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Rising temperatures can be deadly for people without air conditioning. There are a few programs to provide units for those who can't afford them, but the demand is growing.
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Rising temperatures can be deadly for people without air conditioning. There are a few programs to provide units for those who can't afford them, but the demand is growing.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Thursday reported its second-consecutive quarterly loss but its revenue topped Wall Street expectations, sending its stock sharply higher.
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant also said it is making progress in controlling some of the excess costs from its massive expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon lost $2.03 billion, or 20 cents per share, in the three-month period ended June 30, driven by a $3.9 billion write-down of the value of its stock investment in electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive.
That compared to a profit of $7.78 billion a year ago. It posted a loss of $3.84 billion in this year’s first quarter, its first quarterly loss since 2015, which was also marked by a large Rivian write-down. Analysts had been expecting a 12-cent profit in the latest quarter, according to FactSet.
But Wall Street was cheered by Amazon’s $121.2 billion in revenue, topping expectations of $119 billion. The results came as the company attempts to navigate shifting consumer demand and higher costs, while curtailing the glut of warehouses it acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shares in Amazon.com Inc. rose almost 14% in after-hours trading.
CEO Andy Jassy said in a statement that Amazon is seeing its revenue accelerate as it invests in its Prime membership and offers more benefits to members, such as its recent deal to give free access to meal delivery service Grubhub for a year.
Subscription services have grown 10% compared to the prior year. Some analysts estimate the company generated roughly $4.6 billion in revenue during its Prime Day shopping event, which it held during the second quarter last year but moved to the third in 2022. Amazon noted sales have also been dampened by foreign exchange rate fluctuations.
“Against this context, Amazon’s performance is reasonable enough — but it is still a very long way from the stellar numbers Amazon usually produces,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData.
Jassy noted the company continues to feel inflationary pressure from higher energy and transportation costs, but it’s been making progress controlling expenses related to its fulfillment network.
Between 2019 and 2021, Amazon nearly doubled the number of warehouses and data centers it leased and owned to keep up with rising consumer demand. But as consumers shifted their habits, Amazon found itself with too many workers and too much space, which added billions in extra costs. The company has been subleasing some of its warehouses, ending some of its leases and deferring construction on others to deal with the problem.
Amazon’s Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky said during a media call Thursday the company is slowing down its expansion plans for this year and the next to better align with customer demand. He said the company is also planning to shift capital investments towards its cloud-computing unit AWS.
Amazon’s retail operations both internationally and in North America reported operating losses, showing the company is suffering the same fate as Walmart and Target, Saunders said. Costs are outpacing sales and growth, though Amazon can dip into other profit pools — like AWS — to protect its overall performance, he said.
AWS, which is facing increasing competition from Microsoft Azure, earned $19.74 billion in revenue, a 33% jump from last year. While Amazon’s advertising unit, another burgeoning moneymaker, pulled in $8.76 billion, an 18% increase from last year.
On the labor side, Amazon has been able to reduced its headcount through attrition and staffing levels were more in-line with demand, Olsavsky said. The company had 1.52 million employees by the end of June, down 6.1% from the first quarter. The performance of the broader economy is expected to shape its hiring plans moving forward.
“I don’t think you’ll see us hiring at the same pace we did over the last year, or in last few years,” Olsavsky said, adding the company will continue to hire targeted positions for profitable units, like its advertising business and AWS.
Despite Wall Street’s celebration, the e-commerce and tech giant’s revenue growth still landed at a relatively sluggish 7%, about the same as the first quarter of this year and its slowest in about two decades. It comes as the pandemic-induced consumer reliance on online shopping dies down and Americans are shifting their spending habits away from things like home improvements towards traveling and eating out.
Consumers and businesses are also feeling the weight of surging inflation, which is at its highest in 40 years. Faced with rising costs of food and gas, Americans have dialed back purchases on discretionary items, forcing Walmart, Target and other retailers with extra inventory to offer more discounts on items like electronics. Though Olsavsky said inflation hasn’t cooled down demand.
“We saw demand increase during the quarter and had a very strong June,” he said.
Olsavsky also noted third-party sellers represented 57% of total units sold on Amazon during the quarter, the highest in the company’s history.
Amazon is expecting to post between $125 billion and $130 billion in revenue for the third quarter, a growth of 13% to 17% compared to the same period a year ago. Analysts are expecting $126.49 billion, according to FactSet. | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/amazon-post-2q-loss-but-revenue-tops-estimates-stock-jumps/ | 2022-07-29 15:05:37 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/amazon-post-2q-loss-but-revenue-tops-estimates-stock-jumps/ |
BAXDO, Somalia — A determined but often chaotic uprising by clan militias supported by Somali government troops has forced the al-Shabab militant group, one of al-Qaeda’s wealthiest and strongest global affiliates, onto the back foot, say Somali and U.S. officials.
Political infighting in the Somali government had stymied any military offensive against al-Shabab for the past three years, allowing the group to consolidate its control over parts of Somalia. But after elections were held in May and the new government put its backing behind some of the clans in central Somalia, their militiasbegan to claw back territory, taking over insurgent checkpoints previously used to extort money and bases used to launch attacks.
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“What we’re seeing is really large scale combat operations taking place in Somalia and incorporating the clans in a way that we just have not … seen,” said Rear Adm. Milton Sands, who heads U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, in an interview. “I’m really optimistic.”
Clan militias have fought the insurgency before, but it is the first time they have had such extensive military backing, and that support is now encouraging many aggrieved Somalis to join the militias and fight.
“I’ve been in and out of Somalia for 13 years, and I’ve never seen the federal government, member states and clans all angry and so united to finish al-Shabab,” said Gen. Keith Katungi, the acting force commander of the African Union peacekeeping force. “This is the first big Somali-led offensive.”
Local militiamen in several towns said they recently joined the battle against the militants for a raft of reasons. One man said he did so after al-Shabab confiscated 60 of his camels, representing his life savings, when he had refused to join the militants. Another said he joined the fight after al-Shabab seized his nephew and other children to train as fighters. Yet another man said his 12-year-old brother had been wounded in an al-Shabab bombing, while others said they were motivated by the killing of relatives, religious differences or heavy taxes imposed by militants.
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Some fighters said they and their families had been fighting al-Shabab for years. But now they felt buoyed because the Somali government had begun to provide supplies and deploy troops to fight alongside the militias.
The militias and government forces have taken more than 20 settlements in the Hiran and Middle Shabelle regions of central Somalia in the past five months, pushing the insurgency out of two main areas. Those forces have successfully held bridges and larger towns that have been recaptured.
But a few smaller villages have changed hands repeatedly as al-Shabab has carried out counterattacks or overstretched Somali government forces pulled out.
New president, old alliances
When President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived here in the central Somali town of Baxdo last month, local women ululated and beat drums to greet their new leader.
“If al-Shabab leave their mind-set, we can welcome them back,” he told the crowd. “But if they stay, they must be destroyed.”
Al-Shabab militants had attacked Baxdo three times this year. The town had fallen to al-Shabab for a few hours in January before the local, heavily armed clan militia regained control. The militia repelled subsequent attacks in June and September. Car bombs from the last battle engraved starbursts into the cream walls of the main mosque. Bullet holes still pocked the tall minaret.
Earlier this year, as the militants had pressed toward Baxdo, they had forced the people newly under their control to pay heavy taxes. That provoked growing fury, stirring local clans to turn against al-Shabab.
After Mohamud was chosen as president in May, he quickly tried to rebuild old alliances, meeting regularly with regional officials and cultivating militia leaders. In Baxdo, clan leaders were ready to make common cause. The Biden administration in May also ordered the return of hundreds of U.S. troops to Somalia in support of government forces, reversing President Donald Trump’s pullout in late 2020.
Somalia’s clans have always been strong and are the only source of security and social welfare for most people. Almost all the militias currently fighting al-Shabab have kinship ties to the president.
A month after the new government took power, Somali special forces known as Danab and clan militias demonstrated they could work together by pushing back al-Shabab after the militants had seized a key road in Hiran region. Al-Shabab retaliated by blowing up water wells and phone towers and killing residents.
In August, Danab scored another success in a battle with militants in the town of Hess, according to Major Aydarus Mohamed, the 6th Danab Battalion commander. “The locals were already angry,” he recalled. “They said, ‘If you want these guys, they are over there.’” The gunfight lasted less than an hour and as night fell, the militants began to move from their position, exposing them to a U.S. airstrike.
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Many local residents, inspired by al-Shabab’s defeat in Hess, took up arms as part of the clan militia, he said. “In the morning, the locals came to us and said, ‘We want to fight with you,’” Mohamed said. “They were very cheered by the government soldiers and the airstrike.”
Then, in early September, al-Shabab attacked a convoy in Hiran region, killed 20 civilians — including several young children — and burned food. That attack motivated many other militiamen to mobilize, said legislator and former intelligence chief Abdullahi Mohamed Ali “Sanbalooshe.”
“After that, there was no going back,” he said.
Risk of clan conflicts
Some regional experts warn that government backing for clan militias could backfire.
“The communal militias that have pushed al-Shabab out are eventually going to start pushing their own agendas. It’s been a pattern over the last decade,” said Paul D. Williams, a professor of international studies at George Washington University.
Somali National Security Adviser Hussein Sheikh Ali played down those worries, stressing that the government is not providing militias with weapons, just ammunition, fuel and food. The military, he said, should accompany militias and initiate any offensive action, ensuring that clan forces are focused on al-Shabab rather than rivals.
“We cannot claim we will eliminate clans fighting,” said Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur. “But we are constantly having meetings with them to make peace and persuade them to fight al-Shabab together,” he said.
Often, those efforts work. A clan fighter in Wisil in central Somalia said that the military had brokered a deal to let them to fight al-Shabab for three months on the land of a neighboring clan — which was previously impossible.
But sometimes they fail. Last month, two subclans, both allied with the government, fought each other for two days just north of the town of Adale, leaving 37 people dead. The government sent elders to make peace.
“Al-Shabab … are trying to provoke such incidents,” said former minister of security Abdullahi Mohamed Nor, who was in the delegation of elders. “We are trying to solve them.”
The military has also been seeking to maintain a distinction between its forces and the militias. But lines often blur. One man in the town of Maxas said three of his brothers are soldiers, and two clan militiamen. “There is no difference between them! None! Before, we were on our own, but now the government is with us,” said Hassan Kafi Farah.
Battlefield challenges
The joint campaign by the military and the clan militias has not always been smooth.
Sometimes, the clan militias move too quickly. Five soldiers and two militia fighters said in interviews that clan fighters last month tried to capture the militant-held town of Masjid Ali Guduud, near the coast, without military backup. Six militia fighters were killed and others wounded during a six-hour gun battle.
It took three drone strikes by Turkish forces, which support the Somali government, and the approach of the military before al-Shabab pulled out of the town. Charred wire rings still remain at several intersections where they set tires alight to shroud their escape.
The militants left behind an empty jail, where those dealt harsh punishments had been imprisoned. Names and phone numbers were scrawled on the walls. “They thought they were going to die, that’s why they wrote their names,” explained a soldier.
In some cases, the military cannot hold the towns that it and its clan allies take. Somali soldierssupported by clan militiamen walked for three days, under attack along booby-trapped roads, to capture the town of Waxbo in mid-November. But they did not have the numbers to hold the town. Al-Shabab took it back four days later.
The military and clan forcesalso took Bukure town in August, said resident Nuur Abdi Elmi, after a two-hour battle where “gunfire was pouring like rain.” But troops left hours later. Al-Shabab militants returned. They burned homes, stores and water pumps. The army has since returned, he said.
Cash and ideology
While the uprising by the clan militias has injected the struggle against al-Shabab with new energy, the battle ultimately has to be won off the battlefield.
Mohamud says he is aiming to fight ideologically and financially. The government has recruited al-Shabab’s former co-founder Sheikh Mukhtar Robow, who once had a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, as the minister for religion. He has condemned the insurgency.
Cutting off cash could be the hardest part. The Hiraal Institute, a think tank based in the capital Mogadishu, estimated al-Shabab collects $15 million monthly, largely through taxation and extortion and even extracts taxes from government-held areas. The government has forbidden payment. Few business people say they will obey.
“Can the government guarantee I will not get shot if I do not pay my taxes? No!” said one businessman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
Mohamud also wants to provide services in newly captured towns. But Somalia’s budget is tiny, corruption remains rife and local demands are sometimes excessive. In Maxas, for example, local leaders asked for an airport during the president’s visit. He promised to provide one.
Defeating al-Shabab requires reliable government services and justice, said Mohamed Mubarak of the Hiraal Institute. Al-Shabab still has lots of support. A key reason, he said, is that the group offers harsh but fair arbitration of legal disputes and enforces its decisions. The government does not.
“The clan militias are not a silver bullet,” he said. “It’s easy to go to war. It’s hard to build institutions.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/14/somalia-clans-shabab-president-mohamud/ | 2022-12-14 07:41:14 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/14/somalia-clans-shabab-president-mohamud/ |
Sarah Silverman and novelists sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for ingesting their books
By MATT O’BRIEN
AP Technology Writer
Ask ChatGPT about comedian Sarah Silverman’s memoir “The Bedwetter” and the artificial intelligence chatbot can come up with a detailed synopsis of every part of the book.
Does that mean it effectively “read” and memorized a pirated copy? Or it scraped so many customer reviews and online chatter about the bestseller or the musical it inspired that it passes for an expert?
The U.S. courts may now help sort that out after Silverman sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for copyright infringement this week, joining a growing number of writers who say they unwittingly built the foundation for Silicon Valley’s red-hot AI boom.
Silverman’s lawsuit says she never gave permission for OpenAI to ingest the digital version of her 2010 book to train its AI models, and it was likely stolen from a “shadow library” of pirated works. It says the memoir was copied “without consent, without credit, and without compensation.”
It’s one of a mounting number of cases that could crack open the secrecy of OpenAI and its rivals about the valuable data used to train increasingly widely used “generative AI” products that create new text, images and music. And it raises questions about the ethical and legal bedrock of tools that the McKinsey Global Institute projects will add the equivalent of $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion to the global economy.
“This is an open, dirty secret of the whole machine learning industry,” said Matthew Butterick, one of the lawyers representing Silverman and other authors in seeking a class-action case. “They love book data and they get it from these illicit sites. We’re kind of blowing the whistle on that whole practice.”
OpenAI declined to comment on the allegations. Another lawsuit from Silverman makes similar claims about an AI model built by Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, which also declined comment.
It may be a tough case for writers to win, especially after Google’s success in beating back legal challenges to its online book library. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2016 let stand lower court rulings that rejected authors’ claim that Google’s digitizing of millions of books and showing small portions of them to the public amount to “copyright infringement on an epic scale.”
“I think what OpenAI has done with books is awfully close to what Google was allowed to do with its Google Books project and so will be legal,” said Deven Desai, associate professor of law and ethics at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
While only a handful have sued, including Silverman and bestselling novelists Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay, concerns about the tech industry’s AI-building practices have gained traction in literary and artist communities.
Other prominent authors — among them Nora Roberts, Margaret Atwood, Louise Erdrich and Jodi Picoult — signed a letter late last month to the CEOs of OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Meta and other AI developers accusing them of exploitative practices in building chatbots that “mimic and regurgitate” their language, style and ideas.
“Millions of copyrighted books, articles, essays, and poetry provide the ‘food’ for AI systems, endless meals for which there has been no bill,” said the open letter organized by the Authors Guild and signed by more than 4,000 writers. “You’re spending billions of dollars to develop AI technology. It is only fair that you compensate us for using our writings, without which AI would be banal and extremely limited.”
The AI systems behind popular products such as ChatGPT, Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing chatbot are known as large language models that have “learned” by analyzing and picking up patterns from a wide body of ingested text. They’ve awed the public with their strong command of the human language, though they’re also known for a tendency to spout falsehoods.
While the models have also been trained on news articles and social media feeds, books are particularly valuable, as OpenAI acknowledged in a 2018 paper cited in Silverman’s lawsuit.
The earliest version of OpenAI’s large language model, known as GPT-1, relied on a dataset compiled by university researchers called the Toronto Book Corpus that included thousands of unpublished books, some in the adventure, fantasy and romance genres.
“Crucially, it contains long stretches of contiguous text, which allows the generative model to learn to condition on long-range information,” OpenAI researchers said at the time. Other tech companies such as Google and Amazon also relied on the same data, which is no longer available in its original form.
But since then, OpenAI and other top AI developers have grown more secretive about their sources of data, even as they have ingested even larger troves of written works. Butterick said circumstantial evidence points to the use of so-called shadow libraries of pirated content that held the works of Silverman and other plaintiffs.
“It’s important for their models because books are the best source of long-form, well-edited, coherent writing,” he said. “You basically can’t have a high-quality language model unless you have books in your training data.”
It could be weeks or months before a formal response is due from OpenAI. But once the case proceeds, tech executives could have to testify, under oath, about what sources of books they downloaded.
“As far as we know, the other side hasn’t denied it,” said Joseph Saveri, another of Silverman’s lawyers. “They don’t have an alternative explanation for this.”
Saveri said authors aren’t necessarily asking tech companies to throw away their algorithms and training data and start over — though the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has set a precedent for forcing companies to destroy ill-gotten AI data. But some way of compensating writers is needed, he said. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/07/12/sarah-silverman-and-novelists-sue-chatgpt-maker-openai-for-ingesting-their-books-2/ | 2023-07-12 21:13:19 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/07/12/sarah-silverman-and-novelists-sue-chatgpt-maker-openai-for-ingesting-their-books-2/ |
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TORONTO (AP) — Kent Johnson scored the winner in the third period as the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday night to split a back-to-back.
Boone Jenner and Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist each, and Sean Kuraly also scored for Columbus. Elvis Merzlikins had 26 saves.
William Nylander, Michael Bunting and Morgan Rielly each scored for Toronto. Mitchell Marner added two assists.
Joseph Woll made 36 stops for the Leafs in his first start of the season — and first home appearance of his NHL career.
Johnson put the Blue Jackets up for good six minutes into the third when he redirected Cole Sillinger’s shot past Woll for his 11th goal of the season. The goal was reviewed for a possible high stick, but the call on the ice was confirmed.
Toronto pulled Woll with less than three minutes remaining, but Columbus held on for just its second regulation victory in 11 games.
The Leafs led 2-0 through 20 minutes and appeared to be cruising to an easy victory before putting in perhaps their worst period of the season in a sleepy second.
Jenner got the visitors on the board at 4:21 when he snapped his 15th home from the slot off a broken play.
Marchenko tied it 2-2 with 4:59 left in the period off a Jenner rebound. Kuraly’s go-ahead goal came 57 seconds later.
The door opened for the 24-year-old Woll to play second fiddle to Ilya Samsonov after Matt Murray went down with an ankle injury before the NHL All-Star break.
Woll might have been called up earlier in the season when both Murray and Samsonov were sidelined, but didn’t make his debut in the American Hockey League until late November as he worked his way back from shoulder surgery before also suffering an ankle injury while rehabbing.
The 62nd pick at the 2016 NHL draft has been near-perfect in the minors since getting back to full health.
Woll, who grew up in the St. Louis suburb of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, is 13-1-0 with a .930 save percentage and a 2.36 goals-against average with the Toronto Marlies. He was the top goalie in the recent AHL skill competition.
WILLY STYLES
Nylander hit the 60-point mark for the fourth time in his career. The 26-year-old is on pace to crack 90 points for the first time since entering the league in 2015-16.
JOHNNY’S BEEN GOOD
Columbus winger Johnny Gaudreau picked up an assist in the second period to give him 50 points in 53 games — the quickest a player has reached the half-century mark in franchise history. The previous benchmark was held by Ray Whitney, who accomplished the feat in 56 contests.
UP NEXT
Blue Jackets: Host the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
Maple Leafs: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U).
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According to a filed complaint, Unity Software Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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CEO surprises every Customer aboard milestone flight with a free roundtrip ticket
One lucky traveler will receive free flights for a year
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Just 16 months after making history as America's first new airline to take flight in more than a decade, Avelo Airlines announced it is flying its one millionth Customer today. To celebrate the milestone, Avelo Founder, Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy will be aboard the milestone flight – surprising every Customer with a free future roundtrip ticket anywhere Avelo flies.
The one millionth Customer will be aboard Avelo Flight 165 from Los Angeles' popular Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) to Boise Airport (BOI). However, Levy will thank all of the nearly 160 Customers aboard the Boise-bound Boeing 737-800 milestone flight with a free roundtrip ticket.
At the BUR departure gate surrounded by Avelo Customers and Crewmembers Levy said, "From the start, Avelo has been on a mission to Inspire Travel by making flying affordable and easy so you can travel more. Since our first flight 16 months ago, one million Avelo Customers have enjoyed the everyday low fares and convenience of flying with us. On this momentous occasion, all of us at Avelo are grateful to you and every Avelo Customer who has chosen Avelo. I'm also very appreciative of our Avelo Crewmembers who deliver the smooth, reliable and caring travel experience that keeps our Customers coming back. Thanks a million!"
Avelo will also be awarding one lucky traveler with a year of free tickets to any Avelo destination. The winner will receive 12 pairs of roundtrip Avelo tickets that are valid for one year. Inspired travelers can enter the Avelo One Million Sweepstakes*at Avelo's Instagram page (@AveloAir) or by visiting AveloAir.com/OneMillion through September 12, 2022.
Avelo was founded with a vision to help its Customers save money and time. In addition to offering Customers everyday low fares on every route, Avelo Customers can always change or cancel their itineraries with no extra fees. Avelo also offers several unbundled travel-enhancing options that give Customers the flexibility to pay for what they value, including priority boarding, checked bags, carry-on overhead bags, and bringing a pet in the cabin.
Levy added, "Our Customers tell us – more than anything else – they value Avelo's very low fares, our use of convenient hometown airports and our all-nonstop routes. The affordability, flexibility and simplicity that attracted our first one million Customers will attract our second million Customers even faster. We know our Customers love to travel and we will continue to focus on finding ways to save them time and money so they can travel even more."
Additionally, the American-made Boeing 737 jets Avelo flies offer a more spacious and comfortable experience than the small regional aircraft historically operating at many of the small hometown airports Avelo serves. Customers who value an advance seat assignment can choose from several modestly priced seating options, including seats with extra leg room, as well as pre-reserved window and aisle seating. One third of seats on Avelo aircraft are available for Customers who appreciate the comfort of extra legroom.
Avelo now serves 30 destinations across the U.S. The airline has unlocked a new era of convenience, choice and competition in air travel by flying unserved routes to primarily underserved communities across the country. At least one airport on every Avelo flight is a small hometown airport – making every Avelo journey easier and more enjoyable.
At Avelo, every flight is also nonstop. This connection-free travel experience not only provides Avelo Customers with a faster and simpler travel experience, but also minimizes delays, cancellations and lost bags. In fact, Avelo has established itself as one of America's most reliable airlines with a year-to-date flight cancellation rate of 1% and a year-to-date checked bag handling performance rate of .09 mishandled bags per 100 bags.
Avelo is distinguished by its Soul of Service culture. The culture is grounded in Avelo's "One Crew" value which promotes a welcoming and caring experience. By caring for one another and owning their commitments, Avelo Crewmembers focus on anticipating and understanding Customer needs on the ground and in the air.
Avelo Airlines was founded with a simple purpose — to Inspire Travel. The airline offers Customers time and money-saving convenience, low everyday fares, and a refreshingly smooth and caring experience through its Soul of Service culture. Operating a fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft, Avelo serves 30 popular destinations across the U.S., including its three bases at Los Angeles' Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), Southern Connecticut's Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) and Orlando International Airport (MCO). Avelo Airlines is also home to "Free Ticket Tuesdays" – to learn more, follow Avelo on Instagram at @AveloAir. For more information visit AveloAir.com or the Avelo Newsroom at AveloAir.com/Newsroom.
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Kevin Willard believed his new Maryland team would get off to a good start.
But this has been a bit more than even Willard expected early in his tenure after a successful run at Seton Hall.
“I didn’t envision this,” Willard said. “I’m not going to lie.”
The Terrapins (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten) made the week’s biggest jump in Monday’s latest AP Top 25 by rising nine spots to No. 13. That marks the program’s highest ranking since pushing into the top 10 during the 2019-20 season, and it comes with the Terps preparing for a stretch that could build even more momentum.
First comes Tuesday’s trip to Wisconsin in Big Ten play, followed by a matchup with seventh-ranked Tennessee in New York on Sunday in one of the marquee games on this week’s Top 25 schedule.
Maryland opened Big Ten play by beating No. 17 Illinois on Friday night.
The Terrapins currently rank 12th nationally in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency by averaging 114.5 points per 100 possessions, their highest output since 2016 (116.2). The Terps also rank 34th in adjusted defensive efficiency by allowing 93.3 points allowed per 100 possessions, a healthy improvement from last year’s 17-loss season (99.3).
After this week, the Terrapins have another test ahead by hosting No. 19 UCLA.
“We still have a long way to go obviously,” Willard said after the Illinois win. “But I think everyone got a glimpse of how hard these guys have worked, the attitude they’ve had and what this program is not only about now, but what it’s going to be about in the future. So it’s really cool to be 8-0.”
TOP-TIER TESTS
Houston remained firmly in place at No. 1 in the latest AP Top 25 poll. The Cougars are set for two straight weekends of big tests, starting Saturday against No. 8 Alabama at home.
Houston (8-0) is No. 2 nationally in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency (83.9) while ranking in the top 20 in offense. The Cougars first host North Florida on Tuesday before facing the Crimson Tide, who cracked the top 10 for the first time this season Monday.
A week later, Houston visits No. 3 Virginia.
If the Cougars win those, their first stay at No. 1 since the “Phi Slama Jama” days in the 1980s could be a lengthy one.
RANKED VS RANKED
There are two other matchups of AP Top 25 teams on the schedule this week. The first comes Tuesday when No. 2 Texas — which already has wins against No. 18 Gonzaga and No. 21 Creighton — meets No. 17 Illinois in New York for the Jimmy V Classic.
The other comes Saturday when No. 10 Arizona meets No. 14 Indiana in Las Vegas on Saturday.
STARTING OVER
North Carolina started the year at No. 1. The Tar Heels start this week as only the sixth team to go from that preseason top spot to unranked since at least the 1961-62 season.
UNC (5-4) has lost four straight and has a hobbled big man in Armando Bacot, who was the double-double machine at the heart of last year’s unexpected run to the NCAA championship game. The good news for the Tar Heels is they have multiple days to regroup before hosting Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
WATCH LIST
Iowa (6-1) has a shot to climb into the AP Top 25 for the second time this season.
The Hawkeyes, the leading vote-getter among unranked teams in Monday’s latest poll, face No. 15 Duke in New York during the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday. They spent one week at No. 25 in mid-November in the poll.
The second-leading vote-getter among unranked teams was College of Charleston (8-1), which visits Presbyterian on Tuesday and hosts North Greenville on Sunday.
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LONDON (AP) — The death toll from a gas station explosion that shattered a small village in northwest Ireland rose to 10 on Saturday, and emergency workers who combed through piles of rubble said they did not expect to find more bodies.
Irish police said no one remained missing after Friday’s explosion in Creeslough, County Donegal. Police are investigating the cause of the blast, and Superintendent David Kelly said evidence “is pointing toward a tragic accident.”
Ireland’s police force, An Garda Siochana, said the midafternoon explosion killed four men, three women, two teenagers and a girl of primary school age. Eight people were hospitalized — one in critical condition — after the blast destroyed the Applegreen service station in the community of about 400 people near Ireland’s rugged Atlantic coast.
