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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Hundreds of activists called on industrialized nations to pay for the impact of climate change and to speed up the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy on Saturday in the largest protest yet at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt.
Protests have mostly been muted at the conference, known as COP27, which is taking place in the seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Activists blamed high cost of travel, accommodation and restrictions in the isolated city for limiting numbers of demonstrators.
The protesters marched through the conference’s ‘Blue Zone,’ which is considered a U.N. territory and ruled by international law. They chanted, sang, and danced in an area not far from where climate talks and negotiations are taking place. The protests came at the end of the first week of the two-week summit, when typically protest action at climate summits is at its biggest.
“Pay for loss and damage now,” said Friday Nbani, a Nigerian environmental activist who was leading a group of African protesters. Many protesters, alongside several vulnerable countries, have called for ‘loss and damage’ payments, or financing to help pay for climate-related harms, to be central to negotiations. “Africa is crying, and its people are dying,” Nbani said.
Protesters also called for drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions being pumped into the atmosphere. Emissions continue to rise but scientists say the amount of heat-trapping gases need to be almost halved by 2030 to meet the temperature-limiting goals of the Paris climate accord.
Activists chanted “keep it in the ground” in reference to their rejection of the continued extraction of fossil fuels.
On Friday, some activists heckled U.S. President Joe Biden’s speech and raised an orange banner that read, “People vs. Fuels” before being removed. One of the activists, Jacob Johns, had his access to the conference revoked as a result.
“It’s just a great way to silence Indigenous voices nationally and globally,” said Johns, a member of the Akimelo’otham and Hopi nations in the United States.
The 39-year-old veteran activist said he went to the speech to protest the U.S.’s new program to encourage more corporate purchases of carbon offsets — a scheme for companies to get credits to pollute by contributing to the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
And what really angered the veteran activist was that Biden mentioned Indigenous knowledge and efforts in his speech.
It was “just a really good big slap in the face to climate action,” Johns said.
Saturday’s rallies also focused on human and gender rights, with protesters saying both are linked to climate justice and called for an end to a crackdown on rights and environmental activists, especially in developing nations.
Activists called for the release of a jailed Egyptian pro-democracy activist, Alaa Abdel-Fattah, whose case grabbed international attention during the conference. His sister, Sanaa Seif, was in the conference campaigning for him to walk free.
“One day I hope my brother will be able to stand here with you and raise his voice, as he has always done for the repressed, the criminalized, the marginalized, and the ignored,” said Asad Rehman, the executive director of War on Want, a London-based anti-poverty charity. He was reading Seif’s remarks.
Abdel-Fattah’s family said he has escalated his hunger strike and stopped drinking water to coincide with the start of the conference. Since then, they have been demanding word on his condition at the prison, and their concerns grew Thursday after authorities told them he was undergoing an undefined medical intervention and blocked a lawyer from seeing him.
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — President Joe Biden has maintained fighting climate change is one of his top priorities, and Democrats are about to approve historic investments in clean energy with a package that’s also expected to reduce health care costs for many Americans.
The U.S. House will vote on the Inflation Reduction Act on Friday, but Democrats like New York Congressman Paul Tonko are already celebrating.
“I think the Inflation Reduction Act is yet another milestone of accomplishment,” Tonko said. “[It] will enable us to do a historic investment in climate change response, $370 billion.”
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said that in addition to helping to slow the planet’s warming, the package Democrats are expected to pass on a party-line vote will also reduce people’s energy bills.
“It provides cheaper, cleaner energy and gives our planet a fighting chance,” he said.
The package of will also extend Affordable Care Act subsidies and reduce health care costs for those on Medicare.
Republicans say new spending is a bad idea and that it will have negative impacts.
“All it is is tax and spending,” said Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.). “Continue to drive inflation, it’s going to raise taxes.”
“Raising taxes when we are in a recession, even if my friends on the other side won’t admit it, violates every good principle of good economics,” added Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.).
One of the biggest provisions in the package would implement is a 15% minimum corporate tax rate, and Democrats say no one who makes under $400,000 a year will see a tax hike. | https://www.fox16.com/washington/washington-dc/u-s-house-set-to-vote-on-historic-package/ | 2022-08-11 21:49:32 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/washington/washington-dc/u-s-house-set-to-vote-on-historic-package/ |
HOW COMMERCIAL INSURERS PUT THE SQUEEZE ON PROVIDERS: Hospitals and health systems in Illinois and around the country find themselves struggling to collect payments for health care they've provided, especially among commercial payors, according to a new report from Chicago-based Crowe Revenue Cycle Analytics.
The report finds that in the first quarter of 2023, commercial payors nationwide initially denied 15.1% of inpatient and outpatient claims compared with a 3.9% denial rate from Medicare.
Illinois providers fare slightly better with commercial insurance. Commercial payors' initial denial rate was 11.6% in Illinois in the first quarter of the year, and Medicare initial denials were 4.4%, said Colleen Hall, managing principal of the health care group at Crowe.
According to the report, about 45% of a typical hospital's patient population has health insurance through a commercial carrier.
Commercial payors, the report states, reimburse providers at a higher amount on a per-case basis compared with traditional Medicare, but failure to pay in a timely manner is directly affecting hospitals' financial performance.
Hall said commercial payors are holding out through denials of care and initial denials that are eventually approved. They also use takebacks, in which payment has been made but reviews of claims are used to take back some of those payments, she said.
"Historically, commercial payors paid claims faster than government plans because there was less red tape, but it is becoming increasingly more difficult for providers to receive payment from these insurers," Hall, managing principal of the health care group at Crowe. "How can we expect hospitals to financially recover when the payors that account for almost half of their business are holding onto a third of their claims payments for more than 90 days?"
"It paints a picture of almost a defeated provider," Hall said.
So more than one-tenth of the time, a provider puts in for reimbursement of patient care, they're told "no" and "it's up to you to figure out where the needle in the haystack is to resubmit a claim," she said. And the time and effort of resubmitting is also very costly and unreimbursed, she said.
Despite that, Crowe tells its clients that the No. 1 thing to learn from the report needs to be: "If your claim is denied, you need to fight for them," Hall said. "Oftentimes that discouragement among providers plays into whether a denial is eventually approved."
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois, the state's largest commercial health insurer, declined to speak to the Illinois-specific figures.
AHIP, America's Health Insurance Plans, did not respond to a request for comment as of Health Pulse deadline. However, the national health insurance advocacy group said in a July 2022 policy report that "too many of our nation's health care dollars are wasted through unnecessary, inappropriate or even harmful care."
"Prior authorization is essential to support patient access to clinically appropriate, evidence-based care. Prior authorization can reduce inappropriate care for patients by catching unsafe or low-value care or care that is not consistent with the latest clinical evidence before it occurs — all of which contribute to unnecessary costs and potential harm to patients."
In acknowledging that the process can be burdensome to providers, AHIP pointed to increasing the adoption of electronic prior authorization as a way to improve the PA process.
Crowe's Hall said the company also provides client hospitals their payor-specific data on denials, and the regional average of denials. Hall said that, armed with data, providers need to go to their payors and say, "I'm not OK with this."
The problem is, "for the most part, there is such a large divide between providers and payors that those conversations are not happening." Though Hall said that some hospitals report strong rapport with insurance companies, productive round-table discussions.
GOHEALTH'S TAKEOVER BID BY ITS CO-FOUNDERS: Health insurance marketplace GoHealth has received a $20-a-share takeover proposal from its two largest shareholders, Centerbridge Partners and NVX Holdings, the company said in a statement late Friday.
The unsolicited proposal is to acquire all the outstanding Class A Common Stock, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
The proposal comes from Clinton P. Jones, CEO of NVX, and Brandon M. Cruz, president of NVX. The two are both co-founders and nonexecutive chairmen of GoHealth's board of directors. Combined, NVX and Centerbridge control 61% of the voting stock.
In June 2022, after GoHealth's stock went into a tailspin, Jones, who was then-CEO, was replaced by Vijay Kotte and Cruz, who was chief strategy officer, became nonexecutive chairman. Read more.
ABBVIE'S RINVOQ GETS CROHN'S DISEASE APPROVAL: North Chicago-based AbbVie has gotten a new U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval for its anti-inflammatory drug Rinvoq.
The approval of Rinvoq as a once-daily pill for moderately to severely active Crohn's disease is the seventh FDA approval for the drug across gastroenterology, rheumatology and dermatology. Rinvoq and another anti-inflammatory drug, Skyrizi, are seen as the revenue-generating successors of AbbVie's Humira, which is losing market share to newly available biosimilars.
"AbbVie recognizes the need for more treatment options for Crohn's disease that can help address both rapid relief of symptoms along with the visible reduction of intestinal lining damage," Dr. Thomas Hudson, AbbVie's senior vice president of research and development and chief scientific officer. "We're pleased that Rinvoq may provide this relief and is now available to treat Crohn's disease."
AbbVie also announced last week that the FDA had approved its lymphoma drug Epkinlytm. AbbVie said it is "the first and only T-cell engaging bispecific antibody for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL.)" The drug was approved the FDA's Accelerated Approval program based on response rate and durability of response, the company said in a statement. DLBCL is a type of aggressive, fast-growing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
"DLBCL is an aggressive cancer type that can rapidly progress and resist treatment. The FDA approval of EPKINLY represents a new treatment mechanism of action for third line DLBCL patients. As a nonchemotherapy, single-agent treatment for DLBCL patients, we hope that EPKINLY can effectively treat this aggressive cancer type and can be used for patient care quickly and in an off the shelf form for physicians," Hudson said in the statement.
ABILITYLAB BRINGS ITS SERVICES TO MINNEAPOLIS SYSTEM: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is forming an alliance with Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis to provide the system's patients with AbilityLab's rehabilitation expertise, the Chicago-based rehab hospital said in a statement.
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab will deploy leaders to work directly with Hennepin Healthcare rehabilitation services leadership and frontline clinical care teams, the statement said. Hennepin Healthcare's rehabilitation team and related inpatient therapy teams and medical staff will remain Hennepin Healthcare employees with no change or interruption in employer affiliation or union status. The system is anchored by HCMC, which is a Level 1 trauma center for both adults and pediatric patient and an acute care teaching hospital and research center in downtown Minneapolis, along with primary care clinics throughout Hennepin County.
"This alliance brings the expertise of the top rehabilitation hospital in the U.S. to patients who come to Hennepin Healthcare from across Minnesota and the region," Jennifer DeCubellis, Hennepin Healthcare CEO said in the statement.
The alliance with Hennepin fits AbilityLab's expansion strategy and adds another teaching and research health care system as a partner, AbilityLab said in the statement.
REOPENING CITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS NOT SO EASY: Mayor Brandon Johnson offered concrete action on caring for Chicagoans with mental illness during his inaugural address last week, but details remain fuzzy over how — and whether — his administration will reopen six city-run mental health care centers, writes Alex Nitkin of the Illinois Answers Project.
"I want to make sure that no one ever has to suffer because they do not have access to mental health services," Johnson said about 30 minutes into his speech. "So let's bring together the private sector, the public sector, the county, the state and the federal government to find the best solutions for delivering these services, including reopening our mental health care centers across the city of Chicago."
"Of course we want (to reopen) the mental health clinics, but I think we also need to reimagine what those clinics can look like," said Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, 33rd, a close ally of the new mayor and the likely next chair of the City Council Committee on Health & Human Services.
"At this point, we have to assess: where is the biggest need?" Rodriguez-Sanchez said. "It might not be the exact same six buildings — or it might. That's something we're going to need to study." Read more.
ABBOTT CATHETER GETS FDA NOD: The FDA has approved another cardiac care device from Abbott Laboratories', the TactiFlex Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled.
The approval came on the same week as FDA approval of the North Chicago company's insertable cardiac monitor, Assert-IQ.
It's the first ablation catheter with a flexible tip and contact force technology, which "can result in reduced procedure times and better safety when compared to the company's previous-generation catheters," Abbott said in a statement last week.
The catheter is designed for use with Abbott's heart mapping system EnSite X EP System to perform an ablation procedure to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib).
"Abbott is leading the way in helping doctors manage common arrhythmias with the most holistic portfolio for this condition in the world," Dr. Christopher Piorkowski, chief medical officer of Abbott's electrophysiology business. "The EnSite X EP System is unmatched in determining the exact location where ablation is required. Coupled with the TactiFlex catheter, patients can now feel even more confident that their procedure will deliver safe and effective results."
AT A GLANCE
Among the health care measures sitting on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk awaiting signature is a measure making behavioral telehealth permanent for Illinois Medicaid recipients. Senate Bill 1913 has been approved by both houses of the General Assembly.
The bill allows Illinois Medicaid patients to continue to receive behavioral health telehealth care remotely. The state already has made delivery of substance use disorder and mental health treatment via telehealth permanent under commercial insurance plans in 2021.
"As soon as Governor Pritzker announced in February the formal end date of his COVID-19 public health emergency orders, the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health leadership knew that the continuance of telehealth services for Medicaid patients would enter an uncertain, unwelcome legal gray area," Illinois Association for Behavioral Health CEO Jud DeLoss said in a statement. "Within hours we had legislation written and swiftly recruited state Sen. Laura Fine and state Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass to serve as legislative champions, who expeditiously advanced the bill."
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has also said it will allow telehealth companies to continue prescribing certain controlled substances for six additional months, beyond the end of the emergency, without requiring an in-person appointment, Crain's sister publication Modern Healthcare reported.
The FTC wants to clarify the health data breach rule. After announcing a settlement with Burr Ridge app developer Easy Healthcare, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a separate news release they want to make changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule to make clear the protections extend to users of digital health apps, Modern Healthcare reports.
While the agency has considered health trackers, apps and other direct-to-consumer companies subject to the rule, proposed changes would codify that digital health companies handling medical information would be treated in many of the same ways as providers. Any unauthorized disclosure would trigger the rule, an agency spokesperson said. That includes companies sharing user data willingly without receiving proper user consent. Experts said the recent enforcement actions likely serve as a warning shot to digital health companies sharing health information.
Federal legislation, co-sponsored by Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly, would work to increase diversity of participants in all National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trials. The NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act would require the NIH to work with clinical trial sponsors to develop clear and measurable recruitment and retention goals and ease some burdensome follow-up requirements, according to a statement from Kelly's office.
"Clinical trials play a crucial role in advancing medical knowledge, improving patient care and promoting better health outcomes for all of us. But the data is clear, marginalized communities are often excluded from the process and are not represented in developing treatments for illnesses that they are dying from disproportionately. We can't address health disparities if we don't know, have all the facts," Kelly said in a statement. "I am reintroducing the NIH Clinical Trial Diversity Act to ensure that all NIH-funded trials deliver effective and inclusive medical solutions to those who need them most. I am proud that this bipartisan and bicameral legislation, with Rep. (Brian) Fitzpatrick, Sen. (Robert) Menendez, and Sen. (Susan) Collins, meets this moment and provides the solutions we need to move our pursuit of health equity forward."
The latest hit to the pharmacy benefit manager industry comes from the National Association of Manufacturers, which has launched a television and digital ad campaign calling for PBMs to pass prescription drug discounts directly to employers and employees. The association say in a statement that PBMs are contributing to skyrocketing costs and driving up the cost of medicine by pocketing discounts from drugmakers instead of passing them along. Health Pulse reported last week about how PBMs face federal scrutiny in Congress and from federal regulators.
Elizabeth Holmes has lost her final request to remain free on bail while she appeals her fraud conviction. Following a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, the Theranos founder last week proposed to report to prison May 30 to begin her 11-year sentence after she was convicted by a jury last year of defrauding investors in the blood-testing startup. Holmes had won a brief pause delaying the start of her prison term while the appeals court considered her request. She can still pursue her appeal of her conviction but must do so from prison. Read more.
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
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American Board of Medical Specialties has named Bill Sivrais to oversee the board's technology strategy, including cybersecurity operations, data procurement, protection and reporting, and provide information technology and data support to its 24 member boards. He previously served as the organization's chief technology officer and director of information technology. | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-pulse/crowe-report-details-how-insurers-deny-medical-claims | 2023-05-22 12:34:03 | 0 | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-pulse/crowe-report-details-how-insurers-deny-medical-claims |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, was charged by prosecutors Tuesday with 305 criminal counts including hate crimes and murder.
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, sat upright in a chair during the hearing and appeared alert. In an earlier court appearance just a few days after the shooting, the defendant's head and face were covered with bruises and Aldrich was slumped over and had to be prompted by attorneys to respond to questions from a judge.
Investigators said Aldrich entered Club Q, a sanctuary for the LGBTQ community in the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, just before midnight on Nov. 19 and began shooting during a drag queen's birthday celebration. The killing stopped after patrons wrestled the suspect to the ground, beating Aldrich into submission, they said.
Aldrich had been held on hate crime charges but prosecutors had said previously they weren't sure if those counts would stick because they needed to assess if there was adequate evidence to show it was a bias motivated crime.
District Attorney Michael Allen had noted that murder charges would carry the harshest penalty - likely life in prison - but also said it was important to show the community that bias motivated crimes are not tolerated if there was evidence to support the charge.
Allen did not detail the charges in Tuesday's hearing but said they included "many counts of bias motivated crimes." He declined at a later news conference to discuss what evidence prosecutors found to back the hate crimes charges.
"We are not going to tolerate actions against community members based on their sexual identity," Allen said. "Members of that community have been harassed, intimidated and abused for too long."
RELATED: Suspect facing murder, hate crime charges in Club Q, Colorado Springs shooting
Judge Michael McHenry ordered the arrest warrant affidavit in the case to be unsealed on Wednesday, over the objections of Aldrich's attorney who said he was concerned about the defendant's right to a fair trial due to publicity surrounding the case.
Aldrich, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns according to defense court filings, was arrested at the club by police. They have not entered a plea or spoken about the events.
Allen said the suspect being nonbinary was "part of the picture" in considering hate crime charges but he wouldn't elaborate.
Experts say someone who is nonbinary can be charged with a hate crime for targeting fellow members of the same group because hate crime laws are focused on the victims, not the perpetrator. But bringing a hate crime case to conviction can be difficult, because prosecutors must prove what motivated the defendant, a higher standard than usually required in court.
Colorado prosecutors will need concrete evidence such as statements Aldrich may have made about the shooting, Frank Pezzella, an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said.
"It's got to be more than he shot up Club Q," he said.
According to witnesses, Aldrich fired first at people gathered at the club's bar before spraying bullets across the dance floor during the attack, which came on the eve of an annual day of remembrance for transgender people lost to violence.
More than a year before the shooting, Aldrich was arrested on allegations of making a bomb threat that led to the evacuation of about 10 homes. Aldrich threatened to harm their own family with a homemade bomb, ammunition and multiple weapons, authorities said at the time. Aldrich was booked into jail on suspicion of felony menacing and kidnapping, but the case was apparently later sealed and it's unclear what became of the charges. There are no public indications that the case led to a conviction.
Ring doorbell video obtained by the AP shows Aldrich arriving at their mother's front door with a big black bag, telling her the police were nearby and adding, "This is where I stand. Today I die."
Matthew Haynes, one of the owners of Club Q, released the following statement:
"We are encouraged by this morning's announcement of formal charges in the heinous and deadly attack at Club Q, as it cements what we already knew: this was a targeted hate crime. The charges also affirm what we as a community demand: hate has no place here in Colorado Springs or anywhere. We are certain the Colorado District Attorney will prosecute and punish this mass murderer to the fullest extent of the law. The tragedy at Club Q shows that words matter and that words have real-world consequences. We continue to call out those who spread disgusting rhetoric and encourage violence against the LGBTQ community, to end this behavior immediately before more people get hurt. And we urge everyone to do what they can to speak up for LGBTQ people and everyone's right to be safe." | https://abc11.com/colorado-springs-anderson-lee-aldrich-shooting-club-q/12533844/ | 2022-12-06 19:04:18 | 0 | https://abc11.com/colorado-springs-anderson-lee-aldrich-shooting-club-q/12533844/ |
Rain moving out after flooding hits Vermont hard and other parts of the Northeast are saturated
ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — A storm that left up to two months’ worth of rain in Vermont and saturated other parts of the Northeast was moving out Tuesday, but more flooding was expected after already cutting off access to some communities, including the main approach to the state capital.
There have been no reports of injuries or deaths related to the Vermont flooding, according to emergency officials. But dozens of roads were closed, including many along the spine of the Green Mountains. And the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings and advisories for much of the state from the Massachusetts line north to the Canadian border.
The slow-moving storm reached New England after hitting parts of New York, where one person died as she was trying to leave her home during flash flooding, and Connecticut on Sunday.
President Joe Biden, who is in Vilnius, Lithuania, attending the annual NATO summit, declared an emergency exists in Vermont and authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help coordinate disaster relief efforts and provide assistance.
The White House will continue to monitor the effects of the flooding, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a briefing Tuesday, urging people in affected areas “to please, please be safe, and follow safety protocols.”
Some communities received between 7 and 9 inches (17.78 centimeters and 22.86 centimeters) of rain by Monday night.
Flooding affected Montpelier, the state capital. Interstate 89, a major highway, was closed in both directions between the Montpelier and Middlesex, and north of Montpelier.
Montpelier Town Manager Bill Fraser warned that the Wrightsville Dam several miles to the north on the North Branch of the Winooski River could exceed capacity. That’s never happened before.
“There would be a large amount of water coming into Montpelier which would drastically add to the existing flood damage,” he said, adding that there are very few evacuation options remaining.
“People in at risk areas may wish to go to upper floors in their houses.”
The city has asked for swift water rescue crews to be moved into the area to assist when possible. Crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to Vermont towns on Monday that had been unreachable since torrents of rain began belting the state.
The teams have done more than 50 rescues, mainly in the southern and central areas of the state, Vermont Emergency Management said Monday night.
“We have not seen rainfall like this since Irene,” Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said, referring to Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. That storm killed six in the state, washed homes off their foundations and damaged or destroyed more than 200 bridges and 500 miles (805 kilometers) of highway.
What’s different is that Irene lasted just about 24 hours, Scott said.
“This is going on. We’re getting just as much rain, if not more. It’s going on for days. That’s my concern. It’s not just the initial damage. It’s the wave, the second wave, and the third wave,” he said.
Shelters were set up at churches and town halls.
Some people canoed to the Cavendish Baptist Church in Vermont, which had turned into a shelter while volunteers made cookies for firefighters working on rescues.
“People are doing OK. It’s just stressful,” shelter volunteer Amanda Gross said.
Vermont Rep. Kelly Pajala said she and about a half dozen others evacuated early Monday from a four-unit apartment building on the West River in Londonderry.
“The river was at our doorstep,” said Pajala. “We threw some dry clothes and our cats into the car and drove to higher ground.”
People in New York and Connecticut were cleaning up from earlier rain. The National Weather Service in Burlington said rain in the northern part of Vermont was expected to lessen Tuesday, but more rain was in the forecast for Thursday.
One of the worst-hit places was New York’s Hudson Valley, where a woman identified by police as Pamela Nugent, 43, died as she tried to escape her flooded home with her dog in the hamlet of Fort Montgomery.
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point was pounded with more than 8 inches (20.32 centimeters) of rain that sent debris sliding onto some roads and washed others out.
Officials say the storm has already wrought tens of millions of dollars in damage.
“Nine inches of rain in this community,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a briefing on a muddy street in Highland Falls. “They’re calling this a ‘1,000 year event.’”
Atmospheric scientists say destructive flooding events are spurred by storms forming in a warmer atmosphere, making extreme rainfall a reality. The additional warming that scientists predict is coming will only make it worse.
The storm also interrupted travel, with hundreds of flight cancellations in the New York area and Boston airports. Amtrak temporarily suspended service between Albany and New York.
Troy Caruso, who owns a golf course, five restaurants and a motel in Ludlow, Vermont, said he’s been checking the damage to his properties and in the town of about 800 people. A supermarket and shopping center were “wiped out,” he said, as was a steakhouse and possibly a burger joint he owned.
“It’s flooded beyond belief,” Caruso said of the town, noting that the 10th hole of his golf course was underwater.
“We just got done cleaning up these properties, flowers planted, the whole nine yards,” he said. “We are going to have to start all over again.”
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Minchillo reported from Highland Falls, New York. Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire; Michael Hill in Albany, New York; and Mark Pratt and Steve LeBlanc in Boston contributed.
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The heaviest rain to hit Atlantic Canada in more than 50 years triggered floods causing “unimaginable” damage, and four people are missing, including two children, officials said on Saturday.
The storm, which started on Friday, dumped more than 10 inches on some parts in just 24 hours — the same amount that usually lands in three months. The resulting floods washed away roads, weakened bridges and swamped buildings.
“We have a scary, significant situation,” said Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, adding that at least seven bridges would have to be replaced or rebuilt.
“The property damage to homes ... is pretty unimaginable,” he told a news conference. Houston said the province would be seeking significant support from the federal government.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Toronto he was very concerned about the floods and promised that Ottawa “will be there” for the province.
Authorities have declared a state of emergency in Halifax, the largest city in Nova Scotia, and four other regions.
The regional municipality in Halifax reported “significant damage to roads and infrastructure” and urged people to stay at home and not use their cars.
Pictures posted on social media from Halifax showed abandoned cars almost covered with flood waters and rescue workers using boats to save people.
Houston, citing police, said two children were missing after the car they were in was submerged. In another incident, a man and a youth were missing after their car drove into deep water.
At one point, more than 80,000 people were without power.
Canadian Broadcasting Corp meteorologist Ryan Snoddon said the Halifax rains were the heaviest since a hurricane hit the city in 1971.
Early on Saturday, authorities in northern Nova Scotia ordered residents to evacuate amid fears that a dam near the St. Croix River system could breach. They later canceled the evacuation order.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister said Tuesday that Russia’s war in Ukraine is a “turning point” in the course of Europe, stressing that any type of outcome that could embolden aggression by other nations on the continent must be avoided.
Greece, which has long-standing disputes with far larger neighbor Turkey that brought them to the brink of war three times in the last half-century, has voiced strong support for Ukraine in its war against the Russian invasion.
“The battle of Ukraine is not just another event on the international scene. It is a turning point in the course of Europe,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
“We owe it today to Ukraine to avert any type of fait accompli which could be imitated tomorrow by new potential trouble-makers,” he said.
Mitsotakis noted he was referring to “the constant aggressive behavior of Turkey,” with which relations have shown increasing strain over the past two years. Although both NATO members, the two countries have decades-old disputes over a series of issues, including territorial claims in the Aegean Sea and energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
Recent quarrels have focused on Greek islands off Turkey’s coast, with Ankara accusing Athens of maintaining a military presence there in violation of treaties. Greece counters it is acting according to international law and is defending its islands in the face of Turkish hostility.
“One thing is certain, we do not need new revisionism and the revival of imperial fantasies,” Mitsotakis said. “And another thing is also certain, Greece will not tolerate any questioning of its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
The Greek prime minister said his country was “keeping our doors shut to threats, keeping our windows open to peaceful contacts. Disputes between nations are resolved based on international law, not through bullying.”
Last Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece of violating its airspace — something which Greece frequently accuses Turkey of doing to its own airspace, and denies violating Turkey’s.
“We don’t have an issue like ‘let’s go to war with Greece, let’s make war.’ But Greece is not standing by their promises,” Erdogan said after Friday prayers, accusing Greece of having violated Turkish airspace 147 times.
“Of course, if you’re going to violate our airspace like this, then what falls on us? My air force will give you the necessary visuals. That’s what our air force is doing,” Erdogan said, adding that “our armed forces are doing their duty and if these airspace violations continue after this, we will continue to do our duty in the same way.”
The Turkish president said the leaders of many NATO countries had tried to reconcile him and Mitsotakis. Erdogan said that “we are not thinking that right now,” but would see what happens in the future and evaluate it then.
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Chicago Sky vs. Washington Mystics: Betting Trends, Record ATS, Home/Road Splits
Sunday's WNBA slate includes the Washington Mystics (6-4) in a home matchup with Marina Mabrey and the Chicago Sky (5-6) at St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena. Game time is 3:00 PM ET.
Washington enters this matchup after an 88-69 victory versus Phoenix. The Mystics' leading scorer was Elena Delle Donne, who finished with 17 points. Led by Mabrey with 36 points and six rebounds last time out, Chicago lost 92-90 versus Indiana.
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Mystics vs. Sky Game Time and Info
- Who's the favorite?: Mystics (-225 to win)
- Who's the underdog?: Sky (+180 to win)
- What's the spread?: Mystics (-5.5)
- What's the over/under?: 155.5
- When: Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 3:00 PM ET
- Where: St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington D.C.
- TV: Twitter, NBCS-DC, and Monumental
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Sky Season Stats
- The Sky score 80.2 points per game and give up 81.9, making them eighth in the WNBA offensively and sixth defensively.
- At 34.5 rebounds per game and 34.5 rebounds allowed, Chicago is ninth and fourth in the league, respectively.
- With 20.3 assists per game, the Sky are fifth in the league.
- In 2023, Chicago is fifth in the league in turnovers committed (13 per game) and seventh in turnovers forced (13.4).
- In 2023 the Sky are fourth in the league in 3-point makes (7.7 per game) and second-best in 3-point percentage (36.6%).
- In 2023 Chicago is second-best in the league in 3-pointers conceded (6.4 per game) and fifth in defensive 3-point percentage (31.8%).
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Sky Home/Away Splits
- The Sky put up 87.4 points per game at home, 13.2 more than on the road (74.2). Defensively they concede 86.2 per game, 7.9 more than on the road (78.3).
- At home, Chicago grabs 33.4 rebounds per game, 2.1 fewer than away (35.5). The team allows 30.8 rebounds per game at home, 6.9 fewer than on the road (37.7).
- This season the Sky are averaging more assists at home (22.4 per game) than away (18.5).
- This year, Chicago is committing fewer turnovers at home (12.8 per game) than away (13.2). But it is also forcing fewer turnovers at home (12) than on the road (14.5).
- The Sky drain more 3-pointers per game at home (8.8) than on the road (6.8), and have a higher 3-point percentage at home (41.5%) than on the road (32.5%).
- At home Chicago allows 7.8 treys per game, 2.6 more than away (5.2). The team concedes 36.8% shooting from beyond the arc at home, 9.6% higher than on the road (27.2%).
Sky Moneyline and ATS Records
- This season, the Sky have been the underdog seven times and won two of those games.
- The Mystics are 1-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +180 or more on the moneyline.
- Chicago has beaten the spread six times in games.
- As a 5.5-point underdog or greater, Chicago is 4-0 against the spread.
- The implied probability of a win by the Sky based on the moneyline is 35.7%.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As she introduced South Carolina’s next senator, then-Gov. Nikki Haley said her decision to appoint Tim Scott was “pretty simple.”
“This man loves South Carolina,” Haley said of Scott, a congressman at the time. “He is very aware that what he does and every vote he makes affects South Carolina and affects our country. And so it was with that that I knew he was the right person.”
Scott was just as effusive, praising Haley as someone who governed with “conviction” and “integrity.” He pledged to “get on the team with Nikki Haley to make sure that all of America continues to hear the great things about South Carolina.”
Haley and Scott are forever linked by that announcement at the South Carolina Statehouse on a winter day in 2012, cementing their status as rising stars in a Republican Party frustrated by Barack Obama’s reelection just a month earlier. But nearly a dozen years later, they find themselves poised to run against each other for the GOP presidential nomination. Haley has already launched a campaign, and Scott took steps last week toward initiating a bid of his own.
Both carry historic potential, with Haley aiming to become the first woman and first person of Indian descent to win the presidency. Scott would be the first Black Republican president. But much of the race’s early attention has focused on former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is presumed to be on the cusp of announcing his own bid.
As the GOP field begins to take shape, the potential of a Haley-Scott faceoff is putting some of their mutual supporters in the critical early voting state of South Carolina in a conundrum as they weigh which candidate to support.
One of those longtime donors and backers is Mikee Johnson, a South Carolina businessman who has known Haley since high school and serves on the board of her Original Six Foundation, which provides after-school programming and literacy resources for children in rural South Carolina school districts. But like many Republicans across the state, Johnson has also been a friend and ally of Scott, whom he said he’ll back over Haley in the presidential race.
“I really admire all the things Nikki’s done, her friendship’s important to me, but at this point, I think his style is more what I would like to see our leaders — not just our president — aspire to getting things done in the style and approach that he goes about it,” Johnson said.
Another is David Wilkins, who was South Carolina’s state House speaker when Haley was in the Legislature, later chairing her gubernatorial transition team and now serving alongside her on the board of Clemson University. Saying he has the “greatest respect” for Scott, whom he has supported in his Senate bids, Wilkins — who also served as ambassador to Canada under President George W. Bush — said his bond is stronger with Haley.
“He’s an outstanding senator, and we’re very proud of him here in South Carolina,” Wilkins said, of Scott. “I just have a very strong friendship with her. It’s not choosing one person over another. It’s just going with the person that I believe in, that I’m dear friends with, somebody I’ve known for 20 years.”
The intertwined relationships of those who have supported both Haley and Scott mirror the politicians themselves, whose shared political history dates back further than the pivotal Senate appointment. The two worked alongside each other for a single term in the state House of Representatives, after Scott joined Haley in the chamber following the 2008 election.
That next session, they both signed onto a number of resolutions and bills, including a constitutional amendment — ultimately approved by the state’s voters — guaranteeing workers the right to voting by secret ballot on union representation.
