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RALEIGH, NC – East Lincoln collected the school’s third state championship, rolling past Northern Nash 30-15 to win the 3a state championship. The win was East Lincoln’s first state championship victory since 2014.
Northern Nash opened the scoring with a quick strike on their opening possession. The Knights got a 66-yard run to the Mustang 2-yard line from Keno Jones on the second play from scrimmage and Jones cashed in on the big play slamming into the end zone from two yards out on the next play to put Northern up 6-0 after a missed PAT just 54 seconds into the game.
East Lincoln responded just over two minutes later as Christian Daley ripped off 35 yards to cap a 6-play, 65-yard drive and put the Mustangs up 7-6. Northern Nash responded with a 22-yard Bryson Jenkins field goal in the closing minute of the opening quarter to hold a 9-7 advantage at the end of the first.
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The second quarter was all East Lincoln as the Mustangs hung 17 points on the board to take a 24-9 lead into the intermission. Tyler Mizzell tossed two touchdown passes in the second quarter, one to Markell Clark from 14 yards out and the other to Keandre Walker from 18 yards to get the Mustangs out in front 21-9. Walker finished with five catches for 41 yards and a score earning Most Outstanding Offensive Player honors for East Lincoln. Mustang kicker Christopehr Mileta hit a 34-yard field goal as time expired in the half to round out the first half scoring.
Mizell was very efficient in the passing game, completing 16 of his 323 attempts for 146 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also scampered for 34 yards in the game, winning the Most Valuable Player honors for the 3A Championship.
Mileta banged through a pair of field goal attempts in the fourth quarter, converting opportunities from 24 yards and 30 yards respectively to stretch the Mustang lead to 30-9 with just 3:39 to go in the game. The three made field goals by Mileta tied an NCHSAA Neutral Site Championship Record for made field goals, tying the mark set by Brad Green from Reidsville in 2016’s 2A Championship versus John A. Holmes.
The East Lincoln defense was tough all night. The Mustangs picked off three passes and held Northern Nash to 310 yards in the game. Ben Cutter anchored the East Lincoln defense from his linebacker spot, leading the team in tackles with 10 as he picked up Most Outstanding Defensive Player honors in the game.
Northern Nash found a late touchdown as Jones hit Ashton Rhodes from 6 yards out to cap a 10-play, 77-yard drive and cut the Mustang lead to 30-15, but the Knights only had 44 seconds remaining when they scored their second touchdown of the night. Carson Jenkins led the Knights with 20 tackles in the game, including 1.5 tackles for loss on his way to earning a Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award for Northern Nash. Keno Jones posted 224 yards and a touchdown while rushing for another score and 26 yards as he was chosen as Northern Nash’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player.
Northern Nash finished the year 15-1. The Knights won the Big East 2A/3A with a 6-0 record in league play. The Knights won the program’s second Regional Championship in Football, reaching the State Championship Game for the first time since 2022.
The Mustangs finished their season 16-0, they were the Western Foothills 3A Champions with a perfect 7-0 record. East Lincoln won their fourth Regional Championship and third State Championship in program history, joining teams from 2012 and 2014 as title holders.
The NCHSAA is committed to promoting good sportsmanship at all athletic events and has partnered with the North Carolina Farm Bureau to award two players from participating teams at each State Championship event with the NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Awards for their efforts throughout the season. The 2022 3A Football NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award winners were Carson Jenkins from Northern Nash and Levi Clark from East Lincoln. | https://greensboro.com/community/rockingham_now/sports/2022-nchsaa-3a-football-championship/article_cc3c20a4-7abe-11ed-b232-cbcd97f15a8f.html | 2022-12-13 10:46:06 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/community/rockingham_now/sports/2022-nchsaa-3a-football-championship/article_cc3c20a4-7abe-11ed-b232-cbcd97f15a8f.html |
The aluminum cans flung over the glass and clanked onto the ice. Devils fans were chucking anything they could buy at concessions: hats, Bud Lights, t-shirts, hot dogs – maybe even the new Devils beer from Toms River Brewing.
In the third period of New Jersey’s game against the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, fans at the sold out Prudential Center witnessed three disallowed goals, which led to the chaotic scene, piercing boos and the first Devils defeat in nearly one month. | https://www.nj.com/devils/2022/11/devils-fans-throw-trash-beer-on-ice-as-maple-leafs-snap-historic-13-game-win-streak-3-takeaways.html | 2022-11-24 04:49:45 | 0 | https://www.nj.com/devils/2022/11/devils-fans-throw-trash-beer-on-ice-as-maple-leafs-snap-historic-13-game-win-streak-3-takeaways.html |
LONDON and OSLO, Norway, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Xynteo, a strategic advisory firm exclusively dedicated to providing sustainability and energy transition services to some of the world's largest companies has announced a majority investment by funds advised by Leon Capital LLP (Leon Capital). The family of the founder Osvald Bjelland remains a minority shareholder. The agreement includes the creation of an employee partnership model, with senior employees now becoming owners of the business.
Over the last two decades, Xynteo has helped some of the world's leading businesses and their leaders to achieve planet positive and inclusive growth, tackle complex systemic challenges, and incubate green supply chains. They provide a range of world class professional services in strategy and innovation, leadership and culture and systems collaboration, including cross sector and value chain-based coalition models. The company operates globally, with offices in the UK, Norway, and India, and serves many of the world's leading businesses such as ABB, BP, Hindalco, HUL, JLL, Mastercard, SAP, Shell, Tata, Unilever, Verizon, and Visa.
"This partnership brings renewed impetus and ambition to Xynteo. We are incredibly excited to work with the Leon Capital team, who bring deep operational capabilities and resources, and an extensive network of industry relationships," said Jonah Grunsell, Managing Partner of Xynteo.
"The time has come to build on what we have and improve all we do – to invest in our long-term client relationships, our team, technologies and services and handover to a fantastic new partnership. In short, I commend the partnership with Leon Capital and the leadership´s commitment to now take forward our mission in service of people and planet as far as we can." remarked the founder Osvald Bjelland.
Christos Lavidas, Co-founder, and Managing Partner at Leon Capital, said, "We are proud to invest in Xynteo and its mission to help the world's leading organisations succeed through planet-positive and people-inclusive growth: doing well by doing good. Our strategy at Leon Capital centres around partnering with exceptional services businesses, where we see a clear active ownership plan to create sustainable impact for all stakeholders. That's exactly what we found in Xynteo."
"We have been impressed by the exceptional business and longstanding customer relationships built by the team, and are thrilled to partner with the Bjelland family and the management. We are grateful for their trust, and this only confirms Leon Capital as a partner of choice for family-owned and founder-led businesses," said Jean-Christophe Napoléon Bonaparte, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Leon Capital.
"We are excited to partner with Xynteo, and its exceptional team members, to scale their coalitions to new geographies and value chains, to grow the Xynteo team itself, and to ensure clients see the best of all Xynteo's capabilities, every single time," commented Michael Youtsos, Partner at Leon Capital
Xynteo's partners also expressed their excitement about the transaction. Peter Voser, Chairman of ABB, and former CEO of Shell, said, "As Chairman of the Europe Delivers coalition, I am excited to work with all of Xynteo's stakeholders to scale our impact for Europe, through good growth."
Sanjiv Mehta, CEO & Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever, said, "A few years back some MNC's and local groups came together to solve some intractable problems facing the country relating to people and planet. As chairman of the Vikaasa coalition, I fully support the Xynteo partners coming in as shareholders and am excited to work on the big challenges that India faces."
Henrik Madsen, former CEO of DNV, will remain Chairman of Xynteo, and Thorhild Widvey, former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, and Minister of Culture in Norway, will remain on the board of directors.
The transaction is backed by the Leon Capital partners, Yana Investment Partners and several prominent family offices among others.
About Xynteo
Xynteo is a purpose-driven strategic advisory firm that helps global organisations, and their leaders, find new ways to grow forward as they tackle the societal and environmental challenges that are too big, too expensive, and too complex to solve alone. We believe that business is a force for good when leaders think long term, work with, not against nature, and use their influence and resources for the many, not the few. For us, this is good growth.
For more information, please visit www.xynteo.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/xynt-o/
Contact: hello@xynteo.com
About Leon Capital
Leon Capital LLP is a private equity firm, based in London, and investing in leading mid-market European tech-enabled services companies. We partner with ambitious teams to enable transformational change and build regional or international champions. We have a long-term view, a family partnership mindset, and an active management model to deliver sustainable impact for all stakeholders. The Leon Capital team has successfully completed or been involved in over 45 transactions, representing €6 billion in equity invested, and direct operational experience across 20 portfolio companies.
For more information, please visit www.leon-capital.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/leon-capital/
Contact info@leon-capital.com
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(WHTM) — Now with Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas just a month away, everyone will be waiting for the snow to fall to make it a white Christmas.
But, what exactly is snow and how does it form? Also, why do two snowflakes never look alike?
According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), snow is the accumulation of water vapor that turns into ice crystals. It is formed when the temperature in the atmosphere is at or below freezing. If the temperature near the ground is also at or below freezing, the snow can stick and accumulate on the surface.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explains that a snowflake is formed when one of those extremely cold water droplets freezes on a pollen or dust particle in the sky, which in turn creates an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls to the ground, water vapor freezes onto the primary crystal, building new crystals.
Those ice crystals reflect the internal order of their water molecules, which arrange themselves in predetermined spaces to form the six-sided snowflake. This process is called crystallization.
Temperature and humidity can impact what snowflakes look like.
Those that appear more flat form at lower temperatures such as the 0s and 10s, compared to long needle-like crystals that form when the temperature is in the 20s and 30s.
As the crystal falls, it may encounter different atmospheric conditions. The flake’s six arms may grow one way at first but may grow in a different way after a few thousand feet.
The reason why no two snowflakes are exactly alike is that every single snowflake that falls to earth takes a different path. The slightest change in the path of a snowflake can change its shape. Even the atmospheric conditions, which may seem the same to us, differ as each snowflake falls to the ground.
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Partnering with industry-leading CPU and memory vendors, Astera Labs extends leadership in interoperability testing so system integrators can deploy CXL-attached memory with confidence
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Astera Labs, the industry-leader for purpose-built connectivity solutions, today announced the expansion of its Cloud-Scale Interop Lab to provide robust interoperability testing between its Leo Memory Connectivity Platform and a growing ecosystem of leading CXL-based CPUs, memory modules, and operating systems.
"Compute Express Link™ (CXL™) is proving to be a critical memory interconnect technology in data-centric systems; however, multiple use cases and a fast-growing ecosystem is proving to be a significant challenge for seamless deployment of CXL solutions at scale," said Casey Morrison, CPO, Astera Labs. "Building on the success of our Cloud-Scale Interop Lab for Aries PCIe® Smart Retimers and learnings from real CXL silicon solutions working on customer platforms, we are excited to partner with industry leaders to implement end-to-end CXL tests and tools to minimize interoperation risk, reduce system development time and costs, and accelerate time-to-market."
The Cloud-Scale Interop Lab utilizes a comprehensive suite of memory stress tests, CXL protocol checks, and electrical robustness measurements to validate performance and interoperability between CPUs, Leo Smart Memory Controllers, and a variety of memory modules in real-world use cases. The testing covers four key areas spanning from the physical layer to the application layer, including PCIe electrical, memory, CXL compliance and system-level testing over thousands of iterations. Customers can request the reports at www.AsteraLabs.com/GetReports.
Astera Labs is collaborating on interop testing with industry leaders delivering CPUs and memory modules for the growing CXL market.
Jim Pappas, Chairman, CXL Consortium, said: "The CXL Consortium hosts events that test member company products for compliance to our specifications. With its Cloud-Scale Interop Lab, Astera Labs extends that testing with rigorous interoperability tests from the physical level to the system level with a broad range of hosts, memory and operating systems. As a CXL Consortium contributor member, Astera Labs' vendor-neutral approach will help accelerate the delivery of CXL memory solutions to market."
Mahesh Wagh, Senior Fellow, Server Systems Architect, AMD, said: "Both standards compliance and plug-and-play capabilities are an important step toward growing the CXL ecosystem. 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processors are compatible with CXL 1.1 standards and help to create composable architectures that provide the infrastructure flexibility, security and performance requirements our customers demand. We applaud Astera Labs for its commitment to interoperability testing and look forward to our continued collaboration toward delivering truly heterogeneous computing."
Dr. Debendra Das Sharma, Senior Fellow, Intel Corporation, said: "Intel is committed to accelerating the CXL ecosystem, and we are looking forward to continuing our collaboration with Astera Labs and participating in its Cloud-Scale Interop Lab so our customers can more easily deploy reliable and interoperable CXL solutions."
Raj Hazra, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Micron's Compute and Networking Business Unit, said: "Micron is delivering memory innovations for the data center that leverage CXL, and we are collaborating with Astera Labs to test our DDR memory solutions in its Cloud-Scale Interop Lab. Together, we are alleviating the memory bandwidth bottleneck and providing interoperable solutions that result in greater flexibility for data center and cloud infrastructure customers."
Hyungsoo Kim, VP and Head of DRAM Application Engineering Group at SK hynix, said: "Our broad portfolio of high-performance and high-density DDR5 DRAM unlocks the full potential of CXL-attached memory expansion and pooling for cloud servers. With contributions from both Headquarters and US Engineering Center, SK hynix is excited to partner with Astera Labs to validate our memory in its Cloud-Scale Interop Lab, to enable our customers to gain assurance that our solution will interoperate seamlessly with Astera Labs' CXL Controller and customers' CPU of choice."
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The Supreme Court has delivered significant blows to President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, LGBTQ+ protections and affirmative action. Those rulings are reverberating on the campaign trail.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Daniel Jones and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence have been linked since being taken in the first round by the New York Giants in the 2019 draft.
Not only were they drafted together, they ended up being roommates in training camp and close friends.
The two showed flashes in their first three seasons, but there were always questions about whether they would deliver on being first-round picks.
They're delivering this year, much like a lot of the Giants under Brian Daboll.
Lawrence, who had the fifth-year option on his rookie contract picked up by the team and new general manager Joe Schoen, has become a force on the defensive line. The former Clemson star who was the 17th pick overall has sacks in three straight games, and a career-high four heading into Sunday's game in Jacksonville against the Jaguars.
What is making him even happier is watching Jones, who was taken at No. 6. The quarterback has 1,021 passing yards and five touchdowns, while hitting 67% of his passes. He also has moved the offense with his legs, rushing for 236 yards and two TDs.
Jones also is making plays when they count despite not getting a ton of help from his line at times. He has thrown only two interceptions in 159 attempts.
“He has always been my guy,” Lawrence said Wednesday. "He is just being very confident, I can see it in him this year. Things are finally starting to make sense, which is good to see. He is just taking over the offense. He is creating plays for him and other people.
“He's been a playmaker and that's what you want to see out of your quarterback,” Larwrence added.
Jones is having his best season despite the Giants' decision not to pick up the fifth-year option on his rookie contract. He is making better and quicker decisions with the ball and that's helped New York rally from three double-digit deficits to beat Tennessee, Green Bay and Baltimore.
The winning and making plays has helped his confidence. Learning from his mistakes is another plus.
“You’ve got to look to the plays you’ve made, what’s been successful for us as a group and use that to build confidence to plan on what we’re going to do going forward,” the 25-year-old said.
Center Jon Feliciano and right guard Mark Glowinski joined the Giants this season as free agents and they admit Jones has succeeded with the line still working to be better.
“He's extremely, extremely competitive and he is tough as nails,” Feliciano said of Jones. “The way that he rolled his ankle (against Chicago), to come back and play a week later, to take hits the way he takes hits, to have blood all over his hand and destroying my butt with his blood; he's a competitor who just works his tail off.”
Glowinski said he heard and read things about Jones before joining the Giants. He said the criticisms have not panned out.
“I told him all the time when I got here, just to go out there and have fun,” Glowinski said. “I think if he just stays loose when he is out there and ignores the outside noise, I think that's the best for him.”
Not all first-round picks work out. New York also took Georgia cornerback DeAndre Baker with the No. 30 selection in 2019. He played one season and was released following an arrest after his rookie season.
NOTES: WRs Kenny Golladay (knee) and Kadarius Toney (hamstring) did not practice Wednesday along with LB Oshane Ximines (quad) and rookie CB Cor'Dale Flott. ... LT Andrew Thomas (elbow), Feliciano (groin), LB Azeez Ojulari (calf) and RB Saquon Barkley (shoulder) were limited. The injuries to Thomas, Barkley and Feliciano are not considered serious.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A fishing vessel that sank in New England, resulting in the loss of all four fishermen, likely capsized because of poor drainage of seawater from the rear deck and hatches that weren’t watertight, investigators said.
The National Transportation Safety Board called Tuesday for stepped up inspections and renewed its call for personal locator beacons for each crew member. The agency first made that recommendation after the loss of the cargo vessel El Faro and 33 sailors in 2015.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy urged fishing boat operators to purchase the individual radio beacons for crew members.
“Don’t wait for a mandate from the Coast Guard,” Homendy said in a written statement. “If the Emmy Rose crew had access to these devices, perhaps some of them would still be with us today.”
The tragedy unfolded as the Portland-based Emmy Rose was headed to Gloucester, Massachusetts, to offload an estimated 45,000 pounds (20,400 kilograms) of fish in November 2020.
A crew member told his girlfriend in a phone call that it was the 82-foot (25-meter) vessel’s biggest catch, and she told investigators that she heard ebullient crewmembers laughing and enjoying themselves in the background.
Hours later, early on Nov. 23, the vessel’s automated distress beacon signaled. The Emmy Rose disappeared without a radio distress call.
The Coast Guard dispatched a cutter and a helicopter, then other boats and aircraft, to the area about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Rescuers found an oil sheen, an empty life raft and some debris. The fishermen were never recovered.
With a forecast for gusts up to 25 knots (46 kph) and sea levels of 5 to 8 feet (1.5 to 2.5 meters), the Emmy Rose was returning to shore in conditions that could have put a trawler in peril with waves splashing onto the rear deck. The NTSB said seawater likely accumulated on the vessel’s rear deck, failed to drain properly and then poured into the vessel through hatches that weren’t watertight, making the vessel less stable. The Emmy Rose ultimately came to a rest in nearly 800 feet (240 meters) of water.
The Emmy Rose was more susceptible to capsize because of its design and modifications, the NTSB said. The vessel was originally built for shrimping in the Gulf of Mexico and was modified for trawling for fish in New England waters.
“NTSB investigators found that at the time of the sinking, the Emmy Rose likely did not meet existing stability criteria, making it more susceptible to capsizing,” the agency’s report said.
The NTSB cannot mandate changes, but it recommended inspections of port covers designed to drain water from the deck and watertight hatches, along with individual radio beacons for crew members.
The Coast Guard cannot mandate new requirements without following the federal rule-making process, but will continue work with the fishing industry and Congress to improve safety for all commercial fisherman, said Trevor Cowan, the Coast Guard’s regional commercial fishing vessel safety coordinator.
Commercial fishing vessels are required to have an automated emergency beacon that floats free and signals rescuers. But individuals are not required to have them.
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Some couples Netflix and chill, some talk about ways they can completely rewrite the rulebook on the way things have always been done.
We'll give you three guesses as to which category Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe fall into. "I think back on the conversations that Megan and I have had just chilling on the couch, talking about our lives," Bird, who just wrapped a 21-year WNBA career that included four championships, told E! News in an exclusive interview. "And a lot of it ends up being topics about challenging the status quo. And so now we're actively going to be able to do that in a very public way through all of this content."
In other words, our favorite athletic power couple has just entered the content creation game. In partnership with TOGETHXR—the media platform Bird launched with fellow sports super stars Alex Morgan, Simone Manuel and Chloe Kim—the pair are shooting their shot with their new production company, A Touch More.
The plan is to amplify stories from underrepresented communities, including LGBTQIA+, BIPOC and women, but mostly, noted Bird, "what's not being covered—the stories that are not being told."
Their slate starts with what Rapinoe labeled "a sort of quintessential women's sports story": four-part audio documentary 30 for30: Pink Card, which follows the lives of Iranian women fighting for the right to simply watch soccer.
"Oftentimes, you only see the shining moment or championship or World Cup, but you don't really understand all that it took to get there," explained the two-time FIFA World Cup winner. "Female athletes, I think women in general to be honest, don't really get to just do what they do. You've got to do 20 other things to just get yourself in a position."
Noting that the world of women's sports has a habit of just highlighting a select few athletes (including, they acknowledge, themselves), their goal "is not to use the success that we've had to continue to gain success for ourselves or continue to tell our own story," explained Rapinoe, but "rather to do something much different and put eyes on things that we feel are really important or things that we know about, but not necessarily our personal stories."
In other words, don't hold your breath for a Bird-Rapinoe reality series. (Because, yes, we floated the idea that they document their future nuptials.)
"A hard pass," joked Rapinoe. Agreed Bird, "Whatever the hardest pass is, that one."
They had no qualm, however, about teaming up professionally.
Since 2015, when she decided to stop playing overseas ("For a women's basketball player, you play for the WNBA, you go over to Europe—rinse, repeat for years and years and years," Bird explained) the five-time Olympic gold medalist has been testing out various options for her life after the hardwood.
"I was really starting to try new things out, whether it was commentating, I worked in an NBA front office—just really trying to see what I liked, what I didn't like, and go from there," she explained. In the past seven years, her perspective has shifted "and I think having the conversations that Megan and I have when we're just chilling on the couch, you start to get to know yourself better, you start to see what interests you and this became a natural direction."
Doing it alongside her favorite teammate was an easy yes. "I feel like we've both gained so much from the other's perspective and learning from that and being challenged," noted Bird. Plus, they've already had plenty of practice. Said Rapinoe, "I think that all these conversations that we have, they were like little mini business meetings."
That their work will place them in the same zip code more often is just a bonus. After years of living at the mercy of "the schedule gods," Bird joked, and hoping her games at home with the Seattle Storm would line up with when Rapinoe was on the pitch with the city's OL Reign, "It will be good to have time together where we can kind of get more focused on things like this." | https://www.eonline.com/news/1357431/here-s-why-sue-bird-and-megan-rapinoe-have-no-qualms-about-mixing-business-with-pleasure | 2022-12-08 15:22:37 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/news/1357431/here-s-why-sue-bird-and-megan-rapinoe-have-no-qualms-about-mixing-business-with-pleasure |
HOUSTON (AP) — Pitcher Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros agreed Friday to a $64 million, five-year contract that avoided a salary arbitration hearing.
Javier gets a $2 million signing bonus, payable within 30 days of the deal’s approval by the commissioner’s office, and salaries of $3 million this season, $7 million in 2024, $10 million in 2025 and $21 million in each of the following two years.
His salaries in the final two years can increase based on Cy Young Award voting, by up to $6 million in 2026 and $8 million in 2027. He would get a $2 million boost for each first-place finish, $1 million for second and $500,000 for third through fifth,
Javier has the right to block trades to 10 teams without his approval in 2026 and 2027.
A 25-year-old right-hander, Javier went 11-9 with a 2.54 ERA in 25 starts and five relief appearances last year, striking out 198 and walking 52 in 148 2/3 innings. He set career bests for wins, ERA, strikeouts and innings.
Javier won both his postseason starts, pitching 11 1/3 scoreless innings in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series against the Yankees and Game 4 of the World Series against Philadelphia.
He started a pair of no-hitters, pitching seven innings at the Yankees on June 25 and six innings in the game at the Phillies — just the second no-hitter in World Series history.
Javier had asked for $3.5 million in arbitration and had been offered $3 million. He made $749,100 last year.
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Servier's presence in the Seaport has already created nearly 400 jobs and the team has provided life-changing medicines to more than 15 thousand patients living with difficult-to-treat cancers
Campus expansion follows significant growth in oncology in less than four years, including three FDA approvals
BOSTON, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Servier, a leader in oncology committed to bringing the promise of tomorrow to the patients it serves, will inaugurate its new Global research and development (R&D) Center in Boston, Massachusetts, further strengthening and expanding its oncology presence in the United States. Located in the heart of the Seaport Innovation District, the new lab and office expansion will serve as the company's U.S. headquarters, contributing approximately $70 million to the economy over the next few years.
The facilities will officially be opened on Thursday, July 21 at a ribbon cutting ceremony with more than 200 guests, including state and local officials and current and potential academic and industry partners.
"Servier has grown exponentially over the past four years and we are proud to further expand our U.S. presence in Boston's world-class life sciences and research community," said David K. Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Servier Pharmaceuticals. "We remain committed to improving the lives of patients as we expand our leadership in oncology and look forward to ushering in this next chapter of innovation for the patients we serve."
Driven by discovery, Servier has made oncology a priority globally and allocates more than 50% of its R&D budget to cancer research. With a focus in cancer metabolism, immune-oncology and cancer cell targeting, the company continues to build out its robust portfolio of oncology treatments. In the next five years, Servier anticipates seven additions to our portfolio and five FDA approvals.
Under the leadership of Dale Porter, Ph.D., Vice President, Head of Servier's Oncology & Immuno-Oncology Research, the brand new 20,683-square-foot lab already houses more than six projects in drug discovery, reinforcing Servier's commitment to finding solutions that address patient needs across the entire spectrum of disease and multiple tumor types. This includes projects from early discovery research and target identification, all the way through scientifically supporting marketed products.
"The new lab is a critical component of Servier's worldwide R&D network, enabling us to further accelerate the important work we do to discover transformative new medicines," said Claude P. Bertrand, Executive Vice President of Research and Development, Servier Group. "With highly-specialized competencies and a focused approach to drug discovery and development, Servier is redefining how cancer is treated by finding new, innovative ways to target difficult-to-treat cancers with a significant unmet need."
Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC is a commercial-stage company with a passion for innovation and improving the lives of patients, their families and caregivers. As a privately held company, Servier has the unique freedom to devote all of its time and energy towards patients who require our treatments, care and innovation in areas of unmet medical need.
As a leader in oncology, Servier is committed to finding solutions that will address today's challenges. The company's oncology portfolio includes innovative medicines designed to bring more life-saving treatments to a greater number of patients, across the entire spectrum of disease and in a variety of tumor types. Servier has significantly accelerated its investment in hard-to-treat cancers with more than 50% of its research and development dedicated to delivering significant advances in areas of high unmet need that may truly move the needle for our patients.
Servier believes co-creation is fundamental to driving innovation and is actively building alliances, acquisitions, licensing deals and partnerships that bring solutions and accelerate access to therapies. With the company's commercial expertise, global reach, scientific expertise and commitment to clinical excellence, Servier Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to bringing the promise of tomorrow to the patients that we serve.