Emergency responders from Ireland and neighboring Northern Ireland joined in what police said Saturday was “search and recovery” operation. Sniffer dogs combed the debris, and a mechanical digger lifted piles of rubble from the site on Saturday.
The explosion leveled the gas station building, which holds the main shop and post office for the village, damaged an adjacent apartment building and shattered the windows in nearby cottages.
“There were blocks thrown a hundred yards away from the scene,” local medic Dr. Paul Stewart told Irish broadcaster RTE. “The whole front of the building collapsed… and the roof of the first floor collapsed down into the shop. It’s a miracle they got anyone out.”
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said it was one of the “darkest of days for Donegal and the entire country.”
“People across this island will be numbed by the same sense of shock and utter devastation as the people of Creeslough at this tragic loss of life,” Martin said.
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue, who represents Donegal in Ireland’s parliament, said the service station was well known across the country because of its prominent position on the area’s main N56 road, and was “the heart” of the local community.
“People are shocked and numbed,” he told Irish broadcaster RTE. “People have been rallying together and everyone’s concern is with the families of those who have lost their loved ones and how they can support them.”
Another local lawmaker, Pearse Doherty, said people in the community were in shock.
“(It’s) something nobody ever thought could happen in a little village like this where everyone knows each other,” he said. “A quarter past three yesterday, kids were coming out of school, people were going to collect their welfare payments. For such a nightmare to occur, that will take some time to sink in.” | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-death-toll-rises-to-7-in-blast-at-gas-station-in-ireland/ | 2022-10-09 04:42:17 | 1 | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-death-toll-rises-to-7-in-blast-at-gas-station-in-ireland/ |
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KTNV)— The Lucky Club Casino in North Las Vegas is being revamped and rebranded to become the nation's first Latino-themed casino.
The new casino will be called Ojos Locos Sports Cantina y Casino at Hotel Jefe.
The Las Vegas area is home to a large Latino community, and they are excited to be represented in a casino.
"Hopefully everyone will want to improve a little here and there and make things better and grow in a positive way. Give the community service we all deserve," said Ana Tare, manager of Hamburger Hut.
Tare explained that people in all walks of life, generation after generation have come through her doors. She hopes the casino will encourage other businesses to come into the area and serve its diverse community.
"I believe there is a positive impact for success for everyone in the community. For Blacks, whites and Hispanics. It does bring a lot of business as well when something improves the community like this. It should be something that profoundly benefits everyone. It has for us even though we’re a hole in the wall," says Tare.
The plan is to begin operations at the new casino by the end of 2022. This will be the second casino owned by Fifth Street Gaming. The company also owns the Silver Nugget Casino.
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s leader warned Friday that his government could “find someone else to work with” as French partner TotalEnergies faced mounting pressure to pull out of a partnership to construct a pipeline opposed by climate activists.
The comments by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni followed a resolution by the European Union’s Parliament urging the international community “to exert maximum pressure on Ugandan and Tanzanian authorities, as well as the project promoters and stakeholders,” to stop oil activities around Lake Albert.
That resolution cited human rights concerns centered around fair compensation for affected communities as well as environmental fears. More than 120,000 people will lose land to make way for the oil project, according to an evaluation by the environmental group Friends of the Earth.
The 897-mile (1,443-kilometer) East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline, planned by TotalEnergies and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, is increasingly in trouble as activists, charging that it violates the spirit of the Paris climate accord, try to starve it of funds by petitioning banks and insurers.
But in Uganda, an East African country whose authorities see the pipeline as key to economic development, opposition to the project has sparked indignation. Ugandan authorities say oil wealth can lift millions out of poverty and that stopping the pipeline now would be detrimental to the country’s interests.
The national assembly issued a statement Thursday asserting Uganda’s sovereignty and condemning the EU parliament’s resolution.
Museveni said TotalEnergies had assured him that the pipeline — which would link oil fields in western Uganda to the Indian Ocean port of Tanga in Tanzania — would proceed but warned on Twitter that “if they choose to listen to the EU Parliament, we shall find someone else to work with.”
“Either way, we shall have our oil coming out by 2025 as planned. So the people of Uganda should not worry,” he said.
Uganda is estimated to have recoverable oil reserves of at least 1.4 billion barrels. The China National Offshore Oil Corporation and TotalEnergies said in February that the total investment would be more than $10 billion.
Oil wells will also be drilled within western Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park. Here the Nile plummets 130 feet (40 meters) through a gap just 20 feet (6 meters) wide and the surrounding wilderness is home to hippos, egrets, giraffes and antelope. The pipeline would then pass through seven forest reserves and two game parks, running alongside Lake Victoria, a source of fresh water for 40 million people.
That ecological fragility is one reason why some activists oppose the project despite assurances from TotalEnergies that the pipeline’s state-of-the-art-design will ensure safety for decades.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Torrid Holdings Inc. ("Torrid" or the "Company") (NYSE: CURV) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Torrid investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons who purchased Torrid common stock in or traceable to the Company's July 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
CURV investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email
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CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) in the first half of 2021, Torrid had experienced a temporary surge in demand as a result of changed consumer behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and government stimulus and that such ephemeral demand trends had dissipated and were not internally projected to continue following the initial public offering ("IPO"); (ii) Torrid was suffering from severe supply chain disruptions caused by the emergence of the Delta variant of COVID-19, which had first emerged in May 2021; (iii) Torrid was running materially below historical inventory levels as a result of supply chain disruptions; (iv) as a result, Torrid did not have sufficient inventory to meet expected consumer demand for its fiscal third quarter of 2021; (v) as a result, late inventory arrival had materially impaired the Company from effectively matching consumer buying trends, creating an undisclosed risk of increased markdowns and promotional activities necessary to sell undesirable inventory; (vi) Torrid's Chief Financial Office planned to retire shortly after the IPO; and (vii) as a result of the above, representations made in the Company's registration statement regarding Torrid's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, financial results, and trajectory of the Company at the time of the IPO, and were materially false and misleading and lacked a reasonable factual basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Torrid during the relevant time frame, you have until January 17, 2023 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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Jamie Foxx’s daughter Corinne Foxx dispelled rumors her father is in the ICU fighting for his life after a rumor spread across the internet like wildfire. Earlier this week, RadarOnline reported, Jamie’s family was “hoping for the best” but “preparing for the worse.” The latter became headlined news with social media users reposting it without the full context. Corinne took to Instastories to shut down the false reports, writing,
“Update from the family: Sad to see how the media runs wild. My Dad has been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating,” with a photo of a false news story. “In fact, he was playing pickleball yesterday! Thanks for everyone’s prayers and support! We have an exciting work announcement coming next week too!”
Corinne’s update comes a few days after an update was posted on Jamie Foxx’s social media account. “Appreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed. See u all soon” appeared on Jamie’s social media account.
Jamie Foxx reportedly suffered a medical emergency on the set of his film Netflix Back In Action where he was given life-saving medical intervention. Despite his celebrity friends revealing Jamie is on the mend, little information about the actual incident has been made public.
She added, “My dad taught me to be authentic to myself, and that includes my style! He did a great job of giving me the confidence to try new looks and have fun with fashion when I was growing up.”
Fans continue to speculate on Jamie’s condition, and some even doubt Corinne’s latest update. While his health is unclear, one thing remains certain, Jamie is a beloved entertainer and immensely respected, loved, and adored. We pray he continues to get back and addresses fans on his time.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate passed Republican-sponsored legislation Tuesday to prohibit transgender women from participating in women’s sports.
The proposal, which passed 30-20, now heads to the House, where an identical bill was previously approved. One Democrat, Sen. Lisa Boscola of Northampton County, crossed party lines to vote in favor of the Senate version.
Sponsored by Sen. Judy Ward, R-Blair, the bill requires public K-12 schools and colleges to designate sports as male, female or coed.
During floor debate, supporters argued the bill would level the playing field for cisgender women. Opponents said the bill would harm vulnerable young people.
“Where are the feminists?” said Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, the current Republican gubernatorial nominee, who backs the measure. “I stand on the side of the lady athletes. I stand on the side of science.”
“My colleagues across the aisle asked: where are the feminists? We are right here,” said Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, D-Montgomery. “We are standing in opposition to Senate Bill 1191 because trans girls are girls; trans women are women.”
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will veto the legislation if it makes it to his desk, his spokeswoman Beth Rementer said.
“Republicans in the General Assembly have made it clear that they would rather focus on attention-seeking stunts instead of addressing critical issues,” she said in an email.
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25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph well after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings near zero in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s to lower 30s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. East winds around
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cloudy. Lows around 20. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
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winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast late in the
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303 AM PST Sun Jan 29 2023
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this morning, then sunny this afternoon. Highs in the lower 20s
to lower 30s. Windy. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph. Wind chill
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The boyfriend of a woman who, along with her 14-year-old son, was found murdered and dismembered last month has admitted to the killings, court records state.
Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, is charged with three counts of capital murder, two counts of corpse abuse and one count of kidnapping.
Those killed were Pascual-Reyes’ girlfriend, Sandra Vazquez Ceja, and her teen son, identified only as “AOGV.”
Their bodies were discovered in early August in a Tallapoosa County mobile home after Ceja’s 12-year-old daughter was found by a motorist walking along a rural road.
The girl had been held captive by Pascual-Reyes for a week, authorities said, and escaped by using the braces on her teeth to chew through her restrains.
A preliminary hearing was held Tuesday.
District Judge Clayton Kim Taylor ruled that considering the testimony from the hearing, there was enough probable cause to forward the case to a grand jury for indictment consideration.
Also Tuesday, prosecutors filed a motion seeking DNA from Pascual-Reyes to compare with biological evidence taken from the scene.
They said they expect some of the evidence collected to contain the suspect’s DNA.
“The defendant has given prior statements in which he admits to causing the death of the two victims,’’ the motion states.
The investigation began Aug. 1 when the 12-year-old girl was found walking alone in the area of 3547 County Road 34 in rural Dadeville, said Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett.
The motorist picked up the child, and immediately called 911.
Abbett said a team of state, local and federal investigators worked over the next 24 hours to arrest Pascual-Reyes. He was taken into custody in Auburn.
Abbett said the couple and the children moved to the mobile home at 3547 County Road 34 in rural Dadeville in February.
According to an ICE spokesperson, ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations officers lodged an immigration detainer on Pascual-Reyes, following his arrest.
Pascual-Reyes was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol on Dec. 14, 2014, and processed as an expedited removal and removed to Mexico on Dec. 23, 2014. He reentered the U.S. at an unknown location and time.
Ceja and the children came to the U.S. from Mexico in 2017. Ceja, at the time of her death, had formal asylum in the U.S. and was awaiting a hearing on the matter.
The 12-year-old girl is in the custody of DHR.
The girl was able to tell investigators that she was bound to a bedpost for nearly a week and given alcohol to keep her in a drugged state.
Asked if she was able to tell investigators about the murder, Abbett said the girl had been under the influence much of that time.
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Jackson will join more diverse and conservative high court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will join a Supreme Court that is both more diverse than ever and more conservative than it’s been since the 1930s.
She’s likely to be on the losing end of a bunch of important cases, including examinations of the role of race in college admissions and voting rights that the high court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, will take up next term.
Jackson, 51, is the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court following Thursday’s 53-47 vote by the Senate. She won’t join the court for several months, until Justice Stephen Breyer retires once the court wraps up its work for the summer — including its verdict on whether to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion rights.
When Jackson takes the bench as a justice for the first time, in October, she will be one of four women and two Black justices — both high court firsts.
And the nine-member court as a whole will be younger than it’s been for nearly 30 years, when Breyer, now 83, came on board.
Among the younger justices are three appointees of former President Donald Trump, and the court’s historic diversity won’t obscure its conservative tilt.
In Breyer’s final term, the conservative justices already have left their mark even before deciding major cases on abortion, guns, religion and climate change. By 5-4 or 6-3 votes, they allowed an unusual Texas law to remain in effect that bans abortions after roughly six weeks; stopped the Biden administration from requiring large employers to have a workforce that is vaccinated against COVID-19 or be masked and tested; and left in place redrawn Alabama congressional districts that a lower court with two Trump appointees found shortchanged Black voters in violation of federal law.
Jackson’s replacement of Breyer, for whom she once worked as a law clerk, won’t alter that Supreme Court math.
“She’s just going to be swimming against the tide every day. That’s a lot to take on,” said Robin Walker Sterling, a Northwestern University law professor.
But Jackson’s presence could make a difference in the perspective she brings and how she expresses herself in her opinions, said Payvand Ahdout, a University of Virginia law professor.
Jackson, who was raised in Miami, may see the high court’s cases about race “from the lens of being a Black woman who grew up in the South. She has an opportunity early on to show how representation matters,” Ahdout said.
During her Senate confirmation hearings, Jackson pledged to sit out the court’s consideration of Harvard’s admissions program, since she is a member of its board of overseers. But the court could split off a second case involving a challenge to the University of North Carolina’s admissions process, which might allow her to weigh in on the issue.
“Historically, the court goes to some length to try to get as much participation as possible. So I wouldn’t be surprised to see the two dealt with separately,” said Ahdout, who was a clerk to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg the last time the court dealt with race in college admissions, in 2016. Just seven justices took part in that case, because Justice Antonin Scalia died before it was decided and Justice Elena Kagan had been involved as a Justice Department official before joining the court.
For now, Jackson might not have much to do. She remains a judge on the federal appeals court in Washington, but she stepped away from cases there when President Joe Biden nominated her to the Supreme Court in February and will continue to do so, a White House official said.
That could reduce the number of times Jackson has to recuse herself from any of her old cases that later make their way to the Supreme Court.
Breyer said in January that he would retire once his successor had been confirmed, but not before the end of the term. With a bare Senate majority, Democrats didn’t want to risk waiting until the summer for confirmation hearings and a vote.
That leaves Jackson in a situation that is “unprecedented in modern times,” said Marin Levy, a Duke University law professor who studies the federal judiciary.
Most new justices begin work a few days after they are confirmed, Levy said. Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in to the court just a few hours after his tumultuous Senate vote.
Jackson could spend time arranging for her clerks and other staff for the Supreme Court, and closing down her current office.
But she won’t have to find new housing or upend the lives of her husband and children. Her new workplace is less than a mile from the court of appeals.
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GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — A morning pep talk from European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald in the locker room. Then a trophy ceremony in the afternoon at the Marco Simone club outside Rome.
That’s just what Adrian Meronk has been dreaming about, and the Polish golfer’s Ryder Cup ambitions are starting to look like they might become a reality after he won the Italian Open on Sunday less than five months before the sport’s biggest team event is held on the same course.
“I think that’s a solid statement, a solid brick into the wall,” Meronk said. “But it’s not over yet. I know that. … I’ll keep pushing, keep doing what I can to get on the team. But I think that should help a little bit.”
Meronk finished at 13-under overall with a 2-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over Romain Langasque, with third-round leader Julien Guerrier three strokes behind in third.
It’s not the first time that Meronk has performed well at Marco Simone, having finished in a tie for second behind Nicolai Hojgaard at the 2021 Italian Open. He also showed his team credentials when he holed a 25-foot putt at No. 18 to claim the clinching point for Continental Europe at the Hero Cup match-play event in January.
“I wanted to play well in front of Luke and to win the tournament is just such a relief,” Meronk said. “I saw (Donald) this morning in the locker room. He said, ‘Keep it going. Good luck.’ So nice, encouraging words from him.”
The victory — his third on the European tour — will move the 6-foot-5 (1.97-meter) Meronk up to fourth in the Race to Dubai standings.
Afterward, Donald tweeted that it was a “superb win,” adding that Meronk displayed “some solid golf played all week and came up with the right shots when he needed them most.
“Starting to make winning a habit. Well done Adrian,” Donald concluded.
Meronk hit his 3-wood to just in front of the green on the drivable par-4 16th to set up a birdie that gave him a one-stroke lead. Then he got up and down on the difficult par-3 17th after hitting his tee shot into the rough right of the green.
On 18, Meronk sunk a 7-foot downhill birdie putt, which virtually sealed it with Langasque driving into the high grass right of the fairway in the final pairing behind him.
“It just suits my game,” Meronk said of the course. “You have to be careful off the tee. Fairways are crucial here, because if you miss it, then it gets tough. This week my short game was my big advantage. Saved so many shots from tricky positions. … That makes the game much easier when you’re not playing your best.”
Hojgaard also again showcased his abilities at Marco Simone, finishing with a 6-under 65 to finish in a tie for fifth, six strokes behind Meronk.
From Sept. 29-Oct. 1, Marco Simone will become the third venue in continental Europe to host the Ryder Cup after Valderrama in Spain (1997) and Le Golf National in France (2018).
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NEW YORK — (AP) — Richard Ravitch, a former lieutenant governor and longtime civic leader known for his role in steering New York City through the fiscal crisis of the 1970s and stabilizing its mass transit system in the 1980s, has died at the age of 89.
His death Sunday at a Manhattan hospital was confirmed by his wife, Kathleen Doyle.
Ravitch, a lifelong New Yorker, was called upon frequently over six decades to untangle some of the region’s knottiest problems, earning a reputation as a public sector fixer who brought colorful language and strong opinions to budget wrangling and deal-making.
While working as a real estate developer for his family’s company, he was first enlisted by Gov. Hugh Carey in 1975 to help rescue New York’s failing Urban Development Corporation, crafting a bailout package that helped the state entity stave off bankruptcy.
Later that year, Ravitch organized a last-minute rescue package with the city teachers' union that allowed New York City itself to avoid bankruptcy.
In 1979, Carey, a Democrat, appointed Ravitch to lead the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the largest transit system in the country. To rescue the rapidly disintegrating system, he took on debt to fund repairs and threatened fare hikes in order to secure state funding – a move that surprised and angered Carey.
Ravitch worked without a salary, surviving a transit strike while creating the Metro-North Railroad and reimagining the agency's budgeting process.
“In many ways, he is one of the fathers of the mass transit system that we have today,” Janno Lieber, the head of the MTA, said in a statement on Monday.
Ravitch left the MTA in 1983 after clashing with Gov. Mario Cuomo, but remained an influential figure in New York, leading the city’s Charter Revision Commission, helping to rescue the Bowery Savings Bank and running a failed “outsider” campaign against then-Mayor Ed Koch.
He returned to politics in 2009 when he was appointed lieutenant governor by Gov. David Paterson, a position he later described, with characteristic honesty, as "the most useless experience of my life."
Even in his final months, he was a close observer of New York's fiscal struggles, publishing a series of opinion pieces earlier this year that called on state leaders to address the MTA's budget shortfalls through new revenue sources.
In a statement, Gov. Kathy Hochul described Ravitch as “a titan of New York’s civic world who left an indelible mark” on the state.
Ravitch is survived by his wife, two children and thirteen grandchildren.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The matchup that fans in the Mountain State have wanted for years will finally happen Tuesday night.
Herd That defeated fifth-seeded Founding Fathers 77-71 in the first round of the TBT Sunday. James Kelly’s three-pointer cemented the win, setting up a second round clash with Best Virginia, who defeated Virginia Dream 75-45.
Justin Johnson led Herd That with 17 points, shooting 5-6 from the field. Kelly finished with 16 points. Ryan Taylor and Cameron Young also scored in double figures.
“It felt comfortable you know?” Kelly said. “But like I said when I do get it and I’m open I have to shoot it you know I cant think about it especially with something like that.”
Jon Elmore struggled from the floor, adding seven points but shot just 2-7 from the floor. Despite the struggles shooting, he dished out six assists and had four steals on the defensive end.
“I think down the stretch when we needed to make plays in crucial moments,” Elmore said. “I think guys stepped up but hopefully going into the next game we’re better than we were tonight.”
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CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Voters in Clayton County and Mableton headed back to the polls on Tuesday to weigh in a final time on races that will have a major impact on how their communities are run.
In Clayton County, the election to succeed Victor Hill as sheriff will be decided between his hand-picked successor, Levon Allen, and Clarence Cox. Allen nearly cleared the 50%+1 threshold to avoid a runoff back in March (with 47% of the vote), while Cox had 29% at that time.
In Mableton, runoffs will determine the newly-formed city's first mayor as well as much of the composition of the inaugural City Council.
The mayoral race features Aaron Carman, who was against the initial referendum for cityhood, and Michael Owens, who was for it. Carman received 36% of the vote while Owens garnered 31% of the vote in the first round of voting in March.
For more on these races, including perspectives from the sheriff candidates in Clayton County and the mayoral candidates in Mableton, as well as listings for each of the Mableton City Council races, see our April 18 election guide below:
As returns come in on Tuesday night, 11Alive will be tracking the races in these two communities:
Clayton County and Mableton April 18 runoff election results
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The Cambridge Arts Council is seeking an artist or team of artists to paint a metal ribbon arch that will stretch across Carl Barron Plaza in Central Square, officials said.
The project, which has a tentative budget of $50,000, will “speak to the multicultural character of Central Square, a bustling center of business, arts and culture, social services, and city government,” city officials said in a statement.
Applicants should submit images of past work as well as biographical information by 5 p.m. on June 26. Three finalists will be interviewed by a selection committee representing city staff and stakeholders, and one will be commissioned.
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“Cambridge Arts is looking for an artist who can respond to the character of Central Square in general and Carl Barron Plaza specifically,” officials said.
The reconstruction of the plaza is part of a larger effort to revitalize River Street. Two pre-existing sections of the plaza will be visually connected by the arch. The project is scheduled to be finished in 2025.
The painting will be completed off-site at an indoor space provided by the city. The arch is about 460 feet long with 1,600 square feet of surface area.
The artwork is “an opportunity to consider how a two-dimensional design can shape the public’s experience of a three-dimensional form that winds horizontally and vertically through a busy plaza,” city officials said.
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(NEXSTAR) – More than 4,600 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the U.S. since May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the nation’s health regulators are rushing to deploy thousands of vaccine doses. Should you be getting the vaccine?
Because there is currently a limited supply of the monkeypox vaccine in the U.S., health officials are allocating doses to those who are at the greatest risk of being infected. This includes individuals that may be exposed to monkeypox while working or those who may have been exposed to monkeypox, the CDC explains.
While 300,000 monkeypox vaccine doses have been sent out from the nation’s Strategic National Stockpile, and nearly 800,000 more will soon be available for distribution, you may still need to meet certain eligibility requirements set by your local health department to receive a shot.
The New York City Health Department, for example, is limiting monkeypox vaccine access to those who are gay, bisexual, and men who are sexually active with men, as well as transgender, gender non-conforming, or gender non-binary persons who are 18 years old or older and had multiple or anonymous sex partners in the last two weeks. Those who may have been exposed to monkeypox or are notified by the Health Department due to close contact with someone with the disease are also eligible to get the vaccine.
Chicago and Austin require the same conditions for vaccine eligibility.
Vaccine eligibility for those living in San Francisco is similar but also includes sex workers of any sexual orientation or gender identity; persons who were notified by an event or venue of a potential exposure to the disease; and laboratory workers performing monkeypox virus testing.
For the best chance of preventing monkeypox, the CDC recommends getting the vaccine within four days of exposure. Between four and fourteen days after exposure, the vaccine can reduce symptoms but may not prevent the disease.
If you are hoping to get the monkeypox vaccine, check with your healthcare provider or local health department to determine your eligibility.
Despite the majority of monkeypox cases being reported among men who have sex with men, anyone can contract the virus. Monkeypox is mainly spread through skin-on-skin contact but can also be transmitted through touching linens used by someone who is infected.
Besides getting the vaccine, the CDC recommends avoiding skin-to-skin contact with people with rashes or scabs that could be monkeypox; not touching the bedding, towels, or clothing of a person with monkeypox; and washing your hands often with soap and water, or using an alcohol-based sanitizer.
If you become sick with monkeypox, the CDC says you should isolate. Your isolation should continue if you have a fever or respiratory symptoms like a sore throat, nasal congestion or cough. Officials say you should only leave isolation to seek a healthcare provider or in case of an emergency. When leaving isolation, you should cover any rash and wear a mask.
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Angela Bassett has been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. It's a landmark in a long, distinguished career that began in the 1980s.
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MACON, Ga., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mosquito Squad, the largest mosquito and tick control franchise in North America, is pleased to announce the appointment of Emma Grace Crumbley as the in-house Entomologist. This new addition will provide Mosquito Squad with a specialized, educational approach when it comes to a full range of pests from mosquitoes to ticks.
"We are thrilled to expand our team with the addition of Emma Grace Crumbley as Mosquito Squad's entomologist,'' said Tom Swift, COO of Mosquito Squad. "She is an exemplary leader in the entomology industry, with a wealth of knowledge that will undoubtedly make invaluable contributions to our rapidly-growing franchise system."
Crumbley is a University of Georgia trained entomologist. She is passionate about insect education, scientific communication, and public, urban, and environmental health awareness. During her time at the University of Georgia, she earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in Applied Biotechnology and Entomology and served as the President of the Undergraduate Entomology Club. In addition, she was also the Head Zookeeper at the UGA Insect Zoo.
Through her role at Mosquito Squad, she will use her expertise to educate customers and make the topic of bugs engaging through her personality as "Emma the Entomologist" that will be featured on blog content, social media interactions and more. She will also be responsible for continuing to research the growth, nutrition, behavior and how insects interact with plants, humans, and animals.
"As Mosquito Squad's new entomologist, I'm excited to support the team with my knowledge in the pest arena,'' said Emma Grace Crumbley, Entomologist at Mosquito Squad. "Through my expansive education on pests I can offer a fresh and unique approach to Mosquito Squad."
For more information on Mosquito Squad, please visit www.MosquitoSquad.com.
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With approximately 230 franchise locations in the United States, Mosquito Squad specializes in helping to eliminate mosquitoes and ticks from outdoor living spaces, allowing consumers to enjoy their yards, outdoor living spaces, special events and green spaces. For more information, visit http://www.MosquitoSquad.com and http://MosquitoSquadFranchise.com. Follow Mosquito Squad on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest news and trends.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for NKE, OTIC, WYNN, WB, and SQ.
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powell's "Targeted Universalism" Envisions Equity-Based Policies Meeting Needs of All Groups
WASHINGTON , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading researcher and thinker about strengthening American pluralism john a. powell today received the 2022 Convergence Bridge-Building Leadership Award. Convergence Center for Policy Resolution (Convergence) -- which works to build trust, bridge divides and identify solutions to critical issues and strengthen America's democracy and society, grants the award to one leader each year who demonstrates exceptional bridge-building efforts across ideological and partisan lines and embodies the imperative to bring people together to solve problems.
Presenting the award at today's Convergence Leadership Council Meeting, CEO David Eisner lauds powell, Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, for his storied expertise and leadership in a host of civil society issues of equity and inclusion, and especially for creating and advancing his breakthrough framework of "Targeted Universalism." The Center's primer, "Targeted Universalism: Policy & Practice," offers a roadmap to design policies that can simultaneously meet critical universal needs of all people, while formulating equity-based solutions for groups that have been traditionally marginalized and excluded.
"In our painfully polarized environment, too many can see work to advance the equity and belonging of marginalized communities as a zero-sum approach in which their own critical challenges go unmet and are even exacerbated," Eisner said. "With his brilliant 'Targeted Universalism,' john has envisioned and constructed an evidence-based approach that allows for urgent progress for communities that have been left behind, without that progress coming at the cost of addressing the pain that other communities are currently experiencing. This is bridge-building at its finest, pointing directly toward solutions for some of America's most intractable challenges."
"I am glad to see the rapid growth of the bridge-building community of people and organizations who understand that bringing us together is essential to solving America's toughest challenges," said powell. "We see Targeted Universalism as a way to ensure that the needs of all groups are addressed, including those that are traditionally more favored or resourced, while outgroups who have been neglected are also placed in the center of societal care. We must work as though our fates are intertwined, because they are. Thanks to Convergence for recognizing this as an important contribution to bridge-building, for lifting up the work of the whole team at the Othering and Belonging Institute, and for Convergence's own contributions to bridging divides and fostering solutions through collaboration."
