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(CNN) — After nearly 27 years, an iconic Microsoft product is finally being put to rest.
Internet Explorer 11 is now incompatible with Microsoft products, as announced by the company in a blog post Wednesday. The move comes over a year after Microsoft first announced its intention to phase out IE from products.
It marks the final goodbye for a browser that has been on the way out for years. In August 2020, for example, Microsoft’s workplace chat software Teams stopped working with IE, and its 365 apps (including Office) no longer worked on IE as of mid-summer 2021.
For the next several months, users who click the IE icon will be redirected to Microsoft Edge, the company’s newer answer to web browsing, in “IE mode.” IE mode allows users to access older, Internet Explorer-based websites and applications from Edge. Eventually, Microsoft plans on releasing a Windows Update that will remove all IE icons from devices.
“The web has evolved and so have browsers,” Sean Lyndersay, General Manager of Microsoft Edge Enterprise, said in the blog post Wednesday. “Incremental improvements to Internet Explorer couldn’t match the general improvements to the web at large, so we started fresh.”
IE’s retirement impacts all currently supported versions of Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise, Edu and IoT.
Once the most-popular web browser, Internet Explorer had been on a steady decline for nearly two decades. After debuting in 1995 as part of Windows 95 and becoming an instant hit, the browser enjoyed a virtual monopoly throughout the early 2000s. At its 2002 peak, Internet Explorer commanded 95% of the browser market.
But Microsoft let IE 6 flounder for five years with no new version, pushing customers to other, more up-to-date browser options. IE soon became known for its bugs, security issues and slow tech, and its share of the browser market fell below the 50% threshold in 2010. In the first four months of 2022, the browser sat at about 1.8%, according to browser usage tracker NetMarketShare. Google’s Chrome is the browser leader, commanding 73% of the market.
In its announcement last year, Microsoft said Internet Explorer is slow, no longer practical for or compatible with many modern web tasks, and is far less secure than modern browsers.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana political remap case, increasing the likelihood that the Republican-dominated state will have to redraw boundary lines to create a second mostly Black congressional district.
For more than a year, there has been a legal battle over the GOP-drawn political boundaries, with a federal judge, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards and opponents saying that the map is unfair and discriminates against Black voters.
The map, which was used in Louisiana’s November congressional election, has white majorities in five of six districts, all currently held by Republicans. This is despite Black people accounting for one-third of the state’s population. Another mostly Black district could deliver another congressional seat to Democrats.
“I’m super excited,” said Ashley Shelton, head of the Louisiana-based Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, one of the groups challenging the maps. “What this does is it puts us back on track to realize a second majority-minority district.”
In a written statement, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus said, while work still needs to be done, it is “very confident” the state will have two majority-Black districts by the 2024 congressional election.
“As I have consistently stated, this is about simple math, basic fairness, and the rule of law,” Edwards said Monday. “I am confident we will have a fair map in the near future.”
Every 10 years, state lawmakers — armed with new U.S. Census Bureau information — redraw political boundaries for seats in the U.S. House, state Senate, state House, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Public Service Commission. The process ultimately affects which political parties, viewpoints and people control the government bodies that write laws, set utility rates and create public school policies.
The Louisiana case had been on hold pending the decision in a redistricting case involving Alabama. Monday’s order follows the court’s rejection earlier in June of a congressional redistricting map in Alabama.
In both states, Black voters are a majority in just one congressional district. Lower courts had ruled that the maps raised concerns that Black voting power had been diluted, in violation of the landmark federal Voting Rights Act.
The justices had allowed the state’s challenged map to be used in last year’s elections while they considered the Alabama case.
In Louisiana, U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick struck down the map in June 2022 for violating the Voting Rights Act, saying “evidence of Louisiana’s long and ongoing history of voting-related discrimination weighs heavily in favor of Plaintiffs.” Dick ordered lawmakers to hold a special session to redesign the map and include a second majority-Black district. However, lawmakers failed to meet their deadline and, as a result, Dick said she would enact a map of her choosing.
The Louisiana case had been appealed to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans when the high court put the issue on hold. The justices said the appeal could go forward before next year’s congressional elections.
U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, Louisiana’s only Democratic and Black congressman, applauded the Supreme Court for lifting its hold.
“This decision shows that in a healthy democracy fair and equitable representation matters, whether to the people of Louisiana or anywhere else in the world,” Carter tweeted.
The redistricting process in Louisiana proved to be a political tug-of-war, with the Republican-dominated Legislature and Democrats, including Edwards, fighting over the boundaries since February 2022. Along with the legal battle, the debate over the map included Edwards vetoing the boundaries and the Legislature overriding his veto — the first time in nearly three decades that lawmakers refused to accept a governor’s refusal of a bill they had passed.
Republicans have stood by their statements that the map is fair, and argue that trying to include the state’s widely dispersed Black population in two separate congressional districts would result in two districts with very narrow Black majorities that could actually diminish Black voting power.
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McGill reported from New Orleans and Cline from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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As a Brand Rooted in the Spirit of Perseverance, "Get Up Tres" Inspires Consumers to Never Give Up and Always Get Up
CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tres Generaciones® Tequila, established to honor the Sauza family's multigenerational commitment to their craft, announced today its newest marketing campaign, "Get Up Tres," as part of the brand's recent relaunch.
"Get Up Tres" encourages a new generation of artists, creators and fans to celebrate the missteps, focus on the journey and always get up despite obstacles along the way. This is a mindset inherent to the brand's DNA as the spirit of perseverance was passed down through three generations of the Sauza family. First launched nearly 50 years ago, Tres Gen is the ultimate tribute to the founding family's passion for developing a super-premium, smooth tequila and celebrating what could be – at times – a rather unsmooth journey to the top.
To launch its new campaign, Tres Gen Tequila is partnering with singer, songwriter, seven-time GRAMMY® nominee and multi-platinum R&B star GIVĒON. As GIVĒON kicked off his highly anticipated 'Give or Take' North American tour on August 16th in Philadelphia, the brand will serve as an official sponsor and travel cross-country with GIVĒON to celebrate with fans in major cities coast-to-coast. His story, which has had both exhilarating and unexpected turns of its own as he continues to discover his voice and refine his craft, is about to unfold in this very exciting next chapter.
"We want to be a brand that encourages people to appreciate every step of the journey; it's not about perfection, it's about progress, and 'Get Up Tres' represents the resilience you need in order to forge your own path," said Andrew Eis, Senior Marketing Director for Tres Generaciones. "We're thrilled to launch our new creative campaign alongside GIVĒON because of his incredible ability to portray real stories and raw emotions through his music. And in doing so, he inspires us to never give up on our dreams, but equally, to celebrate the little wins achieved along the way."
As part of its sponsorship, Tres Gen will host elevated cocktail events in select cities during GIVĒON's 'Give or Take' tour. The brand will also unveil a series of digital videos that are centered around GIVĒON's "Get Up Tres" journey offering fans an intimate look at the acclaimed artist, along with a celebratory event to bring his story to life.
"For me it's all about the process. That's where the hard work shows up, that's where the heart, and heartache, and all the storytelling reside," said GIVĒON. "I'm looking forward to working with Tres Gen Tequila to not only share my story, but to offer a platform through 'Get Up Tres' for others to tell us about their own journey and celebrate their own successes both big and small."
"Get Up Tres" is the biggest integrated marketing effort in the brand's history and will be supported across PR, digital, social, eCommerce, and search media advertising. Following its debut partnership with GIVĒON, the brand will also collaborate with other talent across cultural verticals who embody the spirit of the campaign.
For details on GIVĒON, his 'Give or Take' album and tour, go to www.giveonofficial.com. To learn more about Tres Generaciones Tequila, visit www.tresgeneraciones.com or contact Lainie Thies at Lainie.Thies@BeamSuntory.com. Follow the brand on Instagram @TresGenTequila.
Tres Generaciones, a tequila rooted in the spirit of perseverance, is the culmination of three generations of dedication, wisdom and skill in tequila-making. Created in 1973 to commemorate the Sauza family's commitment to their craft, Tres Generaciones honors the legacy of three trailblazing Dons - Don Cenobio, Don Eladio and Don Francisco Javier - each of whom overcame obstacles and persisted through adversity to leave a mark on the industry and create a celebrated tequila that has stood the test of time. Tres Generaciones offers three refined and distinct super-premium tequilas, each of which are triple distilled for smoothness, enhancing the purest flavors, aromas and nuances of the agave: clean and soft Plata, sweet and spicy Reposado, and rich, complex Añejo. The brand also introduced its Añejo Cristalino in 2022 which competes in the ultra-premium tequila segment, and its ongoing Tres Generaciones Legacy Series in 2021 which includes a set of limited-edition tequilas inspired by the illustrious Sauza family heritage. For more information, please visit www.tresgeneraciones.com.
As a world leader in premium spirits, Beam Suntory inspires human connections. Consumers from all corners of the globe call for the company's brands, including the iconic Jim Beam and Maker's Mark bourbon brands and Courvoisier cognac, as well as world renowned premium brands including Basil Hayden, Knob Creek and Legent bourbon; Yamazaki, Hakushu, Hibiki and Toki Japanese whisky; Teacher's, Laphroaig and Bowmore Scotch whisky; Canadian Club whisky; Hornitos and Sauza tequila; EFFEN, Haku and Pinnacle vodka; Sipsmith and Roku gin; and On The Rocks Premium Cocktails.
Beam Suntory was created in 2014 by combining the world leader in bourbon and the pioneer in Japanese whisky to form a new company with a deep heritage, passion for quality, innovative spirit and vision of Growing for Good. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Beam Suntory is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan. For more information on Beam Suntory, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.beamsuntory.com and www.drinksmart.com.
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Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, teeing it up for Biden veto
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan passed the Senate on Thursday and now awaits an expected veto.
The vote was 52-46, with support from Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana as well as Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an independent. The resolution was approved last week by the GOP-controlled House by a 218-203 vote.
Biden has pledged to keep in place his commitment to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loans for 43 million people. The legislation adds to Republican criticism of the plan, which was halted in November in response to lawsuits from conservative opponents.
The Supreme Court heard arguments in February in a challenge to Biden’s move, with the conservative majority seemingly ready to sink the plan. A decision is expected in the coming weeks.
“The president’s student loan schemes do not ‘forgive’ debt, they just shift the burden from those who chose to take out loans onto those who never went to college or already fulfilled their commitment to pay off their loans,” said Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, lead sponsor of the Senate push.
The legislation aims to revoke Biden’s cancellation plan and curtail the Education Department’s ability to cancel student loans in the future. It would rescind Biden’s latest extension of a payment pause that began early in the pandemic. It would retroactively add several months of student loan interest that was waived by Biden’s extension.
The GOP challenge invoked the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to undo recently enacted executive branch regulations. Passing a resolution requires a simple majority in both chambers, but overriding a presidential veto requires two-thirds majorities in the House and Senate, and Republicans aren’t expected to have enough support to do that.
“If Republicans were to get their way and pass this bill into law, people across the country would have relief they are counting on snatched away from them,” said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.
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The life-threatening heat waves that have baked U.S. cities and inflamed European wildfires in recent weeks would be "virtually impossible" without the influence of human-caused climate change, a team of international researchers said Tuesday. Global warming, they said, also made China's recent record-setting heat wave 50 times more likely.
Soaring temperatures are punishing the Northern Hemisphere this summer. In the U.S., more than 2,000 high temperature records have been broken in the past 30 days, according to federal data. In Southern Europe, an observatory in Palermo, Sicily, which has kept temperature records on the Mediterranean coast since 1791, hit 117 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, shattering its previous recorded high. And in China, a small northwest town recently recorded the hottest temperature in the country's history.
July is likely to be the hottest month on Earth since records have been kept.
"Without climate change we wouldn't see this at all or it would be so rare that it would basically be not happening," said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London who helped lead the new research as part of a collaborative group called World Weather Attribution.
El Niño, a natural weather pattern, is likely contributing to some of the heat, the researchers said, "but the burning of fossil fuels is the main reason the heatwaves are so severe."
Global temperatures have increased nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the start of the Industrial Revolution, when humans started burning fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas in earnest.
To determine what role that warming has played on the current heat waves, the researchers looked at weather data from the three continents and used peer-reviewed computer model simulations to compare the climate as it is today with what it was in the past. The study is a so-called rapid attribution report, which aims to explain the role of climate change in ongoing or recent extreme weather events. It has not yet been peer-reviewed.
The researchers found that greenhouse gas emissions are not only making extreme heat waves — the world's deadliest weather events — more common, but that they've made the current heat waves hotter than they would have otherwise been by multiple degrees Fahrenheit — a finding, Otto said, that wasn't surprising.
Bernadette Woods Placky, chief meteorologist at Climate Central, who wasn't involved in the research but had reviewed its findings, agreed with that assessment.
"It is not surprising that there's a climate connection with the extreme heat that we're seeing around the world right now," Placky said. "We know we're adding more greenhouse gases to our atmosphere and we continue to add more of them through the burning of fossil fuels. And the more heat that we put into our atmosphere, it will translate into bigger heat events."
Even a small rise in temperatures can lead to increased illness and death, according to the World Health Organization. Hot temperatures can cause heat exhaustion, severe dehydration and raise the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Those risks are even higher in low-income neighborhoods and in communities of color, where research has found temperatures are often hotter than in white neighborhoods.
Heat waves in Europe last summer killed an estimated 61,000 people — most of them women — according to a recent study published in the journal Nature. A stifling heat dome in the Pacific Northwest in 2021 is believed to have killed hundreds in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
"Dangerous climate change is here now," said Michael Wehner, a senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who studies how climate change influences extreme weather and has published work on the 2021 heat dome. "I've been saying that for 10 years, so now my saying is 'dangerous climate change is here now and if you don't know that, you're not paying attention.'"
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Elon Musk wants to break off his agreement to buy Twitter.
In a letter to the company, filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk accuses Twitter of making "false and misleading representations" about the prevalence of fake accounts on its platform. He says the company has not complied with its obligations to share data and information that he says he needs to evaluate its business.
"Sometimes Twitter has ignored Mr. Musk's requests, sometimes it has rejected them for reasons that appear to be unjustified, and sometimes it has claimed to comply while giving Mr. Musk incomplete or unusable information," Musk's lawyer, Mike Ringler, wrote.
Legal experts say this may not be sufficient grounds to break off the $44 billion deal without Musk being on the hook for a hefty fine. In response to Musk's letter, the chair of Twitter's board said it planned to sue.
"The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and plans to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement. We are confident we will prevail in the Delaware Court of Chancery," said Bret Taylor in a tweet, referring to a Delaware court that handles corporate disputes.
The billionaire CEO of Tesla and Space X struck a deal to buy the social media company back in April. But almost immediately, he started hinting – and then saying outright – that he had cold feet. In May he declared the purchase was "on hold" while he looked into Twitter's accounting of how many users are not real people, but automated bots or spam. Soon after, Twitter agreed to give him access to its "firehose" – a real-time stream of more than 500 million tweets posted every day. Since then, the two sides have been sharing information and working to close the transaction.
On Thursday, the Washington Post reported the deal was "in jeopardy" because Musk doubts that Twitter's spam figures are verifiable. His team was "expected to take potentially drastic action," the Post reported.
Bots may not be the only factor in Musk's change of heart. While his offer of $54.20 a share was initially seen as a lowball price for Twitter, given that it was trading above $70 last year, tech stocks and the market as a whole have fallen sharply since he struck the deal.
As of the closing bell on Friday, Twitter shares were trading around $37 – down nearly 30% from the day Musk's purchase was announced. In May, Musk even said he might seek to negotiate a lower price.
On Thursday, Twitter had pointed to a statement the company issued in June saying it "has and will continue to cooperatively share information" with Musk and that "we intend to close the transaction and enforce the merger agreement at the agreed price and terms." The company was expecting to hold a shareholder vote on the deal by mid-August.
Musk signed a merger agreement
The two sides signed a legal agreement that Musk would buy Twitter for $54.20 a share. If either side broke off the deal, they could be on the hook to pay a $1 billion fee to the other party.
In his letter on Friday, Musk cites Twitter's alleged refusal to turn over more information about bots as grounds to abandon the deal. But legal experts say that would be an uphill battle.
For years, Twitter has publicly said it estimates less than 5% of daily users who see ads are spam or bots (but has also cautioned the number could be higher).
Musk disputes this, saying he believes as many as 20% of accounts may be fake. While Twitter gave Musk access to its firehose of public data, it told reporters this week its spam estimates are also based on private data, such as users' IP addresses, phone numbers, locations and behavior – and are therefore difficult for outsiders to verify.
Even if Twitter's 5% figure is incorrect, that still might not be enough to let Musk back out or change the terms of the deal without paying a hefty price.
"Merger agreements are drafted to avoid exactly what Musk is doing, which is try to find some tiny little false thing and then say, 'Whoops, I get to walk away now," said Ann Lipton, a business law professor at Tulane University Law School. "They specifically say things like, you can't back out unless it's not just false, but incredibly false, hugely false, massively damaging to the company."
Twitter has a strong case against Musk, say experts
The merger agreement includes what's known as a "specific performance clause," which says Twitter can take Musk to court to force him to go through with the purchase as long as he still has financing in place.
While that may sound risky – and costly – for Twitter, Lipton says the company's case would be "very strong," and its board has compelling incentives to see the sale through. Investors are expecting to receive $54.20 a piece for their shares. The board's view, according to a person familiar with the deal talks, is that the sale agreement with Musk is the most valuable part of Twitter right now.
"They would much rather have the $54.20 without a court fight, but it's worth fighting over," Lipton said. Given the company's current share price, "$54.20 seems like an unbelievable deal for Twitter. So there is a lot that they could sacrifice that would still make it worth it in the end if they got to force Musk to close."
Musk might try to get Twitter at a discount
Still, some Wall Street analysts say Twitter's board and management should be open to accepting a lower price to avoid a lengthy legal battle.
"There's no chance it's getting done at $54.20," said Angelo Zino, analyst at CFRA Research. "You're either going to see a 15 to 20% drop in the offer price to get Elon Musk engaged again, or he continues to play the bot card."
Taking Musk to court could be even more damaging to Twitter at a time when uncertainty over the deal and what the billionaire's ownership might mean are weighing heavily on the company. Morale is already low and some employees are leaving. CEO Parag Agrawal has shaken up his executive ranks and announced a hiring freeze and spending cuts.
Going to court "doesn't bode well for the business prospects of your company, and it further adds uncertainty to the employee base," Zino said.
That's also a risk for Musk, Lipton said. "What if he has to buy the company and now he's kind of undermined it at the same time?"
Ultimately, she said, the billionaire's antics, however chaotic, appear to have a single goal: "I don't think he's committed to winning. I think he's committing to not spending $44 billion on Twitter."
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor called Thursday for an “overarching strategy” to bring perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine to justice, and representatives from dozens of countries pledged to cooperate in their investigations.
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, his military forces have been accused of abuses ranging from killings in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha to deadly attacks on civilian facilities, including the March 16 bombing of a theater in Mariupol that an Associated Press investigation established likely killed close to 600 people.
“The simple truth is that, as we speak, children, women and men, the young and the old, are living in terror,” ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said as he opened the Ukraine Accountability Conference in The Hague.
Khan said Thursday’s ministerial meeting addressed “a need of coordination, of coherence” and “the need of an overarching strategy” as different nations and courts work to investigate and prosecute crimes.
The AP and Frontline, which are tracking incidents in Ukraine, have so far tallied 338 potential war crimes.
As the meeting got underway in The Hague, Russian missiles struck the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia in what Ukraine’s president called “an open act of terrorism” on the country’s civilian population.
Speaking to reporters after the conference, Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, held up a photograph that appeared to show a child’s body as she discussed Thursday’s airstrike.
“Today, 20 people killed by Russian missiles ,including three children, 52 injured by Russian missiles, including children. And this information we have every day from morning to night, night to morning,” she said.
U.S. State Department human rights envoy Uzra Zeya accused Russian forces of atrocities as she delivered a message to the conference from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“With each day, the war crimes mount. Rape, torture, extrajudicial executions, disappearances, forced deportations. Attacks on schools, hospitals, playgrounds, apartment buildings, grain silos, water and gas facilities,” Zeya said. “These are not the acts of rogue units — they fit a clear pattern across every part of Ukraine touched by Russia’s forces.”
About 40 nations from the European Union and around the world sent representatives to The Hague for the conference hosted by Khan, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra and the European Union’s justice commissioner, Didier Reynders.
Investigations of military crimes committed during the nearly 5-month war in Ukraine are underway around Europe; more than 23,000 war crimes cases have been registered in Ukraine alone, Venediktova said. The ICC and 14 EU member nations also have launched investigations.
“Words are cheap. Too much has been promised for too long. And I think today, from many vantage points, represents a realization that we, as lawyers and investigators, need to take the law off the page and put it into action,” ICC prosecutor Khan said as the meeting wrapped up.
Delegates agreed to set up a dialogue group to link and streamline the various investigations.
“We need to translate our shared and strong conviction for justice into a unified answer against impunity and use the results of this conference as a blueprint to respond to cruelties and crimes committed in Ukraine and in the rest of the world,” Hoekstra said.
In a video message to the meeting, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for the crime of aggression — when one state launches an unjustified attack on another.
The ICC doesn’t have jurisdiction to prosecute the crime of aggression in Ukraine because neither Russia nor Ukraine is among the court’s 123 member states.
Kyiv has, however, accepted the court’s jurisdiction and that cleared the way for Khan to open an investigation in Ukraine in early March after dozens of the global court’s member nations asked him to intervene. He has visited Ukraine to see firsthand the horrors inflicted on the country and sent the court’s largest-ever team of investigators to gather evidence.
So far, the court hasn’t announced any arrest warrants for suspects in the probe that could reach to the very top of Russia’s military chain of command, as well as to the Kremlin.
The ICC is a court of last resort that opens cases when other countries are unwilling or unable to launch prosecutions. The Hague-based court has no police force to make arrests and relies on assistance from other countries to detain suspects.
The EU’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, helped establish a Joint Investigation Team made up of Ukraine and five other European nations. The team is meant to help facilitate evidence sharing.
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Ruth Braunstein, University of Connecticut
(THE CONVERSATION) Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the wave of state-level abortion bans that followed, it might appear that anti-abortion activists could declare victory and go home.
However, from their perspective, a major threat still looms: Their tax dollars may be used to fund abortion in states where abortion is legal.
As it currently stands, several policies are in place that almost entirely preventfederal funds from being used to directly pay for abortion services. Since 1976, the Hyde Amendment has prohibited the public funding of abortion through Medicaid except in rare exceptions. In the years since, “Hyde-like restrictions” have been added to other federal healthcare programs, as well as to private insurance plans purchased through the health insurance exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act.
There are also restrictions on federal funds granted to organizations that provide reproductive healthcare for low-income women, like Planned Parenthood, such that these funds cannot be used for abortion services. Even so, anti-abortion activists insist that because money is fungible, any federal support for organizations that provide abortion services or counseling represents an indirect taxpayer subsidy to the “abortion industry.”
As such, despite the multitude of restrictions currently in place, anti-abortion activists promote the idea that Americans are nonetheless being forced to pay for abortions. When the Democratic Party declared in 2016 its intention to roll back these restrictions, framing them as unjust barriers to abortion access, anti-abortion activists only ramped up this existing rhetoric.
In the post-Dobbs world of the 2022 midterms, abortion debates are primarily focused on whether abortion will be legal, but anti-abortion leaders are also highlighting the implications of these laws for voters’ tax dollars.
This should not be surprising. In the course of my research on debates about taxpayer-funded abortion, I found that this threat has historically been used to motivate and mobilize anti-abortion voters. This message has especially resonated for those conservative evangelical Christians and Catholics who believe that when abortion is funded using their tax dollars, this makes them personally complicit in sin.
Opposition to public funding
The U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops has long been a central player in advocacy campaigns to “stop taxpayer funding of abortion.” As one message encouraging voters to support this advocacy puts it, “Don’t let our government force you to pay for the deaths of unborn children.”
This concern resonates for Catholic Republicans, more than 7 in 10 who oppose the use of public funds for abortion, according to an analysis of national survey data that I conducted in 2021 with scholars Andrew Whitehead and Ryan Burge. This opposition is even stronger among Republicans who identify as born-again or evangelical Christian – between 84% and 90%.
But abortion funding bans also appeal to fiscally conservative voters who oppose welfare spending in general, whether or not they are morally opposed to abortion. Since the 1970s, anti-abortion leaders have argued that “funding bans protected taxpayers’ wallets as well as their consciences,” according to the legal historian Mary Ziegler. National survey data my colleagues and I analyzed suggests that this argument continues to resonate. Six out of 10 Republicans with no religious affiliation support abortion funding bans; so do between 14% and 17% of Republicans who support legal abortion.
Opposition to taxpayer-funded abortion, even more than abortion itself, is a thread connecting religious and fiscal conservatives within the Republican coalition.
A winning strategy
Campaigns to prevent tax dollars from funding abortion have kept these anti-abortion activists and other Republican voters engaged and mobilized for decades, even when a ban on legal abortion itself seemed unlikely.
As one leader of an anti-abortion organization told me in a 2021 interview: “Ultimately, I think our focus should still remain on criminalizing [abortion]. … But I think in the meantime we also should oppose the taxpayer funding of it … just because it’s a winning strategy.”
This seems no less true post-Dobbs. As the midterms approach, I have found that Republican candidates and movement leaders are continuing to stoke fear about taxpayer-funded abortion in order to mobilize voters, especially religious conservatives.
Bill codifying federal abortion rights
A major issue energizing voters this cycle is the possibility that Congress might pass a bill codifying abortion rights. While the primary issue at stake is whether abortions would be legal nationwide, abortion opponents are quick to note that such a bill would also “force taxpayers to pay for them,” as the anti-abortion news website LifeNews.com put it.
National Right to Life president Carol Tobias warned in the September 2022 issue of the organization’s newsletter that “Proponents of the bill claim this bill would codify Roe v Wade. Don’t be fooled – it goes much, much further.” In particular, she writes, “tax dollars would flow to pay for abortion.” Jeanne F. Mancini, President of March for Life, warned that if this “extreme bill” is passed, it would “force taxpayers to pay for abortions nationwide — up until birth.”
Even in the absence of such a bill, abortion opponents are raising the alarm about existing Biden administration policies that allow public funds to be used for abortion services, like a new Pentagon policy that would “pay for service members to travel for abortion care.”
As reported by the Baptist Press, the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission raised concerns that “the interim rule forces taxpayers to fund the taking of preborn human lives.” Meanwhile, the Christian Right organization Concerned Women for America warned, “A baby has already been killed under this cruel ploy. … Not only that, but the Administration wants Americans to pay for it.”
Abortion on state-level ballots
Voters in several states are also directly deciding the fate of their states’ abortion laws in November 2022. In at least two of these states, anti-abortion leaders are highlighting the implications for voters’ tax dollars.
For example, in Kentucky, where a near-total abortion ban went into effect shortly after Dobbs, voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to say, “To protect human life, nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.”
Explaining why voters should vote “Yes for Life,” the chair of the campaign supporting the amendment led with its implications for taxpayers: “The constitutional amendment is very clear. It protects taxpayer dollars, and it makes sure there is not an interpreted right of abortion in the constitution.”
In Michigan, where a ballot measure called Proposal 3 would enshrine abortion rights, backlash from anti-abortion activists led by local Catholic organizationsprominently features the claim that “If passed, Proposal 3 would result in taxpayer-funded abortion.”
Municipal politics
Cities dedicating public funds to abortion post-Dobbs have also faced scrutiny in the lead-up to the midterms, especially from conservative religious groups.
In Philadelphia, for example, anti-abortion activists represented by the conservative Catholic Thomas More Society have filed suit against city leaders “for illegally using taxpayer money to pay for abortions.” Only weeks before the election, the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia rallied supporters to a hearing on the case, pleading “Don’t let Mayor (Jim) Kenney get away with it!”
Abortion debates are certainly not only about how abortions will be paid for. But journalists and scholars often pay far too little attention to anti-abortion activists’ persistent focus on the possibility that some abortions will be paid for with their tax dollars. If history and current research is any guide, this threat resonates with a diverse array of Republicans and will be used to mobilize voters in 2022 and beyond.
Gloria Dickson and Brianna Monte, undergraduate research assistants at the University of Connecticut, contributed research to this piece.
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- Infoblox simplifies and unites networking & security across any environment, including complex hybrid, multi-cloud environments
- Infoblox delivers new critical security enhancements to Infoblox BloxOne® Threat Defense, offering Lookalike Domain Monitoring and protection against emerging threats, to help prevent cybercrime as phishing attacks make headlines across the globe
- Infoblox publishes its 2023 Global State of Cybersecurity Study, identifying top security and networking trends industries will continue to face as malicious threats rise globally
- Infoblox rebrand initiatives reflect confidence and business focus, positioning its critical role in securing the networks of some of the world's largest companies, appealing to both networking and security professionals alike
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Infoblox Inc. the company that delivers a simplified, cloud enabled networking and security platform for improved performance and protection, makes several announcements today, as the company takes a strong position on why networking and security teams must join forces in the fight against cybercrime. New critical security features and a refreshed brand identity reflect the company's strategy, confidence and business focus, empowering customers to detect and respond to critical threats to help their businesses thrive.
"Infoblox is the only company that can provide real-time visibility and control over who and what connects across networks and multi-cloud environments to help customers build safer, more resilient environments," said Scott Harrell, CEO and President, Infoblox. "By bringing NetOps and SecOps teams together with shared visibility, data context, automation and control, they can prevent malware communications and pinpoint the source of threats, taking the performance and protection to new heights," he added.
Businesses today are increasingly adopting hybrid and multi-cloud environments to stay competitive, creating additional complexity and expanding attack surfaces. Not surprising, 60% of organizations have suffered at least one data breach in the last 12 months with an average $2M loss per event due to these breaches, according to Infoblox's 2023 Global State of Cybersecurity report. In addition, 81% of respondents identified email/phishing as a top attack vector according to Infoblox's findings.
Infoblox's new Lookalike Domain Monitoring capability identifies sites attempting to impersonate company brands that are increasingly used to deceive partners and customers with phishing, malvertising and similar attacks. This comes just after introducing Infoblox's new emerging threat intelligence feeds that provide indicators of malicious intent to stop attacks before they happen. With these enhancements, Infoblox delivers a better and safer customer experience.
Infoblox analyzes over 70 billion DNS queries a day. In a new lookalike domain report, to be released at RSAC 2023, Infoblox demonstrates that while the use of lookalike domains by malicious actors continues to persist, the techniques have substantially advanced in 2022, targeting every sector,playing a key role in complex cyberattacks such as those used to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) measures.
"As a best-of-breed DNS layer security solution provider, Infoblox continues to pioneer advancements in the use of DNS as a source of unique threat intelligence and as a powerful enforcement point," said Harrell. "We are the first and only DNS Security vendor to protect against the use of lookalike domains by attackers. These attacks are increasing in sophistication and prevalence, making specialized solutions not just nice to have, but necessary to secure enterprises and their users," he added.
In a world that never stops, Infoblox is focused on helping customers build more responsive networks to keep up with the pace of digital transformation, detect hidden threats and stop attacks earlier, powering security services with context-rich network intelligence.
"We are seeing this industry revolution of uniting networking and security teams take shape with some of our Fortune 100 customers across automotive, consulting, finance, IT and telecommunications industries," said Brad Rinklin, Chief Marketing Officer, Infoblox. "Now is the time for organizations to invest in a trusted security partner to help create visibility within their network to better mitigate and detect threats earlier in the threat lifecycle. Our customers are quickly learning that real-time threat protection and improved network performance can only happen when networking and security unite," he added.
Infoblox's cloud-first, consultative approach provides customers with specific solutions and actions to help them build more resilient networks and stop critical threats sooner, based on their unique business needs. For more information visit infoblox.com.
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Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Incognito.
The technology powering many apps and services seems automatic. But anthropologist Mary L. Gray explains how there are millions of hidden workers behind the screen who are key to making it all work.
About Mary L. Gray
Mary L. Gray is a senior principal researcher at Microsoft Research and a faculty associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. She also holds a faculty position at Indiana University.
In 2020, she was named a MacArthur Fellow for her work in anthropology and study of technology and society.
She has written multiple books, including In Your Face: Stories from the Lives of Queer Youth and Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America. In 2019, Mary co-wrote with computer scientist Siddharth Suri the book Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass.
In 2004, Gray earned her PhD in communication from the University of California at San Diego.