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Servier is a global pharmaceutical group governed by a Foundation. With a strong international presence in 150 countries and a total revenue of 4.7 billion euros in 2021, Servier employs 21,800 people worldwide. Servier is an independent group that invests over 20% of its brand-name revenue in Research and Development every year. To accelerate therapeutic innovation for the benefit of patients, the Group is committed to open and collaborative innovation with academic partners, pharmaceutical groups, and biotech companies. It also integrates the patient's voice at the heart of its activities.
A leader in cardiology, the ambition of the Servier Group is to become a renowned and innovative player in oncology. Its growth is based on a sustained commitment to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, oncology, neuroscience and immuno-inflammatory diseases. To promote access to healthcare for all, the Servier Group also offers a range of quality generic drugs covering most pathologies.
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Now home shoppers can use the Home Swap™ interest-free home equity advance to increase their down payment and lower their mortgage rate
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Buyers and sellers are quickly realizing that traditional home loans don't work when rising interest rates and home prices combine to make buying a home more expensive than ever before. Knock, the fast-growing fintech company that makes all homebuyers Power Buyers, today introduced two new features that give homeowners the ability to tap into the unprecedented equity gains they've amassed in their current house to make buying a new home more affordable.
Effective today, homeowners who take advantage of the Knock Home Swap1, which includes a competitively priced mortgage and 100% of the financing necessary to buy before you sell, are eligible to use the Home Swap's interest-free home equity advance in two ways to lower the interest and monthly payments on their new home. They can use it to:
- Buy down their mortgage rate by as much as 0.75%
- Make up to a 30% down payment on their new home, which would reduce their monthly payment further by as much as an additional one-eighth of a percentage point
"With mortgage rates doubling since the start of the year and home prices continuing to grow at double-digits, buying a home has gotten a lot more expensive. At the same time, homeowners have more of their wealth tied up in their home than any other time in history," said Knock Co-Founder and CEO Sean Black. "Thousands of homeowners have used the Knock Home Swap to work with the agent they trust to compete with cash offers to win their dream home and then move on their own timeline and sell for top dollar. Now, they can use it to buy down their rate and put more money down, which will drive their rate even lower."
In just a year, the typical U.S. homeowner saw their home equity increase $55,300 in 2021, according to CoreLogic, and with the median-priced home reaching a record of $416,000 in June that has only continued to increase in 2022. A homebuyer purchasing a median price home could reduce their mortgage payment by nearly 14%, or $259 a month, by leveraging the Home Swap's no interest equity advance to increase their down payment from 20% to 30% and qualify for a lower interest rate. Paying a point to lower their interest by 0.5% would trim an additional $90 per month, saving more than $32,000 over the life of the loan.2
The Knock Home Swap's interest-free equity advance loan covers the down payment on the new home, home prep and up to six months of mortgage payments on the old house. Home Swap customers are able to sell their old house on the open market for the maximum sale price after they've moved into their new home, avoiding the hassle of living through repairs or showings.
Knock also provides a 30-day closing guarantee, Home Prep Concierge and backup offer on the old house in the unlikely event that it doesn't sell within six months. More than 98% of Knock homes sell in 90 days or less, with 88% selling in 30 days or less.
Knock partners with more than 350 real estate brokerage firms with 120,000 agents in approximately 5,900 ZIP codes to bring its innovative home loan financing solutions to homebuyers nationwide on home purchases up to $3 million.
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2This example is for educational purposes only, rates are subject to change at any time.
Knock is rewriting the rules of homeownership with mobile technology and innovative home financing solutions that make all homebuyers Power Buyers. Knock's flagship Home Swap™ product empowers consumers with a non-contingent offer on their phone to buy the home they want before selling the home they have, providing certainty knowing you've found your dream home and the convenience of not having to live through repairs or showings. Knock GO™ (Guaranteed Offer) is a cash-like home loan solution for first-time homebuyers looking to compete in today's hot housing market.
Launched in 2015 by founding team members of Trulia.com, Knock currently operates in 75 markets nationwide. Knock has raised $900 million in debt and equity from top-tier investors, including Foundry Group, Greycroft, RRE, Parker89 and The National Association of Realtors®, giving NAR's 1.5 million members the ability to market Knock's homeownership solutions to their clients. For more information visit: knock.com.
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Hoth to Concentrate on its Current Pipeline and Continue Phase 2 Clinical Study
Hoth Has Over Twelve Months Cash on Balance Sheet
NEW YORK, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH), a patient focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced that they have entered into a mutual agreement with Algorithm Sciences, Inc. ("Algorithm") to terminate their previously announced decision to merge, originally announced on April 26, 2023.
After further discussions and review, both Hoth and Algorithm have determined that a definitive merger agreement cannot be reached and it is in the best interest of both companies to terminate the letter of intent and continue to operate as separate companies.
"Hoth is continuing development from a position of strength and stability with over $12M on the balance sheet to carry us through more than twelve months of continued development," stated Robb Knie, CEO of Hoth. "Our Phase 2a study for patients suffering from the side effects of EGFRi treatment is underway and we believe HT-001 to be a groundbreaking treatment. I look forward to updating our shareholders as further developments of our therapeutics become available."
About Hoth Therapeutics, Inc.
Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative, impactful, and ground-breaking treatments with a goal to improve patient quality of life. We are a catalyst in early-stage pharmaceutical research and development, elevating drugs from the bench to pre-clinical and clinical testing. Utilizing a patient-centric approach, we collaborate and partner with a team of scientists, clinicians, and key opinion leaders to seek out and investigate therapeutics that hold immense potential to create breakthroughs and diversify treatment options. To learn more, please visit https://ir.hoththerapeutics.com/.
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Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) moved to force a vote on a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday, upping the pressure on House Republicans to take action against the GOP lawmaker who was indicted on 13 federal charges last week.
Garcia — who introduced the resolution to expel Santos in February — called the measure to the floor as a privileged resolution on Tuesday, forcing Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to act on the resolution within two legislative days.
McCarthy can either call a motion to table or refer the resolution to the Ethics Committee — both of which would require a simple majority vote — or bring the expulsion resolution to the floor, which needs two-third support to pass.
It is unlikely that a vote to expel Santos would pass. But, if it comes to the floor, Garcia is aiming to force Republicans to take a public position on whether Santos, who has drawn significant scrutiny amid questions about his biography and finances, should remain in Congress.
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The move from Garcia comes nearly one week after Santos was indicted on seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives. He pleaded not guilty.
“George Santos is a fraud and a liar, and he needs to be expelled by the House,” Garcia said in a statement. “News that federal prosecutors are filing 13 criminal charges against George Santos should have been the final straw for Kevin McCarthy, but he refuses to act.”
“Republicans now have a chance to demonstrate to Americans that an admitted criminal should not serve in the House of Representatives,” he added.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, is asking a judge on Wednesday to free him from prison by reversing California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s denial of his parole earlier this year.
Sirhan shot Kennedy moments after the U.S. senator from New York claimed victory in California’s pivotal Democratic presidential primary. He wounded five others during the shooting at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
Newsom said in January that Sirhan remains a threat to the public and hasn’t taken responsibility for a crime that changed American history.
But his attorney, Angela Berry, says there is no evidence her now 78-year-old client remains dangerous.
She is filing what’s known as a writ of habeas corpus asking a judge to rule that Newsom violated state law, which holds that inmates should be paroled unless they pose a current unreasonable public safety risk. Recent California laws also required the parole panel to consider that Sirhan committed the offense at a young age, when he was 24, and that he is now an elderly prisoner.
Berry said she is challenging the governor’s reversal as an “abuse of discretion,” a denial of Sirhan’s constitutional right to due process and as a violation of California law. It also alleges that Newsom misstated the facts in his decision.
Berry said the governor “acted with personal bias, incorporated the wrong law, ignored mitigation evidence, and did not afford Sirhan the same rights as others eligible for parole.”
Newsom overruled two parole commissioners who had found that Sirhan no longer was a risk. Among other factors, Newsom said the Christian Palestinian who immigrated from Jordan has failed to disclaim violence committed in his name, adding to the risk that he could incite political violence.
The ruling split the iconic Kennedy family, with two of RFK’s sons — Douglas Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — supporting his release. But RFK’s wife, Ethel Kennedy, and six of Kennedy’s nine surviving children opposed his parole.
Newsom has cited RFK as his political hero and keeps RFK photos in both his official and home offices, including one of Kennedy with his late father. Berry accused him of politicizing the parole process.
Berry accused Newsom of putting his “political goals and agenda above that of the Constitution.”
Newsom’s office did not respond to a request for comment. Newsom, a Democrat, has in recent months sought more national recognition in calling out Republicans particularly the governors of Florida and Texas. Newsom is running for reelection in November but he also has sparked speculation that he has presidential ambitions, something that he has repeatedly denied.
It’s unclear how quickly a judge might rule on Berry’s petition, and either side could appeal an adverse decision. but Sirhan is set for a new parole hearing on March 1.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State and local governments will soon gain new flexibility to spend billions of federal coronavirus relief dollars on things not directly related to the pandemic, including new roads and bridges and aid to people affected by wildfires, floods and other natural disasters.
The broadened spending authority for the previously approved pandemic aid was one of many of provisions wrapped into a recently enacted $1.7 trillion spending bill for the federal government’s 2023 budget year. It comes after city, county and state officials lobbied for more than a year for greater flexibility in how they can use a $350 billion pool of aid approved by President Joe Biden and the Democratic-led Congress in March 2021.
The American Rescue Plan act included federal aid for all levels of government — from states and territories down to tiny towns and villages — that was intended to help cover the costs of responding to COVID-19, shore up government finances and invest in longer-term projects to strengthen communities.
Though the program had considerable flexibility as originally implemented by the U.S. Treasury Department, some uses for the money remained limited. The newly expanded spending options are expected to take effect by late February, after the Treasury releases updated guidance.
“I think it supercharges the ARPA dollars to be as productive as possible” said Brittney Kohler, legislative director for transportation and infrastructure at the National League of Cities. She added: “We see this as a really valuable tool to make the most of every federal dollar.”
Under the revised spending rules, states and local governments could use their federal pandemic relief funds to provide the local matching amount necessary to draw down additional federal grants for road and transportation projects, including some funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by Biden in November 2021.
Governments will be allowed to use up to $10 million or 30% of their American Rescue Plan allotment, whichever is greater, for such transportation infrastructure.
There is no cap on how much of their allotment can go toward natural disaster relief, such as temporary housing, food and financial assistance.
Governments already can receive disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“The process at FEMA can be time-consuming and a little burdensome,” said Susan Frederick, senior federal affairs counsel at the National Conference of State Legislatures. “This would be funding that would be readily available to the states in a more immediate fashion than having to go through all the hoops.”
About one-quarter of counties across the U.S. currently have federally declared disasters, said Mark Ritacco, chief government affairs office at the National Association of Counties.
A “natural disaster could have been worse due to the county’s focus on the COVID-19 pandemic,” if it diverted local funds that otherwise could have been spent to mitigate disasters, Ritacco said.
The greater flexibility will primarily benefit larger governments that received more than $10 million under the American Rescue Plan. That’s because a Treasury Department rule released one year ago allowed all governments to assume up to $10 million of pandemic-related revenue losses, qualifying an equal amount to be spent on general government services that could be construed to include roads or disaster relief.
States, territories and the District of Columbia had budgeted 71% of their federal pandemic relief allotments as of Sept. 30, according to an Associated Press analysis of data available through the Treasury Department.
A total of 1,850 local governments that received at least $10 million had complied with Treasury reporting requirements; they had budgeted 53% of their pandemic relief allotments as of Sept. 30.
Governments have until the end of 2024 to obligate the federal pandemic relief funds for projects and until the end of 2026 to spend it.
Officials are unlikely to do a major overhaul of their already planned spending as a result of the new law. But “the additional flexibility creates an opportunity for cities to move money around in their budgets” to meet federal spending deadlines, said Michael Wallace, legislative director for housing, community and economic development at the National League of Cities. | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-federal-covid-aid-okd-to-pay-for-roads-natural-disasters/ | 2023-01-11 13:09:25 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-federal-covid-aid-okd-to-pay-for-roads-natural-disasters/ |
Dutch soldier shot in Indianapolis dies of his injuries
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — One of three Dutch soldiers wounded in a shooting outside a hotel in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend has died, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
The commando “died tonight of his injuries. That happened surrounded by family and colleagues,” the ministry said in a statement.
The soldier, whose identity was not released, was one of three members of the Dutch Commando Corps who were shot and wounded early Saturday in downtown Indianapolis after what local police believe was a disturbance outside the hotel where they were staying, authorities said.
The two other wounded soldiers are conscious, the ministry said.
The shooting occurred about 3:30 a.m. in Indianapolis’ entertainment district. The Dutch Defense Ministry said the three soldiers were from the Commando Corps and were in Indiana for training.
Indianapolis police said they believe some sort of altercation between the three victims and another person or people led to the shooting. No arrests have been made.
The Indiana National Guard said the soldiers had been training at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, a 1,000-acre complex about 40 miles southeast of Indianapolis. The Guard said in a statement that the center is used for training by the Department of Defense “as well as other allies.”
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Sam Neill assures fans he's ‘alive and well’ and in remission after his cancer news
Sam Neill reassured fans Saturday he is "alive and well" and in remission after he revealed in an interview with the BBC Friday he had been undergoing cancer treatment since being diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma a year ago.
"My news seems to be all over the news at the moment, and it’s sort of ‘Cancer! Cancer! Cancer!’ Which is slightly tiresome because, as you see, I am alive and well. And I have been in remission for eight months, which feels really good," the "Jurassic Park" star said in a lengthy video post on his Instagram Saturday.
"And I’m alive and kicking, and I’m going to work," the actor, who wore a white T-shirt and a full beard, added. In his BBC interview, the 75-year-old revealed he lost his hair during his treatment and wanted his beard back "more than anything."
The "Tudors" actor said he is "very happy to be going back to work," explaining that, in a week, he’ll begin shooting a film called "Apples Never Fall" with Annette Benning.
‘JURASSIC PARK’S' LAURA DERN, SAM NEILL REFLECT ON 20-YEAR-AGE GAP ROMANCE
Sam Neill reassured fans Saturday he's "alive and well." (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images for AFI)
"I just wish the headline wasn’t ‘that thing’ so much," Neill said, referring to cancer, "because the main thing is that I have written this book. It’s called ‘Did I Ever Tell You This?’ And it does mention cancer because that’s the sort of context in which I wrote it.
"But I didn’t really mean to write a book. I needed something to do while I was undergoing treatment, and I am used to going to work, and I suddenly couldn’t go to work. So that’s why I wrote the book, and I have to say there’s been great response to it. People seem to love it, which is great."
He added he was "nervous" about writing the book because he’s a first-time author but added that it was "fun" to reflect on his career, adding that the "tone of the book is one of surprise. I never thought that I would have a career as an actor, let alone an actor on screen.
"I am full of gratitude looking back on this life, and that’s what the book is about. And let’s not worry too much about ‘all that’ because I’m fine. OK!"
In his BBC interview, Neill had referred to the cancer as "ferocious" and said at the time he was diagnosed he thought he might be "dying."
During a press tour for "Jurassic World Dominion" last year, the actor noticed that glands in his neck did not feel right. After hearing his diagnosis from doctors, Neill said his response was pretty stoic, but it prompted him to "take stock of things," and he began writing his memoir to "distract" himself.
He joked that he suspected his publishers wanted him to "hurry" with the book in case he "kicked the bucket" before it was released.
The "Jurassic Park" actor said his book discusses his cancer but is really about his life and career. (Getty Images)
He also reassured that while his book discusses his cancer, that's not what the book's about because he "can’t stand cancer books."
Per the Mayo Clinic, non-Hodgkin lymphoma is "a type of cancer that begins in your lymphatic system, which is part of the body's germ-fighting immune system. Advances in diagnosis and treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma have helped improve the prognosis for people with this disease."
In an interview with The Guardian, the 75-year-old said he’s not afraid to die but would like to get in another couple decades of life if he can.
"We’ve built all these lovely terraces, we’ve got these olive trees and cypresses, and I want to be around to see it all mature," he said. "And I’ve got my lovely little grandchildren. I want to see them get big."
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House Republicans set to interrogate FTC’s Khan over ethics, antitrust issues
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans who say the Federal Trade Commission has been overzealous and politicized under President Joe Biden are set to interrogate agency head Lina Khan on Thursday, bringing her before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time amid her court battles with big technology companies.
Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has criticized Khan in recent months on a multitude of issues, including what he says are politically motivated actions directed at Elon Musk after he acquired Twitter last year, questions about whether she should have recused herself from certain cases and her legal actions against tech giants on antitrust issues. In April, the committee subpoenaed Khan after an investigation by the panel that concluded the FTC “harassed” Twitter in the wake of Musk’s acquisition.
The hearing will examine “mismanagement of the FTC and its disregard for ethics and congressional oversight under Chair Lina Khan,” the Judiciary panel’s website says.
The hearing comes as the agency has been embroiled in several legal cases against technology companies and as Khan — an outspoken critic of Big Tech before becoming the agency’s head — has tried, not always successfully, to toughen government regulation of those companies.
Khan and the agency suffered a major defeat Tuesday when a federal judge declined to block Microsoft’s looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard. The FTC had sought to ax the deal, saying it will hurt competition.
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said the deal — the largest in the history of the tech industry — deserved scrutiny but the FTC hadn’t shown that it would cause serious harm. The FTC is now appealing her ruling.
Another judge rebuffed the FTC’s attempt earlier this year to stop Meta from taking over the virtual reality fitness company Within Unlimited.
The FTC has also sued Amazon for allegedly engaging in a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into Amazon Prime and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. In a complaint filed in federal court last month, the agency accused Amazon of using deceptive designs, known as “dark patterns,” to deceive consumers into enrolling in the service.
The FTC has been investigating Twitter, including efforts this spring to obtain owner Elon Musk’s internal communications, as part of ongoing oversight into the social media company’s privacy and cybersecurity practices.
The agency has been watching the company for years since Twitter agreed to a 2011 consent order alleging serious data security lapses. But the agency’s concerns spiked with the tumult that followed Musk’s October takeover of the company and mass layoffs that followed.
Khan, a legal scholar, was a known tech critic when she took over the agency in 2021, and her nomination was seen as a signal from the Biden administration that it would be tough on technology companies as they have been under intense pressure from other regulators and state attorneys general.
She was a professor at Columbia University Law School and became known for her scholarly work in 2017 as a Yale law student, “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox.” That work helped lay the foundation for a new way of looking at antitrust law beyond the impact of big-company market dominance on consumer prices.
And she has experience with the Judiciary committee, having served as counsel to the panel’s antitrust subcommittee in 2019 and 2020. In that role she played a key role in a sweeping bipartisan investigation of the market power of the tech giants.
Jordan’s House Judiciary panel has also gone after the tech companies for what Republicans say is censorship of conservatives. The committee subpoenaed the chief executives of the five largest tech companies in February as part of an effort to investigate Big Tech’s moderation of content.
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O’Brien reported from Providence, R.I.
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Which camera bags are best?
A good-quality camera bag is just as crucial as having the right equipment. You could have a complex camera, but if you don’t have a safe and secure way of storing it, you can’t take it on the road.
While all camera bags might look the same, there are plenty of differences that should influence your decision. The best camera bag for you might not be the biggest, heaviest or most padded. The key is to have enough space for your equipment while still being able to move around easily — and of course, keep your camera undamaged.
Size and comfort
Pack all your gear out and take a look at how much it is. That should give you a rough estimate of the bag size you’ll need. Depending on the number of batteries, additional lenses and flashes, you might need a bigger carrying case than you initially thought.
But the bigger the bag, the more cumbersome it will be. That is where comfort plays a huge role, and you should consider its impact. For heavy photography equipment that includes a drone, a roller case is the best option.
However, a well-padded backpack with sturdy zippers will get you more mileage if you only have basic gadgets. Where possible, try out the camera bag first, and imagine yourself carrying it fully laden for some time.
Customizable compartments
Having enough space in the camera bag for all your tools and gadgets is crucial, but the great thing about most carriers is the customizable compartments. A camera bag is essentially modular, as the internal compartment walls have Velcro on either end.
This lets you change the default configuration to make more space for one gadget or reduce the area for smaller ones. This has a two-fold purpose. First, it keeps your photography equipment snug. And second, it prevents them from banging against each other. For items that don’t quite fit in the primary section, a good quality bag has smaller pockets for loose parts.
Weatherproof
Any photographer knows that the weather can change in an instant. You are never guaranteed sunny skies. Just as your equipment needs to be ready at a moment’s notice, so too does your camera bag.
Look for a good quality bag that is water-resistant, can take a few knocks and can keep the dust and dirt out. It doesn’t need to be fully waterproof, but it should have enough resistance so that you can get out of the rain before soaking your gear.
Best camera bags
Lowepro Freeline Camera Backpack
This camera backpack has four external zippered pockets and a tripod holder by the shoulder straps. The internal compartment is customizable through three bendable walls and two dividers, letting you access your gear from the sides of the bag or when lying flat.
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USA Gear DSLR Camera Backpack Case with 15.6-inch Laptop Compartment
If you need a camera bag with quick access to all your gear, this is the perfect option. The primary compartment opens from the front and has padded dividers for additional protection. The top compartment is perfect for smaller items, and there is a tripod strap on the side.
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Amazon Basics Large DSLR Gadget Bag
A great grab-and-go shoulder bag, it is perfect for photographers who don’t need a lot of space. It has several padded dividers for customization, a slot for a tablet, three external pockets with zippers and a tripod strap on the front.
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Manfrotto MB MA2-BP-BFR Advanced 2 Befree Camera Backpack
This camera backpack has a top compartment to store smaller items, such as cables and batteries, and a slim, zippered pouch on the front for a laptop or tablet. The main compartment is accessed through the back and comes with five padded internal walls to change the configuration.
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This bag has a three-in-one design where your gear is stored in a separate camera pod that slots into the backpack’s main compartment. The lid has several slots for a laptop and tablet, and there is a tripod holder on the top. The camera pod has customizable walls and is easily accessed through an off-the-shoulder opening.
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Caden Camera Backpack for DSLR
If you need a classic camera bag with no added frills, this backpack is an excellent choice. The padded interior is customized through two large walls and two smaller dividers. The lid has a laptop slot and a zippered outer pocket, and the sides have a water bottle holder and a tripod strap.
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Lowepro LP37280 Whistler RL 400 AW II Rugged Camera Roller
This camera bag is perfect for unpredictable days. It features a smaller gear compartment that fits neatly into the larger roller bag. If you don’t need your camera equipment, you just remove that compartment and you have a sturdy travel bag for clothing. It has a water-resistant coating and two roller wheels.
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Amazon Basics Holster Camera Case for DSLR Cameras
For an easy carrying option, this shoulder bag has one main compartment large enough for a camera body and one lens. It has a zippered side pocket for smaller items and has no padding on the shoulder strap.
Sold by Amazon
Mosiso Hardshell Camera Bag with Tripod Holder and Laptop Compartment
This backpack has a waterproof hard shell lid that protects your gear from impacts. The main compartment is large enough to store several pieces of equipment and is customizable through two large walls and five smaller dividers. There is also a slot at the back for a laptop or tablet, and there are two zippered pockets in the lid.
Sold by Amazon
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Groups Award Two Grants for ALK-positive Lung Cancer Research
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) and ALK Positive Inc. (ALK Positive) announce funding of two ALK-positive related lung cancer projects. These grants, totaling $500,000, are awarded to researchers whose projects are focused upon transforming care and improving outcomes for patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
"This is an exciting time for ALK-positive scientific research. Through this partnership with LCRF, we have leveraged their rigorous selection process and access to experts to help us select and support the research most likely to save the lives of patients and improve their quality of life," says Dr. Emily Venanzi, ALK-positive patient/survivor since 2017, and ALK Positive's representative for this research partnership. "These awards bring the total research grants our organization has helped select and fund to almost $5,000,000. The members and supporters of ALK Positive and LCRF have made amazing efforts to raise funds for this award program. Currently, there is no known cure for this type of cancer in its advanced stage. We look forward to following these investigators as they pursue their projects."
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements were first detected in NSCLC in 2007, occur in about 5% of lung cancers, and also occur in many other cancer types. ALK-activating DNA rearrangements result in a fusion protein that drives the development of ALK-positive cancer. ALK-rearranged lung cancer is significantly more common in young patients than other types of lung cancer. Overall, the median age for lung cancer diagnoses is 70. In contrast, half of ALK-positive lung cancer patients are diagnosed before age 50, and nearly one-third are diagnosed before age 40. ALK-positive lung cancers also occur in patients under the age of 30, and the majority of ALK-positive lung cancers at any age occur in patients with little or no smoking history.
Research, clinical trials, and improved molecular profiling have accelerated precision medicine approaches for treating NSCLC. The FDA has approved a number of therapies targeting various molecular subsets of NSCLC. ALK-specific NSCLC therapies now include crizotinib, ceritinib, alectinib, brigatinib, and lorlatinib, with each new generation of therapy demonstrating improved efficacy and durability in controlling the disease. While ALK-positive targeted therapies can produce durable responses, almost all ALK-positive NSCLC patients eventually develop resistance to all existing therapies.
"We are delighted to be funding innovative science in partnership with ALK Positive," remarked Dennis Chillemi, Executive Director of LCRF. "It is our hope that these awards accelerate ALK-positive therapeutics and uncover the next line of treatment options, so patients with this specific mutation have more options for positive outcomes."
The 2022 ALK Positive/Lung Cancer Research Award recipients include:
Jaime Schneider, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Metabolic reprogramming as a driver of resistance in ALK+ lung cancer
Álvaro Quintanal Villalonga, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Identifying epigenomic mechanisms of ALK TKI resistance
The Lung Cancer Research Foundation® (LCRF) is the leading nonprofit organization focused on funding innovative, high-reward research with the potential to extend survival and improve quality of life for people with lung cancer. LCRF's mission is to improve lung cancer outcomes by funding research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of lung cancer. To date, LCRF has funded 409 research grants, totaling more than $42 million, the highest amount provided by a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding lung cancer research. For more information about the LCRF grant program and funding opportunities, visit lcrf.org/research.
ALK Positive is a 501(c)(3) organization with the mission to improve the life expectancy and quality of life of ALK-positive cancer patients worldwide. ALK Positive is committed to raising funds to support research that will transform ALK-positive cancer into a chronic or curable condition for all patients living with this disease. ALK Positive has raised over $7M to date to help achieve its mission. ALK Positive is affiliated with the ALK Positive Support Group, the world's largest community of ALK-positive patients. For more information about ALK Positive, please visit www.alkpositive.org.
