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WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke Tuesday as a growing number of migrants from crisis-gripped Venezuela arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Biden administration announced last week that it would accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants at U.S. airports. Mexico, meanwhile, has agreed to take back Venezuelans who come to the U.S. illegally over land.
But at the same time, Biden is restricting Venezuelan travel into the U.S. with the help of a Trump-era rule known as Title 42, which suspends rights to seek asylum under U.S. and international law on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
The White House said in a statement that the leaders discussed “joint migration management efforts, including actions to reduce the number of individuals who unlawfully cross the U.S.-Mexico border and to expand legal pathways as an alternative to irregular migration.”
López Obrador said on Twitter following the call that Biden confirmed that he will travel to Mexico for a North America leaders summit, a face-to-face meeting that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also expected to attend. A date has yet to be set for the meeting. The three leaders met last year in Washington, reviving the tradition that had been put on hold during President Donald Trump’s administration.
Earlier Tuesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the two administrations were “working through plans for the next North Americans leaders’ summit.”
“We had a cordial conversation with President Joe Biden about immigration, security and cooperation on development,” López Obrador said in the social media posting.
Mexico’s foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, added that it was “a very close and affectionate conversation.”
Under the restrictions, the Biden administration is barring Venezuelans who walk or swim across the border. Any Venezuelan who illegally enters Mexico or Panama is also ineligible to come to the U.S. under the offer.
The use of Tittle 42 by the Biden White House comes after the Democratic administration had rejected many of Trump’s policies aimed at keeping out migrants. The Biden administration had even brokered a deal to send the Venezuelans to Mexico, which already had agreed to accept migrants expelled under Title 42 if they are from Guatemala, Honduras or El Salvador.
All the while, Justice Department lawyers continue to appeal a court decision that has kept Title 42 in place. They oppose Republican attorneys general from more than 20 states who have argued that Title 42 is “the only safety valve preventing this Administration’s already disastrous border control policies from descending into an unmitigated catastrophe.”
In August, Venezuelans surpassed Guatemalans and Hondurans to become the second-largest nationality stopped at the U.S. border after Mexicans.
An estimated 6.8 million Venezuelans have fled their country since the economy tanked in 2014, mostly to Latin America and Caribbean countries. But the U.S. economy’s relative strength since the COVID-19 pandemic has caused Venezuelan migrants to look north. Also, U.S. policies and strained relations with the Venezuelan government make it extremely difficult to send them home.
The White House said Biden and López Obrador also discussed joint efforts to combat the trafficking of fentanyl and efforts to prosecute gun traffickers. Gun legislation passed by Congress earlier this year gives the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives new authorities to combat firearms trafficking along the U.S. borders.
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Stevenson reported from Mexico City. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-mexicos-l%C3%B3pez-obrador-discuss-immigration-summit/ | 2022-10-19 11:32:49 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-mexicos-l%C3%B3pez-obrador-discuss-immigration-summit/ |
One of the Largest Collegiate Apparel Companies in the U.S. Joins Society Brands Portfolio
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Society Brands, an ecommerce aggregator built for and by founders, today announced the acquisition of Orange County-based Barnesmith, a leading global brand in the authentic collegiate apparel space. Offering a line of high-quality apparel for nearly 150 schools and growing, Barnesmith features premium, officially licensed designs that capture the tradition and culture of America's top colleges.
"We're so proud to have Barnesmith become part of the Society Brands portfolio," said Eric Barnes, Founder and Brand President of Barnesmith. "When considering partnering with Society Brands, I wanted to align with a team that would provide stewardship and support for our company into the future. Society Brands has a unique model that allows our team to keep executing and growing the brand but provides a platform of support services and a portfolio of ecommerce peer collaboration that no other buyer or aggregator could have offered. In addition, Barnesmith will now be able to expand to more universities and colleges across the country and into other clothing sectors."
Barnesmith was founded in 2001 by Eric Barnes, an entrepreneur who established an ultra-premium line of college apparel that celebrates the pursuit of college students everywhere. The Barnesmith brand story dates back to 1986 at Princeton University, when Barnes was a freshman struggling to pay his college tuition, he conceived and began selling t-shirts on campus from dorm to dorm. Since those early days, Barnesmith has become one of the largest collegiate apparel companies in the U.S.
Throughout Barnes' development of the company, he has worked together with his wife, Stacey (Smith) Barnes, who has helped fill several gaps needed to grow the company. A graduate of Penn State University, Stacey spent her early career working in the NBA. Shortly after graduate school, Eric and Stacey moved to Aliso Viejo and decided to expand products beyond the company's original eight Ivy League schools. So, Eric and Stacey combined their last names to create Barnesmith, an aspirational collegiate brand that would feature licensed designs with all of America's top colleges.
With the acquisition by Society Brands, Barnesmith is positioned to expand to over 300 colleges and offer additional clothing lines, including branded hats, pants, and ties to college fans. Eric will assume the role of Brand President, continuing to lead the Barnesmith team as it grows its product portfolio and expand into new universities and channels. This move reflects Society Brands' unique "founder-friendly" business model, where founders have the option to stay on board with their brand and be part of a community of like-minded entrepreneurs.
"We are excited to have Eric and Barnesmith join the 'society' as we continue acquiring brands with great foundations and great founders," said Michael Sirpilla, CEO of Society Brands. "Eric is a veteran of the Amazon and ecommerce space and has strong skills in marketing, product development, and sourcing that will be an important asset to the community of like-minded entrepreneurs we are building."
Since its first institutional capital raise of $205M led by i80 Group in March of this year, Society Brands now has six brands in its portfolio, spanning across a variety of consumer product categories. The ecommerce aggregator is continuing to expand its portfolio and accelerate growth as they've seen success with their "founder-friendly" business model.
About Society Brands
Society Brands is a tech-enabled consumer products company that acquires ecommerce native brands that primarily sell on Amazon and their own DTC sites. The company was built for and by founders, providing entrepreneurs meaningful liquidity while at the same time affording them an opportunity to stay on board, build their brand and roll equity into Society Brands' platform. Society Brands is headquartered in Canton, Ohio and has offices in Kalamazoo, Mich., Rogers, Ark. and Newport Beach, Calif. For more information, please visit www.societybrands.com.
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PARIS (AP) — Men’s Fashion Week in Paris was in top form Wednesday with a second day of runway shows touting a dynamic season and presentations showcasing brands such as Dior, Vuitton, Issey Miyake and Givenchy, which have roared back from the pandemic.
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BLUEMARBLE EXPLORES IDENTITIES
Bluemarble counts celebrities such as actor Timothee Chalamet and singer Justin Bieber among its aficionados. Some amused fashion editors in the front row asked if designer Anthony Alvarez was making a statement with his fall fare about how religiously followed the French brand has become.
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His eye-popping display inside the American Cathedral was a typical melting pot of streetwear, tailoring and cross-cultural, country-hopping references.
Alvarez, who was born in New York and has Filipino, Spanish, French and Italian roots, uses his myriad identities as a style touchstone. The brand's name itself is global, borrowed from an iconic photo of Earth taken in 1972 by the Apollo 17 crew.
Faded blue jeans and bright yellow loafers paid homage to that decade on Wednesday. A huggable gray marled knit featured the brand name emblazoned across it and led the way for myriad shaggy, multicolor retro looks that came across as part-Woodstock, part mythical yeti.
But there were also clever moments, such as the mask motifs that appeared on slouchy sweaters and suggested questions about the nature of true identity.
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BIANCA SAUNDERS’ COOL RESTRAINT
A minty fresh vibe permeated Bianca Saunders' third show in Paris.
It came from a minimalist, often oversized aesthetic that was able to dart effortlessly between cultures and channeled her British and Jamaican background with subtlety.
Flashes of color, such as a bright neon blue T-shirt, met an otherwise pared-down collection that was cool precisely because of its restraint.
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The first look, a take on a tailored suit, brought in clean, sanitized lines to project minimalism, or what the house says is Saunders “addressing the tension between tradition and modernity.”
Other moments were fun and thoughtful, like a giant boulder-gray coat worn on a model with bangs that fell over his eyeline.
The Andam Prize-winning Saunders, one of only a handful of women designers in menswear, is a welcome installment on the Paris calendar.
SAINT LAURENT CHANNELS BLACK
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The house that redefined women’s fashion with menswear tuxedos in the 1960s lurched the opposite way this season.
Designer Anthony Vaccarello brought the long, dark elongated silhouettes of Saint Laurent’s women’s wardrobe to a gender-fluid and aesthetically precise fall display.
Yet the 46-piece-collection heavy on black was sometimes light on new ideas.
Floor sweeping “Matrix”-style leather coats, with Vaccarello’s signature exaggerated statement shoulders, found their place alongside slicked-back hair and sunglasses, but also tuxedo coats and necks tied in exuberant bows harking to the the New Romantics era.
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A glossy, black leather bow contrasting with a matte black wool coat was a typical style for the Belgian designer, but nonetheless one of the highlights of the show.
The front row was notable, and included French actress Beatrice Dalle wearing an oversized tuxedo coat and peering out from under black shades.
Jenna Ortega, the star of Netflix’s hit show “Wednesday,” was photographed arriving in a black hooded column gown. | https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/article/Paris-Men-s-Fashion-Week-goes-psychedelic-and-17725058.php | 2023-01-18 15:13:58 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/article/Paris-Men-s-Fashion-Week-goes-psychedelic-and-17725058.php |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Reese Congleton grew up in Colorado Springs feeling as if she had to keep her queer identity quiet, and because she hadn’t come out to many people, she was nervous to go to Club Q for the first time.
But on Monday she recalled how the rainbow lights bounced around the room and the lively crowd shared her excitement. Congleton, 19, said she went from feeling like she had been merely tolerated in public to “being celebrated. … It’s really special not to feel alone.”
In the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, Club Q has long been a go-to spot for members of the LGBTQ community — a safe space where many felt they could let down their guard and just be themselves. It’s a place where LGBTQ teenagers can’t wait to be old enough to enter. It’s one of the first spots new LGBTQ residents are sent to meet others in the community and feel a sense of belonging.
But that sense of safety was shattered this weekend when a gunman entered the club as people were drinking and dancing — killing five people and leaving 17 with gunshot wounds. As the community mourned the lives lost, many were also grieving because it happened at a place that’s seen as a sanctuary for many longing to fit in.
“We weren’t out harming anyone. We were in our space, our community, our home, enjoying ourselves like everybody else does,” said Joshua Thurman, who was on the dance floor when the shooting started. “How can we now do anything knowing something like this can happen?”
An 18-and-up gay and lesbian nightclub, Club Q features dancing, drag shows, karaoke and drag bingo, according to its website. Its Facebook page boasts “Nobody Parties like Club Q!,” and posts flyers for a Halloween party, a shots party, as well as trivia. Some described it as a cozy, welcoming place that drew those who wanted to sit down for a meal and relax, as well as those who wanted to dance into the morning hours.
The club’s doors remained closed after the shooting, as many people left flowers at a growing memorial nearby.
Stoney Roberts, the southern Colorado field organizer for One Colorado, an LGBTQ advocacy group, described it as a sacred space and said the shooting felt like a “desecration.”
Roberts, who identifies as a nonbinary trans person, graduated from high school in 2007 and couldn’t wait to be old enough to go to Club Q, which, Roberts said, back then was one of the only safe spaces in Colorado Springs for LGBTQ people.
“I came of age there,” said Roberts, who performed in Club Q’s drag shows from 2009 through 2011. “If it were not for Club Q, if it were not for the experiences I had there, I would not be the person I am.”
A sense of home for members of the LGBTQ community is what Matthew Haynes, one of the club’s co-founders, hoped to create when he started the club two decades ago.
“There have been so many happy stories from Club Q,” Haynes told The Colorado Sun. “People meeting and relationships being born. So many celebrations there. We’re a family of people more than a place to have a drink and dance and leave.”
Colorado’s laws are now among the country’s friendliest to LGBTQ people, though it wasn’t always that way, and Colorado Springs was particularly unwelcoming.
The city of 480,000 located 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of Denver has long held a prominent place for the American evangelical Christian movement. Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian ministry that lobbied for years against LGBTQ rights, has its headquarters there.
After the attack, Focus on the Family president Jim Daly said in a statement that the shooting “exposes the evil and wickedness inside the human heart. We must condemn in the strongest terms possible the taking of innocent life.”
The city’s extensive military presence also contributes to its conservative slant. It’s home to the United States Air Force Academy, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Peterson Space Force Base and a large Army base, Fort Carson. Many military veterans also live there.
After the shooting, Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez said in a statement that Club Q is a safe haven for LGBTQ people, and “every citizen has the right to be safe and secure in our city; to go about our beautiful city without fear of being harmed or treated poorly.”
Congleton and Ashlyn May, 18, said growing up in Colorado Springs they often felt they had to keep their true selves hidden. May recalled being looked at with disgust when, in a middle school class, she proposed that Queen’s song “I Want to Break Free” was about exploring coming out as gay.
Even now, “it’s scary to hold hands in public,” Congleton said.
But Club Q gave them a place to be themselves. May regularly attends bingo on Wednesday evenings, where a drag queen’s compliment about an outfit tore away their insecurities. “Yes, I am hot!” said May, who was excited to bring their queer younger sister to Club Q for bingo this week to show her “it’s okay to be queer, and it’s okay to love who you love.”
Justin Godwin, 24, and his friend visited Club Q for the first time Saturday and left in an Uber just minutes before the shooting. He said he’s been thinking of all the people who were dancing, sitting at the bar and enjoying the night.
“They’re all there for different reasons, whether they’re regulars, their first time, they’re celebrating something. It’s just supposed to be a fun environment where we feel safe, where people aren’t judging you, giving you looks or anything,” Godwin said. “You’re just being yourself, like no matter how you look, like everyone just feels welcome.”
“It’s just crazy to think someone had the intentions to go in there and just do any harm to anybody,” he said. “It’s just sad for people who find a home somewhere and it gets ruined.”
Korrie Bovee, who identifies as queer, said Club Q has been the cornerstone of a community of like-minded people who have each others’ backs, in a city where verbal harassment is not uncommon and freedom to be oneself is not always found in schools or churches.
“My kids live here,” the 33-year-old said, wiping a tear from her eye. “It’s just hard to know I’m raising my kids in this context.”
Roberts said that as a Black queer person, most places in Colorado Springs seem welcoming, but there is always that “underlying nuance of realizing where you are.”
At Club Q: “You can take a deep breath and you can be your authentic self.”
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Forliti reported from Minneapolis. Associated Press writers Jamie Stengle in Dallas and David Crary in New York contributed. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-some-say-gay-club-shooting-was-desecration-of-safe-space/ | 2022-11-22 20:02:57 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-some-say-gay-club-shooting-was-desecration-of-safe-space/ |
(The Hill) – The Girl Scouts organization is “extremely disappointed” with one of its two primary cookie bakers, as it continues to face inventory and supply chain problems, according to reports.
The Little Brownie Bakers (LBB), which produced cookies for the Girl Scouts’ annual fundraiser, suffered weather-induced power outages at its factory in Louisville, Ky., last weekend, further worsening previous production problems.
“We are extremely disappointed that LBB is again having challenges with managing their production,” a Girl Scouts spokesperson said, per CNBC. “We will address these issues with our baker partner in the future and we are keeping all options open to do right by our girls.”
LBB previously faced mechanical problems with its Samoa cookie production and has reportedly experienced production issues over the last three years, CNBC reported.
Girl Scouts receives its cookies from both LBB and ABC Bakers for the popular fundraiser, with slight differences in the products from the two bakeries.
After the organization’s newest cookie, the Raspberry Rally, quickly sold out this year, a resale market developed to sell the cookies for as much as five times their original price, according to The New York Times.
“While we are happy that there’s such a strong demand for our cookies year over year, we’re saddened that the platforms and the sellers are disregarding the core mission of the cookie program and are looking to make a profit off of the name without supporting our mission,” the Girl Scouts said in a statement to the Times. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/girl-scouts-extremely-disappointed-with-cookie-baker-amid-inventory-supply-chain-problems/ | 2023-03-10 14:01:13 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/girl-scouts-extremely-disappointed-with-cookie-baker-amid-inventory-supply-chain-problems/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis started and ended it’s day with a person getting hit and killed by a car in the city on Monday.
23-year-old Callie Nicholson died Monday morning at the intersection of Raymond St. and Churchman Ave. Later the day, 63-year-old Ronald Wright was hit near 34th St. and Summerfield Dr. on the west side of Indianapolis.
Neighbors around 34th St. and Summerfield Dr. said the area was usually quiet when it comes to traffic crashes.
”Cars aren’t flying by, you’ve got the occasional guy that’s speeding but I’d say the bigger problem, that I personally see, is there’s no easy way to get across the street,” said Dylan Woody. Woody lives right down Summerfield Dr. from where the crash happened Monday evening.
There is a sidewalk on the north side of 34th St. but not one of the south side of the road. Going either direction you won’t see a crosswalk or light to cross at for several blocks.
”I just find it easier just to book across,” said Woody. “With the apartment over there, the sidewalk being on one side, the apartments being on the other, I’m guessing kind of a lot of people do the same.”
With the fatal crashes Monday, 38 pedestrians have now been killed in crashes this year in the Circle City.
”It’s gut-wrenching and its endemic across the United States,” said Damon Richards. Richards is a the Executive Director of Bike Indianapolis and a member of the Indianapolis Fatal Crash Review Board.
The board was approved by the City-County Council in June as part of the revised Complete Street ordinance. The group looks over every fatal crashes to check if there are any infrastructure changes that could be made to make the area safer.
The board has a representative from the Indianapolis Dept. of Public Works, IMPD, the Department of Metropolitan Development and two people from the community appointed by the City-County Council. DPW handles infrastructure, DMD handles planning and IMPD handles enforcement.
Richards is one of those community members. He said the board has had two meetings so far as it works to get off the ground. They’ll begin having meetings every other month and reviewing the fatal crashes that have happened since then.
”We look at should there be more lighting, should there be a stoplight or a crosswalk or traffic calming,” Richards said. “Just any kind of things that, as a part of the road design, could have made the problem less.”
With different viewpoints on the team, Richards said they’re able to figure out feasible solutions that will make areas where fatal crashes have happened safer. Richards said DPW can help show safety advocates like himself what works where based on traffic engineering.
”There are folks like me who can ask those questions, and we can learn,” Richards said.
Recommendations to improve safety are then sent to DPW, IMPD and DMD. DPW then looks to see if it can be included.
Ben Easley with DPW said they’re excited to work with this new board on safety.
”We’ll be looking for these kind of recommendations to include in our program,” Easley said.
However, Richards said in most cases there are not changes that can be made because the crash is on the driver.
”The vast majority of the crashes are caused by people who are doing things that are illegal, speeding, driving under the influence, running red lights,” Richards said. “So there is not a lot where there is clearly some structural change that would have made a difference in this crash.”
Richards and Easley said the Fatal Crash Review Board is beginning the process of making recommendations to make some areas safer, like with a protected left turn light or a crosswalk.
”They have looked at several crashes and at least a few of them have included recommendations that they will now vote to formalize,” Easley said.
Woody said a crosswalk wouldn’t hurt near the 34th St and Summerfield Dr. intersection.
”Especially those ones that are flashing saying, ‘Hey, someone’s crossing out here,’ those really grab your attention,” Woody said. “I think that would possibly prevent something like this.”
Richards said these fatal crashes should serve as a tragic reminder to every driver and pedestrian to be safe out on the roads.
”Everybody slow down, everybody follow the rules,” Richards said. “The vast majority of the crashes we have reviewed have involved motorists making mistakes. When a motorist makes a mistake and a pedestrian or bicyclist is involved they pay the price.”
Richards said the Fatal Crash Review Board will look into the deadly pedestrian crashes from Monday as its next meeting, as long as the IMPD investigations into what happened are finished up. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/fatal-crash-review-board-trying-to-make-indy-safer-as-crash-deaths-grow/ | 2022-12-07 05:14:14 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/fatal-crash-review-board-trying-to-make-indy-safer-as-crash-deaths-grow/ |
The jokes in Hulu's Extraordinary, set in a world in which every member of the human race acquires a super-power on or about their 18th birthday, come at you fast.
And broad. And silly.
Very silly, in point of fact. And, not infrequently, dumb.
Mostly, they come at you astride the thin, porous line between bawdy and vulgar, between clever and crass.
Don't believe me? Meet the one minor character who's been gifted with a butt that acts as a 3D printer. Or the dude whose merest touch causes people to orgasm (note also his extensive collection of gloves, a requirement that allows the poor schlub to live in society without wreaking a uniquely satisfying, if messy, degree of havoc).
The eight-episode UK comedy series, the debut of creator/writer Emma Moran, focuses on Jen (Máiréad Tyers) a 25-year-old Irish woman in East London whose power still hasn't manifested. She's not happy about this, and she's just self-obsessed enough to drag those she cares about down with her.
There's her long-suffering best friend and roommate Carrie (Sofia Oxenham), whose ability to channel the dead has her wondering if anyone ever cares what she might have to say. Carrie's layabout boyfriend Kash (Bilal Hansa) can reverse time, but uses this power largely to spare himself embarrassment by skipping back a few seconds to erase moments when he says something stupid. There's Jen's mother Mary (the great Siobhan McSweeney, Derry Girls' Sister Michael), who has the power to control electronics — which would be wonderful, if only she could figure out how they worked.
As Jen navigates her ordinary, underachieving existence by making a series of poor life choices (she keeps texting that aloof handsome guy who literally flies away after sex, for example), she strives to save money for a clinic that promises to unlock her super-power once and for all.
But while all (well, most) of the super-power gags getting tossed around here are clever enough, don't be fooled. They're not what's truly driving the series.
Extraordinary asks how something as miraculous as the sudden granting of mass super-powers would change humanity. And it makes a clever and sadly convincing case for its answer:
They wouldn't change us at all.
The series know that humanity's real super-power is the extent to which we collectively refuse to grow and change, to answer the call to adventure. Instead, as a species, we simply acclimate. We revert to form. Given any fresh opportunity, we greet the incredible, the miraculous, the new, with a blithe determination to render it ordinary, familiar, dull.
Extraordinary is a show about our tendency to settle.
You see it in every frame. It's there in the background, in the chirpy sloganeering of public health posters that strive to reassure ("Some people have visible farts! That's just LIFE!"). It's there in the shuttered-up comic book store on Jen's street — in a world of super-powers, what are comic book superheroes needed for? It's there in the nothing-new-under-the-sun way that Carrie's employer simply exploits her unique ability without compensating her fairly for it. And it's there in the way that Kash's decision to form a team of costumed crime-fighters is greeted by everyone around him as ridiculous and pointless on its face.
The reason that Extraordinary works, however, goes deeper: that same stasis, that same tendency to settle, resides at the core of every character. Jen talks a big game about wanting to find her power, but selfish decisions keep her from moving forward and actually making it happen. Carrie's friendship with the self-involved Jen is as unsatisfying to her as she finds sex with Kash — but she's not about to take the necessary steps to change either. A third roommate played by Luke Rollason suffers from powers-related amnesia, and is reluctant to discover what kind of person he used to be ("What if ... I don't like me?").
By the final episode, in small ways, Jen and her friends do manage to break free of their own lowered expectations, their self-abnegating choices. And it's all accomplished by virtue of something that's been working in the background of the series from the start.
Beneath the flashy powers and sight gags and broad character types, the attentive watcher will be able discern the series' raw heart just at the edge of hearing, beating away steadily in scenes that tackle the fraught friendship of Jen and Carrie or the strained relationship between Jen and her mother.
It's why these eight hugely bingeable episodes manage to come in for such a satisfying landing, buoyed aloft by a bracing and welcome sincerity that's always been there, mixed in among all those fart jokes.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.knkx.org/2023-01-25/extraordinary-is-a-super-powered-comedy-thats-broad-brash-and-bingeable | 2023-01-25 11:02:33 | 0 | https://www.knkx.org/2023-01-25/extraordinary-is-a-super-powered-comedy-thats-broad-brash-and-bingeable |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon has complained to federal regulators that they are hounding company founder Jeff Bezos and senior executives, making “impossible-to-satisfy demands” in their investigation of Amazon Prime, the popular streaming and shopping service with free delivery and an estimated 200 million members around the globe.
The Federal Trade Commission has been investigating the sign-up and cancellation practices of Amazon Prime starting in March 2021 with the issuance of civil subpoenas, the biggest online retailer and tech giant disclosed in a petition to the agency filed earlier this month.
The petition asks the FTC to cancel, or extend the deadline for answering, subpoenas sent last June to Bezos, Amazon’s former CEO, and current CEO Andy Jassy. It says the FTC “has identified no legitimate reason for needing their testimony when it can obtain the same information, and more, from other witnesses and documents.”
Jassy took over the top position at Amazon from Bezos, one of the world’s richest individuals, in July 2021. Bezos became executive chairman.
The FTC investigation has widened to include at least five other subscription programs, according to Amazon: Audible, Amazon Music, Kindle Unlimited, Subscribe & Save, and an unidentified third-party program not offered by Amazon. The regulators are asking the company to identify the number of consumers who were enrolled in the programs without giving their consent, among other customer information. In June, agency staff sought to serve subpoenas on nearly 20 current and former Amazon employees, at their homes, with dates for them to give testimony in coming weeks, the petition says.
Amazon says in the petition it has worked “diligently and cooperatively” with FTC staff for more than a year to provide information relevant to the probe, offering up some 37,000 pages of documents. It calls the information demanded in the subpoenas “overly broad and burdensome.”
Amazon blames the standoff on “unexplained pressure placed on staff to complete the investigation hastily, by an arbitrarily chosen deadline.”
FTC spokespeople didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
With an estimated 150 million U.S. subscribers, Amazon Prime is a key source of revenue, as well as a wealth of customer data, for the Seattle-based company, which runs an e-commerce empire and ventures in cloud computing, personal “smart” tech and beyond. Amazon Prime costs $139 a year. The service added a coveted feature this year by obtaining exclusive video rights to the NFL’s “Thursday Night Football.”
Last year, Amazon asked unsuccessfully that FTC Chair Lina Khan step aside from separate antitrust investigations into its business, contending that her public criticism of the company’s market power before she joined the government makes it impossible for her to be impartial. Khan was a fierce critic of tech giants Facebook (now Meta), Google and Apple, as well as Amazon. She arrived on the antitrust scene in 2017, writing an influential study titled “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox” when she was a Yale law student.
Amazon’s latest petition to the FTC was first reported Monday by Business Insider.
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This story has been corrected to show that Amazon’s petition to the FTC was first reported Monday by Business Insider. | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/amazon-ftc-probe-hounding-bezos-execs-subpoenas-too-broad/ | 2022-08-17 03:10:50 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/amazon-ftc-probe-hounding-bezos-execs-subpoenas-too-broad/ |
Pickleball is filling vacant spaces once held by big department stores that have closed down recently, and consumers are craving the experience.
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Ahead of the holiday weekend, the winter weather is expected to make traveling more hazardous.
The KOMU 8 First Alert Weather Team anticipates 2 to 4 inches of snow, beginning Thursday morning between 4 and 8 a.m., and temperatures to drop into the 10s by late Thursday morning and continue to fall in the single digits by the afternoon.
Strong winds and blowing/drifting snow are expected, ultimately making driving dangerous.
Ahead of potentially hazardous weather, the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) is developing its plan for what it calls the "busy" week ahead.
"We have extra manpower that'll be out there. The snow that we're getting, isn't gonna set any records at all, but it certainly can create traffic problems very quickly. So obviously, I-70, 63, 54, those major roadways, Troop F will be heavily patrolled, trying to get people to slow down," Cpl. Kyle Green, the public information officer for Troop F, said.
MSHP currently has a shortage of troopers, in terms of positions available. However, Green said he does not see that impacting road operations this week.
Green also said he does not anticipate any major roadways being closed due to weather-related conditions.
"The only reason a roadway would be closed would be due to a crash," Green said. "And as soon as we can get that scene cleared up, then that roadway would be open back up. But as of right now, we do not anticipate shutting down any major interstates or highways due to the storm."
The Missouri Department of Transportation said cleanup, especially in the overnight hours, could take longer than usual. Becky Allmeroth, MoDOT’s chief safety and operations officer, said that's because the chemicals used to treat the roads lose their effectiveness in bitterly cold temperatures.
“Snowfall totals are manageable, but high winds and bitterly cold temperatures will make clearing the roads difficult. Motorists should take extra preparations before you take to the road," Allmeroth said."
Nick Chabarria, a spokesperson for AAA, said making sure your vehicle is winter ready is crucial this time of year.