Previous recipients of the Convergence Bridge-Building Leadership Award include Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), Co-chair of the Bipartisan Working Group in Congress (2021), and Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Chair of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress and co-chair of the Bipartisan Working Group (2020).
To watch the presentation of the Convergence Bridge-Building Award and to hear powell's discussion with Eisner, tune into the YouTube live stream on Wednesday, June 22 at 1:30 pm ET/10:30 am PT.
At Berkely, in addition to his leadership of the Othering and Belonging Institute, powell holds the Robert D. Haas Chancellor's Chair in Equity and Inclusion and is a Professor of Law, African American Studies, and Ethnic Studies. He was previously the Executive Director at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University, and prior to that, the Founder and Director of the Institute for Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota. powell formerly served as the National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and has taught at numerous law schools including Harvard and Columbia University. He is one of the Co-Founders of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and serves on the board of several national and international organizations, including More in Common, the Institute for New Economic Thinking, and Open Society Foundations.
Convergence is a national non-profit with locations in Washington, D.C. and the Bay Area that builds trust and bridges divides to solve critical issues and strengthen our democracy and society. Convergence Dialogues convene individuals and organizations with divergent views to understand each other, find common ground, develop groundbreaking, consensus solutions, and build unusual alliances to see those solutions enacted. Dialogues usually address critical national issues in impact focus areas, including economic opportunity, health and wellness, and democracy and society. Learn more at: https://convergencepolicy.org.
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(NEXSTAR) — It may seem early to be thinking about Thanksgiving, but experts are already predicting the holiday and its traditionally large meal will be expensive, especially the main course: the turkey.
Turkey prices ahead of Thanksgiving could reach record high prices, economists with the American Farm Bureau Foundation said last week.
Last month, the retail price for fresh boneless, skinless turkey breast hit a record high of $6.70 per pound, according to AFBF’s report. That’s 112% higher than the same time last year when it was around $3.16 per pound.
The last time turkey prices were this high was in 2015 when the U.S. was experiencing an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which is contributing to today’s record-high prices.
In February, the USDA warned of HPAI after it was found in three states, adding that it could spread rapidly and wreak havoc on the poultry industry. By early April, HPAI had spread to at least 20 states. The most recent data from the USDA shows cases have been confirmed in 40 states, with Iowa barring the brunt of the impact.
AFBF economists also point to inflation, which has reached levels Americans haven’t seen in years. In August, retail food prices were more than 11% higher than they were during the same time last year. Some of the hardest-hit items include staples of the holiday baking season, like butter, eggs, and flour.
Though turkey prices will likely be higher this year, economists say there shouldn’t be a problem with supply. But higher prices aren’t expected to ease anytime soon.
“The combination of lower production and increased demand will likely keep turkey prices higher for some time looking forward,” Bernt Nelson, an economist at the AFBF, told Nexstar.
AFBF hasn’t released its annual Thanksgiving meal cost projection for this year, but the prices for a number of common items are trending upward, the latest Labor Department data shows. That includes fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins, which are up 17% over last year; frozen and refrigerated bakery items (like pies and tarts) are up 18%; canned fruit and vegetables at 16%; sauces and gravies at 17%; and potatoes at 15%.
Thanksgiving feasts were forecasted to be expensive last year, too. The AFBF predicted the average cost to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner would be around $53 in 2021, up from $47 in 2020. Since 2011, the average cost has hovered around $50 each year. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/record-high-turkey-prices-other-expensive-staples-expected-this-thanksgiving/ | 2022-10-09 22:00:32 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/record-high-turkey-prices-other-expensive-staples-expected-this-thanksgiving/ |
If approved, Evkeeza would be the first and only treatment of its kind to help children as young as 5 years old control dangerously high levels of LDL cholesterol caused by homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Evkeeza® (evinacumab-dgnb) as an adjunct to other lipid-lowering therapies to treat children aged 5 to 11 years with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). The FDA target action date is March 30, 2023.
HoFH is an ultra-rare inherited condition that affects approximately 1,300 patients in the U.S. and is the most severe form of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). The disease occurs when two copies of the FH-causing genes are inherited, one from each parent, resulting in dangerously high levels (usually >400 mg/dL) of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C or bad cholesterol). Those living with HoFH are at risk for premature atherosclerotic disease and cardiac events even in their teenage years.
The sBLA is supported by data from a three-part trial evaluating Evkeeza in children aged 5 to 11 years with HoFH. Efficacy was assessed in 14 children enrolled in the Part B portion of the trial. Despite treatment with other lipid-lowering therapies, these children entered the trial with an average LDL-C level of 264 mg/dL, more than twice the target (<110 mg/dL) for pediatric patients with HoFH. The trial met its primary endpoint, showing children who added Evkeeza to other lipid-lowering therapies reduced their LDL-C by 48% at week 24 on average. Furthermore, 79% (n=11) saw their LDL-C reduced by at least half at 24 weeks following Evkeeza treatment, with an average absolute reduction in LDL-C from baseline of 132 mg/dL.
Among 20 children evaluated for long-term safety across Parts A, B and C of the trial (mean exposure: 52 weeks, range: 42-64 weeks), the most common adverse events (AEs) occurring in ≥15% of patients included COVID-19 (n=15), pyrexia (n=5), headache (n=4), throat pain (oropharyngeal pain, n=4) as well as upper abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue, nasopharyngitis, rhinitis and cough (all n=3). Most reported AEs were mild or moderate, and none led to study discontinuation. The safety profile of Evkeeza observed in these patients was generally consistent to those seen in adults and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older.
Evkeeza is the first angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) targeted therapy approved by the FDA, European Commission and the United Kingdom's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency as an adjunct therapy for patients aged 12 years and older with HoFH. The potential use of Evkeeza in HoFH patients aged 5 to 11 years has not been fully evaluated by any regulatory authority.
About the Trial
The three-part, single-arm, open-label trial evaluated Evkeeza in pediatric patients with HoFH aged 5 to 11 years. Part A (n=6) was a Phase 1b trial designed to assess the pharmacokinetics (PK), safety and tolerability of Evkeeza.
Efficacy was evaluated in the 24-week treatment period in the Phase 3 Part B portion, which enrolled 14 patients with an average age of 9 years. Among them, 86% were on statins, 93% were on ezetimibe, 50% were on LDL apheresis and 14% were on lomitapide. Patients received Evkeeza 15 mg/kg every four weeks delivered intravenously alongside their lipid-lowering treatment regimen. The primary endpoint was change in LDL-C at week 24. Secondary endpoints included the effect of Evkeeza on other lipid parameters (i.e., apolipoprotein B, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, lipoprotein[a] and total cholesterol), efficacy by mutation status, safety and tolerability, immunogenicity and PK.
Patients who completed Part A or B were allowed to continue treatment in Part C (n=20), an ongoing Phase 3 extension trial. Parts A, B and C were not designed to evaluate the effect of Evkeeza on cardiovascular events.
About Evkeeza® (evinacumab)
Evkeeza was invented using Regeneron's VelocImmune® technology and is a fully human monoclonal antibody that binds to and blocks the function of ANGPTL3, a protein that inhibits lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and endothelial lipase (EL) and regulates circulating lipids, including LDL-C.
Regeneron scientists discovered the angiopoietin gene family more than two decades ago. Human genetics research published in New England Journal of Medicine in 2017 by scientists from the Regeneron Genetics Center® found that patients whose ANGPTL3 gene did not function properly (called a "loss-of function mutation") have significantly lower levels of key blood lipids, including LDL-C, and that this is associated with a significantly lower risk of coronary artery disease.
The generic name for Evkeeza in its approved U.S. indications is evinacumab-dgnb, with dgnb the suffix designated in accordance with Nonproprietary Naming of Biological Products Guidance for Industry issued by the FDA. The safety and effectiveness of Evkeeza have not been established in patients with other causes of hypercholesterolemia, including those with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). The effect of Evkeeza on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has not been determined.
Regeneron is responsible for the development and distribution of Evkeeza in the U.S. and is collaborating with Ultragenyx to clinically develop, commercialize and distribute Evkeeza outside of the U.S.
About Regeneron's VelocImmune Technology
Regeneron's VelocImmune technology utilizes a proprietary genetically engineered mouse platform endowed with a genetically humanized immune system to produce optimized fully human antibodies. When Regeneron's President and Chief Scientific Officer George D. Yancopoulos was a graduate student with his mentor Frederick W. Alt in 1985, they were the first to envision making such a genetically humanized mouse, and Regeneron has spent decades inventing and developing VelocImmune and related VelociSuite® technologies. Dr. Yancopoulos and his team have used VelocImmune technology to create approximately one in five of all original, FDA-approved fully human monoclonal antibodies currently available. This includes Evkeeza® (evinacumab-dgnb), REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab), Dupixent® (dupilumab), Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc), Praluent® (alirocumab), Kevzara® (sarilumab) and Inmazeb® (atoltivimab, maftivimab and odesivimab-ebgn).
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR EVKEEZA® (evinacumab-dgnb) INJECTION
Who should not use EVKEEZA?
Do not use EVKEEZA if you are allergic to evinacumab-dgnb or to any of the ingredients in EVKEEZA.
Before receiving EVKEEZA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
- Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. EVKEEZA may harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant while using EVKEEZA. People who are able to become pregnant:
- Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if EVKEEZA passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will receive EVKEEZA or breastfeed.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
What are the possible side effects of EVKEEZA?
EVKEEZA can cause serious side effects, including:
Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms: swelling (mainly of the lips, tongue or throat which makes it difficult to swallow or breathe), breathing problems or wheezing, feeling dizzy or fainting, rash, hives, and itching.
The most common side effects of EVKEEZA include symptoms of the common cold, flu-like symptoms, dizziness, pain in legs or arms, nausea, and decreased energy.
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of EVKEEZA. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information.
About Regeneron
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for nearly 35 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, pain, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases and rare diseases.
Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through our proprietary VelociSuite® technologies, such as VelocImmune®, which uses unique genetically humanized mice to produce optimized fully human antibodies and bispecific antibodies, and through ambitious research initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center, which is conducting one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.
For more information, please visit www.Regeneron.com or follow @Regeneron on Twitter.
Forward-Looking Statements and Use of Digital Media
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relating to future events and the future performance of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Regeneron" or the "Company"), and actual events or results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These statements concern, and these risks and uncertainties include, among others, the impact of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic) on Regeneron's business and its employees, collaborators, and suppliers and other third parties on which Regeneron relies, Regeneron's and its collaborators' ability to continue to conduct research and clinical programs, Regeneron's ability to manage its supply chain, net product sales of products marketed or otherwise commercialized by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (collectively, "Regeneron's Products"), and the global economy; the nature, timing, and possible success and therapeutic applications of Regeneron's Products and product candidates being developed by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (collectively, "Regeneron's Product Candidates") and research and clinical programs now underway or planned, including without limitation Evkeeza® (evinacumab-dgnb); the likelihood, timing, and scope of possible regulatory approval and commercial launch of Regeneron's Product Candidates and new indications for Regeneron's Products, such as Evkeeza for the treatment of children aged 5 to 11 with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (including potential regulatory approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration based on the supplemental Biologics License Application discussed in this press release); uncertainty of the utilization, market acceptance, and commercial success of Regeneron's Products (such as Evkeeza) and Regeneron's Product Candidates and the impact of studies (whether conducted by Regeneron or others and whether mandated or voluntary), including the study discussed in this press release, on any of the foregoing or any potential regulatory approval of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; the ability of Regeneron's collaborators, licensees, suppliers, or other third parties (as applicable) to perform manufacturing, filling, finishing, packaging, labeling, distribution, and other steps related to Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; the ability of Regeneron to manage supply chains for multiple products and product candidates; safety issues resulting from the administration of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates in patients, including serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates in clinical trials; determinations by regulatory and administrative governmental authorities which may delay or restrict Regeneron's ability to continue to develop or commercialize Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates, including without limitation Evkeeza; ongoing regulatory obligations and oversight impacting Regeneron's Products, research and clinical programs, and business, including those relating to patient privacy; the availability and extent of reimbursement of Regeneron's Products from third-party payers, including private payer healthcare and insurance programs, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit management companies, and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid; coverage and reimbursement determinations by such payers and new policies and procedures adopted by such payers; competing drugs and product candidates that may be superior to, or more cost effective than, Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; the extent to which the results from the research and development programs conducted by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees may be replicated in other studies and/or lead to advancement of product candidates to clinical trials, therapeutic applications, or regulatory approval; unanticipated expenses; the costs of developing, producing, and selling products; the ability of Regeneron to meet any of its financial projections or guidance and changes to the assumptions underlying those projections or guidance; the potential for any license, collaboration, or supply agreement, including Regeneron's agreements with Sanofi and Bayer (or their respective affiliated companies, as applicable), as well as Regeneron's collaboration with Ultragenyx referenced in this press release, to be cancelled or terminated; and risks associated with intellectual property of other parties and pending or future litigation relating thereto (including without limitation the patent litigation and other related proceedings relating to EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection, Praluent® (alirocumab), and REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab)), other litigation and other proceedings and government investigations relating to the Company and/or its operations, the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings and investigations, and the impact any of the foregoing may have on Regeneron's business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. A more complete description of these and other material risks can be found in Regeneron's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022. Any forward-looking statements are made based on management's current beliefs and judgment, and the reader is cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements made by Regeneron. Regeneron does not undertake any obligation to update (publicly or otherwise) any forward-looking statement, including without limitation any financial projection or guidance, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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DAYTON, OH (WDTN) – Kailey Yeakley joins us live in studio with an inside look at “Pretty Woman: The Musical” at the Schuster Center from November 1st through the 6th. Click here to learn all about it and get ticket information!
DAYTON, OH (WDTN) – Kailey Yeakley joins us live in studio with an inside look at “Pretty Woman: The Musical” at the Schuster Center from November 1st through the 6th. Click here to learn all about it and get ticket information! | https://www.wdtn.com/living-dayton/pretty-woman-the-musical-at-the-schuster-center/ | 2022-11-03 20:41:58 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/living-dayton/pretty-woman-the-musical-at-the-schuster-center/ |
CONWAY, Ark. (KARK) – It looks like a Grinch is attempting to steal Christmas in Conway, Arkansas.
The lights on Marilyn Moix’s home have been cut clean through the power cords twice in one week, she told Nexstar’s KARK. Her son, Justin Hoadley said they were targeted last year, too.
“This is our second time this year so far. It happened twice last year,” Hoadley said. “We’re going to keep fighting for Christmas joy because that’s what we do at our house.”
Hoadley questioned why someone would target his mom’s house of all places, as it is only six blocks from the police station.
The family hasn’t filed a police report, but they have asked authorities to be watchful on their patrols by the busy street corner.
“In the evening hours, that’s when it seems to happen. Right around dusk,” Moix said.
Some have suggested a game camera be used to catch who’s doing it, but it’s such a busy street that Moix said she doesn’t think it would work for her problem. Hoadley said he’d rather not install a camera, but he is prepared to keep replacing these lights all throughout the holidays if he has to.
“I love Christmas. We believe in the spirit of people, the spirit of the season, and the joy that lights and decorations can bring to not only our family, but to people as they pass by our home,” Moix said. “If the person sees this who’s doing this, can you just be happy with the season of Christmas and let the lights be the lights?”
The pair don’t want the culprit to spend the holidays in jail, they said. Hoadley has a different punishment in mind: “I just hope maybe they get a lump of coal in their stocking.” | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/grinch-repeatedly-cuts-christmas-lights-on-womans-home-she-says/ | 2022-12-11 19:48:20 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/grinch-repeatedly-cuts-christmas-lights-on-womans-home-she-says/ |
SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart cleaning solution provider obode today announced the launch of a branded campaign with Seeker, the San Francisco-based science brand, digital media network, and content publisher, to promote their shared interests in innovations that impact people's lives.
A Seeker-created video titled The Future of Clean, featuring obode's next-generation auto self-cleaning robotic vacuum cleaner with advanced mopping and ultimate all-in-one floor cleaning solution, the P8, will be published on Seeker's social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, aiming to reach a millennial audience and amplify obode's brand core message of 'Tech It Easy.'
The number1 science brand on mobile in the United States, Seeker empowers the curious to understand the science shaping our world and tells stories about the natural forces and groundbreaking innovations that impact our lives, our planet, and our universe. While obode brings the future to busy, trendy, working-age people today, through their lifestyle enhancing, AIoT-powered, smart vacuum robots.
The P8, featured in the branded video, is a reflection of obode's brand mission and a perfect addition to a modern home, bringing the next generation of floor cleaning tech to every household. It is the most advanced multi-surface floor cleaning device yet, with superior mapping, intelligent surface identification, and multi-mode cleaning for all rooms of the house.
The P8 is a vacuum mop combo robot that can self-clean its mopping pads to prevent mold and unpleasant odors. It comes with double-spin mops and a heavy-duty vacuum motor with powerful suction, and the smart lifting roller brush can be raised to 7mm while mopping. The system easily picks up debris and hair from both hard floors and carpets, employs an advanced ultrasonic sensor to determine surface types, and applies the necessary vacuuming, mopping, edge cleaning, and full mapping. With a built-in 6200mAh battery, the P8 can clean continuously for up to 2.5 hours before returning to the base for recharging. Visit https://bit.ly/406GeGt for more about the P8.
About obode
obode is an AIoT technology eco-brand that brings the future to busy, trendy working-age people to give them more freedom and a positive living environment. At home, in the world around them, with smart, stylish, easy to use AIoT products. We aim to help people reclaim their time, using smart technology that cares for their world and enhances their lifestyle.
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WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
151 PM PDT Tue Aug 30 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with afternoon temperatures
from the upper 90s up to 110 possible.
* WHERE...Southern Salinas Valley, Arroyo Seco, and Lake San
Antonio, Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest
and Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey County
including Pinnacles National Park.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the
potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The hottest temperatures will occur
across the region's interior and in the higher terrain each
afternoon with mild to warm overnight temperatures providing
little relief from the heat.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Be prepared to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-
conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives
and neighbors.
Young children and pets should never be left unattended in
vehicles under any circumstances. This is especially true during
warm or hot weather when car interiors can reach lethal
temperatures in a matter of minutes.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures in the
upper 90s up to 110 possible, particularly across the
interior. Overnight temperatures cooling only into the 60s in
lower elevations and 70s to 80s in the higher terrain.
* WHERE...The entire San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Tuesday evening.
little relief from the heat. Onshore winds and marine
influences from the Pacific Ocean may limit daytime heating
near the coast with afternoon highs in the 70s to 80s,
ultimately reducing heat related risks.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon temperatures 102
to 114.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest Arizona and southeast and
southern California.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM MST Monday.
* IMPACTS...High Heat Risk. Overexposure can cause heat cramps
and heat exhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can
lead to heat stroke.
An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hot
temperatures, even by local standards, will occur. Actions should
be taken to lessen the impact of the extreme heat.
Stay indoors and seek air-conditioned buildings. Drink water,
more than usual, and avoid dehydrating alcoholic, sugary, or
caffeinated drinks. Dress for the heat - lightweight and light-
colored clothing. Eat small meals and eat more often. Monitor
those with a higher vulnerability to heat, including small
children. Check in on family, friends, and neighbors, especially
the elderly. If engaging in outdoor activity, take longer and
more frequent breaks and avoid the hottest parts of the day.
Never leave kids or pets unattended in cars.
Public cooling shelters are available in some areas. Consult
county officials for more details, which may include guidance for
proper social distancing measures.
Recognize the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness. Early
signs include thirst and muscle cramps. Heat exhaustion may
include: cool, moist, pale skin; headache; dizziness; weakness or
exhaustion; nausea. The most serious illness is heat stroke,
which may include: vomiting; confusion; throbbing headache;
decreased alertness or loss of consciousness; high body
temperature (above 105F); hot, dry skin; rapid, weak pulse;
rapid, shallow breathing; seizures.
Heat stroke can be DEADLY. Treat as an emergency and call 9 1 1.
Continue to monitor NWS forecasts, broadcast outlets, and local
government for updates.
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‘It’s how you finish’: Speaker McCarthy's years-long struggle to grasp the gavel after battling 'Never Kevins'
McCarthy got his start in politics in 1987 as an intern for former GOP Rep. Bill Thomas of California
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected to serve as speaker of the House late Friday night, fulfilling his years-long quest to secure the speaker's gavel.
In his mission to become the next speaker, McCarthy, who got involved in politics in 1987 when he served as an intern for former GOP Rep. Bill Thomas of California, faced difficulty from a handful of his Republican colleagues.
The 15th and final vote for House speaker gave McCarthy 216 votes, a bare majority that was lower than the normal 218 votes needed because all six of his remaining GOP detractors relented to vote "present." Representatives Andy Biggs of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Elijah Crane of Arizona, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Bob Good of Virginia and Matt Rosendale of Montana voted "present" in the final round.
"I hope one thing is clear after this week: I will never give up," McCarthy said after the victorious vote. "I will never give up on you, the American people. And I will never give up on keeping our commitment to America. Our nation is worth fighting for."
KEVIN MCCARTHY ELECTED HOUSE SPEAKER IN 15TH FLOOR VOTE AFTER DAYS OF HIGH DRAMA
Speaking to reporters after the vote, McCarthy quipped, "It just reminds me of what my father always told me: 'It's not how you start, it's how you finish.' And now we have to finish for the American public to turn around."
McCarthy's "never give up" message resonates with his career record in politics. In 1995, McCarthy, who was born in Bakersfield, chaired the California Young Republicans and, four years later, the Young Republicans National Federation. McCarthy won his first election in 2000 to serve as a Kern Community College District trustee.
Elected to the California State Assembly in 2002, McCarthy later became the Republican floor leader in 2003. Three years later, he was elected to serve in the U.S. House representing the Golden State's 22nd Congressional District.
During his time in the House, McCarthy has served in multiple GOP leadership positions as he faced pushback from more right-leaning members of the party who have viewed him as an establishment Republican.
From 2009 to 2011, McCarthy was the House Republicans' chief deputy whip and later House majority whip for three years. Serving as both the majority and the minority leader, McCarthy has led Republicans in the House the past nine years.
McCarthy's path to clinching the speaker's gavel wasn't easy. He has faced backlash from some in his party — both colleagues and voters — over his support for certain initiatives viewed by conservatives as establishment priorities.
MCCARTHY THANKS TRUMP AFTER HOUSE SPEAKER VOTE: 'HE WAS WITH ME FROM THE BEGINNING'
McCarthy was the heir apparent after former House Speaker John Boehner unexpectedly resigned from the position following Pope Francis' visit to Congress. In 2015, amid Boehner's departure from Congress, McCarthy, who was then serving as majority leader and was next in line to succeed Boehner, stepped aside to make way for former GOP Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to assume the role of speaker.
McCarthy's decision was rooted in the fact he might not have been able to get the right-wing vote. He had angered members of his caucus by stating that Republicans had convened the Benghazi hearings just to undercut the presidential bid of Hillary Clinton.
When the House gaveled in after the 2020 elections, McCarthy won every Republican vote for speaker when former Speaker Nancy Pelosi was assured of victory in the Democrat-controlled 117th Congress.
But to get enough votes to be elected speaker in 2023, McCarthy, who received support from former President Trump, worked to meet a list of demands from Republicans who withheld their support for him in previous speaker votes.
Taking the anti-McCarthy votes off the table capped a week in which McCarthy was able to chip away at the 20 Republicans who opposed him, thanks in large part to negotiations that will dramatically reshape the way the House is run. Some of the most conservative members of the House said they got virtually everything they wanted out of the talks and started to break for McCarthy on Friday morning.
McCarthy agreed to allow a single lawmaker to make a motion to elect a new speaker, returning to the way the House ran for decades before that practice was eliminated under former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He agreed to votes on term limits and the adoption of a budget resolution that balances the budget in 10 years, and a cap on fiscal year 2024 spending at FY 2022 levels.
McCarthy agreed to reject any negotiations on spending with the Senate until the Senate passes its own spending bills. He agreed not to increase the debt limit without spending cuts or other fiscal reforms, to set up a committee to examine the weaponization of government against U.S. citizens and to ensure no bills are brought up on the floor until at least 72 hours passed.
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And he agreed to give three members of the House Freedom Caucus three seats on the House Rules Committee, which sets the terms of debate for all legislation headed to the House floor.
For both Republicans and Democrats, McCarthy’s election means that the regular work of the House can begin. GOP lawmakers have said for months that once their work begins, they will lean heavily on managing the federal government through passing a budget and individual spending bills and tough oversight of the Biden administration.
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Timberwolves vs. Clippers Injury Report Today - February 28
The Minnesota Timberwolves (31-32) are keeping their eye on three players on the injury report, including Rudy Gobert, ahead of a Tuesday, February 28 game against the Los Angeles Clippers (33-30) at Crypto.com Arena, which begins at 10:00 PM ET.
The Timberwolves are coming off of a 109-104 loss to the Warriors in their last outing on Sunday. The Timberwolves got a team-best 30 points from Naz Reid in the loss.
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Timberwolves vs. Clippers Game Info
- When: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
- Where: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
- TV: TNT and BSSC
Timberwolves Season Insights
- The Timberwolves put up only 3.0 more points per game (115.5) than the Clippers give up (112.5).
- When it scores more than 112.5 points, Minnesota is 22-14.
- The Timberwolves are averaging 117.6 points per game in their previous 10 games, compared to their season average of 115.5.
- Minnesota knocks down 12.0 three-pointers per game (16th in the league) compared to its opponents' 12.8. It shoots 35.6% from deep, and its opponents shoot 36.7%.
- The Timberwolves average 110.9 points per 100 possessions on offense (22nd in league), and concede 110.9 points per 100 possessions (11th in NBA).
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Dr. Manuel expects to see a surge in norovirus cases soon. Norovirus is the leading cause of illness and outbreaks from contaminated food in the United States. Outbreaks are most common November-April.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Sunday accused China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon and said the Biden administration had given Beijing an intelligence opening by not downing the balloon during its high-altitude drift through American airspace.
China, meanwhile, accused the U.S. of indiscriminate use of force when the American military shot down the balloon. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng said he lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Embassy on Sunday over the “U.S. attack on a Chinese civilian unmanned airship by military force.”
The balloon’s presence in the sky above the United States before a military jet shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean with a missile Saturday further strained U.S.-China ties. America’s top diplomat abruptly scrapped a trip to Beijing and China’s defense ministry said in a statement after the balloon fell into the waters off the Carolina coast that it “reserves the right to take necessary measures to deal with similar situations.”
“Clearly this was an attempt by China to gather information, to defeat our command and control of our sensitive missile defense and nuclear weapon sites,” said the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, among the members of Congress on the Sunday news shows. “And that certainly is an urgency that this administration does not recognize.”
U.S. defense and military officials said the balloon entered the U.S. air defense zone north of the Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28 and moved largely over land across Alaska and then into Canadian airspace in the Northwest Territories on Monday. It crossed back into U.S. territory over northern Idaho on Tuesday, the day the White House said President Joe Biden was first briefed on it.
“It defies belief to suggest there was nowhere” between Alaska and the Carolinas where the U.S. could have safely shot down the balloon, said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the full Senate will get a briefing next week on the balloon, including details about its surveillance capabilities, and that the administration is considering measures against the Chinese for “their brazen activities.” He said the GOP criticism was political and premature, and that the U.S. had “sent a clear message to China that this is not acceptable.”
