana’s House speaker canceled Tuesday’s floor session without explanation. The move to discipline Zephyr is the latest development in a standoff over whether Montana Republicans will let the lawmaker from Missoula speak unless she apologizes for her remarks last week on the proposed ban.
Much like events in the Tennessee Statehouse weeks ago — where two lawmakers were expelled after participating in a post-school shooting gun control protest that interrupted proceedings — Zephyr’s punishment has ignited a firestorm of debate about governance and democracy in politically polarizing times.
“Republicans are doubling down on their agenda of running roughshod over Montanans’ rights — to free expression, to peaceful protest, to equal justice under the law,” House Minority Leader Kim Abbott said of the plan to discipline Zephyr.
Zephyr’s remarks, and the Republican response, set off a chain of events that culminated in a rally outside the Capitol at noon Monday. Protesters later packed into the gallery at the Statehouse and brought House proceedings to a halt while chanting “Let her speak.” The scene galvanized both those demanding she be allowed to speak and those saying her actions constitute an unacceptable attack on civil discourse.
Such a protest won’t be allowed to happen on Wednesday. Republican leaders said in the letter to Zephyr that the gallery will be closed “to maintain decorum and ensure safety.”
Speaker Matt Regier called the disruptions a “dark day for Montana.”
“Currently, all representatives are free to participate in House debates while following the House rules,” Regier told reporters Tuesday. “The choice to not follow the House rules is one that Rep. Zephyr has made. The only person silencing Rep. Zephyr is Rep. Zephyr. The Montana House will not be bullied.”
Abbott said she saw leadership’s decision to cancel as giving lawmakers “some time to regroup.”
It’s under Regier’s leadership that the House has persisted in preventing Zephyr from speaking. He and other Republicans said her remark was far outside the boundaries of appropriate civil discourse and demanded she apologize before being allowed to participate in legislative discussions.
The events have also showcased the growing power of the Montana Freedom Caucus, a group of right-wing lawmakers that has spearheaded the charge to discipline Zephyr. The caucus re-upped its demands and rhetoric Monday. In a statement they said that Zephyr’s decision to hoist a microphone toward the gallery’s protesters amounted to “encouraging an insurrection.”
Although several protesters resisted law enforcement officers trying to arrest them on Monday, Abbott pushed back at characterizing the activity as violent. She acknowledged it was disruptive, but called the demonstration peaceful. She said public protests were a predictable response to a lawmaker representing more than 10,000 constituents not being allowed to speak and questioned bringing in officers in riot gear to handle the chanting protesters.
“It was chanting, but it absolutely was not violent,” she said. “Sometimes extreme measures have a response like this.”
There were no reports of damage to the building and lawmakers were not threatened.
On Monday, Zephyr said the seven arrested were “defending democracy” and in an earlier speech said that the sequence of events that followed her remarks illustrated how they had struck a chord with those in power.
“They picked me in this moment because I said a thing that got through their shield for a second,” she told a crowd of supporters gathered on the Capitol steps near a banner that read “Democracy dies here.”
She has said she does not intend to apologize and argued that her “blood on your hands” remark accurately reflected the stakes of such bans for transgender kids.
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HIROSHIMA – The cost of war is ever-present in this nuclear-scarred city, which is playing host this week to a high-stakes summit of the Group of Seven nations amid Europe’s bloodiest conflict since WWII.
The Atomic Bomb Dome, its skeleton roof and partially remaining walls from when it was irrevocably transformed at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945, is a haunting testament to the horror wrought by man’s determination to pursue maximum destruction.
And it serves as the backdrop for a weekend summit at a time when the use of nuclear war is once again openly threatened on the world stage — from loose Russian talk, North Korean provocations, Iran’s nuclear buildup and China’s expanding arsenal.
Nearly 78 years from the detonation of the first atomic weapon, the world appears in the midst of a new nuclear arms race.
I arrived in Hiroshima early on May 18 — just hours before parts of the city were shutting down for the high-profile summit. Having covered war on the ground in Israel, the Gaza Strip, Iraq and Ukraine, I wanted to bear witness to one of the darkest periods in relations between the U.S. and Japan, and look back on American leaders’ decision to introduce nuclear weapons in war and against civilians.
President Biden, attending the summit, will not be issuing an apology on behalf of the United States for using the atomic bomb, the White House said ahead of the president’s arrival in Japan.
That can be understood, as the White House is likely trying to avoid giving Republicans an attack line that Biden is weak on the world stage, or allow Russian and Chinese leaders a propaganda opportunity to distract from the death and oppression they are carrying out in the present day.
Biden will reaffirm U.S. commitment to nuclear nonproliferation and participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park, which was ground zero for the explosion of the atomic bomb, so-called Little Boy, which detonated at a height of about 1,960 feet and, in a flash of light, laid waste to a city and its people.
To be sure, Biden and other leaders in the G-7 are focused on reinforcing support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal invasion, with evidence of war crimes piling up and Moscow stepping up its ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv and other cities.
But hosting the summit in Hiroshima requires a moment of reflection.
Just across from the Peace Memorial Park is the museum housing the testimonies of survivors and the victims of the atomic bombing — gruesome stories of people scorched by the heat of the blast, their skin hanging off their bodies just as their clothes hung like rags. An estimated 140,000 people died as a result of the bombing.
Among the museum’s displays include a photo from 2010 of then-President Obama shaking hands with former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev following the signing of the New START treaty, a watershed moment signaling the two leading nuclear powers committing to reducing their nuclear stockpiles.
Today, the New START treaty is on ice with Russia’s refusal to participate.
And Medvedev — in the position of deputy chair of Russia’s security council — is viewed as the mouthpiece for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats of nuclear weapons use against Ukraine.
“The idea to punish a country that has the largest nuclear arsenal is absurd in and of itself and potentially creates a threat to the existence of mankind,” Medvedev said last year, in response to the International Criminal Court opened a war crimes probe into Russia’s war.
The museum has yet to update that photo to show the current state of nuclear tensions. But the museum’s entrance includes a display of a letter sent to Biden in April 2022 by Hiroshima’s Mayor, Matsui Kazumi, vehemently protesting the U.S. carrying out “subcritical nuclear testing” in June and September — testing that the U.S. says is important to assess the reliability of nuclear stockpiles without full nuclear testing.
“The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to fuel the idea that military forces are the only way to suppress violence committed by military forces,” the letter read. “From the United States, I strongly demand the following: deeply reflect upon the horrific realities of what a single atomic bomb did to Hiroshim and the tragic experiences of the hibakusha [survivors].”
Outside the museum and park, the entire city memorializes the horror.
The Inarimachi bridge, less than a mile from the Peace Memorial Park, bears a placard with a photo showing the steel rails warped by the blast and describes how survivors, fleeing the epicenter of the destruction, rushed to the river to relieve their burns and quench a torturous thirst, as dead bodies floated downstream.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is from Hiroshima. He was born 12 years after the bombing, but is said to have family members who were victims. Nuclear nonproliferation is one of his priority global objectives — even as he is ushering in a new era of Japanese militarization in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Kishida, during his visit to Washington, D.C., in January, said he would put forward Japan’s pledge to “revive the momentum for nuclear disarmament,” but without “sacrificing deterrence in the midst of the severe security environment.”
But this comes as Kishida is overseeing a massive military mobilization in Japan in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kishida visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv in March, an extraordinary show of solidarity from an Asian nation.
While the G-7 is primarily a grouping of the world’s top economies, it has evolved into a strategic alliance confronting Putin’s revanchism (the group kicked Russia out in 2014 after it invaded and annexed Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula).
The city has set up a wrap-around display in the Peace park showcasing its rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the atomic bomb — reconnecting its water supply, setting up its electricity network, inventing its signature dish of Okonomiyaki — a dish of Soba noodles, egg, meat, cabbage and BBQ sauce.
At the end of the display a placard invites visitors to “deliver your hopes for peace to Ukraine.”
World leaders are gathering in Hiroshima at a time in which experts warn the risk of nuclear confrontation is at its highest since the Cold War.
In previews of the G-7 summit agenda, U.S. administration officials address commitments to nuclear nonproliferation as part of a wider list of catastrophic threats facing the world. Top among them are last-minute efforts for nations to rein in fossil fuel use as the world careens toward irreversible global damage from man-made climate change.
The group of nations will also navigate competing interests on confronting the threat posed by China, without losing access to its market of more than a billion people.
But reinforcing solidarity among G-7 nations to support Ukraine pushing back against Russian aggression is sure to be the primary focus, with Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling and Hiroshima’s haunted legacy front of mind.
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN) – The Federal Railroad Administration’s last routine audit of Norfolk Southern found issues that “may raise the overall risk of train derailment.”
The audit, dated July 8, 2022, was conducted from January to May 2022. It was the FRA’s last audit of Norfolk Southern before the train derailment in East Palestine earlier this month.
The audit noted that Norfolk Southern’s programs were “largely effective and compliant with safety regulations,” but there were a few issues noted, mostly with record-keeping.
Among the issues noted, the FRA found “inadequate communication” between the company’s transportation and mechanical departments. The audit states that the required equipment inspections were performed, but in some cases, either the defective conditions that were identified by the inspections were not reported to the mechanical department for repair, or the equipment was not removed from service until repairs could be made.
“This inadequate communication could expose crews to increased personal injury hazards and may raise the overall risk of train derailment,” the audit noted.
The FRA audit also found instances where Norfolk Southern did not take immediate action to remediate defective conditions, calling it a “concern.”
The FRA’s Hazardous Materials Division also conducted an audit between April 4 and 16 at 50 locations through 17 states where Norfolk Southern operates.
At several locations and dates, trains were observed with missing required placards indicating that they were hauling hazardous materials.
“In the event of an emergency, responders rely on the information on a placard as one of the sources of information to determine the proper response to a release of the hazardous material in question. An improper response could exacerbate the hazards associated with the release, possibly putting emergency responders, employees, and potentially the public in additional harm’s way,” the audit noted.
The audit also noted that the locations of hazardous materials shipments are sometimes not accurately documented. The train crew must have a document that reflects the current position of each rail car containing a hazardous material and also must note any changes in the placement of that rail car within the train. A member of the crew must have a copy of the document for emergency response documentation. The information must also be updated electronically.
The FRA found 39 instances of noncompliance and recommended 22 violations for noncompliance.
“In the case of a train derailment, it is vital that either the carrier’s personnel or emergency
responders have an accurate location of railcars containing hazardous materials in the train.
Without accurate information, there is an increased likelihood for person(s) walking the train to
come in contact with a breached rail car containing a hazardous material,” the audit noted.
In the East Palestine train derailment, local first responders weren’t immediately informed what hazardous materials that the derailed train was carrying, and it wasn’t until more than a week after the derailment that WKBN was provided with the full list of chemicals on board.
FRA regulations require trains to be inspected and tested at each train’s originating yard and at various points throughout the trains’ journey. Additionally, if a train is transporting hazardous materials, regulations require the inspection of individual rail cars transporting the hazardous materials at each location where that material is accepted for transportation or placed in a train.
Railroads are not required to provide FRA with these reports as to when the inspections occur, but the FRA reviews and audits railroads’ inspection records for compliance.
The FRA noted that it met with Norfolk Southern in regard to the findings in its audit and that “some encouraging and progressive measures already discussed are moving in a positive direction.”
For its part, Norfolk Southern says its reportable injuries have declined more than 20 percent between 2020 and 2021 and says the company diligently monitors its trains and infrastructure to identify potential hazards.
The company released the following statement Tuesday in response to WKBN’s questions about the audit:
“Our industry-leading engineering and mechanical teams are executing projects that enhance our inspection quality and infrastructure to provide safer outcomes. We have developed many leading technologies that greatly improve our network safety, including an industry-first locomotive-mounted autonomous track geometry system. At the same time, we have ramped investment in conductor onboarding and training to ensure we are building a team that safely delivers for our customers.”
The National Transportation Safety Board is now leading an investigation into the East Palestine train derailment on Feb. 3.
Thirty-eight rail cars derailed, causing a fire that damaged an additional 12 cars. There were 20 total hazardous material cars — 11 of which derailed, according to the NTSB.
According to the NTSB’s latest update, investigators have identified and examined the rail car that initiated the derailment. Surveillance video from a residence showed what appears to be a wheel bearing in the final stage of overheat failure moments before the derailment.
A final report identifying the probable cause of the derailment and any safety recommendations, if any, will be issued at a later date.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who talked to First News on Tuesday, has called for several freight reforms. He urged Norfolk Southern to deploy new inspection technologies; phase in new, safer tank cars; and notify state emergency officials in advance if hazardous gas is being transported through their state.
The Department of Transportation will also begin a series of inspections of routes over which trains with a large amount of hazardous material travel and advance a new rule requiring that at least two railroad staff be present for most operations.
Buttigieg urged Congress to increase the fines that the Transportation Department can levy against rail companies for safety violations, which currently sits at a little over $225,000.
You can read the FRA’s full audit of Norfolk Southern below:
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Emily Ratajkowski is sharing the secret to maintaining her best assets.
The model showcased her sexy Halloween costume on Instagram on Oct. 30, which featured her in butt-baring chaps, a black long-sleeve crop top and a matching cowgirl hat. After posting the short video clip of her country-inspired look, Halsey asked Emily a burning question: "ma the CHEEKS what's the routine."
Turns out, when it comes to Emily's booty, she said she doesn't have to work her tail off.
"@iamhalsey just eating good!" the My Body author told the singer. "skipping no meals! Happy girl."
Fans quickly noticed Emily's response and weighed in the replies. One follower wrote, "Giiiirl, I'd die for those cheeks," to which another person added, "you look incredible either way."
This isn't the first time the Gone Girl alum has discussed having naturally good genes.
"I don't have a trainer, and I don't really go to the gym," she told The New York Times in 2015. "I go on long walks and hikes with my girlfriends. That's about it."
As she put it at the time, "I'm just not a crazy fitness person. I'm definitely an outlier in the industry."
While the 31-year-old doesn't appear to partake in intense exercise routines, she's had to work on her self-care practices.
"For a long time, I didn't think my body was worthy of the attention required to take care of it," she detailed in her memoir. "I expected my body to function, but I tended to ignore it, even when it called out to me."
She added that general bodily cleanliness "is not a habit I take pleasure in but a concession to social expectations."
The star's body care routine might be a work in progress, but she noted that her outer appearance is not only "crucial to my survival" but it's all she's ever known.
"Beauty was a way for me to feel special," she wrote. "When I was special I felt my parents' love for me the most. My mother seems to hold the way my beauty is affirmed by the world like a mirror, reflecting back to her a measure of her own worth." | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1352885/emily-ratajkowski-reveals-the-surprising-secret-to-her-toned-butt | 2022-11-01 21:56:26 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1352885/emily-ratajkowski-reveals-the-surprising-secret-to-her-toned-butt |
ST PETERS, Mo., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ScholarPath, an education platform designed to help high school students pursue a future true to their talents and passions, has named Jarvis Harris as the organization's Chief Customer Officer (CCO). An important addition to the ScholarPath executive team, this new role will ensure customer satisfaction while focusing on customer onboarding, training, support, education, professional services, renewals and overall success.
Harris has more than 20 years of experience as a customer success and operations leader. He joins ScholarPath from the cloud-based people data analytics platform, Visier, where he held the position of Global VP of Customer Success & Consulting Services. Harris also has ample hands-on knowledge of leading customer success teams accountable for value, retention and growth across international territories for billion-dollar SaaS companies. He has also led and established technology groups and policies as a Chief Technology Officer for one of the nation's largest school districts.
"Jarvis' wealth of experience and expertise within the customer relations field is a skill set that will greatly support ScholarPath's mission to help as many students, schools, employers and recruiters as possible find their next steps and ideal candidates," said Doug Mitchell, co-founder and CEO of Scholarpath. "We strive to provide our customers with the best experience and service possible and look forward to the many positive contributions Jarvis will bestow upon our existing efforts."
ScholarPath is a transformational tool that helps students find their ideal career pathway and plan for life after high school. The platform connects students directly with colleges, employers and recruiters to identify their best next steps and find real opportunities.
"ScholarPath offers its customers an exceptional service that I fully stand behind and appreciate," said Harris. "I am honored to join this team and dedicate my time to providing our customers and partners with a high standard of service and support."
About ScholarPath
MyScholar's ScholarPath is a workforce development social network tool for high school students. By building an ecosystem for students, colleges, employers and the military, ScholarPath is changing how high school students plan their future and how high school talent is recruited. The organization helps high school students find their right path, whether that be college, the workforce, or the military. Founded by an experienced team of educators and technologists, ScholarPath launched in multiple St. Louis high schools during the 2020/2021 school year, in conjunction with area chambers of commerce, employers, unions and the military. To learn more about ScholarPath's mission, visit www.scholarpath.com.
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We wrapped up the week with mostly sunny skies and seasonably cool highs in the low to mid 40s, and some similar weather is expected for Sunday and Monday too. Yes, Saturday was skipped intentionally, as a cold front will bring a round of primarily morning rain, along with some brisk winds and briefly milder temperatures into the mid 50s. After a pair of cool, dry, and pleasant days Sunday and Monday, another round of rain likely arrives on Tuesday, with chillier temperatures likely returning later in the week. So, our options are either 50-something-degree highs but with rainy weather, like Saturday, Tuesday, and maybe Wednesday, or 40-something-degree highs but with sunny and dry weather. There's no snow or bitter cold in the forecast, at least just yet.
DETAILED FORECAST
SATURDAY
A fast moving cold front will sweep through the area Saturday, which will be a cloudy and windy but mild day overall, the mildest of the forecast in fact. Highs will be into the mid 50s despite the clouds, wind, and yes, some rain as well. Expect a round of steadier rain from sunrise to about midday, then a mostly but not entirely dry afternoon, as there could be another brief shower late in the afternoon as our front passes through. A quarter to an half inch of rain is the general expectation, with most of that falling the first half of the day. Southerly winds will average around 15-25mph and may gust over 30mph at times.
SUNDAY
Behind our front on Sunday, expect plenty of sunshine, lighter winds, and the better overall weekend day. It will however be noticeably cooler than Saturday, with highs back in the low to mid 40s, with light westerly breeze around 10mph making it feel just a bit cooler. Still, it's the preferred weekend day for holiday preps, like outdoor decorating or shopping perhaps.
EARLY NEXT WEEK
We'll sneak in a nice Monday, with a mix of sun and clouds and highs inching back up a few degrees into the mid 40s. Yet another cold front slides through on Tuesday, and we'll again be on the milder side of it which means some rain and highs back up near 50 degrees.
LATER NEXT WEEK
Colder temperatures should gradually sink south in our direction later next week and by next weekend, with highs back closer to 40 degrees. There could be some rain, and if it's just cold enough, perhaps some snow (especially in the higher elevations) sometime Friday or then again later next weekend.
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How to Watch the Astros vs. Angels Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for June 1
Published: Jun. 1, 2023 at 1:10 PM CDT|Updated: 36 minutes ago
Yordan Alvarez and Shohei Ohtani will be among the star attractions when the Houston Astros play the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday at 8:10 PM ET, at Minute Maid Park.
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Astros vs. Angels Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 20th in MLB action with 58 total home runs.
- Houston is 22nd in baseball with a .391 slugging percentage.
- The Astros' .243 batting average ranks 19th in the majors.
- Houston ranks 20th in runs scored with 246 (4.5 per game).
- The Astros' .315 on-base percentage is 20th in baseball.
- Astros batters strike out 8.1 times per game, the seventh-lowest average in baseball.
- The 10 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Houston's pitching staff ranks first in MLB.
- Houston has a 3.27 team ERA that ranks No. 1 among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Astros combine for the No. 4-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.202).
Angels Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Angels have hit 78 homers this season, which ranks fifth in the league.
- Los Angeles is seventh in MLB with a .430 slugging percentage this season.
- The Angels' .257 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
- Los Angeles is among the highest scoring teams in baseball, ranking eighth with 280 total runs this season.
- The Angels are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .329.
- The Angels rank 20th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
- Los Angeles strikes out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- Los Angeles has the 15th-ranked ERA (4.25) in the majors this season.
- Angels pitchers have a 1.327 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Astros will send Framber Valdez (5-4) to make his 12th start of the season. He is 5-4 with a 2.38 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 72 2/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty's last time out came on Saturday against the Oakland Athletics, when he tossed six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
- Valdez is seeking his third straight quality start.
- Valdez will look to extend a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 6.5 innings per outing).
Angels Probable Starting Pitcher
- Reid Detmers (0-4) will take to the mound for the Angels and make his 10th start of the season.
- The left-hander's last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw five innings against the Miami Marlins, giving up three earned runs while allowing 10 hits.
- He has earned a quality start one time in nine starts this season.
- Detmers has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
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SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — After capping her record-setting season with career win 88, Mikaela Shiffrin was asked one question over and over again – and she couldn’t really answer it.
What’s next?
“What do you think will come next? How many victories?,” Johan Eliasch, president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, wanted to know after handing Shiffrin her fifth big crystal globe, the prize for winning the World Cup overall title.
“I don’t have a guess at how many,” Shiffrin replied. “Sometimes a part of me feels like that’s always my last victory. I hope not, I keep heading for more.”
A week after breaking the record of Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark, the American extended the all-time best mark for most career wins to 88 by winning the last race of the season, a giant slalom at the World Cup Finals on Sunday.
Her 21st career win in the discipline marked yet another milestone as it moved Shiffrin past Swiss skier Vreni Schneider, who had 20 World Cup GS victories between the mid-80s and mid-90s. The American has won seven of the last eight events and took the GS world title last month.
The overall record, between men and women, is held by Stenmark, who won 46 giant slaloms in the 1970s and 80s.
The “what’s next?” question also came from her boyfriend and World Cup downhill champion, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who conducted a course-side interview after the race.
“I don’t know, you guys tell me. Just keep moving right along,” said Shiffrin, who also secured the slalom and GS titles this season.
After Kilde asked her about plans to improve for next season, Shiffrin quipped: “We can discuss that later, in private.”
Shiffrin also set a personal best of 2,206 World Cup points from 31 starts this season, two points more than her tally from 2018-19, when she competed in 26 races.
Only one skier secured more points in a single season: Slovenian great Tina Maze ended her 2012-13 campaign on 2,414.
Later, Shiffrin posed for photos with men’s overall champion Marco Odermatt, who set the men’s record of 2,042 points. It’s the first World Cup season in which both the women’s and men’s overall champion finished on more than 2,000 points.