They also teamed up, along with a number of co-sponsors, on other less successful bills, including measures to audit state education funds, endow “rights of due process and equal protection” at fertilization and a “truth in spending” measure for all state and local government entities. Other measures that didn’t pass would have made several statewide positions like the agriculture commissioner, secretary of state and education superintendent appointed, not elected, positions.
In 2010, Scott briefly ran for lieutenant governor, ultimately abandoning that pursuit to seek the 1st District seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Henry Brown. At that time, South Carolina’s governor and lieutenant governor were elected separately; had Scott stayed in that race and won it, he and Haley would have served together as South Carolina’s top officeholders.
But two years later, when Jim DeMint abruptly announced his resignation from the Senate, the paths of Haley and Scott crossed yet again. Rob Godfrey, a longtime Haley adviser who served for a time as her chief spokesperson, said the governor’s process was deliberate, making a short list that included Scott, Rep. Trey Gowdy and former first lady Jenny Sanford, ex-wife of former Gov. Mark Sanford, who was Haley’s predecessor.
Also on the short list was former Attorney General Henry McMaster, one of Haley’s 2010 rivals who went on to become one of her biggest backers and eventual successor. Catherine Templeton, a labor lawyer who Haley appointed to lead the state’s labor and then public health agencies, was under consideration as well.
“She took every one of those candidates and their background and their credentials and what they offered the state seriously during this process, and at the end of the day determined that there was one person who was best suited to take on the job and carry on the legacy of Sen. DeMint but also blaze his own trail,” Godfrey said.
In picking Scott, Haley said she wanted to appoint someone she felt could retain the seat in subsequent elections, and who was in the same ideological vein as DeMint.
“It’s not how much political experience you have, it’s about the fight,” Haley said at the time. “It’s about the philosophical beliefs. It’s about knowing what you’re sent to Washington to do.”
Scott more than proved Haley correct, winning a 2014 special election to fill the remaining two years of DeMint’s term, then winning a full one of his own two years later. Last fall, Scott won reelection by more than 20 percentage points, a Senate race he had long said would be his last.
“Absolutely, she was thinking into the future,” said Chad Connelly, who was state GOP chair at the time.
That future is now, as Haley and Scott both prepare to compete against each other for the nation’s highest office. A day after Haley’s announcement, Scott embarked on a “listening tour.” Haley declined to comment about Scott when asked by The Associated Press.
“I have such great respect for Nikki Haley,” Scott said in a recent interview, adding he hadn’t spoken with Haley before launching his exploratory committee. “She is a strong, powerful force for good.”
He also dismissed any awkwardness in running against the Republican who appointed him to the Senate, and with whom he would be in direct competition in vying for the very voters that had elected them both statewide.
“You put your uniform on, you shake hands, and you go on the field. You fight for good. You fight to win the game,” Scott said. “You take your uniform off, you shake hands and you continue down the road.”
“We were friends before,” he added. “We’ll be friends after.”
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Meg Kinnard can be reached at http://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP
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Associated Press writer Tom Beaumont in Marion, Iowa, contributed to this report. | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/haley-vs-scott-from-south-carolina-allies-to-2024-rivals/ | 2023-04-21 22:03:45 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/haley-vs-scott-from-south-carolina-allies-to-2024-rivals/ |
MUMBAI, India , Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Piramal Pharma Limited (PPL) announced the appointment of Ms. Vibha Paul Rishi to its Board of Directors. Ms. Rishi's appointment will add to the well-diversified experience that currently exists across the PPL Board.
Ms. Rishi is a marketing professional and has held global leadership positions across branding, strategy, innovation and human capital. In the domains of marketing and innovation, she has been associated with PepsiCo, Max India Ltd. and the Future Group. Ms. Rishi currently serves on the Boards of several reputed companies, including Tata Chemicals Limited, ICICI Bank Limited, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, Asian Paints Limited, and others. She is also on the Board of Pratham Education Foundation, an NGO that provides education to underprivileged children in India. She has joined the PPL Board which consists of senior professionals with significant industry experience across multiple sectors.
About Piramal Group
Piramal Group has interests in a portfolio of businesses including financial services (Piramal Enterprises Limited), pharmaceuticals (Piramal Pharma Limited), and real estate (Piramal Realty). With operations in 30 countries and brand presence in over 100 markets, the Group's turnover is ~$1.9 billion in FY 2022. Driven by its core values, the Group pursues inclusive growth, while adhering to ethical and value-driven practices. Piramal Foundation has initiatives in primary healthcare, nutrition, water, and social sector ecosystems.
About Piramal Pharma Ltd.
Piramal Pharma Limited (PPL) offers a portfolio of differentiated products and services through end-to-end manufacturing capabilities across 15 global facilities and a global distribution network in over 100 countries. PPL includes Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS), an integrated Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization; Piramal Critical Care (PCC), a Complex Hospital Generics business, and the India Consumer Healthcare business selling over-the-counter products. PPS offers end-to-end development and manufacturing solutions through a globally integrated network of facilities across the drug life cycle to innovators and generic companies. PCC's complex hospital product portfolio includes inhalation anaesthetics, intrathecal therapies for spasticity and pain management, injectable pain and anaesthetics, injectable anti-infectives, and other therapies. The Indian Consumer Healthcare business is among the leading players in India in the self-care space, with established brands in the Indian consumer healthcare market. In addition, PPL has a joint venture with Allergan, a leader in ophthalmology in the Indian formulations market. In October 2020, the company received a growth equity investment from the Carlyle Group.
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DALLAS, Texas — Thursday marked the first anniversary since Texas' controversial law, SB 8, was put into effect by Gov. Greg Abbott.
The bill, which would later trigger an abortion ban in Texas following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, at the time was one of the more extreme pieces of anti-abortion legislation in the country.
Dubbed the "heartbeat bill," the law banned abortions after six weeks or after a heartbeat is detected in a fetus.
It gave the green light for private individuals to sue anyone who performs or assists a post-heartbeat abortion for a minimum of $10,000 in statutory damages per abortion, plus court costs and attorney fees.
That part of the bill kept doctors statewide in constant paranoia. Many wouldn't even discuss abortions for fear of being sued.
For one Dallas mother, who WFAA is only identifying as "J," she witnessed that firsthand.
In September of 2021, she became pregnant. She was already a mother of two and wanted another child.
Around the 16-week mark, she and her partner already knew the sex of the child and had settled on a name -- Ava.
"All of our girls have 'A' names," J said. "Ava means bird or lively. We went through many names on Google and settled on Ava. We wanted her to have a name with purpose. Her middle name was 'Marli,' which meant 'star of the sky.' So we wanted her to fly through life and be successful. That's why we loved those two names."
Sadly, around the 16-week mark, J also learned a heartbreaking fact: Ava had anencephaly. She got the news after genetic testing -- something many expecting mothers do to check their baby's health.
It's a rare and fatal defect in the formation of a baby's neural tube during development. As the neural tube forms and closes, it helps form the baby's brain and skull.
With anencephaly, the baby develops without parts of the brain and skull.
For J, it was a challenging moment. According to the National Library of Medicine, anencephaly has a first-year mortality rate of 100% in infants.
Many die before birth or shortly after.
Plus, the discovery was made after the six-week abortion ban under SB 8. J said her doctors didn't discuss termination or abortion as a possibility due to legal ramifications.
Termination is often a difficult, yet logical, choice. J could have carried the child to full-term, but maternal sepsis is a risk if there's a miscarriage which can be life-threatening.
"He was like 'I'm sorry' and then left the room," J said. "My doctor was scared to say anything, and we just had to research on our own and figure out what to do next."
"All they offered was to check on me weekly, to make sure I didn't have sepsis. My due date was in June, so I would have had to carry for the rest of the pregnancy knowing there are no options and nothing I can do."
J made the tough decision to schedule an abortion, but she would have to travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to do it.
She did receive help from agencies to pay for the procedure, however. Still, it didn't ease the burden.
She drove to New Mexico in January with her partner and two children. It's roughly a 10- to 13-hour drive. Once J got there, she underwent counseling and took medicine to dilate her.
On the second day, she had Ava. Immediately after that, she had to contact a funeral home for cremation. J received her remains about a week and a half later.
For J, she wanted to have Ava -- her conception was intentional.
But after going through a traumatic experience like this, she takes issue with state leaders who left her with no options but to carry a baby to term that's likely to die.
She takes issue with the fact that she had to leave the comfort of her own family and doctors and travel to an unfamiliar place to do something she never wants any mother to go through.
"If my doctor was able to do this, I could have done it in a hospital with my family, and we could have had this baby together and said goodbye, but I had to do it alone by myself due to COVID restrictions in a clinic," J said.
"It wasn't fair. My doctor was afraid to help me, and the only way they would have done something in Texas is if I was on the floor and about to die." she said.
Many women in Texas who find themselves staring at the same health hurdles as J did will face similar struggles now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.
J's intention in speaking with WFAA is to underscore that sometimes abortion has to be considered and that Texas' ban leaves no room for navigating situations like hers.
Some good news, J is pregnant again with a little girl. She and her partner have named her "Ayah."
J said it means "miracle."
"People tell me that it's Ava's soul coming back to us, which is hard to accept and think about. I always say that I have four children, and Ava is very much part of our family. Ayah's name means so much because I think it's a miracle to have a baby after a loss like ours successfully," J said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-texas-mom-go-out-of-state-for-abortion-baby-100-chance-dying/287-18f98f1e-9efe-4e95-aa47-ddc103c2bca6 | 2022-09-02 04:04:05 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-texas-mom-go-out-of-state-for-abortion-baby-100-chance-dying/287-18f98f1e-9efe-4e95-aa47-ddc103c2bca6 |
The Grand National, one of the world’s most famous horse races, was delayed Saturday after animal rights activists scaled fences around the perimeter of Aintree racecourse and got onto the track.
A total of 118 people were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and public nuisance offenses in a bid to disrupt the race, Merseyside Police said.
Many activists from an estimated group of 300 climbed the high fences around the racecourse just outside Liverpool and got onto the track a few minutes before the race was scheduled to start. Some affixed themselves to the race fences using glue and lock-on devices, according to the Animal Rising organization, before being taken away by police and security officials.
Police and security officials were seen stopping other activists by shaking the perimeter fences to prevent them being climbed. Local residents were seen helping security keep activists away from the course
The race was delayed as a result and the 39 competing horses were kept in the parade ring. It was originally scheduled to begin at 5:15 p.m. local time (1615 GMT) and ended up starting around 15 minutes later.
The day started with three people arrested in connection with a plan by the activists to disrupt the race. All three were arrested on “suspicion of conspiracy to cause public nuisance,” police said. Their names were not disclosed.
“We respect the right to peaceful protest and expression of views,” Merseyside Police said, “but criminal behavior and disorder will not be tolerated and will be dealt with robustly.”
Animal Rising had called on protesters to gather outside the racecourse to demand an end to “animal cruelty for entertainment.” The group tweeted a video that it said shows one of its spokespeople being arrested at the protest.
Police said they have been working with race organizers ahead of and during the Grand National Festival, which started Thursday.
Animal Rising activist Alex Lockwood this week told British radio station talkSPORT that they planned to disrupt the Grand National, arguing that standing outside and handing out fliers “never stopped anything.”
Further inflaming matters was the news that two horses — Dark Raven and Hill Sixteen — died in races at Aintree on Saturday. Hill Sixteen was in the field for the Grand National and died after sustaining an “unrecoverable injury,” organizers said.
On Thursday, another horse — Envoye Special — suffered a fatal injury in the Foxhunters’ Chase, which is run over the fences used for the Grand National.
“This horrific ‘sport’ continues to take lives right in front of our eyes. It’s time to BAN this horrific industry,” Animal Rising wrote Saturday.
The Grand National is among the biggest occasions on the British sporting calendar and is regarded as one of the most dangerous horse races in the world because of the size of the fences.
Changes were made in 2012 to make the course safer, including softening some of the fences, after two horses died in the Grand National that year and in 2011.
There have been four fatalities from 356 runners in the nine Grand Nationals since. Four horses died at the Aintree festival last year, including two who were injured in the Grand National.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — As his federal racketeering trial kicked off Monday, former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder said he is optimistic and looking forward to telling his side of the story.
“It should be a very good six weeks for me,” Householder told reporters as he awaited opening statements in the courtroom. What will reporters hear? “Truth,” he said, adding that he was not nervous or anxious for the proceeding.
The Perry County Republican, once one of Ohio’s most powerful politicians, is on trial in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati alongside lobbyist Matt Borges, a former chair of the Ohio Republican Party, in what prosecutors have described as the largest corruption case in state history.
A jury must decide whether Householder, 63, and Borges, 50, are guilty of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving bribery and money laundering. Both have pleaded not guilty and maintain their innocence. Each faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
“Larry Householder sold the Statehouse,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Glatfelter told jurors in the government’s opening statement. “He ripped off the people he was elected to serve and made backroom deals to exchange his power for money.”
An indictment alleges Householder, Borges, three other people and a dark money group called Generation Now orchestrated an elaborate scheme, secretly funded by FirstEnergy Corp., to secure Householder’s power, elect his allies, pass legislation containing a $1 billion bailout for two aging nuclear power plants, and then vex a ballot effort to overturn the bill with a dirty tricks campaign. The arrests happened in July 2020.
Under a deal to avoid prosecution, Akron-based FirstEnergy admitted to using dark money groups to fund the scheme and to bribing the state’s top utility regulator. Sam Randazzo, at the time the chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, resigned after an FBI search of his home. He has not been charged and denies wrongdoing.
Two Householder associates, Jeff Longstreth and Juan Cespedes, and a related nonprofit have pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme described by prosecutors and await sentencing. A third defendant who pleaded not guilty died by suicide.
Householder told reporters he anticipates “redemption.” He said it has been difficult being unable to tell his story in the 2 1/2 years since he was arrested, saying he has spent the time working on his farm, walking in the woods and playing with his 4-year-old granddaughter.
“For a guy like me, who likes to talk? It’s been frustrating,” he said.
As Glatfelter outlined the government’s case against him Monday, Householder, clad in a navy blue suit, at times leaned forward, propped his glasses on his nose and took notes.
Occasionally, he caught a lawyer’s eye and they shook their heads. One of his attorneys was admonished by Judge Timothy Black to “stop the facial expressions” or be relegated to the gallery. “It’s unprofessional. It’s bush league,” the judge scolded.
Glatfelter said the case is not about clarifying federal campaign finance law, as some experts have hoped.
“This is a RICO case,” she said, referring to the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. “It’s about defendants committing crimes like bribery and money laundering to further their goals.”
Prosecutors plan to use recorded phone calls, text messages, emails, witness testimony and documentary evidence to prove that Householder entered into what one co-conspirator described as an “unholy alliance” with FirstEnergy that amounted to an illegal racketeering scheme, and that Borges played a key role in carrying it out.
The legislation at the heart of the scandal — the Ohio Clean Air Program bill — included a $1 billion bailout for two nuclear power plants, Davis-Besse and Perry, operated at the time by a wholly owned FirstEnergy subsidiary. Surcharges slated to be tacked onto electricity bills statewide to pay for the bailout were eliminated in a partial repeal of the legislation in 2021 and never charged.
Glatfelter said the U.S. plans to begin testimony Tuesday with experts on energy policy, IRS tax-exempt organizations and FBI evidence-gathering. Later witnesses will include an FBI financial analyst; an undercover agent; an informant; Longstreth; Cespedes; lawmakers pressured to vote for the bill; and candidates targeted by “Team Householder,” a group that also went by simply “people at the farm.” The contractor who did work on Householder’s Florida home, which prosecutors allege was paid for with money tainted by the scheme, will also testify.
“The government’s got it wrong,” Householder’s attorney, Steven Bradley, told jurors. He said, “The evidence will show that Larry was never part of a criminal conspiracy.”
The evidence will show, Bradley said, that large sums prosecutors allege Householder raised through bribes and used for personal gain were actually loans from Longstreth that Householder used to settle a lawsuit and repair his Florida home — and promised to repay.
Bradley’s opening statement focused heavily on Householder’s biography — farmer, husband of a schoolteacher, father, insurance agent — until Black urged him to “get to what the evidence will show.”
Bradley said the racketeering scheme described by prosecutors was nothing more than politics as usual, a strategy for advancing Householder’s leadership aspirations by recruiting like-minded lawmakers. He said Householder supported the now-tainted energy bill, known in the Legislature as House Bill 6, purely for policy reasons.
“He believed that HB 6 was legislation that benefited all Ohioans, and that’s the only reason he supported and advanced HB 6,” he said.
Borges’ attorney, Todd Long, said his client was wholly uninvolved in the alleged bribery scheme, because he “was never a member of Team Householder; he was never on the farm.”
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- SmartCharge New York puts cash back into EV drivers' wallets for charging during grid-friendly times
- SmartCharge New York is helping to deliver cleaner air and access to electric transportation
NEW YORK, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Con Edison and Orange & Rockland today announced their partnership with global electric vehicle (EV) charging software company, ev.energy. The new SmartCharge New York program, powered by ev.energy, will provide cash incentives to EV drivers who charge their vehicles in Con Edison and Orange & Rockland's service areas. With more than 5,000 vehicles already enrolled in the program, SmartCharge New York is currently the largest EV charging program in the U.S. and paves the way for New York State to meet its clean transportation goals.
The transportation sector is responsible for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in New York. Following New York State's 2035 ban on combustion-engine vehicle sales, Con Edison and Orange & Rockland are utilizing ev.energy's wireless technology to connect to electric vehicles and chargers across the New York metro area and incentivize EV drivers for charging during grid-friendly times. Using the existing internet connection in their vehicle or charger, EV drivers are able to quickly enroll in SmartCharge New York and begin earning cash back on their EV charging.
"New York State has set ambitious targets to get more EVs on the road and ensure cleaner air for everyone," said Joseph Vellone, Head of North America for ev.energy. "Con Edison and Orange & Rockland have taken a major step in helping the state meet its goals with their new SmartCharge New York program. We at ev.energy are honored to be partnering with them to deliver this program, and are looking forward to delivering a seamless and rewarding experience for New York's EV drivers."
To further incentivize EV owners to charge sustainably, SmartCharge New York puts cash back into EV drivers' wallets for charging during "grid-friendly" times, such as the midnight-to-8 am window, or avoiding charging during hot summer afternoons. The program is open to a broad range of home charger brands representing over 90 percent of the market within Con Edison and Orange & Rockland service areas, which includes the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester County, Orange and Rockland Counties, plus parts of Sullivan County. Participants receive their cash back each month through their choice of Venmo or PayPal payments
"Through our partnership with ev.energy, we are offering increased incentives and enhanced features for EV owners who participate in our popular SmartCharge New York program," said Raghu Sudhakara, Con Edison's Vice President of Distributed Resource Integration. "We urge all EV owners who charge in the Con Edison and Orange & Rockland service areas to check out SmartCharge and the upgrades we made in response to customer feedback. We are doing all we can to make it easier for drivers to switch to electric vehicles, which will play an integral role in creating the clean energy future New Yorkers want."
Orange & Rockland's Section Manager of EV Programs Andrew Farrell said, "As our customers transition from traditional gas-powered cars to EVs, it's O&R's role to be thinking about how to help make this an easy, seamless, and rewarding experience. The SCNY program will empower our customers to charge off-peak and pay them cash for helping ensure the grid stays reliable for everyone. It's a great addition to our suite of EV offerings."
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ev.energy is a Certified B Corporation® with a mission to make EV charging greener, cheaper, and smarter for utilities and their customers. Its end-to-end software platform wirelessly connects to a range of electric vehicles and chargers to intelligently manage EV charging while working with utilities to put cash back in customers' wallets for charging at grid-friendly times. With a global base of utility, vehicle OEM and charging-station partners, ev.energy manages more than 150,000 EVs on its platform each day. Learn more at https://ev.energy/business.
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AI-created malware sends shockwaves through cybersecurity world
See how ChatGPT could be used as a cyber weapon
ChatGPT has caused a lot of buzz in the tech world these last few months, and not all the buzz has been great. Now, someone has claimed to have made powerful data-mining malware by using ChatGPT-based prompts in just a few hours. Here's what we know.
Who is responsible for this malware?
Forcepoint security researcher Aaron Mulgrew shared how he was able to create this malware by using OpenAI's generative chatbot. Even though ChatGPT has some protections that prevent people from asking it to create malware codes, Aaron was able to find a loophole.
He prompted ChatGPT to create the code function by function with separate lines. Once all the individual functions were compiled, he realized that he had an undetectable data-stealing executable on his hands that was as sophisticated as any nation-state malware.
This is incredibly alarming because Mulgrew was able to create this very dangerous malware without the need for a team of hackers, and he didn't even have to create the code himself.
HOW HACKERS ARE USING CHATGPT TO CREATE MALWARE TO TARGET YOU
What does the malware do?
The malware starts by disguising itself as a screensaver app that then auto-launches itself onto Windows devices. Once it's on a device, it will scrub through all kinds of files including Word docs, images and PDFs, and look for any data it can find to steal from the device.
Once the malware gets hold of the data, it can break the data down into smaller pieces and hide those pieces within other images on the device. The images then avoid detection by being uploaded to a Google Drive folder. The code was made to be super strong because Mulgrew was able to refine and strengthen his code against detection using simple prompts on ChatGPT.
What does this mean for ChatGPT?
Although this was all done in a private test by Mulgrew and the malware is not attacking anyone in the public, it's truly alarming to know the dangerous acts that can be committed using ChatGPT. Mulgrew claimed to not have any advanced coding experience, and yet the ChatGPT protections were still not strong enough to block his test. Hopefully, the protections are strengthened before a real hacker gets the chance to do something as Mulgrew did.
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- Nearly half of consumers believe their financial situation will be better off in the next 12 months
- 31% of US parents say they are struggling to cover day-to-day expenses
- 56% do not consider themselves to be financially "healthy"
- 46% of 55-64-year-olds are worried about their retirement savings
CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As prices continue to rise and economic uncertainty looms, financial concerns are widespread among US consumers but all hope is not lost. Mintel research shows while more than half (51%) of Americans say they are currently concerned about the future of the economy, a similar share (48%) feel confident their financial situation will improve in the next 12 months. In addition to the future of the economy, inflation is top of mind across the population. Nine in 10 consumers (94%) say they are currently worried about inflation, and 67% believe the majority of Americans share in these concerns, while a third (34%) believe it's other Americans – rather than themselves – who are financially struggling right now.
Meanwhile, 22% of Americans overall - and 31% of parents - say they are struggling to cover day-to-day expenses. Mintel research shows that the most common consumer response to dealing with inflation is cutting back on nonessential purchases (40%), followed by dining out less often (37%).
Lisa Dubina, Associate Director of Culture & Identity, at Mintel, said:
"Americans' heightened concern about the country's economic future - which greatly exceeds all other surveyed financial concerns - is likely due to the current laser-sharp focus on this topic across news media, the political arena, and among business leaders. While not all consumers consider themselves financially struggling at this time, many are already adjusting their shopping behaviors regardless of their level of financial comfort. To support struggling and concerned consumers, brands need to find creative ways to demonstrate the value of their products and services and tangibly reward customers as a way of building brand loyalty and repeat business."
Generational differences determine financial concerns
Age and current life stage affect where consumers' greatest financial concerns lie. Consumers aged 55-64 are more focused on big-picture concerns including the overall well-being of the economy (61%) and their personal retirement savings (46%). Gen Z consumers (18-24), on the other hand, are more concerned with their own short-term financial well-being: maintaining their current standard of living (38%), ability to pay their bills (41%), and ability to afford day-to-day necessities (38%). These shorter-term concerns align with younger consumers' tendency to prioritize living in the moment and could help brands identify where and when they are more likely to splurge.
"Older consumers are more likely to be worried about the big picture economy, whereas younger are more concerned with their own financial well-being. This makes sense as older consumers are more likely to be financially established and are well on their way to building their retirement funds, which big-picture economic conditions are likely to affect. Younger consumers are focused on building a financial base and achieving these financial milestones. They're also earning less in general so will have a greater focus on their short-term financial well-being – including things like paying day-to-day bills and their ability to splurge on in-the-moment experiences. Brands will need to consider these key differences in order to resonate with each generation," continued Dubina.
Price comes before convenience or sustainability
Despite consumers' willingness to pay more for higher quality (59%), there's little else they prioritize before lower prices. More than six in 10 consumers (62%) prefer lower prices over a convenient shopping experience, and 57% say they prioritize lower pricing over sustainable brand options. More than six in 10 (63%) consumers say that brand name is not important to them when shopping most categories, yet 59% of people agree they'd rather pay more for a higher quality product than pay less to receive average quality. This shows that durability and long-term use are more important than the premium halo of a brand name. Although consumers prioritize price over convenience and exclusivity, these can still be attractive add-ons that can make a brand more appealing compared to similar price competitors.
"As consumers struggle to adapt to rising prices due to inflation and product shortages, they are likely to continue choosing the best price over the more sustainable and more expensive option. Understanding that now is a difficult time for retailers to offer more discounts due to challenges like supply chain issues and the rising price of labor cutting into profit margins, offering creative perks and benefits to customers can increase the value of purchases and help build long-term customer loyalty. Now more than ever, it's important for brands to not only communicate the value of their products and services but also prove it to consumers who are increasingly looking to avoid financial risk or waste," concluded Dubina.
Additional research on how inflation is affecting American lifestyles and interviews with the analyst are available upon request from the Mintel Press Office. For those interested in purchasing the full report, please visit the Mintel Store.
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The Texas House on Wednesday gave final approval to a sweeping border protection and funding measure that would create a new state border policing unit and send nearly $100 million to border communities for new detention centers, courts, border security, higher education and economic development projects.
Early versions of the proposal would have created the “Border Protection Unit” entirely out of civilians, allowing them to arrest or detain people — which triggered warnings from immigration advocates of the potential for human rights violations.
But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle on Wednesday threw their support behind a requirement that the unit use only commissioned peace offers for enforcement actions. The move knocked the wind out of a measure designed to sidestep the difficulty that state and local law enforcement agencies have had in recruiting and retaining officers, particularly in the border area.
House Bill 7, by state Rep. Ryan Guillen, R-Rio Grande City, passed 88-56 mostly along party lines, with a handful of border Democrats voting alongside their GOP counterparts to pass it.
“Through a variety of programs, HB 7 assists the judicial system, law enforcement, public safety, public services and property owners, educational institutions, businesses and communities in the border region who find themselves bearing the brunt of the situation on the border,” said Guillen, referring to increasing numbers of immigrants being detained at the Texas-Mexico border.
House Democrats resisted the building of new detention facilities and the overall increase of police presence along the border in HB 7, which they said would disproportionately affect people of color.
But they saved their biggest fight for the proposed Border Protection Unit added to the bill at the last minute.
Officers with the unit — led by its own chief and independent of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Military Department that are currently running border operations — would be able to arrest, apprehend or detain individuals crossing unlawfully into Texas from Mexico. The proposal says they can only do that using “nondeadly force.” The unit could still have civilian employees in non-enforcement roles.
Democrats lost the battle to kill the new policing unit altogether, but they managed to reign in key aspects of the proposal at the last minute with the support of House Republicans, including the bill’s author.
State Rep. Armando Walle, D-Houston, succeeded, with a 102-20 vote, in banning the detention of children younger than 10 in facilities constructed with bill funds.
“I don’t think this body wants to get in the business of building and constructing baby jails,” Walle said. “I know this body doesn’t want to do that.”
Walle also spearheaded the requirement that the new unit’s enforcement personnel be commissioned law officers instead of civilians.
“Even in the best-case scenario, where you have training, you have expertise, you have all those bells and whistles, you’re still going to find yourself in positions where people make mistakes [or] people do things in the heat of the moment,” said state Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, who supported the change Wednesday. “But if we lower that bar, which is the way it is in the bill as it came before us today, I think we’re gonna walk ourselves into the larger category of opportunity for some of these more bad outcomes for folks. And honestly, more litigation related to violations of rights.”
An effort by GOP state Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, to ban counties from rejecting the new unit won the majority of House votes along party lines. But the requirement failed to garner the two-thirds majority needed to amend the legislation during the debate over the bill’s final passage.
“As a nation, we’re failing miserably,” Tinderholt said in arguing for the change. “If there’s a county elected official that doesn’t want this unit in their county, … I’m saying we’re coming to protect it anyway.”
HB 7 now goes to the Senate for consideration. The bill has both Republican and Democratic sponsors from the Rio Grande Valley.
The actual cost of the measure is difficult to project because it creates a number of grants and programs with unspecified funding mechanisms, according to state budget analysts. An earlier fiscal analysis estimates an ongoing cost of about $20 million per year after the 2024-25 cycle, but it concedes that the number is likely to change.
Asked Wednesday what the final cost in state or federal revenue might be, Guillen referred questions to the House and Senate members negotiating the 2024-25 budget, which is expected to top $300 billion when it passes later this month.
The bill gives Republican Gov. Greg Abbott control over how the dollars would be spent. A separate measure creating a border security advisory council to steer policy and funding also won final passage Wednesday, but it was unclear to what extent the grants in the bill would be influenced by the new council.
With this legislation, four new grant programs for local governments and communities would be created to beef up courts and address border safety issues. The grants, controlled by the governor’s office, would pay for the construction and maintenance of facilities such as detention centers, as well as local law enforcement salaries and expenses, new equipment for public safety, temporary border barriers like wire fences and bollards and upgrades to vehicle inspection stations near ports of entry.
The bill also would create an economic development initiative that directs the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office to create a campaign to attract businesses to border areas and promote tourism there.
It also creates a damage compensation fund for property owners, funded by sales of forfeited property related to human smuggling. The fund would be controlled by the attorney general’s office as part of its crime victims compensation program.
The bill would also offer grants to higher education institutions for recruitment and training in border-related professions and to conduct research into border issues.
The legislation also gives the governor the authority to enter into agreements with Mexican states to help protect the border, but it doesn’t say what those agreements would entail.
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Expanded technology offerings to help organizations achieve their vision of a digitally-enabled, intelligent health care system focused on better patient care and wellness
NEW YORK, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte today announced the expansion of its operating system for health care to include implement, operate and advisory services for Oracle, a leading provider of operational and clinical technology for hospitals and health care systems worldwide. Deloitte's expanding health care technology offerings, Deloitte Health – Oracle Accelerated, are designed to keep pace with the changing world of health care, which is moving into broad ecosystems and platforms, and shifting from being driven by hospitals, providers, or insurance companies to being driven by patients.
As the industry transforms from responsive sick care to proactive wellness, the medical field needs to meet patients where they are — through mobile access and data portability and supporting providers looking to overcome thin margins and workforce challenges. In the current environment, the health care delivery system can benefit from Deloitte's industry know-how and Oracle's extensive portfolio of technology, which is uniquely positioned to become the operating system for health care.
A long-time Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) member, Deloitte is working with Oracle Health to provide clients a future-ready health care delivery system through five immediate priority initiatives created to:
- Modernize the Core: assisting health care organizations as they implement, operate and support a modern electronic health record (EHR) platform.
- Rationalize and Enable Cloud Evolution: migrating clients to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and rationalizing infrastructure and applications.
- Improve Performance and Automate Workflows: leveraging Deloitte assets and capabilities to achieve full potential of OCI and data to improve operational and clinical workflows and outcomes.
- Realize Business/Operations Efficiencies: improving the back-office by integrating enterprise resource planning, clinical and human resources data together to provide operational insights.
- Drive AI-powered Insights and Actions: enable operations of an intelligent health system with optimized digital-provider and consumer workflow experiences.
Some of these initiatives are already having tangible market impacts. A large health system, and an innovative leading specialty center are engaging Deloitte Health – Oracle Accelerated for EHR, back-office transformation, AI, data, analytics and insights.
"As health care continues to shift toward patient-driven, wellness care, we believe it's important to align our offerings with the future of health care, and to lead our Oracle clients toward increasing degrees of digital transformation and human-centric, intelligent care delivery," said Hashim Simjee, global Oracle health care leader, and principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP. "Our goal is to empower consumers to control their own health care journeys while giving providers the means to deliver both better human and financial outcomes."
"Collaboration across the entire ecosystem will be critical to making health care more efficient, holistic, accessible and equitable," said Stephanie Trunzo, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Health. It takes organizations like Deloitte, and communities, organizations, innovators to empower health care clinicians to provide better care."
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Crash involving school bus closes part of South Blvd. in south Charlotte
That crash is in the area of South Boulevard at Briabend Drive.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A serious crash early Tuesday in south Charlotte has part of South Boulevard shut down.
That crash is in the area of South Boulevard at Briabend Drive. It involved a pickup truck and a school bus.
Medic said one person was taken to Atrium CMC Main with serious injuries.
According to information from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, initial reports indicate a car crashed head-on into that bus that was stopped at a stop light.
There was one student on board and no injuries, except for the bus driver and the monitor who complained of leg pain, district officials said.
The outbound lanes of South Boulevard have reopened, while the inbound lanes remain blocked as of 6:30 a.m.
An alternate route for motorists is to turn on Woodlawn Road from South Boulevard and take that to Old Pineville Road, where drivers can then re-enter South Boulevard.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution, joining reliably Democratic California and Vermont in taking that step. An anti-abortion measure in Kentucky was too early to call.