A senior administration official said other Chinese balloons transited the U.S. at least briefly on three different occasions during the Trump administration and once previously since Biden took office. The official said that the Trump balloon transits only became known after Trump left office and that intelligence agencies would offer briefings to former officials from the last administration on China’s global surveillance programs.
Biden issued the shootdown order but had wanted it to happen earlier, on Wednesday. He was advised that the best time for the operation would be when it was over water, U.S. officials said. Military officials determined that bringing down the balloon over land from an altitude of 60,000 feet would pose an undue risk to people on the ground.
“The message they (the Chinese) were trying to send is what they believe internally, and that is that the United States is a once great superpower that’s hollowed out, that’s in decline,” said Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. “And the message they’re trying to send the world is, ‘Look, these guys can’t even do anything about a balloon flying over U.S. airspace. How can you possibly count on them if something were to happen in the Indo-Pacific region?’”
By Wednesday the balloon was over Montana, home to Malmstrom Air Force Base, which has fields of nuclear missile silos.
The Chinese “didn’t go and look at the Grand Canyon,” Turner said. “They went and looked at our nuclear weapon sites and the missile defense sites throughout the country.”
On Thursday the Pentagon publicly exposed the balloon, and after that, “China maneuvered the balloon to leave the U.S.,” Schumer told reporters Sunday. A U.S. official who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the balloon changed course at that point.
That it could be maneuvered ran counter to China’s contention that the balloon — claimed to be a civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research — had limited “self-steering” capabilities and had “deviated far from its planned course” because of winds.
“This was not an accident. This was deliberate. It was intelligence, you know?” said retired Adm. Mike Mullen, a former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman.
Asked whether elements of the Chinese military may have wanted to disrupt Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned visit, Mullen responded: “Clearly, I think that’s the case.”
He said “this really damages a relationship between us and China” and “puts a big dent in moving forward in a constructive way, which we really need to do.”
To Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who leads a new House committee on China, the message conveyed by Beijing is “look what we can do to you and get away with. Your corporations, your career politicians, they will come crawling back.”
The flight came to an end at about 2:39 p.m. EST Saturday, when an F-22 fighter jet fired a missile at the balloon, puncturing it while it was about 6 nautical miles off the coast near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, defense officials said.
The debris landed in 47 feet of water, shallower than officials had expected, and it spread out over roughly 7 miles. Officials estimated the recovery efforts would be completed in a short time, not weeks.
A U.S. official said those involved in the recovery were planning to take the remnants of the downed balloon to the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia, for further analysis. The official wasn’t authorized to discuss the plan by name and requested anonymity.
Defense officials who briefed reporters have said the U.S. was able to collect intelligence on the balloon as it flew over the country. They said the military concluded that the technology on the balloon didn’t give the Chinese significant intelligence beyond what it could already obtain from satellites, though the U.S. took steps to mitigate what information it could gather as it moved along.
The Pentagon has said a second balloon had been flying over Latin America. On Sunday, Colombia’s Air Force said in a statement that an object matching the characteristics of the Chinese balloon entered the country’s airspace, at a height of around 55,000 feet, on Friday morning. The Air Force said it monitored the object’s flight path until it left the country and at no time did it pose a national security risk.
In neighboring Venezuela, people on social media reported seeing a balloon, but the government did not confirm its presence. In a statement, however, President Nicolas Maduro’s government condemned the U.S. for downing the balloon that had crossed the states, saying such actions against what China has said is a civilian aircraft that flew off course was an affront to international norms.
Turner was on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rubio was on ABC’s “This Week” and CNN’s “State of the Union,” Mullen was on ABC and Gallagher appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”
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GOLDEN GATE, Fla. — At least one person was killing following a vehicle crash in Golden Gate.
The accident happened near 19th Place Southwest around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Commissioners are moving forward with the task of regulating businesses interested in selling recreational cannabis in Carroll County, voting 4-1 Thursday to refer decisions about when, where, and how cannabis-related businesses can operate to the Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission.
The zoning commission will now work on changes to the county’s zoning code to allow businesses with state licenses to sell recreational marijuana in the county, and present a proposal to the commissioners sometime in the future.
District 4 Commissioner Michael Guerin made the lone vote against the motion. Guerin said he believes that the drug is more powerful now than it was in the 1960s and 1970s, and he suggested that the board take no action.
“Let’s be clear, cannabis is a dangerous drug,” Guerin said. “Clinical studies have already said that it doesn’t have a calming effect on the long-term. People develop psychosis, and all kinds of other issues. We’re going to be struggling with how to handle people who are driving while stoned. I don’t know why we have to do anything right now. We shouldn’t.”
Maryland residents overwhelmingly approved a ballot referendum question to legalize the recreational use of cannabis during the 2022 general election, and state lawmakers established rules for recreational use during this year’s General Assembly session, which ended April 10.
As of July 1, individuals 21 and older can legally use, possess and consume up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flower, 12 grams of concentrated cannabis, or a total amount of cannabis products that does not exceed 750 mg of THC in Maryland. This amount is known as the “personal use amount.”
Medical marijuana businesses can begin converting their licenses to new medical and recreational cannabis licenses before July 1. That would be followed by a first round of new licenses for “social equity applicants” — those who have lived in or attended school in an area “disproportionally impacted” by cannabis criminalization — by Jan. 1. There would then be a second round of licenses after May 1, 2024, for any other applicants. Large portions of the revenue from a 9% sales tax on recreational cannabis would go toward communities disproportionally affected by the war on drugs.
District 2 Commissioner Ken Kiler said he believed taking action now would allow the county to be more proactive, and to enact regulations that are as restrictive as possible.
Guerin disagreed.
“I just feel as though once you send it to the Planning and Zoning Commission, we as elected officials started the process, and I’m not comfortable with the process,” he said. “I’m not even comfortable with the fact that this could be in our county, and if people really want it that badly, they can drive into another county and get it.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marijuana, or cannabis, is the most commonly used federally illegal drug in the United States, with an estimated 48.2 million people using it in 2019. More than half of states have legalized marijuana for medical use and some, including Maryland, are legalizing it for nonmedical adult use, but the CDC says that “more research is needed to fully understand some of the health effects of marijuana,” including its effects on brain health and decision-making.
Commissioner Joseph Vigliotti, who represents District 1, said he worried that marijuana use could be dangerous.
“Listening to individuals who have been through drug court or rehab, more often than not, they say that ‘marijuana was a gateway to heavier usage,’ which is why again I am so confounded by the fact that we are fighting so hard against opioids and heroin and fentanyl, and here we are creating what is effectively a conduit use, and stepping forward to those drugs,” he said.
In the end, Vigliotti made a motion to forward the issue to the Planning and Zoning Commission, directing members to come up with regulations that are as restrictive as possible and asking that any regulations take into account the safety of county residents.
“Basically, we are doing this under protest, because we have no other alternative,” he said. “We do need to be proactive to make it as restrictive as possible.”
Vigliotti’s motion also included a stipulation that customers shopping at a cannabis store would not be allowed to consume the product on-site.
Carroll County’s current zoning code has regulations for businesses selling medical-use cannabis. The code states that such a business must be at least 400 feet from a residential district or a school, religious establishment, or a hospital, and cannot be near a piece of property in an agricultural district that is less than 3 acres.
There are no marijuana dispensaries in the county’s jurisdiction. Two exist in the City of Westminster and have been selling cannabis products for medical use for several years.
Vigliotti suggested that the 400 feet could be expanded to 500 feet, because he’s concerned that the smell of marijuana wafting from a shop could be unpleasant to other businesses and homes in the area. Vigliotti also wants to prohibit the smoking or vaping of cannabis outside a store. He suggested a regulation be put in place for nearby businesses and residents to have “recourse” if there are issues with a nearby cannabis seller.
“I want to make sure anybody in that surrounding area has the right to some recourse, because again it is not our typical, everyday business,” he said. “It’s not a pet store. It’s a totally different kind of business for our county. This is the state that has handed it down to us, and I want to make sure our residents have some kind of recourse to this.”
Commissioners’ President Ed Rothstein, who represents District 5, said the county has no choice but to deal with the new state law that will allow recreational use of marijuana.
“The fact is, it is being allowed,” he said. “It was voted on, whether we agree with it or not. ... But there’s a balance between maintaining our culture and allowing this. ... I don’t agree with the recreational use, personally, but from the dais, I also say that it has been agreed upon through referendum, and now being legislated on the state level. We can be further restrictive, and that I think we should be.”
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Best states to live in: Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, report finds
(Gray News) - Are you looking for a new place to call home? Many people have relocated during the current pandemic.
But a lot goes into selecting a new place, especially if that location is in another state.
WalletHub compiled a list ranking the best states to live in this year.
The personal finance website compared 50 states based on 52 key indicators of livability. Those categories included the cost of living, job opportunities, education quality and safety.
According to WalletHub, Massachusetts was the No. 1 overall state, closely followed by New Jersey and New York. Idaho and Virginia rounded out the report’s top five.
Adam McCann, a financial writer with WalletHub, shared that Mississippi was ranked the lowest on the report, coming in at No. 50 overall. Alaska, Louisiana, Arkansas and New Mexico rounded out the bottom five states.
Some other key findings in the report were Iowa and Nebraska had the lowest housing costs in the country, while California and Hawaii had some of the highest prices.
Maine was found to have the fewest violent crimes per 1,000 residents. New Hampshire had the lowest share of residents living in poverty, while South Dakota was said to have the shortest average commute time.
The entire WalletHub report can be found here.
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Mookie Betts is playing at his peak. Will he sustain it through October?
The rhetoric is the same.
Mookie Betts still downplays his importance to the Dodgers. He still won’t acknowledge the oversized influence he has on games. He still won’t make any predictions about what he might or might not do.
Don’t be alarmed, however, by what sounds like an effort by the $365-million outfielder to skirt responsibility.
Betts has changed, manager Dave Roberts said.
“I see a concerted effort on every pitch in the batter’s box now,” Roberts said.
Sunday recap: Dodgers show Padres who’s boss in the NL West
All that hype about the Padres coming into this season?
The Dodgers made it look like a bunch of hot air over the last 10 days.
After eking out a series win in San Diego last weekend, the Dodgers emphatically swept their National League West rivals this weekend in Los Angeles, earning their fifth straight win over the Padres, and fifth consecutive victory overall, with a 4-0 shutout Sunday at Dodger Stadium.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Merrill Kelly can’t explain his success against the San Francisco Giants this season.
“I guess you’d probably have to ask them on what they see," Kelly said after the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Giants 5-2 Saturday night, snapping San Francisco's five-game winning streak.
"Maybe I just execute better that game, but they’re good hitters. But that’s when it becomes fun, when we know each other. Who’s going to execute better? I enjoy it. It makes it more fun.”
Kelly (13-7) went seven innings and permitted just four hits and two runs to drop his season ERA to 3.13. He struck out six and walked one.
He is 3-0 against the Giants this season with a 1.53 ERA in five starts. It’s possible he could pitch against them again next weekend when the teams meet in San Francisco.
Kelly matched his career high in victories from his rookie season of 2019, and he already owns career bests in strikeouts (168) and innings (189 2/3).
Next stop is 200 innings, a goal of Kelly's since he was a 30-year-old rookie in 2019. Manager Torey Lovullo indicated Kelly will get two more starts before the season ends Oct. 5.
“I feel like the way bullpens are, the way pitch counts and starting pitchers are handled, not as many guys get to it,” Kelly said. "It’s a pretty big milestone.”
Lovullo has been impressed with Kelly's growth even as the pitcher got a late start in the big leagues. He was in Tampa Bay's system beginning in 2010 and later pitched four seasons in Korea.
“He came in as a 30-year-old rookie, was wide-eyed," Lovullo said. "He was just trying to find his way. Each year he’s felt more comfortable with the execution of pitches. It’s just the consistency, the durability that he’s given us every fifth day.”
Reyes Moronta pitched the ninth for his second save. He struck out two.
The Giants broke their scoring drought against Kelly in the fourth on Brian Vosler’s two-out RBI single, but the Diamondbacks answered with five in their half of the inning.
Pavin Smith led off with Arizona’s first hit against Alex Cobb (6-7). Daulton Varsho and Christian Walker followed with singles to tie it.
An out later, Josh Rojas walked to load the bases. Alek Thomas hit a bouncer to first, but Wilmer Flores failed to step on the bag for an out and his throw home was too late to get the sliding Varsho to give the Diamondbacks the lead.
Carson Kelly then hit a sacrifice fly to center and when Austin Slater’s throw home was high and up the line, the trailing runners moved up — as Cobb yelled at catcher Joey Bart to throw to second because Thomas hesitated before advancing. Geraldo Perdomo hit Cobb’s next pitch for a two-run single that made it 5-1.
Cobb lasted five innings, allowing five hits and five earned runs. He walked two and struck out three.
Mike Yastrzemski hit his 15th home run leading off the sixth for the Giants.
PLAY OF THE GAME
The Giants used a 5-6-3 play to retire Carson Kelly leading off the third. Kelly hit a sharp grounder to third baseman Jason Vosler, but the ball came up and hit him on his wrist above his glove hand. The ball caromed high in the air to shortstop Brandon Crawford, who caught it with his bare hand and fired to first in one motion to retire Kelly by a half-step.
SEE YOU NEXT SEASON
Giants OF Luis Gonzalez (low back strain) was placed on the injured list Saturday and likely will not play again this season. He came out of Friday’s game with a recurrence of a problem that landed him on the injured list earlier this summer.
“Last night we just came to the conclusion that it’s best to protect him for the long haul,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said before Saturday’s game.
Gonzalez batted .254 with four homers and 10 stolen bases in 98 games this season.
ANOTHER NEW GUY
Gonzalez was replaced on the roster by Ford Proctor, who made his major league debut for the Giants. He started at second base Saturday and is the 65th player used by San Francisco this season, setting a franchise record. Fittingly, he was assigned No. 65.
Proctor, 25, has mostly played middle infield in the minors but has also caught 58 games. He was acquired last month from Tampa Bay. He grounded out three times against Kelly in his first game.
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Giants LHP Thomas Szapucki pitched two innings and warmed up before the eighth but was removed due to right hip tightness while warming up. Jharel Cotton relieved and pitched a scoreless eighth.
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LHP Scott Alexander will open for the Giants Sunday, followed by RHP Jakob Junis. RHP Drey Jameson makes his third major league start for the Diamondbacks, who play their final home game of the season on Sunday. Jameson threw seven shutout innings against San Diego in his major-league debut on Sept. 15 and got the win against the Dodgers in the second game of a doubleheader in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting in 2023
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
Diwali, the Hindu celebration known as the “Festival of Lights,” will be a public school holiday in New York City starting next year.
Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to include the holiday in the public school schedule at a press conference on Thursday morning, alongside state assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar and Department of Education chancellor David Banks.
Legislators swapped out Anniversary Day, traditionally celebrated on the first Thursday in June, for Diwali in the public school calendar. Diwali is a major Hindu festival but is also celebrated by some Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains. The date of Diwali fluctuates. This year, the five-day holiday will start on October 24.
“The time has come to recognize over 200,000 New Yorkers of the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain faiths who celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights,” Rajkumar, who introduced legislation to recognize Diwali, said in the press conference. She called Anniversary Day “an obscure and antiquated day,” as compared to Diwali, which is celebrated by a “growing number of New Yorkers.”
“People have said that there’s simply not enough room in the New York City school calendar to have a Diwali school holiday,” the assemblywoman said. “Well, my legislation makes the room.”
The new school schedule will still have 180 school days, as is required by the state’s education laws, Rajkumar added.
The assemblywoman also referenced lighthearted descriptions of Adams as “the Hindu mayor” because of his plant-based diet and meditation practice.
During the conference, Adams called the decision a “long overdue” acknowledgment of Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist communities.
“We are going to encourage children to learn about what is Diwali,” he said. “We’re going to have them start talking about what it is to celebrate the Festival of Lights, and how do you turn a light on within yourself.”
“When we take this period to acknowledge Diwali, we’re acknowledging the light that is within us, the light that clearly can push away darkness,” the mayor said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
“I would like to see the Justice Department investigate any credible allegation of criminal activity on the part of Donald Trump,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a committee member who also leads the House Intelligence Committee. “There are certain actions, parts of these different lines of effort to overturn the election that I don’t see evidence the Justice Department is investigating.”
The committee held its first public hearing last week, with members laying out their case against Trump to show how the defeated president relentlessly pushed his false claims of a rigged election despite multiple advisers telling him otherwise and how he intensified an extraordinary scheme to overturn Joe Biden’s victory.
Additional evidence is set to be unveiled this week in hearing s that will demonstrate how Trump and his advisers engaged in a “massive effort” to spread misinformation and pressured the Justice Department to embrace his false claims.
Committee members indicated Sunday their most important audience over the course of the hearings ultimately may be Attorney General Merrick Garland, who must decide whether his department can and should prosecute Trump. They left no doubt their own view as to whether the evidence is sufficient.
“Once the evidence is accumulated by the Justice Department, it needs to make a decision about whether it can prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt the president’s guilt or anyone else’s,” Schiff said. “But they need to be investigated if there’s credible evidence, which I think there is.”
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said he doesn’t intend to “browbeat” Garland but noted the committee has already laid out in legal pleadings a variety of criminal statutes they believe Trump violated.
“I think that he knows, his staff knows, the U.S. attorneys know, what’s at stake here,” Raskin said. “They know the importance of it, but I think they are rightfully paying close attention to precedent in history as well, as the facts of this case.”
Garland has not specified how he might proceed, which would be unprecedented and may be complicated in a political election season in which Trump has openly flirted with the idea of running for president again in 2024. "We will follow the facts wherever they lead,” Garland said in his speech at Harvard University’s commencement ceremony last month.
A federal judge in California said in a March ruling in a civil case that Trump “more likely than not” committed federal crimes in seeking to obstruct the congressional count of the Electoral College ballots on Jan. 6, 2021. The judge cited two statutes: obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Trump has denied all wrongdoing.
Schiff appeared on ABC’s “This Week,” and Raskin spoke on CNN’s “State of the Union."
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Attorneys representing the newspaper where slain Las Vegas reporter Jeff German worked are arguing his "journalistic materials" were unlawfully seized by city police, according to a letter sent by the attorneys and obtained by CNN.
The letter, which was sent last Wednesday on behalf of the publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the offices of the Clark County Public Defender and District Attorney, says the newspaper has "serious and urgent concerns" about protecting confidential sources and other unpublished work that may be on German's seized devices.
Several computers, an external hard drive and a cell phone were collected by police as part of the investigation into German's killing, according to the letter.
"The Review-Journal has reason to believe that its journalistic work product likely resides on these devices," the letter states, adding, the newspaper "intends to take all steps necessary to protect and secure the unpublished information, including the identities of confidential sources, that resides on the Seized Devices."
German was found stabbed to death outside his home September 3, according to police. Just days later, authorities arrested Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles in connection with his death.
The veteran journalist spent decades covering organized crime and corruption in the city. In the months leading up to his death, he wrote about allegations of bullying, hostility and inappropriate behavior in Telles' office, which Telles vehemently denied.
Attorneys for the Las Vegas Review-Journal argued in the letter that the seizure of German's journalistic materials violates a federal law that prohibits the search and seizure of journalists' work materials. The law allows narrow exceptions if the journalist is suspected of committing a crime or the seizure would prevent a person's death or serious injury. (Source)
In the letter, the legal team also alleged that investigators' actions violated a similar state statute as well as reporters' privileges under the First Amendment.
The letter demanded that "no person be permitted to review the seized devices," called for "the preservation of all documents and records related to the seizure" and requested a meeting to discuss the handling of the devices.
According to the letter, the Clark County District Attorney's Office and Telles' lawyers filed a request to review the contents of German's journalistic materials.
CNN has reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Clark County Public Defender's Office and the Clark County District Attorney's office for comment.
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New Digital Platform to Serve as Interactive Portal for MFM Members, Including New Home for The Financial Manager (TFM) Beginning October 1
NEW YORK and NORTHFIELD, Ill., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Myers, founder of MediaVillage Knowledge Exchange, and Joseph J. Annotti, President & CEO of MFM (Media Financial Management Association), the not-for-profit professional association dedicated to the needs of business and finance executives in the media industry, today announced a new partnership.
Launching October 1, MFMInSites.com will join more than 100 member organizations that have dedicated sites on MediaVillage, the pioneering communications platform where the marketing, media, advertising and entertainment community share business offerings, strategic insights, and resources for industry professionals, educators, and job seekers.
MFMInSites.com will serve as the new communications platform for MFM, taking the place of The Financial Manager (TFM), the official publication of the MFM and hosting a wide spectrum of communications for the association. MFMInSites.com offers an innovative digital platform for members to build and channel community, share knowledge, and access industry insights and interactive conversations.
"The new MFMInSites.com platform on MediaVillage is a more efficient, timely venue for information and knowledge sharing across MFM, offering content ranging from posts to podcasts to video interviews where MFM members can engage via their choice of device," said Annotti. "It will help broaden the reach of MFM and bring brands, agencies, and media together on the financial side, with MFM playing a key role. As the media industry continues to evolve, content will serve to help erase the 'line of demarcation' between the revenue and expense sides of financial departments."
Among those leading the charge at MFMInSites.com is Janet Stilson—who has been both Editor of TFM as well as Editor of MediaVillage Knowledge Exchange. She is now overseeing an expansive slate of stories for MFMInSites as well as many other stories within the MediaVillage ecosphere.
Content published on MFMInSites during its inaugural month will include such popular TFM columns as From the President, Dear Expert, and Association News. A new video series, Office Hours, hosted by MFM Board Advisory Committee member Cal Mostella, will feature an interview with Dave Bestler, EVP and CFO of Hubbard Radio and Chair of MFM's Board of Directors. Other content debuting through the month of October includes an article spotlighting Pranav Yadav, founder and CEO of Neuro-Insight US; results of an MFM member survey; a podcast interview conducted by The Pool host Phil McKenzie with Stan Herriott, VP of Finance, Hearst Television; and a WomenAdvancing.org video podcast interview, in which host Kate Byrne chats with Twuanna Munroe Ward, VP, Distribution Revenue Accounting at Warner Bros. Discovery.
"We look forward to this partnership with MFM in offering an invaluable and transformative member benefit that will fuel business growth, spark connections, and empower professional advancement opportunities through articles, videos and podcasts, networking opportunities, online learning, and research tools," added pioneering media ecologist Myers. "MFM joins other associations including the ANA, 4As, AAF, AEF, Ad Council and DPAA, whose members now have access to our wealth of over 25 subject matter experts, journalists, and influencers, and who make MediaVillage their home for thought leadership conversations and commentary."
Myers hosts an insightful conversation with Annotti on MediaVillage's Legends & Leaders (www.legendsleaders.org), highlighting the changing role of financial management at leading national and regional advertisers; how media company financial professionals will need to intersect more with advertising sales management; and must relate to new revenue growth models, new competition, new research and tech investments, and new talent needs.
To sign up for MFMInSites.com beginning October 1, visit www.MFMInsites.com. To learn more about MediaVillage Knowledge Exchange, visit www.aboutmediavillage.com. Follow @MediaVillageCom @JackMyersBiz.
For press inquiries for MFM and Joe Annotti, contact Krista Van Lewen at kvanlewen@gmail.com and for Jack Myers and MediaVillage, contact Diane Stefani at Diane@MediaVillage.com.
The Media Financial Management Association brings together thousands of media industry financial professionals to build relationships, share knowledge, and acquire information that allows them to make better decisions for themselves and their companies. MFM connects diverse financial professionals – CFOs, CAOs, controllers, treasurers, tax specialists, auditors, and credit managers – from all sectors of the media industry – broadcast, print, digital, games, streaming, podcasts, and production – to help them solve problems and boost their company's bottom line. The association is the only organization that focuses exclusively on meeting the unique education, information, and networking needs of financial professionals in the media industry. MFM also provides its members access to media-specific credit reports on national and local media advertisers and agencies. More information about MFM is available on its Web site: https://www.mediafinance.org and social media platforms on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
ABOUT MEDIAVILLAGE: MediaVillage is an open B2B marketplace where media companies and subject matter experts share thought leadership, business offerings, strategic insights and resources for industry professionals, educators, and job seekers. Underpinned by AvrioB2B SaaS technology, MediaVillage KnowledgeExchange, AdvancingDiversity.org, MeetingPrep.com and The Myers Report enable industry professionals, educators, and job seekers to learn and grow. MediaVillage hosts and manages dedicated destination B2B sites for more than 100 member companies and subject matter experts. In collaboration with our journalists and columnists, members contribute B2B educational resources, market intelligence, content marketing and diverse talent development resources. Become a MediaVillage and AdvancingDiversity.org subscriber here for free. Learn more about us at www.AboutMediaVillage.com; follow @mediavillagecom @jackmyersbiz
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MILWAUKEE – “We have been exploring the city for four years and we feel like we haven’t even scratched the surface on what we could do,” Experience Milwaukee’s Chief Milwaukee Officer Steve Glynn said.
The Experience Milwaukee podcast has a new series called “Work in MKE” where they’ll showcase local businesses in order to help recruit and retain talent in the Milwaukee job sector while continuing to bolster the city’s reputation as a premiere destination.
“The goal for Work in MKE is to showcase the culture,” Glynn said. “Not just of these vibrant innovative companies that we have here; and we do have quite a few large companies, and then all the way to the companies just getting started off the ground. But also to show the culture of the city and how those two elements come together between work and having fun.”
Glynn and his friend, Adam Derus, originally started Experience Milwaukee of course because they loved the city, but also for free beer. They started visiting local museums, cafes and concerts so they could highlight all of the fun the city has to offer, while receiving that free beer.
The goal was to shine the light on the people and events that make the city so much fun to experience and to really help drive traffic to these places by telling their story of “why they started and how, what, and why they do what they do.”
“From all of our work around the different things you can experience in the city from: bars restaurants, museums, cafes, musicians,” Glynn said, “we really decided to take that storytelling approach and apply it to what its like to work here in Milwaukee.”
This passion led to the expansion of the podcast; its new series, “Work in MKE.” The series dedicated to helping boost and maintain Milwaukee businesses recruitment and retention rate while still showing off the liveness of the city.
“We spend numerous hours with employees conducting interviews,” Glynn said. “And also capturing video from their key facilities and then we turn that into a video podcast and an audio podcast.”
Glynn plans on “taking the light they’ve been shining on the experiences in the city” and now shining it on some of the employers in the city.
“Another outcome has emerged,” Glynn said. “By telling the stories in the way that we are, employees have pride in their organization. So it’s been really cool to see the companies use these internally just as much as they’re using them externally.”
However, there is more to come from Experience Milwaukee including a few “secrets” that might come about within the next few weeks.
“We have a media partnership with Summerfest where we’re sort of the official unofficial podcast of Summerfest,” Glynn said. “We’re doing a number of events around that event including Summerfest Tech. We also plan to expand work in MKE in general and work with more companies.”
Experience Milwaukee has already partnered with a few companies including Direct Supply, Wantable, Northwestern Mutual, Harley Davidson and ManpowerGroup.
“They really have taken a risk,” Glynn said. “They have taken a leap with us. A leap into new content. A leap into a new channel where they can reach an audience in a different way.”
Glynn made sure to acknowledge those involved with the project.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street tumbled into what’s called a bear market Monday after fears about a fragile economy and rising interest rates sent the S&P 500 more than 20% below its record set early this year.
The index sank 3.9% in the first chance for investors to trade after getting the weekend to reflect on the stunning news that inflation is getting worse, not better. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was briefly down more than 1,000 points before finishing with a loss of 876.
At the center of the sell-off again was the Federal Reserve, which is scrambling to get inflation under control. Its main method to do that is to raise interest rates in order to slow the economy, a blunt tool that risks a recession if used too aggressively.
