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Heavy police presence at Cleveland apartment building
Published: Jun. 2, 2022 at 6:29 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - There is a heavy police presence outside a CMHA apartment building located at East 98th and Union Avenue on the city’s East Side.
EMS was called to the scene about 5:45pm.
According to a CMHA official on scene, an officer was injured.
There is no other information at this time.
19 News has crews on the way and will have more information when it is made available.
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WorldRemit releases its third year of data, observing the rising costs of educational supplies across 20 countries globally
LONDON, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, WorldRemit, a digital remittances brand within Zepz, releases its third year of global data and findings, to understand how the cost of school supplies impact families around the world. As inflation persists and supply chain issues continue to arise across multiple sectors, it comes as no surprise that on average, countries observed can expect costs to rise.
Across countries where people have higher monthly incomes, Canada, the UK and Australia saw nominal decreases in the percentage of income they can expect to allocate, while France and Spain saw notable increases. In France, families can expect to allocate 5% of their monthly budget this year, while in Spain, they can expect to allocate 7% more than last year on basic school supplies.
In other parts of the world, cost changes were far more drastic, where yearly changes averaged an increase of 78%. 1 in 9 people1 worldwide rely on money sent from friends and relatives who have migrated abroad for work. For families whose incomes simply cannot accommodate the cost of these fundamental supplies, remittances make a world of difference in their ability to afford these supplies, as well as steep costs like tuition, transportation and childcare.
While practically every country in the study had increased costs, certain items have drastically increased. For example, in Australia a case of 12 pencils has increased more than 4x the cost of the previous year and the cost of notebooks in India is almost 6x as expensive as in 2022.
3.6% or 281 million2 of the global population identify as migrants, a number that has steadily increased over the last 30 years. Similarly, remittances have increased from US $126B in 2000 to more than $700B in 2020, with the US, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Germany operating as the top 5 sending countries as of 2020.
While rising costs of living have forced migrants to be more conscious about how they allocate funds for remittances, as of July 2022, WorldRemit data indicates education is one of the top 3 reasons people send money.
To learn more about the study and see full results, visit https://www.worldremit.com/en/back-to-school
References
12019: UnitedNations.org, Remittances matter: 8 facts you don't know about the money migrants send back home
2 2022: IOM UN Migration, World Migration Report 2022
Methodology
In the study, WorldRemit looked at the following countries and researched basic school supplies:
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Australia
- Philippines
- Mexico
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- India
- Nigeria
- Guatemala
- Colombia
- Dominican Republic
- Morocco
- Zimbabwe
- Lebanon
- Cameroon
- Ghana
- Kenya
- France
- Spain
For 2023:
Using the 2022 items list dataset provided, we identified the 2023 prices for 21 counties for the back to school items. Using the data provided from last year we searched for more up to date and cheaper options if available. Using the quantity of items needed shown in column B, we multiplied the cost of the items (when required) to match the quantity e.g. 6 polo shirts, the price identified for one shirt was multiplied by six.The data was gathered between the 21st and 27th of June 2023. All prices were converted into GBP and US dollars using Google on 29th June 2023.
Once all item prices had been gathered, using the CIA world factbook we updated the fertility rate for 2023 estimates and multiplied the cost of the total school items by fertility rate to showcase an overall cost of going back to school for a family.
We also used the World Bank data (as used in the 2022 dataset) to pull the average Net National Income per capita in US dollars and divided this by 12 to showcase a potential monthly salary. The UK had 2018 data from the World Bank, so instead we used OECD data to get the Net National Income for the UK.
For 2022:
The primary school items were selected based on the most common back to school items. The price of each item was searched for online and the lowest price item was selected from one of the most popular online retailers in that country. The prices were researched in July 2022. The exchange rate from the local currency was calculated on 06/08/2022 at 9:00 BST. The fertility rate and income was gathered from the CIA world factbook.
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Kelsey Costales
kcostales@worldremit.com
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Even if you’re not a dessert connoisseur, there’s no doubt you’ve heard of the Boston Creme Pie. What you may not know, however, is that this iconic treat is actually not a pie at all.
In fact, the Boston Creme Pie is simply a two-layer golden cake that is filled with pastry creme and topped with chocolate icing. When it was created in the 19th century, chocolate was mainly used as a beverage or in puddings. So, when it was used in the cake, it became known as a Chocolate Cream Pie. The name eventually changed and it has become so popular that you can now find it pretty much everywhere, in its classic form, as a doughnut and even as a Pop-Tart.
Omni Hotels in Massachusetts claims one of its properties was the first to make the dessert in 1856, when Boston Creme Pie was served at the grand opening of Boston’s Parker House, located downtown and now known as Omni Parker House. More than 150 years later, it is now the official state dessert of Massachusetts, beating out the Toll House cookie for the title in 1996.
Now, Omni is sharing the original recipe so that anyone craving its authentic Boston Creme Pie can make one at home. The recipe calls for making everything from scratch, so be prepared for a bit of work. You’ll need essentials like eggs, flour and sugar, plus ingredients for pastry cream and icing like cornstarch, chocolate and even rum. We’ve got the whole thing posted below.
Meanwhile, if you want an easier way to make this favorite sweet treat, check out Betty Crocker’s Boston Cream Pie recipe.
Omni Parker House Boston Cream Pie Recipe
For the sponge cake:
7 eggs, separated
8 ounces sugar
1 cup flour
1 ounce butter, melted
Toasted almonds, sliced
For the pastry cream:
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups milk
2 cups light cream
1/2 cup sugar
3 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
6 eggs
1 teaspoon dark rum
For the icing:
5 ounces fondant for white icing (or substitute with 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon corn syrup, 1 teaspoon water)
6 ounces fondant for chocolate icing (or substitute with 6 ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate, 2 ounces warm water)
3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Separate egg yolks and whites into two separate bowls. Add half of the cake sugar to each bowl. Beat both until you get stiff peaks. When stiff, fold the whites into the yolk mixture. Gradually add flour, mixing with a wooden spatula. Mix in the butter. Pour this mixture into a 10-inch greased cake pan. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until spongy and golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool fully.
Bring the butter, milk and light cream for the pastry cream to boil. While this mixture is cooking, combine the sugar, corn starch and eggs in a bowl and whip until ribbons form. When the milk mixture reaches the boiling point, whisk in the egg mixture and cook to boiling. Boil for one minute. Pour into a bowl and cover the surface with plastic wrap. Chill overnight if possible. When chilled, whisk to smooth out and flavor with 1 teaspoon dark rum.
Once the cake has cooled, level the sponge off at the top using a slicing knife. Cut the cake into two layers. Spread the flavored pastry cream over one layer. Top with the second cake layer. Reserve a small amount of the cooled pastry cream to spread on the sides to adhere to the sliced almonds.
Warm 5 ounces of white fondant over boiling water to approximately 105 degrees. Thin with water if necessary. Place in a piping bag with a 1/8-inch tip. For the chocolate fondant, warm additional 6 ounces of white fondant over boiling water to approximately 105 degrees on a candy thermometer. Add melted chocolate. Thin to a spreading consistency with water. If you’re using the fondant substitutions, melt the chocolate and combine with warm water. Combine ingredients and warm to approximately 105 degrees. Adjust the consistency with water. It should flow freely from the pastry bag.
Spread a thin layer of chocolate fondant icing on the top of the cake. Follow immediately with spiral lines starting from the center of the cake, using the white fondant in the pastry bag. Score the white lines with the point of a paring knife, starting at the center and pulling outward to the edge. Spread sides of cake with a thin coating of the reserved pastry cream. Press on toasted almonds for the final step.
If you want a taste of this signature pie without making it yourself, you can grab a slice at Parker’s Restaurant in Boston or order one for nationwide delivery from Goldbelly.
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President Biden delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday amid the customary pomp and circumstance — and to loud acclaim from Democrats.
But the speech also came as Biden struggles with mediocre approval ratings, the realities of a divided Congress and the looming start of the 2024 election campaign.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders gave the official GOP response.
Here are the main takeaways from the night.
Pitched battle between Biden and GOP
The high point of bipartisanship came in the first few sentences of Biden’s speech.
He congratulated Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on his new role, turning around to shake the hand of the smiling Californian.
“I don’t want to ruin your reputation, but I look forward to working with you,” Biden joked.
To judge from the rest of the speech — and the Republican reaction to it — there won’t be much unity to come.
Despite pledges from McCarthy to uphold decorum, Republicans made their dismay vocally obvious at several points. It was a far more aggressive display of dissent than the simple silence the opposition party has traditionally deployed during past State of the Union addresses.
Biden offered some areas where there might be hope for bipartisan agreement, such as fighting the opioid epidemic and bolstering mental health care. But he also leaned hard into a Democratic wish-list.
He proposed an assault weapons ban, the codification of abortion rights, a new tax on billionaires and labor union protections — none of which has any realistic chance of passage while the GOP holds the House majority.
There may have been promises of unity and propriety, but Tuesday night was all about underscoring battlelines.
Biden will likely draw them even more starkly if he announces a bid for second term, as he’s expected to do soon.
In many ways, Tuesday’s speech was his opening salvo.
A raucous chamber
Fourteen years ago, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) received widespread criticism after he shouted, “You lie!” at then-President Obama during an address to a joint session of Congress.
American politics is in a different era now, as Tuesday made clear.
Biden was heckled repeatedly by Republicans during his address. One of the louder examples came when Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) accused him of being to blame for the estimated 70,000-plus American deaths per year from fentanyl.
“It’s your fault,” Ogles shouted. He confirmed his shouted remark at Biden to The Hill after the address.
At another point, Biden stared out into the crowd of lawmakers, clearly dismayed, after something — inaudible to television viewers — was shouted as he spoke about immigration.
The new GOP House majority takes pride in its staunch opposition to Biden and the party has been amplifying firebrand voices for some time.
Perhaps the most prominent such voice in the House, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), was among Biden’s hecklers on Tuesday.
High emotion over Tyre Nichols
A very different moment came in the midst of the partisan back-and-forth.
Biden’s comments about the death of Tyre Nichols, made as Nichols’ mother and stepfather looked on from the gallery, resonated in an appropriately somber chamber.
Biden recalled how he had never had to have “the talk” with his children— commonplace among Black Americans, in particular — about how to minimize the dangers if they were to be stopped by police.
The president recounted some of the advice often given in such conversations, such as keeping hands on the steering wheel and turning on the vehicle’s interior lighting immediately.
Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died Jan. 10 after being severely beaten by Memphis police officers three days previously. Five officers, all of whom are also Black, have been charged with second-degree murder and fired from the city’s police department.
Biden’s remarks on Nichols had a political point — he called on Congress to “finish the job” on police reform.
But the moment was extraordinary for its visceral emotional force rather than its politics.
Biden snares GOP in a trap on Medicare and Social Security
Biden’s boosters insist that the president’s political skills are repeatedly underestimated.
Another example came Tuesday when Biden appeared to set a trap for the GOP — and have them walk right into it.
The issue was the possibility of cutting Social Security and Medicare. Both are highly expensive but highly popular.
Biden laid out his case that some Republicans wanted to “sunset” the programs — Congress-speak for allowing legislation to lapse.
The president was clearly alluding to a plan from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), released last year, which did indeed call for all federal legislation to either be reauthorized every five years or lapse.
Biden’s mention of the Scott plan caused a near-uproar from Republicans — perhaps because Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had disavowed Scott’s proposal virtually as soon as it was issued.
But Biden then used the GOP’s reaction to emphasize his point that no cuts at all should be made to the programs. He said he would protect the programs but added wryly, “apparently it’s not going to be a problem.”
There are, in fact, Republicans who argue that the programs should be reformed or amended.
But Biden’s wily move boxed them in, at least for now, in dramatic fashion.
Giving GOP response, Sarah Huckabee Sanders hits hot-button issues
Sanders, newly inaugurated as Arkansas’ governor but better known to many Americans as former President Trump’s White House press secretary, delivered a fiery response for the GOP.
Sanders let rip on hot-button cultural issues and other sensitive topics — including Biden’s age. She noted pointedly that she is the youngest governor in the nation whereas Biden, at 80, is “the oldest president in American history.”
Huckabee went on to allege that the president is, for several reasons, “unfit to serve as commander-in-chief.”
She also accused the administration of being in thrall to “woke fantasies” and having been “completely hijacked by the radical left.”
The choice between Republicans and Democrats “is between normal or crazy,” she said.
The GOP base is sure to love Sanders’ no-holds-barred approach. Whether it will persuade any moderate voters is a more open question.
One line from Sanders was interesting in a different way.
“It’s time for a new generation of Republican leadership,” she said.
Presumably her 76-year-old former boss, seeking to become the GOP presidential nominee for the third time, would disagree.
Emily Brooks contributed to this story.
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Queen Elizabeth makes a bold statement during Platinum Jubilee celebrations with top secret lipstick
British monarch celebrating 70 years on the throne and is marking festivities at Windsor Castle
Queen Elizabeth is making a bold statement as she marks 70 years on the throne.
On Sunday, the reigning monarch was spotted applying her hot pink lipstick from a gold tube while watching the Platinum Jubilee Celebration at The Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle. On Friday, the queen was all smiles – while rocking the same shade – as she admired her horse, Balmoral Leia, from her Range Rover.
Last month, Elizabeth opted for the same look as she sported the lipstick while driving around her Sandringham estate on her birthday.
The queen's exact shade has been kept top secret for decades. However, the monarch’s senior dresser and in-house designer, Angela Kelly, previously revealed that Elizabeth Arden has held a Royal Warrant for nearly 60 years. The queen is reportedly a fan of the brand’s Beautiful Color Moisturizing Lipstick. A fuchsia shade named "Raspberry" seems to match the color Elizabeth tends to go for. "Pink Punch," a warmer shade, is another possibility.
Elizabeth is also known for wearing a pale pink hue, which seems to be similar to Elizabeth Arden’s Rose Petal, a classic lipstick. For previous engagements, eagle-eyed style experts have suspected that the monarch wore Elizabeth Arden’s Exceptional Lipstick, known for its vibrant shades and creamy textures. It has since been discontinued.
But Elizabeth Arden isn’t the only brand with a Royal Warrant, which means that goods are provided to the sovereign or a member of the royal family. Clarins also has a Royal Warrant and was reportedly commissioned by the queen to create a red lipstick for her to wear on her Coronation Day in 1953. The shade was not only made to match her ceremonial robes, but it was also meant to last as the ceremony was about three hours long.
Sally Bedell Smith, a royal expert and author of "Elizabeth the Queen: The Woman Behind the Throne," wrote that Elizabeth always has lipstick in her purse. And while the queen carries a compact mirror, she has been seen in recent years reapplying without one in public.
"At the end of a luncheon or a dinner, even a banquet set with silver gilt and antique porcelain, she has the somewhat outré habit of opening her bag, pulling out a compact and reapplying her lipstick," she wrote.
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Elizabeth's appearance on Friday was the first time she has been seen in public since attending the Service of Thanksgiving honoring her late husband in March. The Windsor Horse Show is one of her favorite annual events and she typically attends.
Last Tuesday, the queen missed the State Opening of Parliament due to "episodic mobility problems." Prince Charles went on to deliver the Queen’s Speech for the first time. The queen’s decision to delegate her role to Charles is likely to be seen by the public as evidence that a transition is underway, with the monarch remaining on the throne but turning over more responsibilities to her eldest son.
She has only missed the speech twice before. The first time was in 1959, during the late stages of her pregnancy with Prince Andrew, and the second was in 1963 before Prince Edward’s birth. On both occasions, Parliament was opened by a royal commission, with the speech delivered by the presiding member.
Buckingham Palace didn’t elaborate on what it called "episodic mobility problems,″ but the queen has had difficulty moving around in recent months. She has been seen using a cane on some occasions and Andrew escorted her into Westminster Abbey for the memorial service for Philip.
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Elizabeth, who only recently recovered from a bout of COVID-19, is also preparing for four days of festivities celebrating her Platinum Jubilee that are scheduled for June 2-5.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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BASEL, Switzerland, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CordenPharma, a leading pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), has created a new Technology & Science Advisory Board (TSAB) with eight world-class experts from academia and industry, who will provide strategic guidance and scientific expertise to drive forward the company's continued growth and innovation.
The formation of the Technology & Science Advisory Board was born out of CordenPharma's commitment to stay at the forefront of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. By harnessing the knowledge and insights of renowned scientists and industry leaders coming from both academia and commercial sectors, the company aims to enhance its capabilities in the efficient development and manufacturing of APIs, Lipid Excipients, Drug Products, and Integrated Supply to support the complex modalities of its broad pharmaceutical customer base.
CordenPharma's TSAB brings together eight scientific experts from various disciplines, including chemistry, pharmacology, biotechnology, and regulatory affairs.
Their collective expertise will provide valuable insights into emerging trends, cutting-edge technologies, and regulatory advancements across all six CordenPharma technology platforms. This collaboration will further enable the CDMO to anticipate industry developments and ensure its readiness to meet the evolving needs of customers and their life-saving medicines.
The eight new board members include internationally renowned experts in the fields of drug development, peptides, oligonucleotides, lipids, injectable Lipid NanoParticles (LNPs), RNA drug delivery, highly potent Oral Solid Dose (OSD), flow chemistry, and small molecules. While the board will initially look at science-focused areas, they will also explore bioinformatics, including AI and machine learning, in the future.
CordenPharma 2023 Technology & Science Advisory Board Members
- Dr. José de Chastonay, Independent Consultant for Strategic M&A and Business Development (Portugal / Switzerland) - Decades of peptide industry leadership experience with emphasis on corporate development, business integration as well as operational and commercial activities.
- Prof. Dr. Christian Oliver Kappe, Professor of Chemistry, University of Graz (Austria) - Recognized as one of the most experienced experts in the field of flow chemistry.
- Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Kikuchi, President of DDS Strategy Firm (Japan) - The leading lipid expert in Japan, connected to all important lipid experts in the world.
- Prof. Dr. Olivia Merkel, Professor and Chair of Drug Delivery, LMU Munich (Germany) - Highly recognized expert in drug delivery for RNA and treatment of lung diseases.
- Prof. Dr. Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu, Professor of Organic Chemistry, Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis, University of Liège (Belgium) - Highly recognized flow chemistry expert with a strong background in multistep flow processes (lab and pilot scales).
- Dr. Christoph Rosenbohm, MBA, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Aloop Therapeutics (Denmark) – Long-standing experience in the field of oligonucleotides.
- Prof. Dr. Roderich Süssmuth, Rudolf-Wiechert-Professor and Chair of Biological Chemistry, Technical University Berlin (Germany) - Highly recognized expert of peptides and synthesis of natural products.
- Prof. Dr. Karl Wagner, Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Bonn (Germany) - Expert in solubility enhancement, OSD in general and predictive biopharmaceutical tools.
Dr. Michael Quirmbach, CEO & President at CordenPharma, said: "CordenPharma is honored to have the opportunity to work with these distinguished scientific experts. We look forward to leveraging their renowned experience to continue driving innovation across our six technology platforms and delivering exceptional value to support the complex modalities of our pharmaceutical and biotech customers."
About CordenPharma
CordenPharma is a CDMO partner supporting biotech and pharma innovators of complex modalities in the advancement of their drug development lifecycle. Harnessing the collective expertise of the teams across its globally integrated facility network, CordenPharma provides bespoke outsourcing services spanning the complete supply chain, from early clinical-phase development to commercialization.
With scientific expertise and partnership at its core, CordenPharma provides customers high-value, end-to-end services with a strategic focus on Peptides, Oligonucleotides, customized Lipid Excipients, Lipid NanoParticles (LNPs), sterile Injectables, and the extensive supply of Small Molecules (both Highly Potent and Regular Potency).
The CordenPharma Group is comprised of 12 facilities across Europe and North America. In the 2022 financial year, the organization generated sales of 870 million Euros and had over 3,000 employees.
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(The Hill) – Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) expressed serious concern over the claim by the House select Jan. 6 committee that former President Trump attempted to call one of the committee’s witnesses, who had not yet appeared in its public hearings.
On Wednesday, Romney called the allegation “very serious” and dismissed speculation that Trump may have pocket-dialed the witness by accident.
“I can’t imagine why he’d have a witness on his cellphone, making a pocket-dial, so that’s not terribly credible. If in fact he was calling a witness, that allegation is very serious,” he said.
House Jan. 6 committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) revealed the attempted contact by Trump during her closing statement at Tuesday’s hearing.
She said the committee had passed the information along to the Justice Department and warned: “We will take any effort to influence witness testimony very seriously.”
That claim prompted an angry response from Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich.
“Liz Cheney continues to traffic in innuendo and lies that go unchallenged, unconfirmed, but repeated as fact because the narrative is more important than the truth,” he said on Twitter.
A host for Newsmax, a media outlet viewed as sympathetic toward the former president, claimed that Trump may have “butt-dialed” the witness.
“Hey, maybe it was a butt-dial, huh? Tell the Justice Department that. OK, they take themselves so seriously,” Newsmax host Greg Kelly said in Trump’s defense.
Cheney also raised the issue of possible witness tampering at the committee’s June 28 hearing, noting that at least one witness had received phone calls from Trump allies interested in what they might say publicly.
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Twitter’s unending fight against spam accounts is now a problem for new owner Elon Musk, who pledged in April to defeat the bot scourge or “die trying!”
The challenge carries high stakes. The bot count matters because advertisers — Twitter’s chief revenue source — want to know roughly how many real humans they are reaching when they buy ads. It’s also important in the effort to stop bad actors from amassing an army of accounts to amplify misinformation or harass political adversaries.
“The bigger picture in my mind is: How do we make Twitter a better place for everybody,” said bot-counting expert Emilio Ferrara, who worked over the summer to investigate the problem for Musk. He cited the “value of the platform as a societal experience, as a collective place to have civilized discourse and talk freely without interference from nefarious accounts,” or scams, spam, pornography and harassment.
To find out just how bad the bots are, Musk hired Ferrara and other data scientists to investigate. At the time, he sought to prove that Twitter was misleading the public when it said fewer than 5% of its daily active users are fake or spam accounts. If Twitter lied or withheld crucial information about the bot count, Musk could argue that he was justified in terminating the $44 billion agreement.
Ferrara, an associate professor of computer science and communications at the University of Southern California, said he had no real interest in whether Musk ultimately ended up owning the platform.
Instead, he hoped that “any findings would be able to help improve the platform,” Ferrara told The Associated Press, speaking for the first time about his planned role as Musk’s expert trial witness.
The question now is what Musk will do with that information. Ferrara’s presentation — some 350 pages of analysis and supporting documents — is locked up in confidential court filings, and he said he can’t disclose his conclusions.
Twitter’s former leaders and its lawyers said Musk wildly exaggerated the problem because he had buyer’s remorse.
Other experts doubt Musk’s ability to make improvements, which he’s suggested would rely on using algorithms to track and remove fake accounts and implementing new measures to “authenticate” real people.
Earlier this month, Ferrara was preparing to travel to the East Coast to testify in Delaware, where Musk was defending against Twitter’s lawsuit asking a court to force him to close the deal. But two weeks before the scheduled Oct. 17 trial, Musk changed his mind and said he would go ahead with the $44 billion acquisition. It closed Thursday.
Most legal experts didn’t think Musk had much of a case. The court’s head judge seemed likely to side with Twitter based on the specific terms and conditions of the April purchase agreement.
But that’s not to say Musk didn’t have a point about the bots, according to Ferrara and other researchers hired by Musk’s legal team.
The analysis firm CounterAction, which worked with Ferrara, said it concluded in a July 18 report submitted to the court that Twitter’s spam rate for monetizable accounts — those of value to advertisers — was at least 10% and could be as high as 14.2%, depending on how the rate is measured.
Trevor Davis, the firm’s founder and CEO, said that analysis was based on a “firehose” of internal data that Twitter gave to Musk, but the company declined to provide additional data sought by Musk’s team.
“We expect that access to the withheld data would reveal an even higher true spam rate,” Davis said in a prepared statement.
Musk has long been preoccupied with Twitter spambots promoting cryptocurrency schemes, in part because as a celebrity user with more than 110 million followers, he sees a lot of them. Some scammers have opened accounts mimicking Musk’s name and likeness to try to get people to think he’s endorsing something.
Not all bots are bad. Twitter encourages the use of automated accounts that report the weather, earthquakes or post humor or lines from literary classics. Twitter also allows for anonymity, which protects free speech and privacy — especially in authoritarian regions. But that practice can make it harder to root out malicious fake accounts.
Ferrara first caught Twitter’s attention in the aftermath of revelations that Russia used social media to meddle in the U.S. presidential election in 2016, when he led a research group that estimated that 9% to 15% of Twitter’s active English-language accounts were bots.
In a blog post soon after, Twitter complained that such outside research “is often inaccurate and methodologically flawed.” The company has repeatedly reported the under-5% number in its quarterly filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission, though it also cautions that it could be higher.
Before Musk’s takeover, Twitter said it removed 1 million spam accounts each day. To calculate how many accounts are malicious spam, Twitter reviews thousands of accounts sampled at random, using both public and private data such as IP addresses, phone numbers, geolocation and how the account behaves when it is active.
But over the past months, Musk and Twitter have tussled over the methodology. Twitter uses a metric it calls mDAU, for monetizable daily active usage.
That “is literally a metric they invented,” Ferrara said. “You cannot contrast and compare that metric with any other service.”