This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Katherine Sypher and edited by James Delahoussaye. You can follow us on Twitter @TEDRadioHour and email us at TEDRadio@npr.org.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Commissioning Agents Inc. (CAI) announced that Wesley Vestal has been named CAI's Chief People Officer. In this role, Wesley will be responsible for leading CAI's global human resources team, utilizing his background in leadership development, strategic workforce planning, and systems implementation to transform clients' human performance strategies to mitigate risk and promote operational excellence.
Mr. Vestal brings over two decades of experience creating simple, pragmatic, and effective people programs, ranging from small startups to large public companies both in the US and abroad, where he partnered with the executive teams to solve challenging issues and achieve optimal outcomes through innovative human capital solutions.
"I'm pleased and eager to serve the hundreds of employee-owners of CAI across the globe, working tirelessly with our clients to live up to our purpose: To build a better working world and improve the human experience," said Mr. Vestal. "I look forward to building on the amazing legacy built by our current and past leaders to drive engagement, enhance our capabilities, and keep CAI as an employer of choice."
Mr. Vestal was most recently the SVP of Growth & Executive Consultant at Elsmere Education Inc., where he built a pipeline for scaling the organization and oversaw the new program launch stage gate process. Previously, he served as Weatherford Inc.'s VP of the Global Talent Center of Excellence and Corporate Human Resources, where he led a 52-person Center of Excellence supporting talent acquisition, talent management, technical development, and leadership development programs company-wide for 20,000 employees. At Weatherford, he was a pioneer in orchestrating an optimal HR response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the conversion of technical and sales training to online delivery in 2 weeks, a full roll-out of remote work best practices, and the development of back-to-office protocols.
Mr. Vestal's expertise in operational leadership continues outside of his professional accomplishments. He is a corporate fellow at the University of Houston Downtown, Marilyn Davies College of Business MBA Program. He holds a patent on Drilling Rig Activity Accounting and Visualization, is the author of the books Knowledge Mapping: The Essentials for Success, and Communities of Practice and Associations as well as other pieces on talent management, leadership development, knowledge management, and process improvement.
"I'm excited to have Wes on board and for the official establishment of a Chief People officer role," stated Mike Martin, CEO of CAI. "I see this role as a natural evolution of CAI's growth and our focus on people, an integral part of our culture. Wes's experience and vision are a great fit for this role, and I look forward to working closely with him to deliver for our employee-owners."
Since CAI's founding in 1996, we have delivered nearly a billion dollars in services for hundreds of clients across thousands of projects globally. With offices in the US, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, UK, Korea, Switzerland, India, Ireland, Italy, China, and Singapore, we have built an international team of over 800 professionals providing local support from a global company. Our engineering, technical, and consulting services are fashioned to deliver mission-critical facilities with a high level of performance and reliability. When operational readiness and startup are critical, CAI delivers to a higher standard.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-- Located in a lower-level nook downtown, is where you can find a hub of delicious treats for foodies ranging from wines to cheeses and chocolates. ‘This is Food Union’ hosted an open house at their new location Tuesday highlighting their "pantry items" which has pastas, chocolates, chardonnay and more. They were also doing giveaways and offering charcuterie samples.
Food Union offers customized boxes which they call the 'perfect gift'--guaranteed to take you on a food adventure. The open house turnout was more than expected, says the owner, LeeAnn Zubay.
“I think that everyone is having a fun time discovering something that they haven't normally seen and the interesting flavors,” she says. “and I'm super happy about the next generation coming in and trying something."
Zubay says a lot of the items in-store mean a lot to her and she is happy to see a new generation showing interest.
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The 2023 U.S. Women’s Open Odds & Preview: Minjee Lee
Minjee Lee will compete at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open in Pebble Beach, California at Pebble Beach Golf Links, taking place from July 6- 9.
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Minjee Lee Insights
- Over her last 20 rounds, Lee has shot better than par on 11 occasions, while also posting one bogey-free round and 13 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- She has posted the best score of the day three times while finishing in the top-five six times and with a top-10 score in nine of her last 20 rounds played.
- Over her last 20 rounds, Lee has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round seven times, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on 11 occasions.
- Lee has finished in the top five once in her past five tournaments.
- Lee has finished within three shots of the leader in one of her past five tournaments. In that span, she finished within five shots of the winner two times and with a better-than-average score four times.
- Lee has finished in the top 20 in four consecutive events.
- Lee hopes to make the cut for the 12th straight time.
Over the last year
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U.S. Women’s Open Insights and Stats
- The Tour has played courses with an average length of 7,026 yards in the past year, while Pebble Beach Golf Links is set for a shorter 6,509 yards.
- Pebble Beach Golf Links has seen an average tournament score of -5 recently, matching the Tour's scoring average on all courses in the past year.
- The courses that Lee has played in the past year have had an average distance of 6,589 yards, while Pebble Beach Golf Links will be at 6,509 yards this week.
- Events she has played in the past year have seen players average a score of -4. That is higher than this course, which has a scoring average of -5.
Lee's Last Time Out
- Lee finished in the 66th percentile on the 16 par-3 holes at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, with an average of par.
- Her 4.05-stroke average on the 44 par-4 holes at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship was strong, putting her in the 84th percentile of the field.
- On the 12 par-5 holes at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Lee was better than 65% of the golfers (averaging 4.75 strokes).
- Lee recorded a birdie or better on two of 16 par-3s at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, better than the field average of 1.5.
- On the 16 par-3s at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Lee recorded two bogeys or worse (the field averaged 2.6).
- Lee's seven birdies or better on the 44 par-4s at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship were more than the tournament average (3.5).
- At that most recent tournament, Lee carded a bogey or worse on eight of 44 par-4s (the field averaged 8.8).
- Lee finished the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship outperforming the tournament average of birdies or better on par-5s (2.9) with six on the 12 par-5 holes.
- On the 12 par-5s at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Lee recorded two bogeys or worse, more than the tournament average of 1.3.
U.S. Women’s Open Time and Date Info
- Date: July 6- 9, 2023
- Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links
- Location: Pebble Beach, California
- Par: 72 / 6,509 yards
- Lee Odds to Win: +2800 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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Democrats in both chambers of Congress on Wednesday resurrected a proposal to extend federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans, vowing to pass the landmark civil rights legislation that in the past has failed to garner enough bipartisan support.
The Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, economic status, sex and national origin, to further prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.
House and Senate Democrats on Wednesday said the legislation is necessary to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination against the backdrop of rising anti-LGBTQ violence, rhetoric and policies.
“We are filing this bill during Pride Month, a time of celebration but also an opportunity to reflect on a time when being out was nearly impossible,” Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), the bill’s primary sponsor in the House and one of 12 openly LGBTQ lawmakers in Congress, said during a news conference.
“We cannot allow extremists in our country to once again normalize homophobia and attacks on LGBTQ people,” Takano said in a reference to hundreds of state-level bills filed this year that target the LGBTQ community. “We can’t turn away from the discrimination that still exists for so many LGBTQ people today.”
There is currently no federal law that explicitly prohibits anti-LGBTQ discrimination, and a majority of states do not explicitly protect LGBTQ residents from bias or inequity in key areas of life.
Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation in areas such as housing and public accommodations exist in less than half of U.S. states, according to the Movement Advancement Project, which tracks state legislation and policies that impact the rights of LGBTQ Americans.
When it comes to employment, just 23 states and Washington, D.C., have adopted laws that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, according to the Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBTQ civil rights group, and only 10 states have adopted policies that explicitly address anti-LGBTQ hate or bias crimes.
“There is a dizzying patchwork of protections for LGBTQ+ people across this country,” Kelley Robinson, HRC’s president, said Wednesday during a Senate hearing on LGBTQ rights. HRC earlier this month declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ people for the time in its 40-year history, citing the passage of more than 75 laws that target the community.
“This bill is simple,” Takano said during Wednesday’s news conference. “It provides for full personhood under the law.”
House and Senate Democrats have pushed for the passage of the Equality Act during every Congress since 2015. While the bill passed the House in both 2019 and 2021, when the chamber was controlled by Democrats, success is less likely this year with a Republican majority.
But this year’s Equality Act may see its first victory in the Senate, where Democrats have a slim majority. A Senate companion bill was also introduced Wednesday, by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).
Democrats on Wednesday pointed to last year’s Respect for Marriage Act, which passed both chambers with bipartisan support, as an indicator that Congress may finally get the Equality Act across the finish line this year.
“The fight for LGBTQ+ rights has been long, but we have made unmistakable progress in the fight towards true equality,” Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said Wednesday. “Just a decade ago, passing marriage equality and the Respect for Marriage Act with a dozen Republican senators on our side would have been unthinkable.”
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Debt ceiling talks stuck, sides 'far apart' as June 1 deadline nears
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he was sending Republican negotiators to the White House to finish out debt limit talks, but warned that the two sides are "still far apart" as they try to reach a budget deal with President Joe Biden.
McCarthy said he remained optimistic they could make progress in hopes of an agreement before a deadline as soon as next week, when the Treasury Department could run out of cash to pay its bills. "We’re not going to default," said McCarthy, R-Calif.
Defiant, the speaker said "it's not my fault" that Washington was careening toward a crisis, pushing blame onto the White House for Biden's refusal to negotiate earlier as Republicans acted to slash spending.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) depart the U.S. Capitol following the Friends of Ireland Luncheon on Saint Patricks Day March 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
"I'm hoping we can make progress," McCarthy said. "I am not going to give up. "
Debt ceiling negotiations are locked on a classic problem that has vexed, divided and disrupted Washington before: Republicans led by McCarthy want to roll back federal government spending, while Biden and other Democrats do not.
READ MORE: Debt ceiling explained: Why it's a struggle, how the impasse could end
Time is short to strike a deal. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday that "it seems almost certain" that the United States would not make it past early June without defaulting. That would be catastrophic, as the government risks running out of cash to pay its bills as soon as June 1.
"We are seeing some stress already in Treasury markets," Yellen said at a Wall Street Journal event.
READ MORE: Who would be hit the hardest by a US debt default?
"Even in the run up to an agreement, when one does occur, there can be substantial financial market distress, we’re seeing just the beginnings of it," Yellen said.
The political standoff is edging the country closer to a crisis, roiling financial markets and threatening the global economy. Anxious retirees and social service groups are among those making default contingency plans. Negotiators are heading to the White House to resume talks at noon.
Cheered on by a hard-charging conservative House majority that hoisted him to power, McCarthy, R-Calif., was not swayed by a White House counter-offer to freeze spending instead. "A freeze is not going to work," McCarthy said.
"We have to spend less than we spent last year. That is the starting point."
The longstanding Washington debate over the size and scope of the federal government now has just days to be resolved. Failure to raise the nation's debt ceiling, now at $31 trillion, would risk a potentially chaotic federal default, almost certain to inflict economic turmoil at home and abroad.
READ MORE: Biden gets low approval ratings on economy, guns and more in latest AP-NORC poll
Dragging into a third week, the negotiations over raising the nation's debt limit were never supposed to arrive at this point.
The White House insisted early on it was unwilling to barter over the need to pay the nation’s bills, demanding that Congress simply lift the ceiling as it has done many times before with no strings attached.
READ MORE: Here's why a government default may be worse than a government shutdown
But the newly elected speaker visited Biden at the Oval Office in February, urging the president to come to the negotiating table on a budget package that would reduce spending and the nation’s ballooning deficits in exchange for the vote to allow future debt.
"I told the president Feb. 1," McCarthy recounted. "I said, Mr. President, you’re not going to raise taxes. You've got to spend less money than was spent this year."
Negotiations are focused on finding agreement on a 2024 budget year limit. Republicans have set aside their demand to roll back spending to 2022 levels, but say that next year’s government spending must be less than it is now. But the White House instead offered to freeze spending at current 2023 numbers.
By sparing defense and some veterans accounts from reductions, the Republicans would shift the bulk of spending reductions to other federal programs, an approach that breaks a tradition in Congress of budget cap parity.
Agreement on that topline spending level is vital. It would enable McCarthy to deliver spending restraints for conservatives while not being so severe that it would chase off the Democratic votes that would be needed in the divided Congress to pass any bill.
But what, if anything, Democrats would get if they agreed to deeper spending cuts than Biden's team has proposed is uncertain.
The White House has continued to argue that deficits can be reduced by ending tax breaks for wealthier households and some corporations, but McCarthy said he told the president at their February meeting that raising revenue from tax hikes is off the table.
The negotiators are now also debating the duration of a 1% cap on annual spending growth going forward, with Republicans dropping their demand for a 10-year cap to six years, but the White House offering only one year, for 2025.
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Typically, the debt ceiling has been lifted for the duration of a budget deal, and in this negotiation the White House is angling for a two-year agreement that would push past the presidential elections.
Past debt ceiling talks have produced budget agreements in which both parties have won some concessions in a give and take.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: U.S Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to Reporters as he arrives to the U.S. Capitol Building on May 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Republicans, however, are pushing additional priorities as the negotiators focus on the $100 billion-plus difference between the 2022 and 2023 spending plans as a place to cut.
They want to beef up work requirements for government aid to recipients of food stamps, cash assistance and the Medicaid health care program that the Biden administration says would impact millions of people who depend on assistance.
All sides have been eyeing the potential for the package to include a framework to ease federal regulations and speed energy project developments. They are all but certain to claw back some $30 billion in unspent COVID-19 funds now that the pandemic emergency has officially been lifted.
The White House has countered by keeping defense and nondefense spending flat next year, which would save $90 billion in the 2024 budget year and $1 trillion over 10 years.
McCarthy promised lawmakers he will abide by the rule to post any bill for 72 hours before voting, making any action doubtful until the weekend — just days before the potential deadline. The Senate would also have to pass the package before it could go to Biden's desk to be signed.
McCarthy faces a hard-right flank in his own party that is likely to reject any deal, and that has led some Democrats to encourage Biden to resist any compromise with the Republicans and simply invoke the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling on his own, an unprecedented action the president has resisted for now. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/debt-ceiling-talks-updates-kevin-mccarthy-may-24-2023 | 2023-05-24 18:13:46 | 0 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/debt-ceiling-talks-updates-kevin-mccarthy-may-24-2023 |
WFO MEDFORD Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, January 5, 2023
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* WHERE...In California, Modoc County. In Oregon, portions of
northern and eastern Klamath County and portions of Lake
County. For the warning area, higher elevations of the Warners
and the Winter Ridge. For the advisory, most other areas south
of Silver Lake and Chemult. This includes the communities of
Bly, Paisley, Alturas, Tionesta, Lakeview and Summer Lake as
well as portions of highways 140, 395, 31, 139, and 299.
* WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 4 PM PST this
afternoon. For the Wind Advisory, until 7 PM PST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles.
* View the hazard area in detail at
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.
* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.
* WHERE...In California, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc
Counties. In Oregon, the Klamath Basin. This includes highways
97, 140, and 139 and the communities of Klamath Falls,
Tulelake, MacDoel and Olene.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.
* WHERE...Central Siskiyou County. This includes portions of I-
5 from Yreka south to Mt Shasta City in the Shasta valley and
the communities of Montague, Grenada and Weed.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations 4 to 8 inches
at 5000 feet with 1 to 2 feet above 6500 feet. Winds gusting as
high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Western Plumas County/Lassen Park and West Slope
Northern Sierra Nevada including Interstate 80 over Donner Pass,
Highway 50 over Echo Summit and Highway 88 over Carson Pass.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Gusty
winds could bring down tree branches.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels lower to around 5000 feet
today, then to around 4000 to 4500 feet tonight.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, south winds 25 to 35 mph
with gusts up to 70 mph. For the Wind Advisory, south winds 25
to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
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Far-right activist Ammon Bundy loses Idaho hospital defamation case, must pay millions
By ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press
A far-right activist who led the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon now must pay millions of dollars in damages after a hospital in Idaho won a defamation lawsuit against him. The lawsuit by St. Luke’s Regional Health accuses Ammon Bundy and his associate Diego Rodriguez of making defamatory statements against the hospital and its employees. The statements came after Rodriguez’s infant grandson was temporarily removed from his family and taken to St. Luke’s amid concerns for his health. Police say medical personnel determined the child was malnourished and had lost weight. The hospital claimed Bundy and Rodriguez orchestrated a smear campaign against it. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/27/far-right-activist-ammon-bundy-loses-idaho-hospital-defamation-case-must-pay-millions/ | 2023-07-27 15:32:20 | 1 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/27/far-right-activist-ammon-bundy-loses-idaho-hospital-defamation-case-must-pay-millions/ |
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Thousands marched through the capital for a fifth consecutive night Wednesday protesting a proposal aiming to break a deadlock in North Macedonia's efforts to join the European Union.
Limited violence broke out when a group of people threw stones, chairs and bottles at the protesters, and local media reported a man fired a gun. No injuries were reported, and two people were arrested, local media said.
The head of the opposition party VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, who participated in the march, posted a photo on his Facebook account showing a man pointing a gun and claimed the gunman had intended to kill him.
Earlier, police said that violence after the Tuesday night's protest inured 47 police officers, two of them seriously. A group of mostly young people threw stones, metal bars, eggs and petrol bombs at the parliament building.
Thousands of people have protested nightly since the weekend over a French proposal for a compromise aimed at lifting objections by neighboring Bulgaria to North Macedonia joining the European Union.
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Police said 11 protesters were detained in Tuesday night's incidents. Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski condemned the attacks on the police, saying violence cannot be justified.
Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski visited the injured police officers in a hospital Wednesday. He said an investigation into the instigators of the violence was underway and warned they would face the “strictest possible punishments.”
“We all know very well who is behind the protests and who called for them,” Spasovski said.
Bulgaria, which as an EU member has veto powers over new members, wants North Macedonia to formally recognize its language has Bulgarian roots, to recognize a Bulgarian minority in the country and to quash “hate speech” against Bulgaria. Many in North Macedonia say acquiescing would undermine their national identity.
North Macedonia’s president, Stevo Pendarovski, and the government back the proposed French deal, which calls for the country to acknowledge in its constitution the existence of an ethnic Bulgarian minority. It would also provide for regular reviews on how the bilateral dispute is being addressed, which could potentially hamper North Macedonia’s future course toward EU membership.
Bulgaria has already formally accepted the French proposal, which now requires the backing of North Macedonia’s parliament. Lawmakers are scheduled to convene Thursday to set up a committee that will look into the issue. No plenary session has yet been scheduled.
The center-right VMRO-DPMNE, many international law experts and civic groups contend the French proposal favors Bulgarian demands, which dispute Macedonian views of regional history, language, identity and heritage.
North Macedonia has been a candidate for EU membership for 17 years. The country received a green light in 2020 to begin accession talks, but no date for the start of the negotiations has been set.
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Traffic barely moves in a neighborhood near an elevated section of Interstate 95 that collapsed, in Philadelphia, Monday, June 12, 2023. Drivers began longer commutes Monday after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia a day earlier following damage caused by a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo catching fire.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Traffic patterns in and around the repaired section of Interstate 95 have largely normalized since the span reopened last Friday, according to a new study from transportation analytics company INRIX.
The independent analysis also found that congestion in the days after the deadly collapse was limited to roadways near the site in Northeast Philadelphia, meaning the June 11 incident never yielded the regional traffic nightmare some had anticipated.
“Traffic did build up. Travel times did increase by various amounts, depending on what road you were on or what detour. But by and large, it wasn’t gridlock for the entire region. We can kind of assume by the data that people made changes to their travel plans,” said Bob Pishue, a transportation analyst at INRIX.
He said some drivers likely avoided the area altogether, while others may have opted to take public transportation. After the collapse, SEPTA ramped up service on select Regional Rail lines. The list included the Fox Chase, Trenton, Warminster, and West Trenton lines.
“I guess you could say that was out there that it was going to cause a lot of gridlock. And maybe because that prediction was out there that it would be a bunch of gridlock is one reason why they changed,” said Pishue.
Right after the collapse, travel times on nearby roads increased by 9% to 62%, depending on the time of day, according to the analysis.
Since the repair, travel times on the same roads have either decreased or only slightly increased from where they were before the collapse.
“Which is a good thing,” said Pishue.
The study comes days after I-95 reopened to traffic thanks to a construction blitz facilitated by a gravel-like material made in Delaware County. The road collapsed after a gas tanker exploded on a road below the bridge.
Less than two weeks after the collapse, crews delivered six temporary lanes of highway, enabling cars and trucks to travel safely in both directions while work on a permanent fix gets underway.
“Let this serve as an example of how Pennsylvania can do big things. And when we come together, when we’re determined, we can get stuff done,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro during a Friday news conference in Tacony.
It could be months before crews permanently replace the damaged highway with eight new lanes.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Saturday it had executed a dual Iranian-British national who once held a high-ranking position in the country’s defense ministry despite international warnings to halt his death sentence, further escalating tensions with the West amid the nationwide protests now shaking the Islamic Republic.
The hanging of Ali Reza Akbari, a close ally of top security official Ali Shamkhani, suggests an ongoing power struggle within Iran’s theocracy as it struggles to contain the demonstrations over the September death of Mahsa Amini. It also harkened back to the mass purges of the military that immediately followed Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Akbari’s hanging drew immediate anger from London, which along with the U.S. and others has sanctioned Iran over the protests and its supplying Russia with the bomb-carrying drones now targeting Ukraine.
“This was a callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime with no respect for the human rights of their own people,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in the United Kingdom and separately warned: “This will not stand unchallenged.”
Iran’s Mizan news agency, associated with the country’s judiciary, announced Akbari’s hanging without saying when it happened. However, there were rumors he had been executed days earlier.
Iran has alleged, without providing evidence, that Akbari served as a source for Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, known popularly as MI6. A lengthy statement issued by Iran’s judiciary claimed Akbari received large sums of money, his British citizenship and other help in London for providing information to the intelligence service.
However, Iran long has accused those who travel abroad or have Western ties of spying, often using them as bargaining chips in negotiations.
Akbari, who ran a private think tank, is believed to have been arrested in 2019, but details of his case only emerged in recent weeks. Those accused of espionage and other crimes related to national security are usually tried behind closed doors, where rights groups say they do not choose their own lawyers and are not allowed to see evidence against them.
Iranian state television aired a highly edited video of Akbari discussing the allegations, footage that resembled other claimed confessions that activists have described as coerced confessions.
The BBC Farsi-language service aired an audio message from Akbari on Wednesday, in which he described being tortured.
“By using physiological and psychological methods, they broke my will, drove me to madness and forced me to do whatever they wanted,” Akbari said in the audio. “By the force of gun and death threats they made me confess to false and corrupt claims.”
Iran has not commented on the torture claims. However, the United Nations human rights chief has warned Iran against the “weaponization” of the death penalty as a means to put down the protests.
On Friday, State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel also criticized Akbari’s pending execution.
“The charges against Ali Reza Akbari and his sentencing to execution were politically motivated. His execution would be unconscionable,” he said. “We are greatly disturbed by the reports that Mr. Akbari was drugged, tortured while in custody, interrogated for thousands of hours, and forced to make false confessions.”
He added: “More broadly, Iran’s practices of arbitrary and unjust detentions, forced confessions and politically motivated executions are completely unacceptable and must end.”
Iran is one of the world’s top executioners. However, it wasn’t immediately clear when the last time of a former or current high-ranking defense official had been executed. In 1984, Iran executed its navy chief Adm. Baharam Afzali along nine other military people on the charge of spying for Soviet Union.
Iran’s government for months has been trying to allege — without offering evidence — that foreign countries have fomented the unrest gripping the Islamic Republic since the death of Amini in September after her detention by the morality police. Protesters say they are angry over the collapse of the economy, heavy-handed policing and the entrenched power of the country’s Islamic clergy.
For several years, Iran has been locked in a shadow war with the United States and Israel, marked by covert attacks on its disputed nuclear program. The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist in 2020, which Iran blamed on Israel, indicated foreign intelligence services had made major inroads. Iran mentioned that scientist in discussing Akbari’s case, though it’s unclear what current information, if any, he would have had on him.
Akbari had previously led the implementation of a 1988 cease-fire between Iran and Iraq following their devastating eight-year war, working closely with U.N. observers. He served as a deputy defense minister under Shamkhani during reformist President Mohammad Khatami’s administration, likely further making his credentials suspicious to hard-liners within Iran’s theocracy.
Today, Shamkhani is the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, the country’s top security body which Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei oversees. Akbari’s audio message aired by the BBC Persian included him saying he was accused of obtaining top-secret information from Shamkhani “in exchange for a bottle of perfume and a shirt.” However, it appears Shamkhani remains in his role.
The anti-government protests now shaking Iran are one of the biggest challenges to the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution.
At least 520 protesters have been killed and 19,400 people have been arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that has been monitoring the unrest. Iranian authorities have not provided official figures on deaths or arrests.
Iran has executed four people after convicting them of charges linked to the protests in similarly criticized trials, including attacks on security forces.
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Taco Bell letting fans decide which discontinued menu item to bring back
IRVINE, Calif. - It’s the battle of taco versus burrito for Taco Bell fans.
The fast-food chain announced this week that fans can vote to bring back one of two discontinued menu items, happening now through April 12.
The contenders are "fan favorites," the Beefy Crunch Burrito with Fritos Flamin’ Hot Flavored Corn Chips – last seen in 2018 – against Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos – which was on menus until 2019.
Rewards members can cast a vote daily in the Taco Bell app, the chain said. The winner will be announced on April 13, and on menus "for a limited time" participating U.S. locations in late 2023, it added.
Taco Bell’s Beefy Crunch Burrito with Fritos Flamin’ Hot Flavored Corn Chips is going head-to-head with Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos. (Credit: Provided / Taco Bell)
Last year, Taco Bell ran a similar campaign, allowing fans to vote on the saucy Enchirito versus the Double Decker Taco, with the Enchirito ultimately coming out as victor with 62% of the vote.
"We’ve heard our fans’ passionate pleas and seen their grassroots campaigns – and even tattoos – for us to reintroduce former menu items, and now, it’s up to these fan-made movements to decide which item comes out a winner," Dane Mathews, Taco Bell’s chief digital officer, said in a statement.
"Our fans rigorously turn to our social media to voice their menu item love and we’re excited to give them the opportunity to redistribute that passion through this unique in-app voting experience that impacts real change on our menus," Mathews added.
Taco Bell executives have indicated in the past that the company’s "magic formula" for growth includes bringing back items periodically to generate brand buzz. Last year, Taco Bell demonstrated this by bringing back another popular menu item: the Mexican Pizza.
The chain eliminated the Mexican Pizza, along with four other foods, in November 2020 in an effort to create a faster and "more seamless" restaurant menu and experience. But after an online petition and social media outcry from fans, the brand announced that it would return nationwide.
But Taco Bell quickly sold out after severely "underestimating" demand, and finally, the chain said in September 2022 that the Mexican Pizza was coming back to stay permanently.
Taco Bell also recently said it plans to bring back a '90s hit to its menu. Starting in June, the chain will reintroduce the Volcano Burrito, Volcano Taco and the option to add Lava Sauce on any item.
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Strategically growing CRO aligns with Trialogics to expand technology offerings
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. and WILMINGTON, Del., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lotus Clinical Research announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Trialogics to strengthen their existing relationship and expand Lotus' use of Trialogics' clinical trial software offerings. This collaboration will build upon enhancements made to data collection methods, streamline trial processes, and strengthen the quality of data collection.
Lotus Clinical Research President, Bill Martin, expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership, stating, "Partnering with Trialogics has allowed us to seamlessly support data collection and has enabled centralized review of interview-based questionnaires. This has helped to reduce interview bias across our trials, a critical factor in CNS studies. Additionally, Trialogics' suite of services, including randomization and drug supply management [IRT], has optimized processes and improved the quality of our trial delivery."
With the increased use of ePRO and more complicated randomization schemes, Lotus, as a full service CRO, needed to find a partner with a highly customizable and easily modifiable solution, to suit their client's needs. After working with Trialogics across numerous trials and benefiting from the functionality and responsiveness of the Trialogics team, the natural progression has been to further solidify and grow the existing relationship.
Trialogics provides the flexibility to collect data via a cloud-based platform or through various mobile devices that they manage. This allows us to provide tailored solutions that support efficient and reliable data collection and sharing.
"We have been working with Lotus Clinical for several years and have developed a great relationship while delivering exceptional services. Expansion of this strategic partnership will enable us to offer additional integrated solutions to their sponsors," said Chris Gropp, CEO, Trialogics. "As technology becomes more of a focus in clinical trials, the need for these partnerships grows."
About Lotus Clinical Research
Lotus is a scientifically driven, full-service, consultative CRO delivering across all phases of clinical development with a legacy and focus on CNS research. Since its inception in 2001, Lotus has strategically focused the growth of its services, expertise, and regulatory knowledge to successfully partner with biopharmaceutical companies to execute clinical trials across all indications from Phase 1 through 4. Lotus is unique to other CROs in that they are owned by Emerge Holdco, LLC, which also owns Evolution Research Group, LLC (ERG), a leading clinical site organization with 20+ wholly owned clinical research sites around the US, with over 450 beds, conducting early and late phase complex trials in both healthy volunteers and highly specialized, diverse populations. The successful conduct of clinical trials at Lotus is a result of the therapeutic expertise and the superior level of talent across the medical, operational, and support functions. For more information, visit lotuscr.com.
About Trialogics - Better Systems, Faster Cures.
Trialogics is a Delaware-based clinical trial software company formed in 2015 by CEO, Christopher Gropp. Chris has over twenty years of clinical trial experience with particular expertise in clinical trial software. Trialogics supports eConsent, IRT/IWRS, eCOA/ePRO, and Remote Device Management for global clinical trials. Trialogics services can be utilized individually or as a fully integrated solution. Since its inception, Trialogics has focused on decentralization of clinical trials and the ability to capture patient data remotely has always been part of the long-term focus. Their headquarters is in Wilmington, Delaware, with offices in Rome and London (August 2023). For more information, visit trialogics.com.
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Gift cards are one of the most popular gifts to give this holiday. With this popularity, scammers have worked out ways to drain those cards before you even give them.
When you find a gift card you want, take it off the rack and look at the back of the card. Many cards have a protective strip over the bar codes on the back of the card, some even have a pin that's still covered. If that protective strip or pin is tampered with, don't purchase it.
The reason is that it's possible a scammer already has those numbers and as soon as you activate the card, that thief could be able to snag that gift card balance before the person you're buying the gift card for is able to use it.
One new twist scammers are trying when it comes to gift cards is that they print their barcodes on stickers that go to already activated gift cards, then put those stickers on the gift cards on the sale rack. Once you purchase, your money goes to the gift card the scammers already have, making your gift card worthless.
The Better Business Bureau also suggests doing your research on gift card re-sell sites that advertise gift cards at deep discounts or websites that claim to check your gift card balance. Instead, those sites could drain your gift cards.
"It's best to make sure that you're getting it from a website that's reputable, that you recognize," Meredith Radford with BBB of Eastern NC said.
The best advice before buying any gift card at a store is to flip the card over and make sure it has not been tampered with. | https://abc11.com/gift-cards-cheap-card-scam-are-safe/12597754/ | 2022-12-21 23:14:00 | 0 | https://abc11.com/gift-cards-cheap-card-scam-are-safe/12597754/ |
By ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press
A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical care, a new obstacle to the state labeling such treatments as child abuse.
The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts investigations against three families who sued, and prevents any similar investigations against members of the LGBTQ advocacy group PFLAG Inc. The group has more than 600 members in Texas.
“I do find that there is sufficient reason to believe that the plaintiffs will suffer immediate and irreparable injury if the commissioner and the (Department of Family and Protective Services) are allowed to continue to implement and enforce this new Department rule that equates gender confirming care with child abuse,” Soifer said at the end of a roughly 40-minute hearing.
The ruling comes about a month after the Texas Supreme Court allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials following order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
“That families will be protected from invasive, unnecessary, and unnerving investigations by DFPS simply for helping their transgender children thrive and be themselves is a very good thing,” Brian K. Bond, executive director of PFLAG National, said in a statement. “However, let’s be clear: These investigations into loving and affirming families shouldn’t be happening in the first place.”
The latest challenge was brought by Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the families of three teenage boys — two 16-year-olds and a 14-year-old — and PFLAG. An attorney for Lambda Legal told the judge that the 14-year-old’s family had learned after the lawsuit’s filing that the state’s investigation into them had been dropped.
Spokespeople for Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday afternoon.
A judge in March put Abbott’s order on hold after a lawsuit brought on behalf of a 16-year-old girl whose family said it was under investigation. The Texas Supreme Court in May ruled that the lower court overstepped its authority by blocking all investigations going forward.
That lawsuit marked the first report of parents being investigated following Abbott’s directive and an earlier nonbinding legal opinion by Paxton labeling certain gender-confirming treatments as “child abuse.” The Texas Department of Family and Protective Service has said it opened nine investigations following the directive and opinion.