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LUNG CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Sheila Sullivan
Sr. Director, Marketing & Communications
ssullivan@lcrf.org
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ALK Positive Medical Committee
emily.venanzi@alkpositive.org
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LAGRANGE — John Sisson is busy this week gathering up the last few items staled to cross the auction block this Friday at the LaGrange County Habitat for Humanity annual auction.
That auction kicks off at 4 p.m. in the antique auction barn on the property at Trade Place Shipshewana in Shipshewana.
Sisson is the executive director of the LaGrange County Habitat For Humanity, and this upcoming auction represented Habitat’s biggest fundraiser on the Habitat calendar all year. The money the annual auction raises can help to pay for the construction of a new Habitat home.
Inflation and COVID have taken a toll on not-for-profit organizations like Habitat. Inflation has pushed the cost of constructing small, simple homes like those constructed by Habitat through the roof. And COVID made it difficult for organizations like Habitat to do their traditional fundraising. So with the COVID pandemic more or less in the rearview mirror, Sisson said he’s seeing donations up for this year’s auction. That gives him real hope.
“I’m very excited,” he said. “We have a lot of new items up for auction this year. I mean, I would say my only concern is the RV industry has slowed down a little bit over the last few weeks because of the inflation thing. But I’m hoping that doesn’t hurt us any. I’m excited because I feel like we’ve got a lot enough new stuff that’s going to be a draw for people. We’ve advertised, and we’ve tried to advertise a little bit more this year. I’ve sent out public service announcements to a lot of local radio stations trying to get information. So I think we’re getting the word out a little bit better this year than we have in the last few years.”
The sales bill for the auction is filled with several big-ticket items, including once again, a new buggy Sisson hopes will generate a little excitement not only in LaGrange County but in other communities that are home to larger Amish populations.
“It’s called a suburban buggy. So it’s a different style buggy than what you normally see up here. There have only been a couple of them sold in this area. It’s really a popular buggy style in the Leo-Cedarville area,” he explained.
The buggy is different than those typically built and used in LaGrange County.
It features a roll-up door in the back and doors on each side,” he said. It’s got fold-down seats, too.”
This special buggy prompted Sisson to advertise the Habitat auction in communities outside of LaGrange. In addition to audience bids, he expects to take telephone bids for the buggy.
“We’re going to have a reserve,” he said. “But we’re expecting some Amish to travel up here just for the auction. Plus, we do some phone bids.”
Another big-ticket item up for auction is a 2023 min green and white 28-foot long Riverside RV, complete with a queen-sized big, slide-out, and U-shaped dinette.
A one-hour plane ride across LaGrange County also seems to be generating a lot of excitement, Sisson said.
“That should be fun,” he added.
In addition, the auction will feature dozens of items patrons of the past Habitat auctions have come to expect, such as a large assortment of new power and hand tools, marine batteries, multi tools a jigsaw, impact drivers, a cordless lawn blower, bicycles and more.
A donated collection of between 25 and 35 quilts will go up for sale, many featuring popular designs such as the Double Irish Chain, the Heart of Roses and the Log Cabin.
Furniture up for bid includes a new queen-sized bed, wooden step stools, a 6-foot-long bench, a Hickory Rocker, a two-person glider, oak bookshelves, and an executive’s wooden desk.
The auction will offer dozens of gift certificates to local stores such as Forks County Line, Yoder’s Department Store, Happiness is Ice Cream, Heron Creek Golf, Five Lakes Coffee, The Corn Crib, Topeka Pizza, Howe Restaurant, Linder’s Main Street Tavern, Tire Star, the Van Buren Hotel, Stroh Fix-It and more.
Sisson said the auction also will feature an 8-foot by 8-foot shed that can be delivered within 20 miles of the auction.
As in the past, the event also features a Haystack dinner. That begins at 4 p.m. Friday. Guests will be asked to make a free-will donation for their meal.
This year, the Habitat auction takes place during a busy weekend in Shipshewana.
The flea market will be up and running Friday, and Sisson hopes guests visiting the market will wander over and spend a little time checking out the Habitat auction.
“We’re encouraged that we’re actually having this auction on a flea market weekend. That Friday is a flea market Friday. So we’re encouraged that maybe we’ll pick up some traffic of people finishing up their time at flea market who might want to the auction and maybe enjoy our haystack dinner,” he said. | https://www.kpcnews.com/newssun/article_654d3f23-007c-538f-8d51-750339547db5.html | 2022-08-03 05:02:11 | 1 | https://www.kpcnews.com/newssun/article_654d3f23-007c-538f-8d51-750339547db5.html |
After being held 111 days as evidence in a vicious animal case by the City of Williston, Luna was released from custody back to her owner, Jessica Burling.
On July 7, 2022 an order was signed by Williams County District Court Judge Josh B. Rustad, for the "release of Canine Luna From Custody." On July 12, Burling took to social media posting photos of Luna being released to her sister-in-law, Brittany Oliver, in the Mondak Animal Rescue lobby.
Burling told the Williston Herald that the city required she pay $1,170 in kennel fees, equating to $10 per day that Luna was in custody. The fines were paid by an anonymous donor, who Burling said she later found out was Kat Bonea.
After Burling posted on a community Facebook group that the city was requiring the fees be paid, commenters expressed that this was unfair. The Williston Herald reached out to Williston city attorney, Taylor Olson, for comment.
"The City Attorney’s office has reviewed the Williston Police Department’s standard operating procedures regarding impound fees and the requirement for payment of the fees prior to release and finds the policy was properly applied to the factual circumstances of this case," Olson said. "In every case in which an animal was impounded, fees are required to be paid prior to release. Similarly, it is the policy of the City of Williston and the Williston Police Department to require the named Defendant to pay any impound fees, regardless of type of case, so as not to pass along those costs to the taxpayer. In many cases, regardless of type, evidence is held for trial until that trial occurs."
Burling said that she does not know if Luna was held at the Mondak Animal Rescue for the entire time but that she felt comfortable with the care Luna received while in city custody.
"I would feel much better if the money went to the Mondak Animal Rescue because they are doing great things," Burling said about the fines.
Burling stands by the statement that Luna is not an aggressive dog and states that by watching the footage from the Williston Police Department on the day Luna was confiscated, that fact is evident. Burling said that sometimes Luna can be perceived as being aggressive with other large dogs because she just wants to run up to them and be nose-to-nose, which some dogs do not appreciate.
Burling said she is unsure of what is next regarding the criminal case against her.
"I don't even know what they're going to do. Before they offered to drop the charges if I sent Luna away to a rehabilitation center... but it wasn't documented; it was through phone calls," Burling said.
Burling does not believe that her criminal case was handled properly and attributes it to Olson being overworked and spread too thin.
"I don't think she [Olson] takes the time to go through cases accurately, and I don't feel like she cares about how that affects people and their whole cases," Burling said.
The City of Williston's response delivered by Olson stated: "Supervisory review of this incident has shown that the community service officers and patrol officers who responded acted in accordance with department policies and procedures."
Madison Ambrosini, one of the community service officers involved in the confiscation of Luna, has resigned from the Williston Police Department, Olson confirmed.
"Recently one of our community service officers did resign from the department in order to relocate to a new community. However, the reason was unrelated to this incident," Olson said.
Burling, meanwhile, has relocated to the Fargo area ,where she will reside with Luna. She said that there is no breed specific legislation where she is now living.
"I'd like to thank everybody for their support," Burling said. "I'm thankful for everybody for being passionate; it really helped having the community back me. I just hope that people remember these laws are still in effect and they do something about it." | https://www.willistonherald.com/news/williston/city-releases-dog-being-held-in-vicious-animal-case/article_803bfde2-09de-11ed-9b9b-3f9720792731.html | 2022-07-22 21:35:10 | 1 | https://www.willistonherald.com/news/williston/city-releases-dog-being-held-in-vicious-animal-case/article_803bfde2-09de-11ed-9b9b-3f9720792731.html |
Percentages: FG .349, FT .885.
3-Point Goals: 9-32, .281 (Lavender 2-4, Bird 2-5, Stewart 2-7, Magbegor 1-2, Loyd 1-3, Prince 1-4, Talbot 0-1, Williams 0-1, Charles 0-2, January 0-3).
Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: None.
Blocked Shots: 4 (Magbegor 4).
Turnovers: 14 (Magbegor 3, Charles 2, Loyd 2, Williams 2, Bird, January, Lavender, Stewart, Talbot).
Steals: 11 (Prince 3, January 2, Stewart 2, Williams 2, Bird, Loyd).
Technical Fouls: None.
Percentages: FG .471, FT .895.
3-Point Goals: 7-18, .389 (Durr 3-3, Howard 2-4, McDonald 1-2, Wallace 1-3, Hayes 0-2, Parker 0-2, Wheeler 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: 1.
Blocked Shots: 0
Turnovers: 16 (Parker 4, Hayes 3, Billings 2, Hillmon 2, Durr, McDonald, Mompremier, Vaughn, Wallace).
Steals: 7 (Howard 3, Billings 2, Hayes, McDonald).
Technical Fouls: Hayes, 6:14 third.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — It’s been a long time since Frankie Muniz was “Malcolm in the Middle.”
These days, he’s more like “Malcolm in the Front.”
The multitalented actor-turned-race car driver is leading the standings in the ARCA Series, one of the lower rungs on the NASCAR feeder system, through the first three races in his first full season. His goal is to reach the Cup Series eventually, but the 37-year-old Muniz harbors no misconceptions about just how difficult it will be to climb that ladder.
Especially given he’s still trying to learn what all the switches do in his current car.
“I’m so focused on all that I need to learn right now in ARCA,” said Muniz, who was eighth-fastest in practice Friday at Kansas Speedway, where the series will race Saturday. “This is the fourth race of 20 this season. I thought I’d do OK; I didn’t know I’d be in the points lead at this point. But I’m focused on continuing that and learning.”
Muniz has always been fascinated by racing. He saw some in Charlotte growing up and went to the Daytona 500, where he drove the pace car in 2001, the year Dale Earnhardt was killed in a last-lap wreck. And during his younger days, when he was starring as the titular character on the Fox sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle,” he dabbled in competitive racing.
Muniz entered 14 races in 2006 in the Formula BMW USA series, and the following year, moved up to the Champ Car Atlantic Series. He continued racing until 2009, when a crash left him with injuries that led to him stepping away.
He focused primarily on acting, though by that point “Malcolm in the Middle” had long finished its seven-year run on Fox and was fast becoming a cult classic, and began moonlighting as the drummer in the indie rock band Kingsfoil.
Muniz’s comeback, so to speak, began in late 2021 when he drove a late model at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, California. Next came an ARCA Series test at Daytona last year, and in January, Rette Jones racing announced that Muniz would be behind the wheel for the No. 30 Ford full-time this season.
“I love my past. I love everything I’ve done,” Muniz said, “but I don’t remember ever saying I wanted to be an actor. I wanted to be a garbage man, honestly, and acting took over my life. This chance in racing was me saying: ‘What do I want to do? What do I want to accomplish in my life?’ And here I am. I chose this. And when I put my helmet on and leave pit land, as much as I don’t know, I feel like I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”
Turns out that’s at the front of the pack.
While he’s yet to win through three ARCA Series races, Muniz has been the model of consistency. He’s the only driver to finish all 316 laps, and that’s why he leads 18-year-old Jesse Love by the narrowest of margins in the points race.
“It’s a great achievement for Frankie to be leading in the ARCA Racing Series championship point standings as a Rette Jones Racing driver, but it is very early in the season,” said the team’s co-owner, Mark Rette. “Still, Frankie is incredibly focused and he knows that if he just focuses on his craft behind the wheel, the points will follow.”
One thing Muniz has going for him is the support of Ford. The racing powerhouse recently had him at its world headquarters for some events, and his car this weekend is carrying the “Built Ford Proud” banner on it.
“Obviously that’s an integral part of making those leaps,” Muniz said, “the fact that I’m in with an amazing manufacturer.”
That will only take Muniz so far, though. He also understands that showing enough ability to rise through the ranks is of the utmost importance, and he doesn’t have a whole lot of time to do it. Muniz is basically getting his start in stock car racing at the same age that many drivers are beginning to think about what comes next.
That’s an added bit of pressure that many of his peers don’t have.
“There’s good and bad, obviously, with being my age,” Muniz said. “I’ve been through a lot in my life — a lot of good, a lot of bad. I have experienced some things, even racing in the past. I feel like I pushed hard in racing, but I always felt like I could have pushed harder, tried harder. I have this opportunity now here I get a second chance to do it the right way.”
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BRECKENRIDGE — Colorado wildlife officials say a moose trampled a trail runner north of Breckenridge on Thursday morning.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers believe the animal was a female protecting her newborn.
Officers responded to a report of a woman who had been injured by a moose on Thursday around 9:15 a.m.
The woman had been running on the Campion Trail, which starts north of Breckenridge and off State Highway 9 on Revette Drive. She had minor injuries and was able to hike out on her own and drive herself home, where she called CPW.
CPW District Wildlife Jacob Kay said the woman was focused on the trail and was looking at her feet just before encountering the animal.
“When she looked up, she saw the moose, which immediately charged her and eventually trampled her," Kay said.
As she was headed back to her car, the woman said she noticed a newborn calf.
Kay said this has led CPW to believe the moose — which was a cow — was likely protecting her baby.
To protect the public, Campion Trail will remain closed through June 1.
CPW wildlife officers will use the trail over the weekend to ensure the animals have moved away and it is safe to reopen.
A violation of this order is punishable by a fine of not more than $500 for an individual or $10,000 for a group, or imprisonment for up to six months.
CPW said all hikers should give moose and all other wildlife plenty of space on the trails, especially during the spring, when they have newborns.
Moose are common in areas near water and with willows, which they feed on. Willows are thick and can be hard to see through, so hikers are encouraged to use routes with good visibility.
Always keep your dog on a leash.
If you come across a moose, give it space and time to move away from you, but do not haze it.
This is considered harassment, which is illegal, CPW said.
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NEW DELHI, India (AP) — India’s Adani Group, run by Asia’s richest man, has hit back at a report from U.S.-based short-seller Hindenburg Research, calling it “malicious”, “baseless” and full of “selective misinformation.”
Shares in the conglomerate have suffered massive losses since Hindenburg issued its report alleging fraud and other malfeasance. On Monday, shares in some Adani companies recovered some lost ground. The flagship company, Adani Enterprises, gained 3.2% and Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. added 3.3%. But shares in other Adani listed companies fell between 5% to 20%.
Adani’s 400-page rebuttal issued late Sunday accused Hindenburg of attacking India and its institutions and of breaking securities and foreign exchange laws. Adani has also accused Hindenburg, which said it was betting against the group’s companies, of trying to derail a share sale originally expected to bring in about $2.5 billion.
“This is not merely an unwarranted attack on any specific company but a calculated attack on India, the independence, integrity and quality of Indian institutions, and the growth story and ambition of India,” Adani's statement said.
In response, the Hindenburg firm denied the accusations and said Adani's response largely confirmed its findings and failed to address key questions. It said the group was trying to conflate its rise with the success of India itself.
“We believe India is a vibrant democracy and emerging superpower with an exciting future. We also believe India's future is being held back by the Adani Group," Hindenburg said in a statement. “We also believe that fraud is fraud, even when it's perpetrated by one of the wealthiest individuals in the world," it said.
Gautam Adani and his family have built a vast fortune mining coal to fuel energy-hungry India’s fast-growing economy. Businesses in the conglomerate span industries including infrastructure, ports, data transmission, media, renewable energy, defense manufacturing and agriculture. Adani's own net worth has skyrocketed nearly 2,000% in recent years.
With a net worth of nearly $125 billion late last year, Adani surpassed Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to briefly become the world's second-richest man, according to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index. After last week's losses, Bloomberg's index ranked him seventh richest in the world with a fortune worth $92.7 billion.
The report from Hindenburg said it judged the seven key Adani listed companies to have an “85% downside, purely on a fundamental basis owing to sky-high valuations.”
Hindenburg said its report, “Adani Group: How the World’s 3rd Richest Man is Pulling the Largest Con in Corporate History,” followed a two-year investigation. It listed 88 questions it invited the company to answer. Most of the allegations involved concerns about the group’s debt levels, activities of its top executives, use of offshore shell companies and past investigations into fraud.
Investors began dumping Adani-linked shares on Wednesday, wiping out some $48 billion in market value.
Over the weekend, Adani said it would carry on with its share sale in Adani Enterprises as scheduled, despite the value of its shares falling well below the price range of the offering. On Monday, Adani Enterprises was trading at 2,850 rupees ($35), up 3.2% but well below the band of 3,112 to 3,276 rupees initially set for the offering which closes Tuesday.
In its response to Hindenburg, the Adani Group said none of the 88 questions in its report was “based on independent or journalistic fact finding.” It rejected numerous questions as baseless, misleading or biased. In response to other questions, the group attached documents and tables of data and said it had followed local laws.
Adani also dismissed concerns over its debt-fueled growth, saying the “leverage ratios of Adani portfolio companies continue to be healthy and are in line with the industry benchmarks of the respective sectors.”
In an interview with CNBC TV-18 on Monday, Adani's chief financial officer Jugeshinder Singh said the group's gross debt was $30 billion, out of which $9 billion was from Indian banks.
Hindenburg said only 30 pages in Adani's response focused on issues it raised and the rest consisted of court records, general information, company financials and “irrelevant corporate initiatives.” Adani failed to specifically answer 62 of the 88 questions it had posed, it said.
Late Thursday, Jatin Jalundhwala, head of the Adani group’s legal department, said the group was considering legal action against Hindenburg. Hindenburg said it stood by its report and would welcome legal action by the Adani group. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/adani-accuses-short-seller-hindenburg-of-attacking-india/6BO7GKIQ7ZD23CUZVSL7GNC2HI/ | 2023-01-30 07:25:40 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/adani-accuses-short-seller-hindenburg-of-attacking-india/6BO7GKIQ7ZD23CUZVSL7GNC2HI/ |
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors formally presented homicide charges Monday against four soldiers implicated in the Feb. 26 shooting deaths of five men in the border city of Nuevo Laredo.
The killings in the cartel-dominated city of Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Laredo, Texas, caused outrage, because the occupants of the vehicle the army fired on were apparently not armed.
The civilian court system said the four soldiers will be held in pre-trial detention at an army base in Mexico City which houses a military prison. They also face attempted homicide charges, because a sixth man was wounded.
The four had said they heard a loud bang and opened fire on what they claimed was a fleeing vehicle.
Mexico has a separate military court system, but soldiers must be tried in civilian courts for offenses that involve non-military victims.
The court will hold an initial hearing on the charges on April 12.
In March, Mexico’s governmental human rights agency called the shooting unjustified.
The commission took the unusual step of issuing a report stating that four of the 21 soldiers on patrol that morning opened fire. The report claimed those four soldiers fired a total of 117 shots at the pickup, with three soldiers saying they opened fire to support the first soldier who started shooting.
Soldiers in four patrol vehicles had followed the pickup in the pre-dawn hours based on just a “suspicion,” and did not follow proper procedure in engaging the vehicle, according to the report.
“Without giving verbal orders (to pull over), one soldier opened fire into the back of the private vehicle, and three other soldiers did the same to support the first one,” according to the report.
The Defense Department earlier said the soldiers heard gunshots, and approached a pickup with no license plates and no lights in the pre-dawn hours.
“Upon seeing the army troops, they (the occupants) accelerated in a brusque and evasive way,” according to the statement.
The soldiers said the speeding pickup then crashed into a parked vehicle. Soldiers said that when they heard the crash, they opened fire. The army did not say whether they thought the bang was a gunshot.
There was no indication in crime scene reports of any weapons found in the vehicle after the shootings, and the human rights commission said there was no evidence of any shots fired at the army patrol.
Nuevo Laredo is dominated by the violent Northeast drug cartel, an offshoot of the old Zetas cartel. Soldiers and marines have frequently come under fire from heavily armed cartel gunmen in Nuevo Laredo.
The city has also been the scene of human rights violations by the military in the past.
In 2021, Mexico’s navy turned 30 marines over to civilian prosecutors to face justice in the cases of people who disappeared during anti-crime operations in Nuevo Laredo in 2014. Marines were accused of rounding up supposed suspects, some of whom were not heard from again. Through 2018, dozens of people disappeared in Nuevo Laredo. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/mexico-charges-4-soldiers-with-killings-in-nuevo-17889646.php | 2023-04-11 00:27:19 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/mexico-charges-4-soldiers-with-killings-in-nuevo-17889646.php |
HOUSTON (AP) — An appeals court on Monday ordered the release of the leaders of a Texas-based group that promotes election conspiracy theories after they had been jailed last week for not complying with a court order to provide information in a defamation lawsuit over some of their claims.
Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips, who run True the Vote, had been detained since Oct. 31 after being held in contempt by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt in Houston.
Engelbrecht, Phillips and their nonprofit organization are being sued by Michigan-based election software provider Konnech Inc. over True the Vote’s claims of a Chinese-related conspiracy involving U.S. poll workers’ information.
The lawsuit alleges Houston-based True the Vote’s leaders illegally downloaded from Konnech’s server the personal data of 1.8 million U.S. poll workers. They were jailed by Hoyt after declining to reveal the names of everyone who helped them access the data.
In a one-page ruling, the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals granted a request by lawyers for Engelbrecht and Phillips to free them while they appeal Hoyt’s order to detain them.
It was not immediately known when Engelbrecht and Phillips would be released. Michael Wynne, an attorney for the two, did not immediately return an email seeking comment.
Konnech, which provides election software used to recruit and train poll workers, has been accused on social media by Engelbrecht and Phillips of storing the personal information of U.S. election workers in an unsecured server in China. Konnech says all of its U.S. customer data is secured and stored on “protected computers within the United States.”
Engelbrecht and Phillips have pointed out that Los Angeles County prosecutors recently charged Konnech’s CEO and founder, Eugene Yu, 65, with grand theft by embezzlement and conspiracy to commit a crime.
Prosecutors allege Konnech violated its contract with Los Angeles County by sending election workers’ information to a China-based subcontractor who helped fix Konnech software.
Gary S. Lincenberg, one of Yu’s attorneys, has denied the allegations.
Cellphone data analysis done by True the Vote was used by conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza in his film “2000 Mules” to try to show that Democratic operatives were paid to illegally collect and drop off ballots in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Independent fact-checkers, including at The Associated Press, found that True the Vote did not prove its claims. Election security experts say it is based on faulty assumptions, anonymous accounts and improper analysis of cellphone location data. Georgia election officials also have said the claims are false.
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Tuesday
Pick Three-Midday
- 0-5-9, Fireball: 4
Pick Four-Midday
- 0-1-8-9, Fireball: 8
Lucky Day Lotto-Midday
- 1-4-16-18-44
Mega Millions jackpot
- $1.1 billion
Monday
Pick Three-Evening
- 5-8-6, Fireball: 5
Pick Four-Evening
- 0-7-0-4, Fireball: 6
Lucky Day Lotto-Evening
- 2-3-7-23-35
Lotto
- 4-21-23-26-35-38
- Extra Shot: 3
- Jackpot: $7.55 million
Power Ball
- 18-43-48-60-69
- Power Ball: 14
- Power Play: 3
- Jackpot: $360 million
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Thousands expected to participate in Women’s March for abortion access
March organizers are calling it a “Summer of Rage” following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe vs. Wade.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - “We won’t go back. Not now, not ever.” That’s the message of this year’s Women’s March in our nation’s capital following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe vs. Wade.
Thousands are anticipated to march Saturday in Washington in support of abortion access and women’s reproductive rights.
Rachel O’Leary Carmona is the Women’s March Executive Director. Organizers are calling this “A Summer of Rage.
“Tomorrow’s action was always about making asks and demands of the Biden administration,” said Carmona.
“This decision effects everyone,” said President Joe Biden at a press conference Friday.
The march will come one day after Biden signed an executive order to safeguard abortion access and other reproductive healthcare.
“I’m signing this important executive order,” he said. “I’m asking the Justice Department much like they did in the civil rights era to do something to do everything in their power to protect these women seeking to invoke their rights.”
The Biden administration is calling on Congress to restore Roe vs. Wade.
Democrats say they’re exploring legislation that would protect women’s health data, the right to travel freely, as well as re-introduce the Women’s Health Protection Act which would re-enforce abortion access.
The legislation failed in the Senate in May following its earlier passage in the House of Representatives.
After Biden’s signing of the executive order, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House will vote for a second time to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act as well as legislation to protect women who travel for abortion care.
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PARIS — The French Open crowd was not happy with American player Taylor Fritz after he beat one of their own — indeed, their last man in the bracket — so they booed and whistle relentlessly. Fritz’s response? He told them to shush. Over and over again.
Rinderknech attempted a lob that landed long on the last point, and Fritz, who had been running toward the baseline to chase the ball, immediately looked up into the stands and pressed his right index finger to his lips to say, essentially, “Hush!”
He held that pose for a bit as he headed back toward the net for a postmatch handshake, then spread his arms wide, wind-milled them a bit as if to egg on the rowdiness, and yelled: “Come on! I want to hear it!”
During the customary winner’s on-court interview that followed, more jeers rained down on Fritz, and 2013 Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli kept pausing her attempts to ask a question into her microphone.
So Fritz again said, “Shhhhh!” and put his finger toward his mouth, while Bartoli unsuccessfully tried to get the spectators to lower their decibel level.
More boos. More whistles.
And the awkwardness continued as both Bartoli and a stadium announcer kept saying, “S’il vous plaît” — “Please!” — to no avail, while Fritz stood there with his arms crossed.
A few U.S. supporters with signs and flags drew Fritz’s attention from the front row, and he looked over and said to them, “I love you guys.”
But the interview was still on hold.
Bartoli tried asking a question in English, which only served to draw more boos.
So Fritz told her he couldn’t hear her. Bartoli moved closer and finally got out a query — but it didn’t seem to matter what her words were.
Fritz, who has been featured on the Netflix docuseries about tennis called “Break Point,” had his hands on his hips and a message on his mind — one reminiscent of Daniil Medvedev’s contretemps with fans at the 2019 U.S. Open.
“I came out and the crowd was so great honestly. Like, the crowd was just so great,” Fritz said, as folks tried to drown out his voice. “They cheered so well for me, I wanted to make sure that I won. Thanks, guys.”
And with that, he exited the stage.
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Competitive Edge in the AR Market with real-time spatial scanning and device expansion
SEOUL, South Korea, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MAXST Co., Ltd. (KRX: 377030), a company specialized in metaverse platforms, releases the MAXST AR SDK 6.0 version on May 3rd with the enhanced performance and features. In the newly updated version, 'Space Tracker', which recognizes and tracks space in real time, has been added. Space Tracker is expected to play a key role in realizing the metaverse by creating maps with environment scanning and by constructing reality-based data.