When Musk first started publicly raising questions about the bot numbers after agreeing to buy the company, another firm, Israel-based Cyabra, said it had the answer.
“That elusive number you are looking for ... we have it. It’s 13.7%,” the firm tweeted on May 17, flagging Musk’s Twitter handle to get his attention.
Cyabra’s machine-learning technology works by scanning a large number of social media profiles to track behavioral patterns, trying to pick out which are behaving like humans. Such guesswork can misfire — but the tweet caught the attention of people close to Musk, if not the billionaire himself.
Cyabra CEO Dan Brahmy said the company started working with the Musk camp by the end of May. Regardless of what the true count is, he said it’s not going to be an easy problem to solve.
“Some bots are definitely nefarious,” Brahmy said. “The trade-offs are between being extremely high on sign-up standards and information security versus being extremely open minded in a way” that fosters freedom of speech and creativity.
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Cinnamon Toast Crunch is coming in hot -- literally!
Check out this spicy spin on the classic: Cinnafuego Toast Crunch.
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The limited-edition cereal takes the cinnamon and sugar combo we all know and love and ups the ante with hot peppers.
It’s meant for snacking, but a spicy breakfast cereal could really wake you up.
The new cereal goes on sale Aug. 12 at Walmart.com.
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A house in Clifton that sold for $770,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Clifton area between June 5 and June 11.
In total, 24 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $466,911, $316 per square foot.
The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded from the week of May 22 to the week of June 11 even if the property may have been sold earlier.
10. $470,000, single-family residence at 1382 Van Houten Ave.
The property at 1382 Van Houten Ave. In Clifton has new owners. The price was $470,000. The house was built in 1922 and has a living area of 1,670 square feet. The price per square foot is $281. The deal was finalized on May. 4.
9. $475,000, single-family home at 139 Brookwood Road
The sale of the detached house at 139 Brookwood Road, Clifton, has been finalized. The price was $475,000, and the new owners took over the house in May. The house was built in 1950 and has a living area of 1,168 square feet. The price per square foot was $407. The deal was finalized on May. 4.
8. $485,000, single-family house at 1076 Broad Street
The sale of the single family residence at 1076 Broad Street in Clifton has been finalized. The price was $485,000, and the new owners took over the house in April. The house was built in 1949 and has a living area of 1,594 square feet. The price per square foot was $304. The deal was finalized on Apr. 26.
7. $500,000, detached house at 38 Lehigh Ave.
The 1,071 square-foot single-family house at 38 Lehigh Ave, Clifton, has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in May and the total purchase price was $500,000, $467 per square foot. The house was built in 1951. The deal was finalized on May. 4.
6. $520,000, single-family home at 61 Princeton Street
The 1,361 square-foot single-family house at 61 Princeton Street in Clifton has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in May and the total purchase price was $520,000, $382 per square foot. The house was built in 1929. The deal was finalized on May. 4.
5. $559,000, single-family house at 116 Hutton Road
The property at 116 Hutton Road in Clifton has new owners. The price was $559,000. The house was built in 1954 and has a living area of 1,847 square feet. The price per square foot is $303. The deal was finalized on May. 2.
4. $560,000, detached house at 84 Fernwood Court
A sale has been finalized for the detached house at 84 Fernwood Court in Clifton. The price was $560,000 and the new owners took over the house in April. The house was built in 1947 and the living area totals 1,456 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $385. The deal was finalized on Apr. 26.
3. $570,000, single-family residence at 63 Stuyvesant Court
The sale of the single-family home at 63 Stuyvesant Court, Clifton, has been finalized. The price was $570,000, and the house changed hands in May. The house was built in 1941 and has a living area of 1,664 square feet. The price per square foot was $343. The deal was finalized on May. 4.
2. $640,000, single-family home at 23 Duane Road
The property at 23 Duane Road in Clifton has new owners. The price was $640,000. The house was built in 1955 and has a living area of 1,592 square feet. The price per square foot is $402. The deal was finalized on May. 8.
1. $770,000, single-family residence at 113 Rutherford Blvd.
The sale of the single family residence at 113 Rutherford Blvd. In Clifton has been finalized. The price was $770,000, and the new owners took over the house in May. The house was built in 1941 and has a living area of 2,276 square feet. The price per square foot was $338. The deal was finalized on May. 8.
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Hundreds of people in Kansas City protested over the weekend to demand hate crime charges against a man who shot a Black teenager after he apparently knocked on his door by mistake.
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Hundreds of people in Kansas City protested over the weekend to demand hate crime charges against a man who shot a Black teenager after he apparently knocked on his door by mistake.
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Beginner’s luck: Woman wins $1M Powerball prize first time playing lottery
LANSING, Mich. (Gray News) - Beginner’s luck proved true for a Michigan woman who cashed a $1 million Powerball prize while playing the lottery for the first time.
According to the Michigan Lottery, Joni Thompson matched the five white balls in the Nov. 8 Powerball drawing that returned the million-dollar payout.
“I’d never played Powerball before, but I decided to purchase a ticket after seeing the jackpot was over a billion dollars,” Thompson said. “After the drawing, I saw a social media post about a $1 million prize won in Mecosta County, so I went to the lottery site to write down the winning numbers and checked my ticket.”
Thompson said she bought her winning ticket at a Country Corner Supermarket in Stanwood, about 35 miles west of Mount Pleasant.
“When I realized I was the big winner, I started hyperventilating,” Thompson said. “I had my son scan my ticket on his lottery app to make sure I was reading it right. I am still speechless.”
Thompson, 54, recently visited Michigan Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. She said she plans to use her winnings to build her new business and save the remaining amount.
The Powerball $2 billion jackpot was also hit on Nov. 8 by a ticket bought in California.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sadaf Zahoor has bucked California’s car culture by never owning one, yet she and other residents who rely on public transit worry its bleak financial outlook could soon leave them standing at empty train stations and bus stops.
The agencies running the public transit systems, particularly in San Francisco and Oakland, where Zahoor lives, have been living off billions of dollars in federal aid that will soon expire.
Ridership plummeted by as much as 94% during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving a gaping budget deficit. Fare box revenues have rebounded a bit, but with more people working from home, some systems haven’t returned to even half their previous levels.
The transit agencies have asked Democrats who control California’s government to rescue them, much like Democrats in New York recently did with a $227 billion spending plan. The request is proving to be a much tougher sell in the nation’s most populous state, where majestic mountain highways and seas of suburban single-family homes have made it far more automobile-reliant than much of the Northeast.
“If there were any sort of major changes, that would definitely affect my ability to get to work,” said Zahoor, 36, who figures she would have to team up with friends to buy a group car because she couldn’t afford one on her own.
The California Transit Association says transit agencies will have a collective shortfall of about $6 billion over the next five years. The state, which relies heavily on taxes paid by wealthy people, is projected to have a $31.5 billion budget deficit this year amid a struggling stock market and layoffs in the tech industry.
Instead of bailing out public transit agencies, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed slashing $2 billion from their infrastructure funding to help balance the books.
H.D. Palmer, spokesperson for the California Department of Finance, said Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to numerous agencies “were necessary to address the shortfall” but the governor has pledged to restore the money if revenues rebound next year.
Bay Area Rapid Transit has warned if the state doesn’t help out, it could force the agency to stop running after 9 p.m. and on weekends, while limiting regular service to just one train per hour.
Activists for transit say scaling back services is sure to only exacerbate the problem.
“It’s kind of like the chicken and the egg,” said Stephanie Lotshaw, acting executive director at TransitCenter, an advocacy group for public transportation systems across the U.S. “If you disinvest in it, then people won’t use it. But if you invest in it, arguably more people will use it because it actually becomes a service that’s usable.”
The pandemic was particularly damaging to Bay Area Rapid Transit because as much as 70% of its revenue came from fares — far higher than most other transit systems, said Janice Li, president of the transit system’s board of directors. Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city, relies less on public transit than San Francisco, although voters have expressed support for it in recent years.
At the very least, Li said, California legislators should pass a stopgap measure to keep transit afloat until the 2026 election, when local voters could decide whether to pay more.
“We are not asking for the world, and we are not asking for the world indefinitely, either,” Li said.
The White House has said states have the flexibility to redirect some of the federal money typically used for road construction and repairs to transit operations, but many drivers call that a non-starter.
“We have the highest gas tax in the nation, and our roads are still in very poor condition,” said Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, a California group opposing tax hikes. “If we’re looking at transportation generally, the money is better spent on those systems that people actually use, which in California is roads and highways.”
Transit officials are making their pitch by appealing not just to regular riders but also to drivers who could face much more congested traffic if other options are gone. According to Bay Area Rapid Transit, almost twice as many people travel at rush hour under the Bay Bridge by train than over it by car.
Supporters have turned to creative marketing — selling flip flops featuring a picture of BART’s service map and even staging a mock funeral for transit last weekend in Oakland.
“We’re doing our best but not sure what is possible at this point,” said Vinita Goyal, executive director of San Francisco Transit Riders, a nonprofit advocacy group.
Legislative leaders have pledged to reject Newsom’s $2 billion in cuts and make it OK for agencies to use some of that money for operations. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat who represents San Francisco, said that’s still not enough.
“In every community in California, there are people who rely on the bus, and they are not the most powerful people. They tend to be lower income. They tend to be non-white. They tend to be disproportionately seniors or students,” Wiener said. “Why on Earth we would for a minute contemplate allowing these systems to fall apart is beyond me.”
San Francisco resident Gabriel Goffman bought his condo last year because it was on three bus lines. One has already closed due to budget constraints and another is on the chopping block.
“I moved here with three buses, and now it’s like, ‘How many are going to be back?’” said Goffman, 35.
Newsom and state lawmakers have until the end of June to agree to a budget for the new fiscal year that begins July 1. It’s possible the negotiations for what to do about public transit agencies could drag on into the fall.
Janno Lieber, chair and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority — the nation’s largest public transit system — said state leaders there saw there was no choice but to save the subway stations, which he called as vital to New York City’s survival as “air and water.”
“Transit is literally existential for New York,” Lieber said. “We could see that the federal money was going to run out in ’24, and we couldn’t allow us to enter into a new fiscal year (not knowing) if we were going to have to massively cut service, fire a bunch of people or dramatically raise fares.”
California Assemblymember Phil Ting, a Democrat from San Francisco and chair of the powerful Assembly Budget Committee questions whether public transit agencies in his state have adequately prepared for the loss of federal funding. He said further state money should come with conditions.
“On the one hand, they’re raising the alarms. There’s a fiscal cliff,” Ting said. “But if you look at their business operations, it’s business as usual, which is just not acceptable.”
Backers of more money for California transit say its cities don’t need to be as reliant on the service as a place like New York to make it a worthy investment for a state that’s considering the environmental and economic benefits of reducing automobile traffic.
“This is culture. It takes a long time to change,” California state Sen. Ben Allen said. “One way to assure it doesn’t catch on is by letting the system fail.”
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Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?
(AP) - Bruce Willis’ family has announced that he has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
The announcement Thursday came about a year after his family said that Willis would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a brain disorder that leads to speaking, reading and writing problems.
Here’s some details on the condition:
WHAT IS FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA?
There are different types of dementia, and the frontotemporal form affects regions in the front and sides of the brain. Because it causes problems with behavior and language, aphasia can be a symptom.
It’s caused by damage to neurons, the brain’s information carriers, but the underlying reasons for a particular case are often unclear. People with a family history of the condition are more likely to develop it. It’s rare and tends to happen at a younger age than other forms of dementia, between ages 45 and 65.
The terms frontotemporal disorders and frontotemporal dementia are sometimes shortened to FTD.
WHAT ARE OTHER SYMPTOMS OF FTD?
Symptoms can include emotional problems and physical difficulties, such as trouble walking. Symptoms tend to worsen over time, though progression varies by person.
The statement from the actor’s family said communication problems “are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces.”
CAN FTD BE TREATED?
There are no treatments to slow or stop the disease, but some interventions can help manage symptoms.
Some patients receive antidepressants or drugs for Parkinson’s, which has some overlapping symptoms with frontotemporal dementia. Many also work with speech therapists to manage communication difficulties and physical therapists to try to improve movement.
People with the condition are more likely to have complications from things like falls, injuries or infections. The average life expectancy after symptoms emerge is seven to 13 years, according to researchers.
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Some first aid burn cream and kits are being recalled because of a possible bacterial contamination.
The Food and Drug Administration said using GFA Production's "Easy Care First Aid Afterburn Cream" could lead to skin infections or life-threatening conditions for immunocompromised people.
The Easy Care First Aid Afterburn Cream is sold in boxes of 10 single-use packets, and included in some first aid kits.
So far, the FDA has not received any reports of people getting sick.
You can find more information on the FDA's website.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno State has announced a new campaign with big plans to improve athletic facilities, but short on details on how it will pay for those changes.
The "Elevate" campaign has a goal of raising over $250 million to implement the renovation projects.
We talked to Fresno State's president, Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, about the Bulldogs' campaign.
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LONDON, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REVIV President and CEO Sarah Lomas today announces that Sela Al Asadi CEO of REVIV UAE will be joining the company's Board of Directors.
Based out of LA and Dubai, Sela's global reach will be instrumental in the strengthening of REVIV's precision nutrition proposition in the market. Sela's approach towards innovation in skincare and wellness, driven by an extensive wealth of knowledge and experience, will drive forward global research and development, as the company expands its products and services portfolio in the coming years.
Sela co-founded and managed multiple state of the art cosmetic and wellness facilities in the UAE since 2000. Graduating with honors with a degree in Biochemistry and Computer Information Science from Queens University in Canada, she has been able to bridge the gap between technology, wellness and skincare.
Sela initially invested in bringing REVIV to the UAE in 2017 going on to become the CEO of REVIV UAE after expanding her clinic network in the country.
Sela says: "I became interested in REVIV in 2017 while I was researching a wellness partner that would complement the strenuous lifestyle of the executive and athletic world. It was apparent to me that my clientele had an increased demand for wellness optimization which was not being resolved at a conventional medicine level. That's where REVIV came in! Together, we have lived up to our goal to support our clients by keeping their immune systems healthy year-round, by preventing infection and disease and by optimizing energy levels, through our proprietary nutritional solutions.
"I am therefore excited to now be joining the Board of Directors at REVIV, to utilise my knowledge and expertise, as we prepare to launch disruptive technologies across multiple vertical sectors, to drive forward REVIV's global ambitions."
Sarah Lomas, President and CEO of REVIV, says: "The appointment of Sela is exciting as her experience and expertise will help REVIV Global realise the wealth of opportunity to expand our product portfolio across the globe. Our ambitious plans, including a tech-based approach towards precision nutrition, will solidify our position as the number one IV drip therapy company in the world."
About REVIV
REVIV is a life science led provider of nutritional health solutions, and their goal is to be the only personalized nutritional health company that offers precision nutrition solutions, using big data coupled with AI, to evidence that nutrition can have a positive impact on medical conditions or disease. REVIV's vision is to pioneer the democratization of nutrition-based treatments which will reduce disease, extend life and allow people to live better and healthier lives.
For more information about REVIV Global visit our website: www.revivme.com or email Emma Robertson on erobertson@revivme.com, +447398213452
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DENVER, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BellRock Brands Inc. ("BellRock" or the "Company") (CSE: BRCK.U) an industry-leading cannabis consumer packaged goods ("CPG") and intellectual property platform, announces that Chairman of the Board of Directors, Andrew Schweibold, and Director, Jonathan Rosenthal, are resigning in good standing with the Company from their respective roles on the Board, effective immediately.
Schweibold and Rosenthal have served BellRock as Directors since BR Brands, LLC ("BR Brands") completed its reverse takeover of Dixie Brands Inc. ("Dixie") in October of 2020, with Schweibold serving as the Company's Board Chairman during that same time.
"Alongside current restructuring efforts at the business, I believe it is an appropriate time for me to step aside as Chairman to allow the future leaders of the Company to drive BellRock forward," said Andrew Schweibold. "Rose Capital recently introduced West 4th Holdings to lead the Company through its next evolution and, in short order, they have driven material changes in improving the Company's profitability, operations, and capital structure. I leave the BellRock Board knowing that the Company is in the very capable hands of West 4th and I continue to believe in the strength of the BellRock platform and its future as a leading cannabis CPG company." Schweibold added, "I would like to thank the BellRock Board and management for all of our collective work together to overcome a myriad of challenges during particularly challenging times. While I am resigning from the Board, Rose and myself will continue to support BellRock and I look forward to the Company's next chapter."
West 4th Holdings co-founder, Zachary L. Venegas, said, "Rose Capital's prescient vision of a national CPG platform built upon leading brands led to a brand platform unique in its size and scope, and it continues to evolve and advance. West 4th is focused on supporting their pioneering work by focusing on critical company performance and governance. Venegas added, "the Company would like to thank Rose for all their efforts and support over the years in building BellRock alongside of management."
The Company will timely seek to fill the vacant Director positions.
BellRock also announces an agreement in principle for one of its U.S. subsidiaries to purchase JRMI27, LLC ("JRMI27"), a medical and adult use marijuana product manufacturer located in Jackson, Michigan, subject to approval by Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency and applicable local agencies. BellRock's flagship brands, Dixie Brands™ and Mary's Medicinals®, currently enjoy a presence in Michigan under a Licensing Agreement with JRMI27, but the acquisition of the license by the subsidiary of the Company, if approved, will offer BellRock a lasting presence in the Michigan market.
"The agreement to acquire JRMI27 is a product of BellRock's focused efforts to build and ultimately control the Company's brands and growth initiatives in both the country's emerging and most established markets," said Brian Jansen, CEO of BellRock. "This is yet another step by BellRock towards its goal of being a national industry leader and the premier cannabis house of brands."
BellRock Brands is a cannabis multi-state house of brands and intellectual property focused CPG operator that possesses one of the industry's broadest branded product portfolios. BellRock's two flagship brands, Dixie Brands and Mary's Medicinals, offer over 200 SKUs and reaches nearly every key consumer group and addresses the needs of a diverse cannabis consumer base. The BellRock manufacturing and distribution footprint continues to expand and currently spans nine US states and Canada, and the Company holds strategic alliances with licensed production facilities in its largest markets. For more information, visit www.bellrockbrands.com.
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DES MOINES, Iowa – The State of Iowa is launching a new program to get more truck drivers on the road.
Governor Kim Reynolds says the Iowa Entry-Level Driver Training Program will provide more opportunities for interested truck drivers to obtain their commercial driver's license (CDL) in Iowa.
“Truck drivers play such a critical role in meeting our supply chain demands-- ‘If you got it, a truck driver brought it’. Like the rest of the nation, Iowa, too, has a high demand for truck drivers; and in order to meet that demand, we need innovative solutions that reduce barriers for anyone interested in obtaining a CDL license,” says Governor Reynolds. “This new program will break down barriers that currently exist for obtaining a CDL and provide support to organizations who sponsor these critical training opportunities right here in Iowa.”
The program will spend provide $6 million to support employers, nonprofits, or related organizations who sponsor or partner on key training programs designed to prepare potential drivers for CDL skills or knowledge tests. The goal is to remove costly barriers and, ultimately, create more drivers with CDL licenses across the state.
“The Entry-Level Driver Training Program provides more opportunities to obtain a CDL, but it also makes it easier for employers to recruit and train their own drivers,” says Beth Townsend, Director of Iowa Workforce Development. “This effort will also make our state more competitive in these high-demand fields by helping employers offer the right training when and where their workers need it.”
Those who can apply for funding include Iowa-based employers, employer consortiums, and non-profits who employ Iowa CDL drivers and provide Entry-Level Driver Training either in-house or through partnership with third-party certified training providers. Funds are administered as reimbursement only following documented training certification and a CDL exam within 30 days of a participant’s first day of training.
Applications will be accepted at IowaGrants.gov beginning December 13 and are due on February 3, 2023, at 11:59 AM.
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In 2021, a Chinese company bought land near an Air Force base in Grand Fork, N.D., sending lawmakers into a frenzy.
Lawmakers feared that China, which many policymakers view as a strategic adversary even though it's the country's top trading partner outside North America, could gain control over the U.S. food and energy supply, as well as a hold on markets and critical infrastructure.
Indeed, during the past four decades, Chinese companies and investors have bought up land in the U.S. as well as purchased major food companies like Smithfield Foods, the United States' largest pork processor. Corporations own the majority of that land. And though Chinese-owned land is a tiny fraction of all foreign-owned land in the U.S., its purchases have raised fears that the Chinese government could have control, through the Chinese corporations, over U.S. assets or gain access to U.S.-based information.
"I don't know that we know for sure all the foreign land that potentially is owned by Chinese individuals or folks controlled by the Chinese government," Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who is skeptical of Chinese land ownership in the U.S., told NPR.
Those fears come amid broader tensions between the two countries on issues as varied as Taiwan, trade and Chinese intelligence gathering. Chinese acquisitions in the U.S., no matter how benign or how minor, are being viewed through that same lens.
Some of these fears exist because of a gap in data on where Chinese-owned land is, and whether it's near military installations. In the case of the transaction in North Dakota, the government agency that must approve such purchases said at the time that it could not act because the matter was "out of its jurisdiction."
"What's missing here is a lot more information about where these specific locations or farmland purchases are located in close proximity to the military base," said Craig Singleton, China program deputy director and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He said one big fear is that Chinese telecommunications equipment could be used to disrupt U.S. military communications.
He said he believes it's best to pause Chinese purchases "rather than wait years before we determine that this equipment or these purchases are being used for other purposes."
Mark Kennedy, director of the Wilson Center's Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, said that the Chinese government has laws that allow the government to access information held by its citizens and corporations.
"That ability by the government to gain access to information is one of the reasons why people view the risk of dealing with a Chinese corporation similar to what they would view as the risk of dealing with the Chinese Communist Party or the government," Kennedy said.
Still, Chinese-owned land accounts for a tiny share of foreign-owned land in the United States. Chinese firms and investors own just over 383,934 acres in the U.S., less than the state of Rhode Island, and far less than how much Canada, Netherlands, Italy, the U.K. and Germany, in that order, each own. China is No. 18 on the list of foreign investors. But China's rise — coupled with its geopolitical heft and its strategic goals that are sometimes at odds with Washington's — has raised questions over who owns this land and how much control the Chinese government has over the ownership.
"Any company and any individual living in China that comes and tries to buy land can be controlled by the Chinese Communist Party because they have that kind of control over their people," Tester said. "In this particular case: guilty until proven innocent – let's put it that way."
According to the most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture data, from 2021, foreign governments do not directly own land in the U.S. But for the purposes of this story, we're using the name of the country as shorthand for companies or investors from that country.
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Data pertaining to China show corporations own the bulk of the land.
Chinese ownership of U.S. land is highly concentrated. USDA data obtained by NPR show more than 80% of Chinese-owned land is held by Smithfield Foods, and a billionaire named Sun Guangxin, through Brazos Highland Properties LP and Harvest Texas LLC. Sun used the companies to buy more than 100,000 acres in Texas for a wind farm. But the project was ultimately halted by a state law designed to prevent foreigners from accessing the Texas grid.
Breakdown of the land
Overall, foreign entities own just a tiny fraction of all U.S land. They account for just over 3% – or 40 million acres – of all privately held agricultural land in the U.S., as of 2021. Canadian investors own the largest amount – 12,845,210 acres, or slightly less land than the size of West Virginia – much of it for forestry land used for timber production.
Chinese investors owned an even tinier fraction – about 383,934 acres, according to 2021 data requested by NPR. In fact, based on the data, Chinese land holdings account for less than 1% of farmland in any given state where there have been purchases.
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Three large entities – Sun's companies, Smithfield Foods and Walton Group International, a global land investment firm – own large parts of Chinese-bought land.
Indeed, Sun owns about 40% of Chinese-owned land in the U.S. He owns over 100,000 acres of land in Val Verde County, Texas, through his two companies: Brazos Highland Properties and Harvest Texas. His purchases in 2016 and 2017, his plans to build a wind farm, as well as his purported ties to the Chinese military, drew scrutiny in Texas several years after his acquisitions. He ultimately was denied permission to proceed with his wind farm plans.
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Over another third of Chinese-owned land in the U.S., including most of what is marked North Carolina and Missouri, belongs to Smithfield Foods. Known for being one of the top four meatpackers in the U.S., the Virginia-based company was acquired by Chinese pork company WH Group in 2013.
Since Smithfield is a publicly traded company, there is less legislative scrutiny of its land assets, according to the company.
Walton International Group, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based real estate management firm, represents 8% of Chinese-owned land. The company also represents buyers from other countries. Dozens of investors around the world invest in these acres. USDA assigns a country based on the investor with the largest share, even if that amount is less than 1%. Walton, which is also publicly traded, did not respond to a request for comment on concerns over the land it owns.
The acquisition of Syngenta Flowers, Syngenta Seeds and Syngenta Crop Protection, the Swiss-based agribusiness company, by state-owned ChemChina also drew widespread scrutiny. It owns 0.2% of the land.
USDA tracks foreign purchases, but doesn't investigate them
USDA has a strict reporting requirement for land purchases 90 days after a transaction. But it doesn't have the authority to investigate these purchases, and can only assess penalties for late, incomplete or false filings.
Buyers who don't report their transactions face a penalty of up to 25% of the market value of their land. But penalties are rarely that high. USDA says penalties are generally only 1% of market value.