The Tuesday ballot measures came months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion it guaranteed to women nationwide. The decision in June has led to near-total bans in a dozen states.
Supporters of the push to protect abortion rights in Michigan collected more signatures than any other ballot initiative in state history to get it before the voters. It puts a definitive end to a 1931 ban on abortion that had been blocked in court but could have been revived. It also affirms the right to make pregnancy-related decisions about abortion and other reproductive services such as birth control without interference.
On Michigan State University’s campus, junior Devin Roberts said that students seemed “fired up” and that he had seen lines of voters spilling out of the school’s polling places throughout the day. The ballot measure was one of the main drivers of the high turnout, he said.
“There’s a lot of energy for Prop 3 on campus right now, whether you agree with abortion or not,” Roberts said. “I think students want to have the same rights that their parents had when they were younger.”
Nationally, about two-thirds of voters say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of over 90,000 voters across the country. Only about 1 in 10 say abortion should be illegal in all cases.
About 6 in 10 also say the Supreme Court’s abortion decision made them dissatisfied or angry, compared with fewer who say they were happy or satisfied.
James Miller, 66, of Flint, Michigan, said he thought of his daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters when he voted in favor of the measure.
“I think we should do the right thing for women,” he said. “It’s her body; it’s her privacy.”
Michelle Groesser, of Swartz Creek, Michigan, said she opposes abortion, even though she believes that any ban likely would have some narrow exceptions. “In a perfect world, I personally would want all life preserved,” she said.
Opponents have contended the Michigan measure could have far-reaching effects on other laws in the state, such as one requiring parental notification of an abortion for someone under age 18. Legal experts say changes to other laws would only happen if someone sued and won, a process that could take years and has no certainty of success.
Even so, the messaging appeared to resonate with some Michigan voters, including Brian Bauer, 64, of Mundy Township, who said the proposal was confusing and voted against it.
Bauer is an abortion opponent who supports some limited exceptions, “but nobody’s willing to throw (in) any kind of compromise … it’s either a yes or no vote.”
Montana voters, meanwhile, were also considering newborn resuscitative care requirements with possible criminal penalties, including the rare case of an attempted abortion.
In deeply conservative Kentucky, the ballot measure would amend the state constitution to say there is no right to abortion. The Republican-controlled Legislature has already passed a near-total ban on abortion. The measure would not change that, but the results could shadow the legal battle returning to a courtroom a week after Election Day.
Lawmakers added the proposed amendment to the ballot last year, a move that some thought would drive more conservative voters to the polls. But after the Roe decision, abortion-rights supporters raised nearly $1.5 million to fight it. They were hoping to repeat the surprise outcome this summer in conservative Kansas, where voters overwhelmingly defeated a similar amendment that would have allowed new bans or restrictions.
Initial returns indicated that thousands of Kentucky voters who backed GOP Sen. Rand Paul for reelection opposed the abortion amendment.
At a elementary school in Simpsonville, a small town outside of Louisville, 71-year-old voter Jim Stewart said he voted for Paul, calling him “the only one on TV making sense.”
Stewart is a registered Republican and opposed to abortion, but still voted no on the amendment. “You got to have a little choice there.”
Al Smith, 83, voted yes: “I don’t believe in abortion at all, not for any circumstance,” he said.
The reproductive-rights question in Vermont, came after Legislature passed a law in 2019 guaranteeing reproductive rights, including getting pregnant and having access to birth control. Supporters with the Reproductive Liberty Ballot Committee said the overturning of Roe meant “state-level protections are vital to safeguarding access to reproductive health care.”
California already had passed several measures aimed at easing access to abortion and set aside millions of taxpayer dollars to help pay for some out-of-state abortion travel. On Tuesday, voters approved language that would explicitly guarantee access to abortion and contraception in the state constitution.
The question for Montana voters was whether to create criminal penalties for health care providers unless they do everything “medically appropriate and reasonable” to save the life of a baby after birth, including the rare possibility of birth after an attempted abortion.
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BALTIMORE — Ramón Urías hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays also went deep to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.
Baltimore starter Jordan Lyles (9-8) allowed a third-inning homer by Cavan Biggio, but the Orioles responded in their half of that inning with back-to-back solo shots by Santander and Mountcastle to make it 5-1.
Matt Chapman hit a solo homer for Toronto in the sixth, but Hays answered with one of his own in the bottom half.
The Blue Jays scored twice in the eighth, but Félix Bautista came on and retired Whit Merrifield on a two-out grounder with two on. Mountcastle’s RBI single made it 7-4.
The first two Toronto batters of the ninth reached on an error and a single against Bautista. Then the big right-hander struck out Teoscar Hernández and got Bo Bichette to bounce into a double play to secure his fifth save.
Yusei Kikuchi (4-6) allowed five runs and six hits in five-plus innings for the Blue Jays. Lyles yielded two runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled in the fifth to extend his hitting streak to 19 games, the longest in the AL this year.
Baltimore has won six of seven.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: RHP Ross Stripling (hip) threw a bullpen session Sunday, and manager John Schneider said his next step is either live batting practice or a rehab start. ... Schneider said LHP Tim Mayza (shoulder) could be back with the team in three weeks.
Orioles: Hays (side) returned to the lineup after missing four games. ... Baltimore recalled RHP Louis Head from Triple-A Norfolk, and INF Rylan Bannon was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
UP NEXT
All-Star Alek Manoah (12-5) takes the mound for the Blue Jays on Tuesday night against Baltimore’s Kyle Bradish (1-4).
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Josh Jung Player Prop Bets: Rangers vs. Athletics - April 23
Published: Apr. 23, 2023 at 11:29 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
After going 2-for-6 with two RBI in his last game, Josh Jung and the Texas Rangers face the Oakland Athletics (who will start Kyle Muller) at 2:35 PM ET on Sunday.
He strung together two hits (going 2-for-6 with two RBI) in his most recent game against the Athletics.
Josh Jung Game Info & Props vs. the Athletics
- Game Day: Sunday, April 23, 2023
- Game Time: 2:35 PM ET
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Athletics Starter: Kyle Muller
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -200)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +525)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +185)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +135)
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Josh Jung At The Plate
- Jung has three doubles, three home runs and six walks while hitting .286.
- Jung is batting .273 with one homer during his last outings and is riding a 10-game hitting streak.
- In 16 of 19 games this season (84.2%) Jung has had a hit, and in six of those games he had more than one (31.6%).
- He has gone deep in 15.8% of his games in 2023 (three of 19), and 3.6% of his trips to the plate.
- Jung has driven in a run in six games this year (31.6%), including three games with more than one RBI (15.8%). He has also driven in three or more of his team's runs in two contests.
- In 52.6% of his games this year (10 of 19), he has scored, and in three of those games (15.8%) he has scored more than once.
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Josh Jung Home/Away Batting Splits
Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.3 K/9, the second-worst in the league.
- The Athletics have an 8.08 team ERA that ranks last among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Athletics allow the most home runs in baseball (39 total, 1.9 per game).
- The Athletics are sending Muller (0-1) to the mound to make his fifth start of the season. He is 0-1 with a 7.23 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings pitched.
- The left-hander's last appearance was on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs, when he tossed four innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up 13 hits.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 7.23, with 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in four games this season. Opponents are batting .346 against him.
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(The Hill) – Twenty-two states sued the Biden administration over a rule that would cut federal meal funding for schools that don’t include LGBT-friendly policies.
Indiana Attorney General (AG) Todd Rokita and Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III led the lawsuit, arguing that the guidelines are unlawful, in part because they are “based on a misapplication of U.S. Supreme Court precedents,” according to an Indiana AG’s office press release Tuesday.
“We all know the Biden administration is dead-set on imposing an extreme left-wing agenda on Americans nationwide. But they’ve reached a new level of shamelessness with this ploy of holding up food assistance for low-income kids unless schools do the Left’s bidding,” Rokita said, according to the release.
The 22 states that signed on to the case are Tennessee, Indiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), named as a defendant in the suit, announced in May that K-12 schools and other qualifying organizations would need to update their policies to include LGBT protections in order to receive funding from the Food and Nutrition Service. The rule is part of a Biden administration initiative to combat discrimination against LGBT students.
“Whether you are grocery shopping, standing in line at the school cafeteria, or picking up food from a food bank, you should be able to do so without fear of discrimination,” said Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean in a May 5 statement announcing the USDA’s effort.
Allegations of discrimination on the basis of gender and sexual orientation must be investigated, and nondiscrimination policies must be updated to include gender and sexual orientation protections, according to the administration.
The lawsuit accuses Biden of asking federal agencies to rewrite federal law and alleges the USDA ignored procedural requirements and misconstrued the law in issuing its directives.
A press release from Slatery’s office says the USDA misinterpreted the Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which protects employees against discrimination for being gay or transgender.
Rokita’s office contends that the initiative “will inevitably result in regulatory chaos that threatens essential nutritional services.”
Rokita garnered national attention after he accused an Indiana doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim of failing to report the procedure.
The doctor, who records show filed the report correctly, is now suing Rokita for damages.
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Facility will play an essential role in strengthening the power grid
ABILENE, Texas, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancium Inc., an energy technology and infrastructure company that advances the decarbonization and stability of the electric power grid, announced it has broken ground on its flagship Clean Campus in Abilene, Texas. Lancium's Abilene Campus is over 1,000 acres and will be home to a variety of industries that are powered by low-cost renewable energy.
"What's so exciting is that unlike other large-scale power users, the applications that will be located on our Campuses can operate flexibly. This means instead of just being a large power consumer, working with ERCOT we can return power to the grid when it's needed most," said Michael McNamara, co-founder and chief executive officer of Lancium. "Our customers benefit from green, low-cost power while strengthening the power grid at the same time. This is a win-win. And we will continue to partner with the Abilene community as we develop our site."
The Abilene facility will be built out in phases over the next several years. Lancium is currently working to develop the full site as additional partners come on board, with the initial interest from bitcoin miners and high performance computing services.
"Lancium's development is a tremendous opportunity to ensure the viability of the community through the diversification of our economy," said Misty Mayo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Development Corporation of Abilene (DCOA). "This opportunity to bring well-paying quality technology jobs to our community is one of the many ways we are continuing to build a better future for the families of Abilene."
Lancium Clean Campuses are located in regions where renewable generation is plentiful. Lancium broke ground on its first Clean Campus in Fort Stockton, Texas in September 2019. A few weeks ago, using Lancium Smart Response™ technology, the Fort Stockton facility qualified as a Controllable Load Resource in ERCOT because of its unique ability to adjust power consumption, or load, up or down within seconds as directed by ERCOT. CLRs must also be able to react independently to conditions on the power grid, such as the unexpected loss of generation capacity. Once operational, the Abilene Clean Campus will also operate as a controllable load resource.
"The location of our Clean Campus facilities, paired with our groundbreaking Lancium Smart Response™ technology provides an attractive location for large power users," continued McNamara. "We have received interested from a number of potential customers in locating at our Clean Campus sites, and we look forward to incorporating these other applications into our site plans as we build out the campus."
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ChatGPT, the high-profile AI chatbot from OpenAI, is such a serious threat to Google's core business that the company's co-founders are reengaged with the search giant, The New York Times reported Friday.
Startup OpenAI debuted ChatGPT in November, and within a few days more than a million people had begun prompting it with an enormous range of questions and requests. The artificial intelligence system has been trained on vast quantities of text on the internet and can answer questions, compose essays, write computer programs and generate all kinds of information.
ChatGPT can sound authoritative, but it isn't always right, and you can't tell where it's drawing its answers from. It's impressive enough to be a viral hit on the internet, though, and it's useful enough that Google reportedly declared a "code red" response to ChatGPT.
Now, at the behest of Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google parent company Alphabet, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are looking into the issue, the Times reported. They'd largely stepped out of day-to-day operating roles in 2019.
Google has a rival AI technology called PaLM, but it hasn't made that AI system available for public use. And it's an AI pioneer, inventing the "transformer" technology that's at the heart of large language models like PaLM and OpenAI's ChatGPT foundation, GPT-3. In a blog post this week the company summarized several areas where Google is using AI, for everything from suggesting email replies to placing ads.
Google didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Loup Ventures analyst Gene Munster sees ChatGPT, GPT-3 and large language models as a competitive threat.
"One possible future is that these LLMs could be built into the backend of many of the tech services we use," Munster said in a Friday report. "This is the outcome that could hurt Google in the long-term."
Ultimately, though, Google should be able to withstand the threat, he predicted. With four services that each have more than a billion users, and $60 billion in annual operating income from search, Google has "more than enough money to fund investments that will yield a ChatGPT competitor."
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JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp. and Israeli defense contractor Rafael on Monday said they will team up to develop a high-energy laser system to defend against aerial attacks.
The system will be based on “ Iron Beam,” a laser missile-defense system that Rafael has been developing with Israel’s Defense Ministry.
The Iron Beam has undergone a series of successful tests this year and is expected to be rolled out over the coming decade.
The joint product will be geared toward the American and other markets. Development, testing, and manufacturing will take place both in the U.S. and Israel, the companies said.
Lockheed’s chief operating officer, Frank St. John, said the agreement will help customers “stay ahead of their adversaries.” He said it was an honor to be a “security teammate” of Israel.
The state-owned Rafael designed “Iron Beam” to complement a series of aerial defense systems used by Israel, including the highly effective yet more costly rocket-intercepting Iron Dome.
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-Reejig accelerates growth and global expansion with investment from Salesforce Ventures only weeks after being recognized as a 2022 Cloud 100 Rising Star
-Reejig also announces the launch of its Impact Fund to help underrepresented communities unlock career opportunities, growth, and potential in support of Reejig's Zero Wasted Potential mission
SILICON VALLEY, Calif. , Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise-grade workforce intelligence platform Reejig is proud to announce an investment from Salesforce Ventures today. This funding will accelerate the growth of Reejig's global team, further develop its award-winning workforce intelligence technology, and drive Reejig's mission for Zero Wasted Potential in people, businesses, and society.
Since launching in 2019, Reejig has raised over $38 million in funding including infusions from Skip Capital, headed by Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar, Airtree Ventures, Culture Amp's Didier Elzinga, and now Salesforce Ventures.
This latest funding announcement comes shortly after Reejig was named on the 2022 Cloud 100 Rising Star list, which highlights the top 20 promising cloud computing startups. Earlier this year, the World Economic Forum also honored Reejig as a Technology Pioneer for innovation with the world's first independently audited ethical talent AI and Zero Wasted Potential mission.
Siobhan Savage, CEO and co-founder of Reejig, said, "We're helping organizations optimize their workforces and unlock their people's potential. This starts with having an unbiased view of who your people are, what skills they have, and how busy they are. Our workforce intelligence platform provides organizations with a central nervous system for all their talent decisions, giving them the tools to get the right skills in the right place at the right time - ensuring everyone has access to a meaningful career."
"Addressing the huge skills gap and shortage of training opportunities for working is more important than ever. We're thrilled to partner with Reejig, who is transforming the way businesses mobilise, reskill and optimise their workforces," said Mike Ferrari, Managing Director, Salesforce Ventures APAC. "We look forward to working alongside the Reejig team as they continue to grow."
In recent years, circumstances like the global pandemic, remote work, and emerging technologies have disrupted the workplace. In response to market uncertainty, many companies have resorted to mass layoffs. Crunchbase reports that over 40,000 workers in the U.S. tech sector have been laid off in the year to August 2022. At the same time, 87% of executives are experiencing skills gaps and are struggling to reskill and upskill their workforce to meet business demands, according to McKinsey research.
Pursuing its commitment to creating a world of Zero Wasted Potential, Reejig has announced the launch of the Reejig Impact Fund to help underrepresented communities unlock career opportunities, growth, and potential. The Reejig Impact Fund will donate Reejig's workforce intelligence technology to veteran, skilled refugee and other underrepresented communities, with a goal to reskill, build new capabilities, and remove barriers to career opportunities for all.
"We're not just building technology, we're also creating recurring impact and change for the better. The Reejig Impact Fund is our way of giving back to society by removing barriers to career opportunities for all," Savage commented. "When people have fair and equitable access to personally meaningful work — no matter their background — all of society can reap the benefits."
In the last year, Reejig's team has grown by over 1000% and opened offices in APAC, NAMER, and the UK. It is rapidly adding to its global enterprise client portfolio such as AWS, Woolworths Group, KPMG, John Holland, and Allianz.
Reejig is a leading workforce intelligence platform that enables global organizations to find, retain, and upskill talent at scale. Powered by the world's first independently-audited, ethical AI, Reejig acts as your central nervous system for all talent decisions, enabling zero wasted potential. Learn more by visiting reejig.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Salesforce Ventures helps enterprising founders build companies that reinvent the way the world works. Since 2009, we've invested in and partnered with more than 400 of the world's most tenacious enterprise software companies from seed to IPO, including Airtable, Databricks, DocuSign, Guild Education, Hopin, monday.com, nCino, Snowflake, Snyk, Stripe, Tanium, and Zoom. Salesforce Ventures leverages our decades of expertise in the cloud and our long-term relationships with key decision-makers at thousands of businesses around the world to give our portfolio companies an unfair advantage, help them build credibility, and accelerate growth. Salesforce Ventures has invested in more than 25 countries with offices all over the world including in San Francisco, Irvine, New York, London, Tokyo, and Sydney. Follow @SalesforceVC and learn more at http://www.salesforceventures.com.
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Investment to accelerate ProsperStack's mission to make it easy for subscription-based brands to prosper by automating and enhancing the customer retention experience.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ProsperStack, a leader in cancellation flow software boasting the ability to reduce subscriber churn by up to 30%, announced today that they've raised a $2 million Seed round, led by Sandalphon Capital. This investment brings ProsperStack's total funding to date to $2.35 million, driving an impressive growth trajectory for the team of subscription industry experts.
"This raise is a result of the hard work the team has put in the past 12 months," said Tony Sternberg, CEO & co-founder of ProsperStack. "ProsperStack is as much about helping our clients with retention as it is enabling them to create amazing offboarding experiences that their customers will love. We can't wait to use these funds to scale our marketing, customer success, development and sales operations during our next phase of growth.
Thanks to their comprehensive suite of low-code tools optimizing self-service cancellation flows for customers in SaaS, newspaper, digital media, publishing, marketing, advertising, IT & telecommunications industries, ProsperStack's number of subscribers is constantly increasing. Notable customers include Hootsuite, Roll20, SwingU, and Soundstripe.
"We're excited about the strong product and value proposition, and impressive list of customers the team has already been able to achieve with only modest funding," said Jonathan Ellis, General Partner of Sandalphon Capital. "Now they can accelerate their product vision and scale to help even more customers."
Other participating investors included Homegrown Capital, Jason Calacanis' LAUNCH fund, Groove Capital and Gopher Angels.
For media requests, please contact press@prosperstack.com.
When it comes to revenue growth, having a high churn rate is like filling a leaky bucket. Stop wasting time and money on patches. Upgrade your bucket.
Meet ProsperStack: The only platform that automates and enhances subscriber retention experiences so you can keep the customers you've already earned.
ProsperStack is a low-code SaaS for subscription-based businesses. We're built to be a seamless solution that creates immediate return on investment with the easiest setup, the smartest support, the most integrations and the best optimization tools. By adding a few lines of code, billing systems are integrated with the drop-in cancellation flow and the entire retention process is automated.
We're subscriber retention done right.
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--Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection treatment remains huge unmet medical needs and there is no effective drug for treatment globally so far
--Dosage of 800 mg ASC10, twice daily was selected to conduct a Phase IIa study in patients with RSV infection
--Preclinical research showed that ASC10-A is a potent inhibitor against RSV both in vitro and in vivo
HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") announces today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has approved to conduct a Phase IIa clinical trial for ASC10 to treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Based on available data, dosage of 800 mg ASC10, twice daily was selected to conduct a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase IIa study to evaluate the antiviral activity, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of ASC10 tablets in patients with mild or moderate RSV infection.
ASC10 is an oral double prodrug. After oral administration, ASC10 is rapidly and completely converted in vivo into the active metabolite ASC10-A, also known as β -D-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC) or EIDD-1931. Preclinical research[1] showed that ASC10-A (NHC) is a potent inhibitor with EC50 of 0.51 to 0.6 uM against two RSV clinical isolates using in vitro infection assay in HEp-2 cells. Furthermore, preclinical research[1] also demonstrated that ASC10-A (NHC) is efficacious in a mouse RSV infection model.
Ascletis has been granted a patent of ASC10 and its derivatives, and their uses to treat multiple virus infections by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including SARS-CoV-2, monkeypox virus and RSV.
RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) and pneumonia (infection of the lungs) in children younger than 1 year of age in the United States[2] and causes approximately 58,000 hospitalizations among children under five annually[3]. RSV infection is estimated to cause about 14,000 annual deaths in U.S. adults over age 65. Globally, RSV affects an estimated 64 million people and causes 160,000 deaths each year [3].
RSV infection treatment remains huge unmet medical needs and there is no effective drug for treatment so far. According to the report from Astute Analytica, the global market of RSV therapies is expected to grow at CAGR of 14.9% from 2022-2027 and reach revenue of US$4.2 billion by 2027[4].
"RSV poses a persistent threat to infants and the elderly population, and so far there is no effective drug available worldwide. We are glad that ASC10 has obtained the U.S. FDA approval to conduct a Phase IIa study to treat RSV infection in patients, which is a new milestone of Ascletis' R&D in treatment for viral diseases. Preclinical research showed that ASC10-A is a potent inhibitor against RSV both in vitro and in vivo, and we will accelerate the Phase IIa clinical study to benefit patients worldwide." said Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis.
About Ascletis
Ascletis is an innovative R&D driven biotech listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1672.HK), covering the entire value chain from discovery and development to manufacturing and commercialization. Led by a management team with deep expertise and a proven track record, Ascletis focuses on three therapeutic areas with unmet medical needs from a global perspective: viral diseases, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and oncology. Through excellent execution, Ascletis rapidly advances its drug pipeline with an aim of leading in global competition. To date, Ascletis has three marketed products, i.e. ritonavir tablets, GANOVO® and ASCLEVIR®, and 23 drug candidates in its R&D pipeline. The most advanced drug candidates include ASC22 (HBV functional cure), ASC10 and ASC11(oral small molecules for COVID-19 treatment), ASC40 (recurrent glioblastoma), ASC42 (PBC, primary biliary cholangitis), and ASC40 (acne).
For more information, please visit www.ascletis.com.
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ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met Wednesday with her Chinese counterpart and pledged an effort to manage differences and “prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict” as the two nations try to thaw relations.
Yellen’s first face-to-face meeting with Vice Premier Liu He was the highest-ranking contact between the two countries since their presidents agreed last November to look for areas of potential cooperation.
Liu, for his part, said he was ready to work together to seek common ground between China and the U.S.
"No matter how circumstances change, we should always maintain dialogue and exchanges," he said.
The meeting comes as the U.S. and Chinese economies grapple with differing, but intertwined challenges on trade, technology and more.
Yellen, in opening remarks in front of reporters, told Liu: “While we have areas of disagreement, and we will convey them directly, we should not allow misunderstandings, particularly those stemming from a lack of communication, to unnecessarily worsen our bilateral economic and financial relationship.”
She said the two countries “have a responsibility to manage our differences and prevent competition from becoming anything even near conflict."
Both economies have their challenges.
The Chinese economy is reopening after a COVID-19 resurgence killed tens of thousands of people and shuttered countless businesses. The U.S. is slowly recovering from 40-year-high inflation and is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling, setting up an expected political showdown between congressional Democrats and Republicans. The debt issue is of keen interest to Asia, as China is the second-largest holder of U.S. debt.
There is also the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which hinders global economic growth — and has prompted the U.S. and its allies to agree on an oil price cap on Russia in retaliation, putting China in a difficult spot as a friend and economic ally of Russia.
And high interest rates globally have increased pressure on debt-burdened nations that owe great sums to China.
“A wrong policy move or a reversal in the positive data and we could see the global economy head into a recession in 2023,” said Josh Lipsky, senior director of the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center. “Both countries have a shared interest in avoiding that scenario."
The World Bank reported last week that the global economy will come “ perilously close ” to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in all the world’s top economies — including the U.S. and China. Low-income countries are expected to suffer from any economic downturns of superpowers, the report said.
“High on the list is debt restructuring,” Lipsky said of Wednesday's talks. Several low-income countries are at risk of debt default in 2023 and many of them owe large sums to China.
“Leaders have been trying for two years to get some agreement and avoid a wave of defaults but there’s been little success and one reason is China’s hesitancy. I expect Yellen to press Liu He on this in the meeting,” Lipsky said.
Liu laid out an optimistic vision for the world’s second-largest economy in an address Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“If we work hard enough, we are confident that in 2023, China’s growth will most likely return to its normal trend. The Chinese economy will see a significant improvement,” he said.
After her stop in Switzerland, Yellen will travel to Zambia, Senegal and South Africa this week in what will be the first in a string of visits by Biden administration officials to sub-Saharan Africa during the year.
Zambia is renegotiating its nearly $6 billion debt with China, its biggest creditor. During a closed-door meeting at the Africa Leaders Summit in Washington in December, Yellen and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema discussed “the need to address debt sustainability and the imperative to conclude a debt treatment for Zambia,” according to Yellen.
The Zurich talks are a follow-up to the November meeting between President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. The two world leaders agreed to empower key senior officials to work on areas of potential cooperation, including tackling climate change and maintaining global financial, health and food stability. Beijing had cut off such contacts with the U.S. in protest of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan in August.
“We’re going to compete vigorously. But I’m not looking for conflict," Biden said at the time.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be traveling to China in early February.
Among economic sticking points, the Biden administration blocked the sale of advanced computer chips to China and is considering a ban on investment in some Chinese tech companies, possibly undermining a key economic goal that Xi set for his country. Statements by the Democratic president that the U.S. would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion also have increased tensions.
And while the U.S. Congress is divided on many issues, members of the House agreed last week to further scrutinize Chinese investments.
New House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California has identified the Communist Party of China as one of two “long-term challenges” for the House, along with the national debt.
“There is bipartisan consensus that the era of trusting Communist China is over,” McCarthy said from the House floor last week when the House voted 365 to 65 — with 146 Democrats joining Republicans — to establish the House Select Committee on China.
Last year, the U.S. Commerce Department added dozens of Chinese high-tech companies, including makers of aviation equipment, chemicals and computer chips, to an export controls blacklist, citing concerns over national security, U.S. interests and human rights. That move prompted the Chinese to file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization.
Yellen has been critical of China's trade practices and its relationship with Russia, as the two countries have deepened their economic ties since the start of the war in Ukraine. On a July call with Liu, Yellen talked “frankly" about the impact of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the global economy and “unfair, non-market” economic practices, according to a U.S. recap of the call. | https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/US-China-officials-to-meet-on-economy-aim-to-17724537.php | 2023-01-18 10:25:41 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/US-China-officials-to-meet-on-economy-aim-to-17724537.php |
Tuscaloosa Academy girls’ golf team won Class 1A/3A championship
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Juliet Brown
Tuscaloosa Academy won the Class 1A/3A Girls’ Golf Championship.
Anna Christian Beeker led the team with a score of 142 (-2) followed by Saxon Skinner (+6) and Anne Reeves Skinner (+14). TA finished with a team score of 18-over-par. The Knights took first place by a whopping margin of 100 strokes over second place Houston Academy (+118). Lindsey Lane (+127) and Piedmont (+234) round out the Top-4.
It is Tuscaloosa Academy’s first year competing in AHSAA. TA athletics transitioned to the public high school league after 55 years competing as an AISA school. The girls’ golf team wasn’t the only sports team to make a splash in its first year in the new conference. The TA football team won a playoff game. Volleyball reached the quarterfinals of the state tournament. Girls’ basketball competed in a regional tournament, baseball won a playoff series, and boys’ soccer reached the Final Four in Huntsville. | https://www.wvua23.com/tuscaloosa-academy-girls-golf-team-won-class-1a-3a-championship/ | 2023-05-17 10:50:29 | 1 | https://www.wvua23.com/tuscaloosa-academy-girls-golf-team-won-class-1a-3a-championship/ |
Ukrainian presidency: 10 killed in latest Russian shelling
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling killed at least 10 Ukrainian civilians and wounded 20 others in a day, the office of Ukraine’s president reported Friday as the country worked to recover from an earlier wave of Russian missile strikes and drone attacks.
The new casualties included the deaths of at least two civilians in the southern city of Kherson, which Ukrainian troops recaptured in November, and two more in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province. The missiles and self-propelled drones Russian forces fired Thursday hit deeper into Ukrainian territory, killing at least 11 people.
The bombardment followed announcements by the United States and Germany of plans to ship powerful tanks to help Ukraine defend itself. Other Western countries said they also would share modern tanks from their stockpiles.
Moscow has bristled at the move, and accused Western nations of entering a new level of confrontation with Russia.
Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko of the eastern Donetsk region said the Russian military used phosphorus munitions in shelling the village of Zvanivka. The village is located about 20 kilometers north of Bakhmut, a city that has become the focus of a grueling battle in recent months. The shelling also damaged apartment buildings and two schools in the nearby town of Vuhledar, Kyrylenko said.
The governor of the neighboring Luhansk region, Serhii Haidai, said Ukrainian shelling hit two Russian bases in the occupied towns of Kreminna and Rubizhne, killing and wounding “dozens” of Russian soldiers. His claim couldn’t be independently verified.
Further south, Russian troops resumed shelling the town of Nikopol, across the Dnieper from the Russia-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, damaging apartment buildings, gas pipelines, power lines and a bakery, officials said.
Separately Friday, Russian authorities took new steps in their months-long and widely criticized effort to graft four Ukrainian provinces onto Russia’s already vast territory. They said the illegally annexed provinces would switch from the time zone that covers Kyiv to the one in Moscow.
The Ukrainian southern and eastern regions that Russia declared as part of its territory four months ago — Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson — will take place “in the near future,” Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade said. The move comes as part of what the ministry called the “gradual synchronization” of Russian legislation after the “admission of the four subjects.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s highly orchestrated announcement of the illegal annexations came despite widespread international condemnation and the fact that Russia didn’t fully control the areas it annexed. Russia claims to control nearly all of Luhansk and about half of Donetsk.
Less than 1-1/2 months after the annexations, Russia lost control of the city of Kherson and broad swaths of the surrounding territory under the brunt of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Kherson was the only regional capital Russia seized since starting its invasion on Feb. 24, and its loss dealt a heavy blow to the Kremlin.
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ROME (AP) — Officials at the Catholic shrine in Lourdes announced the creation of a study group Friday to decide what to do with one of the French sanctuary’s most famous but now controversial attractions: mosaics by a Jesuit artist who has been sanctioned by the Vatican and his religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women.
The Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik designed the facade of one of the three basilicas at Lourdes with a series of mosaics in 2008 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Marian apparitions that turned the shrine in southwest France into one of the world’s biggest pilgrimage sites, attracting around 3 million visitors a year.
In December, the Jesuits revealed that Rupnik had been declared excommunicated by the Vatican in 2020 for committing one of the worst crimes in church law — using the confessional to absolve a woman with whom he had engaged in sexual activity — and had also been accused by nine women of related sexual, spiritual and psychological misconduct in the 1980s.
The Vatican’s sex abuse office, which is headed by Jesuits, decided their claims were too old to prosecute. Amid an outcry and testimony from 15 more people, the Jesuits in February announced a new internal canonical inquiry while toughening sanctions against Rupnik, including preventing him from continuing his artistic activity, since that was presumably where some of the abuse originated.
Aside from posing questions about how the Jesuits and the Vatican handled the allegations, the Rupnik scandal has prompted a broader question about what to do with his art, since his mosaics decorate important basilicas, shrines, chapels and churches around the globe, including one of the chapels inside the Apostolic Palace.
On Friday, Bishop Jean-Marc Micas, whose diocese includes Lourdes, announced the creation of a study group to consider what to do with the Basilica of the Rosary mosaics, placing the needs of abuse survivors first. Nothing is being ruled out, he said in a statement.
“Lourdes is a place where many victims come … to seek consolation and healing. Their distress is great in front of the Rev. Rupnik’s mosaics in this same place: We cannot ignore it,” he said in a statement.
In an earlier interview with French Catholic La Vie, Micas said he and the shrine had received letters from abuse victims from around the world seeking a “gesture” from Lourdes. They described Rupnik’s mosaics there as an additional source of pain as they seek healing from their abuse.
“If this place, by displaying these works, increases the suffering of people who come there to be healed, this is not possible,” Micas told La Vie.
The study group includes the bishop, the rector of the shrine, a survivor of abuse, an expert in sacred art and a psychotherapist. They will come up with the elements necessary to decide what to do with the mosaics, with all options on the table, the statement said.
The status of the Slovenian-born Rupnik’s status remains somewhat in limbo as the Jesuits’ canonical investigation plays out, even as they have received more complaints against him, Rupnik’s superior, the Rev. Johan Verschueren, told The Associated Press in an email Friday.
“Every week one or two new testimonies knock at our door,” he said. “We get ever more, a clear and a comprehensive view of what happened in the past and what is the real nature and size of the case.”
While Lourdes is the first major basilica to publicly announce a review of Rupnik’s artistic works, other church entities have taken their distance. The diocese of Versailles, which is home to a church decorated with Rupnik mosaics, terminated all collaboration with him in December.
