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Cross-Industry Business Leaders Celebrated for Achievements and Community Impact
NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ascend Foundation hosted a one-of-a-kind vibrant Ascend A-List Awards Gala at the iconic Plaza Hotel in New York City on Monday evening to celebrate Pan-Asian business leaders. Spotlighting resilient, impactful, and courageous leadership during disruptive times, honorees were recognized for their professional achievements and advancement of others in their industries or for being catalysts for change in their workplace and society.
The Honorable Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City, made a special appearance to address the Asian and business communities at this sold-out celebration and was introduced by Seema Mody, Master of Ceremonies for the event, CNBC Global Markets Reporter and Host, "Trading Nation".
Ascend Foundation congratulates the 2022 Ascend A-List honorees: Anu Aiyengar, J.P. Morgan; Aditya Bhasin, Bank of America; Muhammad Bhayat, Grant Thornton LLP; Chi-Foon Chan, Synopsys Inc.; Timothy Chandran, Ericsson; Lisa Chang, The Coca-Cola Company; Alex Chi, Goldman Sachs and Co.; Marvin Chow, Google LLC; Rishi Chugh, KPMG LLP; Ajay Dhaul, Johnson & Johnson; Tracey Doi, Toyota Motor North America; Julia Gouw, Piermont Bank; Rohit Gupta, Enact Mortgage Insurance; Xihao Hu, TD Bank; Derek Idemoto, Cisco; Simmi Kelly, Altria; Reshma Kewalramani, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Anand Kini, NBCUniversal; Michael Ku, Pfizer Inc.; Sandra Leung, Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Jean Lu, Vanguard; Vasant Narasimhan, Novartis; Dinesh Nirmal, IBM; Roger Park, Ernst & Young LLP; Reshma Shetty, Ginkgo Bioworks; A.N. Sreeram, Dow; Padmasree Warrior, Fable Group Inc.; PK Yegneswaran, Merck & Co., Inc.; Deborah Yeh, Sephora.
"The leadership and attainments of this exemplary group of Pan-Asian executives serve as a model for future generations. The positive impact they provide reinforces Ascend Foundation's focus on mobilizing leaders with initiatives that address pressing societal needs, support communities and develop future API leaders," said Anna Mok, President & Co-Founder, Ascend & Ascend Foundation.
"It is an honor to be selected for this award with this group of esteemed leaders," said Reshma Kewalramani, Chief Executive Officer and President Vertex Pharmaceuticals. "The Ascend A-List Awards has turned a spotlight on the very important need for the Asian American community to support each other, motivate and inspire each other, and pay it forward to the next generation of leaders."
"What a wonderful way to celebrate Asian success in North America," said Sandeep Gupta, Event Chair, Past Board Director & Officer, Ascend. "Our awardees individually and collectively, inspire us and create a sense of belonging for all of us to grow and surpass our aspirations and achieve more than our full potential in the workplace and in society."
About Ascend Foundation and Ascend
The Ascend Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to educate, advocate, and enable Asian and Pacific Islander (API) business leaders to reach their full potential and make greater positive societal impacts. Ascend Inc. is the largest non-profit Pan-Asian membership organization for business professionals in North America with a mission to drive workplace and societal impact by developing and elevating all API business leaders and empowering them to become catalysts for change.
Contact: Peyen Fong, 212-248-4888, programs@ascendleadership.org
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PITTSBURGH, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a convenient and comfortable way to enjoy a screen house in your backyard," said an inventor, from Haverhill, Mass., "so I invented the PULL OUT SCREEN HOUSE. My design would provide protection against pesky bugs and it could increase privacy."
The patent-pending invention provides a convenient way to erect a screen house outside a home. In doing so, it offers a private and insect-free space. As a result, it enhances comfort and it could make an outdoor space more enjoyable. The invention features a practical design that is easy to assemble and use so it is ideal for households.
The original design was submitted to the Boston sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-BMA-5624, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Payton Sparks scored 24 points as Ball State beat Missouri State 67-64 on Saturday.
Sparks added 12 rebounds for the Cardinals (4-2). Jarron Coleman added 10 points while shooting 4 for 18, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc, and he also had eight rebounds. Demarius Jacobs finished 4 of 5 from the field to finish with 10 points.
The Bears (2-3) were led by Chance Moore, who recorded 14 points. Alston Mason added 12 points and Bryan Trimble Jr. had nine points.
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How to Watch the Florida vs. LSU Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for February 19
Published: Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:23 PM EST|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Florida Gators (14-12) will be attempting to stop a four-game losing streak when hosting the LSU Lady Tigers (24-1) on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. It will air at 2:00 PM ET on SEC Network.
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Florida Women's Basketball Game Live Stream & TV Channel Info
- When: Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET
- Where: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida
- TV: SECN
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Florida vs. LSU Scoring Comparison
- The Lady Tigers put up 16.8 more points per game (85.1) than the Gators allow their opponents to score (68.3).
- LSU has a 21-0 record when giving up fewer than 69 points.
- LSU has put together a 22-0 record in games it scores more than 68.3 points.
- The 69 points per game the Gators put up are 13.2 more points than the Lady Tigers allow (55.8).
- Florida has a 13-9 record when putting up more than 55.8 points.
- Florida is 14-8 when it gives up fewer than 85.1 points.
- This year the Gators are shooting 36.3% from the field, only 1.8% higher than Lady Tigers give up.
Florida Schedule
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NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner of the class action firm Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), a national securities firm rated Top 50 in the 2018-2021 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report and headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVEO), relating to its proposed acquisition by LG Chem, Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement, AVEO shareholders are expected to receive $15.00 in cash per share they own. Click here for more information: https://www.monteverdelaw.com/case/aveo-pharmaceuticals-inc. It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you.
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Security camera captures the moment a tornado hit a high school
Published: Mar. 28, 2023 at 3:38 PM CDT|Updated: 45 minutes ago
AMORY, Miss. (Gray News) – A security camera at a high school in Mississippi caught the moment a tornado hit the campus.
Sam Strickland, the IT director for the Amory School District, posted the video on social media.
Despite the damage seen on camera, Strickland said he didn’t want to give parents and students the false impression that the whole school was damaged or destroyed.
Strong storms swept through Mississippi Friday, leading to the deaths of at least 21 people, according to officials. Dozens of other people were injured.
The National Weather Service in Jackson said the tornado received a preliminary EF-4 rating.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Videos released Thursday of this week’s deadly rampage in northwest New Mexico recorded a voice said to be the shooter urging police to “kill me” and officers rushing toward the 18-year-old gunman before fatally shooting him outside a church.
“He is yelling on the Ring footage, ‘Come kill me,'” Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe said of Beau Wilson, the high school senior who authorities say killed three older women during the attack.
“He’s making a stand, he has opportunities to run off, he does not use those opportunities,” Hebbe said. “So yes it’s my belief that ultimately in his head, he has made the decision that he is going to stand and fight it out until he is killed.”
Three older woman were killed Monday by the shooter, including a mother and daughter who happened to be driving through the neighborhood. The victims were identified as longtime Farmington residents Gwendolyn Dean Schofield, 97, her 73-year-old daughter, Melody Ivie, and 79-year-old Shirley Voita.
At least six other people were wounded in the shootings, which sent waves of grief rippling through the community of 50,000 people. They included two police officers, who have been released from medical care as they recover.
Hebbe’s comments mirrored an account from witness Candi Brammell, who lives next to the church and told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday that the gunman seemed to be egging police on, saying: “Come on!”
Brammell said she couldn’t believe what she was seeing as Wilson opened fire. Within an instant, he was exchanging shots with the police and then was down in the grass.
Wilson lived with his father in a home that contained an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, apparently legally owned, according to law enforcement authorities. He bought an assault-style rifle last year after he turned 18.
On Monday, police say, he began shooting indiscriminately with the rifle from the front porch area of the home.
The first person hit was Voita, a retired school nurse who was driving by. Video released by police showed her car rolling down the street with the door open after she managed to get out.
Video also showed the path of a vehicle carrying Schofield and Ivie, who stopped to help. Schofield was a teacher her entire career, and Melody followed in her footsteps by running a preschool for 40 years.
“They see something in the road, which turns out to be (Voita), and they’re in the process of pulling over” when another hail of gunfire erupts, Hebbe said, narrating the images. “At that time we believe all those rounds are fired from (the rifle).”
Police say Wilson soon dropped the weapon into some bushes even though it still held more live ammunition.
Wilson then walked down the street for about a quarter mile, spraying bullets indiscriminately using two pistols. He discharged a .22-caliber gun and then depleted rounds from a 9-mm weapon in the final shootout with police, during which he let off at least 18 rounds.
He wore what appeared to be a modified protective vest with steel plates, but authorities say he discarded the vest before the shootout with police.
Police body camera video showed the perspective of one officer walking and running down the middle of the residential street, readying an assault rifle in one hand while barking commands into a radio in the other. On the run, he takes cues from a local resident and a dog runs beside them.
That video is later partially obscured, but a shadow on the ground shows the officer bracing in firing position for the final confrontation.
“I have eyes on the suspect. He’s walking south. He’s wearing all black,” an officer tells dispatchers in another video segment.
He then yells, “Farmington police! Let’s see your hands!“
A police car speeds by with flashing lights and sirens.
Video from the body camera of Sgt. Rachel Discenza showed her pointing her handgun toward where the suspect was standing. Amid an exchange of gunfire, she falls to the ground, and says: “I’m shot.“
She struggles unsuccessfully to get up, and a fellow officer uses her belt as a tourniquet.
“We got one hit. Get me a medic here for sarge,“ he yells.
In the grass in front of the church, officers rush to the suspect after the gunfire subsides, telling him not to move. One officer cuffs him, while another says, “Subject is down. He is secured.”
A note was later found in the pocket of the discarded vest that said, “If your reading this im the end of the chapter.
The gunman’s body was left in the grass for a time as investigators worked the scene, and it was unclear then how many times he was shot.
Police said earlier this week that they couldn’t say how many gunshot wounds the victims had suffered and were waiting on the medical investigator’s report, which had not been made public as of Thursday.
Neighbor Bryan Brown, who was among those who ran to render first aid, told AP that Voita had gunshot wounds to the leg and the head.
Relatives of the three slain women said each left an indelible mark that will continue to shape the lives of others.
“In immeasurable ways, this heart-wrenching incident has impacted not only our family, but those of the Voita and Wilson families,” the Schofield and Ivie family said Thursday in a statement. “We have a shared grief and ask for continued prayers and privacy as we embody the faith, grace and love of our mother and grandmother and embark on a path of healing and forgiveness.”
Police have been probing for motivations behind Monday’s rampage, which took place the day before Wilson was due to graduate from high school, amid some indications from relatives of prior mental health issues.
Efforts were underway by authorities to access medical and school records that might shed light on his mental history.
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Montoya Bryan reported from Albuquerque and Snow reported from Phoenix. | https://www.wane.com/top-stories/videos-show-gunman-saying-kill-me-to-onrushing-officers-in-new-mexico-rampage/ | 2023-05-19 16:08:11 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/top-stories/videos-show-gunman-saying-kill-me-to-onrushing-officers-in-new-mexico-rampage/ |
Digital Shorts Showcase Sabra® Hummus as the Ultimate Everyday Snack Time Soulmate
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- If your snack could ask for a snack, what would it want? Sabra's new marketing campaign places Sabra Hummus in the snack time spotlight, romancing the creamy chickpea-based dip as the perfect match for every salty, crunchy, craveable snack you've got. A series of new spots employ a unique stop-motion animation and CGI-created expressions to playfully personify amorous snack staples like pretzels, chips, and carrots hitting on hummus, because "together, we make the perfect snack."
Debuting in time for International Hummus Day (May 13th), 'The Snack Your Snacks Would Snack On' campaign features a memorable mouthful of a 13-word tagline and will run across OTT, CTV, social and digital, as well as retail media. The creative represents an evolution for Sabra, which recently rolled out a brand refresh with updated logo and packaging. The fresh approach showcases hummus as the ideal every day, anytime snack hack, in addition to special occasion and event dip where hummus already has a prime place at the table.
"People love snacks but there is sometimes an inner struggle when it comes to what we reach for between meals," said Lauren Fuller, director of brand communication for Sabra. "We want craveable snacks to be better-for-us and better-for-us snacks to be craveable. This campaign celebrates the fact that hummus quickly takes any snack from simple to satisfying, making Sabra every snack's better half."
According to a new poll conducted by Centiment on behalf of Sabra,* snack behavior has shifted in recent years, and we're reaching for snacks more often. While we don't always agree on where, or when, to snack we do know what we want from snack time:
Snack Facts
- Satisfying: 60%+ seek something "satisfying" at snack time
- Just Add Hummus: Almost half of US snackers say that simply adding hummus to a snack of pretzels or chips makes it more satisfying!
- Tandem Snacking: Nearly half of people report pairing two snacks instead of eating just one
- Convenience: 40% of us are regularly snacking while driving
- Between the Sheets: Nearly 50% confess to snacking in bed
- Zoom Snacking: A mere 12% say it is ok to snack on zoom, the majority consider it "RUDE"
Sabra's 'The Snack Your Snacks Would Snack On' campaign features a variety of Sabra hummus including 10oz tubs, Sabra Snackers with Pretzels and Sabra 2oz Singles, which are great for on-the-go snacking, each with familiar favorites and in popular snack settings. The national campaign was created in collaboration with the creative agency Opinionated.
About Sabra Dipping Company, LLC
With a rich history dating back to 1986 in Queens, New York, Sabra Dipping Company, LLC is a leader in the refrigerated dips and spreads category and producer of an iconic America's hummus brand. Hummus is a delicious and remarkably versatile plant-based dip, embraced by Americans across diet preferences. Proudly producing a variety of hummus and guacamole dips, Sabra exists to unite and delight the world around planet positive food.
Sabra hummus is made with wholesome chickpeas grown in the Pacific Northwest on family-owned farms and produced in Chesterfield County, VA. Sabra is headquartered in New York.
Sabra's range of products includes offerings that are suitable for lifestyle choices like non-GMO**, vegetarian, gluten-free, kosher, and vegan items and can be found nationwide in club stores, supermarkets, specialty retailers, through food service and at online retailers.
Find Sabra at www.sabra.com, www.youtube.com/sabra, www.facebook.com/sabra,
www.instagram.com/sabra, www.twitter.com/sabra and www.pinterest.com/sabradips.
*Sabra engaged the market research software provider Centiment to survey a representative sample of 2000 individuals in the United States between March 5-10th, 2023.
**Not made with genetically engineered ingredients.
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Moon mountain to honor trailblazing NASA mathematician
NASA says in our lifetimes, a woman of color will walk on the moon.
That moment will be a time when we stop and remember where we were and who we were with.
The very first moon landing, Apollo 11 in 1969 was a success in large part to a trailblazing mathematician named Melba Roy Mouton.
Thursday, NASA announced a moon mountain will be named in her honor.
On the heels of the successful Artemis 1 launch, NASA is a step closer to once again walking on the surface of the moon.
When a person of color steps off the ladder, a 19,000-foot mountain in the distance will forever honor a towering figure in NASA history.
Her name is Melba Roy Mouton. If that name isn't familiar, perhaps her life's work is.
Mouton's work as a mathematician and computer programmer in the 1950s helped Neil and Buzz walk on the moon.
NASA says Mouton was instrumental in calculating spacecraft trajectories and locations.
Now Mouton herself has her own place in history.
"To recognize her contributions to the agency, NASA proposed the name Mons Mouton for the lunar landing site for VIPER, its first robotic moon rover," Aisha Tyler of Space Obsessive said.
Mount Mouton is as tall as the highest peak in North America.
NASA's "Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover", or "VIPER" for short, will search the 2,700 square miles of Mount Mouton for three months looking on the surface for water.
That data will guide Artemis 3 to find the perfect landing site, providing this time one small step for a woman.
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BALTIMORE — Lexington Market is still looking for short-term vendors as it continues to undergo a new $40 million dollar transformation.
Redevelopment is expected to be completed this fall, and there is still room for 12 additional short-term kiosk or pop-up space rentals.
Applications are being accepted through June 20 at 5pm.
Those who already applied last summer, are being asked to resubmit their application.
The market is specifically looking for businesses that sell locally made, locally grown, or handmade products, such as jewelry, body care items, pre-packaged food and beverages, stationary and cards, and small artwork.
RELATED: $40 million redevelopment project underway at Lexington Market
“The kiosks will be centrally situated within the market, for maximum visibility and exposure, and offer display space for products, lockable storage cabinets, signage space, electricity, and Wifi," said Kristen Mitchell, Merchant Support and Community Engagement staff for Lexington Market.
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Another week, another labor action across America.
In June, workers went on strike at at least 120 Starbucks locations, the company said.
Earlier this month, thousands of hotel workers across southern California walked off the job.
And this week, the writers strike in Hollywood reached its third month. Actors joined them on July 13.
Major strike activity increased by almost fifty percent in 2022, according to the U.S. Labor Department. And the Economic Policy Institute says over 120,000 workers were involved in major work stoppages last year.
What caused the resurgence of the U.S. labor movement?
For one thing, the pandemic accelerated union organizing, reporter Alex Press told "The Response" podcast recently. "We've seen this kind of brief, this sort of early stage uptick in union organizing in this country, very explicitly rooted in our response to a pandemic that was raising the stakes of once again to life or death sort of situations for a lot of frontline workers," she said.
Low unemployment has also given workers more leverage to organize and even strike, says Joseph Brock, president of Reliant Labor Consultants.
"That tight labor market, kind of brought on by COVID, has been a boon for unions," said Brock.
A demographic shift toward workers with more labor-friendly views may also be a factor. "There's a whole generation of younger workers that are discovering unionization as the most reliable way to get better pay and working conditions," Rutgers professor Susan Schurman told Money.com.
Workers cite low pay, bad working conditions, and poor job security as reasons to strike.
But a Milken Institute expert told Yahoo Financethat the Hollywood strike alone could cause $4 billion in losses to the U.S. economy.
"It's not just impacting these industries in California. But it's really doing so in New York, it's doing it in Atlanta. It's doing it in Albuquerque, it's doing it in Pittsburgh. It's doing it in all sorts of places where filming actually takes place," said Kevin Klowden.
What's the outlook for the future?
Unions once played a central role in America's economic, political, and cultural life. But Anthony Carnevale of Georgetown University says unions today face an uphill battle to regain that influence. "They lost their power largely because of globalization, technology, and the decline of manufacturing," he says.
Take the Amazon labor union, as it's called, which won an election with more than 8,000 workers in a Staten Island warehouse last year, a milestone hailed by the press, but the group has not yet reached a collective bargaining agreement.
"The bigger problem for unions will continue to be the attainment of that first collective bargaining agreement," says Brock.
And in terms of politics over the short term, Unions pose both political opportunities and challenges.
Balancing workers needs and growing the economy is proving tough for a president who has aligned himself closely with organized labor.
"Folks, I promised you that I'd be the most pro-union president in American history because I know this: in a crisis, America always counts on you," President Joe Biden told the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in a speech last year.
That alignment won him votes from union workers. But now, those close ties could harm a president who has always tried to connect with American workers.
Meanwhile, those marching on the picket line carry on.
SEE MORE: AI fears are fueling the labor strikes in Hollywood
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Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot
(AP) - Voters in three states approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, while those in a fourth state rejected the move. The measures approved Tuesday curtail the use of prison labor in Alabama, Tennessee and Vermont. In Oregon, “yes” was leading its anti-slavery ballot initiative, but the vote remained too early to call Wednesday morning.
In Louisiana, a former slave-holding state, voters rejected a ballot question known as Amendment 7 that asked whether they supported a constitutional amendment to prohibit the use of involuntary servitude in the criminal justice system.
The initiatives won’t force immediate changes in the states’ prisons, but they may invite legal challenges over the practice of coercing prisoners to work under threat of sanctions or loss of privileges if they refuse the work.
The results were celebrated among anti-slavery advocates, including those pushing to further amend the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits enslavement and involuntary servitude except as a form of criminal punishment. More than 150 years after enslaved Africans and their descendants were released from bondage through ratification of the 13th Amendment, the slavery exception continues to permit the exploitation of low-cost labor by incarcerated individuals.
“Voters in Oregon and other states have come together across party lines to say that this stain must be removed from state constitutions,” Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, told The Associated Press.
“Now, it is time for all Americans to come together and say that it must be struck from the U.S. Constitution. There should be no exceptions to a ban on slavery,” he said.
Coinciding with the creation of the Juneteenth federal holiday last year, Merkley and Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, reintroduced legislation to revise the 13th Amendment to end the slavery exception. If it wins approval in Congress, the constitutional amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of U.S. states.
After Tuesday’s vote, more than a dozen states still have constitutions that include language permitting slavery and involuntary servitude for prisoners. Several other states have no constitutional language for or against the use of forced prison labor.
Voters in Colorado became the first to approve removal of slavery exception language from the state constitution in 2018, followed by Nebraska and Utah two years later.
The movement to end or regulate the use of prison labor has existed for decades, since the time when former Confederate states sought ways to maintain the use of chattel slavery after the Civil War. Southern states used racist laws, referred to as “Black codes,” to criminalize, imprison and re-enslave Black Americans over benign behavior.
Today, prison labor is a multibillion-dollar practice. By comparison, workers can make pennies on the dollar. And prisoners who refuse to work can be denied privileges such as phone calls and visits with family, as well as face solitary confinement, all punishments that are eerily similar to those used during antebellum slavery.
“The 13th Amendment didn’t actually abolish slavery — what it did was make it invisible,” Bianca Tylek, an anti-slavery advocate and the executive director of the criminal justice advocacy group Worth Rises, told the AP in an interview ahead of Election Day.
She said passage of the ballot initiatives, especially in red states like Alabama, “is a great signal for what’s possible at the federal level.”
“There is a big opportunity here, in this moment,” Tylek said.
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach officials imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night during spring break after two fatal shootings and rowdy, chaotic crowds that police have had difficulty controlling.
The city said in a news release the curfew would be from 11:59 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday, with an additional curfew likely to be put in place Thursday through next Monday, March 27. The curfew mainly affects South Beach, the most popular party location for spring breakers.
The release said the two separate shootings Friday night and early Sunday that left two people dead and “excessively large and unruly crowds” led to the decision. The city commission plans a meeting Monday to discuss potential further restrictions next week.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said in a video message posted Sunday that the crowds and presence of numerous firearms has “created a peril that cannot go unchecked” despite massive police presence and many city-sponsored activities meant to keep people busy.
“We don’t ask for spring break in our city. We don’t want spring break in our city. It’s too rowdy, it’s too much disorder and it’s too difficult to police,” Gelber said.
The latest shooting happened about 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Ocean Drive in South Beach, according to Miami Beach police. A male was shot and died later at a hospital, and officers chased down a suspect on foot, police said on Twitter. Their identities were not released, nor were any possible charges.
In the Friday night shooting, one male victim was killed and another seriously injured, sending crowds scrambling in fear from restaurants and clubs into the streets as gunshots rang out. Police detained one person at the scene and found four firearms, but no other details have been made available.
Under the curfew, people must leave businesses before midnight, although hotels can operate later only in service to their guests. The city release said restaurants can stay open only for delivery and the curfew won’t apply to residents, people going to and from work, emergency services and hotel guests. Some roads will be closed off and arriving hotel guests may have to show proof of their reservations.
Last year, the city imposed a midnight curfew following two shootings, also on Ocean Drive. The year before that, there were about 1,000 arrests and dozens of guns confiscated during a rowdy spring break that led Miami Beach officials to take steps aimed at calming the situation. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/after-deadly-shootings-miami-beach-sets-spring-break-curfew/ | 2023-03-19 22:05:50 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/after-deadly-shootings-miami-beach-sets-spring-break-curfew/ |
PINE BLUFF, Ark., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced it is scheduled to release fourth quarter 2022 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Management will conduct a live conference call to review this information beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday, January 24. Interested parties can listen to the call by dialing toll-free 1-844-481-2779 (North America only) and asking for the Simmons First National Corporation conference call, conference ID 10174103. In addition, the call will be available live or in recorded version on our website at simmonsbank.com under "Investor Relations." The recorded version will be available for at least 60 days following the date of the call.
Simmons First National Corporation
Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) is a Mid-South based financial holding company that has paid cash dividends to its shareholders for 113 consecutive years. Its principal subsidiary, Simmons Bank, operates 230 branches in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Founded in 1903, Simmons Bank offers comprehensive financial solutions delivered with a client-centric approach. In 2022, Simmons Bank was named to Forbes list of "America's Best Banks" for the second consecutive year and to Forbes list of "World's Best Banks" for the third consecutive year. Additional information about Simmons Bank can be found on our website at simmonsbank.com, by following @Simmons_Bank on Twitter or by visiting our newsroom.
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GREENSBORO — UNCG awarded 2,082 baccalaureate degrees at its undergraduate commencement ceremony at the Greensboro Coliseum on Friday.
Those graduates each got to hear their name called as they walked across the stage — with the university dropping its prior years' practice of having a keynote speaker in order to make time for the graduates' names to be read.
"The best things come to those who don't give up," read the message atop one graduate's decorated mortar board.
In his remarks to the graduating class, university Chancellor Frank Gilliam said about half of UNCG students come in as the first in their families to attend college.
"We provided opportunities for you, but you took them and ran with them," he said.
This year's Board of Governors Teaching Award went to professor Dan Yasaki of UNCG's Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
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The university also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to David Sprinkle.
Sprinkle is a major donor to the university and former chairman of UNCG's board of trustees, as well as a donor and volunteer with other local organizations and charities. Before his retirement, he was the president and CEO of The Todd Organization and a salesman for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. He served as a first lieutenant with the U.S. Army in South Vietnam, earning a bronze star.
"David Sprinkle, your commitment to the vibrancy and well-being of Greensboro and its people and to the excellence of this university and its students is exceptional," Gilliam said.
Natalie Adams, speaker for the class, said, "... while UNCG may be an academic institution, even more so it is a thriving community."
She explained that she has a chronic illness, and as a teen was mostly unable to attend school in-person.
That, she said, left her fearful about what she would encounter at the university — a fear, she said, that had melted by the end of her first semester. At UNCG, she said, she found peers who accepted and supported her. That, in turn, helped her to accept and support herself, as a student with an invisible disability. Together, they weathered the challenges of college, doing it all amid a once-in-a-century pandemic.
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PRINCETON, N.J., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), the parent holding company of the MIAX Options®, MIAX Pearl® and MIAX Emerald® exchanges (collectively, MIAX®), today announced that the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has entered a stipulation and order (the Order) in Nasdaq, Inc., et al v. Miami International Holdings Inc., et al (Civil Action No.: 3:17-cv-06664-ZNQ-DEA) dismissing with prejudice all of the six patent infringement claims asserted by Nasdaq against MIH and its affiliates. The Order was signed on June 30, 2022 by the Honorable Zahid N. Quraishi – United States District Court Judge for the District of New Jersey.
The Order was entered following MIH obtaining determinations before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to invalidate all of the Nasdaq patents asserted against MIH.
MIH has been represented in the PTAB proceedings by Reed Smith LLP and Fish & Richardson P.C.
About MIAX
MIAX's parent holding company, Miami International Holdings, Inc., owns Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX®), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX Pearl®), MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald®), Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC (MGEX™), and Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX™).
MIAX, MIAX Pearl and MIAX Emerald are national securities exchanges registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that are enabled by state-of-the-art, in-house built, proprietary technology providing industry-leading speed and performance to their member firms trading listed options on all three exchanges as well as cash equities through MIAX Pearl Equities™. MIAX also serves as the exclusive exchange venue for cash-settled options on the SPIKES® Volatility Index (Ticker: SPIKE), a measure of the expected 30-day volatility in the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY).
MGEX is a registered exchange with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a Notice Registered Securities Futures Product Exchange with the SEC. MGEX serves as the exclusive market for a variety of products including Hard Red Spring Wheat, SPIKES Futures, BRIXX Commercial Real Estate Futures and TAX Futures. MGEX is a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) under the CFTC, providing DCM, DCO and cash market services in an array of asset classes.
BSX is a leading electronic international securities market regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) specializing in the listing and trading of capital market instruments such as equities, debt issues, funds, hedge funds, derivative warrants and insurance linked securities. A full member of the World Federation of Exchanges and affiliate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, BSX is globally recognized, including by the SEC.
MIAX's executive offices and National Operations Center are located in Princeton, NJ, with additional offices located in Miami, FL, Minneapolis, MN, and Hamilton, Bermuda.
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The Chiefs got their Super Bowl rings on Thursday night and quarterback Patrick Mahomes said that was the last time that the team would celebrate their February win over the Eagles before turning their full attention toward the 2023 season.
A big step in that direction will be the team’s training camp and they announced their schedule for this summer on Friday. The team will hold camp at Missouri Western University and most of the sessions will be open to the public.
The team will hold their first open practice on July 23 and they’ll be back at it July 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 and 31. The rest of the open practices will take place August 2-5, August 7-8, August 11, and August 15-17. Tickets to most of the practices will be free, but there will be a $5 admission charge on July 23, July 29, and August 5.
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may have gotten support and vague assurances from NATO leaders in Vilnius this week, but he ultimately returns home without a clear commitment that his country will be joining the club any time soon.
Instead, the alliance leaders said they were removing obstacles on Ukraine’s membership path so that it can join more quickly once the war with Russia is over.
For many, that argument gives Russia’s president a pretext to prolong the war, which President Vladimir Putin ostensibly launched to keep Ukraine from joining NATO.
But if Ukraine joins NATO in the middle of the war, then Russia is at war with the entire NATO alliance.