Only one penalty was assessed between 2015 and 2020 due "to very limited staffing and a decision to prioritize the annual report to Congress," according to a USDA fact sheet on the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, a self-reporting mechanism that tracks foreign investments, within USDA.
Buyers have to complete a USDA form, indicating if they are purchasing land for themselves, or for a government or some other entity.
Lawmakers in Washington have raised concerns over the delays in the reporting – the latest data is on land acquisitions from 2021 – and over the self-reported nature of the data.
"There's a lag in reporting. I think in a lot of cases we don't have good reporting because people don't know when they purchase land in the United States that they have to report," said Sen. Tester, who has introduced bills to help bolster foreign ownership reporting efforts.
His legislation would ban individuals or companies that can be controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Agriculture Committee agree that the systems are "sorely in need of updating," as ranking member Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., put it.
Lawmakers mandated USDA create an electronic filing system to streamline the process and create a database. But Congress' failure to approve funding to create an updated system to allow electronic filings means it may be a while before USDA can update its reporting process.
Still, lawmakers from both parties want to limit purchases by Chinese companies, especially those with ties to the Chinese government, and individuals. To this end, there are several bills in Congress aimed at limiting Chinese ownership. Separately, the Biden administration is tightening its rules over who can buy land near military bases.
Which brings us back to the land purchased near the airbase in North Dakota. That land was bought by Fufeng Group, a Chinese chemical manufacturing company, which is currently being fined by USDA for late filing and disclosure.
The Committee on Foreign Investment, a government panel that reviews foreign investments and real estate transactions, said at the time it did not have jurisdiction over this deal. It has now proposed expanding its list of sensitive military bases to include Grand Forks.
But even skeptics of Chinese investment in the United States say Congress needs to be careful that its measures don't result in a backlash against Asian Americans.
Singelton of FDD said blanket bans "run the risk of feeding into broader anti-Asian sentiment and xenophobia."
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GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Steve Stricker won The Ally Challenge on Sunday at Warwick Hills for his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the season and ninth overall.
Stricker closed with a 5-under 67 — rebounding from a bogey on the 12th with four straight birdies — for a one-stroke victory over Brett Quigley.
The 55-year-old Stricker also won the major Regions Tradition in May in Alabama.
Full-field scores from The Ally Challenge
Quigley finished with a 68.
Jeff Maggert was third at 13 under after a 65.
Second-round leader Scott Dunlap (71) and Padraig Harrington (66) tied for fourth at 12 under. Harrington won the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open last week in upstate New York.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - La Crosse Police take a person into custody in connection with a shots fired call on the northside of the city last week.
The incident happened around 2:14 a.m. on June 8 when officers were called to the 1700 block of George Street.
The eventually found spent shell casings in the alley 1820 George Street.
They also determined that Dakota J. Fair, 23, fired a handgun that causd bullet holes in nearby homes and garages.
He was arrested on June 11 on two felony charges including First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He was also held on a Probation Violation.
Fair appeared via video conference in La Crosse County Circuit Court Monday afternoon for a bond hearing.
Prosecutors said during their arguments for a cash bond that security cameras showed Fair firing a handgun with an extended magazine towards residences. They also said that police found 20-30 shell casings at the scene.
Judge Elliott Levine ordered Fair held on a $10,000 cash bond and continued the case until Tuesday afternoon when the criminal complaint is expected to be filed.
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A pair of proposals would increase the tax on cigarettes by 20 cents, bringing it up to 57 cents per pack, and bump the tax on vaping products to 15%, up from 7%.
ATLANTA -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including several who work in health care, has lined up behind a proposal to raise the tax rate on cigarettes and vaping products in the name of public health.
Georgia’s 37-cents-per-pack tax is one of the lowest rates in the country – second only to Missouri – still efforts to increase the rate in the past have gone nowhere fast.
But House Speaker Jon Burns has appeared to leave the door open to a potential increase when asked by reporters this session, leaving proponents optimistic about their chances. It also helps that it’s not an election year.
State Rep. Ron Stephens, a Savannah Republican and pharmacist who is the lead sponsor, says he is trying to convince his colleagues to see the tax more as a “user fee.” Other sponsors include physicians and a dentist.
“If you’re going to smoke, you will get sick if you smoke long enough and hard enough,” Stephens said this week. “And so, it shouldn’t be up to the taxpayers of the state of Georgia to come in and fund your health care costs for either product, vaping or cigarettes.”
The increase would represent about a $90 million boost to state revenues, which supporters say should go toward health care services.
Stephens filed a pair of bills this month that would deal with cigarettes and vaping separately in case one of them gets hung up in the legislative process. One bill would increase the tax on cigarettes by 20 cents, bringing it up to 57 cents per pack.
The second bill would bump the tax on vaping products to 15%, up from 7%.
The cigarette tax proposal does not go as far as others would like – or as high as a new poll suggests the public might support.
About 63% of respondents to a recent survey said they would support moving to the national average, which is a significantly higher $1.91 per pack. That poll, which was released Friday, was done by the School of Public and International Affairs Survey Research Center at the University of Georgia and commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.
“We are really hoping that this polling data can help fuel the debate for a discussion around increasing that proposal up from 57 cents,” Staci Fox, president and CEO of GBPI, said.
In 2020, when state revenues plummeted early in the pandemic, an influential Republican senator floated increasing the cigarette tax to $1.35 per pack.
Stephens said he is wary of hiking the rate up too high for fear of creating a black market for cigarettes. Under his proposal, Georgia would match South Carolina’s rate and continue to have one of the lowest rates in the country.
Rep. Michelle Au, a Johns Creek Democrat and an anesthesiologist, had initially filed a proposal that would bring the tax to the national average. But she has since joined her GOP colleagues in their push for a smaller increase.
The 57-cent rate is a more regional approach, though it ignores the states with the highest and lowest rates. Florida’s cigarette tax is $1.34 per pack.
Au said she had hoped for a steeper increase that she argued would serve as a greater deterrent, particularly with younger smokers who are more price sensitive. But still, she argued it’s likely to have some impact on behavior, noting it’s more than a 50% bump and the most significant increase in two decades.
“It’s always that balance, balancing the public health benefits with the political reality and trying to not upset the apple cart by going too far too fast,” Au said.
Au has also proposed a bicameral study committee that would dig into the costs and effects of a habit that affects every organ system in the body. She fielded questions at a meeting this week about what the state can – or should – really do to steer people away from smoking.
For now, the tax proposals still have a long journey in the House, and a key deadline is March 6, which is when a bill needs to clear at least one chamber to have the clearest path to becoming law.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Details of an apparent cyberattack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. were slow to emerge as security experts on Friday warned that it often takes time to assess the full impact on patients and hospitals.
Earlier this week, CommonSpirit Health confirmed it experienced an “IT security issue” but it has yet to answer detailed questions about the incident, including how many of its 1,000 care sites that serve 20 million Americans may have been affected. The health system giant, which is the second largest nonprofit health system in America, has 140 hospitals in 21 states.
“It actually takes a while to fully know the scope because you’re in the middle of trying to restore all your systems,” said Allan Liska, an analyst with the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. “You’re trying to get patient care up and running. You’re trying to get your nurses and your doctors back to the systems they need.”
Healthcare organizations are an appealing target for cyber attackers — particularly those who use malware to lock up a victim organization's files and leverage the information for a payment. Ransomware has remained a persistent threat for the industry, which is among the 16 sectors the U.S. government classifies as critical infrastructure.
“Ransomware actors know that’s going to cause a lot of disruption,” Liska said.
Health care systems in 2021 saw an unusually high amount of attacks, with 285 publicly reported worldwide, Liska added. So far, Liska's firm has tracked 155 this year with an average of 20 attacks happening a month. However, he estimated that only about 10% of ransomware attacks are publicized.
Cybersecurity experts said years of work have built health care leaders' trust in the FBI and other federal agencies focused on cyber crime.
An FBI spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions on whether they were investigating the CommonSpirit Health cyberattack.
John Riggi, the American Hospital Association's national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, said he could not discuss CommonSpirit specifically. In general, though, he said it can take days, weeks or more to discover how an attacker gained access, determine what damage has been done and prevent further harm.
Riggi, who spent nearly 30 years with the FBI, called any significant cyber attack on a hospital “a potential risk to patient safety" and said the U.S. government takes that seriously. Their goal, he said, is to identify the attacker and make their identity and methodology public.
“They don't want to show their hand, what they know about the bad guys,” he said. “You're really processing a crime scene in real time.”
But there are risks to victims of cyber attacks who fail to communicate their response plan and strategies for recovery, said Mike Hamilton, the chief information security officer with Critical Insights Cybersecurity in Washington state.
The reaction of patients, staff and affiliated health care operations to the chain's handling of the incident all could affect the company's future survival, he said.
"Here’s how close we are to resolution, here’s where we’re diverting, here are the other hospitals we’re partnering with," Hamilton said. “They need to be sure they’re communicating ... because so many people are being impacted by this.”
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Kruesi reported from Nashville, Tenn.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) – A family is in disbelief after they say a Memphis funeral home buried a stranger where their father was supposed to be laid to rest — and they only found out after they arrived to pay their last respects.
Thomas Pharr died last week at the age of 96. He lived a full life as a World War II veteran and a captain in the Memphis Fire Department. He devoted his life to his family.
“Very personable, very nice person. He would do anything for anybody. He’ll be missed, missed a whole lot, miss him now,” said his son Butch Pharr.
On Tuesday, dozens of loved ones made the trip to town to pay their final respects at his funeral at Forest Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park East. Pharr would be buried next to his wife Nancy, who passed away several years ago. They had been married for 63 years.
As the ceremony was about to start, the staff shared some alarming news.
“He said, ‘Well I’ve got to just tell you the truth now. … There’s another body in your dad’s grave,'” Butch said. “And somehow or another they put the wrong body in the wrong grave.”
The family says staff told them the other body had been put in the plot earlier that day. But because it was already covered, they would have to get an order from the health department — signed by the family of the deceased — for it to be exhumed.
“This shouldn’t happen to anybody. I mean, there’s really no closure until we know he’s next to our mom,” said Janis McIntyre, Thomas Pharr’s daughter.
Nexstar’s WREG has extensively reported on issues with Forest Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park East, as well as StoneMor Inc., the company overseeing it. Problems include failing to inform families about rats partially eating bodies in a timely manner, as well as leaking body fluids in a mausoleum at the company’s location in Jackson, Tennessee.
While the Pharr family hopes for a resolution in their father’s case, they want to warn others so no other families have to deal with a similar issue.
“It’s bad enough that it happened but it wouldn’t have been as bad to us if someone would have taken responsibility for what had happened instead of trying to pass it off,” Butch said.
The family said they also feel bad for the other family involved in this mix-up case.
When a WREG crew went to the cemetery Wednesday, they were removed from the property. They were also told a representative with the cemetery’s parent company would be sending a statement. WREG also reached out to StonMor multiple times for an explanation for the mix-up, but so far has not heard back.
The family hopes to have the eldest Pharr buried Thursday.
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Native American leader in New Mexico, Joe A. Garcia, dies at age 70
Joe A. Garcia, an advocate for tribal sovereignty, served 3 terms as governor of NM tribe Ohkay Owingeh
Joe A. Garcia, a well-known Native American leader from New Mexico and advocate for tribal sovereignty, has died at 70, his family confirmed Saturday.
A traditional funeral was already held following Garcia's death Thursday, said family members. The cause of death was not made public.
Garcia was a former two-time president of the the National Congress of American Indians, which describes itself as the oldest and largest organization of American Indian and Alaska Native governments. He previously served three terms as governor of the Ohkay Owingeh, a federally designated tribe of pueblo people in New Mexico. Garcia was currently the tribe's head councilman.
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"His untimely departure is a significant loss for Indian Country, as he was a true culture keeper for his people and a dedicated advocate for Native Nations across the Southwest region," Fawn Sharp, the president of the National Congress of American Indians, said in a statement.
"Beyond his role as a leader, Joe Garcia was a mentor, a visionary, and a compassionate soul who touched the lives of many. He leaves a profound legacy of service, leadership, and cultural preservation," Sharp added.
Garcia had been chairman of the All Indian Pueblo Council, now renamed the All Pueblo Council of Governors, a non-profit leadership group that represents the modern pueblo tribes.
He also had been a vice president of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Fe Indian School, which serves about 700 Native American middle and high school students.
The Santa Fe Indian School noted Garcia's passing on its website.
"His work in Indian Country will not be forgotten," wrote Robyn Aguilar, president of the school's board of trustees. "I am truly thankful to have had a mentor who was courageous in his conviction to protect Sovereign lands and the rights of Indian children."
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Garcia held an an electrical engineering degree from the University of New Mexico and worked 25 years for Los Alamos National Laboratory before retiring in 2003, according to the school’s statement.
Garcia is survived by his wife, Oneva, daughters Melissa and MorningStar, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, among other family. His son, Nathan, died in 2020.
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President Biden on Monday called on Congress to pass legislation to avert a rail shutdown before Dec. 9, warning of major disruptions to the U.S. economy if lawmakers don’t act.
He said Congress should pass a bill “immediately to adopt the Tentative Agreement between railroad workers and operators — without any modifications or delay — to avert a potentially crippling national rail shutdown.”
Biden’s plea to Congress comes amid an ongoing labor standoff that could shut down crucial shipments of food and fuel.
In response to Biden’s call, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a statement, “This week, the House will take up a bill adopting the Tentative Agreement — with no poison pills or changes to the negotiated terms — and send it to the Senate.”
“It is my hope that this necessary, strike-averting legislation will earn a strongly bipartisan vote, giving America’s families confidence in our commitment to protecting their financial futures,” Pelosi said.
The tentative Biden-backed agreement in September was approved by labor and management negotiators, but not every rail union has signed on.
Biden said that Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have been in regular touch with labor leaders and management since then but see no path to resolve the dispute at the bargaining table.
The secretaries have since recommended that the administration seek congressional action to solve the issue. Biden said that while he is a “proud pro-labor President” and “reluctant to override the ratification procedures,” Congress has to work to adopt the deal.
“On the day that it was announced, labor leaders, business leaders, and elected officials all hailed it as a fair resolution of the dispute between the hard-working men and women of the rail freight unions and the companies in that industry,” he said.
Biden, in his statement, warned about the outcome if there is a shutdown.
“Let me be clear: a rail shutdown would devastate our economy. Without freight rail, many U.S. industries would shut down,” he said, adding that union workers would be out of work, communities would struggle to get chemicals that ensure clean drinking water and farmers and ranchers would be unable to feed their livestock.
The tentative deal reached in September would give union members a 14 percent raise, and workers whose pay had been frozen would get a higher wage increase and a boost in medical care. The Biden administration was largely credited at the time by both sides for stepping in to avert a strike.
The president said that the agreement was reached in good faith by labor and management and warned against changes. He said he shares the workers’ concerns about the agreement not including time to recover from illness or care for a family member but that he is working to advance paid leave.
“Some in Congress want to modify the deal to either improve it for labor or for management. However well-intentioned, any changes would risk delay and a debilitating shutdown,” he said.
“But at this critical moment for our economy, in the holiday season, we cannot let our strongly held conviction for better outcomes for workers deny workers the benefits of the bargain they reached, and hurl this nation into a devastating rail freight shutdown,” he added.
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Although coaches around the conference are preparing for another tough campaign, the blaring debate of conference realignment seeped into this year’s Big 12 Media Days.
This year, the league wasn’t afraid to get out ahead of the discussion. Brett Yormark, the Big 12’s incoming commissioner, opened the event by laying out his vision for the future. As rumors center on the conference and some additional new members in the future, Yormark was keen to say that he has fielded phone calls about possible expansion, but nothing is set in stone.
Neal Brown, West Virginia’s head coach, expressed excitement about Yormark and the Big 12’s future. He did note that he, like all of his fellow coaches, has little say in the matter, so he doesn’t let it concern him much.
Here’s everything the league’s coaches said about changes to the league:
Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
The famed coach of the Cowboys was the second to comment on the changes, as they will soon lose their in-state rival, Oklahoma, to the SEC. That proximity not only means they compete on the field but on the recruiting trail, and that might get more difficult now that the Sooners are in a conference where “it just means more,” or so the saying goes.
Gundy is unfazed by the change, stating that most young players pay little attention to the league they’re joining but rather the program and what it offers.
Besides the loss of his bitter rival, Gundy expressed optimism about the Big 12’s future. He praised the addition of the four new members, noting how they all extend the reach of the conference both geographically and in terms of viewership.
“This is a power struggle for long-term television money,” he said. “The Big 12 is better off today than it was at this time last year. As I said earlier, I think that we have fantastic leadership. We’ve got the right people in place. I’m convinced that they’ll come up with a plan, and the Big 12 will be here to stay for a long time.”
Joey McGuire, Texas Tech
McGuire, who enters his first season with the Red Raiders, shared a positive feeling about the league. He joined the Big 12 well after its major shift in 2021, but before the most recent rumor mill started turning.
He said on Thursday that he believes the Big 12 will look different, but it is a great opportunity to strengthen the league.
“I think we’re going to put ourselves with the facilities, with the amount of different degrees and the different things you can study at Texas Tech, we’re going to put ourselves in a really good position to be a part of something special in the Big 12,” McGuire said.
Matt Campbell, Iowa State
As Texas and Oklahoma defect to the SEC, plenty of the conference’s rivalries will likely be wiped off the schedule. On the other hand, Iowa State is the only Big 12 team that has consistently maintained a rivalry game with their heated foe outside of the league, playing Iowa on an annual basis.
To have two what are Power Five conferences right now programs playing and to be able to compete against one another, I think it’s really special for our entire state,” said Campbell. “I know that’s meant a lot to the state of Iowa, certainly means a lot to our alumni bases and our universities. So for us, we’re really grateful that that’s continued and certainly has the opportunity to continue moving forward.”
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As for the Big 12 itself, though, Campbell was long on the league’s future, much like his fellow head coaches. The biggest selling point for the Big 12, he said, is what happens every weekend during the season.
“Being in this conference from year one to now going into year seven, the one thing that I do think is really special top to bottom in this conference is consistency,” he said. “There’s not an easy out on Saturday in the football conference. I think you’ve seen great coaches, great team really consistently play week in and week out. I think that has made this conference really special I think it makes every game that gets played in this conference really special.”
Sonny Dykes, TCU
The son of a Big 12 legend in his own right, Dykes said he was very excited about the Big 12’s direction. He lauded the new schools joining the conference, noting how much they “care about being successful in football.”
However, he said the core of the league’s success flows from the state in which it is based.
“There’s no place in the world in my opinion that football is more important than the state of Texas,” said Dykes, who joined TCU from SMU. “So we have Texas as a base, [and w]e have all these great institutions outside of Texas that are very passionate about football.”
The Big 12, he said, is also supported by a strong set of leadership. Keeping with the theme of prioritizing football, he praised member institutions for their “unparalleled” investment in their football programs.
“As that happens, the league will continue to improve,” Dykes said. “And, again, I’m excited about the new leadership in the Big 12, and I think that we’re going to be very aggressive and cutting edge in the way we approach preservation and also, too, expansion.”
Steve Sarkisian, Texas
The sole outgoing coach to comment on the situation, Sarkisian discussed the experience of preparing a program for a major conference move.
Sarkisian came to Texas from Alabama, so he had a good idea of what he wanted his team to look like, and it had an SEC tilt.
“That was a big physical front on both sides of the ball with speed on the perimeter,” Sarkisian said. “We had already started to develop our roster and build our roster that way.”
So for Sarkisian, the future of Texas football is more about plugging his already-built program into SEC competition rather than transitioning from the Big 12. He has already taken steps to reflect this style of play, adding 15 linemen in the offseason, and speedy wide receivers like Brenen Thompson.
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New industry-leading direct invoicing option streamlines booking and billing process for corporate travelers
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is making the process for business travelers booking rooms at more than 5,000 domestic properties easier than ever through its new Choice Direct Pay program. With this new comprehensive offering, corporate customers can now make reservations for their employees and guests at multiple Choice hotels, with their company being billed directly through a single, centralized invoice.
In addition to simplifying the billing process system-wide, the Choice Direct Pay program notably enables business travelers to:
- Make a single payment for all stays, at all hotels through weekly consolidated invoicing.
- Download and manage their invoice data through their dedicated portal.
- Add project costs and department codes to bills to further simplify their reconciliation process.
- Contact centralized customer support to help with their enrollment process, check the status of payments and invoices, and resolve any issues with charges.
- Maintain access to their existing negotiated and chainwide rates by entering their Choice issued CID.
- Search for participating hotels and book through their preferred channel including choicehotels.com, the Choice Hotels mobile app, Choice Contact Centers, and the GDS.
- Offer the flexibility for guests to adjust stay dates on property.
"From the flagship Comfort brand and the upscale Cambria Hotels, beloved by modern travelers, to our growing lineup of extended stay offerings, ensuring today's business travelers have access to the right accommodations in the right markets for their corporate travel is key," said Chad Fletcher, vice president, global sales at Choice Hotels. "Fundamental to this approach is equipping travel managers with the tools and resources they need to better serve these corporate clients. Choice Direct Pay streamlines what has traditionally been an onerous process across the industry, further underscoring Choice's commitment to building on its leading value proposition for guests and corporate customers alike."
To participate in Choice Direct Pay, corporate customers will need to sign up at info.choicehotels.com/direct-pay, after which users will receive customized enrollment links through TreviPay, a leader in the payment solution industry facilitating this program.
Choice Direct Pay builds on several innovations and investments made by the company to bolster its technology solutions to meet owners and customers' corporate travel needs, including Virtual Pay and the Group Management Platform. Virtual Pay allows travel managers to quickly and effortlessly book stays for their guests without needing a personal credit card, and Group Management Platform is an online reservation solution that makes planning and booking group travel easier.
Corporate travel managers attending the 2022 GBTA Convention who would like to learn more about the Choice Direct Pay program can visit Choice Hotels Booth #2737.
About Choice Hotels®
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With more than 7,500 hotels representing approximately 650,000 rooms in 46 countries and territories as of August 11, 2022, the Choice® family of hotel brands provide business and leisure travelers with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upscale, midscale, extended-stay and economy segments. The award-winning Choice Privileges® loyalty program offers members a faster way to rewards, with personalized benefits starting on day one. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com.
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Chick-fil-A says a tweet using the word “community” was a “poor choice of words,” after the chain was called out for racism.
The firestorm started when a social media user tweeted at restaurant chain asking for the return of spicy nuggets. In reply, Chick-fil-A said, “Your community will be the first to know if spicy items are added to the permanent menu, Don!”
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Are Microsoft’s recent partnerships a strategy to purchase Activision Blizzard?
As Microsoft maneuvers to battle the Federal Trade Commission over a $69 billion all-cash transaction to purchase Activision Blizzard, the company has been partnering with companies, such as Nintendo, Nvidia and Steam, to appease antitrust regulators. Its latest partnership involves a deal with the world’s biggest independent cloud gaming provider: Boosteroid.
In this article: Dowinx Gaming Chair, HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset and Razer Naga Trinity Gaming Mouse.
How do partnerships help appease the FTC?
The FTC’s biggest concern is Microsoft is creating conditions that could restrict other companies from competing in the same space. For instance, if it acquires Activision Blizzard and the hugely popular Call of Duty franchise, it could limit the consoles on which the game is played. It could also harm competition in subscription and cloud gaming spaces.
By partnering with companies such as Boosteroid for the next decade, the company hopes to prove to the FTC that limiting access and eliminating competition are not part of the company’s plans. According to the Associated Press, Microsoft President Brad Smith said that this latest agreement makes “more clear to regulators that our acquisition of Activision Blizzard will make Call of Duty available on far more devices than before.”
What is Boosteroid?
If you’ve ever dreamed of playing your favorite games at 60 fps in full HD 1080p on a PC, laptop, tablet, Android TV or phone, then you’ll be interested in Boosteroid. It’s a cloud gaming platform with research and development operations based in Ukraine (mostly Kyiv and Kharkiv). Subscribers have two-click access to high-end video games wherever they have 15 Mbps of a stable internet connection.
There is no downloading or installing; all games can be played via a browser and are available 24/7. There is no time limit on gaming and hundreds of top games are available. While there are many free options, you do have to purchase popular or current games before playing.
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This gaming keyboard has an aircraft-grade, anodized, brushed aluminum frame for the ultimate in durability. The multicolored RGB backlighting lets you customize color, while the keys offer lightning fast 1.2-millimeter actuation to give you a gaming advantage.
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Great gaming headsets put you in the center of the action. The high-quality audio and 7.1 virtual surround sound of this headset allows you to enjoy immersive audio while the detachable, noise-canceling microphone ensures you can always be clearly heard.
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Derrick White Player Prop Bets: Celtics vs. Spurs - March 26
Derrick White's Boston Celtics take on the San Antonio Spurs at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday.
With prop bets in place for White, let's break down some stats and trends to assist you in making good selections.
Derrick White Prop Bets vs. the Spurs
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Derrick White Insights vs. the Spurs
- This season, Derrick White has made 4.2 shots per game, which accounts for 10.1% of his team's total makes.
- He's made 1.8 threes per game, or 11.3% of his team's makes from beyond the arc this season.
- White's opponents, the Spurs, have one of the fastest offensive tempos, ranking third, averaging 105 possessions per game, while his Celtics average 102 per game, which ranks 19th among NBA teams.
- On defense, the Spurs have given up 122.3 points per contest, which is the worst in the league.