"That includes having some extra supplies in your vehicle and emergency kit, you know, in case you do break down and you're not able to start your vehicle during the colder months," Chabarria said. "Some of the more important items that we recommend folks have one is a good pair of jumper cables."
According to AAA, the kit should include the following:
- Traction aids (sand, salt, non-clumping cat litter or traction mats)
- Shovel
- Ice scraper
- Snow brush
- Jumper cables or jump pack
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- Basic toolkit (screwdrivers, pliers, adjustable wrench, duct tape, plastic zip ties)
- Tarp, raincoat and gloves to help stay clean/dry if you must get out of the vehicle
- Rags, paper towels or pre-moistened wipes
- Warning devices (flares, reflective triangles or LED beacons)
- First-aid kit (check expiration date)
- Drinking water
- Snacks/food for your passengers and any pets
- Winter windshield washer solvent
- Warm gloves, clothes, hats and blankets for all passengers in your car
- Car charger for mobile phone
In addition to an emergency kit, drivers should inspect tires have adequate tread depth to ensure drivability on winter roads. Chabarria said to make sure your car battery and charging system is up to par, and to double check windshield wipers.
"Also warm clothes, gloves, hats, blankets, maybe an extra jacket or sweater in your vehicle - for every passenger in your vehicle," Chabarrisa said. "You have to remember that if your vehicle dies, you're not going to have a way to start it to run the heat to stay warm."
Dead or disabled batteries are the number one reason that people call AAA for roadside assistance during the colder weather, Chabarria said.
With the sub-zero wind chill expected this week, it could be life threatening if a driver becomes stranded.
"If a situation arises where you're in a vehicle crash on a two-lane road, it may be a little while before we can get to you," Green said. "So it's a great idea to throw a couple blankets in your car and some water, just in case, because with the temperature dropping on Friday, down to single digits, it could literally turn into a deadly situation."
Chabarria said said adjust your holiday trip if you can.
"We know that the weather is likely going to present some challenges for those that are planning to travel for the holiday this weekend," he said. "Our recommendation would be if you can adjust your trip. Maybe leave early or leave later rather than leaving during the storm itself."
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TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Friday, August 26, 2022
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269 FPUS54 KHGX 270727
ZFPHGX
Zone Forecast Product for Southeast Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
TXZ211-272100-
Austin-
Including the cities of Sealy and Bellville
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ237-272100-
Inland Brazoria-
Including the cities of Pearland, Alvin, and Angleton
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with highs around
90. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ196-272100-
Brazos-
Including the cities of College Station and Bryan
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ195-272100-
Burleson-
Including the cities of Caldwell and Somerville
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ214-272100-
Chambers-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell,
and Old River-Winfree
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with
highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid
with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ210-272100-
Colorado-
Including the cities of Columbus, Eagle Lake, and Weimar
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 90.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ227-272100-
Fort Bend-
Including the cities of Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land,
Rosenberg, First Colony, and Pecan Grove
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 90.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ238-272100-
Inland Galveston-
Including the cities of League City and Friendswood
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with
highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
morning. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ198-272100-
Grimes-
Including the city of Navasota
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ213-272100-
Inland Harris-
Including the city of Houston
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to
105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs
around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 90.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ163-272100-
Houston-
Including the city of Crockett
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows around 70. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ235-272100-
Inland Jackson-
Including the cities of Edna and Ganado
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs
around 90. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
90s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ200-272100-
Northern Liberty-
Including the cities of Liberty, Cleveland, and Dayton
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Temperature
falling into the upper 80s in the afternoon. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ176-272100-
Madison-
Including the city of Madisonville
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ236-272100-
Inland Matagorda-
Including the city of Bay City
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming partly
sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely
after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 90.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ199-272100-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Conroe and The Woodlands
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ179-272100-
Polk-
Including the cities of Livingston and Corrigan
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ178-272100-
San Jacinto-
Including the cities of Shepherd and Coldspring
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ164-272100-
Trinity-
Including the cities of Trinity and Groveton
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ177-272100-
Walker-
Including the city of Huntsville
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ212-272100-
Waller-
Including the cities of Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire,
and Waller
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ197-272100-
Washington-
Including the city of Brenham
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ226-272100-
Wharton-
Including the cities of El Campo and Wharton
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 90.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ300-272100-
Southern Liberty-
Including the city of Devers
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid
with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ313-272100-
Coastal Harris-
Including the cities of Pasadena and Baytown
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat index values up
to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ338-272100-
Coastal Galveston-
Including the cities of Texas City, Dickinson, and La Marque
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ337-272100-
Coastal Brazoria-
Including the cities of Lake Jackson, Freeport, and Clute
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming partly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then
thunderstorms likely with a chance of showers. Humid with highs
in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely
after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
morning. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ336-272100-
Coastal Matagorda-
Including the city of Palacios
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers
after midnight, then thunderstorms likely with a chance of
showers. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely
after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ335-272100-
Coastal Jackson-
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming partly
sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
90s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ436-272100-
Matagorda Islands-
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight, then thunderstorms likely with
a chance of showers. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid. Near steady temperature in
the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely
after midnight. Humid. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid. Near steady
temperature in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Near steady temperature in the lower 80s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
morning. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Near
steady temperature in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ437-272100-
Brazoria Islands-
Including the city of Surfside Beach
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid. Near steady temperature in
the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely
after midnight. Humid. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms
likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ438-272100-
Galveston Island-
Including the city of Galveston
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid. Near steady temperature in
the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely
after midnight. Humid. Near steady temperature in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 80. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
around 80. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms
likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ439-272100-
Bolivar Peninsula-
227 AM CDT Sat Aug 27 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with lows around 80. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid
with lows around 80. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
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BALTIMORE — After an offseason of hype and a day’s delay because of weather, the young Baltimore Orioles were more than ready for their home opener Friday afternoon.
But as reporters bounced from player to player, these youthful Orioles seemed to be harboring a shared anxiety, one voiced by their manager in the days leading up to this promising team’s debut at Camden Yards.
“Watch your step on that carpet,” Orioles outfielder Austin Hays said.
The orange carpet is a home opener tradition in Baltimore. It is rolled out from center field, outlining a path to the infield, a lengthy trek that each Orioles player must make as his name is announced. Cleats can get caught in that carpet. The footing isn’t trustworthy. More than one player has tripped over the years, as players reminded each other Friday in the clubhouse.
“I haven’t given any advice, but [the carpet] is long,” said first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, who counts as a veteran on this team at 26 and entering his fourth season. “It’s a long jog on the orange carpet. I’m going to try not to trip as well.”
Such is life for these Orioles, who enter this season with more expectations than at any point in the past half decade and now must ensure gravity does not get the better of them. They exceeded predictions last season with a winning record and a fourth-place finish in the American League East. Rutschman made his memorable debut. Fans returned. Hype started to build for 2023 as a baseball city began to buzz again.
“I was driving to the field this morning at 8:30 a.m. There were Baltimore fans everywhere, jerseys everywhere,” Hays said. “… To just see the streets of Baltimore be covered in Orioles jerseys again is really nice.”
And though a fourth-place finish in the AL East seems very much a possibility again given the strength of the division and the Orioles’ relative inexperience, expectations have only grown.
Friday afternoon, a sellout crowd of 45,017 roared as Rodriguez and Henderson and other unproven prospects made their way down that carpet. Fans cheered for what could be, rather than for what many of these players had yet accomplished. The Orioles had long since decided this had to be the season they would coronate themselves as contenders. The key now is not to stumble.
“I’m not changing. I’m handling everything the same way every single day. It’s still a long way to go, and there’s a lot of things that can happen in the next six months,” Hyde said. “We are super processed-based. It’s a day-to-day thing. I’m never going to change that. We’re more talented, but we also play in a really, really tough division.”
The Orioles started the season with a 3-3 trip, one that included a gritty emergency start from much-heralded pitching prospect Rodriguez and a history-making Opening Day from Rutschman that included five hits. But as they returned home to face the New York Yankees, a team that doesn’t celebrate hope in April and measures success exclusively in October, the reality is the Orioles’ promise is nothing more than that.
With these Orioles, emotion has often preceded major league achievement. Terrin Vavra, Kyle Stowers, Rutschman, Henderson, Rodriguez and others who will probably debut this season came up through the system together. Just getting here is meaningful in itself.
“We’ll be able to talk about this experience for our whole lives. Because outside of baseball, we’re all best friends off the field,” Henderson said.
Henderson, a 21-year-old who debuted last August, ensured he would have some positive memories with a third-inning double that gave the Orioles a 4-0 lead and gave him two hits in two at-bats in his first home opener.
But Yankees outfielder Franchy Cordero, who had an impressive spring for the Orioles before they ran out of room for him on their roster, homered to cut the lead to one. Reliever Logan Gillaspie then gave up the lead in the sixth. The Yankees, one could say, had threatened to pull the rug out from under the Orioles.
Rutschman, the keystone of Baltimore’s hopes, picked them back up. He worked a 3-2 count, fouled off a few pitches, and delivered a two-out, game-tying single in the bottom of that inning. They took the lead back in the seventh when Ramon Urías doubled home Mountcastle. They held it because Urías made a diving stop to start a double play as the Yankees rallied in the top of the eighth and because Brian Baker struck out Isiah Kiner-Falefa to end the threat.
If the Orioles had slunk quietly into a Friday afternoon loss, it wouldn’t have meant anything definitive. That they came back, then held on for a 7-6 win, passing every test one day could throw at them, really just meant the Orioles moved to 4-3 instead of 3-4 with 155 games to play. That Rutschman ended up skipping back to the dugout after that eighth inning, pumping his fist after the ninth, just meant that this team was everything Orioles fans hoped it would be, for one afternoon at least.
“Just walking around last night and yesterday, there’s a lot more people that come up to you in a positive way about the club,” Hyde said. “You want your fan base to feel good about your team.”
It had been awhile since a home opener in Baltimore brought those good feelings, since successfully surviving that long jog from center field was the most impressive achievement fans could expect from the home team here. The carpet has been rolled out for the 2023 Baltimore Orioles. So far, it has not tripped them up. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/07/orioles-yankees-camden-yards-opener/ | 2023-04-08 00:31:51 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/07/orioles-yankees-camden-yards-opener/ |
Rich Strike's jockey Sonny Leon receives suspension for careless riding
Leon is expected to be in the clear to ride Rich Strike in the Preakness if the horse enters the event
Sonny Leon, the jockey who led Rich Strike to an improbable Kentucky Derby win as an 80-1 long shot, has been suspended for careless riding.
Leon’s suspension will last just four days and can have him riding again as soon as this Friday (he began serving the suspension on Monday). The decision to sideline Leon stems from a late April race at an Ohio track when it was determined that the horse he was riding, One Glamorous Gal, intentionally interfered with another horse during the race.
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Stewards at Ohio’s Thistledown Race Track described Leon’s late April actions as such: "deliberately and aggressively steered in towards the rail to block on-coming horses on the inside." One Glamorous Gal finished third, but the place was disqualified because of the violation and the horse officially finished sixth.
Leon’s suspension is his fifth since September. The five suspensions have resulted in 32 days of missed track time.
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Per the Associated Press, Leon’s suspension – originally eight days but reduced to four because he did not appeal – would not prevent him from riding Rich Strike at the Preakness later this month.
Rick Dawson, the horse’s owner, along with trainer Eric Reed, have not yet determined if they’ll enter Rich Strike. If so, Leon will be ready to ride. "Our job is to go where we need to be, but we don’t make those decisions," Jeff Perrin, Leon’s agent told the AP.
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JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — Law enforcement officials in Johnson County are frustrated with the amount of crime they’re seeing — and numbers show nearly half of the offenders are coming from Marion County.
“The majority, 45% of inmates housed in our jail are from Indianapolis,” said Johnson County Sheriff, Duane Burgess.
144 inmates out of 316 – to be exact.
Sheriff Burgess says it’s a growing problem of crime from Indianapolis bleeding into his county.
One he says needs to be addressed.
“We had more homicides than we’ve ever had in Johnson County last year and I don’t want to do that,” said Burgess. “I don’t want to be turning the news on be like our people to the north that they had 21 shootings this weekend and a number of homicides. That’s not what I want in Johnson County. “
And Johnson County’s prosecutor Lance Hamner agrees.
He says to deter criminals from coming to Johnson County, he’s not holding back when it comes to prosecuting them if they do.
“Cross this line and you’re going to do a lot more time,” Prosecutor Hamner said. “Because we are serious about putting people away for a long period of time. We’re talking propriety crimes, violent crimes and drug dealing. You do that in this county you can count your incarceration time in years not weeks and months.”
He’s calling for harsher punishment on repeat offenders.
“About 80 percent of the crime is committed by about 20 percent of the criminals. These are repeat offenders. The repeat offenders need to get serious time,” said Hamner. “Our judges have been really good about when we point out that a person has aggravating factors of a criminal history, a violent nature or continually thinking that they are entitled to what other people have earned that they belong in a cage they don’t belong out there free where they can do it anymore.”
Johnson County isn’t alone.
FOX59 reached out to other donut counties and found they too are seeing crime from Marion County bleed over into their jurisdictions.
In Hancock County there are currently 246 inmates in the Hancock County Jail.
Of those, 87 of them are from Marion County. That’s nearly 35 percent.
In Hendricks County, there are currently 293 inmates in the Hendricks County Jail. Of those, 179 of the offenders are from Marion County. More than 61 percent.
“I think it’s been in the making,” said Sheriff Burgess. “The donut counties are feeling the effects of it. We’ve felt the effects of it for quite a while. “
Sheriff Burgess was adamant to say he’s not placing blame on law enforcement in Marion County – and didn’t know what was specifically causing the increase.
“I think they [Marion County] are just equally as frustrated as we are,” said Sheriff Burgess. “I feel bad for them because before, you just wouldn’t have the number of shootings or homicides that you have or the violent crimes that are occurring now.”
Both Sheriff Burgess and Hamner say they are working with Marion County and local law enforcement to try to keep crime from coming into Johnson County.
“We’re going to keep working with our other law enforcement agencies in Johnson County and we’re going to keep thinking outside the box to try to push it out of Johnson County,” said Sheriff Burgess. “We [Johnson County agencies] all work together to come up with different plans. We do the sex sting operations, we do saturated patrols, we do drug roundups. We’re doing what can do right now to kind of protect that line and we’re going to continue to do that.”
“I hope they tell their friends don’t do crimes in this county because you’re going to pay,” said Hamner.
Sheriff Burgess says if the problem gets worse, he is prepared to go to the city council to ask for more officers. | https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/indiana-law-enforcement-frustrated-as-repeat-offenders-return-to-local-county-jails/ | 2023-06-21 20:33:01 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/indiana-law-enforcement-frustrated-as-repeat-offenders-return-to-local-county-jails/ |
Tennessee poised to become first state to restrict drag performances in 2023
(CNN) — Tennessee is set to become the first state this year to enact legislation to restrict public drag show performances.
The state Senate on Thursday is expected to pass a bill to limit “adult cabaret performances” on public property so as to shield them from the view of children, threatening violators with a misdemeanor and repeat offenders with a felony. It was passed by the Tennessee House last week and Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, has said he will sign it.
Once signed, the law would go into effect on July 1, 2023.
Tennessee’s is the first of nearly a dozen such bills presently working their way through GOP-led state legislatures. Republicans say the performances expose children to sexual themes and imagery that are inappropriate, a claim rejected by advocates, who say the proposed measures are discriminatory against the LGBTQ community and could violate First Amendment laws.
As transgender issues and drag culture are increasingly becoming more mainstream, such shows — which often feature men dressing as women in exaggerated makeup while singing or entertaining a crowd, though some shows feature bawdier content — have occasionally been the target of attacks, and LGBTQ advocates say the bills under consideration add to a heightened state of alarm for the community.
Tennessee Republican state Sen. Jack Johnson, who sponsored the legislation, previously told CNN that his legislation “is not anti-drag. It is pro-child.”
“I am carrying the legislation to protect children from being exposed to sexually explicit drag shows that are inappropriate for minor audiences. It is similar to laws that prohibit children from going to a strip club,” Johnson said.
In recent days, Lee has been accused of hypocrisy after an unidentified Reddit user posted a photo from a 1977 high school yearbook, which purports to show the future governor dressed in women’s clothing and a wig alongside female students dressed in men’s suits.
CNN has been unable to verify the authenticity of the photo.
At a news conference on Monday, Lee ignored a question about whether he had once dressed in drag but rejected any comparisons between the purported image and the drag show legislation.
“What a ridiculous, ridiculous question that is, conflating something like that to sexualized entertainment in front of children, which is a very serious subject,” Lee said, according to CNN affiliate WZTV.
A spokesperson for Lee further elaborated to the Daily Beast, saying, “The bill specifically protects children from obscene, sexualized entertainment, and any attempt to conflate this serious issue with lighthearted school traditions is dishonest and disrespectful to Tennessee families.” | https://www.wishtv.com/tennessee-poised-to-become-first-state-to-restrict-drag-performances-in-2023/ | 2023-03-04 04:17:18 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/tennessee-poised-to-become-first-state-to-restrict-drag-performances-in-2023/ |
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Senate Federal Credit Union President and CEO, Timothy L. Anderson recently sat down with Oregon Senator Ron Wyden to discuss the credit union business model, its mission of equalizing financial opportunity for all, and the advantages of nonprofit financial services. The conversation also highlights Senator Wyden's relationship with credit unions, his personal experience with USSFCU, and his passion for helping America's (Oregon's) small businesses.
"It's a true honor to sit down with the Senator, a true credit union advocate, and to share our passion for the movement," states USSFCU President, and CEO Timothy Anderson.
Oregon's senior U.S. Senator, Democrat Ron Wyden, who was first elected to the Senate in 1996, chairs the powerful U.S. Senate Finance Committee and sits on the Energy and Natural Resources, Budget, and Intelligence Committees.
"The common theme among credit unions is they all help people save money by providing more affordable financial products," says Wyden. He goes on to explain the similarities between the credit union premise and his mission in office. "That's what I'm trying to do, help people save money and that's what credit unions do with their focus on providing more affordable financial products and services."
In addition to the unequivocal benefits credit union services offer the individual household, the pair also discussed the role small community lenders like credit unions play in providing opportunity for America's main street businesses. Senator Wyden has been a strong supporter of legislation that empowers credit unions to serve more of their local small business members.
The conversation ends with comments surrounding the virtues of the credit union movement. "America is at its best when it gives everyone a chance to get ahead. And that's what credit unions do," concludes Wyden.
The Senator's interview is part of USSFCU's recently released podcast – "USSFCU Spotlight" which features discussions about credit union services, member experiences, and the credit union's involvement in the communities they serve.
About USSFCU
For over 85 years, USSFCU has provided the U.S. Senate and Capitol Hill communities with world-class financial stability, security, and service. Now a $1.2 billion credit union with 100 plus paths to membership, almost everyone has the opportunity to experience the USSFCU difference. Learn more at www.ussfcu.org.
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Bell County (FOX 44) – Jurors in the manslaughter trial of former Temple Police Carmen Decruz saw body and dash camera video Wednesday that was taken during the December 2, 2019 shooting that ended the life of Michael Dean.
Decruz shot Dean after a traffic stop near SE H.K. Dodgen Loop and Little River Road just after 8 that evening.
Prosecutors called several witnesses during the second day of testimony, including Temple Police Officers Carmen Davila, Nicolas Prouty, Det. Ashley Cunningham, and Texas Ranger Adam Russell.
Prouty and Davilla testified that when they got on the scene of the shooting, they found Decruz performing CPR on Dean and wrapping his head in gauze. They said they offered to take over the CPR, but Decruz initially waved them off and told them to handle a group of bystanders who had gathered at the scene.
Jurors saw video of all of these incidents taking place. They also saw dash cam video of Decruz kicking his patrol car’s door.
Dr. Elizabeth Ventura of Southwestern Institute of Forensic Science testified that during Dean’s autopsy, she determined the gun that fired the fatal shot at Dean was three to five feet away from him.
She also testified that Dean’s blood alcohol level was .2, which is more than double the legal driving limit of .08. Dr. Ventura says Dean also had marijuana in his system.
Texas Ranger Adam Russell testified smelling marijuana coming from Dean’s car. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/body-camera-footage-shown-during-carmen-decruz-manslaughter-trial/ | 2023-01-26 15:51:03 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/body-camera-footage-shown-during-carmen-decruz-manslaughter-trial/ |
SEATTLE — Sam Haggerty and Eugenio Suárez each hit a solo homer, George Kirby pitched into the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat Atlanta 3-1 on Saturday night to snap the Braves’ eight-game winning streak.
It was another night of dominant pitching, and two big swings by the Mariners against Atlanta starter Max Fried proved to be the difference.
Haggerty hit the first pitch of the fifth inning out to left field for his fifth home run. Suárez followed an inning later, hitting a two-out shot to center for his 28th of the season. It was the first time this year Fried allowed multiple home runs in a start.
Julio Rodríguez lined a two-out RBI double in the seventh off reliever Jesse Chavez that didn’t stop rolling until it reached the wall in right-center field and scored Adam Frazier from first.
Seattle gained a game on Tampa Bay and didn’t lose ground to Toronto in the tight race for three American League wild cards.
Kirby (7-3) was outstanding in the 21st start of his rookie season and only some bad luck kept him from pitching deeper. He struck out six, didn’t walk a batter and over his past 11 starts has a 1.99 ERA.
Kirby shut out the Braves for six innings on two hits and retired 12 straight until Dansby Swanson’s base hit leading off the seventh. Austin Riley hit what appeared to be a double-play ball but it bounced off shortstop J.P. Crawford’s glove for an error, putting runners at first and third with no outs.
Andrés Muñoz took over and limited the damage to one run that scored on Matt Olson’s groundout. Erik Swanson retired the Braves in the eighth and Paul Sewald pitched the ninth for his 19th save.
Fried (13-6) made his first start in interleague play this season and had won his previous nine starts against AL teams. His final line was almost a mirror of Kirby’s, throwing six innings and striking out six, but the two home runs proved the difference. Over his previous 14 starts, Fried had allowed two total home runs
SMOKEY CONDITIONS
The game was played with the Puget Sound region engulfed in smoke from nearby wildfires. Conditions deteriorated on Friday but got significantly worse after a new fire broke out overnight about 65 miles northeast of Seattle. Ash was falling throughout the region during the day and air quality readings during the game were in the 170 range, which is considered unhealthy.
It also started affecting the play on the field. Atlanta right fielder Robbie Grossman briefly lost a popup in the sky before recovering in time to make the catch in the fifth inning. In the sixth, Suárez never saw a foul pop off the bat of Grossman that fell on the dirt in front of the Braves dugout.
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Jake Odorizzi (5-5, 3.90 ERA) makes his fourth start this season against Seattle. Odorizzi is 1-1 with a 2.00 ERA in his previous three, all with Houston. He is 4-6 in 16 career starts against the Mariners.
Mariners: LHP Marco Gonzales (10-13, 3.98) makes his 28th start of the season looking to rebound from a loss in his last outing when he threw seven innings and allowed three runs to the Chicago White Sox.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait on Monday announced the formation of a new government to defuse a protracted political feud blocking economic reforms in the oil-rich state.
Kuwait’s newly-appointed prime minister, Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Sabah, will lead the 12-member Cabinet until the dissolution of parliament ahead of early elections, the country’s state-run news agency, KUNA, reported. The date of the vote has yet to be announced.
It represents Kuwait’s fifth government in the last two years, as the country’s emir-appointed Cabinet and elected parliament battle over power-sharing. Some ministers from previous administrations were reappointed to their posts, including Abduwahab al-Rushaid, the outspoken finance minister known for his criticism of the government’s fiscal policies. The ministers will take over from the caretaker government that had submitted its resignation over three months ago.
Unique among Gulf Arab sheikhdoms, Kuwait’s raucous elected parliament wields genuine power. But the political disputes have paralyzed decision-making in the crucial OPEC state, creating major budgetary problems during the low oil prices of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a bid to break the deadlock and placate opposition lawmakers frustrated with the prime minister and the political paralysis, Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmed Al Jaber earlier this summer announced he would dissolve parliament and call snap legislative elections.
Last week, the country named the ruling emir’s son, Sheikh Ahmad, as the new prime minister. The 66-year-old former deputy prime minister and interior minister was widely seen as a conservative yet popular choice. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/kuwait-announces-formation-of-new-cabinet-to-defuse-crisis/ | 2022-08-01 20:35:21 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/kuwait-announces-formation-of-new-cabinet-to-defuse-crisis/ |
ASBURY PARK, NJ (PIX11) — The Sea.Hear.Now Festival comes to Asbury Park on the Jersey Shore this weekend.
It’s a celebration of art and culture. There’s also live music from Stevie Nicks, Green Day and more. The festival is one of the many events that make Asbury Park great. With a unique mix of old and new, traditional and quirky, it’s a special place to visit.
John Muller takes us on this Destination New Jersey Trip. Watch the video above for more and click here for more on the festival. | https://pix11.com/destination-nj/destination-nj-fun-for-all-seasons-at-asbury-park/ | 2022-09-15 22:22:10 | 1 | https://pix11.com/destination-nj/destination-nj-fun-for-all-seasons-at-asbury-park/ |
Aston Martin has a final version of its DBS Superleggera coming, and it’s called the DBS 770 Ultimate.
Just 499 examples of the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive GT will be built for worldwide sale, each generating a maximum 759 hp from the same twin-turbo 5.2-liter V-12 that in the stock DBS Superleggera makes 715 hp.
The car is due to make its debut in early 2023, and both coupe and Volante convertible versions are planned, Aston Martin has confirmed. They will arrive as 2023 models in the U.S., though it isn’t clear how many are earmarked for sale.
The DBS 770 Ultimate will benefit in more ways than just a power upgrade. Aston Martin said the car will have a sharper, more dynamic focus compared to the DBS Superleggera, in addition to unique design details. A teaser video points to a new grille being among the unique details.
While the DBS 770 Ultimate will also mark the end of the road for the DBS nameplate there’s a chance it may return in the future. The nameplate dates back to the original DBS built between 1967 and 1972. It was revived in 2008 for the DBS V12 and then again in 2018 with the current DBS Superleggera.
Despite the imminent demise of the DBS line, Aston Martin has plenty of new products in the pipeline. They will include updates to the Vantage and DB11 later this year, the launch of the Valhalla plug-in hybrid hypercar in 2024, and the launch of an electric sports car in 2025. An electric SUV is expected to follow in 2026. More DBX variants are also planned, together with a mid-engine Vanquish supercar.
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Training camp begins this week across the conference and, admittedly, the development would have prompted mild interest around Hotline HQ in past years.
We learned our lesson in 2021.
The Pac-12’s abysmal early-season showing, which included losses to Montana, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Utah State, BYU, San Diego State and Fresno State, underscored the significance of training camp as a tool for evaluation and positioning teams to win immediately.
Sure, there was a COVID-19 hangover last season resulting from limited practices and games during the prior 12 months. Stamina and physicality clearly were not up to standard when September ’21 arrived.
But COVID wasn’t the sole reason the conference underperformed a year ago.
We saw numerous instances of head coaches picking the wrong quarterback: Oregon State, Stanford, Utah, Arizona and Washington State all started the season with their best option on the bench.
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The situation this month is vulnerable to additional whiffs in judgment, with seven teams likely to have new starters.
Our preview of Pac-12 training camp begins there …
1. The QB carousel
That wasn’t a misprint: At least seven teams are expected to have new starting quarterbacks after an offseason in which the transfer portal loomed large.
USC is set with Caleb Williams, the Oklahoma transfer. So is Arizona with Jayden de Laura, who’s coming off an impressive rookie year for Washington State. The Cougars, in turn, have a replacement lined up in Cameron Ward, the talented transfer from Incarnate Word who will be playing in a familiar system.
The next level of quarterback security finds Oregon with Bo Nix, the former Auburn starter; Cal with Jack Plummer, who threw 492 career passes for Purdue; Arizona State, which found Florida’s Emory Jones late in the transfer cycle; and Washington, where Michael Penix Jr., the Indiana transfer, is our frontrunner for the job.
Meanwhile, Oregon State’s Chance Nolan and Colorado’s Brendon Lewis are returning starters who seemingly must cement their status this month to earn the starting spot.
That’s another way of saying only Stanford (Tanner McKee), UCLA (Dorian Thompson-Robinson) and Utah (Cam Rising) have returning starters and no competition.
Should be an interesting month.
2. The DC overhaul
Far less easy to assess than the quarterback competitions, but only slightly less significant, is the massive turnover at defensive coordinator.
Arizona hired Johnny Nansen, who spent the previous two years on UCLA’s staff.