At the core of this conundrum is Article 5 – NATO’s common defense guarantee under which an attack on one member is considered an attack on them all.
Article 5 is at the heart of the 31-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It states that an armed attack against one or more of the members shall be considered an attack against all members.
It also states that if such an armed attack occurs, each of the members would take, individually and in concert with other members, ‘’such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.’’
That security guarantee is the reason previously neutral Finland and Sweden sought to join NATO and why Ukraine and other countries in Europe also want in.
Only once, in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States, paving the way for NATO’s biggest ever operation in Afghanistan.
But NATO allies have also taken collective defense measures including joining the U.S. to fight the Islamic State group in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan as well as help keep the peace in the Balkans.
NATO’s credibility hinges on Article 5 and its commitment to offer membership to any European country that can contribute to security in Europe and North America.
But Ukraine, currently in the middle of war with Russia, would oblige all 31 member countries to spring to its defense militarily, potentially igniting a wider war with a nuclear-armed country.
Article 5 also becomes problematic when the territory of a member is unclear. For instance, Russian forces entered Georgia in August 2008, a few months after NATO leaders first promised the country it would join, along with Ukraine. That country’s NATO application is still pending. Russia continues to occupy large swaths of Ukraine in the east and south, further muddying the picture.
U.S. President Joe Biden summed up why he didn’t think Ukraine is ready for NATO membership. ‘’If the war is going on, then we’re all in the war… we’re at war with Russia, if that were the case,” he said in an interview with CNN ahead of the summit. | https://www.kron4.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-article-5-natos-common-defense-pledge-that-stands-in-the-way-of-ukraines-admission-while-at-war/ | 2023-07-12 23:59:00 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-article-5-natos-common-defense-pledge-that-stands-in-the-way-of-ukraines-admission-while-at-war/ |
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MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Nick Fortes hit a solo home run with two outs in the ninth inning, lifiting the Miami Marlins over the New York Mets 3-2 Sunday.
Fortes drove an 0-1 pitch from Adam Ottavino (2-2) into the left-field seats as Miami avoided a three-game sweep by the NL East leaders.
“Going up to bat I was looking for a sinker and he threw a really good slider first pitch that I did not see well,” Fortes said. “I figured that he’d throw it again so I was sitting on it and thankfully, he threw it there.”
Fortes homered for the third time since being called up from the minors May 27. He hit four home runs in another call-up the final two weeks of last season.
“Running around the bases, I felt I was on cloud nine,” Fortes said. “My parents were here to see it as well, so it was pretty awesome. A moment I’ll never forget it.”
Tanner Scott (3-2) walked J.D. Davis leading off the ninth. Davis advanced on a wild pitch and reached third on Luis Guillorme’s one-out groundout. Scott struck out James McCann to end the threat.
New York finished 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position.
Marlins starter Daniel Castano threw a career-high seven innings, giving up two runs. He allowed five hits, walked two and struck out four.
“Really, just trying to slow the game down,” said Castano, who allowed leadoff doubles the first two innings but prevented New York from scoring. “Today, that was my goal. I know I got into a little bit of trouble, so what. On to the next pitch.”
Mets starter David Peterson also threw seven innings of two-run ball. He gave up four hits and struck out a season-high eight, eclipsing the seven strikeouts he had against Miami in his previous start June 20.
“Their guy pitched well, we knew that with the good cutter-slider mix,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “I think early on we had a chance to get something on, not let him get his feet on the ground. The good part is how well (Peterson) pitched.”
Brandon Nimmo homered to lead off the third and Pete Alonso hit an RBI double later in the inning to put New York ahead 2-1. Nimmo drove Castano’s first pitch over the wall in center, while Alonso’s blooper to short right rolled toward the foul area and scored Starling Marte from second.
The Marlins responded with Miguel Rojas’ solo shot in the bottom half. His drive landed in the left-field seats for his sixth homer.
After Alonso’s double, Castano retired 14 of the last 15 batters he faced.
“He has to continue to make pitches and you can’t give in,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “All of a sudden, he started throwing the ball over the middle of the plate.
Garrett Cooper gave Miami its first lead of the series with his sacrifice fly in the first. Jon Berti hit a leadoff single and advanced on Rojas’ grounder to short.
CONTRASTING LINEUPS
For the first time this season, the Mets had the same batting order and defensive positions in consecutive games. Meanwhile, the Marlins did not start outfielders Jorge Soler and Avisaíl García, their notable free agent additions.
CANINE SUPPORT
The upper deck section at loanDepot Park was opened for the Marlins’ second “Bark in the Park” promotion of the season. In addition to Sunday’s attendance of 19,343 there were 516 dogs.
ROSTER MOVE
The Marlins selected the contract of INF Erik González from Triple-A Jacksonville and designated INF Willians Astudillo for assignment. González started at third base and doubled in three at-bats.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: INF-OF Jeff McNeil (right hamstring tightness) continues to improve but missed his fifth consecutive game.
Marlins: García (hamstring tightness) missed the last two games of the series. .RHP Anthony Bender (back stiffness) is on a throwing progression program at the club’s spring training complex in Jupiter, Fla.
UP NEXT
Mets: RHP Carlos Carrasco (8-3, 4.42) is scheduled to start the opener of a two-game home series against Houston on Tuesday. Carrasco experienced lower back tightness in his previous outing against the Astros Wednesday and lasted 2 1/3 innings.
Marlins: RHP Pablo López (5-3, 2.61) will start the opener of a three-game series at St. Louis on Monday.
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Nikon's Latest Super-Telephoto Lens Features a Built-In 1.4x Teleconverter to Capture Decisive Moments with Consistent Confidence
MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikon Inc. has announced the new NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S, the latest in an unrivaled collection of high-performance super-telephoto lenses for professionals. The new 600mm f/4 TC VR S offers an unprecedented combination of versatility and powerful performance, boasting the latest optical technology and anti-reflective coatings for the ultimate in image quality, plus the added benefit of a built-in 1.4x teleconverter for even more reach.
This is a pro lens, creating a new apex of performance for those capturing action, wildlife and sports, all while reimagining the 600mm to realize the potential of the larger Z mount. An extreme focal length paired with a fast f/4 aperture fills the frame with the subject, creating dramatic isolation with gorgeous background blur. The integration of a built-in 1.4x teleconverter gives the capability to seamlessly switch from an extreme 600mm to an astounding 840mm (FX mode), while maintaining superior optical performance throughout the frame.
"The range, capability and value that Nikon delivers with NIKKOR Z telephoto lenses continues to surpass expectations," said Jay Vannatter, Executive Vice President, Nikon Inc. "This new S-line super-telephoto lens is just one more exciting addition to the rapidly growing line of lenses, which we will continue to expand."
Superbly balanced and meticulously constructed for maximum durability and precise operation in nearly any environment, the new 600mm f/4 TC VR S serves as a brazen reminder of Nikon's optical superiority and audacious innovative spirit. As an S line lens, it realizes exceptional rendering capability with overwhelming resolution and beautiful bokeh, with a lens body that's over 14% lighter than its F-mount counterpart. Additionally, the lens uses the Nikon's exclusive SSVCM drive system, locking tack-sharp focus of even the fastest moving subjects quickly, accurately and quietly, helping to nail the decisive shot, time and time again.
Created and tested for the most demanding professional imaging and video professionals, the new NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S offers users the following:
- Built-in 1.4x Teleconverter: Like two lenses in one, the 600mm f/4 TC VR S can instantly swap between 600mm f/4 and 840mm f/5.6. This allows the user to seamlessly keep the subject in frame, whether it's erratically moving animals or oncoming cars when shooting motorsports. In DX mode, this range is increased to an impressive 900mm f/4 and 1260mm f/5.6 equivalent, respectively. The teleconverter switch is optimally positioned so that users can operate it with a finger of the right hand, while holding the camera grip and maintaining shooting position.
- Surprisingly Smaller Size and Lighter weight: Weighing in at only 7.2 lbs (3260 g), the 600mm f/4 TC VR S is a full 1.2 lbs (550 g) lighter than the F-mount AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR; enabling longer hours of shooting with less fatigue. The lens size is optimized to fit in carry-on luggage, with a length of only 17.2 in (437 mm).
- Fast f/4 Maximum Aperture: When shooting fast-moving subjects or in low-light conditions, such as motorcycle racing or swimming, the lens' bright maximum aperture lets in more light, so users can take advantage of higher shutter speeds for sharper images with minimal blur. A larger maximum aperture with nine rounded blades also allows for a beautiful, natural bokeh, with the distinctly shallow depth of field of a 600mm focal length.
- Outstanding IQ with Unparalleled Optics: The innovative optical formula incorporates three1 ED, a super ED, two fluorite and two SR lens elements. Various aberrations including chromatic aberration are effectively compensated, delivering outstandingly sharp rendering. As a result, incredibly high resolution throughout an image is achieved consistently, even at the maximum aperture. Additionally, the close-up performance has been greatly improved, minimizing color bleeding from infinity to close distances, despite being a super-telephoto lens. Because quality control of optical performance is comprehensively managed while including the built-in teleconverter, overwhelmingly high image quality is ensured even at the 840mm focal length. The optical formula also considers video and multimedia production, with significantly reduced focus breathing and near silent operation.
- Nikon's Meso Amorphous Coat: This coating provides the highest anti-reflection performance in NIKKOR history. Together with Nano Crystal Coat, the 600mm f/4 TC VR S achieves significant reduction of ghost and flare effects caused by incident light from various directions, delivering clear images even under harsh lighting conditions, including stadium lights, direct sunlight and oncoming headlights.
- Fast, Highly Accurate AF Control: Nikon's advanced AF drive system, The Silky Swift VCM (SSVCM)2 simultaneously achieves higher speed, better accuracy and quieter operation than ever before, surpassing previous drive systems. Swiftly and silently moving the larger optics of a fast super-telephoto lens is an impressive feat unto itself, but the advantages of the SSVCM are enhanced with the guide mechanism that effectively suppresses vibration within the AF drive as well as the optical ABS encoder which contributes to overall AF accuracy.
- TC Compatible for Extreme Telephoto: The focal length can be extended to 1,200 mm with the Z TELECONVERTER TC-2.0×, or 1,680 mm when the built-in teleconverter is used in conjunction with the Z TELECONVERTER TC-2.0×3. By using the built-in teleconverter and 2.3x crop for video recording with the Nikon Z 9, it is possible to shoot at a focal length equivalent to 1,932 mm.
- Superior Operability: This is a lens that feels solid, sturdy and comfortable. The center of gravity is shifted toward the photographer for a comfortable balance for hand-held shooting or panning. Never lose track of a subject because the lens can be operated solely by touch, thanks to well-placed tactile details such as knurling and small indents. An ergonomic design provides easy access to controls such as L-Fn buttons, memory set button, Fn ring, control ring and focus ring without looking. In addition, a Memory Recall function4 quickly recalls pre-assigned focus positions that have been saved in advance.
- High-Performance Vibration Reduction (VR): The lens' powerful optical VR function provides a compensation effect equivalent to shooting at a shutter speed up to 5.0 stops5 faster, or 5.5 stops when using the synchro function of the Nikon Z 9. Users can also choose the SPORT function, which enables a stable viewfinder image during panning shots and tracking of moving subjects.
- Built to Withstand the Rigors of Professional Use: When the weather in the field takes a turn for the worse, professionals can still have confidence under the harshest conditions. The lens barrel is constructed of durable magnesium alloy and superior dust- and drip-resistant performance6 is ensured by sealing adopted in various areas including movable parts of the lens barrel and mount. Additionally, fluorine coat is applied to the surface of the front-most element, which effectively repels dust dirt and moisture for easy cleaning.
Pricing and Availability
The new NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S will be available in late November 2022 for a suggested retail price of $15,499.95*. For more information about the latest Nikon products, including other NIKKOR Z lenses and the entire collection of Z series cameras, please visit nikonusa.com.
About Nikon
Nikon Inc. is a world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and technologies for photo and video capture; globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance for an award-winning array of equipment that enables visual storytelling and content creation. Nikon Inc. distributes consumer and professional Z Series mirrorless camera, digital SLR cameras, a vast array of NIKKOR and NIKKOR Z lenses, Speedlights and system accessories, Nikon COOLPIX® compact digital cameras and Nikon software products. For more information, dial (800) NIKON-US or visit www.nikonusa.com, which links all levels of photographers and visual storytellers to the Web's most comprehensive learning and sharing communities. Connect with Nikon on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Vimeo and Flickr.
Specifications, equipment, and release dates are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.
-Firmware for the cameras must be updated to the latest available versions before use.
1.) 2 Three ED glass and two SR lens elements are used when the built-in teleconverter is enabled, while two ED glass and a SR lens elements are used when the built-in teleconverter is disabled.
2.) An AF drive actuator that combines a Voice Coil Motor (VCM) and a guide mechanism developed by Nikon. The VCM is a motor in which a coil reciprocates in the strong magnetic field created by a powerful magnet.
3.) Depending upon the subject, scene brightness, and focus position, AF may not perform as expected, regardless of the camera used, resulting in inaccurate focus, slow focusing, or flashing of the focus indicator.
4.) The cameras compatible with this function are the Z 9, Z 7II, Z 6II and Z 30 only. When using the function, camera firmware update to the latest version is required.
5.) Based on CIPA Standard; in NORMAL mode; this value is achieved when attached to a mirrorless camera equipped with 35mm film size image sensor.
6.) Thorough dust- and drip-resistance is not guaranteed in all situations or under all conditions.
*SRP (Suggested Retail Price) listed only as a suggestion. Actual prices are set by dealers and are subject to change at any time.
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Updated January 7, 2023 at 2:30 PM ET
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia teacher who was critically injured when she was was shot by a 6-year-old student in Newport News is showing signs of improvement as authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved in a school shooting, the city's mayor said Saturday.
Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones said the condition of the teacher, a woman in her 30s, is "trending in a positive direction" as she remains hospitalized.
The boy shot and wounded the teacher in a first-grade classroom on Friday at Richneck Elementary School, according to authorities. Police Chief Steve Drew said the shooting was not accidental and was part of an altercation but didn't elaborate further. No students were injured.
Jones declined to release additional details Saturday about what led to the altercation, citing the ongoing police investigation. He also would not comment on how the boy got access to the gun or who owns the weapon.
"This is a red flag for the country," Jones said.
"I do think that after this event, there is going to be a nationwide discussion on how these sorts of things can be prevented."
It was a rare occurrence, experts say
Experts who study gun violence said the shooting represents an extremely rare occurrence of a young child bringing a gun into school and wounding a teacher.
"It's very rare and it's not something the legal system is really designed or positioned to deal with," said researcher David Riedman, founder of a database that tracks U.S. school shootings dating back to 1970.
He said Saturday that he's only aware of three other shootings caused by 6-year-old students in the time period he's studied. Those include the fatal shooting of a fellow student in 2000 in Michigan and shootings that injured other students in 2011 in Texas and 2021 in Mississippi.
Riedman said he only knows of one other instance of a student younger than that causing gunfire at a school, in which a 5-year-old student brought a gun to a Tennessee school in 2013 and accidentally discharged it. No one was injured in that case.
Daniel W. Webster, a professor at Johns Hopkins University who studies gun violence, agreed that a 6-year-old shooting a teacher at school is extremely unusual. But he said his research shows that instances of young children accessing loaded guns and shooting themselves or others unintentionally in homes or other settings are rising.
"A 6 year old gaining access to a loaded gun and shooting him/herself or someone else, sadly, is not so rare," he said in an email.
In the Newport News case, Police Chief Steve Drew said Friday that the shooting didn't appear to be an accident and that it was isolated to the single victim. He said the student and teacher had known each other in a classroom setting.
"We did not have a situation where someone was going around the school shooting," Drew told reporters.
Police are looking for the source of the gun
He said the boy had a handgun in the classroom, and investigators were trying to figure out where he obtained it.
Parents and students were reunited at a gymnasium, Newport News Public Schools said via Facebook.
The police chief declined to discuss what contact investigators have had with the boy's parents.
"We have been in contact with our commonwealth's attorney (local prosecutor) and some other entities to help us best get services to this young man," Drew said.
Newport News is a city of about 185,000 people in southeastern Virginia known for its shipyard, which builds the nation's aircraft carriers and other U.S. Navy vessels.
Richneck has about 550 students who are in kindergarten through fifth grade, according to the Virginia Department of Education's website. School officials have already said that there will be no classes at the school on Monday.
"Today our students got a lesson in gun violence," said George Parker III, Newport News schools superintendent, "and what guns can do to disrupt, not only an educational environment, but also a family, a community."
Virginia law does not allow 6-year-olds to be tried as adults.
In addition, a 6-year-old is too young to be committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice if found guilty.
A juvenile judge would have authority, though, to revoke a parent's custody and place a child under the purview of the Department of Social Services.
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BEIJING, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VNET Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNET) ("VNET" or the "Company"), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral internet data center services provider in China, today announced that Mr. Tim Chen has been appointed as the Company's Chief Strategy Officer. Mr. Qiyu Wang, former Vice President of Finance, was promoted to succeed Tim as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. In his new role, Qiyu will oversee the Company's finance, legal, mergers and acquisitions, and investor relations.
Mr. Josh Sheng Chen, Founder and Chairman of VNET, commented, "We are thrilled to congratulate Tim and Qiyu on their new appointments at VNET. Their deep expertise and experience will empower the new leadership team to advance our dual-core strategy and unleash VNET's full potential moving forward. Given the evolving operational environment, we will maintain the Company's focus on high-quality revenue business to drive higher margins and better profitability, while improving operating efficiency and implementing effective cost control.
"Tim has been instrumental in leading our financing projects in the offshore capital market over the past three years, helping us secure a total of US$1.4 billion financing since joining us in 2020," Josh added. "I would like to thank him for his great contributions and look forward to working closely with him in the Chief Strategy Officer role.
"As China's investment and wealth management industry grows rapidly, onshore markets are becoming attractive emerging destinations for investment. Looking ahead, we will leverage Qiyu's extensive knowledge of onshore markets, including RMB funds, to align our refinancing structure for a good balance between offshore and onshore. This will ensure VNET's growth and success in the future, while upholding the Company's core values and commitments to our customers and stakeholders."
Mr. Qiyu Wang joined the Company in April 2022 and has served as the Vice President of Finance since then. Prior to joining the Company, Qiyu had over 20 years' experience in the Chinese telecommunications industry, in charge of business operations, financial management and capital operations. From 2016 to 2021, Qiyu served as a Vice President of China Telecom Global Limited, overseeing strategic business development and mergers and acquisitions. From 2010 to 2016, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of China Communications Services International Limited. Prior to that, he served as the finance manager at the headquarters of China Telecommunications Corporation Limited. Qiyu received his EMBA from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
As the Company's Chief Strategy Officer, Tim will be deeply involved in investor relations activities and business operations, while working hand in hand with the leadership team to set the Company's strategic direction, including exploration of hyperscale data center opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, to help drive the Company's growth.
Tim has served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer since May 2021. He also served as the Company's Chief Strategy Officer from August 2020 to April 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Tim served as Chief Financial Officer of Asia Maritime Pacific (Hong Kong) Limited over a decade from 2009 and has 14-year experience in prominent investment banking and private equity firms, including two years at Affinity Equity Partners, eight years at Morgan Stanley and four years at J.P. Morgan from 1996 to 2009. Tim received a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering and operations research from Columbia University in New York.
About VNET
VNET Group, Inc. is a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral internet data center services provider in China. VNET provides hosting and related services, including IDC services, cloud services, and business VPN services to improve the reliability, security, and speed of its customers' internet infrastructure. Customers may locate their servers and equipment in VNET's data centers and connect to China's internet backbone. VNET operates in more than 30 cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and loyal base of over 7,000 hosting and related enterprise customers that span numerous industries ranging from internet companies to government entities and blue-chip enterprises to small- to mid-sized enterprises.
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This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "target," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, quotations from management in this announcement as well as VNET's strategic and operational plans contain forward-looking statements. VNET may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about VNET's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: VNET's goals and strategies; VNET's expansion plans; the expected growth of the data center services market; expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, VNET's services; VNET's expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with customers; VNET's plans to invest in research and development to enhance its solution and service offerings; and general economic and business conditions in the regions where VNET provides solutions and services. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in VNET's reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and VNET undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
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In the new Peacock series “ Based on a True Story,” debuting Thursday, Kaley Cuoco plays Ava, a woman obsessed with true crime. She consumes these dark stories all day, analyzes the cases with her friends and murder-centric podcasts help lull her to sleep at night.
“Do we have to wake up to murder every morning?” her husband Nathan, played by Chris Messina, asks in a scene.
The series highlights an explosion of coverage of true crime in recent years. It is the subject of podcasts, documentary series, books, and social media posts where amateur sleuths breathlessly weigh in on the latest crime du jour.
In “Based on a True Story,” Ava hatches a plan to start a podcast — hosted by the couple — to interview a serial killer. She is confident that it will be lucrative and add excitement into their otherwise middle-aged monotony.
The choices made by Ava and Nathan in the series, argues Cuoco, are similar to the subjects of actual true crime stories whose fate is determined by one bad decision.
“It happens all the time,” said Cuoco. “That’s why this was very believable to me. They are in a desperate situation, make a really ridiculous choice out of desperation and end up in a very bad place. In my opinion, they’re as bad as the killer by the end of this,” she said.
Cuoco admits to being a fan of true crime herself and likens it to “looking at an accident” on the road. “We’re rubberneckers,” she said.
Co-star Liana Liberato, who plays Ava’s younger sister, has a list of true crime podcasts to recommend. “Some of my favorites are ‘S-Town’, ‘Root of Evil’, ‘ To Live and Die in LA. ‘ I’m a little too obsessed. I relate very much to Kaley’s character,” Liberato said.
She’s not the only one. On the morning of the cast’s interviews, Priscilla Quintana, who plays Ava’s friend Ruby on the show, woke extra early and tuned into, what else but true crime.
“I woke up at 4:30 a.m., and I didn’t have to be here until like seven, so I cleaned my whole kitchen (and) listened to the newest episode of ‘Crime Junkie.’ Why is it the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning,” she wondered aloud.
In one episode, Cuoco and Messina’s characters attend CrimeCon in Las Vegas — which is similar to Comic-Con but for fans of true crime. It’s an actual event, by the way, that will be held later this year in Orlando.
“I see the addiction of it,” Messina said who doesn’t seek out the genre but can get caught up by an episode of say, “ Dateline,” like the rest of us. He likes to use it as his own mental exercise to be prepared if things go south. “For me, it’s always a nice puzzle to figure out how people got into this situation and how can I not. And if I do, how can I be saved?”
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DALLAS/FT. WORTH, Texas, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A commercial real estate focused East Texas bank needed to integrate their core banking system with their CRM solution to drive operational efficiencies and lay the foundation for future enhancements while continuing their aggressive growth. However, like many banks, they faced a skills gap and resource constraints that meant they needed to retain an external third party to assist them in this process. CG Infinity, a systems integrator with 20 years' experience in the Financial Services industry, was engaged to assure a seamless end-to-end solution and a disruption-free transformation.
CG Infinity's team included former bank executives along with skilled technologists who tailored the project to the bank's situation using its pre-configured IgniteConnex integration solution to minimize risk and accelerate timelines. IgniteConnex is a highly scalable enterprise-grade low-code integration platform that helps Financial Services customers to connect systems, data, and processes to deliver value quickly.
CG Infinity's partnership with Jack Henry, membership in their VIP Integration Program, and experience with Silverlake and CIF 20/20 gave the bank confidence to engage CG Infinity to design their integration architecture. Having worked successfully with banking core integrations many times before, CG Infinity identified obstacles and challenges to ensure that appropriate controls were deployed to mitigate operational and business risk.
In four short months, CG Infinity integrated the bank's Jack Henry CIF 20/20 data with their new Salesforce Financial Services Cloud environment, on time and on budget. Integrating the bank's client information in their new CRM solution improved service quality and made the customer experience more seamless. The project was completed, securing connectivity into the Jack Henry CIF 20/20 core environment.
The completed integration laid a secure, robust, stable, and scalable foundation so the client can continue achieving their aggressive annual growth targets. This allows the bank confidence that its underlying technology infrastructure will be flexible enough to accommodate increasing volumes while streamlining the process of customer targeting, acquisition, and onboarding.
Contact an Ignite Platform Specialist today: Schedule Your Demo
IgniteConnex is a low-code and no-code development platform for banks, that enables them to quickly and easily create custom software solutions, streamline operations and improve customer service without the need for extensive coding or IT resources.
CG Infinity, Inc. is an IT consulting firm offering technology solutions tailored to the needs of each client. We leverage Salesforce and other cloud platform technologies to help our clients get closer to their customers. Employing around 400 people worldwide, with offices in Dallas, Houston, Albuquerque, Little Rock, and New Delhi, we have the global resources to take on even the most complex projects. Our people-first approach drives innovation and transforms tomorrow. We aim to grow employees to deliver world class "customer-value" and "customer experience".
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The treasurer for Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) campaign has resigned, according to a letter sent to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) Tuesday.
Nancy Marks, who served as treasurer for Santos’s 2020 and 2022 campaigns, said in a letter to the FEC that she left her position last Wednesday.
“At the request of the FEC, I am submitting this Form 99 stating that I have resigned as treasurer for the Devolder-Santos For Congress Committee as of January 25, 2023,” she said.
The campaign had begun preparing for Marks to leave her role last week, but an obstacle occurred when their expected replacement said he would not serve in the role.
Santos’s campaign and other affiliated groups sent an update to the FEC on Wednesday that Thomas Datwyler, who has worked as a Republican operative, will replace Marks as treasurer. But Datwyler’s attorney said Datwyler told the campaign that he will not serve in the role.
“On Monday we informed the Santos campaign that Mr. Datwyler would not be serving as treasurer,” attorney Derek Ross said. “It appears there’s a disconnect between that conversation and the filings today, which we did not authorize.”
Every political committee needs to have a treasurer to raise or spend money, according to federal law.
The treasurer is also responsible for overseeing a campaign’s filings to the FEC. The filing deadline for the end of 2022 is Tuesday.
The Hill has reached out to Santos’s office for comment and to clarify who is replacing Marks.
Marks’s resignation comes as Santos has faced questions and increased scrutiny over his campaign finances. Local and federal investigators have launched probes into Santos’s finances, and multiple ethics complaints based on allegations of campaign finance violations have been filed against Santos.
He submitted an amended campaign filing to the FEC last week to indicate that a $500,000 loan and a $125,000 loan that he said came from his personal funds came from another source.
The New York Republican announced Tuesday that he will step down from two committee assignments temporarily while the controversies play out. | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/george-santoss-treasurer-resigns-amid-scrutiny-over-finances/ | 2023-02-01 00:48:25 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/george-santoss-treasurer-resigns-amid-scrutiny-over-finances/ |
Paper Published in 'Biomedicines' Highlights MOA, Links Biomarker Changes to Positive Clinical Outcomes
PALO ALTO Calif., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuvivo today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed paper titled: "Macrophage Targeted Sodium Chlorite (NP001) Slows Progression of ALS through Regulation of Microbial Translocation". The goal of the biomarker-focused study was to test the relationship between NP001 macrophage-targeted immune regulation and the theory that microbial translocation contributed to ALS progression.
Published in the journal 'Biomedicines', the peer-reviewed study shows a clear relationship between microbial translocation, inflammation, and disease pathogenesis. Microbial translocation is a process that occurs when bacteria from the gut break through the epithelial barrier and leak into the bloodstream. This initiates a self-perpetuating cycle of inflammation now shown to be directly related to the pathogenesis of ALS and potentially other diseases.
NP001 treatment has been shown to restore the normal process of resolution in the inflammatory cycle and in so doing, restore the integrity of the epithelial barrier in the gut – halting damaging microbial translocation. In this study, the immunoregulatory activity of NP001 treatment has been confirmed via the normalization of key blood biomarkers.
Mechanism of Action
"We have long-postulated that NP001, as a regulator of the innate immune system, restores the balance between macrophages that initiate inflammation and those that promote wound healing," said Michael McGrath, MD, PhD, CSO Neuvivo and Professor Emeritus of Medicine, UCSF. "The current study links the regulation of the innate immune system by NP001 with ALS disease modification, an approach potentially applicable to other inflammatory diseases. ALS was traditionally considered to affect primarily the central nervous system, but recent research supports what we have postulated – that ALS originates as a systemic immunologic reaction to abnormally processed proteins within neurons, ultimately leading to their dysfunction and death."
Study Details
Earlier in 2022, NP001's activity in two placebo-controlled, 6-month Phase 2 ALS trials was reported. The post hoc analysis defined a large subset of patients between 40-65 years old and with slightly elevated baseline levels of inflammation who were clinically responsive to NP001 treatment. Data showed that NP001 administration was associated with a significantly greater retention of physical function in patients as measured by the ALSFRS-R scale and a significantly greater maintenance of respiratory function.
The current study reported in Biomedicines started by defining groups of ALS patients from the Phase 2A NP001 clinical trial that had clear slowing of disease progression compared to controls. Blood biomarkers from the two groups were then measured to determine whether any changes over the 6-month study would be linked to a positive clinical outcome in drug treated patients as compared to controls.
Biomarker Data
Biomarker data showed that factors associated with harmful microbial translocation (LPS, LBP and HGF), monocyte trafficking (sCD163) and inflammasome activation (IL-18) were significantly decreased in NP001 recipients as compared to placebo over 6 months. Biomarker values that significantly increased were those associated with suppression of inflammation (IL-10, neopterin) and wound healing (EGF). Plasma levels for IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α were within the normal ranges and relatively stable over the 6-month study.