With the Fed seemingly pinned into having to get more aggressive, prices fell in a worldwide rout for everything from bonds to bitcoin, from New York to New Zealand. Some of the sharpest drops hit what had been big winners of the easier low-rate era, such as high-growth technology stocks and other former darlings of investors. Tesla slumped 7.1%, and Amazon dropped 5.5%. GameStop tumbled 8.4%.
“The best thing people can do is to not panic and don’t sell at the bottom,” said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, “and we’re probably not at the bottom.”
Some economists are speculating the Fed on Wednesday may raise its key rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. That’s triple the usual amount and something the Fed hasn’t done since 1994. Traders now see a 28% probability of such a mega-hike, up from just 3% a week ago, according to CME Group.
No one thinks the Fed will stop there, with markets bracing for a continued series of bigger-than-usual hikes. Those would come on top of some discouraging signals about the economy and corporate profits, including a record-low preliminary reading on consumer sentiment soured by high gasoline prices.
The economy is still holding up overall, but the danger is that the job market and other factors are so hot that they will feed into higher inflation. That’s why the Fed is in the midst of a whiplash pivot away from the record-low interest rates it engineered earlier in the pandemic, which propped up stocks and other investments amid hopes of juicing the economy.
Wall Street’s sobering realization that inflation is accelerating, not peaking, is also sending U.S. bond yields to their highest levels in more than a decade. The two-year Treasury yield shot to 3.36% from 3.06% late Friday in its second straight major move. It earlier touched its highest level since 2007, according to Tradeweb.
The 10-year yield jumped to 3.37% from 3.15%, and the higher level will make mortgages and many other kinds of loans more expensive. It touched its highest level since 2011.
The higher yields mean prices are tumbling for bonds, a relatively rare occurrence for them in recent decades. They’re also a particularly painful hit for older and more conservative investors who depend on them as the safer parts of their nest eggs.
The gap between the two-year and 10-year yields has also narrowed sharply, a signal of weakening optimism about the economy. When the two-year yield tops the 10-year, an unusual occurrence, some investors see it as a sign of a looming recession.
Some of the biggest hits came for cryptocurrencies, which soared early in the pandemic as ultralow rates encouraged some investors to pile into the riskiest investments. Bitcoin tumbled more than 14% from a day earlier and dropped below $23,400, according to Coindesk. It’s back to where it was in late 2020 and down from a peak of $68,990 late last year.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 fell 151.23 points to 3,749.63 and dropped 21.8% below its record set early this year to put it into what investors call a bear market.
Bears hibernate, so bears represent a market that’s retreating, said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. In contrast, Wall Street’s nickname for a surging stock market is a bull market, because bulls charge, Stovall said.
The S&P 500 has lost nearly 9% in just three days. That’s its worst such stretch since the earliest days of the coronavirus crash in March 2020. The Dow lost 876.05, or 2.8%, to 30,516.74 on Monday, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 530.80, or 4.7% to 10,809.23.
The coronavirus crash in early 2020 was Wall Street’s last bear market, and it was an unusually short one that lasted only about a month. The S&P 500 got close to a bear market last month, but it didn’t finish a day below the 20% threshold.
Michael Wilson, a strategist at Morgan Stanley who’s been among Wall Street’s more pessimistic voices, is sticking with his view that the S&P 500 could fall further to 3,400 even if the U.S. economy avoids a recession over the next year.
That would mark another roughly 9% drop from the current level, and Wilson said it reflects his view that Wall Street’s earnings forecasts are still too optimistic, among other things.
With soaring price tags souring sentiment for shoppers, even higher-income ones, Wilson said in a report that “the next shoe to drop is a discounting cycle” as companies try to clear out built-up inventories.
Such moves would cut into their profitability, and a stock’s price moves up and down largely on two things: how much cash a company generates and how much an investor will pay for it.
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Finally, "A Loan of our own" a mortgage loan designed to assist BLACK people to become homeowners. The loan is called "CLOSING the GAP"
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LEGACY Home Loans, the largest Black Led mortgage banking firm in the nation, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada announced today that it has developed a "Special Purpose Credit Program" (SPCP) for BLACK people who want to become homeowners. That's right this loan program was developed by Black Mortgage Professionals for Black Borrowers. No one knows our people, like we do, Ben Slayton, the president, and CEO of LEGACY Home Loans, said.
LEGACY's SPCP loan program will be piloted in six (6) U.S. Metropolitan cities, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, and Philadelphia. The borrowers must presently reside in a census tract of the 6 cities that has 51% or more BLACK population. However, there are NO -Restrictions whatsoever, as to where the BLACK homebuyer can purchase their new home.
The reason that LEGACY named its new SPCP loan program: CLOSING the GAP, is because there is a 30% homeownership gap between Blacks and Whites, meaning Only four (4) out of every ten (10) Black families own the home that they live in. This is in contrast to seven (7) out of every ten (10) white families own the home that they live in. Hence, the 30% homeownership gap. LEGACY's CLOSING the GAP home loan program intends to help close this 30% homeownership gap.
The CLOSING the GAP loan program is only 1% down payment, with Free Appraisal, Free Home Warranty program, Free Pre- Purchase homebuying counselling, Free Post-closing homebuying counselling, financial assistance with closing cost. CLOSING the GAP loan program uses credit guidelines based on factors such as timely rent, utility bill, phone, and auto insurance payments. The underwriting guidelines are based on the borrower's income with a minimum credit core of 620. "There may be others coming out with similar SPCP loan programs, but don't be fooled, LEGACY Home Loans is where you are Celebrated not just tolerated", said Slayton.
LEGACY's goal is to fund (1-Billion Dollars) to Black homebuyers by the end of 2023 and to fund 1-Billion Dollars and more to Black homebuyer every year thereafter. Slayton has been a leader in the African American community since he became the First African American REALTOR® in America, the first Century 21 franchisee Broker Owner, in America. The First Freddie Mac Multifamily Program Plus Seller/Servicer in America. Slayton has started, built, and sold several successful businesses in the real estate and mortgage industry. He is presently the President and CEO of LEGACY Home Loans. For more information about LEGACY Home Loans, and CLOSING the GAP loan program, visit the company's website at: https://www.MyHomeLegacy.Com, or call (844) 466-3669.
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HBO’s original docuseries “Angel City” debuts this month, revealing the story of Angel City Football Club’s first season in the National Women’s soccer league. Watch the trailer for the three-part docuseries inside.
The docuseries is directed by Arlene Nelson and executive produced by Academy award-winners Natalie Portman, Elizabeth Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, and Jimmy Chin, with Sophie Mas, Anna Barnes, and Christine O’Malley.
“Angel City” is driven by extensive access on and off the pitch and includes candid interviews with co-founders Portman, Kara Nortman, and Julie Uhrman; ACFC team members Christen Press, Jasmyne Spencer, Paige Nielsen, Vanessa Gilles, and Jun Endo; coaching staff Freya Coombe, Eniola Aluko; investors Alexis Ohanian, Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy; and appearances from Angel City investors Billie Jean King, Serena Williams, Becky G., Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, Mia Hamm, America Ferrera, and more.
The official docuseries description details:
“Angel City” is a captivating docuseries that goes behind the scenes and onto the pitch of the groundbreaking Los Angeles-based professional women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club (ACFC). Founded in September 2020 by actor Natalie Portman, venture capitalist Kara Nortman and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, ACFC breaks the mold by being the largest majority female ownership group in professional sports and includes 14 former US Women’s National Team players as investors. The series pulls back the curtain on the origin story through the 2022 inaugural season, and candidly reveals the passion and grit needed to build a franchise from scratch. While the athletes and coaching staff contend with training facility challenges and unexpected injuries, the club is tasked with filling the stadium and proving to the world that you can lead with passion and purpose and still turn a profit. As philosophies are debated and performance expectations aren’t met, the club must cope with the growing pains of a startup, begging the question: can this new ACFC model succeed both on and off the pitch?
Check out each episode’s description below:
Part One: “Brick by Brick”
Debut date: TUESDAY, MAY 16 (9:00-10:01 p.m. ET/PT)
Three determined women come together from different industries- entertainment, business, and gaming – in an unexpected way, to answer the question, ‘what would it look like if we did things different and started a team?’ As Natalie Portman, Kara Nortman, and Julie Uhrman begin the process of building Angel City Football Club from the ground up ahead of its first season in the NWSL, they realize bucking the status quo can be a tightrope walk and changing systems from the inside isn’t always easy.
Part Two: “Running with the Angels”
Debut date: WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 (9:00-10:01 p.m. ET/PT))
From the moment they hit the pitch, the stakes are high, the pressure is intense, and the passion is palpable. As players and staff deal with the stress of living up to the club’s ambitious goals, ACFC kicks off their inaugural NWSL season at home in front of a vibrant, star-studded crowd. Riding high on their early season results, the club soon finds its identity challenged and a devastating injury puts the team’s resiliency to the test.
Part Three: “It’s Who We Are”
Debut date: THURSDAY, MAY 18 (9:00-9:58 p.m. ET/PT)
Tensions mount as ACFC searches for solutions in their roster while fighting for a playoff spot during the final weeks of their inaugural season. Looking to build on their success, the club’s co-founders turn their attention to the future, confident that their vision will usher in a new era for professional women’s soccer.
“Angel City” debuts Tuesday, May 16 at 9:00 pm ET. The series will debut on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Employer defense firm Hudock Employment Law Group announced today that Founding Attorney Robert Hudock has been named to the 2022 Lawdragon 500 "Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers Guide."
While the guide is heavy with names from the biggest "BigLaw" firms from across the nation, Hudock was among less than a handful from boutique employment litigation firms to be recognized as a "top advisor to businesses, universities, nonprofits, and other organizations dealing with the mind-bending matrix of today's global workforce," according to the publication. Hudock said the honor is a testament to the fact that the best boutique employment defense firms stand just as tall as their best BigLaw colleagues.
"This recognition is a tribute to the model of efficiency and client centric focus on results a boutique litigation law firm in the employment law space can provide to employers," said Hudock. "Our firm is intensely centered on the results that matter most to our clients, taking into account their long-term employee-relations and business goals."
Hudock is a deeply experienced litigator with more than two decades in practice. The majority of his career has been devoted to employment law for businesses, where he handles all aspects of employment litigation. Recently named an "Elite Boutique Trailblazer" by the National Law Journal and a "Legal Visionary" by the Los Angeles Times, Hudock is also a frequent contributor on topics related to hybrid and remote work issues in a variety of publications including the Daily Journal, TechCrunch and Law360.
Hudock founded Hudock Employment Law Group in 2015 to deliver tailored legal services to California companies that thrive in vibrant, creative work environments. The firm's clients are often companies looking at new markets and competitive opportunities, that want to recruit the best talent available, while avoiding distracting workplace issues or lawsuits.
Hudock earned his JD from the University of San Diego School of Law and his BA from the University of Connecticut. He is involved in several professional associations and community organizations. Hudock is the past Chair of the San Fernando Valley Counseling Center Board of Directors, and he regularly volunteers for charity events, such as the Special Olympics and Challenged Athletes programs. He is an active member of ACG-LA, SHRM, and PIHRA-LA.
Hudock Employment Law Group provides employment litigation and counseling services to growth-minded companies in California, helping them protect their reputations and attract top talent. The firm has achieved successful results for clients in the areas of Wage & Hour, Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Employee Leave, Workplace Management, Employment Agreements. For more information, please visit https://hudockemploymentlaw.com/
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Oklahoma’s baseball players came to the College World Series calling themselves “a bunch of Davids,” a nod to their embrace of the underdog identity they adopted after an underwhelming start to the season.
It was one David — David Sandlin — who got most of the credit Wednesday for taking down Texas A&M, the last of the national seeds in the NCAA Tournament.
Sandlin held the Aggies to one run and struck out a career-high 12 in seven innings, Jimmy Crooks’ three-run homer in the first held up and Oklahoma advanced to the CWS finals with a 5-1 victory.
Trying to complete a softball-baseball title sweep, the Sooners (45-22) have won three straight games at Charles Schwab Field by no fewer than four runs and will play for their first national championship since 1994.
Oklahoma’s opponent in the best-of-three finals starting Saturday will be either Arkansas or Mississippi. Arkansas beat Ole Miss 3-2 on Wednesday night to force another game Thursday.
As Sooners fans chanted “O-U! O-U!” closer Trevin Michael struck out Brett Minnich to end the game against the Aggies. The celebration was subdued.
“I think those kids are focused,” coach Skip Johnson said. “I don’t know if it’s dog-piling or whatever it is… It’s kind of weird sometimes. I don’t tell them not to dog-pile, I can tell you that.”
Texas A&M (44-20) finished 2-2 in the CWS under first-year coach Jim Schlossnagle after going 29-27, winning only nine Southeastern Conference games and not even qualifying for the league tournament in 2021.
The Sooners didn’t look like an NCAA Tournament team after losing two of their first three Big 12 series and starting 18-12. They’ve won 27 of 37, including 12 of 14 since the end of the regular season.
Sandlin, in his first season with the Sooners after transferring from a junior college, had pitched one-third of an inning of relief in the Sooners’ 13-8 win over the Aggies on Friday. He was tagged for four runs.
The purpose of that appearance was to prepare Sandlin for the heightened atmosphere. It turned out to be a good plan. Sandlin said he had tried too hard in his brief appearance and took a different approach Wednesday.
“I just trusted my preparation,” he said. “I feel like today was more muscle memory than anything else. Just going out there and he just executing, don’t think about things too much.”
Sandlin (9-4), who allowed five hits and walked one in his 100-pitch outing, effectively worked the outside half of the plate with a sharp slider and elevated fastball.
He struck out the first three batters he faced, five of the first eight and 10 of the first 20. He encountered trouble in the fourth inning when the first two batters reached base. He then fanned Troy Claunch, Brett Minnich and Jordan Thompson on 12 pitches.
“He is just able to mix all of his pitches,” Claunch said. “He was able to get ahead early with fastballs, and then next time around was able to mix and kind of threw whatever he wanted whenever he wanted.”
Texas A&M starter Ryan Prager (1-4) allowed four runs, three earned, in 2 1/3 innings. Jacob Palisch went the rest of the way, gave up three hits and a run and struck out eight.
The Aggies beat Texas and Notre Dame to reach the bracket final. But they couldn’t score against Sandlin until Dylan Rock homered to left center leading off the sixth.
Sandlin then retired the last six batters he faced and turned the game over to closer Trevin Michael to start the eighth.
The Sooners led 3-0 in the first on Crooks’ fourth of the NCAA Tournament, and ninth of the season, and added single runs in the third and fifth. OU has not trailed in its CWS games.
“They’ve proven over the last six, seven days they’re the best team in our bracket — at least playing the best baseball,” Schlossnagle said. “Very, very consistent starting pitching, defense, timely hits.”
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The Dallas Mavericks are acquiring Grant Williams from Boston in a sign-and-trade deal that includes the San Antonio Spurs, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday night.
Williams’ contract is for $54 million over four years.
The Mavericks made it clear they thought their roster needed work after missing the playoffs when the pairing of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving faltered in the two months after the blockbuster deal that brought Irving from Brooklyn in February.
Irving and the Mavs have agreed on a $126 million, three-year contract that should become official when free agent deals can be signed, starting Thursday. Center Dwight Powell also is set to return.
The 6-foot-6 Williams will change the look of the Dallas frontcourt with the lanky, offensive-minded Christian Wood not expected to return. The 24-year-old averaged career highs of 8.1 points and 4.6 rebounds in his fourth season with the Celtics.
Dallas wants to rediscover the defensive mentality that helped fuel a run to the Western Conference finals in 2022. But it will have to be with a new set of key defensive pieces. The departure of Bullock comes after Dorian Finney-Smith went to the Nets in the Irving deal.
Bullock averaged 7.2 points for the Mavericks last season, a drop from 8.6 in his first season in Dallas. The 3-and-D specialist shot 40% from 3-point range in the 2022 playoffs, making 2.9 per game before dropping to 1.9 at a 38% clip in the 2022-23 regular season.
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Los Angeles mass shooting suspect kills 10 near Lunar New Year festival
A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration, setting off a manhunt for the suspect in the fifth mass killing in the U.S. this month.
Capt. Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Sunday that the wounded were taken to hospitals and their conditions range from stable to critical. He said the 10 people died at the scene in the city of Monterey Park.
Meyer said people were “pouring out of the location screaming” when officers arrived at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. He said officers then went into the ballroom and found victims as firefighters treated the wounded.
Meyer gave no description of the male suspect or the weapon he used, or why police gave no information on the shooting for hours while the shooter remained on the run. He also said police were investigating another incident in the nearby city of Alhambra to see whether it was connected.
Meyer said it’s too early in the investigation to know if the gunman knew anyone at the ballroom or if it was a hate crime or not. He gave no other details.
The Lunar New Year celebration had attracted thousands.
Monterey Park is a city of about 60,000 people that sits at the eastern edge of Los Angeles. The majority of its residents are Asian immigrants or their descendants, most of them Chinese. The dance studio in downtown Monterey Park is just a few blocks from city hall on its main thoroughfare of Garvey Avenue, which is dotted with strip malls that are full of small businesses whose signs are in both English and Chinese. Cantonese and Mandarin are both widely spoken, Chinese holidays are celebrated, and Chinese films are screened in the city.
The tragedy marked not just the fifth mass killing in the U.S. since the start of the year but also is the deadliest since May 24, 2022 - when 21 people were killed in a school in Uvalde, Texas, according to The Associated Press/USA Today database on mass killings in the U.S. The database also shows that 2022 was also one of the worst years ever in terms of mass killings, with 42 such attacks - the second-highest number since the creation of the tracker in 2006. The database defines a mass killing as four people killed not including the perpetrator.
The latest violence comes two months after five people were killed at a Colorado Springs nightclub.
Seung Won Choi, who owns the Clam House seafood barbecue restaurant across the street from where the shooting happened, told The Los Angeles Times that three people rushed into his business and told him to lock the door.
The people said to Choi that there was a shooter with a gun who had multiple rounds of ammunition on him.
Wong Wei, who lives nearby, told The Los Angeles Times that his friend was in a bathroom at the dance club that night when the shooting started. When she came out, he said, she saw a gunman and three bodies.
The friend then fled to Wei's home at around 11 p.m., he said, adding that his friends told him that the shooter appeared to fire indiscriminately with a long gun.
The celebration in Monterey Park is one of the largest Lunar New Year events in Southern California. Two days of festivities were planned but officials canceled Sunday’s events following the shooting.
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BEIJING, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China's leading liquor producer Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd. on Sunday held its 26th Annual Convention: Achieving Shared Growth through Discussion and Collaboration in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
During the event, the company's performance in 2022 was briefed. Data showed that in the first three quarters of this year, Wuliangye chalked up 55.78 billion yuan (about 7.99 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue, up 12.19 percent year on year, garnering net profit of 19.99 billion yuan, up 15.36 percent year on year.
According to the company, Wuliangye has maintained double-digit growth in its brand value for five consecutive years to the current 364.62 billion yuan, which makes it the only brand awarded "the best performance brand in the year of 2022" in the Chinese baijiu industry.
Guests attending the events all thought highly of the brand's achievements and hoped it make more contributions to the high-quality development of the industry.
A series of awards were also unveiled during the event to show gratitude to Wuliangye's brand operators and strategic partners.
Zeng Congqin, Chairman of the Board of Wuliangye, said that the company will continue to build itself into a world-class liquor producer advanced in products, brand, innovation and governance, to contribute to the country's modernization and people's pursuit for better life.
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NEW YORK — Love her or loathe her, Barbie has been transformed again, this time into a version for children as young as 3.
Gone is the contentious hourglass figure for My First Barbie, which launched Thursday ahead of July's live-action film about the icon starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
The slightly softer-bodied Barbie follows on the high heels of tall, petite and curvy iterations that were released five years ago in a massive makeover.
My First Barbie is 13.5 inches tall, 2 inches taller than traditional Babs, with a larger waist that de-emphasizes the bust line (it remains in place, however), and flesh-tone modesty undergarments permanently attached.
Her fashion is more kid-like, with playful heart, star and flower designs on jammies and flouncy preschool-friendly dresses and swim gear. Her accessories are larger for littler hands, and her hair is extra long for easier brushing.
My First Barbie's limbs are moveable, like some past versions of the doll, and her facial features remain recognizable. A huge milestone: Her fingers and thumbs are connected, eliminating a frequent complaint that Barbie's hands get caught in her clothes when children try to put them on.
Lisa McKnight, a Mattel executive vice president and global head of Barbie and dolls, told The Associated Press the company created the new version in response to feedback from parents.
“We talk to parents and kids almost 365 days a year,” she said. “We started hearing a theme around younger kids wanting to play with Barbie. Parents were concerned that their children at the preschool age didn’t have the fine motor skills to have a positive play experience with our traditional fashion doll.”
The first rollout of the new doll includes four diverse skin tones and hair textures.
Critics of 63-year-old Barbie, intended to symbolize a girl in her late teens, have long cited her dimensions as promoting unattainable, sexualized body standards for girls. My First Barbie, at a price point of $19.99, goes a long way in eliminating that issue.
McKnight wouldn’t directly address the criticism or whether My First Barbie has a place in turning around that negative view.
Research is mixed on whether Barbie's bad rap on body issues and her adult-leaning fashion sense have any impact on children, said Jody LeVos, once a leader of Mattel's child development and learning team and now chief learning officer for Begin, a company that creates learning apps and other educational fare for kids.
Among parents, she said, “there's a big nostalgia factor” when it comes to Barbie.
“I don’t think there's one specific doll that’s most appropriate. I think doll play allows children to really practice storytelling skills, perspective taking and social interactions,” LeVos said.
The Barbie line’s overall sales have soared in recent years after a period of decline in 2013.
Joaniko Kohchi, director for Adelphi University’s Institute for Parenting, questioned Mattel's motives.
“If we’re going to think about Mattel guiding our choices then we have already kind of limited them,” she said.
McKnight made it clear that My First Barbie will not be a separate, parallel Barbie universe. She said new content featuring the doll will hit Barbie's YouTube channel later this month, with an animated special about the planning of a surprise party.
Andrea Werner, a pediatric occupational therapist in West Hartford, Connecticut, and mother of a preschooler and an infant, supports doll play as developmentally valuable.
“There are plenty of dolls on the market,” she said. “Companies will always be trying to sell consumers the next best thing.”
Kohchi isn't entirely sold on My First Barbie as appropriate.
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Gov. Evers plans to invest $290 mil to keep Brewers in Milwaukee
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Gov. Tony Evers plans to put $290 million into the facilities at American Family Field to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee for the next 20 years.
The governor pitched his plan to give a one-time payment to the baseball park district as part of his 2023-25 biennial budget proposal. The funds would come out of the $7 billion surplus and would be used to maintain, repair and improve the facilities at American Family Field.
“As governor, and also someone who also happens to be a lifelong Brewers fan, I’m so excited about the historic opportunity we have today to keep Major League Baseball here in Milwaukee for another twenty years and to usher in a new generation of Brewers fans in Wisconsin who can grow up rooting for the home team just like I did,” Evers said.
The current lease for the American Family Field is set to expire in 2030. Gov. Evers contended that without the one-time investment, the Milwaukee Brewers and Major League Baseball could leave Milwaukee at the end of the 2030 season. The proposal would sign the Brewers to a 20-year lease at the park, keeping the team in Wisconsin through at least December of 2043.
“Using just a small portion of our state’s historic surplus, we can not only save over $200 million in taxpayer dollars in the long run, but keep good-paying, family-supporting jobs here and ensure the Brewers remain in Milwaukee and continue to play a critical role in our state’s economic success for another two decades,” Evers said. He also claimed that the proposal would create more than $400 million in revenue over the next 20 years.
The governor reported that the ballpark supported 3,000 jobs in 2022. Milwaukee Brewers and American Family field also have over 1,100 union jobs, according to Evers.
Evers noted that since opening in 2001, the ballpark has generated $2.5 billion in total economic output for Wisconsin.
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Yosemite fire grows as crews protect iconic sequoias
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day, and firefighters were working Sunday to protect the iconic trees and a small mountain town.
Campers near the blaze were evacuated but the rest of the sprawling park in California remained open, though smoke that hung in the air obscured some scenic vistas.
More than 500 mature sequoias were threatened in the Mariposa Grove but there were no reports of severe damage to any named trees, including the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant. Some of the massive trunks were wrapped in fire-resistant foil for protection as the blaze burned out of control.
The cause of the Washburn Fire was under investigation. It had grown to nearly 2.5 square miles (6.7 square kilometers) by Sunday morning.
Beyond the trees, the community of Wawona, which is surrounded by parkland and a campground, was under threat, with people ordered to leave their homes and campsites Friday night.
The blaze was proving difficult to contain, with firefighters throwing “every tactic imaginable” at it, including dropping fire retardant from the air, said Nancy Phillipe, a Yosemite fire information spokesperson.
Firefighters planed to use bulldozers to create fire lines protecting Wawona, she said. About 600 to 700 people who were staying at the Wawona campground in tents, cabins and a historic hotel were ordered to leave.
Though firefighters were facing hot and dry conditions, they didn’t have to contend with intense winds over the weekend, said Jeffrey Barlow, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford. Given the relatively small size of the fire and minimal winds, smoke impacts were not expected to stretch far beyond the park, he said Saturday.
The giant sequoias, native in only about 70 groves spread along the western slope of California’s Sierra Nevada range, were once considered impervious to flames but have become increasingly vulnerable as wildfires fueled by a buildup of undergrowth from a century of fire suppression and drought exacerbated by climate change have become more intense and destructive.
Lightning-sparked wildfires over the past two years have killed up to a fifth of the estimated 75,000 large sequoias, which are the biggest trees by volume.
There was no obvious natural spark for the fire that broke out Thursday next to the park’s Washburn Trail, Phillipe said. Smoke was reported by visitors walking in the grove that reopened in 2018 after a $40 million renovation that took three years.
A fierce windstorm ripped through the grove over a year ago and toppled 15 giant sequoias, along with countless other trees.
The downed trees, along with massive numbers of pines killed by bark beetles, provided ample fuel for the flames.
The park has used prescribed burns to clear brush around the sequoias, which helps protect them if flames spread farther into the grove.
Meanwhile, most evacuation orders were lifted Saturday in the Sierra foothills about 80 miles (128 kilometers) to the northwest of the Yosemite fire, where a fire broke out on July 4. The Electra Fire that began near Jackson was mostly contained, and only areas directly within the fire’s perimeter remained under evacuation orders, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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Apple on Monday provided a peek at upcoming tweaks to the software that powers more than 1 billion iPhones and rolled out two laptops that will be the first available with the next generation of a company-designed microprocessor.
As usual, Apple spent most of the opening day of its annual developers conference touting the next versions of software for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac computers instead of the devices that have made it a technology trendsetter. The iPhone's next operating system, due out this fall, will revamp the look of the device's lock screen and make mostly minor improvements to the current software. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/apple-offers-glimpse-at-upcoming-changes-to-iphone-software | 2022-06-06 22:15:49 | 0 | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/apple-offers-glimpse-at-upcoming-changes-to-iphone-software |
Airline passengers who have endured tens of thousands of weather-related flight delays this week could face a new source of disruptions starting Saturday, when wireless providers are expected to power up new 5G systems near major airports.
Aviation groups have warned for years that 5G signals could interfere with aircraft equipment, especially devices using radio waves to measure distance above the ground and which are critical when planes land in low visibility.
Predictions that interference would cause massive flight groundings failed to come true last year, when telecom companies began rolling out the new service. They then agreed to limit the power of the signals around busy airports, giving airlines an extra year to upgrade their planes.