Sunday’s result also marked Shiffrin’s record 138th career World Cup podium, moving her one ahead of former teammate Lindsey Vonn’s mark of 137.
But for Shiffrin, her personal favorite record came nine years ago.
“Honestly, I think probably being the youngest Olympic slalom champion. That was really the only record that I actually ever wanted, like really shot for,” said Shiffrin, who was 18 when she won her first Olympic gold at the 2014 Sochi Games.
“It happened quite some time ago, and I’m still motivated today, I still had that nervous feeling up there. I was so nervous at the start … because you want to do well. And it doesn’t matter about records, it’s just you want to do well.”
With the sun beaming down on the Avet course, Shiffrin held on to her a first-run lead to edge Thea Louise Stjernesund by 0.06 seconds. The Norwegian earned her first career podium.
Canadian skier Valerie Grenier was third, trailing Shiffrin by 0.20.
Three of the top seven ranked racers did not finish their first runs, as Petra Vlhova, who won Saturday’s slalom, Federica Brignone and Olympic champion Sara Hector all missed a gate.
Two-time former world champion Tessa Worley placed 11th in what she said would be the last race of her career. The French GS specialist has won 16 races and three season titles, most recently last year.
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What is a hedge trimmer?
Hedge trimmers are powered yard machines with one or two rows of cutting teeth that slice through small-diameter foliage. People use hedge trimmers to cut back growth, level the tops and sides of hedges and even sculpt shrubs into geometric and fanciful shapes.
How does a hedge trimmer work?
Most hedge trimmers cut the same way as a big pair of scissors, with two cutting blades moving in opposite directions. Budget hedge trimmers have one moving blade and one fixed blade, half as efficient and not as well-balanced.
How to choose the best hedge trimmers
There are three important measurements to keep in mind when choosing a hedge trimmer.
- Cutting width: The length of the blades on the cutting bar determine how wide a swath you can trim with one path.
- Cutting diameter: The spaces between the teeth are what limit the thickness of branches you can cut. Residential hedge trimmers typically have short gaps between their teeth while commercial trimmers are capable of cutting thicker branches.
- Weight: People use hedge trimmers with their arms extended or overhead, positions that can quickly tire you out.
Gas-powered
When assessing gas hedge trimmers, look at the engine displacement, usually shown in cubic centimeters, where larger numbers mean bigger engines and more power.
Best gas-powered hedge trimmers
Echo 24-Inch 2-Stroke Gas Hedge Trimmer
The 24-inch RazorEdge blade is reciprocating and double-sided. The 21.2 cubic centimeter engine uses a 50:1 ratio of 89 or higher octane fuel to motor oil and has a highly efficient air filter for longer engine life.
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DeWalt 22-Inch 27 cc 2-Stroke Gas Articulating Hedge Trimmer
The articulating head has a 135-degree range of motion and is usable with DeWalt string trimmers and other attachments. The ergonomic handles make it easy to guide and control this 17-pound machine.
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Troy-Bilt 22-Inch 2-Stroke Gas Articulating Hedge Trimmer
This 25 cc machine starts easily with its prime, flip and go system and fits all Troy-Bilt attachment accessories. It weighs 11 pounds and has a head that rotates a full 135 degrees for getting in tight spots.
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Battery-powered
Check the numbers for volts and amperes. The larger the numbers, the greater the power and the longer the battery will last on a single charge.
Best battery-powered hedge trimmers
Ryobi 24-inch 40 Volt Cordless Battery Hedge Trimmer
The dual-action steel blades reduce vibration, the rotating gear handle is made for trimming at all angles and the debris remover clears clippings while you trim so you don’t have to. This 8-pound trimmer has the power to cut through 1-inch limbs.
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Black and Decker 20-Volt Max Cordless Battery Powered Hedge Trimmer
This 5.4-pound trimmer is easy to handle and control with its built-in T handle and full-length trigger. The 18-inch dual action blade is made of hardened steel for reduced vibration.
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DeWalt 22-inch 20-Volt Max Lithium-Ion Cordless Hedge Trimmer
The 22-inch blade on this 6.4-pound trimmer has laser-cut hooked teeth for clean, quick cuts up to three-quarters of an inch thick. The battery has a built-in power indicator and a no-load run time of up to 75 minutes per charge.
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Corded
All corded electric hedge trimmers operate on standard 120-volt household current.
Best corded hedge trimmers
Sun Joe 4 Amp 120-Volt Corded Pole Electric Hedge Trimmer
This trimmer has 21-inch hardened steel blades, an adjustable pivoting head and a 95-inch shaft that gives you an effective reach of 13 feet for safe trimming without climbing a ladder. It has a 50-foot cord, weighs 8.8 pounds and can handle branches up to seven-tenths of an inch thick.
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Makita 25-inch 4.8 Amp 120-Volt Corded Electric Trimmer
The two-hand operating design means the motor runs only when the grips are held with both hands. The built-in clutch protects the gears by automatically disengaging when the blade binds and the transparent hand guard gives you a clear view of the work area.
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Earthwise 18-inch 4.5 Amp Pole/Hedge Trimmer Multi-Tool
You get a hedge trimmer and a pole saw with a 16-foot cord and an 8-foot reach in a single tool that weighs less than 10 pounds with the shoulder support strap attached. The trimming head angle adjusts from 60 to -20 degrees to fit in tight places.
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Old school
If you are really interested in sculpting bushes and hedges, use a hand-powered hedge trimmer to get the level of detail you won’t get with a powered hedge trimmer.
Best old-school hedge trimmer
Fiskars 9-inch Power-Lever Steel Telescoping Handle Hedge Shears
You get twice the cutting power with the power-lever technology that extends the handle from 24 to 32 inches and locks at any length in between. The serrated blades are self-sharpening and grip the twigs and branches for clean, sure cuts.
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RICE LAKE, Wis., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Repeating Arms, one of the country's leading firearm manufacturers, is pleased to announce two limited-edition models celebrating the company's twenty-fifth anniversary. Available at dealers nationwide while supplies last, the rifles pay tribute to the beginnings of Henry Repeating Arms as a company and the origins of the lever action rifle's enduring legacy in America.
"In the gun-making business, twenty-five years makes us a new kid on the block, but I am endlessly proud of how far we have come," said Anthony Imperato, CEO and Founder of Henry Repeating Arms. "These new rifles are not only a toast to what we do best, which is building guns, but it's a toast to every single one of our employees and customers that have made Henry Repeating Arms a part of their lives and keeps us striving for our very best day in and day out."
Twenty-five years ago, from a small manufacturing facility near the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York, Henry Repeating Arms began shipping the now world-renown model H001 Classic Lever Action .22. Since then, the company has sold more than one million of the rifles. Now, the company is introducing the 25th Anniversary edition, which features Semi Fancy genuine American walnut furniture and an engraved, nickel-plated receiver cover with 24-carat gold plated highlights. Other specifications include a tube magazine with capacity for 15 rounds of .22 Long Rifle, 17 rounds of .22 Long, or 21 rounds of .22 Short, a fully adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sight, and a hooded blade front sight. The Classic Lever Action .22 25th Anniversary Edition (model H001-25) is limited to 5,000 units with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $1,130.
Patented in 1860, Benjamin Tyler Henry's breakthrough design for a reliable and practical lever action repeating rifle cemented itself in American history with a legacy that continues to this day. The New Original Henry Deluxe Engraved 25th Anniversary Edition is a salute to this lever action heritage with a unique touch of rosewood furniture hand-selected by Anthony Imperato.
"It was love at first sight with this rosewood, and I immediately knew we needed to do something special with it," said Imperato. "The richness and warmth of the wood is the perfect complement to our hardened brass and polished blued steel."
The rifle is a faithful recreation of the original patent except for more robust materials and the concessions needed to accommodate the more modern .44-40 WCF cartridge, of which the rifle can carry 13 rounds. Other features include a folding ladder rear sight, a brass blade front sight, a hardened brass crescent buttplate with a period-correct storage compartment, and near full coverage engraving on the hardened brass receiver flats. The New Original Henry Deluxe Engraved 25th Anniversary Edition (model H011D-25) is limited to only 2,500 units with an MSRP of $3,990.
Henry Repeating Arms rifles and shotguns are only purchasable through federally licensed firearms dealers. For more information about Henry Repeating Arms and its products, visit henryusa.com or call 866-200-2354.
Henry Repeating Arms is one of the leading rifle and shotgun manufacturers in the United States and a world leader in the lever action category. The company motto is "Made in America, or not made at all," and its firearms come with a lifetime guarantee backed by award-winning customer service. The company is also known for its Guns For Great Causes charitable program, which focuses on assisting the families of sick children, children's hospitals, military veteran organizations, Second Amendment advocacy groups, and wildlife conservation organizations. The company currently employs over 550 people and has over 330,000sf of manufacturing space in its Wisconsin and New Jersey facilities. The company is named in honor of Benjamin Tyler Henry, who invented and patented the Henry lever action rifle in 1860 – the first practical repeating rifle and America's unique contribution to the international stage of firearms design. Visit Henry Repeating Arms online at henryusa.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/HenryRepeating, and @henry_rifles on Instagram.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Thursday could be the coldest night of the season, and for many people who do not have a place to be inside, it becomes a big concern. KRON4 spoke with homeless advocates about how they are helping the unhoused in the city stay warm.
City data shows there are nearly 8,000 people living on the streets in San Francisco. Being unsheltered in the first place is a big problem, but with Thursday’s storm and nearly freezing temperatures, it could be deadly for the homeless.
“It’s terrible and especially when it’s cold and rainy and windy… It makes it really rough for folks,” said Jennifer Friedenbach with the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness.
Friedenbach says hypothermia is a very real threat to people living on the streets. The other problem is the availability of beds at shelters. She says that for every five unhoused people, there’s one shelter bed. And on cold nights they are in high demand.
“These will fill up and for the rest of the folks, they will be stuck outside,” she said.
The city’s department of homelessness and supportive housing has expanded shelter locations for inclement weather. These three locations are offering intakes through Sunday.
The interfaith winter shelter program began last week and runs through March 2023. The city says the program, which roves from one congregation to another, is an opportunity for people to have a bed to sleep in and a warm meal. First come, first serve.
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San Francisco’s homeless outreach team says they activate “inclement weather protocols” during cold weather. Those include wellness checks and distributing supplies.
Friedenbach also suggests people volunteer a helping hand for those who cannot get into shelter beds. San Francisco’s public libraries will also be open during the day to help provide some shelter for the homeless here in the city.
The department of homelessness has acknowledged there are not enough beds for every homeless person but they will work to find vacancies. | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/winter-weather-poses-health-threats-for-homeless/ | 2022-12-02 07:13:31 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/winter-weather-poses-health-threats-for-homeless/ |
Uvalde families protest, demanding accountability from school district over shooting response
UVALDE, Texas (KSAT) - Unanswered questions from Uvalde school officials remain a week after parents started protesting outside of the district’s central office.
Families of Robb Elementary victims and their supporters aren’t moving from the office or from their demands.
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the May 24 shooting after an 18-year-old gunman walked into the elementary school and began firing into classrooms.
Brett Cross, the parent of shooting victim Uziyah Garcia, has been leading the protest.
He said he’s not backing down on his demands for accountability for the botched police response.
“We just want the officers that were there from the school district suspended until an investigation is completed,” Cross said. “We’re not asking for unpaid (leave); we’re not asking for jobs right now.”
He has had one meeting with Superintendent Dr Hal Harrell last week, and Saturday he met briefly with Beth Reavis, another district official. So far, there’s been no progress.
“I’m steadfast in what I’m doing. I’m not going anywhere until these demands are met,” Cross said.
The district had planned a town hall but abruptly canceled those plans with no explanation the day after Cross’s protest started.
KSAT tried asking Kenneth Mueller, the director of student services, about the cancellation, but he offered no comment. He was among several school district officials unwilling to talk.
Anne Marie Espinoza, the district’s communication executive, responded to an email, saying, “Schedules are not able to accommodate a meeting.”
Despite the constant roadblocks and unanswered requests, Cross’s commitment is not wavering: “I can wait them out. And that’s what I’m going to do.”
There’s been a constant stream of supporters. Cross said it’s not just Uvalde families but people coming from San Antonio and even Santa Fe to offer their support for his fight for accountability.
The district’s next board meeting is scheduled for Monday. There’s no word on if the town hall will be rescheduled.
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(WXIN) – More than 1 million YETI coolers are being recalled over a risk involving the magnet-lined closures.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves the YETI Hopper M30 Soft Cooler 1.0 and 2.0, Hopper M20 Soft Backpack Cooler and SideKick Dry Gear Case. The products have a main pocket closure lined with high-powered magnets enclosed in a heat-sealed plastic strip.
The recalled coolers were sold at Dick’s Sporting Goods, ACE Hardware, Academy Sports + Outdoors, YETI and other stores nationwide and online between March 2018 and January 2023.
The recall was initiated because the magnet-lined closures can fail and result in detached magnets. This poses a risk of serious injury or death if ingested.
The CPSC said when two or more high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract to each other, or to another metal object, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting and/or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death.
So far, YETI received 1,399 reports of the magnet-lined closures degrading or failing, including reports of missing or detached magnets. No magnet ingestions or injuries have been reported.
Anyone with the recalled products should stop using them and contact YETI to receive a full refund or replacement product.
Anyone with questions can contact YETI toll-free at 833-444-3151 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT Monday through Sunday or by email at productrecall@yeti.com. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/yeti-coolers-recalled-over-injury-risk/ | 2023-03-09 22:10:43 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/yeti-coolers-recalled-over-injury-risk/ |
SÃO PAULO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenvia Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENV) (the "Company"), the leading cloud-based CX platform in Latin America, empowering companies to transform their customer journeys, today announced that its Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders will be held on November 30, 2022, at Avenida Paulista, 2300, 18th Floor, Suites 182 and 184, São Paulo, São Paulo, 01310-300, Brazil. Holders of record of the Company's Class A common shares and the Class B common shares are cordially invited to attend the AGM.
More details on the event will be available at https://investors.zenvia.com/corporate-governance/general-shareholders-meeting/
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ZENVIA is driven by the purpose of empowering companies to create unique experiences for end-consumers through its unified CX SaaS end-to-end platform. ZENVIA empowers companies to transform their existing customer experience from non-scalable, physical and impersonal interactions into highly scalable, digital-first and hyper-contextualized experiences across the customer journey. ZENVIA's unified end-to-end CX SaaS platform provides a combination of (i) SaaS focused on campaigns, sales teams, customer service and engagement, (ii) tools, such as software application programming interfaces, or APIs, chatbots, single customer views, journey designers, documents composer and authentication and (iii) channels, such as SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, Instagram and Webchat. Its comprehensive platform assists customers across multiple use cases, including marketing campaigns, customer acquisition, customer onboarding, warnings, customer services, fraud control, cross-selling and customer retention, among others. ZENVIA's shares are traded on Nasdaq, under the ticker ZENV.
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Loudenbeck concedes to longtime incumbent La Follette in Wisconsin Secretary of State race
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican Amy Loudenbeck is conceding that she has lost the race for Wisconsin secretary of state.
Unofficial results from the Nov. 8 election show incumbent Democrat Doug La Follette defeated Loudenbeck by 7,660 votes. The difference was just three-tenths of a percentage point, close enough for Loudenbeck to request a recount but outside the margin that would have made it free. She conceded on Monday.
Loudenbeck campaigned on giving the secretary of state oversight of elections, prompting La Follette to raise questions about whether she would try to ensure that Donald Trump wins Wisconsin in 2024.
La Follette, a distant relative of “Fighting” Bob La Follette, has now won 10 consecutive secretary of state elections.
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NEW YORK (AP) — It was the wee hours of the morning, and the docks at New York’s largest produce market were bustling in the cold. Thanksgiving was inching closer, and sacks of onions, potatoes and carrots were flying off the shelves.
Amidst the whir, buyers and sellers were finalizing deals on tomatoes, mangoes and lettuce. Trucks stood ready to haul away the bounty — a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables destined for supermarket produce aisles, household refrigerators and, eventually, millions of mouths across the Northeast during the gluttonous holidays.
“This time of year is our busiest. We have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas and New Year’s. All of these are very big family and big-eating holidays,” said Stefanie Katzman, the executive vice president of S. Katzman Produce, one of the country’s largest and oldest produce dealers, which operates at the Hunts Point Produce Market.
The market is a sprawling collection of wholesalers that make it the nation’s busiest distribution center for fruits and vegetables, responsible for more than 60% of the daily stock for New York City and feeds over 30 million customers, according to another Hunts Point wholesaler, E. Armata Inc.
Thanksgiving is especially busy time of year because the quintessentially American feast is widely celebrated across the United States.
“Our market as a whole does about three times as much business as normal on a day like today,” Katzman said while leading a tour Tuesday morning of her company’s cavernous warehouse, which extends a quarter mile (0.4 kilometers) and room for produce across nearly two football fields.
In one huge room, the whiff of onions filled the cold air. In another, the scent of berries wafted through the room — although Katzman’s biggest seller, strawberries, were in short supply because of inclement weather that wreaked havoc on the growing season.
“Our market is really unique. It’s kind of like the stock market, but a little bit more intense. Because our ‘stocks’ are perishable, we can’t hold on to them for too long hoping they go up in value,” Katzman said.
Not only can the place be likened as a stock market, but it is also a Grand Central station of sorts with delivery trucks in and out of the Bronx facility.
In all, Hunts Point’s wholesalers distribute 2.5 billion pounds of produce a year, with about 30 million pounds having moved on Tuesday alone. The produce ends up at places like Whole Foods, high-end grocers and specialty markets, as well smaller mom-and-pop outlets.
Michael Rubinsky, a buyer from Market Basket, a gourmet grocery, makes the hour’s drive from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, three times a week to inspect the goods.
“I come for the basics — everything like celery, lettuce, strawberries and potatoes — but quality is No. 1,” he said. “I check the quality and load everything on the truck.”
Charlie Mule, one of Katzman’s produce salesmen, said consumers don’t realize where their produce comes from.
“You’ve eaten our stuff without you even knowing you’ve eaten our stuff,” said Mule. “If you go to a restaurant or store you probably don’t realize the whole scope of how it got there before you put it in your refrigerator or on your plate.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-holiday-cornucopia-ny-produce-market-supplies-the-goods/ | 2022-11-23 19:49:29 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-holiday-cornucopia-ny-produce-market-supplies-the-goods/ |
PHOENIX — A woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting three Transportation Security Administration officers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to authorities.
TSA officials said Makiah Coleman, 19, allegedly attacked the officers as she was going through airport security just before 6 a.m. Tuesday.
TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers called it an “unprovoked and brazen physical attack” and said the incident caused the closure of the checkpoint, forcing about 450 travelers to go to another checkpoint for their security screening.
Phoenix police were called to the scene and took Coleman into custody. It was not immediately known Wednesday if she had a lawyer who could speak on her behalf.
TSA officials said two of their officers suffered undisclosed injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment before being released.
What led to the reported attack was unclear and TSA officials said an investigation was underway.
They said any threat, verbal abuse or physical violence toward TSA employees could result in criminal penalties and fines of up to nearly $14,000. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/woman-accused-of-assaulting-tsa-officers-at-phoenix-airport/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2023-04-26 16:27:00 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/woman-accused-of-assaulting-tsa-officers-at-phoenix-airport/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa has proclaimed October 2, 2022 "World Day for Farmed Animals" (WDFA) across The Hawkeye State. WDFA commemorates the more than 70 billion land animals raised for food every year; WDFA is celebrating its 39th year and is a globally-recognized program.
"Proclamations requests have been sent to all U.S. Governors and I'm particularly honored that Iowa has recognized World Day for Farmed Animals. My father was born in Rockwell City," said Eric C Lindstrom, Executive Director of Farm Animal Rights Movement. "I am quite familiar with the economics of agriculture in Iowa and knowing Governor Reynolds supports WDFA is very encouraging to our mission."
Educational events, demonstrations, and protests are held throughout the U.S. as well as other countries. This year, in-person events are planned in Iowa, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, California, Oregon, Ohio, Florida, and Minnesota; in addition to numerous virtual events.
This year's observance is particularly meaningful since, in spite of 39 years of raising awareness through WDFA, and surveys that indicate 93% of consumers do not approve of the mistreatment of farmed animals, nearly all farmed animals are still raised in "factory farms," where they are caged, crowded, mutilated, manhandled, drugged, and denied their natural needs.
Furthermore, 80% of all our water is used for factory farming, in spite of widespread shortages and crippling droughts. Waste from factory farms continues to foul rivers and groundwater aquifers, worldwide, exacerbating the issue. The United Nations has declared animal farming a major contributor to global warming, and people everywhere are concerned by these developments.
On or around October 2nd, WDFA asks citizens to call public attention to these pressing issues, and to explore a wholesome, nonviolent plant-based diet. October 2nd is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the world's foremost advocate of sustainable farming. The program also encourages a day-long fast against slaughter.
World Day for Farmed Animals is a program of Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM), a Washington DC-based national nonprofit organization advocating for animal rights and veganism since 1976. For years, FARM was the only national animal rights organization fighting for farmed animals. For more information, visit farmusa.org or worlddayforfarmedanimals.org.
Contact: Eric Lindstrom, eric@farmusa.org
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal lawsuit says USA Fencing, the national governing body for the sport, failed to protect a Tennessee teenager from sexual abuse over a two-year period.
The girl and her parents filed suit last month against the Colorado-based organization as well as her former coach, Robert Piraino, and the Nashville business he owned and ran, Music City Fencing Club.
Piraino, 38, was indicted last year by a grand jury on 108 counts of alleged sex crimes involving the girl, authorities have said. He is currently lodged at a Nashville jail.
The lawsuit, first reported by Tennessee Lookout, says Piraino, a prominent USA Fencing member coach, began pressuring the girl for photos when she was 13 and offered financial compensation when she was reluctant to send them.
In response to the increasing pressure, the girl “sent Piraino dozens of photos of herself naked or semi-naked in sexually suggestive positions,” the lawsuit said. After he established a regular pattern, his behavior escalated and he began to touch her inappropriately, it said.
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The lawsuit says USA Fencing should have done more to prevent abuse of the girl, who is now 16 and "has suffered serious and severe emotional injuries as a result of Defendants’ negligence, including anxiety, depression, stress, grief, humiliation, and loss of innocence," the lawsuit said.
USA Fencing spokesperson Bryan Wendell said the organization could not comment on pending litigation, but it does makes safety a priority for participants.