Recognized as a world-class AR development platform, MAXST AR SDK added a new Tracker through the update, and greatly improved performance such as recognition rate and recognition speed. With the newly added 'Space Tracker' feature, space can be recognized and tracked in real time using devices with LiDAR-embedded camera. It is expected that it will contribute to raising the level of AR technology to the next level in that the scope of technology has been expanded from 3D object-based AR to space-based AR and will serve as an opportunity for a technological leap forward to build a reality-based metaverse service.
In addition, the 'Space Tracker' feature will be installed in 'MAXSCAN', a space map creating tool, and will be released on May 3rd simultaneously with MAXST AR SDK 6.0, so that users can experience the newly updated features for free. MAXSCAN is a spatial map creator application that enables fast and sophisticated spatial map creation, content placement, and AR contents augmentation. Since usability has been greatly enhanced in MAXSCAN, even non-developers can easily scan and create their own spaces. Up to 20m x 20m large.
This 6.0 update version has great significance in that it has expanded the range of supported devices such as AR glasses by strengthening multi-device and platform responsiveness. As the only AR SDK that supports PCs, smartphones, as well as RealWear and Nreal AR glasses, it plans to continuously strengthen development cooperation with domestic and foreign partners to expand and discover AR technology application cases.
MAXST has been intensively focusing on R&D of augmented reality and is the only company in Korea that has commercialized AR source technology. MAXST AR SDK, a world-class AR development platform, is used by more than 10,000 developers in more than 140 countries around the world, and more than 8,500 AR applications have been developed through it.
Kyu-Sung Cho, the vice-president of MAXST, said, "We hope that this 6.0 update will publicize the excellence of MAXST's AR source technology and have a positive impact on the development of the AR market." "We will continue to advance MAXST's AR technology to create a metaverse service that anyone can enjoy," he said.
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s new president was sworn in on Sunday and urged the nation’s political parties to cooperate on the country’s future and consolidate the rule of law.
President Bajram Begaj, 55, who won after getting 78 votes in the 140-seat Parliament, formally took office at a ceremony in parliament.
“I won’t stand neutral to anyone putting personal interests above those of our nation,” said Begaj, a former army chief-of-staff general.
At a later ceremony at the presidential office the Constitutional Court head handed over the country’s Constitution to Begaj.
Begaj was nominated by the governing left-wing Socialist Party after no compromise candidate was reached with the opposition. Most opposition lawmakers boycotted the voting and some avoided the swearing in ceremony too.
Begaj is post-communist Albania’s eighth president and the third from the military ranks. The five-year presidency has a largely ceremonial role and the president is expected to stand above partisan divisions. The president is the army’s commander general, also holding some authority over the judiciary and the armed forces.
Begaj started his speech at parliament talking about Albania’s “irreversible European path.”
Earlier this month Albania, a NATO member since 2009, launched accession talks with the European Union.
“European Albania, today a promise and tomorrow a reality, is the crown of the most beautiful historical dream of the Albanian people,” he said.
The EU, the United States and other Western countries welcomed Begaj in his new post.
European Council President Charles Michel congratulated Begaj in a tweet Sunday, adding that “With the opening of accession talks, we are at an exciting time in EU-Albania relations.”
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The Colicchio Kitchen and Top Chef's Head Judge Tom Colicchio Capture the Taste of Summer With New Branding and Product Expansion
WINDERMERE, Fla., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jersey Tomato Co., in partnership with chef and restaurateur Tom Colicchio, announced that they will debut the Colicchio Kitchen premium tomato sauces, formerly The Jersey Tomato Co. sauces, as well as an expansion into condiments and dressings at the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show.
The Colicchio Kitchen branding reflects increasing consumer demand for chef-trusted, clean, fresh ingredients with superior taste.
"I originally partnered with the Jersey Tomato Co. because I had never tasted anything that came as close to my grandmother's 'summer sauce'," says Colicchio. "We've captured the taste of summer. Nothing really added, you get the natural flavor of the tomato."
Colicchio joined The Jersey Tomato Co. in 2020 and continues to drive innovation to provide home chefs with authentic, healthy sauces including the ultra-premium Colicchio Collection cooking and pairing sauces and the expansion to condiments and dressings under the Colicchio Kitchen brand.
"We are excited to expand our partnership with Tom Colicchio and build upon the original Jersey Tomato Co. summer sauce with a brand evolution to Colicchio Kitchen," said Mike Hagan, CEO of KEEN Growth Capital's Emerging Brands Portfolio. "With increasing demand for healthy, time saving solutions the premium Colicchio Kitchen line and ultra-premium Colicchio Collection cooking and pairing sauces will become a cornerstone of the home kitchen."
The Colicchio Kitchen brand will debut at retail stores and online fall of 2023. The ultra-premium Colicchio Collection cooking and pairing sauces are available as a subscription with unique member benefits and as a one-time purchase of $48.00 for a set of three 16 oz. jars on colicchiocollection.com or 1-800-Flowers.com.
Visit Booth # 5950 June 25 through June 27 at the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center, New York, NY. Chef Tom Colicchio will be sharing Italian-inspired creations on Monday, June 26 from 11am to 2pm.
For more information, follow @colicchiocollection and @tomcolicchio on Instagram.
About The Jersey Tomato Co.
The Jersey Tomato Co. is a KEEN Growth Capital portfolio company dedicated to healthy and functional foods featuring clean-label sauces, dressings, and condiments in collaboration with Chef Tom Colicchio, restaurateur, food activist and head judge on Bravo's Top Chef. The Colicchio Kitchen premium sauces, formerly The Jersey Tomato Co., and the Colicchio Collection ultra-premium cooking and pairing sauces are inspired by Tom Colicchio's belief that everyone can cook authentic cuisine. Learn more at colicchiocollection.com
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Well, it actually happened. For the first time in U.S. history, a former president is facing criminal charges.
A grand jury in New York voted to indict former President Donald Trump on charges related to hush money payments made to allegedly cover up affairs Trump had, multiple sources close to Trump confirmed to NPR Thursday.
And the Trump GOP machine went right to work, rolling out a political playbook meant to insulate the former president with his base. It has appeared to work with them, but a unique divergence has emerged: While Trump has been strengthened with Republicans, his brand has become toxic with much of the rest of America.
"This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history," Trump said in a statement Thursday night. He added that it was "an act of blatant Election Interference" that would "backfire" on Democrats, and he attacked the New York district attorney, Alvin Bragg, a Democrat who brought the charges.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called the indictment an "unprecedented abuse of power."
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan put out a one-word statement that only said: "Outrageous."
Of course, the indictment brought against Trump isn't the result of something a prosecutor or judge did by fiat. A grand jury hears evidence from a prosecutor, then decides whether there's enough there to file charges against a suspect in a crime. And they did so.
If there's a conspiracy, then a jury of his peers is on it, too.
High stakes
Politically, an indictment is very different from a conviction, and there are questions about the actual case Bragg has.
All of this plays into the air of grievance Trump, a New York billionaire, has puffed into existence that he's used to propel his political fortunes. He's argued, successfully with his base of supporters, that the left has it out for him – and, in turn, them – that the system is rigged, and that this indictment and investigation in New York are nothing more than a politically motivated attempt to derail his presidential campaign.
Trump goes back to that oldie in his statement Thursday night:
"From the time I came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower, and even before I was sworn in as your President of the United States, the Radical Left Democrats - the enemy of the hard-working men and women of this Country - have been engaged in a Witch-Hunt to destroy the Make America Great Again movement."
It's all right off the greatest hits heard during the 2016 campaign, the Mueller Russia investigation, two impeachments, the FBI search of his Florida home where they recovered boxes of classified documents – and with relation to, not just this case, but the other three criminal investigations stemming from his conduct after the 2020 presidential election he lost and his role in the lead up to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
It has appeared to work in his effort to win another GOP nomination and, to an extent, more broadly on the New York case.
While the latest NPR/PBS News Hour/Marist poll this week showed that a majority – 57% – said the criminal investigations into him are fair, 8 in 10 Republicans agree with Trump and call the investigations a "witch hunt," and 8 in 10 Republicans continue to have a favorable opinion of him.
To Trump's messaging, a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday found that two-thirds of all respondents think that the charges in New York are not that serious and 6 in 10 agree that the investigation is politically motivated.
By most accounts, the other three criminal investigations – two federal and one out of Georgia – put Trump in far more potential peril than the New York case. But Bragg brought this case first, and the stakes are incredibly high not only for him personally, but also politically.
If Trump's convicted, it will be harder for him to claim the charges were frivolous and politically motivated. But you can imagine how Trump would boast of vindication if he's acquitted. He did so even when the Mueller investigation didn't exonerate him and after his second impeachment following Jan. 6 when a majority of senators – but not the two-thirds required for a conviction – found him guilty.
Primary vs. general election audience
Republicans have suffered because of the brand they appear so wedded to in three straight election cycles.
When Trump took office, the GOP had unified control of power in Washington. Trump was in the White House, and Republicans were in charge of both the House and Senate.
But soon thereafter that began to change. In 2018, the GOP lost dozens of House seats and Democrats wrested control of the lower chamber.
In 2020, Trump was ousted from office, losing his bid for reelection – by 7 million in the popular vote. Democrats won control of the Senate.
In the 2022 midterms, lots of Trump-backed and Trump-styled candidates lost key races in swing states and competitive districts, costing the GOP. Instead of making big gains, as is usually the case for the president's party in a first midterm, Democrats actually expanded their majority in the Senate. Republicans took back the House, but more narrowly than they had anticipated.
Republicans have now lost the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections. That's the worst streak for either party in their histories since the Republican Party's creation in the 19th Century.
So even as Trump appears to be unifying this version of the Republican Party behind him through his claims of "witch hunts" and conspiracies, Americans more broadly have lined up against him – and the GOP – over and over these past several years.
That was evident this week in the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll that found 6 in 10 don't want Trump to be president again, including two-thirds of independents.
Yet, three-quarters of Republicans said they do want him to be president again. That's what's important when it comes to a presidential primary.
The only way that could change, according to Republican strategists – and there's no guarantee it would even work – is if other Republican candidates home in on Trump's political vulnerabilities, including that he can only serve four more years, paint his legal troubles as emblematic of the chaos and drama that surrounds Trump and make that argument clear to the GOP base.
But so far, none have really been willing to do that in any kind of sustained way, which has been the story of the Trump era.
Instead, his potential chief rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, on Thursday was blasting the prosecutor in New York and tweeting that "Florida will not assist in an extradition request... ."
There's no indication that's even a possibility. Trump's lawyers and the New York DA's office will likely simply agree on an arraignment date with Trump either virtually or in person.
But DeSantis' supportive tweet shows the hold Trump has on the GOP base. DeSantis has to walk a line not to offend the very pro-Trump GOP base, while Trump blasts DeSantis' record and personal characteristics daily.
Wanting to beat the king, but saying you really like the king a lot is a heck of a way to try and win a presidential nomination.
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):
6:45 a.m.
The silver claret jug was first awarded 150 years ago to the British Open champion. There it was Thursday morning on the first tee at St. Andrews as golf’s oldest championship began.
Paul Lawrie of Scotland, the Open champion from 1999, was selected to hit the first shot of this historic week that is all about the 150th edition at the home of golf. He used a yellow golf ball and found the wide fairway. The gutta-percha was the golf ball of choice in 1860 when the British Open began at Prestwick.
The 150th Open accounts for the championship being canceled by two world wars, one pandemic and one other occasion. The Open was not played in 1871 because Young Tom Morris had won the previous year for the third straight time. That meant he took possession of the champion’s belt. That’s the original trophy of the British Open.
It was a critical juncture for The Open. It was decided that the championship would rotate among Prestwick, St. Andrews and Musselburgh. By the time they got it sorted out, it was too late to play in 1871. They also decided on a new trophy — the claret jug.
The cost was 30 pounds. Why a claret jug? According to R&A chief Martin Slumbers, most wagers back in the day were for jugs of claret.
The famous trophy was awarded for the first time in 1872. Young Tom won that, as well. His name is the first on the jug. Four days from now there will be another.
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CLAY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WDTN) — One person is dead following a fatal car crash on I-70 in Clay Township Wednesday afternoon.
The crash occurred near the mile marker 22 Arlington Road exit at 4:41 p.m., Footage appears to show that the car also caught fire.
Eastbound lanes are closed, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol Dayton post.
Details about the crash are limited at this time.
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A mother crushed between two cars in a violent Mother's Day hit-and-run outside her Queens home has died, a senior police official with direct knowledge of the case said Monday.
Police have been on the hunt since Sunday morning for the driver of the stolen landscaping truck accused of fleeing the South Jamaica street where the 49-year-old woman was left pinned.
Multiple videos captured the horrifying moments the truck driver attempted to turn around in the quiet neighborhood and smashed a parked vehicle, sending it toward three people, including the mother.
The concerned neighbors had approached the erratic driver in an attempt to stop further damage after swiping initially swiping a car. Ignoring their pleas, the driver made a U-turn before striking a silver SUV and sending it toward the group.
The woman was crushed between two cars as the landscaping truck sped off. She was rushed to Jamaica Hospital where the woman spent Mother's Day fighting for her life.
Police found the truck abandoned more than a mile from the scene. Senior police officials said it had been reported stolen two hours before the hit-and-run.
A description of the suspect has not been released, but the senior official said investigators have video of the driver and are working to identify the suspect. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nyc-mom-pinned-in-mothers-day-hit-and-run-by-stolen-truck-dies-sources-ny-only/3678502/ | 2022-05-09 15:59:47 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nyc-mom-pinned-in-mothers-day-hit-and-run-by-stolen-truck-dies-sources-ny-only/3678502/ |
It was another seasonably mild day in and around the five boroughs on Sunday.
Central Park clocked-in with an afternoon high of 63 degrees, and plenty of sunshine was seen overhead. Portions of Connecticut and Long Island were under the influence of a sea breeze however, so temperatures did not get out of the 50s in those locations. They did get their fair share of sunshine though.
Expect conditions to stay on the dry side Sunday evening. Temperatures will slowly drop through the 50s and into the upper 40s.
Looking to the week ahead, other than an increase in cloud cover Monday afternoon, the start of the work week looks to stay dry and mild. Our next storm system makes its way into the region on Tuesday. Spotty showers are likely throughout the day, and some additional rain is possible Tuesday night.
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Dec. 5, 1942—Dec. 17, 2022
VALPARAISO, IN—Mary Ann Jelinek (nee Grant), age 80, of Valparaiso, IN, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022 after a long battle with COPD.
Mary Ann is survived by her three children: Robert Loosemore, Daniel (Tammy) Loosemore, and Roni Marie (Jeff) Marquart; grandchildren: Jacob, Jessica, Arianna, Dakota, and Savannah; and sister, Wanda Brettin.
Mary Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Jelinek; parents: Josephine Proctor and Cecil Grant; brother, Daniel Proctor; and sister, Patricia Mason.
Mary Ann worked at U.S. Steel but her love of horses drove her to pursue her dream of becoming a horse trainer. She built Tall Timbers farm from nothing but an empty lot in Winfield. There she built a thriving family business. She trained horses, made friends, and contributed to the community there for 45 years. She was also a member of the Arabian Horse Association. Mary Ann also had a deep love for art, trees, and all of God’s creatures. In her later years, Mary Ann surrounded herself with her dogs and family. She touched many hearts throughout the years and will be deeply missed.
Arrangements have been entrusted to GEISEN FUNERAL, CREMATION & RECEPTION CENTER in Crown Point, IN.
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For nearly a decade, Viviana Gonzalez has spent her summers delivering packages for United Parcel Service under sweltering sun in Palmdale, California – in a truck without air conditioning.
A typical work day means at least 10 hours in and out of one of UPS' brown delivery vehicles, where temperatures in the back, Gonzalez said, at times surpass 150 degrees. Her only relief is a fan that blows hot air into her face.
Gonzalez has come to expect waves of nausea and weakness throughout the day.
"We're out there for hours, so you can only think about how much stress we're putting on our bodies," Gonzalez said.
Delivering packages is a solo task. Sometimes, Gonzalez calls her friends for support while she's on her delivery route, in case her health takes a turn for the worse.
Last June, a 24-year-old Palmdale UPS driver named Esteban Chavez was found unconscious in his truck while on his delivery route in Pasadena. Chavez died of sudden cardiac dysfunction, according to the medical examiner's report. Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees that day, and his family believes his heart failure was due to the heat.
Another driver, 23-year-old José Cruz Rodriguez, died from a heat-related illness, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, during his UPS delivery shift in Waco, Texas, in August 2021. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against UPS and ultimately settled with the company.
Gonzalez often thinks of her 18-year-old son when she's out driving.
"What would've happened to him if I had died in the back of the truck?" Gonzalez said. "We are putting our lives at risk by delivering in these hot weather conditions. And we're human – we don't know what our body is going to take."
New heat safety measures at UPS
Conditions are set to change for UPS delivery drivers nationwide. UPS and the Teamsters union, which represents 340,000 UPS workers, negotiated a tentative heat safety agreement in June to install air conditioning systems in all of the company's small package delivery vehicles purchased after Jan. 1, 2024.
UPS said it will send the new vehicles to the hottest parts of the U.S. first, when possible. The company has also agreed to add new heat shields and fans in delivery vehicles.
The agreement will be finalized once UPS and the Teamsters negotiate a new contract – a process that could lead to the largest strike against a single employer in U.S. history.
Teamsters President Sean O'Brien called the heat safety agreement a "significant step towards a stronger new reality for so many workers and their families." UPS said in a statement that worker safety "remains our top priority."
Jim Mayer, a UPS spokesperson, said the company currently supplies its employees with cooling gear. But drivers have to get through this summer's heat waves – mostly without air conditioning.
"We're still going to have to live through this peak, but it's almost like a touchdown," Gonzalez said. "We're almost there."
Drivers at UPS competitors also concerned about heat risks
OSHA lists mail and package delivery as one of the primary industries where outdoor workers suffer from heat-related illnesses. The agency's work-related injury database shows at least 40 UPS drivers have been hospitalized due to heat-related illness since 2015.
It's not just a UPS concern. Drivers working similar jobs for UPS' competitors – including Amazon and FedEx – are also raising alarms about heat on the job as climate change causes temperatures to rise.
Both companies said their delivery vehicles are equipped with functioning air conditioning. But drivers Renica Turner and Demetria Forte, who deliver packages for Amazon, as well as Johnathon Ervin, the owner of an Amazon subcontractor, told NPR the air conditioning is often broken in Amazon-branded vans.
Most workers at Amazon and FedEx aren't represented by a union – and they aren't even classified as company employees, making it that much harder to demand protections.
Amazon workers join the fight
Last April, Turner was delivering Amazon packages on a 110-degree day in Victorville, California – northeast of Los Angeles – when her body started to tingle. She thought she might pass out.
Amazon said company-branded vehicles have functioning air conditioning, and those without it are immediately grounded.
But Turner said the air conditioning and fans in the van weren't working on that day. When she rolled down the windows, hot air drifted inside. She said she let the Amazon dispatcher know about her symptoms.
All she got was a 20-minute break.
"They never sent no one out to help me with the rest of the route," Turner said, referring to the 300 packages she was expected to deliver, at a rate of 25 per hour. "I had to deliver the rest of that, feeling woozy, feeling numb, and just really overwhelmed."
Turner works for an Amazon subcontractor called Battle Tested Strategies, or BTS. It's one of about 3,000 independent contractors in the e-commerce giant's delivery network – small businesses contracted by Amazon to deliver packages.
BTS owner Johnathon Ervin, who leases vans from Amazon, said Amazon regularly fails to fix broken air conditioning in the vehicles. He said it can take weeks, even months, for Amazon to repair the vans.
"It's insane that we're forced to drive these vehicles," Ervin said. "We went to Amazon, asked them to retire the vehicles, and it went on deaf ears."
Email communications reviewed by NPR show BTS has reported several cases of malfunctioning air conditioning in leased vehicles. On September 1, 2022, Ervin wrote in an email to Amazon that the air conditioning units in five vans stopped working on that day alone.
Similarly, in June 2021, emails show it took weeks for BTS to get air conditioning units fixed, as the subcontractor navigated delays from Amazon's third-party repair companies. An Amazon spokesperson said Amazon is not responsible for delays, adding that subcontractors are in charge of fixing the vans.
Turner and 83 of her colleagues unionized with Teamsters and bargained a contract with BTS in April, in large part to push for heat safety measures. It's the first union of its kind in the Amazon delivery network.
These newly-unionized drivers have been on strike since late June over Amazon's termination of its contract with BTS. Ervin and the Teamsters union allege Amazon is retaliating against the workers for unionizing; an Amazon spokesperson, however, said the company ended its contract with BTS over unrelated contract breaches.
Regarding heat safety, the spokesperson said Amazon adjusted some of its delivery routes last year so drivers can take more breaks to cool down.
The burden falls on drivers
OSHA, the federal agency that oversees workplace safety, has recommendations for how employers should handle heat – but it's still in the process of drafting heat-specific worker protections.
This means, currently, the county's biggest delivery companies have no legal obligation to provide nationwide heat protections for drivers.
Brenda Jacklitsch, a heat stress expert at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, said outdoor workers can experience heat-related illnesses ranging from heat rash and heat cramps to heat stroke.
Employers, she said, can schedule the most physically intense work activities for cooler times in the day – and provide air conditioning and fans when possible.
"Even having an air-conditioned vehicle that is pre-cooled is a great way to help cool somebody down during a rest break," Jacklitsch said.
Jacklitsch added that "buddy systems" can help workers look out for one another and monitor symptoms of heat stress. This can be a challenge for drivers who deliver packages on their own.
For now, delivery drivers are doing what they can to protect themselves from extreme heat.
Forte, another driver who delivers packages for Amazon in Palmdale employed by subcontractor BTS, said Amazon's expectation of 25 to 30 package deliveries per hour puts a strain on her health when temperatures surpass 100 degrees.
Forte rotates through different vans for her delivery shifts. She tries to secure a van equipped with working air conditioning when she reports to work in the morning.
But she said some days, she's stuck without AC, in which case she pours frozen bottles of water over the van's cooling rack.
"(Customers) don't see all of that. They just see, 'Oh, yes, my package is here, great,'" Forte said. "They don't see what we go through on a daily basis."
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
04-14-27-37-41-49
(four, fourteen, twenty-seven, thirty-seven, forty-one, forty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $10,300,000
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
04-14-27-37-41-49
(four, fourteen, twenty-seven, thirty-seven, forty-one, forty-nine)
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Gas prices continue to rise in Florida erasing gas-tax holiday discounts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB/NSF) -The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Florida was $3.40 cents on Monday, up $0.07 from a week earlier and back to where pump prices were at the beginning of October, according to the AAA auto club.
Prices have increased after OPEC and its allies announced plans to cut production and increase prices. Monday’s average price in Florida was up $0.23 from Oct. 5, when the initial impact of the state’s month-long gas-tax “holiday” appeared at the pump.
The gas-tax holiday suspended the state’s $0.253 a-gallon tax in October. Triple A spokesman Mark Jenkins says the price hike has effectively erased any discounts created by the tax holiday.
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”Usually you see gas prices move lower during the winter months, but there is just a lot of volatility on the global scale,” said Jenkins. “We just don’t know what conditions are going to be like come November or even December.”
To counter the moves by what is known as OPEC+, the White House last week released 10 million barrels of oil from the nation’s reserves. The gas-tax holiday was approved this year by lawmakers and Governor Ron DeSantis in a broader tax package.
Florida prices hit a record of four dollars and $0.89 a gallon in mid-June but declined through the summer.
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Gordon’s 27, Jokic’s triple-double lead Nuggets past Thunder
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Aaron Gordon scored 27 points, Nikola Jokic had a triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-110. Jokic had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists. It was his third triple-double this season and the 79th of his career. Jamal Murray added 24 points for the Nuggets. Denver was coming off a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points and Lu Dort added 19 for the Thunder. Oklahoma City had won four straight. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/03/gordons-27-jokics-triple-double-lead-nuggets-past-thunder/ | 2022-11-04 07:45:59 | 0 | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/03/gordons-27-jokics-triple-double-lead-nuggets-past-thunder/ |
Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world?
Scientists don’t know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to omicron variants circulating there now. It could be a combination of strains. Or something entirely different, they say.
“China has a population that is very large and there’s limited immunity. And that seems to be the setting in which we may see an explosion of a new variant,” said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University.
Every new infection offers a chance for the coronavirus to mutate, and the virus is spreading rapidly in China. The country of 1.4 billion has largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy. Though overall reported vaccination rates are high, booster levels are lower, especially among older people. Domestic vaccines have proven less effective against serious infection than Western-made messenger RNA versions. Many were given more than a year ago, meaning immunity has waned.
The result? Fertile ground for the virus to change.
“When we’ve seen big waves of infection, it’s often followed by new variants being generated,” Ray said.
About three years ago, the original version of the coronavirus spread from China to the rest of the world and was eventually replaced by the delta variant, then omicron and its descendants, which continue plaguing the world today.
Dr. Shan-Lu Liu, who studies viruses at Ohio State University, said many existing omicron variants have been detected in China, including BF.7, which is extremely adept at evading immunity and is believed to be driving the current surge.
Experts said a partially immune population like China’s puts particular pressure on the virus to change. Ray compared the virus to a boxer that “learns to evade the skills that you have and adapt to get around those.”
One big unknown is whether a new variant will cause more severe disease. Experts say there’s no inherent biological reason the virus has to become milder over time.
“Much of the mildness we’ve experienced over the past six to 12 months in many parts of the world has been due to accumulated immunity either through vaccination or infection, not because the virus has changed” in severity, Ray said.
In China, most people have never been exposed to the coronavirus. China’s vaccines rely on an older technology producing fewer antibodies than messenger RNA vaccines.
Given those realities, Dr. Gagandeep Kang, who studies viruses at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, said it remains to be seen if the virus will follow the same pattern of evolution in China as it has in the rest of the world after vaccines came out. “Or,” she asked, “will the pattern of evolution be completely different?”
Recently, the World Health Organization expressed concern about reports of severe disease in China. Around the cities of Baoding and Langfang outside Beijing, hospitals have run out of intensive care beds and staff as severe cases surge.
China’s plan to track the virus centers around three city hospitals in each province, where samples will be collected from walk-in patients who are very sick and all those who die every week, Xu Wenbo of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said at a briefing Tuesday.
He said 50 of the 130 omicron versions detected in China had resulted in outbreaks. The country is creating a national genetic database “to monitor in real time” how different strains were evolving and the potential implications for public health, he said.