A total of 9 biomarkers showed notable changes in the blood of patients treated with NP001 as compared to controls, linking a slowing of ALS disease progression with the regulation of microbial translocation.
Patient Subsets
"ALS is now recognized as such a heterogeneous disease that in 2019 the FDA published guidelines encouraging treatment developers to identify subsets of patients most responsive to their therapeutic approach," said Ari Azhir, PhD, CEO, Neuvivo. "This biomarker-based investigation utilized a patient population clinically responsive to NP001 - potentially a large subset - and we saw that macrophage regulation led to slowing, and in some cases halting of disease progression over the 6-month study. NP001 is currently the only treatment in development with a known mechanism of action linking biomarker changes to positive clinical outcomes in a subset of ALS patients. We are working to make treatment available as quickly as possible to people currently living with ALS who may benefit."
Biomedicines Publication – Open Access:
Biomedicines | Free Full-Text | Macrophage-Targeted Sodium Chlorite (NP001) Slows Progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) through Regulation of Microbial Translocation (mdpi.com) https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/11/2907
Editor's Note: The macrophage is the most primordial cell in the innate immune system. It is a type of white blood cell involved in the functioning of the inflammation-resolution cycle. Normally, in response to infection, a subset of macrophages become inflammatory and another subset become wound healing to maintain equilibrium. In ALS, the process is compromised, resulting in unchecked inflammation. Macrophage-targeted treatment restores the normal functioning in the epithelial barrier and throughout the body.
About Neuvivo: Neuvivo is a private, late-clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing advanced treatments for ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases. The company was formed by industry leaders and scientists, focused on improving the prognosis for patients diagnosed with ALS and a range of diseases for which few current treatment options exist. Lead candidate NP001 has been shown to be effective in a large subset of people living with ALS and has an exceptional safety profile. Neuvivo is working to make this treatment broadly available to patients as soon as possible. For more information please visit: www.Neuvivo.com
Contact:
Jennifer Larson
415 409 2729
Jennifer@neuvivo.com
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Mike Trout, 31, a 2009 Millville High School graduate, is a center fielder with the Los Angeles Angels and was the 2014, 2016 and 2019 American League MVP.
Friday: Went 0 for 4 in a 6-2 loss to at Houston. He batted second and played center field.
Saturday: Went 1 for 5, striking out twice, with an RBI in a 9-6 loss to the Astros, who have won the first three games of the series. He batted second and played center field.
Sunday: J.P. France (1-1, 4.00) is scheduled to start the 2:10 p.m. series finale for Houston. Trout has not faced the rookie.
Stats: Trout is hitting .269 (58 for 217) with 13 home runs, 32 RBIs and 36 runs scored in 56 games. He has walked 26 times and struck out 68 times. His on-base percentage is .360, his OPS .858. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/daily-mike-trout-report-astros-beat-angels-for-3rd-day-in-a-row/article_eadd2ec4-023e-11ee-aabd-9bfc19cb1b65.html | 2023-06-04 00:21:43 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/daily-mike-trout-report-astros-beat-angels-for-3rd-day-in-a-row/article_eadd2ec4-023e-11ee-aabd-9bfc19cb1b65.html |
Law enforcement warns parents about increase in reported sextortion cases of teens
CIBOLO, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) – A police department in Texas is warning parents about cases of sextortion targeting teens and young adults.
The Cibolo Police Department said in a post on Facebook it has seen an increase in reported cases where people are being threatened, coerced or blackmailed into sending money or explicit images online through social media or games.
According to authorities, sextortion most often occurs on Snapchat and Instagram, but can also happen on children’s games like Roblox or Minecraft.
“The victim often believes they are communicating with someone their own age who is interested in a relationship. The victim is asked to send a revealing or nude photo of themselves oftentimes after first receiving a revealing or nude photo from the suspect,” the police said.
After the person has one or more pictures of the target, they will threaten or blackmail them saying they will put the explicit images on the social media site if they don’t send money.
Cibolo PD and the FBI recommend that all parents with children who have access to online content talk to their kids about the potential dangers of the internet.
The FBI recommends the following:
1. Be selective about what you share online. If your social media accounts are open to everyone, a predator may be able to figure out a lot of information about you.
2. Be wary of anyone you encounter for the first time online. Block or ignore messages from strangers.
3. Be aware that people can pretend to be anything or anyone online. Videos and photos are not proof that people are who they claim to be. Images can be altered or stolen. In some cases, predators have even taken over the social media accounts of their victims.
4. Be suspicious if you meet someone on one game or app and this person asks you to start talking on a different platform.
5. Be in the know. Any content you create online—whether it is a text message, photo, or video—can be made public. And nothing actually “disappears” online. Once you send something, you don’t have any control over where it goes next.
6. Be willing to ask for help. If you are getting messages or requests online that don’t seem right, block the sender, report the behavior to the site administrator or go to an adult. If you have been victimized online, tell someone.
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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with composer Rhiannon Giddens about the Silkroad Ensemble. A couple of years ago she replaced famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma as the creative director of the ensemble.
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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with composer Rhiannon Giddens about the Silkroad Ensemble. A couple of years ago she replaced famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma as the creative director of the ensemble.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Florida's Broward County a disaster area Friday, two weeks after record-breaking rain left parts of Fort Lauderdale and its suburbs flooded.
Gov. Ron DeSantis had requested the declaration earlier this week. The declaration makes Broward residents and business owners who incurred damage to their homes and other property eligible for a wide range of federal loans and other assistance. Local governments and nonprofit organizations are also eligible.
More than 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain fell in some parts of the county on April 12. The 1-in-1,000-year deluge left some neighborhoods with up to 3 feet (0.9 meters) of water. About 1,000 homes were severely damaged, according to the state.
The flooding also closed the airport for almost two days. Gas deliveries to the port were also slowed, causing long lines at the pump.
The Republican governor is expected to soon announce that he will seek his party’s nomination to challenge Biden in next year’s election.
While frequently sniping at each other, the Democratic president and the governor have seen their administrations work together after disasters. That includes last year’s Hurricane Ian, which killed more than 140 people and left thousands homeless, and the 2021 collapse of a condo tower in Surfside, which killed 98. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/biden-declares-fort-lauderdale-disaster-area-17925135.php | 2023-04-28 16:46:46 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/biden-declares-fort-lauderdale-disaster-area-17925135.php |
MADRID (AP) — Prosecutors in Spain said Friday they would ask a court to sentence Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months in prison if she is convicted in her expected trial for alleged tax fraud.
Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is charged with failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014. The prosecutors said they would also seek a fine of 24 million euros ($24 million).
The indictment details six charges against Shakira. The singer this week rejected a settlement deal offered by prosecutors, opting to go to trial instead. A trial date has yet to be set.
Her publicists in London said in a statement Friday that Shakira “has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer.” The publicists accused the Spanish Tax Agency of violating her rights.
Shakira’s Spanish public relations team said earlier this week that the artist has deposited the amount she is said to owe, including 3 million euros in interest.
Prosecutors in Barcelona have alleged the Grammy winner spent more than half of each year between 2012 and 2014 in Spain and should have paid taxes in the country.
Shakira recently ended an 11-year-long relationship with FC Barcelona star Gerard Piqué, with whom she has two children. The family used to live in Barcelona. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/prosecutors-to-seek-8-year-prison-sentence-for-shakira/ | 2022-07-29 17:16:37 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/prosecutors-to-seek-8-year-prison-sentence-for-shakira/ |
Deer Goes for a Dip in Jersey Homeowner’s Pool
Hey! There's a deer! And, there he goes into the pool!
A New Jersey homeowner caught on video a deer crashing throw his house and a window and then racing across his yard and leaping into his pool.
Perhaps the deer was running away from a bear - a little fawn was caught on a camera in Cumberland County last weekend NOT getting away from a bear.
Fox29 had the story and the video from Marc Twersky's house last week. It caused quite a bit of destruction inside the house. It also left behind what looks like a lot of blood.
Towards the end of the video, it appears that the deer was headed to the ladder to climb out of the pool, but that's not what happened. Fox29 says animal control officers came to the home and got the deer out of the pool. The deer was then released. Officers say while the blood looked a little nasty, the deer didn't seem worse for the wear.
SOURCE: Fox29 | https://nj1015.com/ixp/396/p/deer-goes-for-a-dip-in-jersey-homeowners-pool/ | 2023-06-07 12:12:27 | 0 | https://nj1015.com/ixp/396/p/deer-goes-for-a-dip-in-jersey-homeowners-pool/ |
Providence mayor reveals legislative wishlist, including raising payments from tax-exempt institutions
Smiley wants to institute a payroll tax and taxes on commercially-used properties.
Mayor Brett Smiley on Thursday unveiled his list of legislative priorities, with a major focus on cracking down on nonprofit contributions to the city.
Smiley's list, backed by the City Council, seeks "shared responsibility and modernizing these agreements" with large tax-exempt institutions when it comes to their payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOT payments.
The mayor want to tax any commercial property owned by tax-exempt entities but rented out to non-tax-exempt tenants for commercial use. For example, a Starbucks on the campus of Johnson & Wales University would be subject to taxes if such legislation were passed.
There is currently no estimate of how much money that would generate, but the city would perform an assessment if there is political will in the General Assembly to pass a bill.
Smiley described the status quo as "totally unfair."
"We think it is uncompetitive, and it is a burden on Providence and it's becoming a burden on other communities as well," Smiley said, "because as the hospital and universities continue to expand and buy new commercial pieces of property, those buildings come off the tax rolls."
The city has factored $8.8 million in PILOT payments into its budget for the current fiscal year, an increase of nearly $48,000 from the previous year. Currently, tax-exempt nonprofits own more than 40% of land in the city accounting for $8 billion in assessed revenue, making Providence the biggest PILOT community in Rhode Island.
Mayor also wants city to take cut of new payroll taxes from job growth
Additionally, Smiley's administration is planning to submit legislation that would require institutions to report their job numbers each year. In turn, the city would receive 25% of the new payroll taxes from those jobs. Smiley emphasized that would occur "only when there's job growth, and only on new jobs."
The city suggested taxes from commercially used properties would generate more revenue than the payroll measure, which may take years before providing some benefit to the city.
The State House delegation has already been briefed, as well as the governor and impacted institutions.
What else does Smiley see as a priority?
Among the city's other priorities are ensuring that the Distressed Communities Relief Funds — which gives state aid to cities with large property tax burdens — is fully funded. The city also wants more funding for its multilingual learners, who represent more than 39% of the Providence Public School District. Most of those students' families do not speak English as a primary language.
More:What's future of the Cranston Street Armory? Here's what a consulant thinks
Smiley's administration additionally wants state resources to redevelop the Cranston Street Armory, which is currently functioning as a warming center for unhoused Rhode Islanders. However, that is set to end on April 15. The city has not come up with any location to which those individuals could be moved, but said the state was considering more permanent solutions.
Instead, the space may be converted for recreational purposes, the drill hall becoming an indoor soccer field and the towers containing offices for small businesses and community groups.
Lastly, if the city wants to see its new deal with ProvPort finalized, it will need legislation for that, too. While the council already green-lighted a 30-year tax deal with the port operator, it will require enabling legislation. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/02/16/payroll-taxes-payments-from-tax-exempt-institutions-on-mayors-bill-wishlish/69910922007/ | 2023-02-16 22:19:51 | 0 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/02/16/payroll-taxes-payments-from-tax-exempt-institutions-on-mayors-bill-wishlish/69910922007/ |
A man claiming to have a “portal to Hell’' is under arrest after reportedly shooting at Walker County sheriff’s deputies.
Deputies responded Thursday afternoon to Lost Creek Road near Carbon Hill on a welfare check after family members of a man feared he could harm himself or someone else. The man claimed to have a “portal to hell,’’ said Walker County sheriff’s spokesman T.J. Armstrong.
When deputies arrived on the scene, authorities said, Anthony Mitchell pulled a handgun and fired on them. Deputies did not return fire.
The suspect then fled into a wooded area, Armstrong said. SWAT officers, Alabama Department of Corrections tracking dogs and a helicopter were deployed to the scene.
The suspect was found hiding in a metal out building. Officers used a flash bang – a distraction device – to make entry into the building.
Smith was taken into custody. Authorities said he had covered himself in black spray paint.
He is charged with attempted murder for firing on lawmen. | https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2023/01/man-claiming-to-have-portal-to-hell-charged-with-firing-on-walker-county-deputies.html | 2023-01-13 02:13:20 | 0 | https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2023/01/man-claiming-to-have-portal-to-hell-charged-with-firing-on-walker-county-deputies.html |
CLEVELAND (AP) _ These Ohio lotteries were drawn Wednesday:
Estimated jackpot: 630,000,000
5-3-6
(five, three, six)
7-0-2-1
(seven, zero, two, one)
1-3-4-6-3
(one, three, four, six, three)
Estimated jackpot: 101,000,000
CLEVELAND (AP) _ These Ohio lotteries were drawn Wednesday:
Estimated jackpot: 630,000,000
5-3-6
(five, three, six)
7-0-2-1
(seven, zero, two, one)
1-3-4-6-3
(one, three, four, six, three)
Estimated jackpot: 101,000,000 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio/oh-lottery/IVS76CCIBBAT3FIBZRDSJ5Y3KY/ | 2022-07-20 18:37:27 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio/oh-lottery/IVS76CCIBBAT3FIBZRDSJ5Y3KY/ |
Man shot, killed by passenger while working 2nd job as Lyft driver, family says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - Police in Louisiana say a man was shot and killed while working for Lyft and picking up a passenger.
WVUE reports that 32-year-old Marvin Enrique Bardales Valle picked up 19-year-old passenger Tarius Tully on March 9 with the encounter ending in an overnight fatal shooting.
New Orleans police said they were able to track down Tully and arrest him on March 14. He is facing a second-degree murder charge.
“It’s something so, so painful,” Valle’s cousin, Isaac Bardales Lopez, said. “We believe he was forced to drive at gunpoint to his location and that’s where he was shot and killed.”
After the shooting, family members are left with memories and videos of Valle playing guitar and loving his family.
Lopez said his cousin’s death has been hard to grasp for him, and what makes things more challenging is the cost to give him a proper burial more than 1,000 miles away in Honduras, his home country.
“The total cost is going to be $12,500. That will be for a small funeral for a family that is living here and to send him over to Honduras will cost $7,900,” Lopez said.
Loved ones said Valle’s journey to the U.S. was in search of the American dream. He worked in construction during the day and worked Lyft for extra cash. He would frequently send money back to his mother in Honduras, but now she is heartbroken after losing her only son.
“Her wish right now is to see her son one last time,” Lopez said. “She always wanted him to come back home but not this way.”
Dillard University criminologist Ashraf Esmail said without tangible evidence of progress, New Orleans could expect more fatal shootings.
“We are not seeing a decrease. We just started the new year the way we started last year,” Esmail said. You can’t really be optimistic right now because you’re not given any reason to be optimistic.”
As Valle’s family remembers him, they urge others to cherish the time they have with one another.
“We need to show love. We need to show sincerity,” Lopez said. “We need to get together and show affection. My cousin sat down, and we ate together, I didn’t know that was going to be the last time I was going to see him.”
Family members are raising money through GoFundMe to cover the cost of transporting Valle’s remains to Honduras. They said any remaining money would also go to his mother.
Copyright 2023 WVUE via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.1011now.com/2023/03/24/man-shot-killed-by-passenger-while-working-2nd-job-lyft-driver-family-says/ | 2023-03-24 19:39:11 | 0 | https://www.1011now.com/2023/03/24/man-shot-killed-by-passenger-while-working-2nd-job-lyft-driver-family-says/ |
DETROIT – The Federal Bureau of Investigation field office in Detroit has created a website for people to offer tips to help the investigation into a Michigan freelance photographer accused of possessing and distributing child pornography.
David Eric Yellen, of Royal Oak, was arrested on June 1 and charged in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan with single counts of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Authorities said Yellen was arrested after an investigation revealed he traded sexually explicit photographs of minors online between May 11 and June 1.
While the indictment lists Oakland County as the area of the accused conduct, Yellen also worked in Grand Blanc, although at this point it is unclear if any of his suspected victims have local ties.
Related: Michigan photographer took photos of children’s feet at gymnastics events, affidavit alleges
Yellen denied producing child pornography, according to a federal affidavit, but said he often surreptitiously photographed the bare feet of children at the gymnastics academy he was employed by and at gymnastics events he attended as a photographer.
Yellen said he would then masturbate to the images, according to the affidavit.
A computer taken from Yellen’s home had at least 1,500 files constituting images of child sexual exploitation, 500 of which met the federal definition of child pornography, an agent wrote in the affidavit.
Yellen is well-known in the gymnastics community as a photographer and videographer, officials said in a statement announcing their creation of the tip website. He was contracted with gymnastics academies throughout the state. He would also travel nationally as a photographer.
Yellen was also contracted by the United States Women’s Gymnastics Judges Association to create training materials and training films for new gymnastics judges, according to the statement.
The FBI is asking anyone with information relevant to this investigation to visit www.fbi.gov/YellenInvestigation and fill out the questionnaire or to contact FBI Detroit at YellenInvestigation@fbi.gov.
Yellen is free on a personal recognizance bond.
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NEW YORK (AP) — “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won best feature at the 32nd Gotham Awards on Monday, taking one of the first major prizes of Hollywood’s awards season and boosting the Oscar hopes of the anarchic indie hit of the year.
Also taking an award for his work on the film was Ke Huy Quan, the “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” child star who made a lauded comeback in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and won for best supporting actor.
“This time last year, all I was hoping for was a job,” said an emotional Quan who had nearly given up acting before landing his role in the film. “For the first time in a very long time, I was given a second chance.”
The Gotham Awards, held annually at Cipriani Wall Street, serve as a downtown celebration of independent film and an unofficial kickoff of the long marathon of ceremonies, cocktail parties and campaigning that lead up to the Academy Awards in March. Presented by the Gotham Film & Media Institute, the Gothams last year heaped awards on Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” while also, with an award for Troy Kotsur, starting “CODA” on its way to best picture.
But aside from any possible influence, the Gothams are also just a star-studded party that gets the industry back into the awards-season swing. Last year’s ceremony was the first fully in-person award show for many after a largely virtual 2020-2021 pandemic-marred season. This year, the Gothams were held amid mounting concern over the tepid box-office results for many of the top awards contenders. Though moviegoing has recovered much of the ground it lost during the pandemic, adult audiences have inconsistently materialized in theaters this fall.
But in feting “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the metaverse-skipping action adventure directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheiner, the filmmaking duo known as “the Daniels,” the Gothams selected an unlikely runaway success. Released in March, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” made more than $100 million worldwide against a $14 million budget, making it A24’s highest grossing film. The warm affection for the absurdist film now has it poised to potentially play underdog at the Oscars. The film also recently led nominations to the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
“This movie has been celebrated by the Asian American community, by the immigrant community, by people with weird brains, people who are overwhelmed or sad,” said Scheiner accepting the award with his filmmaking partner. “This award is for you guys. Your stories matter. You matter.”
While the Gothams are known for exalting the hardscrabble pursuit of lower budget filmmaking, one of its many tribute awards went to another box-office force in Adam Sandler. The 56-year-old actor-comedian, who this year starred in the well-received Netflix basketball drama-comedy “Hustle,” provided the night’s most raucous speech, after an introduction by “Uncut Gems” filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie.
Sandler, explaining that he had been too busy to prepare remarks, claimed his speech was written by his two daughters. His career, as he read, was launched with two guiding principles: “People in prison need movies, too,” and: “TBS needs content.”
The Gotham award, Sandler read, “means a lot to him seeing as most of the awards on his trophy shelf are shaped like popcorn buckets, blimps or fake mini Oscars that say Father of the Year which he sadly purchased himself while wandering in a self-pitying fog through the head shops of Time’s Square.”
The Gothams give gender neutral acting awards, which meant that some awards favorites this year that wouldn’t normally be head-to-head, like Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”) and Cate Blanchett (“Tár”), were up against each other. Todd Fields’ “Tár,” starring Blanchett as a renowned conductor, came into the Gothams with a leading five nominations and went home with an award for Fields’ screenplay.
“Till” star Danielle Deadwyler ultimately prevailed in the crowded lead acting category. Deadwyler, who plays Mamie Till-Bradley in the piercing drama, wasn’t able to attend the ceremony. “Till” director Chinonye Chukwu accepted on her behalf.
Deadwyler’s win should add momentum to her Oscar chances, as should the award for Quan, who is best known as the child star of “The Goonies” and “Temple of Doom.”
The breakthrough director award went to Charlotte Wells for “Aftersun,” the Scottish filmmaker’s tender, devastating debut about a father (Paul Mescal) and daughter (Frankie Corio) on vacation. “Aftersun” also earned a shoutout from Daniel Kwan who said “Aftersun” should have won best feature, not “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Steven Spielberg had been scheduled to introduce a tribute award for Michelle Williams, star of Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.” Filling in was Williams’ co-star Paul Dano, who said Spielberg tested positive for COVID-19. Williams spent much of her speech reflecting on how instrumental “Dawson’s Creek” co-star Mary Beth Peil was to her as a young actor. Williams was also visibly stunned by a standing ovation.
“What is happening?” said a wide-eyed Williams. “I shouldn’t even be out of the house. I just had a baby.”
Other winners included Audrey Diwan’s “Happening” for best international feature. The French abortion drama, set in 1963 France, took on added relevance after the repeal in the United States of Roe v. Wade. “All That Breathes,” Shaunak Sen’s film about a New Dehli bird hospital, took best documentary.
Tribute honorees also included Focus Features’ Peter Kujawski and Jason Cassidy, and a thunderous tribute to the late Sidney Poitier by Jonathan Majors, who announced a new initiative in Poitier’s name to help young filmmakers. “Bravo, Mr. Poitier,” Majors said. “We got your back.”
Gina Prince-Bythewood, “The Woman King” filmmaker, was also honored after being introduced by Katheryn Bigelow. Prince-Bythewood said the “Hurt Locker” filmmaker inspired her to believe she could be a director. “Kathryn was my possible,” said Prince-Bythewood.
“When you see the trailer to ‘The Woman King,’ do you see incredible women or do you see other? Do you see incredible women to be inspired by or do you see other?” said Prince-Bythewood. “I want you to see yourself in my characters the same way I see myself in yours.”
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Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP | https://www.ksn.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-wins-at-gotham-awards/ | 2022-11-30 04:08:50 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-wins-at-gotham-awards/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It will be everywhere the players look at this year’s U.S. Open. Chances are, if they’re in it, they really don’t want to be.
The word of the week at Los Angeles Country Club: barranca.
Lined with sand and dotted with native grasses and ball-entangling plants, the barranca at LACC winds through most of the first nine holes and part of the back nine, as well.
Much like the seawall cliffs at Pebble Beach or the church pew bunker at Oakmont, it’s the barranca that stands out as the most feared and talked-about feature for the U.S. Open’s first return to LA since 1948.
The word itself stems from the Spanish word meaning cliff, precipice, gully or ravine. Merriam-Webster defines it as “a deep gully or arroyo with steep sides.”
Use it in a sentence: “The barranca down below where the bunker is, it is very bad,” Collin Morikawa said when asked how he might approach the short par-4 sixth, a hole with options.
One of those options is driving over trees right of the fairway and going for the green. But that brings the risk of spraying it into barranca that forms a 180-degree semicircle around the left side of the putting surface. Land in the wrong spot there, and a potential eagle 2 could morph into any number.
“It’s the risk-reward part of this golf course,” USGA chief championships officer John Bodenhamer said.
Walking through this natural-looking, brown-greenish landscape hardly feels like being in the heart of modern-day LA. But it’s the contrast of the course’s features set against the skyscrapers and Beverly Hills glitz on the horizon that makes LACC one-of-a-kind.
The barranca first comes into play on the par-4 second hole, which is listed at 497 yards. It runs in front of the green, meaning any player who misses the fairway will have to decide whether to try to carry the expanse or lay up behind it.
That choice, like so many others involving barranca on this course, isn’t necessarily an all-or-nothing proposition.
“You can get a very bad lie, but you can also get a lie that’s all right to where you can hack it out to the middle of the green,” Morikawa said.
During a practice round this week, after hitting a drive into a clump in the barranca to the right of the 17th fairway, Justin Thomas took time to assess the situation, took a stance in the slippery silt and, with his foot sliding, nailed a low liner back into play.
That was a good result. Other shots, as USGA agronomist Darin Bevard noted in a story on the association website, lead to situations “where, if you hit it in there, you get what you deserve.”
Some areas inside the barrancas are marked as red-lined hazards, but others aren’t, meaning a drop from an unplayable lie is still only a one-shot penalty, but with no guarantee the lie that results from a drop will be pure.
When architects Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner began renovating LACC in 2009, they accessed pictures taken not long after the course’s first big overhaul. That was in 1928 by acclaimed designer George C. Thomas, who also designed two of LA’s other landmark layouts, Riviera and Bel-Air Country Club.
Before Hanse’s renovation, most of the barranca area had been overgrown with grass and the course as a whole resembled a tree-heavy parkland layout. Hanse insisted on trying to bring LACC back to what Thomas envisioned.
Barrancas, by their nature, are unpredictable, since they primarily serve as drainage. During a historically wet winter and spring in Los Angeles this year, the barrancas at LACC sometimes had up to 3 feet of water surging through them. Much of the sand forming the base of the barrancas got washed away. In other places, vegetation grew too high.
Nobody wanted the barrancas to resemble running streams or completely unplayable hazards. Course workers used a weed whacker, hundreds of rakes and some strategic tree planting to thin some areas and make others less susceptible to erosion.
The planners sought a sandy look. In some places, wildflowers sprouted up.
“But the biggest part of the project was getting back to a California native feel instead of manufactured,” said journalist and author Geoff Shackelford, who consulted with Hanse on the redesign. “We wanted it not just for the risk-reward playability thing, we wanted it to be beautiful and a nicer environment.”
On days when 22,000 fans aren’t on site for a major championship, club members are likely to see more birds and butterflies fluttering through the barrancas than in the past, “and it’s kind of like a little Audubon sanctuary through the course,” Shackelford said.
A beautiful layout.
But for the 156 men trying to work their way through it this week, a classic case of look but don’t touch.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils signed defenseman Luke Hughes — the younger brother of star center Jack Hughes — to a three-year, entry-level contract starting this season.
Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the deal on Saturday, two days after Luke Hughes’ Michigan team’s season ended in a Frozen Four loss to Quinnipiac.
Having the deal start this season will allow Luke Hughes to reach free agency a year sooner. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Luke Hughes was the fourth overall selection in the 2021 NHL draft. He has been assigned jersey No. 43, but Devils coach Lindy Ruff said he won’t be in the lineup Saturday night when New Jersey faces the Bruins in Boston.
The 19-year-old Hughes was an assistant captain for the Wolverines as a sophomore and ranked ranked second in scoring with nine goals and 33 assists. His point total ranked second for all NCAA defensemen this season.
Jack Hughes, 21, was the first overall selection in the 2019 NHL draft. He leads the Devils in scoring this season and has been an All-Star the past two seasons.
Luke’s eldest brother, Quinn, was selected by Vancouver with the seventh overall pick in the 2018 NHL draft. Luke and Jack will mark the third set of brothers to play for the franchise simultaneously. Patrik and Peter Sundstrom played for New Jersey in 1989-90. Bob and Paul Miller played for Colorado in 1981-82, the final season the Rockies played in Denver before moving to New Jersey and becoming the Devils.
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Strategic investment, client involvement accelerate feature delivery as Learn Ultra adoption rises 30%
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced a 46 percent increase in the number of courses designed using Blackboard Learn Ultra, and a 30 percent increase in the number of institutions deploying Learn Ultra courses, year over year.
Following the merger with Blackboard, Anthology tripled Learn Ultra development resources and increased opportunities for client feedback in the development process, a strategy that continues to power a rising cadence of new features and enabled the largest Learn Ultra release to-date delivered this July. These new features are accelerating adoption and helping institutions leverage data to better serve students when used alongside new tools like Blackboard Data Reporting.
In just the last six months, institutions that have selected or upgraded to Learn Ultra include Grand Valley State University, the Florida Department of Agriculture's Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness, Honoris United Universities, Rogers State University, the University of Mindanao, and the 711th Human Performance Wing, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, among others.
"The pandemic expedited a paradigm shift in higher education. We're going online and mobile and Anthology is here to help," said Nick Hryhorczuk, Academic Director of Online Learning at Morton College. "They're constantly releasing new features for Learn Ultra. They listen to the industry, get feedback from faculty and students and are on the cutting edge of higher ed tech."
With a research-informed approach that involves clients throughout the development process, Blackboard Learn Ultra users benefit from significant improvements to the learning experience aligned with the pedagogical preferences of instructors. The most recent releases of Learn Ultra have delivered new enhancements driven by this inclusive process, including:
- An improved and more personalized student test-taking experience, including student visibility into progress during a test, the option to hide the timer to help with test anxiety, filters to accommodate different test taking strategies and reminders about unanswered questions.
- Increased instructor control around how tests and assignments are displayed, like the ability to display one question at a time and prevent backtracking, and more engaging assessment experiences through inline file rendering. New features also increase instructor control over how a test should behave, allowing them to determine when the student can view their submission, instructor feedback and grades.
- Greater flexibility to support student self-expression, including the opportunity to provide a preferred name and pronouns, record a name pronunciation, and more control over how this information is presented to peers.