The Bruins replaced Jerry Azzinaro, the source of deep fan frustration, with Bill McGovern.
Arizona State elevated Donnie Henderson to the post after Antonio Pierce escaped to the NFL.
New USC coach Lincoln Riley brought along his defensive guru from Oklahoma, Alex Grinch.
New Oregon coach Dan Lanning hired Tosh Lupoi, a veteran of several Pac-12 teams and one-time coordinator for Nick Saban.
In Seattle, Kalen DeBoer brought his defensive staff from Fresno State, including co-coordinator William Inge.
Oregon State promoted Trent Bray to the full-time coordinator prior to the LA Bowl, so he’s not completely new to the task.
And Washington State has hired Brian Ward to run the defense that head coach Jake Dickert oversaw last season.
All in all, just four teams (Stanford, Cal, Utah and Colorado) are starting 2022 with the same defensive coordinators they employed at the beginning of 2021.
The speed with which they install and ingrain their systems will be vital, and challenging. Starting defenses throughout the conference are stocked with newcomers and inexperienced returnees.
3. Off the edge
From our vantage point, the area of greatest intrigue this month (other than quarterback, of course) is the state of play at edge rusher.
Why? Because pocket pressure is essential, because the conference needs a flag-bearer off the edge following the departure of Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeau, and because the existing pool of talent carries fascinating subplots.
Is Washington’s Zion Tupuola-Fetui fully recovered from the Achilles injury suffered in the spring of 2021? If so, he has All-American potential.
Will the Murphy twins, Gabriel and Grayson, have the desired impact on UCLA’s pressure generation after arriving from North Texas?
Will Van Fillinger become Utah’s next elite pocket crusher and fill the void left by Mike Tafua? What about Mohamoud Diabate, the Florida transfer, or Gabe Reid, the Stanford arrival?
Where is the pressure point on Oregon’s seemingly stellar front seven? Is Brandon Dorlus ready for the role? Or perhaps Justin Flowe?
Will any of USC’s edge options, which include ASU transfer Eric Gentry and former No. 1 recruit Korey Forman, materialize?
4. Top talent
Our final area of keen interest this month is not restricted by position, system or side of the ball.
It’s a broad search for talent … for Day 1 draft talent.
In its latest ranking of 2023 NFL Draft prospects, Pro Football Focus includes just three Pac-12 players in the top 32 slots: Stanford’s McKee (No. 17), USC receiver Jordan Addison (No. 25) and Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell (No. 30).
The situation will change many times over before April, but the Pac-12 seemingly has a paucity of elite players across all units.
Who’s the next Laviska Shenault or Rachaad White?
If breakout stars are to emerge, the first clues should appear this month. | https://tucson.com/sports/pac-12-hotline/pac-12-hotline-as-camps-open-all-yes-on-leagues-new-qbs-dcs/article_adb21750-1296-11ed-8656-3b822f131d46.html | 2022-08-02 21:25:22 | 0 | https://tucson.com/sports/pac-12-hotline/pac-12-hotline-as-camps-open-all-yes-on-leagues-new-qbs-dcs/article_adb21750-1296-11ed-8656-3b822f131d46.html |
GENEVA (AP) — UBS said Wednesday that it’s bringing back former CEO Sergio Ermotti to lead the Swiss bank as it executes a government-orchestrated plan to take over struggling rival Credit Suisse.
Ermotti, who was the bank’s top executive for nine years and led a turnaround following the 2008 global financial crisis, will take over next Wednesday from CEO Ralph Hamers.
Hamers took up the job in November 2020 and will remain at UBS during a transition period “to ensure a successful closure of the transaction and a smooth handover,” the bank said in a statement.
“Whilst Ralph was capable of doing the job, we felt that Sergio was better suited to navigating these things,” Chairman Colm Kelleher said on a conference call, alluding to the UBS board decision. “I cannot reemphasize how big this deal is in terms of financial history and financial engineering that’s required.”
UBS credited Ermotti, who is now chairman of insurer Swiss Re, for having “cut its footprint” and changing the culture of the bank — and it pointed to his experience in bringing big financial institutions together.
Ermotti, who hails from the southern, mostly Italian-speaking Swiss region of Ticino, acknowledged that “coming back to manage this situation is a challenge” but felt “a sense of call-of-duty aspect” to return.
Plus, he said he had contemplated a tie-up like the one with Credit Suisse while previously in the top job, and it would be a bit of a ”contradiction” for him not to accept the post “to basically execute on what I believe was the right next move for UBS.”
Kelleher said he called Ermotti “to explore the possibility of this” a day after the emergency takeover deal was settled on March 19, which involved Swiss regulators, the federal government and top executives at both banks.
“This is is the biggest single financial transaction since 2008. That brings significant execution risk,” Kelleher said.
The hastily arranged, $3.25 billion deal for Credit Suisse aimed to stem the upheaval in the global financial system after the collapse of two U.S. banks and jitters about long-running troubles at Credit Suisse led shares of Switzerland’s second-largest bank to tank and customers to pull out their money.
Swiss authorities urged UBS to take over its smaller rival after the central bank’s plan for Credit Suisse to borrow up to 50 billion francs ($54 billion) failed to reassure investors and customers. The Swiss executive branch passed emergency measures to bypass shareholder approval.
Uncertainties still lie ahead, including a U.S. Senate committee report released Wednesday that says Credit Suisse violated a plea agreement with U.S. authorities by failing to report secret offshore accounts that wealthy Americans used to avoid paying taxes.
UBS said it assessed outstanding lawsuits and investigations as part of the Credit Suisse acquisition and expects the deal to be beneficial for shareholders. It says it’s working to close the sale and get approval from regulators in the coming weeks or months.
Hamers, the outgoing CEO, said UBS executives want to ensure “a digestible transaction” in terms of risk. He said there were plans to “manage down the investment bank” at Credit Suisse because many of the activities were not central for UBS.
UBS leaders announced no immediate plan about job cuts linked to the deal.
Swiss lawmakers and academics have raised concerns that the deal could create an unwieldy Swiss banking behemoth, while UBS executives said regulatory issues loom internationally before the deal can close.
Ermotti suggested he didn’t view “too big too fail” concerns as a problem.
“I do think that scale and size is not a problem if it is focused and well-managed,” he said. “For me, the debate nowadays is not ‘too big to fail’ but ‘too small to survive’ — and we want to be a winner.”
Many Credit Suisse customers have expressed regret at the looming disappearance of a 167-year-old bank that has been a pillar of Switzerland’s renowned banking and financial industry.
Shares of UBS and Credit Suisse closed up 3.7% and 4%, respectively, on the Swiss stock exchange — though European bank stocks overall ended higher. | https://wgntv.com/business/ap-business/ubs-brings-back-ermotti-as-ceo-with-credit-suisse-deal-ahead/ | 2023-03-29 20:12:57 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/business/ap-business/ubs-brings-back-ermotti-as-ceo-with-credit-suisse-deal-ahead/ |
On Thursday, the NCAA placed the Air Force football program on probation for two years and issued other penalties for recruiting violations committed during coronavirus pandemic dead periods.
In a statement, the NCAA announced the Air Force Academy and four individuals involved in the alleged violations reached an agreement with enforcement officials about the various penalties.
A fifth individual is still fighting the charges and his case will be resolved through an infractions hearing, according to the NCAA statement.
The Action Network, citing unnamed sources, had reported in May that Air Force was being investigated for hosting high school prospects on campus during dead periods in 2020 and providing them with improper benefits.
Bill Sheridan, who served as defensive line coach for the Falcons in 2020 and 2021, was one of the coaches accused of the violations. Sheridan resigned as inside linebackers coach at Wisconsin once the charges became public.
According to the NCAA, Air Force and the four individuals who did not contest the allegations asked the Division I Committee on Infractions to release the findings so they could begin serving the penalties immediately.
“The committee appreciates the parties’ efforts in working collaboratively to reach agreement on the violations, levels, classifications, and significant and meaningful penalties,” said Gary Miller, chief hearing officer for the infractions panel and president at Akron University. “The panel also recognizes that Air Force has gone above and beyond in its overall approach to this case.”
Air Force will pay an unspecified fine while being hit with recruiting restrictions that include a reduction of 46 total official visits over the next two academic years. Air Force also accepted a ban on unofficial visits from Sept. 1 through Oct. 12, a four-week ban on recruiting communications this academic year and a reduction of 34 evaluation days.
The NCAA also imposed a reduction in the size of the Air Force football roster by 10 players for four years.
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The Falcons, who have won 10 or more games in two of the past three seasons under coach Troy Calhoun, host Navy on Saturday.
This story will be updated.
NAVY@AIR FORCE
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Rainwater is unsafe to drink everywhere, researchers say
(CNN) - Researchers say rainwater across the globe should be considered unsafe to drink because of the presence of what are known as “forever chemicals.”
The study is based on United States environmental protection standards for levels of the thousands of chemicals that do not break down and are continuously cycled through the environment.
The study by Stockholm University and ETH Zurich University concludes there is likely no part of the world unaffected by the contamination, saying the chemicals have been found in Antarctica and the Tibetan Plateau.
Research shows the chemicals, known as PFAS, may be associated with a number of health risks, including cancer.
The lead researcher said in the industrial world, people do not often drink rainwater, but many people around the world do and expect it to be safe, and it supplies many drinking water sources.
The study was published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
13-26-33-34-40
(thirteen, twenty-six, thirty-three, thirty-four, forty)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
13-26-33-34-40
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says he knows who recorded him in a phone call with GOP colleagues last year when he criticized former President Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, rioting at the Capitol.
McCarthy also told Politico that he would, at some point, present his findings about the mysterious recorder.
“I know who recorded it. I know who recorded me,” he told the publication. “I’ll bring it forward. I have it.”
McCarthy did not divulge any further details.
The audio recording was first leaked by The New York Times in April for a then-upcoming book from Times reporters.
In the Jan. 10, 2021, conference call with House GOP colleagues, McCarthy said he would recommend Trump resign because the Democratic-controlled House was moving to impeach him for the Capitol attack.
“The only discussion I would have with him is that I think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you should resign,” McCarthy said in response to a question from Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on what Trump would do at the time. “I mean, that would be my take but I don’t think he would take it. But I don’t know.”
Additional leaked recordings of the call revealed McCarthy saying he was fed up with Trump and that the situation after Jan. 6 was “not great.”
“I’ve had it with this guy. What he did is unacceptable. Nobody can defend that, and nobody should defend it,” the minority leader said.
In a larger call with Republican colleagues, McCarthy went even further.
“But let me be very clear to all of you, and I’ve been very clear to the president: He bears responsibility for his words and actions,” the GOP leader said. “No ifs, ands or buts. I asked him personally today, does he hold responsibility for what happened? Does he feel bad about what happened?”
McCarthy had originally denied the reporting from the Times back in April, calling it “totally false and wrong” in a statement.
After the leak, Trump — who has ferociously gone after any GOP dissenters and challengers — said he “didn’t like the call” but later repaired his relationship with McCarthy because the California Republican and other colleagues ultimately sided with him.
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DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 200,000 large SUVs in the U.S. because the heating and cooling fan motors can fail and catch fire.
The recall covers Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators from the 2015 through 2017 model years.
The Dearborn, Michigan, company says in government documents that it has reports of 25 fires caused by the motors, which are behind the glove box. Thirteen fires were limited to the blower motor area, while 12 involved extensive damage to the SUVs. Three fires damaged structures and one damaged another vehicle.
One person reported injuries to their hand and fingers, and all fire reports indicated that the vehicles were running at the time of the incident, Ford said in documents posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Father dies after trying to rescue son from water at Santa Cruz beach, family says
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The family of a man who died after trying to save his son from strong currents at a Santa Cruz beach, is preparing to lay him to rest.
Loved ones will honor the life of Srinivasa Murthy Jonnalagadda Wednesday at the Chapel of Angles funeral home in Fremont, according to a verified GoFundMe page.
Tragedy struck on Memorial Day when Jonnalagadda took his family, including his 13-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter, to Panther Beach in Santa Cruz.
Jonnalagadda's son was in the water, but he got knocked over and subsequent waves that pulled him further into the ocean, the family wrote on the GoFundMe.
"Srinivasa suddenly realized that his son was struggling to get out of the water," the family said. "Despite not knowing how to swim, he ran into the waters to help his son out to safety."
A good Samaritan also went into the water to help, and was able to rescue the boy.
"He (Jonnalagadda) however was unfortunately dragged by the riptide into deeper waters and horrifically drowned as his family helplessly bore witness," loved ones wrote.
First responders were able to pull Jonnalagadda from the water and onto the shore. He was airlifted to Stanford Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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MIAMI, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pamesa Group has become the first company worldwide to use a hydrogen-based fuel to replace natural gas in its production process in partnership with eCombustible Energy. This fuel is completely free of carbon emissions. Going forward, the Pamesa Group plans to implement this fuel in all its operations.
eCombustible is a new carbon-free fuel that is generated through an improved electrolysis process and with significantly higher production efficiency than any other electrolysis technology.
This energy is generated in equipment installed in the same plants as the Pamesa production centers, so it does not need any type of transportation or distribution. As a result, the carbon emissions associated with the life cycle of eCombustible is further reduced compared to that of conventional fuels.
Fernando Roig, president of Grupo Pamesa points out that: "In a context as complicated as the energy crisis we are going through, I am proud to announce that, after four years of effort and investment, exclusively private, we are going to be able to produce in our plants without emitting carbon dioxide and without depending on third parties."
The fuel is produced using modules, which allows it to be configured according to the specific requirements of each client. In addition, it can be used in existing equipment with little or no need to modify the current machinery.
"Our mission is to provide a long-term, cost-effective, carbon-free fuel supply solution to help industries that today rely heavily on fossil fuels and give them energy independence," says Jorge Arévalo, CEO of eCombustible Energy. "Pamesa is leading the way in demonstrating how sectors whose CO2 emissions were economically unfeasible to reduce with current technology can now contribute to a more sustainable world while continuing to grow their businesses."
With the support of eCombustible, Pamesa achieves several major milestones: having the first plant of its kind globally that can operate independent of natural gas, a more efficient solution than existing hydrogen alternatives, including conventional green hydrogen, while remaining 100% carbon-free at a more competitive price than natural gas.
This is one more step in the demanding policy of corporate social responsibility of the Pamesa Group and its environmental management. Pamesa has a zero-waste policy in which its main areas of action are recycling 100% of solid and liquid waste, recycling wastewater both from the group itself and from other companies in the sector, heat recovery from factory ovens and recycling pallets. In addition, the Group has solar panels on all the roofs of its facilities, with a total installed power of 20.79 MW in solar panels, predominantly feeding its production plants with self-produced electricity in an ecological way.
About eCombustible
eCombustible Energy offers a long-term fuel supply solution that is designed to provide the world's most fossil-fuel dependent industries with a fuel that is carbon-free, cost-competitive, and requires little to no modification to existing customer equipment. The efficacy of its hydrogen-based fuel, eCombustible, has been validated through testing and independent assessments by third-party engineering firms. For more information visit www.ecombustible.com.
About Pamesa Grupo Empresarial
Consolidated as one of the strongest ceramic groups, Pamesa Grupo Empresarial is the leading European producer and the fourth worldwide, representing 20% of the sector's production in Spain and multiplying its turnover by five in the last 10 years.
The commercialization of the industrial group dedicated to the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of ceramic products is carried out through its six brands Pamesa, TAU, Prissmacer, Ecoceramic, Geotiles and Navarti.
Following the premises of design, avant-garde, technology and innovation, the Group is committed to the environment at all levels, generating employment and prosperity, maintaining a high level of commitment to the environment, talent management and giving an ethical, social and economic response to society and the territory. For more information visit www.pamesa.com
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BEIJING, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong is more than an international business and financial center – it is an open and diverse place that blends Chinese and Western cultures, and it has always been nurtured and nourished by Chinese culture.
As Hong Kong celebrates the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland, Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited the Xiqu Centre in the city's West Kowloon Cultural District on Thursday.
During the visit, she learned about the cultural district's planning and latest developments, as well as its work in preserving and promoting Cantonese opera and traditional Chinese theater.
Peng arrived in Hong Kong by train with Xi in the afternoon to attend the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on July 1.
From Xiqu to Chinese cultural heritage
Stretching across 40 hectares of reclaimed land, the West Kowloon Cultural District is one of the largest cultural projects in the world, blending art, education, open space and entertainment facilities.
Xiqu Centre, one of the district's first major cultural facilities, offers the opportunity to "explore and learn about Chinese cultural heritage and the different regional forms of xiqu," said its website.
During the visit, Peng watched a rehearsal of Cantonese Opera excerpts by the Tea House Rising Stars Troupe at its Tea House and spoke to the performers.
Thanks to the central government's support, Cantonese Opera was successfully inscribed onto the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2009 as a world intangible cultural heritage item.
The HKSAR government has been in collaboration with the community in the protection, transmission and promotion of Cantonese Opera and other intangible cultural heritage items.
A platform facilitating Chinese and Western cultural exchanges
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, various activities featuring traditional Chinese culture have been held, such as Chinese Kung Fu (Chinese martial arts) performance and the Hanfu (Chinese traditional costume) fashion show.
President Xi said on June 29, 2017, when visiting Hong Kong that he hoped the HKSAR can carry forward its traditional culture, play its role as a platform facilitating Chinese and Western cultural exchanges, and promote cultural exchanges and cooperation with the mainland.
The HKSAR is encouraged to develop into an international hub for cultural exchanges in the country's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025).
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CHICAGO — Zach LaVine is staying with the Chicago Bulls.
And with that, another top free agent came off the market — settling the biggest roster issue hanging over the Bulls this summer.
The Athletic first reported the agreement between the Bulls and LaVine.
Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas had been consistent in saying the team hoped to re-sign LaVine rather than lose him as an unrestricted free agent. He wanted to keep intact a core that helped Chicago reach the playoffs for the first time in five years.
LaVine, meanwhile, had said he planned to explore the market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career after five years in Chicago. If he looked around, he didn’t look for very long — LaVine announced his decision about 18 hours after the league’s free-agent negotiation window for this season started.
There are many benefits to LaVine staying, including the obvious financial edge. Chicago had the ability to give LaVine $56 million more than any other team could offer him this summer.
LaVine averaged 24.4 points this past season in the final season of a four-year, $78 million deal. The high-flying guard made the playoffs for the first time in his eighth year as a pro, with the Bulls losing in the first round to Milwaukee in five games.
But it was a year of clear progress for Chicago, which won 46 games with LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic leading the way. The Bulls enjoyed their best record in seven years and now have clear momentum heading into this coming season.
The past season wasn’t exactly easy for LaVine. He dealt with a thumb injury early in Chicago’s season, then was in and out of the lineup the final few months because of a left knee injury. The knee needed treatment often, and eventually required arthroscopic surgery in May.
All that seemed forgotten Friday. LaVine’s wife posted a photo of him on Instagram shortly after the deal was struck — the $215 million man enjoying a celebratory cigar.
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AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds contributed.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Show Me Cash" game were:
01-07-13-32-33
(one, seven, thirteen, thirty-two, thirty-three)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Show Me Cash" game were:
01-07-13-32-33
(one, seven, thirteen, thirty-two, thirty-three) | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Show-Me-Cash-game-17247706.php | 2022-06-17 03:04:43 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Show-Me-Cash-game-17247706.php |
WACO, Texas (AP) — Former longtime Baylor assistant Mitch Thompson was named Wednesday as the head baseball coach of the Bears after the past nine seasons at McLennan Community College, which also is located in Waco and won the junior college national title last year.
Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades said Thompson's track record of success and his personal connection to Baylor make him “a special fit” for the job.
Thompson replaces Steve Rodriguez, who resigned days after Baylor was eliminated from the Big 12 Conference Tournament and finished with a losing record. The Bears went 26-28 this year, ending with an 11-1 loss to Oklahoma State. Rodriguez was 197-146 overall in his seven seasons.
While Thompson was a Baylor assistant from 1995-2012, the Bears won three Big 12 titles, made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and went to the 2005 College World Series.
In nine seasons at McLennan, Thompson had a record of 372-138-1 (.728) with postseason appearances each year. MCC was the 2021 junior college national champion and in 2015 was the runner-up in the JUCO World Series.
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NABLUS, West Bank — Israeli troops on Wednesday entered a major Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank in a rare, daytime arrest operation, triggering fighting that killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded scores of others.
The raid, which reduced a building to rubble and left a series of shops riddled with bullets, was one of the bloodiest battles in nearly a year of fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. A 72-year-old man was among the 10 killed and 102 people were wounded, Palestinian officials said.
The brazen raid, coupled with the high death toll, raised the prospect of further bloodshed. A similar raid last month was followed by a deadly Palestinian attack outside a Jerusalem synagogue, and the Hamas militant group warned that "its patience is running out."
The Israeli military said it entered the city to arrest three wanted militants suspected in previous shooting attacks in the West Bank. It said it tracked down the men in a hideout.
The army said it surrounded the building and asked the men to surrender, but instead they opened fire. It said all three were killed in a shootout.
It said that during the raid, armed suspects "shot heavily toward the forces," which responded with live fire. It said others hurled rocks and explosives at the troops. There were no Israeli casualties. It released photos of what it said were two automatic rifles confiscated in the raid.
In the Old City of Nablus, people stared at the rubble that had been a large home in the centuries-old casbah. From one end to the other, shops were riddled with bullets. Parked cars were crushed. Blood stained the cement ruins. Furniture from the destroyed home was scattered among mounds of debris.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said of the 102 people wounded, six were in critical condition. Palestinian militant groups claimed three of the dead as members. But a 72-year-old man was also killed. There was no immediate word on whether the others belonged to armed groups.
An amateur video posted online appeared to show security camera footage of two young men running down a street. Gunshots are heard, and both falls to the ground, with one's hat flying off his head. Both bodies remained still.
Amateur video footage appeared to show Israeli troops operating in downtown Nablus, and army vehicles firing tear gas canisters.
Last month, Israeli troops killed 10 militants in a similar raid in the northern West Bank. The following day, a lone Palestinian gunman opened fire near a synagogue in an east Jerusalem settlement, killing seven people.
Days later, five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli arrest raid elsewhere in the West Bank. That was followed by a Palestinian car ramming that killed three Israelis, including two young brothers, in Jerusalem.
The fighting comes at a sensitive time, less than two months after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new hard-line government took office. The government is dominated by ultranationalists who have pushed for tougher action against Palestinian militants. Israeli media have quoted top security officials as expressing concern that this could lead to even more violence.
In the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the ruling Hamas militant group issued a veiled threat.
"The resistance in Gaza is observing the enemy's escalating crimes against our people in the occupied West Bank, and its patience is running out," said Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the group.
The group has battled Israel to four wars since seizing control of Gaza in 2007, and Israeli officials have expressed concerns about rising tensions ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins in March.
At least 55 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank and east Jerusalem this year, a pace that could exceed last year's death toll. Last year, nearly 150 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, making it the deadliest year in those areas since 2004, according to figures by the Israeli rights group B'Tselem.
Israel says that most of those killed have been militants but others — including youths protesting the incursions and other people not involved in confrontations — have also been killed. An AP tally has found that just under half of those killed belonged to militant groups.
Israel says the military raids are meant to dismantle militant networks and thwart future attacks while the Palestinians view them as further entrenchment of Israel's open-ended, 55-year occupation.
Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war, territories the Palestinians seek for their hoped-for independent state.
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Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has entered into an agreement to purchase Parler, a social media site popular with Trump loyalists, the company announced on Monday.
The surprise move comes days after Twitter and Instagram locked Ye's accounts over a series of antisemitic posts that were widely condemned.
Parler, which calls itself the "pioneering uncancelable free speech platform," characterized the restrictions Twitter and Instagram placed on his accounts as censorship, arguing that Parler's more hands-off approach to content moderation ensures that all voices can be heard.
"In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial, we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves," Ye said in a statement.
In practice, though, Parler has been a hotbed of vaccine misinformation, bigotry and right-wing conspiracies — content that usually does not expressly violate Parler's guidelines.
Parler is the social media site of the Nashville-based parent company Parlement Technologies. It did not disclose how much Ye has agreed to purchase the social media site for, nor were any other terms of the acquisition revealed. Parler officials said the deal is expected to close by the end of the year.
Parler has been installed on phones 11.7 million times, and it has about 40,000 daily active users, according to data from analytics company Apptopia. Twitter, by comparison, has 237 million daily active users, according to its latest quarterly earnings.
On Monday, Ye created an account on Parler, where he has more than 8,000 followers.
From Paris Fashion Week to Tucker Carlson, Ye's latest controversies
Ye, whose musical career and apparel line has made him a billionaire, is a frequent and often erratic user of social media. In recent weeks, Ye has been on something of a controversy bender.
He landed in hot water earlier this month for wearing a t-shirt that read "White Lives Matter" at Paris Fashion Week. The Anti-Defamation League considers the slogan hate speech.
In unaired snippets of a interview he did with Tucker Carlson on Fox News that were recently released by Vice, Ye espoused various antisemitic conspiracy theories. And he confounded many when he asserted in the footage that "professional actors" had been placed in his house to "sexualize" his children.
Politically, Ye has been a longtime Trump supporter, and he remains an ardent fan of the former president. An outspoken critic of cancel culture, Ye frequently denounces what he sees as to the over-policing of free speech in society.
That anything-goes ethos is a hallmark of Parler, which has had a turbulent history since its inception in 2018.
Deplatforming, a management shakeup, and a return
During the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, hundreds of videos of the siege were posted to Parler, which in the leadup to the violence had become a gathering place for far-right activists angry over Trump's election loss.
Parler's failure to remove violent and hateful posts following the Capitol riots led to Amazon severing the social media site from its web-hosting services, prompting a protracted legal battle and the abrupt firing of its former CEO John Matze.
Matze's messy departure was the result of a standoff between him and Rebekah Mercer, the Republican mega-donor and Parler co-founder, over how the platform should address inflammatory content, sources close to the matter told NPR at the time.
Parler suffered an additional blow when Apple and Google removed the service from their app stores for violating their terms of service. Apple said it found posts that "encouraged violence, denigrated various ethnic groups, races and religions" and "glorified Nazism."
Since then, however, Parler has committed to better monitoring hate speech and violence on the site, leading Apple and Google to welcome the app back on their app stores.
Parler is competing in a crowded space of "alternative" social media sites, with a bevy of conservative-friendly platforms attempting to siphon users away from dominant social media sites controlled by Big Tech in favor of apps with fewer guardrails on speech.
Among them are Rumble, a YouTube clone backed by billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel; Gettr, a service similar to Twitter founded by former Trump adviser Jason Miller; and TruthSocial, another Twitter rival founded by former president Trump.
Ye's proposed purchase of Parler comes as Twitter grapples with its own ownership saga. Elon Musk and Twitter remain locked in dizzying negotiations and legal battles regarding his pending purchase of the platform, and the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive has vowed to relax Twitter's content moderation rules.
In a statement announcing Ye's expected acquisition, Parler CEO George Farmer predicted that the deal would have a far-reaching impact on online speech.
"Ye is making a groundbreaking move into the free speech media space and will never have to fear being removed from social media again," Farmer said. "Once again, Ye proves that he is one step ahead of the legacy media narrative."
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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — It was a huge Wichita Falls welcome home Friday for a local leader in Future Farmers of America who is now making a big name for himself across the entire state.
Community members lined up at the WFISD Career Education Center with signs and excitement for a surprise welcome home for Isaac Hawkins jr., the newly elected 2023-2024 Texas FFA state president. That happened Friday at the FFA state convention in Dallas.
It’s been around 30- years since Wichita Falls FFA has had someone locally in state office. Hawkins is going to defer a year from going to Tarleton State University to travel the state and visit Ag chapters in hopes of motivating them. Before that, Hawkins will go to Austin to talk with state legislators to promote the FFA organization. He will also be in Washington, DC next week for a conference with other state presidents and other state officers from across the United States.
Hawkins said he is grateful for the community’s support; “it feels great to come home and know that I have so many people backing me. I hear all the time just, you know, when I’m out in public or hearing by word of mouth that there’s so many people in Wichita Falls who support me and back me in everything that I do. So, to come home and to see all these people here, it really means a lot to me.”
WFISD school board president, Katherine McGregor, said Ag teacher, Amber West, has been instrumental in developing Hawkins over the past four years toward his FFA leadership.
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No. 18 Oklahoma State will look to rebound from its worst loss in 23 seasons but will visit a rested Kansas team determined to clinch a postseason spot and beat the Cowboys for the first time since 2007 when the two old rivals meet Saturday for a key Big 12 Conference game in Lawrence, Kan.