“USA Fencing conducts annual background checks and requires annual SafeSport training for all our USA Fencing member coaches as part of our SafeSport and Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies,” he said in a statement. “We also communicate with our membership how to report potential acts of misconduct, and we take all reported allegations seriously."
A lawyer for Piraino in his criminal case did not respond to an email seeking comment about the lawsuit. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/fencing-organization-coach-sued-over-alleged-sex-abuse/article_d5d766a0-0ae0-5ece-b111-b3167cbf024a.html | 2022-08-10 21:28:36 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/fencing-organization-coach-sued-over-alleged-sex-abuse/article_d5d766a0-0ae0-5ece-b111-b3167cbf024a.html |
ANNEMASSE, France — Could the Tour de France be decided by time bonuses? Even on the toughest battleground, defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar could not separate themselves Saturday after a dramatic day in the Alps.
Again in a class of their own, Pogacar and Vingegaard finished second and third respectively at the ski station of Morzine after another fierce fight that concluded a day of attrition in the 14th stage.
The pair was well ahead of their struggling overall challengers at some point in the final ascent, the daunting Col of Joux Plane, but allowed stage winner Carlos Rodriguez to come back as the duo watched each other like track cyclists in a velodrome, waiting for an opening to get the biggest bonus at the top of the steep ascent. Vingegaard won this duel.
Rodriguez, a Tour debutant from Spain riding for Ineos-Grenadiers, then moved away from the pair in the downhill leading to Morzine.
Vingegaard kept the yellow jersey, increasing his overall lead by just one second to 10 seconds after Pogacar sprinted to secure second place in the stage. Rodriguez moved up to third place overall — 4 minutes, 43 seconds behind Vingegaard — after his first Tour stage win.
Vingegaard amassed a total of 12 bonus seconds for first place at the top of the climb and his third-place finish. Pogacar had 11 — second at summit and second-place finish — as the race entered the Alps with a 151.8-kilometer (94-mile) stage from Annemasse to the ski station of Morzine.
For Pogacar, the gloves were definitely off in the final ascent of the day. Literally. He threw them away at the start of Joux Plane, the climax of a brutal trek in the Alps featuring no less than five ascents.
Pogacar and Vingegaard started to climb in the lead group after the last of the breakaway riders was caught 58 kilometers (36 miles) from the finish.
Pogacar was the first to attack in Joux Plane and opened a small gap, but Vingegaard paced himself and gradually returned to catch the Slovenian rider from the UAE Team Emirates 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) from the top.
Pogacar then tried another acceleration 500 meters from the summit but slowed down as the race motorbikes hampered his move and he had to cut his effort. His Danish rival from the Jumbo-Visma team then opened the sprint in the final bend before the top and got the eight-second time bonus, with Pogacar awarded five seconds.
The start of the stage was marred by a mass pileup soon after the peloton left the town of Annemasse.
Spanish rider Antonio Pedrero was evacuated by ambulance and Louis Meintjes, who was 13th overall, abandoned with a suspected broken collarbone. Esteban Chaves, from the EF Education Easypost team, also quit.
Dozens of racers crashed on a bend on a slippery road and many received treatment. An Intermarche-Circus-Wanty teammate of Meintjes, Adrien Petit, got back on his bike with his right leg bandaged.
Organizers decided to neutralize the stage for about 15 minutes, before local hope Romain Bardet and James Shaw joined the list of withdrawals further down the road after they crashed in a downhill. Bardet was diagnosed with a concussion, the Frenchman's team said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/tour-de-france-crash-halts-stage-14/507-4dfb165e-a5d2-4a10-a797-8266b3d68443 | 2023-07-16 00:30:08 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/tour-de-france-crash-halts-stage-14/507-4dfb165e-a5d2-4a10-a797-8266b3d68443 |
NEW YORK, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO, ALVOW) resulting from allegations that Alvotech may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On April 13, 2023, after the market closed, Alvotech issued a press release entitled "Alvotech Provides Regulatory Update on AVT02 Biologics License Application. In this press release, Alvotech announced "that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter ('CRL') for Alvotech's Biologics License Application ('BLA') for AVT02, a high-concentration biosimilar candidate for Humira® (adalimumab). The CRL noted that certain deficiencies, which were conveyed following the FDA's reinspection of the company's Reykjavik facility that concluded on March 17, 2023, must be satisfactorily resolved before the application can be approved." Alvotech further announced that its second BLA for AVT02 remained under review, and that "satisfactory outcome of the facility reinspection remains the key requirement for approval.
On this news, Alvotech's stock price fell $3.03 per share, or 22% to close at $10.66 per share on April 14, 2023.
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WFO SACRAMENTO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
255 AM PST Mon Jan 9 2023
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
California...
Cosumnes River At Michigan Bar affecting Sacramento, El Dorado
and Amador Counties.
.Rainfall over the next 24 hours is expected to produce a
significant rise on the Cosumnes River. Flood stage is forecast to
be exceeded at Michigan Bar late Monday afternoon into the evening.
For the Cosumnes River...including Michigan Bar...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
For more hydrologic information and stage definitions refer to the
following web site: wrh.noaa.gov/sto/hydro_data.php
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 300 PM PST.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar.
* WHEN...From this evening to early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.2 feet, Water floods houses in Wilton. The south
bank levee near Wilton is overtopped.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 AM PST Monday the stage was 6.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 12.7 feet late this evening. It
will then fall below flood stage late this evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.9 feet on 02/08/2017.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A woman fatally shot her terminally ill husband inside a Florida hospital on Saturday and then barricaded herself in his room for four hours before surrendering, Daytona Beach officials said.
Ellen Gilland, 76, told officers that her 77-year-old husband Jerry Gilland had been ill for some time and they had planned the shooting together, police spokeswoman Carrie McCallister said.
After shooting her husband at about 11:30 a.m., she refused to come out until about 3:30 p.m. after negotiating with police, McCallister said. Ellen Gilland did not harm herself and no one else was wounded. Part of the hospital was evacuated and some doctors, nurses and others took cover in locked closets and rooms.
McCallister said no charges were immediately announced.
AdventHealth officials did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
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New service will treat scoliosis and hyperkyphosis patients in Florida
NAPLES, Fla. , Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ScoliCare, Australia's largest provider of non-surgical scoliosis and hyperkyphosis treatment and leading worldwide brace manufacturer (ScoliBrace®), today announced the opening of its first clinic in the United States. ScoliCare Naples Florida is located at 6291 Naples Blvd, Naples, Florida. To see case studies showing how ScoliCare clinics have supported past patients, visit www.scolicare.com/naples-florida.
"Our continued growth and expansion into the US shows the increasing demand for non-surgical scoliosis and hyperkyphosis treatment and rehabilitation options around the world," explained Dr. Jeb McAviney, CEO of ScoliCare. The prevalence of idiopathic scoliosis in young people is reported to be up to 5% [1-5] while scoliosis in adults has been reported to be as high as 68% [6, 7]. It's vital that everyone receives the right treatment at the right time for the best outcomes."
"Despite Hurricane Ian, we are still opening on schedule thanks to our great local tradespeople in Florida. We're really excited and proud to be the first ScoliCare clinic in the US," said Dr. T. Bryant D.C., Head Clinician of ScoliCare Naples Florida. "We have had a long-term relationship with ScoliCare and have now transitioned from being a ScoliBrace Provider to adopting ScoliCare's full clinical approach. This includes ScoliBalance®, ScoliCare's physiotherapeutic scoliosis specific exercise program."
ScoliCare is known for patient-centred care and provides treatment to babies, children, adolescents and adults with scoliosis or hyperkyphosis. ScoliCare supports patients through their journey from assessment and treatment to rehabilitation and monitoring.
About ScoliCare
ScoliCare opened in Sydney, Australia in 2011 after Dr. Jeb McAviney (Chiropractor) found limited dedicated scoliosis and hyperkyphosis services available to patients. Today, the company has six clinics, 200 ScoliBrace Providers worldwide and offers scoliosis education to thousands of healthcare professionals each year.
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www.scolicare.com www.scolicare.com/naples-florida www.scolibrace.com
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4. Weinstein S, Dolan, L, Spratt, K., Peterson, K., Spoonamore, M., and Ponseti, I. (2003) Health and function of patients with untreated idiopathic scoliosis: A 50-year natural history study. JAMA 289:559-567. doi: doi:10.1001/jama.289.5.559
5. Asher MA, Burton DC (2006) Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Natural history and long term treatment effects. Scoliosis 1:2-2. doi: 10.1186/1748-7161-1-2
6. Schwab F, Dubey A, Gamez L, El Fegoun AB, Hwang K, Pagala M, Farcy JP (2005) Adult scoliosis: prevalence, SF-36, and nutritional parameters in an elderly volunteer population. Spine 30(9):1082–1085
7. McAviney J, Roberts C, Sullivan B, Alevras AJ, Graham PL, Brown BT. The prevalence of adult de novo scoliosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Spine J. 2020 Dec;29(12):2960-2969. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06453-0. Epub 2020 May 22. PMID: 32440771.
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Royals appear for 1st time after publication of Harry’s book
LONDON (AP) — Members of the U.K. royal family appeared in public Thursday for the first time since the publication of Prince Harry’s explosive memoir, touring charities and a hospital as they got on with the task of being working royals.
Prince William and Kate seemed relaxed as they arrived at Royal Liverpool University Hospital in the home city of The Beatles, but they were confronted by a man outside the media area in blustery conditions who appeared to say: “Do you ever plan to comment on Harry’s book, sir?”
The couple ignored the question and soldiered on, touring the critical care ward, meeting nurses and posing for selfies.
King Charles III, meanwhile, traveled to Scotland to meet with local groups that help combat rural isolation. After “Scotland The Brave” rang out on the pipes, Charles toured the Mid-Deeside Community Shed, near Aboyne in Aberdeenshire, and watched craft skills including wood and stone carving in action.
Harry’s book, “Spare,” offers myriad revelations and accusations, many of which have been splashed across the global media for days. In the ghostwritten memoir Harry, 38, recounts his grief at the death of his mother, Princess Diana, a fight with brother Prince William and his unease with the role of royal “spare” in the shadow of his elder sibling, who is heir to the U.K. throne.
In a series of interviews, Harry repeatedly blamed the media for his troubles, saying that unfair and intrusive coverage contributed to the rift with William. He also accuses members of the royal family of leaking stories to the media to burnish their own reputations.
And people are snapping the memoir up.
Penguin Random House announced Wednesday that first-day sales topped 1.4 million copies. By contrast, Michelle Obama’s blockbuster, “Becoming,” needed a week to reach 1.4 million when it was released in 2018.
The sales figures for “Spare” include hardcover, audiobook and e-book editions sold in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom.
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Biden, McCarthy to hold pivotal meeting on debt ceiling as time to resolve standoff grows short
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are set to meet at the White House at a pivotal moment as Washington works to strike a budget compromise and raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avert a devastating federal default.
The meeting Monday afternoon between the Democratic president and the new Republican speaker will be critical as they race to prevent a looming debt crisis. After a weekend of start-stop talks, both men appeared upbeat as they face a deadline, as soon as June 1, when the government could run out of cash to pay its bills.
Biden and McCarthy spoke by phone Sunday while the president was returning home on Air Force One after the Group of Seven summit in Japan. “It went well; we’ll talk tomorrow,” Biden said in response to a shouted question upon his return late Sunday.
The call revived talks, and negotiators met for 2 1/2 hours at the Capitol late Sunday evening, saying little as they left. Financial markets turned down last week after talks stalled.
McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters earlier Sunday that the call with Biden was “productive” and that the on-again, off-again negotiations between his staff and White House representatives are focused on spending cuts.
Biden told a press conference before departing from Japan: “I think that we can reach an agreement.”
The contours of an agreement appear within reach, and the negotiations have narrowed on a 2024 budget year cap that would be key to resolving the standoff. Republicans have insisted next year’s spending cannot be more than current 2023 levels, but Democrats have refused to accept the steeper cuts McCarthy’s team first proposed.
A budget deal would unlock a separate vote to lift the debt ceiling, now $31 trillion, to allow more borrowing to pay bills already incurred. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that June 1 is a “hard deadline.”
“We’ll keep working,” said Steve Ricchetti, counselor to the president, as the White House team exited talks late Sunday.
McCarthy said after his call with Biden that “I think we can solve some of these problems if he understands what we’re looking at.” The speaker added, “But I’ve been very clear to him from the very beginning. We have to spend less money than we spent last year.”
McCarthy emerged from that conversation sounding optimistic and was careful not to criticize Biden’s trip, as he had before. He did caution, “There’s no agreement on anything.”
Earlier, Biden used his concluding news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, to warn House Republicans that they must move off their “extreme positions” over raising the debt limit and that there would be no agreement to avoid a catastrophic default only on their terms.
Biden said “it’s time for Republicans to accept that there is no deal to be made solely, solely, on their partisan terms.” He said he had done his part in attempting to raise the borrowing limit so the government can keep paying its bills, by agreeing to significant cuts in spending. “Now it’s time for the other side to move from their extreme position.”
GOP lawmakers have been holding tight to demands for sharp spending cuts with caps on future spending, rejecting the alternatives proposed by the White House for reducing deficits in part with revenue from taxes.
Republicans want to roll back next year’s spending to 2022 levels, but the White House has proposed keeping 2024 the same as it is now, in the 2023 budget year. Republicans initially sought to impose spending caps for 10 years, though the latest proposal narrowed that to about six. The White House wants a two-year budget deal.
A compromise on those topline spending levels would enable McCarthy to deliver for conservatives, while not being so severe that it would chase off the Democratic votes that would be needed in the divided Congress to pass any bill.
Republicans also want work requirements on the Medicaid health care program, though the Biden administration has countered that millions of people could lose coverage. The GOP additionally introduced new cuts to food aid by restricting states’ ability to waive work requirements in places with high joblessness. But Democrats have said any changes to work requirements for government aid recipients are nonstarters.
GOP lawmakers are also seeking cuts in IRS money and, by sparing Defense and Veterans accounts from reductions, would shift the bulk of spending reductions to other federal programs.
The White House has countered by keeping defense and nondefense spending flat next year, which would save $90 billion in the 2024 budget year and $1 trillion over 10 years.
All sides have been eyeing the potential for the package to include a framework that would speed energy project developments.
And despite a push by Republicans for the White House to accept parts of their proposed immigration overhaul, McCarthy indicated the focus was on the House’s previously approved debt and budget package.
Republicans had also rejected various White House revenue proposals, with McCarthy insisting personally in his conversations to Biden that tax hikes are off the table.
For months, Biden had refused to engage in talks over the debt limit, contending that Republicans in Congress were trying to use the borrowing limit vote as leverage to extract administration concessions on other policy priorities.
But with the June 1 potential deadline looming and Republicans putting their own legislation on the table, the White House launched talks on a budget deal that could accompany an increase in the debt limit.
McCarthy faces a hard-right flank that is likely to reject any deal, which has led some Democrats encouraging Biden to resist any compromise with the Republicans and simply raise the debt ceiling on his own to avoid default.
The president, though, said he was ruling out the possibility, for now, of invoking the 14th Amendment as a solution, saying it’s an “unresolved” legal question that would become tied up in the courts.
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Miller reported and Associated Press writer Josh Boak contributed from Hiroshima, Japan. Associated Press writers Farnoush Amiri, Colleen Long and Will Weissert contributed to this report from Washington.
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Kindergarten roundup set for St. Michael Catholic School
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MUNCIE, Ind. — Kindergarten roundup at St. Michael Catholic School is set for Tuesday, March 7, and Thursday, March 9.
Call the school office (at 765-288-5878) to schedule an appointment.
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By SUSIE BLANN
Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles struck cities and villages in eastern and southern Ukraine, hitting homes, a school and a community center on Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin won strong support support from Iran for his country’s military operation.
In Kramatorsk, a city in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province considered a likely Russian occupation target, one person was killed and 10 wounded in an airstrike that hit a five-story apartment building, regional Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said.
Fresh blood stained the concrete amid green leaves that were torn off trees as nearby apartments on at least two floors burned. Shrapnel was placed in a small pile near an empty playground.
“There was no one here. Everything is ruined,” said Halyna Maydannyk, a resident of one burned apartment. “Who knows why they’re doing this? We were all living peacefully.”
Kramatorsk residents Mykola Zavodovskyi and Tetiana Zavodovska stood in bandages outside a hospital. They heard a loud clap and went to their balcony to investigate, then everything exploded and the windows shattered.
“Probably it was a rocket, and probably it was brought down by Ukrainian forces,” Zavodovska said.
The midday strike came after Kyrylenko had reported four earlier Russian strikes in Kramatorsk and urged civilians to evacuate.
On the political front, Putin visited Tehran, where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the West opposes an “independent and strong” Russia. Khamenei said that if Russia hadn’t sent troops into Ukraine, it would have faced an attack from NATO later, echoing Putin’s own rhetoric and reflecting increasingly close ties between Moscow and Tehran as they both face severe Western sanctions.
NATO allies have bolstered their military presence in Eastern Europe and provided Ukraine with weapons to help counter the Russian attack. Putin and other officials at the Tehran meetings said little new about negotiations to unblock Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
In the Odesa region in southern Ukraine, Russian forces fired seven Kalibr cruise missiles overnight. The Russian Defense Ministry said strikes on the village of Bilenke achieved a legitimate military goal and “destroyed depots of ammunition for weapons supplied by the United States and European countries.”
A local official disputed Moscow’s claim and said six people were wounded.
“These strikes on peaceful people have one goal — to intimidate the population and the authorities and keep them in constant tension,” Serhiy Bratchuk, the speaker of the Odesa regional government, told Ukrainian television.
With indications that Ukraine is planning counterattacks to retake occupied areas, the Russian military in recent weeks has targeted Odesa and parts of southern Ukraine where its troops captured cities earlier in the war.
In the east, Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold onto the declining territory under their control. Donetsk has been cut off from gas supplies and partly from water and power as the Russians try to complete their capture of the province. Russia’s ground advance has slowed, in part because Ukraine is using more effective U.S. weapons and partly because of what Putin has called an “operational pause.” Russia has been focusing more on aerial bombardment using long-range missiles.
“The infrastructure of the cities is being methodically destroyed by missile strikes, and the civilian population, cut off from bare necessities, suffers the most,” Kyrylenko said.
Russian-installed officials in the southern region of Kherson, under Moscow’s control since early in the war, said Ukrainian forces damaged the only bridge in the city of Kherson over the Dnipro River, east of Odesa. Kirill Stremousov, the deputy head of the Kherson region’s Kremlin-backed administration, told the Russian news agency Interfax that Ukrainian forces used American-made rocket launchers to damage the bridge in an attempt to cut Kherson off from the left bank of the Dnipro.
Ukrainian officials have spoken of plans for a counter-offensive to retake Kherson and other southern Ukrainian territory from the Russians.
Serhiy Khlan, an official with the Ukrainian administration of the Kherson region, tacitly confirmed the strike on Ukrainian television, reporting “a precise hit” and explosion in the area of the bridge.
Also in the Kherson region, Ukraine claimed to have used anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet that had planned to attack its planes. Several ground-based videos posted on social media showed a plane breaking up in the evening sky Tuesday near Nova Kakhovka, in flames and spewing gray and black smoke as it descended and crashed into the ground, at least some pieces into a green field. Ukrainian news reports said the pilot ejected and showed a helicopter search for him. Russian officials didn’t immediately confirm the shootdown. Little information has emerged during the war about aerial battles.
Kherson — hosting a major ship-building industry at the confluence of the Dnieper River and the Black Sea near Russian-annexed Crimea — is one of several areas a U.S. government spokesman said Russia is trying to annex. Following months of local rumors and announcements about a Russian referendum, White House national security council spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday that U.S. intelligence officials have amassed “ample” new evidence that Russia is looking formally to annex additional Ukraine territory and could hold a “sham” public vote as soon as September. Russia is eyeing Kherson as well as the entirety of the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts.
“Russia is laying the groundwork to annex Ukrainian territory that it controls in direct violation of Ukraine sovereignty,” Kirby said in Washington.
Kirby also said the White House is expected to announce more military aid for Ukraine later this week. The aid is expected to include more High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, a critical weapon Ukrainian forces have been using with success in their fight to repel Russian troops.
On the ground, Ukraine and Russia continued their sporadic exchanges of bodies of fallen soldiers. Each side gave the other 45 soldiers’ bodies in the Zaporizhzhia region. Russia’s Ria-Novosti news agency said Tuesday the soldiers had been killed in Mariupol, the Azov Sea city that captured worldwide attention because of a weeks-long siege of a steel plant.
At least two civilians were killed and 15 wounded by Russian shelling across Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s presidential office said in a Tuesday morning update.
With Russia’s missiles hitting cities 799 kilometers (497 miles) apart Tuesday, “there remains a high level of threat of missile strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine,” said Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman of the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces.
The missile strikes came as the British military said it believes Russia is struggling to keep up its troop strength in its grinding war of attrition that began with the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.
The British Defense Ministry said in a Tuesday assessment that Russia “has struggled to sustain effective offensive combat power since the start of the invasion, and this problem is likely becoming increasingly acute” as Moscow seeks to conquer the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
The British military added: “While Russia may still make further territorial gains, their operational tempo and rate of advance is likely to be very slow without a significant operational pause for reorganization and refit.”
In other developments Tuesday:
— Ukraine’s parliament approved President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of Ivan Bakanov as head of the country’s Security Service, the SBU, and the Ukrainian leader on Tuesday finalized the firing of Iryna Venediktova, who served as Ukraine’s prosecutor general. As part of the reshuffle stemming from alleged collaboration with Russian authorities, Zelenskyy on Tuesday also fired six other SBU officials.
— Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, visited Washington at the invitation of U.S. first lady Jill Biden. Zelenska met Monday with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who assured her of the U.S. commitment to Ukraine, and praised her work with civilians dealing with trauma and other war damage. At the White House on Tuesday, Zelenska met with Jill Biden, embracing and posing for photos before discussing how the U.S. is helping Ukrainians suffering mentally and emotionally from the war.
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Cara Anna contributed to this report from Kramatorsk.
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Barring a matchup in the playoffs, Monday marked the last opportunity for JaBron Solomon to take part in Woodbury’s storied rivalry with Paulsboro.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD), a leading global manufacturer of building products, announces that Chief Executive Officer William J. Christensen and Chief Financial Officer Julie C. Albrecht will participate in the upcoming UBS Global Industrials and Transportation Conference fireside chat at 2:40 pm ET on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The live webcast will be available on JELD-WEN's website at investors.jeld-wen.com. The replay of the webcast will be available at investors.jeld-wen.com for 180 days following the event.