"Ultra is fantastic for providing flexibility and making sure that we provide an inclusive experience to all our students," said Anne-Gaelle Colom, Assistant Head of School at University of Westminster.
In conjunction with accelerating feature development and deployment, Blackboard Data Reporting is now widely available to Learn clients to help institutional leaders tap learner data for actionable insights. Designed to lower the barriers to data-informed decision-making, Blackboard Data Reporting generates reports, dashboards and visualizations that look across all courses, instructors and students. This comprehensive view provides understanding about tool adoption, course design and student engagement, and ultimately enables leaders to build an experience that fuels learner success.
"Anthology's Blackboard Learn Ultra is so much more than an LMS. When integrated with other core systems on campus, it becomes an essential tool in delivering the insights that institutions need to create more personalized experiences for students, and it will play a critical role in our Anthology iX™ product vision," said JD White, Chief Product Officer at Anthology. "We've tripled the size of our Learn development team in the last year and are working with universities in more than 70 countries to help them realize its full capabilities. This is just the beginning of what we expect to see ahead."
This news comes as education leaders and Blackboard Learn Ultra clients from around the world converge at Anthology Together, the company's first combined user conference with Blackboard.
Anthology offers the largest EdTech ecosystem on a global scale for education, recently combining with Blackboard to support more than 150 million users in 80 countries. With a mission to provide dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community, Anthology helps learners, leaders and educators achieve their goals through over 60 SaaS products and services designed to advance learning. Discover more about how we are fulfilling our mission for K-12, higher education, business and government institutions at www.anthology.com.
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Chelcee Coffman
Anthology
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According to data from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts, 27% of Americans aged 18-29 turned out to vote. That’s the second-highest rate in three decades. The majority of those young people voted for Democrats, delivering critical wins for a party that had braced itself for big losses.
Rachel Janfaza, a journalist covering Gen Z and its politics who reported on this for Teen Vogue, joins us.
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(NEXSTAR) – Fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A confirmed Thursday that someone successfully launched an “automated attack” against the company’s website and app over the course of more than two months, stealing customers’ sensitive information.
The disclosure came in a security notice filed on the California Attorney General’s website.
The attack, using log-ins obtained from a third party to access member reward site Chick-fil-A One, was carried out between Dec. 18, 2022 and Feb. 12, 2023, the chain said.
The stolen information “may have included your name, email address, Chick-fil-A One membership number and mobile pay number, QR code, masked credit/debit card number, and the amount of Chick-fil-A credit (e.g., e-gift card balance) on your account (if any). In addition, if saved to your account, the information may have included the month and day of your birthday, phone number, and address,” Chick-fil-A said in the filing, adding, “Importantly, unauthorized parties would only have been able to view the last four digits of your payment card number.”
It’s not clear how many people were affected, but the company told Nexstar in a statement it was less than 2% of all Chick-fil-A users.
In early January, Chick-fil-A said they were investigating “suspicious activity” after customers started complaining.
“I just had 50 dollars stolen from me by someone in Atlanta, GA,” one person tweeted on Jan. 1. “I no longer have an active debit card and I’m supposed to go on vacation literally tomorrow.”
“Y’all, someone hacked my chick fil a app account & ordered hella food with all my points,” one person tweeted four days later. Several weeks later, the restaurant had restored all of the missing points, the person added.
In Thursday’s filing, Chick-fil-A also outlined its efforts to rectify the situation. The chicken purveyor said it has required some customers to reset their passwords, something it recommends all Chick-fil-A One members do. Other measures the company has taken include removing credit/debit card payment methods, temporarily freezing funds, restoring Chick-fil-A One account balances, adding customer rewards as a ‘thank you,’ and increasing security.
Chick-fil-A is urging customers to review their account statements and credit reports for any suspicious activity.
Concerned customers can refer to the filing for instructions on getting a free credit report, contacting the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, requesting a security freeze and placing a fraud alert on their credit files. There are also state-specific recommendations for residents of Oregon, North Carolina, New York, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Maryland and New Mexico.
“We regret that this incident occurred and apologize for any inconvenience it may cause you,” Chick-fil-A said in the filing.
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WWII veteran celebrates 97th birthday with fitness challenge
PHOENIX, Ariz. (KNXV) – A World War II veteran in Arizona celebrated his birthday with a feat of strength.
Dave Keaggy made an ambitious goal that would be difficult for most people look easy as he turned 97 years old.
He warmed up his body before he started the annual challenge he began with 85 push-ups in under a minute when he was in his 20s.
“I’ve been doing something like that ever since,” Keaggy said. “And that’s a long time ago.”
Whether it’s jumping out of an airplane for his 70th birthday, bench pressing 225 pounds for his 82nd, or 83 straight push-ups at 90, Keaggy’s always on the hunt for something different.
This year he’ll carry 100 pounds for 100 yards – an ambitious goal but far from surprising.
Since his time in the Air Force, he’s pushed his body to the limits which is a key, he says, to staying young.
“It works. And I recommend it for anybody who wants to live to be 100, and I will,” Keaggy said.
By the time he took his first steps in the challenge, dozens began chanting his name. Plodding along with a 40-pound dumbbell in one hand, a 30-pound in another and 15 pounds of ankle weights around each leg, Keaggy made it look easy.
The 97-year-old finished with just enough breath to blow out the candles.
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SHANGHAI, April 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbisko (Stock Code: 2256.HK) announced the results of five latest preclinical studies at the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.
These include its self-developed CSF-1R inhibitor Pimicotinib (ABSK021), which has been recognized as a breakthrough therapy in China and the United States, and ABSK112, a next-generation of EGFR Exon20 inhibitor that may become the best-in-class to overcome resistance mutations, and a next-generation of the latest preclinical and translational research progress of the FGFR4 inhibitor ABSK012 and FGFR inhibitor ABSK121 that overcome drug-resistant mutations, and the next-generation KRAS inhibitor ABSK071.
Abbisko presented the following posters at the AACR Annual Meeting:
Title: A potent and selective small molecule inhibitor of CSF-1R ABSK021 demonstrates strong efficacy in preclinical models of osteosarcoma
Abstract Number: LB329
Research Background:
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children and young adults. Surgery combined with multimodal chemotherapy remains as the standard treatment for osteosarcoma patients. However, patients with osteosarcoma metastasis have a five-year survival rate of less than 30%, and their long-term outcomes have not improved over the last 30 years, representing a high unmet medical need. CSF-1/CSF-1R signaling is crucial for the survival, function, proliferation and differentiation of myeloid lineage cells, including osteoclasts and monocytes/macrophages. Targeting CSF-1R either on tumor cells or tumor-associated macrophages has been reported to limit osteosarcoma progression in preclinical models. ABSK021, an oral, highly potent and selective small molecule inhibitor of CSF-1R, showed significant anti-tumor activity and favorable safety profile in patients with advanced tenosynovial giant cell tumor in phase 1b trial. We demonstrated the treatment potential of ABSK021 for osteosarcoma patients through a series of preclinical in vitro and in vivo experiments, as well as human osteosarcoma profiling.
Result:
ABSK021 has strong inhibition of CSF-1R activity and corresponding anti-tumor activity in preclinical osteosarcoma models. High prevalence of CSF-1R expression was also found in osteosarcoma patients, suggesting great potential of utilizing ABSK021 as a novel therapy to treat osteosarcoma patients in clinic.
Title: ABSK112, a potential best-in-class EGFR exon 20 mutant Inhibitor with excellent selectivity and brain penetration
Abstract Number: LB327
Research Background:
EGFR Exon20 mutations are clinically validated oncogenic alterations including a wide spectrum of mutations occurring in lung cancer and various other cancer types. Although several EGFR Exon20 inhibitors have reached clinical stage or received approval, there still leave large room for improvement in safety and efficacy, likely due to their limited selectivity against wild-type EGFR or other kinases, suboptimal mutation coverage, and lack brain penetrating ability. Herein, we have discovered a novel and next-generation EGFR Exon20 mutation inhibitor, ABSK112. It showed high selectivity over wild-type EGFR and other kinases, as well as a more comprehensive coverage over majority of EGFR Exon20 mutations in comparison with other EGFR Exon20 inhibitors.
Result:
ABSK112 is a leading next-generation EGFR Exon20ins inhibitor with improved selectivity over wild-type EGFR and strong brain penetrating ability. It shows superior in vivo efficacy in various EGFR Exon20ins xenograft models, and broader spectrum of mutation coverage than clinical stage competitors.
Title: Discovery & characterization of a next-generation FGFR4 inhibitor overcoming resistant mutations
Abstract Number: LB328
Research Background:
Aberrant activation of FGF19-FGFR4 signaling pathway plays an essential role in the tumorigenesis of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and FGFR4 inhibitors have shown preliminary efficacy in recent clinical trials for patients with FGF19 overexpression. However, the observed responses only lasted a few months before tumors relapse. Acquired FGFR4 resistant mutations were found in ~30% of FGFR4 inhibitor responsive patients. Similar FGFR4 mutations haven also been found de novo in about 7-10% of Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) and ER-treated invasive lobular carcinoma patients. First generation FGFR4 inhibitors have minimal activity against these de novo or acquired resistant mutations. Therefore, next-generation of FGFR4 inhibitors are needed to overcome these resistant FGFR4 mutations to provide better treatment options for patients. Using advanced computation-aided structural analysis and medicinal chemistry design, we have discovered a next-generation small molecule FGFR4 inhibitor, ABSK012, and demonstrated its strong activities against de novo and acquired resistant FGFR4 mutations while retaining inhibition for wild-type FGFR4.
Result:
ABSK012, presented here by Abbisko Therapeutics, is a highly potent, selective, and next-generation small molecule FGFR4 inhibitor overcoming FGFR4 mutations resistant to first-generation inhibitors. Its superior preclinical profile supports its fast-track development into clinic.
Title: Discovery and characterization of a next-generation FGFR inhibitor overcoming FGFR resistant mutations
Abstract Number: LB317
Research Background:
FGFRs play important roles in cancer development and inhibition of FGFR could disrupt tumor cell proliferation and growth. Four selective FGFR inhibitors have been approved (erdafitinib, pemigatinib, infigratinib, and futibatinib) and several others are in clinical development. Unfortunately upon treatment with these first-generation FGFR inhibitors, acquired resistance often develops and is frequently associated with the emergence of secondary FGFR2/3 kinase domain mutations. Therefore, selectively targeting FGFR2/3 as well as their resistant mutations may render a second-generation treatment approach for the refractory/relapsed patients. Using advanced computation-aided structural analysis and medicinal chemistry design, we have discovered a novel, next-generation, and highly selective FGFR inhibitor, ABSK121. This novel inhibitor demonstrated robust anti-tumor activity in FGFR-dependent tumor models with strong activities against not only de novo but also acquired resistant mutations.
Result:
ABSK121, presented here by Abbisko Therapeutics, is a highly potent, selective, and next-generation small molecule FGFR inhibitor with great potency against resistant FGFR mutations. Its superior profile supports fast-track preclinical and clinical development.
Title: A next-generation KRASG12C inhibitor ABSK071 demonstrated broad synergy with other therapeutic agents in KRASG12C mutated cancer models
Abstract Number: LB316
Research Background:
KRAS is frequently mutated in human cancers, including pancreatic (~90%), colorectal (~35%), and lung cancer (~25%). The KRASG12C mutation (single amino acid substitution of cysteine for glycine at position 12) accounts for ~14% of lung cancer, ~4% of colorectal cancer, and ~2% of pancreatic cancer. Currently, two covalent KRASG12C inhibitors, namely sotorasib (AMG-510) and adagrasib (MRTX-849), have been approved as monotherapy to treat locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with KRASG12C mutation through accelerated approval process.
Despite the beneficial effects of KRASG12C inhibitors in clinic for certain patients, the limited antitumor efficacy in most patients and potential drug resistance are major concerns. A next-generation inhibitor with better inhibitory activity may improve anti-tumor efficacy. Combination with other therapeutic agents may also improve the single-agent activity of KRASG12C inhibitors. These approaches could both overcome the limitations of sotorasib and adagrasib and provide additional benefits to patients.
Result:
ABSK071 is a next-generation KRASG12C inhibitor with greater activity and anti-tumor efficacy in vitro and in vivo. It also demonstrated broad synergistic effects with a large set of targeted agents and immuno-oncology agents, indicating its strong potential in combinatory therapy in treating a wider range of KRASG12C-dependent cancers.
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'Seen that before': Former Perry QB Brock Purdy's sudden 49ers success no surprise
There is Brock Purdy on Sunday rolling right, suddenly stopping to dodge a rusher, stepping up to deliver a first-down pass. There he is dropping back, ducking a defender, moving left, then right and sprinting to the first-down marker. There he is dropping back to pass, under pressure, running up the middle for the touchdown. There he is hitting his receiver in stride for the score.
This was just a sampling, but Chandler High School coach Rick Garretson, watching from his television set, wasn't surprised at what Purdy did for a half, throwing two TD passes and running for another, in a 35-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Tom Brady in his first NFL start.
"I just laugh and tell myself, 'Seen that before,' " said Garretson, who was assistant coach on the 2017 Chandler team that avoided getting beat by Purdy and his Gilbert Perry team in the state championship game, a 49-42 thriller, in which Purdy nearly willed his team to victory.
For Purdy to be doing this now on the NFL stage, for a San Francisco 49ers team that has Super Bowl aspirations, now becoming the most relevant player after coming into the league as "Mr. Irrelevant" -- the last player taken in the 2022 draft -- it's a remarkable story.
And yet, those who watched Purdy operate on Valley high school football fields his junior and seniors seasons that made Perry football games the most entertaining Friday nights in the fall, those who know his makeup, how he prepares, the work he puts in, aren't the least bit shocked.
More:Former Gilbert Perry QB Brock Purdy becomes Mr. Irrelevant for 2022 NFL Draft
"I never had an NFL quarterback," said former Perry coach Preston Jones, whose best seasons came with the Purdy brothers, Brock, then Chubba, at quarterback. "I never really paid attention to NFL quarterbacks as an evaulation thing.
"Once he got drafted, I paid attention. I watched preseason games. I watched the position. And I watched him play in preseason, and I said, 'Man, he's every bit as good as these other backups who are playing and he's better than some of the starters on these teams.'
"I said, 'Yeah, he can play at this level.' I assumed that's why they kept him as the third quarterback."
Jones knew Purdy's time to play NFL games would come in time. But not this soon. Because of a season-ending broken ankle to quarterback Trey Lance in September, Purdy suddenly was the backup to veteran Jimmy Garoppolo.
Then, two weeks ago, early in the game in Miami against the Dolphins, Garoppolo was carted off with a foot injury. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan turned to Purdy, the 22-year-old, who seized his moment as a true freshman at Iowa State after the starter got injured and never looked back for four years.
Shawn Purdy, Brock's dad, was at work at the time, at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet, pitching his company's spas, when he noticed somebody at a booth next to him having a TV on, watching the World Cup. He knew Shawn's kids growing up.
"I said, 'Dave, the Niners are going to be on, can we get the game?' " Shawn said. "He said, 'Sure.' He puts it on. We were just excited to see Brock on the sidelines. I said, 'Hey, there's Brock right there.' He goes, 'Why does he look at that tablet?' I go, 'The quarterbacks look at the plays.'
"I didn't even finish my sentence, and I see Jimmy Garoppolo driving by. I go, 'Oh my gosh, Dave, I think Brock's going in.' "
'I feel that's the story of my life':Former Perry QB Brock Purdy ready to prove himself again
He watched the first half at the swap meet. By the time he got home, his wife Carrie and about 25 friends and neighbors were in the house, cheering for Brock in the living room.
The 49ers beat the Dolphins with Purdy going 25 of 37 for 210 yards and two TDs with one interception. It came with former Dolphins great Dan Marino in the stadium. Purdy's first game he ever saw as a 3-year-old was with Marino playing quarterback for the Dolphins. Purdy grew up loving football and wanted to wear Marino's No. 13.
If the script couldn't get any better, the next week, Purdy beat Tom Brady, a game that the Purdy family had scheduled to come to see in Santa Clara long before Garoppolo suffered his injury, mainly to see Brady play.
"We were just excited to go watch Tom Brady play," Shawn said. "We booked the tickets months prior to (the game) and now your son is playing against Tom Brady. It was crazy."
Dan Manucci, Purdy's personal quarterback coach through high school, college and still today, has had several interview requests from the Bay Area to New York since Purdy has been asked to lead the 49ers, who play Thursday night.
Manuccci is just as much in awe of Purdy the player as he is the man.
"He's just this quiet, humble, hard-working, determined young man," said Manucci, who played quarterback for Tempe McClintock, Kansas State and the NFL's Buffalo Bills.
Mainly, Manucci is asked, "What's the magic moment when you saw something in him?"
"You never know how quarterbacks are going to turn out," said Manucci, who also works with former Chandler quarterback Bryce Perkins, who has had some time on the field this season for the Los Angeles Rams due to injuries. "He and Bryce Perkins, the common denominator they had was, they've got this quiet intensity about them to be the absolute best they can be. They're going to work their butts off as hard as they possibly can.
"They just worry about the drill at hand, the task at hand that day, and everything else will take care of itself."
More:How Brock Purdy came out of nowhere to become nation's hottest recruit
In the 2016 state quarterfinals, his junior year, Purdy, going up against childhood friend Tyler Shough and Chandler Hamilton, pulled out a 63-60 overtime thriller by passing for 317 yards and five TDs and rushing for 136 yards.
The next season, Purdy beat QB Shough and Hamilton again, this time 65-63. Purdy passed for 383 yards and four TDs and ran for 166 yards and three scores.
"I was getting interviewed on the radio before the second game," then Hamilton head coach Dick Baniszewski said, "and they said, 'What can you tell me about Perry?' I said I'll give you two words. Brock Purdy. No offense to the rest of their team, and Preston did a great job, but I don't know how many wins they got just because of Brock Purdy.
"I saw him up close. I don't know what 'it' is. But if you look up 'it' in the dictionary, there's Brock's picture."
Garretson, who led Chandler to three state titles in a row after the Wolves won four of five championship under Shaun Aguano, hasn't forgotten that night in December in 2017 when the Wolves had to weather Purdy's 322 yards and five TDs passing and 131 yards rushing and a TD to raise the gold ball.
"Brock Purdy made some of the most incredible plays, throws that I've ever seen in a high school football game, let alone a state championship game," Garretson said.
That continued at Iowa State. Now with the 49ers.
Through it all, Purdy, who never picked up a Power 5 football offer until after finishing his brilliant senior season at Perry, has remained the same person.
"We try to keep things normal," Shawn Purdy said. "He wants to talk about Christmas movies. He's, 'Hey, Dad, you got the house decorated?' He was entrenched to begin with on film. And now it's more so. We just try to keep things normal with him. And he'll talk when he's ready."
Look back:Perry QB Brock Purdy hoping for Power 5 offer in December
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NORFOLK, Va. — A U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed by police in rural Virginia, but never arrested, will argue to a jury that he was assaulted and falsely imprisoned and that his vehicle was illegally searched.
Video of the 2020 traffic stop got millions of views the next year after Caron Nazario filed the federal lawsuit that is now being heard, highlighting fears of mistreatment among Black drivers and intensifying the scrutiny of the boundaries of reasonable, and legal, police conduct.
The episode also served as a grim signal to many Black Americans that military uniforms don't necessarily protect against abuse of authority by law enforcement.
The trial is scheduled to begin Monday in federal court in Richmond.
Video shows Windsor police officers Daniel Crocker and Joe Gutierrez pointing handguns at a uniformed Nazario behind the wheel of his Chevy Tahoe at a gas station. The officers repeatedly commanded Nazario to exit his SUV, with Gutierrez warning at one point that Nazario was "fixing to ride the lightning" when he didn't get out.
Nazario held his hands in the air outside the driver's side window and continually asked why he was being stopped.
Nazario also said: "I'm honestly afraid to get out."
"You should be," Gutierrez responded.
Nazario stayed in the vehicle. Gutierrez went on to pepper spray him through the open window. Once Nazario exited the SUV, the officers commanded him to get on the ground, with Gutierrez using his knees to strike Nazario's legs, the lawsuit states.
Since the traffic stop, Nazario has developed anxiety, depression and PTSD, according to his lawsuit. He has been unable to leave home at times due to "hypervigilance regarding the potential for harassment by law enforcement," court filings state.
A psychologist found that Nazario, who is Black and Latino, suffers from race-based trauma associated with violent police encounters, which can exacerbate injuries "in ways that do not commonly affect the white populations."
"The officers involved not only assaulted Mr. Nazario, but pointed their weapons directly at him and, at some point during the encounter, threatened to kill him," the suit alleges. "Mr. Nazario recalls that he thought he was going to die that evening."
Nazario is suing Crocker and Gutierrez. Crocker is still on the force, but Gutierrez was fired in April 2021, the same month Nazario filed his lawsuit.
The men deny ever threatening to kill Nazario. They contend that Nazario misconstrued Gutierrez's statement that Nazario was "fixing to ride the lightning." Gutierrez spoke those words while holstering his gun and drawing his Taser and was referencing his stun gun, not an execution, according to court filings.
Crocker and Gutierrez argue that they performed their duties within the law after Nazario failed to immediately pull over and refused to exit his vehicle. Plus, a federal judge already found they had probable cause to stop Nazario for an improperly displayed license plate, and to charge him with eluding police, as well as obstruction of justice and failure to obey.
"To the extent Mr. Nazario claims mental anguish or other psychological injuries, Mr. Nazario is still in the Virginia National Guard — there is no evidence he has been medically retired or otherwise discharged in connection with this incident," according to a trial brief filed by Gutierrez in late November. "In fact, shortly after the traffic stop, Mr. Nazario deployed to Washington, D.C. in support of the January 6, 2021 disturbance."
Nazario, a medical officer, said he arrived after the insurrection occurred, according to a deposition.
Besides Nazario's lawsuit, fallout from the traffic stop includes a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general that alleges Windsor discriminated against Black Americans. The small town is about 70 miles (110 kilometers) southeast of Richmond.
In August, a special prosecutor determined that Gutierrez should not be criminally charged but should be investigated for potential civil rights violations.
"Although I find the video very disturbing and frankly unsettling, Gutierrez's use of force to remove Nazario did not violate state law as he had given multiple commands for Nazario to exit the vehicle," special prosecutor Anton Bell said in his report.
U.S. District Judge Roderick C. Young also narrowed the scope of Nazario's lawsuit. In August, Young ruled that federal immunity laws shield Crocker and Gutierrez from Nazario's claims that they violated his constitutional protections against excessive force and unreasonable seizure, as well as Nazario's right to free speech by threatening him with arrest if he complained about their behavior.
Nazario can present claims under state law of false imprisonment and assault and battery to a jury, the judge ruled. The judge also found Crocker liable for illegally searching for a gun in Nazario's SUV, leaving the question of damages on that point to a jury. Nazario had a concealed-carry permit for the weapon.
The jury will also consider whether Gutierrez is liable for the illegal search. The former officer denies he knew Crocker was conducting the search.
Nazario's attorneys are expected to present evidence regarding Gutierrez's professional history, including an unrelated suspension without pay for excessive force.
That episode happened during a 2019 traffic stop while Gutierrez served as a sheriff's deputy in Isle of Wight County. Gutierrez drew his weapon on the driver during the two times the man exited his vehicle and held him at gunpoint for nearly four minutes until another officer arrived, according to court filings.
While trying to handcuff the man, Gutierrez grabbed him by his neck and "forced his face into the pavement while attempting to place him on his stomach," the findings stated. The man suffered a facial injury that required medical attention.
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.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ158-221015-
Bell-
Including the cities of Killeen, Temple, and Fort Hood
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows around
40. East winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler with
highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ104-221015-
Collin-
Including the cities of Plano, McKinney, Allen, and Frisco
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ103-221015-
Denton-
Including the cities of Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville,
and Flower Mound
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a slight chance of snow showers in
the morning, then showers with a chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Cooler with highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of snow 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ093-221015-
Grayson-
Including the cities of Sherman and Denison
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a slight chance of snow showers in
the morning, then showers with a chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Cooler with highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ092-221015-
Cooke-
Including the city of Gainesville
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the mid
30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. North winds around 5 mph,
becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a slight chance of snow showers in
the morning, then showers with a chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Cooler with highs in
the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Snow showers and showers likely in the
evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Not as cool with lows around 40.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ091-221015-
Montague-
Including the cities of Bowie and Nocona
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower
30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little
or no snow accumulation. Much cooler with highs in the upper 30s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow showers and
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows
around 30.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Not as cool with lows around 40.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ102-221015-
Wise-
Including the cities of Decatur and Bridgeport
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. North winds around 5 mph,
becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little
or no snow accumulation. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow showers and
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ101-221015-
Jack-
Including the city of Jacksboro
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower
30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
mid 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little
or no snow accumulation. Much cooler with highs in the upper 30s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of snow showers and
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows
around 30.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 40.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ100-221015-
Young-
Including the cities of Graham and Olney
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. East winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little
or no snow accumulation. Much cooler with highs in the upper 30s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow
showers and showers in the evening. Little or no snow
accumulation. Lows around 30.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ115-221015-
Stephens-
Including the city of Breckenridge
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little
or no snow accumulation. Much cooler with highs in the upper 30s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and snow showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ116-221015-
Palo Pinto-
Including the city of Mineral Wells
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
mid 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little
or no snow accumulation. Much cooler with highs in the upper 30s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of snow showers and
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ117-221015-
Parker-
Including the cities of Weatherford and Briar
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little
or no snow accumulation. Much cooler with highs in the lower 40s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ131-221015-
Hood-
Including the cities of Granbury and Oak Trail Shores
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon.
Little or no snow accumulation. Cooler with highs in the lower
40s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ132-221015-
Somervell-
Including the city of Glen Rose
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler
with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ130-221015-
Erath-
Including the cities of Stephenville and Dublin
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
mid 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers, a slight chance of thunderstorms and snow
showers. Little or no snow accumulation. Much cooler with highs
in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers
and snow showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ129-221015-
Eastland-
Including the cities of Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, and Gorman
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Showers with a slight chance of snow showers. Little or no snow
accumulation. Much cooler with highs in the upper 30s. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and snow showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation.
Lows around 30.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ141-221015-
Comanche-
Including the cities of Comanche and De Leon
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ142-221015-
Mills-
Including the city of Goldthwaite
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler
with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ156-221015-
Lampasas-
Including the city of Lampasas
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler
with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ157-221015-
Coryell-
Including the cities of Copperas Cove and Gatesville
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler
with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ143-221015-
Hamilton-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Hico
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Much
cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ144-221015-
Bosque-
Including the cities of Clifton, Meridian, and Valley Mills
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler
with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ133-221015-
Johnson-
Including the cities of Cleburne and Burleson
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon.
Little or no snow accumulation. Cooler with highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ134-221015-
Ellis-
Including the cities of Waxahachie, Ennis, and Midlothian
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Showers, cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ145-221015-
Hill-
Including the city of Hillsboro
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler
with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ146-221015-
Navarro-
Including the city of Corsicana
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows around
40. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers, cooler with
highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ161-221015-
Limestone-
Including the cities of Mexia and Groesbeck
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows around
40. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler with
highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ160-221015-
Falls-
Including the city of Marlin
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler with
highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ174-221015-
Milam-
Including the cities of Cameron and Rockdale
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 50s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ175-221015-
Robertson-
Including the cities of Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
50. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ162-221015-
Leon-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee,
and Oakwood
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ147-221015-
Freestone-
Including the cities of Teague, Fairfield, and Wortham
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ148-221015-
Anderson-
Including the city of Palestine
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ135-221015-
Henderson-
Including the cities of Athens and Gun Barrel City
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers, cooler with
highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ122-221015-
Van Zandt-
Including the cities of Canton, Grand Saline, Wills Point, Van,
and Edgewood
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Locally heavy
rainfall possible in the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the mid
40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening. Lows in
the mid 30s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ121-221015-
Kaufman-
Including the cities of Terrell, Kaufman, and Forney
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers, cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the mid 30s. Chance of snow 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 50.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ120-221015-
Rockwall-
Including the cities of Rockwall and Heath
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
precipitation90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ105-221015-
Hunt-
Including the cities of Greenville and Commerce
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
precipitation90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ123-221015-
Rains-
Including the cities of Emory, East Tawakoni, and Point
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Locally heavy
rainfall possible in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
precipitation90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ107-221015-
Hopkins-
Including the city of Sulphur Springs
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Locally heavy
rainfall possible in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Chance of
precipitation90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of snow
showers in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in
the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ106-221015-
Delta-
Including the city of Cooper
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Locally heavy
rainfall possible in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Chance of
precipitation90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers with a chance of snow showers in the
evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the mid 30s.
Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ095-221015-
Lamar-
Including the city of Paris
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers with a chance of snow showers in the
evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ094-221015-
Fannin-
Including the city of Bonham
245 AM CST Sun Jan 22 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers with a chance of snow showers in the
evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s.
Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Not as cool with lows in the lower
40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "SuperLotto Plus" game were:
06-18-22-26-34, Mega Ball: 9
(six, eighteen, twenty-two, twenty-six, thirty-four; Mega Ball: nine)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "SuperLotto Plus" game were:
06-18-22-26-34, Mega Ball: 9
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BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. Navy on Tuesday dismissed Beijing’s protests over a "freedom of navigation operation” conducted near a Chinese-held island in the South China Sea, in the latest incident drawing new attention to one of the world's potential military flashpoints.
In an unusual move, the Navy’s 7th Fleet issued a rebuttal to China’s objections to Tuesday’s mission, calling it “the latest in a long string of (Chinese) actions to misrepresent lawful U.S. maritime operations and assert its excessive and illegitimate maritime claims” in the South China Sea. China claims the area virtually in its entirety.