- The Spurs give up 44.7 rebounds per game, ranking 23rd in the NBA.
- Looking at assists, the Spurs are 28th in the NBA, conceding 26.4 per game.
- Giving up 12.3 made 3-pointers per game, the Spurs are the 15th-ranked team in the NBA.
Derrick White vs. the Spurs
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Age 91, of Hamilton, passed away on Dec. 20, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Dec. 26, 2022, from 11AM-12PM at Brown Dawson Flick Funeral Home, Hamilton, OH.
MARCUM, Robert
Age 91, of Hamilton, passed away on Dec. 20, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Dec. 26, 2022, from 11AM-12PM at Brown Dawson Flick Funeral Home, Hamilton, OH.
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Brandon Marshall has come around on Aaron Rodgers joining the Jets.
The former NFL wide receiver, who spent two seasons with the franchise during his 13-year career, expressed a preference for Derek Carr or Jimmy Garapollo back in February, when the Jets were in the market for their franchise quarterback. But now that his former team has added the future Hall of Famer in a trade with the Green Bay Packers, Marshall is all-in on Rodgers — so much so that he’d be willing to come out of retirement for him.
“Here’s why I’ll be ready if I get the call to come back as a New York Jet,” Marshall said on his “I Am Athlete” podcast last week. “It’s because we’re gonna win the Super Bowl and I’m gonna help participate. I’m gonna be able to contribute at a high level, and this is what I’m gonna give you: 45 catches throughout the year, 20-30 plays a game and I’m gonna give you eight touchdowns.”
Marshall last played an NFL game in 2018 for the Seattle Seahawks. Along with Seattle and the Jets, he featured for the Giants, Bears, Dolphins and Broncos during his career, catching 970 passes for 12,351 yards and 83 touchdowns.
But if the six-time Pro Bowler does return to the NFL, it would be at a new position, he said.
“Tight end, though,” Marshall said. “I can’t move how I used to move. Well, I think I can move how I used to move, but not as many times.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News will pay one of its former producers $12 million to settle her claims that she faced a discriminatory workplace and that the network tried to coerce her into giving false testimony in Dominion Inc.’s defamation lawsuit against the network, her lawyer said Friday.
The payout to Abby Grossberg will settle all litigation that she brought against Fox Corp., Fox News Network and her former co-workers, including former Fox host Tucker Carlson.
The settlement was revealed with the filing of a “Notice of Voluntary Dismissal” in a lawsuit she had filed this year in Manhattan federal court.
Although the notice did not reference the terms of the settlement, Grossberg’s attorney, Parisis G. Filippatos, said in an interview that his client will receive $12 million.
In a statement, Fox News said: “We are pleased that we have been able to resolve this matter without further litigation.”
The lawsuit claimed that Fox’s legal team “coerced, intimidated, and misinformed” Grossberg during preparations for her testimony in a legal battle between the network and Dominion, an elections technology company.
She maintained in the lawsuit that she had received “damaging and woefully inferior and inadequate legal representation” compared to male counterparts at Fox News and that the experience had resulted in “irretrievable reputational and emotional harm.”
In April, Fox agreed to pay more than $787 million to settle a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s airing of false claims following the 2020 presidential election. The settlement was reached shortly before Carlson was expected to be called to testify.
Less than a week later, on April 24, Carlson, the network’s most popular personality, was fired.
In her lawsuit, Grossberg had asserted that Carlson’s show had a cruel and misogynistic workplace, and that she had been pressured to give misleading testimony in the Dominion case.
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Carefully considered and seasoned, each layer of the Surfer, a turkey sandwich Matt Cahn serves at his Middle Child in the heart of Philadelphia, locks into place. The melty Swiss cheese, the spiced blueberry chutney, the vinaigrette-dressed arugula and the housemade deli turkey sit atop a thick smear of Duke’s mayonnaise inside a toasted ciabatta roll. The sandwich has nary a dry bit, and the precision of flavors is illuminating.
Anything that good takes refining. The idea began with a smoked turkey and Brie panini smeared with blueberry jam from a sandwich shop in Maine, where Cahn spent summers with an old girlfriend. He slowly fine-tuned his own version for surfing trips over the years, even making his own jam from wild blueberries he picked from the backyard.
The relationship didn’t last, but the memories of that time live on as one of the most popular items at Middle Child, the bustling modern sandwich shop he opened in 2017. It’s not always easy to serve something that makes customers return, but dozens of people — old, young and hungry — line up every day to order the blueberry-slicked sandwich.
Well-constructed creations like Cahn’s embrace an often-overlooked component of sandwich-making: restraint. Put another way, the sought-after sandwiches of today focus any maximalism on finesse and flavor. Of course, thoughtful, well-made sandwiches are nothing new: In New York alone, Court Street Grocers and the shuttered No. 7 Sub and Saltie come to mind. But now they’re especially stellar — and easy to come by.
In the roast pork hoagie at Palm City in San Francisco, fried provolone crisps provide crunch among the otherwise soft, meaty textures. A blanket of arugula replaces iceberg lettuce in their take on the Italian hoagie, their most popular sandwich. And for a vegetarian option, a growing genre of sandwiches, a spice blend with tingling Sichuan peppercorns adds intrigue to roasted cauliflower, avocado and pickled vegetables.
In 2020, Dennis Cantwell and Monica Wong did not plan to open Palm City as a hoagie deli. But when the pandemic curbed their initial vision of a mom-and-pop restaurant with “small bites and fun wines,” they had to pivot. With the help of a friend, chef and Philadelphia native Melissa McGrath, the couple scrapped their plans, partnered with a local bakery and started slinging sandwiches.
What was intended to be a temporary arrangement took off at a time when to-go food was a necessity of quarantine life. “There was something sentimental about a little taste of somewhere else,” said Cantwell, reflecting on why Philadelphia hoagies were such a success in San Francisco. “They made people happy.”
Sandwiches, they learned, are good business. Cantwell and Wong are looking into opening a second location.
At this crop of new sandwich shops, be careful not to mistake curation for limitedness. Precision is often a sign of good eats to come.
At the Bake Shop & Cafe in Cleveland, which opened in 2021, the bread options are as calibrated as the fillings. Care for a curry chicken sandwich or a turkey club? You can enjoy either on a croissant, baguette or pain de mie. Housemade naan, a customer favorite, can envelop grilled vegetables, if you’d like. But the best option might be the biscuit.
After quitting her job in Tallahassee, Florida, Shawnda Moye moved back home to Ohio and found it difficult to find a good breakfast sandwich, let alone real Southern biscuits. She joked about her “walk of shame” out of a McDonald’s or a Burger King, biscuit sandwich in hand.
To fill the gap, she started the Roaming Biscuit in 2019, a pop-up with a focus on breakfast sandwiches. Her success led her to open the Bake Shop & Cafe in Cleveland’s Tyler Village, where she sells the Roaming Biscuit lineup.
Restraint is especially important in a biscuit sandwich. Too much of anything, and the biscuit disintegrates. The scrambled egg should be light and fluffy, the cheese melted enough to bind, and the bacon sturdy, for structure — thick-cut, and not “the skinny stuff,” Moye said.
Her most popular biscuit sandwich is a special: smoked brisket, egg and cheese. Customers “get upset when we don’t have it,” she said. A mustard sauce amps up the intrigue. That’s how a guest star becomes a series regular. (Starting Sunday, the sandwich becomes a permanent menu item at the Roaming Biscuit’s new location in the Hingetown neighborhood.)
If there’s one lesson to glean from these sandwich shops, it’s that you should refine your own sandwiches at home, too. That often means pulling back, omitting ingredients to make room for the unexpected.
Take, for example, a tuna salad sandwich. You could load up a can of tuna with the usual cavalcade of ingredients (onion, citrus, herbs), but relying on a smaller set of more potent additions can really make it shimmer.
Acid and crunch can come in the form of delightfully sour, salty pickled pepperoncini and its neon-green brine. Sweet relish can lend balance, and nutty, toasted sesame oil can round things out like the double bass in an orchestra.
Served inside a split buttery croissant that’s just been warmed through in a toaster oven, this pared-down tuna salad will taste like a million ingredients — abundance in restraint.
Turkey Sandwich With Savory Blueberry Jam
Recipe from Matt Kahn
Adapted by Eric Kim
Inspired by summer lunches in Maine, this beautiful turkey sandwich comes from chef Matthew Cahn of Middle Child sandwich shop in Philadelphia. A spiced, savory blueberry jam anchors turkey and cheese on a toasted ciabatta roll. When it comes to this dreamy sandwich, the devil is in the details: Dressing peppery arugula with vinegar, oil and raw grated onion lends yet another layer of flavor that balances the comforting richness of the other ingredients. Store-bought garam masala works in a pinch, but for the full effect, try making your own from whole spices (see Tips).
Yield: 1 to 2 servings
Total time: 1 hour
INGREDIENTS
For the blueberry jam (see Tips):
2 pints blueberries
2 tablespoons golden raisins
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Fine sea salt or coarse kosher salt
1 lemon
1 teaspoon garam masala (see Tips), plus more to taste
1 cinnamon stick
Pinch of ground cloves
For the sandwich:
1 ciabatta roll, split
2 to 3 slices Gruyère or other Swiss cheese
Mayonnaise
4 ounces deli turkey slices
Handful of arugula (about 1 cup)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
1 teaspoon finely grated red onion (optional)
Salt and pepper
DIRECTIONS
1. Prepare the blueberry jam: In a large saucepan or medium pot, combine the blueberries, raisins, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Zest the lemon directly into the pot. Halve the lemon and squeeze 2 tablespoons juice into the pot. Reserve both lemon halves. Using a fork, mash two-thirds of the blueberries.
2. Bring to a boil over high, then stir in the garam masala, cinnamon stick, cloves and the juiced lemon half. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until thick, stirring occasionally so the bottom doesn’t stick, about 40 minutes. Using tongs, remove and discard the cinnamon stick and lemon half from the water. Cool jam to room temperature. Taste and add more lemon juice, garam masala and salt if desired.
3. Make the sandwich: Heat the oven (or toaster oven) to 450 degrees. Place the ciabatta halves cut sides up on a sheet pan. Place cheese on the top piece of the bread. Bake until the cheese is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Spread a generous layer of blueberry jam over the cheese. (Refrigerate any leftover jam for up to a week.) Spread a generous layer of mayonnaise on the other half of the bread and top with the turkey.
5. In a bowl, combine the arugula, olive oil, vinegar and onion, if using. Season with salt and pepper. Place on top of the turkey. Close the sandwich and, if you’d like, slice in half before enjoying.
Tips:
To make Cahn’s garam masala, in a small pan, lightly toast 2 tablespoons coriander seeds, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds and 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns until fragrant. Add 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom. Grind the spices in a spice grinder or using a mortar and pestle.
If you don’t want to make homemade jam but want to try this sandwich, you can stir a spritz of lemon juice, a sprinkle of garam masala and a generous pinch of salt into 2 to 3 tablespoons store-bought blueberry jam.
Pepperoncini Tuna Salad
By Eric Kim
This verdant tuna salad looks and tastes classic (but with the saturation levels all the way up). Acid and crunch come in the form of delightfully sour, salty pickled pepperoncini and their neon-green brine. Sweet relish anchors the salad with balance, as does deeply aromatic and nutty toasted sesame oil. Any canned or jarred tuna works; just be sure to drain it very well. This recipe calls for celery to be folded in at the end for crunch, but any vegetable would work: thinly sliced cucumbers, iceberg lettuce, watercress, green peas, asparagus, even raw onion. Eat this on a bed of peppery arugula or stuffed into a split, just-warmed croissant or brioche bun.
Yield: 2 servings
Total time: 10 minutes
INGREDIENTS
2 (5-ounce) cans tuna (preferably stored in oil), very well drained
1/4 cup mild-tasting mayonnaise, such as Hellmann’s
3 tablespoons chopped pepperoncini plus 1 tablespoon brine, plus more of each to taste
1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 garlic clove, finely grated
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup thinly sliced celery (from 2 stalks)
Croissants (optional), split, for serving
DIRECTIONS
1. In a medium bowl, combine the tuna, mayonnaise, pepperoncini and its brine, sweet relish, sesame oil and garlic. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Stir vigorously with a fork, breaking up the tuna into fine threads. Fold in the celery, then taste and add more salt, pepper, pepperoncini and pepperoncini brine to your taste. Stuff into croissants for sandwiches, if you’d like.
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Greg Capogna along with co-hosts Becky Bradley and Matt Assad from the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission welcome Colton Brown, Energy Program Specialist for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to talk about electric vehicles.
Colton explains the massive surge in interest around these EVs, provides a better understanding about purchasing an electric vehicle, and discusses the necessary infrastructure. He will also alleviate certain fears Lehigh Valley residents may have over “range anxiety” with new and updated information.
Tune in to new episodes of Plan Lehigh Valley the first Monday of every month from 6:30 to 7:00 PM following The Inside Dish.
(Original air-date: 6/6/22)
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King Charles III surrenders hereditary revenues in return for sovereign grant funding official duties
King Charles III formally surrendered hereditary revenues, including the crown estate, to the United Kingdom government, and will begin receiving a sovereign grant funding his official duties as monarch.
The arrangement signed by Charles has been the same since 1760, when King George III offered care and profit from his privately-owned lands to the national government.
Charles made the proclamation in a royal ceremony at St. James's Palace on Saturday.
STUART VARNEY: QUEEN ELIZABETH MADE MONARCHY WORK
The royal family's private real estate investment holdings — estimated to be north of $14 billion in total value — are historically turned over to the nation with each successive generation.
In exchange, the sovereign is guaranteed a generous government stipend to fund their works and travel, as well as personal expenses.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II, BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY'S NET WORTH
The Accession Council formally proclaimed King Charles III the sovereign of the United Kingdom at St. James's Palace Saturday morning.
"I shall strive to follow the inspiring example I have been set in upholding constitutional government and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands, and of the Commonwealth realms and territories throughout the world," Charles said.
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BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Loanspark announced today that it received its Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) certification, a certification for minority-owned small businesses, which provides access to increased business partnership opportunities which strengthens Loanspark's reach to SMBs that require financial guidance.
The Mission of SDO and Loanspark
The mission of SDO is to help promote the growth of businesses owned by any minority group, including small businesses within Massachusetts. The certification works to promote equity, inclusion, and diversity in state contracting for these businesses. Loanspark will now be in a registry of SDO certified businesses in the state of Massachusetts.
CEO and founder Michael Barnett's goal with Loanspark is to create a space where businesses of any size or kind have equal access to capital and financial opportunities. With that vision in mind, Loanspark works directly with B2B service providers to create lending solutions for their business customers.
Importance of SDO Certification to further Loanspark's mission
The SDO certification will further advance Loanspark's mission by adding them to a space with other minority owned businesses and allowing more B2B companies to access their services. The SDO's intentional promotion of diverse, small businesses is done through training, outreach, analyzing large bidding opportunities, and connecting businesses with needed resources.
Loanspark's SDO certification will enhance its ability to conduct business in both private and public markets. The SDO hosts networking events throughout the year which will connect Loanspark with B2B service providers, and will enable those providers to build economic prosperity for local SMBs.
About Loanspark
Loanspark is a fintech start-up at the forefront of creating accessible and affordable funding solutions for SMBs. It empowers B2B service providers to offer favorable business funding solutions to their customers. It does so through co-branded partnerships, a robust loan origination platform, and an ever-growing marketplace with SMB funding programs.
Loanspark creates a commercial funding ecosystem that's mutually beneficial to lenders and borrowers. It promotes growth to its partners by positioning them as value-added lenders to their customers. In the process, SMBs gain quick, easy, safe, and affordable access to much-needed capital.
To learn more about Loanspark and its services, please visit www.loanspark.com for additional details.
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GM has filed a trademark application for the name Sidewinder, possibly for a new steering system to be used on future vehicles.
Filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Oct. 5, the application covers “electronic controllers for steering systems for land motor vehicles.” An patent application for such hardware did not accompany the filing, but it would make sense for GM to develop a new steering system to keep pace with rivals.
GM started the trend of trick steering features with the GMC Hummer EV pickup’s Crab Walk, which allows the hulking electric truck to drive on a diagonal at low speeds. Other automakers have come up with their own steering gimmicks for electric vehicles.
Rivian has shown that its R1S SUV and R1T pickup can perform tank turns, allowing them to turn within their own lengths like the eponymous tracked military vehicle, although the feature doesn’t appear to have been added to production vehicles yet. Mercedes-Benz has also promised a tank-turn feature for its EQG electric G-Wagen, which is expected to arrive in 2024.
Ford has filed at least two patent applications for a tank-turn feature. One version described using an EV’s motors to drive the front and rear wheels in opposite directions, while another version brought four-wheel steering into play as well, using it to turn the front and rear wheels in opposite directions.
All of these ideas have been applied to EVs because the precise control afforded by electric motors makes them possible. And something like a tank turn will likely be easiest on loose surfaces like dirt, hence the focus on off-road applications. GM may be planning its own version of the tank turn for a future update of the Hummer EV, or for the upcoming Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra Denali EV pickups.
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JUNO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) today announced that they plan to present at the 2022 Wolfe Research Utilities, Midstream & Clean Energy Conference in New York City on Sept. 29, 2022, at noon ET. A live audio webcast and a copy of the presentation materials will be available at www.NextEraEnergy.com/investors or www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available for 90 days by accessing the links listed above.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns Florida Power & Light Company, which is America's largest electric utility that sells more power than any other utility, providing clean, affordable, reliable electricity to approximately 5.8 million customer accounts, or more than 12 million people across Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive clean energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from seven commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune's 2022 list of "World's Most Admired Companies," recognized on Fortune's 2021 list of companies that "Change the World" and received the S&P Global Platts 2020 Energy Transition Award for leadership in environmental, social and governance. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) is a growth-oriented limited partnership formed by NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). NextEra Energy Partners acquires, manages and owns contracted clean energy projects with stable, long-term cash flows. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, NextEra Energy Partners owns interests in geographically diverse wind, solar and energy storage projects in the U.S. as well as natural gas infrastructure assets in Texas and Pennsylvania. For more information about NextEra Energy Partners, please visit: www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com.
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On April 27, 1964, John Lennon's book, "In His Own Write," was published in the U.S.
In 1968, Simon and Garfunkel released the single "Mrs. Robinson."
In 1981, Ringo Starr and actor Barbara Bach were married in London. Paul McCartney and George Harrison attended the ceremony.
In 1990, David Bowie began the U.S. leg of his "Sound and Vision" world tour. He said the tour would mark the last time he performed his old hits.
Also in 1990, singer Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses married Erin Everly, Don Everly's daughter, in Las Vegas. The marriage lasted 27 days.
In 1999, trumpeter Al Hirt died of liver failure at his home in New Orleans. He was 76.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Anouk Aimee (ah-NOOK' EM'-ee) ("A Man and A Woman") is 91. Singer Kate Pierson of The B-52's is 75. Singer Herbie Murrell of The Stylistics is 74. Actor Douglas Sheehan ("Knots Landing") is 74. Guitarist Ace Frehley (Kiss) is 72. Singer Sheena Easton is 64. Actor James Le Gros (GROH) ("Ally McBeal") is 61. Bassist Rob Squires of Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 58. Singer Mica (MEE'-shuh) Paris is 54. Actor David Lascher ("Sabrina, The Teenage Witch") is 51. Actor Maura West ("General Hospital") is 51. Actor Sally Hawkins ("The Shape of Water") is 47. Drummer Patrick Hallahan of My Morning Jacket is 45. Singer Jim James of My Morning Jacket is 45. Singer Travis Meeks (Days of the New) is 44. Bassist Joseph Pope the Third of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 44. Guitarist John Osborne of Brothers Osborne is 41. Actor Francis Capra ("Veronica Mars") is 40. Actor Ari Graynor ("Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist") is 40. Singer-guitarist Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy is 39. Actor Sheila Vand ("24: Legacy") is 38. Actor Jenna Coleman ("Victoria," "Doctor Who") is 37. Singer Nick Noonan of Karmin is 37. Actor William Moseley ("The Chronicles of Narnia") is 36. Singer Lizzo is 35. Actor Emily Rios ("Breaking Bad") is 34.
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Teenager charged with reckless homicide for fatal October crash in Barron County
The driver of the vehicle, who was 16 years old at the time of the crash, was charged with two counts of 2nd-degree reckless homicide.
BARRON, Wis. (WEAU) - A Rice Lake teenager is charged months after a crash last October in Barron County that killed two teenage girls and hurt another.
17-year-old Troy Huehn, Jr. was charged with two counts of 2nd-degree reckless homicide, one count of 2nd-degree reckless injury, two counts of knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a license causing death and one count of the same causing great bodily harm, all felonies, according to online court records.
The criminal complaint filed with the charges says on October 10, 2022, Huehn, who was 16 years old at the time, was the driver of a vehicle that crashed and rolled over near Cameron. 15-year-old Winter Broulliard and 14-year-old Evah Garcia were killed as a result of the crash, while another teenage girl, who was 14 at the time, was flown to a hospital for treatment of a serious arm injury. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department said at the time of the crash that the driver, who was not identified at the time, was operating under the influence of a controlled substance. Huehn was treated for minor injuries at the scene of the crash before being taken into custody, according to a Sheriff’s Department release last October. The Rice Lake School District said that all of the teenagers involved in the crash were current or former students.
The crash happened on 16 1/2 Avenue near 19 3/4 Street, or about halfway between Cameron and Rice Lake. First responders arrived six minutes after a 911 call reported the crash, with deputies finding the vehicle upside down in a yard near the intersection. The three teenage girls were taken to hospitals, with two of them needing extrication. Investigators said the vehicle belonged to the mother of one of the girls, who let Huehn drive it believing that he had a driver’s license. Huehn did not have a license or a learner’s permit. Huehn told investigators that he was purposely taking back roads to avoid being pulled over. Before the crash, Huehn said that he sped up to go over a bump near railroad tracks at 70mph, causing the vehicle to go airborne, and lost control when the vehicle landed, causing the crash.
According to the criminal complaint, the girl who survived the crash told investigators that she and the other girls in the back seat of the car all told Huehn that he was going too fast. The girl said that she saw the speedometer reach 106mph before going airborne. She said that Huehn was allowed to drive the vehicle because the vehicle’s owner thought he was 18 and had a license.
“It’s tragic. It’s unexplainable,” Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said in an interview with KARE 11 in October about the crash. “It’s hard to explain to kids.”
Fitzgerald said in October that the Sheriff’s Department would use the crash as an example for other kids to talk about alcohol and drugs, and making choices that have consequences.
Huehn’s initial appearance in Barron County Circuit Court is scheduled for Feb. 8, according to online court records.
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) (the "Company" or "WELL"), a company focused on positively impacting health outcomes by leveraging technology to empower practitioners and their patients globally, is pleased to announce that the Notice of Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid ("NCIB") it filed with the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has been approved by the TSX. The NCIB is a renewal of its NCIB that expired on May 11, 2022.
WELL believes that purchases of its common shares (the "Shares") pursuant to the NCIB will contribute to the facilitation of an orderly market and be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In the event that WELL believes that its Shares begin trading in a price range that does not adequately reflect their underlying value based on WELL's business prospects and financial position, WELL may purchase Shares pursuant to the NCIB. Depending upon future price movements and other factors, WELL believes that its outstanding Shares represent an attractive investment and a desirable use of a portion of its corporate funds.
At the opening of the stock market on today's date, the Company had 222,215,443 Shares issued and outstanding. Under the NCIB, the Company may acquire up to an aggregate of 5,555,386 Shares over the next 12-month period, representing approximately 2.5% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Company. In accordance with TSX rules, daily purchases made by the Company on the TSX will not exceed 276,932 Shares, subject to certain prescribed exemptions, being 25% of the average daily trading volume over the preceding six calendar months of 1,107,730 Shares. The NCIB will be effective from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023.
Although the Company was eligible to purchase up to 4,879,031 Shares pursuant to its NCIB that expired on May 11, 2022, the Company's board of directors has only recently believed that market prices of the Shares do not properly reflect the underlying value of such Shares. As a result, WELL purchased 50,000 Shares through the facilities of the TSX in the period following release of the Company's fourth quarter results on March 31, 2022, at an average price of $4.85 on the TSX pursuant to its previous NCIB.
Purchases subject to this NCIB will be made on the open market through the facilities of the TSX and any alternative trading systems in Canada by a broker on behalf of the Company in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. All Shares purchased by the Company under the NCIB will be returned to treasury and cancelled.
To the knowledge of the Company, no director, senior officer or other insider of the Company or any of their associates currently intends to sell any Shares under this bid. However, sales by such persons through the facilities of the TSX or any other available market or alternative trading system in Canada may occur if the personal circumstances of any such person change or if any such person makes a decision unrelated to these normal course purchases. The benefits to any such person whose Shares are purchased would be the same as the benefits available to all other holders whose Shares are purchased.
Per: "Hamed Shahbazi"
Hamed Shahbazi
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
WELL is a practitioner focused digital healthcare company whose overarching objective is to positively impact health outcomes to empower and support healthcare practitioners and their patients. WELL has built an innovative practitioner enablement platform that includes comprehensive end to end practice management tools inclusive of virtual care and digital patient engagement capabilities as well as Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and data protection services. WELL uses this platform to power healthcare practitioners both inside and outside of WELL's own omni-channel patient services offerings. As such, WELL owns and operates Canada's largest network of outpatient medical clinics serving primary and specialized healthcare services and is the provider of a leading multi-national, multi-disciplinary telehealth offering. WELL is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WELL" and is part of the TSX Composite Index. The Company also trades on the OTCQX Markets under the symbol "WHTCF". To learn more about the Company, please visit: www.well.company.