At this point, however, there’s limited information about genetic viral sequencing coming out of China, said Jeremy Luban, a virologist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
“We don’t know all of what’s going on,” Luban said. But clearly, “the pandemic is not over.”
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AP video producer Olivia Zhang and reporter Dake Kang in Beijing contributed to this report.
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The brother of two sisters who were among the 11 killed by the Philadelphia police in the bombing of the MOVE group’s West Philadelphia home in 1985, came to City Hall on Thursday, with his lawyers to demand their remains so he can have a proper burial for them.
"They are my sisters. They are my immediate family," said Lionell Dotson Sr., at a news conference outside City Hall. "They took them from me. They are holding them like they are trophies. I am asking Mayor (Jim) Kenney to release them to me and do it expeditiously. This city is in a great deal of debt to me and we want them to pay up."
Dotson, 45, of Fayetteville, N.C., is the brother of Katricia and Zanetta Dotson. Katricia was 14 at the time of her death and Zanetta was 12. He is being represented by prominent civil rights attorney Bakari Sellers, and Philadelphia lawyer Daniel P. Hartstein. The attorneys said all legal options are open, but a lawsuit is likely.
"Black folks in this country don’t get the benefit of their humanity," Sellers said. "The city of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania have carried out an injustice that has lasted more than three decades. The lack of attention, the disrespect shown by this City Hall, the city of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania for this family is something that should make your stomach turn and it should make you purely outraged."
The story of how the remains of Dotson's sisters came into the custody of the Medical Examiner’s office and the University of Pennsylvania, instead of the family, is bizarre.
It was brought to light by news media reports in April 2021. Weeks later, the city Medical Examiner’s office admitted that his office had remains of Katricia and Zanetta Dotson. But Thomas Farley, former Philadelphia health commissioner had claimed that he ordered them destroyed in 2017, without the permission of their family. Farley was later fired.
Consuewella Dotson, who was also known as Consuewella Africa, the mother of the Dotsons died in June 2021.
For his part, Sellers alleged that the remains have been put on display, used in classes by Penn, which ultimately profited from them.
"Their remains have been desecrated. The remains have been prostituted by the University of Pennsylvania and it's as if the mayor of this great city and the city of Philadelphia simply do not care," Sellers said. "So I am here to hopefully bring some justice. I am here today to fight for Lionell and his family."
On May 13, 1985, a shootout between MOVE, a back-to-nature group and city police resulted in police dropping a bomb from a helicopter on the group's home on Osage Avenue. The ensuing fire was allowed to burn out of control and killed 11 people, including five children. One adult and one child who lived in the MOVE house survived. At least 60 homes over two blocks were destroyed.
The confrontation was preceded by complaints by neighbors to the city for years about trash around MOVE's home, confrontations with MOVE members, and bullhorn announcements of political messages by MOVE members.
Kevin Lessard, a spokesman for the mayor, issued a statement:
"The City of Philadelphia recognizes and appreciates the frustration, trauma and pain Mr. Dotson and other surviving family members feel regarding the MOVE bombing. This is in part why the City has commissioned an investigation and public report regarding the chain of custody of the MOVE remains, examination of the Medical Examiner Office’s practices, and recommendations to the MEO through a racial equity lens. The City is working on a way to appropriately return all remains once that report is complete, and the City has identified the next of kin for the MOVE remains it has in its possession. Mr. Dotson and his attorney have previously been made aware of the City’s plan to appropriately return the remains."
A report by the Tucker Law Group examined how the remains of those killed in the 1985 police bombing came to be in Penn’s custody and were subsequently used in a 2019 online course hosted by Princeton University. That report concluded Penn forensic anthropologists Alan Mann and Janet Monge did not "violate any professional, ethical, or legal standards," but said that their actions "demonstrated at a minimum, poor judgment and insensitivity."
Christopher Woods, Williams Director of Penn Museum, said in a statement: "I have been committed to reuniting the human remains from the 1985 bombing with the MOVE family members as quickly as possible and worked in close consultation with the Africa mothers. In accordance with their wishes, any known MOVE remains connected to the Museum were reunited with the Africa family in July 2021. Two independent investigations have been conducted, which considered the identity of the human remains inside the Museum. We are fully cooperating with a third investigation commissioned by the City of Philadelphia, which is expected to conclude soon." | https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/brother-of-2-move-bombing-victims-calls-for-city-to-release-remains/article_812cdbec-47f6-521d-b3c9-f8226b3995fb.html | 2022-04-29 00:41:26 | 0 | https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/brother-of-2-move-bombing-victims-calls-for-city-to-release-remains/article_812cdbec-47f6-521d-b3c9-f8226b3995fb.html |
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Dr. Thomas Dobbs has never gotten involved in political fights over reproductive health, but his name has become shorthand for a legal case that could end abortion rights in the United States. If he has feelings about the situation, he pretty much keeps those to himself.
Mississippi’s top public health official is named in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a dispute over a state law that would ban most abortions after the 15th week but that could be used to overturn Roe v. Wade.
A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion shows a conservative majority of justices are ready to use the case to topple the court’s landmark 1973 ruling that established abortion rights nationwide.
Dobbs, 52, is a physician in charge of the state health department, which regulates Mississippi’s only abortion clinic. As the state’s chief health officer, he is the person who must be named in any lawsuit related to abortion or other health issues, he explained recently in a post on Twitter.
So, while the name at the center of the abortion debate could eventually change from “Roe” to “Dobbs,” it is not the health officer but the state attorney general’s office that is handling the state’s case.
“I had no direct involvement in any component of this legal action,” he wrote in the post.
Liz Sharlot, communications director for the state health department, confirmed Dobbs’ strictly nominal role and denied a request from The Associated Press to interview him because, she said, he “did not personally initiate this case.”
“The Mississippi State Department of Health’s only role regarding abortion facilities is the regulations to support the law, the inspection and the licensing of that facility,” Sharlot wrote in an email.
Dobbs is a former state epidemiologist who became head of the health department in 2018, months after Mississippi’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed the abortion-restriction law that’s now at the center of the court case.
He has spent his public health career focused not on abortion, but on pushing for better outcomes in a state plagued by high rates of infant mortality and other poor health statistics.
The legal fight over abortion started when Mississippi’s only abortion clinic sued over the 15-week ban. The suit was originally called Jackson Women’s Health Organization v. Currier et al. The main defendant was the state health officer at the time, Dr. Mary Currier. After she left, a judge removed Currier’s name from the case and replaced it with Dobbs.
A federal district judge blocked the law from taking effect. When the state appealed to the Supreme Court, the name of the case was flipped, to Dobbs versus the clinic.
During an online briefing hosted by the Mississippi State Medical Association in June 2021, Dobbs was asked about his name being on the abortion case. He quickly noted that Dr. Kenneth Cleveland also was named in the lawsuit in his capacity as head of the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure.
“He didn’t make the headline,” the medical association president at the time, Dr. Mark Horne, said in a good-natured jab at Dobbs.
“I’m trying to get him to swap with me,” Dobbs quipped.
Until now, the name most associated with the abortion debate has been Jane Roe, a pseudonym for a Dallas woman named Norma McCorvey, who was the plaintiff in the famous Roe v. Wade case. Wade was Henry Wade, the Dallas County district attorney at the time.
In 1969, the 22-year-old McCorvey became pregnant for the third time and wanted to have an abortion. McCorvey and her attorneys ultimately won the legal battle, but not until she gave birth and gave the girl up for adoption. She later became an anti-abortion activist. McCorvey was 69 when she died in 2017.
Another name that often arises in the debate is that of is Robert P. Casey, a former Democratic governor of Pennsylvania who was an anti-abortion advocate. In 1989, he worked with the state’s legislature to enact a law that placed several limitations on abortion. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania challenged the law. In 1992, the Supreme Court upheld most of the restrictions, but also affirmed a woman’s right to an abortion. Casey died in 2000. The name of the case was Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
While Dobbs has not been involved in the abortion debates, he has spent the past two years engulfed in a different contentious health issue: the COVID-19 pandemic. At dozens of news conferences and other public appearances, he has implored people to get vaccinated, wear masks and maintain social distancing. He persisted even as many people, including some public officials, resisted.
In August, Dobbs said he had received threats from people who believed false conspiracy theories about him and his family as he promoted vaccination against COVID-19. Dobbs said one lie is that his son, who is also a physician, receives a World Bank-funded kickback when Dobbs urges people to get vaccinated.
“I get zero $ from promoting vaccination,” Dobbs wrote on Twitter.
Before COVID-19 vaccinations were available, the usually even-tempered Dobbs expressed frustration at people’s insistence on attending social events and extracurricular school activities, including sports competitions.
“Our hierarchy of prioritization is extremely stupid,” Dobbs said in November 2020. “’We’re prioritizing youth sports, not only over academics. We’re actually prioritizing it over community health, just to be honest.”
While in the thick of the stressful pandemic fight, Dobbs said he turned to exercise and listening to music — jazz and The Rolling Stones — as ways to disconnect from work. He announced in March that he will retire at the end of July.
Dr. Georges Benjamin is executive director of the American Public Health Association, one of several public health and research groups that have filed a legal brief critical of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.
Benjamin said he does not know Dobbs’ personal opinion about abortion and the legal issues involved in the case, and expressed doubt that Dobbs would state them publicly.
“Your name may get associated with a legal case when you’re in these jobs,” Benjamin said. “But your name being associated may not align with your own views. You are the public official, and unfortunately that’s what happens when you take these jobs.”
Benjamin said Dobbs has done an “incredible” job as Mississippi’s health officer during the pandemic, including remarkable work addressing issues of inequity. He called him a “trusted figure who follows scientific principles.”
Benjamin’s hope, he said, is that Dobbs’ reputation “does not get tarnished” by having his name on the abortion case.
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UPDATED March 15 at 10:40 a.m. to include local bars where Coors-icles are sold.
This one’s for the kids who grew up on Otter Pops.
On Tuesday, Molson Coors Beverage Co. debuted Coors-icles, a line of frozen beer popsicles that look just like the aforementioned children’s treat. These pops won’t give you a buzz though, since they’re nonalcoholic.
While popsicles are traditionally a summer snack, Coors Light released theirs to pair with March Madness – “to make sure fans 21+ stay chill when things get heated,” per an announcement. Even though Coors-icles do not contain alcohol, they’re intended for folks of drinking age. Plus, the beverage company contends the treats “can (and should!) be enjoyed with a crisp, cold Coors Light,” said a spokesperson.
The college basketball tournament comes to Denver’s Ball Arena March 17-19, but the pops won’t be available for purchase at concession stands. Instead, Coors Light said basketball fans can buy Coors-icles at 800 bars nationwide throughout the tournament’s run, including several near Ball Arena like Blake Street Tavern, Stoney’s Uptown Joint, Society Sports and Spirits, Mudrock’s Tap & Tavern and Brooklyn’s at Ball Arena. Further north, Brothers Bar and & Grill in Fort Collins will have the product.
If you’d prefer to watch your favorite team from the comfort of home, you can order them online at shop.coorslight.com. A six-pack of Coors Light-flavored Coors-icles will set you back about $20.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Roiland, who created the animated series “Rick and Morty” and provides the voices of the two title characters, is awaiting trial on charges of felony domestic violence against a former girlfriend.
A criminal complaint obtained Thursday from The Associated Press from prosecutors in Orange County, California, charged Roiland, 42, with corporal injury and false imprisonment by menace, fraud, violence or deceit against the woman, who he was living with at the time. The woman was not identified in court documents.
Roiland has pleaded not guilty.
The incident occurred in January of 2020 and Roiland was charged in May of that year, but the charges apparently went unnoticed by media outlets until NBC News reported them Thursday, when a pre-trial hearing was held in the case.
Emails seeking comment from Roiland’s attorney and representatives for Cartoon Network, which airs “Rick and Morty,” were not immediately returned. Roiland is set to return to court in April. A trial date has not been set.
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HONOLULU – When Willette Kalaokahaku Akima-Akau looks out at the the lava flowing from Mauna Loa volcano and makes an offering of gin, tobacco and coins, she will be taking part in a tradition passed down from her grandfather and other Native Hawaiians as a way to honor both the natural and spiritual worlds.
Akima-Akau said she plans to take her grandchildren with her and together they will make their offerings and chant to Pele, the Hawaiian deity of volcanoes and fire, who her grandfather used to pay reverence to as a kupuna, a word that can mean ancestor.
“This is the time for our kupuna, for our people, and for our children to come and witness what is happening as history is being made every day," she said, adding that today's experiences will be added to the next generation's stories, songs, dances and chants.
For many Native Hawaiians, an eruption of a volcano like Mauna Loa has a deep yet very personal cultural significance. For many it can be an opportunity to feel a connection with creation itself through the way lava gives birth to new land, as well as a time to reflect on their own place in the world and the people who came before them.
“A volcanic eruption is a physical manifestation of so many natural and spiritual forces for Hawaiians,” said Ilihia Gionson, a Hawaii Tourism Authority spokesperson who is Native Hawaiian and lives on the Big Island. “People who are unfamiliar with that should understand that it’s a very personal, very significant thing.”
To be sure, not all Native Hawaiians will feel the need to make a trek to see the lava, but among those who do, some may chant, some may pray to ancestors and some may honor the moment with hula, or dance.
“Some people may be moved to just kind of observe in silence, meditate, you know, commune with their higher power or their kupuna in their own ways,” Gionson said.
Kainani Kahaunaele said as a Native Hawaiian, she feels moved to honor the moment and will take her children, nieces, nephews and close friends as close to the lava flow as possible. There they will chant to Pele.
“Our hookupu will be our voice,” she said, using the Hawaiian word for offering. “It’s not for any kind of show. It’s a connection that we’re making to Pele, to the land, to Mauna Loa.”
Many Hawaiians are practicing family traditions that have been passed down from elders.
Akima-Akau, who lives in Kawaihae on the west side of the Big Island, remembers hearing stories about how her grandfather would fly from Maui or Oahu whenever there was a Big Island lava flow to honor Pele.
“He would jump on a plane and come to Hawaii Island to give his hookupu,” offerings of gin, silver dollars and tobacco, she said.
Her grandfather died before she was born, so she doesn’t know exactly why he chose those items, but he wasn’t alone. She said she grew up knowing others who offered the same items, so that is what her family will bring. She said the children will offer Pele a ti leaf lei.
Hawaiians have different relationships with the spirituality of lava, said Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner Kealoha Pisciotta. To Pisciotta, the lava “brings good mana" — which can mean supernatural or divine power — “and cleanses where it needs cleansing.”
There are also different relationships and connections to Pele, who some refer to as a god or goddess. Pele has great significance in Hawaiian culture, representing all the phenomena related to volcanoes — the magma, steam, ash, acid rain.
“Her primary form is the lava, not necessarily that she is a female, human person. But the image of her function is creation, which happens to be a very feminine image,” said Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻole, a cultural practitioner in Hilo.
Pisciotta calls her “Tutu Pele,” using the word for grandparent, because deities “are more ancient than we are.”
Manua Loa's spectacular show is drawing thousands of people seeking nighttime views of the lava flowing down the mountain's northeast flank, clogging the main east-west road on the island. Among them are those coming to pay their respects, leaving altars or shrines along the roadway.
Cultural practitioners like Pisciotta want lava gawkers to be mindful of those who are chanting, praying or gathering in ceremonies amid the eruption: “Give them some space and respect.”
“If a person doing something wants to invite somebody to participate or watch, there will be an invitation,” said Gionson, the tourism official. “And if not, respect that and keep a respectful distance.”
So far, the tourism authority hasn’t received any complaints about people getting in the way of cultural practices, he said, adding that the agency focuses on educating tourists in general about being respectful and behaving appropriately when visiting the islands.
Kahaunaele, who teaches Hawaiian language and music at the University of Hawaii's Hilo campus and planned to gather with her family on Thursday night, knows that visitors to the island might be curious when they see and hear her family chanting.
“Don’t film us. Don’t even ask for permission, just don’t,” she said. “That even goes for locals. Don’t infringe upon anybody else’s moment.”
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Aeglea Biotherapeutics Inc. (AGLE) on Thursday reported a loss of $24.4 million in its first quarter.
The Austin, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 37 cents per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 35 cents per share.
The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $1.4 million in the period.
The company's shares closed at $1.56. A year ago, they were trading at $7.61.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kris Bubic went seven strong innings, Hunter Dozier and MJ Melendez had late-inning RBIs and the Kansas City Royals beat Tampa Bay 4-2 on Sunday, winning a series against the Rays for the first time in five years.
Dozier snapped a 2-all tie with two outs in the seventh when he singled off Brooks Raley (1-1) to score Whit Merrifield. Melendez added an insurance run with a double down the left-field line in the eighth.
The Royals overcame the loss of Bobby Witt Jr. for their first series win against the Rays since 2017. They broke an 11-series losing streak to the American League East.
Bubic (2-6) tied with a season high by pitching seven innings. He gave up two runs on four hits, walked three and struck out four.
For the second straight game, the Royals lost a lead but found some timely hits late to prevail.
Witt hit an RBI single in the first inning, but exited the game before the next half-inning even started. The 22-year-old rookie stole second but then gingerly ran to third on a fly ball to center field and was removed with right hamstring tightness. He is considered day to day.
He has a hit in 14 of his last 16 games with 12 RBIs and eight stolen bases while hitting over .360 in that stretch.
Nick Pratto made it 2-0 in the second with a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Michael A. Taylor.
Tampa Bay responded, as Yandy Diaz hit a 434-foot homer to center field for his first since May 14. The Rays tied the game in the sixth on a sac fly by Luke Raley.
Taylor Clarke got his second save of the season.
ROSTER MOVES
Rays: Reinstated RHP Jeffrey Springs (right lower leg tightness) from the 15-day injured list and optioned RHP Luis Patino to Triple-A Durham.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: RHP Jonathan Heasley (right shoulder tendinitis) and LHP Daniel Lynch (blister) will begin rehab assignments in Triple-A Omaha.
UP NEXT
Tampa Bay will start a four-game series in Baltimore on Monday with right-hander Corey Kluber (6-5, 3.73 ERA) on the mound. The Royals continue their homestand when they host the Angels on Monday with right-hander Zack Greinke (3-6, 4.64 ERA) getting the start. | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Bubic-goes-7-Royals-edge-Rays-4-2-to-win-series-17325945.php | 2022-07-24 22:10:47 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/sports/article/Bubic-goes-7-Royals-edge-Rays-4-2-to-win-series-17325945.php |
NEW YORK — The marketing executive who oversaw a partnership between Bud Light and a transgender influencer is taking a leave of absence after it snowballed into cries for boycotts from some angry customers, according to media reports.
Alissa Heinerscheid, Bud Light’s vice president of marketing, will be replaced by Todd Allen, most recently global vice president of Budweiser, according to reports from Beer Business Daily and Ad Age.
A spokesperson for Bud Light's parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, on Saturday did not directly confirm the leave of absence but said Allen as vice president of Bud Light will report directly to Benoit Garbe, U.S. chief marketing officer. The company also made streamlining changes so that its most senior marketers are more closely connected to all of its brand activities.
The partnership between the blue-emblazoned beer brand and Dylan Mulvaney, who has more than 10.8 million followers on social media, hit the internet on April 1. That's when Mulvaney posted a video on Instagram showing herself cracking open a can of Bud Light, one with the hashtag #budlightpartner.
Companies have broadened efforts to attract customers and employees across racial, cultural and other lines as the country continues to diversify. In many cases, their own shareholders have pushed them to become more inclusive in hopes of improved returns.
Earlier this month, Bud Light said, “Anheuser-Busch works with hundreds of influencers across our brands as one of many ways to authentically connect with audiences across various demographics."
But the Bud Light-Mulvaney partnership quickly brought an onslaught of criticism from people who said they're angry about the world going “woke.” Musician Kid Rock posted a video of himself shooting cans of Bud Light with a rifle.
Anheuser-Busch InBev's stock that trades in the United States is down 1.8% since Mulvaney's April 1 video showing herself taking a sip of Bud Light. But the stock is still up 9.1% for the year so far, more than the broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/money/business/bud-light-exec-takes-leave-after-boycott-calls-reports-say-transgender/507-f86a649c-0a88-4f0a-a501-ab46f60a2a24 | 2023-04-23 05:29:46 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/money/business/bud-light-exec-takes-leave-after-boycott-calls-reports-say-transgender/507-f86a649c-0a88-4f0a-a501-ab46f60a2a24 |
CEO and Founder, Joshua Rogers, credits the firm's performance to "overall asset allocation emphasis on bespoke alternative investments."
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arete Wealth Inc., continues to deliver remarkably consistent year-over- year revenue growth – even in the face of one of the worst years in the U.S. stock and bond markets. Arete's total revenue was up 19% year-over-year in stark contrast to the equity markets being down negative 20%.
Arete's revenue closed in on the $100M mark ($98.8M) which CEO and Founder, Joshua D. Rogers, called, "a major milestone for our company to achieve in just 15 years from starting at zero."
Arete's 5-Year revenue growth rate ticked further up to 228%. Earnings were also up 15% year-over-year. According to Rogers, "by staying lean and laser focused on dominating our niche of bespoke alternative investments, we have been able to maintain consistent yearly profitability while our competitors have not been able to say the same."
Arete Wealth's RIA Fee-Based Assets Under Management surprisingly finished up +1%, which Rogers says, "is a testament to net new asset growth combined with the firm's overall asset allocation emphasis on bespoke alternative investments which helped to buffet client portfolios against the volatile and historically negative markets."
Distribution of alternative investments was up 16% year-over-year. Arete also grew its national advisor base by over 75 registered advisors.
Arete is currently in the process of changing its FINRA Membership Agreement to become what FINRA calls a "Large National Firm" which will be finalized in the second quarter 2023 allowing for additional growth.
About Arete Wealth
Arete Wealth Inc. is a holding company of financial services companies. These include multiple full-service FINRA and NFA Member Broker-Dealers (BD), a Registered Investment Advisory Firm (RIA), and Insurance Agencies focusing on wealth management for high-net worth individuals and institutions, alternative investment access, venture capital, and private equity programs. The firm has boasted double digit year-over-year revenue growth every year since the founding of the company in 2007.
Arete Wealth's Art & Wine Advisory practice, an exclusive service for its financial advisors and their clients, is thought to be the only one of its kind in the U.S. offered by a financial services company.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for a new built-in shower room at the Spot in West Palm Beach.
As part of Vita Nova's services, the Spot is the only drop-in center for homeless youth aged 18 to 25 in the Palm Beach County area.
Serving more than 500 youth in the surrounding area with programs including education, life skills, employment and supportive housing, Vita Nova serves as a connection for former foster care youth, LGBTQ community and other homeless youth.
"The addition of a shower room at the Spot enables youth to have a clean, safe, and comfortable place to shower," Darlene Williamson, chief operating officer at Vita Nova said in a release. "This shower room will have a tremendous positive impact for youth experiencing homelessness in our community as it provides the most basic needs for health and wellness."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden cautioned on Friday that “it’s going to take time” for inflation to recede, but he offered fresh assurance that legislation he signed earlier this year will soon help limit costs for health care and energy.
He made the remarks while meeting with business and labor leaders in his first public event since returning from an around-the-world trip to Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia.
Biden has been encouraged by the Democrats’ stronger-than-expected performance in the midterm elections, but he could be entering a perilous stretch when it comes to the economy.
The White House has emphasized a strong jobs market to try to allay concerns about a potential recession. However, the Federal Reserve continues to try to slow economic growth by raising interest rates to battle inflation.
It’s a delicate situation that Biden will be navigating amid turnover in his economic team. Cecilia Rouse, a labor economist who became the first Black woman to lead the Council of Economic Advisers, will leave the administration in the spring, according to a White House official.
She is expected to return to Princeton University, where she has been on academic leave. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss personnel changes and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The pending departure comes as Biden’s term reaches its halfway point, often a time of transition for a presidential administration.
Bloomberg was first to report Rouse’s planned departure, and it said Brian Deese, director of Biden’s National Economic Council, plans to depart next year.
The official said there was no timeline for Deese to leave.
Another key member of Biden’s economic team, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, has said she wants to remain in the administration.
“I plan to stay,” she told MSNBC last month. “I am very excited about the president’s economic program. There is a lot to implement.”
There was additional turnover in the Biden administration earlier this month when Chris Magnus, head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was forced out of his job.
Immigration authorities have struggled to manage the flow of migrants toward the United States’ border with Mexico, a frequent point of criticism from Republicans.
At Friday’s event, Biden said his trip overseas showed “the United States is as well or better positioned as any nation in the world to lead the world on the economy in the years ahead.”
He conceded that “it’s going to take time to get inflation back down to normal levels.”
However, he said that “in six short weeks, Americans are going to start to feel the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act,” the massive legislation that he signed in August.
He said the law’s provision to limit to $35 the cost of insulin for seniors on Medicare begins on Jan. 1.
Thousands of dollars in tax credits also will become available to help make homes more energy efficient with new windows, solar panels or heat pumps.
“We’re talking about real money . . . and it’s just going to start kicking in now,” Biden said.
The focus on the economy could serve as a contrast to Republicans’ agenda in the House, where they just won a narrow majority and have planned sweeping investigations into the president, his family and his administration.
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LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Lima Rotarians get a taste of local history as the Allen County Museum's Traveling Trunk makes a stop at their meeting.
Members got a chance to see a mammoth tooth and a crazy quilt among other artifacts that can be found at the museum. The Traveling Trunk usually makes stops at local schools, but today was for the adults. The museum curator of education says it's important to match the historic items to the audience on hand.
"I think it's just important to get people passionate about history and you know sometimes maybe it wasn't your favorite subject in school. But what I try to do is to find something that will relate to everyone," said Sarah Rish, curator of education at the Allen County Museum.
Rish says they will be having another "Life in America" event depicting life from 1900 to 1910. It will be on July 14th and 15th from 1 to 4 p.m. each day and is free and open to the public. | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/allen-county-museum-shows-off-some-historic-artifacts-at-todays-rotary-club-meeting/article_72dafa1e-b6f3-11ed-a7b3-23ec9e58c262.html | 2023-02-28 00:49:44 | 1 | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/allen-county-museum-shows-off-some-historic-artifacts-at-todays-rotary-club-meeting/article_72dafa1e-b6f3-11ed-a7b3-23ec9e58c262.html |
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Steve Yzerman, 58; John Corbett, 62; Billy Joel, 74; Candice Bergen, 77.