The Navy said that China's sweeping maritime claims pose a serious threat to the freedom of navigation and overflight, free trade and unimpeded commerce, and freedom of economic opportunity for South China Sea littoral nations.
“As long as some countries continue to claim and assert limits on rights that exceed their authority under international law, the United States will continue to defend the rights and freedoms of the sea guaranteed to all," it said.
The Navy said its guided missile cruiser USS Chancelorsville on Tuesday “asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law.”
China called the action illegal and said it mobilized naval and air asserts to issue warnings and drive off the ship.
“The U.S. military's actions have seriously violated China’s sovereignty and security, which is further ironclad evidence of its pursuit of navigational hegemony and militarization of the South China Sea," spokesperson for the Southern Theater Command, Air Force Col. Tian Junli, was quoted as saying.
“China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters," Tian said.
The long-seething South China Sea territorial conflicts involving China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have long been regarded as a delicate fault line in the U.S.-China rivalry in the region.
While the U.S. lays no claims to the strategic waterway, where an estimated $5 trillion in global trade transits each year, it has said that freedom of navigation and overflight is in America’s national interest. The sea is also home to rich fishing stocks and a potential wealth of energy and mineral resources.
In March, U.S. Indo-Pacific commander Adm. John C. Aquilino told The Associated Press that China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed waters with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment. He described it as an increasingly aggressive move that threatens all nations operating nearby.
Then in July, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on China to comply with a 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated Beijing’s vast claims on historical grounds in the South China Sea.
On a visit to the area earlier this month, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to defend the Philippines under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty. She also announced an additional aid of $7.5 million to Philippine maritime law enforcement agencies.
That came shortly after the Philippine navy alleged a Chinese coast guard vessel had forcibly seized Chinese rocket debris as Filipino sailors were towing it to their island. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/US-dismisses-China-objections-to-South-China-Sea-17617462.php | 2022-11-29 09:43:12 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/US-dismisses-China-objections-to-South-China-Sea-17617462.php |
LIV GOLF
LIV GOLF INVITATIONAL-PORTLAND
Site: North Plains, Oregon.
Course: Pumpkin Ridge GC.
Prize money: $25 million ($5 million for teams). Winner’s share: $4 million ($750,000 for each winning team member).
Television: LIVgolf.com, Facebook, YouTube.
Defending champion: New event.
Points leader: Charl Schwartzel.
Last time: Charl Schwartzel won the LIV Golf Invitational-London.
Notes: This is the first of five LIV Golf events to be held in the United States. The PGA Tour does not grant releases to members for tournaments held in North America. … The Saudi-backed series has added four players from the top 50 in the world since the inaugural event outside London — Brooks Koepka, Abraham Ancer, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed. It has eight of the world’s top 50. … Pumpkin Ridge is where Tiger Woods won his third straight U.S. Amateur in 1996, and Alison Nicholas (1997) and Hilary Lunke (2003) won the U.S. Women’s Open. Those were on the Witch Hollow course. The LIV event will use six holes from Witch Hollow and 12 holes from the Ghost Creek course. … The field features eight of the top 50 in the world, more than the PGA Tour and European tour combined. … Dustin Johnson remains the highest-ranked player in the LIV Golf group at No. 17. … The last PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament at Pumpkin Ridge was a Korn Ferry Tour event from 2014 through 2020.
Next event: LIV Golf Invitational-Bedminster on July 29-31.
Online: https://www.livgolf.com/
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PGA TOUR
JOHN DEERE CLASSIC
Site: Silvis, Illinois.
Course: TPC Deere Run. Yardage: 7,289. Par: 71.
Prize money: $8.3 million. Winner’s share: $1.494 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
Defending champion: Lucas Glover.
FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.
Last week: Xander Schauffele won the Travelers Championship.
Notes: The tournament is held the same week the Saudi-funded LIV Golf is staging its first event in North America. … Coming two weeks after the U.S. Open and two weeks ahead of the British Open, the field does not feature anyone from the top 50 in the world ranking. … Steve Stricker makes his first PGA Tour start since the 3M Open in Minnesota last summer. He is coming off a runner-up finish in the U.S. Senior Open. Stricker is a three-time winner of the John Deere Classic, with three straight titles (2009-11). … Mark Hensby, who finished third in the U.S. Senior Open last week, won his only PGA Tour event at the John Deere Classic in 2004. … Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson is playing in what he considers his hometown event. He won in 2012 and lost in a playoff each of the following two years. … Sahith Theegala is playing after he was runner-up at the Travelers Championship by making double bogey on the last hole. … Kevin Na was a runner-up at the John Deere Classic. He is playing the Saudi-backed LIV event this week.
Next week: Genesis Scottish Open and Barbasol Championship.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/
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EUROPEAN TOUR
HORIZON IRISH OPEN
Site: Thomastown, Ireland.
Course: Mount Juliet Estate. Yardage: 7,264. Par: 72.
Prize money: $6 million. Winner’s share: $1 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Lucas Herbert.
DP World Tour points leader: Will Zalatoris.
Last week: Haotong Li won the BMW International Open.
Notes: The field includes five of the top 50 in the world ranking, led by former British Open champion Shane Lowry at No. 24. … Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington is playing his national Open a week after he captured the U.S. Senior Open. He won the Irish Open in 2007. … Lowry won the Irish Open in 2009 as an amateur. … Rory McIlroy chose not to play after four straight weeks in the U.S. He played the Irish Open the first 10 years of his pro career. … The leading three players from the top 10 not already eligible can earn a spot in the British Open at St. Andrews next month. … American Troy Merritt is playing on a sponsor invitation. … Mount Juliet is a Jack Nicklaus design that hosted a World Golf Championship won by Tiger Woods in 2002 and Ernie Els in 2004. … The tournament dates to 1927 and was won by George Duncan at Portmarnock. … Alex Fitzpatrick, the younger brother of U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, is playing on a sponsor invitation.
Next week: Genesis Scottish Open and Barbasol Championship.
Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/
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KORN FERRY TOUR
THE ASCENDANT
Site: Berthoud, Colorado.
Course: TPC Colorado. Yardage: 7,995. Par: 72
Prize money: $750,000. Winner’s share: $135,000.
Television: None.
Defending champion: Tag Ridings.
Points leader: Carl Yuan.
Last week: Pierceson Coody won the Live and Work in Maine Open.
Next tournament: Memorial Health Championship on July 14-17.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour.html
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LPGA TOUR
Last week: In Gee Chun won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Next tournament: Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on July 13-16.
Race to CME Globe leader: Minjee Lee.
Online: https://www.lpga.com/
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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Last week: Padraig Harrington won the U.S. Senior Open.
Next week: Bridgestone Senior Players Championship.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Steven Alker.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/champions.html
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OTHER TOURS
Challenge Tour: Italian Challenge Open, Golf Nazionale, Viterbo, Italy. Previous winner: Ricardo Gouveia. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/
Ladies European Tour: Amundi German Masters, Seddiner See Golf & CC, Berlin. Defending champion: New event. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/
Mackenzie Tour: Prince Edward Island Open, Dundarave GC, Cardigan, Prince Edward Island. Previous winner: New event. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/canada/en_us.html
Japan LPGA: Shiseido Ladies Open, Totsuka CC, Kanagawa, Japan. Defending champion: Ai Suzuki. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/
Korean LPGA: McCall Mona Park Open, Birch Hill GC, Pyeongchang, South Korea. Defending champion: Hae Rin Kim. Online: https://www.klpga.co.kr/
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Buckeye woman stung more than 75 times during family photo shoot, first responders say
BUCKEYE, Ariz. - While taking photos on a Sunday afternoon in Buckeye, a family was at the center of a bee swarm, but a mother's quick thinking saved her kids.
Crews from Arizona Fire and Medical Authority, Buckeye Valley Fire and Buckeye Fire responded to the area of Beloat and Rainbow roads for reports of a swarm of bees attacking a family.
In dispatch audio, the kid's grandmother called 911 saying to "please hurry, please hurry, my daughter can't get in the car, she's being attacked by bees."
"The mother’s quick thinking saved the children from being stung. She put them in the car and subsequently took the brunt of the stings. She was transported to the hospital with over 75 stings but thankfully has recovered," authorities said.
Foam was used to calm the bees and the kids were rescued from the car.
"If you are attacked by bees getting inside to a safe place is key. Run in a straight line, cover your face, and get to shelter. Never get into water and do not fight the bees," authorities cautioned.
More information about how to survive a bee attack can be found here: https://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/inf18.html
Aaron Lorti is the owner of AZ Bee Kings and says April is known as bee season.
"Around this time of year, they’re pollinating, picking new places, they are swarming," he explained. "You can get anywhere from 10 to 20 calls a day."
He says that the bees in our Phoenix area aren’t sweet as honey, either.
They're known as "killer bees," and they will buzz with fury.
"What that means is they are very, very aggressive, very territorial, and if you mess with them, they will try to kill you," Lorti said.
With one sting, they leave back pheromones to signal for the others to attack.
"Once one stings you and you try to run away, the whole hive will try to go after you," Lorti said.
With bees making homes in grills, roofs and air conditioning units, he warns not having a professional deal with could come back to sting you.
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YATESVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After handing Wilkes-Barre Area its first loss this week, the Pittston Area girls are the lone undefeated basketball team remaining in District II. Led by a trio of seniors and a super sophomore, the Lady Patriots are riding the momentum from an undefeated run to a softball state championship last spring and have their eyes set on making a run toward a district title.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.--The City of Rochester may be looking forward to a $40,000 grant in efforts to tackle the community's drug trafficking issue.
The Rochester City Council is expected to come to a decision for authorizing the grant on Monday. Word on how they anticipate to allocate the funds has not yet been announced.
According to the Federal Government, Rochester is a 'high intensity' drug trafficking area, and in fact--based on the yearly report for the Rochester Police Department , in 2022, the area saw an increase in drug overdoses.
The U.S. Department of Justice suggests rehabilitation services play a role in reducing crime and substance abuse.
Earlier this month, KIMT News 3 spoke with Capt. Jeff Stilwell of RPD who says this year's initiative is to to start working with partners in reentry programs to combat the numbers.
Addiction support programs such as The Gables in Rochester, say that investing in the take down of drug trafficking can reduce negative influences on those dealing with addiction.
“I think if the city were to get this grant, it's going to be very impactful for clients that are struggling with addiction issues whether it's barrier to achieving services.” says Erin Bachman, Program Manager at The Gables. “I think the point of providing grants like this is to help those that are struggling."
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HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- June saw the launch of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, the action-packed 60-person battle royale, on Xbox Series X|S and with Xbox Game Pass for console and PC. In the first two weeks of the title being available on the console, an impressive one million new players have jumped in the game, known for its fast-paced, agile, melee combat.
Since the game was released on PC last year, a growing community has sprung up around NARAKA with the team providing constant updates with new characters, weapons, and game modes for players to continually experience the game in fresh and exciting ways.
NetEase and 24 Entertainment have been thrilled with the response to the release of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT on Xbox, and have greatly appreciated the feedback – especially the news that Xbox players are thoroughly enjoying the melee combat experience with the controls optimised for console.
With the success of the Xbox Series X|S launch, the team are excited to announce that the game will also be available on Xbox One before the end of 2022. And with the anniversary of NARAKA around the corner, there is even more exciting news; a new map for a region called Holoroth will launch on August 19, and NARAKA's long awaited campaign mode will also release its first chapter on August 5 for Xbox players.
Make sure to keep up to date with all the latest NARAKA: BLADEPOINT action on the NARAKA site, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, Steam, and Discord.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Jake Fraley came off the bench to hit a three-run homer, Kevin Newman had a two-run shot against his former team and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Saturday.
Jonathan India added a solo homer and Nick Lodolo overcame a challenging first inning as Cincinnati snapped an eight-losing streak to Pittsburgh that dated to last season, when both teams lost 100 games.
Fraley’s second career pinch-hit homer in the sixth off right-hander Chase De Jong reached the visitors’ bullpen down the right-field line.
The only timer violation in the game led to Pittsburgh first baseman Carlos Santana leading off the fifth with an automatic strike against him.
Lodolo (1-0) needed 109 pitches to navigate five innings. The Pirates reached the second-year lefty for seven hits and two runs. He finished with nine strikeouts and two walks.
Lodolo retired seven of the last eight batters he faced. Ian Gibaut, Buck Farmer and Reiver Sanmartin combined to retire the final 12 Pirates batters.
Rich Hill (0-1), who turned 43 in March, began his 19th season with his 12th major league team. He allowed three runs and three hits with seven strikeouts and two walks in five innings. Hill joined Pittsburgh as a free agent in January.
After the Pirates took a 1-0 lead during Lodolo’s 35-pitch first inning, India hit Hill’s fourth pitch for his eighth career leadoff home run. The 2021 NL Rookie of Year is one shy of Reds Hall of Famer Barry Larkin and two short of matching the club record set by Kal Daniels.
Newman, acquired in a November trade, followed later in the first with a two-run drive that caromed off the façade of the second deck in left field for a 3-1 lead.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: Former Reds RHP Robert Stephenson (right elbow inflammation) threw 15 pitches in one inning on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis in its season opener Thursday.
Reds: 1B Joey Votto (left shoulder, biceps surgery last August) was scheduled to play first base in Game 1 and be the designated hitter in Game 2 of Triple-A Louisville’s season-opening doubleheader at Nashville caused by a rainout of Thursday’s scheduled opener. Votto is on a rehab assignment.
UP NEXT
RHP Vince Velasquez is scheduled to make his Pirates debut in the series finale Sunday against Graham Ashcraft.
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Coast Guard calls off search for Dallas man pulled out to sea off coast of Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The U.S. Coast Guard called off its three-day search for a Dallas man struggling in the water off the coast of Puerto Rico.
24-year-old Bruttus Walter was last seen swimming at Steps beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico on Thursday, Oct. 6.
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The Coast Guard says Walter, who was reported to be a strong swimmer, pulled out to sea by the currents.
Another person in distress at the same time made it back to short with the assistance of someone nearby.
Coast Guard and local rescue units searched 742 square nautical miles searching for Walter before calling off the search on Saturday, Oct. 8.
"Despite our best efforts to find him, the fate of this young man remains unknown," said Cmdr. Beau Powers, Sector San Juan chief of response. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and hope they can find strength during this most difficult time." | https://www.fox4news.com/news/coast-guard-calls-off-search-for-dallas-man-pulled-out-to-sea-off-coast-of-puerto-rico | 2022-10-10 19:05:52 | 1 | https://www.fox4news.com/news/coast-guard-calls-off-search-for-dallas-man-pulled-out-to-sea-off-coast-of-puerto-rico |
More women sue Texas, asking court to put emergency block on state’s abortion law
WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman had to carry her baby, missing much of her skull, for months knowing she’d bury her daughter soon after she was born. Another started mirroring the life-threatening symptoms that her baby was displaying while in the womb. An OB-GYN found herself secretly traveling to Colorado to abort her wanted pregnancy, marred by the diagnosis of a fatal fetal anomaly.
All of the women were told they could not end their pregnancies in Texas, a state that has enacted some of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws.
Now, they’re asking a Texas court to put an emergency hold on some abortion restrictions, joining a lawsuit launched earlier this year by five other women who were denied abortions in the state, despite pregnancies they say endangered their health or lives.
More than a dozen Texas women in total have joined the Center for Reproductive Rights’ lawsuit against the state’s law, which prohibits abortions unless a mother’s life is at risk — an exception that is not clearly defined. Texas doctors who perform abortions risk life in prison and fines of up to $100,000, leaving many women with providers who are unwilling to even discuss terminating a pregnancy.
“Our hope is that it will allow physicians at least a little more comfort when it comes to patients in obstetrical emergencies who really need an abortion where it’s going to effect their health, fertility or life going forward,” Molly Duane, the lead attorney on the case, told The Associated Press. “Almost all of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit tell similar stories about their doctors saying, if not for this law, I’d give you an abortion right now.”
The lawsuit serves as a nationwide model for abortion rights advocates to challenge strict new abortion laws states that have rolled out since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Sixteen states, including Texas, do not allow abortions when a fatal fetal anomaly is detected while six do not allow exceptions for the mother’s health, according to an analysis by KFF, a health research organization.
Duane said the Center for Reproductive Rights is looking at filing similar lawsuits in other states, noting that they’ve heard from women across the country. Roughly 25 Texas women have contacted the organization about their own experiences since the initial lawsuit was filed in March.
The women who joined the lawsuit describe being elated about finding out they were pregnant before the experience turned catastrophic.
Jessica Bernardo and her husband spent years trying to conceive, even consulting fertility doctors, before finally become pregnant with a daughter, Emma, last July.
Almost immediately, Bernardo was coughing so hard and often she would sometimes throw up. Fourteen weeks into the pregnancy, test results revealed her baby likely had Down Syndrome, so she consulted a specialist who gave her devastating news: Emma’s heart was underdeveloped and she had a rare, deadly disorder called fetal anasarca, which causes fluid to build up in the body.
“He handed me a tissue box,” recalled Bernardo, who lives in Frisco, Texas. “I thought maybe the worst thing he was going to tell us was that she’s going to have Down Syndrome. Instead, he said, ‘I can tell you right away…she wouldn’t make it.’”
The doctor warned her to watch out for high blood pressure and coughing, symptoms of Mirror syndrome, another rare condition where a mother “mirrors” the same problems the fetus is experiencing.
With Bernardo’s blood pressure numbers climbing, her OB-GYN conferred with the hospital’s ethics board to see if she could end the pregnancy but was advised Bernardo wasn’t sick enough. Bernardo spent $7,000 traveling to Seattle for an abortion a week later.
Even if Emma made it through the pregnancy, doctors would have immediately needed to drain excess fluids from her body, only for her to survive a few hours or days, Bernardo said.
“Reading about everything they would do sounded like complete treatment torture to a newborn that would not survive,” she said. “Had I not received an abortion, my life would have very likely been on the line.”
Other women facing similar situations have not had the financial resources to travel outside of the state.
Samantha Casiano, a 29-year-old living in eastern Texas, found out halfway through her pregnancy last year that her daughter, Halo, had a rare diagnosis of anencephaly, where much of the skull and brain is missing. Her doctor told her she would have to continue with the pregnancy because of Texas law, even though her baby would not survive.
With five children, including a goddaughter, at home she quickly realized she could not afford an out-of-state trip for an abortion. The next next few months of her pregnancy were spent trying to raise money for her daughter’s impending funeral, soliciting donations through online websites and launching fundraisers to sell Mexican soup. Halo was born in April, living for only four hours.
“I was so full of heartbreak and sadness, all at the same time,” Casiano said.
Women in the lawsuit say they could not openly discuss abortion or labor induction with their doctors, instead asking their doctors discreetly if they should travel outside of the state.
Dr. Austin Dennard, an OB-GYN in Dallas, never talked about her own abortion with her doctors after they discovered anencephaly on the baby’s ultrasound during her third pregnancy last year. She worried her out-of-state trip to end the pregnancy could jeopardize her medical license or invite harassment against her and her husband, also an OB-GYN. But after one of Dennard’s patients sued the state in March for having to travel to Colorado to abort a twin fetus diagnosed with a life-threatening genetic disorder, she decided to go public, too.
“There was an enormous amount of fear that I experienced afterward,” Dennard said. “It’s an additional way of feeling silenced. You feel you have to do it in secret and not tell anyone about it.”
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Fermenta: Boosting equality in Michigan's craft brewing industry
PETOSKEY — Emily Hengstebeck says she's "living the brilliant beer adventure life," thanks in no small part to Fermenta, a brewing and spirits advocacy group co-founded by a University of Michigan alumna.
Hengstebeck heads sales at Beards Brewery in Petoskey now. But back in 2014, when she was just getting started in the industry, she heard about Fermenta from a friend.
"And I was like, 'That sounds right up my alley. I'm a woman, I love beer.' I tracked them down. And the timing was perfect," she said. "I credit Fermenta for being a huge encouraging force for me to finally leave my full-time, nonindustry job to accept a position here, pack up everything and move up north to work for a brewery. Fermenta gave me the confidence to go after it and confirm for me that it could be a career as well as a lifestyle."
Fermenta, a nonprofit, was co-founded by Pauline Knighton-Prueter, a 2012 graduate of U-M, who started out at Short's Brewing based in Bellaire. She realized how few women were represented in the brewing and spirits field and started the advocacy group with two experienced brewers. The group is now 120 strong and supports women involved in fermented beverage and food industries through education, scholarships and monthly gatherings.
Hengstebeck, Fermenta's vice president, said that it wasn't all men in the industry when she started, but there wasn't a lot of focus on "highlighting the diversity and inclusion that was already there. Everyone has had the chance to enjoy beer, but not everyone has had the chance to represent beer. Fermenta really helped me look around more and see what was already there and build upon that foundation."
Knighton-Prueter and several other women — Stacey Roth, Angie Williams and Annette May — came together from different interests and ties to the industry to create a well-rounded mission. They brought backgrounds in supply, brewing, marketing and ownership.
The variety spoke to Lauren Torres, the brewing manager at Bell's Brewery in Comstock. She started in the lab and over the years took on more responsibility, eventually managing the lab for several years focused on quality control. As brewing manager, she manages a staff of 40 with 24/7 production.
"It's pretty special to get to work in a brewery where you get to taste your product that you make at the end of the day, and it is something that brings people together. And I'm lucky enough to be drinking an Official Hazy IPA right now," she said.
Torres said she's found Fermenta a great ally recently in her career, but didn't gravitate toward it right away. She's been in the industry for 12 years and took pride in wanting to make it "on my own." But as a minority woman in beer, that road could be lonely at times.
Torres, who was a chemistry major, said she applied for a scholarship offered through the group and was awarded one for continuing education. She said she used hers to continue developing her problem-solving skills through a course from the American Society of Quality and another from Statistical Process Control.
"The scholarship was really beneficial to me. Working in a brewery, we're constantly problem solving. We're always looking for new ways to solve existing problems or new ways to solve new problems," she said. "So the course that I'm taking now is showing me different ways to visualize our data in order to be able to recognize patterns faster, to be able to intervene in a process if it's not going as we want or normally."
Knighton-Prueter graduated from U-M with a general studies degree and took entrepreneurship classes that were tied to the School of Engineering.
"My time at U of M prepared me to jump more into real life business opportunities, being entrepreneurial, having to be a creative thinker, take chances, ask questions, and be confident not knowing the answers," she said.
She started at Short's Brewing, where she managed sales for the past decade, and last year moved to Eastern Market Brewing Co. in Detroit.
She attended the Michigan Brewers Guild conference early in her career and looked around. She was one of the only females there. It was 2014 and she was introduced to Roth, a long-time brewer who was well respected in the industry.
"We had a really good discussion about mentorship," Knighton-Prueter said. "She told me that she had this desire and kind of this dream to create a mentorship group for women in our industry. She said, 'I have this vision, but I'm not somebody who likes to take charge or organize.' I said, 'Well, I'm really good at those two things, so why don't we keep talking and see what we can do together?'"
They brought in Williams, who worked with Roth at Griffin Claw at the time, and talked about what they wanted Fermenta to look like. They decided that scholarships would be crucial to help those new to the industry bone up on courses from off-flavor to the science of brewing.
The group has awarded 116 scholarships with a total value of $23,000 so far, said May, Fermenta's director of scholarship and education. One of the scholarships, the Bertie Brown, is given to any woman of color.
Barb Baker, current president of Fermenta, said that there's a lack of equity in the industry.
"What we're doing is we're trying to help bring equity in our small way," she said. "Basically, this industry is a microcosm of the world. There's still a problem with women, people of color and LGBTQ. So, we're bridging the gap by solely supporting that group of people to help bring them up so we can get equity and we can get parity with everybody who's been in this industry forever." | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/business/2023/01/27/fermenta-boosting-equality-in-michigans-craft-brewing-industry/69841613007/ | 2023-01-27 15:44:28 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/business/2023/01/27/fermenta-boosting-equality-in-michigans-craft-brewing-industry/69841613007/ |
CHICAGO (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa held two thumbs up as he walked off the field following another big performance that helped propel the Dolphins to a win.
The way Justin Fields was running for Chicago, Miami sure needed it.
Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns, Tyreek Hill had 143 yards receiving and Miami overcame a record-setting rushing effort by Fields to beat the Bears 35-32 on Sunday.
In a game where neither team did much to stop the other, the Dolphins (6-3) had no trouble moving the ball against a gutted defense and made enough plays to come away with their third straight win.
“The resiliency of our team, the resiliency of our guys to continue to fight, to continue to not give up on the game,” Tagovailoa said. “Regardless of how close the game is, or how out of hand it might be, we continue to fight, so that’s what I am proud of our team to this point.”
Fields ran for 178 yards, the most by an NFL quarterback in a regular-season game. Michael Vick had the previous high with 173 for Atlanta in a win at Minnesota in 2002. Colin Kaepernick ran for 181 yards for San Francisco in a playoff victory over Green Bay during the 2012 season.
Fields scrambled for a 61-yard touchdown — the longest run by a Bears quarterback — and threw for three scores. He also became the first player since at least 1950 with at least 150 yards rushing and three TD passes in a game.
“You just see what type of player he is,” Bears safety Eddie Jackson said. “You just continue to see him grow week-in, week-out. And the offense as a whole, continuing to come out here and get us 30 points. That’s something that we’ve been asking for and we can’t continue to let teams come out and score 28 or 35 points on us as a defense.”
Fields’ performance ensured the Bears (3-6) had a chance late. They got the ball on their 28 after Miami punted with just under three minutes remaining. But on fourth-and-10 at the 42, Fields threw incomplete to Equanimeous St. Brown, sealing Chicago’s fifth loss in six games.
Tagovailoa, the NFL’s top-rated passer, had all the time he needed to throw after the Bears traded pass rusher Robert Quinn and star linebacker Roquan Smith in the past two weeks.
He completed 21 of 30 passes for 302 yards without an interception and posted a 135.7 rating.
“The growth has been unbelievable in how he’s playing the position, learning the whole system and then how he’s handling the ebbs and flows of natural, in-game momentum,” coach Mike McDaniel said. “Saw it again today.”
Hill, the NFL’s leading receiver, caught seven passes, including a 3-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
Jaylen Waddle, fourth in the league in yards receiving coming in, added 85 yards and a touchdown.
Jeff Wilson Jr. had a TD catch in his first game since a trade-deadline deal from San Francisco. Jaelan Phillips blocked a punt, and Andrew Van Ginkel returned it 25 yards for a score.
ON POINT
The Bears have scored 94 points the past three weeks. They came in leading the NFL in rushing, and with 252 yards on the ground, they joined the 1976 Steelers as the only teams in the Super Bowl era to run for at least 225 in four straight games.
Fields completed 17 of 28 passes for 123 yards, with two touchdowns to Cole Kmet and one to Darnell Mooney.
“It was a matter of time before was having games like this,” Kmet said. “We’ll continue to progress not only in the running game but in the passing game as time goes on.”
STAYING CLOSE
The Dolphins needed just four plays to go 75 yards on the opening drive of the second half, with Tagovailoa finding Waddle in the end zone for an 18-yard TD that extended their lead to 28-17.
Fields then scrambled 61 yards to the end zone, the longest run of his career. Trevon Wesco caught the 2-point conversion, pulling Chicago within three.
But the Dolphins answered, with Tagovailoa hitting Wilson for a 10-yard score that bumped the lead to 35-25.
Fields made it a three-point game early in the fourth with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Kmet. The Dolphins — aided by Jackson’s pass interference on a deep ball to Waddle — drove to the Chicago 14, only to come away empty-handed when Tagovailoa underthrew Durham Smythe on a short pass.
INJURIES
Bears: CB Kindle Vildor (ankle) was hurt in the first quarter trying to guard Hill on a throw to the end zone that resulted in a pass-interference penalty that set up a touchdown.
UP NEXT
Dolphins: Host Cleveland next Sunday.
Bears: Host Detroit next Sunday.
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BEIJING, July 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iran on Tuesday officially became the ninth member state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a comprehensive regional cooperation organization that covers the largest area and population on the globe.
Iran's full-scale admission was formalized at the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the organization. SCO leaders attended the meeting online.
Addressing the meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Iran into the SCO family and called on SCO member states to stay in unity and coordination so as to bring more certainty and positive energy to world peace and development.
"The people's wish for a happy life is our goal, and peace, development and win-win cooperation are the unstoppable trends of the times," Xi noted.
Calling for making the world a better place, Xi told SCO leaders that China is ready to work with other member states to actively implement the Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Security Initiative (GSI), and Global Civilization Initiative (GCI).
In a world of turmoil and transformation, President Xi successively proposed the GDI, GSI and GCI, contributing China's solution to global governance. The three initiatives also meet the needs of the SCO to strengthen its "three pillars," the three major cooperation areas of security, economy and people-to-people exchanges.
Safeguarding common security
The SCO was born more than two decades ago with a fundamental mission to combat the three forces of terrorism, separatism and extremism. Over the years, security cooperation has remained a major focus for member states within the SCO framework.
To combat the "three forces," SCO members have made notable strides by expanding intelligence sharing and information exchanges, and carrying out joint anti-terror exercises. In 2020 alone, SCO member states managed to prevent over 40 terrorist attacks and dismantled more than 50 terrorist groups.
The organization also functions as a major coordinator of the member countries' efforts to clamp down on drug trafficking and transnational organized crimes and handle flare-ups of regional hotspots through such mechanisms as the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group.