Abbott’s directive and the attorney general’s opinion go against the nation’s largest medical groups, including the American Medical Association, which have opposed Republican-backed restrictions filed in statehouses nationwide.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — A man was stabbed to death Thursday night in Downtown Fresno, according to the Fresno Police Department.
Police say, just before midnight a man in his 20s was stabbed near Fulton and Tulare streets. According to investigators a group of people ran from the scene and were detained a few blocks away.
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| Indio, Calif.
The Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio, California, is full of the usual fairground Americana – corn dogs, rides, face painting. But walk toward the heart of the hubbub, and the scene transforms.
What looks like a minaret rising tall among the palms is part of an outdoor stage. It’s meant to conjure long-ago Baghdad, or what a Hollywood set designer in the 1940s envisioned as such – a fantasy of how the West imagined the East.
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What turns an event into a tradition? In the Coachella Valley, a focus on the foreign origins of date crops became fairground folklore.
This fairground folklore is tied to the local date palms, which were introduced to the Coachella Valley starting around the turn of the 20th century from Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco. The arid Southwest matched the growing conditions in those countries.
Local boosters marketed the eastern Coachella Valley as “America’s Arabia,” says Sarah Seekatz, professor of history at San Joaquin Delta College. “It’s strange, because it is a cultural appropriation, but it’s based on Hollywood – and the locals are sort of not hiding that,” she says.
Mohammed Bwaneh, representing the Islamic Society of Palm Springs at a booth, said his family has enjoyed coming here for several years. ”It’s just imagination,” he says about the annual pageant. “It does not represent or give you the culture of the Middle East.”
This Indio, California, fair is pure Americana – corn dogs, rides, demolition derby, face painters who can turn a child’s cheeks into butterfly wings. For 10 days in February, the desert city fairground glows with candy-colored lights while the wind flicks American flags.
But walk toward the heart of the hubbub, past the smoke of sizzling turkey legs, and the scene transforms.
What looks like a minaret rising tall among the palms is part of an outdoor stage. It’s meant to conjure long-ago Baghdad – or what a Hollywood set designer in the 1940s envisioned as such. Here, Coachella Valley locals have long paid tribute to the origins of a local cash crop, the date, by performing pageants loosely tied to tales in “One Thousand and One Nights.” The half-hour version of “Aladdin” this year was based on the 1992 Disney film.
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What turns an event into a tradition? In the Coachella Valley, a focus on the foreign origins of date crops became fairground folklore.
As a kid at the fair, “I’d come here every day and I forced my parents to come and watch. ... It’d come to the point where I knew the dance numbers to all the songs,” said teenager Linda Ceniceros. Backstage before a show, she sat still as a helper affixed her Princess Jasmine headpiece.
Local nostalgia runs deep at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, where guests once got in for free for wearing “Arabian Nights” attire. Such fairground folklore is tied to local date palms, which originated in the Middle East and North Africa. The full-blown event, which ended Sunday, returned after a pandemic hiatus with a new operator, who has scaled back some traditions while keeping more typical events found at a county fair. The traces of sequined fantasies that endure may reveal more about America than about the Arabian Peninsula.
For many locals, those traditions have cultivated community.
“What brings me back? The cast, the people,” said pageant co-producer Richard De Haven, involved for two decades.
Castmates “become family,” said performer Mellissa Ballard, whose own family has participated for three generations. During a quick change, her mother, Pamela Ballard, was tasked with zipping up Mellissa’s flying carpet costume.
“America’s Arabia”
In the United States in 2021, California accounted for three-quarters of date production – 44,220 tons, according to a federal crop report. Date palms used for large-scale cultivation were introduced to the Coachella Valley starting around the turn of the 20th century from Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco by Americans who included “agricultural explorers.” These U.S. government-appointed scientists traveled the world seeking profitable crops to fill the country’s expanding borders.
The arid Southwest matched conditions in parts of the Middle East and North Africa, which have grown the syrup-sweet treat for millennia.
Indio’s date festival officially began in 1921 – the same year the silent film “The Sheik” offered American imaginations an exotic Orient. (The Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival became an annual event in 1947.)
To boost tourism to their desert, locals capitalized on the date industry, infusing the fair with “Arabian” themes based on Hollywood aesthetics – fantasies of how the West imagined the East. Beyond the event, a town was renamed Mecca, streets were given names like Arabia, and Coachella Valley High School sports teams became known as the “Arabs.” (At the urging of the Washington-based American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, the district agreed to modify the image of the mascot, now known as the “Mighty Arab,” in 2014.)
Local boosters marketed the eastern Coachella Valley as “America’s Arabia,” says Sarah Seekatz, professor of history at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton. “It’s strange, because it is a cultural appropriation, but it’s based on Hollywood – and the locals are sort of not hiding that,” she says. Archival photos show young women crowned Queen Scheherazade – a central character in “One Thousand and One Nights” – posing for photos with her court beside camels and dates.
The pageantry became a source of wonder to locals like Linda Beal, born and raised in the valley, whose family grew dates.
“The costumes and the dancers and the singers ... we wait every year just to see them in their beautiful costumes,” said the Coachella Valley History Museum volunteer, who holds a small, camel-shaped purse.
To Dr. Seekatz, however, the harem imagery – like the bare midriffs used to market Medjools – involves problematic stereotypes.
“There’s a sexualization of Middle Eastern people that is historically happening in the United States for a really long time. I think the fair really shows that off,” says the historian from the Coachella Valley and author of “Images of America: Indio’s Date Festival.”
Finding a picture of her grandmother, who is Mexican American, dressed as a dancer in the pageant in the 1950s was “complicated,” she adds. “Historically, they’d been excluded from the community. And participating was one way of trying to be a part.”
“Just imagination”
Mohammed Bwaneh said his family has enjoyed coming here for several years. But he wishes event organizers would publicize more about the date sector’s history and how the fruit hailed from abroad – something to help explain why fairgoers traipse by domes and arches.
“There’s more history than just food and drinks,” said Mr. Bwaneh, representing the Islamic Society of Palm Springs at a booth. The “Arabian Nights” performances haven’t bothered him, he says; he knows their source material comes from stories.
“It’s just imagination,” he adds. “It does not represent or give you the culture of the Middle East.”
Indeed, organizers distanced themselves from the region when promoting the fair during the Persian Gulf War.
“We always hope it doesn’t scare anybody away,” an executive director of the festival told the Los Angeles Times in 1991. “We’re not involved in the Arab cause, it’s just kind of unusual timing.”
“We don’t pretend to be authentic,” a member of the fair board added. “It’s fantasy. We want dazzle and glitter.”
Visitors this year could still see prizewinning platters of dates in a building called the Taj Mahal, but gone were the ostrich and camel races (though for $15 you could ride a camel). Scholarships were awarded to 14 high school seniors, no matter their gender, in place of the Queen Scheherazade competition, which had also involved scholarships. Some locals interviewed hope that tradition, seen as more than a beauty pageant in recent years, will return.
Chris Pickering, operational manager of Pickering Events LLC, which is the new fair operator, said he’s unaware of any cultural appropriation concerns.
“The fair has its own rich, steeped traditions, and we’re looking to honor those, while also inviting and welcoming everyone in our community,” he said, noting, for example, the addition of Out at the Fair, an event that promotes the inclusion of LGBTQ individuals. Musical acts like Mariachi Sol de México serenaded guests in Riverside County, where around half of nearly 2.5 million residents are Hispanic or Latino.
“Aladdin” was spared the sword – both in programming and plot. Though critics have targeted the Disney film over Orientalist tropes, Ms. Ceniceros, playing Jasmine, said the entertainers approach their roles with respect.
“We don’t use brownface,” she said. “We don’t use funky accents making fun of them.”
The show got a shorter time slot this year, but the cast pulled it off through vibrant song-and-dance routines and surprise pyrotechnics. Ms. Ceniceros’ pastel blue gown dazzled like her voice.
“We’re happy to see it, because we haven’t seen it in three years,” said county local Richard Rios, sitting in the audience with two adult daughters. “When we come here, we’ve always got to watch it.”
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EL DORADO, Ark. (KTVE/KARD) — On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the El Dorado Police Department were led on a high-speed chase after a 16-year-old boy fled a shooting scene where dozens of gunshots were fired, according to El Dorado News-Times. Prior to the chase, an El Dorado police officer reportedly heard gunshots while conducting a traffic stop around 9 PM on the 1100 block of East Hillsboro.
As the officer attempted to locate the gunshots, they saw three black males fleeing from a scene. According to police, two of the males were on foot and the 16-year-old suspect was in a vehicle.
The two males then ran into a wooded area on Pelham Avenue and officers decided to not chase them because the area was too dark and the males were believed to be armed. The 16-year-old suspect fled the scene and led officers on a high-speed chase starting on Florence Avenue, headed north to 19th Street, and drove to Champagnolle Road.
The suspect then headed to Mosby Avenue and stopped at a residence on East Oak Street. He then exited the car and fled to the backyard of the home where he was apprehended by El Dorado Police.
At the initial crime scene, officers located shell casings from two different firearms, an AR-15 pistol, and an empty 60-round AR-15 pistol magazine in the wooded area. Authorities went on to learn that the vehicle driven by the 16-year-old suspect belonged to his relative, who is reportedly deployed on military duty.
The 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged with Terroristic Act, Aggravated Assault, Fleeing from a Police Officer, Engaging in Violent and Criminal Group Activity, Hindering Prosecution, Minor in Possession of a Firearm, Reckless Driving, and No Driver’s License. According to reports, the suspect was then released to the custody of his parents.
The suspect and his parents received a citation to appear for a hearing at the Union County Juvenile Probation Office on December 27, 2022. If you have any information on the incident and/or the other two suspects, contact the El Dorado Police Department at 870-881-4800. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/16-year-old-el-dorado-teen-arrested-after-overnight-shooting-led-police-on-high-speed-chase/ | 2022-12-09 20:08:52 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/16-year-old-el-dorado-teen-arrested-after-overnight-shooting-led-police-on-high-speed-chase/ |
D2L-commissioned research identifies interest in new approaches that may help optimize teacher supports, time and impact -- such as a four-day school week with a flipped classroom
TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - D2L, a global learning technology company, in partnership with District Administration, today released the results of its U.S. K-12 Teacher Burnout Strategies Survey of more than 1,000 school district superintendents and administrators across the United States.
K-12 educators have faced unprecedented challenges over the past few years. These survey findings show that 98% of respondents believe that teacher burnout and retention is a significant issue in their district, and 90% expect burnout to challenge future teacher recruitment. More significantly, this research identified school leaders' interest in new classroom approaches and teacher supports that better help to optimize teachers' time.
An opportunity for new ideas
While a strong majority of respondents identified that increased salaries, improved benefits, and more wellness support is one of (66%), or the most (29%), important of factors to reduce burnout and increase retention, nearly as many (69% and 12%) identified the important role of reimagining the traditional classroom instructional model to help with these challenges.
The survey revealed that educators have a desire for new ideas and strategies to help tackle burnout that are not being widely implemented. Those include:
- Four-day school week – 53% of educators felt that a four-day school week and a flipped classroom would help improve burnout, while only 11% of respondents were seen to be currently implementing or considering this as a possible solution to educator burnout.
- Automation of administrative and instructional tasks – 40% of educators felt that the automation of administrative, communication and instructional tasks would help improve burnout by freeing up teacher time, while only 14% of respondents were seen to be implementing this as a possible solution.
- Creative agency – 40% of educators identified that "flexible curriculum enabling more teacher/student agency, creativity and engagement" would be helpful to reduce teacher fatigue and increase their satisfaction, retention and recruitment, while only 18% are currently implementing or considering such practices for that purpose.
A strong desire for better supports
Additionally, the survey also found schools implementing or considering other strategies to help reduce burnout, many of which involve the use of technology. Those include: opportunities for teacher collaboration such as sharing courses, curriculum or lessons (63%), personalized and flexible professional development (35%), and blended learning to increase time for 1:1 or small group instruction (34%).
Although technology is sometimes seen as contributing to teacher fatigue, three-quarters of respondents (74%) agreed that effective use of technology can help optimize teachers' time and should be a critical component in helping improve teacher engagement, satisfaction and retention. When asked what capabilities of technology would be most helpful, respondents identified: automating or simplifying tasks and workflows (52%), enhancing family engagement (44%), and differentiating instruction to meet individual needs (40%). Many of these top answers were features that would help to make teachers' jobs easier, more efficient and more effective.
"It is tempting to view teacher shortages as a short-term pipeline and retention challenge, but it is more symptomatic of a long-term systems challenge that we can help address through new teacher supports and tools that optimize their teaching time and impact," said Mark Schneiderman, Senior Director for the Future of Teaching and Learning at D2L. "We have a unique need and opportunity to rethink our models to better support and position our teachers to increase student success. We can uplift our teachers if we can lift and encourage our teachers' capacity."
To learn more about this survey, please visit www.D2L.com/blog/US-K12-teacher-burnout-strategies-survey.
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GREENSBORO — The new interim executive director of Triad Stage is a familiar face on the local theater scene.
Mitchel Sommers, retired executive director of Community Theatre of Greensboro, will oversee Triad Stage for about four months as it prepares to reopen.
The regional, nonprofit professional theater at 232 S. Elm St. announced in June that it will return to life for its 20th season on Oct. 4 with three plays, two concerts, a workshop and an effort to foster new, experimental work.
It will reopen after a more than two-year production pause caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden departure of its artistic director.
After being hired by Triad Stage leaders, Sommers started his temporary post this week.
“I enjoy being a mentor at this point and sharing my life experiences and knowledge,” Sommers said in a phone interview. “I feel I can help them that way. I was excited also for myself personally, that I feel I’m still vibrant and feel I still want to play a role in the arts community.”
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It’s the first time that Sommers has run a theater with equity actors.
For more than 27 years, Sommers ran CTG, a nonprofit community theater company just three blocks away at 520 S. Elm St.
Now 69, he teaches an acting class at Elon University, directs CTG’s annual production of “The Wizard of Oz” and serves as cantorial soloist at Temple Emanuel.
Sommers is not seeking the permanent post of Triad Stage executive director.
“I think I will serve Triad Stage better and the arts community better by helping them find a younger, talented person that I could help become a successful executive director,” Sommers said.
He will serve for about four months, until Triad Stage fills the job permanently, said Sarah Saint, who co-chairs its volunteer Board of Trustees with Deborah Hayes and Cassandra Williams.
Triad Stage leaders announced in June that its new MainStage season of plays will open with the world premiere of “Rebellious” by Triangle playwright Mike Wiley. It follows four Bennett Belles through the sit-in movement.
In addition to the comic plays “The Revolutionists” and “The Cake,” Triad Stage will present a holiday concert and a Valentine’s cabaret.
It will present “Jekyll,” a workshop of a new female-focused contemporary adaptation of the gothic classic.
In spring 2023, it will present a creativity lab, providing space and production support to a smaller organization doing a project experimenting with form or giving voice to underrepresented communities.
“We have a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of support for our upcoming season,” Saint said. “We want to make sure that we have person-power in place to make sure that we are able to put it on.”
Sommers, Saint said, “is a proven leader in our arts community. He is a shepherd of good art. He is a beacon of fiscal responsibility. He has proven that in running CTG. And he is an avid proponent of diversity, equity and inclusion ideals.”
“These are all things that Triad Stage is committed to being, in addition to being a professional theater company that puts on top-notch productions,” Saint added. “We are really excited to see how Mitchel helps us live up to that commitment.”
Sommers also knows how to manage inside an old, historic downtown building, Saint said.
For now, Sommers will join five other staff members at Triad Stage, including new Artistic Director Sarah Hankins.
Sommers will help Triad Stage find the right people to fill remaining staff roles, Saint said. Its website advertises for executive director, director of production and facilities, technical director and director of marketing and sales.
In the meantime, Saint said, Triad Stage will look for an executive director with professional theater experience; who is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and access, and who is “motivated by the creativity that Sarah Hankins has put forth in our upcoming season.”
Triad Stage took root in 1998 when Yale graduates Preston Lane and Richard Whittington came to Greensboro to start a nonprofit professional theater downtown.
They raised more than $5 million and turned the former Montgomery Ward department store into home base for Triad Stage, with its 300-seat Pyrle Theatre and UpStage Cabaret upstairs. It opened in January 2002.
Through 2019, Triad Stage produced classical plays by renowned playwrights, as well as original productions written by Lane with music by singer-songwriter Laurelyn Dossett. North Carolina and New York actors filled the casts.
Whittington left in June 2019, to spend more time with his family. He’s now associate vice chancellor for advancement at UNC School of the Arts.
In March 2020, the theater shut down as the pandemic hit.
Then in November 2020, Lane resigned amid allegations that some UNCG male theater alumni accused him of sexual abuse — allegations that Lane has denied.
They said that the alleged abuse occurred while they were students at UNCG, where Lane had taught part-time until December 2019.
No criminal charges or civil lawsuits have been filed in Guilford County.
Triad Stage staff and board members engaged in reorganization and reflection.
Sommers said that he was surprised when he received a call in late May from Triad Stage board member Donna Bradby. She asked whether he would talk with board leaders about becoming the interim executive director.
So he did.
Last month, he accepted Triad Stage’s offer via Zoom — while recovering from COVID-19 during a visit to Dubai.
When Sommers ran CTG and worked hard to raise money, he admits, he felt resentment toward Triad Stage.
“I felt that they lived beyond their means,” he said. “It always had to be the best seats and the best costumes and the best this and the best that. There was always another mini-capital campaign to pay for all that...”
“You always live beneath your means so you always have the ability to pay for everything,” he said.
“I liked their work just fine, and it was a beautiful facility,” Sommers added. “But that part of it always rubbed me wrong.”
Those past feelings won’t hurt his performance at Triad Stage, he said.
“They are at a place now where they are going to be rehiring and restructuring,” he said. “I’m really hoping I can help them bring on enough staff to be successful and do what needs to be done, but that it’s not an excessive staff and doesn’t put an extra burden financially on the organization.”
Triad Stage knows about Sommers’ past feelings about Triad Stage, Saint said.
“For us, the past is the past,” Saint said. “We are focused on the future.”
“He has a lot of incredible qualities that I think will be useful and vital to the success of Triad Stage during this interim period,” Saint said.
“The fact that he accepted the position,” Saint said, “shows that an arts leader who maybe had criticisms of Triad Stage in the past now sees that we are reemerging as the Triad Stage we say we want to be, and the Triad Stage that we are now.” | https://greensboro.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/retired-greensboro-theater-leader-to-temporarily-manage-triad-stage/article_f2dcb61a-0f7f-11ed-9a5a-b7591680393a.html | 2022-08-03 06:23:17 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/retired-greensboro-theater-leader-to-temporarily-manage-triad-stage/article_f2dcb61a-0f7f-11ed-9a5a-b7591680393a.html |
Red Sox vs. Mets Probable Starting Pitchers Today - July 23
The Boston Red Sox (52-47) match up against the New York Mets (46-52) after Triston Casas homered twice in an 8-6 victory over the Mets. The game starts at 7:10 PM ET on Sunday.
This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Red Sox will send Brennan Bernardino (1-0) to the mound, while Carlos Carrasco (3-3) will get the nod for the Mets.
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- Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Venue: Fenway Park
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- Probable Pitchers: Bernardino - BOS (1-0, 2.48 ERA) vs Carrasco - NYM (3-3, 5.35 ERA)
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Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Brennan Bernardino
- Bernardino (1-0) will take the mound for the Red Sox, his fourth start of the season.
- The left-hander's last appearance came in relief on Saturday when he threw one inning out of the bullpen against the New York Mets, giving up one earned run while allowing two hits.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 2.48 and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .220 in 28 games this season.
Brennan Bernardino vs. Mets
- The Mets have scored 437 runs this season, which ranks 18th in MLB. They have 768 hits, 24th in baseball, with 123 home runs (10th in the league).
- The left-hander has faced the Mets one time this season, allowing them to go 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in one inning.
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Mets Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Carlos Carrasco
- The Mets are sending Carrasco (3-3) out to make his 14th start of the season. He is 3-3 with a 5.35 ERA and 48 strikeouts over 65 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander's last appearance was on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 36-year-old has a 5.35 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings during 13 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .259 to opposing hitters.
- Carrasco heads into this matchup with three quality starts under his belt this season.
- Carrasco is trying to pick up his eighth start of five or more innings this season in this outing.
- In one of his 13 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
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NEW YORK, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation Heat Ukraine, a non-profit venture between Earle I. Mack, Former Ambassador to Finland and Founder of the Earle I. Mack Foundation, and George E. Pataki, Former Governor of the State of New York and Founder of the George E. Pataki Leadership Center, today announced a fourth humanitarian mission to Ukraine.
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, Mack and Pataki visited in March 2020 and saw firsthand the desperation and need for basic resources. Following several discussions with high-ranking government officials and local leaders in Ukraine, they launched Operation Heat Ukraine, a nonprofit initiative focused on helping those suffering due to ongoing Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.
"As we reach the one-year mark of the war in Ukraine, it has never been more important to bring awareness to the struggles of innocent civilians," said Ambassador Mack. "We hope that, through our support, some of the basic needs of Ukrainian civilians will be met and urge anyone who can help to get involved."
On this mission, Ambassador Mack will be delivering more than 220 heaters and generators to Western Ukraine. Through Operation Heat Ukraine, Ambassador Mack and Governor Pataki have donated and delivered close to one thousand industrial and residential heaters benefiting over one million Ukrainian civilians.
"Ambassador Mack has always been one to lend a hand to those in need," said Governor Pataki. "At the onset of war in Ukraine, he immediately felt called to devote his time and effort to helping the people of Ukraine who are facing unimaginable hardships. I am proud to call him a friend and thank him for his dedication to this important mission."
As an American philanthropist, patron of the arts, Ambassador, and real estate executive, Mack has a long history of leveraging his connections to help the world around him from the arts and culture to public policy, education, and medical research. He has served with distinction as an army infantry officer. With Operation Heat Ukraine, Mack formed a network of individuals, foundations, and corporations to raise awareness and encourage others to support Ukraine's civilians. He has made it his mission to make an impact, personally traveling to Ukraine and deploying millions of dollars' worth of heaters and generators for homes, hospitals, schools and refugee centers.
Senator Kristen Gillibrand commented: "As the war in Ukraine enters its second year, it has exacerbated what was already the most significant global humanitarian crisis since World War II. Much has been done, but more work remains, which is why initiatives like Ambassador Mack's have never been more important. I commend him for bringing together individuals from organizations, local governments, the private sector, and beyond to rally around the people of Ukraine."
"Ambassador Mack's dedication to the people of Ukraine has provided a glimmer of hope to those who have lost so much," said Cardinal Dolan. "Initiatives like Operation Heat Ukraine bring together people from all different walks of life for the greater good and I commend him for his extraordinary humanitarian efforts."
"I commend my friend, Ambassador Earle Mack, philanthropist and humanitarian, who throughout his public life has always responded to people in need," said Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Founder of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation. "Joined by distinguished Governor George Pataki, in March 2022, Ambassador Mack initiated humanitarian aid that delivered medicine, food, clothing, and most recently heating units to the Ukrainian people."
For more information and to support this important cause, visit www.heatukraine.org.
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80 dealers recognized based on sales reviews from car shoppers on Edmunds, with 11 of those earning the prestigious Edmunds Five Star Premier designation
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Edmunds, an online car shopping resource that generates more than 20 million visits every month, today announced the winners of the 2023 Edmunds Five Star Dealer Awards. This year's awards honor 80 dealers nationwide for outstanding customer satisfaction ratings, with 11 of those dealers earning the prestigious Edmunds Five Star Premier Dealer designation.
"Dealerships across the country continued to navigate inventory shortages in 2022 amid other market hurdles, including fluctuations in used car values and major shifts in consumer shopping behavior. This year's Five Star Dealer recipients demonstrated incredible tenacity in the face of these challenges while setting the highest standards of service with their customers," said Seth Berkowitz, president of Edmunds. "As the market continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, we're grateful to partner with dealerships that prioritize delivering an exceptional car shopping experience and earn the deepest trust and respect of their customers."
To qualify for a Five Star Dealer Award, dealers must be actively participating in the Edmunds Dealer Partner program, receive at least 30 sales reviews in 2022 and earn an average customer sales review rating of at least 4.5 stars on Edmunds during the 2022 calendar year. To qualify for a Five Star Premier Award, dealers must meet all the requirements of a Five Star Dealer Award and also receive at least 150 sales reviews on Edmunds in 2022.
To find the full list of 2023 winners, visit the Edmunds Industry Center at https://www.edmunds.com/industry/five-star-dealers.html. Edmunds Five Star Dealerships are organized by state, making it easy to identify local winners. Car shoppers can look up the reviews and ratings for any dealer in their area on the Find a Dealer page on Edmunds. Winning dealerships are distinguished by the Five Star Dealer badge on Edmunds and are also presented with a physical trophy to celebrate their achievement.
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Not since Pelé in 1958 had someone as young as Gavi scored a goal at the World Cup.
The 18-year-old midfielder led the way Wednesday as Spain pulled off the biggest World Cup victory in its history, routing Costa Rica 7-0.
“I could never have imagined it,” said Gavi, who was named the game’s most valuable player. “I know I’m the youngest in the team and I respect everyone, but on the field it’s different and I bring out my best.”
Pelé scored two goals in the 1958 final, when Brazil won its first World Cup by beating Sweden 5-2.
“I’m proud to be in that podium,” he said. “Not even in my dreams I had imagined this.”
Gavi only managed to score one goal on Wednesday, but his teammates added plenty of others.
Not long after Japan surprised Germany 2-1 in the other Group E match, Spain’s young squad avoided any chance of an upset with Dani Olmo, Marco Asensio and Ferran Torres scoring a goal each in the first half. Torres, Gavi, Carlos Soler and Álvaro Morata added to the lead in the second half.
In addition to Gavi’s mark, Olmo’s goal was the 100th at World Cups for “La Roja,” which became the sixth nation to score more than 100 times in the tournament.
It was the first time Spain scored seven goals in a World Cup match, and the first time a team completed 1,000 passes in a 90-minute game at the tournament.
“Our only goal is to control the game continuously, and to do that you need to have the ball,” Spain coach Luis Enrique said.
With Gavi and 19-year-old Pedri starting, Spain also became the first European nation with two teenagers in the starting lineup of a World Cup match in 60 years, according to statistics platform Opta.
Gavi and Pedri were among the many youngsters picked by Luis Enrique in a revamped squad in Qatar — the third-youngest team among the 32 nations, after the United States and Ghana.
The young duo helped Spain control the pace of the match from the start at Al Thumama Stadium. The 22-year-old Torres, who is dating the daughter of coach Luis Enrique, scored his first World Cup goal from the penalty spot in the 31st minute. The others came during the run of play.
“When things go your way like this, soccer becomes wonderful,” Luis Enrique said. “We played exceptionally well with and without the ball.”
Costa Rica looked overwhelmed throughout the game in its third straight World Cup campaign, failing to even get a single attempt on goal. The team came to Qatar hoping to repeat its surprise run to the quarterfinals in 2014 in Brazil, and avoid a repeat of its winless showing four years ago in Russia.
“We didn’t hold on to the possession as we should have done it,” Costa Rica coach Luis Fernando Suárez said. “We couldn’t complete three or four passes.”
Spanish players made it look easy with the ball on their feet, finishing the match with 72% of possession.
Spain, which didn’t get past the round of 16 in Russia, is trying to break through with a major title after making it to the final of the Nations League and the semifinals of last year’s European Championship. This year the team also qualified for the Final Four of the Nations League for a second straight time. Spain’s last major triumph came at Euro 2012, two years after it won its lone World Cup title in South Africa.
Only five countries have scored more goals than Spain at the World Cup — Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Italy and France.
Spain next faces four-time World Cup champion Germany on Sunday in one of the most anticipated matches of the World Cup.
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‘My face, my eyes’: Bus driver says parent threw bleach at her while picking up students
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WSOC) - A North Carolina school bus driver is recovering after having bleach thrown on her by a parent.
The 72-year-old bus driver is back behind the wheel but is concerned about her safety.
She said it was a frightening attack that happened last week on bus 1701.
“The woman just ran up to the bus in her robe when the last kid was getting on the bus, and that’s when she threw Clorox,” the driver said, who wants to remain anonymous due to safety concerns.
The incident happened when the bus driver was picking up students on her morning route. Police said 30-year-old Regina Fields was the woman who threw the bleach.
“It [bleach] went all over my face, my clothes, and the bus,” the driver said.
She has returned to work but suffered minor burns and continues to recover physically.
“My face, my eyes,” the driver said. “I have constant drops in my eyes, the burning.”
The randomness of such an attack has her looking over her shoulder.
“I am concerned for my safety; I truly am,” the driver said. “But I have to work. I have no one to take care of me.”
The 72-year-old said she has been a school bus driver for about two years at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. She said she has fallen in love with it and the kids she transports.
But the bleach incident has them all scarred and terrified.
“The kids are walking, a lot of them are walking in the morning and a lot of them are walking in the afternoon,” the driver said.
Officials with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said other incidents have also happened in the last few months.
“We have seen an uptick in parents approaching drivers. In most cases, it’s regarding another student,” said CMS Transportation Executive Director Adam Johnson.
Authorities said Fields has been charged with voluntary assault on a school employee for the bleach incident, but a motive for the attack was not immediately clear.
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Former President Donald Trump returns to Iowa Monday for the first time since announcing his next run for the Republican presidential nomination. What could his visit mean for his chances in 2024?
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man with an axe attacked random diners at three neighboring Chinese restaurants in New Zealand, wounding four people, police and witnesses said.
Police said the man began the attack at about 9 p.m. Monday in the north Auckland suburb of Albany.
Police arrested a 24-year-old suspect at the scene and charged him with wounding, with the intention of causing grievous bodily harm. The man, a Chinese national, made a brief court appearance Tuesday. Police did not immediately offer a motive for the attack but said they had no evidence it was racially motivated.
Auckland City Hospital said Tuesday one patient from the attack remained there in stable condition. North Shore Hospital said it had one patient with moderate injuries and a second with minor injuries, both of whom were in stable condition, and had earlier discharged a third patient.
A diner told the New Zealand Herald newspaper he was eating dinner with a friend when the man walked in and started attacking his friend, who was seriously injured.
“I was in shock. When I realized what was happening, he tried to target me,” the man, who asked not to be named, told the Herald. “I blocked his axe with my hand. He was also trying to target my head, so I blocked the axe with my hand.”
The diner said the man with the axe chased them out of the restaurant and then turned around and walked into another restaurant.
The Herald posted an image of what appeared to be a wood-splitter-style axe lying on the sidewalk.
Surveillance footage posted by the news website Stuff showed people fleeing from one of the restaurants, including one person who ran out backward holding a chair as a barricade followed closely by another person holding a weapon.
Police said they expect to file more charges against the man, who they believe acted alone. Police increased their presence in the area around the restaurants Tuesday.
“We acknowledge how frightening this incident was for those involved, and for the wider community, and we are ensuring there is support in place for both the victims and their friends and family,” Inspector Stefan Sagar said in a statement.
During his court appearance, the defendant was helped by a Chinese-language interpreter. He was not required to enter a plea. He was granted temporary name suppression, a common outcome in New Zealand’s legal system.
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Wayland has finalized a communitywide strategy to fight climate change locally and better protect the town from its impacts.
The Select Board recently approved a Climate Action Mobilization Plan outlining ways Wayland can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from town buildings, residences, and local businesses by at least 50 percent by 2030.
The actions range from encouraging residents to install energy-efficient heat pumps to heat and cool their homes, to having the town develop a program to help residents purchase more green power. The plan also ensures all new or substantial renovation municipal building projects meet high energy-efficiency standards.
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The plan was developed by a committee appointed in response to a climate emergency resolution adopted overwhelmingly at the 2021 Annual Town Meeting.
“We understand the challenging task ahead of us,” said Acting Town Manager Stephen Crane, “but we are committed to providing the resources and leadership necessary to make this happen. It’s the right thing to do for the planet and the taxpayer.”
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5 children killed in fiery crash may have been panhandling, police say
SCARSDALE, N.Y. (WFSB/Gray News) - Connecticut children killed in a New York crash may have been spotted panhandling beforehand, investigators revealed.
Last month’s crash was described as one of the worst in Westchester County’s history.
Five children, ages 8 to 17 years old, died in the fiery wreck on the Hutchinson River Parkway.
According to investigators, six children had been traveling in a rental vehicle with no adult supervision when the driver ran off the road, hit a tree, and the vehicle caught fire.
It happened just after midnight as the children were returning to Connecticut from a trip to New Jersey.
Five of them died, including sisters Zahnyiah and Shawnelll Cross, their half-brothers, A.J. and Andrew Billips, and the unlicensed driver, 16-year-old Malik Smith Jr.