The Cowboys, who were ranked as high as eighth in the nation before losing at TCU in double overtime on Oct. 15, were the third of four Big 12 teams listed in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. TCU is the league’s highest ranked team at No. 7, with Kansas State at No. 13 and Texas 24th.
Oklahoma State (6-2, 3-2 Big 12) enters Saturday’s game with losses in two of its last three games after starting the season 5-0. Most recently, the Cowboys were lambasted in a 48-0 loss at Kansas State on Oct. 29.
Cowboys coach Mike Gundy said his evaluation of the review of the loss to Kansas State confirmed that his team was “outcoached” and “outplayed.”
“Kansas State was just more physical than us,” Gundy said. “We weren’t ready to play. I didn’t do a very good job getting our guys ready. We finished all that Monday. We went through all the plays and tape and such at practice. Back at it to get ready to roll for this week.”
Oklahoma State was limited to a season-low 54 yards rushing and 217 yards of total offense in the loss to Kansas State. It didn’t help that the Cowboys were missing receivers Jaden Bray and Braydon Johnson for a second successive game and were also without running back Dominic Richardson.
Kansas has dropped three consecutive games and out of the Top 25 but remains on the cusp of becoming bowl eligible for the first time since 2008.
The Jayhawks (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) enjoyed an open week on Oct. 29 and, according to several players and coaches, used the time to clear their minds and get their bodies ready for the final month of the season.
“Open weeks are always challenging a little bit on the mental side as you’re trying to get healthy and you’re trying to get a break, but you still have things you want to do,” Kansas coach Lance Leipold said. “I was pleased especially for the younger players — players that haven’t played a lot — that were able to get some extra work.”
Kansas has scored 42 total touchdowns in eight games this season, marking the most TDs in a season since the Jayhawks racked up 42 in 12 contests in 2009.
Injured Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels returned to practice this week and is listed first on the Jayhawks’ Week 10 depth chart along with recent starter Jason Bean. Daniels missed the past two games with a shoulder injury sustained in the first half of the Jayhawks’ home loss to TCU on Oct. 8. His status for Saturday’s game remains to be determined; Leipold said the bye week helped, “but we’ll see.”
Although Kansas has lost all three games in which Daniels has missed time, Bean and the offense have scored 93 points in five halves without him. The Kansas defense, meanwhile, has given up 115 points in those five halves.
Oklahoma State has won the past 12 meetings, with the Jayhawks’ only victory since 1995 — 18 meetings — coming during Kansas’ epic 2007 season. That year, Kansas was ranked 5th at the time of the game, beat the Cowboys 43-28, and went on to win the Orange Bowl.
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Lilt Is Recognized as a Representative Vendor in this 2022 report
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lilt, the leading Global Experience (GX) platform, today announced that it has been identified as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner "Market Guide for AI-Enabled Translation Services" 2022 report.
"This research provides application leaders with an overview of this emerging class of translation services." According to Gartner, "application leaders for translation, IT, marketing, and product planning should understand their organization's broader globalization and translation context and strategy." The report also states, "the AI-enabled service with the most profound effect is neural machine translation (NMT)."
Lilt is one of several vendors that offer potentially significant enhancements to translation processes and workflows, with a focus on Lilt's unique adaptive machine learning technology. The Lilt Engine offers a fully automatic and customizable adaptive neural machine translation service. It provides human translators with context-dependent NMT recommendations in the line of work, which they can then take, tweak or ignore. The Lilt system also simultaneously provides TM and termbase recommendations in addition to the NMT. This interaction with human editors reshapes the translation service in real time.
"Lilt enables businesses to create personalized experiences for their customers and prospects in the language that they prefer," said Spence Green, CEO of Lilt. "We believe that our inclusion by Gartner in this report validates the GX transformation that customers realize with our solution."
Advances in AI provide new opportunities to reduce costs and improve the quality and availability of translation services. AI can be used to automate and augment translation processes. This Gartner research provides application leaders with an overview of this emerging class of translation services.
Lilt is the only company to leverage predictive, adaptive human-in-the-loop technology and AI applications to provide scalable enterprise translations, enabling enterprises to effectively deliver a comprehensive, seamless experience for every customer globally. For more information about Lilt and its translation solutions, please reach out to contact@lilt.com.
Gartner, "Market Guide for AI-enabled Translation Services," Bern Elliot, Adrian Lee, JC Martel, 31 May 2022
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GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product, or service depicted in our research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Headquartered in San Francisco, Lilt is the leading global experience platform, enabling organizations to build and deliver multilingual experiences at scale across every step of the global customer journey through its translation technology and services. The Lilt Platform uses AI and automation to make the localization process faster, better, and simpler, bringing human-powered, technology-assisted translations to global enterprises. Lilt gives industry-leading organizations like Intel, ASICS, Emerson, UIPath, and Canva everything they need to scale their global experience programs and go-to-market faster. Lilt has additional global offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. Visit us online at www.lilt.com or contact us at contact@lilt.com.
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Leading Duchenne Organization Expands Certification of Clinics that Provide Optimal Care for People with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with 1st Clinic in Southwest
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced the expansion of their renowned Certified Duchenne Care Center (CDCC) Program with the certification of Phoenix Children's, one of the nation's fastest-growing pediatric healthcare systems. This addition to the CDCC Program is the first certification in the state of Arizona, and expands the network as the first center to capture the broader Duchenne and Becker population living in the Southwest.
Rachel Schrader, MS, APRN, CPNP-PC, PPMD's Vice President of Clinical Care and Education acknowledges the significance of the program's growth to include Phoenix Children's, as it expands the CDCC program in an area ripe for expansion of care for patients living with dystrophinopathy who otherwise often traveled a great distance to receive care at a CDCC.
"PPMD is mindful of the presence of care deserts throughout the country. We recognize the great needs of families in the Southwest living with dystrophinopathy, including those in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and beyond. This certification fills a critical gap for the network and offers optimal care to families in the area who are greatly in need. We are really thankful for the efforts of the team at Phoenix Children's to achieve certification and are thrilled to announce their certification to the community today," said Schrader. "Phoenix Children's has done a wonderful job collaborating with Duchenne families in the community over the past several years to develop and refine their program to best serve the complex needs of families with Duchenne and Becker, and we are thrilled to see the fruits of that labor, as observed during our certification committee's site visit in September."
Phoenix Children's serves a growing number of patients with dystrophinopathy – many of whom travel from out-of-state to seek care. "This certification gives parents and guardians the peace of mind knowing their child is receiving evidence-based, state-of-the-art care. By further expanding access to even more clinical trials, we are offering transformational therapies even closer to home," said Dr. Saunder Bernes, pediatric neurologist and director, neuromuscular program at Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's. "In addition to this certification, our program continues to grow with the addition of expanded clinic days and more providers available to patients."
PPMD's Certified Duchenne Care Center Program supports standardized, comprehensive care and services for all people living with Duchenne. Certification means centers maintain the highest standards in clinical and sub-specialty services, rapidly apply new evidence-based knowledge, minimize heterogeneity in clinical research outcomes, and comply with standards in clinical care that were established by the CDC's Care Considerations. As part of its ongoing mission to end Duchenne, PPMD continues to insist that all people with Duchenne receive comprehensive care.
To learn more about PPMD's Certified Duchenne Care Center Program, visit PPMD's website. Click here to learn more about the history of PPMD's Certified Duchenne Care Center Program and to access PPMD's first published article on the program.
ABOUT PARENT PROJECT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Duchenne is a fatal genetic disorder that slowly robs people of their muscle strength. Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) fights every single battle necessary to end Duchenne.
We demand optimal care standards and ensure every family has access to expert healthcare providers, cutting edge treatments, and a community of support. We invest deeply in treatments for this generation of Duchenne patients and in research that will benefit future generations. Our advocacy efforts have secured hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and won five FDA approvals.
Everything we do—and everything we have done since our founding in 1994—helps those with Duchenne live longer, stronger lives. We will not rest until we end Duchenne for every single person affected by the disease. Join our fight against Duchenne at EndDuchenne.org. Follow PPMD on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
ABOUT PHOENIX CHILDREN'S
Phoenix Children's is one of the nation's largest pediatric health systems. It comprises Phoenix Children's Hospital – Thomas Campus, Phoenix Children's Hospital – East Valley at Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, four pediatric specialty and urgent care centers, 11 community pediatric practices, 20 outpatient clinics, two ambulatory surgery centers and seven community-service-related outpatient clinics throughout the state of Arizona. The system provides world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care and has been serving children and families for nearly 40 years. Phoenix Children's Care Network includes more than 1,175 pediatric primary care providers and specialists who deliver care across more than 75 subspecialties. For more information, visit phoenixchildrens.org.
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WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Saturday, May 6, 2023
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Zone Forecast Product for Northeast Oregon and South Central Washington
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
358 AM PDT Sun May 7 2023
WAZ026-072300-
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
358 AM PDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy. Highs in
the 60s. Breezy. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph
in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Northwest
wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the 60s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a
tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the 40s. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Northwest wind 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the lower 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s to mid 70s. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s to
mid 80s. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
$$
WAZ027-072300-
Yakima Valley-
Including the cities of Naches, Sunnyside, Toppenish, and Yakima
358 AM PDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
60s. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West wind 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Northwest wind 5 to
10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of
an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the 40s. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the 60s. West wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts to
around 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the lower 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
to mid 70s. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 70s
to mid 80s. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
$$
WAZ028-072300-
Lower Columbia Basin of Washington-
Including the cities of Connell, Prosser, and Tri-Cities
358 AM PDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
60s. Breezy. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. South
wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s to lower 70s. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a quarter of an inch,
except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. South wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Southwest wind 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the lower 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid to
upper 70s. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 70s
to lower 80s. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.
$$
WAZ029-072300-
Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington-
Including the cities of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Walla Walla
358 AM PDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy. A
20 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 60s.
Breezy. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A
20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
South wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a chance of rain showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to lower
70s. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Rainfall amounts up to a half of an inch possible, except higher
amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Southwest wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Highs
in the lower to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 40s to mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 80s.
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WAZ030-072300-
Northwest Blue Mountains-
Including the city of Ski Bluewood Resort
358 AM PDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Highs in the
upper 40s to mid 50s. West wind 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a
quarter of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
mid 30s to lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a chance of rain showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with rain showers and a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s to lower
60s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Rainfall amounts up to a
half of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs in the mid to upper 40s,
except in the 50s valleys. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the lower 50s to lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Highs
in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to upper 70s.
$$
WAZ522-072300-
Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest-
Including the cities of Roslyn and Easton
358 AM PDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and high mountain snow
showers. Highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s. West wind 5 to
15 mph in the morning, becoming light. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and high mountain snow
showers in the evening, then a chance of rain showers overnight.
Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and high mountain snow
showers in the morning, then rain showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. No high mountain snow
accumulation. Highs in the upper 40s to upper 50s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers, high
mountain snow showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the 30s.
Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and
high mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the 30s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 50s to lower 60s. Lows in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 60s
to lower 70s. Lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
$$
WAZ523-072300-
Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest-
Including the cities of Appleton, Cle Elum, and Cliffdell
358 AM PDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Highs in the
upper 40s to upper 50s, except in the mid 50s to lower 60s
valleys. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the
morning. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Rainfall amounts
less than a tenth of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the evening. Lows in the lower 30s to lower 40s. West wind 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning,
then rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s to lower 60s. Southeast wind
5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Rainfall amounts
less than a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Northwest wind
5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 40s to upper 50s, except in the upper
50s to lower 60s valleys. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the mid 30s to mid 40s. Highs in the lower 50s to lower 60s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
60s to lower 70s. Lows in the upper 30s to upper 40s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 60s
to upper 70s. Lows in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
$$
WAZ521-072300-
Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Goldendale and Bickleton
358 AM PDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts
up to 30 mph in the morning. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth
of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. West
wind 5 to 15 mph in the evening, becoming light.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s to mid
60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Rainfall amounts less
than a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. West wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. West wind 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the upper 30s to upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
60s to lower 70s. Lows in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s
to lower 80s. Lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s.
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- The agreement includes renaming the waterfront "ROSHN Waterfront"
- The Waterfront includes 7 different entertainment areas stretching over a distance of 4 km
RIYADH and JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia , Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the presence of His Excellency the Mayor of Jeddah, Mr. Saleh bin Ali Al-Turki, ROSHN, the national real estate developer wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund and Rotana Star Neon Company, signed an agreement to sponsor the Jeddah Waterfront and transform its name into "ROSHN Waterfront".
Redeveloped and opened 2017, the Waterfront is one of the most important landmarks in Jeddah, attracting approximately 55 million visitors annually. It stretches four kilometers along the Red Sea coast and will consist of seven diverse recreational areas for families and children.
By renaming and sponsoring the waterfront ROSHN intends to boost its efforts to support the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 to provide a higher quality of life for the citizens and residents of the Kingdom.
Commenting on the agreement, Sabah Barakat, Group Chief Operating Officer of ROSHN, said: "We were pleased by the attendance of His Excellency Mr. Saleh Al-Turki at the signing ceremony of the sponsorship agreement and the renaming of Jeddah Waterfront. We in ROSHN are keen to diversify our partnerships and efforts to serve the provision of a higher quality of life in the Kingdom. The waterfront is part of our endeavor to activate the role of social responsibility and provide higher quality lifestyles."
ROSHN is a national real estate developer powered by the Saudi Public Investment. It is mandated to provide high-quality living standards for Saudis and to support government efforts to increase citizens' home ownership rates. The announcement of the waterfront agreement comes after the recent launch of the ALAROUS project in Jeddah - ROSHN's second project in the Kingdom after the SEDRA community in Riyadh.
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Police: 2 young girls walked streets alone to report their own abuse
POSEY CO., Ind. (WFIE/Gray News) - Two people in Indiana are facing a long list of drug and neglect charges after police said two young girls sought them out to report their own abuse.
Authorities said two girls were seen walking around downtown Mt. Vernon Tuesday night asking how to get to the police station. They also said the girls were upset and crying.
The girls reportedly told police they left their home because of ongoing physical abuse by their mother, LaCole Mosley, and their mother’s boyfriend, Daryl Moman.
WFIE reports the girls were punched, kicked, and slapped on a daily basis.
The girls also reportedly told officers they were expected to care for their four younger siblings, who range in age from 1 to 8.
The girls said they take care of their siblings in the morning before school and when they get home. They said they usually have to clean up and bathe the younger children, whose diapers are soiled from not being changed all day.
The girls said the younger children would also be left in a car for hours with all of the kids often left alone at home for days at a time.
Police said they were also told by the girls that their mother crushes up something and snorts it off the bathroom counter.
When they told their mother they wanted to leave the home, the girls said they were told “If you leave, he will kill me, and I will kill you.”
Officers said Moman came to the police station while the girls were there and that the girls both seemed afraid of him.
Authorities went to Mosley and Moman’s home to check on the other four children. Officers said they were invited inside, where they saw a box of ammunition in a bedroom and could smell burnt marijuana in the garage.
Officers said Mosley consented to a search of the home, where they discovered several baggies, marijuana, meth, more ammunition and a digital scale. Mosley reportedly told police more than once that there were no guns in the home.
WFIE reports the six children were placed with safe family members by the Indiana Department of Children’s Services.
As the children were being loaded into a vehicle, officers said they saw a trash bag near the air conditioning unit. Inside the trash bag, they said they found two guns.
Officials said Mosley and Moman were both charged with drug possession and drug dealing, as well as six counts of child neglect. They also said Moman is a convicted felon, who was charged with armed robbery and dealing cocaine in Illinois.
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North Korea launches missile into sea as US, South Korea conduct military drills
South Korea's military said its joint military drills with the US will continue
North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, testing activities that appear to be in response to ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills.
The North continuing its missile tests shows the country is not deterred by the U.S.-South Korea exercises it views as an invasion rehearsal, although many experts suggest the tests may also be part of the North's larger goal to expand its weapons arsenal, win international recognition as a nuclear state and have international sanctions lifted.
The missile, which was launched from the North’s northwestern Tongchangri area, flew across the country and landed in the sea off its east coast, according to South Korean and Japanese assessments, which reported that the missile traveled a distance of about 500 miles. This range suggests the missile could target South Korea.
The chief nuclear envoys from South Korea, Japan and the U.S. strongly condemned the missile launch as a provocation threatening peace on the Korean Peninsula and in the region. They agreed in a phone call to strengthen their coordination to send a firm international response to the North's testing activity, according to Seoul's Foreign Ministry.
NORTH KOREA SAYS ICBM LAUNCH WAS A ‘WARNING’
South Korea's military said its joint drills with the U.S. will proceed and it will be prepared to respond to any provocation by the North. During drills on Sunday, the U.S. flew at least one long-range B-1B bomber for joint aerial training with South Korean warplanes, according to South Korea's Defense Ministry.
North Korea is wary about the deployment of B-1Bs, which are capable of carrying a large conventional weapons payload. The country had responded to B-1B flights in February by test-launching missiles to ranges that showed they can reach some military airbases in South Korea.
According to Japanese Vice Defense Minister Toshiro Ino, the missile landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. He said there were no reports of damage to vessels or aircraft in the area and that the missile likely showed an irregular trajectory, a possible reference to North Korea’s highly maneuverable, nuclear-capable KN-23 missile.
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Sunday's launch does not pose an immediate threat to the U.S. territory or its allies. However, it did say the North’s recent launches highlight "the destabilizing impact of its unlawful" weapons programs and that the U.S. security commitment to South Korea and Japan remains "ironclad."
The launch was the North’s third round of weapons tests since the U.S. and South Korea began their joint military drills on Monday. The drills include computer simulations and field exercises and are expected to continue until Thursday. The joint exercises are the biggest of their kind since 2018.
US-SOUTH KOREA DRILLS DETER NORTH KOREA, PENTAGON CLAIMS HOURS AFTER NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES ICBM
North Korea recently tested weapons including its longest-range Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the launch was conducted to "strike fear into the enemies," according to state media.
A launch on Thursday, the North’s first ICBM firing in a month, prompted strong opposition from the South Korean, Japanese and U.S. governments, as it was conducted just hours before South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol flew to Tokyo for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Yoon and Kishida agreed during the summit to resume conversations about defense and further strengthen security cooperation with the U.S. to counter North Korea.
North Korea has missiles that put Japan within striking distance. In October, North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over northern Japan forcing communities to issue evacuation alerts and stop trains.
Kishida issued a response to North Korea's launch on Sunday that includes working closely with South Korea and the U.S.
The North had also fired cruise missiles from a submarine the day before the military exercises began. According to North Korean state media, those missiles were a demonstration of its commitment to respond with "overwhelming powerful" force to the military drills by the U.S. and South Korea.
The U.S. and South Korea are planning to carry out more training involving a U.S. aircraft carrier later this month after their current exercises conclude, which suggests North Korea would likely respond to those drills with additional weapons tests.
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(NewsNation) — Millions of children do not get enough food every day — and some food banks say they’re seeing more and more demand as inflation rates remain high.
“The need right now is actually more than the height of COVID,” said Lisa Richardson, president and CEO of the Harvesting in Mansfield Food Bank in Texas. “We’ve actually increased 38%.”
Statewide, one in five children is experiencing hunger, according to Feeding Texas.
Rising prices are causing a new strain on families, some of whom have never before needed help like this.
“Most of them are a little bit desperate because they’re having to pay regular bills,” Richardson said. “If there’s a medical emergency, they’re having to deal with medications and those things, and so they don’t have extra funds for groceries.”
Courtney Allen is a wife and mom of two who had to visit the Mansfield Food Bank for the first time to provide meals for her family.
“It was never a problem before inflation hit,” she said. “You’re at the end of the week. and you’re, like, ‘OK, there’s less food in here than there was a couple of weeks ago.’”
Allen has a 3-year-old son with autism whose needs require a lot of family time and resources, including four therapies a week.
“It’s not just food prices (but also) gas, electric,” Allen said. “I know over the summer. our electric bill was $500, which is an insane amount of money.”
The national outlook is also grim, with 12 million children not getting enough food, according to Save the Children.
Food scarcity is highest in Louisiana, followed by Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma and Washington, D.C.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, food insecurity rates rose worldwide, too, as incomes were reduced and food supply chains disrupted, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition noted.
No Kid Hungry is a national campaign run by a nonprofit called Share Our Strength, which works to solve hunger and poverty. This month, No Kid Hungry announced it issued $280,000 in grants to 14 state chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics to improve food insecurity screening. The money will also help families get connected with federal programs SNAP and WIC.
“Addressing food insecurity in the early years is critical, and the role pediatricians can play in doing so cannot be understated,” Caron Greenmont, director of No Kid Hungry, said in a statement.
Richardson, who sees the need for hunger screening first-hand every day, says the grants are a crucial step toward overall health and destigmatizing hunger.
There are some things people can look out for when it comes to seeing if a child is food insecure, she added.
“For children, the signs of hunger are their irritability and they cannot pay attention,” Richardson said. “That’s almost the number one sign of hunger. For adults, it’s irritability and depression.” | https://phl17.com/nmw/as-prices-rise-so-does-food-insecurity-in-us/ | 2022-12-22 19:32:01 | 0 | https://phl17.com/nmw/as-prices-rise-so-does-food-insecurity-in-us/ |
Leading provider of revenue performance management services and applications becomes a three-time winner of prestigious partner award from HubSpot.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New Breed, the premier revenue performance management partner for the world's fastest-growing companies, today announced that it has been named HubSpot's 2022 North America Partner of the Year. New Breed is now the only partner in HubSpot's Impact Award Hall of Fame to be a three-time recipient of the North America Partner of the Year award. HubSpot, a leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform for scaling companies, uses the award to recognize members of its Solutions Partner Program who meet specific criteria that contribute to their growth and the growth of their customers.
The North America Partner of the Year award represents New Breed's continued ability to deliver an unsurpassed level of technical and strategic partnership for companies that seek to implement, configure, and drive business outcomes using the HubSpot CRM platform.
"The growth of HubSpot's CRM in recent years offers profound opportunities for companies of all sizes," said Patrick Biddiscombe, New Breed's CEO. "However, to fully leverage HubSpot's capabilities, organizations increasingly require a partner that is capable of customizing it for complex use cases and growth strategies. This award represents our continued commitment to serving that need. I'm excited to continue to work closely with HubSpot to help our customers stay at the cutting edge of CRM and growth strategy."
New Breed has been a HubSpot partner since 2012 and has earned every major HubSpot accreditation. The company became an inaugural member of the elite tier of solutions partners in 2020, and entered the HubSpot App Marketplace in 2021 after it launched Distributely, a HubSpot Certified application focused on lead routing and distribution. Now as the North America Partner of the Year, New Breed builds on this track record of HubSpot ecosystem leadership to help even the most complex organizations drive value from their investments on the HubSpot CRM platform.
"HubSpot's partner community is essential to our goal of helping millions of organizations grow better. The success of our shared customers is a direct reflection of the hard work and dedication of partners like New Breed," said Brian Garvey. "On behalf of everyone at HubSpot, I'm thrilled to congratulate New Breed and the other Impact Award winners on this incredible achievement."
"Solutions partners like New Breed are essential to helping our customers leverage the full value of the HubSpot CRM platform," said Yamini Rangan, CEO of HubSpot. "New Breed continues to drive innovative solutions on HubSpot for our shared customers, and I am excited to recognize New Breed as our top partner in North America."
About New Breed
New Breed is the premier revenue performance management partner for the world's fastest-growing companies. The company provides a comprehensive platform of services and technologies that align people, processes and systems in order to drive business outcomes. A three-time HubSpot North America Partner of the Year and elite HubSpot solutions partner, New Breed is a recognized leader in helping companies maximize their investments in the HubSpot CRM platform.
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VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear prepares for what could be the most hotly contested election of the year, the first-term Democrat insisted on Wednesday that he would not cede so-called family values issues to his Republican opponent.
In his first sit-down interview since Tuesday’s primary, Beshear also tried to contrast his steady leadership with the just-concluded bitter GOP campaign in which state Attorney General Daniel Cameron prevailed in a 12-candidate field. The governor told The Associated Press that he intends to make the general election race about helping families and not trying to “rile people up,” and he accused Cameron of doing just that in his victory speech.
“I think sadly from the other side, what we saw last night and what we’ll see is name-calling, stoking division, trying to incite fear or anger or maybe even hatred. And that’s not how we’re supposed to run these elections,” Beshear said.
Cameron, buoyed by an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, finished 26 percentage points ahead of his nearest rival, state Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles. Trump’s former U.N. ambassador, Kelly Craft, was a disappointing third after a campaign that mostly centered around her and Cameron.
The much scrutinized off-year matchup between Beshear and Cameron in November could provide insight about voter sentiment heading into the 2024 elections that will determine control of the White House and Congress. The race will test the strength of a popular Democratic governor in a Republican-dominated state who hopes the reputation he forged as the state’s consoler in chief during a tumultuous four years will be enough to propel him to a second term.
Cameron, one of the most prominent Black Republicans in the country and a former aide to GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell, came out swinging in a primary night speech.
“The new religion of the left casts doubt on the greatness of America,” Cameron, 37, said. “They embrace a picture of this country and this commonwealth that is rooted in division, that is hostile to faith and that is committed to the erosion of our education system.”
The AP reached out to Cameron for an interview, but his campaign did not immediately make him available.
Beshear, 45, said he sees similarities between this year’s race and his run in 2019, when he defeated GOP Gov. Matt Bevin.
“If you look at this last primary, I think that you are seeing the same nastiness, the same turning people against each other,” Beshear said.
Much like that contest, Beshear said he has no plans to campaign with national Democrats, including President Joe Biden. Beshear relies on his family’s strong political brand in Kentucky, where his father, Steve Beshear, is a former two-term governor.
“This is about us, not Washington, D.C. Everything you’re going to hear me talk about in this election is about our families and how we move them ahead — not right, not left, but forward,” Beshear said.
Biden joined Beshear to console the victims of tornadoes and flooding that hit Kentucky during the governor’s first term. Asked if he was bracing for opposition ads showing pictures of him and Biden together, Beshear said, “It would be pretty callous, I think, for somebody to use photos of showing up at the toughest of times against somebody.”
In his speech Tuesday night, Cameron tried to tie Beshear to Biden’s immigration policies, lambasted the governor’s record on crime and drugs and criticized him for vetoing legislation barring transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity. The Republican-led legislature overrode Beshear’s veto.
“A governor who will not speak out on these issues, and who will not stand up for your interests, has abdicated his responsibility to the commonwealth and is not fit to lead it any longer,” Cameron said.
This year, Beshear vetoed a bill banning transgender young people from receiving gender-affirming health care. That veto also was overridden. Beshear has come under GOP criticism for the veto.
Beshear said Wednesday that every youngster should be treated “as a child of God.”
“At the end of the day, I think what’s been done here attacks parents’ rights, and I believe medical decisions for children are best left to their parents and not big government stepping in,” he said.
Beshear said he is ready to run on a record of economic growth, support for public schools and increased help for people battling drug addiction.
The governor noted that hundreds of Kentucky National Guard soldiers have been deployed to the nation’s southwest border during his term in office. Kentucky will continue to “do our part when asked,” he said, declaring that “border security is national security.”
He pointed to advances in providing clean drinking water to Kentuckians and getting a new Ohio River bridge built to ease traffic congestion between Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. A bridge “isn’t red or blue, it’s just really important for our families,” the governor said.
Beshear now faces an electorate that has turned increasingly Republican since he won the office. He said voters will hear a message from him driven by faith and values, not partisan politics.
“For me, my values are rooted in my faith,” Beshear said. “And my faith teaches me that we’re supposed to live with love and compassion, not anger and division.”
Cameron is the first major-party Black nominee for governor in Kentucky’s history. “To anyone who looks like me, know that you can achieve anything,” he said after winning the nomination.
To Beshear, “it’s taken far too long to have a Black nominee of either party for governor. But I think what the attorney general said last night is right, that in this campaign people are going to judge us by our record and our values.” | https://pix11.com/ap-political/ap-democratic-gov-andy-beshear-of-kentucky-signals-focus-on-family-values-in-closely-watched-fall-race/ | 2023-05-18 11:49:43 | 1 | https://pix11.com/ap-political/ap-democratic-gov-andy-beshear-of-kentucky-signals-focus-on-family-values-in-closely-watched-fall-race/ |
(WJW) – Lake Erie was seeing some pretty intense waves on its Canadian side Tuesday, but what about Northeast Ohio?
The National Weather Service in Canada issued a severe wind advisory this morning for eastern Lake Erie in Ontario. According to the warning, waves could reach as high as three meters and waterspouts were possible.