Recently, the religious publisher San Paolo removed Rupnik’s books from prominent display at its store near the Vatican, though his coffee table books, calendars and books on spirituality are available on the website of the Centro Aletti art studio and ecumenical center in Rome that Rupnik founded. | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/lourdes-shrine-reviewing-mosaics-after-jesuit-abuse-claims/ | 2023-03-31 19:30:19 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/lourdes-shrine-reviewing-mosaics-after-jesuit-abuse-claims/ |
Senators come back to win in OT, end Capitals’ win streak
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex DeBrincat tied the game and scored in overtime to help the Ottawa Senators snap the Capitals’ five game winning streak by beating Washington 4-3. The Senators have won two in a row. Alex Ovechkin scored his 803rd career goal in Washington’s first loss since Dec. 15. Darcy Kuemper stopped 41 of the 45 shots he faced. Ottawa’s Cam Talbot rebounded from allowing two goals on the first eight shots he faced to finish with 22 saves. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals. | https://kion546.com/news/2022/12/29/senators-come-back-to-win-in-ot-end-capitals-win-streak/ | 2022-12-30 03:48:19 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2022/12/29/senators-come-back-to-win-in-ot-end-capitals-win-streak/ |
Grocery items that dropped in price the most in September
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Grocery items that dropped in price the most in September
A person checking the price of a product at a grocery store
Record inflation severely impacted the food supply chain, fuel costs, and pricing for virtually all our everyday necessities.
But while food costs remain high overall, prices for some food have come down. Stacker used monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the 10 grocery items that experienced the largest price decreases from August to September, using year-over-year change in price as a tie-breaker.
Prices for fresh fruits decreased by 0.6% in August and saw steady decreases in previous months. Uncooked beef (with the exception of veal) also saw a slight decline in pricing partly due to a shift in consumer demand and the fact that some cattle ranchers are slaughtering their livestock early. This is due to recent droughts in areas such as Texas that affect where cattle graze.
Meanwhile, dairy products such as milk and eggs also saw reduced prices; with cheese readily available, there was reduced demand for the product.
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#10. Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb.
A woman inspects a package of chicken legs
– One-month decrease in cost: -0.9%
– Annual change in cost: +14.6%
– September 2022 cost: $1.98
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#9. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb.
A spoonful of ground coffee
– One-month decrease in cost: -1%
– Annual change in cost: +30.4%
– September 2022 cost: $6.17
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#8. All Pork Chops, per lb.
Two uncooked pork chops with bone in
– One-month decrease in cost: -1.4%
– Annual change in cost: +3.4%
– September 2022 cost: $4.19
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#7. Beef for stew, boneless, per lb.
Cubed beef on a cutting board
– One-month decrease in cost: -1.4%
– Annual change in cost: +1.6%
– September 2022 cost: $6.98
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#6. Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb.
A person preparing lean ground beef in a kitchen
– One-month decrease in cost: -1.5%
– Annual change in cost: +7.9%
– September 2022 cost: $4.86
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#5. Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 16 oz.
A variety of beers in a refrigerator in a supermarket
– One-month decrease in cost: -1.5%
– Annual change in cost: +6.8%
– September 2022 cost: $1.66
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#4. All uncooked ground beef, per lb.
Stacked packages of ground beef
– One-month decrease in cost: -2.3%
– Annual change in cost: +5.6%
– September 2022 cost: $5.33
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#3. Chops, boneless, per lb.
Pork chops in a grocery store’s meat department
– One-month decrease in cost: -2.4%
– Annual change in cost: +2.1%
– September 2022 cost: $4.49
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#2. Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb.
Ground chuck meat on a plate
– One-month decrease in cost: -4.5%
– Annual change in cost: +2.2%
– September 2022 cost: $4.89
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#1. Eggs, grade A, large, per doz.
Closeup of white eggs in a carton
– One-month decrease in cost: -6.9%
– Annual change in cost: +58.1%
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Pennsylvania governor orders flags to half-staff to honor 7 dead in chocolate factory blast
WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — The governor of Pennsylvania has ordered commonwealth flags flown at half-staff in honor of seven people whose bodies were recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory.
“West Reading, we stand with you — and we’ll continue to provide all of the support your community needs,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a Twitter post Monday, referring to the borough about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia where the R.M. Palmer Co. plant blast occurred at about 5 p.m. Friday.
West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag, in a statement Sunday night, called it “a devastating loss” but said “we are truly grateful to bring closure to the families involved in the upcoming days.”
The Berks County coroner’s office on Monday morning identified two of the victims as 49-year-old Amy Sandoe of Ephrata and 60-year-old Domingo Cruz of Reading and said “additional forensic medical examinations” would be needed to positively identify the other five victims. Autopsies are expected to be completed by the end of week, officials said.
West Reading Borough Chief of Police Wayne Holben said at a press briefing just after 9 p.m. Sunday that rescue workers had earlier in the evening found two bodies believed to be the remaining two individuals listed as missing. One of the victims was found around 6:50 p.m. and the other around 8:20 p.m., Holben said. Earlier, Kaag confirmed to The Associated Press that the fifth body was found Sunday morning. Holben said the body of a fourth victim was found under debris early Sunday.
Rescue crews had been using heat imaging equipment and dogs to search for possible survivors after the blast destroyed one building and damaged a neighboring building. Crews were using heavy equipment to methodically and carefully pull debris from the site, Holben said.
Three buildings around the site will be condemned as a precaution, but that didn’t mean they were uninhabitable or slated for demolition, merely that they would need further examination by structural engineers, Kaag said.
Officials said they had no update on the condition of a woman pulled alive from the rubble early Saturday. Kaag said she had apparently been on the second floor and was found in a “hopeful circumstance,” calling out to rescuers despite her injuries after a dog located her.
Officials also reported no updates on the conditions of those taken to hospitals. Reading Hospital said it received 10 patients and transferred two to other facilities, while two others were admitted in good and fair condition respectively and the others had been discharged.
R.M. Palmer said in a statement Saturday that everyone at the company was “devastated” and it was reaching out to employees and their families through first responders and disaster recovery organizations because its communication systems were down.
State and local fire investigators are continuing to examine the scene to try to determine the cause of the blast.
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The New Guide Provides A Practical, Much Needed Resource For Financial Compliance Professionals Working In The Crypto Industry In A Time Of Increased Regulation
NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ComplyAdvantage, a global data technology company transforming financial crime detection, today announced the release of the company's new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Guide for Crypto Firms.
Cryptocurrencies are one of the most innovative and fastest growing sectors within the financial services landscape. According to Vantage Market Research, the cryptocurrency market was worth roughly $1,542.9 Million at the end of 2021 and is expected to reach $2,302.5 Million by 2028, with North America projected to dominate the worldwide cryptocurrency market.
But as the demand for cryptocurrencies increases around the globe, policymakers foresee lax anti-money laundering compliance controls as one of the biggest potential vulnerabilities that crypto firms will face in the coming years.
Non-compliance with anti-money laundering regulations presents a number of significant challenges for established and emerging crypto firms. While the exact nature of these will depend on the violation in question and the firm's business model, some of the risks include:
- Facilitating sanctions evasion:, This is particularly a risk when dealing with decentralized exchanges (DEX) and decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Analysts have shown, for example, that bitcoin has been used to evade sanctions on Iran.
- Enabling terrorist financing: Governments operating in geopolitically sensitive climates —- including in India —- have argued this is the biggest financial crime risk related to crypto. As a result, firms should expect additional, more stringent terrorist financing measures where necessary. India's government, for example, recently investigated the use of crypto by the al-Al Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
- Layering: Criminals may seek to convert illicit fiat currency into crypto in order to disguise its origins. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) highlighted a case in which criminals stole KRW 400 million from victims in South Korea through phishing, before carrying out multiple high-value transactions to transfer the funds to a foreign crypto wallet. The funds were passed through 48 accounts in an attempt to disguise their origin.
And the stakes for noncompliance are high. As Cornerstone Research noted in a recent report, as of year-end 2021 the SEC had imposed approximately $2.35 billion in total monetary penalties against digital asset market participants bringing a total of 20 enforcement actions related to cryptocurrency. Enforcement actions will continue to grow as will the size of fines for those firms with lack controls.
"We've seen a huge uptick in new crypto services across our industry and within our own customer network which is extremely exciting. However, this dynamic growth has triggered increased regulatory scrutiny which crypto companies need to stay ahead of," said Charles Delingpole, Founder and CEO of ComplyAdvantage. As such, our team will continue to develop helpful resources including this guide and others such as our State of Financial Crimes 2022 Report or Evolving Use of Sanctions 2022 Guide to help guide growing financial firms through the global complexities of anti-money laundering regulations."
Already the preferred choice of some of the world's largest banks, enterprises and high-growth fintechs, ComplyAdvantage uses machine learning and natural language processing to help regulated organisations manage their risk obligations and prevent financial crime.
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FARMERVILLE, La. — In this conservative corner of northern Louisiana, where reverence for law enforcement runs deep and Blue Lives Matter flags often fly alongside the Stars and Stripes, the case of five white officers charged in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene is seen as anything but a slam dunk.
So even with explosive body-camera video showing officers stunning, beating and dragging Greene, the Black district attorney in mostly white Union Parish has decided to bring in a hired gun: an experienced white special prosecutor with a folksy law-and-order bravado and a three-decades-long reputation for winning complicated cases across the state.
But Hugo Holland’s background is also marked by accusations of racial bias, including new claims uncovered by The Associated Press, that make him an unlikely advocate for racial justice. In fact, he says the concept has no place in the Greene case or anywhere in the justice system.
“Justice is justice,” Holland told the AP. “It doesn’t make any difference what race the offender or the victim is. F——— race has got nothing to do with it.”
Holland drew criticism as a local prosecutor for displaying a portrait in his office of Confederate general and early KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest. He once sent a fellow lawyer an email joking about chasing down “a Black guy or a Mex-can.” And he wrote the judge in the 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial to say he would never have charged the teen acquitted of killing two people during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, calling it a “good shoot.”
Beyond that, Holland has served as a reserve police officer in Bossier City for 20 years and has been criticized for rarely prosecuting police, deciding in 2018 against charging two white sheriff’s deputies seen on body-camera video kicking a Black suspect in the face.
“How can we expect him to fight for us to get justice when he is — and loves — the police?” said Breka Peoples, a Shreveport activist who initially thought it was a joke when she heard Holland had been hired in the Greene case. “He’s part of the problem that we have today.”
But state prosecutors are betting that Holland’s long record of convictions can finally bring justice to a high-stakes, politically fraught case that has simmered for nearly four years.
Greene’s May 10, 2019, death on a rural roadside near Monroe was initially blamed by the Louisiana State Police on a car crash at the end of a high-speed chase over a traffic violation. After officials from the governor on down refused for more than two years to release the body-camera video, the AP obtained and published the footage showing white troopers converging on Greene before he could get out of his car and repeatedly stunning and punching him as he wails, “I’m your brother! I’m scared! I’m scared!” A trooper can later be seen dragging the heavyset Greene by his ankle shackles and he is left face down for more than nine minutes before he eventually goes limp.
Years of investigations culminated in December with four current and former Louisiana State Police troopers and a local sheriff’s deputy indicted on various state counts ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance and obstruction.
From the beginning, Greene’s family and others worried whether prosecutors could make the indictment stick in a northern Louisiana parish that’s nearly 70% white and deeply conservative. On the same day the officers were charged, a federal jury in Shreveport deadlocked in a civil rights trial, despite viewing graphic footage of a white police officer kicking and assaulting a Black man in custody.
“A case like this can be complicated. We really needed someone with a lot of experience,” John Belton, the first Black district attorney of Union Parish, said of his decision to hire Holland for the Greene case. “Hugo is one of the top prosecutors in the state and has a history of seeking justice — regardless of politics and regardless of race.”
In an interview, Holland bristled at the accusations of bias he’s faced throughout his career, including that he consistently excluded Black people from juries. If those claims were true, he said, then why would an elected Black district attorney knowingly “hire a closet Klansman?”
Holland added that, while he is still reviewing evidence in Greene’s death, he would have preferred to have been brought in before the grand jury issued its indictments.
“I’m going to review this case with a completely fresh eye,” Holland said. “If I think the grand jury overreached, I’m going to tell the district attorney. If I think something additional needs to be done, I’m going to tell him that as well.”
“These cases are sort of like prosecuting a parent for cruelty for disciplining their child: Where is the line? That line is fuzzy. It’s not black and white,” he said. “It’s very unusual for there to be an unlawful use of force. It’s extremely rare.”
Of particular interest to Holland are accusations that some officers were involved in a cover-up of Greene’s death. He likened the situation to the Watergate scandal that doomed Richard Nixon’s presidency. “If I can prove the cover-up,” he said, “those people are in trouble.”
Holland’s hiring underscores the lingering uncertainty in the Greene case. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a sweeping review of the Louisiana State Police but has not said whether it will bring its own charges against officers or higher-ups. Meanwhile, a legislative inquiry formed to determine the extent of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ role in the case has been dormant for months as members of the committee sought higher office. Even Belton, the district attorney, is running in this year’s race for state attorney general.
Greene’s mother, Mona Hardin, who has traveled the country drawing attention to her son’s death, remains skeptical about the prospects of the state case.
“I want so much to believe that something or someone greater is waiting to do Ronnie justice, but there are question marks all over the place,” said Hardin, who was a guest at the recent State of the Union Address when her attorneys told her the “wild card” Holland had been hired.
“All I hear is that he doesn’t like losing,” she said. “But who is he winning for? Is he doing this for the blue?”
Bald and bellicose, the 59-year-old Holland is loved and loathed in Louisiana for his brash rhetoric and near-obsession with capital punishment. After a scandal over obtaining automatic weapons forced him from his job as an assistant district attorney in Shreveport, he began prosecuting high-stakes cases around the state on a freelance basis, driven by a passionate belief in “lex talionis,” the law of retaliation.
“It would not faze me in the least to watch a man executed,” Holland said in a 2017 interview. “I can’t imagine how it’s fair for you to take another human being’s life and yours not be forfeited.”
It’s not clear how that mindset will apply to Greene’s violent in-custody death, which a medical expert recently deemed a homicide.
In 2018, Holland determined two white Rapides Parish sheriff’s deputies had been justified in kicking Deterrian Simmons after violently taking the Black man to the ground. Even two steel-toed “distraction strikes” to the man’s face were lawful, he said, in part because they did not fracture Simmons’ skull, jaw or orbital socket.
“Like almost every other suspect injured by officers in any fashion, Simmons’ failure to comply caused this entire incident,” Holland wrote in a memo obtained by AP. “It is a waste of time to bring the officers before a grand jury.”
Speaking of the case this week, Holland said: “F——— comply and you won’t get a bloody lip.”
Last year, defense lawyers seeking to show bias in the case of a man sentenced to death turned up an email from Holland in 2017 when he wrote that in observance of Veterans Day he planned to “take my pickup and find a Black guy or a Mex-can.”
Holland defended his words as “clearly humor.” But defense attorneys argued the email harkened to the infamous 1998 killing of James Byrd, a Black man dragged from a pickup by white supremacists in Texas.
Holland also sent an unsolicited letter of support to Judge Bruce Schroeder, the Wisconsin jurist who drew criticism over his courtroom commentary and unorthodox handling of Rittenhouse’s 2021 murder trial.
“Haters gonna hate,” Holland wrote, boasting that he too had aroused “the ire of the liberal media.”
“I would not have even bothered to take the Rittenhouse case to the grand jury,” he added. “I would have pronounced it a good shoot and been done with it.”
Holland wrote that he had long ago stopped reading news coverage about himself, and that his life had become calmer as a result.
“I recommend this course to you and remind you that Antonin Scalia said, ‘a man who has made no enemies is probably not a very good man.’”
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Logistics Company ShipNetwork to Offer eCommerce Customers Industry-Leading Capabilities
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A leader in the eCommerce shipping industry, Devin Johnson, today announced the purchase of Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL), a national leader in the 3PL (Third Party Logistics) sector. The newly acquired company will now operate under the brand name ShipNetwork.
"We view the purchase of RSL, and its evolution into ShipNetwork, as a tremendous opportunity to further develop the company's extensive network and capabilities," explained Devin Johnson, Chief Executive Officer and owner of ShipNetwork and sister company, FirstMile. "This acquisition will allow ShipNetwork to continue to build on its existing partnership with FirstMile, thereby providing all of our clients an additional full suite of logistics parcel technologies and solutions."
With the goal of providing eCommerce retailers best in class products and services, as a result of this purchase ShipNetwork clients will have access to the full suite of both domestic and international transportation solutions and technology.
Johnson added that the acquisition of ShipNetwork will benefit both the company's current clients, as well as those of its sister company, FirstMile.
"Clients of both ShipNetwork as well as FirstMile will gain added volume and density from our expanded network, enhancing both company's abilities to reach deeper into postal and regional carrier networks," Johnson said. "We expect this to result in both reduced costs to our clients, as well as improved service performance."
Going forward, ShipNetwork expects to add to its current footprint facilities in both the eastern and western regions of the nation. Plans are for new facilities to be larger than current RSL locations, thereby expanding the company's abilities to support larger-scale retail distribution for current and future clients that may require enhanced capability.
With the explosive growth of online commerce—as seen by the critical role of eCommerce during the Covid-19 pandemic—the importance of logistics firms in the nation's supply chain has continued to grow; as national leaders in the 3PL sector, ShipNetwork and sister company FirstMile allow eCommerce merchants to focus on operating—and growing—their respective businesses, with the knowledge that both companies ensure delivery of their products in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
"We assume responsibility for warehousing, warehouse technology, fulfillment, and shipping expertise," Johnson said. "For our clients, that means their entire focus can be on ensuring that their eCommerce businesses run at optimal capacity and continue to prosper."
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ShipNetwork is a leader in eCommerce order fulfillment services and freight management. ShipNetwork offers national fulfillment services and a network of fulfillment centers across the US, including Anaheim (CA), Atlanta (GA), Austin (TX), Carlstadt (NJ), Chicago (IL), Denver (CO), Houston (TX), Las Vegas (NV), Olean (NY), Reno (NV), Salt Lake City (UT), and Scranton (PA). ShipNetwork's fulfillment system allows for integration with popular shopping cart platforms and online marketplaces, including Amazon, BigCommerce, Channel Advisor, eBay, Magento, ShipStation, Shopify, Volusion, Walmart Marketplace, and WooCommerce.
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If there's one kind of weather extreme that scientists clearly link to climate change, it's worsening heat waves.
"They are getting hotter," says Kai Kornhuber, adjunct scientist at Columbia University and scientist at Climate Analytics, a climate think tank. "They are occurring at a higher frequency, so that also increases the likelihood of sequential heat waves."
In Texas, the Southern U.S. and Mexico, a three-week heat wave has gripped the region with temperature records falling for days in a row. Extreme heat has also hit India, China and Canada, where widespread wildfires are burning.
"Most of the world's population has experienced record-breaking heat in recent days," says Daniel Swain, climate scientist at the University of California-Los Angeles.
This year, something else is adding fuel to the fire: the El Niño climate pattern. That seasonal shift makes global temperatures warmer, which could make 2023 the hottest year ever recorded.
Longer heat waves are more dangerous
Heat waves are already the deadliest weather-related disaster in the U.S.. Not only do extreme temperatures cause heat exhaustion and severe dehydration, it also raises the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Those risks are even higher in neighborhoods that are lower-income and communities of color, where research has found temperatures are hotter than in white neighborhoods.
Temperatures in the weather report also don't tell the whole story about the danger. With higher humidity, the toll that heat takes on the human body is much more taxing. Weather forecasters try to capture that with a heat index warning, which shows what the temperature actually feels like. But that's only calculated for someone sitting in the shade, underestimating the risk for outdoor workers and others in the sun.
In recent years, scientists have done rapid assessments to determine how heat waves are being influenced by climate change. In several, they found the extreme temperatures were nearly impossible without climate change, like in the Mediterranean in April, in the Pacific Northwest in 2021, and in the United Kingdom in 2022.
El Niño is the exclamation point
This year, the planet also made a seasonal shift to an El Niño pattern. It starts when the ocean in the central and eastern Pacific warms up. That extra heat alters weather patterns, raising the temperatures globally.
"That's its role in the global climate system – is moving some of the energy up from depth and dumping it into the atmosphere," Swain says.
With El Niño just getting started this year, it's likely the full effect isn't being felt yet in heat waves or rainfall patterns. Typically, the Southern U.S. gets wetter and the Northern U.S. gets drier.
"That lag is because it takes some time for that extra heat near the surface of the ocean to actually make it into the atmosphere and be moved around by wind currents," Swain says.
Climate experts say signs point to a strong El Niño this year, which could break global temperature records. The past 8 years have already been the hottest since record-keeping began, and 2016, the hottest ever recorded, was also a year with a powerful El Niño.
"Even if it's not going to be the hottest on record, we're certainly seeing the warmest decade so far," Kornhuber says. "That alone should already be worrying enough."
If the world continues emitting fossil fuels, these kinds of heat events are expected to become far more likely. Even if the world can meet its goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit), extreme heat waves still are likely to be more than eight times more common than they once were.
"The long-term driver is human-caused climate change where we're sort of stair-stepping up along that inexorable upward trend," Swain says. "El Nino represents the exclamation point on that trend."
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Rare video of 1986 dive in Titanic wreckage to be released
FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Rare and in some cases never before publicly seen video of the 1986 dive through the wreckage of the Titanic is being released Wednesday by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
The more than 80 minutes of footage on the WHOI’s YouTube channel chronicles some of the remarkable achievements of the dive led by Robert Ballard that marked the first time human eyes had seen the giant ocean liner since it struck an iceberg and sank in the frigid North Atlantic in April 1912. About 1,500 people died during the ship’s maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City.
A team from Massachusetts-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in partnership with the French oceanographic exploration organization Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer, discovered the final resting place of the ship in 12,400 feet (3,780 meters) of water on Sept. 1, 1985 using a towed underwater camera.
Nine months later, a WHOI team returned to the site in the famous three-person research submersible Alvin and the remotely-operated underwater exploration vehicle Jason Jr., which took iconic images of the ship’s interior.
The release of the footage is in conjunction with the 25th anniversary release on Feb. 10 of the remastered version of the Academy Award-winning movie, “Titanic.”
“More than a century after the loss of Titanic, the human stories embodied in the great ship continue to resonate,” ocean explorer and filmmaker James Cameron said in a statement. “Like many, I was transfixed when Alvin and Jason Jr. ventured down to and inside the wreck. By releasing this footage, WHOI is helping tell an important part of a story that spans generations and circles the globe.”
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AMES, Iowa (AP)Erik Stevenson scored 23 points, Joe Toussaint added 19 off the bench and West Virginia rallied late to beat Iowa State 72-69 on Monday night.
Stevenson made 8 of 17 shots from the floor with four 3-pointers for the Mountaineers (17-13, 6-11 Big 12 Conference). Toussaint hit all eight of his free throws and added seven rebounds. Emmitt Matthews Jr. added 13 points and two blocks.
Gabe Kalscheur scored a season-high 26 points to pace the Cyclones (17-12, 8-9), who have lost four straight. Jaren Holmes had 16 points.
Stevenson and Toussaint both scored 11 first-half points to lead West Virginia to a 35-27 lead at intermission. Toussaint sank all four of his shots, including three from 3-point range. Kalscheur scored 11 for the Cyclones, but he was limited to seven-plus minutes after picking up three quick fouls. Stevenson scored the first nine points for the Mountaineers and Kalscheur notched the first seven for Iowa State.
Stevenson hit a jumper to open the second-half scoring, but Kalscheur answered with a 3-pointer to spark a 16-4 run and the Cyclones pulled even at 41 with 15:12 left to play. Stevenson followed with a rebound basket, but Holmes drilled a 3-pointer to give Iowa State its first lead, 44-43, since it led 17-15 midway through the first half.
A Holmes layup gave Iowa State its biggest lead at 58-51 with 8:44 remaining. West Virginia chipped away and used two free throws by Matthews to take a 65-64 lead with 2:10 to go. Matthews followed with a dunk and Toussaint sank two foul shots to give the Mountaineers a 69-64 lead with 20 seconds left. Kalscheur hit a 3-pointer 10 seconds later, but Toussaint hit two more free throws to preserve the win.
Neither team separated itself shooting-wise, but the West Virginia bench outscored the Cyclones’ subs 28-13.
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Iowa State: The Cyclones close out the regular season at No. 7 Baylor on Saturday.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers end regular-season play at home on Saturday against No. 11 Kansas State.
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Friday was much quieter than yesterday, when severe weather pounded parts of mid-Michigan with strong to severe thunderstorms that produced large hail.
The Davison area in Genesee County was the worst hit, with up to baseball sized hail.
That is 2.75" in diameter.
Many vehicles suffered damage as the hail dented hoods and shattered glass.
Overnight, look for mostly clear skies with lows in the mid to upper 50s.
Saturday will start off with lots of sunshine and highs from the upper 70s to low 80s.
An isolated late day shower or rumble of thunder is possible.
There's a better chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms both Sunday and Monday.
Highs will top out in the low 80s.
By the end of the week, we could be seeing temperatures close to 90 degrees. | https://www.abc12.com/weather/isolated-late-day-showers-or-thundershowers-possible/article_cec0ddb8-2830-11ee-8991-63a8943f9e73.html | 2023-07-22 03:12:55 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/weather/isolated-late-day-showers-or-thundershowers-possible/article_cec0ddb8-2830-11ee-8991-63a8943f9e73.html |
More college students in the U.S. are having trouble finding stable housing.
About 43% of students at four-year universities experienced housing insecurity in 2020, according to a survey by Temple University.
At the same time, more senior citizens are struggling to make ends meet, and one out of every four adults over the age of 60 is living alone.
So with younger and older generations in a bind, why not have them live together?
It’s not a new concept, but it hasn’t been widely investigated or normalized in the U.S. But the trend is rising globally, and a couple of American programs are picking up steam, including one in Southern California called HomeShare OC.
Natalie Ho, 19, is a participant. She attends Irvine Valley College and studies psychology.
“I pay $300 a month for my room, which is pretty affordable for me,” she says.
Ho lives with homeowner Arlene Casimiro, who’s 89 years old and a long-time widow in Dana Point, California.
“I don’t dislike Natalie at all,” Casimiro says. “She is a nice, bubbly personality and she shares with me when she’s going in and out, which is good to know.”
Carrie Buck, executive director of Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County, says the success of these roommates sounds similar to others she’s matched since starting HomeShare OC right before COVID-19 began.
The pandemic slowed down her efforts at first, but now she’s seeing more interest in the program. The rent students pay maxes out at $500 a month.
Students and homeowners sign up online and then Buck contacts both parties to start working on a relationship.
“It takes a lot of trust to get to actually moving in together. So that’s where our job really comes in to find out what each of them have interests in and then start that matching process,” she says. “And then we introduce them to each other by phone and by Zoom and then in person, and then they finally make that decision if they’re going to move in together.”
Most of what is known about the benefits of programs like these is anecdotal.
Ho, for example, says she had always wanted to live by the beach and was able to check that off her bucket list this semester by moving in with Casimiro. The cost savings has also been a lifesaver. Other rooms for rent nearby typically cost four or five times more.
“I do not feel like I’m missing out on anything as a college student by doing this, because it doesn’t stop me from, like, going out … to parties,” Ho says. “It hasn’t stopped me from anything except for student debt.”
Arlene Casimiro (right) and Natalie Ho (left) are participants in the HomeShare OC program, created to help prevent homelessness among college students during the ongoing affordable housing crisis there. (Courtesy of Natalie Ho)
In addition to the cost savings, another benefit is companionship. Seniors who live alone enjoy it and increasingly, so do the college students, Buck says.
“Our college students experience a lot of loneliness when they’re moving off to college, they’re going to school,” Buck says. “You don’t necessarily think about it, but that really has been a key driver in students signing up for us.”
On the flip side, there are some cons.
Ernest Gonzales, director of the Center for Health and Aging Innovation at New York University, runs a similar program on the East Coast. He says one pitfall is ageism when it comes to recruiting older adults.
“The good news is that we have hundreds of students interested in the program,” Gonzales says. “The bad news is that not too many older adults are aware of this opportunity, or they have their own reservations of having a roommate, nonetheless, a younger roommate.”
Gonzales says that he’s been eyeballing the ratio for some time and it appears that for every one student interested in the program, they would need approximately 15 older adults to maximize the match based on preferences like location, pets and smoking. But so far, it’s been difficult to meet that.
Buck says her program faces similar challenges.
“But we’re also meeting some successes with individual conversations, getting out into the community and talking to different groups like women’s clubs, Rotaries, Kiwanis Clubs, all of those different groups that we get in front of and talk to,” she says. “We typically will find one or two people … that are interested.”
Gonzales also says public policies have been a barrier.
“There [are] so many low-income older adults that can benefit from this program, but they’re living in public housing and or on means-tested public benefits that are income based,” he says. “Receiving income from a graduate student for shared housing may jeopardize the eligibility of receiving public benefits. So we are careful during the recruitment process.”
Buck says that hasn’t been as much of a problem in Orange County, but they do have one homeowner with a reverse mortgage who is not allowed to charge rent.
It ends up working out OK, she says, because the college students also provide 5 hours of time every week to the homeowner as part of their stay. They help out with tasks like watering plants, running to the grocery store or walking the dog.
“They negotiate that out,” she says.
Southern California is one of the most expensive places to live in the U.S. and homelessness is a huge, growing problem. That reality makes solutions like home sharing seem even more urgent, Buck says.
“I think it’s incredibly urgent. During the pandemic, at our local college, which is very near to our city, the security guards actually opened a parking lot at the university so that students that were homeless could stay in their cars and be safe,” she says. “As the pandemic has gone away, the number of homelessness now is starting to increase because all of our benefits have now gone away.”
In the last few weeks, Buck says the program went from 100 people per month looking for shelter to around 400.
“It is really astronomical,” she says. “Right now, we can’t meet the need of the college students that are contacting us. So it is incredibly imperative that we get out and speak to our homeowners and get in touch with them, communicate with them and talk about the great need that we have that they could help with and help get these college students in a safe space so that they can finish their college degree.”
Ashley Locke produced and edited this interview for broadcast with Gabe Bullard. Locke adapted it for the web.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Suns trade Payne to Spurs, sign Bol Bol to 1-year contract
Posted/updated on: July 17, 2023 at 12:47 amPHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have traded guard Cameron Payne to the San Antonio Spurs and signed big man Bol Bol to a one-year contract, a person familiar with the moves told The Associated Press. The Suns also acquired three second-round draft picks from the Orlando Magic for a swap of first-round picks in the 2026 NBA draft, the person said on condition of anonymity because the deals have not been officially announced. Phoenix was expected to have a quiet offseason after trading for Bradley Beal, but have been active while trying to build a roster around him, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant. | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1243937 | 2023-07-17 07:57:30 | 1 | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1243937 |
Communications firm outlives its 1963 competitors while operating under same family ownership
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic communications firm Paul Werth Associates, born in a former candy store on Olentangy Road in 1963, is marking its 60th anniversary this year as one of the few remaining Columbus firms from that time and the only one still operating under the same ownership.
Founded by its namesake, the firm today provides public affairs, public relations, marketing, research, digital and creative services to a blue-ribbon portfolio of local, state and national clients. Located on Capitol Square, Werth has distinguished itself as a sought-after strategist and connector for some of the region's most influential leaders, and as a change-maker on community issues.
"Our 60th anniversary, which we'll be celebrating throughout 2023, has given us a chance both to mark an important milestone and to reflect on how the public relations profession — and Werth — has evolved," said Sandra Harbrecht Ratchford, Paul Werth's daughter and the firm's CEO.
"For the first half of the 20th century, PR was seen primarily as gaining publicity through the news media," she said. "That was starting to change by the time my father founded our firm, and he actually was an early influencer in professionalizing the practice of PR and marketing. While our profession today is still often misunderstood, the best definition I've seen is the one used by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), which describes it as 'a process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.'"
Werth's work has ranged from helping companies relocate and acclimate to central Ohio (e.g., Honda of America Mfg., American Electric Power, Borden Company, Chase Bank and Anheuser-Busch among them) to advocating for positive public policy related to education, healthcare, environment and workforce development.
"Over the years, we've added more robust research, digital, design and public affairs capabilities," said Julie Granillo, Paul Werth's granddaughter and recently named president of the firm. "As social media proliferated, we became experts in that, telling our clients' stories outside traditional news outlets. And, we've continued to build important partnerships that allow us to connect our clients with those who are vital to their success."
While smaller than the largest national firms, Werth has long punched above its weight when it comes to the sophistication of its work and recognition within the industry. Since the 1970s, Werth has won 10 Silver Anvils, the highest award bestowed by PRSA for work on behalf of clients. Its most recent came in 2021 for its collaboration with the Ohio insurance industry to build a workforce pipeline to fill a projected talent shortage.
"This is certainly an interesting time to be in our industry," Granillo said. "And I'm excited for what the future will bring."
Werth will be celebrating both publicly and with its many partners throughout 2023. In the meantime, a timeline of Werth milestones can be found here.
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Pressure on Russian forces mounts after Ukraine’s advances
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Western defense officials and analysts on Saturday said they believed the Russian forces were setting up a new defensive line in Ukraine’s northeast after Kyiv’s troops broke through the previous one and tried to press their advances further into the east.