The Billips and Cross children lived in Derby at the time of the crash, but they were not enrolled in school.
As the investigation continues into what exactly led up to that incident, new details recently emerged.
The group of children was likely panhandling at a New Jersey Shopping Center just before the accident, investigators said.
They said they obtained surveillance footage that showed the children hours before the crash interacting with people in a way that suggested they were panhandling.
In a August 2022 incident in Milford, police were called to a parking lot on Boston Post Road for a report of children asking people for money and food.
One of the children was A.J. Billips, who died in the crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway. police said.
The incident report said A.J. initially gave police a fake name and birthdate and was “extremely guarded and not willing to offer up much information.” The report also said “the younger children were his siblings. [They] appeared nervous.”
The children claimed to be raising money for a youth basketball team; however, no record of the team they were soliciting was found.
The Connecticut Department of Children and Families was called, and officials worked to facilitate their safe return home.
Seven months later, the agency said it was again looking at the family due to the circumstances that led up to last month’s deadly crash.
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President Biden and top congressional leaders will meet Tuesday at the White House to continue talks on raising the nation's debt limit, but no major breakthrough is expected at the meeting, with sources on both on Capitol Hill and the White House signaling the negotiations haven't made major progress.
Although the president has struck an optimistic tone about finding a deal, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has been publicly critical of the White House's approach to the talks in recent days, warning there is little time to reach a deal and describing what he sees as little movement.
The president is slated to depart for the G7 summit in Japan on Wednesday and the speaker suggested on Tuesday he should reconsider that plan.
"Look, the president of the United States, he can make that decision one way or another. But all I know is we got 16 more days to go. I don't think I'd spend eight days somewhere out of the country. I think the country wants an American president focused on solving American problems," McCarthy told reporters.
A source familiar with the discussions, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe private negotiations, said there were potential areas of common ground between the two sides, including clawing back some unspent COVID aid money (roughly $60 billion), and permitting reform to speed up approval for new energy projects. But the two sides were still far apart on spending caps for federal programs for some length of time (the White House is pushing for a two-year timeframe, but House Republicans want one that lasts 10 years) and new work requirements for adults without dependents who receive support from safety net programs like food stamps. They also remain divided on "revenue raisers" like closing loopholes in the tax code, the source said.
The source described staff conversations as very productive, noting that they met over the weekend and through Monday. Staff meetings would continue when Biden travels to Asia, the source said.
McCarthy told reporters on Monday "there's no progress" and "we have no agreements on anything." He was skeptical the group could hammer out a deal by the weekend. McCarthy suggested that was the timeframe needed for an outline of a bill so that aides would have enough time to draft legislation, have both chambers vote on it, and get it to the president's desk before the "X-date" — the date that the Treasury Department believes the country will run out of money to pay its bills.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent top leaders a letter late Monday reiterating that the U.S. would hit the debt ceiling by early June, as early as June 1.
For weeks the White House insisted the administration would not negotiate unless Republicans agreed to first pass a clean bill to increase the debt limit without any conditions. But the president signaled he was open to some of these ideas, which were included in the bill that the House approved last month, including using savings from unspent COVID funds. He noted that he voted for the "tougher aid programs" that are in the law now, but he thought any new work requirement rules should be different for Medicaid, but was waiting to see the details of what Republicans were proposing.
Progressive Democrats on Capitol Hill rejected changing any of the current rules for food stamps and raised alarm bells that this was part of the negotiations. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., released a statement Monday evening saying: "I didn't come here to take food away from hungry kids, and that's exactly what this proposal would do; a proposal that would make Scrooge blush."
On Tuesday morning, McCarthy pushed back at the notion that the president would not agree to work requirements for Medicaid, saying the issue is a red line for him. He also argued there was bipartisan support for these kinds of rules for all government programs, not just some, and as a senator, Biden voted for similar rules. "Are the Democrats become so progressive, so far to the left, they're changing their policies now and they want to put the country in default?" McCarthy asked.
Democratic aides say they have pressed for tax increases as part of any spending cap deal. But last week Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., called revenues a "red line" for McCarthy.
Over the weekend, the president sounded more upbeat about how the talks were going, telling reporters, "It's never good to characterize a negotiation in the middle of the negotiations. I remain optimistic because I am a congenital optimist. But I really think there is a desire on their part as well as ours to reach an agreement. And I think we'll be able to do it."
Neil Bradley, executive vice president and chief policy officer for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who is urging lawmakers in both parties to reach a deal, said on C-SPAN Monday that "there's a real risk for miscalculation" for lawmakers to not leave enough time to finalize a deal and approve it before the early June deadline for avoiding a default.
NPR's Barbara Sprunt contributed to this report
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DENVER (AP) — As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat. Gallegos, like many in the nation’s poorest neighborhoods, doesn’t have air conditioning.
The 68-year-old covers his windows with mattress foam to insulate against the heat and sleeps in the concrete basement. He knows high temperatures can cause heat stroke and death, and his lung condition makes him more susceptible. But the retired brick layer, who survives on about $1,000 a month largely from Social Security, says air conditioning is out of reach.
“Take me about 12 years to save up for something like that,” he said. “If it’s hard to breathe, I’ll get down to emergency.”
As climate change fans hotter and longer heat waves, breaking record temperatures across the U.S. and leaving dozens dead, the poorest Americans suffer the hottest days with the fewest defenses. Air conditioning, once a luxury, is now a matter of survival.
As Phoenix weathered its 27th consecutive day above 110 degrees (43 Celsius) Wednesday, the nine who died indoors didn’t have functioning air conditioning, or it was turned off. Last year, all 86 heat-related deaths indoors were in uncooled environments.
“To explain it fairly simply: Heat kills,” said Kristie Ebi, a University of Washington professor who researches heat and health. “Once the heat wave starts, mortality starts in about 24 hours.”
It’s the poorest and people of color, from Kansas City to Detroit to New York City and beyond, who are far more likely to face grueling heat without air conditioning, according to a Boston University analysis of 115 U.S. metros.
“The temperature differences … between lower-income neighborhoods, neighborhoods of color and their wealthier, whiter counterparts have pretty severe consequences,” said Cate Mingoya-LaFortune of Groundwork USA, an environmental justice organization. “There are these really big consequences like death. … But there’s also ambient misery.”
Some have window units that can offer respite, but “in the dead of heat, it don’t do nothing,” said Melody Clark, who stopped Friday to get food at a nonprofit in Kansas City, Kansas, as temperatures soared to 101, and high humidity made it feel like 109. When the central air conditioning at her rental house went on the fritz, her landlord installed a window unit. But it doesn’t do much during the day.
So the 45-year-old wets her hair, cooks outside on a propane grill and keeps the lights off indoors. She’s taken the bus to the library to cool off. At night she flips the box unit on, hauling her bed into the room where it’s located to sleep.
As far as her two teenagers, she said: “They aren’t little bitty. We aren’t dying in the heat. … They don’t complain.”
While billions in federal funding have been allocated to subsidize utility costs and the installation of cooling systems, experts say they often only support a fraction of the most vulnerable families and some still require prohibitive upfront costs. Installing a centralized heat pump system for heating and cooling can easily reach $25,000.
President Joe Biden announced steps on Thursday to defend against extreme heat, highlighting the expansion of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which funnels money through states to help poorer households pay utility bills.
While the program is critical, said Michelle Graff, who studies the subsidy at Cleveland State University, only about 16% of the nation’s eligible population is actually reached. Nearly half of states don’t offer the federal dollars for summer cooling.
“So people are engaging in coping mechanisms, like they’re turning on their air conditioners later and leaving their homes hotter,” Graff said.
While frigid temperatures and high heating bills birthed the term “heat or eat,” she said, “we can now transition to AC or eat, where people are going to have to make difficult decisions.”
As temperatures rise, so does the cost of cooling. And temperatures are already hotter in America’s low-income neighborhoods like Gallegos’ Denver suburb of Globeville, where people live along stretches of asphalt and concrete that hold heat like a cast-iron skillet. Surface temperatures there can be roughly 8 degrees hotter than in Denver’s wealthier neighborhoods, where a sea of vegetation cools the area, according to the environmental advocacy group American Forests.
This disparity plays out nationwide. Researchers at the University of San Diego analyzed 1,056 counties and in over 70%, the poorest areas and those with higher Black, Hispanic and Asian populations were significantly hotter.
About one in 10 U.S. households have no air conditioning, a disparity compounded for marginalized groups, according to a study by the Brookings Institution. Less than 4% of Detroit’s white households don’t have air conditioning; it’s 15% for Black households.
At noon on Friday, Katrice Sullivan sat on the porch of her rented house on Detroit’s westside. It was hot and muggy, but even steamier inside the house. Even if she had air conditioning, Sullivan said she’d choose her moments to run it to keep her electricity bill down.
The 37-year-old factory worker pours water on her head, freezes towels to put around her neck, and sits in her car with the air conditioner on. “Some people here spend every dollar for food, so air conditioning is something they can’t afford,” she said.
Shannon Lewis, 38, lived in her Detroit home for nearly 20 years without air conditioning. Lewis’s bedroom was the only place with a window unit, so she’d squeeze her teenager, 8-year-old and 3-year-old-twins into her queen-size bed to sleep, eat meals and watch television.
“So it was like cool in one room and a heat stroke in another,” Lewis said. For the first time, Lewis now has air conditioning through a local non-profit, she said. “We don’t have to sleep or eat in the same room, we are able to come out, sit at the dining room table, eat like a family.”
After at least 54 died during a 2021 heat wave, mostly elderly people without air conditioning, in the Portland area, Oregon passed a law prohibiting landlords from placing blanket bans on air conditioning units. By and large, however, states don’t have laws requiring landlords to provide cooling.
In the federal Inflation Reduction Act, billions were set aside for tax credits and rebates to help families install energy-efficient cooling systems, but some of those are yet to be available. For people like Gallegos, who doesn’t pay taxes, the available credits are worthless.
The law also offers rebates, the kind of state and federal point-of-sale discounts that Amanda Morian has looked into for her 640-square-foot home.
Morian, who has a 13-week-old baby susceptible to hot weather, is desperate to keep her house in Denver’s Globeville suburb cool. She bought thermal curtains, ceiling fans and runs a window unit. At night she tries to do skin-to-skin touch to regulate the baby’s body temperature. When the back door opens in the afternoon, she said, the indoor temperature jumps a degree.
“All of those are just to take the edge off, it’s not enough to actually make it cool. It’s enough to keep us from dying,” she said.
She got estimates from four different companies for installing a cooling system, but every project was between $20,000 and $25,000, she said. Even with subsidies she can’t afford it.
“I’m finding that you have to afford the project in the first place and then it’s like having a bonus coupon to take $5,000 off of the sticker price,” she said.
Lucy Molina, a single mom in Commerce City, one of Denver’s poorest areas, said her home has reached 107 degrees without air conditioning. Nearby, Molina’s two teenage children slurped popsicles to cool off, lingering in front of the open freezer.
For Molina, who bustled around her kitchen on a recent day when temperatures reached 99 degrees outdoors, it’s hard to see any path to a cooling respite.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee rookie Malik Willis appears closer to making his third start this season with the Titans signing Joshua Dobbs off the Detroit practice squad Wednesday.
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Veteran Ryan Tannehill proved his toughness taping up his sprained right ankle yet again after being carted to the locker room last week.
Tannehill returned and finished the game, running for a touchdown that tied it up with 48 seconds left before a 17-14 road loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Titans (7-7) hold a one-game lead atop the AFC South that has dwindled from four. They host the Houston Texans (1-12-1) on Saturday.
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Tannehill was listed among nine who did not practice Tuesday in an walkthrough on an injury report with 18 players. Left tackle Dennis Daley was the only one of the five starting offensive linemen not on the report with an injury.
If Willis starts, it would be his second against the same team. He started Oct. 30 in a 17-10 win against Houston where the Titans ran the ball and the third-round draft pick out of Liberty threw only one pass in the second half. That was because Tannehill first sprained his right ankle in a win Oct. 23 against Indianapolis.
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Ocean City, NJ Puppy Sickened After Eating Discarded Pot
Here is a cautionary story for dog owners in New Jersey's age of legalized marijuana.
An Ocean City family's dog got very sick after eating marijuana she found while out on her walk.
The family's puppy became ill Sunday with concerning side effects. According to Dawn Ashenfelter Argento, her puppy Elsa became "very lethargic, was sleeping for hours, couldn’t stand, and would just collapse when she tried to stand."
The family took the dog to the veterinarian who diagnosed her with THC toxicity, due to ingesting marijuana.
The puppy somehow ate some pot she came across during her walk, but no one knows for sure what it was. She is a 12-month-old dog and is quick to pick everything up off the ground, according to her owner.
Dawn says the vet decided to keep Elsa for observation They did a blood test, and a urine test, and had her stay overnight with an IV to keep her hydrated. And her report is written up as “THC Marijuana Toxicity”.
Dawn says there seemed to be little doubt that Elsa "was completely stoned! Her heart rate was very low and she was out of it!"
The veterinarian said this problem is becoming more and more common since the legalization of marijuana in New Jersey. The smallest amount in a dog's bloodstream can be fatal.
Dawn's suggestion for dog owners after her experience with Elsa is to be extremely careful.
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NEW YORK, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, marks its 75th anniversary, commemorating the day in 1947 when analyst societies of Boston, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia joined forces to realize their shared commitment to bringing higher standards to the investment profession.
On 11 June 1947, the National Federation of Financial Analysts Societies—the forerunner to CFA Institute—was formed, starting the development of an early investment profession that placed education, ethics, and professionalism at its core. In 1963, investment analysis became a credentialed profession, when 284 candidates sat for the inaugural CFA Program exam.
Margaret Franklin, CFA, President and CEO, CFA Institute comments:
"The founders of CFA Institute recognized and promoted the principle that the practice of investment management carries a responsibility that demands the highest standards of care among those privileged to make it their career. Investment analysis wasn't a profession back in 1947, but our founding societies made it one. In 1963, we introduced the inaugural CFA exam, which has grown into the CFA Program so familiar to hundreds of thousands of aspiring and practicing investment professionals today.
"Our mission to lead the investment profession hasn't changed over these first 75 years, but our organization has never stood still. Our CFA Program and complementary curriculums adapt to ensure their continued place as the leading and most relevant credentials for investment professionals, no matter the era. Our Codes and Standards continue to bring leadership to often complex and urgent ethical challenges. Our original research enables us to contribute thoughtfully to issues of market integrity, advocating for policies that serve investor protection and expand the professionalism of the investment industry. I'm immensely honored to be at the helm of this organization as we mark our 75th anniversary."
Mark Lazberger, CFA, Chair, Board of Governors, CFA Institute comments:
"The world needs communities of deep experts with the skills, confidence, and agility to grabble with the uncertainties that investors face. CFA Institute is rigorous in looking beyond what we do for our constituents today to anticipate what they will need tomorrow in their pursuit of knowledge for whatever role they hold or aspire to hold within the investment industry. Our ultimate purpose remains to promote the highest standards of ethics, education, and professional excellence for the ultimate benefit of society."
Brent Bell, CFA, FRM, Chair of CFA Society Boston comments:
"Originally founded as the Boston Security Analyst Society, our membership has transformed along with our industry. Through the professionalism of our members and staff, CFA Society Boston has been a proud partner of CFA Institute for 75 years. We embrace the mantle of leadership ascribed to a founding society, with our members exhibiting integrity and promoting the highest ethical standards to build and secure trust each day in our community."
Christopher T. Vincent, CFA, President & Chief Executive Officer, CFA Society Chicago
"CFA Society Chicago salutes CFA Institute on its 75th anniversary. We are very proud of our heritage as a founding Society and greatly admire the foresight of our predecessors to collaborate and form a national organization. Our profession has evolved in ways few could have imagined, as innovations continually advance the possibilities for clients. We take great pride in our profession, in the CFA credential, and the codes and standards that CFA Institute has brought to the industry. We believe firmly that innovation will continue to advance investor outcomes. And we are inspired by the leadership and stewardship of CFA Institute and its global standards of professional excellence."
Thomas Brigandi, CFA, Board Chair, CFA Society New York comments:
"As one of the founding CFA Institute Societies, it's an honor to continue to play our part in the CFA Institute mission that remains so relevant. The CFA Charter means something today because our predecessors never lost sight of its purpose, and that purpose is just as important as we look towards tomorrow."
Sean Heberling, CFA, President, CFA Society of Philadelphia comments:
"Founded four years prior to CFA Institute, the mission of the CFA Society of Philadelphia evolved from one of 'just leading' to one where 'we aspire to be a diverse Society that advances the region's investment community by serving our members and the broader community and by promoting professional excellence, ethics, and education'. I am proud to serve alongside a group of dedicated professionals who consistently prioritize our members, our members' clients, and the resources necessary to advance the investing community as our profession continues to evolve."
CFA Society Singapore became the first society outside of North America upon its founding in 1987. Simon Ng, CFA, President, CFA Society of Singapore comments:
"Congratulations to CFA Institute as it celebrates 75 years of bringing higher standards to the investment profession. This year also marks a significant milestone for CFA Society Singapore, as we celebrate our 35th anniversary and remember with gratitude the encouragement we received from GIC and Monetary Authority of Singapore in launching our Society—the first outside of North America. Today, we continue to strive to identify and meet the life-long career development needs of our more than 4,000 CFA Society Singapore members and are proud to celebrate these anniversary milestones together with CFA Institute."
For more about CFA Institute and its global community of investment professionals, visit CFA Institute Members. For more about the CFA Program and full suite of certifications, visit: CFA Institute Programs.
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About CFA Institute
CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The organization is a champion of ethical behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. Our aim is to create an environment where investors' interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow. There are more than 180,000 CFA® charterholders worldwide in more than 160 markets. CFA Institute has nine offices worldwide and there are 160 local societies. For more information, visit www.cfainstitute.org or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter at @CFAInstitute.
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Toyota, Toyota Tsusho America and Huntsville Utilities announce 168-acre solar project
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 70 percent of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama's power will soon be generated by the sun. Today, Huntsville Utilities, Toyota Alabama and Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (TAI) announced a power purchase agreement (PPA) to support a 168-acre, $49 million solar project.
The 30-megawatt solar-generated system will be located in the North Huntsville Industrial Park, surrounding the Toyota engine plant. It is expected to generate 62,000 megawatt hours annually - reducing approximately 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. That's enough solar energy to power more than 5,600 U.S. homes. This project is another step towards accomplishing the automaker's goal of achieving carbon neutrality in its operations by 2035.
"Toyota is taking a transparent, science-based approach to address climate change," said Jason Puckett, president of Toyota Alabama. "By relying on the sun to power our operations, we will reduce our carbon footprint and create a model of environmental stewardship in North Alabama."
TAI's Energy Infrastructure Solutions team led the project's development and will manage the construction, scheduled to begin this spring. As the owner of the solar facility, they will be responsible for long-term operations.
"Finding smart, creative solutions to climate change is an urgent and global focus for our company," said Naoyuki Hata, TAI president and CEO. "Using our know-how to bring projects like this to life aligns with our goal of creating positive impacts in local communities, while also helping create pathways to a sustainable future globally."
Putting Solar on the Grid
The PPA with Huntsville Utilities marks a new era of clean energy production for the municipal utility company. Through its long-term agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), this facility will be the largest flexibility project in the region, pioneering a shift in TVA's relationship with local power companies across the Tennessee River Valley.
"Huntsville Utilities is constantly looking for opportunities to innovate and enhance the nature in which we serve our community," said Wes Kelley, president of Huntsville Utilities. "Due to our collaboration with Toyota, TAI and TVA, we are helping shape the future for communities and companies in the region and beyond. We are both proud and thankful to be a part of this project with Toyota."
The solar facility is scheduled to begin generating solar energy in summer of 2024.
Since Toyota Alabama started production in 2003, the plant has expanded six times and represents a $1.5 billion investment. In 2022, Toyota Alabama's 1,900 employees assembled more than 665,000 engines and hybrid engines. The plant supplies engines for popular Toyota vehicles such as the Tundra, Corolla Cross and Sienna.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 65 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 39,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of more than 33 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 10th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 22 electrified options.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual education hub at http://www.TourToyota.com with an immersive experience and chance to virtually visit many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more. For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
About Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.
For more than 60 years in the U.S., Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. ("TAI"), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, has been creating value through its creative, can-do approach to solving business and societal challenges. Leaders in exporting and importing, supply chain management, new manufacturing, intermediate goods processing, and logistics in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, TAI's North American team of more than 7,000 are proven experts in making it happen. Learn more by visiting www.taimerica.com.
About Huntsville Utilities
Huntsville Utilities is a not-for-profit, public utility owned by the City of Huntsville, Alabama, serving the residents of Huntsville and Madison County. The utility currently has approximately 210,000 electric, 105,000 water, and 61,000 natural gas customers. Our mission is to strengthen trust in Huntsville Utilities, our vision is to deliver excellent customer experiences, and our values are to do what's right, build community, and get better every day.
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Mega Millions Tuesday jackpot surpasses estimated $565M
(AP) - The holiday shopping season — for Mega Millions lottery ticket buyers, at least — is ramping up as officials say the estimated jackpot for Tuesday night’s drawing has surpassed half a billion dollars.
As of late Monday, lottery officials estimate Tuesday’s prize at $565 million — or more than $293 million if delivered in cash — after there were no lucky winners holding a ticket that matched all six numbers in the last drawing held on Friday.
Tuesday’s drawing will be held at 11 p.m. EST.
Tickets sold in California and Florida for an Oct. 14 drawing shared the last Mega Millions jackpot of $502 million. The lottery’s top prize has been building anew over 20 drawings held since then.
Lottery officials say there have been 11 winning jackpots of $500 million or more since Mega Millions began in 2002. The record Mega Millions jackpot is more than $1.5 billion, won in 2018, and a jackpot surpassing $1.3 billion was won in Illinois in July.
The largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won was $2.04 billion in November. The winner bought the lucky Powerball ticket in Southern California.
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SEATTLE (AP) _ Marchex Inc. (MCHX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $1.5 million in its second quarter.
The Seattle-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to 1 cent per share.
The advertising and marketing company posted revenue of $13.5 million in the period.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Most contractors told them they would tear it down. A two-story five-bedroom Victorian built around 1900, it was abandoned and collapsing, with vines reaching its rafters. Elegant features were scavenged long ago. The house’s place in American history was at risk of disappearing.
An Atlanta couple bought the property nevertheless, hoping to fix it up and live there with their two children. Eventually they found partners who also recognized the importance of the house built by early civil rights activist Luther Judson Price.
Kysha and Johnathan Hehn’s renovation plans shifted to fast-forward when a neighbor connected them with “This Old House.” The PBS show chronicled their renovation in eight episodes to stream Sept. 29, weaving Black history in with its usual home improvement tips.
“An old house that has fallen into disrepair is our bread and butter,” the show’s host, Kevin O’Connor, said before a scene involving an antique door. “But Kysha and Jonathan continue to surprise me with their determination that anyone who walks through the house is aware of the legacy.”
Born enslaved by his plantation owner-father, Price was an early Clark College graduate who served as the federally appointed postmaster of South Atlanta, executive secretary of a Masonic order and superintendent of the South Atlanta Methodist Episcopal Church, while his wife, Minnie Wright Price, a graduate of Atlanta University, “shared each of these positions with her husband,” according to their obituaries in the Atlanta Daily World.
The Prices also led voter registration drives for African Americans and organized support for the Republican Party of their time, according to the Atlanta Public Schools, which has a middle school named in his honor.
In the house, the Hehns now plan to create a community space downstairs where people will be welcomed for meetings, to share food and stories and learn about a family that tried to point the South toward justice after the Civil War.
The Prices married in 1889 and built the home several years later along a two-block stretch of Gammon Avenue, flanked by the Gammon Theological Seminary and Price’s general store and post office. It was the hub of what was then called Brownsville, an upwardly mobile community that prospered even as Southern whites crushed federal efforts to help Black people rise from slavery’s political, social and economic legacy.
Then came a nightmare in September 1906, when a white mob that had killed at least 25 Black people in downtown Atlanta and ransacked the area, chasing rumors that Price had supplied his neighbors with weapons.
“Can you imagine seeing this mob of people coming toward you? Just imagine what your emotions would have been, with people coming to your house and neighborhood because of the color of your skin?” said Kysha Hehn, shuddering at the trauma they must have felt.
Price was narrowly rescued, staying at the county jail for his own safety until the violence ended. “A lot of white people in Atlanta who had contact with him went out of their way to protect him,” said his grandson, Farrow Allen.
The massacre prompted an exodus of Black people from Atlanta, and those who stayed were legally disenfranchised. While Luther and Minnie Price lived in the home until his death in 1936, their five children left Georgia, missing a chance at generational wealth through real estate. The home changed hands as the neighborhood declined, its assessed value falling below $7,000 before the Hehns bought it, tax records show.
“The most graceful way to move forward is to be gentle and honest with the past, with pieces of our history that we cannot change, while moving forward with the intention of creating a more peaceful and compassionate world for everyone,” Kysha Hehn said.
One small example: The Hehns urged the show’s producers to avoid saying “master bedroom,” given its connotations of slavery. O’Connor said they made the switch to “primary bedrooms” a while ago.
And while they’ll acknowledge the trauma, she said visitors should know “there were birthdays here. There were celebrations here. We lived in joy, even when that was not what was expected for us to do.”
“Everyone has been so kind and nice,” she added, describing how one couple came over and said “Hey, we have Luther Price’s mantlepiece, do you want it?” They had been keeping it in their basement nearby.
Another cherished discovery was the Ashanti symbol of “Sankofa” they saw in wrought-iron bars protecting a downstairs window.
“It’s a bird that’s facing forward, but its neck is craning backward and there’s an egg on its back and the bird is picking up the egg, symbolizing how she’s carrying the wisdom of the past and bringing it forward to the youth,” Kysha Hehn said. “To have this symbol of Sankofa all around where people gathered is just a dream for me.”
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BANGKOK (AP) — A custom wristwatch from Cambodian leader Hun Sen at the ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh, a foot-long dagger at the G-20 meetings in Bali, and cricket ice cream and Thai noodles with worm sauce at the APEC talks in Bangkok.
World leaders have a surfeit of swag and surprises awaiting them as they attend back-to-back-to-back summits in Asia starting this week.
Hun Sen raised eyebrows a few weeks ago when he announced that he would be having special-edition watches made for U.S. President Joe Biden and other leaders attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, which runs through the weekend. Many speculated the former mid-level Khmer Rouge commander would feature his own mug on the timepiece in the narcissistic vein of autocratic leaders in the past, like Iraq’s Saddam Hussein or Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.
But the final product, which Hun Sen said was designed and made in Cambodia, is a sleek silver timepiece with coppery-gold hands and a leather strap, with “ASEAN Cambodia 2022” imprinted on its face.
Hun Sen did not say what the gift was worth as he unveiled it this week on his Facebook page, but did say he’d be wearing it himself at all three summits — foregoing one of the rare, designer wristwatches in his collection whose $1 million-plus price tags have been a source of grumbling in impoverished Cambodia.
In addition to Biden, many other world leaders who will be receiving the Cambodian watch, including Australia’s Anthony Albanese, Canada’s Justin Trudeau and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, will travel from Phnom Penh next to the Indonesian island of Bali where there are some traditional trinkets in store for them at the Group of 20 summit.
G-20 organizers this year say the leaders, also expected to include China’s Xi Jinping, will be asked to wear colorful shirts made of the traditional Balinese woven fabric endek, similar to those that Indonesia gave out at the 2013 APEC meetings they hosted in which the country revived the on-again, off-again summit tradition of a group photo in what some have dubbed “silly shirts.”
The tradition was started in 1993 by then-President Bill Clinton, who gave out leather bomber jackets as a memento to leaders in attendance as a way to lighten the mood of the serious economic talks.
In Indonesia, all 120 member and non-member states’ representatives attending will also be given shawls made from another Balinese fabric known as gringsing, typically red, off-white and black woven in a geometric pattern.
Leaders will also receive a traditional kris dagger, a distinctive asymmetrical knife usually between 11 and 14 inches long with a wavy blade.
According to organizers, each dagger takes between one and six months to make, and while used as combat weapons in the past they are today typically worn at special ceremonies.
There were no “silly shirts” last year at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings, held virtually due to the pandemic, with host New Zealand instead providing merino wool scarves for the men and capes for the women.
It looks like Thailand doesn’t plan on reviving the shirts this year at the upcoming APEC summit in Bangkok. Instead, organizers say they will be giving leaders silk neckties and shawls, as well as handkerchiefs and face masks.
There is culinary excitement, however, as the country, renowned for its cuisine, brings in Thai food startups selected from a competition to highlight sustainability under a concept dubbed “plate to planet.”
Biden isn’t expected to be on hand for the APEC meetings, but Vice President Kamala Harris, Xi and others will be given the opportunity to try out dishes like carb-free ramen noodles made from egg white protein, milk-free ice cream with kale and passion fruit, low-sodium Thai noodles with a sauce made from sandworms, and ice cream made from the protein from crickets, government spokesman Anucha Buraphachaisri said.
Celebrity chef Chumpol Chaengprai is preparing the gala dinner to cap the event, under the concept of “sustainable Thai gastronomy.” Its menu has not yet been announced.
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LOS ANGELES – Twitter users were greeted early Saturday with an ultimatum from the social media app: Subscribe to the platform's new premium service or lose a popular account security feature.
A pop-up message warned users they will lose the ability to secure their accounts via text message two-factor authentication unless they pay $8 a month to subscribe to Twitter Blue.
The message said that starting March 19, users who don’t subscribe will be locked out of their accounts until they remove the security feature.
Here are some questions and answers about why Twitter made this change and alternative ways to secure your account:
WHAT IS TW0-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION?
Two-factor authentication adds a second layer of security to password-protected accounts by having users enter an auto-generated code to log in.
This extra step helps safeguard online accounts because in addition to the password, you need access to a separate app, device or phone number where you can receive the code.
Such codes can be generated by apps like Microsoft Authenticator or Google Authenticator. Or they can be sent to a user's smartphone via text message.
It's the text message-based two-factor authorization that Twitter is now restricting only to subscribers of Twitter Blue.
WHY IS TWITTER DOING THIS?
In a blog post Wednesday, the San Francisco-based company acknowledged that the text message-based security method has been historically popular with its users, but said the feature is being “used — and abused — by bad actors.”
The company did not respond early Saturday to an email seeking more details on how the security method was being abused.
Elon Musk, who completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter in October, has been trying to find way to maximize profits at the company.
One of those is Twitter Blue, which among other features allows anyone to pay for verification previously reserved for celebrities, journalists and other well-known people.
In its blog, Twitter encouraged users who are not going to subscribe to Twitter Blue to consider using alternative account security options, specifically an authentication app or security key.
These methods require you to have physical possession of the authentication method and are a good way to ensure your account is secure.
WHAT ARE OTHER OPTIONS TO SECURE MY TWITTER ACCOUNT?
An authentication app or a security key will also add a layer of account security beyond just a password.
A security key is a small, portable device that generates a set of random numbers that you enter when prompted when logging into an online account.
An authentication app uses the same approach, but instead of a separate physical device, the app is on your phone.
To set up an authentication app to secure your Twitter account, you will need to download one of a number of available applications to your device. They are free in the Apple or Android app stores. If you'd rather not use Google or Microsoft Authenticator, there are other options, including Authy, Duo Mobile and 1Password.
Once you have the app, open the desktop version of Twitter and click on the icon showing ellipses in a circle. There, you’ll find “Settings and privacy” then “Security and account access” and finally, “Security.” Here, you can select “Authentication app” and follow the instructions to set it up. Twitter will ask you to share your email address to do this, if you have not already.
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MANCHESTER, N.J. — A New Jersey wildfire tore through 3,800 acres in the state’s pine barrens, raining down embers and confronting firefighters with 200-foot high flames, but leaving no one injured and property intact, officials said Wednesday.
The fire started Tuesday afternoon amid gusty winds, warm temperatures, low humidity and dried-out fuel, according to Trevor Raynor, a warden with state’s forest fire service. It’s about 50% contained as of Wednesday morning, but officials said they didn’t expect its perimeter to grow further.
“This fire exhibited extreme fire behavior,” said John Cecil, an assistant commissioner in the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. “I don’t mean to be dramatic, but this was a severe situation that these guys and gals managed to keep in a place and protect lives and property from that.”
Firefighters initially tried to keep the blaze — named the Jimmy’s Waterhole fire after a waterhole where the blaze was particularly intense — from crossing Route 539, but couldn’t stop the flames, Raynor said. Eventually, a perimeter, using pavement, roadways and other barriers was constructed, he added. There were some 75 firefighters, two helicopters, bulldozers and 15 fire engines involved.