A video posted to Twitter captured these waves as they “danced” near Port Stanley.
FOX 8 Meteorologist Mackenzie Bart weighed in on it. Thanks to our wintery area of low pressure, the strong westerly winds have created a bit of chop across the waters of Lake Erie.
As the low conditions sit right over top of the Great Lakes region, winds will continue to be gusty. Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph tonight into Wednesday will bring six to nine-foot waves.
A small craft advisory is in place until Friday morning for the lakeshore, stretching up through Ripley, New York.
The breeze should lighten up by the end of the week with waves returning to one to two feet by Friday afternoon.
Keep up with the latest weather forecast right here. | https://www.wdtn.com/dont-miss/video-intense-waves-seen-dancing-on-lake-eries-canadian-side/ | 2022-10-19 14:32:51 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/dont-miss/video-intense-waves-seen-dancing-on-lake-eries-canadian-side/ |
Plus: Market outlook webinar announced and new CFP® credentials added to team accomplishments
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Chip Partners ("Blue Chip"), an award-winning, independent, fee-only Registered Investment Advisor and comprehensive wealth management firm located just outside of Detroit, was recently named a winner of InvestmentNews' 2022 Best Practices Award. This award recognizes advisory firms at the top of their peer group in terms of financial performance, demonstrating high growth, productivity, and profitability. Award winners were determined based on results from the annual InvestmentNews Adviser Benchmarking Study, which looks to the top-performing financial advisory firms in the nation for lessons on how to build a best-in-class practice.
"We are so excited to be recognized as one of InvestmentNews' Best Practices," said Robert Steinberg, Founder and CEO of Blue Chip Partners. "We couldn't have earned this without all of our amazing team members who work hard to serve our clients and make Blue Chip an award-winning firm."
Across categories – from solo practices consisting of one advisor, through small ensembles with less than $5 million in annual revenue, to super ensembles with more than $10 million – the top quartile firms in performance this year outpaced their peers in growth, even while generating 29% more revenue, 59% higher profit margins, and 65% higher adviser productivity. The 2022 Best Practices list consists of 11 firms – two solo practices and three firms in each ensemble category – that were the highest achievers in these metrics. Blue Chip Partners was one of the three winners in the midsize ensembles category.
Click to see the full list of InvestmentNews' 2022 Best Practices and to learn more about the awards.
MANAGING DIRECTOR DAN SEDER FEATURED ON INVESTMENTNEWS' GAMEDAY STAGE
InvestmentNews also recently featured Blue Chip Partners on their Gameday Stage at the 2022 Schwab IMPACT Conference, where Blue Chip's Managing Director Dan Seder, CFA®, CMT, CFP®, joined host Gregg Greenberg on stage for a video interview on year-end strategies for company executives – a clientele that Seder and Blue Chip specialize in serving.
"Executives holding restricted stock should consider capturing losses if those shares are down," said Seder. "They should also better understand the time-value of their stock options."
Click to watch the full InvestmentNews Gameday video interview.
BLUE CHIP PARTNERS TO PRESENT Q1 2023 MARKET OUTLOOK WEBINAR
On January 18th from 4-4:30pm ET, three of Blue Chip's senior-level team members will lead an educational webinar titled Quarterly Edge Live, sharing Blue Chip's Q1 2023 Market Outlook.
Blue Chip's Director of Investments, Daniel Dusina, CFA®, will be joined by Seder and Matthew Mondoux, CFA®, CMT, CFP®, Senior Financial Advisor, for a discussion on topics to keep an eye on as 2023 gets underway, including fixed income vs. equity holdings, ongoing inflation and economic pressures, a possible recession, and more market insights. The team will also field audience questions.
The webinar will dive deeper into Dusina's Q1 2023 Quarterly Edge Report, which included written commentary and videos focusing on Blue Chip's three main topics of the quarter:
- Are Bonds Back?
- Blue Chip Debt
- Taking Stock
Click to see the full Q1 2023 Quarterly Edge Report. Journalists and the general public are invited to register for the Quarterly Edge Live webinar.
FINANCIAL ADVISOR EMILY PRATER EARNS CFP® MARKS
In addition, Blue Chip announced that financial advisor Emily Prater, CPA, CFP® has earned the Certified Financial Planner™ marks of distinction and can now use the CFP® marks after her name. With this accomplishment came a promotion for Prater, who moved from Associate Advisor to Financial Advisor within the firm.
"We're so proud of Emily and the hard work she put in to achieve this success," said Erin Goss, Chief Operating Officer at Blue Chip Partners. "Since joining our firm in 2021, Emily has been an invaluable part of our team, and we're excited to witness her continued growth."
In addition to two Associate Financial Advisors, there are now eight Financial Advisors on staff. Seven of them are Certified Financial Planner™ professionals.
Click to learn more about the Blue Chip team.
Blue Chip Partners, LLC (Blue Chip) is a privately-owned, Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firm headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan (a suburban area near Detroit). Blue Chip provides personalized wealth management and asset management services, serving as a fiduciary to over 700 client relationships with over $1 Billion in assets under management. The advisors at Blue Chip Partners have extensive experience and credentials that provide the foundation for providing comprehensive wealth management and holistic advice to a select clientele. Blue Chip has seven Certified Financial Planner™ licensees (CFPs), four Chartered Financial Analyst (CFAs), three Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), three Chartered Market Technicians (CMTs), and two licensed attorneys (Michigan). To learn more, visit www.BlueChipPartners.com.
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Kyla Mack, a former Henrico High School IB student who now studies at Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma, knows the daunting task students face while juggling heavy workloads, the stresses of a global pandemic, and keeping their mental health in check. Now she's doing something to help high school students like Tamorah Johnson.
Johnson knows exactly how she plans to make her mark once her school days are over.
"I’m looking into education," she said. "I want to be a teacher, an elementary school teacher."
But the high school student believes pandemic-related stress and the complexities of getting through the college planning process have weighed heavy on students.
"It’s so stressful and this is a new chapter in your life," she said.
That daunting process spurred Mack to create a solution to a problem she too faced as a student at Henrico High School.
"We didn’t know what we needed for applications, scholarships, and things like that," Mack said. "So there was a real need for some guidance."
The Oral Roberts University senior started Journey For Growth LLC.
The organization helps to guide high school students.
Mack finds scholarships that match their interests, helps get them organized, and sharpens their essay writing skills.
She also encourages students to stay on top of their mental health.
"These kids are at school all day long and they’re struggling with so many things," Mack said. "If I can take the load off of worrying about what you’re doing after school, that’s really important to me."
"I was struggling so much," Johnson said. "I’m a person who can easily get overwhelmed if there are lots of things on my plate, so this was a really big help to me."
Mack said the key for parents and students was to start this process early — sometime in 9th grade.
As an adolescent life coach, Mack said she's able to walk through the entire process with students and offers support through college and beyond. | https://www.wtvr.com/problem-solvers/she-knows-high-school-students-are-struggling-with-stress-so-shes-doing-something-to-help | 2022-05-17 22:44:08 | 0 | https://www.wtvr.com/problem-solvers/she-knows-high-school-students-are-struggling-with-stress-so-shes-doing-something-to-help |
Kaiser Permanente grants $2.5 million to Change Machine and additional funding to regional nonprofits to embed financial coaching within 190 social service organizations
NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Change Machine announced today the launch of a new financial health initiative designed to advance the economic wellbeing and health outcomes of thousands of families in low-income areas across the country.
The Change Machine + Kaiser Permanente Financial Health Initiative uses Change Machine's technology platform to train and equip social service practitioners in financial coaching so that they can provide these services to their clients. Financial coaching includes: financial goal setting and budgeting; establishing and increasing savings; addressing debt; and connecting people to safe and affordable banking products. Funding from Kaiser Permanente supports training program implementation, allowing social service organizations to provide these programs sustainably.
Research shows that financial stress is a key clinical risk factor for poor health outcomes. In particular, poor mental health has been consistently linked with the experience of financial hardship and poverty, and in many instances the link between mental and financial health is cyclical – financial hardship increases mental distress, mental distress raises the risk of missing payments on rent or loans and incurring fees, which leads to increased financial hardship.
By offering financial coaching, social service organizations can disrupt these cycles and better accomplish their missions to serve their clients, leading to improved community health outcomes.
"The link between financial health and overall health is well-documented. Access to financial literacy and coaching is a crucial way to ensure individuals, families, and communities remain financially stable and able to meet the various social needs – including stable housing, reliable transportation, and nutritious food – that are foundational to good health," said Stephanie Ledesma, vice president of community health at Kaiser Permanente.
The initiative will serve 190 social service organizations in California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington.
"Thanks to Kaiser Permanente, Change Machine's platform further amplifies the thought partnership of practitioners on the ground. It is an engine to build financially-thriving and healthy communities across the country," said Mae Watson Grote, Founder and CEO of Change Machine. "This combination of technology and capacity building is creating the field's vibrant community of practice through which we amplify our collective impact on the financial security of clients."
Change Machine + Kaiser Permanente Financial Health Initiative offers a flexible approach for organizations interested in offering financial coaching tools, training, and resources to enhance their missions. All participating organizations receive free access to tools that support social collaboration and can join a virtual community of financial practitioners and community leaders.
"The biggest value-adds for us is having the accountability of the financial health initiative. We've been wanting to do this work and now we have the grant, a timeline, and outcomes. This has been helpful to move the work forward," said Jared Schapiro, Assistant Director of Professional Services, Workforce Snohomish in Everett, WA. "There's no coordination between financial education empowerment services, at least in our county. The Change Machine + Kaiser Permanente Financial Health Initiative will help us close this gap."
"It's delightful to learn from practitioners across the country and now we can take these learnings back to our communities," said Stephanie Gaines, Financial Empowerment Services Coordinator, The Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency. "The trainings opened up conversations among our colleagues on how we can make topics on financial security more relatable and non-judgemental when we engage with our customers."
Change Machine + Kaiser Permanente Financial Health Initiative will build on Change Machine's work in setting the standard for inclusive financial coaching. More than 8,000 practitioners serving families, job seekers, students, and more across 45 states have used Change Machine's platform to build their financial coaching practice, connect with each other, and amplify their national impact. Learn more about embedding financial coaching within your organization and connecting with other nonprofits!
Founded in 2005, Change Machine builds financial security for low-income communities through people-powered technology. Our products champion the aspirations of those most economically disadvantaged, as well as the expertise of financial coaches and customers, to transform how social service organizations and public agencies work with people to achieve their goals. Over 8,000 practitioners have used our platform to amplify their impact, including putting $45 million in the pockets of their customers. Together, we're creating an equitable economy in which we all thrive.
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11-year-old shot and killed by sibling while mother was at work, police say
Published: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:18 AM EST|Updated: 38 minutes ago
IVES ESTATES, Fla. (CNN) – Authorities in South Florida are investigating the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy Thursday evening.
Early indications show the child was accidentally shot by a 13-year-old sibling.
The boy who died later at the hospital was with his four siblings, ages 9 to 15, in their Ives Estates apartment.
There was no adult supervision because the child’s mother, a Miami-Dade corrections officer, was at work at the time.
Miami-Dade police say the shooting appears to be accidental and do not expect to file charges.
Police encourage gun owners with children to make sure their firearms are properly stored.
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Partnership with Compatriot Capital marks new chapter for senior living developer
DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking a new chapter in its growth, Silverstone Senior Living announced today that Compatriot Capital, a diversified real estate company and wholly owned subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises, Inc., has acquired an equity interest in the Dallas-based senior living developer. Silverstone was founded by long-time business partners Denny Alberts and John Goff in 2012.
"We are thrilled to welcome a solid and well-respected capital partner into our Silverstone family," said Denny Alberts, founder, and co-chief executive officer of Silverstone Senior Living. "This partnership with Compatriot represents a shared vision to establish Silverstone as a major player in the senior housing industry and allows us to grow our platform to meet the strong demand for high-quality housing for one of the fastest growing demographics in the U.S."
Currently, Compatriot Capital is Silverstone's largest limited joint venture partner with investments in the company's Washington, D.C. area projects currently in development.
"We are extremely impressed with Silverstone's growth over the last ten years and the team that my long-time industry colleague and friend, Denny Alberts, has been able to assemble," said Mark Van Kirk, president of Compatriot Capital. "We have the highest level of confidence that Silverstone will continue to deliver the "gold standard" in senior living and become one of the premier developers and owners in the industry."
Silverstone Senior Living was established in Dallas in 2012 by hospitality and real estate veterans Denny Alberts and John Goff, who had held executive roles at Crescent Real Estate Equities, Inc. Currently, Crescent is an investor in Silverstone. Silverstone initially invested in assets in Texas and Florida. In 2015, the company entered the D.C. market and in 2016 hired Bobby Zeiller, Silverstone's co-chief executive officer, who conceptualized the development plan for the initial phase of investments in Rockville, MD, Fairfax, VA and Alexandria, VA. The company is currently working through plans on the second phase of investments including additional sites in Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland. Silverstone's development portfolio is valued in excess of $1 billion.
Alberts continued, "I am extraordinarily proud of the relationships that I have built over the years but none greater than those with my real estate industry colleagues and now partners, Mark Van Kirk and John Goff. With Bobby leading the way and our strong balance sheet, we are primed to be a major force in the senior living industry."
Silverstone Senior Living develops high-quality senior housing communities, which provide independent living, assisted living and memory care services in Texas, Florida, and the Mid-Atlantic states. The principals of Silverstone have extensive experience and an excellent record of accomplishments in the real estate industry. This experience includes designing, developing, managing, operating, and owning premier properties throughout the nation and across all the major asset platforms for both public and private companies. Silverstone is committed to developing and operating "best in class" communities that are as comfortable as home, luxurious as a country club, and provide the highest level of care. www.silverstoneseniorliving.com
Compatriot Capital is a diversified real estate company. Currently, Compatriot maintains entity-level investments in real estate companies which develop and operate projects in the commercial office and multi-family sectors, acquire and manage neighborhood shopping centers, as well as provide multifamily property management services for third-party owners. Entity-level investees include KDC, JLB Partners, Albion Residential, Gerrity Group and Village Green. Compatriot also owns and continues to grow a portfolio of long-term hold properties. www.compatriotcapital.com
Founded in 1938, Sammons Enterprises, Inc. is a diverse holding corporation that owns and operates companies in three core business sectors – financial services, equipment distribution and hospitality and real estate – and is dedicated to building the world's premier ESOP-owned company through a commitment to high ethical standards, industry-leading businesses, solid financial performance, and a true values-based culture, where every person makes a difference. The company also pursues a broad class of opportunity-type investments. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with assets in excess of $130 billion, Sammons Enterprises consistently ranks in the top 150 on Forbes' "America's Largest Private Companies" list.
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BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS), an equity real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today the income tax treatment of its 2022 dividends. During 2022, the Company declared and paid four quarterly dividends on its Common Stock totaling $2.32 per share. For tax purposes, 56.8% of the dividends ($1.32 per common share) are characterized as ordinary income, while 43.2% of the dividends ($1.00 per common share) are characterized as return of capital. The information will be reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV and the ordinary income portion will be reported as section 199A dividends.
During 2022, the Company declared and paid the following dividends on its preferred stock:
- Four dividends totaling $1.53125 per depositary share on its 6.125% Series D Preferred Stock; and
- Four dividends totaling $1.50000 per depositary share on its 6.000% Series E Preferred Stock
For tax purposes, 100.0% of the Preferred Stock dividends are characterized as ordinary income. The information will be reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV and will be reported as section 199A dividends.
Saul Centers, Inc. is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, which currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio of 61 properties which includes (a) 50 community and neighborhood shopping centers and seven mixed-use properties with approximately 9.8 million square feet of leasable area and (b) four land and development properties. Over 85% of the Saul Centers' property operating income is generated by properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.
More information about Saul Centers, Inc. is available on the Company's website at www.SaulCenters.com.
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LEADING OFF: Acuña, Braves return to Texas; Arenado appeals
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Ronald Acuña Jr. has never played the Rangers in Texas, and the Atlanta Braves haven’t visited for a series since September of 2014. Still, the Braves recently returned star outfielder and his teammates will be on familiar ground for a series in Arlington, Texas this weekend. They know Globe Life Field well after the park hosted the neutral site NL Championship Series during the pandemic-altered 2020 season. Atlanta lost that series in seven games to the Dodgers but came back the next year and won a World Series without Acuña, who tore his ACL during the regular season. Acuña rejoined Atlanta on Thursday ahead of schedule. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/28/leading-off-acuna-braves-return-to-texas-arenado-appeals/ | 2022-04-29 01:58:27 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/28/leading-off-acuna-braves-return-to-texas-arenado-appeals/ |
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The al-Shabab extremist group has exploited Ethiopia’s internal turmoil to cross the border from neighboring Somalia in unprecedented attacks in recent weeks that a top U.S. military commander has warned could continue.
The deadly incursions into Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country and long seen as an anchor of security in the Horn of Africa, are the latest sign of how deeply the recent war in the northern Tigray region and other ethnic fighting have made the country more vulnerable.
Ethiopia has long resisted such cross-border attacks by the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab, in part by deploying troops inside Somalia, where the extremist group controls large rural parts of the country’s southern and central regions. But the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and its security forces have struggled with unrest at home especially since the Tigray conflict began in late 2020.
Experts say al-Shabab, also emboldened by instability under Somalia’s previous administration, is seizing the chance to expand its footprint and claim the killing of scores of Ethiopian security forces. But the group is also feeling the pressure of a renewed push by Somalia’s new government and the return of U.S. forces to the country after their withdrawal by former President Donald Trump.
The turn to Ethiopia is a significant strategic shift by al-Shabab, Matt Bryden, a security analyst with the Sahan Foundation think tank, told The Associated Press. The extremist group had never been able to conduct major operations inside Ethiopia.
“The reports of clashes along the Ethiopia-Somalia border are just a fraction of the overall picture,” Bryden said. “We understand that planning for this offensive began more than one year ago, when the Ethiopian government appeared to be on the verge of collapse” as rival Tigray forces pushed toward the capital, Addis Ababa. Those forces later retreated, and both sides are edging toward peace talks.
Al-Shabab has trained several thousand fighters for its Ethiopian “command,” mainly ethnic Somalis and Oromos inside Ethiopia, Bryden asserted. Ethiopia’s federal government has said it fears al-Shabab will link up with the Oromo Liberation Army, which it has designated a terror organization, though other security experts have called that unlikely.
Hundreds of al-Shabab fighters were able to slip into Ethiopia last week alone and their presence has been detected near multiple communities such as El Kari, Jaraati, and Imey, Bryden said. The incursions began in late July.
“There are also credible reports of al-Shabab units deploying in the direction of Moyale,” the main border post between Ethiopia and Kenya, he said.
Somalia’s previous president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, avoided any major confrontation with al-Shabab. But new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said his government will take the offensive against the group’s thousands of fighters, with the backing of returning U.S. forces.
“Al-Shabab therefore faces a much greater military challenge in Somalia than before and has therefore embarked on this Ethiopian campaign in order to preserve some of its forces and establish strategic depth,” Bryden said.
He warned that if al-Shabab establishes a stronghold in southeastern Ethiopia, “the consequences for peace and security in the region could be very serious indeed.” The fighters would be well-positioned to strike deeper into Ethiopia, into Kenya and even as far as Uganda to the west. Al-Shabab has carried out several high-profile deadly attacks inside Kenya over the years.
The outgoing head of the U.S. Africa Command, Gen. Stephen Townsend, last month warned that al-Shabab’s activities inside Ethiopia were not a “one-off” and said the fighters made it as far as 150 kilometers into the country.
Al-Shabab has long regarded Ethiopia an enemy for its long military presence inside Somalia countering the fighters. Via its Radio Andalus media arm, the extremist group has claimed killing at least 187 Ethiopian regional forces and seizing military equipment in its attacks.
Ethiopian officials have expressed alarm. On Tuesday, the country’s Somali regional president, Mustefa Omer, told a regional assembly that more than 600 al-Shabab fighters have been killed.
The region is in a lengthy war with the extremists, not just a one-time clash, he said, and “the Ethiopian federal army is currently involved in the fight against the terrorists … and we will also work with Somalia.”
He said the goal is to create a security buffer inside Somalia to guard against further incursions. “We should not wait for the enemy to invade,” he said.
Also on Tuesday, the Somali region announced that Ethiopian military officials had arrived in Somalia’s town of Beledweyne to discuss strategies to counter al-Shabab’s incursion. The statement said Ethiopia’s soldiers in the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia will be deployed against the extremists.
Residents of the Somali town of Yeed near the Ethiopian border told the AP they witnessed losses suffered by al-Shabab fighters in an Ethiopian attack last week. They spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.
And a resident of Somalia’s Bakool region, Isak Yarow, said Ethiopian military planes have carried out airstrikes in Garasweyne village in an area where Ethiopian and al-Shabab fighters have clashed.
Ethiopia’s military has claimed the killing of three prominent al-Shabab figures including its propaganda chief, but the extremist group has denied it.
While Al-Shabab’s ultimate aims inside Ethiopia are yet to be determined, its new actions signal its “growing ambition, regional capabilities, and opportunism to exploit regional geopolitics, especially as the Abiy Ahmed government struggles to contain the various insurgencies inside Ethiopia,” security analysts Caleb Weiss and Ryan O’Farrell wrote late last month.
Security analyst Ismail Osman, a former deputy of Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency, told the AP that “President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s immediate priority is to eradicate al-Shabab” and warned that regional tensions could worsen amid this new instability.
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By WANJOHI KABUKURU
Associated Press
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Reducing waste while boosting recycling and reuse, known as the ‘circular economy,’ will be vital for halting the loss of nature by meeting growing demand with fewer resources and will make communities more resilient to climate change by encouraging more sustainable practices on the African continent, organizers of the World Circular Economy Forum said Wednesday.
The conference, which brings together climate and economic experts as well businesses and think tanks, is being held in the Rwandan capital Kigali — the first ever in the global south.
“It is much easier to adapt now than the costs that we will incur if we wait,” said Wanjira Maathai of the World Resources Institute at the forum. As climate change makes weather more extreme, the costs incurred from the damages are increasing. “It is time we look at it (circular economy) as a driver of Africa’s development.”
The three-day forum, which ends Thursday, encourages a shift to an economic model that promotes less material consumption and promotes what’s known as regenerative agriculture practices like rotating crops or using fewer chemical fertilizers or pesticides. The talks will also push nature-based solutions to boost natural resources such as rewilding. Many on the continent are already exploring how to use waste in new ways.
At the opening ceremony Tuesday, Rwandan environment minister Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya said the continent should galvanize local knowledge from its youth, innovators and entrepreneurs to fast track the continent’s development progress “without repeating the same mistakes made by the industrialized nations.”
The challenge for developing nations is to improve standards of living without using fossil fuels like nations in the global north, climate experts say. Many on the continent have already looked to reducing waste and boosting recycling as a way to improve living standards.
Mtamu Kililo, a Kenyan architect and member of the African Circular Economy Network, says he uses new construction materials made out of agriculture waste, such as bagasse, or sugar cane waste, coconuts and rice husks for high-quality soundproofing and insulation.
“Altering perceptions is the major challenge we are facing. But we are making headway as people are beginning to see the qualities of our product and are also keen to reduce waste,” Kililo said.
Other businesses use the same model for agriculture, textiles and plastic, but greater investment and a more concerted effort by governments to shift to this kind of economy is needed for these ideas to scale up, many at the forum said.
Investing in the circular economy “is actual investment in climate action and environmental conservation,” Jyrki Katainen, who’s president of the Finnish innovation fund Sitra, told The Associated Press.
Finding new uses for waste “will boost both governments and businesses responses to the major challenges of our time which are sustainable economic development, climate change and environmental conservation,” said the U.N. Environment Programme’s Adriana Zacarias Farah.
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ
Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — Israel’s envoy to India on Tuesday denounced a filmmaker from his country after he called a blockbuster Bollywood film on disputed Kashmir a “propaganda” and “vulgar movie” at a film festival, stoking a debate about recent history that fuels the ongoing conflict.
Naor Gilon, Israel’s ambassador to India, said he was “extremely hurt” by comments made by filmmaker Nadav Lapid in which he said the movie “The Kashmir Files” was unworthy of being screened at the highly acclaimed International Film Festival of India. The event, organized by the Indian government in western Goa state, ended Monday.
“The Kashmir Files” was released in March to a roaring success and is largely set in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, when attacks and threats by militants led to the migration of most Kashmiri Hindus from the Muslim-majority disputed region. Many film critics and Kashmiri Muslims have called the film hateful propaganda, while its fans and proponents, including India’s many federal government ministers, see it as essential viewing of the plight of Kashmiri Hindus, locally called Pandits.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and both claim the territory in full. In 1989, tens of thousands of mostly Kashmiri Muslims rose up against Indian rule, leading to a protracted armed conflict in the region.
On Tuesday, Gilon tweeted at Lapid, saying: “YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.”
“I’m no film expert but I do know that it’s insensitive and presumptuous to speak about historic events before deeply studying them and which are an open wound in India because many of the involved are still around and still paying a price,” Gilon tweeted. He also accused Lapid of inflicting damage on the growing relationship between India and Israel.
The festival jury has distanced itself from Lapid’s remarks and called them his “personal opinion.” An internationally acclaimed director, Lapid’s movies “Synonyms” and “Ahad’s Knee” have won awards at major festivals.
At the time of its release, “The Kashmir Files” was endorsed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and promoted by his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party by offering it tax breaks in some states governed by it.
The film, however, set off heated debates. Its supporters praised it for speaking the truth about Kashmiri Hindus, while critics said the film was aimed to stoke anti-Muslim sentiments at a time when calls for violence against India’s minority Muslims have increased.
Nonetheless, the film was a blockbuster. Made on a budget of $2 million, it has earned more than $43 million so far, making it one of India’s highest-grossing films this year.
The filmmakers of “The Kashmir Files” have repeatedly said it exposes what they call the “genocide” inflicted on the region’s Hindus and likened it to Hollywood’s ″Schindler’s List″ that tells the story of the Holocaust. But many critics, including some of Bollywood’s top directors, have called it divisive, full of factual inaccuracies and provocative.
Hindus lived mostly peacefully alongside Muslims for centuries across the Himalayan region of Kashmir. In the late 1980s, when Kashmir turned into a battleground, attacks and threats by militants led to the departure of most Kashmiri Hindus, who identified with India’s rule, Many believed that the rebellion was also aimed at wiping them out. It reduced the Hindus from an estimated 200,000 to a tiny minority of about 5,000 in the Kashmir Valley.
Most of the region’s Muslims, long resentful of Indian rule, deny that Hindus were systematically targeted, and say India helped them to move out in order to cast Kashmir’s freedom struggle as Islamic extremism.
According to official data, over 200 Kashmiri Hindus were killed in the last three decades of the region’s conflict. Some Hindu groups put the number much higher.
Tensions in Kashmir returned in 2019, when India’s Hindu nationalist government stripped the region’s semi-autonomy, split it into two federal territories administered by New Delhi and imposed a clampdown on free speech accompanied by widespread arrests. Kashmir has since witnessed a spate of targeted killings, including that of Hindus. Police blame anti-India rebels for the killings.
On Tuesday, “The Kashmir Files” actor Anupam Kher, who plays a protagonist, called the criticism of the film “preplanned.”
“If the Holocaust is right, then the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits is also right,” Kher said in a video posted on Twitter.
“The Kashmir Files” is directed by Vivek Agnihotri, whose previous film “The Tashkent Files” alleged a conspiracy in the death of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. The film was heavily criticized for presenting unproven conspiracy theories as facts.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National probate inheritance dispute law firm RMO LLP announced today its inclusion on the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list for both Trust & Estates Law and Trust & Estates Litigation. The list is compiled annually by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®.
"We are honored to be acknowledged by Best Lawyers, particularly as this recognition is based on feedback from clients and peers," said Founding Partner Scott Rahn. "This distinction is a testament to the diligence and hard work of all of the attorneys and the support team at RMO."
Law firms included in the 2023 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers, according to the publication. The 2023 Edition of "Best Law Firms" includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas.
RMO resolves contests, disputes and litigation related to trusts, estates, and conservatorships, creating a welcome peace of mind for clients. The firm's attorneys represent heirs, beneficiaries, trustees, and executors. They utilize their experience to develop and implement strategies that swiftly and cost-effectively address the financial issues, fiduciary duties and emotional complexities underlying trust contests, estates conflicts and probate litigation. Driven by a commitment to provide relief to people grieving the loss of a loved one, RMO collaborates closely with clients. They pursue and defend claims involving incapacity, incompetence, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, and other similar areas of dispute. Their advice and counsel includes prevention and remediation of financial elder abuse.