Happy Birthday: Use your knowledge and charm to win favors and improve your position. Building a solid base will help you further your beliefs and encourage you to form alliances with people who share your concerns. Make a difference this year by responding to what’s happening around you. Recognize who is on your side and who isn’t, and use connections to further your interests. Your numbers are 5, 18, 22, 26, 30, 38, 43.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Emotional problems will surface if you are too explicit regarding your plans. Take your time, strategize and leave nothing to chance. A passionate approach when dealing with a friend, colleague or relative will help you gain the support you need to forge ahead. 2 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Do you believe in fate? Embrace whatever comes your way and search for an appropriate solution. What you discover will change your life and meaningful relationships. Speak from the heart, making what you have to offer crystal clear. 5 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Get organized, and spend more time and money on learning and developing. Check out investments and look for ways to lower your overhead. Take on what you can handle and do your research. If you overload your plate, you’ll fall short of your goal. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Share your thoughts and feelings with someone you love or want to partner with, and you’ll progress. Your insight and ability to put others at ease will help when trying to drum up support and help from those with something to contribute. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A steady pace and paying attention to detail will help you finish what you start. Don’t let anyone interfere with your schedule. A positive attitude will help you handle a sensitive issue tactfully. Do your best to sidestep someone looking for a fight. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Gather information and prepare to discuss what’s important to you and who you plan to achieve your dreams alongside. Social events, conventions, travel and educational pursuits will help you connect with people instrumental in achieving your long-term goals. 5 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep work and home life separate. Don’t overspend or take on more than you can handle. Keeping the peace will be in your best interest. Look for a unique way to present what you have to offer, and you’ll receive helpful feedback. 2 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put your energy where it counts, and you’ll gain momentum and generate interest in your plans and progress. You will change how you feel about partnerships and who you want to spend more time working alongside if you invest more time in others. 4 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be careful not to share sensitive information. Put your energy into how you earn your living and handle your money. Take better care of your health and emotional well-being. Do your best to achieve peace by distancing yourself from manipulative people and situations. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Put everything you’ve got into what you enjoy doing most, and you’ll get great results. Focus on relationships, and protect yourself from being coerced into temptation and overindulgence. Make your position clear and do what’s best for you. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A friend, relative or peer will oppose you. Be blunt about what you want and go your separate way. Look for any underlying problem that might interfere with your progress. Use your strengths to get ahead, and don’t mix business with pleasure. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Added discipline will help you gain ground. Be direct about what you want to do, and implement the changes necessary to point you in the right direction. An event that requires physical strength and a good imagination will put you in the spotlight. 4 stars
Birthday Baby: You are dedicated, energetic and helpful. You are sincere and charitable.
1 star: Avoid conflicts; work behind the scenes. 2 stars: You can accomplish, but don’t rely on others. 3 stars: Focus and you’ll reach your goals. 4 stars: Aim high; start new projects. 5 stars: Nothing can stop you; go for gold.
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ZAPOPAN and JALISCO, Mexico, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Isadora is revolutionizing the way that people enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine with its new line of Barbacoa, Mole and Pork, bringing the taste of México to the table in just two minutes. Isadora is a 100% natural line of Mexican cuisine imported directly from México and packaged in flexible pouches using the latest technologies. The innovative packaging ensures shelf-stability without the need for refrigeration, making them perfect for on-the-go meals or quick and easy dinners.
With their new line of ready-to-eat pouches, Isadora is adding happiness to summer celebrations by making it easy to enjoy traditional Mexican cuisine without spending hours in the kitchen. As Americans eagerly look forward to the back-to-school season, a time-consuming meal prep is no longer required, making way for more quality time with family and friends.
Isadora's commitment to unparalleled flavors is evident in every aspect of the products, from the ingredients used to the cooking methods employed. Their website offers a variety of quick and easy recipes for tasty tacos, flautas, tostadas and more, all made with locally sourced ingredients and flavors to ensure a delicious and genuinely Mexican culinary experience.
"We are bringing the passion, creativity, and zest for life reflected by our heritage to every meal," said María José Garza, Isadora Brand Manager at Verde Valle Food, Inc. "We're excited to offer Americans a convenient and delicious way to celebrate everyday life and enjoy authentic flavors from México anytime, anywhere."
Whether serving an appetizer of mini-Mole sliders or pairing Barbacoa enchiladas with Isadora's 1-minute heat and serve beans, a delicious authentic meal is now easier than ever. The complete Isadora line is currently available at select retailers throughout the United States, ready to enhance any gathering with the unmistakable flavors from México.
For more information on Isadora and its new line of ready-to-eat Mexican food pouches, please visit https://www.isadoramexicanfood.com
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GREENBELT, Md., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc. (AIMM) was recognized with several first-place awards in NASA's Videographer of the Year Awards for 2022.
NASA announced the winners for Video Production and Video Documentation in July, including top spots for AIMM employees Sophia Roberts, Mike Menzel, David Ladd and Rob Andreoli for their videography work with the Goddard Space Center.
"The work we do with NASA Goddard is gratifying and our team works hard to provide educational and science documentaries," Jeffrey Elliott, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Digital Technologies, said." Receiving these awards is a testament to the skill and dedication of our employees here at AIMM."
The Video Production category awarded three top awards to AIMM employees. Sophia Roberts won first place for her production of "Why Does Webb Use Walt Lenses?" Fellow AIMM employees Mike Menzel and Roberts earned third place for the "How Does Helium Make Stuff Cold;" Rob Andreoli and David Ladd received an honorable mention for "Meet the Goddard Instrument Field Team."
In NASA's Video Documentation category, AIMM employees received five top awards. Roberts and Menzel took first place in their work on GSFC's "Webb Mirrors Glamour Trailer." Roberts received a second-place award for "Webb Journey to Space." Additionally, Roberts and Menzel received three of the four honorable mentions with their James Webb Telescope videography.
"We are very proud of our associates for having the opportunity to contribute to memorializing the James Webb Space Telescope project. We are impressed by their diligence and creativity." Richard Porter, President of AIMM, said.
Here are NASA's choices for outstanding achievement in videography featuring AIMM employees:
Video Production
1st place: Why Does Webb Use Walt Lenses? (Roberts)
3rd place: How Does Helium Make Stuff Cold (Roberts, Menzel)
Honorable Mention (HM): Meet the Goddard Instrument Field Team (Ladd, Andreoli)
Video Documentation
1st place: Webb Mirror Glamour Trailer (Roberts, Menzel)
2nd Place (tie): Webb Journey to Space (Roberts)
HM: Webb Beauty – The Last Sunshield Deploy on Earth (Roberts, Menzel)
HM: Webb Journey to Space – Episode 1 (Roberts, Menzel)
HM: Webb Journey to Space – Episode 2 (Roberts, Menzel)
AIMM is a multimedia and engineering company located in Palm City, Florida, that provides solutions to address video production and broadcast systems engineering challenges and problems. Creativity Powered by Diversity. http://www.aimmfed.com
Contact: Ian Redman, ian@havencreativeagency.com
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Hit-Boy and Nas are looking to extend their winning run. The duo has unveiled the artwork for King’s Disease 3.
King’s Disease 3 will mark their fourth collaborative project together which also includes their surprise album Magic. This recent announcement shouldn’t come to fans as a total surprise as the “Hate Me Now” MC made mention to the forthcoming project on “Ugly” rhyming “I’m on offense every day until I see the love / KD3 on the way, this just to feed the buzz.” In 2021, King’s Disease won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
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The bank's second minimum pay increase in less than one year reinforces BMO's commitment to employees' financial progress alongside its customers and communities
CHICAGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BMO Harris Bank today announced it will raise its minimum hourly wage for full- and part-time branch and Customer Contact Center colleagues to $20 per hour beginning Aug. 7, 2022 as part of the bank's ongoing commitment to the financial wellbeing of employees. The increase impacts both new hires and current team members who earn below the new minimum base pay for their position.
This is the second minimum hourly wage increase in just 10 months after the bank raised its hourly base pay to $18 per hour in October 2021. The bank also raised base pay by 3% for a majority of its employees – including those impacted by today's increase announcement – in June of this year. The pay increases reflect BMO's commitment to providing competitive compensation for team members and builds on its comprehensive incentives and benefits packages to recruit and retain the best talent.
"As a leading North American Bank that supports progress for all, today we are announcing a significant new investment in our people – the best team in banking. We know that caring for our colleagues first allows them to focus on helping our customers make real financial progress," said Ernie (Erminia) Johannson, Group Head, North American Personal & Business Banking, BMO Financial Group. "Our dedicated frontline financial heroes bring BMO's Purpose to life every day, boldly growing the good for our customers and communities."
BMO continues to monitor and will adjust compensation accordingly to align with the shifting banking market. In addition to frequent wage assessments, the company offers a competitive Total Rewards Program that includes robust offerings like quarterly and annual incentives, benefits for full- and part-time colleagues, paid time-off, retirement and wellness programs, and tuition reimbursement. BMO is also dedicated to the professional advancement and development of its team and offers programs that facilitate personal career development and provide pathways toward leadership roles.
BMO Harris Bank provides a broad range of personal banking products and solutions through more than 500 branches and fee-free access to over 40,000 ATMs across the United States. BMO Harris Bank's commercial banking team provides a combination of sector expertise, local knowledge and mid-market focus throughout the United States. For more information about BMO Harris Bank, visit the company fact sheet. Accounts are subject to approval. BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. BMO Harris Bank is part of BMO Financial Group, a highly diversified financial services provider with total assets of CDN$1.04 trillion as of April 30, 2022.
Media contact: Lucas Seiler, BMO Harris Bank, Chicago, lucas.seiler@bmo.com 312-931-5351
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City of Wichita Falls to host Utility Systems hiring event
Published: Jun. 12, 2023 at 11:14 AM CDT|Updated: 50 minutes ago
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Workforce Solutions North Texas and the City of Wichita Falls will host an in-person Utility Systems hiring event on Tuesday, June 13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m at 4309 Old Jacksboro Hwy, Entrance 5.
Attendance is free, and individuals should be prepared for on-the-spot interviews. For assistance with resumes, expectations, or how to present yourself to future employers, call the Workforce Solutions North Texas team at (940) 322-1801 ext.102.
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Connecticut pastor fatally struck by Stamford police car while crossing the street
By Nic F. Anderson, Julian Cummings and Zoe Sottile, CNN
(CNN) — State police are investigating after a patrol vehicle in Stamford, Connecticut, fatally struck a pastor as he crossed the street Wednesday.
Stamford police officer Zachary Lockwood, 24, hit the Rev. Tommie Jackson, 69, around 4:12 p.m., Connecticut State Police Lt. Katharine Cummings said during a Friday morning news conference.
Lockwood attempted CPR until medics arrived, Cummings said.
Jackson was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons called Jackson’s death an “unimaginable tragedy” at the press conference and said she will miss his “infectious smile” and sense of humor.
Jackson worked as the assistant director of Stamford’s Urban Redevelopment Commission, which works on redevelopment and renewal projects, according to the city’s website. He also served as a reverend at the Rehoboth Fellowship Church and Faith Tabernacle Church. Jackson’s wife, Dorye, is the vice chair of the Stamford Police Commission.
Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw remembered Jackson as “a vital member of the Stamford community.”
“Our city feels the impact of his passing,” he added.
Lockwood’s police vehicle had emergency lights on during the collision, according to Cummings. The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is a “customary protocol for this type of incident,” said Cummings. Lockwood has been with the police department since April 18, 2022, she said.
Connecticut State Police, the Western District Major Crimes Squad, and the Connecticut State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad will investigate with the assistance of the Stamford Police Department, according to Cummings.
In a news release posted Thursday on Facebook, Stamford Police Assistant Chief Silas Redd remembered Jackson as “such a beacon of light for so many in the Stamford community.”
He also asked that both the Jackson and Lockwood families be given privacy and be kept in “thoughts and prayers.”
CNN has reached out to the Connecticut State Police Union, Stamford Police Association, Police Association of Connecticut, and the Lockwood family for comments.
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Virginia Tech coach Kenny Brooks and top-seeded Virginia Tech will face a different challenge in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
After limiting Chattanooga to 33 points in an opening rout, they’ll face a player that nearly matched that in South Dakota State’s Myah Selland. She scored 29 as the ninth-seeded Jackrabbits beat Southern California 62-57 in overtime.
In advance, the coach of the first-time Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament champions is not tipping his hand. These are not your typical Jackrabbits, having challenged themselves all season.
Among their opponents: Mississippi State, Rutgers, Louisville, Kansas State, UCLA, South Carolina. They won four of those.
“They know that they’re not just going to be able to, you know, walk through anything regardless of what the number is beside you. And the teams that are left are always going to be good,” Brooks said.
Good as in having won 22 in a row.
But Selland, who averages 16.1 points, said it won’t all be about her.
“Any one of us can make shots when we have them.” she said. “So really relying on each other will be important because, yeah, they’re a good defensive team and we have to be able to match that.”
The Hokies, first-time winners of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament and top seeds for the first time, will be in front of a friendly packed crowd, but that won’t be foreign to the Jackrabbits.
“I know how good they are. I watched that game against South Carolina,” Brooks said. “They’re not afraid of the moment. They’re not afraid of whoever they’re playing. I watched them play against Louisville in the Bahamas. I watched them play against UCLA in the Bahamas. They’re good. And they know they’re good. Anybody who is playing at this point in the season is a good team and they know they’re good.”
Selland welcomes a loud crowd at sold out Cassell Coliseum, even if unfriendly. as a sign of the growth of women’s basketball.
“I think we like to embrace these challenges. We are excited for the opportunity,” she said. “We know it’s going to be obviously a tough opponent in a really fun environment, going to have a lot of fans. So we are just going to try to embrace that and just make the most of the opportunity, but we are excited about it.”
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- Two-thirds (63%) of Saudi youth say their country's relations with the US will improve under President Biden; the rest believe it will remain the same
- 70% of young Saudis have a 'very' or 'somewhat' favourable view of the president
- Saudi youth are more likely to say the US is an ally now than at any point in the last five years
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An overwhelming majority (92%) of young Saudis, who form about two-thirds of Saudi Arabia's population, see the United States as an ally of their nation, with 59 per cent stating the US is a 'strong ally' and 33 per cent citing it as 'somewhat of an ally.'
This finding from the 13th edition of the annual ASDA'A BCW Arab Youth Survey was announced today ahead of the historic visit of US President Joe Biden to the Kingdom on July 15 and 16, 2022. President Biden's visit, upon the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, is expected to enhance the historic and strategic partnership between the two nations.
As President Biden observed in an opinion piece in the Washington Post, "Today, Saudi Arabia has helped to restore unity among the six countries of Gulf Cooperation Council, has fully supported the truce in Yemen and is now working with my experts to help stabilize oil markets with other OPEC producers."
According to the survey, the perception that the US is an ally of Saudi Arabia is at its highest level in five years. In 2020, 87 per cent of Saudi youth viewed the US as a 'strong ally' or 'somewhat of an ally', an increase in favourability over 2019 when 70 per cent of Saudi youth viewed the US as an ally. In 2018, 50 per cent of Saudi youth viewed the US as an ally.
The symbolism of Biden's arrival in the Kingdom, following his first official visit to Israel, will not be lost on young Saudis, three-quarters (75%) of whom believe addressing the 'Palestinian-Israeli conflict' should be a top priority for the Arab world.
Despite the broadly positive perception of President Biden, young Saudi men and women believe he has work to do on the Palestine-Israel question, with 93 per cent insisting his administration "should have a played a more active and unbiased role in resolving the conflict." A majority of young Saudis (73%) are confident that the conflict is 'very likely' to 'somewhat likely' to be resolved in the next five years.
Sunil John, President, MENA, BCW and Founder of ASDA'A BCW, said: "The findings from our survey reflect the optimism surrounding Biden's first visit to the Kingdom as the US president. The generally warm feelings young people have towards US, and their eagerness for peace across the region, especially in resolving the Palestinian conflict, show the value to be had from a reset of US-Saudi relations to achieve a more stable and stronger Middle East geopolitical order."
Underlining the strategic role of the US in the region, over one-third (36%) of young Saudis believe the US has the most influence in the Arab world among non-Arab nations, compared with 43 per cent of Saudi youth who say their own country is the most influential among Arab nations in the region.
Over two-thirds of young Saudis (63%) are also confident that their country's relations with the US will improve under President Biden, while the rest (37%) believe relations between the two countries will remain the same.
Almost all young Saudis (97%) are confident that their country is going in the right direction; 82 per cent agreed with the statement that 'our best days are ahead of us.'
For the largest-of-its-kind survey of the Arab world's largest demographic, which was unveiled in October last year, PSB Insights, the global strategic research and analytics specialist, conducted 3,400 face-to-face interviews with Arab youth aged between 18 and 24 in 50 cities and territories in 17 states in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from June 6-30, 2021.
To know more about the findings and to download the white paper of the ASDA'A BCW Arab Youth Survey, log on to arabyouthsurvey.com.
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Updated May 5, 2022 at 10:55 PM ET
On her second day on the stand, actress Amber Heard on Thursday continued telling jurors the story of her tumultuous and allegedly violent relationship with actor Johnny Depp — this time adding details about a sexual assault with a bottle.
Depp is suing Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed published by The Washington Post in which Heard called for change in how the U.S. treats abuse survivors.
Heard's most emotional testimony came in the second half of the day, when she talked about a trip to Australia in March 2015, that she said was marred by days of chaos and violence.
Depp provided testimony about the same series of fights last month, and claimed that the actress severed the tip of one of his fingers with a bottle during one of the altercations. But Heard told the jury on Thursday a completely different version of events, as she described a scene in which Depp allegedly struck her several times, ripped the clothing off her body, then vaginally penetrated her with a bottle.
Heard said part of what Depp was arguing with her about were her plans to draft a postnuptial agreement, she said. Heard said Depp physically assaulted her, slammed her up against a wall, squeezed her neck and threw her onto a ping-pong table.
"At some point I shove him hard, to get him off me, and he shoved me back," Heard said. "And he said, 'do you want to go, little girl?'"
Heard said she can't remember when in the timeline it happened, but claims she eventually grabbed a bottle of liquor from Depp and shattered it on the floor. That prompted more violence from Depp, who choked her and ripped the nightgown off her body, she told the jury.
As she was allegedly pinned face up on a counter, she said Depp pushed a bottle inside of her.
Sobbing on the stand, Heard said, "I can't believe I have to do this."
"Johnny had the bottle inside of me, and was shoving it into me over and over again," she added.
The next day, she woke up to find blood and paint writings on the walls of the house, she said, adding that it took a while to deduce he had injured his finger.
During his testimony, Depp said Heard had severed his fingertip, but that he had lied to doctors about the incident, saying he had hurt his finger in accordion doors.
"I didn't want to disclose that it had been Ms. Heard that had thrown a vodka bottle at me and took my finger off," he told the court.
The first time Heard said she "landed" a blow
Heard said weeks later the two had reconciled, and were back in Los Angeles when another physical altercation ensued. But this time, Heard said she finally "landed one" on Depp in an effort to protect her sister.
Heard said she confronted Depp after suspecting he had been cheating on her following their wedding.
"I didn't care in that moment if he did kill me," she said.
She told the court she screamed at him, called him names and told him to get out of the house. She then ran to wake her sister, who lived in an adjoining apartment.
Heard said Depp had hit her in the face with a cast on his arm, and the two were continuing to struggle, when her sister put herself in between. According to Heard, Depp took a swing at her sister.
"I swung at him," Heard said. "In all my relationship to date with Johnny, I hadn't landed a blow...for the first time I hit him, like actually hit him square in the face."
Heard clarified that while she had previously fought back to protect herself from Depp, her aim was to block any blows.
"Johnny kind of looked stunned, and the laughed at me," Heard said. "And then he hit me again."
How Heard says she convinced herself to stay
Toward the end of the day, Heard touched on the reasons she stayed in the abusive relationship.
"For every hit, every instance of violence, every time I was choked, every single one of these instances, is like a heavy coin put into a piggy bank," she explained. "It's almost like, for each one of these things that happens, you lose the will or resolve to leave ... You know, it's like every single heavy coin you put in this piggy bank is like an investment into the future."
"I just decided to believe that it wouldn't happen again," she said. "This is the last time, 'cause it couldn't get worse than this, right?
Heard said Depp slapped and berated her in front of others
As Depp and Heard argued on the plane ride from the East Coast to Los Angeles in May 2014, "he called me a slut," Heard said.
At the time, they were traveling with security personnel and Depp's assistants. Heard said Depp had been drinking and doing drugs before the flight — and that once aboard, he assailed her about an acting job she'd just completed, where she filmed sex scenes with the actor James Franco. Depp interrogated her about the scenes, and whether she enjoyed it.
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"I struggle to be able to tell you how embarrassed I was because he was speaking to me in front of people in this way," Heard told the jury.
When she moved to sit elsewhere, she said, Depp threw ice cubes and utensils at her, calling her an embarrassment. Then, she said, he slapped her.
"I remember moving more than once," she said. "And Johnny came to me each time, not the other way around. He sits down in front of me at one point, and because I'm not answering him — I was looking out of the window — and he slaps my face," she said. Growing emotional as she recounted the experience, she added, "And his friend is in our proximity. And I — it didn't hurt me, it didn't hurt my face, I just felt embarrassed that he'd do that to me in front of people. It was the first time that anything like that had happened in front of somebody."
'I didn't know what to do about it,' Heard said
When Heard moved again, Depp taunted her and called her names, she said. When she looked into his eyes, she said, it felt like there was "a blackness" there.
"I wasn't engaging. I am walking away from him slowly and he tells me to hurry the f*** up. Hurry up," Heard said. She said she looked at him, and turned to walk away.
"My back is turned to him, and I feel this boot in my back. It just kicked me, in the back. I fell to the floor and caught myself on the floor, and it just felt like I was looking at the floor of the plane for what felt like a long time. And I thought to myself, 'I don't know what to do. I can't believe — did he just kick me?'" Heard said.
"No one said anything. No one did anything ... you could hear a pin drop on that plane. You could feel the tension, but no one did anything. And I just remember feeling so embarrassed. Felt so embarrassed, that he could kick me to the ground in front of people. And more embarrassing, I didn't know what to do about it," she added.
Heard gave her account of the now-infamous plane ride
Heard's account of the flight details the aftermath of her filming The Adderall Diaries alongside Franco in 2014. On May 24, she and Depp — who had been working in Boston — shared a plane ride from Boston back to Los Angeles. Depp was closely questioned about his condition on that trip in his own testimony, saying he had taken opioids and drank Champagne.
Heard said she knew Depp was likely not sober when she waited a long time for him to join her on the plane after his car pulled up to the tarmac. When he did board, he reeked of alcohol and marijuana, she said.
As Depp began to question her about her filming with Franco, she added, "I could anticipate that there was a no-win situation here."
Heard said that as Depp asked her about romantic scenes with Franco, he was "saying really disgusting things about my body, about how I liked it."
Heard says Depp's jealousy intruded on her career
As their relationship developed and the couple moved in together, Heard said, Depp began controlling aspects of her career, allegedly telling her she didn't need to work and questioning her about scripts. She said he was against her filming romantic or kissing scenes.
Heard also said Depp became enraged by her choice of co-stars.
"He was mad at me for taking the job with James Franco," Heard said of her decision to appear in The Adderall Diaries.
"He hated — hated — James Franco, and was already accusing me of kind of secretly having a thing with him in my past, since we had done Pineapple Express together."
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DETROIT , Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Little Caesars Love Kitchen, a big rig pizza kitchen on wheels, is partnering with the Special Olympics Unified Cup Detroit 2022 to provide fresh pizza meals to approximately 800 of its athletes, volunteers, and staff. The serving will take place during the Men's & Women's Division One Championship Match at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, Michigan.
"Little Caesars is proud to help support the Special Olympics," said Greg Hamilton, senior vice president of marketing at Little Caesars. "The Unified Cup is such an exciting event, and we're excited to serve Little Caesars pizza to athletes from all over the world competing in the championship finals."
The Little Caesars Love Kitchen has served nearly 4 million people in the 48 contiguous states and four Canadian provinces. It has responded to natural disasters including the northern Michigan tornado in May 2022, as well as during national times of need, such as providing meals to first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Established by Little Caesars in 1985, the Love Kitchen exemplifies Little Caesars strong tradition of giving back to the community.
"Little Caesars is always looking for a way to make a difference," said David Scrivano, president and CEO of Little Caesars. "Whether the Love Kitchen is serving the less fortunate, responding to a disaster, or celebrating the global community of athletes competing in the Unified Cup, we are committed to continuously building on our legacy of serving others and supporting our communities.
Local Little Caesars franchise owners and company regional offices donate all food and labor costs for the Love Kitchen servings. An estimated 50,000 Little Caesars franchise owners and employees have volunteered their time over the years to support the program in their local communities.
Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, Little Caesars was founded by Mike and Marian Ilitch in 1959 as a single, family-owned restaurant. Today, Little Caesars is the third largest pizza chain in the world, with stores in each of the 50 U.S. states and 27 countries and territories.
Known for its HOT-N-READY® pizza and famed Crazy Bread®, Little Caesars products are made with quality ingredients, like fresh, never frozen, mozzarella and Muenster cheese and sauce made from fresh-packed, vine-ripened California crushed tomatoes. Little Caesars is known for unique product offerings and promotions such as the Pretzel Crust pizza, Detroit-Style Deep Dish pizza, and the Crazy Calzony®. Additionally, the chain now offers 33 percent more pepperoni on its Classic pizza.
An exceptionally high growth company with more than 60 years of experience in the $145 billion worldwide pizza industry, Little Caesars is continually looking for franchisee candidates to join our team in markets around the world. In addition to providing the opportunity for entrepreneurial independence in a franchise system, Little Caesars offers strong brand awareness with one of the most recognized and appealing characters in the country, Little Caesar.
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MIAMI, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brand Institute is proud to announce having worked with Litehouse Foods in developing the Purely Balanced™ brand name. Purely Balanced™ is a new line of Greek yogurt-based refrigerated salad dressings. The thick and creamy dressings are only 45 calories per serving and have 0g of added sugar – an ideal choice for consumers trying to meet specific dietary needs without compromising on taste and quality.
Litehouse Purely Balanced dressings are gluten free, have 0g added sugar and do not contain high fructose corn syrup or artificial colors, flavors, preservatives or sweeteners. The dressings come in a convenient, 9 oz. plastic squeeze bottle and are available in five thick and creamy, Greek yogurt-based flavors.
"The entire Brand Institute Team congratulates Litehouse Foods on the development of the line of Purely Balanced products," said Brand Institute's Chairman and C.E.O., James L. Dettore. "We wish Litehouse Foods immense success with the Purely Balanced brand."