Manchester and the Defense Department’s military installation are nestled in the state’s pinelands, a million-acre preserve, about halfway between Philadelphia to the west and the Atlantic coast to the east.
A cause of the fire wasn’t given, but authorities said they’re investigating.
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Which conditioner for color-treated hair is best?
The first week after you color your hair is the best. Your hair is bright, shiny and luxurious. The color can fade fast, but using the right products can help you keep colored hair gorgeous long-term. Nexxus Hair Color Assure Conditioner For Color Treated Hair is top-rated because it keeps your hair soft and maintains color with protein-enriched ingredients that are sulfate- and paraben-free.
What to know before you buy conditioner for color-treated hair
Conditioner for color-treated hair 101
Conditioner is the second step in the hair cleansing routine after shampooing. If you have dyed your hair with permanent hair color, conditioning is a vital step, since hair dye can strip hair of its natural oils and break down hair follicles. Conditioner helps replace the moisture that’s lost and prevents further damage.
Conditioner for color-treated hair is designed to protect the hair from exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays, which can cause hair color to fade. The conditioner lets you retain the color as much as possible.
Your hair type
Knowing your hair type will help determine what conditioner for color-treated hair is best for you. Those with dry, thick hair should opt for deep conditioners that penetrate hair follicles, delivering hydration throughout your hair and scalp. Curly hair can be tricky but it needs the same hydration and moisture, though thick conditioners can weigh down curly hair. Fine hair can get oily quickly, so consider a lightweight conditioner.
Condition when you shampoo
Conditioning should be part of your hair care routine if you have color-treated hair. After leaving the salon with a fresh new color or doing it at home with a kit, it is recommended to condition every time you wash your hair. Conditioners help color-treated hair stay moisturized and vibrant.
What to look for in a quality conditioner for color-treated hair
Sulfate-free
Sulfates are chemicals used to create a sudsy lather in cleaning products such as shampoo, detergent and body wash. The most commonly used sulfates are sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate. Products with sulfates wash out hair color more over time than those formulated without sulfates. Sulfates can also dry hair out and remove oils from the hair and scalp.
Sulfate-free products have less lather and let you use less product. Conditioners for color-treated hair made without sulfates are less harsh on your hair color overall.
Non-residue feel
Some conditioners can leave your hair feeling greasy or weighed down. There is no clear reason why this happens, especially since it varies from user to user, but it can be caused by the fragrances or types of moisturizers used. Search for a conditioner that provides moisture without weighing your hair down
Multiple benefits
Aside from adding moisture to your hair, conditioners for color-treated hair should also provide protection from heat and the sun’s ultraviolet rays, as well as being anti-frizz and offering extra shine.
How much you can expect to spend on conditioner for color-treated hair
This type of conditioner ranges in price from $10–$80.
Conditioner for color-treated hair FAQ
How long should I leave the conditioner in my hair?
A. Instructions vary from product to product, but usually it is three to five minutes. It is important to also take your hair type into consideration. For example, if you have dry, coarse or thicker hair, you may want to leave the conditioner in for longer than the suggested time.
Can conditioner fix damaged hair?
A. Damage cannot be reversed. However, hair can be protected from further damage by using proper hair maintenance techniques such as brushing and detangling your hair and being careful with heated styling tools. Conditioners made without harsh chemicals and sulfates can help protect your hair from future damage when used regularly.
What are the best conditioners for color-treated hair to buy?
Top conditioner for color-treated hair
Nexxus Hair Color Assure Conditioner
What you need to know: This deep conditioner keeps color-treated hair looking vibrant and protects it from fading.
What you’ll love: It is enriched with quinoa protein and is sulfate-free to keep hair strong, shiny and healthy, delivering salon-worthy results.
What you should consider: It can make hair feel greasy or weighed down after using.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Top conditioner for color-treated hair for the money
Derma E Restoring Vitamin E Conditioner
What you need to know: It encourages volume and shine while helping to prevent color from fading.
What you’ll love: Formulated with an array of naturally derived vitamins, proteins and oils, this conditioner strengthens hair while leaving it feeling soft. It’s gentle and safe for color-treated hair. It has a vegan and cruelty-free formula.
What you should consider: Some people find that using too much of this conditioner leaves their hair feeling overly greasy.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty and Amazon
Worth checking out
It’s a 10 Miracle Daily Conditioner
What you need to know: This is a moisture- and antioxidant-packed lightweight conditioner made for daily use.
What you’ll love: In addition to the many benefits it provides, it’s made to help prevent hair from damage and fading.
What you should consider: This conditioner is pretty pricey compared to other brands.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
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No charges for NJ officer who shot and killed man driving stolen police car
New Jersey man shot and killed after leading police on high-speed chase in stolen cop car
State authorities say a New Jersey police officer will not face any charges in the shooting death of a driver who stole a police car after a crash last year and led officers on a chase that ended after he was shot and killed.
The New Jersey attorney general's office said last week a state grand jury had declined to bring charges in the 2021 death of 42-year-old Roy K. Jackel, who was shot and killed by a Franklin Township police officer in Buena Vista Township in April 2021.
UNSANCTIONED CAR RALLY IN WILDWOOD, NJ LEADS TO AT LEAST 2 DEATHS: REPORT
Authorities said police from multiple jurisdictions responded to a crash in Buena Vista, but one of the drivers fled into the woods, threatening to shoot police if they came any closer. Officials said he later emerged with "a large pitchfork-like tool," stole an unoccupied police vehicle and fled, and a brief pursuit ensued.
Officials said Jackel eventually stopped the police vehicle, got out and "initially walked toward the officers with his right hand behind his back. As he got closer Mr. Jackel began to run toward the officers, continuing to hold his right arm behind his back and ignoring commands to show his hands." The officer fired, and Jackel died at the scene.
Authorities said an officer can use deadly force "when the officer reasonably believes it is immediately necessary to protect the officer or another person from imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm." The state grand jury considered evidence, testimony and the legal standard and decided no charges were warranted, officials said. | https://www.foxnews.com/us/no-charges-nj-officer-who-shot-killed-man-driving-stolen-police-car | 2022-10-03 21:26:49 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/no-charges-nj-officer-who-shot-killed-man-driving-stolen-police-car |
WASHINGTON — NASA's rover Perseverance took an image of an odd string-like cluster lying on the Mars' red sand.
On Jul. 12, the rover captured the image of the spaghetti-like string while exploring Jezero's Crater. The stringy object is likely to be left over materials from Perseverance's 2021 landing, according to CNN, who confirmed with NASA officials.
The picture garnered enough attention and was voted as "Image of the Week" on NASA's Mars page.
Although Perseverance had yet to explore the area where the string was found, a NASA spokesperson told CNN that the wind likely blew it there.
Perseverance, the most advanced rover ever sent by NASA, became the ninth spacecraft to successfully land on Mars in February 2021. Perseverance's current mission is looking for signs of microscopic life which could have roamed Mars billions of years ago.
When the rover went back on Jul. 16 to the area where the Martian tumbleweed was found, it was gone.
The Mars rover has encountered a fair share of space trash since its arrival. Last month, the Perseverance twitter account shared what appeared to be a shiny foil from a thermal blanket.
On the same day that the rover found the mysterious string, it collected its tenth rock sample of Mars.
Perseverance isn't alone on the Martian planet as NASA has two other functioning spacecrafts on Mars — the Curiosity rover and the InSight lander. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/nasas-rover-finds-bundle-of-string-on-mars/507-b97abd5f-9990-418d-8191-327fe76f9663 | 2022-07-22 01:00:51 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/nasas-rover-finds-bundle-of-string-on-mars/507-b97abd5f-9990-418d-8191-327fe76f9663 |
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While the Economic Equity & Vitality subcommittee recommends Johnson “make the city’s tax system more equitable, including by reducing the dependency on property taxes,” it does not champion any of the tax measures Johnson campaigned on, forecasting the difficulty he’ll have pushing new revenue proposals through the City Council.
“We discussed specifics of the mayor’s tax policy and tax incentives for corporations but did not reach consensus. Ultimately, we reached agreement that the mayor should work to grow the tax base and reduce reliance on property taxes,” the report says.
Instead, the subcommittee focused on addressing the “conflicting narratives about our city’s economic reality.”
Chicago has “the 2nd most Fortune 500 companies of any U.S. city, saw over 100 corporate relocations and 200 corporate expansions in the last two years and saw an influx of investment in Chicago startups,” the report states.
“On the other hand, we continue to see a significant gap in wealth, employment and opportunities between decades-long underinvested neighborhoods on the South & West sides and the rest of the city, resulting in inequitable access to housing, education, justice, and healthcare along racial and ethnic lines,” the report continues.
To fix this, Johnson should focus on eliminating the “administrative barriers” for small businesses, assess the city’s economic subsidy programs and potentially create a new Department of Neighborhood Equity & Repair that would be “driven by racial justice data and outreach among communities.”
A working group should also be convened to study the concept of a public bank “to address the lack of capital that is accessible in Black Communities, along with Latino, other immigrant and low-income communities.”
One long-term recommendation taps into an idea separately floated by Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, to “keep a portion of City Pension Funds assets invested in Chicago real estate developments with the mandate of hiring local residents from under-resourced and underserved communities.”
The city’s economic growth strategy to increase the city’s tax base should “double down on our core industries, including manufacturing, life sciences, transportation and logistics, food innovation, finance and technology,” the report says.
The Subcommittee on Public Safety relies on Johnson’s plan to train and hire 200 new detectives to close the city’s backlog of unsolved homicides, launch a public transit violence intervention program and echoes the mayor’s promise to reimagine the role of police officers.
The report also calls on Johnson to select “change agents for key public safety leadership roles,” including the new Chicago Police Department superintendent.
Johnson should “acknowledge and repair the historical harms from traditional policing, reimagine what policing is and how policing is done to ensure the development of community-led approaches to co-creating public safety, which will result in the needs of the people in communities being met,” the report says.
That includes:
Creating a “culture of accountability” that ensures suspending officers with pay whose “alleged actions demonstrate that they are a threat to the community or the department."
Removing officers who file false reports.
Randomly reviewing body-worn camera footage.
Ending the “practice of using arrests, stops, tickets."
Positive community interactions to evaluate an officer's productivity.
The report states that an “overwhelming majority” of the subcommittee recommends eliminating the city’s contract with gunshot detection software company ShotSpotter, closing the Homan Square CPD site and eliminating the city’s gang database — all of which were Johnson campaign promises — but acknowledges “others disagreed” with those actions and encouraged more discussion on each issue.
Other subcommittee reports may provide clues on when Johnson plans to tackle other issues he campaigned on or potential disagreements with the City Council.
The report calls on him to “dedicate substantial funding” in the 2025 budget to reinstate the closed Department of the Environment with at least a $5 million budget." Some members of the City Council, though, plan to push for funding for the department this fall in preparation for the 2024 budget.
Johnson should also “require all new buildings and major renovations to use efficient, all-electric equipment and build rooftop solar-ready infrastructure starting in July 2025 to align” with a building code update.
The Lightfoot administration considered introducing a decarbonization bill earlier this year but backed off after a raucous meeting with industry groups, labor unions and elected officials.
The report addresses a new franchise agreement with ComEd, stating it should have “more than $100 million in shareholder dollars for community-based climate infrastructure projects” in communities affected by polluting companies and include customer financial assistance.
While Johnson previously hinted at reopening all of Chicago’s 14 shuttered mental health clinics in the 2024 budget, the transition report calls for the reopening to occur in “phases” without a timeline.
It also says the city should “expand non-police crisis response and integrate it with sustained crisis-prevention services,” a nod to the Treatment Not Trauma ordinance championed by Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez, 33rd. That bill proposes some 911 emergency calls be answered by mental health professionals without police officers.
Rodriguez Sanchez told Crain’s last month she plans to hold a hearing on the ordinance this summer and is working with the administration on a revised plan to be introduced later this year.
In several instances, the report recommends creating a commission to study providing “reparations for the descendants of Black formerly enslaved people who have resided in Chicago.”
The subcommittee on Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion calls a reparations commission “a necessary part of truth telling and racial healing.”
A City Council subcommittee on reparations was created by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot but rarely met. Johnson is exploring creating a full commission to study the feasibility of reparations in Chicago, sources on the City Council have told Crain’s, although the details on who the commission would report to and who would serve on it are still being ironed out.
With hopes of not being tucked away in a filing cabinet and not read again, the transition report says Johnson should find ways to continue engaging the transition team, including convening a smaller subgroup to convene regularly, scheduling a one-year anniversary check-in or publicly tracking progress reports.
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AMSTERDAM, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Freedom of Mobility Forum, initiated by Stellantis and facilitated by Wavestone as a neutral third-party, will host a free digital debate featuring an international panel of global experts on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, to discuss the critical question:
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TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored 19 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night in a matchup of Eastern Conference contenders.
Pontus Holmberg scored early and Timothy Liljegren had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs (30-11-8). Ilya Samsonov stopped 27 shots and improved to 14-0-1 at home, further cementing his place in Toronto’s crease ahead of Matt Murray.
“Dialed,” teammate William Nylander said. “On top of his game.”
Filip Chytil scored twice for New York (26-14-8), and Igor Shesterkin made 32 saves.
“We played real well in a tough building with a real good team against us,” Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. “I want the two points, but we’ll take the one and run.”
Marner weaved his way past all three Rangers skaters in the 3-on-3 extra period after Toronto won the faceoff at center ice. He cut hard across the crease and tucked his 18th goal of the season past an outstretched Shesterkin.
“Tried to slow the play down, see if anything was going to open up,” Marner said. “Saw I had my own little lane and tried to take it.”
Chytil got New York even 1-all at 2:10 of the second period on a sneaky faceoff play.
The Rangers’ center squared off against David Kampf on an offensive zone draw, but instead of trying to win the puck back to a teammate, he fired it toward a surprised Samsonov with a shot through the pads for his 14th goal.
“Gotta give it to him,” Nylander said. “Haven’t seen that in a long time.”
Samsonov, meanwhile, wasn’t in the mood to discuss the play.
“I had a lot of positive moments,” he said. ”(Chytil) won the lottery.”
Chytil then gave the Rangers — who beat Toronto 3-1 at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 15 — their first lead at 6:31 when Kaapo Kakko sent a slick pass to his linemate for him to snap home his second of the night.
New York had a terrific chance to go up 3-1 on a power play early in the third, but Chris Kreider flubbed a sure goal at the side of Samsonov’s net.
Toronto started to push as the period wore on and finally beat Shesterkin, who won the Vézina Trophy last season as the NHL’s top netminder, when Liljegren scored his fourth with 4:11 left on a broken play.
“The Rangers did a good job of shutting us down,” Liljegren said. “But we kept pushing.”
Nylander assisted on the goal for his 400th career point.
“We stepped on the gas a little bit,” Nylander said. “Got some offensive zone time and got some dirty pucks to the net.”
John Tavares hit the crossbar with a shot in the waning seconds of regulation for Toronto.
The Maple Leafs jumped out to a 1-0 lead 2:27 into the first — a chunk of the late-arriving crowd had yet to take their seats due to a winter storm that blanketed Toronto — when Holmberg moved in alone on Shesterkin and backhanded in his fifth of the campaign.
Samsonov made his best stop of the period five minutes before the intermission with a desperation stick save on K’Andre Miller in tight.
The Russian beat countryman Ilya Sorokin 5-2 on Monday when the New York Islanders were in town and duplicated the trick against another standout goaltender from his homeland 48 hours later.
“Great battle with him,” Samsonov said of Shesterkin. “A little bit bigger game for me than normal.”
GALLANT BACKS LAFFY
Gallant said Wednesday morning he’s been happy with winger Alexis Lafreniere’s response to being made a healthy scratch Dec. 29. The first pick in the 2020 NHL draft had a goal and set up another in Monday’s 6-2 victory over Florida after registering just two assists in his previous nine games.
“He’s a 21-year-old kid,” Gallant said. “Sometimes they need a little kick in the butt to get going again. He’s been excellent.”
Lafreniere had an assist Wednesday.
CUYLLE DEBUTS
Rangers winger Will Cuylle made his NHL debut in his hometown. Selected 60th overall in 2020, the 20-year-old has 13 goals and 20 points in 39 AHL games this season. Cuylle is the first Toronto native to debut in Toronto for a team other than the Maple Leafs since Kirk Tomlinson of the Minnesota North Stars on Feb. 24, 1988.
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If you've ever been part of a specific music scene, you know that every scene has its own unspoken rules, taboos and, of course, sense of style.
As a once metalhead myself (my subgenres of choice: thrash, glam, and power metal), I found a great deal to enjoy in John Wray's sixth novel, Gone to the Wolves, which masterfully portrays the heavy metal scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s through the eyes of Floridian teenagers. But don't let the topic scare you off; like any good novel about a subculture (or several), Wray's newest does not require prior knowledge of or interest in metal in order to enjoy it.
After a brief chapter that serves as a flash forward (an all too common device these days, one that often reads as if it were added in order to alleviate publishers' anxieties about hooking readers in with a mystery right from the start), the book begins: It's the late 1980s in Venice, Florida, and the local metal scene is booming to such an extent that there is now a Wikipedia page dedicated to it. Kip Norvald, whose father is in prison and whose mother is no longer in his life, has just arrived to live with his grandmother and attend his last year of high school. He's soon befriended by Leslie Z, a metalhead with a soft spot for glam and an encyclopedic knowledge of the guitars, amps, pedals, and mixes used in his favorite bands' music. Kip is utterly lost in the flood of Leslie's expertise, but when he listens to a local band, Death, on Leslie's stereo, something clicks:
"It hit him too fast to make sense of at first: a pelting hail of hammered notes, a low-end hiss, an epileptic bass line... He felt physically sick. Then the shrieking kicked in. It sounded like someone trying to sing a nursery rhyme while being burned at the stake. The singer could have been angry, or ecstatic, or in excruciating pain — there was no way to know, because the lyrics were impossible to decipher... He was being offered the same purifying fear, the same catharsis, the same revelation midnight slasher movies gave: that everything wasn't going to be all right. Not now and not ever. And that made perfect sense to him."
As Kip becomes immersed in heavy metal and its attendant scene, he becomes drawn to a Kira Carson, another headbanger who, according to Leslie, has an actual death wish. The three soon become a bona fide trio, linked by music and outsider status: Leslie is often the sole Black person at any show, and is bisexual and adopted by white parents to boot; Kira, who is white, is nominally homeschooled although in reality her home consists mostly of a reclusive mother and an abusive father; and Kip, white as well, is the literal outsider, attending senior year in a place where everyone has known each other for ages. They find strength and enjoyment in each other, even as the dynamics begin to get messy; Kip is crushing on Kira hard, Kira is more interested in older and meaner men, and Leslie is sleeping with Kira's cousin, a weed dealer who occasionally beats him up.
Their friendship becomes even more complicated and chaotic when the three move to LA together and attempt to find jobs, go to shows, and become acquainted with a scene that's a kind of fun house mirror reflection of Florida's. Glam is still in as far as Angelinos are concerned, and Sunset Strip "on a Saturday night was a cavalcade of feather boas and press-on eyelashes and fishnet gloves and assless leather chaps. It was dominated by men in full-on drag, especially on stage. And the weirdest thing about it was that everyone was straight." One typical night in LA sees Leslie and Kip attending a party at a band house rumored to have once been Aerosmith's headquarters. Kip, dressed in skinny jeans, a pink mesh vest, and purple Doc Martens, realizes that "all it would take to bring the whole scene crashing down would be for someone, just one random person, to look around and start laughing."
This is arguably true of nearly any alternative music scene, but it's especially gratifying to see Wray's characters grappling with the deadly seriousness so often associated with metal — a genre that's historically frightened people to irrational extent — and beginning to find the cracks evident in the posture.
I was disappointed, however, with the characterization of Kira Carson, who despite glimmers of real human depth, reads all too often like a collection of damaged woman stereotypes, her sense of her own brokenness rendering her incredibly alluring to, apparently, all men everywhere. Kip, Leslie, and Kira are all self-destructive at various points, each dealing with complex emotional pain, but Kira's primary features are her self-loathing and near suicidal thrill seeking. It makes sense that neither Kip nor Leslie is able to see her clearly, as they're teenage boys involved in a scene that was and still is rather sexist. But in a book that otherwise renders its characters with nuance, it's a shame that Kira isn't as fully imagined.
The novel's third section, which Kira features in mostly as an absence, is perhaps its most dramatic, dealing as it does with the very real violence, racism, and cultish fanaticism present in the Norwegian black metal scene of the early 1990s — but I will let readers arrive at the morbid and eerie details on their own.
Ultimately, Gone to the Wolves is a powerful and juicy novel about a particular time, subculture, and the ways people can find themselves in — or can deliberately disappear into — fandom.
Ilana Masad is a fiction writer, book critic, and author of the novel All My Mother's Lovers.
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Real Estate Matters: More about researching your home’s title online
Q: I enjoyed your column that deals with looking up the status of your title online. I learn from your column. I was an underwriter for one of the nation’s largest title companies for many years, so these dry matters interest me.
With reference to that recent column and with items that show up on a property’s title commitment, I would like to point out that judgment liens and IRS liens against landowners do not ordinarily appear on the chain of title or on the title commitment. The names of the owners down the chain of title must be searched. These matters attach to the land even though they will not be found in the land records.
A: Thank you for writing. We wrote that column to inform our readers about the information available about their home’s title and how to access it. Homeowners should be aware of matters that affect the title to their homes. Generally speaking, most homeowners know that their home loan will show up on title, but they rarely know what other information is available and how it is displayed.
But we agree that this could use a little more explanation. First, when we say that something shows up on the title of a home, we’re referring to the history of ownership of the property going as far back as records permit.
If you were researching ownership of your property, and wanted to understand more about when the property was first transferred from the government to whoever settled it, you’d want to start with the first document that created some form of ownership of the land. That document, which could be several hundred years old, may be a government document that granted the right of ownership of your land and perhaps even your home to the first owner.
If you wanted to continue to research ownership from that point in time until today, you have to track each sale to each buyer. In real estate jargon, this is known as the “chain of title.”
The chain of title should show you all of the owners of the property from the first to the present. Once you close, and the paperwork is filed with the local office that handles real estate records and filings, your name should show as the owner of the property on the latest document on file.
When you purchase a home, you want to make sure you get full ownership of the home. That means making sure any liabilities the seller carries are resolved at closing and don’t come back to haunt you. The title or closing office will help make sure that any liabilities are satisfied as part of the closing process.
When you’re looking up the chain of title, there are other things you may be able to see in addition to the ownership. These might include zoning restrictions and regulations and municipal ordinances. If you buy in a condominium or homeowner association, you’d typically see condominium or homeowner association’s governing documents listed on title. And, of course, you should expect to see real estate taxes show up on the title to your home if they are unpaid or you’d want to look them up in the local municipalities’ treasurer’s office.
You should see any mortgages that are tied to the property (first loan, a home equity line of credit, etc.) listed as a lien to your lender. And often you’ll see utility easements or other types of easements that could affect the use of your home. The records will show when mortgages were taken out and paid off. These filings don’t drop from your property’s land records but rather stay on as a historical record of what has happened with the property over the years.
If you want to review all of your property’s records, you can go to your local land records office and ask them to pull the property file. You may also be able to see some of this information online, through your local recorder of deeds website, and only to the extent they have digitized these records.
But you’re right. There are items that could affect a homebuyer that may not show up on title, including some judgments, federal income tax liens and state tax liens. So, while a homeowner can check the land records to see what records affect or show on the title to the home, those land records won’t let them know of these types of judgments and tax liens.
Most buyers purchase a title insurance policy to protect themselves (and the lender) against matters that could harm the homeowner that were not disclosed on the title report from the title insurance company as of the date of the closing on the home.
And your comment points to yet another reason buyers should obtain an owner’s policy in addition to a lender’s policy. The title company takes on the financial responsibility in case the seller had tax liens that weren’t discovered and paid off at closing. If the buyer has title insurance, the policy should provide protection and coverage to that homebuyer.
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The man accused of dealing drugs that led to the overdose and death of the late actor Michael K. Williams pleaded guilty to the charges against him Wednesday, according to court documents.
Irvin Cartagena, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of narcotics conspiracy resulting in death for allegedly selling drugs from August 2020 to January 2022, records with the New York Southern District Court show.
According to New York police, Cartagena was a member of a drug trafficking organization that frequented South 3rd Street in Brooklyn and often sold heroin laced with fentanyl, which Williams, 54, had taken prior to his death.
Surveillance video and license plate reader records show Williams driving to South 3rd Street and performing a "hand-to-hand exchange" with Cartagena the day before his death, the police said.
A New York police detective said on several occasions, an undercover police officer bought drugs from Cartagena on South 3rd Street, and the product packaging displayed various logos, including Gatorade, IKEA and AAA Insurance.
According to the complaint, when Williams was found unresponsive in his apartment in September 2021, police also found a paper bag, or "glassine," with the AAA logo. NYPD lab testing detected heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, lidocaine and caffeine in the narcotics.
"Despite knowing that Williams died after buying the DTO's product, the DTO has continued to sell fentanyl- laced heroin, in broad daylight, amidst residential apartment buildings," the complaint says.
Williams, raised in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, was best known for his role as Omar Little on The Wire, HBO's hit series in the 2000s that depicted the underworld of drugs and crime in Baltimore.
Williams later appeared in the series Boardwalk Empire, The Night Of and Lovecraft Country. Over his career, he earned five Emmy nominations. Williams was open about his personal struggles with drug addiction.
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‘Doing nothing ... is not working.’ Red states pressured on gun violence.
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After a string of high-profile shootings in recent weeks, Southern and Midwestern states, long champions of gun rights, have largely doubled down on these rights. But pressure is also growing to do something.
However modestly, support is building to reconsider gun safety legislation and increase support for mental wellness – a nod toward feelings among many Americans that government action is needed to help stem the waves of violence.
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Although Southern and Midwestern states have resisted changes to gun policies, they’re looking for ways forward that show they’re responding to the violence touching more and more Americans.
Expanding mental health services is one item, among others, that’s gaining renewed attention in these states. And following the shooting at Nashville’s Covenant School, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called on lawmakers to pass what he termed an “order of protection law,” widely referred to as a red flag law, which allows authorities to temporarily seize weapons from people in crisis.
The path ahead is hardly straightforward, given how controversial it is to make any changes related to gun policy. But Carlos Arias, who was standing near Nashville’s Legislative Plaza during a protest, voices hope that differences can be bridged. When presented with a “gun control versus mental health funding” scenario, he says, “I think it’s a little bit of both. I think both parties – we can really meet in the middle.”
After a string of high-profile shootings in the past few weeks, Southern and Midwestern states, long champions of gun rights, have largely doubled down on these rights. And for the most part, they’ve rejected national efforts to enact red flag laws, which allow authorities to temporarily seize weapons from people in crisis.
But amid this digging in, pressure is growing to do something. However modestly, support is building to reconsider gun safety legislation and increase support for mental wellness in communities – a nod toward feelings among many Americans that government action is needed to help stem the waves of violence touching rising numbers of citizens.
Expanding mental health services is one item, among others, that’s gaining renewed attention in these states. For some lawmakers, such a step is a way to respond to gun violence while steering clear of gun regulation.
Why We Wrote This
Although Southern and Midwestern states have resisted changes to gun policies, they’re looking for ways forward that show they’re responding to the violence touching more and more Americans.
“The modern South continues to think that low taxes and small government and personal responsibility are the key, but personal responsibility works for people who are whole and healthy,” says Cal Jillson, a political scientist at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. “People who are not whole and healthy need to have the arms of their family, their church, their community wrapped around them until they are.”
Among the developments in GOP-led states:
• Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, who lost two family friends in the March 27 shooting at Nashville’s Covenant School, last week proposed a $200 million spending package aimed in part at boosting the numbers of mental health liaisons in schools. On Tuesday, the Republican governor signed an executive order strengthening background checks for gun purchases and called on lawmakers to pass what he termed an “order of protection law,” widely referred to as a red flag law.
• In February, Indiana’s Senate unanimously passed a bill that would bolster the state’s ongoing mental health initiatives and its implementation of the federal 988 crisis response system. Last week, the legislation advanced unanimously out of the House Public Health Committee. Funding for the bill, however, is still under discussion.
• In the wake of a young shooter killing 19 children and two adults last year at a school in Uvalde, Texas, the state’s top GOP leaders have said they’re focusing on school safety. Last month, House Speaker Dade Phelan announced his support for several bills that take up the issue.
• A gun safety bill got a rare hearing last month in Georgia’s GOP-controlled legislature. Although the bill failed in a House public safety subcommittee, Democratic Rep. Michelle Au, who introduced the measure, still saw progress. “Gun safety legislation traditionally does not get heard in the Georgia state Legislature, so the fact of a hearing at all is a huge first step,” she said, according to the Georgia Recorder.
Clearly, these developments have not taken place on a straight path, with their course instead indicating how controversial it is to make any changes related to gun policy. What they’re up against is this nation’s uniquely strong gun rights culture, underscored this weekend by the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, which is being held in Indianapolis.
Thought-provoking remarks
But still, Republican lawmakers across the South and Midwest are beginning to more seriously mull remarks from Jason W. Smith, who has treated victims of the shooting this week at a Louisville, Kentucky, bank. “Doing nothing ... is not working,” said Dr. Smith, of the University of Louisville Hospital, at a Tuesday news conference. The violence, he said, “is just getting out of hand across our city and across this great nation.”
The first 100 days of 2023 have seen 15 mass killings in the United States – the highest number since 2009, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. Another measure, by the Gun Violence Archive, also found a significant uptick: 146 mass shootings in 2023 as of April 10, compared with 130 by that time last year. The Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as having a minimum of four victims who are either injured or killed; any shooter is not counted in this tally.
On the other hand, a seminal National Institute of Mental Health study found that only 4% of all violence in the U.S. can be linked to mental illness, thus calling into question the effectiveness of a laser focus on mental health to address gun violence. Yet at the same time, reports have emerged that both the Nashville and Louisville shooters were dealing with mental health issues.
“It’s no surprise that politicians sort of blame mental illness,” says Jeff Temple, director of the Center for Violence Prevention at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. “It’s a safe way to address the gun problem without talking about the real culprit.”
Red flag laws
Red flag laws have also been a topic of interest after the recent shootings, as they were after the shootings last May in Buffalo, New York; and Uvalde. Later that month Congress passed bipartisan legislation that included incentives for more states to pass red flag laws, but in the months following, no states took up that offer.
Currently 19 states, plus the District of Columbia, have red flag laws on the books. Florida, Virginia, Indiana, and Illinois are among the 19, and Florida has registered the most court-ordered gun surrenders since 2020 – more than 5,800, according to an AP analysis.
While Governor Lee of Tennessee has cracked open the door for a red flag law in his state, some constituents aren’t satisfied. This week, thousands of Tennesseans gathered outside Nashville’s city hall, some carrying signs demanding that “Bloody Gov. Bill Lee” resign.
For Qiana Naugles, a veteran Nashville teacher, focusing on mental wellness isn’t enough. “If you’re not trying to help get rid of guns, we don’t need to talk,” she says.
For Candice Amich, who works in the English department at Vanderbilt University, the push for mental health funding smacks of politics at a time when Americans are demanding action.
Yet Ms. Amich agrees that “gun violence reflects the larger social ills. ... So it’s not like the guns themselves are gods. They’re just the tools that are expressing massive social discontent and mental health illness.”
For some in the South and Midwest, the behavioral health issues that can come under the umbrella of mental health treatment are symbolic of a broader decay of faith and values. That may rankle others, but for those holding this view, it’s a central point.
“There is ... a real discussion ... around a changing American culture and the general honest belief that a God-fearing populace maybe doesn’t act the same as one that isn’t as anchored in faith,” says T.J. Litafik, a Kentucky-based political consultant who works for both Democrats and Republicans. “There’s absolute legitimacy to that, but there are ways to approach it that are more realistic than others ... and it’s hard to accomplish anything if you keep living in a big echo chamber.”
Carlos Arias, a record shop employee standing near Nashville’s Legislative Plaza during a protest, voices hope that the differences between people can be bridged. When presented with a “gun control versus mental health funding” scenario, he says, “I think it’s a little bit of both. I think both parties – we can really meet in the middle.” | https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2023/0414/Doing-nothing-is-not-working.-Red-states-pressured-on-gun-violence?icid=rss | 2023-04-14 20:28:43 | 1 | https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2023/0414/Doing-nothing-is-not-working.-Red-states-pressured-on-gun-violence?icid=rss |
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina home and was trying to kill another child when the oldest daughter was awakened by screams and managed to save her sister, a sheriff said.