This news release contains "Forward-Looking Information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including, without limitation, the expectation that the Company will conduct an NCIB and purchase the maximum number of Shares permissible thereunder as described in this news release. Forward-Looking Information is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, and contingencies. Forward-Looking Information generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "should", "will", "could", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward-Looking Information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause future results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those Forward-Looking Information and the Forward-Looking Information is not a guarantee of future performance. WELL's statements expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information is subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and conditions, many of which are outside of WELL 's control, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-Looking Information is qualified in their entirety by inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding the NCIB, including: direct and indirect material adverse effects from the COVID-19 pandemic; adverse market conditions; risks inherent in the primary healthcare sector in general; regulatory and legislative changes; that future results may vary from historical results; that market competition may affect the business, results and financial condition of WELL and other risk factors identified in documents filed by WELL under its profile at www.sedar.com, including its most recent Annual Information Form. Except as required by securities law, WELL does not assume any obligation to update or revise any Forward-Looking Information, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official unveiled a plan Wednesday to cap the revenue of electricity producers that are making extraordinary profits because of the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine and climate change, saying the proposal could raise $140 billion to help people hit by spiraling energy prices.
It’s one of several proposals aimed at containing an energy crisis in Europe that could lead to rolling blackouts, shuttered factories and a deep recession this winter. Others include slashing energy use and reforming the electricity market, which all need approval by the 27 EU countries. As the bloc supports Ukraine, Russia has reduced or cut off natural gas to 13 member nations, surging gas and electricity prices that are expected to go higher as demand peaks during the cold months.
Europe also has been hit by a drought that experts say is the worst in 500 years. Prices for natural gas — which is used to power industry, heat homes and generate electricity — are now 10 times higher in the EU than before COVID-19 took hold in 2020.
“Russia keeps actively manipulating our energy market,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers in Strasbourg, France. “So, this market is not functioning anymore.”
Individual countries have passed subsidies, tax cuts and other relief for households and businesses as high energy prices drive record inflation. But with economies still recovering from the pandemic, money must be found outside of national budgets to provide more help to millions struggling to pay their electricity bills. That’s why the commission wants to tap the profits of power producers using oil, gas and coal as well as renewables and nuclear power. It estimates that some companies are making five times their usual profits.
“These companies are making revenues they never accounted for, they never even dreamt of,” von der Leyen said. “In these times, it is wrong to receive extraordinary record revenues and profits benefiting from war and on the back of consumers.”
During her State of the European Union address to the EU assembly, attended by Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, von der Leyen said company “profits must be shared and channeled to those who need it the most.”
“Our proposal will raise more than 140 billion euros ($140 billion) for member states to cushion the blow directly,” she said.
Most of the money would come by setting a price cap on electricity produced through renewable energy sources and nuclear power of 180 euros per megawatt hour, less than half the current price. EU countries would also collect a “solidarity contribution” from oil, gas and coal refineries earning 20% more profit than they averaged over the last three years.
With Russia tightening the natural gas taps, demand for gas and electricity also must be reduced, even if reserves of the fuel are on average 84% full across the EU. Capping prices will not draw down use, so the European Commission also wants people to consume less, particularly during peak hours.
The commission’s goal is to reduce electricity consumption in the bloc by at least 5% during peak use hours.
Von der Leyen, sporting Ukraine’s national colors with a blue top and yellow jacket, also said the bloc’s electricity market must be reformed to properly tackle the energy crisis.
She said a “deep and comprehensive reform of the electricity market” is required to reduce the influence of natural gas on the way that prices are set.
Even before Russia started its war against Ukraine, many EU member states had been calling for reform of the bloc’s energy market because they believe that the influence of gas in setting wholesale electricity prices is disproportionate.
However, EU countries are deeply divided over what approach to take, and it remains unclear whether they will approve the commission’s proposals. The bloc’s energy ministers held emergency talks last week, without any real results, and they are due to meet again at the end of the month.
“The next winters – not just this one – the next winters will be difficult, make no mistake about that,” commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans told reporters after the plan was unveiled. “But I am confident that these measures will bring progress.”
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Services for Edward Leonard Whitlow, 84, of Temple will be 2 p.m. Monday in Belfalls Cemetery.
Mr. Whitlow died Wednesday, Jan. 11, at a Temple nursing home.
He was born Dec. 13, 1938, in Troy to Everett Carlisle and Rose Ellen Hargrove Whitlow. He was a Temple High School graduate. He worked as a jeweler in Houston before becoming self-employed doing air conditioning work. He retired from the VA hospital in Temple working in maintenance. He served in the Army. He attended the Central Texas Church of God in Bruceville-Eddy. He married Pauline “Polly” Greener on Sept. 23, 1967, in La Porte, TX.
He was preceded in death by his wife.
Survivors include a brother, James “J” Whitlow of Troy.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Temple Animal Hospital.
Hewett-Arney Funeral Home of Temple is in charge of arrangements.
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Infor recognized for the functionality and usability of its Intelligent Open Network (ION) middleware cloud platform and its ION API Gateway
NEW YORK, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that Nucleus Research has positioned Infor as a leader in its 2023 Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Technology Value Matrix report. Infor is recognized for the functionality and usability of its iPaaS solution, which consists of the Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION), an advanced middleware cloud platform that is part of Infor OS (Operating Service), and the Infor ION API (Application Programming Interface) Gateway.
Download a complimentary copy of the Nucleus iPaaS Technology Matrix 2023.
"With Infor ION, customers can integrate both Infor and non-Infor systems and support complex hybrid, edge, and multi-cloud approaches," Nucleus states in the report. "Users can also connect applications to the events in their business process, automate data movement across systems, monitor for business exceptions, or trigger workflows with an event-driven architecture."
Nucleus also states in the report that, "The Infor OS platform delivers 'Big Data' management, data transformation across all popular data formats, and support for synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns. Infor OS also works out of the box with Coleman AI to automate the training, retraining, and live evaluation of ML (machine learning) models. Infor Coleman AI also provides tools for intelligent automation, natural language processing, and machine learning to enable various user personas."
Vignesh Subramanian, Infor senior director of product management, said, "We believe Infor's being positioned as a leader in this Nucleus iPaaS Technology Value Matrix is strong recognition that the Infor ION and OS platform makes it easy for organizations to integrate Infor and third-party applications, while streamlining business process flows to reduce costs and improve performance. In our multi-tenant cloud, the ION platform and the API Gateway each handles more than 2 billion transactions. So, this technology not only provides reliability, it provides it in a scalable way for customers to improve end-to-end efficiency, leverage the power of AI and machine learning, and realize faster time-to-value."
In its iPaaS Technology Matrix report, Nucleus notes that Infor, over the past year, has continued to deliver improvements to its Infor OS and iPaaS solution, including:
- The integration of Jupyter Notebook with the Infor Coleman AI platform. Users can now leverage built-in Python libraries and features, including an intelligent editor to explore data, develop algorithms, and test them efficiently to drive faster time-to-market for machine learning applications.
- Backend as a Service (BaaS), a dedicated API lifecycle platform to build stand-alone, serverless cloud-native microservices and expose them as REST APIs in the Infor OS API Gateway. The Infor BaaS framework enables API developers to focus on building their business logic as APIs while freeing them from the complexity of managing the underlying cloud infrastructure and deployment.
- Offering the complete Infor OS platform, including iPaaS, data management, extensibility, and AI/ML, as a stand-alone platform on the AWS Marketplace, as Infor looks to build on its success in the enterprise software market and broaden the reach of its technology platform.
About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. We develop complete solutions for our focus industries. Infor's mission-critical enterprise applications and services are designed to deliver sustainable operational advantages with security and faster time to value. Over 60,000 organizations in more than 175 countries rely on Infor's 17,000 employees to help achieve their business goals. As a Koch company, our financial strength, ownership structure, and long-term view empower us to foster enduring, mutually beneficial relationships with our customers. Visit www.infor.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was tricked into an extended phone call in January with Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which Powell appeared to discuss the economic impact of interest rate hikes.
Videos of the phone call have been posted on social media. In one clip, Powell says a “recession is almost as likely as very slow growth” this year. Powell has said before that the Fed’s rapid series of rate hikes in the past year would slow the economy and even potentially cause a recession.
A spokesperson for the Federal Reserve said “the video appears to have been edited, and I cannot confirm it is accurate.”
“Chair Powell participated in a conversation in January with someone who misrepresented himself as the Ukrainian president,” the spokesperson said. “It was a friendly conversation and took place in a context of our standing in support of the Ukrainian people in this challenging time. No sensitive or confidential information was discussed.”
The spokesperson would not say whether the call demonstrated that the Fed faces security lapses or what steps would be taken to try to prevent it from occurring again.
“The matter has been referred to appropriate law enforcement, and out of respect for their efforts we won’t be commenting further,” the spokesperson said.
The phone call was reportedly carried out by a duo of longtime Russian pranksters, Vladimir Kutznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov, according to Bloomberg News. The pair have previously tricked other world leaders into conversations under false pretenses, including European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde earlier this year and then-UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in 2018.
The Powell incident has come to light at a time when the Fed is under intense scrutiny over its interest rate hikes, which are intended to cool the economy and slow inflation. Yet if the Fed keeps rates too high for too long, a recession could result.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Brady will not go immediately from the playing field to the broadcast booth.
Brady told Colin Cowherd during Monday’s episode of “The Herd” on FS1 and Fox Sports Radio that he will not start his broadcasting career with Fox until the 2024 season.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion — who retired last week after a 23-year career with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — signed a 10-year deal with Fox last May to become the network’s top analyst when he decided to quit playing for good.
Brady said that he didn’t want to immediately rush into announcing and that he wanted to catch up on some other parts of his life.
“I think one thing about my career whether it was when I was drafted by the Patriots or signing agreements with the Bucs, I wanted to be fully committed and I never wanted to let people down,” Brady said. “I want to be great at what I do, and that always takes some time and strategizing and learning and growing and evolving. I have so many people to rely on that could support me in that growth too.”
Brady is expected to eventually join Kevin Burkhardt on Fox’s top team. Burkhardt and Greg Olsen will call their first Super Bowl on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles.
Fox, which is carrying its 10th Super Bowl on Sunday, also has Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans after the 2024 season. Brady is still not expected to be a part of Fox’s pregame coverage on Sunday.
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Police: Teen saw father shoot, kill mother in California
By STEFANIE DAZIO
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Southern California teenager killed this week alongside her father in a shootout with law enforcement was with him a day earlier when he fatally shot her mother, police said Thursday.
Savannah Graziano, 15, was in the back of her father’s pickup truck when he gunned down her mother, Tracy Martinez, on Monday, according to Fontana police. Witnesses and two videos — one from a bystander and another from a doorbell — show she stayed still as her mother screamed.
“She’s just sitting in the backseat,” Sgt. Christian Surgent said in a phone interview Thursday.
Authorities had previously said the teen was somewhere else during her mother’s killing and was later abducted by her father, Anthony Graziano. But the two videos obtained Wednesday showed her inside the truck between 30 and 60 seconds before the gunfire began, police said.
Witnesses did not report seeing Savannah get out of the vehicle, Surgent said, as Martinez tried to escape and Graziano — her estranged husband — jumped out wielding a handgun.
Graziano, 45, shot Martinez multiple times and also turned and fired on a nearby car. No one else was hurt.
Martinez was able to identify her killer as Graziano before she died, Surgent said, but never mentioned her daughter being there. Neither video showed the shooting.
Savannah and her father were both killed a day later after a long chase along an desert interstate east of Los Angeles in Hesperia — about 35 miles (56.33 kilometers) north of the homicide scene. Rifle shots were fired at the pursuing officers from Graziano’s pickup truck, which became disabled after driving off the highway. The shooter put several rounds through a patrol car’s windshield and later disabled a second pursuing vehicle, authorities said.
Graziano died in the truck while Savannah, wearing tactical gear and a helmet, was fatally shot as she ran toward deputies amid a hail of gunfire. Authorities are investigating whether she was shot by deputies, her father, or both.
The state attorney general’s office is reviewing the shootout because it involved the death of a minor. Meanwhile, detectives in Fontana still have not determined a motive for the slaying.
Investigators later searched the family’s Fontana home — which Graziano and his daughter moved out of weeks prior — and Graziano’s storage unit. Inside the storage pod they found numerous AR-15-style rifles, handguns, thousands of rounds of ammunition, smoke grenades and other tactical gear, Surgent said.
The firearms were legally owned by Graziano, who was not or probation or parole. Savannah’s younger brother told investigators that the siblings grew up around guns.
Authorities have said they have police video showing the freeway shootout but have not made that public, nor did they release the two videos showing Savannah in the pickup truck just before her mother was killed.
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None of the so-called Big Three of men’s tennis — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic — was in the No. 1 or No. 2 spots in the ATP rankings on Monday, the first time that’s been the case in nearly 20 years.
Daniil Medvedev rose one place to return to No. 1, where he briefly spent time earlier this season, and Alexander Zverev moved up to a career-best No. 2.
Djokovic slid from No. 1 to No. 3, because his points for winning the French Open in 2021 dropped off his record on Monday. The ATP rankings are based on a player’s top 18 tournament results over the preceding 52 weeks (19 if he participated in the ATP Tour Finals).
There was not nearly as much shifting in the WTA rankings on Monday, with Iga Swiatek remaining at No. 1. The only change in the women’s top 20 was Aryna Sabalenka’s move from No. 6 to No. 5, switching with Maria Sakkari.
Last year’s French Open was delayed a week from its originally scheduled spot on the calendar because of concerns about COVID-19, so points earned from that event are falling off only now, while this year’s French Open points were added last week, because the final was June 5.
At Roland Garros this year, Djokovic’s title defense ended with a quarterfinal loss to Nadal, who wound up earning his 14th championship at Roland Garros — and 22nd career Grand Slam trophy.
Nadal remained at No. 4 this week; even though he has won the season’s first two major tournaments, he missed most of the last half of 2021 and part of this year, too, so he only has 10 tournaments on his 52-week record.
French Open runner-up Casper Ruud went up one spot to a career-high No. 5.
Federer had a series of knee operations and hasn’t played anywhere since Wimbledon last July. He only has points from four tournaments left on his record and is ranked 68th this week.
Federer was at No. 3, behind No. 1 Andy Roddick and No. 2 Juan Carlos Ferrero, the week of Nov. 10, 2003, with Nadal outside the top 40 and Djokovic — who wouldn’t make his Grand Slam debut until 2005 — outside the top 500. A week later, Federer would rise to No. 2.
Medvedev first reached No. 1 in February, replacing Djokovic there for three weeks, and now returns following a runner-up finish at a tournament in Holland.
Neither he nor Zverev will be at Wimbledon, however. Medvedev is Russian, and the All England Club banned all players from there and Belarus because of the invasion of Ukraine. Zverev will sit out the grass-court Grand Slam tournament after having surgery for torn ligaments in his right ankle; he was injured during his French Open semifinal against Nadal.
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Online Grocery & Recipe Service Grew 47% Year-Over-Year
NEW YORK, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hungryroot, the only grocery and recipe delivery service designed to make healthy eating easy, personal, and sustainable, announced today that 2022 marked its strongest year of revenue growth since the company's inception in 2015, closing the year with over $237M in net revenue (+47% YoY). The company has also seen tremendous growth in January, even beyond the strength of 2022.
"2022 brought a lot of challenges to the entire grocery delivery industry, with many services faltering or shutting down completely," said Ben McKean, Founder and CEO of Hungryroot. "Despite a highly challenging macro environment, 2022 was a breakout year for Hungryroot having grown nearly tenfold in the past three years from $25M net revenue in 2019 to $237M in 2022. We attribute this success to the investments we've made to our AI-driven customer experience, including healthy groceries and simple recipes that our customers love, as well as our unique value proposition of convenience, health and discovery."
With Hungryroot, customers start by filling out a survey so the company can get to know them. They learn about their health and time-saving goals, how they like to eat, the types of flavors they like, and more. Hungryroot uses that data and their proprietary AI technology to recommend and deliver healthy groceries and simple recipes to support customers through their week. The company gets to understand their customers so well that 70% of the groceries they sell are selected by their algorithm.
"One of the reasons why a lot of grocery delivery companies have been struggling is they are building their services around narrow product offerings," added Ben McKean. "These services aren't providing customers enough convenience or product breadth to support them through their entire week, and instead they're left spending countless hours on meal planning, shopping, and cooking. With Hungryroot's unique grocery and recipe model, we're able to offer broader product offerings and expand into new categories to meet our customers' needs. This approach has been resonating with customers as evident in our continued growth and increased customer retention."
Over the next six months, Hungryroot will launch additional enhancements to the company's one-of-a-kind personalization technology to better recommend groceries and will further optimize its deliveries to reduce even more food waste in customers' homes. Developments will also be made to the overall user and customization experience to make it easier and more convenient than ever for customers to receive their weekly deliveries. Additionally, the company will further expand its product offering while better supporting functional health objectives.
To meet even more customer needs, Hungryroot will introduce new offerings to better support families with kids, as well as expand into new categories to support added health benefits. These changes support its mission of helping people live better through personalized nutrition and simple, convenient meal planning.
"It's incredible to think we've grown from offering just six products back in 2015, to 600+ groceries and 4,000+ recipes today," said Ben McKean. "Over the next three years, we plan to significantly expand our grocery and recipe offerings, which will not only aid company growth, but will further solidify Hungryroot as a core part of our customers' health routine."
The company also recently opened its first fully managed, semi-automated fulfillment center in Indianapolis, IN, to support ongoing demand and deliver a truly best-in-class experience for its customers. The new facility, along with its two other fulfillment centers, supports a consolidated warehouse footprint to help with increased product variety and order volume in a highly efficient and sustainable way.
Learn more about Hungryroot at: www.hungryroot.com.
About Hungryroot
Hungryroot is the only grocery and recipe delivery service designed to make healthy eating easy, personal, and sustainable. Take a short quiz to tell us about yourself, and our proprietary technology fills your cart each week with healthy groceries and simple recipes that best suit your needs and goals. Grocery shopping doesn't have to be time-consuming and meal planning shouldn't be stressful. We're doing what no other store or service does by blending recipe discovery, food planning and shopping to create a stress-relieving, personalized experience that gets better with every visit.
Hungryroot currently offers 500+ groceries that meet our high-quality Root Standard and 4,000+ chef-crafted recipes that are nutritious, easy-to-follow, and aim to reduce food waste wherever possible. Learn more at www.hungryroot.com.
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Ellsworth police officers rescued a peregrine falcon that had flown into a downtown shop Saturday and got stuck inside against the storefront window.
The Ellsworth Police Department received a call from a business saying a “big hawk” had flown into the store, according to a Facebook post by the department. Two officers rescued and released the bird, which was determined to be a peregrine falcon.
Photos posted by the police department show the falcon sitting on a box in the storefront window of Kiddo, a children’s store. A worker also posted a photo showing a pigeon in the store that she said the falcon chased inside.
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BOSTON, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today sources of its monthly distribution of $0.1380 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of June 12, 2023, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Notification of Sources of Distribution
This notice provides shareholders of the John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD) with important information concerning the distribution declared on June 1, 2023, and payable on June 30, 2023. No action is required on your part.
The following table sets forth the estimated sources of the current distribution, payable June 30, 2023, and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income; net realized short term capital gains; net realized long term capital gains; and return of capital or other capital source. All amounts are expressed on a per common share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution plan.
The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund has declared the June 2023 distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, the Fund makes fixed monthly distributions in the amount of $0.1380 per share, which will continue to be paid monthly until further notice.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact your financial professional or call the John Hancock Investment Management Closed-End Fund Information Line at 1-800-843-0090, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined by the United States securities laws. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Fund's control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
An investor should consider a Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing.
About John Hancock Investment Management
A company of Manulife Investment Management, we serve investors through a unique multimanager approach, complementing our extensive in-house capabilities with an unrivaled network of specialized asset managers, backed by some of the most rigorous investment oversight in the industry. The result is a diverse lineup of time-tested investments from a premier asset manager with a heritage of financial stewardship.
About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global brand for the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint that spans 18 geographies. We complement these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulife.com.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — For a special Memorial Day edition of KX Conversation, we talked with two North Dakota National Guardsmen to discuss their time in the service, why they chose to join, and their thoughts on Memorial Day.
A thank you to Specialist Nicole Streyle with the North Dakota Army National Guard and SSgt. Brandon Leier with the North Dakota Air National Guard for joining us.
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WATERLOO — Ruby C. Baker, 73, of Waterloo, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023.
Ruby was born on April 7, 1950, in Perry County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late John J. and Amanda E. McPherson.
Ruby was a member of Freedom to Worship Church of God in Altona. She was also a former volunteer at the Northeastern Center and was an advocate for mental health. She also loved going to church, her pets and journaling.
She is survived by her children, Ruby (Christopher) Lodge, of Hapster, Ohio, Zonya (Danny Collins) Slone-Collins, of Waterloo, John Goble, of Garrett, Larry Goble, of Canaan, Indiana, Darvin (Rebecca Earl) Goble Jr., of Texas, Richard Goble, of Texas, and Samuel Goble, of Texas; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brothers, Christopher “Lum” (Dorothy) McPherson, of Auburn, Joseph “Jay” McPherson, of Garrett and Andrew “Andy” (Nancy) McPherson, of Altona.
She was preceded in death by five brothers; and six sisters.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Pinnington Funeral & Cremation Services, 502 N. Main St., Auburn.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., on Thursday at the funeral home.
Pastor DeWana (Collins) Richey will be officiating.
Burial will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn.
Memorial donations may be made to Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana.
To sign the online guestbook, visit www.pinningtonfh.com.
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The signs of a huge upswing in prescriptions for opioid painkillers were not hard to see. But they were still ignored, until large numbers of Americans began to die of opioid overdoses.
Eric Eyre, an investigative journalist, dug into the details and the players, and won a Pulitzer prize covering the opioid crisis for a newspaper in West Virginia. expands upon the reporting in the book Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid Epidemic.
The interview provides many important details to just how the problem reached crisis proportions.
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Mazda on Friday used the 2023 Brussels auto show to present a modern vehicle fitted with a rotary engine.
The engine, a compact single-rotor design displacing 0.83 liters, serves as a range extender in a new R-EV variant of Mazda’s MX-30 compact electric crossover.
The engine is mounted directly to a generator and the electric motor that drives the MX30 R-EV’s front wheels, all of which is located in the vehicle’s engine bay. The engine never drives the wheels, meaning it is free to operate within a rev range that’s optimal for power and emissions. It’s used solely to generate electricity that can charge the battery or, during strong acceleration, also help power the electric motor.
The driver can choose between Normal, EV, and Charge modes. Normal mode will activate the rotary whenever it is required, whereas EV mode will draw power from the battery alone as long as possible. Charge mode will ensure the vehicle always has a minimum amount of battery charge, which the driver can set in increments of 10%. This can be handy if the driver anticipates entering a zone where only EVs are allowed, which may be the case in some cities in the future.
Sales of the MX-30 R-EV in Europe are confirmed to start in the spring, though availability in the U.S. hasn’t been announced. According a report from Green Car Reports, the MX-30 R-EV won’t come to the U.S., at least initially, as Mazda concentrates on other vehicles.
The MX-30 R-EV’s battery is a tiny 17.8-kwh unit, or roughly half the size of the 35.5-kwh unit that features in the regular MX-30, a vehicle the EPA rates at just 100 miles of range. With its battery fully charged and its 13.2-gallon tank full of gas, Mazda estimates a range of more than 400 miles for the MX-30 R-EV. Another benefit of the R-EV variant is a 167-hp power rating, versus a 143-hp rating for the regular MX-30.
Though it didn’t invent the rotary engine (the honor goes to German engineer Felix Wankel), the engine has had a special place at Mazda ever since the automaker launched its first rotary-powered model in 1967 in the form of the Cosmo 110S. Mazda only built 1,176 examples of the sports car between 1967 and 1972, but there would be more rotary-powered Mazdas, including sedans, race cars, and even a 26-passenger bus. Its use in the RX-7 and RX-8 sports cars earned it a place in many Americans’ hearts.
Issues like poor fuel economy and emissions have plagued the rotary, which is the main reason why Mazda hasn’t offered one since the RX-8 went out of production in 2012.
The challenge of reducing emissions of the rotary engine means a rotary-powered sports car is unlikely to return to market, unless Mazda can somehow develop an electrified version that meets ever-tightening emissions regulations, something the automaker appears to be attempting, judging by recent patents.
Every vehicle in Mazda’s lineup will have some form of electrification by 2030. It’s part of the automaker’s overarching goal to achieve a 90% reduction in emissions versus its 2010 levels by the year 2050.
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Forecasters: 'Above-average' hurricane season now expected
Meteorologists at Colorado State University announced Thursday they are now calling for a more active hurricane season than was predicted earlier this year.
The CSU forecast, which is released annually and then updated, is considered one of the top indicators of the Atlantic hurricane season. They are now anticipating an "above-average" year, which is in contrast to their forecast in April that called for a "slightly below-average" hurricane season. In June, they upgraded that prediction to a "near-normal season."