This year, RMO has been recognized as a "Top Boutique" by the Daily Journal, the leading legal publication in California, and is ranked by Chamber & Partners.
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in the field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.
RMO LLP provides personal, cost-effective inheritance dispute services to individual and institutional clients. The firm's attorneys focus on probate litigation involving contested trust, estate, probate, and conservatorship matters. RMO has offices serving clients with probate disputes throughout California, Florida, Texas, Kansas and Missouri. For more information, please visit https://rmolawyers.com/
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US beefs up campaign to ensure accurate animal welfare claims on meat, poultry packaging
(AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat and poultry packaging with new guidance and testing.
The claims — such as “pasture-raised,” “humanely raised,” and “raised without antibiotics” — are increasingly popular with consumers and allow producers to charge a premium. Perdue “free range” chicken breasts with no antibiotics sell for $5.78 per pound at Walmart, for example; store brand chicken breasts without those claims sell for $2.79 per pound.
Both meat producers and animal welfare advocates say the USDA isn’t adequately substantiating the claims or ensuring they meet consumer expectations. The USDA lets producers define some terms, including “humane,” which can lead to widely varying conditions for animals. Other claims like “free range” are clearly defined by the USDA, but some producers are skirting requirements.
The USDA must approve all animal welfare claims on meat and poultry labels before products can be sold. But unlike “organic” claims, which are verified in person by government regulators, animal welfare claims are substantiated with paperwork submitted to the USDA.
The USDA doesn’t have the regulatory authority to check animal welfare claims on farms, said Sandra Eskin, the USDA’s deputy undersecretary for food safety.
“There are plenty of companies out there that are following the law and many that are not, and that’s just not fair,” Eskin said.
Eskin said the USDA plans to update its guidelines to require more documentation from companies making animal welfare claims. It will also strongly encourage companies to hire third-party verification groups, such as Human Farm Animal Care, a nonprofit organization in Virginia that certifies animal welfare claims.
To substantiate “no antibiotics” claims, the USDA also plans to explore new testing that can find traces of antibiotics in animals once they arrive at processing plants.
Eskin said the agency may also update definitions of certain claims, a change some producers have been pressing for. Perdue Foods, a major poultry and pork producer, recently asked the USDA to clarify the difference between “free range” and “pasture raised.” The agency uses the terms interchangeably, Perdue said, even though “free range” chickens may roam in dirt or shrubs and not necessarily pasture.
The nonprofit Animal Welfare Institute, which monitors animal welfare claim submissions to the USDA, found that 85% of the 97 claims it reviewed had inadequate documents substantiating the claims.
“A lot of the substantiation is a sentence or two: ‘I raise my animals humanely,’” said Dena Jones, director of the Animal Welfare Institute’s farmed animal program. “It is wholly inadequate.”
Jones said the USDA has been overwhelmed with new claims as producers try to meet consumer demand for higher animal welfare standards. Last year, Eskin said the government received more than 120 label applications each week.
But Jones praised the steps the USDA is taking, especially its move toward promoting third-party verification.
“It benefits the animals, the Earth, the farmers who are spending more money to improve their practices and it benefits the USDA because it makes their process easier,” Jones said.
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Tens of thousands of people are scrambling to find new insurance right now in the middle of hurricane season as Farmers Insurance cancellation notices continue going out.
However, finding a company can be a bit of a challenge right now after more than half a dozen companies have either pulled out of Florida or gone insolvent in the last 18 months.
Louis Victorious is one of those who had a lot of storm damage to both his business and his home because of Hurricane Ian. In fact, he actually dropped his insurance after he had difficulty getting them to pay out. But now, headed into hurricane season, he just got reinsured.
“I was frantically searching,” Victorious said.
He was competing with the 100,000 people looking for insurance after they were dropped by Farmers.
“After the hurricane, we decided to stop carrying insurance because nobody paid out anything anyways, and we were so set back from that experience,” Victorious explained.
He lost nearly everything in Hurricane Ian.
However, insurance was required, and he just recently was able to get a policy he could afford.
“Just in time for hurricane season, yes,” he noted.
Reid McDaniel with McDaniel Insurance Solutions in North Fort Myers, like many agents, is scrambling to help people with cancellation notices find new policies.
“We’ve been pretty busy with people calling that either they had Farmers policies or maybe they have one of their ancillary carriers, and they’re not sure what to do,” McDaniel said.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New findings released today by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) show that people are increasingly changing their diets for environmental reasons as concerns over climate change grow. Following a summer of life-threatening heat waves, extreme storms, unprecedented flooding, and other weather events exacerbated by climate change, some shoppers are taking control of their impact on the environment through their food choices.
Conducted by independent insights consultancy GlobeScan for the MSC, the international not-for-profit responsible for the world's most widely used sustainable seafood ecolabel, the study1 found that 31% of global respondents who said they changed their diet in the past two years did so for a variety of environmental reasons. These include to eat more sustainably sourced food (17%), to reduce climate change impact (11%), and to protect the oceans (9%). These conscious consumers aim to shop for products that meet their personal environmental values, and a growing group of shoppers strive to be "climatarian"2 in their decision making. Californians reported the highest number of consumers reporting changing their diets for environmental reasons, at 40%, with Pacific Northwesterners not far behind at 39%.
In addition to the environmental worries causing consumers to change buying habits, rising food costs and overall inflation are new concerns
shaping purchasing decisions. In the US, the price of groceries is up 13.5% according to the Consumer Price Index3, with an up to 4% increase expected by December 2022 for food-at-home prices4. Increasingly, the challenge for conscious consumers is to stock the fridge and pantry with affordable meals that are also nutritious and environmentally friendly.
Seafood offers a healthy, planet-friendly protein, and a recent study reported that seafood harvesting produces less carbon than the production of meat. Wild-caught seafood was found to have a low carbon footprint due to the lack of land use or need for inputs (feed, water, etc.)[5]. Seafood can meet the desires of conscious consumers and climatarians with options in many aisles of the grocery store, and at every price point.
October is National Seafood Month, making this the time to share why sustainable, wild-caught seafood is the best option for climatarians and families seeking nutritious and affordable meal options. Many food retailers are promoting sustainable seafood during Seafood Month, so look for deals and sales throughout the month at your local grocery store. At the store, consumer go-to brands like Ducktrap River of Maine, Mrs. Paul's, Mowi and Van de Kamp's, among others, carry the MSC blue fish label. Ecolabels raise trust among shoppers in the brands that carry them according to the GlobeScan study, with 46% of people reporting that they have a high level of trust in MSC claims. When shoppers see the MSC blue fish label on seafood products, it means that extensive legwork by independent third-party auditors against the MSC standards has already been done, with final checks and assurances by the MSC before the logo is placed on a product. The MSC gets to the bottom of where your seafood comes from and how it was harvested, so seeing the blue fish label means consumers can check "ocean-friendly" off the list of concerns.
Nicole Condon, US program director for the Marine Stewardship Council said, "Today's consumers are challenged by what may seem like competing priorities - shopping to decrease impact on the environment, purchasing healthy options and staying on budget. As we head into October Seafood Month, it's important for shoppers to know that these purchase drivers don't have to be at odds. Look for the MSC blue fish logo on seafood products at a variety of price points to know that the seafood was caught in an environmentally sustainable way. We hope the MSC blue fish label can be an integral part of the climatarian diet – a simple but credible solution to finding seafood that is certified sustainable."
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international non-profit organization which sets globally recognized standards for sustainable fishing and the seafood supply chain. The MSC ecolabel and certification program recognizes and rewards sustainable fishing practices and is helping create a more sustainable seafood market. The MSC ecolabel on a seafood product means it comes from a wild-catch fishery which has been independently certified to the MSC's science-based standard for sustainable fishing. Fisheries representing more than 19% of the world's wild marine catch are engaged in its certification program, and more than 20,000 different MSC labelled products are available on shelves across the globe (figures correct as of 31 March 2021). For more information, visit msc.org or follow @MSCBlueFish on social media.
1 The study was conducted in 23 countries, including the US, and involved 25,000 seafood consumers.
2 Health.com
3 August 2021-August 2022, Consumer Price Index
4 US Department of Agriculture
5 Nature, 2022
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BUFFALO — Tricia Grannum pulled into the parking lot of a Walgreens in Buffalo, her foot shaking on the brake pedal before she put the car in park. For five minutes, she fixed her eyes to the store entrance, sitting almost motionless, except for her hands, which gripped tighter and tighter around the steering wheel.
It had been two days since a shooter, who authorities believe to be an avowed white supremacist, drove to the Tops Friendly Markets on Buffalo’s predominantly Black East Side and killed 10 people. As a Black woman, Grannum was on high alert, she later recalled, scanning the lot for anything that seemed out of the ordinary.
A man parked beside her with a baseball cap pulled suspiciously low over his face. A car slotted in its space haphazardly. These were the ordinary things sparking a hyper-vigilance Grannum had never before experienced.
She needed to pick up her son’s prescription, but first she needed to give herself a pep talk:
Deep breath. Okay, we can do this. Five minutes. In and out.
She walked in and immediately took note of the exits, the backroom and customers who could be left vulnerable to another racist mass shooting. Could she help that elderly Black man if someone opened fire?
In the days since that fateful Saturday afternoon, local Black residents have been searching for ways personal and public to keep their fear at bay. But terror is rippling through their community, upending everyday life and making them feel more vulnerable, exposed and emotionally raw than they could have ever imagined.
Some struggle to understand the motivations of the killer. Some feel their insides burn with rage. Others pray — for the victims, for the killer, that those contemplating retaliation will turn away from anger.
Those targeted by a gunman’s bullets aren’t the only victims of terror. It psychologically maims the people who can most easily envision themselves among the slain. After the bodies are carried away and interred, fear is what remains. It replaces trust with suspicion, patience with testiness. Things that were once routine require arduous effort to accomplish.
Grannum, a self-described bubbly talker who is 38, has felt the strain. Normally, she would have been meandering through the Walgreens and chatting up strangers while checking for items that she may be running low on at home. On this day, she just wanted to grab the medicine before bolting back outside. But the pharmacist was having trouble pulling up her son’s prescription.
“How much do I have to pay for it?” Grannum recalled snapping. “I will pay whatever it costs right now just so I can get out of here.”
Ten minutes later, medicine in hand, she high-tailed out of the store. She stepped back in her car and let the feeling of relief cascade over her.
“I’ve never felt like this, going into a store,” she told her mother when she got home. “I’ve never felt scared to get out of a car.”
On a normal day, the Tops on Jefferson Avenue would be bustling with customers. It is the only grocery store in a low-income neighborhood of empty lots and vacant buildings. It is the hub where people pick up prescription drugs and pay their bills. They stop in for cookout supplies and birthday cakes. Elderly women walk there to meet up with their friends, exercise and shop.
What once gave life to a community is now closed, its parking lot nearly empty and frozen in a ghastly time, cordoned off by yellow police tape. It is the scene of the deadliest mass shooting of 2022, and the worst to target Black Americans in years.
But around the market, a community is trying to beat back fear.
Tami Williams, 55, has lived on the East Side her entire life. “Born and raised on Beverly Road down the street,” she said, standing under a tent set up by volunteers near the market. It’s a cold, rainy May afternoon, so she’s wearing a hoodie with “Buffalo Babes” emblazoned across the front, a tuft of dyed red coils poking from underneath her hood.
She’s a frequent customer at Tops. “They have the best fried chicken,” she said.
But now she questions whether shopping for simple pleasures will ever be the same. “To be honest with you, I’m afraid to go to the store,” she said. “Any store.”
She worries about the effect the shooting will have on her children, that the fear will transform them into people she doesn’t want them to be.
“I try to speak peace to the kids and teach them to be kind, no matter what a person’s color or where they live,” she said. “Whether you’re Black or White. Doesn’t matter. You should be treated fairly.”
Equanimity is already proving a challenge. Earlier that day she was called to her daughter’s school after a White child told classmates that he’d have his dad come over and shoot up the school, she said: “So hopefully they’re going to deal with that.”
“I’m still kind of numb,” said Darren, a 53-year old man who didn’t give his last name.
Darren, whose son used to be a manager at the Jefferson Avenue Tops, has watched, multiple times, the first minutes of the shooter’s live stream posted online. “I couldn’t believe what was actually happening,” he said. “How he just went from one to another. And then he just kept shooting. One lady he shot, she went to the ground and he shot her in the head. I’ve been in shock ever since.”
Darren, a Christian who is Black, is wrestling with what his faith says about fear, control and putting fate in God’s hands.
“Honestly, I haven't walked into a store other than the corner store,” he says. “But anything that happens to me God allows. I would hate for it to happen to me because I don't want my family and my children to be affected. But I can't be scared to live my life though.”
Some residents are trying to meet fear with radical love, even as some around them say it’s a waste of time.
Sheila Veal, 62, pities the alleged shooter, saying his consumption and propagation of such a hateful ideology didn’t allow him to fully engage with the world.
“He’s missing out on such a great opportunity that life has to offer with other people,” she said. “Not only African Americans but you’ve got Asians, other cultures that he just missed out on.”
Veal, a Black woman who’s lived in Buffalo since 1965, attends a multiracial church, where, the previous day, she prayed for the victims as well as the suspected gunman, which earned her “negative” reactions from people she told about it.
“I think his parents need to be held accountable,” she said “Or whoever infused this hatred in him, they need to be held just as accountable as he is. They robbed him of his life way before he even got started.”
She said she knew three of the victims — Pearl Young, Heyward Patterson and Kat Massey — “awesome, beautiful people” invested in their community who didn’t deserve their fate. “Even if they were bad people, it’s still not justifiable,” she added, as tears pooled in her eyes before streaking down her cheeks. “But it hurts even more.”
Keri Socker was helping to unload donated items from a large semitrailer on Buffalo’s East Side.
“They don’t have a grocery store anymore,” Socker said. “There’s only a Family Dollar next door, and they’re almost running out of stuff. And the people don’t even want to go in the store because they’re scared.”
As the chief of staff for the Resource Council of Western New York, she is part of the massive effort to distribute items such as bottled water, orange juice, cereal, fresh fruit, diapers and feminine products to residents in need after the closure of the only grocer for miles.
On Monday, they served 650 people in seven hours, she said. It’s only temporary — “until we can’t” — but they plan to go at least until Memorial Day.
Socker, who is White and has biracial grandchildren, is concerned that the fear will linger. But at the same time, “everyone has the right to be scared,” she said. “We just have to make sure that we remind each other every day to be kind and that we love them and that we’re … here for them,” she added, her voice trailing off as she wiped tears from her eyes.
The shooting has also strained the community’s religious leaders as they try to provide what seems impossible: calm.
“I’ve got teachers calling me crying in bathrooms,” said the Rev. Denise O. Walden-Glenn, executive director of Voice Buffalo, a local social justice organization.
“People are afraid,” said Pastor Charles Walker of Mt. Hope Community Church. “They don’t trust White people coming in the neighborhood. I don’t want them to think like that.”
But Walker is unsure of how much he can do to reach people, particularly the younger residents. “They’re angry,” he said. “I’m trying to keep it at bay.” His hope: that through neighborhood meetings and counseling sessions, people can vent their frustrations more positively.
Patti Stephen went to bed Tuesday night with her mind racing. That isn’t uncommon for the self-professed workaholic and executive director of Buffalo Prep, a college preparatory program for low-income children of color. She’s used to composing emails in the wee hours of the morning and scheduling them to land in her team’s inbox at a reasonable hour (8 a.m.) so as not to startle them.
But on Wednesday, she woke up at 6:30 a.m. and half an hour later, before even sipping her morning coffee, fired off an electronic missive to her staff about the trauma she’d seen her students facing and how they should address it, even as the staff processes their own. Stephen, who is White, was particularly candid in questioning her own ability to meet the moment in the face of such a tragedy.
“It can be challenging to see past this darkness and evil and I feel like I have no idea what I am doing,” she wrote. “I wish we could change this world. I want more than anything to give our students a sense of safety everywhere they go,” she continued further down.
“I didn’t understand the real fear our students and community members of color carry with them every day,” Stephen wrote. “I see it now and it’s crippling.”
Many of the children have dealt with common gun violence even before Saturday’s shooting, Stephen said in an interview. Some have reacted by acting desensitized, but for others, the pain has roared out.
“Why do they hate me because I’m Black?” she recounted one eighth-grader crying while rolling on the floor. “I just want to be a kid.”
Some of the students, she said, have gone so far as to read what authorities believe to be the alleged gunman’s 180-page manifesto, which espouses a racist theory that non-Whites are being brought to the United States to replace White people for political purposes and that Black people are inherently inferior.
“They are very aware of what is happening around them,” Stephen said. Children have told her, “We were targeted. We were hunted down and slaughtered.”
Tricia Grannum told herself repeatedly, “I’m not leaving my house.” But she did, Monday afternoon, for a vigil put on by her employer, the Buffalo-headquartered M&T Bank. Standing in a branch parking lot across the street from Tops, amid a heavy law enforcement presence, she was still visibly anxious. She described tearful phone calls to her boss and numerous planning sessions with friends about what they could do to change things in Buffalo: the racial segregation, the lack of investment in Black neighborhoods.
But she didn’t plan on staying outside long. “When I leave here, I’m going home, back in my house where I know I’m safe,” she said. “You don’t know if there’s anyone else out there that is looking to continue this mission that this man was on. You don’t know.”
It was only a few hours after the Saturday attack at Tops when Grannum started to realize things just wouldn’t be the same.
She and her fiance had left Mass at his predominantly White Catholic Church early, after receiving numerous texts from concerned friends and family who knew she went to Tops all the time.
Before the shooting, she and her fiance had scheduled a meetup with friends to celebrate their recent engagement in the Riverside area of Buffalo, home to numerous bars and restaurants. They decided to keep their plans “because we didn’t really understand the gravity of what had happened,” she said.
But the evening soon curdled as they scoured social media and learned more details about the shooting. Frantic, she called to check on her sister, her nieces and other people she knew from the neighborhood. She learned that a co-worker’s mother-in-law was killed.
To Grannum, the people at the Riverside establishment, 90 percent of whom “didn’t look like me,” seemed to be carrying on as if they hadn’t heard the news.
“And we felt uncomfortable,” she said, “because with what just happened, how do you feel safe?”
The scope of the tragedy began to sink in. She went home, watched the news and cried, unsettled by her new fear. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/20/buffalo-shooting-fear/ | 2022-05-20 11:08:52 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/20/buffalo-shooting-fear/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Long Island prosecutors have launched an investigation into U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York, after revelations surfaced that the now-embattled Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional pedigree as he campaigned for office.
But despite intensifying doubt about his fitness to hold federal office, Santos has thus far shown no signs of stepping aside — even as he has publicly admitted to a long list of fabrications.
“The numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are nothing short of stunning,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly, a Republican.
“The residents of Nassau County and other parts of the third district must have an honest and accountable representative in Congress,” she said. “No one is above the law and if a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it.”
Santos’ campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
He was scheduled to be sworn in next Tuesday, when the U.S. House reconvenes. If he assumes office, he could have face investigations by the House Committee on Ethics and the Justice Department.
The New York attorney general’s office has already said it is looking into some of the issues that have come to light.
The Republican has admitted to lying about having Jewish ancestry, a Wall Street pedigree and a college degree, but he has yet to address other lingering questions — including the source of what appears to be a quickly amassed fortune despite recent financial problems, including evictions and owing thousands in back rent.
Some fellow Republicans had called for Congress and law enforcement to launch inquiries.
Fellow Long Island Republican, Rep.-elect Nick Lalota said he was troubled by the revelations.
“I believe a full investigation by the House Ethics Committee and, if necessary, law enforcement, is required,” Lalota said Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the Nassau County DA’s office, Brendan Brosh, said Wednesday: “We are looking into the matter.”
Other Republicans castigated Santos for his dishonesty but stopped short of asking him to step aside.
“Congressman-Elect George Santos has broken the public trust by making serious misstatements regarding his background, experience and education, among other issues,” said Joseph G. Cairo, chair of the Nassau County Republican Committee, which lies within the 3rd Congressional District.
Cairo said he “expected more than just a blanket apology,” adding that “the damage that his lies have caused to many people, especially those who have been impacted by the Holocaust, are profound.”
Questions intensified after The New York Times examined the narrative Santos, 34, presented to voters during his successful campaign for a congressional district that straddles the north shore suburbs of Long Island and a sliver of Queens.
The Times uncovered records in Brazil that show Santos was the subject of a criminal investigation there in 2008 over allegations that he used stolen checks to buy items at an clothing shop in the city of Niteroi. At the time, Santos would have been 19. The Times quoted local prosecutors as saying the case was dormant because Santos had never appeared in court.
Santos continued to deny that he was being sought by authorities in South America. | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/ap-prosecutors-open-investigation-into-rep-elect-george-santos/ | 2022-12-28 22:12:37 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/ap-prosecutors-open-investigation-into-rep-elect-george-santos/ |
(NEXSTAR) — Space is, of course, full of asteroids and comets. Those that orbit in our solar system are known as near-Earth objects, or NEOs. Some may pose a future risk to Earth, but NASA is prepared to protect us, and you’ll be able to see proof of that Monday.
First, it’s important to understand NEOs. They’re defined as objects that come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit, and most are larger than a small football stadium. Six years ago, NASA started the Planetary Defense Coordination Office to find NEOs, warn of their close approaches, coordinate an action plan, and mitigate any potential impacts.
On Monday, the PDCO will make its first-ever attempt to change the path of an asteroid using a kinetic impact during the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).
DART’s target is the near-Earth binary asteroid system Didymos, which is home to two asteroids: the 2,560-foot diameter Didymos and a smaller moonlet asteroid that orbits Didymos, 530-foot diameter Dimorphos. While neither poses a threat to Earth, DART will collide with Dimorphos and, if the mission is successful, will change its orbit in the Didymos system.
The autonomous DART spacecraft, “roughly the size of a small car,” was built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. It has one instrument aboard — the Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical Navigation, or DRACO — that will guide it toward its target, Dimorphos, with the help of Small-body Maneuvering Autonomous Real Time Navigation, or Smart Nav.
A ride-along CubeSat, LICIACube, will separate from the spacecraft moments before impact to record DART’s collision with Dimorphos.
Dimorphos is expected to be pushed closer to Didymos after DART’s impact, making its orbit smaller.
NASA hopes to be able to measure how much Didymos’ orbit changes using telescopes back on Earth. The data will be able to help NASA better prepare for an asteroid that could “pose an impact or hazard to Earth,” if that ever becomes a reality.
NASA will be streaming live coverage of DART colliding with Dimorphos on its social media accounts — Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube — starting at 6 p.m. ET on September 26. Impact is expected at 7:14 p.m. ET. More details can be found here.
The spacecraft launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last November. | https://www.wane.com/news/nasa-is-going-to-fire-a-spacecraft-at-an-asteroid-to-change-its-course-how-to-watch/ | 2022-09-25 21:13:22 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/nasa-is-going-to-fire-a-spacecraft-at-an-asteroid-to-change-its-course-how-to-watch/ |
NEW YORK, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VTEX (NYSE: VTEX), the global enterprise digital commerce platform for premier brands and retailers, has been recognized with medals in all 12 categories by industry analyst firm Paradigm B2B in its annual Combine: Enterprise Edition report. Informed by leading B2B ecommerce practitioners, VTEX received four gold medals - one more than in 2022 (in the categories: - Customer Service & Support; Integrations, Operations & Infrastructure; Marketplaces and Promotions Management), and it is also the only provider with a gold medal in the "Marketplaces" product capability category.
This recognition demonstrates that VTEX is best positioned to lead this fast-paced and ever-evolving sector. On top of that, it aligns with the platform's significant momentum from global B2B brands, with clients such as Briggs & Stratton, CAE, Colgate, Mazda, Stanley Black & Decker, Whirlpool, and many others. "Since partnering with VTEX, our sales representatives have been able to act more as consultants and business partners to our customers. In the past, 70% of their time in a visit would be consumed by taking an order," explains Orlando Gadea, Global VP Customer Experience Transformation at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. "This digital transformation is a great change for our sales teams. It gives us the superpower of being omnipresent. Our sales reps can be where they are most needed and focus on what they do best - building great relationships with our clients and making sure that our clients are successful," concludes Gadea.
According to Paradigm B2B, the VTEX Commerce Platform is particularly well-suited for enterprise B2B companies looking for a composable ecommerce, Order Management System (OMS), and Marketplace solution with strong promotions capability in a flexible, multitenant SaaS environment. The analyst firm called out VTEX's specific strengths in customer service, OMS, out-of-the-box marketplace, promotions, and modern multitenant architecture.
"Companies are starting to see VTEX as the front-end of their ERP, unifying all B2B and B2C order channels on a single platform. By unifying channels, VTEX's clients become much more efficient, and this, together with architectural simplification, is essential for enterprise brands and retailers to succeed in the current market," said Santiago Naranjo, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at VTEX. "This report demonstrates how VTEX is set apart to modernize tech stacks and reduce enterprises' maintenance costs, especially amid the volatile economic environment."
In total, VTEX received four gold medals, five silver medals, and three bronze medals in the following 12 categories of 2023 Paradigm B2B Combine - Enterprise Edition:
- Ability to Execute; - Customer Service & Support; - Partner Ecosystem; - Total Cost of Ownership; - Vision & Strategy; - Content & Data Management; - Integrations, Operations & Infrastructure; - Marketplaces; - Promotions Management; - Sales & Channel Enablement; - Site Search; and - Transaction Management.
Report author and industry analyst Andy Hoar said in the report: "The purpose of the Paradigm B2B Combine is not to force-rank solutions, but rather to score the capabilities of certain offerings against objective criteria and enable buyers to see where individual solutions are relatively strong vs. weak. The goal is to put the ecommerce platform vendors through the paces so that buyers can make well-informed decisions without having to spend months of time executing their own research."
For more information and to read the full evaluation of VTEX, visit bit.ly/VTEX23ParadigmB2B
About VTEX
VTEX (NYSE: VTEX) is the enterprise digital commerce platform where forward-thinking CEOs and CIOs smarten up their investments. Our composable and complete platform helps brands and retailers modernize their stack and reduce maintenance costs by rapidly migrating from legacy systems, connecting their entire value chain, and making inventory and fulfillment their strength. As a leader in digital commerce, VTEX is trusted by more than 2,600 B2C and B2B customers, including Carrefour, Colgate, Motorola, Sony, Stanley Black & Decker, and Whirlpool, having over 3,400 active online stores across 38 countries (as of FY ended on December 31, 2022). For more information, visit www.vtex.com.
CONTACT: Rachel Goodwill for VTEX, rachel.goodwill@walkersands.com
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(WHTM) – We all have encountered these absolutely annoying creatures, especially during late spring and summer time. They descend on guests at barbeques – or any outdoor event really. Some even carry diseases such as the West Nile and Zika viruses.
It’s the dreaded mosquito. But do these pests serve a purpose?
Well, yes actually, and one you may not expect.
The National Wildlife Foundation says there are more than 3,500 species of mosquitos, and not all of them bite people.
The U.S. and its territories are home to over 200 species, with only about a dozen carrying “germs” that can be spread to humans and make them sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Other mosquitoes bother people and are considered nuisance mosquitoes,” says the CDC. “In general, nuisance mosquitoes do not spread germs.”
But, mosquitoes aren’t all bad, and there is one thing about them that may surprise you: They are pollinators.
The National Wildlife Foundation says mosquitos’ primary source of food is nectar, not blood.
The female mosquito is the only one that bites since she needs the protein found in blood to help in the process of producing her eggs. The male mosquito doesn’t feed on people or animals — only on nectar.
The National Wildlife Foundation says only a few plant species are completely dependent on mosquitos for pollination.
Mosquitos also serve as a food source for other animals. Many birds, bats, dragonflies, newts and turtles feed on these bugs.
So mosquitoes do, in fact, serve a purpose, but you still don’t have to feel bad about smacking one if it tries to bite you.
According to the CDC, because mosquitos can carry viruses like West Nile, Zika and dengue and parasites like malaria, you should protect yourself even though not everyone infected with such germs gets sick.
“Because you can’t tell which mosquito could be spreading germs when it bites, it is important to protect yourself from mosquito bites,” says the CDC.
The CDC suggests using insect repellent and wearing long pants and long-sleeved shirts, among other precautions, including pest control “inside and outside.”