Jamie Bradley Brun, 37, was charged with murder and attempted murder after the attack early Friday in their home on St. Helena Island, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner said at a news conference.
Brun has talked to investigators and Tanner called it a horrific crime but told reporters he wouldn't say why Brun wanted to kill her children.
“I’m not a mental health expert. It’s not my job to determine if someone has a mental health problem," the sheriff said.
Brun's 16-year-old daughter was asleep around 1:30 a.m. Friday when her 8-year-old sister's screams woke her up. The sheriff wouldn’t detail how the mother was trying to drown her child, but said the child's cries were coming from the bathroom.
The teen went into the bathroom and managed to wrest her sister away from her mother and run to a nearby family member's house to call 911, Tanner said.
“I’m very proud of her. I think she did an unbelievable job. She defended her family when no one else was available,” Tanner said. "Her courage is amazing.”
Deputies arrived eight minutes later and found Brun and her 6-year-old daughter, who was later pronounced dead at the hospital after CPR by officers and paramedics could not revive her, investigators said.
Brun tried to grab a deputy's gun as she was arrested and officers shocked her with a Taser to take her into custody, Tanner said.
Brun was being held without bond. Jail and court records didn't indicate if she had a lawyer.
The 8-year-old did not appear to be seriously injured, and the sheriff said she and her teen sister are being cared for by other family members.
Brun had no arrest record in South Carolina and authorities had been called to the house only once about two years ago after a school employee was concerned about the mental health of one of the children, Tanner said.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh and Myanmar braced Sunday as an extremely severe cyclone started to hit coastal areas and authorities urged thousands of people in both countries to seek shelter.
The outermost band of Cyclone Mocha reached the coast of Myanmar's Rakhine state on Sunday morning, and by afternoon the center of the storm was expected to make landfall near Sittwe township, which was under the highest weather alert, Myanmar’s Meteorological Department said Sunday.
More than 4,000 of Sittwe's 300,000 residents have been evacuated to other cities since Friday and more than 20,000 people are sheltering in sturdy buildings such as monasteries, pagodas and schools located on the city's highlands, said Tin Nyein Oo, who is helping people in shelters in Sittwe.
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Many local residents live in areas more than 3 meters above sea level, places where residents believe the storm surge cannot reach, he added.
Strong winds of 40 to 48 kilometers per hour (25 to 40 miles per hour) were blowing in the city, Tin Nyein Oo said on Sunday morning.
“The storm has not yet entered, so we don’t have much difficulty. However, there are too many people in the shelters and not enough toilets,” he added.
Lin Lin, the chairman of a local charitable foundation, said earlier there was not enough food in the shelters in Sittwe after more people arrived than expected.
In Bangladesh, weather in most areas remained sunny and humid on Sunday morning.
U.N. agencies and aid workers in Bangladesh prepositioned tons of dry food and dozens of ambulances with mobile medical teams in sprawling refugee camps with more than 1 million Rohingya who fled persecution in Myanmar.
Bangladesh issued the highest danger signal for Cox’s Bazar, home to the camps. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department warned the cyclone could cause severe damage to lives and property in eight coastal districts.
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No heavy rainfall had been reported in Cox's Bazar as of Sunday morning.
Bangladesh, with more than 160 million people, has prepared more than 1,500 cyclone shelters. The navy said it's keeping ready 21 ships, maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters for rescue and relief operations.
Authorities in Bangladesh said heavy rains from the cyclone could trigger landslides in Chattogram and Cox's Bazar and three other hilly districts — Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari.
In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar with a storm surge that devastated populated areas around the Irrawaddy River Delta. At least 138,000 people died and tens of thousands of homes and other buildings were washed away.
Roxy Mathew Koll, a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune city, said cyclones in the Bay of Bengal are becoming more intense more quickly, in part because of climate change.
Climate scientists say cyclones can now retain their energy for many days. Cyclone Amphan in eastern India in 2020 continued to travel over land as a strong cyclone and caused extensive devastation.
“As long as oceans are warm and winds are favorable, cyclones will retain their intensity for a longer period,” Koll said.
Cyclones are among the most devastating natural disasters in the world, especially if they affect densely populated coastal regions in South Asia.
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NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moore Kuehn, PLLC, a law firm focusing in securities litigation located on Wall Street in downtown New York City, is investigating potential claims concerning whether the following proposed mergers are fair to shareholders. Moore Kuehn may seek increased consideration, additional disclosures, or other relief on behalf of the shareholders of these companies:
- Epizyme, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPZM)
Epizyme has agreed to merge with Ipsen. Under the proposed transaction, Epizyme shareholders will receive $1.45 in cash per share plus one contingent value right per share.
- Radius Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDUS)
Radius has agreed to merge with Gurnet Point Capital and Patient Square Capital. Under the proposed transaction, Radius shareholders will receive $10.00 per share in cash plus a contingent value right of $1.00 per share payable upon TYMLOS® net sales reaching 300 million.
- Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. (NASDAQ: OBCI)
Ocean Bio-Chem has agreed to merge with OneWater. Under the proposed transaction, Ocean Bio-Chem shareholders will receive $13.08 in cash per share.
- Convey Health Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNVY)
Convey agreed to merge with TPG. Under the proposed transaction, Convey shareholders will receive $10.50 in cash per share.
Moore Kuehn is investigating whether the Boards of the above companies 1) acted to maximize shareholder value, 2) failed to disclose material information, and 3) conducted a fair process.
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Riverside County deputy, Isaiah Cordero, shot to death in Jurupa Valley
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Riverside County (KCAL, KCBS) — A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputy was shot and killed in Jurupa Valley Thursday afternoon.
“Our community is devastated by the loss of one of our Sheriff’s Deputies,” said Jurupa Valley Mayor Chris Barajas. “Our thoughts are with the officer’s family and all the law enforcement community.”
The department identified the deputy as Isaiah Cordero, 32. He was hired by the department in May 2014, working as a correctional deputy at Robert Presley Detention Center, Larry Smith Correctional Center and Indio Jail before becoming a sworn deputy sheriff in 2018. He transferred to Jurupa Station in 2020.
“Deputy Cordero learned from his mother the value of serving and helping others. His goal from the day he was hired was to become a motor deputy,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said during a press conference Thursday evening. “He was a jokester around the station, and all of our deputies considered him their little brother.”
Authorities said the shooting happened in the 3900 block of Golden West Avenue at around 2:30 p.m. when the deputy attempted to perform a traffic stop on the suspect. The suspect drove away after opening fire, leaving the deputy to die in the middle of the road. Nearby Good Samaritans tried to help Cordero by rendering him medical aid.
Authorities arrived shortly after and rushed Cordero to the hospital where he ultimately died.
The community was in mourning Friday night, shocked that a tragedy like this could occur.
“My husband and I instill that good behavior is going to have a good consequence and law enforcement is out there to protect, to serve, and to be respected,” said Carmen Rodriguez, a mother of three.
Amid the chaos at the crime scene, California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies tracked down the suspected gunman, eventually engaging in a pursuit on the I-210 Freeway near Claremont. Anywhere between 30 and 40 vehicles could be seen chasing the suspect as they drove down I-210, SR-60 and I-15.
Deputies laid a successful spike strip at the intersection of Valley Way and the 60 Freeway, causing one of the vehicle’s tires to shear off. The pursuit continued, however.
The chase continued back onto the I-15 before ending in the middle of the highway near the City of Norco.
The suspect was fatally shot by deputies after allegedly opening fire upon them once the vehicle finally came to a stop.
Authorities closed parts of the I-15 Freeway near Norco to investigate the scene.
The suspect was identified as San Bernardino County resident William Shae McKay, 44. Officials indicated that McKay had an extensive criminal history dating back to before 2000, with charges that included: kidnapping, robbery and multiple assaults with deadly weapons. He was also allegedly involved in the stabbing of a California Highway Patrol K-9, according to Bianco.
“This terrible tragedy should’ve been prevented by the legal system,” Bianco said. “McKay has an extensive violent past and was convicted of his third strike in November of 2021. … Instead of sentencing him to 25-years-to-life, which should have happened, the judge lowered his bail allowing him to be released.”
“We would not be here today if the judge had done her job,” Bianco said.
The San Bernardino District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that McKay was convicted of a third strike in Nov. 2021.
“Despite our requests at that time to set bail at No Bail, his bail was reduced by the judge to $500,00.00, and his sentencing was continued,” the District Attorney’s office said in a statement. “McKay posted bail in March of 2022, and unfortunately in July was granted another continuance for sentencing, which our Office also objected.”
McKay failed to show up to his sentencing hearing in Oct. 2022, prompting officials to issue a bench warrant.
“Our Office is saddened to learn of the death of Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Isaiah Cordero,” said District Attorney Jason Anderson. “Our Office upheld our oath of pursuing justice by prosecuting convicted felon McKay in November of 2021, however a failure in the process to separate McKay from society and hold him accountable for his crimes has resulted in the tragic loss of a law enforcement deputy.”
Hundreds of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies, as well as officers from several other Southern California agencies, participated in a lengthy procession for the fallen deputy as their body was transported to the coroner’s office in Perris.
A statement from the Riverside Sheriff’s Association read:
“We are devastated by the grief of losing Deputy Isaiah Cordero, a deputy who was a ray of sunshine in the Riverside Sheriff’s Department, a person who was dedicated to protecting others. Once again, we face a tragic reminder of the selflessness and unwavering courage required of peace officers and their families.
“Deputy Cordero put on his uniform daily to make a difference in his community and keep families safe. Deputy Cordero’s death leaves a tremendous hole in the hearts of so many people who had the chance to know him personally. Today, Deputy Cordero made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty — a debt that can never be repaid. We must honor his memory and life of public service through our words and actions. Our heart goes out to his family, friends, and fellow deputies through this difficult time.”
A number of local law enforcement departments took to social media to offer their condolences following the news of Cordero’s death.
The tragic shooting also caught the eye of Governor Gavin Newsom.
“Jennifer and I extend our deepest sympathies to Deputy Isaiah Cordero’s family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time,” stated Newsom. “He served his community selflessly, and with dedication and courage. We owe him our respect, gratitude, and will remember his sacrifice.”
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Heat waves like the one the U.S. is experiencing this week can dramatically increase death rates and drive up hospital visits and heat illness cases. And while some people are more at risk than others, there are health risks we all face. It can feel unpleasant. Heat is also unhealthy.
Heat and humidity's stress on the body increases the risk of heat-related illness or death, with illnesses including: Heat exhaustion and heat stroke, dehydration, cardiac problems including heart attack, and lung problems like respiratory infections.
Symptoms of heat-related illness include: Body temperatures of 100-104 degrees, cramping, headaches, dizziness, fatigue and vomiting.
"The real warning signs are things like fatigue, weakness, excessive sweating," said Dr. Rishi P. Singh, the president of the Cleveland Clinic of Martin County, Florida.
Pregnant people, elderly people and those with heart and lung conditions are more at risk. But even healthy individuals should limit their time outside — especially when exercising.
Those on certain blood pressure, allergy, or cold medications, as well as antipsychotics and antidepressants, are also more sensitive to the heat.
These drugs can lower the body's ability to sweat and cool itself, or cause the body to sweat too much, causing dehydration. Children's bodies take longer to produce sweat and adjust to heat, raising their risk as well. The CDC says access to splash pads or pools and cooling centers with AC is crucial to helping prevent some heat related illnesses.
Staying cool and hydrated is key. Pediatricians with the Cleveland Clinic suggest children drink a full bottle of water before heading outside.
Adults and children should drink water throughout the day. Adults should avoid alcohol in the heat and limit outdoor exercise time and intensity.
And everyone should take a break in the AC or shade about every half hour to an hour.
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Public-Private Partnership Secures $14 Million Funding for Fusion Power Industry
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- First Light Fusion, the University of Oxford, the University of York, Imperial College London, and Machine Discovery will collaborate under a $14 million (£12 million) grant award from UK Research and Innovation's Prosperity Partnership program, with $7 million of public funding matched by $7 million from industry lead First Light Fusion.
- The AI-Powered platform from Machine Discovery is being deployed to accelerate compute-intensive tasks.
OXFORD, United Kingdom and SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Machine Discovery's AI-powered Discovery Platform delivers acceleration for compute-intensive optimization and prediction tasks and will be deployed by world-leading teams to support research aimed at the realization of commercial fusion power plants. The Prosperity Partnership project is a multi-year collaboration between First Light Fusion, the University of Oxford, the University of York, Imperial College London, and Machine Discovery. The objective is to explore a new method for creating fusion power that could eventually be scaled to provide safe, clean, and abundant energy.
Finding the optimum fusion solution in record time
Machine Discovery's unique AI platform offers the partnership members the ability to manage complex collaborative projects across large teams, with a large number of simulation runs. The platform's novel emulation technology creates, from the simulation output results, rapid neural-network-based models for prediction, delivering many orders of magnitude faster prediction with high accuracy. The platform's optimization engine uses AI algorithms for optimization and sampling and combines simulation and neural-network model outputs to enable the exploration of a significantly larger design space at a record speed.
Under the new partnership, researchers from across the three universities and two companies will work together to study the flow of heat, matter, and radiation in First Light Fusion's unique targets, which have complex interfaces between vastly different pressures and temperatures.
"Our objective is to enable the delivery of fusion energy as fast as possible by providing an AI-powered solution for compute-intensive tasks to achieve significant productivity," said Professor Gianluca Gregori co-founder of Machine Discovery. "We are pleased to be a member of this Prosperity Partnership, as the scope of the project is well aligned with our strategy of leveraging AI technology to accelerate the development of low-cost clean energy."
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WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) — Police say they found people living in a tunnel beneath a highway flyover in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and now the state is working to clean out the encampment.
The Wheat Ridge Police Department released a video showing cluttered conditions inside the tunnel, located under the Highway 58 flyover at Interstate 70. Police said an officer found the encampment after spotting someone climbing into the tunnel.
“It turns out people have been trespassing, living there and storing excessive amounts of trash and property throughout the length of the flyover,” the department said in a release.
In the video released Thursday, officers navigate through piles of boxes and other clutter, alongside hanging clothes, canned goods and other pantry items lined up on a table.
The Colorado Department of Transportation has contracted a company to clean out the encampment, police said. CDOT uses the tunnel to inspect the flyover.
“It’s dangerous and needs to be cleaned out,” police said, adding that “detectives are standing by during the process in case there any stolen items are uncovered.”
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Kendall Jenner reveals she peed in a bucket and had a panic attack on the way to the 2022 Met Gala
Kendall Jenner attended the 2022 Met Gala with her sisters and mom
Kendall Jenner opened up about her 2022 Met Gala experience during Thursday's episode of "The Kardashians."
The reality TV star revealed that she had suffered a panic attack while on the way to the event, chaired by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Kendall wore Prada for the much-anticipated red carpet.
Her look featured a massive black skirt paired with a sheer cropped top.
While getting into the Sprinter van, Kendall experienced a few issues.
"Someone needs to help me, you guys," she told her team in the footage while attempting to walk up into the van. "I'm going to rip this dress off."
"My skirt was so big and so heavy," Kendall confessed. "There was so much stuff under it that I, literally, was out of breath by the time I got into the Sprinter van."
"I'm having a panic attack," Kendall can be heard saying while in the van.
The supermodel explained during a show confessional that at the time, she thought she was missing the red carpet.
"I need to drink a sip of water, and I need to pee. Nobody judge me."
Someone in the van then suggested Kendall pee in an empty ice bucket.
"That is so mortifying," Kendall responded. "For whoever has to deal with my pee later, I'm so sorry."
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Altogether, Kendall liked her look – even the bleached eyebrows.
"I look like an alien, but it's cool," the 27-year-old said during her final dress-fitting. "I like it."
Kendall was joined by all of her sisters – Kylie Jenner, Khloe, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian – along with their mom, Kris Jenner, for this year's Met Gala. It was the first time the entire family has attended the costume gala together.
Kylie wore Off-White, Khloe wore Moschino, Kourtney wore Thom Browne, while Kris stunned in Oscar de la Renta.
Kim went all out in Marilyn Monroe's iconic gown that she wore while singing "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy.
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SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- October is internationally designated as breast cancer awareness month, a time when the global community hosts events to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. Among these groups, Olight – a global industry-leading illumination tools company, hosted a worldwide charity sale in October 2022, raising $158,523 to support breast cancer prevention and treatment.
Other than priding itself on providing trust-worthy illumination tools, Olight is also making the world brighter through its actions. Since 2008, Olight has donated over $2.38 million and 8,000 products worldwide in such areas as anti-pandemic support, natural disaster relief, educational aid, etc. When confronting the relentlessness of breast cancer, Olight has also been making its contributions by organizing charity sales that offer exclusive flashlights for each event since 2020. In 2020, Olight raised $192,902 from the charity sales of the i1R 2 Pink; in 2021, $167,205 from the sales of the i3T Pink Camouflage. All proceeds from these sale events have been donated to related local charities. In early 2022, Olight was honored with the 2022 Platinum Partner award from the breast cancer foundations (USA), which attests to Olight's tangible contribution to a better future for those affected by this disease.
This year, albeit under the stress of a severe global economic downturn, Olight continued to dedicate itself to this worthy cause. Online fundraising events themed with "Raise Awareness, Raise Hope" were carried out in 15 countries, including the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, South Africa, Germany, Austria, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and China. Like their past events, an EDC flashlight – the iXV pink, designed exclusively for the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign in 2022 was available in the countries involved. Olight wrapped up this charity sale with $158,523 to be donated to relevant charities.
"ILLUMINATE YOUR WORLD" is what Olight has upheld since its inception and leads Olight to give back to society in its own ways, to raise a light of hope for those in need. Meanwhile, in the course of doing charities, the incredible support from Olight's fans did not go unseen. Joined together through Olight, even a single effort can be huge when combined.
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Founded in 2007, Olight is dedicated to offering high-quality illumination products, including EDC lights, outdoor lights, tactical lights, rail-mounted lights, ambient lights, headlamps, and more.
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NEW DELHI — Indian police have launched a search for a separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland, stirring fears of violence in northwestern Punjab state where there’s a history of bloody insurgency.
Authorities have deployed thousands of paramilitary soldiers to the state and suspended mobile internet services in some areas to prevent unrest, Sukhchain Singh Gill, the inspector general of police for Punjab, said Wednesday. He said police have so far arrested 154 supporters of Singh and seized 10 guns and some rounds of ammunition.
The hunt for Singh was launched on Saturday and he has been on the run since.
Singh, who has said he supports the Khalistan movement, captured national headlines in February after hundreds of his supporters stormed a police station in Punjab with swords and guns to demand the release of a jailed aide.
Very little is known about Singh, who for years drove a truck in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. He emerged in 2022 in Punjab and began leading marches calling for protecting rights of Sikhs who account for about 1.7% of India’s population.
His speeches have become increasingly popular among supporters of the Khalistan movement, which is banned in India. Officials see it and affiliated groups as a national security threat. Even though the movement has waned over the years, it still has some support in Punjab and beyond — including in countries like Canada and the United Kingdom, which are home to a sizable Sikh diaspora.
On Sunday, supporters of “Khalistan” movement pulled down the Indian flag at the country’s high commission in London and smashed the building’s window in a show of anger against the move to arrest Singh. India’s foreign ministry denounced the incident and summoned the U.K.’s deputy high commissioner in New Delhi to protest what it called the breach of security at the embassy in London.
On Wednesday, police removed temporary security barricades outside the British High Commission in New Delhi, news agency Press Trust of India reported. There was no immediate comment from the police or the government whether it was in retaliation to the incident in London.
The supporters of the Khalistan movement also vandalized the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Monday.
Singh claims to draw inspiration from Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a Sikh militant leader accused by the Indian government of leading an armed insurgency for Khalistan. Bhindranwale and his supporters were killed in 1984 when the Indian army stormed the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion.
Singh also heads Waris Punjab De, or Punjab’s Heirs, an organization that was part of a massive campaign to mobilize farmers against the government’s controversial agriculture reforms under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The legislation triggered a year of protests that began in 2020, as farmers — most of them Sikhs from Punjab state — camped on the outskirts of New Delhi through a harsh winter and devastating coronavirus surge. The protests ended after Modi government withdrew the legislation in November 2021.
Waris Punjab De was founded by Deep Sidhu, an Indian actor who died in 2022 in a traffic accident. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/22/punjab-search-separatist-sikh-singh-khalistan/6e6e311a-c89d-11ed-9cc5-a58a4f6d84cd_story.html | 2023-03-22 11:04:26 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/22/punjab-search-separatist-sikh-singh-khalistan/6e6e311a-c89d-11ed-9cc5-a58a4f6d84cd_story.html |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike White's phone was flooded the past two weeks with texts from his friends with silly internet memes featuring “doctors” who could clear the New York Jets quarterback to play.
Dr. Evil from “Austin Powers” was a popular pick. So was Dr. Nick from “The Simpsons.” A gif of a security guard lightly patting down visitors at an event made its way around Twitter. So did a doctored-up picture of mustachioed White in a lab coat.
“The amount of times my buddies would send me stuff," a smiling White said Wednesday while shaking his head. “Yeah, people are funny. People are very funny.”
He can laugh now, especially after team doctors on Monday cleared White for contact and gave him the OK to play Sunday at Seattle after fractured ribs sidelined him the past two games.
“It was nice,” White said of receiving the news earlier this week. “It was cool. It’s a long time coming. Just excited to finally be back out there.”
The clearance came just in time for the Jets (7-8), who still have playoff hopes with two games to go. If New York wins its final two games — at Seattle and at Miami — and New England loses one of its last two — home vs. Miami and at Buffalo — the Jets would snap an 11-year postseason drought, the longest active skid in the NFL.
And they've got their quarterback back with the season on the line.
“We all have a tremendous opportunity,” White said. "Listen, football is the ultimate team sport. It’s never going to fall on one person. It’s never going to fall on one side of the ball. It’s a collective effort. By no means do I think I need to go in there and do anything out of the ordinary.
“I need to just play my game and help get the playmakers the ball and help this team try to move the ball and win these last two.”
White was injured in New York’s 20-12 loss at Buffalo on Dec. 11, when he was twice knocked out of the game. X-rays at the stadium cleared him to return, but CT scans at the hospital after the game revealed the fractures.
So instead of preparing to play, White tried to find doctors who might clear him. But he couldn't find any as they all pointed out how he could be at risk for further injury if he were hit again.
So White waited patiently to heal while the Jets turned to Zach Wilson, who struggled mightily in losses to Detroit and Jacksonville before being benched.
“On game days, it’s especially hard when physically you feel like you can go out there, but I understand why the doctors couldn’t clear me," White said. “It was tough, but if you make the most out of it, you will be all right.”
White has said the past few weeks he has felt good physically other than some soreness, and he reiterated Wednesday he was satisfied with where he's at. He also acknowledged he'll likely have some extra protection on when he suits up Sunday.
“I’m sure the trainers and doctors and equipment staff are playing arts and crafts and putting something together for me,” he said.
When coach Robert Saleh announced White's return Monday, he also made it clear it was no longer just a week-to-week decision. White is the Jets' starting quarterback the rest of the way, barring injury, for as long as the season lasts.
“Any time you’re named the starter, you wear that badge with honor,” White said.
And it's not the first time White is stepping up for his team in such a critical situation.
White recalled being 10 years old in St. Augustine, Florida, when he was playing in a Little League game on his father's birthday. He came up with his squad trailing by one and runners on first and second with one out.
“It was my first ever home run in a game, in an actual game,” a smiling White recalled. "I hit it dead center. I’ll never forget, I hit it so pure that I didn’t even hear it hit the bat. ... My dad was our coach, he was the third base coach.
“As I’m rounding third base, I said, ‘Hey, Happy Birthday!’ or something like that. My dad still has the ball. Some good memories right there.”
White acknowledged that moment will always be tough to top. But he'll get the chance Sunday — and perhaps beyond.
“I might need to find some distant relative that it’s their birthday,” White said with a smile, “just to see if I can get some luck.”
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HealthTree Continues Its Mission to Support Patients and Accelerate a Myeloma Cure
SALT LAKE CITY , July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The HealthTree Foundation, a patient-driven, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers patients at each step of their disease journey, today announced a name change of its myeloma division from Myeloma Crowd to HealthTree Foundation for Multiple Myeloma. The website address will transition over time from www.myelomacrowd.org to www.healthtree.org/myeloma.
Myeloma Crowd launched in 2012 and in 2018 developed a remarkable patient data portal tool called HealthTree Cure Hub that could advance myeloma research in an innovative way. As the HealthTree Cure Hub is now over 10,000 members strong, uniting the product and foundation names will simplify the Foundation's services. The same founders, staff and programs will continue the HealthTree Foundation's work.
The name change includes new names for individual patient support programs including:
- HealthTree News for Multiple Myeloma (formerly Myeloma Crowd – myeloma news in patient-friendly terms
- HealthTree Coach for Multiple Myeloma (formerly Myeloma Coach) – experienced patients or caregivers who provide one-on-one support
- HealthTree Podcast for Multiple Myeloma (formerly Myeloma Crowd Radio) – podcast episodes with multiple myeloma experts
- HealthTree Round Tables for Multiple Myeloma (formerly Myeloma Crowd Round Tables) – live meetings with myeloma experts
- HealthTree Community Events for Myeloma (formerly Myeloma Crowd Community) – topic and geographic chapters with monthly webinars
- HealthTree Moves (formerly Muscles for Myeloma) – a fitness app and fitness events to keep us healthy
Existing programs with the HealthTree name will continue including:
- HealthTree University for Multiple Myeloma – the only comprehensive curriculum taught by over 150 multiple myeloma experts with hundreds of lessons
- HealthTree Cure Hub for Multiple Myeloma – a myeloma patient data platform helping patients navigate their care and contribute to myeloma research
- Black Myeloma Health.org by HealthTree – black patient navigators and a new website for Black patients and caregivers
- HealthTree Myeloma Specialist Directory – a way for patients to find a myeloma specialist
Founder Jenny Ahlstrom said, "We remain committed to our goal to advance a myeloma cure. We are still driving towards that cure for myeloma patients as the HealthTree Foundation for Multiple Myeloma."
HealthTree resources are free to patients. For more information, visit www.healthtree.org.
About The HealthTree Foundation for Multiple Myeloma
The HealthTree Foundation is a patient-driven, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers patients at each step of their disease journey. Jennifer Ahlstrom and her husband Paul founded the HealthTree Foundation which now has divisions for multiple myeloma and AML providing patient education, advocacy and research initiatives.
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Mobility supplier's support reinforces its efforts to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the automotive industry
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, will sponsor and participate in a panel at the Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement's (CADIA) sixth annual DEI Summit, happening May 18 at the Wayne State University Student Center in Detroit.
Under the theme "DEI Reimagined," this year's event will feature a dynamic mix of workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities.
Christina Khim, an advanced HR business partner and co-chair of the DENSO Burmese Network at the company's thermal manufacturing facility in Battle Creek, Michigan, will participate in the 10:30 a.m. ET panel "Voices from ERGs," moderated by Cheryl Thompson, founder and CEO of CADIA. ERG stands for "employee resource groups," which typically serve specific employee populations with support and mentorship opportunities. For more information about the panel and the rest of the event agenda, go here.
"I'm honored to represent DENSO as a panelist and to discuss how our business resource groups positively contribute to our culture," said Khim. "And those contributions aren't abstract. They drive results – for our teammates, for our communities and for our business."
CADIA is a mission-driven, member-oriented organization to provide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion tools, networks, insights and practical advice to companies in the auto-mobility space. CADIA sets out to create avenues of success for people of all diversity dimensions by providing professional development opportunities while helping create systemic, organizational change at the company level.
"We greatly appreciate DENSO's sponsorship of this year's Rev Up 2030 event," said Cheryl Thompson, CADIA Founder and CEO. "Their ongoing support and engagement has helped advance our mission of doubling the number of diverse leaders in automotive by 2030."
DENSO has been a CADIA member since 2019.
"The Rev Up 2030 DEI Summit is a terrific event, providing the chance to learn, grow and connect with people who share our commitment to advancing inclusion in the industry," said Denise Carlson, vice president of DENSO's North America Production Innovation Center and executive lead of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB). "We are proud to sponsor this year's DEI Summit and to partner with CADIA in creating positive change."
In addition to its collaboration with CADIA, DENSO partners with other organizations to enhance its DEIB initiatives. In April, DENSO joined Women in Auto Care, and in 2020, became a member of Women in Manufacturing. Both help elevate women professionals in their industry fields.
Within DENSO, the company has nearly 20 employee-led business resource groups dedicated to supporting and creating community among diverse groups of employees, including veterans, women, Black, Latino and Asian populations, and more.
For those interested in working at a company committed to creating more inclusive and welcoming workplaces while accelerating innovation, visit densocareers.com.
About DENSO
Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO is a $47.9 billion leading mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today. With manufacturing at its core, DENSO invests in around 200 facilities worldwide to produce cutting-edge electrification, powertrain, thermal and mobility electronics products, among others, that change how the world moves. In developing such solutions, the company's 165,000 global employees pursue rewarding careers while paving the way to a mobility future that improves lives, eliminates traffic accidents and preserves the environment. DENSO spent around 9.0 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. For more information about DENSO's operations worldwide, visit https://www.denso.com/global.
In North America, DENSO is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, and employs 27,000+ engineers, researchers, and skilled workers across nearly 50 sites in the U.S, Canada and Mexico. In the United States alone, DENSO employs 17,500+ employees across 14 states (and the District of Columbia) at 41 sites. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, DENSO in North America generated $11.3 billion in consolidated sales. DENSO is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion inside the company and beyond – a principle that brings together unique perspectives, bolsters innovation and pushes DENSO forward. To learn more about DENSO operations in the region and to review current career opportunities, please visit https://www.denso.com/us-ca/en/.
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DALLAS, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) posted its first quarter 2023 shareholder letter on the investor relations section of its website at https://ir.mtch.com. As announced previously, the Company will host a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the results. The live webcast and replay will be open to the public at https://ir.mtch.com.
About Match Group
Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH), through its portfolio companies, is a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections. Our global portfolio of brands includes Tinder®, Hinge®, Match®, Meetic®, OkCupid®, Pairs™, PlentyOfFish®, Azar®, Hakuna™, and more, each built to increase our users' likelihood of connecting with others. Through our trusted brands, we provide tailored services to meet the varying preferences of our users. Our services are available in over 40 languages to our users all over the world.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down by tiny microbes and composted into rich, fertile soil.
Maybe his composted remains could be planted outside the family home in Vermont, or maybe they could be returned to the earth elsewhere. “Whatever my family chooses to do with the compost after it’s done is up to them,” Fischer said.
“I am committed to having my body composted and my family knows that,” he added. “But I would love for it to happen in New York where I live rather than shipping myself across the country.”
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Saturday to legalize natural organic reduction, popularly known as human composting, making New York the sixth state in the nation to allow that method of burial.
Washington state became the first state to legalize human composting in 2019, followed by Colorado and Oregon in 2021, and Vermont and California in 2022.
For Fischer, this alternative, green method of burial aligns with his philosophical view on life: to live in an environmentally conscious way.
The process goes like this: The body of the deceased is placed into a reusable vessel along with plant material such as wood chips, alfalfa and straw. The organic mix creates the perfect habitat for naturally occurring microbes to do their work, quickly and efficiently breaking down the body in about a month’s time.
The end result is a heaping cubic yard of nutrient-dense soil amendment, the equivalent of about 36 bags of soil, that can be used to plant trees or enrich conservation land, forests, or gardens.
For urban areas such as New York City where land is limited, it can be seen as a pretty attractive burial alternative.
Michelle Menter, manager at Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, a cemetery in central New York, said the facility would “strongly consider” the alternative method.
“It definitely is more in line with what we do,” she added.
The 130-acre (52-hectare) nature preserve cemetery, nestled between protected forest land, offers natural, green burials which is when a body can be placed in a biodegradable container and into a gravesite so that it can decompose fully.
“Every single thing we can do to turn people away from concrete liners and fancy caskets and embalming, we ought to do and be supportive of,” she said.
But not all are onboard with the idea.
The New York State Catholic Conference, a group that represents bishops in the state, has long opposed the bill, calling the burial method “inappropriate.”
“A process that is perfectly appropriate for returning vegetable trimmings to the earth is not necessarily appropriate for human bodies,” Dennis Poust, executive director of the organization, said in a statement.
“Human bodies are not household waste, and we do not believe that the process meets the standard of reverent treatment of our earthly remains,” he said.
Katrina Spade, the founder of Recompose, a full-service green funeral home in Seattle that offers human composting, said it offers an alternative for people wanting to align the disposition of their remains with how they lived their lives.
She said “it feels like a movement” among the environmentally aware.