To learn more about JELD-WEN, please visit the company's website at www.jeld-wen.com.
About JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., JELD-WEN is a leading global manufacturer of high-performance interior and exterior building products, offering one of the broadest selections of windows, interior and exterior doors, and wall systems. JELD-WEN delivers a differentiated customer experience, providing construction professionals with durable, energy-efficient products and labor-saving services that help them maximize productivity and create beautiful, secure spaces for all to enjoy. The JELD-WEN team is committed to creating safe, sustainable environments for customers, associates and local communities. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide; LaCantina™ and VPI™ in North America; Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe; and Corinthian®, Stegbar® and Breezway® in Australia.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Singer Gal Costa, an icon in the Tropicalia and Brazilian popular music movements who enjoyed a nearly six-decade career, died on Wednesday. She was 77.
Her death was confirmed by a press representative, who provided no further information.
The soprano with wild curls of dark hair was best known for lending her unique voice to compositions such as Ary Barroso’s “Aquarela do Brasil” (Watercolor of Brazil), Tom Jobim’s “Dindi,” Jorge Ben Jor’s “Que Pena” (What a Shame) and Caetano Veloso’s “Baby.”
“Gal Costa was among the world’s best singers, among our principal artists to carry the name and sounds of Brazil to the whole planet,” President-elect Luiz Inácio da Silva wrote on Twitter alongside a photo of him hugging her. “Her talent, technique and courage enriched and renewed our culture, cradled and marked the lives of millions of Brazilians.”
Costa was born Maria da Graça Penna Burgos in the northeastern state of Bahia and came onto the scene alongside future legends Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Maria Bethânia.
All were already successful solo artists when they formed the band Doces Bárbaros. Their joint side project became an important counterculture reference during Brazil’s two-decade military dictatorship, inspiring a record, tour and documentary.
In 2011, Costa was awarded a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Clé de Peau Beauté's revolutionary skincare science, experienced in a global three-day event that also premières immersive AI art installation "Unseen Intelligence" by Refik Anadol
TOKYO, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clé de Peau Beauté, the SHISEIDO Group's global luxury skincare and makeup brand hosted a global event in Tokyo, Japan from June 26–28th, 2023. Celebrating and revealing its revolutionary skincare science approach, "Skin Intelligence", the three-day event immersed guests in the brand's unwavering commitment to innovation and science-based approach to beauty. Guests from over 18 countries joined two of Clé de Peau Beauté's Global Brand Ambassadors, Ella Balinska and Diana Silvers. The Shiseido Global Innovation Center in Yokohama hosted the exclusive, global reveal of the skin gene network – visualized for the very first time. This network is made up of an internal collective that operates independently of the neuron network that powers the brain. The event also premièred a visionary collaboration with renowned media artist Refik Anadol. Anadol's immersive installation "Unseen Intelligence" is situated in the Tokyo Midtown, located in the district of Roppongi. Anadol brings his trailblazing approach to data narratives to envision the hidden world of Skin.
Since the brand's launch in 1982, Clé de Peau Beauté has been committed to pursuing a deeper understanding of Skin Intelligence: skin's innate ability to distinguish between positive and negative stimuli to maintain optimal condition at the epidermis level. Clé de Peau Beauté develops new technologies that support skin as a 'thinking' organ, boosting its reparative and defensive abilities to empower its innate ability to self-care, the most powerful catalyst for achieving optimal skin radiance.
Ms. Mizuki Hashimoto, Clé de Peau Beauté Chief Brand Officer, shared: "I am proud to showcase our unwavering commitment to innovation through Skin Intelligence to beauty experts worldwide. With our unique skincare approach, we have solidified our position as industry pioneers, redefining the future of skincare. I am thrilled about the limitless possibilities that lie ahead for a more radiant future."
Kiyoshi Sato, Clé de Peau Beauté Chief Technology Officer shared: "It has been a privilege for us to welcome so many beauty experts from around the world to our laboratories, where for the very first time, we unveiled a successful visualization of the skin gene network, which has significantly enhanced our understanding of the skin's inherent intelligence. To commemorate this scientific achievement, we then provided the data cluster to Refik Anadol, who brought it to life with his artistry. Together we were able to reveal a world that we know exists and have been searching for a glimpse of for so long."
The collaboration between Refik Anadol and Clé de Peau Beauté was born out of the brand's ambition to bring the unseen autonomic system of Skin Intelligence to life and create a memorable experience that educates and inspires audiences around the world.
Collaborating artist Refik Anadol comments: "Refik Anadol Studio's collaboration with Clé de Peau Beauté is based on a unique analogy between skin intelligence and artificial intelligence from the perspective of 'making the invisible visible' – a vision that we have been pursuing since our foundation. Clé de Peau Beauté scientists study life forces that are invisible - the unseen networks of our thinking organ – skin."
About Clé de Peau Beauté
Clé de Peau Beauté, the global luxury brand from Shiseido Co., Ltd., was founded in 1982 as the ultimate expression of luxury and science. Clé de Peau Beauté means 'the key to skin's beauty'. The philosophy of the brand is to unlock the power of a person's radiance by harnessing makeup technologies and groundbreaking skincare science. Forever guided by an exquisite aesthetic sensibility and commitment to innovation, Clé de Peau Beauté has instilled its products with modernity, advanced science, and dynamism to emerge as an industry leader. It helps to deliver a radiance so remarkable, it emanates from within. Available in 23 countries and regions worldwide.
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About Refik Anadol
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ANN ARBOR, MI - A substitute teacher at an Ann Arbor middle school is on leave pending an investigation surrounding their use of the “n-word” in the classroom.
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WHEN SOMETHING THIS TRAGIC HAPPENS, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE AND COUNTRY REACH OUT TO HELP. THEY OFTEN DONATE TO CROWDSOURCING SITES LIKE GO FUND ME TO HELP WITH FUNERAL OR HOSPITAL EXPENSES. WVTM 13. LISA CRANE. LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM RIGHT NOW. AND LISA, THAT’S NOT ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT. SADLY. SOMETIMES SCAM ARTISTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A TRAGIC SITUATION LIKE THIS FOR THEIR OWN FINANCIAL GAIN. WE HAD TWO HORRIFIC INCIDENTS HAPPEN IN CENTRAL ALABAMA OVER THE WEEKEND. THE DADEVILLE MASS SHOOTING AND THE CAR CRASH IN TUSCALOOSA THAT KILLED TWO YOUNG PEOPLE. SO MANY PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THOSE LOSSES AND THEY ALL WANT TO HELP. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL IF YOU WANT YOUR DONATION TO GO TO THE PERSON AFFECTED BY THAT TRAGEDY. OVER THE WEEKEND, MADISON SIMS AND SAMUEL BROWN WERE KILLED IN A CAR CRASH AFTER THEIR PROM IN TUSCALOOSA. A TRAGEDY THAT HIT HARD IN WEST ALABAMA AND BEYOND. THAT’S WHEN THIS GO FUND ME WAS STARTED. ALLEGEDLY TO RAISE MONEY FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES. BUT MADISON’S FAMILY MEMBERS WERE QUICK TO RESPOND, CALLING IT A SCAM AND SAYING THEY DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THE PERSON WHO SET IT UP. THAT’S NOT A SURPRISE TO GARRETT SMITHERMAN OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, WE DO HEAR ABOUT THIS AND, YOU KNOW, THE CROWD FUNDING THING IS GREAT. BUT LIKE SO MANY OTHER GREAT THINGS, THERE’S ALSO A FLIP SIDE TO THAT COIN. BUT HE SAYS THAT SHOULDN’T KEEP YOU FROM CONTRIBUTING TO THOSE IN NEED. YOU MIGHT JUST HAVE TO DO A BIT OF WORK LIKE CONTACTING THE ORGANIZER, WHICH IS EASY TO DO ON GO FUND ME. IF, SAY, FOR INSTANCE, THEY DON’T RESPOND OR THEY’RE JUST VERY VAGUE ANSWERS AND ARE NOT INSTILLING CONFIDENCE. AND YOU HAVE REASON TO WONDER OR QUESTION. YOU CAN THEN ASK, GO FUND ME. TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THAT FUNDRAISER, TO JUST SORT OF DOUBLE CHECK IN DADEVILLE THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EAST ALABAMA WANTS TO HELP MAKE SURE FUNDS MEANT FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY THE MASS SHOOTINGS GET TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS BY ASKING PEOPLE TO DONATE TO CARING FOR DADEVILLE DOT COM. OUR ORGANIZATION COMES IN TO ENSURE THAT FUNDS ARE RAISED AND ARE STEWARDED WELL. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FUNDS GET DISTRIBUTED TO THE NONPROFITS INTO THE FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS OR THE HOSPITALS, THE SCHOOLS WHERE THEY NEED THEM THE MOST. AND SO THAT IS OUR END GOAL. HERE IN THE BIBB RECOMMENDS CHECKING OUT ANY CHARITY YOU’RE INTERESTED IN ON THERE. GIVE DOT ORG WEBSITES FOR THEM AND SAYS THE CHARITIES LISTED THERE HAVE VOLUNTARILY GONE THROUGH THE BEEB’S STRINGENT VETTING PROCESS TO CONFIRM FOR YOU THAT THEY ARE LEGITIMATE CHARITIES. NOW, THIS IS VOLUNTARY, HOWEVER, FOR CHARITIES, SO NOT ALL LEGITIMATE CHARITIES ARE ON THAT WEBSITE.
Be wary of potential scammers taking advantage of recent tragedies
Make sure your donations are going where you think they are
Updated: 5:18 PM CDT Apr 18, 2023
When tragedy strikes in Alabama, people from all over the state reach out to help. They often donate to crowdsourcing sites like GoFundMe to help with funeral or hospital expenses. But that may not always be a good idea. Sadly, sometimes scam artists take advantage of a tragic situation for their own financial gain. We had two horrific incidents over the weekend, the Dadeville mass shooting and the car crash in Tuscaloosa that claimed the lives of two young people. So many people affected by those losses want to help, but you must be careful if you want your donation to go to the people who actually need it. Over the weekend, Madison Sims and Samuel Brown were killed in a car crash after their prom in Tuscaloosa. The tragedy hit hard in west Alabama and beyond. That's when a GoFundMe fundraiser was started, allegedly to raise money for funeral expenses. But Madison’s family members were quick to respond, calling it a scam and saying they didn't even know the person who set it up. That's not a surprise to Garet Smitherman of the Better Business Bureau.“Unfortunately, you know, we do hear about this. And, you know, the crowdfunding thing is great. But like so many other great things, there's also a flip side to that coin,” Smitherman said.But Smitherman says that shouldn't keep you from contributing to those in need. You might just have to do a bit of work, like contacting the organizer, which is easy to do on GoFundMe.“If, say, for instance, they don't respond or there's very vague answers and are not instilling confidence and you have reason to wonder or question. You can then ask GoFundMe to look further into that fundraiser to just sort of double-check,” Smitherman said.in Dadeville, the Community Foundation of East Alabama wants to help make sure funds meant for those impacted by the mass shooting get to appropriate people and programs by asking people to donate to "Caring for Dadeville."Katie Whittelsey is the president of the organization.“Our organization comes in to ensure funds are raised and are stewarded well. And so we want to make sure that the funds get distributed to the non-profits, to the faith-based organizations, or the hospital, schools where they need them the most, so that is our end goal,” Whittelsey said.The BBB recommends checking out any charity you're interested in at their give.org website. Smitherman says the charities listed there have voluntarily gone through the BBB’s stringent vetting process to give you confidence they're legitimate. But remember, it is voluntary, so not every legitimate charity is on the site.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When tragedy strikes in Alabama, people from all over the state reach out to help. They often donate to crowdsourcing sites like GoFundMe to help with funeral or hospital expenses. But that may not always be a good idea. Sadly, sometimes scam artists take advantage of a tragic situation for their own financial gain.
We had two horrific incidents over the weekend, the Dadeville mass shooting and the car crash in Tuscaloosa that claimed the lives of two young people. So many people affected by those losses want to help, but you must be careful if you want your donation to go to the people who actually need it.
Over the weekend, Madison Sims and Samuel Brown were killed in a car crash after their prom in Tuscaloosa. The tragedy hit hard in west Alabama and beyond. That's when a GoFundMe fundraiser was started, allegedly to raise money for funeral expenses. But Madison’s family members were quick to respond, calling it a scam and saying they didn't even know the person who set it up. That's not a surprise to Garet Smitherman of the Better Business Bureau.
“Unfortunately, you know, we do hear about this. And, you know, the crowdfunding thing is great. But like so many other great things, there's also a flip side to that coin,” Smitherman said.
But Smitherman says that shouldn't keep you from contributing to those in need. You might just have to do a bit of work, like contacting the organizer, which is easy to do on GoFundMe.
“If, say, for instance, they don't respond or there's very vague answers and are not instilling confidence and you have reason to wonder or question. You can then ask GoFundMe to look further into that fundraiser to just sort of double-check,” Smitherman said.
in Dadeville, the Community Foundation of East Alabama wants to help make sure funds meant for those impacted by the mass shooting get to appropriate people and programs by asking people to donate to "Caring for Dadeville."
Katie Whittelsey is the president of the organization.
“Our organization comes in to ensure funds are raised and are stewarded well. And so we want to make sure that the funds get distributed to the non-profits, to the faith-based organizations, or the hospital, schools where they need them the most, so that is our end goal,” Whittelsey said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s something that goes along with being a member of Congress, no matter your party or your status: constant threats to your life, and the unshakeable feeling that they’re only getting worse.
In the almost two years since the Capitol insurrection, in which supporters of former President Donald Trump broke into the Capitol and hunted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of Congress, threats to lawmakers and their families have increased sharply. Early Friday, an assailant looking for Pelosi broke into her San Francisco home and used a hammer to attack her husband Paul, who suffered blunt-force injuries and was hospitalized.
It is, in fact, getting worse: The U.S. Capitol Police investigated almost 10,000 threats to members last year, more than twice the number from four years earlier.
“We are 100%, completely vulnerable and the risks are increasing,” says Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley, a Chicago-area Democrat. “If someone wants to harm you, they know where you live, they know where you work.”
Lawmakers have pressured congressional leaders and the Capitol Police for better security, especially for their families and their homes outside of Washington. They have made some progress, with security officials promising to pay for upgrades to certain security systems and an increased Capitol Police presence outside Washington. But the vast majority of members are mostly on their own as they figure out how to keep themselves and their families safe in a country where political violence has become alarmingly frequent.
The attack on Paul Pelosi happened when Nancy Pelosi was out of town, which meant there was less of a security presence in their home.
“It’s attacks like this that make all of us stand back and wonder what we can do better,” says Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., who was at a baseball practice four years ago in Alexandria, Virginia, when a gunman wounded Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and four other people.
Davis, who was defeated for reelection in his Republican primary earlier this year, says security needs to be improved for members and their families, and “we also have to work to tone down some of the violent rhetoric that inspires some of these individuals to do what they do.”
As have many of their colleagues, Davis and Quigley both say they have improved security at their homes in recent years. Two years after the baseball shooting, an Illinois man was arrested for threatening to shoot Davis in the head. Randall Tarr pleaded guilty to federal charges and was sentenced to probation.
Davis has since urged his colleagues to report all threats to the police and work with local prosecutors to make sure people are charged. “You’ve got to take that threat seriously,” he says.
Incidents like that are disturbingly common. On Friday, just hours after the assault on Pelosi, the Justice Department announced that a man pleaded guilty to making threatening telephone calls to an unidentified California congressman’s office and saying he had “a lot of AR-15s” and wanted to kill the congressman and members of his staff.
In July, a man accosted New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Republican who is running for governor of New York, as he spoke at a campaign event and told Zeldin, “You’re done.” Zeldin wrestled the man to the ground and escaped with only a minor scrape.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., revealed earlier this year that a man came to her house with a gun, screaming obscenities. After the incident, she wrote congressional leaders a letter and asked them to do more to keep members safe.
Lawmakers have received some upgraded security since the Jan. 6 insurrection. In July, the House Sergeant at Arms sent a letter to all House offices saying that members could have up to $10,000 reimbursed for security upgrades in their homes, including intrusion detection systems, cameras, locks and lighting. But in reality, sophisticated security can cost much more.
And some members do get added security, if there are serious threats. Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders have Capitol Police security with them at all times, as do members who are deemed to be most vulnerable at any given time. That security apparatus doesn’t always extend to families when the member isn’t at home, however, making spouses like Paul Pelosi more vulnerable.
Members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection also have round-the-clock protection. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the chair of the committee, issued a statement Friday urging “federal agencies and law enforcement to redouble their efforts to protect officials, our elections, and our democracy in the days ahead.”
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans on that committee, recently released menacing voicemails he had received threatening his wife and baby. Kinzinger tweeted Friday after Paul Pelosi’s assault that “every GOP candidate and elected official must speak out, and now.”
Republican Rep. Davis also urged his colleagues, Democrat and Republican, to condemn the attack.
“The attack on Paul Pelosi is not only an attack on Nancy Pelosi and her family,” Davis said. “It’s an attack on all of us.” | https://www.qcnews.com/news/politics/election/ap-paul-pelosi-attack-highlights-rising-threats-to-lawmakers/ | 2022-10-29 11:02:59 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/politics/election/ap-paul-pelosi-attack-highlights-rising-threats-to-lawmakers/ |
Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site
POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders Monday of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, officials said, as investigators looked for the cause of Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years.
At least 69 of the 72 people aboard were killed, and officials believe the three missing are also dead. Rescuers combed through the debris, scattered down a 300-meter-deep (984-foot-deep) gorge, for them.
Many of the passengers on Sunday’s flight were returning home to Pokhara, though the city is also popular with tourists since it’s the gateway to the Annapurna Circuit hiking trail. On Monday evening, relatives and friends were still gathered outside a local hospital, some shouting at officials to speed up the post mortems so they could hold funerals for their loved ones. Later, some did receive the bodies of relatives.
It’s still not clear what caused the crash, which took place less than a minute’s flight from the airport on a mild day with little wind.
In footage taken by a passenger out of a window as the plane came in for a landing, buildings, roads and greenery are visible below. The video, by Sonu Jaiswal and verified by The Associated Press, then shows a violent jolt and a series of jerky images accompanied by yelling before flames fill the screen.
Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft last made contact with the airport, which began operations only two weeks ago, from near Seti Gorge. A witness who recorded footage of the plane’s descent said it looked like a normal landing until the plane suddenly veered to the left.
“I saw that, and I was shocked,” said Diwas Bohora. “I thought that today everything will be finished here after it crashes, I will also be dead.”
After it crashed, red flames erupted and the ground shook violently, Bohora said. “Seeing that scene, I was scared,” he added.
Amit Singh, an experienced pilot and founder of India’s Safety Matters Foundation, said Bohora’s video appears to show a stall, a situation in which a plane loses lift, especially likely at low airspeeds.
The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, was completing the 27-minute flight from the capital, Kathmandu, to Pokhara, 200 kilometers (125 miles) west. It was carrying 68 passengers, including 15 foreign nationals, as well as four crew members, Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. The foreigners included five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France.
Jagannath Niraula, a spokesman for the authority, said the flight recorders will be handed over to investigators. Pemba Sherpa, spokesperson for Yeti Airlines, confirmed that both the flight data and the cockpit voice recorders were found.
Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains including Mount Everest. A pilot who routinely flies an ATR 72-500 plane from India to Nepal said the region’s topography, with its mountain peaks and narrow valleys, raises the risk of accidents and sometimes requires pilots to fly by sight rather than relying on instruments.
The pilot, who works for a private Indian airline and insisted on anonymity due to company policy, called the ATR 72-500 an “unforgiving aircraft” if the pilot isn’t highly skilled and familiar with the region’s terrain and wind speeds.
Hundreds of people have gathered outside the Pokhara Academy of Health and Science, Western Hospital, where the bodies are being kept.
Bimala Bhenderi said was planning to meet her friend, Tribhuban Paudel, on Tuesday when she heard that his flight had crashed. “I’m so sad, I can’t believe it still,” she said in tears.
Bikash Jaiswal said he could only identify his wife’s brother only by the ring he wore, and that he had yet to tell his wife, who just gave birth to their daughter. Sanjay Jaiswal, who worked as a marketing agent for a private pharmaceutical company in Kathmandu, was flying to Pokhara for the birth. More than 24 hours after the crash, his body lay in the same hospital where his niece was born.
“He was a hardworking person, and now there’s no one left in his family to earn,” Bikash said.
Park Dae-seong, a minister and spokesperson of the Won Buddhist order, confirmed on Monday the deaths of Arun Paudel and his daughter, Prasiddi.
Arun Paudel, 47, had worked as a police officer in Nepal before being introduced into the religion by his brother. He studied the religion for years at a South Korean university before becoming a minister in 2009. He then returned to Nepal and established a school in the Lumbini province in 2013 where children received English, Korean and information technology instruction. Park said Paudel was returning to Nepal for work related to the school, called the Vishow Ekata Academy.
The Civil Aviation Authority said that 41 people have been identified. Gyan Khadka, a police spokesperson in the district, said the bodies would be handed over to family after officials finish post mortem reports.
The type of plane involved, the ATR 72, has been used by airlines around the world for short regional flights since the late 1980s. In Taiwan, two accidents involving ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600 aircrafts in 2014 and 2015 led to the planes being grounded for a period.
ATR identified the plane involved in Sunday’s crash as an ATR 72-500 in a tweet. According to plane tracking data from flightradar24.com, the aircraft was 15 years old and “equipped with an old transponder with unreliable data.” It was previously flown by India’s Kingfisher Airlines and Thailand’s Nok Air before Yeti took it over in 2019, according to records on Airfleets.net. ATR has not responded to a request for comment.
According to the Safety Matters Foundation’s data, there have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal since 1946.
Sunday’s crash is the country’s deadliest since 1992, when all 167 people aboard a Pakistan International Airlines plane were killed when it plowed into a hill as it tried to land in Kathmandu.
The European Union has banned airlines from Nepal from flying into the 27-nation bloc since 2013, citing weak safety standards. In 2017, the International Civil Aviation Organization cited improvements in Nepal’s aviation sector, but the EU continues to demand administrative reforms.
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This story has been updated to correct the name of the safety organization from India’s Flight Safety Foundation to India’s Safety Matters Foundation.