If bitten, the CDC says, you should wash the affected area with soap and water and apply an ice pack to reduce swelling and itching. To relieve the itch, you can use a baking soda and water mixture or an over-the-counter anti-itch or antihistamine cream. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/do-mosquitoes-serve-a-purpose/ | 2022-09-04 15:39:58 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/do-mosquitoes-serve-a-purpose/ |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Daily Pick 3" game were:
9-1-1
(nine, one, one)
¶ Maximum prize: $500
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Daily Pick 3" game were:
9-1-1
(nine, one, one)
¶ Maximum prize: $500 | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Pick-3-game-17437324.php | 2022-09-13 04:18:29 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Pick-3-game-17437324.php |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling hit the southern Ukraine port city of Mykolaiv during the night, damaging a medical treatment facility, the city’s mayor said Sunday.
Mykolaiv and its surrounding region have been hit daily for weeks in the conflict. On Saturday, a child was killed and five people were injured in rocket attacks in the region, governor Vitaliy Kim said. Mykolaiv city mayor Oleksandr Senkevych did not specify whether there were any injuries in the overnight attack, which he said also damaged some residences.
Mykolaiv, on the Southern Bug River about 30 kilometers (20 miles) upstream from the Black Sea, is a significant port and shipbuilding center.
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Russian shelling late Saturday set a large wooden restaurant complex on fire, according to the region’s emergency service. One person was killed and two injured in shelling in the region, governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the eastern Donetsk region where Russian forces have been trying to take full control, said four people were killed in shelling on Saturday.
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday that the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine was disconnected from its last external power line but was still able to run electricity through a reserve line amid sustained shelling in the area.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi said in a statement that the agency’s experts, who arrived at Zaporizhzhia on Thursday, were told by senior Ukrainian staff that the fourth and last operational line was down. The three others were lost earlier during the conflict.
But the IAEA experts learned that the reserve line linking the facility to a nearby thermal power plant was delivering the electricity the plant generates to the external grid, the statement said. The same reserve line can also provide backup power to the plant if needed, it added.
“We already have a better understanding of the functionality of the reserve power line in connecting the facility to the grid,” Grossi said. “This is crucial information in assessing the overall situation there.”
In addition, the plant’s management informed the IAEA that one reactor was disconnected Saturday afternoon because of grid restrictions. Another reactor is still operating and producing electricity both for cooling and other essential safety functions at the site and for households, factories and others through the grid, the statement said.
The Zaporizhzhia facility, which is Europe’s largest nuclear plant, has been held by Russian forces since early March, but its Ukrainian staff are continuing to operate it.
Vladimir Rogov, the head of the Russia-installed local administration in Enerhodar, the city where the plant is located, was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying there had been no new shelling of the area on Sunday as of midday. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-ukrainian-port-city-kharkiv-come-under-russian-shelling/ | 2022-09-04 14:51:47 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-ukrainian-port-city-kharkiv-come-under-russian-shelling/ |
Sheriff: Man who fled traffic stop shoots officer in Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man who sped away from a traffic stop in Florida last week shot and critically wounded a sheriff’s officer before killing himself following a standoff at his home, officials said.
The shooting early Sunday morning left Officer Malik Daricaud, 25, in “tenuous condition” and “fighting for his life,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said during a news conference.
When no one answered the door at Tyliko Maduro’s home, the officers contacted the 32-year-old man’s mother, Waters said, describing the body cam footage. She agreed to come over, and approached the front door with one officer, while another was stationed around the corner of the house and Daricaud stayed a few feet back.
She knocked a couple of times and yelled, “hello,” before unlocking and pushing open the door. A dog came out the door and a volley of shots rang out.
Daricaud fell backwards and collapsed onto the ground, Waters said.
The other officers and Maduro’s mother were not injured, the Florida Times-Union reported.
The sheriff said Maduro was armed with a semiautomatic rifle.
No shots were fired by the officers, he said.
Maduro had been stopped on March 19 for running a red light and fled from officers. They did not pursue him because he was only stopped for the traffic offense, the sheriff said.
The officers went to the home on Sunday to follow up.
“I believe all they were going to do was ask some questions. They weren’t going to kick his door down. There was no probable cause for that,” Waters said.
Neither officer had their guns drawn, but the other officer had his Taser out as a precaution, the sheriff said.
A SWAT team came to the home and residents were asked to shelter in place for much of the morning.
Maduro didn’t have any convictions on his record or any other indications of potential violence, Waters said.
“It’s hard to explain what’s in someone’s mind when they do something like that,” Waters said.
Waters said he went to the hospital and was able to speak with Daricaud, who is married and has young children.
“When I was there this morning he was in a lot of pain … the way it was explained to us, he was still in a really tenuous situation and we’re just hoping he makes a full recovery,” Waters said.
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Mets ace Max Scherzer suspended 10 games by MLB
Posted/updated on: April 21, 2023 at 6:01 amByESPN.com news
NEW YORK — Mets pitcher Max Scherzer was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday following his ejection for having a foreign substance on his hand during a game.
Scherzer initially appealed the penalty and $10,000 fine imposed by Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations. But Scherzer said that since the appeal would have been heard by MLB special assistant John McHale Jr., he decided to begin serving his suspension immediately.
In exchange, his fine was reduced from $10,000 to $5,000, a person familiar with negotiations between MLB and the players’ union told The Associated Press.
“I thought I was going to get in front of a neutral arbitrator, but I wasn’t, it was going to be through MLB,” Scherzer said before Thursday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. “So given that process, I really wasn’t going to come out on top.”
Scherzer is the third pitcher suspended by MLB since the crackdown on sticky substances started in June 2021. Seattle’s Héctor Santiago was penalized that June 28 and Arizona’s Caleb Smith on Aug. 24, 2021, also 10-game penalties.
All three inspections that led to suspensions involved umpire Phil Cuzzi.
Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, was ejected on Wednesday during the fourth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. He claimed the stickiness was caused by rosin and sweat and not by a foreign substance.
Cuzzi determined after the second inning that Scherzer’s hand was stickier and darker than normal and ordered Scherzer to wash his hand, which Scherzer said he did with alcohol while a Major League Baseball official watched.
After the third inning, Cuzzi determined the pocket of Scherzer’s glove was “sticky,” likely with too much rosin, and he ordered Scherzer to change gloves. The umpires then checked the 38-year-old right-hander again before the fourth, and believed his hands were even worse than before.
“No one can explain what is too sticky,” Scherzer’s agent, Scott Boras, said in a statement. “There are no units of stickiness to quantify. How do you appropriately enforce? MLB attempts to level the playing field by using standards that are not measurable. Further one umpire has a stickiness standard that is different than all other umpires.”
“Under this standard, players are not given due process of how to use a approved substance provided by the league,” Boras added. “This reminds me of local wine taster – he likes what likes.”
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GARRETT, KY (WOWK) — One volunteer fire department in Floyd County, Kentucky, is honoring fallen responders with a custom wreath this holiday season.
The Garrett Area Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) posted a Facebook photo of a wreath decorated with blue and red ribbons and first responders’ badge numbers.
Badge No. 626 printed on the red ribbon represents Phillip Caudill, a Garrett Area Volunteer Firefighter. Caudill passed away on May 22, 2022, from a heart attack while helping with traffic control for a Floyd Central High School parade.
The badge numbers printed along the blue ribbon represent law enforcement members killed in a Floyd County shooting on June 30, 2022. That day, authorities tried to serve a protection order in Allen, Kentucky, when they came under heavy gunfire.
Badge No. 504 was once worn by Ralph Harlow Frasure, the Prestonsburg Police Department captain who died on June 30, 2022, in the Allen shooting.
Badge No. 533 represents Prestonsburg PD Officer Jacob Chaffins, who passed away on July 1, 2022, from injuries sustained in the Allen shooting on June 30, 2022.
Badge No. 214 printed along the blue ribbon is for Floyd County Deputy William Petry, killed in the Allen shooting on June 30, 2022.
The paw print on the blue ribbon represents K-9 Deputy Drago, whose end of watch was June 30, 2022, in the Allen shooting.
Garrett VFD says the wreath was put up during the holiday season because it is a time to honor those who have passed away.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Palantir Technologies Inc. ("Palantir" or the "Company") (NYSE: PLTR) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Palantir investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between November 9, 2021 and May 6, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
PLTR investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Palantir's investments in marketable securities were having a significant negative impact on the Company's earnings per share ("EPS") results; (ii) Palantir overstated the sustainability of its government segment's growth and revenues; (iii) Palantir was experiencing a significant slowdown in revenue growth, particularly among its government customers, despite ongoing global conflicts and market disruptions; (iv) as a result of all the foregoing, the Company was likely to miss consensus estimates for its first quarter 2022 EPS and second quarter 2022 sales outlook; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Palantir during the relevant time frame, you have until November 14, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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SUNRIVER, Ore., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- State park directors, staff and vendors from across the nation gathered in Central Oregon Sept. 6-9 to collaborate and discuss the future of America's state parks during the National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) annual conference.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, which is celebrating its centennial in 2022, hosted the event. The conference took place at Sunriver Resort in Oregon's high desert region. As part of the conference, participants also had the opportunity to visit various state parks, national parks and outdoor recreation management lands across Central Oregon.
More than 350 attendees included directors, deputy directors, operations managers, support staff and vendors. Keynote speakers included:
- Mike Reynolds, Deputy Director for Congressional and External Relations, National Park Service
- Dr. Patrick Gonzalez, Associate Adjunct Professor, University of California at Berkeley, and climate change scientist
- Earl B. Hunter Jr., Founder and President of Black Folks Camp Too
Session topics ranged from removing barriers to accessibility, creating a welcoming atmosphere in parks, climate change impacts on operations, partnerships and relationship building, and industry trends and improvements.
"This year's conference was a success for the association and all of its attendees as we seek to establish, balance and manage policies to conserve the public lands and improve visitor outdoor recreation experiences effectively and efficiently," said Lewis Ledford, NASPD Executive Director.
NASPD also honored nine organizations and individuals at its annual award ceremony, including:
- Director of the Year Distinguished Service Award
- Innovation Award
- President's Award
- Ney Landrum Park History Award
For more information about the NASPD, please visit stateparks.org. To view more photos from the 2022 NASPD conference, click here.
The mission of the National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) is to promote and advance the state park systems of America for their own significance, as well as for their important contributions to the nation's environment, heritage, health and economy.
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LISBON, Portugal — Soccer officials and government authorities from Spain and Portugal met on Monday to discuss a joint bid to stage the 2030 World Cup.
Morocco was previously included in talks but was dropped from the project.
Portugal hosted the 2004 European Championship and the 2019 Nations League.
Spain hosted the 1982 World Cup and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. It later failed in bids for other Olympic Games.
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NOVI, Mich., Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ITC Holdings Corp. ("ITC"), a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., today announced it has commenced a private offering of senior unsecured notes (the "notes").
ITC intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to redeem in full $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.700% Senior Notes due November 15, 2022, to pay the associated call premium, with the remainder to repay indebtedness outstanding under its revolving credit facility and its commercial paper program, and for general corporate purposes.
The notes will be offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes have not, and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and the notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable securities laws of any other jurisdiction. This press release does not and will not constitute an offer to sell any of the notes or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the notes described herein or any other securities, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About ITC Holdings Corp.
ITC Holdings Corp. is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the United States. ITC provides transmission grid solutions to improve reliability, expand access to markets, allow new generating resources to interconnect to its systems and lower the overall cost of delivered energy. Through its regulated operating subsidiaries ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and ITC Great Plains, ITC owns and operates high-voltage transmission infrastructure in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, and in development in Wisconsin. These systems serve a combined peak load exceeding 26,000 megawatts along 16,000 circuit miles of transmission line, supported by 700 employees and 1,000 contractors. ITC is based in Novi, Michigan. For further information visit www.itc-holdings.com. ITC is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., a leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry. For further information visit www.fortisinc.com. None of the information on ITC's or Fortis Inc.'s websites is incorporated into, or forms a part of, this press release.
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Nearly three months into his tenure as Big 12 commissioner, Brett Yormark has had little time for rest.
Yormark was in Orlando on the UCF campus Wednesday as part of a tour of the league’s member institutions, including the four newest members (UCF, Houston, Cincinnati and BYU) set to join in 2023.
He’s also been involved in discussions with ESPN and FOX about opening up negotiations for a new media rights deal, all while navigating through a period of uncertainty in college athletics with concerns over the transfer portal, the impact of name, image and likeness (NIL) and realignment that’s strengthened the SEC and Big Ten while leaving the ACC and Pac-12 facing uncertainty.
And then there’s the expansion of the College Football Playoff, in which Yormark is a new management group member, which has been finalizing possible details of a 12-team model possibly by 2024.
“We’re almost 90 days in and I see a lot of opportunities to grow our revenue, to grow our brand, to nationalize what we do and to get into the consciousness of future student-athletes from all across the country,” Yormark said. “Our future is extremely bright and very bullish.”
On new media rights deal
Yormark said the new institutions have played an integral part in the league’s ongoing discussions about a new media rights deal.
“It’s been a positive part of our discussions,” he said. “We feel very strongly about the continuing eight [members], but the four new members coming in July [2023] are very additive to who we are and where we’re going and a big part of how we’re telling our story.
“We’ve been telling that story to ESPN and Fox over the last couple of months and I think it’s resonating at a very high level, and I know they’re bullish on where we’re going in our future.”
The Big 12′s current media rights deal isn’t set to expire until the conclusion of the 2024-25 season. Still, the league hopes to capitalize on the new institutions and television markets. According to a report in the New York Post, a deal could happen sooner rather than later and could be worth $400 million.
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“If we’re able to do something and we always have the option of pausing and waiting 16 months, but if we can do something before [2024-25], the new schools were a big part of that,” Yormark added.
While he sees streaming sites such as Amazon and Apple+ are critically important for the Big 12 to reach younger consumers, Yormark believes the league needs to establish itself on linear platforms first.
“My goal is to be on the broadest-based platform possible,” Yormark explained. “We need to grow some of our emerging brands, we need to distribute the Big 12 as broadly as possible, but there’s a place for that digital player.”
Digital has always been a part of the Big 12′s future, with Yormark pointing to the Big 12 Now, a digital platform on ESPN+. That could continue and expand in a new media rights package.
On the future expansion of the Big 12
Yormark turned some heads back in July at his introductory press conference when he said the Big 12 was open for business. That’s fueled speculation following the news that USC and UCLA would be joining the Big Ten in 2024, that the Big 12 might be interested in adding some member schools from a destabilized Pac-12. That’s the farthest from the truth, according to Yormark.
“The ‘open for business’ comment was more of an overarching view of where we want to take this conference, that we’re open for business and it’s a blank canvas,” Yormark explained. “We’re going to consider every and all option to grow this thing, whether it’s through expansion, whether it’s through revenue generation, whether it’s building our brand.
“It’s just taking a different look at everything we do, applying a new lens, and figuring out where we go next. I’m excited about the progress we’ve made over the last two and a half months.”
Yormark said he’s happy with the current composition of the Big 12 with the four new members.
“We don’t have to expand, only if it’s additive, only if it creates value and only if it gets us into a fourth time-zone,” he said. “It needs to be the right cultural fit, whatever that member institution is. We’ve got great alignment right now among our board and member institutions; we can’t compromise that.
“I‘m also very happy where we are today and if a year from now, it’s just the 12 [members]. That’s great. No problem with that at all.”
On the expansion of the College Football Playoff
Yormark said he’s been on the phone with fellow members of the Playoff committee discussing the impending expansion of the College Football Playoff. While the number of teams has grown from its current four to 12, plenty of issues still need to be worked out before a plan can be finalized.
“We’re down to a couple of issues, but they’re meaningful issues,” he said. “There are a lot of nuances involved, but I’m optimistic and hopefully, it’s something we can move forward because it’s right for the game and everyone’s committed to seeing it through.”
The group hopes to have everything in place went the current 12-year deal ends in 2025-26, but there is a renewed hope of getting something done earlier, perhaps in time for the 2024 season.
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500 lbs. of marijuana scattered on interstate during crash on 4/20, troopers say
Published: Apr. 21, 2022 at 10:10 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (Gray News) – Troopers in Missouri found 500 pounds of packaged marijuana scattered around the road when they responded to a crash on April 20.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on I-70 in Callaway County. They said no one was seriously injured in the accident.
“You don’t see this every day, but it’s 4/20…,” Highway Patrol posted on Twitter with a picture showing bags and bags of marijuana covering the interstate.
Authorities say two men were arrested and charged with felony first-degree drug trafficking.
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Just because you have a small workout space doesn’t mean you’re limited in terms of exercise equipment. There are dozens of space-savvy equipment sets that offer a great workout, from adjustable dumbbells to agility training gear.
In fact, you might be surprised to learn that most full-size gym equipment is now available in smaller iterations. Sprawling cable resistance machines, for example, come in pared-down versions featuring cable sets that attach to doorways or ceiling beams. Basically, if you’re looking for a home-friendly version of your favorite gym or studio equipment, it’s easier to find a smaller version of it than you think.
What to know before you buy space-saving exercise equipment sets
What is space-savvy exercise equipment?
Simply put, space-savvy exercise equipment includes any pieces that are pared-down versions of their full-size counterparts. Not only do they have small footprints, but they’re also lighter and portable for easy storage.
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- Folding equipment: Folding treadmills and exercise bikes are a fraction of the size of studio models, which makes them easy to store in tight spaces.
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- Essential components: Popular exercise machines are also stripped down to essential components. Resistance band sets, for example, take the place of large cable machines.
- Consolidated designs: Some equipment is consolidated into single pieces, such as adjustable weight and kettlebell sets.
Available space
Before you buy exercise equipment, measure your available space for workouts. For safety reasons, you should have ample room to perform exercises comfortably and set up equipment. Otherwise, you risk injury when your form suffers due to space constraints or you bump into surrounding objects.
Floor space isn’t the only area you need to consider, either. If you’re jumping or doing certain exercises, such as overhead dumbbell presses, adequate vertical clearance is necessary. You’ll also need to consider available storage space for exercise equipment, whether it’s under the bed, in a closet or somewhere else. Mounted storage works for some spaces, as well.
Weight limits
One of the main differences between space-saving and full-size equipment is the weight limit. Certain compact machines have maximum user capacities that peak at 200-225 pounds, whereas regular equipment is typically 250-500 pounds. It’s worth noting that weight limits aren’t simply recommendations; they’re listed because they are the maximum weight for safe use.
How much are space-saving exercise equipment sets?
Space-saving equipment for $30 and below include small items, such as resistance band sets or Pilates rings. Mid-range equipment runs between $50-$100 and typically includes entry-level free-weight sets. The most expensive options, ranging from consolidated weight sets to folding machines, cost anywhere from $150-$850.
Top 10 space-saving equipment sets
The Tempo Move transforms any space into a full-blown gym with modular smart equipment, including free weights. All accessories fit in a space-savvy cupboard, and users get access to over 1,000 live and on-demand classes for mobility, strength training, core work and more.
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Big B Pro Sports Speed & Agility Training Set
This deluxe speed and agility training set is ideal for circuit, resistance and plyometric training. It comes with classic accessories, such as a training ladder and jump rope, as well as a running parachute. Best of all, the entire set fits in a small drawstring bag.
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Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbell
If you don’t have room for a weight rack, the Bowflex adjustable dumbbell set is the next-best option. It uses a dial system to transition seamlessly between 5-52.5 pounds. As an added bonus, you get a 1-year JRNY membership with access to Bowflex’s extensive training library.
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Pilates rings are versatile pieces of equipment that take up less space than most core-focused options. This best-selling ring has the right amount of “give” so you can perform squeezing exercises when it’s time to kick up training intensity.
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You can perform upwards of 80 exercises on this Total Gym machine, which boasts a significantly higher weight capacity than most folding equipment. The machine folds up to a mere 6 inches and fits easily under beds or inside closets.
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Yes4All Total Body Workout Weighted Bar Set
If you do bodyweight exercises, you can take them to the next level by using weighted workout bars. This three-piece set includes 5-, 8- and 12-pound bars that integrate seamlessly into basic exercises, from squats to lunges. You can store the bars just about anywhere, including behind doors.
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It’s easy to take resistance training on the road with this travel-friendly set that includes five bands between 10-50 pounds and a door anchor. The bands have carabiners that attach to non-slip grips and ankle straps, and it’s never been easier to get a total-body workout.
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Bowflex SelectTech 840 Kettlebell
Get six kettlebells in one with Bowflex’s adjustable kettlebell, which has the look and feel of a traditional dumbbell. It has an extra-wide ergonomic handle so you can grip it with one or both hands. To boot, the efficient design takes up less than a square foot of storage space.
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Pelpo Folding Mini Exercise Trampoline
If you’re a big fan of intense cardio workouts, this folding trampoline is a fun investment that will get your heart up in no time. The trampoline comes with a dual-tube handle that adjusts to four heights. It has nonslip feet, which means you won’t travel across the floor when you bounce.
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XTERRA Fitness TR150 Folding Treadmill
This XTERRA treadmill has more features than most folding models, including an intuitive LCD display with 12 preset programs and three manual incline settings. It also has a spacious 16 x 50-inch walking deck that accommodates all users and stride lengths.
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HCP and patient-focused media organizations unveil new program designed to help mitigate health misinformation.
NEW YORK, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthline Media, the leading health information property, and Healio, the trusted platform for health care specialists, recently announced Social Checkup, a program designed to bridge the gap between patient and provider interactions by leveraging doctors as disruptors. Healthline Media and Healio unveiled the joint announcement during the Publicis Health Media (PHM) HealthFront™ as an exclusive offering for PHM clients.
Patients and physicians can easily get lost in the overwhelming noise of social media - spending precious time during appointments debunking medical myths that can be addressed outside of the office. Social Checkup is an offering designed to help patients and their physicians discuss the realities of treating their conditions, mitigating symptoms, and understanding when and how to navigate health information and misinformation. By elevating trending topics their patients are seeing on social and seeking in search, this program will elevate whole person health conversations.
"We at Healthline are excited to partner with Healio on this new patient and provider centric offering that will help address the health information and misinformation overwhelm," said Kate Gallagher, senior vice president of marketing at Healthline Media. "Social Checkup is powered by the strength of both organizations to create examples of how empowered patients connect with informed providers."
Both organizations will contribute targeted content, tools and activations for their specific audiences. Healio will create articles and video that feature specific disease states and therapeutic areas as well as emails to alert HCPs of trending topics.
Healthline will create patient-focused, medically vetted resources that curate condition-specific topics trending within patient communities. Using Healio's network of physician educators, Healio will focus on these topic areas and more to develop a resource for HCPs, helping them understand the topics and information their patients may be discussing within their communities. Healthline will also offer multi-media video content by leveraging Healio's expertise and HCP peer educators and Healthline Media's influencers, demonstrating how patients and providers can effectively communicate about emerging trends and patient care.
"HCPs know Healio for our credible content and robust platform," said Christine Martynick, senior vice president, advertising solutions & agency partnerships at Healio Strategic Solutions. "We're excited about this partnership because it directly aligns with our commitment to providing HCPs with valuable tools they can use when caring for their patients. While social media has assisted the healthcare community in delivering important information to wider audiences, it has also contributed to false beliefs about medical conditions and treatments. Social Checkup will help fix knowledge gaps, enabling HCPs to optimize their limited time with their patients."
To learn more about the partnership, email advertise@healthline.com and inquiries@HealioStrategicSolutions.com.
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Northern Trust is eliminating 300 to 400 jobs in early 2023. Are more cuts to come?
Chicago’s largest locally headquartered bank is under investor pressure to clamp down on costs after a quarter that bank executives themselves called “unacceptable” in terms of expense growth outpacing revenue growth. | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/northern-trust-laying-400-workers | 2023-01-23 19:52:50 | 1 | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/northern-trust-laying-400-workers |
HELENA, Mont. — More than two dozen Republican Montana lawmakers are co-sponsoring a bill that would allow students to misgender and dead-name their transgender peers without punishment, a move that some argue would further the bullying of kids already struggling for acceptance.
Opponents of the bill said students are not being disciplined for the accidental use of a wrong pronoun or a student’s former name, but refusing to acknowledge a transgender student’s preferred name and pronouns amounts to bullying that schools should address.
“I think that the problem with the bill is that it takes away the ability of schools and teachers and administrators to intervene when something becomes cruel, before it becomes physical,” said SK Rossi, testifying on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign.
It’s not believed that any other states are considering similar legislation, said Olivia Hunt, the policy director for the National Center for Transgender Equity.
“In our experience, this would make Montana unique in enshrining the right to be bigoted toward or the right to bully trans children in the state code,” she said.
The Montana proposal would not apply to teachers, but some states are considering bills that would protect teachers’ rights to refer to students by their birth names and gender.
The bill comes as conservative legislatures around the country, including Montana, are considering bills to ban gender affirming medical care for minors. The Montana Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to ban gender affirming medical and surgical treatment for minors, sending it to the House.
The main sponsor of the school discrimination bill, Rep. Brandon Ler, began his presentation Wednesday by noting that his children, who live on a farm and ranch, “have learned from a very young age that cows are cows and bulls are bulls” and that such facts are not up for interpretation.
“Children should not be forced to call somebody something they’re not,” Ler said.
Montana Pride President Kevin Hamm argued we should “trust that each of us know ourselves best and we can inform others as to the correct pronouns and gendered expressions to be used when referencing us.”
People representing educational organizations, pediatricians, parents of transgender children and school students testified against the bill, all emphasizing that it would lead to unchallenged bullying and harassment in schools and lead to anxiety and depression among transgender students.
Max Finn, a transgender middle schooler from Missoula, said he faces backlash from fellow students, including having crude remarks made about him and being tripped in the hallway, even though his teachers try to stop it from happening.
“If my teachers can’t or won’t intervene, it gets much worse,” Finn said.
Layla Riggs told lawmakers about defending friends who were being bullied at school because they are transgender or gender nonconforming, and that someone once threw rocks at her and a nonbinary friend after school.
“School is supposed to be a place where you are accepted and a place where your safety is supposed to be one of the top priorities,” Riggs testified. “With the passage of this bill, even the illusion of safety for transgender and nonbinary students would be gone.”
A survey by The Trevor Project in 2022 found that 45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the previous year, but that LGBTQ youth who were supported socially or at school reported lower rates of attempting suicide.
Emily Dean, the director of advocacy for the Montana School Boards Association, said she was unaware of any students who had been punished by schools for bullying a fellow student by misgendering or dead-naming them.
Richard Schade told lawmakers his 9-year-old nonbinary stepchild is bullied at school on a near daily basis with little to no intervention from school administrators.
“This demonstrates that the stated purpose of (the bill) is to address a problem that doesn’t exist, and that the real intent is to send a message to trans kids that they deserve to be bullied because of who they are,” he said.
During his testimony, Hamm intentionally misgendered the lone supporter and a male lawmaker, who had earlier sought to block opposition arguments that the bill would lead to bullying. Hamm said he wanted to hear “her” reasoning on that.
“Does she feel that misgendering isn’t a bullying tactic?” Hamm asked.
At that point, Rep. Amy Regier, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, interrupted, saying: “Please don’t attack other testimony.”
“Oh, I’m sorry,” Hamm responded. “Is it a bullying and an attack? So you do understand what this bill will do. Thank you for proving my point. Don’t enshrine a tool for bullying into the law.”
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine vegan whose custom license plate contains the word “tofu” is one of the motorists caught in a state crackdown on vulgar tags.
Car owners across the United States can pay an extra fee to customize license plates, sparking creativity and personality but causing headaches for state officials who have to decide what’s acceptable.
Maine had for several years allowed people to put just about any combination of letters and numbers on their vehicle plates, including words and phrases that other states would ban. But the state decided to change course and this year recalled 274 plates it deemed inappropriate.
Some people are fighting back.
So far the state has rejected all of the appeals, including one brought by the vegan whose license plate referenced tofu.
The state concluded the license plate “LUVTOFU” could’ve been seen as a reference to sex instead of admiration for bean curd. The motorist insisted there was no mistaking his intent because the back of his car had several tofu-related stickers.
“It’s my protest against eating meat and animal products,” Peter Starostecki, the disappointed motorist, said after a zoom session with a hearing examiner for the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Heather Libby and her best friend grudgingly gave up their matching license plates that contained a word for a female dog.
“People are so sensitive nowadays,” said Libby, of Jonesport, after a hearing examiner rejected her appeal. “I just think it’s foolish.”
When the state effectively ended the review process for so-called vanity license plates in 2015, some residents filled their plates with all manner of profanities, including F-bombs, either spelled out or abbreviated.
Residents in a state known for being laconic and even-tempered soon were sporting uncensored plates pairing the F-word with “snow,” “haters,” and “ALS,” — the incurable neurodegenerative disease.