The British Defense Ministry said in a daily intelligence briefing that the line likely is between the Oskil River and Svatove, some 150 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
The new line comes after a Ukrainian counteroffensive punched a hole through the previous front line in the war and recaptured large swaths of land in the northeastern Kharkiv region that borders Russia.
Moscow “likely sees maintaining control of this zone as important because it is transited by one of the few main resupply routes Russia still controls from the Belgorod region of Russia,” the British military said, adding that “a stubborn defense of this area” was likely, but that it remained unclear whether the Russians would be able to withstand another concerted Ukrainian assault.
Ukrainian forces, in the meantime, continue to cross the key Oskil River in the Kharkiv region as they try to press on in a counteroffensive targeting Russian-occupied territory, according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War.
The Institute said in its Saturday report that satellite imagery it examined suggest that Ukrainian forces have crossed over to the east bank of the Oskil in Kupiansk, placing artillery there. The river, which flows south from Russia into Ukraine, had been a natural break in the newly emerged front lines since Ukraine launched its push about a week ago.
“Russian forces are likely too weak to prevent further Ukrainian advances along the entire Oskil River if Ukrainian forces choose to resume offensive operations,” the institute said.
After the Russian troops retreated from the city of Izium, Ukrainian authorities discovered a mass grave site, one of the largest so far discovered. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that more than 440 graves have been found at the site but that the number of victims is not yet known.
Zelenskyy said the graves contained the bodies of hundreds of civilian adults and children, as well as soldiers, and some had been tortured, shot or killed by artillery shelling. He cited evidence of atrocities, such as a body with a rope around its neck and broken arms.
Videos circulating online on Saturday indicated that Ukrainian forces are also continuing to take land in the country’s embattled east.
One video showed a Ukrainian soldier walking past a building, its roof destroyed, then pointing up over his shoulder at a colleague hanging the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag over a mobile phone tower. The soldier in the video identified the seized village as Dibrova, just northeast of the city of Sloviansk and southeast of the embattled city of Lyman in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Another online video showed two Ukrainian soldiers in what appeared to be a bell tower. A Ukrainian flag hung as a soldier said they had taken the village of Shchurove, just northeast of Sloviansk.
The Ukrainian military and the Russians did not immediately acknowledge the change of hands of the two villages.
Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russian forces continued to pound cities and villages with missile strikes and shelling.
A Russian missile attack early Saturday started a fire in Kharkiv’s industrial area, said Oleh Syniehubov, the regional governor. Firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Syniehubov said remnants of the missiles suggest the Russians fired S-300 surface-to-air missiles at the city. The S-300 is designed for striking missiles or aircraft in the sky, not targets on the ground. Analysts say Russia’s use of the missiles for ground attacks suggest they may be running out of some precision munitions as the monthslong war continues.
In the southern Zaporizhzhia region, a large part of which is occupied by the Russians, one person was wounded after the Russian forces shelled the city of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia’s Ukrainian governor Oleksandr Starukh reported on Telegram. Starukh said the Russian troops also shelled two villages in the region, destroying several civilian facilities there.
The central Dnipropetrovsk region also came under fire overnight, according to its governor, Valentyn Reznichenko. “The enemy attacked six times and launched more than 90 deadly projectiles on peaceful cities and villages,” Reznichenko said.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s atomic energy operator, Energoatom, said a convoy of 25 trucks has brought diesel fuel and other critical supplies to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — Europe’s largest, which was shut down a week ago amid fears that fighting in the area could result in a radiation disaster.
The trucks were allowed through Russian checkpoints on Friday to deliver spare parts for repairs of damaged power lines, chemicals for the operation of the plant and additional fuel for backup diesel generators, Energoatom said in a statement.
The six-reactor plant was captured by Russian forces in March but is still operated by Ukrainian engineers. Its last reactor was switched off Sunday after repeated power failures due to shelling put crucial safety systems at risk.
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Karl Ritter in Kyiv contributed to this report.
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A new addition to the list of sentences I never thought I’d write: A Canadian woman ran down a hill chasing a wheel of cheese, but bonked her head on the way and forgot she won.
“I just remember hitting my head, and now I have the cheese,” Delaney Irving, 19, told the Associated Press after she’d regained consciousness in a medical tent. The 7-pound hunk of Double Gloucester cheese is her trophy, and she joins a long roster of champions from the annual event.
Lots to unpack here! Let’s add some context.
The annual cheese-rolling race started at least 196 years ago, according to town records, at Cooper’s Hill, a frighteningly steep incline about 100 miles west of London.
Straightforwardly dubbed the Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling but also called the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake, the event is exactly what it sounds like: Organizers roll a wheel of cheese down the hill and people chase it. Whoever catches it first wins the cheese.
Men and women participate in separate races. Burly volunteer rugby players wait at the bottom of the 597-foot hill to catch people as they tumble and flail across the finish line. Medical staff members await the inevitable injuries. (In 2013, local police tried to stop the event because of its dangerous nature and failed.)
Irving was quickly attended to after her fall. She also later stopped by a hospital just to ensure all was well. She received a CT scan to make sure her concussion not dangerous.
Her mother, Krista Endrizzi, told Canada’s Global News she was glad she learned Irving was fine before she saw footage of the fall.
“She looked like a rag doll, and when she landed she wasn’t moving,” Endrizzi said. “It wasn’t every parent’s dream. But she’s OK so that’s all that matters.”
So, is Double Gloucester cheese worth all the literal blood, sweat and tears?
According to cheese.com, it’s a hard cheese with “mellow, milky, nutty” flavors. It is not especially rare or valuable — my local grocery store chain sells it for $19.49 a pound, meaning the 7-pound cheese-race wheel would go for about $137. The wheel of cheese is, however, provided by local cheesemaker Diana Smart, and has been for more than 25 years.
No, the Gloucester Cheese Rolling is mostly about ordinary people tasting the glory of victory.
“I don’t think you can train for it, can you?” said Matt Crolla, 28-year-old winner of one of the men’s races, in the Associated Press story. “It’s just being an idiot.”
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FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackery, the global leader in solar generators and top provider of innovative portable power and green outdoor energy solutions, has received global recognition at the Red Dot Design Awards with its Jackery Air-W and DX Power-Space Pro.
The Jackery Air-W, a compact, lightweight and portable wind power accessory, managed to top the competition and emerged as a product to watch in the coming future by winning the Red Dot: Best of the Best award.
The Red Dot: Best of the Best is a highly competitive award and is only given to the top items in each category. In previous years, more than 5,500 products from 55 countries competed for the top accolade, only 36 managed to take home the top award. With a winning rate of only 1.45%, the win for Jackery is a testament to both the company and the product it is bringing to the table.
The Jackery Air-W comes with 200W power output and weighs in at less than 5kg overall. Designed to convert outdoor wind energy into electricity at anytime and anywhere, this handy solution will provide a continuous power supply for a variety of energy storage power supplies. A dual motor design makes the most of all wind speed to provide sufficient power output, while the staggered structure of upper and lower blades can allow for flexibility in height. The tripod is built with foldable post nails to ensure better reinforcement, increasing the Air-W's stability in the face of high wind speed. For easy maintenance, the IP67 dustproof and waterproof material helps contribute to the portable nature of the product as well.
As for the DX Power-Space Pro, it is an integrated solar generator that combines energy storage modules and photovoltaic modules, perfectly placed to help out with any outdoor energy needs. With a capacity of 6000Wh and output power of 3000W, it is also a portable powerhouse solution for various scenarios.
The highly integrated design reduces the inconvenience of carrying many accessories when storing energy outdoors. When needed, the two solar panels can be unfolded on both sides, while the internal support is used to hold up the product body. Upon completion of any energy-related activity, the DX Power-Space Pro can then be packed away, with a trolley and pulley design making transport a simple and fuss-free affair. Together, it all makes for a convenient companion for outdoor travel.
Beyond the award-winning products, Jackery continues to innovate and push the boundaries of portable power and outdoor energy solutions. Having already bagged multiple other international awards, including the iF Design Award, the A' Design Award and Competition, and the CES Innovation Award, this latest win only cements the company's position further at the top of the pyramid.
About Jackery
Jackery, the world's leading innovative portable power and green outdoor energy solution provider founded in California in 2012, is a global top-selling solar generator brand recognized by over 150 authorized media and organizations worldwide. Since 2018, Jackery has sold more than 2 million units globally and a footprint spanning from the US to Europe, Japan and China.
As the pioneer of the Solar Generator concept and products, Jackery offers a range of portable, versatile green generators that meet all outdoor needs, from charging a cellphone or laptop to powering large devices like electric cooking equipment, heaters, and lights. Its products have been consistently selected as Best Sellers on Amazon and have been included in Amazon's Choice lists since 2020.
To date, Jackery has received 25 prestigious international awards, including the Red Dot Design Award, the iF Design Award, the A' Design Award and Competition, and the CES Innovation Award.
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MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - Mackinac Island is no stranger to stacking up travel awards. Michigan’s most popular tourist destination scored a big win last summer when it was named the Best Island in the Continental U.S. as part of Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards.
This year, Travel + Leisure is dishing out even more awards to Mackinac. It has landed on two favorite-island lists, and three Mackinac Island resorts have been recognized as Midwest favorites.
It’s important to note that these accolades are reader-based. So it’s people who have done daytrips and overnight stays on the island that are upvoting them. For this year’s awards, Travel + Leisure said nearly 165,000 readers participated in the voting.
“We are honored to be recognized as one of the top islands by the loyal readers of Travel + Leisure for the second year in a row,” said Tim Hygh, executive director of Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau. “We know Mackinac Island holds a special place in the hearts of many and a recognition of this stature reflects just that. We are grateful to our community members and businesses for working to make this island an unforgettable destination that keeps visitors coming back time and time again.”
Mackinac Island’s 2023 Travel + Leisure awards include:
#2 for Favorite Islands in the continental U.S. The winner this year was the Golden Isles in Georgia, and Mackinac Island came in a close second. Mackinac topped other spots like Hilton Head, Sanibel and the Florida Keys.
#19 for Favorite Islands in the world. Our little Mackinac ranks right up there with islands in Italy, Greece and Croatia, voters said. How Travel + Leisure described it: “Mackinac Island is unique in that cars and trucks are banned, so residents and visitors rely on horse-drawn carriages and bicycles for transportation. Its historic downtown has cozy cafes, quaint shops, and plenty of well-preserved Colonial, Georgian, and Greek Revival architecture. One T+L reader sums up the destination perfectly: ‘There’s no place like it.’ "
Three Mackinac Island spots placed in the Favorite Resorts in the Midwest category:
- Hotel Iroquois
- Island House Hotel
- Grand Hotel
Hotel Walloon south of Petoskey topped this Midwest category but the three island resorts landing on there made it a Mackinac-heavy list. What Travel + Leisure said: “Hotels in Michigan have made quite the impression on T+L readers in this year’s survey, with four of the top spots going to hotels in the Great Lake State. Three of those hotels are located in the popular summer destination of Mackinac Island: Hotel Iroquois (voted No. 4), Island House Hotel (No. 6), and Grand Hotel (No. 9). One reader described the Grand Hotel as a ‘fairytale come to life.’ With its prime location near the horse-drawn carriage streets of the island and its elegant floral-themed rooms, it’s easy to see why.”
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This Mackinac Island restaurant and bar has an absolutely stunning waterfront view | https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/07/mackinac-celebrates-new-national-awards-for-best-island-best-resorts.html | 2023-07-14 16:07:47 | 0 | https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/07/mackinac-celebrates-new-national-awards-for-best-island-best-resorts.html |
Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, gained a bit more force as it headed toward Bermuda on Sunday after dumping rain on parts of Florida, flooding some roads.
Alex reached tropical storm force after strengthening off Florida’s east coast early Sunday.
National Hurricane Center forecasters said at 11 a.m. (1500 GMT) that Alex’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 60 mph (95 kph) and was centered about 550 miles (890 kilometers) west of Bermuda.
It was moving to the east-northeast at a brisk 23 mph (37 kph) and was expected to pass near or just north of Bermuda on Monday and a tropical storm warning was in effect there. Forecasters said it could bring 2 to 3 inches (50 to 75 mm) of rain across Bermuda late Sunday and Monday.
Parts of South Florida experienced road flooding from heavy rain and wind Saturday. Officials in Miami warned drivers about road conditions as many cars were stuck on flooded streets.
“This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Traveling during these conditions is not recommended. It’s better to wait. Turn around, don’t drown,” the city of Miami tweeted.
The city was towing stranded vehicles from flooded roadways.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said the storm tested the system of drainage pumps the city recently installed as climate change has increasingly made flooding an issue in the low-lying area.
“We moved the water off pretty quickly, but in some areas, obviously, it was really challenging,” Gelber said. “There were some problems getting through on some streets, one of the main arteries was unpassable, but by and large water is dissipating.”
Alex partially emerged from the remnants of Hurricane Agatha, whichslammed into Mexico’s Pacific Coast last week, killing at least nine people and leaving five missing.
In Cuba, the storm killed three people, damaged dozens of homes in Havana and cut off electricity in some areas, according to authorities. Heavy rainfall continued Saturday, but was diminishing as the weather system moved away from the island.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began Tuesday. This is an unusually early start to the storm season but not unprecedented for Florida.
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This story corrects that the storm formed over the Atlantic, not Gulf of Mexico, and also fixes lowered official death toll in Mexico to nine. | https://phl17.com/us-news/ap-us-news/tropical-storm-alex-1st-of-season-forms-in-gulf-of-mexico/ | 2022-06-05 21:00:59 | 0 | https://phl17.com/us-news/ap-us-news/tropical-storm-alex-1st-of-season-forms-in-gulf-of-mexico/ |
The Supreme Court is being warned about the potentially dire consequences of a case next week involving a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for same-sex couples.
Rule for the designer and the justices will expose not only same-sex couples but also Black people, immigrants, Jews, Muslims and others to discrimination, liberal groups say.
Rule against her and the justices will force artists — from painters and photographers to writers and musicians — to do work that is against their faith, conservative groups argue.
Both sides have described for the court what lawyers sometimes call “a parade of horribles” that could result if the ruling doesn't go their way.
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The case marks the second time in five years that the Supreme Court has confronted the issue of a business owner who says their religion prevents them from creating works for a gay wedding. This time, most experts expect that the court now dominated 6-3 by conservatives and particularly sympathetic to religious plaintiffs will side with Lorie Smith, the Denver-area designer in the case.
But the American Civil Liberties Union, in a brief filed with the court, was among those that called Smith’s argument “carte blanche to discriminate whenever a business’s product or service could be characterized as ‘expressive,’” a category of businesses that could range from “luggage to linens to landscaping.” Those businesses, they said, could announce, “We Do Not Serve Blacks, Gays, or Muslims.”
Smith's attorneys at the Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom say that's not true. “I think it's disingenuous and false to say that a win for Lorie in this case would take us back to those times where people ... were denied access to essential goods and services based on who they were,” said ADF attorney Kellie Fiedorek, adding, “A win for Lorie here would never permit such conduct, like some of the hypotheticals that they're raising.”
Politics
Smith's case follows that of Colorado baker Jack Phillips, who objected to creating a wedding cake for a gay couple. The couple sued, but the case ended with a limited decision. Phillips’ lawyer, Kristen Waggoner, is back before the high court Monday arguing for Smith.
Smith wants to begin offering wedding websites, but she says her Christian faith prevents her from creating websites celebrating same-sex marriages. That could get her in trouble with state law. Colorado, like most other states, has a public accommodation law that says if Smith offers wedding websites to the public, she must provide them to all customers. Businesses that violate the law can be fined, among other things.
Smith, for her part, says Colorado's law violates the Constitution's First Amendment by forcing her to express a message with which she disagrees.
Among Smith's other opponents are the Biden administration and 20 mostly Democratic-leaning states including California, New York and Pennsylvania. The states told the court in one of 75 legal briefs filed by outside groups in the case that accepting Smith's arguments would allow for widespread discrimination.
“A bakery whose owner opposed mixed-race relationships could refuse to bake wedding cakes for interracial couples,” the states said. A “real estate agency whose owner opposed racial integration could refuse to represent Black couples seeking to purchase a home in a predominantly white neighborhood; or a portrait studio whose proprietor opposes interracial adoption could refuse to take pictures of white parents with their Black adopted children.”
Those race-based examples could get particular attention on a court with two Black justices, Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson, who are married to white spouses and another justice, Amy Coney Barrett, who has two adopted children who are Black. But the states gave an example involving a person's national origin too. “A tattoo studio could ink American flag tattoos on customers born in the United States while refusing to sell identical tattoos to immigrants,” they said.
Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center, representing a group of law professors, hypothesized other examples of what could happen if Smith succeeds at the high court.
“A web designer could refuse to create a web page celebrating a female CEO’s retirement — violating Colorado’s prohibition on sex discrimination — if he believed all women have a duty to stay home and raise children. Similarly, a furniture-maker — who considers his furniture pieces to be artistically expressive — could refuse to serve an interracial couple if he believed that interracial couples should not share a home together. Or an architect could refuse to design a home for an interfaith couple," she told the court.
Smith's supporters, however, among them 20 mostly Republican-leaning states, say ruling against her has negative consequences, too. A lawyer for the CatholicVote.org education fund told the court that if the lower court ruling stands and Smith loses, “a Jewish choreographer will have to stage a dramatic Easter performance, a Catholic singer will be required to perform at a marriage of two divorcees, and a Muslim who operates an advertising agency will be unable to refuse to create a campaign for a liquor company.”
The Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty put it differently, telling the court that a Jewish baker could have to fulfill the request of a Neo-Nazi who wants a cake saying “Happy November 9th!” — a reference to Kristallnacht, the night in 1938 when Nazis burned synagogues and vandalized Jewish businesses throughout Germany and Austria.
Alan B. Morrison, a constitutional law expert at Georgetown University, underscored that Smith doesn't currently do wedding websites, making the case particularly speculative and, he says, problematic. Still, Morrison chuckled at some of the hypothetical scenarios both sides came up with, suggesting they are “a bit overblown.”
The examples, he said, are “the kind of thing a law professor would think of." | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/supreme-court-warned-of-dire-consequences-ahead-of-same-sex-wedding-case/3441539/ | 2022-12-03 07:19:42 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/supreme-court-warned-of-dire-consequences-ahead-of-same-sex-wedding-case/3441539/ |
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NTSB: Airline worker ‘ingested into’ plane engine at Texas airport
SAN ANTONIO (KENS) - Officials are investigating the death of an airline ground crew member, who was reportedly caught in a plane engine, at the San Antonio International Airport.
As tourist Michael Braun entered a San Antonio airport terminal Saturday morning, it was clear something was very wrong. There was a hazmat crew coming onto the tarmac and a tarp covering something under a plane.
“When I first got there, the entire area inside the terminal where the gates were was in turmoil,” Braun said. “There was a large, gray-blackish tarp. Generally, in those kind of cases, there’s a body underneath it.”
The National Transportation Safety Board says Delta Air Lines flight 1111 was taxiing to its gate around 10:25 p.m. Friday night when an airline ground crew member somehow went into the plane’s engine.
Braun said that was shielded from view as well.
“I could see the plane sitting there and the tarp sitting there and a big cover over the engine,” he said.
The incident happened after the flight arrived from Los Angeles.
Delta says the worker was employed by subcontractor Unifi Aviation. Both companies released statements following the incident.
“We are heartbroken and grieving the loss of an aviation family member’s life in San Antonio. Our hearts and full support are with their family, friends and loved ones during this difficult time,” Delta’s statement read.
The company also said it was supporting ongoing investigations.
Unifi said in its statement that an initial investigation determined the incident was unrelated to the company’s operational processes, safety procedures and policies.
The NTSB says it has been in contact with Delta, and they are in the information gathering process.
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NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) (NYSE:ED) plans to report its 2nd quarter 2022 earnings on August 4, 2022 after the market closes.
Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy-delivery companies, with approximately $14 billion in annual revenues and $64 billion in assets. The company provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to its customers through the following subsidiaries: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY), a regulated utility providing electric service in New York City and New York's Westchester County, gas service in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens and parts of Westchester, and steam service in Manhattan; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,300-square-mile-area in southeastern New York State and northern New Jersey; Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., the second-largest owners of solar electric projects in North America, which, through its subsidiaries develops, owns and operates renewable and sustainable energy infrastructure projects and provides energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers; and Con Edison Transmission, Inc., which falls primarily under the oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and through its subsidiaries invests in electric transmission projects supporting its parent company's effort to transition to clean, renewable energy. Con Edison Transmission manages, through joint ventures, both electric and gas assets while seeking to develop electric transmission projects that will bring clean, renewable electricity to customers, focusing on New York, New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the Midwest.
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Northeast Philadelphia Man Charged In Capitol Riot After, Yes, Posting Selfies
Plus, the angry white woman caught on video inside a Montco pizza shop has been charged with ethnic intimidation.
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The Feds Just Charged Northeast Philadelphia’s Ronald Andrulonis in January 6th Capitol Riot
It’s been more than two years since the Capitol riot. So you might think the feds have charged everybody they’re going to charge. Alas, Ronald Andrulonis of Northeast Philadelphia demonstrates this is not necessarily the case.
Federal prosecutors just charged 37-year-old Andrulonis, an Amtrak employee, with four counts relating to his alleged involvement in the Capitol riot.
According to court documents, the investigation into Andrulonis began way back on January 12, 2021, when somebody dimed him out to the National Operations Threat Center. The office of Amtrak’s inspector general also received tips about Andrulonis after he allegedly sent a selfie from inside the Capitol to fellow Amtrak employees. Andrulonis also allegedly posted a selfie from inside the Capitol on Instagram. Because that’s the thing to do when you’re breaking several federal laws.
Prosecutors say that Andrulonis started his day at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. He boarded an Amtrak train to Washington D.C. before 5 a.m. Once in Washington, Andrulonis attended the so-called Stop the Steal rally, according to images shared by the feds. Then, Andrulonis allegedly dashed off to the Capitol and made it into the office of an unspecified United States senator. Prosecutors say this is him chilling on a couch in said senator’s office:
When I reached Andrulonis for comment, Andrulonis said he had none and then promptly hung up.
Hatboro Woman Charged In Nasty Amy’s Pizza Shop Incident
ICYMI, a Hatboro pizza shop was flooded with support from all over the world after a white woman was caught on video inside the pizza shop saying all kinds of hateful things to the owner, who is Hispanic.
The woman, Rita Bellew of Hatboro, apparently had an issue with the owner having Spanish-language programming on his TV. In the TikTok video, she accuses him of being undocumented. She calls him “not American.” And she adds: “I will look you the fuck up and get you the fuck out of our town… I’m not giving my money to some illegal immigrant.” OK then, Rita. Don’t you realize everything is on video these days?
On Friday, Bellew had a bit of a wake-up call when the courts charged her with ethnic intimidation (a third-degree misdemeanor, in this case) and harassment (a mere summary offense). Bellew’s preliminary hearing is on April 5th. I was unable to reach Bellew for comment.
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And from the Win-Some-Lose-Some Sports Desk …
The Phillies had an up-and-down weekend. They fell to the Tigers on Friday, 6-3; bested the Pirates on Saturday, 4-3; and were obliterated by the Blue Jays on Sunday, 16-4. “That doesn’t even sound like a baseball score,” my husband said. On the plus side:
Bryce Harper says he will report to Clearwater and Phillies spring training on Wednesday and continue to rehab from Tommy John surgery pic.twitter.com/Msg0Jq4KQM
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) March 5, 2023
Today at 1:05, they face the Orioles.
The Union went up against Inter Miami on Saturday night and got shut out for a 2-0 loss. They had some first-half chances, and granted, the game was physical. But our guys just couldn’t land it in the net.
The Sixers were in Milwaukee to visit the Bucks on Saturday. I hate the Bucks. I hate Brook Lopez. Naturally, he was hot. But the teams were tied, 29-29, at the end of the first. Embiid left the court briefly during the second with some sort of injury but soon returned. C’mon, big guy, we need you! The Sixers played from behind and only managed to pull to within six at the half, 59-53. But in the third, Grayson Allen, the player everybody hates — even people who went to Duke — hit for 20 points and put things out of reach. End of the third, we were down 99-85. Tobias Harris and P.J. Tucker both checked out of the game with injuries.
Still, somehow, the Sixers pulled within two courtesy of another solid performance by Paul Reed, in for Joel Embiid, and the steady work of James Harden. And then to within one with nine minutes left, thanks to Georges Niang, who seemingly decided all of a sudden to man the hell up. Then he tied it at 108 with six left to go!
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But after Joel clanked a couple of foul shots with the Sixers down 116-110 and 4:26 left, a Harden layup cut it to four, and two made foul shots, also by James, made the lead a mere two again. A huge three by Hardin gave the Sixers the 125-124 lead! And Joel hit a three: 127-125, 35 seconds left! Maxey hits two foul shots … two-possession game! Then Niang … blew an in-bounds play by waiting too long to get it in. Oh Lord, this team is killing me. Traveling call on Giannis, Harden was fouled, sank one, and jumped up in the air like an eight-year-old at the Y. Sank the second, too! A huge Sixers win breaks the Bucks’ 16-game winning streak, 133-130! Woo-hoo! And we play the Pacers in Indianapolis tonight at seven.
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In college hoops on Saturday, Penn (17-12) fell to the Princeton Tigers (19-8) in overtime, 77-69; La Salle (13-18) just barely got clipped by Loyola (10-20), 76-73; in the CAA tournament, the Drexel Dragons (17-14) prevailed over the Monmouth Hawks (7-26; thank God!), 64-45, in the initial round, then fell on Sunday to UNC Wilmington, 73-68.
Villanova has been picking off some ranked opponents lately, and the Wildcats (16-15) went up against another one—the number 14 Connecticut Huskies (24-7)—in Philly on Saturday. Alas, they hung back about 10 points for about the entire game and finally lost, 71-59.
As for Temple (16-15), they trailed the Tulane Green Wave (19-10) by double digits nearly all game on Sunday before almost pulling it out but losing, 83-82. Khalif Battle, per the Inky, is no longer with the team.
The Flyers also played.
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SHANGHAI, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambilight Inc, a pioneer in flexible electrochromic technology, recently unveiled the world's first black-gray EC dimming product for Vehicles at the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition. This revolutionary product provides a comprehensive solution for vehicle thermal management and represents a significant technological breakthrough and product definition within the entire dimming industry. The product launch was met with great enthusiasm from car manufacturers, partners, and customers at the auto show.
Among the vehicle products launched by Ambilight Inc at the exhibition were the EC dimming sunroof, EC sidelite, and solid-state EC auto dimming rearview mirror. The EC projection combined with side window projection technology was also introduced to enhance the in-car viewing experience. These products are intelligently designed to adjust light, regulate temperature, and maintain privacy, thereby improving driving comfort and safety and enhancing the quality and technological feel of the vehicle.
As an expert in vehicle light and heat control, Ambilight Inc's EC dimming products have extensive domestic and international market prospects. The intelligent development of the automotive industry has made the design of vehicle cabins tend toward tech and multifunctionality. As a part of cabin design, the dimming function not only improves driving comfort and safety but also helps enhance the quality and technological feel of the vehicle. Ambilight Inc is currently the only company globally that can achieve mass production of dimming products on curved surfaces, making its all-in-one dimming products, EC dimming insulation canopy, and EC dimming sidelite highly sought-after in the market.
According to relevant surveys, the market demand for dimming products is expected to witness an increasing trend over the next few years. Ambilight Inc's EC dimming products, based on flexible electrochromic technology, are poised to occupy a significant market share, having already been installed in vehicles from brands such as NIO, BYD, and ZEEKR.
Looking to the future, Ambilight Inc plans to further improve technology research and development, product quality, and create a globally leading brand with core competitive advantages, becoming a crucial leading entity in industry development.
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HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Music Inc. (HKEX: 9899 or the "Company"), a leading interactive music streaming service provider in China, today announced its financial results for the first half of 2022 ended 30 June 2022.
First Half 2022 Key Financial and Operating Highlights
- Revenue was RMB4.3 billion, an increase of 33.8% compared with RMB3.2 billion for the same period of 2021.
- Gross profit was RMB537.1 million, compared with a gross loss of RMB12.9 million for the same period of 2021. Gross margin improved to 12.6% from negative 0.4% for the same period of 2021, as a result of the significant revenue increase and control over content licensing fees.
- Net loss was RMB270.8 million, narrowed by 92.9% compared with RMB3.8 billion for the same period of 2021.
- Adjusted net loss was RMB217.0 million, narrowed by 59.3% compared with RMB533.0 million for the same period of 2021.
Business Overview
In the first half of 2022, we continued to bring innovative products and content to our followers, improving our differentiated community ecosystem and user engagement levels. Meanwhile, we also successfully strengthened our commercialisation capabilities and further optimised our content cost structure.
In the first half of 2022, our online music services MAUs stood at 181.9 million, which was largely stable on a sequential and year-over-year basis, with our DAU/MAU ratio (daily active user/monthly active user ratio) staying well above 30% in the period. We have made solid progress in growing and fostering our leading music-inspired community over the past years, and will continue our endeavours in doing so.
We have worked diligently to step up our monetisation efforts since 2019, and these efforts have started to bear fruit. Despite a more challenging industry environment and macro-headwinds, our total revenues for the first half of 2022 grew 33.8% year-over-year. Our commercialisation capabilities further improved with gains across both our subscription-based memberships as well as our growing social entertainment services.
In particular, our membership paying ratio reached 20.7%, soaring from 14.2% in the first half of 2021. Based on our high quality and young user community, our ongoing initiatives in content enhancement (from more labels) and premium and innovative functions (e.g. Hi-Res) for subscribers have collectively contributed to the increase in our paying user conversion over the past year.
Gross margins improved significantly as well, soaring to 12.6% in the first half of 2022, compared with a negative 0.4% gross margin in the first half of 2021. To support our margin growth, we further scaled our business, while enacting meaningful copyright cost optimisation.
Looking ahead, we are strategically broadening our prospects by:
- fostering our music-oriented community ecosystem via enhancements to our comprehensive and innovative product offerings, embedded with more interactive features and ecology, along with advanced tools and technologies to liberate UGC (user-generated content) content creation;
- exploring innovations in social networking, utilising user behaviours and music preferences to connect users, and providing additional social networking options;
- further diversifying and rounding out our content offerings with better efficiency, via active negotiation with copyright holders to secure more high-quality content, as well as ongoing progress in independent artists incubation and in-house music production;
- cultivating our users' willingness to pay and pursuing commercialisation potential, via improved user experience and deepened user engagement, innovative products and content offerings, and broadened consumption scenarios; and
- looking to include layouts in IoT, as well as potentially game-inspired initiatives, with an expectation to generate incremental contribution from these initiatives over time.
Community Ecosystem
Throughout the first half of 2022, we successfully revitalised our differentiated community with strong user engagement across our large and stable user scale. During the Reporting Period, each daily active user spent, on average, approximately 80.6 minutes per day listening to music on our platform, up from 76.9 minutes during the first half of 2021. Nearly half of our users browsed the "comments section" while listening to music. As of 30 June 2022, 31.4% of music streams were attributable to platform recommendations, up from 30.5% as of 30 June 2021. These metrics demonstrate the strong stickiness and activities of our high-quality user group and distinguish our vibrant community atmosphere and attributes, mutually reinforcing each other within our ecosystem.
Fostering an interactive music community. The interactive young generation of music lovers and new breed of talented independent artists work in harmony with our unique music content distribution mechanism and diverse array of UGC. Together, these components facilitate music-inspired content consumption from both the demand (music lovers) and supply side (artists and UGC creators). This winning combination promotes interactions among users and content creators, thus forming a self-perpetuating community ecosystem.
Our UGC-inspired community ecosystem. We cultivate our music-oriented community and UGC ecosystem through constant product improvement across multiple content formats. We develop multiple assistant tools to facilitate further UGC creation. Our vibrant UGC ecosystem is unparalleled in the market, and reinforced by our dynamic, supportive community culture. By the end of June 2022, we had accumulated 3.4 billion UGC playlists on our platform.
A focus on music-inspired connections. Our community is centred around music-inspired emotional resonances, not only between music content and audiences, but also between musicians and followers, as well as among users. In offering vibrant community features, social networking options, along with heart-warming atmosphere, we are nurturing these relationships, encouraging users, artists and content creators to interact and engage with each other.
Product and service innovations
In the first half of 2022, we advanced our initiatives to enhance user experience and community features through product innovation. The young music enthusiasts on our platform are passionate about its superior listening experience and are more willing to express and share, fulfilled by our thoughtful rollout of innovative products and services.
Optimising users listening experience
- Cloud Shuffle (雲隨機). We creatively launched the "Cloud Shuffle" to streamline users' core listening experience. The new function allows users to shuffle songs with a suite of personalised preferences in terms of familiarity and style similarity to gauge the level of randomness and satisfy users' diverse tastes.
- Hi-Res (High Resolution Audio) and Seamless Listening. Our newly launched Hi-Res function is the solution. Hi-Res offers higher audio quality to bring users an immersive sound experience as the artist intended. Coupled with our Seamless Listening and Multi-speed Listening innovations, we are committed to bringing superior sound quality to users.