The leader of the nation’s largest pilots’ union said crews will be able to handle the impact of 5G, but he criticized the way the wireless licenses were granted, saying it had added unnecessary risk to aviation.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently told airlines that flights could be disrupted because a small portion of the nation’s fleet has not been upgraded to protect against radio interference.
Most of the major U.S. airlines say they are ready. American, Southwest, Alaska, Frontier and United say all of their planes have height-measuring devices, called radio altimeters, that are protected against 5G interference.
The big exception is Delta Air Lines. Delta says it has 190 planes, which include most of its smaller ones, that still lack upgraded altimeters because its supplier has been unable to provide them fast enough.
The airline does not expect to cancel any flights because of the issue, Delta said Friday. The airline plans to route the 190 planes carefully to limit the risk of canceling flights or forcing planes to divert away from airports where visibility is low because of fog or low clouds.
The Delta planes that have not been retrofitted include several models of Airbus jets: all of its A220s, most of its A319s and A320s and some of its A321s. The airline’s Boeing jets have upgraded altimeters, as do all Delta Connection planes, which are operated by Endeavor Air, Republic Airways and SkyWest Airlines, the airline said.
JetBlue did not respond to requests for comment but told The Wall Street Journal it expected to retrofit 17 smaller Airbus jets by October, with possible “limited impact” some days in Boston.
Wireless carriers including Verizon and AT&T use a part of the radio spectrum called C-Band, which is close to frequencies used by radio altimeters, for their new 5G service. The Federal Communications Commission granted them licenses for the C-Band spectrum and dismissed any risk of interference, saying there was ample buffer between C-Band and altimeter frequencies.
When the Federal Aviation Administration sided with airlines and objected, the wireless companies pushed back the rollout of their new service. In a compromise brokered by the Biden administration, the wireless carriers then agreed not to power up 5G signals near about 50 busy airports. That postponement ends Saturday.
AT&T declined to comment. Verizon did not immediately respond to a question about its plans.
Buttigieg reminded the head of trade group Airlines for America about the deadline in a letter last week, warning that only planes with retrofitted altimeters would be allowed to land under low-visibility conditions. He said more than 80% of the U.S. fleet had been retrofitted, but a significant number of planes, including many operated by foreign airlines, have not been upgraded.
“This means on bad-weather, low-visibility days in particular, there could be increased delays and cancellations,” Buttigieg wrote. He said airlines with planes awaiting retrofitting should adjust their schedules to avoid stranding passengers.
Airlines say the FAA was slow to approve standards for upgrading the radio altimeters and supply-chain problems have made it difficult for manufacturers to produce enough of the devices. Nicholas Calio, head of the Airlines for America, complained about a rush to modify planes “amid pressure from the telecommunications companies.”
Jason Ambrosi, a Delta pilot and president of the Air Line Pilots Association, accused the FCC of granting 5G licenses without consulting aviation interests, which he said “has left the safest aviation system in the world at increased risk.” But, he said, “Ultimately, we will be able to address the impacts of 5G.” | https://www.localsyr.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-as-if-air-travel-isnt-hard-enough-5g-wireless-signals-could-disrupt-flights-starting-this-weekend/ | 2023-07-01 17:31:56 | 0 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-as-if-air-travel-isnt-hard-enough-5g-wireless-signals-could-disrupt-flights-starting-this-weekend/ |
2 rare leopards born at Pittsburgh Zoo
Published: Apr. 29, 2023 at 12:18 AM CDT|Updated: 38 minutes ago
(CNN) - Two Amur leopard cubs are the latest additions to the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium.
They were born March 18.
Mother Semba, who was also born at the zoo, and the cubs are thriving.
Anyone anxious to see them will have to wait until June though. That’s when they get vaccinated and learn how to navigate the outdoors.
But for now, animal lovers can lend a helping hand in naming them.
For a $5 donation, people can submit name recommendations on the zoo’s website.
The contest is expected to close at the end of May.
Amur leopards are considered one of the rarest subspecies of cats on earth.
There are roughly 100 critically endangered leopards surviving in the wild in their native Russia and China.
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Elon Musk said he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called, and multiple media reports identify her as NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep ties to the advertising industry.
Musk did not name Yaccarino when he made the announcement Thursday, but on Friday NBCUniversal said that Yaccarino would be stepping down from the company as chairwoman for global advertising and partnerships.
According to Yaccarino’s LinkedIn, Yaccarino has worked at NBCUniversal for nearly 12 years — previously serving as chair for advertising and client partnerships and as president of cable entertainment and digital advertising sales. Prior to her time with NBC, Yaccarino worked at global entertainment company Turner for almost two decades.
Yaccarino interviewed Musk on a Miami stage last month in front of hundreds of advertisers.
Luring advertisers is critical for Musk and Twitter after many fled in the early months after his takeover of the social media platform, fearing harm to their brands in the ensuing chaos. Musk said in late April that advertisers had returned, but provided no details.
NBCUniversal’s press release did not specify why Yaccarino was leaving the company on Friday, but her departure fueled speculation about her future role at Twitter.
Multiple media reports reported early Friday that Musk was “in talks” to hire Yaccarino as CEO. Sources familiar with the matter later confirmed to The Washington Post that Musk had selected Yaccarino to head the social media platform.
Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and has been running it since, has long insisted he is not the company’s permanent CEO. The Tesla billionaire said in a tweet Thursday that his role will transition to being Twitter’s executive chairman and chief technology officer.
In mid-November, just a few weeks after buying the social media platform for $44 billion, he told a Delaware court that he does not want to be the CEO of any company.
While testifying, Musk said “I expect to reduce my time at Twitter and find somebody else to run Twitter over time.”
More than a month later, he tweeted in December: “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job.” The pledge came after millions of Twitter users asked him to step down in a Twitter poll the billionaire himself created and promised to abide by.
In February, he told a conference he anticipated finding a CEO for San Francisco-based Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.”
Analysts who follow Twitter’s business welcomed the news even without knowing who the replacement will be. Twitter’s advertising business has taken a hit under Musk’s mercurial rule, though the billionaire told BBC last month that the company is now “roughly” breaking even.
“A new CEO is the only way forward for Twitter,” said Insider Intelligence analyst Jasmine Enberg. “The single biggest problem with Twitter’s ad business was Elon Musk. As he steps back, Twitter can begin to unravel Musk’s personal brand from the company’s corporate image and attempt to regain trust among advertisers. The success of those efforts will depend on who takes over, but it’s difficult to imagine that the new CEO could be more controversial or damaging to Twitter’s ad business than Musk has been.”
Shares of Tesla rose about 2% Thursday after Musk made the announcement. Shareholders of the electric car company have been concerned about how much of his attention is being spent on Twitter.
Last November, he was questioned in court about how he splits his time among Tesla and his other companies, including SpaceX and Twitter. Musk had to testify in the trial in Delaware’s Court of Chancery over a shareholder’s challenge to his potentially $55 billion compensation plan as CEO of the electric car company.
Musk said he never intended to be CEO of Tesla, and that he didn’t want to be chief executive of any other companies either, preferring to see himself as an engineer. Musk also said at the time that he expected an organizational restructuring of Twitter to be completed in the next week or so. It’s been nearly six months since he said that.
Musk’s tenure at Twitter’s helm has been chaotic, and he’s made various promises and proclamations he’s backtracked or never followed up on. He began his first day firing the company’s top executives, followed by roughly 80% of its staff. He’s upended the platform’s verification system and has scaled back content moderation and safeguards against the spread of misinformation.
Bantering with Twitter followers late last year, Musk expressed pessimism about the prospects for a new CEO, saying that person “must like pain a lot” to run a company that “has been in the fast lane to bankruptcy.”
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NEWTON, Mass., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- College admission is on the threshold of major change. So says education industry expert Neil Chyten, as he prepares to release phase one of his Avalon College Connector software (avaloncollegeconnector.com. According to Chyten, founder of Avalon Admission, the field of college candidates is now mixed between those who do and do not submit SAT or ACT scores. The result is that competition has intensified, and alternative admission factors have increased in importance. "This is exactly why I built the Avalon College Connector, which uses 29 factors to identify, predict, and enhance the likelihood of success at America's top colleges." According to Chyten, "The Avalon College Connector is the most detailed and accurate predictor of success at America's top colleges, and Avalon is pleased to give it away 100% for free."
"This is amazing," said one student recently while at the Avalon Admission located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. "Now I know how close I am to getting into my dream school, UPenn!"
At Avalon, top US college admission begins with students filling out the Avalon College Connector surveys. The first survey is very brief, taking only five minutes, and leads to an initial college list based mainly on personal preferences. The second, called the Avalon Success Predictor, is far more detailed and leads to a calculation of likely admission success at 100 top colleges based on 22 additional factors.
"From there," says Chyten, "students get their own individualized plan for success. We know what top colleges are looking for, and create personalized plans based on that knowledge." If history portends the future, Avalon students will be hugely successful. Over more than 38 years in the industry, more than 3000 students from Chyten's companies have received admission offers from Ivy League and other top US and International colleges such as Williams, MIT, Duke, Stanford, Northwestern, Oxford, McGill, U Toronto, and many others.
But why the name? Why Avalon? "I chose the name 'Avalon' because it represents a place where miracles happen. I am fortunate that in my work as an education entrepreneur and counselor, I have seen thousands of miracles happen." But Chyten says that in this modern world, unlike the Arthurian world of Avalon, Avalon will draw on solid data, statistics, and multi-level strategies, rather than miracles, to ensure the success of his students.
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The Missouri Court of Appeals is siding with a woman who won a $5.2 million award against GEICO, in a case that centers on a unique auto injury claim: the woman says she contracted a sexually transmitted disease in a Hyundai sedan whose owner was insured by GEICO.
The woman, identified in court papers as M.O., says a man, identified as M.B., infected her with human papillomavirus, or HPV, when they had unprotected sex in his 2014 Hyundai Genesis.
She says the man was negligent and didn't tell her about his health diagnosis, despite having a throat cancer tumor that was confirmed to be positive for HPV.
GEICO had told the woman its auto insurance coverage didn't apply because the "damages claimed did not arise out of the normal use of the vehicle."
How did we get here?
The sexual encounters took place in late 2017. Because the car was covered by GEICO at the time, M.O. says the company is obligated to compensate her for contracting HPV from its owner in the vehicle, citing medical expenses and her pain and suffering.
The two signed an arbitration agreement in March of 2021, agreeing to settle their dispute. Roughly two months later, an arbitrator awarded M.O. $5.2 million, saying the sum "would fairly and justly compensate" her.
M.O. went to circuit court in Jackson County, Mo., to enforce the arbitration ruling, and won her case. GEICO then appealed to the higher state court.
The insurance giant said it hadn't been given a chance to defend itself, violating its constitutional rights to due process and access to the courts. But in its ruling this week, two judges in the Missouri Court of Appeals' western district said GEICO had numerous chances to act on its own behalf.
The judges noted that M.O. had initially submitted a claim to GEICO more than a year ago. And in February of 2021, the woman sent the company a copy of the lawsuit she was about to file against the insured man. At that time, she also offered to settle the claim for $1 million. The third judge on the appeals panel concurred with the court's ruling, but he also said GEICO hadn't been given a "meaningful opportunity to participate in the suit" before the judgment was rendered.
GEICO is also fighting the large award in federal court
M.O. has now won three victories in Missouri. But in April of 2021, GEICO sued both M.O. and M.B. in federal court, asking the court to rule that the insurance company isn't liable for the woman being infected with HPV, and that it doesn't have a duty to defend the man from her claims against him.
GEICO says the car owner's claims for coverage should be dismissed because they're barred by a number of legal doctrines, including "fraud, collusion, illegality, laches, and unclean hands."
But M.O. says GEICO acted in bad faith, by refusing to defend the man who owns the car, despite multiple requests, and by refusing to settle her claim. She says the man "was insured against his personal liability arising from his negligence in actions involving his automobile," and that makes GEICO responsible.
The federal case is set for a jury trial, which is currently slated to begin in a Kansas City courtroom in October. Since GEICO filed its federal suit more than a year ago, well over 100 docket entries have been made.
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NEW YORK — The lease to the Washington, D.C., hotel run by Donald Trump's family company while he was president, a symbol of his power to GOP politicians who gathered there and of corruption to his critics, has been sold by his family company to a Miami-based investor fund.
The Trump Organization said Wednesday that it had completed the sale of a long-term lease of the Trump International Hotel to CGI Merchant Group of Miami for what it described as a record price per room for the city. Sources close to the deal demanding anonymity to discuss the private transaction have said that the price was $375 million, handing the Trump family business perhaps as much as $100 million in profit.
The new owners planned to remove the Trump name from the facade and rebrand the hotel a Waldorf Astoria. Workers were seen removing signage from the hotel Wednesday night.
The Associated Press reported earlier this year that the group of investors includes former Yankee slugger Alexander Rodriguez.
Many hotel brokers, owners and consultants did not expect the 263-room hotel down the street from the White House to fetch such a high price. The hotel lost more than $70 million during the four years of Trump's presidency, including in each year before pandemic shut downs.
The high price, equivalent to more than $1.4 million a room, has drawn scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers. The U.S. House Oversight Committee earlier this month requested documents from CGI listing all of its investors.
The hotel was a magnet for lobbyists, diplomats and others seeking to curry favor with the president. Democrats said it it sullied the reputation the presidency, pitted his financial interest against public interest and possibly broke the law. Several lawsuits challenging his ownership of the lease were unsuccessful.
The hotel is the former Old Post Office building, and its still formally owned by the federal government. The Trump Organization won rights to fix up the building and run it as a hotel in exchange for paying the government annual rent and a cut of profit upon a sale.
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A new iPhone with USB-C charging and the Apple Watch Series 9 are likely arriving in the fall.
With the introduction of its Vision Pro headset, the 15-inch MacBook Air and new Mac desktops, Apple has already had a busy year when it comes to product launches. But if history offers any clue, there's still plenty more to come in 2023, potentially including a USB-C-equipped iPhone 15 and the Apple Watch Series 9.
As for other products like AirPods, the Apple TV and the iPad, Bloomberg reports we likely won't see major changes to those product lines this year. But Apple could launch a USB-C charging case for the AirPods Pro to match the iPhone's switch to USB-C, according to a more recent report from Bloomberg. More broadly, Apple is reportedly working on new health features for AirPods like temperature and hearing detection, Bloomberg also said, although those additions aren't expected to arrive for months or years.
While Vision Pro is Apple's most significant new product announcement in years, the iPhone 15 may also make a bigger impression than usual if Apple does decide to make the switch to USB-C. It would signal the first time in more than a decade that you might need a different charger for your iPhone.
Here's a look at what we're expecting in 2023 based on Apple's previous launches, rumors and leaks so far. Apple didn't respond to a previous request for comment in March when the original version of this story was published.
Apple usually launches new iPhones in September, and this year will likely be no different. Among the most significant changes we're expecting to see in the iPhone 15 is the switch from the Lightning charging port to USB-C. That's because there are new rules requiring tech products sold in Europe to support USB-C by 2024. Still, it's unclear whether Apple will fully embrace the transition to USB-C across the entire iPhone 15 lineup, or if it will make a region-specific model for Europe.
Another potential update could include the Dynamic Island's arrival on standard non-Pro iPhone 15 models, Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, tweeted in September. At the same time, Apple could add more features to the iPhone 15 Pro that differentiate it from the base models. Such features could include a new periscope camera with better optical zoom for the iPhone 15 Pro Max and solid-state buttons for both Pro phones, according to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Read more: I Want to See These 6 Features on the iPhone 15
Like clockwork, Apple typically releases new Apple Watch models alongside its new iPhones in the fall. This year, however, we may see a more modest update than usual. Bloomberg reports that we shouldn't expect to see significant changes to the Apple Watch this year. What that means is unclear, but it's possible the watch could include routine updates like performance enhancements rather than significant new health-tracking features. Apple is expected to release two Series 9 models, according to Bloomberg, although this could be in reference to the two size options Apple typically releases for each watch.
That falls in line with the pattern that Apple has followed in recent years. Other than the addition of temperature sensing and car-crash detection, the Apple Watch Series 8 is very similar to the Series 7. Apple has also introduced more new features through software updates rather than hardware changes in recent years, such as the ability to track sleep stages that arrived in WatchOS 9 and the refreshed widget-focused interface coming in WatchOS 10. But I'm hoping the Series 9 inherits some features from the Apple Watch Ultra, especially its handy Action button, which makes it easier to jump right into a workout.
Read more: All the Apple Watch Series 9 Rumors We've Heard So Far
Apple is also planning to release a new version of the Apple Watch Ultra alongside the Series 9, according to Bloomberg. However, the report doesn't mention any details other than that the device is codenamed N210.
While there haven't been many rumors about a second-generation Apple Watch Ultra yet, there are plenty of ways Apple could improve its high-end sports watch. Even though the Ultra's battery life is a huge improvement over the standard model, competitors like Fitbit's smartwatches can last for multiple days on a single charge. It would be great to see Apple catch up in this regard.
I'd also like to see Apple incorporate more workout recovery metrics into the Apple Watch, similar to Oura's readiness score. While a feature like this would be useful for any Apple Watch model, it especially makes sense on a device like the Ultra that's more geared towards athletes.
Fans of Apple's colorful all-in-one computer may have something to look forward to this year. The company's next iMac is at an advanced development stage, meaning it could arrive in the second half of this year, according to Bloomberg. The refreshed computer will likely run on Apple's rumored M3 processor, which would be a step up from the M2 chip powering the current MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. It'll have a 24-inch screen like the 2021 edition and will be available in the same color options, but will have some internal design changes, according to the report.
There are also a slew of other Mac and iPad products reportedly in the works according to Bloomberg, including an M3 13-inch MacBook Pro, new versions of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros that would run on a more powerful M3 Pro and M3 Max chip, new MacBook Air models, updated iPad Pro tablets with OLED screens and a new iPad Air.
Apple hasn't announced its M3 chip yet, meaning there's a good chance the new iMac may not arrive until 2024. But since Bloomberg previously reported that the upcoming iMac was far along in the development process, it seems like this could be the first product powered by the new processor.
All told, 2023 has turned out to be a pivotal year for Apple's product line so far. The arrival of the first USB-C iPhone would cap off what has already been a landmark year for Apple's product lineup. | https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/the-biggest-apple-products-were-still-expecting-in-2023/ | 2023-07-10 19:01:20 | 0 | https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/the-biggest-apple-products-were-still-expecting-in-2023/ |
Russian diplomat resigns in protest against Moscow’s ‘aggressive war’
By Nathan Hodge, Vasco Cotovio, Radina Gigova and Anna Chernova, CNN
A twenty-year veteran of Russia’s diplomatic service announced his resignation Monday in protest against his country’s war on Ukraine, in a rare public protest by a Russian official, multiple media outlets reported.
Boris Bondarev, a diplomat posted to Russia’s mission to the United Nations in Geneva, posted a statement on a LinkedIn account condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and criticizing the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for complicity in what he described as an an “aggressive war” — language that is proscribed in Russia under wartime censorship laws.
“For twenty years of my diplomatic career I have seen different turns of our foreign policy, but never have I been so ashamed of my country as on February 24 of this year,” Bondarev wrote, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.
“The aggressive war unleashed by Putin against Ukraine, and in fact against the entire Western world, is not only a crime against the Ukrainian people, but also, perhaps, the most serious crime against the people of Russia, with a bold letter Z crossing out all hopes and prospects for a prosperous free society in our country,” Bondarev wrote.
The respected Russian business newspaper Kommersant reached Bondarev, who confirmed the authenticity of the post. The New York Times confirmed the receipt of a resignation sent by email to diplomats in Geneva.
The Russian mission to the UN in Geneva declined to comment on the matter to CNN, and Bondarev did not respond to messages sent to the LinkedIn account.
The LinkedIn post lambasted Russia’s leadership for corruption, saying, “Those who conceived this war want only one thing — to remain in power forever, live in pompous tasteless palaces, sail on yachts comparable in tonnage and cost to the entire Russian Navy, enjoying unlimited power and complete impunity. To achieve that they are willing to sacrifice as many lives as it takes. Thousands of Russians and Ukrainians have already died just for this.”
It also singled out the Russian MFA for harsh criticism.
“I regret to admit that over all these twenty years the level of lies and unprofessionalism in the work of the Foreign Ministry has been increasing all the time. However, in most recent years, this has become simply catastrophic. Instead of unbiased information, impartial analysis and sober forecasting, there are propaganda clichés in the spirit of Soviet newspapers of the 1930s,” the post read. “Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not about diplomacy. It is all about warmongering, lies and hatred. It serves interests of few, the very few people thus contributing to further isolation and degradation of my country. Russia no longer has allies, and there is no one to blame but its reckless and ill-conceived policy.”
The LinkedIn profile describes Bondarev as a veteran of Russian diplomatic service, with expertise in arms control and nonproliferation. The picture on the profile now has the hashtag #opentowork.
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TORONTO, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Manulife Financial Corporation ("Manulife") today announced the applicable dividend rates for its Non-cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 Shares Series 25 (the "Series 25 Preferred Shares") (TSX: MFC.PR.Q) and Non-cumulative Floating Rate Class 1 Shares Series 26 (the "Series 26 Preferred Shares").
With respect to any Series 25 Preferred Shares that remain outstanding after June 19, 2023, holders thereof will be entitled to receive fixed rate non-cumulative preferential cash dividends on a quarterly basis, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Manulife and subject to the provisions of the Insurance Companies Act (Canada). The dividend rate for the five-year period commencing on June 20, 2023, and ending on June 19, 2028, will be 5.94200% per annum or $0.371375 per share per quarter, being equal to the sum of the five-year Government of Canada bond yield as at May 23, 2023, plus 2.55%, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Series 25 Preferred Shares.
With respect to any Series 26 Preferred Shares that may be issued on June 20, 2023 in connection with the conversion of the Series 25 Preferred Shares into the Series 26 Preferred Shares, holders thereof will be entitled to receive floating rate non-cumulative preferential cash dividends on a quarterly basis, calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in each quarterly floating rate period divided by 365, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Manulife and subject to the provisions of the Insurance Companies Act (Canada). The dividend rate for the three-month period commencing on June 20, 2023, and ending on September 19, 2023, will be 1.76665% (7.00900% on an annualized basis) or $0.441663 per share, being equal to the sum of the three-month Government of Canada Treasury bill yield as at May 23, 2023, plus 2.55%, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Series 26 Preferred Shares.
Beneficial owners of Series 25 Preferred Shares who wish to exercise their right of conversion should instruct their broker or other nominee to exercise such right before 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 5, 2023. The news release announcing such conversion right was issued on April 25, 2023 and can be viewed on SEDAR or Manulife's website. Conversion inquiries should be directed to Manulife's Registrar and Transfer Agent, TSX Trust Company, at 1–800–783–9495.
The Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has conditionally approved the listing of the Series 26 Preferred Shares effective upon conversion. Listing of the Series 26 Preferred Shares is subject to Manulife fulfilling all the listing requirements of the TSX and, upon approval, the Series 26 Preferred Shares will be listed on the TSX under the trading symbol "MFC.PR.S".
The Series 25 Preferred Shares and the Series 26 Preferred Shares have not been and will not be registered in the United States under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, a "U.S. person" (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy securities in the United States and any public offering of the securities in the United States must be made by means of a prospectus.
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we provide financial advice and insurance, operating as Manulife across Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. Through Manulife Investment Management, the global brand for our Global Wealth and Asset Management segment, we serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.
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Winter storm brings snow to East Mountain roads in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Winter storm warnings are in effect across New Mexico, including in the eastern mountains.
According to the National Weather Service, Sandia and the Manzano Mountains could see up to 4 inches of snow, with wind gusts up to 45 miles an hour.
The weather was worse in the higher elevations where compacted snow covered the road. On the way up the Sandia Mountain, cars slid, another car was abandoned on the side of the road.
“We had 4-wheel drive, so he’s a careful slow driver, but it’s pretty, I wouldn’t come up without 4-wheel drive,” said Betsy Newman.
But, there were people excited about the weather.
“We looked at the peak and forecast and saw the tram was closed figured it was going to be snowy up there- so she made her first snow angel,” said Nancy Taylor.
“We figured we might some snow, so we packed for it. Yeah, the whole outfit was purchased for this trip just in case the snow came, but I think we’ll use it once a year, and it’s when we come back to Albuquerque,” said Grady Miller and Faryn Einhorn.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister says her government views Nord Stream natural gas pipeline leaks as ‘deliberate actions.’
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U.S. Army call-up of 300 more vehicles enhances capability of Stryker brigades
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Land Systems announced today that it has been awarded a $712.3 million order by the U.S. Army for 300 Stryker DVHA1 vehicles.
This latest order comes under a five-year contract signed in 2020 that includes an option for a sixth year.
The Army is pursuing enhanced survivability and capability in its Stryker brigades with the technologically advanced DVHA1s.
"The Stryker A1 features a 450-horsepower engine, 60,000-pound suspension, 910-amp alternator and in-vehicle digital network while continuing to provide unprecedented soldier survivability," said Gordon Stein, vice president of U.S. operations at General Dynamics Land Systems.
"Stryker is the Army's largest combat vehicle fleet – combat-proven, cost-effective, highly mobile, versatile, sustainable and transportable," said Stein. "We are proud that our innovation, research, development and investment have evolved the Stryker into a next-generation platform for Stryker Brigade Combat Team formations and beyond."
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General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $39.4 billion in revenue in 2022. More information about General Dynamics is available at www.gd.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte and Awardco today announced a strategic alliance to help organizations across the globe seamlessly deliver employee rewards and recognition while also better understanding the associated employer tax obligations. Through this collaboration, Deloitte's Global Employer Services team has initially developed a central location where Awardco customers can access key employer tax compliance obligations associated with Awardco's recognition platform.
Awardco incentivizes behavior and builds workplace culture through value-driven recognition and rewards. The company's solution pairs a flexible, automated, all-in-one recognition platform with a reward network that offers a wide array of redemption choices, including products through Amazon Business, hotels, tickets, gift cards, charitable donations and more.
However, management of award and recognition plans in multiple tax jurisdictions can be difficult, whether offered across multiple states or multiple countries, and the number of regulatory concerns only grows with the number of locations in which programs are offered. By providing a solution to address these tax considerations, Deloitte and Awardco will deliver real value for customers on a global scale.
"Now more than ever, employee recognition is crucial to engagement, retention and productivity across all organizations," said Steve Sonnenberg, Awardco CEO. "But if tax compliance isn't addressed, rewarding employees can often turn from inspiring to ineffective. We couldn't be more excited to join with Deloitte to make the world's largest employee reward network also the most tax compliant."
"Delivering a customized recognition program presents unique compliance challenges for employers who may be contending with multiple global jurisdictional requirements," said Sandy Shurin, principal, Deloitte Tax LLP. "Deloitte's Global Employer Services team will deliver tax compliance considerations content that can be accessed through the same platform Awardco customers use to reward their talent. This will effectively take the guesswork out of tax compliance, making Awardco's platform a more broad-based, one-stop-shop for rewards."
Compliance content will be made available to Awardco customers via a Deloitte-developed database that can be accessed through the Awardco user's company portal. Customers can select countries of interest, the parameters of their award program, and retrieve tax guidance that is relevant based on their selection.
Awardco incentivizes behavior and builds workplace culture through value-driven recognition and rewards. It is the only employee recognition and total rewards platform to partner with Amazon Business to offer the power of Amazon for any size organization's incentive programs. Offering millions of products, hotels, event tickets, gift cards, swag, and custom catalogs, Awardco is the largest reward network on the planet—all with zero markups. Coupled with the flexibility to build any number of recognition, incentive, milestone, or behaviorally-driven programs, Awardco's platform drives employee loyalty. For more information, visit us online at award.co.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Jennifer Coolidge, who saw a career resurgence following her Emmy-winning turn as Tanya McQuoid-Hunt in the acclaimed HBO series “The White Lotus,” was named the 2023 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Tuesday.