Calling for maintaining regional peace and safeguarding common security, Xi pointed out that "sustaining peace and security in this region is our common responsibility."
He added that China stands ready to work with all sides to implement the GSI, promote the settlement of international disputes through dialogue and consultation, and encourage political settlement of international and regional hotspots, so as to forge a solid security shield in the region.
Making 'cooperation pie' bigger
Covering three-fifths of the Eurasian continent, the SCO presents nearly half of the world's population and over 20 percent of the global gross domestic product (GDP), which also means even greater potential for development. And the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has offered SCO members a chance to tap the potential and gear up their practical cooperation, notably in infrastructure.
With the construction of transportation services such as the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline and the regular operation of China-Europe freight train services, ties among SCO member states have become physically closer.
"We should work together to broaden the Belt and Road as a 'path of happiness' benefiting the whole world," Xi said, and he told SCO leaders that on the BRI's 10th anniversary, China will hold the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
The China-SCO local economic and trade cooperation demonstration zone has also brought tangible benefits to local people. Its trade with SCO countries surged to 8.1 billion yuan (about $1.1 billion) in 2022 from 850 million yuan (about $117 million) in 2019.
Promoting economic growth is a common task for all countries in the region, President Xi stressed during the meeting. He called on SCO members to focus on practical cooperation and expedite economic recovery.
He also vowed to work with all sides to implement the GDI and make the pie of win-win cooperation bigger while voicing against protectionism, unilateral sanctions and the overstretching of national security, and rejecting moves of setting up barriers, decoupling and severing supply chains.
Tightening bonds among people
The SCO states are home to many ancient civilizations and ethnic groups with a kaleidoscopic religious and cultural inheritance, making efforts to promote cross-cultural exchanges and mutual understanding truly necessary.
Cultural events such as the Year of Languages, the Year of Culture, and the Year of Tourism have been held in succession among member countries, aiming to help people from SCO member states know each other better.
The SCO has also developed the University of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (USCO), which encourages cultural and academic exchanges between the youth from SCO member states. At present, there are 82 colleges and universities under the cooperation program of the USCO, with seven professional directions.
The Chinese president on Tuesday announced that in the coming three years, China will provide SCO member states with 1,000 International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarships, offer 3,000 "Chinese Bridge" summer camp opportunities, and invite 100 young scientists to China for scientific research exchanges.
Xi believes that all nations in the region aspire to see harmonious development of different civilizations. "We welcome all sides to work together to implement the Global Civilization Initiative, promote inclusiveness and coexistence among all civilizations, and increase mutual understanding and friendship among all nations."
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ United Bankshares Inc. (UBSI) on Thursday reported net income of $102.6 million in its third quarter.
The bank, based in Charleston, West Virginia, said it had earnings of 76 cents per share.
The holding company for United Bank posted revenue of $296.4 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $273.4 million, which beat Street forecasts.
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Best Teva sandals to get
When it comes to footwear, finding sandals that are both practical and stylish can be tricky. With Teva sandals, however, you get the best of both worlds. These shoes are durable, comfortable and versatile enough for nearly any walking, whether it’s out in the woods or on the beach. Traditionally sporty, these sandals now come in many designs to complement nearly any outfit and style, too.
Origin
Teva sandals were invented by a river guide named Mark Thatcher who worked at the Grand Canyon in the early 1980s. Thatcher determined there were limited shoes for water activities, so he took two watchbands with Velcro and attached them to a pair of flip-flops.
This resulted in comfortable shoes that could be used in and around the water without coming loose or floating away. This footwear would later become Teva, which is known for its utilitarian style, comfort and versatility in outdoor walking.
Construction
Similar to most sandals, Teva sandals consist of three main parts:
- Inner sole: Also known as the footbed, the inner sole is designed to cushion every step, support the arches, minimize impact and keep you comfortable.
- Outer sole: As the outermost part of the shoe, this helps keep your gait balanced and sure as you walk on flat or rocky terrain. It also provides a solid grip so you don’t slip.
- Midsole: Some sandals have a midsole for additional support and comfort.
- Straps: The straps keep the sandals securely on your feet, whether you’re on wet or dry ground. Some straps are thicker for added support, while others are thinner and more stylish.
Purpose
Teva offers sandals for the following recreational and everyday purposes:
- Hiking
- Water activities
- General outdoor use
- Walking around town
- Road Trips
- Home use
- Festivals
Some sandals have specific names to denote their main purpose. For example, the Hurricane line offers optimum support and comfort for hiking and camping.
Collections and collaborations
Teva has a large collection of footwear, including:
- Classic sandals
- Flip-flops
- Boots
- Flatforms
- Slip-on shoes
- Pride styles
Teva also collaborates with different brands, such as Anna Sui and Dublish, on its footwear. This has helped them expand their offerings to a more diverse crowd.
Sustainability
Teva is committed to sustainable fashion. It uses recycled materials and minimizes resource waste in production. The company has even introduced a recycling program for its sandals, TevaForever, which cuts down on waste.
Material
As part of Teva’s sustainability efforts, many of its sandals consist of recycled materials, such as polyester yarn or plastic. Other common materials include:
- Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate foam in the inner sole or footbed. This is used in sportswear to absorb shock and minimize impact. It’s also lightweight, elastic and soft, ideal for anyone who enjoys long walks and hikes but doesn’t want to be burdened by heavier shoes.
- Rubber for the outer sole. This adds to the sandal’s structural integrity and helps it keep its shape for a long time. It also provides the necessary traction when walking on different surfaces.
- Leather for specialty sandals. Fashionable and comfortable, these shoes stand out.
- Polyurethane in the midsoles. This provides additional cushion and support.
Some Teva footwear is also vegan-friendly. Many designs are also made with micro-ban treatment to prevent odors.
Color
When it comes to colors and patterns, Teva has an impressive selection. Popular options include:
- Different patterns on the inner or outer sole
- Straps in a solid color, such as dark brown, with a matching sole
- Straps in one color or pattern with a contrasting sole
- Two-toned straps
- Stripes, polka dots or other prints on the straps
Size
Teva sandals come in sizes for men, women, children and all genders. The official website lists specific sizing information and tips on how to measure your feet to find the right size. Here are the main sizing options:
- Adults — sizes 5 to 15
- Kids — 0 to 2 years old, 1.5 to 5 years old, 5 to 7.5 years old, etc. (based on age brackets)
Some footwear is available in narrow or wide sizes, too.
8 best Teva sandals
Teva Original Universal Sandal
These adult sandals are available in sizes 7 to 15. They have a thick black sole and come in 34 different strap colors and patterns. They consist of quick-drying material and have a soft, flexible midsole for additional support and comfort. The straps are adjustable for a secure fit.
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With closed toes and thick materials, these sandals provide maximum protection to your feet while hiking or camping. They have an adjustable Velcro strap and are comfortable. They’re also vegan, meaning they consist of plant and synthetic materials. The rubber outer sole is durable and offers excellent grip and traction.
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Teva W Hurricane Xlt2 Sport Sandal
These wide sandals come in sizes 5 to 14. They have a durable rubber outer sole that offers superior traction on any terrain. The adjustable straps make for a secure, comfortable fit.
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Teva Original Universal Sport Sandal
Casual and sporty, these sandals have quick-drying webbing and are constructed from recycled materials. They’re rugged and shock-absorbent, making them ideal for rough terrain. They come in 39 colors, including classic black.
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Teva Flatform Universal Sandal
With thicker soles and a supportive footbed, these sandals are made for walking in the woods, on the beach or in town. They come in adult sizes ranging from 5 to 11.
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This stylish sandal has comfortable straps, a thick foam midsole that cups the heel for maximum support and a durable outer sole with excellent grip. It’s available in 15 colorful designs and patterns. With adult sizes ranging from 5 to 12, it’s a great all-purpose shoe.
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Teva Kids Original Universal Sandal
Lightweight, sporty and comfortable, these sandals are perfect for toddlers, young children and older kids. They consist of recycled plastic and polyester yarn. They also have a thick foam sole for extra cushioning and shock absorbency. The rubber outer sole is also highly durable for active kids.
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Teva Unisex-Child Kids Hurricane Drift Sandal
Designed especially for active children, these sandals come in 14 colors, including blue and fiery red. They’re lightweight enough to float on water and durable to resist a lot of wear and tear.
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Roku users can enjoy select free unlocked French series from MHz Choice for all of July's French-American Heritage Month
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking for a way to celebrate French culture this Bastille Day? MHz Choice offers one of the most robust catalogs of French content outside of France, and this July we're sharing the perfect collection of French series for your Bastille Day binge. From the critically acclaimed A FRENCH VILLAGE to the popular anthology MURDER IN…, there's something to satisfy the taste of every Francophile in your life on MHz Choice. July is French-American Heritage Month and all month long, Roku users can access some of the MHz Choice French catalog for free, with unlocked episodes of select French series.
Mark your calendar to check out these French series in July:
MURDER IN…*New Season* – the popular crime anthology series where the location is the star returns for a tenth season. Locations in the new season include Amboise, Biot, Frioul Island, Haute Provence, Kermadec, Marie-Galante, Mont Saint-Michel, Porquerolles, and Rochefort Sur Mer.
CAPTAIN MARLEAU *New Season* – She's back! Corinne Masiero returns as the offbeat Captain Marleau, solving crimes in Paris in her inimitable style.
A FRENCH VILLAGE – This acclaimed drama examines the German occupation of France during WWII and its effects on the inhabitants of a small village. In June 1940, the village of Villeneuve awakens to the arrival of the German army – and the next four years of occupation have a shattering effect on the lives of all its inhabitants.
GLORIA – In this thriller, a woman's frantic search for her missing husband leads to peril in this French reimagining of the hit BBC series Keeping Faith.
NONA AND HER DAUGHTERS – This charming series set in Paris from creator and star Valérie Donzelli follows the mysterious pregnancy of 70-year-old Nona, portrayed by ten-time César Award nominee, Miou-Miou, and her complicated relationships with triplet daughters.
CHERIF – Captain Kader Cherif is a brilliant and eccentric detective in this addictive, long-running mystery series set in Lyon.
MAGELLAN – Inspector Simon Magellan unravels crimes and mysteries in the fictional French town of Saignac. But that's just his day job – he's also raising two teenage daughters.
THE ART OF CRIME – He's clueless about art and she's phobic without him. Together, Captain Verlay and Florence manage to solve high-profile art crimes in the heart of Paris.
Full July Schedule available here: https://mhzchoice.com/premiere-schedule/
About MHz Choice
MHz Choice, the evolution of the original MHz Networks television service, offers viewers in the U.S. and Canada access to a library of the best television mysteries, dramas, comedies and documentaries subtitled in English through its subscription streaming service. Select MHz content is also available on DVD and on its free ad-supported service MHz Now, available on Samsung TV Plus and Plex. Newcomers to MHz Choice are offered a free 7-Day Trial. For more information, go to mhzchoice.com.
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The FY22 report outlines progress against the company's sustainability, people and nutrition goals
DENVER, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardent Mills, the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, today announced the release of its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. The report outlines the company's progress toward transforming how the world is nourished, including advancement against commitments aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
"Despite another year of challenges for our industry, we remained resolute in our commitments to our people, customers, suppliers, consumers, communities, and the planet," said Dan Dye, CEO of Ardent Mills. "By continuing to invest in our shared future, we are living out our mission to nourish what's next – each and every day."
The report reflects the company's goals, initiatives and progress across three core pillars: Sustainability, People and Nutrition. Ardent Mills' initiatives aim to protect the long-term viability of the food system, propel employees and communities forward, and improve access to nutritious ingredient solutions on local, national and global scales.
FY22 highlights include:
Sustainability:
- Enrolled 250,913 acres in regenerative agriculture initiatives intended to help ensure productive and profitable farmland by improving soil health and conserving water. This year, the company expanded on its 2025 goal to work towards 750,000 acres enrolled.
- Measured 145,129 program acres utilizing no-till farming practices.
- Achieved 30 percent of total operations powered by renewable energy, up 7 percentage points over FY21.*
- Added eight additional facilities to the organic material waste diversion program, totaling 15 locations, one-third of the way toward the company's goal to have all 45 facilities participating.
- Saved 4.8 million gallons of water through wash cycle maximization.
People:
- Created the People Plant Promise initiative which enhances the work experience for front-line team members.
- Expanded employee resource groups (ERGs) participation and bolstered representation and visibility of underrepresented groups, including ERGs celebrating Black excellence, LGBTQ+ employees, women in ag, women in tech and military veterans.
- Exceeded access to nutrition goals set for 2025, including 171,000 pounds of food donated and more than $300,000 raised for food banks.
- Relaunched the Ardent Mills Cultivate initiative and embedded 40 university students across the business to gain technical and leadership skills.
Nutrition:
- Launched Emerging Nutrition, a center of expertise dedicated to innovation in alternative grains.
- Developed new products in the areas of keto-friendly, gluten-free, chickpea and Certified Organic Ultragrain flours.
- Partnered with Partners in Food Solutions where Ardent Mills employees remotely shared their expertise with entrepreneurial agri-biz companies in 11 African countries, contributing more than 4,200 hours to 100+ businesses.
"At Ardent Mills, our values – trust, serving, simplicity and safety – propel us to embrace opportunities for growth, innovation and acceleration. Our CSR efforts are a critical part of this continued journey," said Heather Dumas, chief people officer, Ardent Mills. "We believe that impact is best realized when we work together – spanning our people, customers, industry peers and beyond. It's with this spirit of collaboration and entrepreneurship that we can further drive tangible impact."
To learn more about the company's CSR initiatives, visit the Ardent Mills CSR page.
* Percentage calculation reflects directly sourcing of renewable energy and retaining related renewable energy credits (RECs), participation in community solar projects and purchase of replacement RECs.
Ardent Mills is committed to transforming how the world is nourished. As the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, we cultivate the future of plant-based solutions to help our customers and communities thrive. We operate in more than 40 locations that specialize in flour, quinoa, pulses, and organic and gluten-free products that drive emerging nutrition and innovation across plant-based ingredients. Our holistic portfolio empowers us to meet the complex needs of customers today while focusing on the growing needs of tomorrow's consumer. Deeply rooted in communities throughout North America, we operate in Canada, the US and Puerto Rico with company headquarters in Denver, Colorado. We employ more than 100 certified millers and support thousands of local jobs that contribute billions of dollars to local economies -- helping our people, our customers, and families everywhere flourish. To learn more about our mission and our solutions, visit ardentmills.com.
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Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia, in a region of Ukraine Russia claims to control, after yesterday's explosion that damaged a critical bridge linking Russian-occupied Crimea to Russia.
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LANDRUM, S.C., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FlackTek SpeedMixer® has been recognized by Global Health and Pharma (GHP), and their publication GHP News, as the Most Innovative Cannabis Technology Platform for 2021. The Global Health & Pharma magazine was initially launched to act as an information-sharing platform for those in the health care and pharmaceutical industries. It has expanded its scope to "magnify the work of those that are setting the pace and looking to change their respective sectors for the better."
FlackTek SpeedMixer services over 40 industries—from aerospace and cosmetics to food and pharmaceuticals—including cannabis. Our FlackTek SpeedMixer® is utilized in extraction labs and production kitchens because our cannabis clients need fast, repeatable and better-quality mixing for their end-products," stated Ted Reynolds, Cannabis Account Manager. "We can meet those rigorous standards. With our top-of-the-line equipment and technical support, we differentiate ourselves and our clients reap the benefits."
Reynolds handles dozens of cannabis-specific accounts across the U.S. and is regarded within the industry as one of the industry's earliest adopters — pioneering the use of SpeedMixer™ for cannabis applications. "Cannabis had already driven several technology innovations for SpeedMixer™ and will continue to do so," stated Reynolds. With the FlackTek SpeedMixer®, cannabis clients can create a diverse array of products such as budders/badders, live resin, infused flower, vape formulations, edibles, emulsions, and more.
Located in a state-of-the art manufacturing facility next to the Rocky Mountains, FlackTek SpeedMixer leverages decades worth of mixing knowledge combined with the highest grade sourced parts. FlackTek upholds the highest quality standards, reputation and recognition for mixing performance and service across the U.S. The FlackTek SpeedMixer® utilizes dual asymmetric centrifugal technology for top-quality homogenizing, solvent removal, grinding and formulating in a single machine.
FlackTek is highly regarded—as evidenced by the recent Global Health and Pharma award— for its attention to detail across every part of the machine configuration process from model selection and implementation to supply orders and billing. Plus, FlackTek's exceptional field team travels across the country to provide invaluable preventative maintenance and service for its customers.
Headquartered in Landrum, South Carolina, FlackTek has been providing customers with mixing solutions since 1996. With a core focus on quality and performance, it strives to deliver industry-best results at every point in the mixing process. To that end, it offers SpeedMixer™ machines in a wide range of sizes, supplies, and accessories for all scales of needs ranging from R&D to production, as well as in-depth training, technical service, laboratory mixing help and customer support.
For more information about FlackTek SpeedMixer® https://www.speedmixer.com.
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Vast Majority of Workers Say Layoffs Via Email are Wrong
ARLINGTON, Va., March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the economy and labor markets remain volatile, a new Eagle Hill Consulting poll of U.S. workers finds a high level of worry about a recession. Sixty-one percent of workers report concerns, with more women concerned about a recession (68 percent) than men (55 percent).
The research also finds that a looming recession could help address the Great Resignation. Eighty-four percent of workers indicate they are more likely to stay in their jobs should the U.S. economy enter a recession.
While only a small portion of workers are concerned about layoffs (33 percent), employees reported clear views on how to handle worker layoffs. Eighty-five percent say layoffs via email are wrong. Instead, employees say they prefer an in-person meeting (72 percent) to provide notification of a layoff.
"There's been a recent spate of workers learning via email that they no longer have a job, and that clearly does not sit well with workers," said Melissa Jezior, president and chief executive officer of Eagle Hill Consulting. "While leveraging technology to provide employees with information can be efficient, relying on email isn't the ideal approach for layoff notifications."
"Implementing a large-scale layoff does present logistical challenges for employers. But employers should make every effort to tell employees face-to-face that they've lost their job. Taking the time to carefully plan and deliver layoff notifications is an important investment. Over the long term, employers that fail to lay off workers with dignity will develop a reputation as disrespectful to its workforce. And that will eventually harm a company's brand, reputation, ability to attract workers, and the bottom line," Jezior said.
The data findings are based on Eagle Hill Consulting's 2023 Employee Sentiment Survey conducted by Ipsos from February 7-10, 2023. The research included 1393 respondents from a random sample of employees across the U.S.
Eagle Hill Consulting LLC is a woman-owned business that provides unconventional management consulting services in the areas of Strategy & Performance, Talent, and Change. The company's expertise in delivering innovative solutions to unique challenges spans across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. A leading authority on employee sentiment, Eagle Hill is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, with employees across the U.S. and offices in Boston and Seattle. More information is available at www.eaglehillconsulting.com.
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WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Space Force said a power surge during a lightning storm likely caused a mechanical issue that allowed about 700 gallons (2,750 liters) of diesel fuel to spill last week at the environmentally sensitive and culturally important summit of Haleakala mountain on Hawaii’s Maui Island.
Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, the commander of the U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific, said a team will take measurements to better understand the severity of the contamination. Mastalir said it’s impossible to know right now how far the diesel fuel seeped into the ground.
The spill occurred at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex at the summit of Haleakala, 10,023 feet (3,055 meters) above sea level. The site hosts hosts the military’s largest optical telescope, which tracks satellites.
A pump that supplies fuel to a backup generator from a storage tank failed to shut off during a lightning storm Jan. 29, Mastalir said at a news conference Monday, The Maui News reported. An alarm should have gone off to notify officials of a potential overflow, but didn’t.
The generator is still being used, but the transfer pump is being operated manually, Mastalir said.
A remediation team will initially clean 200 cubic yards (153 cubic meters) around the generator, to a depth of about 6 feet (1.83 meters). The team will decide what to do next after taking measurements to better understand the level of contamination, Malastir said.
“However, industry standard remediation processes and protocols are not sufficient for this sacred ground,” Malastir said. “We have to go above and beyond what would otherwise be deemed acceptable, and that is what we are going to do.”
On Monday, the spill site was surrounded by sheets of black tarp held down by wooden pallets and concrete blocks.
This is the latest U.S. military fuel spill that has upset many on the islands. In 2021, the Navy spilled thousands of gallons of jet fuel into a drinking water well, sickening thousands of people in and around Pearl Harbor. Honolulu’s water utility is concerned that spill from the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility may contaminate another drinking water well that supplies water to 400,000 people in the city.
The Air Force’s lease for land at Haleakala’s summit expires in 2031. Some Native Hawaiian groups have called for the state not to renew it. When asked to respond to that, Mastalir said: “We are going to continue to work to rebuild the trust with all Hawaiians, with these Native Hawaiians and their organizations, so that we, given the privilege to operate here, will do so safely and respectfully.”
Ki’ope Raymond, president of Kilakila ’O Haleakala, which advocates for the protection of Haleakala’s summit, said his group has disagreed in the past that the military should even be on the mountain, but while they are there, they have to increase their vigilance.
“People have pointed to Red Hill and the other types of spills that have occurred recently, and for this to continue to happen, and to happen in a sacred space, is really difficult, it’s just so difficult to take,” Raymond said.
The mountain’s summit is part of Haleakala National Park, but the space surveillance complex is part of Haleakala High Altitude Observatory and not the park. Red soil and lava rocks dominate the high-altitude landscape, which is also home to endangered and threatened species like the nene, the Hawaiian goose and the Hawaiian petrel. | https://www.koin.com/science/ap-science/ap-space-force-vows-above-and-beyond-cleanup-of-maui-spill/ | 2023-02-08 16:57:08 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/science/ap-science/ap-space-force-vows-above-and-beyond-cleanup-of-maui-spill/ |
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas legislators are pushing back more aggressively this year on LGBTQ-rights issues than in the past two years, with proposals to ban gender-affirming care for trangender youth and restrict how public schools discuss sexual orientation and gender identity.
Top Republican lawmakers on Tuesday outlined an agenda for the year that includes culture war issues pursued by Republicans in other states, including a ban on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s K-12, club and college sports. Their broader agenda on LGBTQ-rights issues this year in Kansas also comes after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly narrowly won reelection in November despite GOP attacks over her vetoes of two bills restricting transgender athletes.
On LGBTQ-rights issues, the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature focused in 2021 and 2022 on trangender athletes. Lawmakers haven’t considered a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth or bills to restrict which bathrooms transgender people can use. Proposals on what schools teach on history and sexuality have not gone as far as a Florida law derided by critics as a “Don’t Say Gay” policy.
State Rep. Heather Meyer, a bisexual Kansas City-area Democrat with a transgender son, said this year, for GOP lawmakers, “It sounds like that the bigots are the priority, not our children.”
“They want to make it so that it’s like we never existed, so like the LGBTQ community is invisible,” she said.
Top Republican lawmakers pledged to keep pushing for a laws restricting transgender athletes. Eighteen states have such laws, including Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas, according to the nonprofit, pro-LGBTQ-rights Movement Advancement Project think tank.
Supporters of such laws argue that they preserve fairness in competition and college scholarship opportunities for what they call “biological” women.
As Kelly ran for reelection, her campaign said she believes decisions about transgender athletes should be made by schools, doctors, families and local officials. That statement came after she declared in a television ad that, “Of course men should not play girls’ sports. OK, we all agree there.”
Two of the Legislature’s most conservative Republicans, state Sens. Mark Steffen, from south-central Kansas, and Mike Thompson, from the Kansas City area, introduced a bill that would make it illegal to perform gender-affirming surgery or provide hormone therapy or puberty-blocking medications to anyone under 21. Doctors would face having their medical licenses suspended or revoked for “professional incompetency.”
Arkansas bans such care for minors; Alabama makes it a felony, and Arizona bans gender-affirming surgery for minors. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order last year treating gender-affirming care as child abuse. Proposals have been introduced in at least 10 other states.
“It’s a way of trying to protect these children from what could be life-altering and irreversible types of medical and chemical procedures,” Thompson told reporters after his bill was introduced.
It’s not clear how much support the measure has, and a hearing has yet to be scheduled. Senate President Ty Masterson, a Wichita-area Republican, expressed a willingness to consider the idea.
But Kelly is certain to be a big obstacle to such a policy. Asked about the proposal, Kelly told reporters Tuesday, “You can just imagine what I think of that.”
State Rep. Brandon Woodard, a gay Kansas City-area Democrat, called the measure “a garbage bill.”
“Gender-affirming care is live-saving and this bill is dangerous, hateful and will lead to death by suicide,” he said.
During a Statehouse news conference for introducing GOP leaders’ agenda, Masterson decried what he called a “sexualized, woke agenda” in public schools. Later, he told reporters that he wants to pursue a law that would spell out limits on what schools can teach or discuss about sexuality issues by grade level.
Masterson said he’s worried about schools focusing on people’s “innate characteristics” and “dividing us up into different groups.”
“We’ve gotten completely away from, basically, fundamental academics,” he said. “And it’s not helping our children.”
But state Rep. Susan Ruiz, a lesbian Kansas City-area Democrat, said the “radical right” is creating the problems.
“These are just kids who are trying to understand themselves,” she said. “They are coming after children who are vulnerable.”
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We were horrified by the multiple advertisements placed by “Citizens for Sanity” in your Oct. 11, 2022, edition. The ugly images and clear anti-immigrant rhetoric are unfair and deceptive portrayals of Sen. Mark Kelly’s policy positions, and also vile racist portrayals of the majority of immigrants arriving at our border seeking asylum and honest employment.
Citizens for Sanity has placed similar extremist advertising on billboards, television stations and newspaper pages throughout the country, supposedly using parody to ridicule progressive policies. In fact most of these ads are overtly racist, transphobic or just plain hateful.
The out-of-state organization has clearly spent a huge amount of money to place these ads in the Daily Sun and the Daily Star. Where does the money come from? When we first saw the ads this morning we searched for information on the group online and saw them acknowledging support from Turning Point USA -- a right-wing group fighting liberal thought through projects like Professor Watch and school board harassment. Later in the day this reference had been removed -- but investigation by the Open Secrets project (following political funding) found ties between Citizens for Sanity and the America First Legal Foundation, with several former Trump administration officials now serving both groups.
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If not for the disgusting nature of these ads, it would be laughable to see a group whose mission is “to defeat wokeism” attacking Mark Kelly, who is by no means a radical progressive leftist. Voters are better advised to check Sen. Kelly’s actual policy positions and communications.
Perhaps your paper has a policy of accepting virtually any political advertising, without reference to content or accuracy or funding source. Certainly these multiple ads must represent a huge infusion of advertising revenue! We believe that the inflammatory rhetoric and the dehumanizing photos stigmatize the immigrants who live in our community and those seeking asylum and escape from violence. Flagstaff values and democratic values call for tolerance, compassion and respect. These ads seek instead to turn people against each other -- please reject the blatant effort to stoke anti-immigrant fears.
Signed,
LAURA F. HUENNEKE; JOE BADER; DEBRA BLOCK; ROBERT BREUNIG; SHARON EDGAR; KAREN ENYEDY; LUIS FERNANDEZ; MARCUS FORD; MONIQUE FRESQUEZ; LINDA GUARINO; ANN HEITLAND; DON HOWARD; BJORN KRONDORFER; SANDRA LUBARSKY; DEBORAH WITHERSPOON MCFATTER; LARRY MCFATTER; LEAH MUNDELL; ROBERT NEUSTADT; BARB ORCUTT; EVA PUTZOVA; MIGUEL VASQUEZ; MARILYN WEISSMAN; HARRIET YOUNG
(All signing as private citizens, and not in any professional or party capacity)
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Not everyone enjoys the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is only days away. While this is a highly anticipated event for many adults, it’s just another Sunday for most kids, especially young kids who haven’t gotten into sports yet and don’t really care about the game. To keep them occupied, you’ll want to have a bevy of activities prepared so you can focus on cheering your team on to another Super Bowl victory.
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Prepare in advance
A Big Game party isn’t something you just throw together at the last minute. You spend days (or even weeks) preparing for your Super Bowl party to make sure you don’t forget anything and that everyone’s needs will be taken care of. Be sure to give your kids the same consideration.
Think about the activities you have planned. Make sure they’ll have everything they need. If they will be using coloring books, make sure you not only have a wide assortment of crayons but a few crayon sharpeners as well. If a toy requires batteries, make sure you have plenty on hand.
Activities should be safe and require little to no adult supervision
The idea of having activities planned is not so you can neglect your children. It’s so you can give them something fun to do while the grown-ups enjoy their time together. You want your kids to be in the same room or a nearby room, so they’re never out of your sight. It’s best to have a designated guardian lightly supervising all activities to make sure no conflicts or unsafe behavior take place. The role of the guardian can rotate throughout the evening to keep things fair for the adults.
Plan for halftime
As much as they love football, even adults get a break at halftime. Make sure your kids get the same. As fun as coloring, assembling puzzles and building Lego models might be, kids’ attention spans are shorter than adults. Consider having a prepared snack at the ready in case the children at the party get a little restless.
Best products for engaging young kids
If you need to occupy a young child, this is the way to go. This coloring book has 192 pages that feature big drawings with bold lines, so it’s fun for even the youngest kid to color. The book has pictures of kids, animals, creatures and more.
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LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Mighty Dinosaurs
Why build only one mighty dinosaur when you can make three? This fun kit gives you the option of building a pterodactyl, a triceratops or a Tyrannosaurus rex. Each model has bright orange eyes and posable limbs, making it great for imaginative play.