- Music Encyclopedia (音樂百科). We have rolled out the "Music Encyclopedia" function, integrating fragmented information into an encyclopedia page that contains professional content including music genre, style, instruments, BPM (beat count), and awards. This function aims to fulfil users' musical needs with our platform's enhanced professional offering.
Fostering social networking features
- Introduced more social attributes. We rolled out Taste Match (合拍推薦) on the daily recommendation page. The algorithm-based tool finds new matches with similar listening tastes according to users listening behaviors. Taste Match recommends a list of songs of which the user may be interested in from the matching one's favourite tracks. It represents a creative approach to recommend music and connect users.
- Launched new social networking App – MUS. MUS, our new music-inspired social networking app, strives to utilise music content to connect users. An individual's homepage showcases their music preferences, based on music consumption behaviour within NetEase Cloud Music App. We believe music preference is a good reflection of individual personality, and similar music taste represents a good starting point to connect people. We believe this brand-new product provides additional social networking options to our users, further inspiring person-to-person connections among our users.
Joint-collaboration with NetEase Games
- We continued to expand our internal collaboration opportunities with NetEase Games. Following our innovative Harry Potter Magic Radio (哈利波特魔法電台) with NetEase's blockbuster game, we are seeking more tie-ups to utilise our strength in content to integrate user's gaming experience with diverse listening options. We look forward to new collaborations with NetEase Games to expand the consumption scenarios of auditory experience, as well as commercialisation.
Content enhancement
We offer a full spectrum of various content as our young users' demands are increasingly diverse and personalised. Our content library consisted of more than 106 million music tracks by the end of June 2022, including music from established labels, as well as independent artists and in-house production. Our robust library expansion, together with music inspired UGC content, brings users broad and differentiated content. Consequently, our enhanced content offerings helped strengthen our brand awareness and develop a mindset among users that encourages their willingness to pay.
Music labels. We continued to secure more high-quality content with a focus on better return on investment (ROI) in the first half of 2022. We are actively completing our music catalog and have signed copyright collaborations successively with top labels including Linfair Records, SM Entertainment and TF Entertainment, adding more popular music tracks from influential singers and groups to our platform, including, but not limited to, Angela Chang, SUPER JUNIOR, Girls' Generation, EXO and TFBOYS.
- Adding top music labels from China and abroad, as well as popular labels among young generation users, to further diversify and round out the content library on our platform, and thus better catering to users' diverse tastes and demands; and
- Content enhancement via collaboration with music labels help us further improve users' stickiness and activity on our platform.
More importantly, we are pleased to see favourable industry trends with more reasonable copyright fees and cost structures, which provide us with the flexibility to optimise our investments in content prudently. Going forward, we will look to actively negotiate with multiple copyright holders to secure more high-quality content that complements our offerings. Meanwhile, we will also work alongside other industry players to foster healthier development of the overall online music industry in China.
Independent artists. Additionally, we have become a natural incubator of music talent looking for an audience, supported by our massive community and large cohort of young users with diverse tastes. We continued growing and empowering independent artists, serving more than 529,000 registered independent artists by the end of June 2022. Meanwhile, within our content library, about 2.3 million music tracks came from our registered independent artists. We continue to nurture independent artists to help them create and promote music works, as well as realise commercial value.
- Supporting musicians in content creation. NetEase Cloud Music has been effectively expanding exposure of backstage musicians to facilitate music cooperation for better returns, and building their career path.
– As we expanded the certification scope of musicians to arranger and producer, we officially released the first industry-wide arranger award "The First Arranger Award by NetEase Cloud Music" to draw more attention to the backstage musical professionals. Likewise, the domestic BeatMakers community speaks highly of our vibrant transaction platform BeatSoul and the first BeatMaker Contest. - Improving musicians' exposure. During the Reporting Period, we further mobilised internal and external resources to help musicians increase their exposure.
– Local original music zone. We launched locally-based operations of music content that overlays content ecology of different regions. By leveraging our massive user scale and strong social attributes, the local original music zone will be a useful hinge to intertwine the operation of music content with regional attributes and lifestyles, as well as offline music event.
In-house music. In the first half of 2022, we further reinforced our in-house production capabilities with comprehensive support and elevated industry-wide exposure. We were proud to cooperate with CCTV to produce "Blooming Bauhinia" (《紫荊花盛開》), a special song dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. Additionally, our in-house studios have successfully popularised a batch of hit songs, including "Goodbye Monica" (《再見莫妮卡》), further demonstrating our in-house capability to produce premium music content.
Other Corporate Development
At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 16 June 2022, the special resolution to change the Company's name from "Cloud Village Inc." to "Cloud Music Inc." was approved and took effect on the same date. For more information on the name change and the change in the Company's English short stock name from "CLOUD VILLAGE" to "CLOUD MUSIC," please see the Company's announcement of 22 July 2022.
Conference Call
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 7:00 p.m Beijing/Hong Kong Time on Thursday, August 18, 2022 (7:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time). Details for the conference call are as follows:
Event Title: Cloud Music Inc. First Half 2022 Earnings Conference Call
Registration Link: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI612167dfb6ce495bb2fe61c4ec8d966d
All participants must use the link provided above to complete the online registration process in advance of the conference call. Upon registering, each participant will receive a set of participant dial-in numbers and a personal PIN, which will be used to join the conference call.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast as well as the English transcript of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.music.163.com.
About Cloud Music Inc.
Launched in 2013 by NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX: 9999), Cloud Music Inc. (HKEX: 9899) is a leading interactive music streaming service provider in China. Dedicated to providing an elevated user experience, Cloud Music Inc. provides precise, personalised recommendations, promotes user interaction and creates a strong social community. Its focus on discovering and promoting emerging musicians has made Cloud Music Inc. a destination of choice for exploring new and independent music among music enthusiasts in China. The platform has been recognised as the most popular entertainment app among China's vibrant Generation Z community.
Please see http://ir.music.163.com/ for more information.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to the business outlook, estimates of financial performance, forecast business plans and growth strategies of the Company. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and are stated herein on the basis of the outlook at the time of this press release. They are based on certain expectations, assumptions and premises, some of which are subjective or beyond our control. These forward-looking statements may prove to be incorrect and may not be realised in the future. Underlying these forward-looking statements are a lot of risks and uncertainties. In light of the risks and uncertainties, the inclusion of forward-looking statements in this press release should not be regarded as representations by the Board or the Company that the plans and objectives will be achieved, and investors should not place undue reliance on such statements.
Non-IFRS Measure
To supplement our consolidated results, which are prepared and presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs"), the Company uses adjusted net loss as an additional financial measure, which is not required by, or presented in accordance with, IFRSs. We believe that this measure facilitates comparisons of operating performance from period to period and company to company by eliminating the potential impact of items that our management does not consider to be indicative of our group's operating performance, such as certain non-cash items. The use of this non-IFRS measure has limitations as an analytical tool, and shareholders and potential investors of our company should not consider them in isolation from, as a substitute for, analysis of, or superior to, our group's results of operations or financial condition as reported under IFRSs. In addition, this non-IFRS financial measure may be defined differently from similar terms used by other companies, and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. The presentation of this non-IFRS measure should not be construed as an implication that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
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NetEase, Inc.
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LONDON (AP) — Seventy-five years ago, a ship landed at Tilbury Dock near London, carrying more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain.
The arrival of the Empire Windrush on June 22, 1948, became a symbol of the post-war migration that transformed the U.K. and its culture. The term “Windrush generation” has come to stand for hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in the U.K. between the late 1940s and early 1970s, especially those from former British colonies in the Caribbean.
Windrush Day is being marked on Thursday with scores of community and official events, including a reception hosted by King Charles III. Charles commissioned portraits of 10 Windrush passengers for the royal collection as a reflection of “ the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country.”
There also is a national church service, a Windrush flag flying over Parliament and a set of commemorative stamps from the Royal Mail.
Behind the anniversary celebrations lies a complex story that is still unfolding.
WHO WAS ABOARD THE SHIP?
The Empire Windrush carried people from Jamaica, Trinidad and other Caribbean islands who were invited by the British government to help rebuild the war-shattered nation. Many had fought against the Nazis in World War II; they came to work as nurses, railway workers and in other key jobs.
Many settled in working-class neighborhoods, including the Brixton and Notting Hill areas of London. The new arrivals were welcomed by some but faced widespread discrimination in employment and housing.
In 1958, racially motivated attacks on Black residents in Notting Hill sparked days of rioting. The Notting Hill Carnival — now one of Europe’s biggest street parties — was founded soon after to celebrate Caribbean culture and to bring communities together.
A decade later, Conservative politician Enoch Powell made an infamous speech predicting “rivers of blood” as a result of mass immigration. The speech helped sparked a surge of protest and resistance by Britons of color.
HOW DID THE WINDRUSH GENERATION FARE IN BRITAIN?
Members of the Windrush generation and their descendants, from the Caribbean and other parts of the former British Empire, have had a colossal impact on British culture.
People like poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, DJ Don Letts and members of ska bands like The Specials fused Caribbean musical influences and urban youth rebellion in the 1970s and 80s. Their influence helped seed new styles of music including grime, a distinctly London form of rap.
In other art forms, major figures include Turner Prize-winning artist Chris Ofili, “12 Years a Slave” filmmaker Steve McQueen, and writers Andrea Levy, Bernardine Evaristo and Nobel literature laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah.
WHAT’S THE WINDRUSH SCANDAL?
Commonwealth immigrants who came to Britain before 1973 had an automatic right to settle in the U.K. But decades later, thousands fell victim to the Conservative government’s aim of making Britain a “hostile environment” for illegal immigration.
In 2018, British news outlets revealed that people who had lived legally in Britain for decades had been denied housing, jobs or medical treatment because they could not prove their status. Many documents, including passenger cards from the Empire Windrush, had been destroyed by the authorities.
Dozens were detained or deported to countries they had not visited for decades.
After an outcry, the British government apologized to the Windrush generation, set up a commission to investigate what went wrong and established a compensation program.
WHAT DOES WINDRUSH MEAN TODAY?
Windrush today has multiple meanings. Onyekachi Wambu, editor of “Empire Windrush,” an anthology of Black British writing, said it wasn’t until several decades after 1948 that the word Windrush began to mean “something bigger than the people who came on the ship.”
“We began to talk about ‘Windrush’ and it became kind of institutionalized,” he said at a recent panel discussion. “There is now also an element of it that means scandal and betrayal.”
Many people caught up in the Windrush scandal say they are struggling to get compensation from a bureaucratic and inefficient government program. The government has declined to act on several of the recommendations of an independent review.
The current Conservative government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is observing Windrush Day while legislating to criminalize and deport asylum-seekers arriving in Britain in small boats – a situation that stirs uncomfortable parallels for some.
Black Britons continue to have more poverty and worse health than their white compatriots, a gap bleakly exposed by higher death rates in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Britain is wrestling with how to deal with its imperial past, a debate spurred on when Black Lives Matter protesters pulled down a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston in the English city of Bristol in 2020.
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WALLDORF, Germany, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it has filed the SAP Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and it is accessible online at https://www.sap.com/investors/sap-2022-annual-report-form-20f. SAP also announced that the SAP Integrated Report 2022 is now available and accessible online at https://www.sapintegratedreport.com/. The SAP Integrated Report 2022, which discusses the company's social, environmental, and financial performance, is the 11th integrated report the company has issued.
You can access PDF versions of the SAP Integrated Report 2022 and the SAP Annual Report 2022 on Form 20-F at our Investor Relations website https://www.sap.com/investor. A hard copy of the audited consolidated financial statements can also be requested free of charge by sending an email to investor@sap.com or via phone +49 6227 7-67336.
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DETROIT, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial media and data company Benzinga is capitalizing on its mission to bridge the gap between retail and institutional investors by holding free virtual events featuring speakers from innovative companies.
At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22 Benzinga will hold its 2022 Esports Listmaker Event featuring cutting-edge companies that have made significant contributions to driving the esports industry forward.
The event can be seen live on YouTube at this link.
Here's a look at the 2022 Esports Listmakers.
Electronic Arts Inc. - Electronic Arts develops and delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices and personal computers.
Sony Group Corp - Recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation brand and family of products and services that includes PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationStore, PlayStationPlus, PlayStationNow and the PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios.
Activision Blizzard, Inc. - Activision Blizzard develops and publishes interactive entertainment content and services on video game consoles, personal computers and mobile devices, including subscription, full-game and in-game sales, and it licenses software to third-party or related-party companies that distribute Activision and Blizzard products.
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc - Take-Two Interactive Software is a developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for console gaming systems, PC, and mobile including smartphones and tablets. Its products are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services.
Microsoft Corporation - Microsoft's Gaming Division is best known for Xbox Game Studios, which develops and publishes games and other interactive entertainment for the namesake Xbox platforms, Windows Mobile and other mobile platforms and web-based portals.
Super League Gaming, Inc. - Super League Gaming builds and operates networks of games, monetization tools and content channels across metaverse gaming platforms that empower developers, energize players, and entertain fans.
Nintendo - Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, Nintendo has created franchises that have become household names worldwide, including Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Pikmin and Splatoon through its integrated hardware and software products.
Golden Matrix Group Inc - Golden Matrix Group gaming technology company that develops and owns online gaming IP and builds configurable and scalable white-label B2B gaming platforms for its international customers, located primarily in the Asia Pacific region.
United Esports - United Esports is an esports and gaming marketing agency offering strategic positioning and creative solutions designed to engage with the 18- to 34-year-old demographic through all meaningful points of engagement.
EBET Inc - EBET develops wagering products for bettors, with a portfolio of intellectual property featuring patents pending around odds modeling simulation, an electronic sports betting exchange system, live streaming odds integration and enhancing modeling probabilities in multiplayer games.
The company also operates the online sportsbook and casino brands Karamba, Hopa, Griffon Casino, BetTarget, Dansk777, GenerationVIP and Gogawi.
TSM/FTX - TSM FTX is a professional esports organization that seeks to provide maximum value through the competitive excellence of its teams and the creation of exciting, educational, and entertaining content that deliver the ultimate esports and gaming fan experience.
XSET - XSET is a gaming organization and lifestyle brand that has attracted top-tier, world famous talent across music, sports and entertainment to its shared vision of combining gaming and popular high-profile merchandise collaborations and exclusive pieces.
FaZe Clan - FaZe Clan is a digital-native lifestyle and media platform rooted in gaming and youth culture that operates across multiple verticals with transformative content, tier-one brand partnerships, a collective of notable talent, and fashion and consumer products. The company reaches over 350 million followers across social platforms through video blogs, lifestyle and branded content, gaming highlights and live streams of gaming tournaments.
DarkZero - DarkZero is a professional esports organization that combines state-of-the-art training and development. Known for their Rainbow Six Siege team, their rising ambition is to gather talent, mentor and guide them through playing at a high level.
Epic Games - Epic Games is an interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, the world's largest game with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections, and it also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world's leading games and is being adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, and manufacturing for visualization and simulation.
Allied Esports Entertainment Inc - Allied Esports Entertainment is a global esports entertainment venture dedicated to providing transformative live experiences, multiplatform content and interactive services to audiences worldwide.
Engine Gaming and Media Inc - Engine Gaming & Media is focused on developing premium consumer experiences and technology and content solutions for partners in the esports, news and gaming industry. The company's subsidiaries include Stream Hatchet, Eden Games, WinView Games, UMG and Frankly Media, and it generates revenue through a combination of direct-to-consumer and subscription fees, streaming technology and data SaaS-based offerings, programmatic advertising and sponsorships.
Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF - Roundhill Investments BETZ is the first ETF globally designed to track the online sports betting and online casino sector.
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF - VanEck ESPO is an ETF focused on the video game and esports industry.
Turtle Beach Corp - Turtle Beach Corporation is a gaming accessory provider that offers a product line including headsets, game controllers and gaming simulation accessories.
About Benzinga
Recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America, Benzinga is a holistic solution for high-quality, low-cost, timely content.
The firm's core product portfolio consists of newswires, analytics software, and data services that are easy to consume and help users better act on market intelligence.
In helping investors achieve the next stage of their growth, as well as promote innovation across all spaces, Benzinga also hosts thought leadership, networking, and educational events.
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BALTIMORE — In honor of the new Barbie movie, the Lemonade Selfie Museum invites fans inside their life-sized Barbie Box and strike a pose.
The Barbie Box gives fans the perfect backdrop to celebrate the new movie.
It provides fans the opportunity to interact with one of their favorite toys in a whole new way.
Simply step into the box wearing your pink outfit and get ready to take some pictures!
The interactive installation is latest immersive exhibit at the Lemonade Selfie Museum.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Young voters who have been critical to Democratic successes in recent elections showed signs in November’s midterms that their enthusiasm may be waning, a potential warning sign for a party that will need their strong backing heading into the 2024 presidential race.
Voters under 30 went 53% for Democratic House candidates compared with only 41% for Republican candidates nationwide, according to AP VoteCast, a sweeping national survey of the electorate. But that level of support for Democrats was down compared with 2020, when such voters supported President Joe Biden over his predecessor, Donald Trump, 61% to 36%. And in 2018, when Democrats used a midterm surge to retake control of the House, voters 18 to 29 went 64% for the party compared with 34% for the GOP.
Biden’s party nonetheless exceeded midterm expectations, holding the Senate and surrendering only a small Republican House majority. The president himself hailed young voter turnout as “historic.” Still, the trend line for younger voters may be an early indicator of the Democrats’ challenge to maintain the coalition of Black people, women, college-educated voters, city dwellers and suburbanites that has buoyed the party in the years since Trump won the White House.
Weakness in any part of that voting bloc could have implications during the next presidential race. Biden, who will be a few weeks shy of his 82nd birthday on Election Day 2024, says he intends to run again. Trump, 76, has already announced his candidacy.
“There might have been retrenchment in youth voters,” said Michael McDonald, a political science professor at the University of Florida and an expert on voting and data.
McDonald cautioned against reading too much into what could be an anomaly. But he said the shift may have been fueled by issues like high inflation, which has hit young people especially hard since their wages are less likely to increase fast enough to keep pace with rising prices.
“Youngest people also have the weakest partisan attachments, so they can be more susceptible to partisan swings nationally,” McDonald said. “There’s no reason why Republicans can’t rebound among younger people.”
Indeed, VoteCast shows only about a quarter of Democrats under 30 say being a Democrat is “extremely” or “very” important to them, compared with roughly a third of older Democrats.
The data showed that voters under 30 did not support Democrats decisively enough to sway key races nationally, but the news wasn’t all bad for the party. Midterm voters under 45 — an age bracket that includes Generation Z and millennials — backed Biden’s party at rates that exceeded his 2020 support in races for governor of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Kansas, as well as the race for Senate in Pennsylvania.
Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman beat Republican celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s Senate contest while getting 62% of the vote of those 18 to 44. That was slightly better than Biden’s 56% with such voters in 2020. In the Pennsylvania governor’s race, Democrat Josh Shapiro also won while outpacing Biden’s support in 2020, earning 64% of that age group.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly won a second term by modestly outperforming 2020 margins with voters under 45 in the red state, 52% to Biden’s 45%. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also commandingly secured reelection while garnering a somewhat larger percentage of the state’s voters under 45 in 2022, 61%, than Biden did in 2020, 54%.
Michigan allows people to register to vote on Election Day, which prompted such long lines on college campuses that the last ballot cast at the University of Michigan came at 2:05 a.m.
But states allowing last-minute registration didn’t lift Democrats everywhere. The party’s candidates underperformed Biden’s margins among voters under 45 in some key races, including in governors’ races in New Hampshire and Nevada, which both allow registration through Election Day.
In Nevada’s race for governor, Democratic incumbent Steve Sisolak was defeated with support for his party among voters under 45 at 54%, somewhat lagging Biden’s 61% support in 2020. The same pattern occurred in New Hampshire: 43% for Democrat Tom Sherman vs. 59% for Biden. There, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu was easily reelected.
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, president of NextGen America, a progressive organization that works to mobilize young voters, said the group contacted 90% of eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 35 in Pennsylvania, calling, texting or seeing them in person on college campuses. VoteCast showed that 34% of Pennsylvania voters ages 18 to 29 said they were exclusively contacted on behalf of the statewide Democratic candidates, more than older voters.
Tzintzún Ramirez said young voters reported being most concerned about the economy and racial justice, at least until after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in June. After that, she said, “Abortion surged to the front.”
VoteCast found that about half of young voters in some of the most competitive states said the Roe reversal had a major impact on their decision to turn out. In Michigan, where an amendment to constitutionally protect abortion rights in the state passed on Election Day, about half of voters under 45 said they were “angry” about Roe being overturned.
VoteCast found that 36% of all voters under 45 identify as progressive Democrats, compared with 20% of older voters. It also showed that younger voters — particularly those under 30 — were especially likely to say that immigrants help more than hurt the U.S. and that racism in the country is a very serious problem.
“For us, it’s not just about a politician or a party,” Tzintzún Ramirez said. “It’s about delivering on a vision for our country that is more just and that will reflect the realities of a generation that is facing a climate crisis, growing racial injustice, runaway inequality and a democracy in decline.”
Not being fully enamored with one party or the other also showed up in VoteCast results. Even in places where Democratic support among young voters was strong, voters 18 to 44 tended to be less enthusiastic about candidates they supported than older voters.
That was true in the swing states of Arizona, where Democrats won the Senate and governor’s race, and in Wisconsin, where the party won the governorship but Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was reelected. And in Georgia, where Republican Gov. Brian Kemp was reelected but Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock secured a second term in a runoff.
Santiago Mayer, a political science major at California State University, Long Beach who founded the student-led advocacy group Voters of Tomorrow, said those findings didn’t surprise him given that young voters tend to be independent. But he also said many are also deeply progressive, which means that currently, “Republicans have declared war against Generation Z.”
“Young voters are voting against Republicans, and Democrats are obviously the better option,” said Mayer, 20, whose group used volunteers nationwide to call and text Georgia voters ages 18 to 29 some 2.5 million times. “But eventually, when we’ll have two years when Republicans hopefully will transition back to sanity, the emphasis will be in getting elected officials that actually represent what Gen Z wants.”
Among Fetterman voters in Pennsylvania, 57% of those ages 45 and older said they supported the Democrat enthusiastically, but only 43% of younger voters did. Of those under 45, the same number, 43%, backed Fetterman with reservations and 12% did so as they opposed the other candidates.
Despite a seeming youth voter enthusiasm gap, David Jackson, a Bowling Green State University professor whose research focuses on links between entertainment and political preferences, said that it was “way too early to say we’ve moved on from celebrity politics.” He noted that “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance was elected to the Senate from Ohio last month.
According to VoteCast, the youngest Ohio voters — those ages 18 to 29 — split about evenly for Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan, whereas voters ages 30 to 44 were more likely to back Ryan, at 58%.
Still, Jackson added that, as politics has gotten increasingly confrontational, voters are showing they are less inclined to fall deeply in love with candidates and instead are casting ballots more “from a self-defense standpoint.”
“There’s always been the assumption that younger people are more likely to be moved by celebrities,” Jackson said. “But that’s not necessarily the case since the rise of Trump, since he’s been the ultimate celebrity candidate.”
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ATLANTA — Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson remembers the old days of college recruiting.
“You used to talk about graduation rates and majors,” Clawson said. “Now the first question is, ‘What are you guaranteeing me year one, two, three and four?’”
Clawson isn't necessarily talking about playing time, either. After more than a year, prospects are far more familiar with ways they can profit off their fame through endorsement deals and are looking hard at whether schools can help them do it.
When the NCAA instituted a policy last summer allowing athletes to earn money off use of their name, image and likeness, the notion was that it would give players a chance to make a little money but wouldn’t be used as a recruiting weapon.
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That’s not how it’s worked out. Pay-for-play situations or improper inducements are still banned, but there is nothing stopping colleges from letting recruits know how athletes on campus are already profiting through NIL deals and how much support is available to them if they're interested.
For instance, Ohio State has a Twitter account in which it boasted this summer that it had surpassed 1,000 disclosed NIL deals for its athletes. The school was among the first to publicly disclose how much its athletes have earned, putting the number at nearly $3 million just six months into the NIL era.
“It’s basically becoming an arms race,” said Andy Stefanelli, the football coach at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, Maryland, which has a handful of top recruits, according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports. “It’s going to be, I think, as much of a factor in recruiting as anything else – facilities, winning, coaching, all that. It’s going to be right up there with those factors for kids, at least for the high-level recruits.”
Willie Howard, the football coach and activities director at Cooper High in New Hope, Minnesota, is a former Stanford and Minnesota Vikings defensive end. His son, defensive end Jaxon Howard, is a top-100 prospect who has verbally committed to LSU.
The Howards say that every college they visited during Jaxon's recruitment used the same approach in addressing NIL issues. Each would discuss opportunities athletes had received while pointing out that nothing’s guaranteed and recommending that recruits don’t pick a school based on NIL possibilities.
“The message was always the same,” Willie Howard said. “It felt like it was cookie-cutter at times because it’s like, ‘We’re not going to be stuck with NCAA compliance coming after us and saying that we've done something we’re not supposed to do.’“
Jaxon Howard recently hired an agent, as the state of Minnesota allows high school athletes to explore NIL opportunities. But he added that NIL wasn’t a factor in his college choice.
“I don’t want to put my whole focus on something like name, image and likeness when my end goal is to make a multimillion-dollar deal one day in the NFL,” he said.
Still, On3 surveyed 85 notable 2023 recruits and found that 30% of them would be willing to attend a school that isn’t an ideal fit from a football or academic perspective if that’s where they could get the best NIL deal.
The emergence of collectives fueled by boosters has led to criticism that they indirectly lead recruits to a particular school, even though the NCAA handed down guidance earlier this year noting that boosters remain prohibited from recruiting or providing benefits to prospects.
Stefanelli says he hears the complaints from college coaches who visit his school.
“Frankly, some of them were saying, ‘Yeah, we’re losing recruits because X, Y or Z school is throwing a bunch of money at them,’" Stefanelli said.
The issue has crept into some of the public comments from coaches, which could be seen as indirect recruiting pitches. Alabama’s Nick Saban said last month that his players made more than $3 million in NIL deals over the last year and his SEC rival, Georgia's Kirby Smart, got even more specific.
“We may have had the highest-paid defensive lineman last year in NIL in Jordan Davis,” Smart said. “We had the highest-paid tight end in Brock Bowers. Kelee Ringo I would argue is probably one of the highest-paid corners there is in NIL. So NIL can be a good thing, and they can learn to manage money at a young age.”
Many coaches say they would like more oversight from the NCAA with different state laws in place across the country. Saban and Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher swapped barbs over the summer over the allegation that the Aggies had “bought” the nation's top-ranked recruting class.
“Change is inevitable,” Fisher said. “That’s the rules we have to play by, so we all have to adapt and adjust.”
There are ways in which schools can make their NIL cases directly to prospects – or players who have entered the transfer portal - without flat-out offering them incentives.
Many have hired staffers to work on maximizing NIL opportunities for athletes already on campus. Some have partnered with groups that can advise them on what they’re permitted to say to recruits on NIL-related matters.
“What we work with them on is what do you know, how do you sell your program, what is your program’s philosophy and how do you integrate NIL within that without making it solely just about a dollar amount that is sometimes actually being offered or what the media is reported is being offered,” said Celine Mangan, a senior account executive with Altius, whose client list of about 30 schools includes Georgia, LSU and Texas among others.
Schools need to have a good idea of what to say about NIL issues because prospects certainly are asking about them.
“Some kids will come in your office and it’s the first question they ask,” Boston College coach Jeff Hafley said.
They’re not just asking the coaches. Upperclassmen are fielding NIL-related questions from prospects.
“That’s probably one of the top questions is, you know, like the NIL deal thing,” TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnston said. “But the thing with recruits, they always come in and think, you know, that NIL is just a given.”
Johnston says he reminds recruits that NIL deals come only after players have done the work on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
As for those conversations Clawson has with Wake Forest recruits, he says he keeps any NIL-related discussions within both the letter and spirit of NCAA rules. But he adds that “clearly that’s not happening" everywhere.
“That is gone,” Clawson said. “I don’t see there’s any way that’s going to come back.”
AP sports writers Aaron Beard, Stephen Hawkins and Michael Marot contributed to this report. | https://www.wnep.com/article/sports/arms-race-nil-compensation-now-a-potent-recruiting-weapon/535-9408ce88-8660-4816-a430-51e67258304e | 2022-08-31 15:21:30 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/sports/arms-race-nil-compensation-now-a-potent-recruiting-weapon/535-9408ce88-8660-4816-a430-51e67258304e |
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- COPAN Group announces the departure of Norman Sharples, Chief Executive Officer of Copan Diagnostics, from the Company he co-founded with Daniele Triva in 1994 and the appointment of Fabrizio Mazzocchi as new CEO and member of Copan Diagnostics' board of directors effective from January 9th, 2023.
"I leave behind an organization I dearly love and created from the ground up, as its first employee, to represent the subsidiary for the Americas of the Italian COPAN Group. I am proud of our achievements, our team, and the impact we have had on collection and transport systems and on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for full laboratory automation in clinical Microbiology. It has been a privilege to serve as COPAN Diagnostics CEO and member of the board for almost three decades. The decision to leave was a very difficult one. My focus will be on supporting a smooth transition during 2023 and getting the organization ready to welcome in the new leadership," stated Sharples.
"It is with a mix of sadness and gratitude that we communicate this change in leadership. In the Americas, working together with Norman and his vision, we have changed the world of sample collection and transport and full laboratory automation, launching iconic brands, such as eSwab®, FLOQSwabs®, UTM® WASP®, WASPLab® and PhenoMATRIX®. Norman leaves behind a fantastic legacy, including an exciting and ambitious strategy, which his strong executive team and talented staff will drive forward under the leadership of the new CEO. We are grateful for the years we had the pleasure of working together in making COPAN what it is today," Stefania Triva, COPAN Group's CEO states. "We warmly and enthusiastically welcome Fabrizio, and we believe his broad and extensive experience as a business leader in the healthcare industry will be very valuable for COPAN to continue our commitment in the US market to strengthen our partnership with customers and provide innovative solutions in the area of specimen collection and laboratory automation," concluded Triva.
Fabrizio Mazzocchi brings 30 years of global experience in the Health Care sector to this position. He's spent over 20 years at Merck KGaA with increasing executive leading responsibility in Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs and Commercial, in Europe, Latin America and USA. Fabrizio started his professional career in R&D, and he holds a master's degree in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of Milan.
"It's an honor for me to join COPAN Diagnostics and be part of COPAN. I look forward to leading a team dedicated to building value for our customers, through continuous innovation, accomplishing our purpose to help healthcare providers to make the best clinical decision for the benefit of the patients," said Mazzocchi.
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The South Carolina groom who lost his bride on their wedding night after an alleged drunken driver slammed into their golf cart tearfully recounted the moment he learned his new wife was dead.
"I remember waking up just kind of foggy, out of sorts," Aric Hutchinson, 36, told ABC's "Good Morning America" of opening his eyes in a hospital after the crash.
"I could see my mom's face, and you could just tell something was wrong, and I asked her, 'Where's Sam? Where's Sam?' And that's when she told me there was an incident, and Sam didn't make it," he recalled.
Hutchinson said he had no memory of Jamie Komoroski, 25, rear-ending their golf cart April 28.
MOTHER OF SOUTH CAROLINA BRIDE KILLED IN WEDDING CRASH LASHES OUT AT ACCUSED DRUNK DRIVER
Hutchinson and his new wife, Samantha Miller, 34, had just left their Folly Beach wedding reception under a canopy of sparklers on one of the most joyous days of their lives.
Miller, still in her wedding dress, died instantly in the collision, and Hutchinson was seriously injured.
"I'm still trying to wrap my head around it," Hutchinson said. "That night going from an all-time high to an all-time low, it's pretty rough to try to comprehend."
Although he doesn't remember the collision, he does recall his bride's last words to him.
"I remember her saying she wanted the night to never end," he said, dabbing his eyes with a white tissue. "That was the last thing she said to me."
SOUTH CAROLINA GROOM PLANNING BRIDE'S FUNERAL AFTER TRAGIC WEDDING DAY CRASH
Hutchison suffered broken bones in his back, legs and face as well as bleeding in his brain.
After spending more than a week in a hospital, he returned to the couple's Folly Beach apartment to continue healing.
The "Good Morning America" clip shows Hutchinson holding his deceased wife's wedding band and engagement ring.
"It's hard, but it's also nice," he said of being in the apartment the couple once shared. "It's got Sam written all over the house."
The interviewer asked Hutchison if he had anything to say to Komoroski.
WOMAN IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHO ALLEGEDLY KILLED BRIDE, INJURED GROOM ON WEDDING NIGHT REEKED OF ALCOHOL: POLICE
"No, I can't right now," he responded, wiping away tears. "She stole an amazing human being that should not have been taken."
Komoroski had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit and was driving 65 mph in a 25 mph zone, according to police.
Danny Dalton, a lawyer for Hutchinson, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Komoroski and four bars where she allegedly drank "copious amounts of alcohol" the night of the wreck.
The taverns continued to serve Komoroski, even though she was "grossly and dangerously intoxicated" and "slurred and staggered her way through each of these bars," the suit alleges.
Komoroski is jailed without bond on three counts of felony DUI and one count of reckless homicide.