The Pudding is the oldest theatrical organization in the nation and one of the oldest in the world. Since 1951, it has bestowed this award annually on women “who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment.”
Coolidge, who also played Stifler’s sultry mom in “American Pie” and sage manicurist Paulette in the “Legally Blonde” movies, grew up in the Boston area.
“We are so excited to welcome Jennifer Coolidge back to her hometown and to Harvard, the iconic setting of Legally Blonde,” Man and Woman of the Year coordinator Maya Dubin said in a press release. “Her glittering personality and comedic presence are so Pudding.”
Coolidge will be honored with a parade through Harvard Square on Feb. 4 followed by a roast when she will be presented her Pudding Pot.
Her other film credits include roles in “Best In Show,” “A Mighty Wind” and “Shotgun Wedding” while she has appeared multiple television shows including “Seinfeld,” “2 Broke Girls” and “Nip/Tuck.”
Previous winners of the Woman of the Year Award include Meryl Streep, Viola Davis and Debbie Reynolds.
Bob Odenkirk was named the 2023 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year last week. He will be honored on Feb. 2. | https://www.pahomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-coolidge-named-harvards-hasty-pudding-woman-of-the-year/ | 2023-01-25 16:43:30 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-coolidge-named-harvards-hasty-pudding-woman-of-the-year/ |
There are no two transactions that represent the rise and fall of the Washington Nationals more than the trade that landed Trea Turner and the trade that sent Trea Turner out of town. There’s a franchise life cycle in the 6½ years between those dates — Dec. 19, 2014, and July 30, 2021.
That Turner settles into town this week with a hotel room, not a house, and turns left from the tunnel toward the visitors’ clubhouse rather than walking straight into his old home digs is a contributing factor in the Nationals’ last-place standing. That he pulled on the road grays of the Los Angeles Dodgers and came up as the third batter in the top of the first inning — rather than trotting to shortstop in the home whites — is a striking reminder of where this club was and where it is now.
The trade that’s fresher in the mind is the one that represents the current state of the Nats, which is woeful: the deal that sent Turner and three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer to the Dodgers for four prospects. That Scherzer departed was painful but predictable, because the Nationals were 47-55 and eight games out in the National League East, Stephen Strasburg was out for the year and Scherzer was free to walk at the end of the season. They’re hard deals, but they’re deals you make.
Turner’s inclusion, though, sent a clear message that the reboot — the term General Manager Mike Rizzo prefers over “rebuild” — would be deeper and more traumatic than what fans and even staff members might have anticipated. His appearance back at his old home with the Dodgers, with whom he completed a season that yielded a batting title, only sprays insect repellent on a festering wound. The sting is real.
“When we traded all those guys, we made an organizational decision that we were going to get super young and we were going to transition to something different,” Manager Dave Martinez told reporters Monday. “It’s part of the game.”
The game can be cruel. The Dodgers can put Turner behind Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman — both former MVPs — to top a lineup that entered Monday with the most runs in baseball, not to mention the highest on-base-plus-slugging percentage. Martinez is now juggling his lineup in an attempt to create a spark from rain-soaked wood, but he still ends up with Juan Soto protected by Nelson Cruz, owner of the seventh-lowest OPS in the National League. Less than three years ago, the Nationals shocked the Dodgers en route to the World Series championship. Their trajectories since are stark and staggering.
“It definitely feels different,” Turner told reporters. “But it feels good to be over here and contributing to this team, and I feel in a good spot.”
It’s a different spot than that in which his old club finds itself. But it’s also important to remember that the Nationals once were where the Nationals are now — and, frankly, worse from the top of the organization to the bottom — and that Turner’s acquisition was the kind of shrewd move that will have to be re-created if their fortunes are to turn around again.
Now, there is uncertainty here. The Lerner family is exploring the sale of the franchise. The Lerners must decide whether to pick up 2023 contract options on Rizzo and Martinez — even if someone else might be deciding whether to extend them beyond that. In Rizzo’s favor: He could look back to the 100-loss seasons from long ago and explain how a consistent contender emerged.
By the offseason of 2014-15, the Nats already had been minted as an annual threat. They won division titles in 2012 and 2014 for all sorts of reasons: Back-to-back No. 1 picks Strasburg and Bryce Harper had become contributing major leaguers; Rizzo made smart trades for starting pitchers Gio González and Doug Fister; Anthony Rendon was good enough to take over for Ryan Zimmerman at third base; on and on.
But in Rizzo’s history as a GM — one that dates from 2009 — does he have a better trade on his résumé than Steven Souza Jr. and minor league pitcher Travis Ott for Turner and Joe Ross? It says here he does not. (The complete transaction involved 11 players bouncing among the Nationals, San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays.) That it took rule-changing creativity to get it done — Turner technically was not allowed to be dealt by the Padres because he had been drafted less than a year earlier, so the Nats asked if he could be included as a “player to be named later” — only adds richness to the story. Hat tip to former assistant general manager Bob Miller for that wrinkle.
Souza, an outfielder, has bounced around to five teams since; he was designated for assignment by Seattle this week. Ross has been more injured than healthy and is working his way back from having a bone spur removed from his elbow in March. But Turner? Turner is a star.
That expectation — to receive a star in return in every trade — isn’t reasonable. But part of the job of Rizzo and his staff is to find players who will help this process posthaste. On Monday night, that includes catcher Keibert Ruiz, who entered the Dodgers series hitting .353 with a .969 OPS in May. On Tuesday night, that will include right-hander Josiah Gray, who will be trying to win for the third time in his past four decisions. They are the major-league-ready pieces who came over from the Dodgers. They’re the players who, for now, must represent hope that the future includes brighter days.
Will either be as impactful as Turner? Unlikely. From 2016, when he came up to the majors to stay, through 2021, Turner racked up 25.3 Wins Above Replacement (according to FanGraphs), trailing only Francisco Lindor among players who primarily played shortstop in that span. It’s asking a lot of Ruiz or Gray — or any prospect landed in any future trade — to develop into a player of that stature.
But they’ll have to come from somewhere, which brings to mind one final, wistful notion: Hey, Trea. The Dodgers haven’t extended you. You’re a free agent this offseason. Would you consider coming back?
“I gave all that up last year — out the window,” Turner said, laughing. “After that trade, I don’t expect nothing. I don’t have any expectations. … Who knows what happens? Not me.”
Who could have known, in 2019, that Trea Turner wouldn’t be the Nationals’ shortstop in 2022? He is here this week with the Dodgers as a reminder not just of what it takes to tear down a franchise but of how it could be built up again, too. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/24/trea-turner-nationals-future/ | 2022-05-24 09:19:51 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/24/trea-turner-nationals-future/ |
The long-awaited (by us, anyway), Philadelphia-filmed basketball drama Hustle is finally making its way to the masses, and the reviews are rolling in. And so far, they’re actually pretty good.
Hustle, which began filming in town in fall 2020, stars Adam Sandler as the schlubby Stanley Sugerman, a downtrodden scout for the 76ers who wants to get off the road and spend more time with his wife, Teresa (Queen Latifah), and daughter, Alex (Jordan Hull). During a scouting trip to Spain, he finds underdog Bo Cruz (Utah Jazz forward Juancho Hernangómez), a street baller with a heart of gold and a troubled past — and quite possibly his ticket to an assistant coaching job with the Sixers.
If that sounds a little cliché and predictable to you, you’re not alone. Most reviewers seem to agree, but say that doesn’t make it not worth watching. Instead, as the AV Club’s Courtney Howard writes, elements like compelling characters, polished script, and fine film craftsmanship from director Jeremiah Zagar (a Philly native and son of artist Isaiah Zagar) “more than make up for its narrative familiarity.”
“There will be absolutely no surprises here, and telling you that now isn’t a spoiler. And yet, I’m not saying Hustle should be easily written off,” writes Slashfilm’s Chris Evangelista, adding that the film often feels similar to Rocky or Creed.
Variety’s Owen Gleiberman agrees, writing that Hustle directly nods to Rocky at one point, but follows the formula of sports movies like Million Dollar Arm and Jerry McGuire. And while it steers clear of a jog up the Art Museum steps, the Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney writes, it does follow that Philly classics tradition of having a “rough-diamond newcomer going up against the pros.”
Despite Hustle being a basketball-focused film, you don’t need to know the sport intimately to like it, according to Entertainment Weekly’s Leah Greenblatt. The story, instead, is what shines, so much so that its “sturdy script…pulls you into the underdog story on a human level,” writes Rooney.
But given the deep bench of cameos from NBA stars like the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards, Sixers great Julius “Dr. J” Erving, and the Dallas Mavericks’ Boban Marjanović, the effort to appeal to basketball fans may be wasted “on those who wouldn’t know Steph Curry if he was staring at them from a Wheaties box,” the AV Club’s Howard writes.
If you do know basketball, though, some reviews note that the film may feel a bit more authentic thanks to the cameos. When done well, they work toward “bolstering a mostly standard-issue underdog narrative,” writes The Wrap’s Robert Abele. Or not, if you ask the Chicago Tribune’s Nina Metz.
“The movie, directed by Philly native Jeremiah Zagar, feels like the opposite of an insider’s take on the sport,” Metz writes. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw, meanwhile, notes that the endearing, squeaky-clean image of the NBA that Hustle portrays makes it look “a bit like a corporate promo for the NBA.”
But whether the cameos work in terms of authenticity, Zagar was able to coax serviceable, even good, performances out of the NBA stars — a skill that the director honed in his 2018 critical darling We the Animals, which features several nonprofessional actors, the Hollywood Reporter’s Rooney writes. Hernangómez, he adds, is in fact “immensely likable and magnetic in his first screen role” as Cruz.
And Sandler, Variety’s Gleiberman writes, is particularly good, having “learned to pour every bit of himself into a role” in his post-Uncut Gems career. So, don’t expect “anything notably representative of the Sandler oeuvre” a la Happy Gilmore or The Waterboy, The Wrap’s Abele writes.
So, is it good? Well, on movie review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, Hustle is pulling a 90% positive, but it might not be everyone’s thing. Luckily you can decide for yourself — the film is now in select theaters (including at several in the Philadelphia region), and will be available to stream via Netflix starting Wednesday. | https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/movies/hustle-movie-reviews-adam-sandler-philadelphia-20220603.html | 2022-06-03 20:30:51 | 0 | https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/movies/hustle-movie-reviews-adam-sandler-philadelphia-20220603.html |
Man found dead in storage shed, deputies investigating
Published: Jun. 23, 2023 at 6:08 PM CDT|Updated: 32 minutes ago
GREENSBURG, La. (WAFB) - St. Helena Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left a man dead on Friday, June 23, officials said.
Paul Sean Smith, 47, was identified as the shooting victim, deputies said.
According to deputies, Smith was found dead inside of a storage shed by a friend around 11:26 a.m.
The shooting reportedly took place on Firetower Road.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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CUJO AI wins in the Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence category in the 10th annual Global InfoSec Awards at the RSA Conference 2022.
LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CUJO AI, a global leader in cybersecurity and network intelligence solutions for Internet Service Providers (ISPs), today announced that it has won the Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence category at the Global InfoSec Awards 2022, presented at the RSA Conference.
The annual Global InfoSec awards, organized by the Cyber Defense Magazine, recognize organizations at the cutting edge of the cybersecurity industry. These awards honor individuals and companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation, and leadership in security products and services.
"CUJO AI embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow's threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach," said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.
CUJO AI Digital Life Protection Platform is based on a core set of technologies that leverage AI and ML analysis for real-time detection of known and previously unknown threats. Instead of relying solely on a library of existing attack pattern signatures, CUJO AI actively learns from network traffic and device behavior to block ever-evolving threat vectors.
"We're thrilled to receive one of the most prestigious and coveted cybersecurity awards from Cyber Defense Magazine. We knew the competition would be tough, and with top judges who are leading infosec experts from around the globe, we couldn't be more pleased. This award provides further validation of our unique offering and underlying technology," says Remko Vos, CEO, CUJO AI.
Last year, CUJO AI won the Cutting Edge in Cybersecurity Internet of Things (IoT) award. To see the full list of this year's winners, visit www.cyberdefenseawards.com.
CUJO AI elevates Internet Service Providers' ability to understand, serve & protect their customers with advanced cybersecurity and granular network & device intelligence. Deployed in tens of millions of homes and covering almost 2 billion connected devices, CUJO AI's advanced AI algorithms help clients uncover previously unavailable insights to raise the bar on customer experience & retention with new value propositions and superior operational services. Fully compliant with all privacy regulations, CUJO AI services are trusted by the largest broadband operators around the world, including Comcast and Charter Communications.
CONTACT: Viktorija Vilke, viktorija@cujo.com, 37060554488
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Amazon’s efforts to minimize its taxes in the European Union were given a code name evocative of a spy thriller featuring British agent 007, according to an EU lawyer, who claimed the arrangements broke the bloc’s state-aid rules.
“Project Goldcrest — it sounds like the title of a James Bond movie, but it is not,” it’s the name “Amazon gave to a complex tax construction by which it fundamentally reorganized its global business,” European Commission attorney Paul-John Loewenthal told a hearing at the EU’s top court Thursday.
In 2006, that project had one purpose — to ensure Amazon would avoid taxes on its European profits, Loewenthal said.
Under that plan, “Luxembourg provided a measure to Amazon by which Amazon could exempt the vast majority of its European profit from taxation in return for investments in Luxembourg, thus affecting intra EU trade and distorting competition,” he said. “That is the very definition of fiscal state aid.”
The EU’s executive arm is appealing a painful defeat inflicted by a lower court, which overturned a decision to force the firm to pay back $265 million of tax breaks regulators deemed to be an unfair subsidy.
The 2021 defeat marked the second big blow to Margrethe Vestager, who has made tax fairness a key part of her tenure as EU competition commissioner. The same judges a year earlier also toppled a record tax bill for Apple. Vestager’s crackdown against the Silicon Valley firms was part of an eight-year EU effort against deals doled out by nations such as Luxembourg, Ireland and the Netherlands to attract multinational companies.
While the amount at stake in the Amazon case is relatively tiny, it marked another important step in potentially shaping the course of pending EU investigations into similar tax arrangements for companies, including Nike and Ikea units.
At Thursday’s hearing, Amazon hit back at the commission, calling its appeal “flawed” and without merit.
“The commission itself acknowledged in the decision that Amazon structure at the time is not at issue and Amazon paid taxes on all of what the commission calls European profits,” said Michel Petite, a lawyer at Clifford Chance, which works for Amazon.
Stellantis’s Fiat last year also won its fight to overturn a 30 million euro tax bill over its arrangements in Luxembourg, after the EU’s top court said the commission’s analysis had been wrong.
A global push for more tax transparency was fueled in 2014 by the so-called Luxleaks revelations by a group of investigative reporters, who published thousands of pages detailing secret tax arrangements between Luxembourg and multinational companies including Walt Disney, Microsoft’s Skype and PepsiCo.
An adviser to the EU court is expected to issue a nonbinding opinion in Thursday’s case June 8. A final ruling is likely to follow several months later. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-tax-structure-like-something-out-of-a-bond-movie-eu-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | 2023-03-16 23:56:44 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon-tax-structure-like-something-out-of-a-bond-movie-eu-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
If you’re concerned about missing your upstart Miami Dolphins on “Thursday Night Football” this week, have no fear.
And no, you don’t have to sign up for Amazon Prime or NFL+ at the last minute, or make plans to head to a sports bar — unless of course you want to.
The Dolphins’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals will be available locally in South Florida for those who do not have either subscription service. The matchup between the undefeated Dolphins and defending AFC champion Bengals will be shown locally on WSFL (The CW) and available on the radio on WQAM 560 and KISS 99.9 Thursday at 8 p.m.
As part of Amazon’s new 11-year agreement with the NFL to carry “Thursday Night Football”, games are available on stations in the markets of the participating teams each week, which is the same policy for games carried on ESPN and NFL Network.
And Bars, restaurants and hotels are able to access the games through a deal with DirecTV.
The $1.2 billion per year the NFL is getting from Amazon for 15 Thursday night games is 80% more than it was received from Fox, which carried most of the Thursday night matchups the previous four seasons.
The Dolphins are off to a surprising 3-0 start. They defeated the New England Patriots in the season opener, had an historic comeback to stun the Ravens in Baltimore, and just pulled out a gritty 21-19 victory Sunday over the Buffalo Bills, who are seemingly everyone’s pick to make the Super Bowl this season.
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s availability in Cincinnati could be in question due to the quick turnaround as he was among several Dolphins to get banged up in the bruising victory over the Bills.
The Bengals (1-2), who lost in the Super Bowl to the Los Angeles Rams in February, are off to slow start. They just won their first game of the season on Sunday, beating the Jets 27-12 in New York. Cincinnati was out of sorts in its first two games of 2022, dropping close games to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys after star quarterback Joe Burrow missed almost all of training camp and the preseason following surgery to remove his appendix.
For those who have an Amazon Prime membership, the game is available on the Prime Video app on televisions, phones and tablets or Amazon.com on computers.
You can also watch the game on your phone or tablet with NFL+, the league’s new streaming service, by taking advantage of the seven-day free trail.
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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Continued investment in workforce includes recognizing exemplary plant, distribution center employees
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Instant Brands, maker of consumer favorites like Instant Pot®, Pyrex® and more, continues to expand its employee rewards program to recognize its plant and distribution center employees' commitment. As part of Instant Brands' continuing investment in its workforce, the company is awarding 10 employees an all-expense paid vacation for two.
Instant Brands will hold two vacation rewards drawings at each of its five U.S.-based field locations over the next six months. The 10 winning employees may each select a predetermined 'warm weather' (Hawaii, Las Vegas, Orlando, San Diego) or 'cold weather' (Alaska, Boston, New York City, Seattle) location within the U.S. for their well-earned getaway.
"Our employees' commitment to helping us deliver our products is something we prioritize and reward within our culture," said Ben Gadbois, President and CEO of Instant Brands. "We appreciate our employees, and our expanded rewards program is designed to evolve so we can best celebrate their contributions in tangible ways."
The first vacation rewards drawings are for best attendance records from March 7 through June 30, 2022. More than 15 percent of Instant Brands' U.S.-based plant and distribution center workforce qualify for the first drawings.
The first vacation rewards drawing was held yesterday at Instant Brands' Byhalia, Miss., distribution center, where 25 of 156 employees qualified for the drawing.
Byhalia-based employee, Angela Savage, won the local drawing. Savage is a Quality Control Inspector with two years of service with Instant Brands. She is a resident of Memphis, Tenn.
Beyond Byhalia, Instant Brands will hold vacation drawings in the coming weeks at each of the company's additional U.S. manufacturing and distribution centers. The second round of vacation rewards drawings are for best attendance records from July 1 – Dec. 31, 2022, and winners will be announced in early 2023. As part of the company's 2021 recognition program, Instant Brands gave five employees a new 2022 Jeep Compass.
Instant Brands continues to grow its workforce to keep pace with consumer demand. To learn more about employment opportunities, visit Careers – Instant Brands.
Instant Brands designs, manufactures and markets a global portfolio of innovative and iconic consumer lifestyle brands: Instant®, Pyrex®, Corelle®, Corningware®, Snapware®, Chicago Cutlery®, ZOID® and Visions.® With people-first and purpose-driven solutions in mind, Instant Brands is reimagining how people live, eat, connect, and play inside the home—and in the spaces where people gather. The Cornell Capital-backed company is headquartered in Downers Grove, Ill., and employs more than 2,000 people across four continents. Today, Instant Brands' products are in millions of homes worldwide. For more information visit Instant Brands or join the community at LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Gardening is widely regarded as a moderate to strenuous form of exercise. All that bending, lifting, digging and hauling burns calories and builds muscle.
But it can also strain backs and leave even the fittest among us aching the next day. And when we’re less fit, or have arthritis, a limited range of motion or other mobility issues, the once-pleasurable pastime can seem impossible.
But there’s no need to throw in the trowel.
Before heading out for a weeding or planting session, I wrap heating pads around my neck and lower back, which are my personal Achilles heels. Five minutes is usually all it takes to loosen my muscles. Sometimes, I apply disposable, stick-on pads like those made by ThermaCare to whatever happens to hurt at the moment and wear them while I work. A few minutes of pre-gardening gentle stretching helps, too.
A little forethought can go a long way toward saving your strength and energy. For instance, collecting all the tools you anticipate needing before you begin your work will cut down on unnecessary trips to and from the shed. While you’re in there, be sure to store the heaviest items on waist-height shelves for the easiest and safest retrieval.
Sometimes, simple postural adjustments like remembering to bend at the knees when lifting bags of mulch or standing with your feet shoulder-width apart to maintain good balance are all you need. But if bending has become too difficult, or if you garden while seated, grow plants in waist- or chair-height raised beds or vertically in towers, wall-affixed planting units or trellises.
Using a wheelbarrow instead of carrying heavy supplies sounds like a no-brainer, but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve overestimated my ability and paid dearly for it. When carrying by hand, hug heavy objects like filled containers to your chest, keeping your back as straight as possible. Better yet, set pots in place while they’re empty, then fill them.
My flower garden contains mostly perennials, because I prefer them and also because they don’t need replanting every year as annuals do. That cuts my work – and bending – a great deal. Plus, perennials, which return year after year, typically cost more at the outset but, over time, are more cost-effective than buying new annuals every spring.
Scoot around the yard on a rolling garden seat, or use a padded kneeler to cushion the earth. Many adaptive tools available these days can make raking, hoeing or tending to other chores easier, too. If you haven’t shopped around in a while, you might be surprised by the ergonomic options available.
Corona, Fiskars and other leading brands make tools with extendable-reach handles that eliminate bending and facilitate gardening in a wheelchair. Rotoshovel, a battery-powered, “hand-held automatic shovel” that won a 2022 AmericanHort Retailer’s Choice award, makes easy work of digging small holes for plants and bulbs.
And if you have hand pain or difficulty holding onto things, many tools now come with easy-grip handles. Foam grips and wraps also are sold separately to accommodate a wide range of older tools you might already own.
Most importantly, pace yourself. Limit gardening sessions to between 60 and 90 minutes. Remember, home wasn’t built in a day.
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Sylvester Stallone says he was worried that filming his new reality show would be embarrassing 'every day'
Stallone said his family's new reality show would be the 'ultimate home movie'
Sylvester Stallone admitted that he was worried filming his new Paramount+ reality show would be embarrassing "every day."
The 76-year-old actor is starring in an upcoming family reality series alongside his wife Jennifer Flavin, 54, and daughters Sophia, 26, Sistine, 24, and Scarlet, 20, that was created by the producers of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."
"I’d think, ‘Why do I need to do this crap, seriously?'" Stallone told ET Canada in an interview published on Thursday.
He continued, "So you had to set parameters. No one’s coming into the bathroom and watching you brush your teeth."
SYLVESTER STALLONE FILMS ‘TULSA KING’ PARAMOUNT SERIES IN NEW YORK
"You have to stay in this room," the "Rocky" star added. "And it worked out."
Stallone went on to say that "99 percent" of the show was for "my daughters to explore their lives, to see it, chronicle it and I'll manifest myself here and there."
"I want to get real with my daughters," he noted. "I actually want to have footage of that."
The "Tulsa King" actor explained that though filming the series was "uncharted waters" for him, he found it "interesting" to give fans a look at his home life.
"I would love to have seen stars, growing up, seeing stars like, ‘Oh, here’s Brando at home making eggs and goofing around.' That’s interesting," he said.
"They’re actually human. They don’t walk around with sunglasses and people putting makeup on all day and learning lines. They really do silly, repetitive, goofy things that we all do in life. That kind of thing."
Stallone praised "The Osbournes", the MTV reality show that followed the family life of Black Sabbath founder Ozzy Osbourne, for its authenticity.
"I think the first one that really hit it right was Ozzy Osbourne," he said. "He just didn’t care. ‘My dog craps on the floor, I’m not some superstar’."
Last month, Stallone announced the reality show in a video that he shared on his brother Frank's Instagram page. In the clip, he said, "It's done by Bunim-Murray, who were the force behind the Kardashians and it's a very, very strong line-up."
"This is going to be incredible," he added. "I am in a reality show, I'm popping in and out."
Stallone said that he was motivated to participate in the show because he wanted to spend time with his family. "And what's better?" he said. "When you have to deal with each other all day long and it's going to be on film. I'll be there forever in one form or another with the family."
Earlier this month, Stallone told The Hollywood Reporter that his biggest regret was not spending more time with his family due to his busy career. "That’s one of the reasons I wanted to do the reality show that I’ve been taking a lot of s**t for," he explained.
The actor told the outlet that the unscripted series was going to be "the ultimate home movie."
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Stallone also revealed that his brief split from Flavin will be included in the show. In August, the former model filed for divorce from the actor after 25 years of marriage. However, the pair announced that they had reconciled at the end of September.
"Of course it’s part of the show," he said. "It’s the John Lennon thing: ‘Life is what happens when you’re making other plans.’ Hopefully, you’re involved with people who understand the foibles of life and the fragility of it and how rare a real good relationship is."
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency:
- Today, the FDA warned health care professionals to be cautious of possible xylazine inclusion in fentanyl, heroin, and other illicit drug overdoses, as naloxone may not be able to reverse its effects. Xylazine is FDA-approved for use in animals as a sedative and pain reliever; however, FDA is aware of increasing reports of serious side effects from individuals exposed to fentanyl, heroin and other illicit drugs contaminated with xylazine.
- On November 7-8, the FDA is hosting two connected public workshops with the National Institutes of Health "Diagnostic and Monitoring Medical Devices for Opioid Use" and "Risk Prediction Devices of Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder – Opportunities and Challenges." The purpose of these two workshops is to promote medical device innovation through discussions with stakeholders about important factors to inform the conduct of clinical studies for diagnosing, monitoring, and managing individuals across the spectrum of opioid use disorder. CDRH hopes the valuable information gleaned from the discussions with patients, caregivers, health care providers, device innovators, researchers and other stakeholders during this workshop will help drive innovation forward in this important area. You can read the full statement here.
- On Monday, the FDA warned consumers that aspirin-containing antacid medicines to treat heartburn, sour stomach, acid indigestion or upset stomach can cause stomach or intestinal bleeding in some people. Aspirin is commonly used to reduce pain and fever, but it can increase the risk of bleeding, including in the stomach and digestive tract.
- On November 4, the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration's (IFSAC) newest annual report, "Foodborne illness source attribution estimates for 2020 for Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157, and Listeria monocytogenes using multi-year outbreak surveillance data, United States," was issued. IFSAC is a collaboration between the CDC, the FDA, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
- On November 4, the FDA released information regarding bebtelovimab's expected reduced activity against certain emerging Omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2. Bebtelovimab is not expected to neutralize Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1. There are several treatments that are authorized or approved to treat certain patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 which are expected to retain activity against currently circulating variants, including Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1.
At this time, bebtelovimab remains authorized in all U.S. regions until further notice by the FDA. Prescribers should monitor CDC regional variant frequency data and refer to the Antiviral Resistance information in the Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet for details regarding specific variants and resistance against SARS-CoV-2 variants in your area.
- On November 1, the FDA convened a virtual public meeting of the CDRH Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee to share information and perspectives from interested parties about ongoing concerns that pulse oximeters may be less accurate in individuals with darker skin pigmentations. The FDA is reviewing the committee's recommendations and will consider additional actions as needed. The FDA will share with the public any additional updates to the information and recommendations in our safety communication.