After license plate freedoms spiraled out of control, the Maine Legislature directed the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to reestablish a system for vetting the state’s roughly 120,000 vanity license plates.
The new rules ban derogatory references to age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion or disability. Also banned is language that incites violence, or is considered obscene.
Restored as censors, Maine’s vehicular officials now walk a similar tightrope as their colleagues in other states.
In 2020, a federal judge ruled that California’s ban on plates that are “offensive to good taste and decency” was overly broad, and violated constitutional rights to free speech. Earlier this year, Texas officials rejected a license plate similar to Starostecki’s — “LVTOFU” — leading to rebukes from an animal rights group.
Maine’s rules were narrowly crafted to pass legal muster, officials said.
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said motorists have the freedom to express themselves, but she said that they should do it on a bumper sticker, not a state-issued license plate.
“We have a public interest in keeping phrases and words that are profane or may incite violence off the roadways,” she said.
She said she’s happy that most motorists have relinquished their objectionable license plates without a fight. So far, there have been only 13 appeals, but there could be more.
If a motorist loses an appeal to a hearing examiner, then they can sue in Superior Court. So far, no one has taken that step.
As for Starostecki, he was offered another license plate that had become available, V3GAN. But he decided he was done with vanity plates. He’s awaiting a new license plate — a boring one randomly selected by the state.
Libby, who lost her B-word plate, got a custom plate celebrating her dog Zeus, named for the mythical god of thunder. “That could be offensive to someone because it’s a Greek god,” she quipped. “But I hope not.”
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Adrien Dumont de Chassart went from college kid to proven pro, winning BMW Charity Pro-Am
GREER – Two weeks ago, Adrien Dumont de Chassart was a broke college student feeling disappointed that his University of Illinois team didn’t make it past the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
Today, he’s a proven pro with a six-digit bank account.
Dumont de Chassart, a 23-year-old in his first professional golf tournament, chased down the leader with a remarkable back nine Sunday and won the BMW Charity Pro-Am on an extra playoff hole at the Thornblade Club.
He beat 44-year-old veteran Josh Teater, who led all week and was looking for his second career win on the Korn Ferry Tour, a developmental league but also a repositioning league, especially in his case, for the PGA Tour.
After a weather delay of three and a half hours, Dumont de Chassart stormed to the top.
“I remember looking at the leaderboard at 13,” he said. “And then I kind of got on a roll.”
Dumont de Chassart shot par on No. 12, where he was standing in the tee box when the weather siren emptied the course more than three hours earlier, and then went birdie, birdie, birdie, eagle.
Suddenly, he was one shot ahead of Teater, who didn’t have to look at the scoreboard to know what was happening in front of him.
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Dumont de Chassart was picking off shots like it was as easy as picking apples off a tree.
And after making up five strokes on four holes, he pulled a Red Delicious out of his bag and chomped away down the fairway on 17. He bogeyed 18, however, to fall back into tie and a playoff.
They were going to keep playing 18 until dark, if necessary, to settle this. It only took one more time.
Dumont de Chassart chipped to within inches, made par, and Teater missed his potential tying putt.
“It’s pretty exciting,” Dumont de Chassart said. “I came here with no expectation. I just wanted to play my game and see where I was compared to all these players. I hit the ball very well this week. I had a great short game, too. I was cool to see I can compete at this level.”
Dumont de Chassart won $180,000. It was $90,000 more than second place.
“I’m not doing it for the money,” he said. “But that was pretty exciting stuff.”
Dumont de Chassart is a native of Belgium, where his family back home was watching well past midnight.
“They stayed up,” he said. “I’m glad they saw that.” | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/2023/06/11/adrien-dumont-de-chassart-wins-pro-golf-debut-at-bmw-pro-am-tournament/70298736007/ | 2023-06-12 03:44:11 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/2023/06/11/adrien-dumont-de-chassart-wins-pro-golf-debut-at-bmw-pro-am-tournament/70298736007/ |
Harvick visits alma mater to personally donate GEARWRENCH tools ahead of Auto Club Speedway race weekend
SPARKS, Md., Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GEARWRENCH and NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick teamed up this weekend to deliver a special donation to North High School in Bakersfield, C.A., where Harvick graduated in 1994. Harvick was on site to donate $25,000 of GEARWRENCH tools to the automotive shop program at his alma mater ahead of the Auto Club Speedway race weekend, where he drove the No. 4 GEARWRENCH car to a fifth-place finish in the last race at his home track. Harvick, currently driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, is set to retire from full-time NASCAR racing at the end of the 2023 season.
"It was great to get back home and see everyone at North High School," Harvick said. "I'm really proud of all the teachers and administrators who are a part of the school. They genuinely care.
"And I'm really proud of the fact that North High School promotes and values a well-rounded education – one that includes vocational training. Thanks to GEARWRENCH, more kids can be involved in their automotive program.
"Knowledge is power, and with an array of tools to tackle all kinds of projects, they're able to do more and learn more."
GEARWRENCH, a premier professional-grade hand tool brand for pros, mechanics, and auto techs worldwide, partnered with the Stewart-Haas Racing driver in 2022. Harvick was awarded the $25,000 tool donation as part of a 2022 promotion with GEARWRENCH and chose his high school to make that donation. The tool donation includes a multitude of award-winning GEARWRENCH automotive hand tools and storage options, most of which North High School teachers had to previously supply on their own.
"We are so truly grateful for the donation of these awesome tools and experience these students get to have from now on being part of the GEARWRENCH family," John Radman, automotive shop teacher at North High School said. "The students were so excited to meet Kevin and see what a big deal this was. It's really moved them into another level and really makes them feel like winners."
The donation comes full circle for Radman, who worked for Harvick's father, Mike, at his auto shop for four years sweeping floors and learning how to fix cars. With the GEARWRENCH tool donation, Radman is able to use that knowledge and pass it on to the students at North High School where there is an expectation of more than 200 students wanting to join the program.
GEARWRENCH will don livery on Harvick's No. 4 NASCAR Cup Series car four additional races throughout his final season in the sport. GEARWRENCH also has an extensive lineup of new products set to be released in 2023. For more information, visit gearwrench.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions and policies to help safeguard children’s privacy online.
The ongoing work will include toughened enforcement of a long-standing law governing kids’ online privacy and eyeing the algorithms used by social media platforms targeting young people.
“Children’s privacy is enormously important and we want to make sure we’re doing everything we can … to vigorously protect children’s privacy and protect them from data abuses,” said Lina Khan, who has led the consumer-protection agency for a year. She spoke in an interview over Zoom with The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Around the country, parents’ concern has deepened over the impact of social media on kids. Frances Haugen, a former Facebook data scientist, stunned Congress and the public last fall when she brought to light internal company research showing apparent serious harm to some teens from Facebook’s Instagram platform.
Those revelations were followed by senators grilling executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat about what they’re doing to ensure young users’ safety in the wake of suicides and other harms to teens attributed by their parents to their usage of the platforms.
The recent tide of mass shootings has also highlighted the power of social media and its influence on young people.
The FTC recently warned that it will crack down on education-technology companies if they illegally surveil children when they go online to learn. The agency noted that it is against the law for companies to force parents “to surrender their childrens’ privacy rights in order to do schoolwork online or attend class remotely.”
Khan said Wednesday the FTC had heard complaints from parents who, when the pandemic struck in 2020, had to suddenly make that choice.
The so-called edtech companies have apps and websites that are used by hundreds of thousands of students in school districts around the country. The children’s online privacy law prohibits companies from requiring that children provide more information than is needed, and restricts using students’ personal data for marketing purposes.
Among a host of other enforcement actions, the FTC in March required WW International, formerly known as Weight Watchers, in a settlement to delete information illegally collected from children under 13 as well as algorithms developed by the company’s weight-loss app for children as young as eight. The company also paid a $1.5 million penalty.
President Joe Biden stunned official Washington about a year ago when he installed Khan, an energetic critic of Big Tech then teaching law, as head of the FTC. That signaled a tough government stance toward giants Facebook (its parent now is called Meta Platforms), Google, Amazon and Apple, which already have been under pressure from Congress, state attorneys general and European regulators.
At 33, Khan is the youngest chair in the 107-year history of the FTC, an independent agency with five commissioners and around 1,200 employees. The agency’s mandate is broad — it polices competition and consumer protection as well as digital privacy — and under Khan it has been active on every front. Khan was an unorthodox choice for Biden, with no administrative experience or knowledge of the agency other than a stint for part of 2018 as legal adviser to one of the five commissioners.
She carried intellectual heft, though, that translated into political traction. Khan burst onto the antitrust scene in 2017 with her massive scholarly work as a Yale law student, “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox.” She helped lay the foundation for a new way of looking at antitrust law beyond the impact of big-company market dominance on consumer prices. That school of thought appears to have had a heavy influence on Biden.
During Khan’s tenure, the FTC has sharpened its antitrust attack against Facebook in federal court, accusing the social network giant of abusing its market dominance to quash competition, and is widely believed to be pursuing a competition investigation into e-commerce giant Amazon. Possible areas of focus, according to experts, are Amazon’s cloud-computing business and its recent $8.4 billion acquisition of movie studio MGM. Last year Amazon asked Khan to step aside from antitrust investigations into the company because of her past public criticism of its market power. The probe is reportedly being led by the agency’s deputy director of competition, John Newman.
In the interview, Khan addressed the importance of Big Tech antitrust cases in general since she is neither confirming nor denying an investigation into Amazon.
“These are products and services that Americans use and rely on in their day-to-day lives, and we want to be sure that incumbents are not stifling and crowding out competitors,” she said.
When the companies grow by buying up competitors and abuse their market position, she said, “They can in some ways become too big to care — and start imposing all kinds of terms and contractual conditions on consumers.”
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How often does dinner time roll around and you’d rather do anything but cook? Eating out or doing take-out can be costly and often, lacking in healthy choices. Simmer sauces to the rescue! Simmer sauces basically have all of the measuring and mixing done for you, not to mention an assortment of spices you may not have in your pantry for some delicious flavor. The task of pouring it into a pot with some protein and maybe veggies provided by you and boom, dinner is almost ready.
But how are simmer sauces for you and your family’s health? Fortunately, many can fit quite nicely into a nutritious eating plan. In general, the most important nutrient to consider is the sodium content. When comparing sodium, it’s important to think about how a particular food fits into your entire day. In this case, a simmer sauce makes up a very small part of one of your daily meals. Therefore, the sodium content should also make up a very small part of your daily sodium intake. Luckily, there are quite a few options, with a variety of flavor profiles, that fit the bill, including Frontera Garlic Pork Carnitas Slow Cooker Sauce, Manwich Original Sloppy Joe Sauce and Patak’s Tandoori Chicken Simmer Sauce, to name a few.
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Helpful hints: Consider these ideas when a simmer sauce is on your weekly menu.
- “Lean” in: Though simmer sauces often specify which type of protein to use, you can swap in any protein you want. Aim for lean skinless chicken, lean beef, or plant-based meat alternatives.
- Veggie boost: Some simmer sauces instruct you to add veggies, but even with those that don’t you still can add leftover, frozen, canned, or steamed veggies to your heart’s content. This will not only boost the fiber and nutrients but will also help stretch the meal further.
- Size counts: The sauce serving size ranges from two tablespoons to half a cup. Be aware of how much you are consuming so you can get an accurate idea of the nutrients you’re getting.
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BOSTON, Aug. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capitol Securities Management, Inc. is pleased to welcome Claire Soja to our firm. Claire began her investment career in 1972 as a Registered Representative at Kidder, Peabody & Co. Claire had a thirty-one-year career at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (1974-2005) where she served as Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager. During those years she also acted in the capacity of trader, compliance officer, and marketer of the firms' institutional research and custody products.
Claire then served for nine years as Managing Director of the Private Client Group at Detwiler Fenton Investment Management LLC in Boston and was named to the Board of Directors in 2010. From 2014 until it was sold Claire was with Winslow, Evans, and Crocker.
Ms. Soja's investment advisory service is highly personalized, and each portfolio is specifically tailored to the clients' individual investment objectives. She is very proactive in monitoring daily movements in the equity markets and individual holdings in particular. Portfolios are structured using asset allocation and diversification among the top performing economic sectors in an effort to produce above average returns.
Claire holds the Series 63,65,66,5,9,10 and 15 exams.
Claire is located at 1 Hollis St, Suite 350, Wellesley, MA 02482. Her contact information is csoja@capitolsecurities.com. Office: (617) 898-0196 Cell: (617) 710-2333
Claire will be working with Cathy King, cking@capitolsecurities.com.
About Capitol Securities Management, Inc.
Capitol Securities Management, Inc. is a Mid-Atlantic based, regional brokerage and investment advisory firm with locations from New England to Florida and has been serving the needs of its clients and advisors since 1985. Capitol Securities has a clearing relationship for its clients' accounts, products, services, and technology with Raymond James. It is a member of FINRA and SIPC. For more information on Capitol Securities and its holistic, client centered, platform and services. www.capitolsecurities.com or call Brad Kimball, National Business Development Director at (857) 343-2316. bkimball@capitolsecurities.com
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Cardinal George Pell, whose convictions were overturned, dies at 81
ROME (AP) — Cardinal George Pell, a onetime financial adviser to Pope Francis who spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia on child sex abuse charges before his convictions were unanimously overturned, died Tuesday in Rome. He was 81.
Pell suffered fatal heart complications following hip surgery, said Archbishop Peter Comensoli, Pell’s successor as archbishop of Melbourne. Pell had been in Rome to attend the funeral last week of Pope Benedict XVI.
“This news comes as a great shock to all of us,” Sydney Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher said in a statement on Facebook. “Please pray for the repose of the soul of Cardinal Pell, for comfort and consolation for his family and for all of those who loved him and are grieving him at this time.”
Pell, the former archbishop of Melbourne and Sydney, became the third-highest ranked official in the Vatican after Pope Francis tapped him in 2014 to reform the Vatican’s notoriously opaque finances as the Holy See’s first-ever finance czar.
He spent three years as prefect of the newly created Secretariat for the Economy, where he tried to impose international budgeting, accounting and transparency standards.
But Pell returned to Australia in 2017 in an attempt to clear his name of child sex charges dating from his time as archbishop.
A Victoria state County Court jury initially convicted him of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in the latest 1990s shortly after he had become archbishop of Melbourne. Pell served 404 days in solitary confinement before the full-bench of the High Court unanimously overturned his convictions in 2020.
During his time in prison, Pell kept a diary documenting everything from his prayers and Scripture readings to his conversations with visiting chaplains and the prison guards. The journal turned into a triptych, “Prison Journal,” the proceeds of which went to pay his substantial legal bills.
In the diary, Pell reflected on the nature of suffering, Pope Francis’ papacy and the humiliations of solitary confinement as he battled to clear his name for a crime he insists he never committed.
Pell and his supporters believe he was scapegoated for all the crimes of the Australian Catholic Church’s botched response to clergy sexual abuse. Victims and critics say he epitomized everything wrong with how the church has dealt with the problem.
“Looking back, I was probably excessively optimistic that I’d get bail,” Pell said in a 2021 interview at his home in Rome, crediting his “glass half-full” attitude to his Christian faith.
Even after he was acquitted, Pell’s reputation remained tarnished by the scandal.
Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that he knew of clergy molesting children in the 1970s and did not take adequate action to address it.
Pell later said in a statement he was “surprised” by the commission’s findings. “These views are not supported by evidence,” Pell’s statement said.
With his rather brusque, no-nonsense Australian sensibilities, Pell clashed frequently with the Vatican’s Italian old guard during the three years he worked to get a handle on the Vatican’s assets and spending. He was vindicated when Vatican prosecutors put 10 people, including his onetime nemesis, on trial in 2021 for a host of alleged financial crimes.
After Pell returned to Rome following his release from prison, he had a well-publicized private audience with Francis.
“He acknowledged what I was trying to do,” Pell said of the pope during a 2020 interview. “And, you know, I think it’s been sadly vindicated by revelations and developments.”
Francis said as much in a recent interview with Italy’s Mediaset broadcaster, crediting Pell with having set the Vatican on the path of financial transparency and lamenting that he was forced to abandon the effort to face the “calumny” of the abuse charges back home.
“It was Pell who laid out how we could go forward. He’s a great man and we owe him so much,” Francis said last month.
Pell was born on June 8, 1941, the eldest of three children to a heavyweight champion boxer and publican also named George Pell, an Anglican. His mother Margaret Lillian (nee Burke) was from an Irish Catholic family.
He grew up in the Victorian regional town of Ballarat. At 193 centimeters (6 foot, 4 inches) tall, he was a talented Australian Rules Footballer. He was offered a professional football contract to play for Richmond but opted for a seminary instead.
While in Melbourne, he set up the Melbourne Response which was a world-first protocol to investigate complaints of clergy sexual abuse and to compensate victims. However many abuse victims were critical of the system and of compensation payments, saying they were designed more to shield the church from litigation.
After being exonerated, Pell divided his time between Sydney and Rome, where he took part in the typical life of a retired cardinal, attending Vatican events and liturgical feasts and otherwise keeping up with news of the church.
“I’ve become very Italian,” Pell told a visitor during a lull of the coronavirus pandemic, which he spent in Rome.
A requiem Mass would be celebrated in Rome, but Pell was expected to be buried in Sydney.
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McGuirk reported from Canberra, Australia.
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For the Golden State Warriors, it’s a drive for five, as in five championships in nine years. It’s a similar thought for LeBron James, as the NBA’s all-time points leader is set to resume his quest for a fifth ring.
The NBA playoffs start Saturday, with Milwaukee as the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference and holder of home-court advantage throughout the postseason, and Denver as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for the first time.
“Every year, I mean, it’s tough,” said James, who helped the Los Angeles Lakers get back to the playoffs despite a topsy-turvy year marred by injuries and slumps. “There’s too many great teams, too many great players. Every year is tough. No matter if you’re the 1 seed or the 8 seed, every single year is tough.”
The defending champion Warriors open on the road, albeit not far from home, as they take on Sacramento — one of the feel-good stories in the NBA this season, back in the playoffs for the first time since 2006. Kings first-year coach Mike Brown was part of the Warriors’ staff under Steve Kerr for years, and brought that championship culture to Sacramento.
They’ve been talking playoffs all year. But Brown knows that words only go so far.
“At the end of the day, the best teacher is going to be the actually going through it and seeing how you hold up to things that come your way, especially the adversity,” Brown said.
The Warriors know what that means. They opened the season with a ring ceremony, and that was about the last thing that went according to plan. They didn’t get over the .500 mark for good until late February.
But if there’s another title, the Warriors know all the struggles will be forgotten.
“When you’re coming off a championship and lacing ’em back up, you’re celebrating what you accomplished,” Warriors guard Stephen Curry said. “But every time you step foot on the floor and practice and get ready for the games and everything that we’ve been through this year, it’s all about the goal at the end of the year of having an opportunity to go chase another one.”
Some of the top playoff hopefuls had less-rocky paths to the playoffs. Milwaukee — champions two years ago, with much of the same core now — was at or near the top of the East all season. In some order, the East 1-2-3 has been the Bucks, defending East champion Boston and title-starved Philadelphia since mid-January.
The Bucks dealt with injuries, the Celtics dealt with a preseason coaching change, and neither was derailed. A title for Boston would be the franchise’s 18th, breaking a tie with the Lakers for the most in NBA history. And the Celtics have not forgotten the pain of losing last year’s finals.
“We’ve essentially been waiting for this moment, getting to the playoffs,” Celtics forward Jayson Tatum said. “The group is locked in, the group is focused, everybody’s back healthy, so we’re just preparing the right way. ... Now, it’s here. We’re all excited and ready for the moment.”
The moment — and the ring — are all that matters. Just ask Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
“This is what we need,” he shouted to Bucks fans earlier this month, pointing to his ring finger. “We need a second one.”
Some need a first.
Chris Paul still doesn’t have a ring, even though he and the Phoenix Suns led the Bucks 2-0 in the finals two years ago. So now, he and Devin Booker have Kevin Durant — a two-time champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist — alongside them to try and win it all. The Suns drew Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers in Round 1.
“We’re ready to go,” Booker said.
Denver — a No. 1 seed, a team that moved into first in the West a few days before Christmas and stayed there the rest of the way — has a two-time (and possibly soon-to-be three-time) MVP in Nikola Jokic, and has the best regular-season record in the West over the last five years.
And yet, few believe; FanDuel Sportsbook has Denver tied for the third-best odds to win the West and the fifth-best odds to win the NBA title.
“The pressure, that I have, is pressure I put on myself,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “You’re never going to be able to put any pressure on me. This is my job, this is my livelihood, I love my job and we as an organization put pressure on ourselves to win a championship. That’s what motivates us.”
James knows that motivation. He’s been running off it for most of his 20-year career.
“That’s the only reason I play still, is to try to put myself in a position to make championship runs and give teammates that never been a part of a championship run something they haven’t experienced before,” James said. “It has not changed for me, I would say, since about 2006, ’7. That’s just been my mindset every year: How can I make a championship run?”
He knows the way. So do the Warriors.
One step at a time, Curry insists. Game 1’s of Round 1 are Saturday and Sunday. Titles will not be won nor lost this weekend. It’s a marathon, as was the regular season when a slew of teams got off to slow starts — the Lakers were 2-10, the Warriors were 3-7, the 76ers were 0-3, the Kings 0-4, Brooklyn 1-5 — and made the playoffs anyway.
Lock in, as Curry says. It’s ring time.
“It’s extremely hard to do what we’ve done,” Curry said, “and what we’re going to try to do.”
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s sudden departure from the cable network is being greeted as good news by Republicans who support U.S. intervention in the war in Ukraine.
Carlson was one of the most prominent critics of U.S. involvement to defend Kyiv against Moscow’s invasion.
“It’s a bad day for Vladimir Putin,” a Senate Republican aide said. “This takes one of the biggest critics of Ukraine war in Republican and conservative circles off the table.”
The aide noted that some GOP senators were also uncomfortable with what they viewed as Carlson’s over-the-top rhetoric opposing vaccine mandates, which divided conservatives during the pandemic.
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) declared that the war in Ukraine was a “territorial dispute” and not a vital national interest — a statement that many Republicans later criticized — he did so in response to a query from Carlson.
DeSantis quickly walked back his comment after getting strong pushback on Capitol Hill from prominent lawmakers including Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).
One Republican senator, who requested anonymity to comment on a media figure who had a loyal following among many right-leaning voters, said Carlson’s departure from prime time would be a positive development for maintaining public support for the war.
“He wasn’t troubled by whether something was true or not. He was mean, irresponsible and dangerous,” the lawmaker said.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who has called the Ukraine crisis “one of the greatest demonstrations of good versus evil we’ve seen in our lifetimes,” said Carlson had a big influence on many Republicans.
“There have been some that have argued that he was setting foreign policy for the Republican Party, which I find to be bizarre. Certainly not for me,” he said. “To the primary [Republican] voter, the active participant, the grassroot voter, he’s a person they listen to and has a big influence.”
Asked how he evaluated Carlson’s influence on the GOP electorate, Romney said “it depends on the issue but I think with regards to Russia and Ukraine he was misguided.”
Romney also expressed disbelief over Carlson’s defense of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
Carlson aired television specials that attempted to reframe the attack on the Capitol as a largely peaceful protest activity after his show gained exclusive access to 41,000 hours of security footage.
“It’s really disheartening and disappointing that an intelligent person would take a stance defending people who break into the symbol of democracy here and around the world,” Romney said.
Carlson may continue to have a media profile, such as other former Fox stars like Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck, but he’s not expected to have nearly the same influence on Republican politics without his prime-time slot on Fox.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), an adviser to the Senate Republican leadership team, said Carlson is not “going away” but predicted he’ll have less influence on Republican politics now that he’s lost his coveted 8 p.m. slot on Fox News, which drew more than 3 million viewers a night.
Cornyn noted that Beck “continued to be a voice and have some impact although it was diminished” after leaving Fox.
Carlson questioned what the United States hoped to accomplish by intervening in the conflict and grilled Republican presidential hopefuls about what they thought the exit strategy should be.
He defended Putin by asking his viewers to ask themselves: “Why do I hate Putin? … Has Putin ever called me a racist? Has he threatened to get me fired for disagreeing with him?”
Carlson clashed with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and other defense hawks last year when he urged Republicans to oppose an omnibus spending package that included a 9.7 percent increase for defense programs.
“Here’s the amazing thing, some Republicans in the Senate are working with Democrats to get this bill passed before Christmas. They don’t have to do that,” he said in December, arguing that GOP senators could have insisted on a spending freeze until after Republicans took control of the House in January.
“What is going here. It seems like a great betrayal,” he said.
Cornyn said most Republican senators disagreed with Carlson’s skeptical view of U.S. support for Ukraine, which has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars.
“I disagree with what he was advocating for and I think the majority opinion, the substantial majority opinion, in the Congress is it’s in America’s best interest to continue to support Ukraine,” he said.
Asked about DeSantis’s statement minimizing the war in Ukraine as a “territorial dispute,” Cornyn noted the Florida governor “walked that back some.”
“I think people are just trying to find the center of mass of public opinion on that but my view is that it’s in our national interest to help Ukraine,” he said.
He added that it was his “impression” that DeSantis had Carlson’s criticism of U.S. support for the war in mind when he issued his controversial statement.
Danielle Pletka, a distinguished senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute specializing in foreign and defense policy, echoed others in calling Carlson one of the nation’s most prominent critics of U.S. support for Ukraine and hailed his departure from Fox as a significant development.
“Yay, ding dong, Tucker Carlson is gone,” she said.
Pletka said Carlson appeared at times to have more prominence in the debate over Ukraine than Biden.
“The idea that an anchor on Fox News was influencing the debate when the president of the United States hasn’t spoken on the issue, it’s really staggering,” she said, arguing that Biden has not done enough to explain to the nation why the war is an important national security concern.
“Tucker Carlson is on TV every single night, no one else is. Nature abhors a vacuum and he filled it nicely,” she added, with a dose of sarcasm. “I think he was an influential voice. It was uninformed and a dangerous voice against” U.S. support for the war.
Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) said Carlson’s sudden departure from Fox won’t have an immediate impact on any votes on Capitol Hill for military and economic aid to Ukraine but acknowledged the former primetime host had a large following.
“I think the votes up here probably are what they are,” he said. “Clearly he’s got a following and he’s got an audience out there but I think people up here are going to weigh the relative value of America’s involvement in that war based on what’s in our national security interests.”
Some lawmakers were reluctant to comment on Carlson’s abrupt split with Fox without knowing all the details.
“I assume, don’t know, but I assume it was a business decision. Obviously there was something they didn’t have a meeting of the minds about. I assume he’ll have a voice wherever he goes next. He had a following there,” Thune said. | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/why-some-republicans-see-carlsons-departure-as-a-good-thing/ | 2023-04-26 12:55:28 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/why-some-republicans-see-carlsons-departure-as-a-good-thing/ |
It looks like boxing’s future at the Olympics is in doubt.
Officials decided to keep Russian Umar Kremlev as president of the International Boxing Association on Sunday in Yerevan, Armenia. Delegates from amateur boxing’s world governing body voted to reject a proposal that urged for new presidential elections. Kremlev was backed to continue his governance by 106 votes to 36.
“We shouldn’t say Olympic boxing, we should say IBA boxing,” Kremlev said after the verdict.
And now the sport’s presence in the Games is under serious doubt.
Kremlev, who was elected IBA president in December 2020, called for the IBA to become less Olympic-focused.
"I am working for you, not a side organization," he said. "No one else should have influence on the organization."
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Boxing was left off the initial list of sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, which caused concern for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to begin with. And now they have even more concern on their plate, learning that this trend might continue.
“Following these disturbing developments, the IOC (executive board) will have to fully review the situation at its next meeting,” the IOC said in a statement.
The IOC suspended the IBA (formerly known as the AIBA) in 2019 due to financial mismanagement, therefore leaving the IOC to run the boxing tournament itself at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The committee plans to run the boxing tournament at the upcoming Paris Games, as well, without the inclusion of the IBA.
The IOC plans to discuss the matter at their next meeting.
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A few days ago I got a call from my grandson. He told me that he was going to take a class in algebra this year and needed a little help with reviewing the concepts. Since I am going on 75, it has been a few years since my high school freshman algebra class, but I was game for dusting off the old math brain and having a go at it. Let me tell you, it has been so much fun. A call to all the grandparents out there to get involved. There are many children in Tucson who need help with reading, writing and arithmetic. We have a lot of knowledge to share. It is a great way to keep our brain cells active and have some fun at the same time. I hope my grandson continues to ask for my help with both algebra and geometry concepts, but please, don’t ask me about trig . . .
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