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Play-Doh Kitchen Creations Magical Oven
This Play-Doh set comes with a pretend oven that requires three AAA batteries. After shaping your food, put it inside and press the lever to watch it rise. The color-changing light makes it look like the pretend food is actually cooking. When the oven dings, the food is done.
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The parent of the year award goes to whoever gets their kid a slime kit. This activity set has over 50 different slime supplies, such as crystal slime, glitter, beads and more. It’s best for kids 7 and up and it’s made with safe, nontoxic, eco-friendly materials.
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ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run
This logic puzzle is great for kids 8 and up. You get a marble, a challenge card, a game grid and a variety of pieces. The object of the game is to follow the instructions on the challenge card, then add towers to create a maze that gets your marble from start to finish.
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Komking Paint by Numbers for Kids
Not only does a paint-by-numbers kit help develop fine motor skills and concentration, but when your kid is done, they’ll also have a colorful piece of art to hang on their wall and remind them of their accomplishment. This kit comes with everything you need and is suitable for beginners.
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Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
Prismacolor offers some of the best colored pencils on the market. These art tools are lightfast, richly saturated and feature thick lead that resists breaking. The color goes on ultra-smooth for superior coverage and effortless shading. The purchase includes 72 colored pencils and a storage tin.
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Other items worth checking out
- With Crayola’s Ultimate Crayon Collection, your child will have 152 crayons to cover all their coloring needs.
- There’s nothing like the blank page of a Strathmore Sketch Pad to stimulate your child’s imagination and spark their creativity.
- This Pokemon Blastoise action figure is the evolved form of Squirtle, features an armored shell and fires two projectiles from its hydro cannons.
- The X-acto Crayon Pro Electric Sharpener returns your crayons back to a just-bought tip in seconds.
- If your child loves Peter Pan, this 750-piece jigsaw puzzle can keep them occupied for hours.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Chinese balloon that traversed the United States before being shot down last weekend captivated public attention and drew sharp denunciations as a brazen spying effort.
But if the vehicle for espionage seemed novel, the concept was anything but.
In ways that are far less public, but often more worrisome, U.S. officials say, the Chinese government has been targeting U.S. industry and government agencies with spy operations designed to collect troves of commercial secrets and sensitive personal data — and to generally give the global superpower a competitive edge.
It’s been a constant concern for law enforcement and intelligence agencies across administrations.
“There’s a long history of spying on each other. There’s a dance and a game that both sides do. In this particular instance, maybe the Chinese got their hands caught in the cookie jar,” said Bonnie Glaser, an Asia expert and managing director of the German Marshall Fund’s Indo-Pacific program.
China’s not the only country the U.S. is concerned about, of course, but its efforts to penetrate American networks often seem more covert than noisy — in contrast, say, to the Russian hack-and-dump of Democratic emails before the 2016 presidential election. And its use of cyber spying to steal industry trade secrets, U.S. officials say, runs afoul of traditional espionage norms.
A look at past Chinese operations:
CYBERSECURITY CONCERNS
FBI Director Christopher Wray has repeatedly said the Chinese government has a larger hacking program than all other countries combined, used to steal personal and corporate data and lucrative source code.
China’s government, Wray said in a speech last year, “has the global reach and presence you’d expect of the leadership of a great nation, but it refuses to act the part and too often uses its capabilities to steal and threaten, rather than to cooperate and build.” He said in a separate address in London last summer that the Chinese government “poses the biggest long-term threat to our economic and national security.”
The threat was laid bare in 2014 when the Justice Department, in a first-of-its-kind prosecution, charged five Chinese military officials with hacking into private sector companies in an effort to steal trade secrets.
The following year, Chinese hackers accessed personal information on millions of federal government workers in a hack of the Office of Personnel Management. Subsequent Justice Department indictments have charged Chinese hackers with stealing information from health care insurer Anthem Inc., and with breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and obtaining the personal data of tens of millions of Americans.
OTHER ESPIONAGE OPERATIONS
U.S. officials have also disrupted other operations on U.S. soil that took place in person rather than behind a computer.
A former Chicago graduate student was sentenced to eight years in prison last month for spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists and engineers in the U.S. with knowledge of aerospace and satellite technology.
The Justice Department has also alleged a more threatening type of physical surveillance, charging eight people in 2020 with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey man who was wanted by Beijing into returning to China to face charges.
TECHNOLOGY CONCERNS
The U.S. has long warily regarded China-based companies suspected of having the potential to improperly access user data.
U.S. officials are in private talks about the fate of TikTok, the hugely popular video app that is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance. Wray in December raised national security alarms about the company, saying China could use the app to collect data on its users and has the ability to control the app’s recommendation algorithm. TikTok says it has been working to assuage those concerns.
And the U.S. for years has taken action against Chinese tech giant Huawei, alleging that it has the capacity to facilitate spying — a claim the company vigorously denies. Last month, the Biden administration stopped approving renewal of licenses to some U.S. companies that have been selling essential components to the Chinese company.
WHAT CHINA HAS SAID
When it comes to the balloon itself, China has called it a civilian aircraft used for meteorological research that posed no threat and entered U.S. airspace accidentally.
More broadly, the Chinese Embassy in Washington has repeatedly accused the U.S. of making what it says are baseless and malicious attacks, and has said the U.S. has carried out the same type of hacking operations that it accuses Beijing of doing.
Of course, not all U.S. investigations centered on China have proven successful.
The Trump administration in 2018 developed a program known as the “China Initiative” aimed at cracking down on espionage operations, but it was rebranded last year following a monthslong review in response to complaints that the program chilled academic collaboration and contributed to anti-Asian bias. Several criminal cases against professors in the U.S. who had been accused of concealing research from China have also faltered.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- River Financial Inc. (River.com) is a leading Bitcoin technology company that offers Bitcoin brokerage accounts, Lightning, and mining. Today, River has announced a partnership with Bitcoin Magazine—the media publication behind the Bitcoin Conference in Miami.
River now has direct integration into the new Bitcoin Magazine app, which allows users to create an account on River and buy Bitcoin.
Additionally, users will earn Bitcoin when they read an article on the Bitcoin Magazine app. This allows users to earn free satoshis for learning about the digital asset. These sats can be withdrawn using the Lightning Network to their River wallet, or another wallet of their choice.
"Bitcoin Magazine does an incredible job spreading the message that Bitcoin stands for economic freedom and prosperity," says River CEO Alex Leishman. "River shares this mission and serves as a gateway for people who want to learn about and invest in Bitcoin."
While the broader crypto industry has suffered from bad actors in recent months, there are still innovative, mission-focused companies like River and Bitcoin Magazine that are working to cultivate a more fair and just financial system. This starts by increasing knowledge.
"We see River as one of the best exchanges in the world and the strongest partners for the Bitcoin Magazine app," says Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey. "This new partnership provides the onramp for millions of people to not only buy Bitcoin, but actually earn it by learning. It enables them to enjoy the educational content while stacking sats."
This integration is now active on the Bitcoin Magazine app, with BTC purchases and Lightning transfers available at River through the River app, or at River.com.
About River
Founded in 2019, River is a Bitcoin technology and financial services company. River offers the full suite of Bitcoin brokerage, custody, and mining services in one easy-to-use mobile app and on River.com.
To learn more, please visit River.com or follow them on Twitter @River.
About Bitcoin Magazine
Since 2012 Bitcoin Magazine has been the most trusted source of news, information, and expert commentary on Bitcoin. Providing analysis, research, education, and thought leadership at the intersection of finance, technology, and culture. They are also the organizer of the cryptocurrency industry's largest annual event – The Bitcoin Conference.
This annual global Bitcoin Conference has grown tremendously since it began in San Francisco in 2019. Last April in Miami the team hosted over 26,000 attendees and 400+ companies and went global in October of 2022 with Bitcoin Amsterdam – the largest European bitcoin conference.
CONTACT: marketing@river.com
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LONG POND, Pa. — Pocono Raceway was already crowded Friday morning. Campers started arriving on Thursday for the big weekend ahead.
"Nothing beats anything this business is seeing those fans pour through that gate pumped and ready to go," said marketing director Ricky Durst.
"You know, smiles on the faces of the kids, and the bachelor and bachelorette parties, the family groups, it's special. And it gives a real sense of meaning to why we do this," said Ben May.
And Ben May has been "doing this" for close to 20 years. He's now track president.
This is the first time since the 1980s that Pocono Raceway will not host two Cup Series events in the same season.
So, this is your one shot to see NASCAR in action in Pennsylvania.
"This is the time! Come this weekend, the sky is blue; bring your friends; kids 12 and under are free," May said.
The gates open at 2 p.m. Friday. Not long after, the place will be roaring with energy.
"It is basically like a circus. I mean, there is literally three rings of stuff going on all over the place," said spokesperson Diana Brennan. "You've got stuff for family and kids, there is a carnival, there are playgrounds, there's interactive displays or concerts. There's really something for everybody out here. It's way more than a race, that's for sure."
There are four races over the course of the weekend. The big one is on Sunday at 3 p.m. See the full schedule of events here.
Tickets are still available. And if this is your first time here, marketing director Ricky Durst has some advice.
"Soak it all in. Soak in a NASCAR race. I tell people all the time, it is a bucket list item you've got to check off."
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.fox43.com/article/sports/gearing-up-for-nascar-weekend-at-pocono-raceway-tricky-triangle-racing/523-5efdd665-40ab-4f81-bb8f-52fc631ac066 | 2022-07-22 19:44:10 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/sports/gearing-up-for-nascar-weekend-at-pocono-raceway-tricky-triangle-racing/523-5efdd665-40ab-4f81-bb8f-52fc631ac066 |
As far as temperatures go, it has been hard to beat this spring in Midland.
During the month of May, the average temperature was 74.1 degrees, which was 1.3 degrees below normal. So far in June, the National Weather Services reports an even cooler average temperature of 73.8 degrees, which is 7.8 degrees lower than the typical average for the month.
High temperatures in the 80s in June? We will take it.
That is about to change.
The National Weather Service on its website shows summer is about to arrive with high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, lows in the upper 60s and lower 70s and no rain expected through Tuesday. And the NWS is reporting that for the first time in 2023, a high temperature of 100 is a possibility. That is expected in Midland as early as Tuesday.
“The hottest temperatures look to occur next week with highs of 103+ possible for many,” the NWS reported on its website Wednesday for the Permian Basin area.
The National Weather Service also reports that since 2000, Midland’s first 100-degree day has typically fallen around May 19 and that the latest date for the first 100-degree day was in 2007 (June 19). Coincidentally, the first 100-degree day in 2021 was June 11 and the first 100-degree day last year was May 7.
The NWS also reported that Midland’s 100-degree day has happened after May 31 six times since 2000. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/nws-midland-s-first-100-degree-day-june-18140529.php | 2023-06-07 22:09:30 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/nws-midland-s-first-100-degree-day-june-18140529.php |
NCAA FCS Playoffs - Quarterfinals at Fargo, N.D.: N. Dakota St. (10-2) vs. Samford (11-1), 7 p.m.
NCAA FCS Playoffs - Quarterfinals at Bozeman, Mont.: Montana St. (11-1) vs. William & Mary (11-1), 10:15 p.m.
NCAA FCS Playoffs - Quarterfinals at Sacramento, Calif.: Sacramento St. (12-0) vs. Incarnate Word (11-1), 10:30 p.m.
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Army (5-6) vs. Navy (4-7) at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.
NCAA FCS Playoffs - Quarterfinals at Brookings, S.D.: S. Dakota St. (11-1) vs. Holy Cross (12-0), Noon | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/College-Football-Schedule-17632163.php | 2022-12-05 16:53:29 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/College-Football-Schedule-17632163.php |
San Francisco will begin administering second doses of the monkeypox vaccine and expand vaccine eligibility starting Tuesday, the San Francisco Department of Public Health said Wednesday.
The decision marks a change from the current policy of prioritizing first doses of the Jynneos vaccine, which the department implemented in July to try to get as many people partially vaccinated amid a worldwide Jynneos shortage. Jynneos is meant to be given in two shots, at least 28 days apart.
The change means the city’s public health care providers, as well as private providers, will start administering second doses to people who got their first dose at least 28 days earlier. Some other Bay Area counties are moving to do the same this week.
San Francisco will also allow more people to get the vaccine. Starting Tuesday, all gay, bisexual and other men or trans people who have sex with men or trans people will be eligible for the shots. Currently, a narrower group of high-risk people are eligible, including men who have sex with men and have had more than one partner in the last 14 days, sex workers of any sexual orientation or gender identify, and people who’ve had a close contact with a confirmed case.
The changes come as the spread of monkeypox, which state and local health officials are now calling MPX or Mpox (pronounced “em-pox”), is slowing. In San Francisco, new cases have been declining each week since peaking at the end of July. A similar slowdown is occurring statewide. In total, there have been 718 cases reported in San Francisco and nearly 3,400 in California.
Health officials and infectious disease experts attribute the slowdown to vaccination and changes in the behavior of the people at the highest risk — gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men — to lower the risk of exposure and transmission.
As of Monday, about 23,000 San Franciscans have gotten the Jynneos vaccine. Nearly all of those were first doses; fewer than 500 people have gotten the second dose.
The availability of second shots and expanded eligibility signal the supply-and-demand imbalance is starting to improve. But officials cautioned that vaccine supply is still limited and that people seeking to make an appointment for a second dose may not be able to get one right away.
“It’ll be a balancing act, but we’re at a point we can move forward with first and second doses,” said San Francisco Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip. “It’s also coming in the context of our case rates slowing down. We’re still adding cases but not nearly as quickly as we did before. That is also positive.”
Follow the Chronicle monkeypox tracker for data updates about the disease in the Bay Area and California.
Catherine Ho (she/her) is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: cho@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Cat_Ho | https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/San-Francisco-to-start-giving-second-doses-of-17410789.php | 2022-08-31 22:11:37 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/San-Francisco-to-start-giving-second-doses-of-17410789.php |
COTABATO, Philippines (AP) — At least 13 people died and five others were missing in flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains that swamped a southern Philippine province overnight, officials said Friday.
Ten villagers drowned in rampaging floodwaters and landslides in Datu Blah Sinsuat town and three others drowned in nearby Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao province, regional official Naguib Sinarimbo told reporters.
Five people were missing in Datu Blah Sinsuat, according to the town’s mayor, Marshall Sinsuat.
A rescue team was deployed to a tribal village at the foot of a mountain in Datu Odin Sinsuat to check on reports that floods and landslides also hit houses in the area, Sinarimbo said, adding there were no immediate reports of casualties.
The unusually heavy rains that flooded several towns in Maguindanao and outlying provinces overnight in mountainous regions with marshy plains were caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae, which was expected to hit the country’s eastern coast from the Pacific Ocean on Saturday morning, according to forecasters.
Floodwaters rapidly rose in many low-lying villages, forcing some villagers to climb onto their roofs, where they were rescued by army troops, police and volunteers, officials said. The floods started to recede when the rains eased Friday morning, they said.
“In one area in Upi only the attic of a school can be seen above the floodwater,” said disaster-mitigation officer Nasrullah Imam, referring to a flood-engulfed town in Maguindanao.
The wide rain bands of Nalgae, the 16th storm to hit the Philippine archipelago this year, enabled it to dump rains in the country’s south although the storm was blowing farther north, government forecaster Sam Duran said.
About 20 typhoons and storms batter the Philippines each year. It’s located in the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a region along most of the Pacific Ocean rim where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur, making the Southeast Asian archipelago one of the world’s most disaster-prone areas. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/at-least-13-dead-in-floods-landslides-in-south-philippines/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-10-28 07:51:36 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/at-least-13-dead-in-floods-landslides-in-south-philippines/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
In 1909, the Russian impresario came to Paris and created a sensation with a company he called the Ballets Russes. A new 22-disc set revisits the music of Diaghilev's legendary ballets.
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In 1909, the Russian impresario came to Paris and created a sensation with a company he called the Ballets Russes. A new 22-disc set revisits the music of Diaghilev's legendary ballets.
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Chrissy Teigen & John Legend's Newborn Daughter Can't Stop Hiccupping In Adorable Video
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Some stars are sharing their awkward encounters with the Emmy hazmat suit award delivery people. Ramy Youssef, who was nominated in the Best Actor in a Comedy category, lost out to “Schitt’s Creek” star Eugene Levy. He shared a funny video of the award delivery person in a hazmat suit waving goodbye after the announcement writing, “When you lose the Emmy.” | https://www.nbc.com/access/video/ramy-youssef-rachel-brosnahan-show-what-happens-when-you-dont-win-an-emmy/4235184 | 2023-02-18 00:55:55 | 1 | https://www.nbc.com/access/video/ramy-youssef-rachel-brosnahan-show-what-happens-when-you-dont-win-an-emmy/4235184 |
BEIJING, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai, China's leading trade and shipping hub, remains the third place in the top 20 international shipping centre (ISC20) ranking for 2022 as shown in the 2022 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index Report (Xinhua-Baltic ISCDI Report) just unveiled on Monday.
Shanghai is positioned after Singapore and London, and is followed by Hong Kong and Dubai, the 2022 ranking shows.
It is noted that the Xinhua-Baltic ISCDI incorporates three primary dimensions and 16 secondary indicators to evaluate the comprehensive performance of 43 cities worldwide during a given period of time thus concludes its annual list of ISC20.
Specifically, complete ISC20 names such 20 cities as Singapore, London, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Rotterdam, Hamburg, New York-New Jersey, Athens-Piraeus, Ningbo Zhoushan, Tokyo, Houston, Guangzhou, Antwerp-Bruges, Qingdao, Busan, Shenzhen, Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Melbourne, for the top 20 for 2022.
When looked at geographically, ten out of the top 20 are in Asia, six in Europe, three in America and one in Oceania.
The report notes no significant changes compared with last year's ranking due to the stable developemnt of the listed cities in terms of resource agglomeration and allocation capability.
Also, experts' insights on port digitalization and decarbonization, which pose both opportunities and challenges to global shipping industry today, are penned as highlights for this year's report.
In line with the report release ceremony in Shanghai, an online seminar was held with worldwide participance.
Li Jin, Chief Accountant with Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA), a member of China's COSCO Shipping group, and Ilias Salpeas, Managing Director of the Development Organisation of the Municipality of Piraeus, shared their insights on global shipping industry development during the seminar.
Jointly launched by China Economic Information Service and Baltic Exchange in 2014, the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index has become a significant and increasingly influential index to evaluate the development of major shipping centres worldwide.
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WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — One of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s has gone from ice cream to ‘blunts,’ promising a line of marijuana products with a social mission.
Ben Cohen has started Ben’s Best Blnz, a nonprofit cannabis line with a stated mission of helping to right the wrongs of the war on drugs. The company says on its website that 80% of its profits will go to grants for Black cannabis entrepreneurs while the rest will be equally divided between the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and the national Last Prisoner Project, which is working to free people incarcerated for cannabis offenses.
“The War on Drugs (first so named by President Richard Nixon) has targeted lower income Black and Brown people thru over policing, discriminatory prosecution, and discriminatory sentencing,” the website states. “That’s why despite using pot at the same rate, Black people are 4 times more likely to be arrested than Whites.”
Ben’s Best Blnz, or B3, says it licenses its formulas, packaging, trademarks, and marketing materials to for-profit businesses that pay a royalty. After expenses are deducted, the royalties are donated to the cause.
The cannabis is grown in soil using no nonorganic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides, the website states.
The B3 products, including pre-rolled joints with lower levels of the psychoactive compound THC, are expected to be available in cannabis shops in Vermont next month. | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/ben-jerrys-co-founder-starts-nonprofit-cannabis-company/ | 2023-04-26 02:19:31 | 0 | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/ben-jerrys-co-founder-starts-nonprofit-cannabis-company/ |
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – We still have holidays ahead of us this year, but some of our performance groups are eager to start 2023.
It’s like tick, tick… boom – something exciting about to happen.
We’re getting signs that people are hungry again for live shows.
Just this weekend, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Theatre sold out its four-performance run of the musical “Grease.”
Not long ago, the COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench into the planning by folks who bring us live performances.
Many times, they saw their hopes dashed by cancellations and postponements.
Their confidence is returning, and some groups like Abrams Spotlight Productions are especially early in telling us interesting things ahead in 2023.
That troupe, for instance, will offer its first original play by a local writer. Mike Eserkaln of ComedyCity devised a tease of soap operas, calling it “Lustful Youth.”
Ashwaubenon Performing Arts Center recently announced its year that blends touring and local acts.
A bit of rock ‘n’ roll fame is first up on the touring show schedule: “One Night in Memphis: Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash.”
The show troupe Daddy D Productions – which travels early in the year and is based in Green Bay – has its local shows set for 2023 at the Riverside Ballroom.
Shows include a celebration of one famous night in Green Bay with the songs of the legendary Buddy Holly.
The ambitious Forst Inn Arts Collective in Tisch Mills plans a whopping 11 theatrical productions, among other ventures.
One surprise is the heady explorations of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” as a pub show.
The Fox Valley’s Attic Chamber theater will continue its engaging ways in 2023.
Something new to the region in its schedule is “The Revolutionists” by star playwright Lauren Gunderson.
Months ago, Green Bay’s Play-by-Play Theatre let it be known it will have another “Shakespeare in the Park” next summer.
It will be “Macbeth,” with “double, double toil and trouble” and so much more.
There will loads to find out about 2023 in my columns as our region’s performing groups recover and add much to living here. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/critic-at-large/warren-gerds-review-early-starts-on-2023/ | 2022-11-06 14:40:11 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/critic-at-large/warren-gerds-review-early-starts-on-2023/ |
Hersheypark reinvents Wildcat roller coaster as Wildcat's Revenge
Hersheypark is bringing back the classic Wildcat rollercoaster but with a twist.
The all-new Wildcat's Revenge is what Hersheypark is calling a "hybrid coaster." Watch the video above to see a computer rendering of what it will look like.
The original version of Wildcat was a wooden roller coaster. Hybrid coasters are made from wood and steel.
"Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC), Wildcat's Revenge adds an all-new steel track with unique elements to the existing wooden framework for a one-of-a-kind thrilling ride experience found only at Hersheypark. The hybrid coaster features a 140-foot hill, maximum speeds of 62 miles per hour and four inversions, including the World’s Largest Underflip," a statement from Hersheypark says.
Video below: Take a first-person ride on the classic Wildcat. | https://www.wgal.com/article/hersheypark-new-roller-coaster-wildcats-revenge/41843408 | 2022-11-02 15:08:18 | 0 | https://www.wgal.com/article/hersheypark-new-roller-coaster-wildcats-revenge/41843408 |
NEW YORK — Leonardo DiCaprio testified Monday at the trial of former Fugee rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, who is accused of conspiring to funnel money from a Malaysian state fund to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Here is a look at the main characters in the international scandal, and the fund that fueled it.
THE PRAS PROSECUTION
Michel was a founding member of the influential 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, along with better-known bandmates Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, who had major hits with “Ready or Not” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” Prosecutors allege Michel conspired with Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho to funnel money from 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad), a Malaysian state fund established in 2009 to promote development, to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign through straw donors. Prosecutors have said as much as $100 million went through Michel, a 50-year-old New York native who has maintained his innocence. His trial began Thursday.
THE FUGITIVE
DiCaprio testified in the case because of his ties to Low, the alleged architect of the scandal, who has also been indicted in the US but remained an international fugitive as Michel went to trial. The Malaysian financier who helped oversee 1MDB used it to bankroll an extravagant and celebrity-centric lifestyle. He is alleged to have steered billions toward property in Beverly Hills and Manhattan, a superyacht, a private jet and many other splashy purchases. The fund paid for a birthday party for Low where performers included Jamie Foxx, Chris Brown, Ludacris, Busta Ryhmes and Pharrell Williams. Britney Spears jumped out of a cake.
LEO, PICASSO AND ‘THE WOLF OF WALL STREET’
DiCaprio, who is not accused of any wrongdoing, has known Michel since the 1990s, and Low professionally and socially for years. The Oscar-winning actor testified that he met and befriended Low at a birthday party in Las Vegas in 2010. Low gave DiCaprio gifts, which he has since returned, including a Picasso painting valued at $3.2 million and a Jean-Michel Basquiat collage valued at $9.2 million. The actor has since returned both artworks. Low has been a regular donor to DiCaprio’s charitable foundation.
Low would use money from the fund to finance the Martin Scorsese film “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which starred DiCaprio. DiCaprio testified that he had his team and the studio vet Low first, and they found him to be “a legitimate business person wanting to invest in the movie.” The film’s producers included Riza Aziz, stepson of then-Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
NAJIB RAZAK’S ROLE
The prime minister became chair of 1MDB when it was established in 2009 with the purported aim of increasing foreign investment. It quickly racked up more than $12 billion in debt. The fund turned into the epicenter of a massive international corruption scandal. The U.S. Justice Department has said more than half of $8 billion raised by bond sales was stolen and siphoned off, a revelation uncovered in 2015 when thousands of documents were leaked.
Najib, who investigators said took hundreds of millions to fund his reelection campaign and pay off politicians, has denied any wrongdoing and fired the attorney general investigating him. Malaysian general elections in 2018 ousted Najib and his party. In 2020, Najib was found guilty of seven charges of corruption and sentenced to 12 years in prison. His appeals have been unsuccessful. Najib was acquitted of another charge at his most recent trial.
OTHER PLAYERS
In 2020, Goldman Sachs acknowledged its role in the embezzlement scheme and paid out more than $2.3 billion as part of a plea deal with the U.S. government. The firm also reached a $3.9 billion settlement with the government of Malaysia. In March, a former Goldman Sachs banker named Roger Ng was sentenced in Brooklyn to 10 years in prison for his role in plundering the fund.
A top fundraiser for former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, Elliott Broidy, was charged with running an illegal lobbying campaign on Jho Low’s behalf to get the Justice Department to drop its investigation into 1MDB’s looting. Broidy pleaded guilty, but was then pardoned by Trump, so was never sentenced. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2023/04/03/leonardo-dicaprio-pras-michel-1mdb-trial/5bb9f626-d275-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html | 2023-04-04 00:13:47 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2023/04/03/leonardo-dicaprio-pras-michel-1mdb-trial/5bb9f626-d275-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html |
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WAYLAND, Mass., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wood Partners, a national leader in multifamily real estate development, announced today the official grand opening of its latest luxury residential development, Alta Oxbow, located just outside Boston in Wayland, Massachusetts.
The new community is located at 492 Boston Post Road and features seasonal views of the nearby Sudbury River and surrounding marshlands that are home to protected birds and other wildlife. Oxbow's prime location will also place residents in proximity to Wayland Town Center, Route 20 retail, and the Wayland Public Library, in addition to offering direct access to a wide variety of local dining, retail, grocery, and entertainment options.
"We are excited to officially open the doors to Wood Partners' latest community—Alta Oxbow—just 20 miles west of Boston in beautiful Wayland," said Jim Lambert, Managing Director at Wood Partners. "The community will provide residents with access to the modern home finishes and amenities that Wood Partners is known for while enabling them to also take in the scenic views and wildlife of the Sudbury River."
Alta Oxbow offers 218 apartment homes consisting of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans situated across three buildings. The community includes 66 units specifically tailored to residents 55 and older, providing a luxurious place to call home at any age. Each spacious home features high-end finishes, including luxurious kitchens outfitted with Samsung energy-efficient appliances, shaker cabinets and quartz countertops, luxury wide plank flooring throughout and modern roller shades. Select homes also include large exterior balconies, pendant lighting above the kitchen island, and pristine bathrooms featuring quartz countertops and double vanities.
Residents of Alta Oxbow can also enjoy the casual luxury of the community's exceptional amenities, including a resort-style swimming pool and spa, two large courtyards, outdoor firepits and grilling stations, and a dog spa. The expansive clubhouse offers even more for residents to take advantage of including a fully outfitted fitness center, co-working spaces and conference room, hobby and craft lounges, an on-site library, a golf simulator and lounge, and a wraparound porch with ample seating.
Alta Oxbow is managed by Wood Residential. Visit https://altaoxbow.com/ for more information.
About Wood Partners
Wood Partners is a national leader in the development, construction, and management of multifamily communities across the United States. The company has been involved in the acquisition and development of more than 90,000 multifamily homes with a combined capitalization of $17.5 billion. The company currently owns 70 properties across the United States representing more than 20,000 homes. Headquartered in Atlanta, Wood Partners has offices in 22 major markets across 15 states nationwide. The company also operates Wood Residential, an award-winning, full-service property management group that proudly operates both properties developed by Wood Partners and communities owned by third parties. For two years running, Wood Residential has ranked No. 1 nationally for online reputation in the J Turner ORA™ Power Rankings (Division III). For more information, visit woodpartners.com.
Contact: Rylie Geraci, bcwwoodpartners@bcw-global.com
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Indian students duped in overseas college admissions scam
More than 700 college students from India are currently facing deportation from Canada after their college acceptance letters — which were used to apply for Canadian study visas almost four years ago — were found to be fake.
The Canadian government has put the students' deportations on hold for the moment after New Delhi raised the issue with Ottawa.
However, many of the students say they are being victimized for fraud committed by visa agents and education counsellors.
Risk of deportation, students protest
The issue first came to light in March after several students in Canada applied for permanent residency after completing their studies and the Canadian border agency discovered that their documents were fake.
"This is not our fault at all. Look at the hardships we students have faced," Randhir Kapoor, a student in Toronto, told DW.
"If there are now investigations into cases of misrepresentation, including those related to study permits, why was it not checked then … why now?"
Lucrative business for education agents
Teaching experts are putting the blame on so-called education counsellors who come to India every year in an effort to lure students abroad — for a hefty fee.