Colorado State's forecasters are now predicting 18 named storms, nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes. However, they said that "uncertainty with this outlook is larger than normal."
This year's El Niño is playing a role in how forecasters below the hurricane season will shape up.
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"While we continue to anticipate a robust El Niño for the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, most of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic now has record warm sea surface temperatures," the forecast said. "El Niño increases vertical wind shear in the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic, but the extreme anomalous warmth in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic may counteract some of the typical El Niño-driven increase in vertical wind shear."
Forecasters said the probability of a major hurricane making landfall in the U.S. is estimated to be above average.
Coastal residents are always reminded that they should prepare the same for every season, regardless of how much activity is predicted.
Colorado State bases its forecast is based on models used from 25 to 40 years of historical hurricane seasons and evaluates conditions including Atlantic sea surface temperatures, sea level pressures, vertical wind shear levels, El Niño and other factors.
The team said they will update this year's forecast on Aug. 3.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted in May "near-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic this year," calling for 12 to 17 named storms, five to nine hurricanes, and one to four major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or greater.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.
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JoJo Fletcher's future with Jordan Rodgers is looking extra rosy.
The Bachelor Nation couple, who tied the knot in a romantic ceremony this past May, have talked about growing their family in the near future. But don't call it baby fever just yet, as JoJo exclusively told E! News that she's not putting pressure on herself to get pregnant. In fact, she said that she and Jordan are "fluid" about the topic of kids.
"It's gonna be one of those moments that happens when it happens," the former Bachelorette lead said. "There's days where we're like, 'We're good.' Then there are days where we're like, 'Oh my gosh, wouldn't it be great to have a little nugget running around—a mini me or mini you?'"
And while the couple is taking it day by day, JoJo shared a glimpse of when they hope to start their family.
"It's in the near future," she said about their timeline, "one to two years."
Admittedly, JoJo explained that she and Jordan are currently focused on remodeling their home. She confessed the process, which has taken two years so far, "has not been the easiest," especially since they carried on immediately after their honeymoon in Greece.
"Unfortunately, I jumped right into work mode and into a stressful environment," the 32-year-old pointed out. "That honeymoon feeling didn't last long."
Despite the challenges, JoJo noted that she and the 34-year-old have built such a strong foundation in their relationship that some of the stressors of remodeling are child's play.
"It's something we've enjoyed doing together with the highs and the lows," she said. "It's like every relationship, you just gotta work at it. There's moments where we're going to be 50/50. There's days where I'm emotionally drained and I can only give 20 percent and he does the other 80 percent."
JoJo, who teamed up with Yelp's Home Trend Report for 2023, offered insight into some of the elements she and the sports commentator are adding to their newly designed home.
"A big trend that we're seeing right now is limewashing, and that's one of the things that we're incorporating into our home," she revealed of the exterior finish that's known for adding a chalky, lived-in texture to surfaces. "It's such a unique, amazing technique that adds interest to a space."
And when the pair is at odds or feeling overwhelmed by their project, she explained that's their cue to take a break from it.
"Spending time away from work, away from your phones and putting your energy back into your relationship, it's something that you have to remind yourself to do," she revealed. "It's something that we continue to remind ourselves of and, honestly, how we've gone through the crazy two years of remodeling."
But there's no one else she'd rather do this with. And now that the two have finally tied the knot after getting engaged during JoJo's season of The Bachelorette in 2016, she said there's a feeling of security she's never had before.
"Knowing that you're married, it feels a little bit different, she shared. "You have that partner for life that's always going to be there for you."
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Jonathan Marchessault won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after leading the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup, a fitting honor for one of the franchise’s original players who has been a key contributor since the first puck dropped in Las Vegas.
Marchessault led the Golden Knights with 13 goals and ranked second with 25 points during their playoff run, this one ending on a winning note unlike five years ago when they lost in the final. He is one of six original Knights players left from the start of the expansion franchise in 2017 and has since developed a reputation for scoring big goals at timely moments.
“What I’ve always said about Jonathan Marchessault: He seizes big moments,” general manager Kelly McCrimmon said before Game 5. “He has always had a knack for that.”
Marchessault scored important goals during just about every Vegas playoff run, from the second-round series clincher in 2018 through this final against the Florida Panthers. Not bad for a player who was undrafted, traded two games into his NHL career and later left unprotected by Florida in the expansion draft.
He’s the first undrafted player to win the Conn Smythe since Wayne Gretzky.
“He went on a heck of a run,” Vegas leading scorer Jack Eichel said. “So deserving of the Conn Smythe. I’m so happy for him. He’s been here since the beginning.”
Reflecting upon his journey as an undersized player who has been perpetually overlooked, the 5-foot-9, 183-pound Quebec native said he would not be satisfied until he won a championship.
“When you win it all, that’s one of those things that your name will always be a winner,” Marchessault said. “And it doesn’t matter if you win one or six or seven. If you win one time, you win it.”
Marchessault can now call himself a winner, more than a decade after he went unselected in the NHL draft and six years since the Panthers let Vegas take him for nothing fresh off a 30-goal season. They actually traded a draft pick and Reilly Smith — also still with the Golden Knights — to Vegas to select Marchessault.
“It was an extremely bumpy ride to get to the NHL,” Marchessault said. “But after wanting to get there, it’s another thing to stay there. Every year there’s guys that want your spot, right? It just keeps you humble, I think. I think like a lot of situations kept me humble in my career.”
Humble but not necessarily quiet. Marchessault has not only scored big goals but become known as one of the best on-ice agitators and trash-talkers in the sport. At one point in the final, Marchessault chirped similarly sized Panthers forward Ryan Lomberg, “You’re not worth it, little man!” before skating away.
When Bruce Cassidy took the job coaching Vegas, he knew Marchessault could score goals and make plays but said, “You don’t see the little spitfire in him.” Cassidy chalks that up to Marchessault’s history that put a chip on his shoulder.
“A very, very competitive guy,” Cassidy said. “Every drill he’s got to win in practice and if he does, you hear about it. There are always guys like that that bring up the energy level. He’s great for our room.”
And Marchessault personifies the Golden Knights, the second-youngest team in the league that has gotten to the top from humble beginnings, looking to prove they belong with hockey’s elite. They do now, thanks in large part to Marchessault.
“The guy’s had something to prove every day,” McCrimmon said. “Every day he’s been in the NHL, he’s had something to prove. And that’s that’s what makes makes the guy tick.”
Ten of Marchessault’s 13 goals either tied the game or put Vegas ahead. Asked about that after winning the Cup, Marchessault did not make it about him.
“One night it’s one guy, one night it’s another guy,” he said. “That’s the mentality we had this year, just next man has to do the good job. We’re a bunch of good teammates in that locker room, and we’re always happy for each other. Everybody stepped up at different times, and that’s why today we are winners.”
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If you have used sports gear, and not sure what to do with it all, we have your solution!
Join WMAR, Weis Markets and M&T Bank for the 2023 Pack the Park event.
The WMAR-2 News team will be live at Honeygo Run Regional Park Community Center on Wednesday, April 12th with a truck ready to be filled with all your well-loved sports gear.
We are teaming up with Leveling the Playing Field to make sure everyone who wants to play sports, has a chance.
The equipment will be sent to the Leveling the Playing Field warehouse.
WMAR-2 New's Jamie Costello took a tour of the warehouse in 2022 when our partnership started.
Here are some of the items you can donate:
Baseball and Softball: Aluminum and wood bats, bags, bases, baseballs, catchers gear, cleats, gloves for batting and fielding, helmets (5 years old or newer), pants, pitching and batting nets, softballs, tball sets, Umpire gear, Whiffle bats and balls.
Football: Flag football belts, Footballs, cleats, gloves, pads and kicking tees.
Lacrosse: Balls, sticks, goals, goggles, gloves, helmets, and pads.
Soccer: Balls, cleats, Goalie gloves,goals, shin guards and socks.
Join us at Honeygo Run Regional Park on April 12th OR drop off your donation at any Baltimore-area Weis Market location.
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As more people are throwing parties again, you might find yourself looking to get on the invitation list.
Communications Coach Karen Donaldson joins Gayle Guyardo the host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom with how to handle awkward social situations.
Bloom airs in 40 markets across the country, with a reach of approximately 36 million households, and in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Madison, WI.
You can watch Bloom in the Tampa Bay Market weekdays at Noon on WTTA: Spectrum 1006; Frontier 514; DirecTV 38; Dish 38; Comcast 43, and look for Bloom early mornings on WFLA News Channel 8.
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ATLANTA — Joseph Blackwell became accustomed to 100 foot dives in the open ocean. It was part of his career as a Navy diver, eventually becoming a Command Master Chief overseeing Commander Submarine Squadron 1 out of Pearl Harbor with multiple deployments overseas.
But it would be his battle with PTSD, one of most common anxiety disorders, that would ultimately consume him and his family.
“I would wake up in the middle of the night with the littlest of sound, and I would physically have to go through and check every single window, every single door," Blackwell said.
His hypervigilance condition would also manifest itself in what most would think of as ordinary settings.
“If we were going to a movie theater, I'd get on the actual Internet and I'd check to see how many exits there were. Where would my family be the safest? It absolutely consumed me most of my days," Blackwell added.
Controlling those impulses, or triggers is a grueling and daily process for people with anxiety.
“It is constant thinking. My brain doesn't shut down no matter what,” admits Jewell Gooding, a mental health advocate with Atlanta based non-profit Silence the Shame.
“I have to kind of corral myself back in and recognize, is this something that I need to be focused on? Is it really directly impacting me? Is this overwhelming me?," she explained.
Anxiety can be compounded by both biologic and genetic components, according to medical experts.
“Like most mental health conditions, is multifactorial and it's caused meaning that there is a pretty significant biologic component. That’s why medication can work. There’s also a genetic component, meaning if your mom had anxiety, you might also have anxiety. A household that has an anxious person, it can also make you anxious because you learn to deal with things in a more anxiety-related way,” Dr. Jessi Gold, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, explained.
Anxiety can also be triggered by every day life events or routine disruption.
“When I was in the military and I wasn't dealing with the pain, the actual events, I could turn it on and off when I needed it. Military people will understand that," Blackwell said. "And it kept me engaged to where I could let out. But without having the military, it felt like that I was completely lost."
Rachel Abraham, a consultant now focusing on workplace culture and leadership development, changed her career path after facing crippling anxiety.
“I quit my job because it was so unbearable. Anxiety and stress manifested in physical pain. I suffered lower back pain to the point of like, incapacitation. I couldn't get out of bed,” she said.
Some minorities are, it turns out, more prone to suffer from mental health illnesses. Research by Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry revealed Black adults are 20% more likely to experience depression and anxiety.
Gooding, a Black woman, admits that despite her own experience as a therapist, she was reluctant to use it as treatment for herself.
“I also was not a big fan of therapy, even though I was a therapist. But it did take me some time to better understand what that looked like for me and what I could do to kind of support my day to day,” she said.
Women are also a segment of the population at higher risk. According to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America, from puberty up to age 50 women are twice as likely as men to develop an anxiety disorder.
Some experts believe the societal demands on adult women are a big part of it.
“Very often women are caught in the middle; the sandwich generation. If they're caring for aging parents and kids, and a family and work, it can add the stress, plus a likely biological predisposition probably results in the greater incidence,” Emory University’s Dr. Barbara Rothbaum added.
Gooding, as a wife and mother of two, finds familiarity in some of these emotions.
"The expectations that are put into a woman's space create that anxiety," she said. "It creates that constant ongoing of thinking of emotions and things that we have to deal with day to day. But again, it goes also back to the science and how our body works. We are just crafted to be emotional creatures.”
Other women, like Abraham, have learned to choose themselves first, as a way to alleviate social and societal pressures.
“As little girls, we are encouraged to please others, to nurture and help and support others. And so. If I don't do that. Then what? What does that make of me? Am I not reliable? Am I not supportive? So, choosing me, I know I'm not alone,” said Abraham.
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Deutsche Bank shares drop amid global jitters over banks
By DAVID McHUGH
Associated Press
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shares in Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest lender, fell sharply on Friday, dragging down major European banks as fears about weaknesses in the global financial system send fresh shudders through the markets.
Deutsche Bank shares were off 12.8% in midday trading on the German stock exchange. The drop follows a steep rise in the cost of financial derivatives, known as credit default swaps, that insure bondholders against the bank defaulting on its debts.
Rising costs on insuring debt were also a prelude to a government-backed takeover of Swiss lender Credit Suisse by its rival UBS.
The hastily arranged marriage Sunday aimed to stem the upheaval in the global financial system after the collapse of two U.S. banks and jitters about long-running troubles at Credit Suisse led shares of Switzerland’s second-largest bank to tank and customers to pull out their money last week.
Like Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank is one of 30 banks considered globally significant financial institutions under international rules, so it is required to hold higher levels of capital reserves because its failure could cause widespread losses.
The Deutsche Bank selloff comes despite the German lender having capital reserves well in excess of regulatory requirements and 10 straight quarters of profits.
Neither Deutsche Bank nor the German Finance Ministry immediately responded to messages seeking comment.
Other major European banks also fell, with Germany’s Commerzbank down 8.4%, France’s Societe Generale down 7.2%, Austria’s Raiffaisen off 7.5% and the soon-to-merge Credit Suisse and UBS down 8.6% and 8%, respectively.
Markets have been rattled by fears that other banks may have unexpected troubles like U.S.-based Silicon Valley Bank, which went under after customers pulled their money and it suffered uninsured losses under higher interest rates.
Credit Suisse’s troubles predated U.S. collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, including a $5.5 billion loss on dealings with a private investment fund, but depositors and investors fled after the failures focused less friendly attention on banks and a key Credit Suisse investor refused to put up more money.
European officials say banks that, unlike Credit Suisse, are in the European Union’s regulatory system are resilient and have no direct exposure to Silicon Valley and little to Credit Suisse. EU leaders are gathering Friday to gauge the risk of a banking crisis.
That, however, has not stopped investors from selling the shares amid more general concerns about how global banks will weather the current climate of rising interest rates.
Though higher interest rates should increase bank profits by boosting what they can earn over what they pay on deposits, some long-term investments can sharply lose value and cause losses unless the banks took precautions to hedge those investments.
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It was early in the pandemic when filmmaker Noah Baumbach, for the first time in his career, found himself wondering what he was going to do next.
2019 had been a big year, both professionally and in his personal life. He lost his father. He had a child, with partner Greta Gerwig. And both had big movies ( his was “Marriage Story,”hers was “Little Women” ) that had put them on the months-long awards circuit with an infant up until the Oscars.
Weeks later, when the world shut down, Baumbach picked up Don DeLillo’s 1985 classic “ White Noise,” about a professor of Hitler studies at a generic Midwestern college, his blended family and the airborne toxic event that has everyone in a panic. In it he found a voice that was both inspiring and familiar and the themes a little uncanny in the context of the pandemic. He decided to try his hand at an adaptation.
Baumbach spoke to The Associated Press about making the film, which hits Netflix on Dec. 30 and stars Gerwig, Adam Driver and Don Cheadle, getting to dabble in different genres and how "Greta is always right.” Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.
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AP: People throw around the word “unfilmable” a lot when it comes to “White Noise” and a lot of post-modern books. Did that mean anything to you?
BAUMBACH: No, I guess if I had known maybe I would have been more daunted. I also don’t generally look to adapt things. My movies have all been from my own ideas and scripts. But in re-reading it, the voice got in my head. I was never thinking of it in terms of it being filmable or unfilmable. It always seemed filmable to me.
AP: It does seem like a strange lack of imagination.
BAUMBACH: I guess what people mean is that it’s very literary and extremely literary books seem like so much a book and something you can only do in literature. But this one had so many overtly cinematic elements, the notions of sound and vision, the mass culture that surrounds these people, the cloud. All of these things seemed to have real cinematic analogs to me.
AP: When it comes to the cinematic language you use, Spielberg’s name has come up often and so has Godard’s. Could you walk me through an example where you were referencing something specific?
BAUMBACH: DeLillo, on one hand, is telling the story of a family in a contemporary, elevated version of society in the ’80s, but a big part of that is illustrating the influence that culture and pop culture, advertising culture, movie culture, TV culture, news culture has on our lives. I felt like that’s all inherent in how I shot it. So, take the evacuation and the disaster element of the movie from part two. That has a real movie counterpart and a language that was available to me.
Then Jack (Driver) going to the motel later to kill a man is a very noir sequence. The kids talking in the car while the dad is trying to drive through the woods feels like a family comedy, with the put-upon father and everyone making demands that he can’t live up to. I thought it would be fun to embrace those movie elements. It was exciting to me because I haven’t had material that’s asked that of me, or I haven’t written it for myself. So following that line seemed intuitive and also gave myself opportunities as a director to do other things.
AP: I was trying to think of whether you’ve even had a gun in any of your movies.
BAUMBACH: No, no one even says the word gun.
AP: Greta makes Babette, who is a tricky character, relatable and empathetic and profound. How did you figure out who she was going to be outside of DeLillo’s gaze?
BAUMBACH: I have the privilege of having Greta often sitting across the table from me while I’m writing. In this case we were quarantined and in lockdown, but I could look up at any moment and say, what about this? And early in that time I mused aloud, “Who do you think would be good as Babette?” And she immediately said “Me, I should play her.” And Greta is always right so I signed her up then and there.
I think it gave me confidence in that Greta saw herself in the character. It allowed me to see that character in a clearer way. I follow the structure of the book and she appears to be one thing in the first part and then reveals herself to be somebody more complex. But in the book, you’re in Jack’s head so she’s more of a projection. I also changed aspects of it to bring Babette into more of the ending, because I saw it as a kind of comedy of remarriage.
AP: The kids also become real people in the movie and provide some of the white noise, while also getting some of the best lines.
BAUMBACH: They were all so professional and also such kids at the same time, which is the best combination. I suggested to them that they were like a radio that was turned on at the beginning and then it’s just on for the whole movie. Whether they’re on camera or not, they’re still talking, so when we find them again, they’re just going further into whatever conversation they were having earlier. For everyone, it was a bit like learning a song, knowing when to overlap, when it’s too much, when it becomes good white noise or kind of unappealing white noise.
AP: You used choreographer David Neumann not just for a dance at the end but for the crowd scenes and breakfast scenes. Had you worked that way before?
BAUMBACH: I kind of backed into it on “Marriage Story.” I had brought him into work on the theater stuff in that movie. In this movie I brought him in from the beginning because I had a feeling that, knowing it’s going to end with a dance, everything is kind of threatening to go into a dance from the very beginning.
AP: You have tackled a big book before in working on “The Corrections” for HBO (which never aired). Did that set up how you approached this one?
BAUMBACH: Not really because that was with Jonathan (Franzen) and it was also set up to be a long form TV show. Partly what I leaned on that was that I don’t think in terms of that kind of form. I remember having the realization at some point, like none of us really watch television, why are we doing this? It was a different thing. But I think when I’m reading a book that I’m loving I will always muse on ,“What would the movie be?” It never goes further than that. This one just did.
AP: A lot of filmmakers and showrunners set their pandemic films in warm vacation spots like Greece and Sicily and Hawaii and you went to Cleveland in November.
BAUMBACH: It seems like a lot of people went back to their childhoods too. But I had already done that. I really was just following the novel and the logic of the script and not thinking as much about what it all would entail.
Ohio offered the most exciting possibilities. But it was a lot to fling myself into after a lot of time indoors, like now we’re going to be in Ohio for six months and I’ve got to put a car in a creek and build a Boy Scout camp. But I liked working in Ohio and the community there.
People were excited about the movie and being in the movie and I used a lot of real families. I liked that there was a kind of enthusiasm that in my years of shooting in New York City I’ve watched dwindle. It used to be if I came back to Brooklyn to shoot, people would get excited. Now nobody’s excited.
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NEW YORK, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teleperformance, a global leader in digital business services, today announced it has received Microsoft Solutions Partner status for Digital & App Innovation (Azure).
With the designation, Teleperformance is leveraging Microsoft technologies to help customers build, run and manage applications across multiple clouds, on premises, and at the edge, with the tools and frameworks of the customer's choice. The designation reflects Teleperformance's broad capabilities and commitment to training and accreditation supporting clients on their digital transformation journey.
Last month, Teleperformance also received Microsoft Solution Partner status for Infrastructure, demonstrating company's expertise and continuous commitment to helping clients deliver comprehensive Microsoft cloud solutions.
"Teleperformance is proud to achieve Microsoft Solutions Partner status for Digital & App Innovation as part of our commitment and capabilities across Microsoft clouds," said Dev Mudaliar, Global Chief Information Officer, Teleperformance Group. "This latest designation is a testament to our people, our continuous digital transformation and our dedication to ensure our clients access the latest innovations from their Microsoft investment."
"Receiving a second Solutions Partner designation by Microsoft solidifies our position as a digital business services company that combines the most advanced solutions to help companies transform, run better, and adapt to change," added Daniel Julien, Chairman and CEO of Teleperformance Group.
ABOUT TELEPERFORMANCE GROUP
Teleperformance (TEP – ISIN: FR0000051807 – Reuters: TEPRF.PA - Bloomberg: TEP FP), is a global leader in digital business services, blending the best of advanced technology with human empathy to deliver enhanced customer care that is simpler, faster, and safer for the world's biggest brands and their customers. The Group's comprehensive, AI-powered service portfolio ranges from front-office customer care to back-office functions, including Trust and Safety services that help defend both online users and brand reputation. It also offers a range of specialized services such as collections, interpreting and localization, visa and consular services, and recruitment process outsourcing services. With more than 410,000 inspired and passionate people speaking more than 300 languages, the Group's global scale and local presence allows it to be a force of good in supporting communities, clients, and the environment. In 2022, Teleperformance reported consolidated revenue of €8,154 million (US$8.6 billion, based on €1 = $1.05) and net profit of €645 million.
Teleperformance shares are traded on the Euronext Paris market, Compartment A, and are eligible for the deferred settlement service. They are included in the following indices: CAC 40, STOXX 600, S&P Europe 350, MSCI Global Standard and Euronext Tech Leaders. In the area of corporate social responsibility, Teleperformance shares are included in the CAC 40 ESG since September 2022, the Euronext Vigeo Euro 120 index since 2015, the EURO STOXX 50 ESG index since 2020, the MSCI Europe ESG Leaders index since 2019, the FTSE4Good index since 2018 and the S&P Global 1200 ESG index since 2017.
Visit the Group at www.teleperformance.com.
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TORONTO, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) announced that the 10 nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 18, 2022 were elected as directors of the Company. The detailed results of the vote held yesterday at its annual meeting of common shareholders are set out below.
The voting results on all matters voted at the annual meeting of common shareholders will be available on www.sunlife.com and through Canadian and U.S. securities regulators at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov, respectively.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of March 31, 2022, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.35 trillion. For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.
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Video game tournament held in Bronson to help fellow gamer with cancer treatment
BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) -More than 80 gamers of all ages gathered at Bronson middle high school to participate in a two-part tournament to help raise money for a fellow gamer battling cancer.
Timothy Snider or better known as ‘TJ’, was diagnosed with stage four melanoma cancer just 6 months after he graduated high school.
“I’m really really grateful, shocked, and overall amazed,” said Snider. “How many people are here to just have fun and support, it’s awesome.”
His former game design teacher, Michael Wilson, jumped at the chance to organize a Super Mario Bro’s gaming tournament to help raise money for TJ’s cancer treatment.
“He talked about it a lot and I heard about what he was going through,” said Wilson. “I said let’s do something together, let’s do something for him and raise some money. I mean it came together like this.”
While some came to win, others like tournament organizer Adam Wehr came merely to support TJ.
“I’ve been in the scene for 4 or 5 years now that smash bro’s is a game that really brings people together,” said Wehr. “As we can see so many people are coming up to support this tournament. Both doubles and singles, we have huge brackets of like 80 people all coming out for this and it’s great, it’s great to see.”
The winner will receive two tickets to Battle for the south 2023 in Valdosta, Georgia. However the real winner here today is TJ as he continues to fight against this disease.
Organizers have set up a gofundme for further donations.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes strolled through Arrowhead Stadium without any issues with his injured right ankle on Thursday, and the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback expects to practice fully in the next 10 days leading up to the Super Bowl.
Mahomes sprained the ankle during the divisional round against Jacksonville, and he was clearly hobbled in last Sunday night’s AFC championship win over Cincinnati. But despite taking a couple of hard shots during that game, and his mad dash in the closing seconds to set up the winning field goal, Mahomes came out of it feeling just fine.
“It was a physical game. My whole body was a little sore. But I don’t think I had any step backward, a reaggravation of the ankle,” Mahomes said. “A little pain playing with it but other than that, I feel like I’m in a good spot.”
The Chiefs sustained a number of other injuries during their 23-20 win over the Bengals, though. They lost three wide receivers — Mecole Hardman reinjured his pelvis, JuJu Smith-Schuster had swelling in his knee and Kadarius Toney sprained his ankle — while cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was in the concussion protocol and Willie Gay Jr. hurt his shoulder.
Gay was the only one that returned to practice on an unseasonably mild February day in Kansas City.
Coach Andy Reid did say that Toney did the morning walk-through and “he’s close and doing well,” while Smith-Schuster “is in a good place. The main thing is we let that calm down. We’re very optimistic right now.”