“Cremation uses fossil fuels and burial uses a lot of land and has a carbon footprint,” said Spade. “For a lot of folks being turned into soil that can be turned to grow into a garden or tree is pretty impactful.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/new-york-oks-human-composting-becomes-6th-state-in-us-to-do-so/ | 2022-12-31 17:47:09 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/new-york-oks-human-composting-becomes-6th-state-in-us-to-do-so/ |
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire group wants to be the first to bring offshore fish farming to the waters off New England by raising salmon and trout in open-ocean pens miles from land, but critics fear the plan could harm the environment.
The vast majority of U.S. aquaculture, the practice of raising and harvesting fish in controlled settings, takes place in coastal waters or on land, in tanks and ponds. But New Hampshire-based Blue Water Fisheries wants to place 40 submersible fish pens in water about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) off Newburyport, Massachusetts, on two sites that total nearly a square mile, according to federal documents reviewed by The Associated Press.
The farm would grow millions of pounds of Atlantic salmon and steelhead trout, two popular seafood species, documents state. The proposal needs a battery of approvals, and would be the first of its kind off the East Coast.
Hawaii was the first U.S. state to allow operation of commercial open ocean aquaculture. Supporters of the farms tout them as a new method of sustainable fish farming, but environmental groups have voiced concerns about pollution and the possibility of projects releasing non-native species. Other offshore fish farming projects have been proposed for the waters off California and Florida.
The New England company hasn’t said much about its plans. Scott Flood, who is listed as a representative for Blue Water Fisheries on documents, declined to comment on the project. Other representatives for the company did not return phone calls seeking comment.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is working with Blue Water Fisheries and other federal agencies on the regulatory and approvals process, said Allison Ferreira, a spokesperson for the agency. The company needs authorizations from NOAA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, among other approvals.
A key step in the approvals process for Blue Water Fisheries is the preparation of an environmental impact statement, Ferreria said. There is not yet a timeline for that process, she said.
The aquaculture project would include pens submerged about 15 meters (49 feet) below the surface in depths of about 80 meters (262 feet), federal documents state. The project would yield “up to 25.6 million pounds of a combination of steelhead trout and Atlantic salmon annually,” the documents state. The company’s year-round operations would take place out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
The project also includes a proposal to aquaculture lumpfish, a species of fish that can be used to control parasites.
Aquaculture of Atlantic salmon in ocean pens already takes place in New England, as fish farming giant Cooke Aquaculture cultures the fish off Maine. However, those operations are located in coastal areas.
Any project involving the offshore culture of Atlantic salmon is likely to get the attention of conservation groups, as the salmon are listed under the Endangered Species Act in the U.S. Conservation groups have long made the case that farming salmon in the marine environment is bad for wild salmon, in part because the farmed fish can escape and jeopardize wild salmon by hybridizing with them and competing with them for food. They’ve also sounded alarms about the spread of parasites and the transfer of diseases.
Conservation groups have also argued the fish farms are bad for the environment because of pollution in the form of the antibiotics and pesticides often used on the farms.
Fish farming also has its supporters, who say the aquaculture of popular seafood species helps to take fishing pressure off wild fish stocks.
The New Hampshire group’s project raises potential alarms about possible fish escapes, said John Burrows, executive director for U.S. operations with the Atlantic Salmon Federation, a conservation organization. Using net pens far from the shoreside operations “significantly raises the likelihood of storm damage or predators causing escapes that may go undetected for several days,” Burrows said.
Don’t Cage Our Oceans, a national group that opposes offshore fish farming, is also monitoring the project, said Andrianna Natsoulas, the coalition’s campaign director.
“This is highly problematic, especially at the massive scale of this proposed operation once fully built-out,” Burrows said. | https://www.ksn.com/news/business/ap-business/1st-ocean-fish-farm-proposed-for-east-coast-off-new-england/ | 2023-04-08 00:14:53 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/business/ap-business/1st-ocean-fish-farm-proposed-for-east-coast-off-new-england/ |
Wesley Fofana joins Chelsea from Leicester for $87M
LONDON (AP) — Wesley Fofana has become one of the most expensive defenders in soccer history after securing a move to Chelsea from Premier League rival Leicester for a reported fee of 75 million pounds ($87 million). The signing of the 21-year-old French center back took Chelsea’s spending in this transfer window to about $270 million. The vast majority of that has been on defenders with left back Marc Cucurella ($65 million) and center back Kalidou Koulibaly ($38 million) already moving to Stamford Bridge. England international Harry Maguire (80 million pounds) is the only defender to have cost more than Fofana. Fofana has signed a seven-year deal with Chelsea. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/08/31/wesley-fofana-joins-chelsea-from-leicester-for-87m/ | 2022-08-31 15:27:59 | 1 | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/08/31/wesley-fofana-joins-chelsea-from-leicester-for-87m/ |
(The Center Square) – The Florida Senate on Monday passed the Heartbeat Protection Act, which would prohibit abortions from being performed in the state after six weeks gestation. In response, protestors including state Democratic leaders were arrested after sitting on and obstructing the street outside of City Hall near the state capitol.
Randy Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said, “Now DeSantis is arresting his opponents,” tweeting a video posted by Planned Parenthood, which claimed the protestors were engaged in “peaceful protest.”
The video shows protestors sitting on the street and Tallahassee police officers instructing them to disperse. Police officers issued several warnings, saying, “you are subject to arrest” and those sitting on the street held up their hands to be arrested, shouting “shame.”
Those arrested included Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book and former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. Fried ran for governor and lost to DeSantis’ Democratic challenger, former U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, in the Democratic primary. The Tallahassee Police Department falls under the jurisdiction of the Democratic mayor.
In response to Weingarten’s claim, DeSantis’ former campaign communications director Christina Pushaw, tweeted, “Learn something about FL please before commenting on our politics from NY. Tallahassee Police aren’t controlled by the governor. Like any other police officers in FL, they have to enforce laws. Or do you think Dem politicians should be above the law?”
Twitter also posted a note to Weingarten’s tweet, saying, “Readers added context they thought people might want to know. Tallahassee Police Department is an agency controlled by the City of Tallahassee. The city commission has a Democratic Party majority and the mayor is a member of the Democratic Party.”
SB 300, sponsored by state Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, “protects innocent, unborn life by prohibiting abortions after six weeks gestation, with exceptions for women who are victims of rape, incest and human trafficking, or whose baby has a devastating diagnosis of a fatal fetal abnormality.”
Grall said the bill would “make Florida a beacon of hope for those who understand that life is sacred and must be protected” and “represents an unprecedented opportunity to protect innocent life, and to stand with the brave moms who choose life for their babies.”
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, said the bill “also includes strong and clear exceptions for rape, incest, and human trafficking, in addition to those already available for the life of the mother. We also clarify the existing exception for the horrible situation when parents are facing the heartbreaking diagnosis of a fatal fetal abnormality.”
The bill creates a new exception for victims of rape, incest, and human trafficking – allowing for abortion up to 15 weeks gestation. The bill also contains reporting requirements related to sexual assault “so criminals can be brought to justice.” The reporting requirements were designed to help prevent repeated sexual assault, abuse, and violence against rape, incest, and human trafficking survivors, according to the bill summary.
The bill also requires all abortions to be performed in-person by a medical doctor or osteopathic physician, including medication abortion, which must be dispensed in person by a physician. It prohibits delivery of such medication by mail or other courier service.
The bill also “promotes healthy families and supports parents who choose life for their babies” through a range of services, including providing additional counseling or mentoring services and nonmedical material assistance to families like car seats, cribs, clothing, formula and diapers.
It allocates $30 million in new funding for pregnant women and families.
In the Senate’s proposed state budget, SB 2500, which also passed the Senate on Monday, significant funding is allocated for Florida families. This includes $474.7 million for extended post-partum care coverage for women enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP, family planning, MomCare, and Healthy Start. The bill also increases funding to expand the Telehealth Minority Maternity Care Pilot program to 10 counties with the highest number of women experiencing severe maternal morbidity.
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1960-2022
KENOSHA -Kevin Lain, 61, of Kenosha passed away on June 18, 2022, at Hospice Alliance House.
Kevin was born on June 19, 1960, in Kenosha, the son of the late Darel and Lucille (Riley) Lain. He was educated in the schools of Kenosha.
Kevin worked at a warehouse doing factory work for many years. He was a member of St. Casimir Catholic Church. His hobbies included listening to music, cheering for the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cubs, but most of all he loved spending time with his friends and family.
Survivors include his brother, Randy (Terry) Lain of Kenosha; sisters: Mary Lain of Racine, Gail Smith of Kenosha, Rita (Pat) McGrain of Pleasant Prairie, Karen Lain of Kenosha; he is also survived by many other friends and family. Kevin was preceded in death by his parents, niece, Michelle Smith and two brothers, Jerry and John Lain.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
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Two inspired model homes set to debut at Seasons at The Fairways!
BEAUMONT, Calif., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond American Homes of California, a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is excited to announce the grand opening of Seasons at The Fairways (RichmondAmerican.com/SeasonsAtTheFairways) in Beaumont. This exceptional master-planned community showcases an impressive array of two-story floor plans from the builder's sought-after Seasons™ Collection—designed to put homeownership within reach for a variety of buyers. Seasons at The Fairways will debut two beautiful new model homes on Saturday, August 27.
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Seasons at The Fairways offers the resort-style amenities today's homebuyers are seeking, including a community clubhouse, pools, parks, playgrounds, walking trails, sports facilities and a golf course. Model homes will open for tours at this must-see masterplan on Saturday, August 27, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
More about this community:
- New Seasons™ Collection homes from the mid $500s
- Three two-story floor plans with open layouts and designer details
- 3 to 6 bedrooms, approx. 2,370 to 3,040 sq. ft.
- Close proximity to Perris Reservoir, San Bernardino National Forest, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa and the Cabazon Outlets
Those who choose to build a new home from the ground up at Seasons at The Fairways will have the opportunity to work with professional design consultants at the builder's Home Gallery™ to select colors, textures, finishes and fixtures for their new living spaces—a complimentary service!
Seasons at The Fairways is located at 35514 Roxy Road in Beaumont. For more information, or to RSVP for a model home tour, call 951.845.4017 or visit RichmondAmerican.com.
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Operating under the name Richmond American Homes, MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries have built more than 230,000 homes since 1977. Among the nation's largest homebuilders, MDC's subsidiary companies have operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage lending, plus insurance and title services are offered by the following MDC subsidiaries, respectively: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit MDCHoldings.com.
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ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s government on Wednesday announced a carrot-and-stick drive to cut public sector energy use by 10% this year, linking compliance to funding and urging state employees to switch off lights and appliances when leaving the office.
Governments across Europe have been urging their citizens to save energy ahead of this winter’s anticipated crunch in gas supplies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Measures range from tweaking office temperature levels and reducing night-time floodlighting of public buildings to telling people to take shorter and colder showers, or forego neckties to stay cooler.
Skrekas said the government has set up a digital platform to monitor public sector energy use, and will link compliance to funding for budgets, with bonuses for over-performing branches and cuts for those who fail their savings targets.
“We are asking everyone working in the public sector to see that there is no pointless use of energy in their workspace,” he told a press conference in Athens. “At the end of the working day, when employees leave they must ensure that their computers are switched off, together with lights and other appliances that are not in use.”
Skrekas said an energy supervisor will be appointed in every building used by the public sector, tasked with ensuring that savings action is taken. Temperature settings will be adjusted for “reasonable use,” windows will be left open at night to cool offices and air-conditioning and heating units will undergo maintenance.
Municipalities will be pressed to reduce night-time lighting of buildings for decorative purposes, and revise street-lighting time schedules.
This month, a 640-million-euro program will be launched for the energy upgrade of 2,5 million square meters of buildings used by public sector.
Russia has already cut off gas exports to several EU nations. There are fears that Moscow will use the gas exports as a political weapon to get sanctions against Russia reduced, or even cut the exports to Europe off altogether in the winter when demand peaks.
“Russia is increasing its blackmail of Europe by cutting natural gas flows, and in the end sending energy prices to unprecedented levels,” Skrekas said.
Greece is less dependent on Russian gas imports than other EU countries, and also buys gas from Azerbaijan and North Africa.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until November 1, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS), if they purchased the Company's securities between October 20, 2020 and May 19, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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Kohl's and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On May 19, 2022, the Company disclosed disappointing 1Q2022 fiscal results including net sales growth and earnings per share below analyst expectations, as well as a cut to its full year earnings forecast, due to "macro headwinds related to lapping last year's stimulus and an inflationary consumer environment." Then, on May 20, 2022, Macellum Advisors GP, LLC, "a long-term holder of nearly 5% of the outstanding common shares of Kohl's," issued a statement addressing "[t]his quarter's extremely disappointing results," which it attributed to a "flawed strategic plan and an inability to execute," and that "the current Board appears to have withheld material information from shareholders about the state of Kohl's in the lead-up to this year's pivotal annual meeting," which "suggests to us a clear breach of fiduciary duty."
On this news, shares of Kohl's declined $5.84 per share, or 12.97%, to close at $39.20 per share on May 20, 2022.
The case is Shanaphy v. Kohl's Corporation, et al., No. 22-cv-01016.
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NEWARK, N.J., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IMC Companies and H&M Intermodal Services have jointly opened a new truck and depot terminal in the Newark market at 915 Delancy Street, Newark, New Jersey. This new 10-acre location features a paved, lit, fenced yard with 24-hour security-controlled access and storage for 1,200 containers. Just over three miles from Port Newark, the new location is equipped with lifts to ground containers for its valued customers, as well as a warehouse and freight transfer facility.
"This location brings much needed velocity in the NY/NJ market for those who ship through the ports," says Barry Bernard, president of H&M Intermodal Services. "Our new facility offers customers the ability for us to pull their containers into our secured storage until they are ready to take delivery."
The new freight transfer facility is in the final planning stages for construction and is expected to open in spring 2023. The building will feature a 20,000 square-foot warehouse with 21 dock doors and 5,000 square-feet of office space. "The transfer facility is another value-added service for our customers, allowing the quick transfer of freight from container to over-the-road trailer, which will reduce per diem and chassis usage expenses," added Bernard. The facility will offer warehousing and transloading services as well.
In business for over half a century, H&M is a premier container drayage and warehousing provider in the Northeast, with locations strategically-positioned in Philadelphia, Kearny and now Newark, New Jersey. H&M Intermodal Services is part of the IMC Companies family of brands. For more information on H&M, call 732-510-2242 or visit www.hmitusa.com.
IMC Companies is the largest marine drayage company in the United States. Equipped with the largest fleet of trucks and chassis and an integrated network of smart depots, IMC Companies moves cargo to and from all major rails and ports in the nation. For more than 40 years, IMC Companies has focused on delivering innovative solutions to its valued clients. To learn more about IMC Companies, visit www.imcc.com.
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The new offering will provide legal professionals with a trusted resource for up-to-date content on rapidly evolving ESG regulations, legislation, and standards across key practice areas
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today announced the addition of ESG Daily to its daily reporting suite on VitalLaw. This new resource will provide customers with access to news and expert analysis in energy, sustainability, and governance (ESG) affecting a wide array of legal practice areas, including securities, banking, labor and employment, and health. ESG Daily is available at no additional cost to VitalLaw customers.
Built on a wide range of world-class content, Wolters Kluwer's VitalLaw is a cutting-edge, digital research solution that empowers legal professionals to bring profound impact to their organizations and clients. By streamlining regulatory monitoring of ESG-related developments, ESG Daily will help legal professionals and researchers understand trends and standards affecting various industries.
"As ESG issues continue to impact a wide range of corporate policies, it's important that our customers have the necessary insights to guide their decision-making and ESG compliance programs," said Ken Crutchfield, Vice President & General Manager of Legal Markets at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. "With ESG Daily now available on VitalLaw, legal professionals will have easy access to analysis on major ESG developments, and we are proud to provide our customers with critical content on this emerging area."
According to findings from Wolters Kluwer's 2022 Future Ready Lawyer Survey: Leading Change, 56% of corporate legal departments report that company demands for ESG guidance increased over the past year. The report also indicated that 64% of corporate legal departments expect company demands for ESG guidance will increase more over the next three years. Further, the report found that 77% of law firms serving corporate clients now report having an ESG practice, and that within three years, 95% of firms serving corporate clients anticipate having an ESG practice. The content on ESG Daily will offer valuable reporting in a convenient way for law firms and corporate counsel to stay up-to-date on relevant news across diverse practice areas.
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CAMP HILL, Pa. — Are you missing your wedding ring?
The Camp Hill Police Department announced on Friday that they are searching for the owner of a wedding ring found in a child's trick-or-treat bag.
Police say a good Samaritan turned the ring in Thursday night and it is in safe keeping while they try to find the finger on which it belongs.
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Philip Baker Hall, a jowly, pouchy-eyed actor whose air of ruefulness and scowling impatience elevated even the briefest of appearances into masterful portrayals of gravity and silliness, best captured best in an unforgettable role on “Seinfeld” as a hardcore library cop, died June 12 at his home in Glendale, Calif. He was 90.
His wife, Holly Wolfle Hall, confirmed the death to the Associated Press but did not give a specific cause. He had emphysema and, in some of his later screen work, used a portable oxygen tank.
With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. He played enough judges to form a bar association, but the hint of menace in his voice also made him effective as old-school hoods and others on the fringes of society.
When choosing roles, he once told the A.V. Club website, he was drawn to “really off-center parts that are so ludicrous that you almost can’t believe them. It’s always fun to take those kinds of parts and play them with as much serious passion as you can muster.”
One of his most indelible characters was the aptly named library investigations officer Lieutenant Bookman on the sitcom “Seinfeld.”
Larry David, who co-created the show with comedian Jerry Seinfeld, once told The Washington Post that Mr. Hall never played his scenes for laughs, which only intensified the bonkers absurdity of punchlines such as, “I’ve got a flash for you, joy boy!”
David recalled that Mr. Hall was so effective playing the “Dragnet”-inspired library cop — a Detective Joe Friday of the stacks — that “Jerry had problems getting through the scene.”
Although his TV and film appearances were often too fleeting to merit mention in reviews, Mr. Hall became one of the most reliable and welcome character actors of his era. Film scholar David Thomson described him as having a “wonderfully sour presence”: “He looks like a guy on the subway, at the end of the diner counter, a face that knows its place is in the crowd — and several rows back.” Yet that veneer of anonymity propelled one of the busiest, late-blooming careers in show business.
Mr. Hall, who came from a blue-collar Ohio family, did not start acting professionally until he was 30 but made up for lost time with hundreds of roles — from the works of Shakespeare to those of Arthur Miller and Philip Barry — with regional theaters across the country.
He came to greater prominence in 1983 as the star of the off-Broadway drama “Secret Honor,” a one-man show focused on Richard M. Nixon’s brooding post-presidential life. It was mostly a Faustian story with a political spin, Mr. Hall told the Boston Globe, “really about anybody who comes to a crisis, anybody whose ambitions have been high and who has had to compromise to reach those ambitions.”
Mr. Hall copied neither Nixon’s voice nor his mannerisms but, by all accounts, he succeeded in portraying a wounded soul. New York Times cultural critic Mel Gussow wrote that Mr. Hall “seems to capture a full measure of the man — his edginess, suspicion, resentment and unconscious humor — as he wills himself into failure.”
Robert Altman directed a screen version of the play in 1984, and film critic Roger Ebert praised Mr. Hall for giving “one of the great performances in American movies.” But it tanked commercially, relegating Mr. Hall to another decade of minor parts on both side of the law — among them, a mob-boss fixer in “Midnight Run” (1988) and an IRS agent in “Say Anything” (1989).
In the early 1990s, he was working on a TV production when Paul Thomas Anderson, then a gofer on the set, offered Mr. Hall the lead role of a gambler in a short film he was planning. The project, “Cigarettes & Coffee” (1993), featuring an interconnected series of stories set in a diner, became a hit at the Sundance Film Festival and launched Anderson’s feature career.
For years, Mr. Hall remained part of Anderson’s unofficial stock company of actors, and the writer-director gave him some of his most memorable dramatic opportunities: a rare leading role as a mysterious professional gambler with a guilty past and a deep sense of honor in “Hard Eight” (1996), a commercially-minded theater magnate who foresees the future of videotape in the pornographic film industry in “Boogie Nights” (1997), and a quiz-show presenter who faces his mortality in “Magnolia” (1999).
Mr. Hall’s trio of high-profile roles for Anderson, along with his “Seinfeld” appearance, were his windfall. He began appearing in so many movies and TV shows in any given year — with a dozen credits in 1998 alone — that he sometimes forgot in interviews which characters he played what the projects were called.
He was the harried police captain in “Rush Hour” (1998) and its action-comedy sequels and the embattled “60 Minutes” producer Don Hewitt in the tobacco whistleblowing drama “The Insider” (1999). He was as much at home in Lars von Trier’s scathing minimalist avant-garde drama “Dogville” (2003) as he was in his prolific supporting parts in big-budget studio releases of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, among them “The Rock,” “Air Force One,” “The Contender,” “The Truman Show,” “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” “The Sum of All Fears” and “Argo.”
In a testament to his omnipresence, Mr. Hall appeared as a handwriting expert in director David Fincher’s acclaimed “Zodiac” (2007) and as a police department chief in the lower-profile film “The Zodiac” (2005), both about the hunt for a San Francisco serial killer.
Magician, teacher and eventually actor
Philip Baker Hall was born in Toledo on Sept. 10, 1931. His father, a factory laborer, had difficulty finding work during the Depression, and the family scraped by in what Mr. Hall later called “the slums of the north end” of the city.
At a young age, Mr. Hall developed an interest in entertainment and began performing magic shows at lodge meetings and banquet functions, aided by a resonant baritone that came into full pitch by the time he was 12.
He was active in his high school drama club and majored in speech and drama at the University of Toledo, where he worked as a ditchdigger to pay for his education. After graduating in 1953 and completing Army service, he supported himself and a growing family as a high school teacher in Ohio before tiring of the “hypocrisy and bureaucracy” of academic life.
He uprooted his wife and children to New York and was quickly exposed to the vagaries of professional show business. He toured South America with a Kennedy administration-sponsored cultural-exchange program, performing small parts opposite Helen Hayes. He also did a stint in Boston with an offshoot of the Second City improv group, amid a hectic schedule of roadshow productions and off-Broadway work.
In addition to his wife, survivors include four daughters; a brother; and four grandchildren.
Mr. Hall periodically returned to the stage, notably in a 2000 London and off-Broadway revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo” opposite William H. Macy. But he mostly stayed close to Hollywood, remaining in seemingly constant demand for guest appearances on shows such as “3rd Rock From the Sun,” “Boston Legal,” “Modern Family,” “The Loop,” “Messiah” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” reuniting in the last with Larry David as his crotchety doctor.
By Mr. Hall’s telling, he was bemused to find that his years of compelling dramatic work onstage — as Prospero or Willy Loman — had been almost entirely overshadowed by a few minutes as a flinty library detective.
“Before Bookman, my agent would say, ‘Well, they really liked your work, they really love you, but they don’t think you’re right for this,’ ” he told the A.V. Club. “After Bookman, there was no door closed to me in the industry. My agent would say, ‘Everybody wants to see you. Everybody wants you to be in their movie, everybody wants you to be on their show.’
“It was kind of incredible,” he added. “I’m not putting it down. It’s just that when people say, ‘I loved you as Bookman,’ I can’t help but think, ‘But what about the other 280 roles I’ve done?’ I don’t say it, though. Because with Bookman, I kind of hit the jackpot.”
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When Minnesota United scored an easy sixth-minute goal against Union Omaha on Wednesday, it looked like the top-flight MLS side would make quick work of the third-tier USL outfit in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 on Wednesday at Allianz Field.
It had shades of when the Loons trounced New Mexico United 6-1 in the 2019 quarterfinals of the national tournament.
Instead, Omaha scored an equalizing goal just before halftime, took the lead just after the break and pulled off a massive 2-1 upset.
This is clearly in contention for Minnesota’s worst loss in club history. Manager Adrian Heath called the defeat “embarrassing,” with a “comic (first) goal” and stressed they had enough talent on field to win. He also said, “It’s my responsibility to make sure they don’t play like that.”
Heath said Tuesday Union Omaha would be treated with the respect they deserve. Union Omaha, the defending USL League One champion, was the first third-tier side to upset an MLS foe when it took down Chicago Fire in penalty kicks in the third round on April 19.
But Heath did not treat them with the utmost respect. With eye toward a key MLS home match against New York City on Saturday, star Emanuel Reynoso was rested after subbed on and carried them to a late winner in the Round of 32 against Colorado Rapids. Leading scorer Robin Lod wasn’t pushed with an ailing groin. Minnesota also didn’t play No. 1 goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair, key center back Bakaye Dibassy, captain midfielder Wil Trapp and left back Kemar Lawrence.
“We had a 16-man squad (Wednesday),” captain Michael Boxall said. “Probably half the players sitting in the stands who could have helped us (Wednesday). I mean 30-40 minutes isn’t going to kill anyone for the weekend.”
Heath still started two Designated Players in Luis Amarilla and Adrien Hunou. Hunou scored, but Amarilla’s drought without a goal reached nine games played. Amarilla and others couldn’t capitalize on first half-scoring chances, and it came back to bite.
Omaha will play on the road against Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City in the quarterfinals on June 21-22.
The Loons were unbeaten in three Open Cup games against lower-level competition since 2017, with a victory in penalty kicks over FC Cincinnati in 2018 before they joined MLS and New Mexico United in 2019, when they advanced to the championship match, losing 2-1 to Atlanta United.
The Round of 16 had 13 MLS sides, two from the second-division USL Championship and one, Omaha, from the third-tier USL League One.
Minnesota broke down Omaha’s defense in the sixth minute with a nifty combo of Kervin Arriaga to Franco Fragapane feeding Hunou for a 1-0 lead.
The Loons gave up the lead in first-half stoppage time. A long ball from goalkeeper Rashid Nuhu was headed on by John Scearce, and Hugo Kemetani got behind Minnesota’s back line and beat goalkeeper Eric Dick near post.
Captain Michael Boxall made an appeal for Kemetani being offside, but to no avail.
Boxall’s failed header clearance in the 51st minute went backward and straight to Joseph Brito, who roofed a shot past Dick in the 51st minute.
Arriaga had blood coming from his nose after a collision with Omaha’s Noe Meza in the 27th minute. He exited with fellow Honduran Joseph Rosales subbing in.
The Loons had a very short bench with only four field players that went even thinner after Rosales’ first-half sub. Niko Hansen and homegrown players Aziel Jackson and Devin Padelford were the only reserves.
With an eye on the MLS game against New York City on Saturday, Heath said he wouldn’t risk any player, and that’s why leading scorer Lod was out with a groin injury. But star Reynoso, captain Wil Trapp, key center back Bakaye Dibassy and left back Kemar Lawrence were also left off without known injury.
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Loons goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair was called into the Canadian men’s national team on Wednesday for a June 5 friendly against Iran and CONCACAF Nations League matches versus Curacao (June 9) and Honduras (June 13). … Arriaga is expected to be called up for Honduras. He and Boxall (New Zealand) might leave for national team duties before Saturday’s MLS game against New York City because they are suspended from that match due to yellow-card accumulation. … Lod will be headed to the Finland national team after Saturday. … MNUFC2 midfielder Molik Khan, 18, will join Trinidad and Tobago’s national team. | https://www.twincities.com/2022/05/25/ugly-upset-minnesota-united-loses-to-third-tier-union-omaha-in-u-s-open-cup/ | 2022-05-26 03:24:07 | 0 | https://www.twincities.com/2022/05/25/ugly-upset-minnesota-united-loses-to-third-tier-union-omaha-in-u-s-open-cup/ |
Rare doubled die error pennies sell for big bucks. Here's what they are, and how to find one
Old pennies that have been stamped twice during the minting process and have been circulated throughout the United States by accident have long been selling for thousands of dollars.
In January 2023, one of these rare "doubled die" pennies from a 1958 batch sold for a record $1.136 million through an auction held by GreatCollections Coin Auctions, the official auctioneer of the American Numismatic Association – a nonprofit organization that educates the public about coins, currency, medals, tokens and related objects.
The record-setting penny is believed to be one of three doubled die pennies from 1958 that "have severe doubling of letters in the motto IN GOD WE TRUST and the word LIBERTY on the front of the coin," according to a statement issued by Ian Russell, president at GreatCollections headquarters in Irvine, California.
RARE COIN SELLS FOR $4.2 MILLION
Pennies and other coins that have been made correctly at minting facilities have been struck a single time by a metal die, the stamp that features the artistic design that gets etched onto a coin.
The U.S. Mint crafts steel dies to make coins "because it is strong enough to withstand being forced against other metals in the coin press," the government agency wrote in a step-by-step die-making report on usmint.gov.
Doubled die coins happen when a steel die strikes twice.
Blake Alma, of Lebanon, Ohio, a coin collector and founder of the coin-collecting blog CoinHub, told Fox News Digital that doubled died pennies can have doubled artwork and text that are a "minor deviation" or a "major structural anomaly."
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"Minting errors like the doubled die penny are supposed to be inspected, seen and then destroyed by the mint," Alma explained. "Double die pennies are highly sought after by coin collectors because they are considered a rare and valuable error. The double image on the coin makes it unique and highly prized among collectors."
Alma noted that the rarity of doubled die pennies adds "an extra level of excitement and interest" that can drive up the value and demand for these copper coins.
"Coin collecting is a popular hobby, and many people are willing to pay top dollar for unique and rare pieces to add to their collections," he continued. "The fewer doubled die pennies that exist, the higher their value becomes."
- Blake Alma
Coin collectors have purchased doubled die pennies for hundreds, thousands and tens of thousands of dollars from online and in-person auctions.
HERE'S THE REAL REASON YOU SHOULD NEVER PASS A PENNY WITHOUT PICKING IT UP
Many of the double die pennies on eBay – a popular multinational auction website – are listed in the high $1,000 and $2,000 range.
Fox News Digital reached out to eBay for comment.
Finding a doubled die penny is usually left up to chance, according to Alma. He went on to say that keeping a close eye on one’s coin stash at home is the main way someone can increase their odds of finding one of these rare error coins.
Sean K. August, of New York City, an experienced coin collector and CEO of The August Wealth Management Group, a fee-only private wealth management firm, told Fox News Digital that finding a doubled die penny is "entirely random."
Though, some collectors have reportedly increased their odds of finding a doubled die penny by searching through large quantities of uncirculated coins. This has apparently been achieved by using magnifying glasses to inspect coins closely, or attending coin shows and purchasing coins from reputable dealers.
August noted that "the rarity of the particular error and the size of the minting run" drive the value of a doubled die penny.
"The price of a doubled die penny can vary widely depending on factors such as the coin's condition, rarity and provenance," said August. "Additionally, the historical significance of the error and the uniqueness of each coin further contribute to their value."
Get the latest updates on this story at FOXBusiness.com. | https://www.fox29.com/news/rare-doubled-die-error-pennies-sold | 2023-02-21 18:43:35 | 1 | https://www.fox29.com/news/rare-doubled-die-error-pennies-sold |
1.7 tons of beef product recalled due to possible E. coli contamination
(Gray News) - About 1.7 tons of beef product distributed in nine states has been recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service reported that Elkhorn Valley Packing has recalled about 3,436 pounds of their boneless beef chuck product.
It is reported the beef product may be contaminated with the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O103.
The affected product was packed on Feb. 16 and was distributed in corrugated boxes of various weights with the label, “Elkhorn Valley Pride Angus Beef 61226 BEEF CHUCK 2PC BNLS; Packed on 2/16/23.” A full list of the serial numbers and box count numbers can be found on the FSIS website.
The product was distributed to a number of establishments, including retail locations and wholesale locations such as hotels, restaurants and institutions. The product was shipped to locations in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service stated there have been no confirmed reports of consumers experiencing adverse reactions from eating the product.
According to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, people can begin to feel ill about two to eight days after consuming the infected product. Symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting and, in some cases, it can lead to more serious infection.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service advised customers and distribution sites to immediately stop using the product and throw it away or return it.
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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) told reporters Wednesday that he will not resign despite facing a 13-count criminal indictment.
Federal prosecutors charged Santos earlier Wednesday with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives, a significant escalation of the months-long controversy surrounding his biography and finances.
Shortly after entering a not guilty plea at a Long Island courthouse — and being released on a $500,000 bond — the congressman delivered a full-throated defense.
“I will not resign,” Santos told reporters outside the courthouse, later adding, “I believe I’m innocent.”
“I’m gonna fight my battle, I’m gonna deliver, I’m gonna fight the witch hunt, I’m gonna take care of clearing my name and I look forward to doing that,” he said.