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Saaliq and Pathi reported from New Delhi. Associated Press journalists Shonal Ganguly in New Delhi, David Rising and Adam Schreck in Bangkok, Elise Morton in London, and Kim Tong-hyung in Seoul, South Korea, contributed reporting.
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WEST DES MOINES – Midwest-based health system UnityPoint Health and New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services have signed a letter of intent to explore the formation of a new health care organization. The proposed company would see both systems preserve their brands and continue delivering care locally while collectively achieving administrative efficiencies under a parent organization.
“As a not-for-profit health system, we must pave a sustainable path forward to continue serving our communities with care and coverage. While we’ve done that successfully independently, we know that partnering with like-minded health systems will allow us to accelerate our efforts,” says Dale Maxwell, president and CEO, Presbyterian Healthcare Services. “UnityPoint Health shares in our commitment to keeping healthcare delivery local and creating a culture where the workforce thrives which will serve as foundational elements as we embark on this journey.”
Combined, UnityPoint Health and Presbyterian impact the lives of four million patients and members through more than 40 hospital facilities, hundreds of clinics and significant health plan operations. The two organizations collectively represent a 40,000-strong workforce including nearly 3,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians working alongside independent clinicians, educational partners and colleges.
Goals for exploring the creation of a new organization, which would function as a parent company for not-for-profit health systems, include making greater investments in clinical excellence, digital innovation, workforce development and value-based care while lowering overall administrative costs.
“UnityPoint Health and Presbyterian are two organizations rooted in similar values,” says Clay Holderman, president and CEO, UnityPoint Health. “By lowering administrative costs, building new capabilities and increasing investments in innovation and clinical excellence, our intent is to help improve affordability and accessibility of care. We’re excited about the unique possibilities ahead.”
Both systems will now pursue a period of greater evaluation and exploration of next steps towards a definitive agreement and regulatory approvals.
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"Healthy runners" get ready to evade "fat attack taggers" during a game in PE class at Irving Elementary School.
Irving Elementary gym teacher Cory Arensdorf leads Irving fifth-grade students in an animated discussion on healthy eating and exercise choices during class.
Cassandra Hampton, right, and Jaiyana Boeckenstedt pull out wristband monitors to wear during gym class at Irving Elementary School. The monitors provide heart rate, calories burned and other data for students to track their exercise.
Students wear wristband monitors during PE class at Irving Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. The monitors provide heart rate, calories burned and other data for students to track their exercise.
Steven Jolet registers his wristband monitor during gym class Wednedsay at Irving Elementary School in Waterloo. The monitors provide heart rate, calories burned and other data for students to track their exercise.
PHOTOS: Irving School a two-time champ for healthiest state award
It’s the incorporation of mental and physical fitness into nearly all aspects of the daily school routine at Irving Elementary that has rocketed them to statewide recognition as the two-time winner of the Healthiest State K-12 School Award presented by HealthPartners UnityPoint Health.
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Irving Elementary gym teacher Cory Arensdorf leads Irving fifth-grade students in an animated discussion on healthy eating and exercise choices during class.
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Irving Elementary PE teacher Cory Arensdorf and Tayshawun Walker burn off seven units of "fat" accumulated during a game in PE class.
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Students wear wristband monitors during PE class at Irving Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. The monitors provide heart rate, calories burned and other data for students to track their exercise.
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"Fat attack taggers" try to tag "healthy runners" during a game in PE class at Irving Elementary School.
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Steven Jolet registers his wristband monitor during gym class Wednedsay at Irving Elementary School in Waterloo. The monitors provide heart rate, calories burned and other data for students to track their exercise.
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"Healthy runner" Jaiyana Boeckenstedt gtries to to evade "fat attack tagger" Tayshawun Walker during a game in gym class at Irving Elementary School.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States in both men and women. One hundred twenty-seven thousand people will die from it this year. It’s often caught in a later stage but when doctors detect it early, it can be cured. Researchers are now looking at a program – using artificial intelligence – to catch the tiniest cancers that might be easy to miss.
Steven Porter is his family’s historian, curating old photos and tracing his roots on genealogy websites. Porter says there’s no history of cancer in his family but as a former smoker, his doctor advised him to get screened.
“In 2022, I went and that’s when they found the solid nodule. They took enough of it during the biopsy that they knew they had it all,” Porter recalls.
Porter knows he’s lucky and he’s in the minority. Only six percent of all Americans eligible for lung cancer screening with a low-dose CT scan actually get it done. But now, there’s a new program to detect tiny lung spots, or nodules that might otherwise go undetected.
Ohio State researchers and clinicians have created a system to evaluateall CT scans, not just those of lung cancer patients.
“If they’ve had a heart attack, if they’ve had a motor vehicle or accident. If they’ve had a pneumonia and they undergo a CT scan,” explains Ohio State Wexner Medical Center interventional pulmonologist, Jasleen Pannu, MD.
The team uses automated natural language processing tools – artificial intelligence – to evaluate written radiology reports.
Dr. Pannu further explains. “If there is a radiologist that has reported a lung nodule of a certain size, these can be flagged and followed up.”
Dr. Pannu says when nodules are detected unexpectedly, the patient’s CT scan is further evaluated so they won’t fall through the cracks. Steven Porter’s screening was scheduled but either way, he knows the importance of catching the cancer early.
Dr. Pannu says at Ohio State alone, 1,000 new, early-stage cancers could be caught by screening lung nodules found unexpectedly. She says when patients come into the hospital for emergency treatment and undergo CT scans, tiny nodules can be overlooked because the medical team is focused on the emergency at hand.
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RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) _ Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc. (EKSO) on Thursday reported a loss of $3 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Richmond, California-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents.
The robotic exoskeleton company posted revenue of $3.5 million in the period.
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LONDON (AP) — Protesters in Halloween costumes marched in cities around Britain on Saturday to demand more affordable child care.
The March of the Mummies was called to demand reforms to U.K. rules on childcare, parental leave and flexible working that organizers say keep many parents – mostly mothers – from returning to the workforce.
Demonstrations were held in cities including Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast. Hundreds of demonstrators marched from London’s Trafalgar Square to Parliament, including families with children wearing bandages, vampire costumes and witches’ hats.
Among the placards and banners were signs saying “Raising children is not a side hustle” and “When it’s cheaper to stay at home than work, then the system is run by a jerk.”
Britain has the among the highest childcare costs among 38 developed countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
“We’ve got a cost-of-living crisis and an economy that isn’t growing. You can’t solve either of those challenges without investing in child care,” said opposition Labour Party lawmaker Stella Creasy, who attended the London march.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IDrive Backup, an award-winning cloud backup provider, has enhanced their endpoint backup solution IDrive® 360 with the addition of full system backup and mobile backup, enabling users to ensure that all data from all devices within their organization can be completely recovered if a data loss situation occurs.
The perfect solution for businesses of any size, IDrive® 360 enables IT departments to oversee data protection for their entire organization, allowing them to implement backup plans for units, groups, or individual devices. This ensures that all data generated by endpoint devices is backed up and ready to be restored in case of a data loss disaster.
With the addition of support for full system backup, users can backup their entire machine, including all files and folders, installed programs, system settings, and also the boot files and operating system, ensuring that the operating system will work normally when it is restored. This full system backup process is fast, does not require any intermediate local storage, and also eliminates the need for any additional storage.
Adding support for mobile backup is another helpful feature for organizations where mobile devices may contain important data. The IDrive® 360 mobile application for Android and iOS lets users securely backup the data from their mobile endpoints. They can then restore data to the same or different device, anytime and anywhere.
Features of mobile backup with IDrive® 360 include:
- Backup contacts, photos, videos, and calendar events on iOS along with SMS, call logs and other files on Android.
- Cross-platform compatible - access and restore the backed up files from iOS/Android devices or your computers via the web.
- Restore single or multiple files - conveniently restore photos and contacts one at a time, without having to restore everything.
- Versioning - restore the previous versions of backed up contacts and documents for point in time recovery
With the IDrive® 360 management console, admins have complete control over the management of their organizational data, including managing users and their access rights, and monitoring tools for them to keep any eye on overall cloud storage utilization. The management console can be accessed via the web, giving admins the ability to perform all backup management tasks from anywhere.
More features of IDrive® 360 include:
- File Backup - configure a computer with the thin client application. Access it from the backup console and manage file backup, restore, and settings.
- Image Backup - cloud-based image backup for Windows computers including the operating system (OS), system settings, and installed applications.
- Linux Backup - add Linux machines, manage backup settings and schedules, perform restores from the centralized dashboard.
- Entire Machine Backup - backup the entire computer, including the operating system, program files, system files, and boot files. Restore the computer to its initial state on the same or different hardware.
- Automated backup - protect multiple computers with scheduled backups. Simply install the thin client, configure the backup plans, and schedule the backups.
Pricing for IDrive® 360 starts at $99.50/year for 5 devices and 5TB of space, with plans being offered up to 1,000 devices and 1,000TB of space through the IDrive® 360 website.
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Which in-ceiling speakers are best?
Have you ever wondered whether those speakers in an elevator or lobby are good enough for home use? The answer is yes. In-ceiling speakers are perfect for anyone who wants to listen to music without having bulky speakers taking up so much living space.
In-ceiling speakers don’t offer the same thumping bass or volume standing as bookshelf speakers, but they deliver impressive sound quality for their size. For example, the Yamaha 2-Way RMS Speakers offer excellent sound dispersion and superb mid-high reproduction.
What to know before you buy an in-ceiling speaker
Size
In-ceiling speakers come in two sizes: 6.5 inches or 8 inches. Naturally, 8-inch speakers are a bit more powerful and louder, but not by much, so it’s up to you to determine the right size for your room. Keep in mind that the enclosures on 8-inch speakers are noticeably larger than those on 6-inch speakers.
Components
Woofer cones are for reproducing deep sound, while tweeters are smaller and used for reproducing high frequencies and dispersing them across the room. The best in-ceiling speakers will have both, but they vary in size depending on the model. The larger the woofer, the more bass you’ll get. However, they don’t affect high-pitched sound effects.
Is an in-ceiling speaker right for you?
In-ceiling speakers are great if you want to clear the clutter, but if you want a speaker for playing loud music with booming bass or for a home theater setup, they’re far from ideal. In-ceiling speakers are designed for casual music listening in small spaces, such as offices or waiting rooms, but they don’t pack the punch you need for an immersive listening experience.
What to look for in a quality in-ceiling speaker
Electrical resistance
In-ceiling speakers all have an impedance rating indicating how powerful an electrical current passing through them can be. Electrical resistance is measured in ohms, and a standard impedance rating for an in-ceiling speaker is between 8 and 6 ohms. Anything below an impedance rating of 6 requires more power from an amplifier to operate at its full capacity. Although not always the case, a lower impedance rating can output superior sound quality and more bass with a powerful enough amplifier connected to it.
Moisture-resistance
Many speakers are susceptible to damage from water and dust, so if that’s a concern for you, it’s best to get in-ceiling speakers with moisture-resistant and dust-resistant grilles and backs to prevent damage. Additionally, many speakers come with rubber seals or gaskets for keeping out moisture.
Mono vs. stereo speaker
The great thing about in-ceiling speakers is that they don’t take up space like other speakers. However, having two mono speakers in one room might not be practical, so you can opt to go with a single stereo speaker. Single stereo speakers have two tweeters to reproduce audio from the left and right channels.
Smart functions
Some in-ceiling speakers have smart functions that let users connect wirelessly and stream music over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Some can be controlled through amplifiers with built-in microphones that support voice assistants like Google Assistant and Alexa.
How much you can expect to spend on an in-ceiling speaker
If you’re looking for an in-ceiling speaker that delivers decent sound for a small space in your home or office, you can find one for $50-$100. However, if you want something with a little more power and a premium design, you can expect to spend up to $300 on a two-way speaker system.
In-ceiling speaker FAQ
Can speaker grilles be painted over?
A. Yes, nearly all in-ceiling speakers have grilles that can be painted to complement the color and style of your walls, ceiling or decor without sustaining any damage.
How many speakers do I need?
A. In-ceiling speakers are usually sold in a pack of two to be set up in stereo fashion as left and right speakers. However, you can set up four speakers in larger rooms for a surround-sound effect.
What’s the best in-ceiling speaker to buy?
Top in-ceiling speaker
What you need to know: These speakers have a unique design, deliver top-quality sound and are easy to install.
What you’ll love: They have a 1-inch tweeter for precise sound positioning for high frequencies and a moisture-resistant 8-inch cone woofer for reproducing excellent mid-low audio quality. They have a spiral-pattern acoustic baffle for equal sound dispersion and a paintable grille with magnets for easy installation.
What you should consider: They’re not as loud as some other in-ceiling speakers, and the tweeter can’t be manually positioned.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top in-ceiling speaker for the money
Pyle Dual 6.5-Inch Speaker System
What you need to know: These speakers deliver exceptional sound for a small home or office space and are ideal for custom installations.
What you’ll love: They feature high-quality titanium dome tweeters, a high-temperature voice coil and high response rates for crisp sound reproduction. The maximum power output is 250 watts, and each speaker has an amplifier transformer switch for easy installation that can be mounted flush on walls or ceilings.
What you should consider: They don’t offer much bass, and some customers complained of poor-quality plastic casings.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Polk Audio 2-Way 8-Inch Speakers
What you need to know: These timbre-matched overhead speakers are pricey but deliver excellent acoustics and impressive bass.
What you’ll love: These speakers boast an 8-inch dynamic woofer and a 1-inch adjustable tweeter for deep and rich music reproduction. They offer wide dispersion, thanks to a polymer cone and composite driver baskets, and feature rubber seal drives for keeping out moisture and dust.
What you should consider: Some customers had trouble removing the grilles, and the backs are larger than those on other models.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato shot to the top of the speed chart late Tuesday on the first day of preparations for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
Sato went 228.939 mph (368.44 kph) around Indianapolis Motor Speedway to bump six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon as fastest on opening day. Dixon’s lap of 227.768 mph had topped the scoring pylon for several hours until Sato’s big run in a Dale Coyne Racing entry.
Jimmie Johnson was third fastest followed by teammate Marcus Ericsson. Chip Ganassi Racing drivers were second, third, fourth and sixth fastest (reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou).
It was a strong day for Honda, which has been beaten by Chevrolet in four of five races so far this IndyCar season. Honda scored its first win of the season Saturday with Colton Herta on the road course at Indy.
Ten Honda drivers cracked the top 12 on Tuesday. The fastest Chevy driver was Rinus VeeKay of Ed Carpenter Racing in fourth. VeeKay was the fastest driver without a tow at 221.552 mph.
FIRST DAY SURPRISES
There are seven rookies in the 33-driver field and several impressed Tuesday.
David Malukas, the 20-year-old teammate to Sato at Coyne, was seventh fastest. Devlin DeFrancesco was 11th as the Andretti Autosport driver attempts to prove to his competitors he’s settled down since a rocky race at Texas Motor Speedway in March. DeFrancesco was part of three incidents and penalized by IndyCar for his role in a three-car crash.
Not rookies but still strong in their first true competition of the season were 2013 winner Tony Kanaan in ninth, 2020 pole winner Marco Andretti in 10th and JR Hildebrand, who nearly won the race as a rookie in 2011, was 14th. None has raced an IndyCar event yet this season.
OFF THE TRACK
Indianapolis native Conor Daly settled into his home at the speedway by bringing an inflatable hot tub to the driver motorhome lot. Daly had been providing content from the hot tubsince he set it up ahead of last weekend’s road course race and was looking forward to two weeks of entertaining.
When Daly returned to his motorhome Tuesday, he discovered the hot tub had been tampered with and deemed it “no longer usable. At least for a long time.”
“I would like to announce that my hot tub has been bamboozled,” Daly posted on Twitter.
He’d removed the lid anddiscovered someone had filled the tub with Orbeez,which are superabsorbent polymers that resemble jellybeans and grow to 100 times their original size when submerged in water. The motorhome lot is notorious for pranks during the month at IMS and Daly was on the hunt for the perpetrator.
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Tesla says it sold a record 1.3 million vehicles last year
Posted/updated on: January 2, 2023 at 12:56 pmAUSTIN (AP) — Tesla says it sold a record 1.3 million electric vehicles last year. But the number fell short of CEO Elon Musk’s pledge to grow the company’s sales by 50% nearly every year. The figure topped the prior record of 936,000 vehicles delivered in 2021. But it was shy of the 1.4 million needed to reach the company’s 50% growth target. Sales grew 40% year over year, while production climbed 47% to 1.37 million. | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1190716 | 2023-01-02 21:15:11 | 0 | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1190716 |
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, June 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MIM Software, Inc has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by the cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization: including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.
"Companies need to authentically represent their brand to job-seekers," said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. "The employee experience needs to be on the mission-critical list. Leaders who embrace a people-first culture will benefit greatly. By giving employees a voice and showcasing your authentic culture through employer branding, organizations can attract those job seekers who complement their culture. Culture drives performance."
MIM Software Inc. is a privately held company with a dynamic working environment. It is headquartered in Cleveland, OH, with international offices in Beijing, Chengdu, and Brussels.
MIM Software sells its products globally to imaging centers, hospitals, specialty clinics, research organizations, and pharmaceutical companies. The company's products are used in over 3000 centers worldwide, with more than 500 of those centers located outside of the United States. MIM Software is used in 16 of the top 20 hospitals listed in the U.S. News & World Report Hospital Rankings & Ratings.
MIM Software Inc. is committed to enhancing patient care by providing customer-centered and innovative imaging solutions in Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Neuroimaging, and Cardiac Imaging.
To learn more, visit www.mimsoftware.com.
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Income inequality in the U.S. increased last year for the first time in more than a decade, but childhood poverty was cut almost in half due to expansion of the federal government’s child tax credit and stimulus payments made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new survey results released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The income inequality index increased 1.2% from 2020 to 2021, the first time the measurement known as the Gini Index has increased since 2011, according to a report on Current Population Survey results.
Declines in household income among the poorest U.S. residents appears to have driven the widening of the income inequality gap. Households in the 90th percentile of the income distribution, the richest, had income that was 13.5 times higher than households in the 10th percentile, the poorest. That was a 4.9% increase from 2020.
“It is sensitive to extremes at either end,” said Liana Fox, a Census Bureau official. “This suggests that the decline in real income at the bottom drove the increase in the Gini index.”
For the most part, there was little year-to-year change in median household income based on demographic traits like race or ethnic background.
However, people in households headed by someone age 65 or older, those with only some college education and households where family members didn’t live together saw dips in their income from 2020 to 2021. Among the reasons was that the fixed income that many seniors are on didn’t keep pace with rising inflation in 2021, and many of the “nonfamily” households were headed by women whose income lagged those headed by men.
Households headed by people with at least a college degree saw bumps in overall income last year.
Broken down by race and ethnic background, Asian households in 2021 had the highest median income at $101,418, followed by non-Hispanic whites at $77,999 and Hispanics at $57,981. Black households had median income of $48,297.
Median incomes were highest in the West at $79,430 and the Northeast at $77,472, followed by the Midwest $71,129 and the South at $63,368.
The time period in the latest Current Population Survey covered the third round of pandemic-related stimulus payments and expansions to the Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child and Dependent Care Credit. The time period in the survey also saw a 4.7% increase in consumer prices, the largest annual increase in the cost-of-living adjustment since 1990.
The expansion of the Child Tax Credit helped reduce childhood poverty, as measured by the bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure, from 9.7% in 2020 to 5.2% last year. It is the lowest since the new measure was implemented in 2009.
“The new data show the significant impact the expansion of anti-poverty programs during the COVID-19 pandemic had on reducing child poverty,” the Census Bureau said in a report.
The pandemic-related stimulus also helped the overall population.
The Census Bureau calculates poverty in two ways — the “official” poverty rate and the Supplemental Poverty Measure, which incorporates government programs designed to help low-income families. The official poverty rate last year was 11.6%, or 37.9 million people, and it wasn’t statistically different from what it was in 2020. The Supplemental Poverty Measure last year was 7.8%, a drop of 1.4 percentage points from 2020 and the lowest in the dozen years that it has been calculated.
The differences between the two rates is attributable to the pandemic assistance from the federal government, with refundable tax credit expansions keeping 9.6 million people out of poverty and stimulus payments doing the same for 8.9 million people, the Census Bureau report said.
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Joel Embiid NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: 76ers vs. Celtics - May 5
Joel Embiid and the rest of the Philadelphia 76ers face the Boston Celtics in the NBA Playoffs on Friday, at 7:30 PM ET.
In this piece we'll dive into Embiid's stats and trends, helping you make good predictions on prop bets.
Joel Embiid Prop Bets vs. the Celtics
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Joel Embiid Insights vs. the Celtics
- Embiid has taken 20.1 shots per game this season and made 11.0 per game, which account for 19.3% and 21.8%, respectively, of his team's total.
- He's taken 3.0 threes per game, or 7.5% of his team's shots from beyond the arc this season.
- Embiid's opponents, the Celtics, have a middling offensive tempo, ranking 16th in the NBA with 101.9 possessions per game, while his 76ers rank 26th in possessions per game with 99.8.
- Defensively, the Celtics are ranked fourth in the NBA, giving up 111.4 points per game.
- On the boards, the Celtics are ranked 18th in the league, allowing 44 rebounds per contest.
- Looking at assists, the Celtics have allowed 23.1 per contest, second in the NBA.
- The Celtics are the fifth-ranked squad in the league at allowing threes, giving up 11.6 made 3-pointers per contest.
Joel Embiid vs. the Celtics
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is hosting a “celebration” of a new bipartisan law meant to reduce gun violence that, after just 16 days in effect, already has been overshadowed by yet another mass shooting.
The bill, passed after recent gun rampages in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, incrementally toughens requirements for young people to buy guns, denies firearms to more domestic abusers, and helps local authorities temporarily take weapons from people judged to be dangerous.
But the South Lawn event on Monday morning comes a week after a gunman in Highland Park, Illinois, killed seven people at an Independence Day parade, a stark reminder of the limitations of the new law in addressing the American phenomenon of mass gun violence.
Joined by an Uvalde pediatrician and the son of a Buffalo mass shooting victim, Biden said "lives will be saved" by the new law.
"Will we match thoughts and prayers with action? I say yes," Biden told the crowd.
On Saturday, Biden invited Americans to share with him via text — a new White House communications strategy — their stories of how they've been impacted by gun violence, tweeting that “I’m hosting a celebration of the passage of the Safer Communities Act." He summarized several responses in the Monday event.