Her attorneys didn't immediately return a request for comment but previously cautioned the public not to "rush to judgment." | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/south-carolina-husband-recalls-moment-he-learned-his-bride-was-dead/article_8a41b6e9-4c5b-59b8-8713-dce74fb12aff.html | 2023-05-19 20:43:22 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/south-carolina-husband-recalls-moment-he-learned-his-bride-was-dead/article_8a41b6e9-4c5b-59b8-8713-dce74fb12aff.html |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota rookie Joe Ryan and reliever Jovani Moran combined to pitch no-hit ball until Bobby Witt Jr. doubled with one out in the ninth inning as the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Ryan was pulled after seven innings and 106 pitches, four shy of his big league high. There has never been a no-hitter at Target Field and the Royals hadn’t come close to getting one against him.
The crowd of 19,005 booed when Twins manager Rocco Baldelli sent Moran to the mound to start the eighth.
“I’m not worried about that,” Baldelli said . “I want what’s best for this team and I want to go to the playoffs and I want to win games in the playoffs, and that’s the priority for me right now.”
Ryan tried to plead his case.
“He said, ‘Listen, I’ve thrown like 156 pitches in a game,’ which is fantastical, but I think true,” Baldelli said. “But all that said, it doesn’t really affect what goes on here and the fact that we need him to go pitch against the Guardians later on this week.”
In fact, when he was a senior at Cal State Stanislaus, Ryan did throw 142 pitches in a game against Cal Poly Pomona in 2018.
Ryan said he understood Baldelli’s rationale.
“The pitch count obviously comes into play. We’re trying to win some games and I’m throwing in five days again, too,’ Ryan said.
Moran worked a perfect eighth. He struck out Drew Waters to begin the ninth before walking pinch-hitter Hunter Dozier and MJ Melendez.
The Royals hadn’t come close to a hit until Witt lined a 1-2 fastball for a clean drive to deep left for an RBI double, setting off more boos from the fans.
“I wanted to help and be part of that no-hitter, but that’s part of the game,” Moran said. “And of course I’m going to get mad because I wanted to do my best and get that out, but it happens.”
Sebastian Rivero followed with an infield hit that drove in another run and Vinnie Pasquantino had a sacrifice fly.
The Twins’ last no-hitter was by Francisco Liriano against the White Sox on May 3, 2011 in Chicago.
Carlos Correa, Jose Miranda and Gio Urshela hit home runs as the Twins snapped a three-game skid. They remained five games behind Cleveland in the AL Central.
Ryan (11-8) struck out nine, walked two and set down his last 12 batters. He has never gone past seven innings in his career and had lost three of his previous four decisions.
The 26-year-old righty had never gone past seven innings in his career. He has a big league high of 110 pitches, done Aug. 9 at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ryan was a member of last year’s U.S. Olympic team and was traded to Twins by Rays while he was in Japan.
The Royals avoided being no-hit for the first time since 2008 when Jon Lester shut them down in Boston.
“What’s going on in the dugout is frustration,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said. “Guys realizing that it’s embarrassing when you get no-hit. Going up there fighting through their at-bats, but it’s not something you want to have them finish off.”
“So it was good to put a couple runs on, get some positive things going, and hopefully it’ll translate into more offense tomorrow.”
Kris Bubic (2-12) allowed 10 hits and five runs with six strikeouts in five innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Twins: RF Max Kepler (right leg) was not in Tuesday’s lineup but Baldelli was hopeful he’d be available off the bench. Meanwhile, Baldelli said OF-INF Jorge Polanco and RHP Bailey Ober could potentially return this week. The manager also said OF Byron Buxton is slightly behind Polanco.
UP NEXT
Royals: RHP Zack Greinke (4-8) makes his 23rd start of the season on Wednesday night. He is 0-3 against Minnesota this season with a 4.20 ERA in those outings. He’s 0-6 on the road this season.
Twins: RHP Sonny Gray (7-4) will look to go 3-0 against the Royals this season when he takes the mound on Wednesday night.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa construction worker and QAnon follower was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when he led a crowd chasing a police officer who diverted rioters away from lawmakers.
Wearing a T-shirt celebrating the conspiracy theory with his arms spread, Douglas Jensen became part of one of the most memorable images from the riot.
As he handed down the sentence, Judge Timothy Kelly said he wasn't sure Jensen understood the seriousness of a violent attack in which he played a “big role.”
“It snapped our previously unbroken tradition of peaceful transfer of power. We can't get that back,” Kelly said. “I wish I could say I had evidence you understood this cannot be repeated."
Jensen was convicted at trial of seven counts, including felony charges that he obstructed Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote and that he assaulted or interfered with police officers during the siege. His sentence also includes three years of supervised release and a $2,000 fine.
He gave a brief statement to the judge, saying that he wanted to return to “being a family man and my normal life before I got involved with politics.”
Jensen scaled a retaining wall and entered through a broken window so he could be one of the first people to storm the Capitol that day, Kelly said. He led a group that chased Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman up a staircase. He would later re-entered the building and scuffle with police.
“Doug Jensen wanted to be the poster boy of the insurrection,” prosecutor Emily Allen said.
Jensen wore a T-shirt with a large “Q” on it because he wanted the conspiracy theory to get credit for what happened that day, his defense attorney Christopher Davis said.
Davis said Jensen's own "childhood of horrors" influenced his later faith in the baseless belief that former President Donald Trump was secretly fighting against enemies in the "deep state" and a child sex trafficking ring run by satanic pedophiles and cannibals.
It also includes the apocalyptic prophesy that “The Storm” was coming and would usher in mass arrests and executions of Trump’s foes, including then-Vice President Mike Pence, who Trump would deride that day as lacking courage.
Davis has argued Jensen was dressed as a “walking advertisement for QAnon" and not intending to attack the Capitol. He did not physically hurt people or damage anything inside the Capitol, Davis said, and many friends and family members wrote letters to the judge on his behalf.
Goodman's quick thinking that day — to divert the rioters away from the Senate and then find backup — avoided “tremendous bloodshed,” Capitol Police Inspector Thomas Lloyd said Friday.
Pence was presiding over the Senate on Jan. 6 as a joint session of Congress was convened to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Before the riot, Trump and his allies spread the falsehood that Pence somehow could have overturned the election results.
Approximately 900 people have been charged with federal crimes for their conduct on Jan. 6. More than 400 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanor offenses. Sentences for the rioters have ranged from probation for low-level misdemeanor offenses to 10 years in prison for a man who used a metal flagpole to assault an officer. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/qanon-follower-who-chased-officer-on-jan-6-gets-5-years/ZB6ZKUUU2FFXTK6J4XZNM46QIA/ | 2022-12-16 19:37:24 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/qanon-follower-who-chased-officer-on-jan-6-gets-5-years/ZB6ZKUUU2FFXTK6J4XZNM46QIA/ |
VANCOUVER, BC and Erie, Pa, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - ImagineAR (CSE: IP) (OTCQB: IPNFF) an Augmented Reality Company that enables businesses to instantly create their own mobile phone experiential AR campaigns, is pleased to announce the signing of a reseller agreement with Blayney Partnership, a digital creative technology agency based in the UK. Clients include The Kia Oval, Gtechniq, USA Cricket, EBC Brakes International and Lacoste.
Ozz Blayney stated "We are incredibly excited about the recent partnership. AR technology is the latest media that will expand our expertise. 30% of our portfolio sits within the International Cricket sector and AR technology can now bring dynamic team updates, club merchandise and star player messages directly to any fan whilst watching live matches at both sporting venues or live on TV by just scanning location hotspots or a TV with their mobile device. Incredible technology for the modern world. Thank you ImagineAR."
"Blayney Partnership is a forward-thinking dynamic agency that leverages advanced technology to deliver dynamic client solutions. As we focus on expanding around the world, we are optimistic Ozz Blayney and his team will create exceptional immersive experiences using the ImagineAR platform for his clients" stated ImagineAR CEO and Founder Alen Paul Silverrstieen.
An Award Winning Creative Agency based in Northampton, United Kingdom.We're a multifaceted, all-round creative studio that has been alive and kicking for over 30 years. We've worked with some household names, and some exciting local start-ups for over 3 decades, producing unforgettable solutions. With an in-house team of 8 carefully curated creative breeds, and a network of external support, we have the tools and the team to cater for all of your creative needs.
Imagine AR Inc. (CSE: IP) (OTC: IPNFF) is an "AR-as-a-Service" platform that enables sports teams and businesses of any size to create and implement their own instant mobile AR campaigns with no programming or technology experience. Every organization, from professional sports franchises to small retailers, can develop interactive AR campaigns that blend the real and digital worlds using ImagineAR. Customers simply point their mobile device at logos, signs, buildings, products, landmarks and more to instantly engage with videos, information, advertisements, coupons, 3D holograms and any interactive content, all hosted in the cloud and managed using a menu-driven portal. Integrated real-time analytics means that all customer interaction is tracked and measured in real-time. The ImagineAR mobile app is available in the IOS and Android mobile app stores. The platform is available as a native mode SDK to integrate into any native mobile app.
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Friday’s brutal attack on the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) shocked Congress and the country, pulling the nation’s gaze away from the looming midterm elections — if only briefly — and placing it squarely on the plague of political violence that’s risen dramatically in recent years.
Paul Pelosi, a wealthy San Francisco investor, is a power broker in his own right. But a source briefed on the confrontation told The Hill the assailant who broke into Pelosi’s San Francisco home was shouting “Where is Nancy? Where is Nancy?”
The suspect then struck Paul Pelosi with a hammer, according to San Francisco’s chief of police, sending the 82-year-old to the hospital, where the Speaker’s office says he’s expected to make a full recovery after successfully undergoing surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands.
The vicious attack marked just the latest in a long string of violent episodes — some physical altercations, some distant threats — targeting members of Congress and other government figures, ranging from justices of the Supreme Court embroiled in controversial rulings, to local school board members caught up in the stormy culture wars.
The assault has also added new fuel to the simmering debate over the real-life consequences of violent political speech and raised fresh questions about the current levels of security for members of Congress and their families — two topics that have gained outsized attention since last year’s violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“It does highlight an extreme problem that we have in this country with the political violence that’s being threatened over and over again, at all levels, whether it’s school boards [or] members of Congress,” Charles Ramsey, former chief of police in Washington, D.C., said Friday in an interview with CNN.
“The number of threats have dramatically increased, and it seems like the climate is just continuing to get worse.”
The hard numbers support Ramsey’s concerns.
The U.S. Capitol Police Department opened roughly 1,820 cases involving concerning statements and threats against lawmakers between Jan. 1 and March 23 of this year. The department said it does not anticipate releasing additional numbers until early next year to allow for “an apples to apples comparison from year to year.”
But if this year follows the same trend as the last half decade, the annual number of cases involving threats and concerning statements targeting lawmakers will likely exceed that of 2021, when 9,625 inquiries were opened.
Last year’s numbers marked a roughly 144 percent increase from cases opened in 2017, a seismic jump that occurred during the Trump administration, when divisive political rhetoric became more common across the country.
The uptick has been accompanied by some changes. Over the summer, the office of the House sergeant-at-arms said it was creating a residential security program that would allocate up to $10,000 for security system equipment and installation costs at the personal residences of House lawmakers.
And on Friday, the Capitol Police began a review of security for top lawmakers following the attack on Paul Pelosi, sources told Punchbowl News.
But the violent incident in San Francisco will likely renew calls for greater security during such a polarizing moment in American politics.
“It really is a huge problem,” said Ramsey. “And I think part of that solution is going to be allowing federal funds to be used for private security, if needed or if wanted, by members.”
The violence has touched members of both parties over the years. Then-Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot during a district event in Tucson more than a decade ago, while Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the Republican whip, was similarly targeted by a lone gunman on a baseball field in Virginia in 2017. Both almost died.
More recently, in June, a man armed with a knife and gun was arrested for threatening the conservative Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh near his home in Maryland. A month later, another gun-toting man was arrested and charged with making death threats outside the Seattle home of Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), a prominent liberal figure.
“The fear and hatred that is dividing us, pitting us against each other in this country, is a real and present danger to our democracy,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) told CNN Friday.
“And it isn’t Democrats that this is just targeted at, it’s targeted at Republicans, Democrats, far-right, far-left and local-level officials,” she continued. “School board members are wearing bulletproof vests to meetings. This is a real danger, and it’s got to stop.”
Speaker Pelosi is accustomed to being targeted for her politics. The long-time Democratic leader has, for decades, come under criticism from Republicans seeking to tie vulnerable swing-district Democrats to their liberal leader from San Francisco, particularly on controversial partisan issues like ObamaCare and climate change.
In recent years, however, the tenor of those attacks has taken a harsh turn, according to a new analysis by The New York Times, which examined millions of social media messages, campaign emails and other communications promoted by members of both parties.
The trend is especially pronounced among the 139 House Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 election results, the closest allies of former President Trump, the Times found, who are more apt to characterize Democrats — particularly Pelosi — as “America-hating socialists,” in the words of one GOP lawmaker, who are hell-bent on destroying the country’s traditions.
That change in tone, the critics warn, has repercussions.
“This incident makes one thing clear: Violent political rhetoric has consequences, and unfortunately, this is not the first time we are seeing those consequences play out,” said Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), a member of the Intelligence Committee.
William Scott, San Francisco’s police chief, emphasized that the motive in Friday’s attack on Paul Pelosi “is still being determined.” But the suspect, 42-year-old David DePape, appears to have been active in the promotion of right-wing conspiracy theories across a range of hot-button topics, including COVID-19 vaccines, the 2020 election results and the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to CNN.
DePape was arrested on site and faces a series of felony charges, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse, Scott said.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), one of two Republicans on the Jan. 6 investigative committee, suggested a link between the rise in heated political speech and the spike in political violence.
“I want to be clear: when you convince people that politicians are rigging elections, drink babies blood, etc, you will get violence,” Kinzinger tweeted. “This must be rejected. This is why the Jan 6th committee is so important.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/hill-politics/paul-pelosi-attack-highlights-era-of-heightened-political-violence/ | 2022-10-28 23:59:59 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/hill-politics/paul-pelosi-attack-highlights-era-of-heightened-political-violence/ |
My kids have aged out of needing baby sitters. Now another parenting rite of passage is ending: the car pool.
Our daughter is 17 and recently ended one phase of her junior operator’s license, which in Massachusetts is an 18-month window designed to help new drivers get comfortable behind the wheel. For the first six months after getting a license, new drivers are allowed to drive alone, or with family, but not unsupervised with friends.
To her, the day she was allowed to start driving friends by herself was the day when official independence began, the end of reliance on mom or dad for group rides. But for her mom and me, that day marked the end of car pools with her friends (we still have a few more years of it with her brother), and she may not believe it, but we sort of secretly loved those drives.
As much as parents may groan about the shuttling of kids from one game to another, there is one satisfying, funny, loud, smelly, dirty aspect to all those trips. It starts that moment when two, three, four, maybe five kids pile into a car, and, well, you know what happens next.
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First, the trunk or back seat gets stuffed with hockey or football bags big enough to carry a small child, baseball or softball bats and gloves, lacrosse sticks and pads, helmets, basketballs, and volleyballs. Of course, each kid has a water bottle and inevitably no week ends without at least one stray bottle left in the back seat to be reclaimed on another journey.
Then there are the uniforms — drenched in sweat, still clinging to their bodies. When the children are younger than 10, the sweat on their faces is so cute, right? Their apple red cheeks the picture of childhood innocence. Then one day it’s not so cute anymore. All you notice is a stench wafting through your car that resembles something close to that laundry bin at home filled with three wet towels, 12 pairs of dirty socks, and a bag of week-old gummy bears. During the warm months, it’s not even a question: windows down, air conditioning off.
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And finally, there’s the noise. As the car fills up, the volume inside goes from a James Taylor concert to an AC/DC scream fest (yes, I’m showing my age). The radio will change from sports radio or NPR or ‘90s grunge rock to a Spotify playlist full of Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, Drake, Mac Miller, and Harry Styles. Depending on the age of the kids, the chatter bounces between an annoying history quiz tomorrow, the upcoming PSATs, parties this weekend, the latest round of “Call of Duty,” or the epic finish in last night’s “Fortnite Battle Royale.”
Sometimes, they might actually talk about the game they just played — or are about to play. But usually, it’s everything but the game.
And the liveliest car pools? Those are the ones where a song comes on, everything else stops, and the vehicle becomes a karaoke bar where everybody knows every word to TSwift’s “Anti-Hero.”
But really the best part of these car pools is the interactions — seeing friendships evolve, watching kids slowly pull away from their parents, learning what makes them tick — and what ticks them off.
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For a long time, my wife and I used different tactics. I relished a chance to chime in on the music playlist, to mention a play in the game, to ask about that history quiz and try to impress with my World War II knowledge. My wife played the invisible fly on the wall, content to be the chauffeur eavesdropping on the lives of her kids, hoping to learn something she knew she would never learn at home.
It took me a few years to accept her approach was better. Of course, it helped that my kids would ignore anything I said. But I learned to be OK with that. I didn’t control the music in the car, but I did control, for a few minutes, a rolling, rollicking journey toward adulthood.
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TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hundreds of opponents of gay rights on Saturday swarmed the site of an LGBT festival in the capital of the country of Georgia, vandalizing the stage, setting fires and looting the event’s bar.
Deputy Georgian Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze said participants in the Tbilisi Pride Fest were safely evacuated from the scene. The event’s organizers called on people not to come to the lakeside park where the fest was to be held.
Georgian news media estimated about 5,000 people marched toward the site. Many of them waved Georgian flags and carried religious icons.
Animosity toward sexual minorities is strong in Georgia, which is predominantly Orthodox Christian, and some previous LGBT events have met violent disruptions.
Darakhvelidze said police tried to obstruct the protesters but could not hold all of them back.
But the event organizers criticized police as ineffectual, saying in a statement that “The police did not block the access road to the festival site in order to prevent an aggressive group. The police did not use proportional force against the attackers.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/a-mob-storms-tbilisi-pride-fest-site-forcing-the-events-cancellation/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-07-08 18:10:32 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/a-mob-storms-tbilisi-pride-fest-site-forcing-the-events-cancellation/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
TORONTO, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Newtopia Inc. ("Newtopia" or the "Company") (TSXV: NEWU) (OTCQB: NEWUF), a tech-enabled whole health platform creating positive lifelong habits that prevent, slow, or reverse chronic disease, today announced the successful delivery of a speaking engagement at America's Health Insurance Plans' annual conference (AHIP 2022), the main industry event for health plans in the United States. Lara Dodo, Newtopia's Chief Growth & Operating Officer, delivered an address at the event on June 22nd entitled, "How Behavioral Genetics Can Improve Member Engagement and Whole Person Health." Ms. Dodo's speech emphasized the ways in which behavioral genetic analysis helps hyper-personalize the Newtopia experience for each participant, ultimately improving outcomes for participants and lowering healthcare costs for health insurers.
Following more than two years of a global pandemic, the health plan industry has increasingly recognized the need for and value of focusing on reducing the overall burden of chronic health conditions, and interest from AHIP attendees in Newtopia's platform was very high. Commenting on the conference, Newtopia's Founder and CEO Jeff Ruby noted, "Newtopia has always had a natural fit with the mission of health plans, and that is helping people to lead healthier lives by focusing on chronic disease prevention, while at the same time driving down costs for the U.S. healthcare system. As we continue to expand our new business pipeline, including with leading health plan innovators in the Medicare Advantage space, participating in AHIP 2022 was a key component of our business development efforts. We're excited by the warm reception and strong interest in our proven and differentiated platform at such a bellwether event for the payor space."
The Company is further pleased to announce that it has closed the non-brokered portion of its previously announced private placement of units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of $0.20 per Unit (the "Non-Brokered Offering"). Each Unit is comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company (each a "Common Share") and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.30 per Common Share, subject to adjustments in certain events, until May 11, 2024. Pursuant to the Non-Brokered Offering, 550,000 Units were sold to two directors of the Company for aggregate gross proceeds of $110,000. The Non-Brokered Offering was completed on the same terms as its $3,390,000 brokered private placement offering (the "Brokered Offering") announced on April 29, 2022. No fees or commissions are payable to the Agent in connection with the Non-Brokered Offering.
All securities issued in connection with the Non-Brokered Offering are subject to a hold period which will expire on September 12, 2022, the date that is four months and one day from the closing of the Non-Brokered Offering.
The securities referred to in this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent United States registration or an applicable exemption from the United States registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities, nor a solicitation for offers to buy any securities in the United States, nor in any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Any public offering of securities in the United States must be made by means of a prospectus containing detailed information about the Company and management, as well as financial statements.
The participation of certain directors of the Company in the Non-Brokered Offering are "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 ("MI 61-101"). The transaction is exempt from the formal valuation requirements of MI 61-101 as none of the securities of the Company are listed on a prescribed stock exchange. The transaction is exempt from the minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as, at the time the transaction was agreed to, neither the fair market value of, nor the fair market value of the consideration for, the transaction, insofar as it involves interested parties, exceeded 25% of the Company's market capitalization.
Newtopia is a tech-enabled habit change provider focused on disease prevention and reducing the cost of care for health insurers. As a provider of whole person care, we prevent, reverse, and slow the progression of chronic disease while enriching mental health, resilience and overall human performance. Newtopia's programs leverage genetic, social, and behavioural insights to create individualized prevention programs with a focus on type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and weight. With a person-centered approach that combines virtual care, digital tools, connected devices and actionable data science, Newtopia delivers sustainable clinical and financial outcomes. Newtopia serves some of the largest nationwide employers and health plans and is currently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and quoted on the OTC Venture Market in the United States (TSXV: NEWU) (OTCQB: NEWUF). To learn more, visit newtopia.com, LinkedIn or Twitter.
This news release contains forward-looking information and forward-looking statements, within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, and forward looking statements, within the meaning of applicable United States securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), which reflects management's expectations regarding Newtopia's future growth, results from operations (including, without limitation, future production and capital expenditures), performance (both operational and financial) and business prospects and opportunities. Wherever possible, words such as "predicts", "projects", "targets", "plans", "expects", "does not expect", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "anticipate" or "does not anticipate", "believe", "intend" and similar expressions or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative or grammatical variation thereof or other variations thereof, or comparable terminology have been used to identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking information. Such statements reflect Newtopia's current views and intentions with respect to future events, based on information available to Newtopia, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Material factors or assumptions were applied in providing forward-looking information. While forward-looking statements are based on data, assumptions and analyses that Newtopia believes are reasonable under the circumstances, whether actual results, performance or developments will meet Newtopia's expectations and predictions depends on a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performance and financial condition of Newtopia to differ materially from its expectations. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements with respect to the Offerings, the use of proceeds and the timing and ability of the Company to obtain the final approval of the TSXV. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee and are based on a number of estimates and assumptions management believes to be relevant and reasonable, whether actual results, performance or developments will meet Newtopia's expectations and predictions depends on a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performance and financial condition of Newtopia to differ materially from its expectations. Certain of the "risk factors" that could cause actual results to differ materially from Newtopia's forward-looking statements in this news release include, without limitation: risks related to COVID-19 including various recommendations, orders and measures of governmental authorities to try to limit the pandemic, including travel restrictions, border closures, non-essential business closures, quarantines, self-isolations, shelters-in-place and social distancing, disruptions to markets, economic activity, financing, supply chains and sales channels, and a deterioration of general economic conditions including a possible national or global recession; and other general economic, market and business conditions and factors, including the risk factors discussed or referred to in Newtopia's disclosure documents, filed with the securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com, including Newtopia's final long form prospectus dated March 30, 2020.
For more information on these risks please see the "Risk Factors" in Newtopia's final long-form prospectus dated March 30, 2020. Should any factor affect Newtopia in an unexpected manner, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, the actual results or events may differ materially from the results or events predicted. Any such forward-looking information is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Moreover, Newtopia does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such forward-looking information. The forward-looking information included in this news release is made as of the date of this news release, and Newtopia undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, other than as required by applicable law.
Neither TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
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(Our Auto Expert) — Get ready to turn heads with the trendiest car colors of 2023.
Did you know that a staggering 78.5% of cars on American roads today stick to the tried-and-true grayscale palette? But fear not, fellow car enthusiasts, as we unveil a collection of the most captivating and unconventional car colors available this year.
BMW leads the pack with an exceptional range of frosted car colors, boasting a staggering choice of over 165 unique shades. These colors offer breathtaking variations within each hue, giving you the freedom to express your personality like never before.
If you’re a Jeep lover, prepare to be delighted by their wild variety of factory colors. From the eye-catching Firecracker Red to the immensely popular High Velocity, Jeep offers a diverse palette to suit every taste. And if you’re feeling particularly daring, take inspiration from car designer Ralph Gillies and Wrangler designer Mark Allen, who might have drawn inspiration from a fire truck to create a distinctive red and white combination.
Nissan’s Z Seiran Blue and Passion Red have been long-time fan favorites, but their Ikazuchi Yellow truly breaks tradition. This vibrant shade is bound to make a statement wherever you go.
Toyota and Alfa Romeo, on the other hand, bring their unique offerings to the table. Toyota highlights the striking Solar Octane, a color that exudes energy and style. Meanwhile, Alfa presents Verde, an Italian-inspired green hue that is both sophisticated and environmentally conscious.
Alfa Romeo is renowned for their signature red, but they also boast a stunning yellow shade called Ocra. And if you are seeking something truly exclusive, look no further than Rolls Royce. The luxury brand offers a custom program where they can match the color of virtually anything and expertly apply it to your car. In fact, one woman even had her Rolls Royce painted to match the color of her favorite stained cleaning gloves!
So there you have it, the most captivating car colors for 2023. Which one will you choose to make a bold statement on the roads? Let your imagination run wild and unleash your true colors! | https://wgntv.com/automotive/best-new-car-colors-of-2023/ | 2023-06-14 20:09:02 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/automotive/best-new-car-colors-of-2023/ |
NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer Sarah Rose Etter about her new novel Ripe, which explores the darker sides of Silicon Valley as a woman tries to make sense of her career and growing dread.
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EAST LANSING, MI – Well that didn’t go well.
Michigan State went West hoping to end the program’s struggles west of the Rocky Mountains, but it was not meant to be for Mel Tucker and Co. as the Spartans were thoroughly beaten by Washington from start to finish last Saturday night.
It was a mostly disappointing effort for the Spartans who dropped from No. 11 to unranked.
On episode 85 of MLive’s Spartan Confidential podcast, reporters Brandon Champion, Kyle Austin and Matt Wenzel recap Michigan State’s disappointing loss at Washington.
How concerned should fans be about the continued struggles in the secondary? And what happened to the running game? Other topics include Keon Coleman’s breakout, Payton Thorne’s return to form and the pros and cons of playing big non-conference games.
The guys then preview the Spartans’ matchup vs. the run-heavy Minnesota Golden Gophers at Spartan Stadium, a game that will present a different challenge for the defense.
The episode ends with questions about the offensive line and tight end Maliq Carr.
You can listen to the episode here or by using the player below. You can also search for it wherever podcasts are found.
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COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — A jury convicted a southern Indiana man of murder Friday in connection with the death of his girlfriend whose remains were found buried in a shallow grave.
A Bartholomew County Circuit Court jury brought in from Shelby County deliberated for about an hour before finding Patrick Doyle, 40, of Columbus, guilty in the August 2021 murder of his live-in girlfriend, 37-year-old Heather Ann Steuver of Columbus.
Steuver’s remains were found buried near Columbus, police said.
An autopsy revealed Steuver died of blunt force trauma to her head.
Sentencing was scheduled for March 23.
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Highly experienced Corporate Financier and Business Builder Will Partner with René Obermann to Further Accelerate the Growth and Momentum of the Firm's European Business
LONDON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor, today announced the appointment of Andrew Sibbald as a Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe. Mr. Sibbald will work alongside veteran investor and current Co-Head of Europe, René Obermann, based in Berlin. Mr. Sibbald will succeed Adarsh Sarma, who will remain a Managing Director and Partner with the Firm, focusing on his existing portfolio. Jim Neary, Co-Head of U.S. Private Equity, will work closely with Andrew, René and the European team to support the firm's global strategy, portfolio management and new investments.
Based in London, Mr. Sibbald joins Warburg Pincus from Evercore, where he most recently served as Chairman and Senior Managing Director of Evercore's European investment banking business. He was previously the Co-Founder and Senior Partner of Lexicon Partners which was acquired by Evercore in 2011. With over 35 years of financial services experience, Mr. Sibbald has advised on many notable M&A and corporate finance transactions including recently: Arcmont on its sale to Nuveen; Global Risk Partners on its sale to Brown & Brown; and AA on its sale to Warburg Pincus and TowerBrook Capital.
"Andrew's impressive expertise and deep-rooted experience, particularly in Europe, advising leading companies on a variety of sophisticated transactions will serve our portfolio and investing teams well as we continue to navigate complex market dynamics," said Chip Kaye, CEO, Warburg Pincus. "We look forward to welcoming Andrew to Warburg Pincus and want to thank Adarsh for his 18+ years of service in the US and Europe," continued Jim Neary, Managing Director, Co-Head of U.S. Private Equity, Warburg Pincus.
"I have long admired the success and culture of Warburg Pincus and I'm thrilled to be joining the firm. I have enormous respect for René and look forward to working closely with him and the team in Europe to drive further positive momentum in the business here. Warburg Pincus has an incredibly strong reputation for creating effective partnerships with management teams all over the world to deliver sustainable value and growth, as well as attractive returns for its investors. I strongly believe that the firm's long established global platform together with its local networks and insights provide real advantages to the management teams and businesses that partner with us," said Andrew Sibbald.
Warburg Pincus is one of the leading private equity investors in Europe. Since the firm's first European transaction in 1983, the firm has invested more than $15B in over 130 companies in 23 European countries. The firm has one of the largest pools of available private equity capital in Europe and seeks to partner with management teams that are building, transforming or acquiring businesses with the potential to be market leaders with enduring value.
Prior to founding Lexicon Partners in 2000, Mr. Sibbald was a Managing Director at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where he led a team specializing in M&A in the financial institutions sector. He was previously a Partner in The Phoenix Partnership.
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NEW YORK, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of common stock of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) between October 28, 2020 and March 3, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 15, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Norfolk Southern securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Norfolk class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12322 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 15, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: During the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's Precision Scheduled Railroading ("PSR"), including its use of longer, heavier trains staffed by fewer personnel, had led to the Company suffering increased train derailments and a materially increased risk of future derailments; (2) the Company's PSR, including its use of longer, heavier trains staffed by fewer personnel, was part of a culture of increased risk-taking at the expense of reasonable safety precautions due to the Company's near-term focus solely on profits; (3) the Company's PSR, including its use of longer, heavier trains staffed by fewer personnel, rendered the Company more vulnerable to train derailments and train derailments with potentially more severe human, financial, legal, and environmental consequences; (4) the Company's capital spending and replacement programs were designed to prioritize profits over the Company's ability to provide safe, efficient, and reliable rail transportation services; (5) the Company's lobbying efforts had undermined the Company's ability to provide safe, efficient, and reliable rail transportation services; (6) the Company's commitment to reducing operating expenses as part of its PSR goals undermined worker safety and the Company's purported "commitment to an injury free workplace" because the Company's PSR plan prioritized reducing expenses through fewer personnel, longer trains, and less spending on safety training, technology, and equipment such as hot bearing wayside detectors (a/k/a "hotboxes") and acoustic sensors; (7) the Company's rail services were, as a result of its adoption of PSR principles, more susceptible to accidents that could cause serious economic and bodily harm to the Company, the Company's workers, the Company's customers, third parties, and the environment; (8) the Company had failed to put in place responsive practices and procedures to minimize the threat to communities in the event that these communities suffered the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous and toxic materials; and (9) as a result, defendants' Class Period statements detailed above regarding the safety of Norfolk Southern's operations were materially false and/or misleading.
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Lawsuit settled against Bob Dean, owner of 7 nursing homes that evacuated to warehouse during Hurricane Ida
By Kacey Buercklin
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NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — On Monday, a lawsuit was settled against Bob Dean, the owner of seven nursing homes that evacuated to a warehouse during Hurricane Ida.
The class action will settle for roughly $12.5 million in insurance proceeds. The class-action lawsuit was filed in September 2021.
Class action attorneys say that the plaintiffs could get the money from the insurance by Christmas.
Attorney Morris Bart opposing the settlement, says they believe Dean has more assets and should have to pay more for the resident’s suffering. He says they will appeal the judgment.
Seven nursing homes that contained over 800 older adult patients were evacuated to a warehouse in deplorable conditions during Hurricane Ida. This resulted in multiple patients dying.
Dean was charged in June in Tangipahoa Parish with eight felony counts of cruelty to persons with infirmities, five felony counts of Medicaid fraud, and two felony counts of obstruction of justice.
The Attorney General’s Office says Dean is being accused of refusing to move his residents out of the warehouse following Hurricane Ida, billing Medicaid for dates his residents were not receiving proper care, and engaging in conduct intended to intimidate or obstruct public health officials and law enforcement
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TORONTO, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today announced the voting results for the election of the company's Board of Directors and for its proposed return of capital transaction at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held virtually yesterday.