Santos has been the subject of scrutiny for months — since before he was sworn into the House — amid questions about his personal and professional background and finances. Lawmakers from both parties have called for Santos to resign or be expelled, but the congressman has remained adamant that he will not step down from his seat.
He reiterated that sentiment Wednesday, noting that he will return to the Capitol on Thursday.
“I’m gonna keep fighting, I’m gonna keep fighting for what I believe in, I’m gonna keep fighting to represent my district, I’m gonna keep fighting to deliver results and now I have to keep fighting to deliver, you know, to defend my innocence and I’m gonna do that,” he said.
While a number of lawmakers have called on Santos to resign, House GOP leadership has stopped short of doing so. On Wednesday, top House Republicans said they would let the legal process surrounding Santos play out.
The charges against Santos do not — by rule — disqualify him from serving in Congress. According to House rules, members charged with criminal conduct as a felony that carries a sentence of two or more years in prison should resign from committees and step aside from party leadership as the legal process plays out. Santos stepped down from his committee assignments in January amid his mounting controversy, and he does not serve in House GOP leadership.
Prosecutors allege Santos directed an unnamed person to connect with potential donors and falsely tell them that their contributions would go toward purchasing television advertisements for the New York Republican’s congressional campaign.
But in actuality, according to the indictment, the contributions were transferred to Santos’s personal bank accounts and subsequently used for personal expenses — including buying designer clothing and discharging his personal debts.
The indictment also accuses Santos of fraudulently receiving more than $24,000 in unemployment benefits after falsely asserting that he was unemployed during parts of the pandemic. Additionally, it alleges that Santos made false statements to the House of Representatives in financial disclosure reports during his congressional campaigns, and that he failed to disclose some income sources.
The top charge Santos faces — wire fraud — carries a maximum jail time of 20 years. If Santos is convicted on multiple counts, a judge will decide whether to make any sentences run concurrently.
Santos told reporters Wednesday that he will continue with his 2024 reelection campaign despite the charges against him. He announced his reelection bid last month.
“Yes I am,” he told reporters when asked if he will run for re-election.
“I will prove myself innocent and then we’ll move from there, and reelection is a very far time away,” he added. | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/defiant-santos-says-he-wont-resign-amid-criminal-indictment/ | 2023-05-10 21:40:30 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/defiant-santos-says-he-wont-resign-amid-criminal-indictment/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man in Washington County faces 90 months in prison for the assault and attempted murder of a 60-year-old man in 2022, according to the county’s district attorney’s office on Friday.
The sentencing followed Wednesday’s guilty verdict, which stated that 46-year-old Mariano James Polanco is guilty of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, failing to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons, and driving while suspended or revoked.
On July 2, 2022, investigators say Polanco parked his truck next to the 60-year-old’s vehicle and began harassing him while throwing plastic bottles and playing loud music. When the man held up a cane to protect himself from being attacked, Polanco kicked him away.
According to police, the man held his cane like a baseball bat while Polanco told him he was going to kill him and that he was a dead man. Polanco then got into his truck and reversed it to drive into the man, who was seriously injured.
Police found Polanco’s truck hours later and, after investigating his car for damage that matched notes from the crime scene, arrested him for the assault.
After Polanco serves time in prison, he will also serve three years of supervised release. Until then, he will be located at the Oregon Department of Corrections. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/driver-sentenced-for-threatening-running-over-60-year-old-man/ | 2023-07-07 23:43:32 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/driver-sentenced-for-threatening-running-over-60-year-old-man/ |
Hobbs issues orders about school facilities upkeep, but lawsuit remains on horizon
Gov. Katie Hobbs is reinstating regular inspections of school facilities and creating an advisory council to make recommendations on updating the minimum standards for school facilities, according to two new executive orders.
Advocates say the orders are an important step forward — they will help determine what immediate facilities help schools need and reconsider basic guidelines for upkeep — but they won’t by themselves resolve a long-running lawsuit over capital funding for public school districts. A trial in the case is currently set for 2024.
“Both of the executive orders are very helpful, and I think they are steps that should be taken to improve the system,” said Danny Adelman, executive director of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, which is helping litigate the suit against the state.
Still, there are school capital funding challenges Adelman said he hopes the trial or an agreement among the parties will resolve, including what to do when the cost to repair a school facility may exceed the cost to replace it.
In 2017, several school districts and school groups sued Arizona in Maricopa County Superior Court, alleging the state has shorted schools of capital funding for school maintenance, buses, textbooks and technology for more than a decade.
Just as the lawsuit was set to go to trial at the start of 2023, the elections of Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, both Democrats, abruptly shifted the trajectory of the case. Mayes asked for the January 2023 trial date to be canceled so her office could assess the state's position. The judge agreed and scheduled the trial for 2024.
One of Hobbs' school facilities executive orders ensures regular school building inspections and requires school districts to collaborate with inspectors not contracted with the school district. Those inspections are to take place no less than once every five years. The order also requires an annual report on the number of school facilities inspected.
The other executive order establishes a council to review and suggest updates to the minimum guidelines for school facilities. The new council will build on the work of a similar committee established in 2019 whose work was stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new committee will consider the 2019 proposals and make its own recommendations. Members will include representatives from urban, rural, large and small school districts, as well as a school architect and contractor, according to the executive order. The committee's final report is due by July 1, 2024.
Adelman said the strong representation of school district personnel, including from small and rural schools, in the make-up of members for the committee was a particularly positive sign.
“I think that is tremendously important,” he said.
Adopting new recommendations would be only the first step, said Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association and previously an appointee on the State Board of School Capital Facilities. The Legislature will still need to pass legislation to fund them.
“That is where the rubber will hit the road,” McCarthy said.
The next status hearing on the capital funding trial is set for July 28. The parties will present a joint report about where they stand on school capital funding issues still in dispute, what fact-finding they expect to happen in the months leading up to the 2024 trial and any updates from the Legislative budget process, said Adelman.
Yana Kunichoff is a reporter on The Arizona Republic's K-12 education team. You can join The Republic's Facebook page and reach Yana at ykunichoff@arizonarepublic.com. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2023/07/19/gov-katie-hobbs-orders-on-school-facilities-wont-end-lawsuit/70426314007/ | 2023-07-19 15:33:17 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2023/07/19/gov-katie-hobbs-orders-on-school-facilities-wont-end-lawsuit/70426314007/ |
Are you in need of quick cash? Do you have medical, household, or educational expenses that have left you in immediate need of money? Fortunately, there is a simple solution to this, online personal loans.
You can take out personal loans with bad credit for any reason, hence the name. You do not have to worry about your loan getting rejected because of the purpose, as no purpose is trivial enough for a personal loan.
As there are thousands of companies online offering lending services, you may be confused as to which one to work with. Our article aims to make this choice easier for you by discussing what some of the best companies in the market have to offer.
List Of Online Lenders For Personal Loans With Bad Credit
- MoneyMutual: Overall Best Platform For Personal Loans; Editor’s Pick
- Bad Credit Loans: Top Loan Lenders For Loans For People With Bad Credit
- RadCred: Recommended Direct Lenders For Fast Cash Advance
- CashUSA: Get Fast Cash And Instant Loans From Top Loan Places
- Personal Loans: Reliable Financial Institution For Personal Loans
#1. Money Mutual: Overall Best Platform For Personal Loans; Editor’s Pick
Money Mutual was founded in 2010. The founders saw a company’s attraction that could provide quick loans to customers and connect them to multiple personal loan lenders. Customers would not have to visit different multiple lending companies as many different lenders would offer them their services on one site.
On top of this, Money Mutual is a free site. They earn money from the lenders in return for connecting them to new customers.
Features
- Links borrowers to multiple lenders.
- To apply for a loan, visit the official website and fill out the application.
- The application will ask for contact information and other details.
- Details include place of residence, date of birth, and salary.
- You must have a steady income of $800 a month to be eligible for a loan.
- After submission, the application is processed by the website.
- You can track your application’s progress on the website.
- You are notified when a lender decides to work with you.
- Money Mutual puts you in contact with the lender.
- Money Mutual has no say in the terms you and the lender agree upon.
- You can refuse to work with a lender if the terms are not to your liking.
Pros
- Free site for borrowers.
- Easy to navigate website.
- Funds are transferred to your account in a day.
- Secure site.
- Short and easy to understand loan approval form.
- 60 lenders onsite, increasing chances of finding a suitable lender.
- The option to decrease the interest rate is available if you make consistent on-time payments.
- Lenders help you by reporting on-time payments back to credit bureaus, increasing your credit score.
- The website has educational resources to help users understand how loans work.
- Pensions and disability checks are an acceptable source of income.
Cons
- You need a monthly income above that of $800 to apply.
- Cannot loan an amount above $5000.
- Must have a consistent source of income to apply.
- You must be a US citizen to apply.
- Money Mutual only connects you with a lender and has no control over any unfavorable terms.
- Not BBB accredited.
Customer Feedback
Money Mutual has amassed 2 million customers, which is an indicator of its trustworthiness. Reviews highlighted Money Mutual is quick to process forms and transfer money to accounts. Thus, they are very popular with those who need emergency loans. Reviews appreciated the educational resources on the website, as they are useful for first-time borrowers.
Complaints included lenders charging impossibly high-interest rates up to 200%, something Money Mutual cannot control. Another common complaint from users was that Money Mutual made their contact information available to third parties, and they started receiving scores of texts and emails about potential loans.
⇒ Visit the Official Website of MoneyMutual
#2. Bad Credit Loans: Top Loan Lenders For Loans For People With Bad Credit
Bad Credit Loans is another online company that links borrowers to lenders. Once again, Bad Credit Loans has no say in the loan terms as it does not make any credit decisions. It is up to you and the lender to decide whether you want to work with each other.
Bad Credit Loans offers unsecured personal loan to those doing badly financially. An unsecured loan means there is no collateral on the line in case of a failed repayment. People feel more comfortable opting for unsecured loans if they are worried about their financial situation.
Features
- Connects borrowers to multiple lenders.
- No lower limit for credit scores.
- Bad Credit Loans approves your application irrespective of what your score is.
- Fill out a form to apply.
- The form will ask for the amount you are looking to borrow, the reason behind borrowing, and proof of your US citizenship.
- You must enter employment information and bank details.
- Give your phone number if you want alerts on your application’s progress via texts.
- Terms and conditions are written at the end of the form; go through them.
- Offers start coming in after submission, and you can accept any you find suitable.
- The interest rate will lie between 5.99% and 35.99%.
- Sign the contract electronically.
- Bad Credit Loans will transfer the money to your account.
- Time to receive money varies according to the deposit process the lender has chosen.
Pros
- Protects your information with advanced encrypted technology.
- Free Service.
- May refer you to debt relief or credit repair services so you can work on improving your score.
- Loan up to $10,000.
- Get on the radar of multiple lenders by filling out 1 form.
- Take up to 36 months to repay your loan.
- Get unsecured loans if you are unsure about your financial situation.
- Low-interest rates that start from 5.99%.
Cons
- Not BBB accredited.
- No loans of more than $1000 for those with abysmal credit scores.
- Asks for more personal information as compared to other companies.
- Must have a regular source of income to be eligible.
- Must have a checking account opened in your name to apply.
- Must have US citizenship.
Customer Feedback
Bad Credit Loans are more lenient toward people who have had a rocky financial history, and the application form is designed in such a way that almost anyone can qualify for the loan. They have lenders on hand who are willing to provide unsecured loans. This means that the loans are not secured by any kind of collateral, which helps to put borrowers whose financial situation is in a precarious position at ease.
Going through customer reviews on websites such as Trust Pilot showed clients were satisfied with the speed of money transfer and application processing. They remarked that Bad Credit Loans was willing to give them a loan despite very low scores when other companies would not.
⇒ Visit the Official Website of BadCreditLoans
#3. RadCred: Recommended Direct Lenders For Fast Cash Advance
RadCred was founded in 2018, and like Money Mutual, it is a service that finds potential lenders for you. Thus, they are not a direct lender but are partnered with many lenders who reach out to you. To apply for a loan with RadCred, you must answer a few questions online on its website. RadCred is entirely digital, so you can only contact them via email or the website.
Features
- Go to the website and fill out the form to apply.
- You are asked for the amount you want to borrow, the last four digits of your social security number, date of birth, and address.
- The second portion asks for your income, credit score, bank routing number, and employer’s contact information.
- RadCred claims it does not contact employers but needs the information as proof of employment.
- Loan up to $5000.
- You must be 18+ to be eligible.
- You must have a valid bank account, telephone number, and email address to be eligible.
Pros
- Offers personal and payday loans.
- Free site.
- Offers loans to those with bad credit or no credit.
- Approves you for loans quickly.
Cons
- Does not lend you money directly and so are not responsible for any mishaps that may occur.
- Credit score lowers if you give late payments as lenders report back to credit score organizations.
- You are charged extra for late payments.
- You must be a US citizen to apply.
- Must have a source of regular income to be eligible.
Customer Feedback
RadCred has very limited reviews online, only a handful to be found scattered across various sites. Unfortunately, the reviews to be found are rather mixed. Added to this, there are 7 closed complaints submitted against the company on the Better Business Bureau.
⇒ Visit the Official Website of RadCred
#4. Cash USA: Get Fast Cash And Instant Loans From Top Loan Place
Cash USA is a new company that was established in 2015. Cash USA provides personal and installment loans to citizens of the United States by connecting them with lenders. The lenders then offer them various deals, and the customer chooses one. Its primary mode of operation is identical to that of the businesses we have talked about already.
Features
- Fill out the form on the website to begin the loan process.
- The application asks for your name, email address, military status, and the amount to be borrowed.
- In the next step the form asks for more information such as contact number, address, ID, social security number, and the name & contact of your employer.
- For the last step, enter your bank details.
- Once you submit your application, the site will search for suitable lenders.
- It’s up to you to decide which one you want to work with.
Pros
- Borrow starting from $500 up to $10,000.
- Takes between 90 days to 72 months to repay the loan.
- You can ask lenders for extensions to prevent your credit score from dropping.
- 1M people use Cash USA, showing its credibility.
- Free site.
- Protect your information.
- There is an education center on the website that can assist you with your financial plan, loans, and budget.
- It provides information on how loans work as well as where to find a qualified financial advisor.
Cons
- Not BBB accredited
- The form asks for many personal details.
- Applicants must have US citizenship.
Customer Feedback
Customers have stated that Cash USA is particularly helpful when they require smaller loans and that the money is transferred to them quickly.
There has been some criticism that this company sends out a large number of spam emails. Constant delivery of promotional materials was inconvenient for customers. Many of them advise future clients to open new email accounts to register with Cash USA.
⇒ Visit the Official Website of CashUSA
#5. Personal Loans: Reliable Financial Institution For Personal Loans
Personal Loans is yet another loaning network that connects its customers with a large number of lenders as well as third-party lender networks through a single form.
Features
- To apply for a loan, you must first fill out the form on the website.
- The unexpected thing is that Personal Loans informs you why they require the information they are requesting at each stage of the process. This demonstrates that they are not requesting unnecessary information.
- You are not asked to provide any additional information (bank details) before receiving requests from lenders.
- If the lenders do not offer you a suitable contract, you can work with third-party members.
- Money will be deposited into your bank account within 24 hours if you accept a deal.
- You can repay the amount according to the schedule you agreed to with the lender.
- Contact the lender if you miss a deadline or feel like you will be unable to meet a deadline.
- Lender can discuss a new schedule with you based on your current financial status.
Pros
- Funds are deposited in your account within a day.
- Apply for unsecured loans to avoid collaterals.
- Loan up to $35,000.
- Offers the largest loans on our list.
- Lenders can change repayment schedules if you request them to.
- You can take up to 6 years to repay a loan.
- Personal Loans tells you why they need the information they ask for.
- You will not be asked to give up your bank details until you decide on a lender to work with.
- You can work with third-party members.
- Interest rate is low at 5.99% to 35.99%.
Cons
- Lenders hesitate to give loans to people with low credit scores.
- Must be a US citizen to obtain a loan.
Customer Feedback
When it came to loan repayments, customers appreciated the fact that the terms were flexible. Personal Loans is the only website that offers loans in larger amounts, which users find very convenient. With a quick funding time and a website that is simple to navigate, it is a great option. It was widely regarded as the best option for clients lending large sums of money, owing to its wide range, flexibility, and lack of requirement for collateral.
However, customers have complained that the customer service was unhelpful and could not answer many of the questions they asked.
⇒ Visit the Official Website of Personal Loans
How We Selected These Loan Companies For Personal Loans Online Approval
- Online Services
We made sure the companies on our list operated online because of 3 reasons:
- Online companies are faster and easier to access as you can contact them anywhere.
- If you are unable to obtain a loan from an online company, the process will not feel like a waste of time because it only takes a few minutes to apply.
- These companies do not loan you the money themselves but are partnered with many lenders. Thus, by filling out one application, you become connected to multiple lenders.
The companies on our list work similarly. When you visit the site, you must fill out a form which will take between 5-15 minutes. The form asks for basic details such as name, address, amount of the loan, and other information which differs from site to site. After your submission, all the lenders on the sites have access to your information.
- Cost
This includes the interest rate and the cost of using the website. All the websites on our list are free. The interest rate depends on the particular lender you decide to work with, but a few companies on our list impose restrictions above which the lender cannot charge you.
- Bad Credit
Bad credit is one of the biggest reasons why people hesitate to get a loan. Bad credit is such a huge handicap that most people are certain no one will be willing to give them a loan based on their low scores. You may have a min credit score due to previous loans for emergencies or illnesses. So while low credit is regarded as a sign of carelessness, it is usually just a byproduct of hard financial times.
The companies on our list are well aware of this fact and are very understanding. They have multiple lenders willing to provide loans to those with low credit scores. Our recommended sites will not judge based solely on credit scores. They go over your wages, monthly spending, and financial history and give you loans based on that. Many of them help you by reporting on-time payments back to credit bureaus to increase your credit score.
Buying Guide For Best Personal Loans For Fair Credit
So far, we’ve narrowed down our selection to five organizations that operate in a similar manner but have distinct characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages. How can you choose which firm is the best fit for you? All of the businesses on this list accommodate those with poor credit histories. When deciding on a final business, you should consider:
Eligibility Requirements
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- Lenders often adhere to FICO’s guidelines and give lower interest rates to applicants with credit scores greater than 620.
- Lenders prefer those who have a consistent source of income so that their income can overcome the debt.
- Lenders may impose income restrictions (Money Mutual needs you to earn a minimum of $800 in monthly wages). Businesses might contact your place of employment in order to confirm your earnings.
- If your credit score is rather low, you can ask a friend or relative who has better credit than you to sign the loan with you.
- In order to obtain a better deal for yourself, you can bargain with the lender and decide on terms more favorable to you, such as a reduced interest rate. Having a partner with better credit who co-signs a loan helps in bargaining.
Interest Rates
- The interest rate is the most crucial factor in a loan.
- The interest rate either remains at the same value throughout the loan term or its value changes.
- Check which one your lender offers before proceeding.
- Make certain that it is within your budget.
- Lending companies never make a decision when it comes to interest rates; instead, they are determined by the lender and are subject to negotiation by the borrower.
- Some websites, such as Personal Loans and Bad Credit Loans, specify predetermined interest rate ranges for their loans. In both cases, the percentage range is 5.99 percent to 35.99 percent.
- Since this range is so broad, lenders have the potential to overcharge you significantly.
In the event that you do not have faith in the security of your financial situation, it is important to keep denying offers until you come across one with a low fixed interest rate. You should not feel obligated to accept any offers you get. Take your time and wait for an excellent one to come along.
- If you manage to get a deal with a low fixed interest rate, swings in the market will have no impact on your repayments.
- The opposite of this is also true: a fluctuating rate is preferable to a high fixed rate since a fluctuating rate will change in accordance with the index rate.
Loan Repayment Terms
- Once you have gained access to the loan agreement, you must carefully read over the terms and conditions, paying close attention to the fine print to ensure that no important details have been missed.
- Ensure the repayment period is manageable and to your advantage.
- Companies have set time limits for repaying loans; for Cash USA and Personal Loans, the maximum repayment period is 72 months, while for Bad Credit Loans, the maximum repayment period is 36 months.
- If you are unable to adhere to the original repayment schedule, Personal Loans give you the option of arranging a new one.
- In addition, loan lenders may impose a penalty cost for failing to make timely repayments, which normally ranges between $15 and $30.
- It is up to the lender to decide the penalty fee; thus, you should get it included in the contract beforehand.
- Lenders will sometimes give you a grace period of 10 days or 2 weeks before charging you with fees.
Loan Amounts
The quickest way to narrow down your choices is to look at the loan amounts available from each company.
- RadCred and Money Mutual do not lend more than $5000 every transaction.
- Personal Loans lend up to $35,000 per loan.
- Cash USA and Bad Credit Loans both provide loans up to $10,000.
As a result, if you are looking for small loans, Money Mutual should be your first choice. They are well-known for being a dependable firm when it comes to providing small loans to customers. Personal Loans are your only alternative if you desire large loans because they have the highest upper range.
FAQs On Personal Loans For Poor Credit
Q1. Are there any alternatives to applying for a loan?
No matter how lenient the terms of the agreement or how certain you are in the investment, there is always a degree of uncertainty about whether you will be able to repay the principal and the interest when you ask for and receive a loan. To be able to protect yourself in such a situation, check your account for savings and gather your possessions. You can liquidate assets to help you avoid a financial disaster.
If you do not want to rely on anyone else for help, consider selling jewelry or other personal belongings. If this isn’t possible, seek a loan from friends or family. It is favored over strangers since they will offer you better conditions and may allow you to repay the loan over a longer period of time. However, keep in mind that not returning the loan may cause a tense relationship between you two.
Asking for money from those close to you has both advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, they will be lenient and offer favorable terms; on the other hand, if you do not repay what you borrowed, it may be embarrassing and annoy them.
The final option is to request a bonus or advance from your company. Your paycheck will secure the loan; therefore, there will be no need for additional collateral. This short-term loan will assist you, and you will be relieved to know that you will not be required to repay it.
Q2. How do I prepare before applying for a loan?
Get your finances in order before applying for a loan, whatever your credit score. Make every effort to present oneself as a desirable client. You have a higher chance of landing a deal with reasonable interest rates if more people offer you loans. You must be prepared to accept a good deal when it presents itself, so you must plan ahead of time.
- Go through your Finances
Look over your credit report to ensure there are no errors or inconsistencies. Correct any errors you find to improve your credit score. The better your credit score, the better the interest rates you’ll get.
You can get a credit report from any reputable firm and learn how credit scores are calculated by visiting Money Mutual and Cash USA’s teaching centers. You can also enlist their help in managing your funds as they have financial advisors onsite.
If there are any discrepancies in your credit history, contact professional bureaus to resolve them. It will take around a month to fix them, so check your credit report as soon as you decide to apply for a loan. Creditors will only look at your credit report and score to judge you when you apply for a loan, so clearing up minor issues will help your case stand out.
- Set a goal and plan keeping it in mind
Determine the exact amount of money you wish to borrow. Then calculate and forecast how much it will cost to pay it back in monthly payments over a particular period of time. If you manage to secure a loan with a low interest rate, the monthly installment will be less expensive. Make adjustments to your budget so that you can repay the money borrowed on a monthly basis. Calculate your savings, wages, and expenses to ensure that you will be able to pay them off regardless of whatever choice you go for.
- Keep an ideal interest rate in mind
Without a doubt, the single, most crucial factor to consider when choosing a lender from which to borrow is the interest rate. The interest rate decides how much you will have to pay in addition to the amount borrowed. Money depreciates in value with time; thus, $100 today is worth more than $100 tomorrow. The application of interest rates on loans is for this reason.
Interest rates do not necessarily represent the market worth of money and are frequently higher. It is critical that you do not commit to a loan with an excessively high interest rate. If you’re not sure about the rates you’re being offered, look for another lender.
- Be aware of scams
Keep a lookout for scams because the companies in our list are not lending you money directly but rather through a network of other lenders. Be extremely cautious if this is your first time borrowing money.
Scammers are more concerned with advance payments than they are with payment records or past credit histories. They’ll keep bugging you to make a decision quickly, and their lack of professionalism is a dead giveaway.
- Stick to a schedule
To stress further upon what was mentioned in step 2, be very consistent with your payments. Try to find out what the lender’s policy is on late payments ahead of time. Do they impose a penalty, allow you to reschedule, or provide you with additional time? Keep their policy in mind if you ever fear you will be late with payments.
If the lender is willing to reschedule, notify them as soon as you are unable to pay. Otherwise, transfer your installments on schedule, as late payments result in hefty penalty fees and a further drop in your credit score.
You can make good use of any of these five companies if you are cautious, responsible, and follow these instructions.
Q3. What is the range for a good credit score?
FICO, or Fair Isaac Corporation, is a credit scoring company that calculates credit scores and is used by many lenders to evaluate which borrowers they should lend to. Typically, a minimum score of 620 is required. The range of FICO’s scale is between 300 and 850. Scores of 669 or higher are considered outstanding, while scores of 570 or lower are considered poor. Any score that lies in the middle of these two categories is considered average.
Lenders want a score of at least 620. Keep this in mind and aim to get yours up to that level or close to it. While it is possible to locate a lender willing to lend to people with bad credit, they almost always charge an exorbitant interest rate. As a result, it is advised to prepare ahead of time and raise your score as much as possible.
Q4. How can I improve my credit score?
Check your credit report on a regular basis, pay your bills and installments on time, and seek advice from a skilled financial counselor. They can assist you in organizing your finances, expenses, and profits. You’ll have a better understanding of your financial status and how much work you need to put in to improve it.
A visit to Cash USA’s education center is worthwhile. It provides general financial information as well as assistance in the selection of financial advisors. Money Mutual also has educational resources available on its site.
Q5. How do I obtain my credit report?
Visit http://www.annualcreditreport.com/ for more information and obtain a free copy of your credit report. It has a record of all your loans and debts, as well as whether or not you paid them back on time. Banks, the government, or any other body can lend you these loans.
Q6. Can lenders that ask for advances be trusted?
Lenders who ask for advance payments are scammers. Scamming using advance payments is known as advance fee loan scams. The scammer will contact you and put in a loan offer that charges suspiciously low interest. Many new borrowers may see it as a rare, genuine offer and accept it. The scammers may request that you pay with a non-traditional method.
They can be identified because they put pressure on you to come to a decision. They demand money upfront, whereas real lenders require payments once the loan repayment starts. Scammers do not ask for credit reports, which is something that no legitimate lender would do. Last but not least, be wary of offers that appear to be entirely in the borrowers favor. Scammers prey on people who are deeply in debt and tempt them with cheap interest rates.
Q7. Is it possible for me to obtain a personal loan without uploading my credit score?
As previously stated, proper lenders request to see your credit scores. If a lender does not ask to see them, you should disregard their offer because the offer is almost certain to be a scam. Most lenders will charge a high interest if you refuse to show your credit scores, which usually negates the purpose of not showing your score. Lenders who are completely okay with you hiding your credit score are almost always scammers.
These businesses are not for you if you are uncomfortable with disclosing your credit score or paying higher interest. Pawn Shops and auto title loans are two other options for getting cash.
- Pawn Shops work in the following manner. You leave an item of value with the pawnshop and get an amount of money in exchange. If you fail to repay the loan, you lose the item to the pawnshop.
- Auto title loans are secured by your vehicle, which is commonly a car. If you don’t pay back the loan, the lender will take your automobile or vehicle.
Q8. What are my chances of obtaining a loan if I have bad credit?
Occasions like weddings or vacations, can be budgeted for, but you cannot anticipate events like sudden illnesses or accidents. Unexpected events like these wreak havoc on your budget and planning and leave you in immediate need of money.
People with poor credit are told to avoid taking out loans because their credit score will sink lower and debt consolidation will rise if they cannot repay them. However, unexpected circumstances may arise, necessitating the need for a loan. Backups must be available when the need arises. That is why companies such as Money Mutual, Bad Credit Loans, and RadCred have high demand.
They present your appeal to scores of lenders by filling out a single form. It is a fast process and does not waste your time. What customers find particularly appealing is that none of these businesses will charge you for using their website. The benefits and drawbacks of each site have been thoroughly discussed; you alone can determine which company’s policies suit you the most.
Conclusion: Online Lenders For Bad Credit Personal Loans Guaranteed Approval
This article aims to point people in the right direction for personal loans with bad credit. All of the websites in this article were handpicked because they are convenient, easy to use, and friendly to people with bad credit.
They are worth looking into if you are in need of a loan and have no way of improving your credit score or are unable to physically visit companies. Some of them have specific eligibility requirements and conditions, but you’ll find a business that works for you. Happy Hunting! | https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/blog/best-personal-loans-for-bad-credit-in-2022-get-quick-cash-installment-loans-from-top-loan-companies/2456931/ | 2022-07-01 17:47:11 | 1 | https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/blog/best-personal-loans-for-bad-credit-in-2022-get-quick-cash-installment-loans-from-top-loan-companies/2456931/ |
Dear Amy: My husband and I have been married for more than 40 years. He has always had strong likes and dislikes.
A few years ago, we relocated to be closer to our son and his family. Until recently I didn’t realize how much my husband dislikes our son’s mother-in-law “June” (she lives nearby, also).
This past year my husband has refused to attend holiday functions if June is there. Of course, this puts a strain on me. Nobody – including June – knows how he feels (only me).
He usually makes up an excuse, and I go by myself.
I can’t let my son know because it would not only hurt him, but also hurt and offend our daughter-in-law whom we love. I have become extremely unhappy and bitter with my husband regarding his feelings.
Do I need to choose between him and family?
– Sad in Florida
Dear Sad: You do not need to choose between your husband and your family. I give you full permission to live your life and enjoy your relationships, however you have them and however you want to.
If your husband wants to opt out of family gatherings and sulk at home (or pursue his own social agenda), then he can make his own inquiries about who will be present, and supply his own lies, reasons, or excuses for staying away.
Basically, I’m suggesting that you simply let this be, and resist the temptation to manage your husband’s relationships for him.
If your son wonders why his father is choosing not to attend some family events, you should respond: “I don’t speak for your father. He’s his own man, so you’ll have to ask him what his thinking is.”
Dear Amy: I’ve struggled with the thoughtful way to RSVP to certain events in the past and now that I’m once again facing this issue, I wonder if you could please offer me your considered opinion.
I’m part of a large extended family (siblings, cousins, etc.), who are all truly successful and incredibly wealthy. I am proud of all their successes; however, I am in a far different situation.
I am a retired adult who is solely responsible for the full-time care of my disabled adult child and live on a quite limited budget. That said, when I’ve been invited to some large celebratory events that require long flights, expensive travel plans, and managing difficult time zone shifts with my child, I’ve simply RSVP’d that we were sorry that we couldn’t attend (we DO attend events held at locations within our state).
We’ve now been invited to another extravagant celebration overseas, planned over the course of a few days.
Although it sounds amazing, this trip would be extremely costly and arduous, and I now worry that if I simply decline the RSVP, family members will think that I just don’t care.
Should I keep my RSVP simple and just gracefully decline, or is it ever appropriate to say that although we would love to join the celebration, the travel and cost is just beyond our means at this time?
– Concerned, but Struggling
Dear Concerned: Your wealthy family members may anticipate that you won’t be able to attend their events, and yet when they invite you, they are being inclusive. The gracious way to respond is to thank them for the invitation and express happiness for them and enthusiasm for their event, which unfortunately you will have to miss.
For an elaborate international celebration, you might add, “Unfortunately, a trip of this sort is just too complicated for me to manage, but I’ll be thinking of you all. I hope you have a wonderful time and look forward to hearing about it when you return.”
Dear Amy: “Devoted Aunt” wrote about a relative that she has provided financial support for in the past.
She is now confronted with a request to help with the down payment for a home. Your suggestion was to have it set up as a loan.
That’s a very good suggestion for helping this codependent niece recognize the value her aunt has provided to her.
However, this will affect the niece’s ability to get a loan for the remaining value of the home. The bank could require a signed statement from the aunt stating that the money provided is a gift, otherwise the bank will interpret the gift as a loan, which would affect their approval of her loan with them.
– Faithful Reader
Dear Reader: You’re right! “Devoted Aunt” should explore all the financial and legal ramifications before this transaction.
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Pokey, who was born Milton Powell, died June 18 at the age of 48 after collapsing at a performance in Beaumont, located east of Houston. Those attending his service Saturday at Fountain of Praise church in Houston included Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and rappers Paul Wall, Trae Tha Truth and Slim Thug, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Pokey was known for Texas and Gulf Coast hits such as “Ball N’ Parlay,” “Who Dat Talking Down,” and a verse on DJ Screw’s nearly 36-minute freestyle known as “June 27th.” He was also featured on Megan Thee Stallion’s 2022 “Southside Royalty Freestyle.”
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