The news wasn’t as positive for Hardman, who first hurt his abdominal area in November. The Chiefs later began to classify it as a pelvis injury as Hardman neared his return from injured reserve, but he wasn’t able to make it back onto the field until the AFC title game. He was hurt while getting wrapped up after a catch and did not return.
“Very courageous effort,” Reid said, “and my heart goes out to the kid. He is hurting today.”
While the Chiefs remained thin at wide receiver, they did have Justin Watson back on the practice field. He was ruled out before kickoff against Cincinnati with an illness, forcing Marcus Kemp to come up from the practice squad.
The Chiefs also are hopeful that Sneed will clear the concussion protocol in the two weeks between games.
In a defense featuring three rookie cornerbacks and a rookie safety, Sneed is often tasked with covering the opposition’s best wide receiver. It would have been Ja’Marr Chase against the Bengals, but Sneed was hurt on the game’s fourth play and did not return; it will likely be A.J. Brown or DeVonta Smith if he can play against the Eagles in the Super Bowl.
Reid also said there’s a possibility Clyde Edwards-Helaire, their 2020 first-round pick, will be activated for the big game. Edwards-Helaire had already ceded the No. 1 running back job to rookie Isiah Pacheco before a high ankle sprain landed him on injured reserve in late November, but his versatility could be helpful against a tough Eagles defense.
“He’ll practice. We’ll see where he’s at,” Reid said. “We’re just taking it day by day, seeking out how he’s feeling, not only during practice but after practice. He’ll work today.”
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Kentucky college graduation rates climbing, council reports
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education says college graduation rates are continuing to climb in the state although undergraduate enrollment has fallen.
The council’s 2022 Progress Report says graduation rates increased 1.8 percentage points at public universities and 4.1 points in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
The report provides information about public higher education performance for the 2020-21 school year.
The document says underrepresented minority students’ graduation rates at public universities rose 4.3 percentage points.
The council says those students continue to outpace progress overall, narrowing performance disparities.
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by: Kevin Dudley, Jr. Posted: Nov 9, 2022 / 09:26 AM CST Updated: Nov 9, 2022 / 09:26 AM CST SHARE CAMDEN, Ark. (KTVE/KARD) — The election results are in for the November 8, 2022 elections. Gerald Castleberry (IND) was elected as Alderman for Ward 4, Position 1 for the City of Camden.
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As a busy working parent, you may be on the lookout for activities that are available for your kids this summer. There may be a solution that’s also a tax break: Summer camp!
Using the Child and Dependent Care Credit, you may be able to be reimbursed for part of the cost of enrolling your child in a day camp this summer.
Am I eligible?
1. You, and your spouse if you are married, must both be working.
2. Your child must be under age 13, your legal dependent, and live in your residence for more than half the year.
Tip: If your spouse doesn’t work but is either a full-time student, or is disabled and incapable of self-care, you can still qualify for the credit.
How much can I save?
For 2022, you can claim a maximum credit of $1,050 on up to $3,000 in expenses for one child, or $2,100 on up to $6,000 in expenses for two or more children.
What kind of camps?
The only rule is: no overnight camps.
The credit is designed to help working people care for their kids during the workday, so summer camps where kids stay overnight aren’t eligible for this credit. Other than that, it doesn’t matter what kind of camp: soccer camp, chess camp, summer school or even day care. All of these are eligible expenses for this credit.
Other ways to use this credit
While summer day camp costs are a common way to use this credit, any cost to provide care for your children while you are working may be eligible. For example, you can use this credit to pay a qualified day care center, a housekeeper, or a babysitter to take care of your child while you are working. You can even pay a relative to care for your child and claim the credit for that expense, as long as the relative isn’t your dependent, minor child or spouse.
This is just one of many possible tax breaks related to children and dependents.
One of my primary objectives is to help you achieve your financial goals through a holistic approach that is tax-efficient in my wealth management and tax resolution practice. For more information, visit www.fredtfoxiii.com.
Fred T. Fox III is a Lawton financial adviser who writes a weekly tax tips column.
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Dunkerton didn't flinch, finally repelling Janesville 51-48 in an Iowa boys basketball matchup on January 24.
In recent action on January 17, Janesville faced off against Riceville and Dunkerton took on Tripoli on January 17 at Tripoli High School. For a full recap, click here.
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Man charged in Colorado supermarket attack still incompetent
By COLLEEN SLEVIN
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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket last year is still incompetent to stand trial. The finding revealed at a court hearing Friday means the prosecution of 23-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa will remain on hold. Proceedings have been paused since December, when Alissa was first found to be mentally incompetent. That means he’s unable to understand legal proceedings or work with his lawyers to defend himself. A judge sent him to the state mental hospital for treatment. Alissa remains at that hospital and was was not in the Boulder courtroom Friday.
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Which aluminum-free deodorant is best?
For those looking for a more natural way to eliminate body odors, aluminum-free deodorants are excellent. It is crucial to consider the list of ingredients when purchasing underarm deodorant because it is used directly on the skin. Other vital considerations include application, scent and odor protection.
Native Natural Deodorant is a favorite among many due to its natural ingredients, various scents and powerful odor-eliminating technology.
What to know before you buy aluminum-free deodorant
Application
- Spray deodorants dry easily and leave fewer marks on the skin and clothing. Application is faster than with stick deodorant but less discreet, due to the sound of the spray and the mist that forms when applying. Spray deodorants also contain chlorofluorocarbons that are bad for the environment, and they’re less travel-friendly than stick deodorants.
- Stick deodorant has a higher chance of leaving residue on clothes because it takes longer to dry than spray deodorant. Because they’re directly applied to the skin, they can cause irritation and block pores over time. Despite these drawbacks, stick deodorant provides a more controlled application, is travel friendly and is easy to apply.
Ingredients
Like many other beauty products on the market, deodorant has a long list of ingredients. Aluminum-free deodorant eliminates any aluminum in the product, but that does not mean it’s an all-natural deodorant or is safe for sensitive skin.
When buying deodorant, look for brands that say they’re eco-friendly and cruelty-free, as these brands are less likely to use harsh chemicals. “Paraben-free” and “sulfate-free” are also significant terms to find on the packaging before purchasing.
Scent
Some aluminum-free deodorants have a strong scent, and some are unscented. Those containing essential oils include scents without using dyes or fragrances that irritate the skin. If you do not enjoy products with a strong smell, look for an unscented brand of deodorant. Unscented products also tend to be better for those with sensitive skin or allergies to certain fragrances or oils.
Aluminum-free deodorant features
Odor protection
The purpose of a deodorant is to eliminate body odor. Many aluminum-free deodorant products out there do a great job of this. The product will say on the package how many hours it masks odors before you have to reapply.
Cruelty-free
The chance of an aluminum-free deodorant being all-natural, organic and safe on the skin increases if it is also cruelty-free. This means that it was tested on humans rather than animals. Being tested on humans gives a greater success rate than testing on other mammals with different skin qualities. If a deodorant is cruelty-free, it will be noted on the package.
Portable
Aluminum-free stick deodorant is easy to travel with due to its small package and light weight. Some companies make deodorant small enough to fit in purses for on-the-go use.
How much you can expect to pay for aluminum-free deodorant
Shoppers on a budget can find aluminum-free deodorant for $3-$5. Aluminum-free deodorant in the $6-$8 range provides natural, cruelty-free ingredients and odor-blocking technology. Premium aluminum-free deodorant costs $9-$13.
Aluminum-free deodorant FAQ
Is there a difference between deodorants and antiperspirants?
A. The difference between antiperspirants and deodorants is their purpose. A deodorant’s purpose is to block or mask odor, while antiperspirants eliminate sweat.
What ingredients should I look for if I have sensitive skin?
A. If you have sensitive skin, look for packing that includes words such as organic, all-natural and soothing. Unscented deodorants are beneficial to those who have sensitive and acne-prone skin.
Which aluminum-free deodorant should I get?
Top aluminum-free deodorant
What you need to know: This deodorant is highly effective at controlling odors naturally and has a loyal customer following.
What you’ll love: It goes on smoothly, is free of synthetic additives, is cruelty-free and is vegan. It comes in eight scents and an unscented version.
What to consider: It can leave stains on clothing and is pricey.
Where to buy: Amazon
Top aluminum-free deodorant for the money
Tom’s of Maine Natural Deodorant
What you need to know: This deodorant contains sustainably sourced, all-natural ingredients for a good price.
What you’ll love: It comes in four scents and and unscented, and isn’t tested on animals.
What to consider: The formula can cause underarm irritation in some cases and dry the underarm.
Where to buy: Amazon
Worth checking out
Dove 24-Hour Protection Deodorant
What you need to know: This formula from one of America’s leading skin care brands has a very distinct smell that blocks odor for hours.
What you’ll love: It does not leave white streaks on the clothing and feels silky on the skin. It’s not expensive.
What to consider: It can become sticky under the arms after prolonged wear.
Where to buy: Amazon
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Lots of summer books traditionally invite readers on a road trip, but when literary masters like Richard Ford and Lorrie Moore are in the drivers' seats, the only thing we readers can count on is that we'll travel far beyond the range of GPS.
Ford wrote his first novel about Frank Bascombe, a wannabe novelist turned sportswriter and real estate salesman, in 1986. Over the decades, two more novels and one short story collection followed Frank through two marriages, the loss of a child, middle age and semi-retirement. Now Ford is bringing the Bascombe saga to an end in Be Mine, a novel that finds Frank, at 74, stepping up to be the caregiver for his 40-something year old son, Paul, who's been diagnosed with ALS, also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease."
This is a winter's tale in more ways than one: It's a frigid February in Rochester, Minn., and, for the past two months, Frank and Paul have been living a suspended existence in a rented house close to the Mayo Clinic, where Paul has been part of a trial study. Now that trial is wrapping up and Frank, in a ham-fisted grab for diversion and connection with his prickly son, rents a clunker of a RV to set out for Mount Rushmore. Paul, Frank tells us, has a taste for "the heartfelt" combined with "the preposterous." A trip to Rushmore to survey "the four presidents' visages, hammered into a mountain like Stone-Age marionettes" should fit the bill.
Throughout his Bascombe books, Ford has always set the particulars of what's going on in Frank's life against a larger American story: This one takes place in the winter of 2020 when a presidential election fractures the land and a pandemic waits in the wings. Given Paul's health condition and Frank's age, mortality is the central preoccupation in Be Mine. But Ford never trumpets his pronouncements about life, death, the all of it: Rather, they edge in sideways, as in this quick conversational moment between Frank, our first person narrator, and Paul as they pull into a hotel parking lot:
"Do you think I'm going to spend the rest of my life doing this?" [Paul asks]. ...
I wait to speak. "Isn't this trip any fun?"
"No it's good." [says Paul.]
Yeah-no [I think.] The entire human condition in two words.
If Be Mine is indeed the last Bascombe novel, it's an elegiac and wry finale to a great saga. But, "yeah-no," I hope that maybe this isn't quite the end.
As a writer, Lorrie Moore is an all-American genius-eccentric. When I reviewed her 2014 short story collection Bark, I likened her — in her loopy, macabre vision — to Emily Dickinson; Moore's new novel, I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home, only intensifies that comparison.
In brief, the novel tells two stories: The slighter, opening one is set during the Civil War. Through letters and a journal we meet a woman named Elizabeth who keeps a boarding house where she fends off a sly "gentleman lodger" — an itinerant actor — who, she says, "is keen to relieve me of my spinsterhood ..."
The main story, set in the present day, concerns a teacher from Illinois named Finn who's come to New York to sit at the bedside of his dying brother. While at the hospice, Finn learns that Lily — his depressed former girlfriend with whom he's still hopelessly in love — has died by suicide. Distraught, he travels to her grave, only to be greeted by Lily herself, in the flesh — albeit, rapidly decaying flesh that causes her to smell "like warm food cooling." Because Lily says she wants her body to be moved to the forensic body farm in Knoxville, Tenn., Finn helps her into his car and off they go.
Are you with me so far?
Moore's short stories and novels are so much their own self-enclosed worlds that it's almost beside the point to say what they're "about." But, in its fragmentary Civil War plot and off-kilter vision of the afterlife, I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home is a bit reminiscent of George Saunders' 2017 novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. Most vividly, though, Moore's story invokes — and comically literalizes — the universal desire to have more time with a loved one who's died. You might be reluctant to go along on such a morbid — and very dusty — ride, but you'd be missing one of the most singular and affecting on-the-road stories in the American canon.
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CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said he tested positive Thursday for COVID-19 and was in quarantine with what he described as minor symptoms.
The No. 2 Senate Democrat, who said in a statement he was vaccinated and had received two coronavirus booster shots, planned to continue to work remotely.
Durbin's announcement comes after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said last week he tested positive following travel to the White House, Maine and Florida. Earlier this week, Pritzker said on Twitter that he'd tested negative for the virus.
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden ended his COVID-19 isolation, days after he had also tested positive.
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BOSTON (AP) — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter’s Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year.
Kargbo, a caregiver for hospice patients, didn’t want to risk them getting COVID-19. And extending pandemic school closures through the spring of 2021 is what many in her community said was best to keep kids and adults safe.
But her daughter became depressed and stopped doing school work or paying attention to online classes. The former honor-roll student failed nearly all of her eighth grade courses.
“She’s behind,” said Kargbo, whose daughter is now in tenth grade. “It didn’t work at all. Knowing what I know now, I would say they should have put them in school.”
Preliminary test scores around the country confirm what Kargbo witnessed: The longer many students studied remotely, the less they learned. Some educators and parents are questioning decisions in cities from Boston to Chicago to Los Angeles to remain online long after clear evidence emerged that schools weren’t COVID-19 super-spreaders — and months after life-saving adult vaccines became widely available.
There are fears for the futures of students who don’t catch up. They run the risk of never learning to read, long a precursor for dropping out of school. They might never master simple algebra, putting science and tech fields out of reach. The pandemic decline in college attendance could continue to accelerate, crippling the U.S. economy.
In a sign of how inflammatory the debate has become, there’s sharp disagreement among educators, school leaders and parents even about how to label the problems created by online school. “Learning loss” has become a lightning rod. Some fear the term might brand struggling students or cast blame on teachers, and they say it overlooks the need to save lives during a pandemic.
Regardless of what it’s called, the casualties of Zoom school are real.
The scale of the problem and the challenges in addressing it were apparent in Associated Press interviews with nearly 50 school leaders, teachers, parents and health officials, who struggled to agree on a way forward.
Some public health officials and educators warned against second-guessing the school closures for a virus that killed over a million people in the U.S. More than 200,000 children lost at least one parent.
“It is very easy with hindsight to say, ‘Oh, learning loss, we should have opened.’ People forget how many people died,” said Austin Beutner, former superintendent in Los Angeles, where students were online from mid-March 2020 until the start of hybrid instruction in April 2021.
The question isn’t merely academic.
School closures continued last year because of teacher shortages and COVID-19 spread. It’s conceivable another pandemic might emerge — or a different crisis.
But there’s another reason for asking what lessons have been learned: the kids who have fallen behind. Some third graders struggle to sound out words. Some ninth graders have given up on school because they feel so behind they can’t catch up. The future of American children hangs in the balance.
Many adults are pushing to move on, to stop talking about the impact of the pandemic — especially learning loss.
“As crazy as this sounds now, I’m afraid people are going to forget about the pandemic,” said Jason Kamras, superintendent in Richmond, Virginia. “People will say, ‘That was two years ago. Get over it.’”
When COVID-19 first reached the U.S., scientists didn’t fully understand how it spread or whether it was harmful to children. American schools, like most around the world, understandably shuttered in March 2020.
That summer, scientists learned kids didn’t face the same risks as adults, but experts couldn’t decide how to operate schools safely — or whether it was even possible.
It was already clear that remote learning was devastating for many young people. But did the risks of social isolation and falling behind outweigh the risks of children, school staff and families catching the virus?
The tradeoffs differed depending on how vulnerable a community felt. Black and Latino people, who historically had less access to health care, remain nearly twice as likely to die of COVID-19 than white people. Parents in those communities often had deep-rooted doubts about whether schools could keep their children safe.
Politics was a factor, too. Districts that reopened in person tended to be in areas that voted for President Donald Trump or had largely white populations.
By winter, studies showed schools weren’t contributing to increased COVID-19 spread in the community. Classes with masked students and distancing could be conducted safely, growing evidence said. President Joe Biden prioritized reopening schools when he took office in January 2021, and once the COVID-19 vaccine was available, some Democratic-leaning districts started to reopen.
Yet many schools stayed closed well into the spring, including in California, where the state’s powerful teachers unions fought returning to classrooms, citing lack of safety protocols.
In Chicago, after a six-week standoff with the teachers union, the district started bringing students back on a hybrid schedule just before spring 2021. It wasn’t until the fall that students were back in school full time.
Marla Williams initially supported Chicago Public Schools’ decision to instruct students online during the fall of 2020. Williams, a single mother, has asthma, as do her two children. While she was working, she enlisted her father, a retired teacher, to supervise her children’s studies.
Her father would log into his grandson’s classes from his suburban home and try to monitor what was happening. But it didn’t work.
Her son lost motivation and wouldn’t do his assignments. Once he went back on a hybrid schedule in spring 2021, he started doing well again, Williams said.
“I wish we’d been in person earlier,” she said. “Other schools seemed to be doing it successfully.”
Officials were divided in Chicago. The city Department of Public Health advocated reopening schools months earlier, in the fall of 2020. The commissioner, Dr. Allison Arwady, said they felt the risk of missing education was higher than the risk of COVID-19. Others, such as the director of the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University, advocated for staying remote.
“I think the answer on that has been settled fairly clearly, especially once we had vaccines available,” Arwady said. “I’m concerned about the loss that has occurred.”
From March 2020 to June 2021, the average student in Chicago lost 21 weeks of learning in reading and 20 weeks in math, equivalent to missing half a year of school, according to Georgetown University’s Edunomics Lab, which analyzed data from a widely used test called MAP to estimate learning loss for every U.S. school district.
Nationally, kids whose schools met mostly online in the 2020-2021 school year performed 13 percentage points lower in math and 8 percentage points lower in reading compared with schools meeting mostly in person, according to a 2022 study by Brown University economist Emily Oster.
The setbacks have some grappling with regret.
“I can’t imagine a situation where we would close schools again, unless there’s a virus attacking kids,” said Eric Conti, superintendent for Burlington, Massachusetts, a 3,400-student district outside Boston. His students alternated between online and in-person learning from the fall of 2020 until the next spring. “It’s going to be a very high bar.”
Dallas Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde initially disagreed with the Texas governor’s push to reopen schools in the fall of 2020. “But it was absolutely the right thing to do,” she said.
Some school officials said they lacked the expertise to decide whether it was safe to open schools.
“Schools should never have been placed in a situation where we have choice,” said Tony Wold, former associate superintendent of West Contra Costa Unified School District, east of San Francisco. “With lessons learned, when you have a public health pandemic, there needs to be a single voice.”
Still, many school officials said with hindsight they’d make the same decision to keep schools online well into 2021. Only two superintendents said they’d likely make a different decision if there were another pandemic that was not particularly dangerous to children.
In some communities, demographics and the historic underinvestment in schools loomed large, superintendents said. In the South, Black Americans’ fear of the virus was sometimes coupled with mistrust of schools rooted in segregation. Cities from Atlanta to Nashville to Jackson, Mississippi, shuttered schools — in some cases, for nearly all of the 2020-2021 school year.
In Clayton County, Georgia, home to the state’s highest percentage of Black residents, schools chief Morcease Beasley said he knew closing schools would have a devastating impact, but the fear in his community was overwhelming.
“I knew teachers couldn’t teach if they were that scared, and students couldn’t learn,” he said.
Rhode Island was an outlier among liberal-leaning coastal states when it ordered schools to reopen in person in the fall of 2020. “We can’t do this to our kids,” state education chief Angélica Infante-Green remembers thinking after watching students turn off cameras or log in from under blankets in bed. “This is not OK.”
But in the predominantly Latino and Black Rhode Island community of Central Falls, more than three-quarters of students stayed home to study remotely.
To address parent distrust, officials tracked COVID-19 cases among school-aged Central Falls residents. They met with families to show them the kids catching the virus were in remote learning — and they weren’t learning as much as students in school. It worked.
Among teachers, there’s some dispute about online learning’s impact on children. But many fear some students will be scarred for years.
“Should we have reopened earlier? Absolutely,” said California teacher Sarah Curry. She initially favored school closings in her rural Central Valley district, but grew frustrated with the duration of distance learning. She taught pre-kindergarten and found it impossible to maintain attention spans online.
One of her biggest regrets: that teachers who wanted to return to classrooms had little choice in the matter.
But the nation’s 3 million public school teachers are far from a monolith. Many lost loved ones to COVID-19, battled mental health challenges of their own or feared catching the virus.
Jessica Cross, who taught ninth grade math on Chicago’s west side at Phoenix Military Academy, feels her school reopened too soon.
“I didn’t feel entirely safe,” she said. Mask rules were good in theory, but not all students wore them properly. She said safety should come before academics.
“Ultimately, I still feel that remote learning was really the only thing to do,” Cross said.
A representative from the American Federation of Teachers declined in an interview to address whether the union regrets the positions teachers took against reopening schools.
“If we start to play the blame game,” said Fedrick Ingram, AFT’s secretary-treasurer, “we get into the political fray of trying to determine if teachers did a good job or not. And I don’t think that’s fair.”
Regrets or no, experts agree: America’s kids need more from adults if they’re going to be made whole.
The country needs “ideally, a reinvention of public education as we know it,” Los Angeles Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said. Students need more days in school and smaller classes.
Short of extending the school year, experts say intensive tutoring is the most efficient way to help students catch up. Saturday school or doubling up on math or reading during a regular school day would also help.
Too few school districts have made those investments, Harvard economist Tom Kane said. Summer school is insufficient, Kane says — it’s voluntary, and many parents don’t sign up.
Adding school time for students is politically impossible in many cities. In Los Angeles, the teachers union filed a complaint after the district scheduled four optional school days for students to recoup learning. The school board in Richmond rejected a move to an all-year school calendar.
There are exceptions: Atlanta extended the school day 30 minutes for three years. Hopewell Schools in Virginia moved to year-round schooling last year.
Even the federal government’s record education spending isn’t enough for the scope of kids’ academic setbacks, according to the American Educational Research Association. Researchers there estimate it will cost $700 billion to offset learning loss for America’s schoolchildren – more than three times the $190 billion allocated to schools.
“We need something on the scale of the Marshall Plan for education,” said Kamras, the Richmond superintendent. “Anything short of that and we’re going to see this blip in outcomes become permanent for a generation of children — and that would be criminal.”
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Gecker reported from San Francisco. Collin Binkley in Washington, D.C., Sharon Lurye in New Orleans, Arleigh Rodgers in Indianapolis, Claire Savage in Chicago and Brooke Schultz in Harrisburg, Pa., contributed to this report.
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Rodgers, Savage and Schultz are corps members for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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TOKYO, Japan — Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital but he was not breathing and his heart had stopped, officials said.
Local fire department official Makoto Morimoto said Abe was in cardio and pulmonary arrest after being shot and was taken to a prefectural hospital.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters that police arrested an alleged male attacker at the scene. “A barbaric act like this is absolutely unforgivable, no matter what the reasons are, and we condemn it strongly,” Matsuno said.
NHK public broadcaster aired footage showing Abe collapsed on the street, with several security guards running toward him, He was reportedly shot a few minuts after he started talking outside of a main train station in western Nara.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who belongs to the same political party as Abe, is on his way to Tokyo on a helicopter from his own campaign destination of Yamagata, in northern Japan. Matsuno said all Cabinet ministers are to return to Tokyo from their campaign trips.
In another footage, campaign officials were surrounding him to treat the popular former leader who is still influential in the governing Liberal Democratic Party and heads its largest faction Seiwakai. Elections for Japan's upper house, the less powerful chamber of its parliament, are Sunday.
Abe was giving a speech when people heard gunshots. He was holding his chest when he collapsed, his shirt smeared with blood, but was able to speak before he fell unconscious.
The attack was a shock in a country that's one of the world’s safest and with some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere.
Abe stepped down in 2020 because he said a chronic health problem has resurfaced. Abe has had ulcerative colitis since he was a teenager and has said the condition was controlled with treatment.
He told reporters at the time that it was “gut wrenching” to leave many of his goals unfinished. He spoke of his failure to resolve the issue of Japanese abducted years ago by North Korea, a territorial dispute with Russia and a revision of Japan’s war-renouncing constitution.
That last goal was a big reason he was such a divisive figure.
His ultra-nationalism riled the Koreas and China, and his push to normalize Japan's defense posture angered many Japanese. Abe failed to achieve his cherished goal of formally rewriting the U.S.-drafted pacifist constitution because of poor public support.
Supporters of Abe said that his legacy was a stronger U.S.-Japan relationship that was meant to bolster Japan’s defense capability. But Abe made enemies too by forcing his defense goals and other contentious issues through parliament, despite strong public opposition.
Abe is a political blue blood who was groomed to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. His political rhetoric often focused on making Japan a “normal” and “beautiful” nation with a stronger military and bigger role in international affairs.
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ELK GROVE, Calif. — For the owner Elk Grove's latest eatery, Paris Banh Mi was the right decision at the right time.