All 14 nominees were elected to the Thomson Reuters Board of Directors, and each director elected will continue to hold office until Thomson Reuters' next annual meeting of shareholders, or until the director resigns or a successor is elected or appointed. The voting results for directors were as follows:
Further, shareholders approved a plan of arrangement to implement the company's proposed return of capital transaction. A final report on voting results will be filed by the company with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The return of capital transaction consists of a distribution of US$4.67 in cash per common share (approximately US$2.2 billion in the aggregate) and a consolidation of the company's outstanding common shares (or reverse stock split) on a basis that is proportional to the cash distribution.
For the other items of business at the annual and special meeting, shareholders re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's auditor and approved an advisory resolution on executive compensation. A final report on voting results has been filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Timeline/Next Steps
- The plan of arrangement for the return of capital transaction is subject to final approval by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) as well as the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Court hearing for a final order to approve the plan of arrangement is scheduled to take place on June 16, 2023.
- If those final approvals are received:
Further details of the proposed return of capital transaction are described in the company's 2023 management proxy circular and related materials, which are available on www.thomsonreuters.com in the "Investor relations" section. The return of capital documents were previously filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR and are available at www.sedar.com. The documents were also furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission through EDGAR and are available at www.sec.gov.
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First of its kind, Cannabis terpene-infused beverages join SED's large scale distribution network.
LOVELAND, Colo., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Diesel Beverages announced it has received a purchase order from a major beverage distributor. This move marks a milestone for Diesel Beverages' quest for national brand awareness and being part of the widest possible distribution channels.
Southern Eagle Distributing, a major beverage distributor based in Florida, will put its resources behind Diesel's lineup of Diesel Water and Diesel Hemp strain-specific products. Diesel Beverages is flavored only, with strain-specific cannabis terpenes, making it the first true cannabis-derived terpene-infused beverages in the marketplace (derived from cannabis under 0.3% THC).
Marc Brannigan, CEO and co-founder of Diesel Beverages, believes Southern Eagle Distributing provides the infrastructure and client base that will propel their beverages to widespread acceptance and increased sales potential. "Southern Eagle has been a sales driver in their market for almost 40 years. Their expertise in building national brands, and distributing beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages, will be a great partnership for us."
Southern Eagle's President, Philip A. Busch believes in the Diesel Beverages' market plan. "I feel this is a great addition to our already impressive brand family. As we explore an emerging category, we believe Diesel Beverages' strategy is aligned with our business model."
Large-scale terpene production is also something no other cannabis company can match, says Brannigan. "We developed our strains after 7 years of selective breeding and stabilization. With our ability to scale up terpene production right now, and with our proprietary genetics, no other beverage manufacturer hoping to compete can duplicate our proprietary strains."
Diesel Beverages recently launched its successful crowdfunding campaign through Wefunder, * an equity crowd funder. For important information on the equity crowdfunding terms, opportunity, and risks, please go to: https://wefunder.com/diesel.water
Diesel Beverages was co-founded by Marc Brannigan, CEO, and Natalie Mondine, COO. The company's flagship flavors, Abacus Diesel, Cherry Abacus, and Lemon Abacus, derived from their Diesel Hemp proprietary strains, already have years of recognition. Diesel Beverages was created so that these unique strain-specific flavor profiles from the Diesel Hemp genetics could be enjoyed by all, because the beverages are void of THC and CBD. Brannigan and Mondine have decades of experience in the cannabis/hemp industry, bringing multiple successful products to market. They're also responsible for launching the first USDA-certified organic hemp farm in America in 2015.
For more information about Diesel Beverages, visit www.dieselbeverages.com.
Southern Eagle Distributing, an Anheuser-Busch distributor, has been a growing force on the East Coast of Florida since 1984. It serves Palm Beach, St. Lucie, Indian River, Hendry and Martin County. Their diverse beverage portfolio includes beer, spirits, wine, and non-alcoholic options. SED distributes the top national brands as well as hyper-local craft products. Southern Eagle has 130,000+ square feet of controlled-environment warehouse and office space staffed with more than 300 employees.
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Hillsborough County Schools announced on Wednesday that 174 of its schools meet the criteria for a federal reimbursement program that gives all students free breakfast and lunch all year.
The program is called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). It offers meals at no cost to all students at any school where 40% or more of students are eligible to get free and reduced lunch due to their family’s economic circumstances.
Before adopting the program, the district said 66% of its students got free and reduced lunch through a federal application process. Under the new program, that increases to 84% of Hillsborough students.
Find a full list of CEP and non-CEP schools below.
Hillsborough Schools CEP and Non-CEP List by ABC Action News on Scribd
“Our Student Nutrition Services staff members work hard to ensure students have access to nutritious meals to fuel their day. This program will help thousands of families who are food insecure while also decreasing paperwork and red tape for parents, schools, and our nutrition staff,” said Shani Hall, General Manager of Student Nutrition Services.
“We listened to families who were worried about losing free lunches as part of the USDA reimbursement program during the pandemic. Our district wants to take the burden off parents by making it easier for students to gain access to healthy meals at school. While we celebrate the convenience, research also shows schools accessing this program report an increase in standardized test scores, attendance improvement, and various mental health benefits,” said Superintendent Addison Davis. | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/174-hillsborough-schools-qualify-for-free-breakfast-and-lunch-all-year | 2022-07-28 09:41:59 | 1 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/174-hillsborough-schools-qualify-for-free-breakfast-and-lunch-all-year |
WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 16, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
833 PM EDT Mon May 16 2022
...A line of showers will impact portions of northwestern
Litchfield, southern Berkshire, Dutchess and southeastern Columbia
Counties through 915 PM EDT...
At 830 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers with
rumble of thunder along a line extending from near Livingston to Red
Oaks Mill. Movement was east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Torrington, Great Barrington, Pleasant Valley, Lee, Wappingers Falls,
Lenox, Amenia, Copake, Sheffield, Kent, Sharon, Pine Plains, Becket,
Norfolk, Otis, Ancram, Millbrook, Litchfield, Canaan and Millerton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Brief heavy rainfall is also occurring with these showers. Rainfall
amounts up to a quarter to half an inch are possible in a few spots.
LAT...LON 4156 7394 4220 7373 4247 7299 4238 7301
4239 7306 4238 7307 4233 7306 4231 7303
4231 7300 4225 7300 4215 7303 4215 7307
4212 7306 4209 7307 4204 7306 4204 7301
4174 7311 4166 7349 4167 7352 4165 7352
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 248DEG 43KT 4216 7370 4165 7386
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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I dread Sunday. At 2 a.m. that morning, our clocks will “spring forward.”
That means that my yellow Labrador, Thurber, who wakes me at exactly 6 a.m. every morning, will begin waking me at exactly 5 a.m. every morning.
I dread Sunday. At 2 a.m. that morning, our clocks will “spring forward.”
That means that my yellow Labrador, Thurber, who wakes me at exactly 6 a.m. every morning, will begin waking me at exactly 5 a.m. every morning.
He’ll do so because that’s when his Labradorian clock tells him it is time for me to feed him and take him outside for Number 1 and Number 2.
Which means I’ll be in a perpetual stupor for weeks until the two of us finally get used to the clock change — only to have to go through the clock disruption all over again come November.
I’ve become keenly aware of the national daylight saving time debate since I got Thurber two years ago. As I’ve reported prior, the jarring shift to our daily sleep patterns and routines each spring and fall is linked to an increase in heart attacks, strokes and automobile accidents.
In March, when our clocks “spring forward,” hospitals around the U.S. report a 24% spike in heart attack visits. The reverse happens in the fall when our clocks are set back. Heart attack visits to hospitals drop by 21% — but pedestrian deaths increase because it gets dark earlier.
Finally, one year ago, our esteemed politicians decided to actually do something about it. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act to make DST permanent starting in 2023, ending the twice-annual changing of clocks.
So why are we still changing our clocks every spring and fall?
Because last year the Sunshine Protection Act bill “hit a brick wall” in the U.S. House, according to The Hill. Some lawmakers argued other matters were more important or asked for more research, the Hill reports. Others worried that changing — or not changing — the clock could affect areas that rely on tourism or have large farming communities.
Good God, are confusion, disagreement and inaction the only talents our politicians have?
Nonetheless, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who introduced the Sunshine Protection Act last year, is giving it another go. The Sunshine Protection Act of 2023 — one of the few acts to have bipartisan support in the Senate — would make the clock change on March 12 the very last clock change in American history.
Our new Republican House has an opportunity to pass this bill into law and finally end our twice-a-year misery. To ensure that outcome, we dog lovers are offering them this timely deal:
-- First, we’ll loan you our furry friends, so you can experience yourselves the unpleasantness of the morning of March 12.
-- We’ll let you keep our dogs for a week or more. They being some of the most sensible creatures on the planet, we pray that their good sense will rub off on you.
Dogs know that only a stupid human can think he can snip an hour off the morning and add it to the evening as though he has mastery over darkness and light. A 2022 poll by Monmouth University found that 61% of Americans are tired of the madness of DST and ready for it to end, so it’s a smart political move for House members of both parties.
However, if our dogs’ good sense does not rub off on you — and if you lawmakers continue to delay the long overdue death of DST — know that our dogs know where your lawns are.
They’ll be leaving you a present every morning at 5 a.m.
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Lehigh Valley Academy has the go-ahead to consolidate its K-12 classes on a new campus in Bethlehem.
The city’s planning commission on Thursday gave unanimous approval to a lot consolidation and land development for the regional charter school’s plans announced in February for 1.83 acres at 2040 Avenue C, just off Schoenersville Road.
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NESCOPECK, Pa. (AP) — As many as 10 people are dead after a house fire early Friday in northeastern Pennsylvania, according to a volunteer firefighter who responded and said the victims were his relatives.
Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Co. firefighter Harold Baker told the Citizens' Voice newspaper of Wilkes-Barre that the 10 victims the family expected to eventually be found included his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two other relatives.
The fire in Nescopeck was reported around 2:30 a.m. One person was found dead inside the single-family home shortly after emergency responders arrived, while two other victims were found later in the morning.
The victims ranged in age from 6 to 70, authorities said. Some people were able to safely flee the burning home, authorities said, but roughly seven people remained unaccounted for Friday afternoon.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
NESCOPECK, Pa. (AP) — A fast-moving fire roared through a northeastern Pennsylvania home early Friday, leaving three people dead and several others unaccounted for, state police said.
The fire in Nescopeck was reported around 2:30 a.m. One person was found dead inside the single-family home shortly after emergency responders arrived, while two other victims were found later in the morning.
The victims ranged in age from 6 to 70, authorities said, but their names and further information about them have not been released. Some people were able to safely flee the burning home, authorities said, but roughly seven people remained unaccounted for Friday afternoon.
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SEOUL, South Korea, June 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LOTTE BIOLOGICS, under the leadership of CEO Richard Lee, enthusiastically disclosed its participation in the upcoming 'BIO International Convention 2023' to be held from June 5th to June 8th, 2023, at the illustrious Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, USA.
Hosted annually by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, 'BIO International Convention 2023' is a premier conference in the global biotechnology industry, acting as an arena for distinguished biotech enterprises to highlight innovative technologies and form strategic partnerships, fostering a vibrant ecosystem of technological exchanges. This year's convention, under the theme 'Stand Up for Science', will address not merely the fundamentals of biotechnology but also offer a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic business landscape, policy trajectories, and the pressing human resource considerations prevalent in the industry.
Continuing from last year, LOTTE BIOLOGICS is set to host an independent booth, underscored by a bold commitment to spotlight its differentiated competencies. These include the cutting-edge manufacturing technologies of its Syracuse site, robust process development services, stringent quality systems, and ambitious plans to inaugurate a state-of-the-art Mega Plant in South Korea. LOTTE BIOLOGICS has prepared designated meeting spaces within its booth, including a private meeting room, primed for an array of prearranged partnership dialogues. These discussions, with over 30 leading global pharmaceutical entities, along with emerging biotech firms, aim to facilitate the formation of strategic collaborations in the contract manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals.
Kyung E. Kim, Head of LOTTE BIOLOGICS' Business Development Division, stated, "At this year's BIO International Convention, we look forward to meaningful discussions about LOTTE BIOLOGICS' intermediate and long-term business capacities with a diverse array of global pharmaceutical stakeholders. Through a network of synergistic alliances, we aim to fortify LOTTE BIOLOGICS' position at the forefront of competitive market leadership."
About LOTTE BIOLOGICS
LOTTE BIOLOGICS was established in 2022, and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. LOTTE BIOLOGICS entered the pharmaceutical industry as a CDMO company with the acquisition of Bristol Myers Squibb's Syracuse biologics manufacturing site.
The Syracuse site offers drug substance manufacturing services with a total of 35,000L of production bioreactor capacity (7 x 5,000L bioreactors) utilizing stainless steel bioreactors, analytical QC testing laboratories, and warehouse facilities. The site is fully GMP operational with clinical and commercial capabilities. As of today, the site has received 60+ approvals worldwide from the FDA, EMA, PMDA, and MFDS. Moreover, the company is strategically poised to establish a comprehensive one-stop platform for CDMO services, incorporating Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC) and Drug Products (DP) services into its business portfolio via facility expansion.
By 2030, LOTTE BIOLOGICS plans to build 3 mega plants in South Korea. Each plant will have 8 stainless steel bioreactors with 15,000L capacities for large-scale commercial operations, alongside multiple 2,000L single-use bioreactors to accommodate the clinical needs. The groundbreaking is expected to take place in 2023. Altogether, the plants will have a total manufacturing volume of 360,000L or more in bioreactor capacity.
More information about LOTTE BIOLOGICS, please visit: www.lottebiologics.com
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Three more women have joined a lawsuit in Texas seeking to put a hold on certain abortion restrictions in the state.
The suit, filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights in state court in early March, claims the the law in Texas is creating situations that threaten the lives of pregnant women because doctors fear repercussions for assisting with abortion care. Plaintiffs want an emergency hold placed on certain restrictions in Texas' abortion law.
Five women were part of the initial suit, and said their pregnancies endangered their lives.
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Texas law carries narrow exceptions that allow abortion to "avert the woman's death or a serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function."
But doctors risk fines of up to $100,000 and potential life sentences in prison for performing abortions.
The plaintiffs in the case say the law is written too vaguely, and want the language to be clarified.
Attorneys in the case consider it a model that may be used to challenge other states' abortion restrictions. The Center For Reproductive Rights says it is considering similar suits in other states.
Mapping by health policy research group KFF shows of the states with abortion bans or restrictions, six don't include exceptions for the health of the mother: Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
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Dismissal of FedEx mass shooting lawsuit disappoints Sikh community
By Camila Fernandez
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A representative of the Indianapolis Sikh community expressed disappointment Tuesday, a day after a federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by the families of five of the the eight people who died in last year’s shooting at the FedEx Ground facility.
At least four of the eight FedEx employees who were killed on that tragic morning April 15, 2021, were of the Sikh community.
La Casa Del Khalsa, the founder and the chairman of SikhsPAC, knows the families and says the news was difficult to bear. “I felt very sad, and it’s not only this time in particular. Whenever there is any kind of gun violence I feel sad equally.”
In April, families of five of the victims filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified monetary damages. It named FedEx and Securitas Security Services USA as defendants. The lawsuit says that Securitas provided unarmed security for the facility.
La Casa Del Khalsa says gun violence in Indiana has gotten out of hand. “We need to make sure that their lives should not go in vain and we need to join hand in hand with every community to make sure we should have more restrictions on gun rights.”
In Monday’s ruling, U.S. District Judge James Sweeney says that the families’ claims involved the Indiana Workers Compensation Act, which is outside a federal court’s jurisdiction.
But, the ruling allows the suit against Securitas to continue as the company did not file a motion to dismiss.
News 8 reached out to the attorneys for the families for a statement about the dismissed lawsuit, but hadn’t heard back by Tuesday afternoon.
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Senators push new oversight to combat federal prison crises
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny.
The bill, called the Federal Prison Oversight Act, would require the Justice Department to create a prisons' ombudsman to field complaints about prison conditions, and would compel the department’s inspector general to evaluate risks and abuses at all 122 federal prison facilities.
The bill, sponsored by Sens. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Mike Braun, R-Ind., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is being introduced a day before Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which Durbin chairs.
Ossoff, Braun and Durbin are three founding members of the Senate Bipartisan Prison Policy Working Group. The panel launched in February amid turmoil at the Bureau of Prisons, much of it uncovered by AP reporting, including rampant sexual abuse and other criminal misconduct by staff, chronic understaffing, escapes and deaths.
In Dublin, Calif., for example, four officers and the former warden have been charged with sex crimes – the most of any prison in the United States.
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"It’s no secret that BOP has been plagued by misconduct," Durbin said. "One investigation after another has revealed a culture of abuse, mismanagement, corruption, torture, and death that reaches to the highest levels. And yet it still operates without any meaningful independent oversight. The result has been catastrophic for both incarcerated people and staff."
A companion bill in the House is sponsored by Reps. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D. and Reps. Lucy McBath, D-Ga.
Under the Federal Prison Oversight Act, the Justice Department’s inspector general would be required to conduct risk-based inspections of all federal prison facilities, provide recommendations to address deficiencies and assign each facility a risk score. Higher-risk facilities would then receive more frequent inspections.
The inspector general would also be required to report findings and recommendations to Congress and the public, and the Bureau of Prisons would then need to respond with a corrective action plan within 60 days.
Powerless in Prison: Surviving Sex Assault
A prison ombudsman would be established to take complaints — via a secure hotline and online form — and investigate and report to the attorney general and Congress dangerous conditions affecting the health, safety, welfare and rights of inmates and staff.
The Justice Department, the Bureau of Prisons and a spokesperson for Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz did not immediately comment on the legislation.
The reforms have the backing of a wide array of groups involved in the federal prison system and across the political spectrum, including the correctional officers’ union, the inmate advocacy group Families Against Mandatory Minimums, the American Conservative Union and the Koch brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity.
"Families with incarcerated loved ones for years have been calling for greater transparency, safety and accountable from our federal prisons," FAMM President Kevin Ring said. "The bipartisan bill introduced today answers their calls."
Shane Fausey, the president of the Council of Prison Locals union, is also scheduled to testify Thursday, along with the former head of Pennsylvania’s state prison system, John Wetzel, and Cecilia Cardenas, a former federal inmate.
Ossoff has been leading an investigation of the Bureau of Prisons as chair of the Senate Homeland Security panel's subcommittee on investigations. Recent hearings have spotlighted misconduct and abuse at a federal penitentiary in Atlanta and the Justice Department’s failure to properly account for in-custody deaths.
In July, Ossoff and the panel's top Republican, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., grilled then-Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal as he refused to accept responsibility for a culture of corruption and misconduct that has plagued his agency for years.
"My 10-month bipartisan investigation of corruption, abuse, and misconduct in the Federal prison system revealed an urgent need to overhaul federal prison oversight. I am bringing Democrats and Republicans together to crack down on corruption, strengthen public safety, and protect civil rights," Ossoff said. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/senators-push-new-oversight-to-combat-federal-prison-crises | 2022-09-29 08:13:50 | 0 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/senators-push-new-oversight-to-combat-federal-prison-crises |
(KTLA) – A pilot avoided serious injury after crashing a single-engine plane into the roof of a building at the Long Beach Airport Monday afternoon.
The crash happened around 2:20 p.m., according to authorities.
First responders arrived on the scene and found the Cessna 172 nose down through the roof of a hangar. Nexstar’s KTLA was able to capture the image below of the plane sticking out of the hangar.
The pilot was the only occupant, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. They were apparently practicing takeoffs and landings when the plane crashed.
The unidentified pilot appeared to have suffered only minor injuries, Long Beach Fire Department officials said.
Kate Kuykendall, a spokesperson for the Long Beach Airport, said the crash had no impact on any commercial flights and the emergency response was being handled by the Long Beach Fire Department.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, with a preliminary update expected within the coming days.
Just days ago, a Cessna C550 business jet crashed, killing six people, and another Cessna 172 went down on July 4, killing one and injuring others. Both of those crashes took place at French Valley Airport near the city of Murrieta in Riverside County, California. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/plane-crashes-into-hangar-at-long-beach-airport-pilot-survives/ | 2023-07-11 03:01:27 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/plane-crashes-into-hangar-at-long-beach-airport-pilot-survives/ |
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The in-form Vlahovic produced a carbon copy of his stunning strike in the draw against Roma last weekend to put Juve in front at the Allianz Stadium on Thursday (AEST).
New signing Milik came off the bench to seal all three points in stoppage time with a clinical finish.
The Turin giant is unbeaten in four Serie A matches this season, but it suffered another injury blow when Wojciech Szczesny was carried off after landing awkwardly on his ankle in the first half.
Vlahovic produced another moment of pure class to open the scoring in the ninth minute, bending a sumptous free-kick into the top-right corner of the net from 25 yards out after Juan Cuadrado had been bundled over.
Spezia was struggling to live with the Bianconeri's high tempo, but there was more misfortune for Massimiliano Allegri's side when Szczesny damaged his ankle flapping at a corner and had to be replaced by Mattia Perin.
Cuadrado felt he should have had a penalty in first-half stoppage time, but referee Andrea Colombo adjudged that Petko Hristov made no contact with the Juve captain.
Fabio Miretti turned sharply on the edge of the box and had a shot deflected wide before the fit-again Angel Di Maria and Filip Kostic replaced Cuadrado and Moise Kean early in the second half.
The dangerous Vlahovic came close to a second goal with a downward header that almost crossed the line before Bartlomiej Dragowski palmed the ball to safety.
Danilo should have given Juve breathing space when he fired over the crossbar after bursting into the area, but Milik swivelled in the box after being picked out by a Miretti cross and finished superbly to put the icing on the cake. | https://www.beinsports.com/au/serie-a/video/vlahovic-stunner-seals-juventus-win/1941917 | 2022-09-01 01:55:53 | 0 | https://www.beinsports.com/au/serie-a/video/vlahovic-stunner-seals-juventus-win/1941917 |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican chair of the Wisconsin Assembly elections committee who was backed by former President Donald Trump, embraced conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and wanted to decertify President Joe Biden's victory, has been kicked out of the closed GOP caucus due to a lack of trust, according to a letter sent to the lawmaker.
State Rep. Janel Brandtjen’s expulsion from the caucus comes after Republicans failed to win a supermajority in the Assembly and Trump’s endorsed candidate for governor lost to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in the swing state.
The letter, first obtained by WisPolitics.com, was sent to Brandtjen on Friday, just a day after Republicans met in private to vote on their leaders for the upcoming session. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was reelected to his post. Brandtjen endorsed and campaigned for his Republican opponent, Adam Steen, who was also backed by Trump.
“The continual issues from the past have led our caucus to lose trust in you,” state Rep. Rob Summerfeld, the Assembly GOP caucus co-chair, said in the letter telling Brandtjen she would no longer be allowed to attend the caucus. “For this reason, this vote was taken.”
Brandtjen did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Wednesday. But on Tuesday, she said she left the closed caucus after leadership elections because of “family commitments.”
Republicans discuss strategy and other issues in the closed caucus meetings that Brandtjen now will no longer attend. Committee assignments, including who will chair the elections committee, are expected to be released in the coming weeks. Brandtjen will almost certainly no longer head the committee.
Republicans will hold a 64-35 majority in the next session, just two votes short of a supermajority needed to override vetoes. But all it takes is 50 votes to pass a bill, meaning Republicans could pass legislation even without the support of 14 representatives.
Brandtjen, of Menomonee Falls, was first elected to the Assembly in 2014. Since Trump's 2020 election loss in Wisconsin, she has been one of the most vocal proponents of election conspiracy theories, holding hearings and inviting in speakers who have pushed lies about that election.
Brandtjen also co-signed a resolution attempting to decertify Biden's 2020 win, a move that Vos opposed and that attorneys on both sides said was unconstitutional and impossible under state law. Biden's nearly 21,000-vote victory over Trump has withstood multiple reviews, a nonpartisan audit, dozens of lawsuits and two partial recounts.
She was one of the biggest advocates for the election investigation led by Michael Gableman, a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired by Vos to look into the 2020 election. Gableman's investigation was ridiculed by Republicans and Democrats alike, and Vos fired Gableman in August calling him an “embarrassment" to himself and the state.
Brandtjen was endorsed by Trump this summer. He called her “the most courageous member of the Assembly” and praised her for investigating the 2020 election. Trump on Tuesday announced he was running for president again in 2024.
Both Trump and Brandtjen backed the Republican Steen in his challenge to Vos. Steen narrowly lost in the primary and failed to knock off Vos as a write-in candidate last week. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-backed-Republican-kicked-out-of-Wis-17589507.php | 2022-11-16 18:25:33 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-backed-Republican-kicked-out-of-Wis-17589507.php |
People who run chambers of commerce aren’t publicity-shy. They relish almost any opportunity to promote their fundraising events.
It’s different this week in the northeastern New Mexico town of Clayton, population 3,100. Most leaders of the Clayton-Union County Chamber of Commerce have been unreachable regarding the raffle they’re holding Friday.
The reason is the prize. It’s an AR-15 rifle.
Instead of providing groceries or gasoline to the winner of the raffle, Clayton’s chamber will hand someone a weapon similar to those used in two mass murders last month.
A shooter in Buffalo, N.Y., killed 10 people and wounded three others in a supermarket. The gunman charged in Buffalo’s rampage is white. Most of the victims were Black.
Ten days after the attack in Buffalo, another gunman murdered 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
The shooter in Uvalde struck May 24, exactly one month before Clayton’s chamber will raffle off the AR-15 rifle.
“We were selling our raffle tickets before Uvalde,” said April Gallegos, executive director of Clayton’s chamber of commerce.
That’s hardly sufficient reason to continue. Organizations in other places steeped in the culture of guns have backed away from strikingly similar fundraisers.
The Police Athletic Association in Belton, Mo., canceled a raffle in which an AR-15 rifle was to be the prize. “After tragic recent events, it would be inappropriate to continue with the raffle as planned,” the organization announced in a statement.
A fire department in the Philadelphia suburb of Media, Pa., decided against using an AR-15 rifle and other firearms in its raffle. The department will hand out cash prizes instead.
Yet another AR-15 rifle was to be the raffle prize in Forest City, N.C., to raise money for a high school wrestling team. The organizer of that event said he had suspended the raffle, whatever that means.
It’s bad enough that so many organizations wanted to use AR-15 rifles as bait in fundraisers to help kids and firefighters. It’s worse the Clayton chamber of commerce is sticking to the plan.
Gallegos said her board members authorized the raffle for the AR-15 rifle. She said neither she nor others with the chamber had received any objections, even after the murders in Uvalde.
“And did you notice the restrictions we have?” Gallegos asked. She referred to the chamber requiring that the raffle winner be at least 18 years old and pass a background check to legally possess a firearm.
The shooters in Uvalde and Buffalo were both 18. They obtained their rifles legally, only to turn them on innocents. Their weaponry gave them the capability of squeezing off dozens of rounds before their prey could react.
I called the four Clayton chamber board members listed as sellers of the raffle tickets, which go for $20 apiece. I wanted to ask if they had any reservations about supplying someone with an AR-15 rifle after May’s mass murders.
Three of the board members didn’t respond. The other had no mailbox.
J&E Supply, a gun store in Union County, provided the AR-15 rifle for the chamber. A man who identified himself as the owner of the shop said he gave the chamber a discount on the price.
Manufactured by Palmetto State Armory in South Carolina, the rifle is featured prominently on the Clayton chamber’s promotional materials. Palmetto listed the retail price of this particular AR-15 as $1,100 — a Father’s Day special.
I asked the owner of J&E Supply about the firearm’s similarities to the rifle used in Uvalde. He hung up the phone.
Gallegos said the chamber modeled its raffle after other organizations that offered guns as prizes. Business boosters ought to be more creative, especially after seeing the faces of all those kids in Uvalde.
Like the rest of the country, Clayton cannot ignore the danger of firearms in the hands of someone bent on killing children.
Its police department in February was part of “active school shooter training” at Clayton’s schools. There’s no worse term in the lexicon than “school shooter training,” though “friendly fire” is a close second.
As the nation debates renewed legislation to ban the type of firearms used in Uvalde and Buffalo, Clayton’s raffle of the AR-15 rifle moves forward. All the proceeds will go toward the community’s fireworks display July 4.
I suppose Independence Day might look better with the rockets’ red glare. Civic leaders from a chamber of commerce extolling an AR-15 rifle is another matter.
Politicians would call it “bad optics.” For this one time, their description hits the bull’s-eye. | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/a-month-after-uvalde-raffle-winner-will-receive-ar-15-rifle/article_af00dd9e-ebea-11ec-b18b-6feb7b384d83.html | 2022-06-20 08:46:47 | 0 | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/a-month-after-uvalde-raffle-winner-will-receive-ar-15-rifle/article_af00dd9e-ebea-11ec-b18b-6feb7b384d83.html |
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — There won’t be concessions from the U.S. side. No real deliverables, which is government-speak for specific achievements. Don’t expect a cheery joint statement, either.
During President Joe Biden’s highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, the leaders will be circling each other to game out how to manage a relationship that the U.S. has determined poses the biggest economic and military threat.
At the same time, U.S. officials have repeatedly stressed that they see the two countries’ interactions as one of competition — and that they want to avoid conflict.
Here’s a look at what each side is hoping to achieve out of the leaders’ first in-person encounter as presidents, to be held on the island of Bali in Indonesia:
FOR THE UNITED STATES
Essentially, Biden and other U.S. officials are trying to understand where Xi really stands.
In a news conference shortly before leaving Washington, Biden said he wanted to “lay out … what each of our red lines are, understand what he believes to be in the critical national interests of China, what I know to be the critical interests of the United States.”
That mission has become all the more imperative since the conclusion of the Community Party congress in Beijing, during which Xi secured a norm-breaking third term as leader, empowering him even further.
It’s a goal that will be much more readily achieved in person, White House officials say, despite Biden and Xi’s five video or phone calls during the U.S. president’s term.
Biden told reporters on Sunday that he’s “always had straightforward discussions” with Xi, and that has prevented either of them from “miscalculations” of their intentions.
“I know him well, he knows me,” Biden said. “We’ve just got to figure out where the red lines are and what are the most important things to each of us, going into the next two years.”
The U.S. president will want to send a message to Xi on White House concerns about China’s economic practices. Taiwan is sure to come up, and Biden will want to emphasize to Xi that the U.S. will stand ready to defend the self-governing island should it come under attack by China. Biden also will seek to make clear his concerns about Beijing’s human rights practices, as he has in their previous interactions.
Biden will also use the meeting to press for a more aggressive posture from Xi on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Chinese leader has largely refrained from public criticism of Vladimir Putin’s actions while declining to actively aid Moscow by supplying arms.
“We believe that, of course, every country in the world should do more to prevail upon Russia, especially those who have relationships with Russia, to end this war and leave Ukraine,” said U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
Finally, U.S. officials say they’re eager to see where the two superpowers could actually collaborate. Though there are numerous areas in which Biden and Xi won’t see eye to eye, the White House has listed several issues where they conceivably could, including health, counternarcotics and climate change.
FOR CHINA
Xi has yet to give a wish list for talks with Biden, but Beijing wants U.S. action on trade and Taiwan.
Perhaps most importantly, the Group of 20 gathering in Bali and the meeting with Biden give China’s most powerful leader in decades a stage to promote his country’s image as a global player and himself as a history-making figure who is restoring its rightful role as an economic and political force.
China pursues “increasingly assertive foreign and security policies aimed at changing the international status quo,” Kevin Rudd, a former Australian prime minister who is president of the Asia Society, wrote in Foreign Affairs. That has strained relations with Washington, Europe and China’s Asian neighbors, but Xi is unfazed and looks set to be more ambitious abroad.
The meeting is “an important event of China’s head-of-state diplomacy toward the Asia Pacific,” said a foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian. He said Xi will “deliver an important speech” on economic growth.
Zhao called on the Biden administration to “stop politicizing” trade and embrace Beijing’s claim to sovereignty over Taiwan, the self-ruled island democracy that split with the mainland in 1949 and never has been part of the People’s Republic of China.
Beijing wants Washington to lift tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump in 2019 and to pull back on increasing restrictions on Chinese access to processor chips and other U.S. technology. Biden has left most of those in place and added curbs on access to technology that American officials say can be used in weapons development.
“The United States needs to stop politicizing, weaponizing and ideologizing trade issues,” Zhao said.
Xi’s government has stepped up efforts to intimidate the elected government of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen by flying fighter planes near the island and firing missiles into the sea.
Beijing broke off talks with Washington on security, climate cooperation and other issues after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August in a show of support for its government.
“The United States needs to stop obscuring, hollowing out and distorting the ‘one-China principle,’” said Zhao, referring to Beijing’s stance that Taiwan is obligated to join the mainland under Communist Party leadership.
Another goal for Xi: Don’t get COVID-19.
The G-20 will be only Xi’s second foreign trip in 2 1/2 years while his government enforces a severe “Zero COVID” strategy that shut down cities and kept most visitors out of China.
Xi broke that moratorium by attending a September summit with Putin and Central Asian leaders. But he skipped a dinner and photo session where Putin and others wore no masks.
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McDonald reported from Beijing. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/ap-biden-xi-summit-what-biden-wants-what-xi-wants/ | 2022-11-13 17:07:20 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/ap-biden-xi-summit-what-biden-wants-what-xi-wants/ |
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