"We're living in a country awash in weapons of war," he told the crowd and said more legislation is needed.
The law is the the most impactful firearms violence measure Congress has approved since enacting a now-expired assault weapons ban in 1993. Yet gun control advocates — and even White House officials — say it's premature to declare victory.
“There's simply not much to celebrate here,” said Igor Volsky, director of the private group Guns Down America.
“It’s historic, but it’s also the very bare minimum of what Congress should do,” Volsky said. “And as we were reminded by the shooting on July 4, and there’s so many other gun deaths that have occurred since then, the crisis of of gun violence is just far more urgent.”
Volsky’s group, along with other gun violence advocacy groups, was set to host a news conference on Monday outside the White House calling on Biden to stand up a dedicated office at the White House to address gun violence with a greater sense of urgency.
Biden has left gun control policy to his Domestic Policy Council, rather than establishing a dedicated office like he stood up to address climate change or the gender policy council he established to promote reproductive health access.
“We have a president who really hasn’t met the moment, who has chosen to act as a bystander on this issue,” Volsky said. “For some reason the administration absolutely refuses to have a senior official who can drive this issue across government.”
The president signed the bipartisan gun bill into law on June 25, calling it “a historic achievement" at the time.
“Time is of the essence. Lives will be saved,” Biden said in the Roosevelt Room during a hastily arranged signing ceremony before he flew to Europe. Referencing the families of shooting victims he has met, the president said: “Their message to us was, ‘Do something.’ How many times did we hear that? ‘Just do something. For God’s sake, just do something.’ Today we did.”
White House officials said Biden doesn't see the passage of the bill as the finish line, but rather a foundation that needs to be built on. The Illinois shooting occurred nine days after the bill signing.
“I recently signed the first major bipartisan gun reform legislation in almost 30 years into law, which includes actions that will save lives,” Biden said after July 4th shooting. “But there is much more work to do, and I’m not going to give up fighting the epidemic of gun violence.”
On Friday, Biden responded to the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by taking note of how the shooting had shocked people in Japan. The country has a strikingly low incidence of gun violence compared to the U.S., which has experienced thousands of gun deaths already this year.
Most of the new law's $13 billion in spending would be used for bolstering mental health programs and for schools, which have been targeted by shooters in Newtown, Connecticut; Parkland, Florida; and many other gun massacres. It was the product of weeks of closed-door negotiations by a bipartisan group of senators who emerged with a compromise.
It does not include far tougher restrictions that Democrats and Biden have long championed, such as a ban on assault-type weapons and background checks for all gun transactions. Biden on Monday was expected to reiterate his call for those tougher measures, but prospects are slim for any further congressional action.
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WASHINGTON, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) priced a $381 million Multifamily Social DUS® REMIC under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS™) program on June 23, 2022. FNA 2022-M1S marks the sixth Fannie Mae GeMS issuance of 2022.
"The M1S is our first social GeMS of 2022 and the third in GeMS history," said Dan Dresser, Senior Vice President, Multifamily Capital Markets and Pricing, Fannie Mae. "We were thankful that investors were able to focus on the deal given the macro environment and rate volatility and appreciate the support to our affordable housing efforts."
The M1S issuance aligns with Fannie Mae's Sustainable Bond Framework, which governs Fannie Mae's commitment to adhering to international standards in its issuance of green, social, and sustainable bonds. In 2020, Fannie Mae received a second party opinion on its Sustainable Bond Framework from independent third-party Sustainalytics. The framework builds on Fannie Mae's 32-year history of supporting multifamily affordable housing, 10-year history of multifamily green financing, and its expansion into single-family green MBS issuance in 2020.
"The collateral backing the M1S reflects the social criteria in our Sustainable Bond Framework, in support of affordable housing," said Lisa Bozzelli, Senior Director, Multifamily Capital Markets, Fannie Mae. "Through these properties, we are able to support over 1,000 units affordable to households earning 50% of area median income (AMI), over 680 units affordable to households earning 60% of AMI and over 1,000 pads in affordable manufactured housing communities."
All classes of FNA 2022-M1S are guaranteed by Fannie Mae with respect to the full and timely payment of interest and principal. The structure details for the multi-tranche offering can be found in the table below:
* The spread on FNA 2022-M1S was priced using the SOFR swap curve
For additional information, please refer to the Fannie Mae GeMS REMIC Term Sheet (FNA 2022-M1S) available on the Fannie Mae GeMS Archive page.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa indeed has been diagnosed with a concussion, coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday.
Miami’s third-year quarterback completed Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers without showing behavior or signs that would cause him to enter the NFL’s concussion protocol, but on Monday, McDaniel noted Tagovailoa entered protocol after exhibiting symptoms at team facilities on Monday.
Up until Wednesday morning, Tagovailoa had not been known to have sustained a concussion but only was said to be examined for one.
It’s at least Tagovailoa’s second concussion this season after missing two game following the Sept. 29 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals when he was hospitalized due to a blow to the head.
McDaniel, while saying Tagovailoa was at the team’s facilities Wednesday and doing better than he was on Tuesday, said the Dolphins are taking the diagnosis extremely seriously and are doing whatever they can to ensure he has a healthy recovery.
“I’ve been advised by medical professionals that it’s critical that Tua worries only about the day that he’s currently in and nothing else,” McDaniel said. “He is in the building, but beyond that, as medical professionals will tell you, any added pressure or anything beyond that day does not behoove the process at all. So, I’ll take that very serious and worry about his health first and foremost and take the advice of medical professionals.”
Miami is preparing to start backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in Sunday’s road game against the New England Patriots. Both teams are fighting for the playoffs.
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High-Energy Neutron Irradiation Service Will Test Survivability of Mission-Critical Components
JANESVILLE, Wis., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SHINE Technologies, LLC, a next-generation fusion technology company, today announced a new service providing state-of-the-art radiation effects testing. SHINE plans to provide the service in a dedicated facility on the company's Janesville, Wisconsin campus, and will use high-energy fusion neutrons to test and derisk its aerospace and defense customers' mission-critical components that are susceptible to radiation-harsh environments.
Neutron radiation poses a significant risk to electronics in multiple ways, including long-term cumulative effects and single-event, high-energy disturbances. The effects can prove catastrophic for spacecraft, satellites, and other strategic aerospace and defense systems. Radiation effects testing helps mitigate those risks by testing the reliability of components before they are deployed in missions.
SHINE's radiation effects testing, called FLARE (Fusion Linear Accelerator for Radiation Effects), is expected to provide the industry's highest fluence of high-energy fusion neutrons (referred to as 14 MeV). It will expand the Department of Defense's capacity to test its systems in pursuit of force readiness, sustainability, and new system deployment.
"We are excited to expand our offerings when it comes to using fusion technology to inspect mission-critical components that are relied on to protect life, ensure mission effectiveness, and reinforce the defense of our country," said Greg Piefer, founder and CEO of SHINE. "Our technology provides the brightest time-averaged source of fusion neutrons in the world, allowing for much faster and more accurate testing capabilities than were previously available."
In SHINE's four-phased scalable approach to fusion technology, the new radiation effects testing service expands the company's first-phase abilities to inspect industrial components. The new service is also underpinned by its deuterium-tritium (DT) fusion neutron source technology, which was developed over the past decade as a critical subsystem of the company's medical isotope manufacturing process. The system achieved what is believed to be a world record for accelerator-based neutron yield in 2019.
SHINE's radiation effects testing service is expected to begin operation in late 2023. The company will showcase the service at the 2023 Hardened Electronics and Radiation Testing (HEART) Conference, Booth 13, in Omaha, Nebraska, from April 24-28.
About SHINE Technologies
Based in Janesville, Wisconsin, SHINE deploys its safe, cost-effective and environmentally friendly fusion technology in a stepwise approach. Its systems are used to inspect industrial components in aerospace, defense, energy and other sectors. SHINE's proprietary medical isotope production processes create non-carrier-added lutetium-177 and are expected to create molybdenum-99. In the future, SHINE plans to scale its fusion technology to help solve one of energy's toughest hurdles by recycling nuclear waste. Through a purpose-driven and phased approach, SHINE aims to generate fusion power to deliver clean, abundant energy that could transform life on Earth. Want to learn more about SHINE? Visit www.shinefusion.com and follow us @shinefusion.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota’s Luis Arraez finished with the lowest average for an American League batting champion since 1968, and the New York Mets’ Jeff McNeil won the National League title.
The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge missed out on a Triple Crown, edged by Arraez .316 to .311 for the AL title Wednesday after sitting out the final day of the regular season. McNeil also sat out and made it first-time batting champions in both leagues, his .326 average one point ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman.
Arraez’s average was the lowest for an AL batting champion since Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski at .301 in 1968. The overall major league batting average of .243 was the lowest since the record bottom of .237 in 1968, the last season before the pitcher’s mound was lowered. MLB will ban defensive shifts shifts starting next year, a move likely to help hitters.
In a season that highlighted baseball’s haves and have-nots, four teams finished with 100 wins, tying the record set in 2019: the Dodgers (111), Houston (106), Atlanta (101) and the New York Mets (100 with a late game remaining). In addition, the Yankees won 99 before losing their final two.
The Dodgers had the most wins in the NL since the 1906 Chicago Cubs went 116-36.
Four teams had 100 or more losses for only the fourth time after 2002, 2019 and 2021: Washington (106 with the game left against the Mets), Oakland (102), Pittsburgh and Cincinnati (100 each).
Judge hit an AL record 62 homers, breaking Roger Maris’ mark from 1961, and Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber topped the NL with 46. The 16-homer gap between first and second in the major leagues was the most since Jimmie Foxx had 17 more than Babe Ruth in 1932.
Judge and the Mets’ Pete Alonso tied for the big league lead in RBIs with 131.
Houston’s Justin Verlander finished with the AL’s lowest ERA at 1.75, adding to the 2011 ERA title he won with Detroit. He became the second pitcher to lead the major leagues at age 39 or older after 42-year-old Roger Clemens in 2005. Verlander also led the AL in wins, going 18-4.
The Dodgers’ Julio Urías topped the NL at 2.16.
Miami’s Sandy Alcantara was second at 2.28 and pitched 228 2/3 innings. That was 23 2/3 innings more than Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola, who was second with 205 — the largest gap between first and second in the majors since Phil Niekro led by 49 2/3 innings in 1979. Alcantara also pitched six of the major leagues’ 36 complete games — the previous low for a full season was 42 in 2018.
Atlanta’s Kyle Wright led the NL with 21 wins.
Shohei Ohtani went 15-9 with a 2.33 ERA for the Los Angeles Angels and 219 strikeouts in 166 innings, and he hit .273 with 34 homers and 95 RBIs. Ohtani became the first player with 10 wins and 30 homers in the same season and also the first to qualify as a hitter and a pitcher since the qualification rule for batters began in 1950.
The Yankees’ Gerrit Cole won his second AL strikeout title with 257, and Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes led the NL with 243.
Miami’s Jon Berti led the NL with 41 steals and Baltimore’s Jorge Mateo topped the AL with 35, one more than teammate Cedric Mullins.
Seattle had 34 one-run wins and became the first team with sole possession of the lead in consecutive years since Cincinnati in 1897-98.
There were was one postponement for COVID-19 reasons, between Cleveland and the Chicago White Sox on May 11, among 2,430 scheduled games. That was down from nine last year and 45 in 2020’s shortened 900-game schedule.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A House oversight subcommittee asked regulators and industry leaders on Tuesday to explain what they are doing to stop cryptocurrency fraud and other scams perpetrated on consumers.
Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, head of the Economic and Consumer Policy subcommittee, asked leaders of the Treasury Department, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Federal Trade Commission for more information on the steps they are taking to curb the growth of fraud and consumer abuse linked to cryptocurrencies.
The inquiries come as the cryptocurrency market has seen immense volatility, as bitcoin lost nearly half its value at one point this year and other cryptocurrencies fell even more.
“Despite these vulnerabilities, the federal government has been slow to curb cryptocurrency scams and fraud. Existing federal regulations do not comprehensively or clearly cover cryptocurrencies under all circumstances," reads one letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
Five of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges were also sent inquiry letters, requesting documents on company policies regarding the removal of fake accounts.
A report on the impacts of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets on financial markets and illicit finance is expected to be released in the coming weeks. In March, President Joe Biden issued an executive order calling for several agencies to look at ways to regulate digital assets and gave them 180 days to do so.
On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned that criminals are more frequently exploiting vulnerabilities on certain decentralized finance platforms to steal cryptocurrency.
Several major legislative proposals were offered in Congress this year as well.
Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and John Boozman, R-Ark. have proposed a bill that would give the regulatory authority over Bitcoin and Ether to the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Stabenow and Boozman lead the Senate Agriculture Committee, which has authority over CTFC.
In June, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., proposed the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which would create legal definitions of digital assets and virtual currencies; would require the IRS to adopt guidance on merchant acceptance of digital assets and charitable contributions; and would make a distinction between digital assets that are commodities and those that are securities. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/House-panel-calls-for-cryptocurrency-fraud-17408311.php | 2022-08-30 22:06:48 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/House-panel-calls-for-cryptocurrency-fraud-17408311.php |
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On NBC 10 News Today, Mitch in the Morning gives details on a city wide fire drill. For more details, watch the video above.
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With $1.2B Powerball prize up for grabs, why you may not want to take cash
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Think you’re a sure bet for Wednesday night’s estimated $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot?
If so, you need to decide whether to take cash, which would actually pay out $596.7 million, or choose the $1.2 billion annuity option that is twice as large but is paid out over 29 years.
Winners of giant jackpots nearly always take the cash, and financial advisors say that might be a mistake.
Nicholas Bunio, a certified financial planner from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, said that even with his expertise, he would take an annuity because it would so dramatically lessen his risk of making poor investment decisions.
“It allows you to make a mistake here and there,” Bunio said. “People don’t understand there is a potential for loss. They only focus on the potential for gain.”
Of course, it’s good to keep in mind that your chance of winning the jackpot is incredibly small, at 1 in 292.2 million. That’s why no one has won Powerball’s top prize since Aug. 3 — resulting in 38 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner.
All that losing has let the Powerball jackpot grow to be the fourth-largest in U.S. history. If no one wins Wednesday night, the jackpot could become the largest ever.
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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NEW YORK, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fireblocks (www.fireblocks.com), the award-winning digital asset and crypto technology provider, announced today the launch of a new, dedicated Web3 Engine with a suite of tools for developers to build DeFi, GameFi and NFT products and services. Fireblocks has also unlocked secure access to the world of decentralized applications, exchanges, NFT marketplaces and more, for alternative asset managers and capital markets participants.
"Web3 is the future and we've already entered a new era of the Internet," said Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks. "In order for this ecosystem to continue to grow, the community is tasked with solving a very critical problem: security. As we already provide a secure platform and a suite of development tools for businesses to build digital assets and crypto businesses, unlocking access to Web3 was an important next step. Now, with a fully tailored experience for connecting to Web3, we aim to accelerate the launch of a new wave of super apps."
In order to interact with Web3 applications, users have to connect to these websites via a crypto wallet. Any mismanagement of private keys will create a security risk that could put billions of dollars of user or investor funds at risk. As the emerging sector becomes a more appealing target for hackers, Fireblocks is enabling the next generation of Web3 companies like Animoca, Stardust, MoonPay, Xternity Games, Griffin Gaming, Wirex, Celsius and Utopian Labs with the ability to provide the highest level of protection against human error and malicious attacks by hackers.
For gaming studios, NFT services, and financial institutions planning to build the next generation of products using Web3 technologies, Fireblocks provides the most comprehensive and secure suite of Web3 solutions. Fireblocks' new Web3 Engine allows developers to easily build dApps on top of Fireblocks' tech stack or securely access the full range of existing web3 applications.
"What I love most about Fireblocks is how you can use it as a building block and create your own innovations on top of it. Without Fireblocks' blockchain security and key management in the background, we couldn't call ourselves an enterprise-grade NFT platform," says Kevin Lehtiniitty, Co-founder, Chief Product Officer & Chief Technology Officer, Fortress Blockchain Technologies.
The new Fireblocks' Web3 Engine includes:
- Web3 custody technology for powering the creation and direct custody of millions of end-user wallets
- Connectivity across 35+ blockchain networks like OpenSea, Rarible, Uniswap, Aave Arc, dYdX and secure access to top dApps directly from the Fireblocks console
- A tokenization engine to manage the full lifecycle for whitelisting, minting, burning, and token transfers, including NFT and gaming assets from top blockchains with EVM and non-EVM compatibilities
- Rest API and SDKs to access all of Fireblocks' features via an easy to use code library with detailed documentation
- Treasury management for secure storage, transfer and yield opportunities
- Advanced policy control to Web3 access and transactions to set amount limits for transfers for any smart contracts to better manage risk
To learn more about Fireblocks' Web3 engine and the suite of tools available for developers, visit https://www.fireblocks.com/web3.
About Fireblocks
Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Fireblocks enables exchanges, lending desks, custodians, banks, trading desks, and hedge funds to securely scale digital asset operations through the Fireblocks Network and MPC-based Wallet Infrastructure. Fireblocks serves over 1,200 financial institutions, has secured the transfer of over $2.5 trillion in digital assets and has a unique insurance policy that covers assets in storage & transit. Some of the biggest trading desks have switched to Fireblocks because it's the only solution that CISOs and Ops Teams both love. For more information, please visit www.fireblocks.com.
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Which Minecraft gift for kids is best?
Minecraft is a wildly popular sandbox game that puts players in control of a blocky character named Steve or Alex and allows them to collect resources, craft items and way more. If you have a child or grandchild who loves video games, chances are pretty good they enjoy playing Minecraft. When buying a Minecraft gift for kids, it can be helpful to read up on the most popular characters from the game, as well as the most popular Minecraft products.
Popular Minecraft characters
- Steve: Steve is the main protagonist in the Minecraft series and has made cameo appearances in other games such as Borderlands 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- Alex: Alex was added to Minecraft in a 2014 update to add more diversity to the game. Alex has a thinner frame than Steve and a red ponytail. Minecraft mods have stated that Minecraft is essentially a genderless world, but they wanted to have a character with feminine traits for players to choose from as well.
- Creeper: Creepers are silent green enemies that approach the player’s character and explode. Creepers are one of the most iconic characters in the Minecraft game and can be a source of frustration for new players.
- Zombie: Zombies tend to appear in groups of four and immediately try to attack the player. Zombies don’t try to avoid being hit by the player and burst into flames at dawn, making them easier to beat than many other enemies.
- Enderman: Endermen are creepy enemies that won’t attack the player unless provoked. They can teleport, making them tricky to defeat.
- Iron Golem: Iron Golems are large neutral characters a player can create to defend players and villagers. These characters can be built with four iron pieces and a pumpkin, carved pumpkin or jack-o-lantern, and often offer players and villagers poppies as a sign of friendship.
Best Minecraft gifts for children
Jada Toys Minecraft Dungeons Nano Metalfigs
These durable little figurines are perfect for pretend play or display. Each one fits into the palm of your hand, features a solid paint job and is sturdy enough not to break. The Jada Toys Nano Metalfigs set comes with popular characters such as a Creeper, an Enderman and an Iron Golem. Although some users found the paint began to wear off after a year or so, most didn’t run into any issues, and your child will love that they get 20 figures in the set.
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Nintendo Switch Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition
If your child enjoys playing the original Minecraft game, they’ll surely get a kick out of this dungeon-crawling spinoff game. Minecraft Dungeons allows kids to journey through dungeons by themselves or with up to three friends. Character stats are primarily based on the armor and items collected throughout the game, meaning your child has plenty of opportunities to change their playstyle as they go. Some users didn’t like that the game often didn’t play at 30 frames per second, but children aren’t likely to notice. The Hero Edition of the game starts the player with two unique skins, a pet chicken, a hero cape and two DLCs that contain even more levels for your child to enjoy.
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LEGO Minecraft The Pillager Outpost Playset
This playset is ideal for children who love LEGO and Minecraft. With the Pillager Outpost Playset, kids can build a unique scene that allows them to rescue an Iron Golem by blasting open its cage. The set comes in three different sections, so kids can easily reimagine the scene and come up with their own fun adventures. In addition to the Iron Golem, this set contains three other buildable characters, including the sheep and the Vindicator.
Minecraft Potion Bottle Color-Changing LED Lamp
This pixelated potion bottle night light makes an excellent display piece. Children can cycle through the bottle’s eight colors and pretend to drink potions or use it as a lamp. Some users seem to have received defective lamps, but it is a rare occurrence and returns are easy within 30 days of purchase.
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Ravensburger Minecraft: Builders & Biomes Strategy Board Game
This board game gives children a great way to enjoy Minecraft without looking at a screen. Builders & Biomes may seem complicated at first, but your child will get the hang of it after one or two playthroughs. In this game, kids mine resources, defeat mobs and defend themselves from zombies, just like in the video game. Children have four different playable characters in the Minecraft board game, including Steve and Alex.
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Police: 6 who died in Wisconsin apartment fire had been shot
HARTLAND, Wis. (AP) — Police say the six people found dead after an apartment fire in a southern Wisconsin village last week had been shot in an apparent case of murder-suicide.
The bodies of a couple and their four children were found early Friday after firefighters were called to their burning apartment in Hartland.
Ten of the remaining tenants in the four-unit building made it out safely.
Hartland Police Chief Torin Misko said Monday evening that all victims had one gunshot wound.
He says Connor McKisick, a father and stepfather to the four children, had a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The others who died include Jessica McKisick, a 14-year-old girl, a 12-year-old girl and two 3-year-old boys.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Once he and his teammates were done finishing off the Cavs, Jalen Brunson slipped on a T-shirt with a photo of former Knicks All-Star John Starks on the front screaming while hanging from the rim.
Before looking ahead, New York remembered its past — the good and the bad.
For only second time in 23 years, the Knicks are moving on in the NBA playoffs.
Brunson scored 23 points, RJ Barrett added 21 and New York showed its toughness and depth while downing the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-95 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to advance to the second round for the first time since 2013.
The Knicks easily controlled a series that was more one-sided than expected, even after Julius Randle aggravated his left ankle injury and missed the second half.
The series victory had extra meaning for Brunson, whose father, Rick, played point guard for the Knicks from 1999-2001.
“I thought about that today. It’s a really cool experience, knowing that my Dad played here,” Brunson said. “He didn’t lead that team, but he was on that team that got to the Finals. It’s special and the connection with my Dad and everything, it’s all full circle. It’s really special.”