Founded in 1993, Brand Institute (BI) was created on this principle: provide the highest quality name development services, produced, and presented by the most experienced professionals, in a timely manner, and at a competitive price. As we strive to deliver industry-leading nomenclature services, we are constantly adapting to our clients' needs to deliver greater value and successful outcomes. Brand Institute provides best-in-class strategy, name development, trademark screening, market/safety research and visual identity services to our valued, global clientele, delivered by 400+ of the most experienced and forward-thinking branding professionals in our industry. BI is the global leader in name development, with a portfolio of over 4,800 marketed Consumer, B2B, and Healthcare brand names, 1,300 USAN/INN nonproprietary names for 1,550 clients
In 2004, Brand Institute created Drug Safety Institute (DSI), our wholly owned subsidiary, to assist OTC and Healthcare Clients with naming, labeling, and packaging Regulatory Affairs. DSI is composed of former naming regulatory officials from global government health agencies, including Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA), Health Canada (HC), American Medical Association (AMA), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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NEW YORK (AP) — A former Ukrainian lawmaker who U.S. authorities say acted as a Russian agent for over a decade and tried to influence the 2020 presidential election through meetings with Rudy Giuliani has been criminally charged in New York in connection with purchases of luxury Beverly Hills real estate.
The charges against Andrii Derkach, 55, of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, were announced Wednesday in Brooklyn by U.S. Attorney Breon Peace.
Derkach has been characterized by the U.S. government as an “active Russian agent” for over a decade. Authorities say he met multiple times during the 2020 race with Giuliani, a close Trump ally, and released heavily edited recordings of Democrat Joe Biden in an effort to disparage him.
Prosecutors also say Derkach sought to fund a lavish lifestyle for himself and his family through the purchase of two Beverly Hills condominiums even as he hid his interests in the transactions from banks.
The indictment includes charges of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and money laundering.
“The conduct of this Kremlin asset, who was sanctioned for trying to poison our democracy, has shown he is ready, willing, and capable of exploiting banking system in order to advance his illicit goals,” Peace said in a statement.
Michael J. Driscoll, head of the FBI’s New York office, noted that Derkach was sanctioned in September 2020 by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for trying to influence the 2020 election on behalf of Russian Intelligence Services through a “covert influence campaign.”
“While participating in a scripted Russian disinformation campaign seeking to undermine U.S. institutions, Derkach simultaneously conspired to fraudulently benefit from a Western lifestyle for himself and his family in the United States,” Driscoll said.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Adams, head of a task force pursuing criminal wrongdoing by Russian oligarchs, labeled Derkach’s pursuit of U.S. real estate “particularly egregious hypocrisy.”
“Attempting to enjoy the safety, security, and freedoms of an open society, while secretly working to undermine that very society, is a hypocrisy that runs through every sanctions charge announced by the Task Force,” he said.
Derkach, a fugitive whose whereabouts are unknown, could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of conspiring to violate sanctions and other conspiracy and money laundering charges.
Derkach served for about a decade in Ukraine’s Parliament as a member of a pro-Russian political party that was in power from 2010 to 2014.
According to the indictment, Derkach and a co-conspirator began in 2013 to pursue the purchase of the two condominiums.
As part of Wednesday’s legal actions, prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action to seize the condos and money that remains in U.S. brokerage and bank accounts controlled by Derkach.
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until January 3, 2023 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Enviva Inc. (NYSE: EVA), if they purchased the Company's securities between February 21, 2019 and October 11, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
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Enviva and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On October 12, 2022, pre-market, Blue Orca Capital reported a range of allegations against the Company including that "new discovered data suggests . . . the company is flagrantly greenwashing its wood procurement"; "Enviva is a dangerously levered serial capital raiser whose deteriorating cash conversion and unprofitability will drain it of cash next year"; and, that it is "a product of deranged European climate subsidies which incentivize the destruction of American forests so that European power companies can check a bureaucratic box."
On this news, shares of Enviva stock fell approximately 13.13% to a closing price of $51.23 per share.
The case is Fagen v. Enviva, et al., 22-cv-02844.
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NEW YORK, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of RH (NYSE: RH) resulting from allegations that RH may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased RH securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12982 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On February 3, 2023, after trading hours, RH filed a current report on Form 8-K with the Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which announced, in pertinent part, that its "previously unaudited financial statements for the three months ended April 30, 2022, the three and six months ended July 30, 2022, and the three and nine months October 29, 2022 should no longer be relied upon due to material unintentional errors in certain of these financial periods with respect to our calculation of basic and diluted net income per share."
Further, RH announced that "in connection with the restatement, we determined that we had at least one material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting during the Non-Reliance Periods that continued to exist at January 28, 2023, the end of fiscal 2022. In connection with the material weakness, we have additionally concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are also not effective."
On this news, the price of RH's stock fell $25.19, or 7.3%, on February 6, 2023.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) – A study from MIT released last year found that one in nine American workers – about 30 million people – think their workplace is toxic.
TEDx speaker and author Natasha Bowman joined New York Living to offer advice on how to deal with a toxic work environment. Bowman wrote a book called, “Crazy AF: How To Go From Being Burned Out, Unmotivated & Unhappy to Reclaiming Your Mental Health at Work!”
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The World Anti-Doping Agency announced Friday that it would not be taking marijuana off its list of banned substances.
According to The Associated Press, the agency was asked to consider taking THC off its list after an incident involving Sha'Carri Richardson. The U.S. sprinter tested positive for the drug after qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. She said she used marijuana to cope with her mother's death, which she found out about during the Olympic Trials.
WADA said its Ethics Expert Advisory Group continues to consider cannabis use "to be against the spirit of sport."
“The question of how THC should be dealt with in a sporting context is not straightforward," said WADA Director General Olivier Niggli. "WADA is aware of the diversity of opinions and perceptions related to this substance around the world, and even within certain countries."
The agency notes that THC is currently prohibited in competition only. Niggli notes that the agency's position could change in the future.
“WADA plans to continue research in this area in relation with THC’s potential performance enhancing effects, its impact on the health of athletes and also in relation to perceptions of cannabis from athletes, experts and others around the world," he said. | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/world-anti-doping-agency-keeps-marijuana-on-banned-list | 2022-09-23 16:08:44 | 0 | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/world-anti-doping-agency-keeps-marijuana-on-banned-list |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL KERR COUNTY WILL
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The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds are still possible with
these thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
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Trump asks top Georgia court to disqualify election probe prosecutor and toss grand jury report
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are asking Georgia’s highest court to prevent the district attorney who has been investigating his actions in the wake of the 2020 election from prosecuting him and to throw out a special grand jury report that is part of the inquiry.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been investigating since early 2021 whether Trump and his allies broke any laws as they tried to overturn his narrow election loss in Georgia to Democrat Joe Biden. She has suggested that she is likely to seek charges in the case from a grand jury next month.
Trump’s Georgia legal team on Friday filed similar petitions in the Georgia Supreme Court and Fulton County Superior Court naming Willis and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who oversaw the special grand jury, as respondents. A spokesperson for Willis declined to comment. McBurney did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Trump’s legal team — Drew Findling, Jennifer Little and Marissa Goldberg — acknowledged that the filings are unusual but necessary given the tight time frame. Willis has indicated she will use the special grand jury report to seek an indictment “within weeks, if not days.” Two new regular grand juries were seated this week, and one is likely to hear the case.
“Even in an extraordinarily novel case of national significance, one would expect matters to take their normal procedural course within a reasonable time,” the filings say. “But nothing about these processes have been normal or reasonable. And the all-but-unavoidable conclusion is that the anomalies below are because Petitioner is President Donald J. Trump.”
The petitions seek to bar Willis and her office from continuing to prosecute the case. It also asks that the report produced by the special grand jury that had ben seated in the case be tossed out and that prosecutors be prevented from presenting any evidence from the panel’s investigation to a regular grand jury.
The filings ask that the courts stop “all proceedings related to and flowing from the special purpose grand jury’s investigation until this matter can be resolved.”
In a previous filing in March, Trump’s lawyers made similar requests and asked that a judge other than McBurney hear their claims. Willis rejected the arguments as being without merit. McBurney kept the case and has yet to rule on the Trump team’s requests.
That has left Trump “stranded between the Supervising Judge’s protracted passivity and the District Attorney’s looming indictment” with no choice other than to seek action from the Supreme Court, his lawyers wrote.
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AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to medication abortion and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators.
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas is weighing a lawsuit from Christian conservatives aimed at overturning the Food and Drug Administration’s more than 2-decade-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The drug, when used with a second pill, has become the most common method of abortion in the U.S.
There is essentially no precedent for a lone judge overruling the scientific decisions of the FDA. And legal experts have warned of far-reaching consequences if judges begin second-guessing FDA decisions on drug safety and effectiveness.
Wednesday’s hearing is the first in the case, which is being intensely tracked by groups on both sides of the abortion issue after last year’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. However, there was little advance notice of the high-profile session, which only appeared on the public online docket late Monday after news reports raised concerns about a lack of transparency in the proceedings.
Kacsmaryk told attorneys in the case Friday that he would delay the filing to minimize threats and possible protests, a development first reported by The Washington Post. He also asked the lawyers not to disclose the date of the hearing, according to a transcript of the meeting released Tuesday.
Such actions by a judge are highly unusual because court proceedings are almost always open to the public and transparency is an underlying assumption of the American judicial system.
Kacsmaryk, appointed by President Donald Trump, formerly worked as an attorney for a Christian legal group and has written critically of laws allowing abortion. Supporters of abortion rights say conservatives are steering cases to his courtroom because they believe he will rule in their favor.
On Wednesday, Kacsmaryk will hear arguments in Amarillo from the Alliance for Defending Freedom — which filed its lawsuit on behalf of several anti-abortion groups and physicians — as well as federal attorneys representing the FDA. The drug’s manufacturer, Danco Laboratories, is also a party in the case and set to argue for keeping its pill available.
The Alliance is seeking an injunction that would force the FDA to revoke its approval of mifepristone. But it’s unclear how quickly that could happen or what the process would entail. The FDA has its own procedures for revoking drug approvals that involve public hearings and scientific deliberations, which can take months or years.
If Kacsmaryk rules against the FDA, federal attorneys are expected to swiftly appeal the decision and seek an emergency stay to stop it from taking effect while the case proceeds.
Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen that has been the standard for medication abortion in the U.S since 2000. If mifepristone is sidelined, clinics and doctors that prescribe the combination say they plan to switch to using only the second drug, misoprostol. That single-drug approach is slightly less effective at ending pregnancies, although it is widely used in countries where mifepristone is illegal or unavailable.
The Texas lawsuit alleges that the FDA’s approval of mifepristone in 2000 was flawed for several reasons, including an inadequate review of the pill’s safety risks. The suit also challenges several later FDA decisions that loosened restrictions on the pill, including eliminating a requirement that women pick it up in person.
Lawyers for the FDA have pointed out that serious side effects with mifepristone are rare and the agency has repeatedly affirmed the drug’s safety by reviewing subsequent studies and data. Pulling the drug more than 20 years after approval would be “extraordinary and unprecedented,” the government stated in its legal response.
Typically, the FDA’s authority to regulate prescription drugs has gone unchallenged. But more than a dozen states now have laws restricting abortion broadly — and the pills specifically — following last year’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Lawsuits challenging state restrictions, including those in North Carolina and West Virginia, are progressing separately and are expected to continue for years. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/abortion-pill-challenge-goes-before-texas-judge/ | 2023-03-15 13:30:13 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/abortion-pill-challenge-goes-before-texas-judge/ |
Lillianna Alfaro was a recent high school graduate raising a toddler and considering joining the Army when she and a friend bought what they thought was the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in December 2020.
The pills were fake and contained fentanyl, an opioid that can be 50 times as powerful as the same amount of heroin. It killed them both.
“Two years ago, I knew nothing about this,” said Holly Groelle, the mother of 19-year-old Alfaro, who lived in Appleton, Wisconsin. “I felt bad because it was something I could not have warned her about, because I didn’t know.”
The drug that killed her daughter was rare a decade ago, but fentanyl and other lab-produced synthetic opioids now are driving an overdose crisis deadlier than any the U.S. has ever seen. Last year, overdoses from all drugs claimed more than 100,000 lives for the first time, and the deaths this year have remained at nearly the same level — more than gun and auto deaths combined.
The federal government counted more accidental overdose deaths in 2021 alone than it did in the 20-year period from 1979 through 1998. Overdoses in recent years have been many times more frequent than they were during the black tar heroin epidemic that led President Richard Nixon to launch his War on Drugs, or during the cocaine crisis in the 1980s.
As fentanyl gains attention, mistaken beliefs persist about the drug, how it is trafficked and why so many people are dying.
Experts believe deaths surged not only because the drugs are so powerful, but also because fentanyl is laced into so many other illicit drugs, and not because of changes in how many people are using. In the late 2010s — the most recent period for which federal data is available — deaths were skyrocketing even as the number of people using opioids was dropping.
Advocates warn that some of the alarms being sounded by politicians and officials are wrong and potentially dangerous. Among those ideas: that tightening control of the U.S.-Mexico border would stop the flow of the drugs, though experts say the key to reining in the crisis is reducing drug demand; that fentanyl might turn up in kids’ trick-or-treat baskets this Halloween; and that merely touching the drug briefly can be fatal — something that researchers found untrue and that advocates worry can make first responders hesitate about giving lifesaving treatment.
All three ideas were brought up this month in an online video billed as a pre-Halloween public service announcement from a dozen Republican U.S. senators.
A report this year from a bipartisan federal commission found that fentanyl and similar drugs are being made mostly in labs in Mexico from chemicals shipped primarily from China.
In New England, fentanyl has largely replaced the supply of heroin. Across the country, it’s being laced into drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine, sometimes with deadly results. And in cases like Alfaro’s, it’s being mixed in Mexico or the U.S. with other substances and pressed into pills meant to look like other drugs.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has warned that fentanyl is being sold in multicolored pills and powders — sometimes referred to as “rainbow fentanyl” — marketed on social media to teens and young adults.
Jon DeLena, the agency’s associate special agent in charge, said at the National Crime Prevention Council summit on fentanyl in Washington this month that there’s “no direct information that Halloween is specifically being targeted or young people are being targeted for Halloween,” but that hasn’t kept that idea from spreading.
Joel Best, an emeritus sociology professor at the University of Delaware, said that idea falls in with a long line of Halloween-related scares. He has examined cases since 1958 and has not found a single instance of a child dying because of something foreign put into Halloween candy — and few instances of that being done at all.
“If you give a dose of fentanyl to kids in elementary school, you have an excellent chance of killing them,” he said. “If you do addict them, what are you going to do, try to take their lunch money? No one is trying to addict little kids to fentanyl.”
In midterm election campaigns, fentanyl is not getting as much attention as issues such as inflation and abortion. But Republicans running for offices including governor and U.S. Senate in Arkansas, New Mexico and Pennsylvania have framed the fentanyl crisis as a result of Democrats being lax about securing the Mexican border or soft on crime as part of a broader campaign assertion that Democrats foster lawlessness.
And when Democrats highlight the overdose crisis in campaigns this year, it has often been to tout their roles in forging settlements to hold drugmakers and distributors responsible.
Relying heavily on catching fentanyl at the border would be futile, experts say, because it’s easy to move in small, hard-to-detect quantities.
“I don’t think that reducing the supply is going to be the answer because it’s so easy to mail,” said Adam Wandt, an assistant professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Still, some more efforts are planned on the U.S.-Mexico border, including increasing funding to search more vehicles crossing ports of entry. The bipartisan commission found those crossings are where most fentanyl arrives in the country.
The commission is calling for many of the measures that other advocates want to see, including better coordination of the federal response, targeted enforcement, and measures to prevent overdoses for those who use drugs.
The federal government has been funding efforts along those lines. It also publicizes bigfentanylseizures by law enforcement, though it’s believed that even the largest busts make small dents in the national drug supply.
The commission stopped short of calling for increased penalties for selling fentanyl. Bryce Pardo, associate director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center and a commission staff member, said such a measure would not likely deter the drug trade. But, he said, dealers who sell the products most likely to cause death — such as mixing fentanyl into cocaine or pressing it into fake Xanax — could be targeted effectively.
One California father who lost his 20-year-old daughter is pushing for prosecutors to file murder charges against those who supply fatal doses.
Matt Capelouto’s daughter Alexandra died from half a pill she bought from a dealer she found on social media in 2019, while home in Temecula, California, during a college break. She was told the pill was oxycodone, Capelouto said, but it contained fentanyl.
The dealer was charged with distributing fentanyl resulting in death, but he reached a plea deal on a lesser drug charge and will face up to 20 years in prison.
“It’s not that arresting and convicting and putting these guys behind bars doesn’t work,” Capelouto said. “The fact is we don’t do it enough to make a difference.”
While some people killed by fentanyl have no idea they’re taking it, others, particularly those with opioid use disorder, know it is or could be in the mix. But they may not know how much is in their drugs.
That was the case for Susan Ousterman’s son Tyler Cordiero, who died at 24 in 2020 from a mixture that included fentanyl after years of using heroin and other opioids.
For nearly two years, Ousterman avoided going by the gas station near their home in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, where her son fatally overdosed. But in August, she went to leave two things there: naloxone, a drug used to reverse overdoses, and a poster advertising a hotline for people using drugs to call so the operator could call for help if they become unresponsive.
Ousterman is funneling her anger and sorrow into preventing other overdoses.
“Fentanyl is everywhere,” she said. “You don’t know what’s in an unregulated drug supply. You don’t know what you’re taking. You’re always taking the chance of dying every time.”
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AP journalists Lindsay Whitehurst in Washington and Kavish Harjai in Los Angeles contributed. Harjai is a corps members for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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DALLAS (AP) _ NETSTREIT Corp. (NTST) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its third quarter. The results topped Wall Street expectations.
The real estate investment trust, based in Dallas, said it had funds from operations of $15.4 million, or 30 cents per share, in the period.
The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 28 cents per share.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had net income of $1.4 million, or 3 cents per share.
NETSTREIT, based in Dallas, posted revenue of $25 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $24.9 million.
NETSTREIT expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $1.15 to $1.17 per share.
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A new national survey released by education conference P3•EDU and 'The Chronicle of Higher Education' shows that higher ed leaders are leveraging partnerships to innovate in a post-pandemic society.
DENVER, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- P3•EDU, an event hosted by University of Colorado Denver, today released the results of a new survey, finding that more than two-thirds of university leaders see public-private partnerships growing on their campus.
The nationwide survey, conducted by P3•EDU and The Chronicle of Higher Education, polled nearly 350 university leaders and found the following:
- 71% see public-private partnerships growing on their campus, with just 2% seeing partnerships declining.
- The leading categories of interest for partnerships include mental health/telehealth services, campus infrastructure development, and growing online programs.
- The leading reasons to explore partnerships include unique competencies, speed of execution, and availability of capital.
- Concerns about partnerships include cost, control, and mission alignment.
"As higher education comes out of the pandemic, it's critical that universities explore and embrace new models for innovation and impact, including partnership opportunities," said Michelle Marks, Chancellor of University of Colorado Denver and host of P3•EDU. "Not only is demand for partnerships growing, but the range of partnership categories also continues to expand in both administrative and academic areas, opening new doors for the ways we benefit our communities and serve our students."
Complete survey results can be found here:
The survey was conducted ahead of the national P3•EDU Conference to be held September 28-30 on the University of Colorado Denver campus. The conference brings together preeminent leaders from universities and business to network and share best practices around public-private partnerships in higher education.
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P3•EDU is an invitation-only event for university leaders to learn more about partnership opportunities and their associated challenges, share best practices, and network with peers and thought leaders at the forefront of this evolving trend. This year's gathering will be held September 28-30 at the University of Colorado Denver. For more information, visit www.p3edu.com.
The University of Colorado Denver is the state's premier public urban research university and equity-serving institution. Globally connected and locally invested, CU Denver partners with future-focused learners and communities to design accessible, relevant, transformative educational experiences for every stage of life and career. Across seven schools and colleges in the heart of downtown Denver, our leading faculty inspires and works alongside students to solve complex challenges through boundary-breaking innovation and impactful research and creative work. As part of the state's largest university system, CU Denver is a major contributor to the Colorado economy, with 2,000 employees and annual economic impact of $800 million. For more information, visit www.ucdenver.edu.
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(NEXSTAR) – Like a handful of other subscription-based services, Sam’s Club is raising its membership fee, marking the first time in nearly a decade that the wholesale retailer has increased its fee.
In a letter addressed to members that was shared with Nexstar in August, Sam’s Club President and CEO Kathryn McLay said the fees for Club members and Plus members will rise on Monday, October 17. The announcement came just weeks after Sam’s Club reduced its Club membership fee for a limited time to $8 for new members.
For Club members, annual fees will increase by $5, from $45 to $50 per year. The Club membership fee has been the same for nine years, according to McLay. For Plus members, who will see their first price change since 1999, the fee will rise from $100 to $110 per year.
“We are mindful of the financial pressure on wallets right now,” McLay wrote in August. “So, this year’s renewal is on us. We’re giving back $5 in Sam’s Cash to Club members and $10 in Sam’s Cash to Plus members shortly after renewal.”
The Sam’s Cash offset may be limited to one per member if you have multiple memberships. This offer is valid from October 17 until October 16, 2023.
Sam’s Club is just the latest fee-based service to increase its membership costs this year.
In February, Amazon Prime’s annual cost jumped, impacting streaming through its platform. Netflix raised its monthly costs in January, with prices rising by about $1 to $2, depending on the plan. ESPN+ and Hulu subscribers recently saw an increase in their fees, with Disney+ set to do the same soon.
Sam’s Club competitor Costco could see a price increase as well. In March, CFO Richard Galanti discussed the possibility of a membership hike in the near future, “especially in light of companies like Amazon and Netflix raising their fees” earlier in the year. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/sams-club-membership-fees-are-about-to-go-up-heres-what-to-know/ | 2022-10-15 19:49:37 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/sams-club-membership-fees-are-about-to-go-up-heres-what-to-know/ |
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — An auto parts manufacturer plans to hire 630 workers at a new factory in southeast Georgia to supply Hyundai Motor Group's first U.S. electric vehicle plant that's under construction nearby, state officials said Monday.
Joon Georgia will invest $317 million to produce parts in Bulloch County, Gov. Brian Kemp's office said in a news release. The supplier will open shop roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of the southeast Georgia site where Hyundai executives broke ground on the new EV plant two weeks ago.
The company is “the first of many” expected to come to Georgia to supply the $5.5 billion Hyundai plant in Bryan County, Kemp said in a statement. The automaker plans to open its Georgia plant in 2025, producing up to 300,000 electric vehicles per year.
Joon Georgia is a subsidiary of Ajin USA, which supplies parts to other Hyundai plants. It already operates a facility in Cusseta, Alabama, near the Georgia line that makes parts for Hyundai's plant in Montgomery, Alabama, as well as for Kia's auto plant in West Point, Georgia.
The Joon Georgia factory near the Hyundai EV plant is expected to open near Statesboro in mid-2024, Kemp's office said.
“Joon Georgia’s announcement today is a landmark moment as we drive Georgia’s automotive industry into the future,” said Pat Wilson, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, in a statement.
State and local officials in Georgia lured Hyundai with tax breaks and incentives worth $1.8 billion, making it the state's largest economic development deal.
Wilson and other Georgia officials have insisted it’s a worthwhile investment. In addition to Hyundai hiring 8,100 workers, suppliers are expected to create thousands of additional jobs in the state. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Supplier-to-hire-630-near-Hyundai-s-EV-plant-in-17565350.php | 2022-11-07 22:49:40 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Supplier-to-hire-630-near-Hyundai-s-EV-plant-in-17565350.php |
CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC) proudly announces an education partnership with DriveTime Automotive, a brick-and-mortar car dealer and financier with nearly 5,000 employees around the nation. The partnership offers UAGC Full Tuition Grants to eligible employees that cover tuition, course materials, and fees. Additionally, the partnership offers 20% off tuition provided to immediate family members of DriveTime employees.
"At UAGC, we welcome partnerships with companies like DriveTime, who are committed to offering access to affordable education to their employees, and employees' immediate family members," UAGC President Paul Pastorek said. "We take great pride in helping people continue their lifelong learning journey by preparing themselves for new opportunities with the marketable skills gained through their education."
UAGC helps more than 1,300 companies and organizations across the country optimize the usage of their corporate tuition assistance programs. The partnership with DriveTime and UAGC provides a flexible online model and class format conducive to the scheduling demands of being an employee for the company. Coursework can be done from any location, and students are afforded the opportunity to take classes that accommodate their lifestyle and schedule. Students can leverage their employer-sponsored tuition program to start or complete a degree through courses that last five or six weeks, depending on the degree level, enabling them to study at the times that work best for them.
"We are beyond excited to have established this partnership with UAGC. Providing access to higher education is a critical part of creating opportunities and improving lives," DriveTime Head of People Robyn Jordan said. "The DriveTime Brand Family values the growth of our employees, and this stands as a great example of how we invest in our people."
Five DriveTime employees will celebrate their graduation from the University of Arizona Global Campus this upcoming fall, and 35 employees are currently enrolled in classes. "It has been an enriching experience and positively impacted my life," said Luis Mendoza, who graduated in May 2022. "I am proud to be part of the great DriveTime family."
The University of Arizona Global Campus ("Global Campus" or "UAGC") is an independent university that is operated in affiliation with the University of Arizona. Global Campus is designed to provide flexible opportunities for working students from diverse backgrounds who seek to gain knowledge and skills that will help them to achieve their life and career goals. Global Campus is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and is one of the nation's most innovative online universities with approximately 25,000 students. UAGC offers more than 50 degrees at the associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. For more information visit uagc.edu.
DriveTime is not your typical auto retailer. We're bringing a fresh and fun perspective to the pre-owned car buying experience, and we want you to come along for the ride. You can find us at the intersection of technology and innovation as we use our proprietary tools and over two decades of industry knowledge to redefine the process of purchasing, financing, and protecting your vehicle. As DriveTime, Bridgecrest and SilverRock we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers, our employees and our communities by carpooling to a shared destination. That means placing a focus on putting the right customer in the right vehicle so they can be on the path to ownership. We are headquartered in both Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, but you can find our tire tracks across the nation as we continue to expand our footprint in new territories. Regardless of where you're located, if you've got DRIVE and you're looking to make an impact, we'd love for you to make a difference with us!
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It appears that the rumors were true that Yung Miami is officially back on the market as she and Diddy are kaput.
According to Page Six, Yung Miami confirmed that after a year and change of apparent golden showers and Diddy fathering a child with another woman, the two are no longer an item.
“We’re still friends! We’re still good friends!” the “Ex For A Reason” hitmaker told The Cut. “But we’re single. That’s not my man.”