The counsellors are often linked to substandard institutions, and not all of their clients are looking for an education.
"Many of them are looking for migration pathway," media educator Rakesh Batabyal told DW. "There is no due diligence on either side as education is a profitable business."
Pramod Kumar, director of the Institute for Development and Communication (IDC) in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh, said that the vetting of insitutions failed.
"Canada's education regulatory organization put the list of certified educational institutions in the public domain and the authorized agents in India issued a certificate that the concerned institution is in the published list of the Canadian regulator," Kumar told DW.
Kumar suggested that immigration authorities should deny visas for courses at institutions that are not on the list of approved establishments.
There have also been suggestions that the counsellors themselves should come under under increased scrutiny. But not everybody agrees with this.
"Clamping down on overseas education agents is unlikely to work, since much of this can be done remotely online," Gautam Menon, Dean of Research at Ashoka University, told DW.
"Approved universities directly communicating with visa offices with their lists of admitted candidates may be a better option."
Crackdown on overseas students
Indian students now study in 240 countries, according to India's ministry of external affairs. Canada, Australia, the UK and the US remain the top choices, but sizable numbers are also travelling to Uzbekistan, Philippines, Russia, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
India last year surpassed China to become the country with the most international students in the United States.
Last month, at least five Australian universities placed restrictions on applications from Indian students from the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Similarly, the United Kingdom government recently announced a new immigration crackdown targeted at overseas students, including Indians.
Britain has been trying to curb migration numbers for a while and is working to prevent people from using student visas as a backdoor to working in the UK.
Student visas accounted for the largest proportion of migration to the UK with 486,000 issued last year.
"Given the large number of students that leave India for education abroad, does a call for regulation of agents as these students are often ignorant of breaches they are making in going abroad," Swaran Singh professor of international studies told DW.
"There is also urgent need to enforce connections of these students with Indian missions abroad where most stipulations remain only on paper."
As part of their investigation into the fradulent college admissions, Indian authorities have so far arrested a travel agent from Punjab who is accused of forging dozens of international students' documents.
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Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2022 Summary Financial Results
MIAMI, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cano Health, Inc. ("Cano Health" or the "Company") (NYSE: CANO), a leading value-based primary care provider and population health company, today announced that on February 24, 2023, it consummated the closing of a $150 million senior secured term loan (the "2023 Term Loan"), maturing November 23, 2027.
Lenders in the 2023 Term Loan were Diameter Capital Partners, Rubicon Founders and their respective affiliates and managed funds.
The 2023 Term Loan bears interest at 14% per annum in the first two years after initial funding, payable quarterly in cash or in-kind as an addition to the principal balance of the 2023 Term Loan, at the Company's election, and, thereafter, 13% per annum, payable quarterly in cash. The 2023 Term Loan ranks pari passu in right of payment and lien priority with indebtedness under the Company's existing senior credit facilities.
In connection with the 2023 Term Loan, the Company issued to the lenders warrants to purchase up to approximately 29.5 million shares of the Company's Class A common stock, or up to 5.5% of pro forma fully diluted shares outstanding, exercisable until February 24, 2028, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The Company has agreed to register the shares of Class A common stock underlying the warrants with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Cano Health intends to use proceeds from the transaction for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of amounts outstanding under its existing revolving credit facility, and to pay transaction fees and expenses related to the 2023 Term Loan.
"We are pleased to partner with experienced investors like Diameter and Rubicon who recognize the value of our platform," said Dr. Marlow Hernandez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cano Health. "With the completion of this financing, we remain focused on optimizing our existing capacity to continue to unlock the embedded profitability within our medical centers. In addition, the Company will continue to review our operations with the objective of further enhancing liquidity, improving margins, and maximizing long-term shareholder value."
Jonathan Lewinsohn and Scott Goodwin, co-founders and Managing Partners of Diameter Capital Partners, said "As an existing lender to Cano Health, we are pleased to demonstrate our conviction in the Company. Cano Health operates in one of the most exciting areas of healthcare services, and we believe that the current capital infusion will help the Company realize its unique potential."
"Our partnership with Cano Health meets our mission of advancing value-based primary care for underserved populations. We are pleased to support Cano Health in continuing to fulfill its goals of improving patient health and outcomes in the communities it serves," said Adam Boehler, Managing Partner of Rubicon Founders.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. served as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner in connection with the 2023 Term Loan and Goodwin Procter LLP served as legal advisor to Cano Health in connection with the 2023 Term Loan and warrants.
Preliminary Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2022 Summary Results
Cano Health today reported membership and preliminary estimated unaudited total revenue, net loss, and Adjusted EBITDA1 for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022.
Total membership at the end of the fourth quarter 2022 is estimated to be approximately 310,000, higher than the previous guidance of 300,000 to 305,000 members. Preliminary unaudited total revenue, net loss, and Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2022 are estimated to be approximately $680 million, $(302) million2, and $36 million, respectively. Total revenue and Adjusted EBITDA are within the range implied by prior full year guidance.
The Company is scheduled to release its final financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022 after the market closes on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, and host a conference call the same day at 5:00 PM Eastern Time to review the Company's business and financial results.
The Company has not yet completed its quarter and year-end financial close processes for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. The preliminary financial results presented herein have not been audited and are based on information currently available to the Company. Accordingly, such results are subject to revision as a result of the Company's completion of its normal quarter and year-end accounting closing procedures, including customary reviews and approvals, completion by the Company's independent registered public accounting firm of its audit of such financial statements, asset recoverability accounting analysis, the execution of its internal controls over financial reporting, final adjustments and other developments arising between now and the time that our financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022 are finalized. As such, the Company's actual results may materially vary from the preliminary results presented in this press release. In addition, the Company's estimated financial performance for the fourth quarter of 2022 is not a comprehensive statement of the Company's financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2022, and does not present all information necessary for an understanding of the Company's financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three months and/or fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
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(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA table included in this press release. An explanation of this measure and how it is calculated is also included under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
(2) Includes $323 million non-cash goodwill impairment.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements. Such forward-looking statement include, without limitation, our anticipated results of operations, including our financial guidance for the 2022 fiscal year, our business strategies, our projected costs, prospects and plans, and other aspects of our operations or
operating results. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import, including, without limitation, the Company's (i) expectation to use proceeds from the transaction for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of amounts outstanding under its existing revolving credit facility, and to pay transaction fees and expenses related to the 2023 Term Loan, and that this capital infusion will help the Company realize its unique potential; (ii) plans to optimize its existing capacity to continue to unlock embedded profitability within its medical centers; (iii) plans and expectations with respect to continuing to review its operations with the objective of further enhancing liquidity, improving margins, and maximizing long-term shareholder value; and (iv) plans to continue fulfilling its goals of improving patient health and outcomes in the communities it serves. It is uncertain whether any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what impact they will have on our results of operations and financial condition. Important risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements include, among others, changes in market or industry conditions, regulatory environment, competitive conditions, and receptivity to our services; changes in our strategy, future operations, prospects and plans; developments and uncertainties related to the Direct Contracting Entity program; our ability to realize expected financial results, including with respect to patient membership, total revenue and earnings; our ability to predict and control our medical cost ratio; our ability to grow market share in existing markets or enter into new markets and continue our growth; our ability to integrate our acquisitions and achieve desired synergies; our ability to maintain our relationships with health plans and other key payors; the impact of COVID-19 on our business and results of operations; our future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash, including funds to satisfy our liquidity needs; and our ability to recruit and retain qualified team members and independent physicians. The Company may also experience delays or difficulties in, and/or unexpected or less than anticipated results from (i) using the proceeds from the 2023 Term Loan transaction for general corporate purposes, repaying amounts outstanding under its existing revolving credit agreement, and/or to pay related transaction fees, such as due to unanticipated demands on its available sources of cash; (ii) its focus on optimizing its existing capacity to continue to unlock embedded profitability within its medical centers, such as due to increased competition in the provision of health care services, increasing costs, tightness in the labor market or less than expected sources of, or access to, liquidity; (iii) its efforts to review its operations with the objective of further enhancing liquidity, improving margins, and maximizing long-term shareholder value, such as due to tightness in the credit or M&A markets, higher interest rates, and/or a higher inflationary environment, which could adversely affect the Company's ability to improve its liquidity, cash flow and/or long-term shareholder value; and/or (iv) its plans to continue fulfilling its goals of improving patient health and outcomes in the communities it serves, such as due to , such as due to higher than expected medical costs or the spread of other pandemics. For a detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, please refer to our filings with the SEC. Factors other than those listed above could also cause the Company's results to differ materially from expected results. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and we undertake no duty to update or revise this information unless required by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the SEC rules. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have not been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA, adjusted to add back the effect of certain expenses, such as stock-based compensation expense, non-cash goodwill impairment loss, de novo losses (consisting of costs associated with the ramp up of new medical centers and losses incurred for the 12 months after the opening of a new facility), transaction costs (consisting of transaction costs and corporate development payroll costs), restructuring and other charges, fair value adjustments in contingent consideration, loss on extinguishment of debt and changes in fair value of warrant liabilities. The Company's management uses the non-GAAP financial measures as operating performance measures and as an integral part of its reporting and planning processes and to, among other things: (i) monitor and evaluate the performance of the Company's business operations, financial performance and overall liquidity; (ii) facilitate management's internal comparisons of the Company's historical operating performance of its business operations; (iii) facilitate management's external comparisons of the results of its overall business to the historical operating performance of other companies that may have different capital structures and debt levels; (iv) review and assess the operating performance of the Company's management team and, together with other operational objectives, as a measure in evaluating employee compensation, including bonuses and other incentive compensation; (v) analyze and evaluate financial and strategic planning decisions regarding future operating investments; and (vi) plan for and prepare future annual operating budgets and determine appropriate levels of operating investments. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide an additional tool for our management and investors to use in evaluating our financial condition, ongoing operating performance and trends and in comparing our financial measures with other similar companies. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and greater transparency about the performance, from management's perspective, of the Company's overall business because such measures eliminate the effects of certain charges that are not directly attributable to the Company's underlying operating performance. Additionally, management believes that providing the non-GAAP financial measures enhances the comparability for investors in assessing the Company's financial reporting.
The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for their respective most directly comparable As Reported financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as net income/loss. These non-GAAP financial measures are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which expense, income and other items are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, other companies may define such non-GAAP measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison. Also, while EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, as used in this release, are defined differently than Adjusted EBITDA for the Company's credit agreements and indentures, certain financial covenants in its borrowing arrangements are tied to similar financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements and related footnotes filed with the SEC.
A reconciliation of those measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures is available under the heading "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures."
The Company has not reconciled its expectations as to non-GAAP measures in future periods to their most directly comparable GAAP measure because certain costs and expenses are outside of its control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort, although it is important to note that these factors could be material to the Company's results computed in accordance with GAAP.
Other
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Cano Health
Cano Health (NYSE: CANO) is a high-touch, technology-powered healthcare company delivering personalized, value-based primary care to approximately 300,000 members. With its headquarters in Miami, Florida, Cano Health is transforming healthcare by delivering primary care that measurably improves the health, wellness, and quality of life of its patients and the communities it serves. Founded in 2009, Cano Health has more than 4,000 employees, and operates primary care medical centers and supports affiliated providers in nine states and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit canohealth.com or investors.canohealth.com.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are stepping up their strikes in a fiercely contested region of eastern Ukraine, worsening the already tough conditions for residents and the defending army following Moscow's illegal annexation and declaration of martial law in Donetsk province, Ukrainian authorities said.
The attacks have almost completely destroyed the power plants that serve the city of Bakhmut and the nearby town of Soledar, Pavlo Kyrylenko, the region's Ukrainian governor, said. Shelling killed one civilians and wounded three, he reported late Saturday.
“The destruction is daily, if not hourly,” Kyrylenko said in a state television interview.
Moscow-backed separatists controlled part of Donetsk for nearly eight years before Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. Protecting the separatists' self-proclaimed republic there was one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's justifications for the invasion, and his troops have spent months trying to capture the entire province.
While Russia’s “greatest brutality” was focused in the Donetsk region, “constant fighting” continued elsewhere along the front line that stretches more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.
Between Saturday and Sunday, Russia's launched four missiles and 19 airstrikes impacting more than 35 villages in seven regions, from Chernihiv and Kharkiv in the northeast to Kherson and Mykolaiv in the south, according to the president's office.
Russia has focused on striking energy infrastructure over the last month, causing power shortages and rolling outages across the country. The capital, Kyiv, was scheduled to have hourly blackouts rotating Sunday in various parts of the city of some 3 million and the surrounding region,
Rolling blackouts also were planned in the Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava regions, Ukraine's state-owned energy operator, Ukrenergo, said in a Telegram post.
More positive news was the re-connection of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to Ukraine's power grid, local media reported Sunday. Europe's largest nuclear plant needs electricity to maintain vital cooling system, but it had been running on emergency diesel generators since Russian shelling severed its outside connections,
In the Donetsk city of Bakhmut, some 15,000 remaining residents were living under daily shelling and without water or power, according to local media. The city has been under attack for months, but the bombardment picked up after Russian forces experienced setbacks during Ukrainian counteroffensives in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions.
In Kharkiv, officials are working to identify bodies found in mass graves after the Russians withdrew, Dmytro Chubenko, a spokesperson for the regional prosecutor's office, said in an interview with local media.
DNA samples have been collected from 450 bodies discovered in a mass grave in the city of Izium, but the samples need to be matched with relatives and so far only 80 people have participated, he said.
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Trump administration pushed discredited COVID-19 treatment at FDA, House panel says
Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration’s efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic.
The report Wednesday by the Democratic-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis also sheds new light on the role that television personalities played in bringing hydroxychloroquine to the attention of top White House officials. Investigators highlighted an email from Fox News’ Laura Ingraham and others from Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon who had a daytime TV show and is now the Republican Senate nominee in Pennsylvania. Ingraham attended an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump, who himself took the anti-malaria drug.
The FDA originally authorized use of hydroxychloroquine in late March 2020 based on small studies suggesting it could have some effectiveness against the coronavirus. At that time, many researchers hoped that existing antiviral drugs could be used to fight the virus. But by June, FDA officials had concluded the drug was likely ineffective and could cause potentially dangerous heart complications, revoking its emergency use.
FILE - Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn speaks as US President Donald Trump listens during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 21, 2020. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Efforts by the Trump administration to control the release of COVID-19 guidance and install political operatives at public health agencies have been well documented.
The report by the House subcommittee investigating the government's COVID-19 response focused on pressure at the FDA, which serves as gatekeeper for the drugs, vaccines and other countermeasures against the virus.
Much of the information comes from an interview with the agency's former commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, who was picked for the job by Trump in late 2019. Frustrated by the pace of FDA's medical reviews, Trump repeatedly accused Hahn -- without evidence -- of delaying decisions on COVID-19 drugs and vaccines "for political reasons."
Although FDA commissioners are politically appointed, the agency’s scientists are expected to conduct their reviews free from outside influence. Indeed, the FDA’s credibility largely stems from its reputation for scientific independence.
But Hahn told investigators that he felt pressure due to the "persistence" of Trump aide Peter Navarro's calls to reauthorize hydroxychloroquine after the FDA's decision to pull its emergency use.
"We took a different stance at the FDA," Hahn told investigators. "So that disagreement, which of course ultimately became somewhat public, was a source of pressure."
Much of the report focuses on actions taken by Navarro and Dr. Steven Hatfill, a virologist and outside adviser described by the subcommittee as a "full-time volunteer" on COVID-19 for the White House.
"Dr. Hatfill and Mr. Navarro devised multiple pressure schemes targeting FDA and federal officials who they contended were wrongly impeding widespread access to hydroxychloroquine," according to the report.
In his response, Hatfill said: "We never wrongly pressured anyone. We simply followed the science and the overwhelming evidence as detailed in several studies available at the time."
Navarro, in an emailed statement, said the subcommittee was "wrongly" perpetuating that hydroxychloroquine "was somehow dangerous." He also said he has chronicled his battles with the FDA in his White House memoir.
Importantly, there’s no evidence that White House efforts ultimately changed the FDA's decisions on hydroxychloroquine or any other therapies.
Investigators also cited a March 28, 2020, email from Oz to Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, stating that the drug "appears safe and results are better than expected."
Birx forwarded the email to Hahn within the hour, saying "we should talk."
A cancer specialist with no prior political experience, Hahn was widely criticized during the early COVID-19 response for decisions that appeared to cave to White House officials.
According to emails obtained by the committee, Hatfill described "constant fighting with (Dr. Anthony) Fauci and Dr. Hahn" over access to hydroxychloroquine during the summer. Fauci is the nation’s top infectious disease expert.
During this period Hatfill also urged Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to request a federal investigation into the handling of hydroxychloroquine, according to a letter submitted for the Congressional Record.
There’s no indication such a request was made. But in mid-August, Johnson and fellow Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas wrote the FDA seeking an explanation for the denial to reinstate hydroxychloroquine’s authorization. Johnson also chaired a Senate committee hearing in November 2020 on treatment options and complained that doctors who prescribed hydroxychloroquine for COVID had been "scorned."
In the fall of 2020, the focus of both FDA and White House officials turned to the upcoming authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.
As previously reported, the White House objected to an FDA requirement that vaccine makers gather two months of safety data before filing their applications, contending that condition would delay the launch of the shots. Trump had repeatedly stated the shots would be authorized before Election Day, despite government scientists signaling that timeline was unlikely.
The committee report suggested that the FDA’s guidance for vaccine manufacturers was delayed more than three weeks — from mid-September until early October — due to White House concerns.
Hahn told investigators the agency faced "pushback about the issue" from multiple officials, including Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, who told the FDA commissioner on Sept. 23, 2020, that the White House would not sign off on the two-month requirement.
On Oct. 6, the FDA quietly published its vaccine guidelines as part of a larger set of documents for drugmakers. After the materials posted online, Hahn said Meadows called him to indicate that the FDA guidelines were approved.
The online publication drew fury from the president on Twitter.
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Several area baseball teams continued their district slates Thursday as the weekend's Easter holiday shifted some games from their usual Friday night schedule.
Although Guyer, Braswell, Ryan, Denton High and Aubrey are not set to play until Friday, other teams played important contests on Thursday.
The Denton Record-Chronicle breaks down several of the night's results below.
No. 2 Argyle 2, Birdville 1
The Eagles rebounded from Tuesday's 1-0 loss, this time prevailing in another low-scoring affair.
No. 2-ranked Argyle (19-4-2, 7-1 in district) now sits one game behind No. 13 Grapevine (19-4-2, 8-0) in the District 7-5A standings. The teams are set to play a crucial series on April 18 and 21 that could be decisive in the district championship race.
Grapevine 2, Lake Dallas 1
Speaking of Grapevine, it pulled out a narrow victory over the Falcons to complete a series sweep.
Lake Dallas (12-10, 1-7) continues district play Tuesday against Colleyville Heritage.
Krum 3, Decatur 0
The Bobcats notched a shutout win Thursday night for a key district triumph and series split with Decatur.
Krum improved to 4-2 in district play with the victory and has two more district series remaining starting with next week's games against Lake Worth.
Sanger 22, Gainesville 4
The Indians completed their latest blowout district victory in sweeping the season series with Gainesville.
Sanger (17-8) was led by a complete game one-hitter from Chase Wernimont, who struck out 13 batters while allowing six walks and four unearned runs as the Indians committed three errors. Wernimont also hit 4 for 4 with four RBIs, while Declan Echols went 3 for 3 with three RBIs and a run scored.
The Indians are back in action next Friday and Saturday with nondistrict games against Farmersville and Fort Worth Benbrook.
Boyd 3, Pilot Point 2
The Bearcats jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning but could not hold on for a victory. They surrendered runs in the second and fifth innings that tied the game before Boyd plated the eventual winning run in the top of the eighth.
Pilot Point is back in action Tuesday versus Valley View.
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Man shot by police
One person was hospitalized Monday afternoon after he was shot by Lincoln Police and Nebraska State Patrol investigators in a west Lincoln parking lot, according to authorities.
The shooting occurred at about 2:45 p.m. Monday when three members of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force confronted a white man who had been following them near Northwest 27th and West O streets, Chief Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Houchin said.
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At least one State Patrol trooper and one Lincoln Police officer shot at the armed man, who was taken by ambulance to a local hospital following the shooting, authorities told reporters Monday afternoon.
The man, who has not been identified, was in critical condition as of Monday afternoon.
Authorities are expected to provide an update at a news conference Tuesday morning, which will be broadcast live at Journal Star dot com.
Drought reaches Lancaster County
And for the first time in a decade, Lancaster County is experiencing severe drought conditions.
The latest Drought Monitor from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln showed 45% of the state is now in extreme drought or worse, including the western half of Lancaster County and part of Lincoln.
The last time any part of Lancaster County was in extreme drought was in April 2013, at the tail end of one of the worst droughts in the state's history.
Becker to walk on for Huskers
And a former Omaha Skutt football player is betting on himself by picking the home-state Huskers over potential scholarship offers.
Caden Becker announced Monday he had accepted a preferred walk-on offer from Nebraska. After going to Wyoming to play quarterback, he is now changing positions.
Nebraska thinks he will fit in as a tight end and H-back. And, maybe he hasn’t played his last snap as a quarterback after all. He says Husker coaches mentioned the idea of playing QB in specific situations.
And remember — it’s Election Day. Polls are open in Lincoln from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Stay in the know with Lincoln’s longest-standing news source at JournalStar.com.
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Assigns Positive Rating Outlook
BOSTON, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. ("Berkshire Hills" or the "Company") (NYSE: BHLB), the parent company of Berkshire Bank (the "Bank"), announced that Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's"), in a Rating Action report dated June 21, 2022, assigned first time ratings to Berkshire Hills and the Bank. Moody's assigned the Bank a Long-Term Deposit Rating of "A3". In addition, Moody's assigned the Bank and the Company an investment grade Long-Term Issuer Rating of "Baa3". The rating outlook is "Positive" for both the Company and the Bank.*
According to the Moody's report, the ratings reflect "the firm's strong balance sheet characterized by high capitalization and robust deposit funding and liquidity, along with a relatively new business strategy, which is in the midst of execution." Moody's expects that "over the next 12 to 18 months Berkshire Hills' profitability performance will improve as it continues to execute its strategic transformation plan known as BEST that was launched in 2021." Moody's views Berkshire Hills' risk appetite as "conservative and that its refined loan portfolio mix should support sound asset quality performance."
Berkshire CFO Subhadeep Basu stated, "Moody's has recognized our strong financial position, improving profitability and asset quality, and conservative risk appetite. They have noted that we are positioned for profitability improvement from rising interest rates and our strategic balance sheet changes. We are pleased to have received an A3 long-term Bank deposit rating and an investment grade issuer rating with a Positive Outlook that also includes our targeted operational efficiency improvement through the ongoing execution of our BEST strategic transformation plan."
Furthermore, Moody's assigned a Baa3 investment grade rating to the $100 million sustainability bond issuance by Berkshire on June 30, 2022. Berkshire is the first U.S. community bank holding company to issue a bond dedicated to supporting social and environmental projects. In addition to the Moody's rating, Sustainalytics, a Morningstar Company, and the global leader in high-quality ESG research, ratings, and data, independently verified that Berkshire's Sustainable Financing Framework "is credible and impactful and aligns with the International Capital Market Association's (ICMA) Sustainability Bond Guidelines 2021, Green Bond Principles 2021 and Social Bond Principles 2021"**
"The ratings from Moody's and second-party opinion of our Sustainable Financing Framework from Sustainalytics further highlight Berkshire's unique comeback story and support the progress we are making towards our vision to be a high-performing, leading socially responsible community bank in New England and beyond," added Berkshire CEO Nitin Mhatre.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp is the parent of Berkshire Bank. The Bank's goal is to be a high-performing, leading socially responsible community bank in New England, Upstate New York, and beyond. Berkshire Bank provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management, and investment services.
Headquartered in Boston, Berkshire has approximately $12.1 billion in assets and operates 105 branch offices in New England and New York, and is a member of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. To learn more, call 800-773-5601 or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A single-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa County left a 58-year-old man dead.
According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, William Smith Jr., of Brookwood, was killed when the Kia that he was a passenger in left the roadway and hit a tree at around 5 p.m. Smith was not wearing a seat-belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Maxwell Loop Road, approximately five miles south of Tuscaloosa city limits.
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The countdown has started for the final splashdown of Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom. The last day Walt Disney World visitors can experience the log ride in its current form will be Jan. 22. The attraction will be closed by the next day, and its transformation into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will begin.
Disney initially announced in June 2020 the makeover tied to its “The Princess and the Frog” film. The re-themed, re-christened ride is scheduled to open to the public in late 2024, the company says.
Two Imagineers shared a few details about the Tiana project ahead of Friday’s Splash Mountain announcement. Charita Carter, executive creative producer, reiterated that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be set in Louisiana in 1927. Carter said the characters’ costuming, hair and ambiance will reflect that era.
“She’s fantastical but she comes from a very real place. It’s a real location, a real culture,” Carter said. Members of her creative team traveled to New Orleans for inspiration.
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The setting for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be one year after the conclusion of the animated film. Tiana will be portrayed as a successful entrepreneur with strong connections to her family and community, said Rod Robledo, executive creative director.
“She’s actually started an employee-owned company called Tiana’s Foods,” he said. The company logo has been seen on a water tower in a rendering of the future attraction.
That part of the attraction’s story also helps explain the lack of mountain that has been seen in Frontierland since the early 1990s. Louisiana, in real life, is mostly flat.
“What Tiana has done is purchased this old, abandoned salt dome mine, and that was turned into this operation called Tiana’s Foods,” Robledo said. Disney creative types saw such domes during a Louisiana visit.
“We thought to ourselves, ‘Hey, that’s the perfect way in for us to sort of explain why there’s this elevation there,’” Robledo said.
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New characters are in development for the attraction, and a fresh artist’s concept released by Walt Disney Imagineering spotlights a sextet of bayou creatures forming a band — a raccoon on accordion, a turtle playing harmonica, a rabbit using a license plate as a washboard and others.
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It has been exciting to create original characters, Robledo said.
“It’s not something we get to do a lot of,” he said.
Voice actors from “The Princess and the Frog,” including Anika Noni Rose as Princess Tiana, will be used in the revamped attraction.
Splash Mountain debuted at Magic Kingdom in 1992. Its storyline is based on characters from Disney’s 1946 film “Song of the South,” which takes place in post-Civil War times and has been criticized for its portrayal of Blacks. Splash Mountain’s characters come from animated sequences of the movie.
At Disney World, the attraction has included animatronics for Br’er Rabbit and Br’er Bear, cavern scenes, singing bullfrogs, vultures and a dramatic drop that gives Splash Mountain its name. The attraction’s finale features additional characters, a riverboat and the Oscar-winning song “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.”
Disneyland’s Splash Mountain opened in California in 1989, and it also will be turned into a Tiana attraction. Its close-down timeline has not been announced.
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FBI warns teen boys increasingly targeted in online 'sextortion' schemes
FBI Boston warns parents and caregivers of ‘sextortion’ schemes targeting teen boys ages 14 to 17
The FBI is warning parents that teen boys are increasingly being targeted in online "sextortion" schemes.
FBI Boston Division’s Child Exploitation-Human Trafficking Task Force warned parents and caregivers on Wednesday about an increasing number of reports of adults posing as young girls who coerce young boys through social media to produce sexual images and videos and then extort them for money.
In the so-called "sextortion" schemes that have recently become more prevalent, adult predators pretending to be young girls contact young males usually between the ages of 14 and 17 online over any platform used to meet and communicate, such as a game, app or social media accounts. They then use "deception and manipulation" to convince the young males to engage in explicit activity over video, which is then secretly recorded by the predator, the FBI says. The predator then reveals they have made the recording and threatens that those videos will be posted online if the victim doesn’t pay up.
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In 2021, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received over 18,000 sextortion-related complaints, with losses over $13.6 million. That figure reflects all types of sextortion reported, not just the scheme targeting teenage boys.
The FBI notes that the embarrassment children feel from falling victim to these schemes often prevents them from coming forward to a parent, teacher, caregiver or law enforcement, so sextortion offenders could have hundreds of undiscovered victims around the world. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to have conversations with their children early on regarding their online activity.
"Predators who ask for sexually explicit photos, videos and then money to terrorize young victims with threats of posting their images online are incredibly disturbing, and on our radar," Joseph R. Bonavolonta, special agent in charge of the FBI Boston Division, said in a statement.
"In order to spare children of the shame, fear and confusion they feel when this happens, we’re asking parents and caregivers to talk to their children now about their online safety, and the importance of speaking up to prevent further victimization," he continued. "Meanwhile, the special agents and officers assigned to FBI Boston’s Child Exploitation-Human Trafficking Task Force will do everything they can to unmask these criminals and ensure they face justice for the mental anguish and pain they have imposed on their victims and their families."
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The FBI listed tips for parents and caregivers, including to be selective about what you share online, especially your personal information and passwords. Social media accounts left open to the public can allow predators to figure out a lot of information about parents of their children. The FBI warns to be suspicious of anyone met online through a game or app, especially if they ask to move conversations to the different platform. Investigators say to be aware that people can pretend to be anything or anyone online and videos and photos are not proof that a person is who they claim to be.
"Sextortion is a crime," the FBI said. "The coercion of a child by an adult to produce what is considered Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) carries heavy penalties, which can include up to life sentences for the offender." | https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-warns-teen-boys-targeted-online-sextortion-schemes | 2022-04-28 14:40:10 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-warns-teen-boys-targeted-online-sextortion-schemes |
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