New York won the opener at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, overpowered the Cavs twice at noisy Madison Square Garden and then returned to Cleveland to finish the job. The fifth-seeded Knicks will now meet the Miami Heat, who stunned the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round.
The Knicks and Heat have plenty of postseason history, but haven’t met since 2012. They’ll open on Sunday in New York.
Brunson was the consistent ingredient throughout the series for the Knicks, who signed the stocky guard as a free agent last summer before their attempt to acquire Donovan Mitchell in a trade from Utah fell apart and he landed in Cleveland.
Brunson averaged 24 points in the series and led New York in scoring all four wins while outplaying Mitchell for the second straight postseason. Last year, Brunson was with Dallas when he got the best of Mitchell.
Only a month ago, it appeared the Knicks’ season was in serious trouble. Brunson missed 10 games down the stretch with hand and foot injuries and Randle sat out with a sprained ankle.
But New York got healthy and is suddenly a major threat in the wide-open East.
The Garden will rock deeper into the spring, and that’s all coach Tom Thibodeau and his gritty team could ask for.
“The tradition of the Knicks, not only what it means to the city and the league,” he said. “We have the best fans, best city, best arena. They respond to the way this team plays. It plays hard. It plays smart and it plays together.”
Mitchell scored 28 and Darius Garland 21 for the Cavs, who won 51 games during the regular season but whose inexperience showed throughout their first playoff series in five years. The Cavs weren’t ready.
A bigger issue, though, seemed to be Cleveland’s toughness. The Cavs got pushed around and outrebounded in all four losses, including 48-30 in the clincher.
“For it to end this way, it doesn’t feel right,” Mitchell said. “They outplayed us. It’s as simple as that. They did their job and we didn’t. For me, personally, I don’t feel like I was the player I needed to be for this group. I just didn’t deliver.”
New York center Mitchell Robinson finished with`18 rebounds — 11 offensive — in Game 5 and the 7-footer didn’t shy away from calling out the Cavs for being soft after Game 3, saying they appeared to be shaken.
“We weren’t physical enough,” Garland said. “We didn’t punch first. We were always getting punched.”
Cleveland hoped to recapture some of its 2016 magic and overcome a 3-1 deficit like LeBron James and the Cavs did in the NBA Finals to shock Golden State. But Brunson, Barrett and the rest of the Knicks had other plans.
They closed out the Cavs in the second half without Randle.
The All-Star forward left late in the second quarter after aggravating a sprained left ankle and didn’t return. Obi Toppin started in his place and scored 12 points in the third quarter as the Knicks opened an 18-point lead.
New York never let Cleveland get closer than six in the fourth, much to the delight of several hundred Knicks fans who celebrated behind their bench.
Randle was moving as well as he had in the series before going down.
After trying to block Caris LeVert’s jumper, he landed awkwardly and stayed on the floor for a few minutes while being checked. Randle was helped to his feet but defiantly walked off the floor and to the locker room for treatment.
Turns out, the Knicks didn’t need him and he’ll now have extra time recover.
Thibodeau said Randle will undergo further tests on Thursday.
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Knicks: G Quentin Grimes missed his second straight game with a bruised right shoulder. He’s been out since absorbing a hit in the first half of Game 3. … New York improved to 13-2 in the postseason against Cleveland, winning all four series (1978, 1995, 1996 and 2023).
Cavaliers: Mitchell made just 13 of 45 3-pointers (28.9%) and averaged 23.2 points — 5.1 below his regular-season average. … With 23 points and 10 assists in Game 4 , Garland became the second Cleveland player to 23 or younger to post those totals in a playoff game. James did it eight times with the Cavs. … Cleveland is 46-15 at home in the playoffs since 2008, losing elimination games in the arena in 2015, 2018 and 2023.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure facilities in the first attack on such a scale in three weeks. Ukrainian officials said residential buildings were hit but didn't immediately say if there were casualties.
Air raid sirens wailed for hours across Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, where residents were jolted out of bed by explosions. It was not immediately clear how many missiles had struck targets in Kyiv, or whether the sounds were missiles being intercepted by defense systems, which were activated in multiple regions of the country.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said explosions were reported in the city’s Holosiivskyi district and emergency services were heading there.
In eastern Ukraine, 15 missiles struck Kharkiv and the outlying northeastern region, hitting residential buildings, according to Kharkiv Gov. Oleh Syniehubov. He promised to reveal more details about the scale of the damage or any casualties in Ukraine’s second-largest city.
“Objects of critical infrastructure is again in the crosshairs of the occupants,” he said in a Telegram post.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported on Telegram that there were “problems with electricity” in some parts of the city.
The governor of the southern Odesa region, Maksym Marchenko, also reported strikes on Odesa, saying that energy facilities and residential buildings were hit.
“The second wave is expected right now, so I ask the residents of the region to stay in shelters!” Marchenko wrote on Telegram a little over two hours ago.
Ukrainian Railways reported power outages in certain areas. Five trains were delayed by more than one hour, and 10 trains were delayed by more than 30 minutes.
Preventive emergency power cuts were applied in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Odesa regions, supplier DTEK said. Klitschko says 15% of the capital’s energy consumers were without power due to the emergency power cuts.
More explosions were reported in the northern city of Chernihiv and the western Lviv region, as well as in the cities of Dnipro, Lutsk and Rivne. Ukrainian media also report explosions in the western regions of Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil.
Russia has been hitting Ukraine with these massive missile attacks since last October. Initially, the barrages targeting the country’s energy infrastructure took place weekly, plunging the entire cities into darkness, but became more spread out in time, with commentators speculating that Moscow may be saving up ammunition.
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Blasts in Jerusalem wounds 11; suspected Palestinian attack
By ALON BERNSTEIN
Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Two blasts went off near bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday, injuring at least 11 people, in what police said were suspected attacks by Palestinians.
One of the blasts went off near a bus stop on the edge of the city, where commuters usually crowd waiting for buses. The second went off in Ramot, a neighborhood in the city’s north. Hospitals said they received about a dozen wounded, including two who were critically injured and two seriously.
The apparent attacks came as Israeli-Palestinian tensions are high, following months of Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank prompted by a spate of deadly attacks against Israelis that killed 19 people. There has been an uptick in recent weeks in Palestinian attacks.
The violence also comes as former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding coalition talks after national elections and is likely to form what’s expected to be Israel’s most right wing government.
Police said the twin blasts occurred amid the buzz of rush hour traffic and they closed part of a main highway leading out of the city, where the fist explosion went off.
“It was a crazy explosion. There is damage everywhere here, ” Yosef Haim Gabay, a medic who was at the scene when blast occurred, told Israeli Army Radio. “I saw people with wounds bleeding all over the place.”
While Palestinians have carried out stabbings, car rammings and shootings in recent years, bombing attacks have become very rare since the end of a Palestinian uprising nearly two decades ago.
The Islamic militant Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip and once carried out suicide bombings against Israelis, praised the perpetrators of the attacks, calling it a heroic operation, but stopped short of claiming responsibility.
“The occupation is reaping the price of its crimes and aggression against our people,”
Itamar Ben-Gvir, an extremist lawmaker who has called for the death penalty for Palestinian attackers and who is set to become the minister in charge of police under Netanyahu, said the attack gave him impetus to take a tougher stance on Palestinian attackers.
“It’s time to take a hard line against terrorists, it’s time to make order,” he tweeted.
More than 130 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli-Palestinian fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem this year, making 2022 the deadliest year since 2006. The Israeli army says most of the Palestinians killed have been militants. But stone-throwing youths protesting the incursions and others not involved in confrontations have also been killed.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Texas say three people were killed and eight people were injured when gunfire erupted following a local festival.
The shooting in Fort Worth happened Monday night in the Como neighborhood in the city’s southwest. WFAA, citing police, reports the shooting occurred just hours after the end of the neighborhood’s annual ComoFest.
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Fox scores 28 points, Kings beat Spurs for 5th win a row
By CAMERON SALERNO
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 28 points and eight assists and the Sacramento Kings beat the San Antonio Spurs 130-112 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.
“He’s playing hard,” Monk said about Fox. “He usually takes a couple plays off, but Mike (Brown) won’t let him do that.”
Sacramento’s last five-game win streak came during the 2020-21 season. The fifth win of that streak also came against the Spurs.
The Kings haven’t had a six-game winning streak since the 2004-05 season. Sacramento has won eight of 10 games after opening 0-4.
Malik Monk added 26 points and Trey Lyles had 14. Both came off the bench. Harrison Barnes had 16 points and eight rebounds, and Domantas Sabonis finished with 16 points and eight rebounds.
“Malik is a guy that can start or come off the bench,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “He’s so talented … he’s changed a lot of games for us. He was big for us during crunch time.”
Devin Vassell scored 29 points for San Antonio. The Spurs have lost nine of 10 after starting the season 5-2.
Keita Bates-Diop scored 16 for San Antonio, and Tre Jones had 15.
After tying it at 82 with 1:36 left in the third quarter, Sacramento went on a 24-7 run to close the third and start the fourth.
“We turned it over,” Bates-Diop said. “It went from a close game to kind of getting away from us.”
The Kings never trailed for the second time this season. Sacramento also led the entire game against Miami.
“They were just a better basketball team,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “They’re really buying in.”
TIP-INS
Spurs: F Keldon Johnson was a late scratch with an ankle injury. Johnson is the Spurs’ leading scorer, averaging 22.7 points. … Doug McDermott was ruled out before the game with left calf tightness.
Kings: F Keegan Murray didn’t play because of back soreness The rookie from Iowa left Tuesday against the Nets in the first half with the same injury. … Richaun Holmes didn’t play because of a non-COVID illness… Sacramento have scored over 120 points every game during the five-game win streak.
UP NEXT
Spurs: At Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.
Kings: Host Detroit on Sunday night.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Myers is departing as president and general manager of the Golden State Warriors after building a championship team that captured four titles in an eight-year span and reached five straight NBA Finals from 2015-19.
One of the most successful GMs over the past decade in any sport, Myers’ contract was set to expire in late June and there has been speculation for months about his future, given the sides had yet to reach agreement on an extension or a new deal. A team spokesman confirmed the departure Tuesday.
The 48-year-old Myers grew up in suburban Danville, played basketball at UCLA and learned key skills on the other side of the business when he became an agent before switching careers and emerging as a top NBA executive with a personable nature who regularly attended practices to chat with players, coach Steve Kerr and his assistants.
Kerr has loved working alongside Myers in a collaborative way, something that can be unusual in professional sports between the front office and head coach. Kerr said the week after the season ended that decisions about whether to keep the roster together weren’t his to make.
“Ultimately it’s not my job; it’s really more Bob’s job to construct the roster, but the great thing about Bob and the way we’ve operated here is that we’ve always collaborated, so there will definitely be a lot of collaboration this summer on putting together the best possible roster for next year,” Kerr said.
Myers has been known to talk to players during games, rare for a GM to do. That included working to calm down fiery forward Draymond Green at times.
He has long supported Green through his mistakes, technical fouls and suspensions. In 2016, Green was suspended for a crucial Game 5 loss to LeBron James and the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals after accumulating too many flagrant fouls in the playoffs that season. The Warriors wound up losing in seven games. Myers sat with Green next door to Oracle Arena at the Oakland Coliseum for that game Green missed.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich in March credited good friend Kerr and Myers for their commitment to acquiring players who want to be team-first and not just focus on individual success.
“He’s a purist in the sense that he wants all five players to play together, and that’s at both ends of the floor, understanding how it works, how the rotations work, and he’s been fantastic in being consistent in that regard,” Popovich said of Kerr. “And he and Bob have been bringing guys in that can understand that. Every player can’t play that game, they just can’t do it. But they’ve brought in guys that understand it and that will play their roles for the sake of winning, and winning big.”
It was Myers who only a couple of months later signed eventual two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant, who played for Golden State from 2016-19 and helped the Warriors win repeat championships in 2017 and ’18.
Myers was promoted to GM in 2012 and constructed the roster that won the 2015 championship for the franchise’s first title in 40 years.
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A diagnosis of dementia more than doubles the risk of suicide in the first three months after a patient is told the news, according to the latest research.
The study, which followed nearly 600,000 English people for 18 years, found patients who already had a psychiatric condition, or who were younger than age 65 at the time of diagnosis, were at a similar risk. The risk was highest during the first three months after learning the news for people younger than 65: They were 6.5 times more likely to die by suicide.
"A dementia diagnosis can be devastating, but the immediate period after diagnosis is often the period of greatest distress," said lead study author Dr. Charles Marshall, clinical senior lecturer and honorary consultant neurologist at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health at Queen Mary University of London.
"Receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer's at an early age is rare, unexpected and overwhelming, making it very difficult to accept," said Beth Kallmyer, vice president of care and support for the Alzheimer's Association, who was not involved in the study.
"One of the most important things you could tell someone facing an Alzheimer's diagnosis is that they are not alone and support is available," she said.
Small but significant
Prior research has established a distinct connection between dementia and suicide, including a 2021 study by Yale University scientists. "Adults over the age of 65 who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease were twice as likely to die from suicide than older adults who did not suffer from dementia," Kallmyer said.
Most cases of dementia are in the elderly, but chronic conditions and behavioral choices can play a role, according to Kallmyer. "Obesity, diabetes and sedentary lifestyles in younger people are rising quickly, and these are risk factors for dementia," she said.
In the new study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Neurology, the actual number of people — 95 patients — who died by suicide after finding out they had dementia was small. However, that did not diminish the study's value in identifying the most vulnerable subgroups and three-month timing, Marshall said.
Past studies have also found a relationship between a diagnosis of dementia and suicide in people diagnosed at an earlier age. While the new study was unable to determine why this would be so, Marshall pointed to the interpersonal theory of suicide as a possible answer.
"Perceived burdensomeness is a critical pillar for suicidal behavior," Marshall said. "That perception of burdensomeness may be higher in younger patients with dementia who are more likely to be in their work-productive years as well as have family-caring responsibilities."
Results from studies like these suggest that physicians should conduct a "robust risk assessment" for signs of suicide at the time of diagnosis, Marshall and his coauthors wrote in the latest study.
"We know that early Alzheimer's disease can cause low mood, anxiety and social isolation. These symptoms might be both causes and signs of suicide risk," Marshall said in an email.
Supporting a loved one
Becoming educated about dementia "and in particular, younger onset Alzheimer's disease, is an important first step in supporting someone who receives a younger onset diagnosis," Kallmyer said.
Health and financial plans should be put in place early so that the person living with dementia can participate in those decisions, she suggested.
"If the person is still working, it's critical that they investigate employment benefits that could help them — and it's essential that they do this before they leave their jobs. Employer benefits might include short- and long-term disability insurance, which can be very helpful while they are applying for Social Security disability," Kallmyer said.
Signs of depression and suicidal warning signs mimic those of dementia, making it extremely difficult for caregivers, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
"Because of the complexities involved with diagnosing depression with dementia, it may be helpful to consult a geriatric psychiatrist who specializes in recognizing, diagnosing, and treating depression in older adults," the association noted.
The US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, has developed a series of resources for caregivers. If you or a loved one needs suicide or mental health-related crisis support, SAMHSA encourages calls or texts to the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline. There is also a tool to find providers of treatment and support.
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Hightouch Becomes First Data Activation Partner for Snowflake Partner Connect, Syncing Snowflake Insights with Business Tools
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hightouch, the leading Data Activation provider, today expanded its partnership with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, to provide joint customers with seamless access to data activation in the Snowflake Data Cloud. Hightouch's platform is natively available within Snowflake, providing a push-button way for customers to initiate Hightouch from their Snowflake account.
Hightouch is a Data Activation partner available through Snowflake Partner Connect. In addition, Hightouch has achieved both Snowflake-ready and Premier Partner status, designating Hightouch as a validated partner that adheres to the Data Cloud's best practices for product integrations.
"Hightouch is ushering in the last-mile of analytics, enabling customers to leverage Snowflake as an end-to-end data platform" explains Tarik Diwek, Head of Technology Alliances at Snowflake. "Through Snowflake Partner Connect, using Hightouch with the Data Cloud is secure, easy, and nearly instant."
Unlike legacy data platforms that can take up to 12 months to deploy, Hightouch's reverse ETL capabilities work with Snowflake to build platforms in a matter of hours. This activates data across destinations like marketing and advertising platforms for faster time-to-value and increased insights. By centralizing customer data workloads in Snowflake, organizations can realize greater efficiencies across governance, resources, and security, all while expanding the speed of innovation.
"With Snowflake Partner Connect, Hightouch continues to advance the data activation category," explains Tejas Manohar, CEO and co-Founder at Hightouch. "Our extended partnership with Snowflake makes it seamless for organizations to create activation workloads that immediately impact revenue, from improving ad spend to increasing marketing conversions to reducing customer churn."
With the Hightouch and Snowflake integration, organizations can realize the following benefits:
- Maximum flexibility to create data models that meet the unique requirements of their business, rather than using rigid, pre-defined models.
- Engineering teams can operate more efficiently with their preferred data tools, saving countless hours on custom scripting and maintenance.
- Security concerns are minimized as the data remains in the Data Cloud and the Hightouch integration is vetted by Snowflake's rigorous standards.
- Time to value is accelerated with Snowflake Partner Connect so that organizations can get started and begin activating their data.
Learn more about how Hightouch activates the Data Cloud at Snowflake Summit 2022, live in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 13-16, 2022.
Hightouch is the world's leading Data Activation platform, syncing data from warehouses directly into your SaaS tools. All business teams, from sales and marketing to support and customer success, need relevant, accurate, and real-time customer data to add critical context inside the software they already use. Whether you're enhancing communications with customers via CRM, optimizing ad copy, or personalizing email, Hightouch makes your data actionable —all with SQL, no scripts or APIs required. For more information, visit www.hightouch.io.
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Can you smell what the Sunshine State is cooking?
The answer is hopefully “no” as Florida simmers well above the average and the “feels like” temperature swelters between 105 and 107 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
NWS meteorologists warned residents to stay inside, or if they must be outside, take frequent breaks and hydrate frequently. Likely exacerbating the heat further is a mass of dry air moving over the area.
“Temperatures are going to continue to heat up this Tuesday,” said Chris Gilson, a Spectrum News 13 meteorologist. “Many neighborhoods will likely go a couple of days without seeing much in the ways of rain, just continue with heat and humidity, pushing those ‘feels like’ temperatures above 100.”
Tuesday’s peak temperature will be far above the average, which is 92, according to the NWS. Gilson reported that Tuesday’s high to be about 96 degrees with the remainder of the work week hitting peak temperatures of 97.
The low should fall to 75, which is also slightly above the average of 73.
Rain chances Tuesday are at 40% while the rest of the week faces about a 30% chance.
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ALLEN, Texas — Federal officials are looking into whether the gunman who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology Sunday as they work to discern a motive for the attack, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official cautioned the investigation is in its early stages.
Federal agents have been reviewing social media accounts they believe were used by Mauricio Garcia, 33, and posts that expressed interest in white supremacist and neo-Nazi views, said the official, who could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Garcia also had a patch on his chest when he was killed by police that read “RWDS,” an acronym for the phrase “Right Wing Death Squad,” which is popular among right-wing extremists and white supremacy groups, the official said.
In addition to reviewing social media posts, federal agents have interviewed family members and associates of Garcia to ask about his ideological beliefs, the official said. Investigators are also reviewing financial records, other online posts they believe Garcia made and other electronic media, according to the official.
Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey declined Sunday evening to answer questions from the AP, saying of the investigation, “we actually don’t have a lot.”
The Texas Department of Public Safety identified Garcia as suspected of killing eight people at a Texas outlet mall, a day after the attack turned an afternoon of shopping into a massacre.
Garcia was fatally shot Saturday by a police officer who happened to be near the suburban Dallas mall.
A law enforcement official said investigators have been searching a Dallas motel near an interstate where Garcia had been staying. The official said police also found multiple weapons at the scene after Garcia was killed, including an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun.
Two law enforcement officials said investigators also searched a Dallas home connected to the suspect. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of an ongoing investigation.
A woman who lives three houses down from the low brick house said she saw a large group of uniformed officers go into the home Saturday between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
“They went in like real fast, and I seen them do that like twice,” said Marsha Alexander, who said officers were still in the area when she went to bed around 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. They were gone by Sunday morning.
On Sunday afternoon, a woman named Julie was sitting on the porch of her house, next door to the one searched the day before. She declined to give her last name to an AP reporter but said she awoke from a nap around 6 p.m. Saturday to see four police squad cars and a large group of officers outside her neighbor’s home.
She said they entered the home and were joined about an hour later by FBI agents and other people wearing plainclothes, who she also took to be law enforcement.
The woman said she did not know her neighbors well, but knew them to be “very polite, very nice people.” She said the man she now understands to have been the shooter was always friendly and would wave or honk his horn as he came and went.
At about 2 p.m. Sunday, a man entered the home that was searched, but when reporters knocked on the door and waited, no one answered.
In a statement, President Joe Biden said the assailant wore tactical gear and fired an AR-15-style weapon. He urged Congress to enact tighter restrictions on firearms and ammunition.
“Such an attack is too shocking to be so familiar. And yet, American communities have suffered roughly 200 mass shootings already this year, according to leading counts,” said Biden, who ordered flags lowered to half-staff.
Republicans in Congress, he said, “cannot continue to meet this epidemic with a shrug.”
The shooting was the latest attack to contribute to the unprecedented pace of mass killings this year in the U.S. Barely a week before, five people were fatally shot in Cleveland, Texas, after a neighbor asked a man to stop firing his weapon while a baby slept, authorities said.
This year has seen an average of about one mass killing per week, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
Information about the gunman in Allen emerged as the community mourned the dead and awaited word on the seven people who were wounded. Authorities have not publicly identified those who were killed.
The wounded remained hospitalized Sunday, three in critical condition and four in fair condition, the Allen Police Department said in a statement.
John Mark Caton, senior pastor at Cottonwood Creek Church about two miles from the mall, offered prayers during a regular Sunday morning service for victims, first responders and the shoppers and employees who “walked out past things they never should have seen.”
“Some of our people were there. Some perhaps in this room. Some of our students were working in those stores and will be changed forever by this,” Caton said.
Caton offered similar sentiments during a Sunday night vigil at the church attended by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has signed laws easing firearms restrictions following past mass shootings in Texas, and other elected leaders. Earlier that day, Abbott said on Fox News that Texas wouldn't enact gun control now.