Can’t say we saw that one coming, but at the same time, we’re not surprised. Though the two had gone public back in the summer of 2022, the two never gave off that “couple” vibe as Diddy continued to move like a bachelor living his best life, while Yung Miami had to handle news of Diddy fathering a child with another woman in December of the same year.
Still, Yung Miami said their relationship was strong regardless of what people might’ve felt and doesn’t seem to have any regrets about their relationship.
“We were f–king with each other hard. We were together every day at one point,” she said. “He supported me, I supported him. I’ll let the internet call it whatever they want to call it.”
While the two did go public in the summer of 2022, a few months later Yung Miami told XXL that the two basically had an open relationship saying that, “[Diddy] see other people outside of me, and I see people outside of him.”
That explains why he didn’t have a problem putting a bun in someone else’s oven. Still, Diddy took issue with everyone clowning Miami as a “side chick” and took to Twitter to clarify that she is not his second option.
The Grammy winner tweeted, “She’s very important and special to me, and I don’t play about my Shawty Wop. I don’t discuss things on the internet and I will not start today.”
“Know that if you do something to hurt mine, I’m gonna to come to your house and we’re gonna talk about it like human beings,” he concluded. “LOVE.”
She may not have been Diddy’s side chick, but now she’s nowhere near him.
Now, we patiently await a tweet from Diddy explaining their relationship status, which will no doubt be filled with love and positivity because that’s what Diddy does.
What do y’all think about Yung Miami saying she and Diddy are done? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Walter Cunningham, the last surviving crew member of Apollo 7, a mission that renewed the American space program after the deaths of three astronauts in a launchpad accident and helped lead the way to the moon landing in 1969, died Jan. 3 at a hospital in Houston. He was 90.
Mr. Cunningham ruefully acknowledged that in the decades since the space race, American memory of the nation’s aeronautical derring-do during those years had coalesced around Apollo 11 — the mission that, on July 20, 1969, made Neil Armstrong the first person to walk on the moon — and Apollo 13, the ill-fated spaceflight dramatized in a 1995 Hollywood film starring Tom Hanks as commander Jim Lovell.
But Apollo 7 provided critical momentum for NASA at a time when the space agency’s mission to land a man on the moon seemed in doubt. Less than two years earlier, on Jan. 27, 1967, the three crew members of Apollo 1 — Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee — were killed in a fire on the launchpad during a preflight test at Cape Kennedy, Fla.
Mr. Cunningham, a physicist and former Marine fighter pilot, had been the mission’s backup lunar module pilot.
NASA conducted a series of unmanned missions to perfect the safety of its craft before launching Apollo 7 on Oct. 11, 1968. With command pilot Walter M. Schirra Jr. and navigator Donn F. Eisele, Mr. Cunningham spent 11 days in space, orbiting the earth 163 times before safely splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.
“In its day, the Apollo command module was the most complex machine ever built by man to be operated by man,” the website CollectSpace quoted Mr. Cunningham as saying. “We launched on the longest and most ambitious engineering test flight in history, testing the spacecraft systems, verifying the operating procedures, checking out the worldwide tracking network, and that’s not to mention testing our crew.”
In a sense, the astronauts also tested the resolve of the American people, cheering the public with what NASA described as “the first live television transmission of onboard crew activities” from space.
The extraordinary flight was marred by the most ordinary of inconveniences — the common cold — which first afflicted Schirra and then Eisele. Mr. Cunningham confessed to feeling a “little blah” during his time in space.
Schirra, whose congestion was aggravated by the lack of gravity in space, at times challenged the authority of mission control, stoking the frustration of NASA officials on the ground and leading the entire Apollo 7 crew to be, in Mr. Cunningham’s description, “tarred and feathered” for his conduct.
“There was some real bickering back and forth between Wally and the ground,” he later told NASA in an oral history. “I, frankly, have never felt like I had any kind of a problem with the ground, with going over the onboard tapes and air-to-ground and what have you.”
Neither Mr. Cunningham nor Schirra nor Eisele would fly in future space flights, a source of sadness for Mr. Cunningham.
“I would have given anything to go to the moon, but that was not to be,” he told CollectSpace. “Today, I take great satisfaction in the fact that Apollo 7 was a critical mission to play a central role in getting others to the moon.”
Ronnie Walter Cunningham was born in Creston, Iowa, on March 16, 1932. His father operated a cement contracting business.
When Mr. Cunningham was 8, the family moved to Los Angeles, where he described himself as the “poorest person” in his class.
“But we didn’t spend our time focusing on that,” he told the Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Wash., in an interview last year. “I was spending my time on what I could do.” What he wanted to do was fly planes as a fighter pilot. By the time he was in high school, he could identify an aircraft overhead merely by its sound.
Mr. Cunningham attended a community college in Santa Monica, Calif., working at a gas station and furniture store and delivering newspapers on the side, before he enlisted in the Navy in 1951. He served in the Marine Corps in the Korean War, flying 54 missions as a night fighter pilot, according to NASA. He remained in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1975, reaching the rank of colonel.
Mr. Cunningham studied physics at the University of California at Los Angeles, where he received a bachelor’s degree in 1960 and a master’s degree the following year. He worked at the Rand Corp. on classified defense projects while pursuing a doctoral degree, which he completed except for his dissertation.
He recalled that he was listening to the car radio as he cruised along Mulholland Drive toward Santa Monica the morning of May 5, 1961, as Alan B. Shepard Jr. prepared to become the first American to fly in space.
“As it got down to the last 4 or 5 minutes of the countdown, I was so excited … that I couldn’t drive anymore!” Mr. Cunningham said years later in a NASA oral history. “I pulled over to the side of the road and I listened. And they got to the final count: 3 — 2 — 1 — liftoff. And before that Redstone rocket had cleared the tower, I heard myself yelling out loud” in profane excitement.
That moment, he reflected, was when he set out to become an astronaut. He was hired by NASA in 1963.
After Apollo 7, Mr. Cunningham served as chief of NASA’s Skylab program, which produced the first American space station.
Mr. Cunningham left NASA in 1971. He told the New York Times that he felt a “small amount of sour grapes” over his being passed over for later space flights but cited his “comings and goings, mostly goings” — and their consequent strain on his family — as the greater factor in his decision.
Mr. Cunningham wrote a memoir of his time in the space program, “The All-American Boys,” published in 1977. After departing NASA, he pursued careers in venture capital and real estate investment. He was also a radio host and in recent years expressed doubt about the human role in climate change.
Eisele died at 57 in 1987 of a heart attack, and Schirra died at 84 in 2007.
In 2008, Mr. Cunningham — and, posthumously, Schirra and Eisele — received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the space agency’s highest honor. The award was an upgrade of their earlier Exceptional Service Medal, which Mr. Cunningham described in his memoir as indicating a “NASA hero, second class.”
Mr. Cunningham’s first marriage was to Lo Irby. Survivors include his second wife, Dot Cunningham; two children from his first marriage, Brian Cunningham and Kimberly Cunningham; and a sister.
For decades after leaving NASA, Mr. Cunningham championed the space program and challenged the adversity to risk that, in his view, increasingly hampered human ambition. In the days of the space race, “we shared a common dream to test the limits of man’s imagination and daring,” he remarked to the Houston Chronicle in 2018. “That attitude allowed us to overcome every obstacle.”
For his own part, he said he had never gotten his fill of flying.
“You can’t get enough of it if you really are an aviator,” he told NASA in 1999. “I have not really done hardly any flying in the last 20 years, and yet I cannot hardly stand today to look up, especially in bad weather, and hear a T-38 going through the clouds up there. It honestly hurts.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/01/05/walter-cunningham-apollo-7-astronaut-dead/ | 2023-01-05 06:16:01 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/01/05/walter-cunningham-apollo-7-astronaut-dead/ |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry is far from ready to accept that these Golden State Warriors are done chasing championships together.
Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, too.
Same goes for Kevon Looney and Andrew Wiggins.
“No matter how different it looks, I think we understand each other, what we all bring to the table and trust that we’re just gonna compete until the wheels fall off,” the 35-year-old Curry said.
The defending champions’ season ended in a 122-101 loss in Game 6 to the Lakers in Los Angeles on Friday night, the first time this core group of Curry, Green and Thompson have been eliminated before the NBA Finals after 19 straight playoff series wins against Western Conference opponents under coach Steve Kerr. Golden State also failed to to win at least one road game after doing so in an NBA-record 28 consecutive series.
Sure, the Warriors realize all of the outside speculation that the Curry-led dynasty could be done. The franchise captured four titles over eight years, reaching the NBA Finals in five straight seasons from 2015-19.
“It’s probably too raw right now for me to think about,” Kerr said. “The one thing I will say is that Draymond, Klay, Steph, our core guys, they’ve got plenty left. There’s still plenty in the tank there. I thought they all had great seasons. It may not have ended on a high note but all three guys are still high-level players and I still feel like this team has championship potential. We didn’t get there this year but it’s not like this is the end of the road.”
Looney wasn’t quite ready to fully look back at the season to evaluate the highs and lows — or why the Warriors never could consistently find their rhythm on the road. They went 11-30 away from Chase Center on the way to a 44-38 regular-season record.
“Last year after we won, I got a chance to reflect and think about all the great things that we did. But this year, still fresh. Still a sore spot getting put out in the second round,” Looney said Saturday with the Warriors back at Chase Center making offseason preparations and going through exit interviews.
“This group has been through a lot and I feel like we’ve got a lot more to give, and watching Steph, Klay and Draymond, what they did all season, what they did in the playoffs, was spectacular, and it obviously shows that they have a lot left more to give.”
Yet the quest for a repeat title began with Green punching Jordan Poole during training camp, then the Warriors worked through that team crisis only to struggle on the road and miss key players to injury for long stretches. The continuity was rarely there.
“Last year we were a little bit more together,” Wiggins said Saturday, adding, “I feel like the future’s bright for this organization, all the players.”
Looney and Wiggins — Curry, Green and Thompson weren’t among those players to speak at the arena Saturday — were still coming to terms with the disappointing early exit.
Golden State needed Curry’s 50-point masterpiece in Game 7 at Sacramento in the first round to beat the Kings and become the first defending champion to rally from a 2-0 deficit.
Then he and Thompson struggled to knock down the key shots against the Lakers. Golden State’s 365 missed 3-pointers in the first two rounds are the most in NBA history, topping the 2020 Rockets’ 358. And after going a combined 6 for 26 from deep in the deciding Game 6, Curry and Thompson became one of only three pairs to each have missed 10 or more 3s in the same playoff game.
Now, they will part ways and work to regroup again — and see how the roster might change.
“We will all collectively kind of handle those at the right time. I think obviously, start at the top and working down in terms of trying to put together the best team possible next year,” Curry said. “Making sure all the pieces fit and understanding how we can retool to put ourselves in position to be legit championship contender because for us, that’s all we’re worried about.”
Thompson, like the others, will need a little time before moving forward.
“It stings real bad and it’s going to sting all summer,” Thompson said. “First time in a long time that Dray, Steph and I were healthy not making the finals. So it’s rare to be off during this time of year but I can tell you we gave it everything we had.”
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AP Sports Writer Joe Reedy in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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Volkswagen recalls 143K SUVs due to ‘sporadic’ air bag issue
Published: Apr. 5, 2023 at 11:57 AM CDT|Updated: 23 minutes ago
(CNN) - Volkswagen is recalling 143,000 Atlas SUVs because of a “sporadic” air bag issue.
Some of these vehicles are experiencing a faulty sensor on the front passenger side that is deactivating the air bag.
Volkswagen is advising drivers not to let anyone ride in the front passenger seat until the issue is fixed.
As of now, Volkswagen doesn’t know what is causing the problem and has not yet determined a fix.
The recall includes all model Atlases from 2018 through 2021, and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport SUVs.
No injuries have been reported.
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Highly seasoned human capital management executive will oversee the coalition's processes and operations to further advance strategic outcomes
NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OneTen, a coalition of leading executives and companies committed to hiring, promoting, and advancing one million Black individuals without four-year degrees into family-sustaining careers, today announced the appointment of Debbie Dyson as President and Chief Operating Officer, reporting to CEO Maurice Jones. In this newly created role, Dyson will apply her more than 30 years of human capital management experience to scale OneTen's operations and efforts, overseeing its strategic, financial, operational, technology, and marketing plans.
"Debbie has garnered industry-wide respect and established herself a leader with an unmatched ability to drive results," Maurice Jones, OneTen CEO, said. "As OneTen continues to grow and scale our efforts to hire one million Black talent into family-sustaining jobs, we need someone equipped to help us build muscle to achieve operational excellence, and Debbie is that person. I am excited for her to join us in our mission."
Dyson comes to OneTen after holding multiple senior executive leadership positions, most recently as President of ADP's National Account Services. Under her leadership, this multi-billion-dollar organization evolved to implement rich technology solutions and flourish with operational process improvements, year-over-year client retention, and commitment to enterprise service excellence. She brings a depth of experience spanning many disciplines, including client success delivery, business process optimization, and global enterprise solutions.
"OneTen is leading the charge in the skills-first hiring movement, and to advance even greater change, we need leaders like Debbie at the helm," said co-chairs, Ginni Rometty, former Chairman and CEO, IBM, and Ken Frazier, former Chairman and CEO, Merck. "Debbie is an innovative leader whose decades of management, technology, and operational experience is similarly matched by an unwavering commitment to inspire and engage everyone around her. We couldn't be more thrilled to welcome her to OneTen."
Among her accolades, Dyson was named one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business two years in a row by Black Enterprise Magazine, as well as one of the 300 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Santa Clara University.
"There is no better feeling than having an opportunity that matches exactly where you are personally and professionally," said Dyson. "I can easily say that is what OneTen represents for me. I am thrilled to join this fantastic organization grounded in a vision and mission to change the trajectory of how we empower, excel, and enhance the potential of these deserving individuals. The work is meaningful and life changing. Becoming part of this team to carry forward the efforts in motion and provide a path for acceleration through partnership and collaboration is a true honor."
About OneTen
OneTen is a coalition that includes leading chief executives and their companies who are coming together to hire, upskill, reskill and promote one million Black individuals who do not yet have a four-year degree into family-sustaining jobs over the next 10 years. OneTen connects employers with talent developers including leading nonprofits and other skill-credentialing organizations who support development of diverse talent. By creating more equitable and inclusive workforces, we believe we can reach our full potential as a nation of united citizens. OneTen recognizes the unique potential in everyone – every individual, every business, every community – to change the arc of America's story with Black talent. Join us at OneTen.org, where one can be the difference.
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RADNOR, Pa., Sept. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors two securities class action lawsuits have been filed against Coinbase Global, Inc. ("Coinbase") (NASDAQ: COIN). The actions charge Coinbase with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of Coinbase's materially misleading statements and omissions to the public, Coinbase investors have suffered significant losses.
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COINBASE'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
The lawsuits against Coinbase allege that the Registration Statement and other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the company's public offering in April 2021 made false or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that Coinbase insiders had abruptly increased holdings of Coinbase Class A common shares and intended to sell Coinbase shares as early as April 14, 2021, the first day of public trading in Coinbase stock. Indeed, on April 14, 2021, multiple Coinbase insiders sold in excess of seven million shares of Coinbase Class A common stock, including more than 1.3 million shares at the market opening that day, collectively receiving more than $2.7 billion in proceeds from such sales.
The lawsuits additionally allege that defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Coinbase custodially held crypto assets on behalf of its customers, which assets Coinbase knew or recklessly disregarded could qualify as the property of a bankruptcy estate, making those assets potentially subject to bankruptcy proceedings in which Coinbase's customers would be treated as the Company's general unsecured creditors; (2) Coinbase allowed Americans to trade digital assets that Coinbase knew or recklessly disregarded should have been registered as securities with the SEC; (3) the foregoing conduct subjected the Company to a heightened risk of regulatory and governmental scrutiny and enforcement action.
On May 10, 2022, Coinbase disclosed that: "Because custodially held crypto assets may be considered to be the property of a bankruptcy estate, in the event of a bankruptcy, the crypto assets we hold in custody on behalf of our customers could be subject to bankruptcy proceedings and such customers could be treated as our general unsecured creditors." Following this disclosure, the price of Coinbase Class A common stock fell by more than 26%.
Then, on July 25, 2022, Bloomberg reported that Coinbase is facing an SEC probe into whether it improperly let Americans trade digital assets that should have been registered as securities. On this news, the price of Coinbase Class A common stock fell by an additional 21%, further damaging investors.
WHAT CAN I DO?
Coinbase investors may, no later than October 3, 2022, seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages Coinbase investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
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A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
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Road conditions detour semi’s, ground planes
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - With road closures and dicey driving conditions many people are staying put and off the roads. Travel was still not advised in many parts of North Dakota and Minnesota due to white out conditions today. For one truck stop in St. Cloud, Minnesota, it is business as usual with all the snow. The Pilot Travel Center isn’t seeing an increase of stranded travelers and truckers, but for those who were on the roads and stopped in the motorists said the roads were quiet.
“But a driver did say to me, the highways are not as crowed as normal, less people driving out on I-94 and that is because probably the white out conditions. Cause those are very scary,” said Janet Nelis general manager Pilot Travel Center.
So far today flights were taking off and arriving in the Bismarck and Minot airports. But it was a different story for air travelers in Minnesota, according to the Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport’s website there were 243 cancelled and 32 delayed flights today.
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Upscale, Fast Casual Dining Powerhouse with House-Crafted Menu Now Open in Lehigh County
ALLENTOWN, Pa., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, known for its award-winning, hand-crafted cheese steaks, turkey subs and more, debuted a new location in Allentown at 5585 Hamilton Blvd. on Monday, June 20. Capriotti's brings the Allentown community its 45-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house and hand-pulling them every morning and other favorites like the made-from-scratch meatballs using premium, fresh ingredients.
Capriotti's is known for its wide array of sandwiches including The Bobbie, made with fresh oven-roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayo, the Capastrami, made with hot pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and homemade coleslaw and the cheesesteak is made with premium steak, chicken or Impossible plant-based meat and melted cheese plus hot or sweet peppers. The Allentown Capriotti's will offer a convenient order-ahead option, in addition to third-party delivery services. The new shop will bring 20 new jobs to the Allentown community.
The new Capriotti's is owned by Michael Seibert and operated by his son Ryan and brother Billy. Michael has 32 years of experience as a financial advisor but has a background in the food industry. Growing up in the Philadelphia region, Michael knew it was important to bring a good cheesesteak to Allentown. After one bite into Capriotti's American wagyu cheesesteak he had his sights set on the brand. Each cheesesteak served at the Allentown Capriotti's will be served on a Liscio's roll that are delivered fresh daily. The entire Seibert family spent time in restaurant management prior to opening a Capriotti's. The Seibert family as a whole will play a role in the day-to-day operation at Capriotti's in Allentown, with a pair of other family members on their mind.
"In the past year my mother and sister lost their lives to COVID-19. Both of them worked in the restaurant industry with Billy and I," said Michael Seibert. "We plan to open Capriotti's and run the shop in honor of them. We want to greet every customer with a smile and great energy the way my mother and sister would have."
Allentown Capriotti's fans can download the CAPAddicts Rewards app on iOS and Android to earn and redeem rewards and score free food. The restaurant also features online ordering. Capriotti's in Allentown offers catering for any event from corporate events to birthday parties with items such as party trays with cold subs, box lunches or a hot homemade meatball bar.
Capriotti's in Allentown is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. For additional information visit www.capriottis.com or call the location at 610-871-0100.
About Capriotti's Sandwich Shop
Founded in 1976, Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is an award-winning national franchised restaurant chain that remains true to its 45-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house every day. Capriotti's fresh ingredients, homemade subs and unique menu items have won numerous accolades including being named one of the "10 Great Places for a Surprising Sandwich" by USA Today and many "Best of" awards across the country. Capriotti's cold, grilled and vegetarian subs, cheese steaks and salads are available at more than 100 locations across the U.S. Capriotti's signature sub, The Bobbie®, was voted "The Greatest Sandwich in America" by thousands of readers across the country and reported by AOL.com. Capriotti's fans can also download the CAPAddicts Rewards app for iOS and Android, where they can earn and redeem rewards. For more information, visit capriottis.com. Like Capriotti's on Facebook, follow on Twitter or Instagram.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Hudson White had three hits, Mason Molina pitched six strong innings and Texas Tech upset third-seeded West Virginia 6-2 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.
White singled in the first run of the game and Nolen Hester drew a bases-loaded walk for a 2-0 lead.
Gavin Kash made it 3-0 with a solo home run and Hester pushed the lead to 4-0 with an RBI single in the fourth. Caleb McNeely hit a solo homer in the bottom of the inning for the Mountaineers, but Texas Tech got the run back on a home run by Austin Green in the fifth. Tracer Lopez scored the sixth run for the Red Raiders on a balk by reliever Maxx Yehl before he threw his first pitch.
Molina (5-2) allowed one run on four hits and three walks, striking out six. Brandon Beckel pitched the final three innings for his sixth save. He allowed an unearned run on two hits, striking out four.
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(NerdWallet) – Labor Day may mark the unofficial end of summer in the U.S. — but it’s hardly the end of airport crowds. In fact, given record-breaking crowds already this year, there’s a good chance this Labor Day weekend could be busier than any prior Labor Day weekend.
Already this summer, U.S. airports have set fresh passenger records. June 30, the Friday before July 4, marked a new record high of passengers on a single day when more than 2.884 million people passed through Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints.
That figure topped the previous record of 2.882 million people from the Sunday after 2019’s Thanksgiving, according to a NerdWallet analysis of TSA data showing the number of passengers screened at U.S. TSA checkpoints over the last four years.
Roughly 12% more people passed through U.S. airports in June 2023 versus June 2022, which is perhaps unsurprising given the lingering effects of the pandemic through 2022.
The more impressive feat, though, is that 2023’s crowds have exceeded 2019 levels. TSA screened 0.6% more passengers in June 2023 versus June 2019, proving that summer is back and bigger than ever.
Expect Labor Day 2023 crowds to be no different, but some days around the long weekend are significantly busier than others.
The best and worst days to fly Labor Day weekend
TSA checkpoint data suggests most people use Labor Day — which is observed on the first Monday of September — as a long weekend. They depart on Friday, bask in two full days of vacation and return home on Monday.
To avoid crowds, and likely save money, book Labor Day travel on days that aren’t the start and end of the weekend. Based on an average of the past four years, here were the most to least crowded days for the week surrounding Labor Day, ranked:
- Friday before Labor Day (most crowded).
- Thursday before.
- Labor Day Monday.
- Sunday after.
- Friday after.
- Monday after.
- Monday before.
- Thursday after.
- Tuesday after.
- Wednesday before.
- Sunday before.
- Saturday before.
- Wednesday after.
- Tuesday before.
- Saturday after (least crowded).
When broken out by pre- and post-Labor Day travel, here are the three least crowded days to travel ranked from least to most crowded:
Pre-holiday:
- Tuesday before (overall least crowded day pre-holiday).
- Saturday before.
- Sunday before.
Post-holiday:
- Saturday after (overall least crowded day post-holiday).
- Wednesday after.
- Tuesday after.
During the seven days after and before Labor Day (including the holiday itself), the Friday before Labor Day has been the single busiest day to fly over each of the past four years.
As far as the period starting on Labor Day itself and spanning the subsequent seven days, Labor Day Monday has been the busiest day to fly over the past three years. If Labor Day Monday is excluded from the rankings, the Sunday after has been the busiest over the past three years. In 2019, the trends were flipped: the Sunday after was the busiest, and the holiday itself was the second busiest.
The smarter, cheaper Labor Day weekend itinerary
If you work a standard Monday-Friday workweek and have the holiday off, leaving Friday after work and returning on Labor Day seems logical. But following the same itinerary as everyone else means you’ll likely pay — both in airfares and navigating airport crowds. For lighter crowds (and perhaps better deals), try these travel days instead:
Fly on the Tuesday or Wednesday before: Let Labor Day weekend become closer to a week by jetting off earlier than the folks leaving Thursday or Friday, assuming you have enough vacation days to use (or can work remotely). You’ll have more time away from home and be more relaxed without the big airport crowds.
Travel on Saturday: Crowds are light on Saturdays before and after the holiday. So, rather than rushing out of work on Friday afternoon to catch a flight, opt for the morning flight the next day.
That Saturday morning flight might also reduce your risk of delays, too. According to travel booking site Hopper’s Flight Disruption Outlook for Spring 2023, flights departing after 9 a.m. are twice as likely to be delayed than departures scheduled from 5-8 a.m.
Fly home the Sunday before: While most folks fly home on Labor Day Monday, you might get a head start by flying home on Sunday. Sure, you’ll have one less vacation day than folks following your same itinerary departing Monday, but that’s not a bad thing. By returning Sunday night, you’ll have a whole day to refresh and prepare for the week ahead by doing laundry, meal prepping or catching up on potential jetlag. Sometimes the nicest way to relax is by taking a vacation from your vacation. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/the-busiest-days-to-fly-around-labor-day-2023/ | 2023-07-29 20:18:44 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/the-busiest-days-to-fly-around-labor-day-2023/ |
CLERMONT, Fla., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Drivosity, a nationally renowned last-mile delivery software and solutions provider, announces an incredible feat - one billion safety miles driven on its platform, making it the first 100% self-funded U.S. company to reach this milestone.
As the industry's go-to driver performance platform, Drivosity harnesses the power of visibility and recognition to engage and modify driver behavior to make roads safer, drivers more productive, and last-mile operators more profitable.
"While we're honored to be the first completely self-funded U.S. company to reach one billion safety miles, we're even more excited about the impact we've had in the process," said CEO Brian Moroney. "Through our dedication to driver innovation and commitment to serving our communities, we're looking forward to further improving road safety, the driver experience and providing next-gen operators with real-time and actionable performance data."
Additional Drivosity industry impacts:
- Reducing the food industry insurance claims from an average of 1 claim for every 127k miles driven to 1 claim for every 500k miles
- Saving an estimated 75+ lives according to auto accident fatality data
- Saving over 1 million gallons in gas and reducing 2000 tons of CO2 used
Drivosity delivers great drivers and actionable insights for next-gen operators and brands.
Drivosity is a technology company that seeks to revolutionize the last-mile delivery industry through advanced GPS-based tracking software and innovative solutions. With the slogan "Delivering Great Drivers," Drivosity's goal is to make the world a safer, more productive place by inspiring and responding to the needs of individuals. Initially a GPS tracking and safety solution for food delivery drivers, Drivosity has evolved into a leading provider of tracking, safety, property protection, and productivity solutions for all businesses with last-mile delivery operations. Drivosity strives to work within this human touchpoint of the customer experience in a way that benefits all parties involved – the companies, drivers, and consumers.
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Alesia Hopkins
alesia@drivosity.com
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