- COVID-19 testing updates:
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TX Brownsville TX Zone Forecast for Sunday, October 16, 2022
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National Weather Service Brownsville TX
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
TXZ253-172100-
Southern Hidalgo-
Including the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission,
and Weslaco
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A slight
chance of showers this morning, then showers likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to northeast 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. Locally
heavy rainfall possible. Much cooler with lows in the mid 50s.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Much cooler.
Less humid with highs in the lower 60s. Temperature falling into
the upper 50s in the afternoon. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 70s.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ255-172100-
Inland Cameron-
Including the cities of Brownsville and Harlingen
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers this morning, then
showers likely this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
Temperature falling into the mid 80s this afternoon. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to northeast 15 to 20 mph this
afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Locally heavy rainfall possible. Much cooler with lows in the
upper 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Locally heavy
rainfall possible. Breezy and much cooler. Less humid with highs
in the mid 60s. Temperature falling into the upper 50s in the
afternoon. North winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 80s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid
80s. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ355-172100-
Coastal Cameron-
Including the cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers this morning, then
showers likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to northeast 15 to 20 mph this
afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Locally heavy rainfall possible. Windy, cooler with lows in the
mid 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 30 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Locally heavy rainfall possible. Windy and much cooler. Less
humid with highs in the upper 60s. Temperature falling into the
lower 60s in the afternoon. North winds 25 to 30 mph. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy and breezy and less humid with
lows in the mid 50s. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to
35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid
80s. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ455-172100-
Cameron Island-
Including the cities of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers this morning, then
showers likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers with thunderstorms likely after midnight. Locally
heavy rainfall possible. Windy with lows around 70. Northeast
winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Locally heavy rainfall possible. Windy, cooler with highs around
70. Temperature falling into the mid 60s in the afternoon. North
winds around 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy and windy and less humid. Near
steady temperature in the upper 60s. North winds 20 to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the lower 70s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs
in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Near steady
temperature in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ252-172100-
Starr-
Including the cities of Rio Grande City and Roma
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers this morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to northeast 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. Locally
heavy rainfall possible. Much cooler. Less humid with lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Much cooler.
Less humid with highs in the lower 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 70s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 50. Highs
around 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ254-172100-
Inland Willacy-
Including the city of Raymondville
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers this morning, then
showers likely this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
Temperature falling into the lower 80s this afternoon. East winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to northeast 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Locally heavy
rainfall possible. Breezy and much cooler with lows in the mid
50s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the
morning. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the morning. Breezy
and much cooler. Less humid with highs in the mid 60s.
Temperature falling into the upper 50s in the afternoon. North
winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ354-172100-
Coastal Willacy-
Including the city of Port Mansfield
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers this morning, then
showers likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature
falling into the lower 80s this afternoon. East winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to northeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Locally heavy
rainfall possible. Breezy and much cooler with lows in the upper
50s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance
of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Locally heavy
rainfall possible. Windy and much cooler. Less humid with highs
in the mid 60s. Temperature falling into the lower 60s in the
afternoon. North winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs
in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 80s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ248-172100-
Zapata-
Including the city of Zapata
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms this morning, then mostly cloudy with
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
Cooler with highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall
possible. Much cooler. Less humid with lows in the mid 50s.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Much cooler. Less humid with highs in the lower 60s.
North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs around 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ249-172100-
Jim Hogg-
Including the city of Hebbronville
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers this morning, then showers likely this afternoon.
Cooler with highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Locally heavy rainfall possible. Much cooler. Less humid with
lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Much cooler with highs in the upper 50s. North winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 70s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ250-172100-
Brooks-
Including the city of Falfurrias
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly this morning.
Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Locally heavy rainfall possible. Much cooler. Less humid with
lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Much cooler.
Less humid with highs in the lower 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 70s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ353-172100-
Northern Hidalgo-
Including the city of San Manuel
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers this morning, then
showers likely this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. Locally
heavy rainfall possible. Much cooler. Less humid with lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Much cooler.
Less humid with highs in the lower 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 70s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ251-172100-
Inland Kenedy-
Including the city of Sarita
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 80s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Locally heavy rainfall possible. Much cooler. Less humid with
lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Much cooler.
Less humid with highs in the lower 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 70s.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ351-172100-
Coastal Kenedy-
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers this morning, then showers likely this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Locally
heavy rainfall possible. Breezy and much cooler with lows in the
upper 50s. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Breezy and
much cooler. Less humid with highs in the lower 60s. North winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 80s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows
around 70. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ454-172100-
Willacy Island-
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers this morning, then
showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to northeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Locally heavy
rainfall possible. Windy, cooler with lows in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Locally heavy
rainfall possible. Very windy and much cooler. Less humid. Near
steady temperature in the upper 60s. North winds 25 to 35 mph
with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Breezy with lows in the lower 60s. North winds
20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the lower 70s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 80s.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ451-172100-
Kenedy Island-
357 AM CDT Mon Oct 17 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Breezy
with highs in the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
northeast 15 to 25 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Locally heavy
rainfall possible. Windy, cooler with lows in the lower 60s.
Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of
rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy and
much cooler. Less humid. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s.
North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Breezy with lows in the upper 50s. North winds
20 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the lower 70s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 60. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 80s.
Lows around 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
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Oregon's Department of Justice has reached a nearly $700 million settlement with Monsanto for PCB contamination. It's the largest environment-related settlement in the state's history.
Copyright 2022 Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon's Department of Justice has reached a nearly $700 million settlement with Monsanto for PCB contamination. It's the largest environment-related settlement in the state's history.
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PARIS (AP) — New wildfires raging in southwestern France have torn through over 1,000 hectares of land and forced the evacuation of residents amid record temperatures for September.
Fires that began to rage Monday caused the evacuation of over 500 people in the Gironde region, as a smaller blaze burned south of Bordeaux, near Dax, where temperatures reached 39C (102F).
Strong winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters, who struggled to extinguish the flames throughout the night into Tuesday with little success. The fires are still uncontained.
Two Canadair aircraft specialized in firefighting — that already saw considerable work over the hot summer months in southern France — have been deployed to help, alongside helicopters and a Dash plane.
French weather agency Meteo France announced Monday it had recorded record temperatures for the month of September — especially in the southwest due to a heatwave rising up from Morocco. Mercury hit 39.1 degrees Celsius (102.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the southwestern Landes region. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/international/ap-new-wildfires-hit-southwestern-france-amid-record-heat/ | 2022-09-13 20:37:12 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/international/ap-new-wildfires-hit-southwestern-france-amid-record-heat/ |
Mayfield Heights barber college mourns death of colleague
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A popular barber college instructor was killed in a multi-vehicle accident on I-90 in Cleveland on Dec. 2.
Matthew Flowers, 26, worked at LaBarberia Institute of Hair in the Golden Gate Shopping Center in Mayfield Heights.
According to Cleveland police, Flowers, 26, was eastbound on I-90 near W. 41st Street, when he crashed into the median wall.
Police said Flowers then exited his Dodge Challenger on the highway.
The driver of a Jeep Cherokee, also heading eastbound on I-90, hit both Flowers and the Dodge Challenger and went off the right side of the road.
A Honda Accord then crashed into the back of Flowers’ car. The impact pushed the Dodge Challenger into a semi-truck.
When police arrived on the scene, they said Flowers was trapped underneath the Honda Accord.
Flowers was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the drivers of the Jeep and the semi were not injured, but the driver of the Honda, a 22-year-old man, was transported to MetroHealth Medical Center with serious injuries.
Co-workers said Flowers “played an important role as an instructor here at La Barberia and this is a huge loss for our community. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this time.”
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All Lafayette Parish public high schools — with the exception of Southside High — will now be considered select after the LHSAA Executive Committee voted 16-5 to adopt a new definition of a select school.
The new definition, adopted Thursday, potentially will expand the number of select schools in the state from 109 to nearly 200.
“I’m not surprised really,” Southside head football coach Josh Fontenot said. “Once you read what LHSAA was defining select as, most of LPSS schools fall under that description.”
In addition to a definition deeming private schools, full magnet schools and laboratory schools as select, Option 2 states all charter schools, all schools with magnet programs or magnet components, and parishes with open-enrollment policies be considered select as well.
Every LPSS high school has an open-enrollment academy except for Southside. The magnet academies, called schools of choice when they were created more than 20 years ago, were initially designed to increase diversity. Today the school system touts the program as a way to "allow students to match their interests to their school experiences."
The 19 academies across 21 schools offer curricula designed around a specialized theme or academic focus such as language immersion, arts, business and STEM.
Lafayette Parish football coaches were unsurprised by the change and some seemed to be expecting it.
“It doesn’t bother me,” Comeaux High head football coach Eric Holden said. “I think what the LHSAA is trying to do is make sure we have a more balanced playoff system. But honestly, I don’t pay attention to any of this stuff. I’m a competitor and I’m willing to compete against whoever we have to compete against. My principal and our athletic director know how I am ‘anytime, anywhere.’ That’s just how I am.”
Acadiana High Wreckin’ Rams head football coach Matt McCullough echoed the sentiments expressed by Holden.
“I don’t think it matters that much,” McCullough said. “It’s not that big of a deal to me. We don’t worry about this stuff. Whether we are select or non-select, we are going to have the same process — scrimmage, jamboree, play 10-game schedule and hopefully have a chance to play for a state championship. It doesn’t matter to us; we’ll play in whatever bracket they want to put us in.”
When asked if he agreed with the LHSAA’s decision, McCullough responded quickly, “yeah.”
“I don’t have any gripes about it,” McCullough said. “The ultimate goal is to get everyone together.”
“I think that if a school has the ability to admit a student outside of their zone, then they should be a select school,” said Fontenot, whose school will be the only public high school in the parish. “We don’t have that at Southside. If we ever do get an academy, then I would fully expect us to be a select school.”
Some believe Thursday’s ruling could be another step toward ending the split altogether, as it is possible some public schools who previously voted in favor of the split and are now being moved to the select side, could change their vote the next time around.
“I think it could be a step toward that,” McCullough said. “I think people could flip their vote next time around, but I just don’t know if it will be enough. We are always going to vote to come back together.”
St. Thomas More head boys’ basketball coach Danny Broussard said it could be a move towared brinigng all the schools back together.
“There are going to be a lot more schools in select now, so it could help us come back together," he said. "I’ve never been a fan of the split because I want us to be together. I’m in favor of competition.”
Broussard said this new definition is more clear. Previously, a school's status was based on percentage of enrollment that was outside of zone.
“I’m old school and to me if you pay tuition, you are private and if you don’t then you are public,” Broussard said. “But this makes more sense than the previous definition we had. It’s going to make for better competition.”
Lafayette Christian Academy head football coach Trev Faulk, whose school made the decision to play up to Division II and join District 5-4A, isn’t sure what the new ruling is going to mean for them.
“I’m still gathering information and learning more about what was all passed Thursday,” Faulk said. “I saw where someone had us projected to be in Division III, but our expectation was to be in Division II. So, we will see how it all unfolds.”
Open-enrollment schools have the choice to change their designation by June 22 and the LHSAA will release an official breakdown list of select/nonselect schools in the coming days.
“At the end of the day, as coaches and players we just want to go lineup and compete,” Faulk said. “So many of us play against each other in the regular season and in district. We just want to play.”
“I’ve learned a long time ago that complaining about things seldom changes anything,” Holden said. “Have a plan and address what is in front of you. Life isn’t fair.” | https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/sports/high_schools/article_b55c60ec-e351-11ec-9247-47c03dfcab15.html | 2022-06-03 16:44:11 | 1 | https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/sports/high_schools/article_b55c60ec-e351-11ec-9247-47c03dfcab15.html |
LONDON, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 16th Global Dairy Congress was held in London, UK on June 21-22. Widely considered a "weathervane" of industrial innovation, the World Dairy Innovation Awards announced its 2023 winners during the Congress. Thanks to its comprehensive and balanced strengths in innovation, Yili was able to take home 18 awards, including Winner of the Children's dairy product and Packaging design, 14 Finalist Awards and 2 Commended Awards.
"'World Integrally Sharing Health (WISH)' has always been Yili's vision. Yili has been pursuing a high-quality development model driven by innovation and embracing a New Vision for Value Creation. We shall continue to provide world consumers with nutritious and healthy products that serve their full life-cycle," said Dr. Yun Zhanyou, Vice President of Yili Group.
Stay consumer-centered and safeguard health throughout people's entire life-cycle
Receiving awards under multiple categories of the World Dairy Innovation Awards, including liquid milk, yogurt, milk powder, and ice cream, among others, Yili fully demonstrated its balanced innovation achievements across different categories of healthy food.
As the bedrock of Yili's business, liquid milk products delivered eye-catching results during the Congress. Satine PRO UF Milk Limited Edition of Blue and White Porcelain was announced the Winner of Packaging design.
Emerging as one of the secondary growth poles of Yili, the Group's cheese products also achieved incredible results at the 2023 World Dairy Innovation Awards ceremony. Yili's Yijiahao Cheese Bomb became the Winner of the Children's dairy product.
In terms of ice cream products, Yili's overseas brand Joyday ice cream earned the Commended Award under the CSR/sustainability initiative category for its outstanding activities devoted to supporting public welfare.
Yili's strengths in innovation are highly recognized worldwide, as evidenced by the endorsement given by world-class awards for its work
As Yili continues to enhance its innovation strengths, the Group is rapidly expanding the global reach of its influence throughout the industry. In 2022, Yili won six awards, continuing to lead the industry with the highest number of awards received. This year, Yili was proud to be honored with an incredible tally of 18 awards, further highlighting its extraordinary capabilities in innovation.
Yili's innovation efforts feature industry-pioneering R&D inputs and a global innovation network. At present, Yili has established 15 innovation centers in Asia, Europe and Oceania. It has also been continuously extending its cooperation with universities, research institutions and other collaborating partners, to expand its innovative ecosystem.
Looking to the future, Yili will continue to adhere to its New Vision for Value Creation, stay focused on meeting consumer demands and steadily advance its innovative R&D. Committed to fulfilling its responsibilities as an industry leader and realizing its goals around high-quality development, Yili is dedicated to delivering an even wider range of healthy products to global consumers in the years ahead.
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LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anivive named Best Animal Health Company of 2022 by S&P Global's Head of Animal Health for its annual North America award. Animal Health Connect by S&P Global, the most widely read publication reporting on the animal health industry, announced the award winners on December 19, 2022.
As a startup, Anivive is honored to receive the industry's top award typically reserved for established industry players and join a list of past recipients that include Zoetis, Merck, and IDEXX.
CEO and Co-Founder of Anivive, Dylan Balsz, said, "We are thrilled to receive this award and thankful to the panel of judges for recognizing our team's hard work and dedication. We have always had a heads down approach to R&D and see this as testament to the belief that hard work speaks for itself."
S&P Global's Head of Animal Health, Joseph Harvey stated, "Although [Anivive] didn't nominate itself for this category, the judges thought this award suited the business" and that Anivive showed the most significant growth and innovation in 2022. Mr. Harvey also cited Anivive's discovery software, clinical trial platform, and ability to successfully develop and monetize products across an array of unmet needs as reasons for the award.
The Awards highlighted Anivive milestones across three areas in 2022:
Commercial Launch
- 1st Oral Tablet to treat Canine Lymphoma received FDA Conditional Approval
- Commercial Partnership with Dechra for sales and distribution
Regulatory Milestones
- 1st Anti-Fungal Vaccine: efficacy data published and established final formulation
- 1st Anti-Viral: FDA acceptance of feline efficacy for conditional approval to treat FIP
- 1st Hemangiosarcoma Treatment: canine efficacy data submitted to FDA for conditional approval
Software Validation
- 1st Clinical Trial Recruitment Platform: successful rollout of AniviveTRIAL to accelerate studies
- 1st Drug Repurposing Platform: commercial validation of AniviveSELECT for identifying human therapeutics to treat pets
This award recognizes Anivive's commitment to extending the lives of pets by developing software and cutting-edge therapeutics for an affordable price. Anivive remains on track to become profitable in 2022.
The Animal Health Awards are granted by a panel of industry expert judges to honor the achievements of companies who have had an outsized impact on the industry over the last 12 months.
Anivive is a pet pharmaceutical company at the intersection of biotech, AI, software, and veterinary medicine. Our proprietary software platform accelerates the development of new, affordable treatments for life-threatening diseases in pets. Anivive's pipeline includes 8+ first-in-class therapeutics for three critical areas: Oncology, Anti-Virals and Anti-Fungal Vaccines. Please visit www.anivive.com
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Philadelphia strip club reveals how much Bad Bunny spent in 2 hours
Bad Bunny sure knows how to make an entrance.
The más popular Puerto Rican singer and rapper spent about $50,000 in two hours in a Philadelphia strip club Saturday night.
Bad Bunny was in town for his Sunday night headlining spot at the Made in America Festival on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, BB and his posse arrived at the Sin City Cabaret in Southwest Philly at about 12:30 am and stayed until closing at 2:30 am.
Club owner Gus Drakopoulos told the Inquirer that the party just wanted to chill and hang out, which they did in the Sin City VIP area.
"He's a spender. He wants to have a good time", Drakopoulos told the Inquirer.
Just how did Bad Bunny spend so much money, so quickly? The paper said the club owner told them Bad Bunny split up the money between his five to ten friends who gave about $45,000 to the 20 or 30 dancers and spent the rest on drinks.
Bad Bunny certainly has the money to spend.
He's coming off the success of his chart-topping album, “Un Verano Sin Ti,” last weekend’s VMAs artist of the year award, and two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium.
Sunday's jammed appearance at Made in America is described by Variety as a "high, inventive level of artistry or the intensity of the Spanish-speaking, Puerto Rican-flag-waving crowds who adore him".
Back at Sin Cty, the owner confirms that $50K is the biggest one-night spend by anyone in the club's two years open in Philly.
There was another Sin City club in the Bronx where rapper Cardie B supposedly danced for a few years before she became successful and left the business, but that location has closed.
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Exterior building services company, The Valcourt Group, expands its service area with the acquisition of Southern California-based South Shore Building Services
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Valcourt Group, the leading provider of waterproofing, window cleaning, and facade restoration services, is excited to announce its recent acquisition of South Shore Building Services. This strategic move further solidifies The Valcourt Group's position as an industry leader while expanding its footprint within Los Angeles, Orange Country, and San Diego.
The Valcourt Group, originally a small window washing company in Washington DC, has grown into the premier provider of comprehensive building maintenance solutions. With a strong focus on safety standards and unwavering commitment to superior service, The Valcourt Group now offers services in 27 states, catering to a diverse range of clients.
South Shore Building Services, founded by Ty Eubanks in 1979 during his high school years, has earned a stellar reputation for excellence in the industry. Starting with humble beginnings and armed with a bucket, squeegee, and ladder, Ty's passion for delivering exceptional service propelled his business to serve prestigious homes in Newport and Laguna Beach. Over the years, South Shore has expanded its operations and emerged as a leading commercial building maintenance company.
"South Shore is, and will continue to be, a family-run company that shares our culture of service excellence and uncompromising safety," says The Valcourt Group CEO, Eric Crabb. "This partnership, along with the Valcourt Group's acquisition of HSG in 2021, will continue reinforcing our already strong presence in Southern California while expanding our geographic reach to new cities in the market."
"We are excited for this new opportunity and to watch the next generation of Eubanks lead South Shore into an exciting and successful future, says South Shore Founder Ty Eubanks. "South Shore will continue operating with the same team members and under the same name our customers have come to know and trust for many years."
Ty and his team are actively involved in industry associations, such as Power Washers of North America (PWNA) and The International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) https://www.pwna.org/, https://www.pwna.org/exemplifying their dedication to advancing safety standards and training within the industry. Ty currently serves as the President of PWNA, while his son, Conner Eubanks, is on the Executive Board of Directors of the IWCA, tirelessly working to enhance power washing and window cleaning safety practices.
South Shore Building Services proudly serves an impressive portfolio of marquee buildings, their commitment to excellence and client satisfaction has positioned them as a trusted partner in the industry.
The Valcourt Group's acquisition of South Shore Building Services reflects its continued dedication to expanding its service capabilities and delivering unparalleled solutions to clients. With the shared values of excellence, safety, and customer-centricity, this union is set to create new opportunities and drive even greater success in the building maintenance industry.
ABOUT THE VALCOURT GROUP
The Valcourt Group specializes in waterproofing, window cleaning, façade restoration, and other essential exterior building maintenance services for Class-A commercial offices, high-rise residential condominiums, hospitality businesses, healthcare facilities, and other clients. A merger of legacy Valcourt Building Services and JOBS Group business, the Valcourt Group has grown its service offerings, employee base, and regional coverage. For more information please visit www.valcourt.group.
ABOUT SOUTH SHORE BUILDING SERVICES
South Shore Building Services, Inc. provides the Southern California commercial real estate industry with services to protect the asset of the property owner while increasing tenant satisfaction. Through utilizing the best products, methods, and techniques available, we provide the highest quality service and instill the greatest customer confidence levels in the Southern California property services industry. To learn more, please visit www.southshoreinc.com.
For media inquiries or further information, please contact:
Kathleen Garska
Director of Marketing
The Valcourt Group
Kgarska@Valcourt.net
(979) 665-8823
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Memorial Stadium hosted a playoff soccer triple header on Friday. It was a trio of class 4A games.
First, the Burkburnett girls team battled Canyon, then the Old High boys welcomed West Plains and last but not least Hirschi matched up against Borger.
M.J. Baird brings you the highlights from all three games.
Plus, softball and baseball district games were played at the WFISD athletic complex.
Check out the action from Hirschi vs Wichita Falls in softball, and Wichita Falls vs Sanger in baseball. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/local-sports/playoff-soccer-at-memorial-stadium-plus-district-play-in-softball-and-baseball-march-24-2023/ | 2023-03-25 06:37:38 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/local-sports/playoff-soccer-at-memorial-stadium-plus-district-play-in-softball-and-baseball-march-24-2023/ |
World-renowned musical acts headline performances in Charleston, South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit One Bank, a leading financial services company, continues a star-studded lineup of major musical acts and performances at Credit One Stadium throughout the summer and fall.
The 2022 concert series represents the first of many public events on deck at the recently renovated Credit One Stadium, which opened to the public in April during the Credit One Charleston Open tennis tournament.
The two-year renovation of Credit One Stadium included the addition of 16 state-of-the-art suites, a 75,000-square foot Stage House and lounge, expanded spectator capacity from 7,000 to 11,000 seats, and upgrades to amenities throughout the complex.
Credit One Stadium has already hosted major musical acts including Zac Brown Band, Miranda Lambert, The Lumineers, Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews Band.
Upcoming shows in the 2022 concert series include:
- July 14: Dierks Bentley: Beers On Me Tour
- July 23: Thomas Rhett: Bring The Bar To You Tour
- August 23: Santana: Miraculous Supernatural Tour
- August 30: The Black Keys: The Dropout Boogie Tour
- September 2: Sam Hunt: Special Guests Ryan Hurd & Lily Rose
- September 11: OneRepublic + NEEDTOBREATHE: Never Ending Summer Tour
- September 13: Elton John
- October 16: Shawn Mendes Wonder: The World Tour
"Music is a universal language that brings people together to celebrate what they love," said John Coombe, senior vice president of marketing at Credit One Bank. "The top-tier acts choosing to perform at Credit One Stadium are proof of the quality of accommodations that our venue offers."
For more information about the Credit One Stadium concert series, visit CreditOneStadium.com/events/.
About Credit One Bank
Credit One Bank, N.A. is a financial services company based in Las Vegas. Driven by data, Credit One Bank offers a full range of credit cards and other financial products and services. Founded in 1984, Credit One Bank is one of the fastest-growing credit card providers in the United States. Credit One Bank is the Official Credit Card of NASCAR®, the Las Vegas Raiders, the Vegas Golden Knights, and Best Friends Animal Society®, and is a proud partner of WWE®. Learn more at CreditOneBank.com and on social media (@CreditOneBank) on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mizzen Capital, a New York based private-debt, SBIC fund, has deployed AIO Logic's loan and portfolio management platform, AXIS.
AXIS by AIO Logic is an end-to-end loan and portfolio management platform designed for the complex needs of SMB and middle-market lenders. AXIS by AIO Logic delivers unprecedented data integration, automation, and analytics throughout the loan lifecycle.
In addition to AXIS's core functionality, AIO has developed specialized qualification and reporting tools for SBIC lenders. By incorporating origination, underwriting, compliance, servicing, and reporting functionality into a single platform, AXIS by AIO Logic expedites the processes required by commercial lenders and SBIC lenders.
According to AIO CEO George Souri, "We are proud to have earned the trust of Mizzen's proven and deeply experienced leadership. We have worked closely with Mizzen's team to successfully deploy AXIS, and we are thrilled to see the benefits AXIS has been able to provide."
AXIS features top of class data security, and end-to-end data integration, centralization, and automation. As a result, AXIS reduces error rates and costs while by giving users finger-tip visibility into actionable insights and organizational data. AXIS also features a managed deployment process and can be deployed at a fraction of the time and costs of other solutions and multi-platform integrations.
According to Marilyn Adler, Managing Partner at Mizzen Capital: "We needed a platform that could accommodate complex loan structures and reporting requirements. AXIS is the most robust platform we have seen and has exceeded our expectations. We were also able to deploy AXIS in a much shorter time and for thousands of dollars less than other solutions we looked at."
In addition to being the only end-to-end platform designed for small business and middle-market lending, AXIS by AIO Logic is the only AI-enabled commercial loan and portfolio management platform. AXIS's data integration and AI tools automatically monitor key metrics such as borrower financial health, loan level risk, and portfolio risk, empowering lenders to more closely and robustly monitor risk and take pre-emptive action to minimize losses.
According to Elizabeth Karter, Managing Partner at Mizzen Capital: "AXIS's integrated origination, underwriting, servicing, compliance, reporting, and flexible analytics tools have helped us significantly improve efficiency and accuracy throughout our organization. AIO's team has been great to work with, managing each step of our deployment and working closely to support our team during and after deployment. AXIS is significantly ahead of any other platform that we reviewed."
AIO Logic is currently offering personalized demos of the platform to select lenders. Lenders who would like a personalized demo may email info@aiologic.io to make arrangements.
AIO Logic is a financial technology company providing SaaS solutions to SMB and middle market commercial lenders. Their loan and portfolio management platform, AXIS, is the only end to end solution capable of managing the complex requirements and bespoke loan structures of SMB and middle market commercial lending.
Mizzen Capital is a New York based fund primarily investing debt into U.S. based lower middle market companies. We tailor capital structures to fit company's needs and objectives. We prioritize transparency and aligned goals.
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Kid-ing with Kayla: Button obsessions
Children have an innate fascination with pushing buttons as if they hold the power to unlock a world of excitement and discovery. The allure lies in the anticipation of the unknown, the sheer joy of cause and effect.
Whether it’s a simple elevator button, a colorful array on a toy keyboard, or the mesmerizing switches on a control panel, children’s eyes light up with wonder as their little fingers eagerly press down. Each press is like a small triumph, triggering a response, be it a sound, a light, or a movement, which fills them with a sense of accomplishment and delight.
Buttons become gateways to the imagination, igniting curiosity and igniting their thirst for exploration as they joyfully embark on their own adventures with each push. It is a captivating and timeless fascination, reminding us all of the boundless curiosity and endless possibilities of childhood. Take a look at what Kayla has to say about this! | https://www.wishtv.com/news/allindiana/kid-ing-with-kayla-button-obsessions/ | 2023-06-14 22:15:28 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/allindiana/kid-ing-with-kayla-button-obsessions/ |
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