“People want a quick solution,” Abbott said. "The long term solution here is to address the mental health issue.”
The attack unfolded at Allen Premium Outlets, a sprawling outdoor shopping center. Witnesses reported seeing children among the victims. Some said they also saw what appeared to be a police officer and a mall security guard unconscious on the ground.
Andria Gaither, the assistant manager at the Tommy Hilfiger clothing store, said Sunday she was at the back of the store Saturday afternoon when she saw two young girls trying to hide in a dressing room. At first, she thought they were playing. Then she heard one say shots were being fired.
Gaither looked around to see customers and the store manager running to the back of the store. Eventually, Gaither and the others ran out a back door.
“As soon as I got outside the back of the store, you could hear the shooting,” Gaither said Sunday. “It was so loud. I’d never ever heard anything like that in my life. It was deafening."
Allen, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of downtown Dallas and with a population of about 105,000 residents, is among the Dallas-Fort Worth area's diverse suburbs. The area saw the largest Asian American growth rate of any major U.S. metro area, according to U.S. Census figures. Those statistics show Allen's population is about 19% Asian, 10% Black and 11% Hispanic.
Allen also is connected to another of Texas’ recent mass shootings. Patrick Crusius lived there in 2019 before he posted a racist screed online that warned of a “Hispanic invasion” and drove to El Paso, where he opened fire at a Walmart, killing 23. Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and weapons charges in February.
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Inventory, sales and price-cut trends reveal how home buyers and sellers are adjusting to changing market conditions
- Competition for the lowest-priced homes in each market is now stronger than mid- and high-priced homes, reversing a pandemic trend.
- Monthly payments on a typical mortgage are 60% higher than they were a year ago, likely contributing to buyers gravitating toward less expensive homes.
SEATTLE, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As home-buying demand cools from the record pace of 2021, competition is now hottest for the lowest-priced homes as mounting affordability obstacles stretch buyers' budgets, a new Zillow® analysis finds.
Throughout most of the pandemic, buyers shopping in the middle and top price tiers faced the strongest competition — inventory was relatively lower, and there were more sales. Now, inventory for the least expensive homes is tightest while the sales gap has closed.
"Buyers are stretched thin when it comes to affordability, and they are flocking to the lowest-priced homes on the market to get their foot in the door," said Zillow senior economist Nicole Bachaud. "Still, the less frenzied market compared to last year will feel like a breath of fresh air for those buyers who haven't been priced out. It's not yet a buyers market, but it's becoming a better time to buy, with more time to consider options and less chance of being dragged into a bidding war. Demand is lighter for homes at the top end of the market, and owners appear to be reluctant to sell and move to a different home that will presumably come with a much higher monthly payment at today's mortgage rates."
Shifts in inventory, sales and price cuts show the market is in the midst of rebalancing after perhaps the most competitive period ever. Home sellers are adjusting their expectations to the current reality, and buyers have more negotiating leverage than they have had since the onset of the pandemic. Still, home prices are at or near record highs, pushing buyers who remain in the market toward homes in the lower end of the price range.
At the end of July, inventory in the most expensive third of the housing market was up 11% month over month, and 19.3% higher than a year earlier. Similarly, inventory in the middle third was up 12.7% month over month and 17.3% annually. Inventory is growing in the lowest-priced third as well, but only 11.2% month over month and 10.4% year over year. During the same period in 2021, inventory in the least expensive tier was growing on a monthly basis at nearly twice the rate of the most expensive homes.
Home sales at all price points are lower than they were during the same period in 2021, when more homes sold than in any year since 2006. The year-over-year sales decline — U.S. home sales are down 24.1% year over year as of June — has been steeper in the mid- and high-priced thirds of the market than in the lowest price tier. In the week ending June 20 — the most recent weekly data available — home sales in the lowest price tier were down 14.2% annually, compared to 20.3% and 25.4% annual declines in the mid- and high-priced tiers, respectively. Homes in the bottom price tier made up 26.7% of sales that week in 2022, but only 24.8% of sales during the same week a year earlier.
Along with inventory and sales volume, the share of listings with a price cut also indicates heavier demand for lower-priced homes. For much of the pandemic, the share of listings with a price cut tracked similarly across price tiers. During the past few months — as mortgage rates climbed from pandemic lows — a larger share of mid- and high-priced listings have been receiving a price cut as sellers are having a harder time attracting buyers.
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(The Hill) – The more infectious BA.5 omicron subvariant now makes up almost 80 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S., as case rates continue to trend upward.
About 78 percent of coronavirus cases in the U.S. are caused by the BA.5 subvariant, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The rise of BA.5 has spurred concerns over its enhanced ability to evade protection given by vaccines and prior infections from other variants. Currently available vaccines are still believed to be effective in reducing the risk of hospitalizations and deaths from BA.5, but the shot’s ability to prevent infection is thought to be less potent against this subvariant.
President Biden, 79, on Thursday announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time. He is fully vaccinated with two additional booster doses.
BA.5 became the dominant subvariant in the U.S. earlier this month, surpassing BA.2.12.1. The BA.4 omicron subvariant is the second most prevalent with 12.8 percent of cases originating from the pathogen, while the BA.2.12.1 subvariant now accounts for only 8.6 percent.
As BA.5 has grown in prevalence, the rate of COVID-19 infections has steadily begun to rise again. The case rate had stagnated for several weeks, with the seven-day moving average for daily cases hovering around 100,000 for much of June.
This metric began to trend up beginning in July and now stands at about 126,000.
While vaccine makers like Pizer and Moderna say they are working on an updated vaccine that specifically targets BA.5, some health experts say that a new subvariant could be dominant by the time the updated dose is ready.
This has led calls to fund the development of the next generation fo COVID-19 vaccines, including a possible “pan-coronavirus” vaccine that would be “variant proof.”
“It’s essential that we get more resources, or we’re not going to meet the challenge that’s inevitable,” Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, said earlier this week.
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MANAMA, Bahrain — Pope Francis wrapped up the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain on Sunday by encouraging priests and nuns to keep ministering to the Gulf kingdom’s tiny Catholic flock. He specifically mentioned its prisoners, saying “the way in which these ‘least ones’ are treated is a measure of the dignity and the hope of a society.”
Francis again raised the plight of prisoners in Bahrain in the final event of his four-day trip. Human rights groups had urged Francis to use his Bahrain visit to call for an end to capital punishment and to advocate for political prisoners, hundreds of whom have been detained since Bahrain violently crushed the 2011 Arab Spring protests with the help of neighboring Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Francis praised the prison ministry undertaken by some of the Catholic Carmelite nuns in Bahrain during a meeting with clergy and religious sisters at Sacred Heart Church in the capital Manama. Sister Rose Celine told Francis that her congregation works specifically with women prisoners, offering them counseling and religious direction.
Francis thanked her for her ministry and recalled that whenever he meets with inmates, he asks himself the same question: “Why them and not me?”
“Caring for prisoners is good for everyone, as a human community, since the way in which these ‘least ones’ are treated is a measure of the dignity and the hope of a society,” he said.
Francis has long maintained a prison ministry, staying in touch with Argentine inmates he got to know while archbishop in Buenos Aires. He frequently visits prisons during his foreign trips and has celebrated Holy Thursday liturgies with Rome-area inmates, but no such encounters were scheduled during his Bahrain trip.
Bahrain’s government maintains it respects human rights and freedom of speech, and that its criminal justice system is compliant with international law. However, activist groups repeatedly have criticized the condition of prisons and prisoners in the yearslong crackdown on dissent on the island.
According to the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Bahrain in 2017 ended a de-facto moratorium on the death penalty and has executed six prisoners since. The group and Human Rights Watch have documented a “dramatic increase” in the number of death sentences being handed down since 2011, with 26 people currently on death row, half for political activities.
Upon arriving in Bahrain on Thursday, Francis called for authorities to refrain from recourse to the death penalty and to ensure basic human rights are guaranteed for all citizens. The government told The Associated Press the country has a “zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination, persecution or the promotion of division based on ethnicity, culture or faith.” Still, the crackdown largely has targeted the island’s Shiite majority and those calling for governmental reforms.
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Expansion adds 65 new lots for high-quality, affordable housing in Iowa
WEST BRANCH, Iowa, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Havenpark Communities, an operator and developer of manufactured home communities in Iowa and around the country, celebrated the expansion of its West Branch Village Community to meet the growing demand for high-quality and affordable housing. The expansion added 65 new lots for modern housing in a county where home prices have steadily increased. The grand opening event featured local Iowa officials, residents, and members of Havenpark's leadership team in a lively afternoon ribbon-cutting celebration.
"We are proud to provide quality and affordable manufactured homes in caring communities here in Iowa and across the U.S.," said Havenpark's Divisional Vice President Todd De Leon. "Here in the county, home prices have been increasing 16.3 percent yearly, fortunately, with manufactured homes, we can offer lower prices while still providing modern, high-quality and affordable homes."
Havenpark worked with various builders to manufacture the 65 new homes coming to West Branch Village, located just outside Iowa City. The new homes include three-bedroom and two-bathroom options that boast more than 1200 square feet of space and come with a variety of high-quality finishes and layouts starting at $79,900.
The expansion is part of Havenpark's commitment to improving the West Branch Village community for its current and future residents. Since purchasing the property in April 2019, the company has brought in more than 30 new homes and made capital improvements, including installing a new basketball court and playground, replacing sections of the road, tree trimming and removal, and increasing access to the popular Hoover Trail. Prior to the expansion, the community held 183 homes.
In the Iowa City metro area, where West Branch Village is located, price points for a basic starter home are now in excess of $300,000.Manufactured homes cost considerably less and still offer high-quality housing with modern, redesigned living spaces. Havenpark is aiming to meet the needs for affordable homes in Iowa and around the country, where the company will bring more than 1,000 affordable housing units online across its community portfolio this year. Manufactured home communities across America have been approaching full capacity, creating the challenge of adequate home sites to accommodate the growing demand for affordable housing.
Havenpark Communities is an operator and developer of manufactured home communities and makes caring communities attainable for responsible residents across America. Since 2017, Havenpark has sourced and installed over 4,000 new factory-built homes, providing quality, affordable living to over 10,000 Americans across the country. Earlier this year, Havenpark Communities announced it has committed to adding an additional 1,000 new affordable homes across the country, including in Iowa, in the coming year. Havenpark Communities believes in respectful and professional management, well-maintained communities, and attainable homeownership. Havenpark Communities makes long-term investments in its communities, providing enduring value for current and future residents.
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NETTLETON, Miss. (WTVA) - Nettleton school administrators remind unemployed United Furniture workers their children have access to free healthcare through the school.
It’s called Access Family Health Services and its opened two days a week on campus.
Students are allowed to take doctor's visits and get prescriptions on campus.
Parents must first fill out paperwork on campus .
Parents can also make appointments for their students to be seen on campus, which is free of charge.
The clinic is located on campus next to the nurse’s station.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — American runner Lashinda Demus officially became an Olympic champion on Thursday, at the age of 40 and more than a decade after the 2012 London Games.
Demus was formally reallocated the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles by the International Olympic Committee because of the disqualification of Natalya Antyukh in fallout from the Russian doping scandal.
On the London track on Aug. 8, 2012, Demus finished 0.07 seconds behind Antyukh, who was implicated last year in the second doping case of her career.
Historical evidence recovered from a Moscow testing laboratory database let track’s Athletics Integrity Unit decide last October to strip Antyukh of all her results from July 2012 through June 2013.
Demus will receive a gold medal from the IOC to add to her world title won in 2011. However, she was denied during her career the commercial benefits of calling herself an Olympic champion.
Zuzana Hejnová of Czechia was upgraded to silver, and the bronze was reallocated to Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica, the IOC said.
When the AIU ruling was made five months ago, Antyukh was already serving a four-year ban in a previous case that disqualified all her results from 2013 to 2015.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s foreign minister on Thursday said that about 50% of the water has receded in the country’s worst-hit southern Sindh province, raising hopes that farmers will be able to sow wheat in a first step toward returning to a normal life.
“We are utilizing all of our resources for draining the remaining water in flood-affected areas in Sindh,” Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told a news conference. It was the first time that any official confirmed that the water had dropped 50% in Sindh, where 400, 000 people are living in relief camps or in tents.
Bhutto-Zardari’s remarks were a sign of hope for hundreds of thousands of farmers who had been uncertain about the sowing of the upcoming wheat crop, which usually starts in October.
Nearly 15% of Pakistan’s rice crop and 40% of its cotton crop were lost in this year’s flooding, according to officials. The waters wiped out the personal grain stores that many farming families rely on for food year-round.
The record-breaking flooding, blamed in part on climate change, affected 33 million people, killed nearly 1,700, damaged more than 2 million homes and overall wreaked damage estimated at $30 billion.
Bhutto-Zardari said Pakistan alone cannot handle the devastation caused by climate change.
“We are thankful to the world community for helping us but we need more assistance,” he told reporters in Karachi, the capital of his Sindh province, where 760 people died in floods and 350 survivors later lost life due to the outbreak of diseases.
The latest remarks of Bhutto-Zardari also came two days after the United Nations — amid a surge in diseases in flood-hit areas of Pakistan — raised its aid appeal for Pakistan to $816 million from $160 million, saying recent assessments pointed to the urgent need for long-term help lasting into next year.
Bhutto-Zardari said Pakistan has witnessed its worst-ever flooding because of climate change since June, although his country contributes less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. August rainfall in the Sindh and southwestern Baluchistan provinces was eight and nearly seven times normal amounts, while Pakistan as a whole this summer had three-and-a-half times its normal rainfall.
Bhutto-Zardari criticized former Prime Minister Imran Khan for continuing antigovernment rallies even during floods. “I cannot hold such rallies when my people are dying in the floods,” he said.
Khan was ousted from power in April through no-confidence in the parliament.
But he says he was ousted under a U.S. plot, a charge Washington denies.
Bhutto-Zardari said Khan during his tenure strained Pakistan’s ties with many countries, including Washington.
His remarks came after Khan vowed to march on Islamabad soon to force Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to hold snap elections which are due next year. Bhutto-Zardari said Pakistan cannot afford to go to the elections when many areas are still submerged. He said Pakistan will first accomplish the task of helping people rebuild homes in flood-hit areas and return to their normal life.
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ALBERT LEA, Minn., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Croix Hospice has expanded service in Minnesota with the addition of a new location in Albert Lea. This enables the agency to serve more communities throughout the southeastern part of the state.
"The St. Croix Hospice Albert Lea office is a natural extension of our Minnesota team and allows us to expand our services to more communities in the area" says Heath Bartness, St. Croix Hospice Chief Executive Officer. "Our expert clinical teams live in the communities they serve, which means they're readily available to provide consultations, admissions and care for local patients and families. We have been caring for people in Albert Lea and surrounding communities for a long time so there is a real benefit to having more care teams in the area."
"By adding an additional location in the southeastern portion of the state we are reducing travel time to the patient's bedside which enables us to improve our response time for urgent patient needs," continued Jamie Hanson, Statewide Clinical Director for St. Croix Hospice in Minnesota. "Less travel also improves job satisfaction for our care teams who are able to spend more time with patients and families and less time on the road."
Hospice care provides quality of life for patients with a terminal diagnosis when a cure is no longer an option, focusing on comfort and dignity. St. Croix Hospice surrounds patients, families and caregivers with a team of compassionate experts who support their physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs.
St. Croix Hospice specializes exclusively in hospice with a care model tailored to the unique needs of hospice patients and their families. Care teams see patients wherever they call home, including private residences, nursing homes or assisted living facilities. St. Croix Hospice teams take pride in partnering with families and community providers to ensure a dignified end-of-life transition.
St. Croix Hospice supports patients, their families and caregivers when they need us the most, delivering exceptional hospice care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year wherever a patient calls home. With branches in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin, St. Croix Hospice takes pride in round-the-clock availability, prompt response and same day admissions, including evenings, weekends and holidays. Contact St. Croix Hospice 24/7 at 855-278-2764 or stcroixhospice.com.
CONTACT: Bronwyn Pope
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LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexus Capital Management LP ("Nexus"), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, announced today it has led a strategic investment in Lamps Plus, Inc. (the "Company"), an omnichannel retailer of lighting, ceiling fans and other home furnishing products. Lamps Plus sells products through LampsPlus.com, its physical store locations, and third party marketplaces.
"We are extremely excited to be the first institutional capital partnering with Dennis and Manja Swanson, the founders of Lamps Plus" said Damian Giangiacomo, Partner at Nexus. "Lamps Plus is an iconic brand with a national presence and we look forward to supporting the Company's next phase of growth."
Dennis Swanson added, "Lamps Plus has built a leading position in the lighting category over the past several decades. I want to thank our employees, customers and vendor partners for helping us reach this milestone in the Company's history. I look forward to working closely with the Nexus team to facilitate the continued success and expansion of the Company's leading market position."
Clark Linstone, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Lamps Plus, said, "I am extremely proud of the dynamic team members that drive Lamps Plus every day, and I am thankful for their contributions that have delivered the Company to this point and will propel us to a strong future."
Lamps Plus began as a brick & mortar retailer in Southern California and over time has successfully transitioned its business towards the ecommerce channel. The Company is now the nation's largest specialty lighting retailer and sells a combination of in-house and third-party brands. Lamps Plus is known for its large product assortment and strong design capabilities.
"Lamps Plus competes at an attractive intersection of building products, consumer and ecommerce, and aligns with our extensive experience investing across that spectrum to support management's focus on execution and innovation," Giangiacomo concluded. "On behalf of Nexus, I would like to express my gratitude to the Lamps Plus team for working with us on this transaction. We look forward to working closely with them and the Company's employees on this next chapter for the business."
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. acted as financial advisor and Munger Tolles & Olsen LLP served as legal advisor to Nexus. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as financial advisor and Buchalter served as legal advisor to Lamps Plus on the transaction.
Lamps Plus is the nation's largest specialty lighting retailer with over 96,000 SKUs across lighting and other furniture categories. Lamps Plus sells products across a variety of price points and styles, making shopping easier for homebuyers and design professionals.
For more information about Lamps Plus, please visit LampsPlus.com.
Nexus is an alternative asset investment management company based in Los Angeles, California that was founded in 2013. Nexus employs a flexible investment mandate that focuses on long-term value creation by partnering with leading management teams and businesses.
For more information on Nexus, please visit www.nexuslp.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 25th home run, No. 9 batter Kyle Higashioka followed an intentional walk with a three-run drive and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Wednesday night for their 13th straight win at home.
Nestor Cortes (6-2) outpitched Shane McClanahan (7-3) in a matchup of stellar starters with sub-2.00 ERAs, and Clay Holmes matched Mariano Rivera’s team record of 28 consecutive scoreless appearances.
The major league-leading Yankees have won six in a row and 13 of 14 overall. New York’s 46-16 record is its best after 62 games since 1998. The team's 13-game winning streak at home is its longest since 1973 at the original Yankee Stadium.
The game was interrupted by nearly 17 minutes in the top of the eighth inning in a dispute over a pitching change after Randy Arozarena was hit by Miguel Castro’s pitch with the Yankees leading 4-1. Pitching coach Matt Blake went to the mound while a Rays trainer attended to Arozarena. Ji-Man Choi pinch hit and manager Aaron Boone came out to bring in left-hander Lucas Luetge.
Following the long delay, Choi lined an RBI single and René Pinto blooped a run-scoring single. Luetge then retired Brett Phillips on an inning-ending flyout.
Holmes remained perfect in 11 save chances after Taylor Walls reached leading off the ninth on an infield hit that first baseman Anthony Rizzo didn't handle cleanly. Vidal Bruján bounced into a forceout, Yandy Díaz took a sinker for a called third strike that ended an eight-pitch at-bat and pinch-hitter Francisco Mejía grounded out.
New York, with a comfortable lead over second-place Toronto in the AL East, moved 11 games ahead of the third-place Rays, who have lost four of five. Tampa Bay outhit the Yankees 7-3, the second straight night the Rays lost despite having more hits.
Cortes started 18 of 22 batters with strikes and lowered his ERA to 1.94, allowing one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He left shortly after Higashioka’s throw back to the mound clipped off his glove and his head. Cortes stayed in to face Manuel Margot, who doubled in a run, then walked Arozarena on four pitches before Wandy Peralta came in and escaped two-on trouble.
McClanahan, who had won six straight decisions, gave up four runs and three hits in six innings, but just one run was earned and his 1.84 ERA remained second in the AL to Houston’s Justin Verlander. Tampa Bay has allowed 43 unearned runs, second-most to 44 by the Chicago White Sox.
Judge put the Yankees ahead in the first with his sixth homer in eight games, an opposite-field drive into the right field short porch off a curveball. The ball would not have been a home run in any of the 29 other big league ballparks.
Josh Donaldson led off the fifth with a fly to center that Phillips — who had replaced Kevin Kiermaier — dropped for a two-base error. Phillips appeared to lose concentration while making sure he didn’t collide with Margot in right-center.
With two outs and a runner on third, McClanahan fell behind Isiah Kiner-Falefa 3-0, then walked him intentionally. Higashioka pulled a 1-0 fastball just inside the left field foul pole for his third home run in six plate appearances — after hitting none in his first 100. Donaldson, standing off third, tried to wave the ball fair and raised both arms in the manner of Carlton Fisk in the 1975 World Series.
Higashioka’s homer was the Yankees’ major league-high 100th. They have allowed 48, tied with San Francisco for the big league low.
LOOKING AHEAD
Boone said he will use Holmes in high-leverage situations when Aroldis Chapman returns from the injured list, not specifying who will close.
SCUFFLING
Aaron Hicks was booed during his fifth three-strikeout game, which dropped his batting average to .222.
ON THE FARM
INF Ender Inciarte was released from a minor league contract by the Yankees. He hit .252 with four homers and 11 RBIs in 34 games at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays: Kiermaier left in the middle of the third inning because of left Achilles inflammation. ... RHP Drew Rasmussen was placed on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Sunday, with a strained left hamstring. RHP Ralph Garza Jr. was recalled from the taxi squad. C Mike Zunino, on the IL since Friday with left shoulder inflammation, was sent for a second MRI, this time on his neck.
Yankees: RHP Domingo Germán, sidelined since spring training with right shoulder impingement, was to pitch three innings of batting practice on Wednesday at the minor league complex in Tampa, Florida.
UP NEXT
RHP Luis Severino (4-1, 2.80 ERA) starts Thursday night’s series finale in his 100th start. Tampa Bay wasn’t sure who would replace Rasmussen.
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