“Everybody (who) sees me is like, 'You’re too young for this.' You’re not going to have a second chance. You have to take it. Nobody gives you a chance; you have to be the one to take it,” said Tina Do, co-owner and operator of Paris Banh Mi.
Elk Grove's newest shop specializes in one of the most popular sandwiches in the world, the Vietnamese Banh Mi. It's made with a fresh baguette and authentic ingredients, typically meat, pickled vegetables, chilies and fresh cilantro.
There's only a handful of Paris Banh Mi shops across the country, with Do's being the only one in California. Do, who is originally from Saigon, is a first-generation American, first-time business owner and the first in her family to open a business in the United States.
“I chose to leave the country to choose my own future...," she said.
Those decisions brought Do to Sacramento State University, where she learned how to cook and ultimately fell in love with it.
“I went to Sac State for Public Health and gradated in Public Health last year and ended up with a restaurant. It’s actually pretty funny,” Do said.
She said in the end, this is what she wanted to do and that learning to cook served as her bridge into the food industry where she cut her teeth in the business.
“I just feel like, this is for me. I love bakery, I love baking stuff and then I really love how to bring the food to other people,” she said.
The dream took about $700,000 to make a reality, building the entirety of Paris Banh Mi from the ground up.
“I just want to bring some Vietnam and the French to the store, so everybody knows more about my country too,” she said.
While the shop specializes in Banh Mi, there's also fresh-made pastries, coffee and Boba tea.
Do and her crew have been operating under their soft opening for about a month. The grand opening is planned for May 8, but her experience so far has her eager for what's ahead.
"I don't think it was going to be that busy. I don’t think a lot of people were going to love us, and then I’m really happy to see that actually I have more motivation to wake up in the morning," Do said.
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Davenport woman was arrested after she struck two deputies with her vehicle, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they were responding to a call at the Max Pay Pawn Shop located at 646 North Combee Road in unincorporated Lakeland around 12:49 p.m. in reference to a person attempting to use a stolen credit card.
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When deputies arrived, they identified 27-year-old Carina Holder of Davenport as their suspect and attempted to speak to her, according to a release sent by the sheriff’s office. Deputies said that Holder got into a BMW X5 and tried to flee while steering her vehicle directly at them.
According to the release, deputies “fearing for their lives and the lives of others,” fired their weapons at Holder multiple times, but were still struck by the vehicle.
Holder continued to flee, but was captured on Cardinal Street in Auburndale, the sheriff’s office said.
“The suspect has a criminal history of fraud and violence, and that’s exactly what was involved here today. Fraudulent activity is how this began, and she elevated it to violence by trying to kill two deputies with her car. Fortunately, she was quickly apprehended, and even more fortunate is that neither one of the deputies were seriously hurt,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.
Holder faces charges of armed burglary, resisting with violence and two counts of aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer. According to the release, Holder may also face additional fraud charges.
According to the sheriff’s office, Holder has a criminal history that includes Polk County arrests in 2021 for battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting with violence, and resisting without violence. In March deputies said she was arrested for battery, battery on an officer/firefighter, and resisting without violence. In September, she was arrested and charged with forgery, criminal use of personal ID, grand theft, false statements, false impersonation, fraud to obtain property, uttering a false instrument, and unlawful use of a communications device.
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The 2022 County Health Rankings report, shared in advance with ABC News, offers a unique snapshot of whether and how Americans are thriving -- or as it may be, surviving.
Metrics like these are meaningful as the nation emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and contends with the "intertwined crises of structural racism and economic exclusion" to examine how living wages or lack thereof "can impact a just recovery," the report said.
"The data reinforces what we've known for some time. People in both rural and urban communities face long-standing barriers, systemic barriers -- avoidable barriers -- that get in the way of groups of people and places in our country from being able to live long and well," Sheri Johnson, co-director of County Health Rankings & Roadmaps and director of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, told ABC News.
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The rankings find "troubling issues" affecting women and families with children regarding economic security and family support, underscoring what the pandemic has repeatedly laid bare: "glaring failures" within the infrastructures of wage equity, child care costs and school funding.
Equal pay is not just a 'women's issue'
Women earn little more than 80 cents for every dollar men earn, on average, for the same work, the rankings find. But that's not all.
To earn the $61,807 average salary of a white man, an Asian woman must work an extra 34 days, the report said.
A white woman must work 103 more days to earn that same $62,000 salary.
The report said a Black woman must work 223 days to make up that difference, while an American Indian/Alaska Native woman would have to work 266 days.
A Hispanic woman would have to work 299 days to make up that salary difference.
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COVID's prolonged toll "exposed the labor force barriers that prevent full participation of women and caregivers" and "places an additional burden on women with low incomes and women of color, who are the least likely to have employer-provided benefits," the study said.
An economic security infrastructure that is inequitable for some weakens the entire system, Johnson said.
"There are consequences when we haven't constructed community conditions for everyone to thrive," Johnson said.
Child care costs exceed what many Americans can afford:
Across counties, a family with two children spends, on average, a quarter of its household income on child care, the report said.
For those making the hourly $7.25 federal minimum wage, child care costs would take up nearly 90% of their annual income.
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By that math, the average child care provider likely cannot afford their own services, which would consume more than half their average $25,460 annual income if they had two children.
"That's pretty striking," Johnson said -- especially when contrasted with the government's suggestion that families not spend more than 7% of their income on child care.
The rankings find that during the pandemic, the lack of affordable child care forced parents - especially mothers - out of the workforce and also hit child care providers, who were disproportionately women, which harmed families' and communities' well-being.
Stark differences in school funding across rural, urban and suburban communities
Half of all counties included in this analysis had school districts operating at a deficit, the rankings find. Among those districts, per-pupil spending, on average, was $3,000 below the annual estimated amount needed to support average test scores.
While schools in large urban metro counties, on average, operated under large deficits, schools in rural counties - the majority of all U.S. counties - were overrepresented among counties with inadequate school funding.
There are "patterns of disinvestment" reflected by the disproportionate geographic spread of school funding deficits, Johnson said.
Many counties in the western and southern U.S. operate with funding deficits. School districts in these counties, on average, spend less than what is estimated to be necessary to achieve national average test scores.
Counties with higher proportions of Black, Hispanic, and American Indian & Alaska Native populations experience funding deficits notably greater than most U.S. counties, the report found. Funding deficits are especially high in the Southern Black Belt region.
A solution - relieving the "stress pathways" that exacerbate poor health among those who were already hurting, Johnson said -- such as "ensuring equal pay for equal work through policies such as paid family leave, paid sick leave, universal basic income, living wage laws, Child Tax Credit expansion, and the Earned Income Tax Credit," the report says.
"We can expect more of the same if we do nothing," Johnson said. "And the same is not fair. It's not just, and it's not necessary."
ABC News' Sony Salzman contributed to this report.
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The innovative Orange County school showcases its inclusive culture and commitment to progressive Jewish education with a fun family event on Aug. 9
SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Irvine Hebrew Day School, an independent, experiential and inquiry-based Jewish day school serving Orange County and the surrounding area, invites the community to enjoy fun and falafel at the school's inaugural summer festival.
IHDS's Summer Night's Festival will be held at IHDS (1500 E. 17th St., Santa Ana, California 92705) on Tuesday, Aug. 9, from 5-8 p.m.
"The Irvine Hebrew Day School family welcomes the community to our campus to celebrate summer at this family-friendly event," said Andie Hardy, the school's director of curriculum and instruction. "The Summer Night's Festival is also an opportunity to demonstrate the open, supportive culture we've built for Jewish families in the area, and to share our passionate commitment to educational innovation and excellence."
The Summer Night's Festival at IHDS will include:
- Bungee jumper
- Mechanical surfboard
- Petting zoo
- Inflatable bouncer and slide
- Israel-themed art/architecture project
- Face painting
- Popcorn, snow cones and cotton candy
Admission and activities are free. Falafel will be available at the Summer Night's Festival for $10 or preorder for $8 at https://irvinehebrewday.org/product/falafel.
IHDS represents a new paradigm in Jewish education based on in-depth, meaningful learning and genuine, respectful dialogue. Educators, administrators and parents are trained in Positive Discipline methods and engaged in a shared mission to equip students with the knowledge, creativity and skills necessary for achievement and success in the 21st century.
"At Irvine Hebrew Day School, we provide a unique Jewish educational experience based on academic rigor, educational innovation and social emotional growth," said Karin Hepner, a co-founder of the school. "A major part of that experience is the community we've established here, which we've designed the Summer's Night Festival to showcase. IHDS is open to all Jewish families, regardless of their affiliation or background. With prejudice and anti-Semitism on the rise, we offer a safe environment where students can learn, grow and nurture a thoughtful relationship with their Jewish heritage and identity."
For more information about Irvine Hebrew Day School, visit https://irvinehebrewday.org.
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About Irvine Hebrew Day School (IHDS)
Irvine Hebrew Day School (IHDS) is an independent K-8th-grade Jewish day school offering experiential, inquiry-based education and fostering critical thinking and discovery in all aspects of learning. Our goal is to give children knowledge that empowers them to pursue meaningful discussion and seek purposeful answers for an entire lifetime. More than 60% of IHDS students are identified as "gifted" or "highly gifted," compared to the 6% national average. With its low student-to-teacher ratio and small class sizes, IHDS is able to offer individualized attention, accommodating learners wherever they are with differentiated instruction. IHDS is committed to maintaining a diverse, welcoming culture open to Jewish families from all affiliations and backgrounds. For more information, visit https://irvinehebrewday.org.
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'Continue the fight'
Picking up where the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. left off in the struggle for equality and justice is where people today need to start in their quest of keeping King's legacy alive.
That was the message delivered by Makayla Flanders during the State of the Dream address she delivered at the 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Florida Inc. Hall of Fame Gala held Sunday evening at the Best Western Grand Hotel at 4200 NW 97th Blvd.
This year’s theme was: “Do you understand the assignment? Dr. King did.”
Flanders, a senior at Eastside High School, is the 2023 recipient of the Edna M. Hart Keeper of the Dream Scholarship that is awarded by the King Commission and its partners. The scholarship is for $10,000.
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She talked about the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd and how it led to nationwide protests.
“The actions that took place were a wakeup call to the younger generation that racism and violence is not over,” Flanders said. “It’s time for us to continue the fight Dr. King started a long time ago.”
Flanders said being proactive in being appointed to seats within the government to create a change is important.
“We must act now and become a part of a system we can control,” Flanders said. “It’s time for us to get involved. We cannot wait any longer.”
Sacrifices must be made now in order for the next generation to be better than the one before it, she said.
“Our ancestors knew that they may not be alive to see the change, but they hoped that they could create something greater,” Flanders said.
Flanders described a life of fighting injustices to a relay race.
“Dr. King received the baton from his father,” Flanders said.
She said somewhere along the lines the baton dropped and it is time for the community to pick up the baton.
“I am a member of the team,” Flanders said. “I understand that the assignment continues. It is my duty to take a stance and be a part of the solution.”
Flanders also talked about seeing an increase of suicides and violence in her community.
“That’s why I do my best to not get angry,” Makayla said. “Give positivity where there’s negative. That’s why I strive daily to put a smile on someone’s face.”
According to her bio, Makayla has a weighted GPA of 4.05 and plans on becoming a veterinarian to inspire young girls of color to enter into fields related to science, technology, engineering and math.
She is a member of DaySpring Baptist Church where she serves as the assistant videographer. Flanders has fed countless families through the Ronald McDonald House, Meals on Wheels, and worked the concession stands during the summer at Lincoln Middle School. She is also the immediate past president of the Rhoers Club for young ladies under Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
The event included recognition of community activist Chanae Jackson as this year's inductee into the King Commission's Hall of Fame, which honors people from the community work to continue King’s legacy by advocating and nonviolently promoting the elimination of poverty, racism and social and economic justice in Alachua County and Florida.
Evangelist Margaret Harris, a King Commission board member and this year’s President’s Award honoree, led the invocation prayer with a quote from King.
“God grant that we wage the struggle with dignity and discipline,” Harris said. “May all who suffer oppression in this world reject the self-defeating method of retaliatory violence and choose the method that seeks to redeem.”
Darryl Anderson, president of the local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., welcomed the audience and talked about King, who pledged into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in 1952 at Boston University in Massachusetts.
“We must stress the importance of education,” Anderson said. “Be an advocate for the voiceless”
Being an advocate for the voiceless is one of the primary reasons Jackson was selected as this year's King Commission Hall of Fame inductee, said Rodney Long, president and founder of the group that was established in 1984. He has been the primary organizer of national King Holiday celebrations in Gainesville.
“The way you right wrongs is that you have to shed light on them,” Jackson said. “Yes, truth hurts but it’s needed to make change. I speak truth to power unapologetically.”
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San Francisco Police officials announced Monday that an 18-year-old and two juveniles were arrested on suspicion of assaulting and robbing and older Asian woman on the 100 block of Francisco Street last month.
According to police, the woman, 70, told officers she was standing in front of the building where she lived when she was approached by four juvenile suspects who began talking to her, but a language barrier prevented her from understanding what they were saying.
When she turned to enter the building, the four individuals were able to gain access to the lobby and followed her inside, where they attacked her, stole her property and fled the scene, according to police.
Officers said they determined an 18-year-old and three juveniles aged 14, 13 and 11 years old were responsible for the attack. The 18-year-old, 13-year-old and 11-year-old were later arrested.
The 14-year-old had not been located as of Monday, police said.
At a news conference held in Porsmouth Square, a central gathering spot in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Police Chief Bill Scott identified the adult suspect as Darryl Moore, 18 of Oakland. He was in custody as of Monday. The two juveniles have been released.
“This was a senseless act of violence against the Asian community,” Scott said at the event that included District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, Supervisor Aaron Peskin and representatives from the Asian community in San Francisco. “We’re here to make sure these crimes stop,” said Scott.
Following a string of attacks on Asian Americans citywide, including one fatal beating on a sidewalk in Anza Heights, police have increased foot patrols in neighborhoods where Chinese elders live. The greatest concentration is in Chinatown, where multilingual officers have been added to the beat along with retired police officers of Asian descent who serve as neighborhood ambassadors.
“A greater dialog has to begin,” said Jenkins. “We have to come back to a place where our elders are respected and regarded differently. “We cannot have our elderly citizens scared to go outside or scared to come back inside.”
The San Francisco Police Department Robbery unit led the investigation, which included access to video surveillance of the crime scene. Moore was identified and a warrant issued for his arrest, along with the three older juveniles. Moore and the 13-year-old and 11-year old were arrested by Milpitas police on an unrelated criminal matter August 10. Moore was booked at Santa Clara County Jail on the San Francisco warrant. The two juveniles arrested with Moore were transferred to custody in Alameda County.
Moore does not have an arrest record in the city, Scott said. He and the juveniles face charges of robbery, elder abuse, burglary, false imprisonment and conspiracy. Jenkins said the investigation would determine whether hate crime enhancements will be added to the charges for any of the defendants.
“With regard to hate crimes, they do require the proof of motive,” she said. “That oftentimes requires an expression from an assailant or some investigation into past history.”
Jenkins said Moore will be tried as an adult while the 13-year-old and 14-year-old will go through juvenile justice system. “The 11-year-old is too young to be charged with a crime,’’ she said.
“The sad part is that we are here talking about a 14-year-old, a 13-year-old and an 11-year old committing a violent robbery,” said Scott. “This is a bad state of affairs.”
Sam Whiting is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: swhiting@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SamWhitingSF
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Multiyear agreement represents one of the largest deployments of Teams in the financial services industry
LONDON, and REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays) and Microsoft Corp. announced Barclays has deployed Microsoft Teams as its preferred collaboration platform, powering collaboration for more than 120,000 colleagues and service partners in key locations around the globe. Under the agreement, Barclays is streamlining its existing communications and collaboration solutions, with Teams replacing several point solutions previously in use across the company.
As part of its efforts to better connect employees across its business units and functions, Barclays and Microsoft jointly executed a deployment plan for the use of Teams across the company. This plan included enhancing the data retention, search and retrieval capabilities available within Microsoft Purview to meet Barclays' needs.
"Modern technology is essential to enabling our employees to deliver the highest level of service to our customers in a way that is resilient and sustainable," said Craig Bright, global chief information officer, Barclays. "Microsoft Teams gives us an end-to-end collaboration platform that helps us connect our colleagues and enhance our business capabilities."
Seeking to provide its employees with a comprehensive collaboration platform enables teams to interact and work together in a dynamic, modern way, Barclays was intent on delivering a robust Teams experience. Barclays was able to deliver on this strategy.
Barclays deployed Teams globally within months and the impact was instant. It enabled greater collaboration and better communication between teams, while reducing email traffic to get things done more efficiently.
"Over the past two years, digital collaboration has become central to how work gets done. Barclays is leading the way for the financial services industry globally, by giving its employees modern communication and collaboration tools that enable them to connect without friction," said Rajesh Jha, executive vice president, Experiences & Devices, Microsoft.
About Barclays Bank PLC
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customer and client, and geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.
About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
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RetailMeNot's Summer of Savings Will Give Shoppers the Chance to Save on Everything They Need for Summer's Memorable Moments
AUSTIN, Texas, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, RetailMeNot is kicking off summer shopping with the announcement of its Summer of Savings to help shoppers save on everything they need for the upcoming gifting, hosting and travel season while earning money back along the way.
Shoppers are eagerly anticipating a season of celebrating milestones and making memories with their loved ones, and according to recent RetailMeNot's research, 70% of Americans plan to attend a celebration this summer. To help these shoppers save money, RetailMeNot's Summer of Savings will offer coupons, deals and cashback offers available at favorite stores including the Home Depot, buybuy Baby, eBay and more. Whether shoppers need to find the perfect wedding gift, re-book winter travel plans, or refresh the home with hosting essentials, they can shop with confidence during the Summer of Savings.
"Summer has arrived and with the new season comes lots of milestones as we get back to normal, which means lots of celebrations. We want to help make shopping for these celebrations easier by hosting our Summer of Savings to help consumers save money," says Kristin McGrath, Shopping Expert at RetailMeNot. "In a time when inflation is causing stressed budgets, RetailMeNot wants to help you kick off your vacations, events and gatherings by giving shoppers the chance to earn money back while they shop. Our Summer of Savings will bring cash back and discounts from favorite retailers so you can celebrate all of the special moments this summer, while saving at the same time."
See below for some of the exciting offers that will be available throughout the month:
- Up to 12% cash back at Home Depot
- Deals of up to 50% off your living space with eBay
- Up to 12% cash back at buybuy Baby
To shop RetailMeNot's Summer of Savings, visit www.retailmenot.com to access the awesome deals.
The Ziff Media Group Shopping Survey was conducted between April 6 and 7, 2022, among 1,116 nationally representative Americans ages 18 and up.
RetailMeNot is a leading savings destination bringing people and the things they love together through savings with retailers, brands and restaurants. RetailMeNot makes everyday life more affordable through online and in-store coupon codes, cash back offers, and the RetailMeNot Deal Finder™ browser extension. To learn more, visit https://www.retailmenot.com/corp or follow @RetailMeNot on social media.
Ziff Davis (Nasdaq: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, entertainment, shopping, health, cybersecurity, and martech. For more information, visit www.ziffdavis.com.
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PARIS (AP) — One of Flemish painter Pieter Brueghel the Younger’s largest known works, whose discovery behind the television room door of a house in northern France amazed the art world, fetched 780,000 euros ($845,000) at auction in Paris Tuesday.
The 17th century oil painting — which experts call “exceptional” and was long considered a fake by its owners — was discovered by chance in December collecting dust. An expert conducting an estimation request spotted something poking out past a door of the dim family house.
“I arrived in a small television room which was not very well lit. I started making my estimates in the living room and turning around behind the door, there were two thirds of the painting visible,” Malo de Lussac of the auctioneers Daguerre Val de Loire, told The Associated Press. “And that’s when in fact I discovered the painting. It was a bit of a surprise.”
The family of the owners, who wished to remain anonymous, acquired the work in 1900, and had always called it affectionally ‘The Brueghel,’ thinking it was fake. It was an ironic twist in their family lore that a work of such importance had been hiding in plain view.
The painting is believed to have been painted between 1615 and 1617 and depicts one of Brueghel the Younger’s common themes “The Village Lawyer” — a bustling legal office in a rural community.
“The family ancestors bought the painting as an original, but over the years the real story was completely lost orally … Maybe the family was not necessarily interested in this painting,” de Lussac said. “Yes, they called it the Brueghel, but they had no idea it actually was!”
The vibrant painting measures 112cm high and 184cm wide, and is one of Brueghel the Younger’s two biggest pieces.
The discovery “was the biggest moment of my career. But of course I was cautious. It is after all rather rare to find a Brueghel hanging in a television room,” de Lussac said.
Born in Brussels in 1564, Pieter Brueghel the Younger was the eldest son of the Pieter Bruegel the Elder, among the most important figures of the Flemish Renaissance.
Brueghel the Younger was famed for his lively depictions of village life, and sometimes known as “Hell Brueghel” because of his fantastical depictions of infernal and grotesque scenes.
“The Village Lawyer” was purchased by an unnamed Swiss buyer.
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(The Hill) – A close Donald Trump aide has reportedly been indicted in the Mar-a-Lago probe, leaving the former president lamenting a charge confirmed by multiple media outlets.
An attorney for Walt Nauta declined to comment on the matter.
Nauta, who followed Trump from the White House to Mar-a-Lago, was apparently seen on Mar-a-Lago security camera footage moving boxes in and out of the storage room where authorities would go on to recover dozens of classified records during their August search of Trump’s home.
“I have just learned that the ‘Thugs’ from the Department of Injustice will be Indicting a wonderful man, Walt Nauta, a member of the U.S. Navy, who served proudly with me in the White House, retired as Senior Chief, and then transitioned into private life as a personal aide. He has done a fantastic job!” Trump wrote in a post on his social media site.
“They are trying to destroy his life, like the lives of so many others, hoping that he will say bad things about “Trump.” He is strong, brave, and a Great Patriot. The FBI and DOJ are CORRUPT!”
Nauta’s indictment comes after a summons for Trump detailed he would be charged on at least seven counts, including under conspiracy charges.
Jim Trusty, who served as Trump’s attorney in the case until late Friday morning, said during a Thursday night appearance that Trump would face charges under a statute for witness tampering which includes a provision barring conspiracy to hinder a criminal investigation.
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NORWOOD — It was a great Saturday afternoon for the American contingent at Skate America.
Three Americans finished in the top five in the women’s short program, and dominated the top two spots in the ice dance rhythm dance in the international competition at The Skating Club of Boston.
Reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto took the top spot in the women’s short with a 71.72 despite doubling the second jump in her triple flip-triple toe loop combination. Though she skated less securely than usual, the difficulty of her program still gave her the edge over runner-up Isabeau Levito.
“Today I think I saw mistakes on every element I could make a mistake on,” said Sakamoto. “Overall I am not really satisfied or happy with where I am in terms of the performance.”
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In her first Senior Grand Prix, Levito made up for some struggles in practice Friday. The teenager was called on an under-rotation on her triple Lutz-triple loop combination, but still earned a 71.30 score. She was just pleased to be in the same event as one of her idols, Sakamoto, let alone to be within striking distance of her after the short.
“She’s so strong and so powerful,” said Levito. “I was definitely so excited to see her here. Every time she was in the locker room, I was like, ‘Should I ask her for a selfie?’”
Amber Glenn delivered the program of the afternoon for third place, hitting a triple flip-triple toe loop to score a 68.42. Through her closing step sequence, Glenn let go, partially improvising and playing to the cheering crowd.
“I felt the feeling that causes me to skate, the reason that I love competing, the reason why I do what I do, is for moments like that,” said Glenn.
Competing in her first full international Grand Prix since 2016, Gracie Gold landed a triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination, but fell on her triple loop, to finish in fifth with a 64.18. The Newton native, who now trains in Pennsylvania, was pleased that she didn’t let the mistake derail the rest of the performance.
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Heading into Sunday’s long program, Gold admitted that shutting off memories of past competitions will be a key to success. The last time she skated in a major competition in Boston was the 2016 World Championships, where she was in first after the short program but finished fourth overall. It was a turning point for her career that led to her changing coaches and seeking mental health treatment.
“Sometimes I miss being a little bit more naïve because I have so much history to draw on,” said Gold. “I have a whole Rolodex of times where I fell in the short, and didn’t come back in the long. Same with skating in Boston, there are a certain number of events you can compare it to. I’m just trying to start each event this year with a clean slate.”
Madison Chock and Evan Bates ruled the first segment of the ice dance competition, the rhythm dance. The reigning US champions presented a Latin-style dance using a remix of David Bowie’s Let’s Dance and had a strong ballroom-influence.
The duo, in their 12th year of competing together, did have a small synchronization error on their twizzle sequence and a miscue on their lift, but their performance and connection were heads and shoulders above the rest of the field, helping them earn an 82.63.
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“We really like the rhythm dance we created this summer,” said Bates. “We feel like it has loads of potential. We did have some technical issues, especially on the lift, I’m not sure you could tell. It was still a good start.”
Fellow Americans Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker finished second with a more comedic take on the mandated Latin rhythm. Skating to Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps and Cuban Pete, the duo’s first dance was one of their most solid outings this early in a competitive season in their careers, scoring a 79.12.
“There are definitely some technical things we could focus on,” said Hawayek. “We are really pleased with the way we performed and danced the entire program.”
Canadians Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac finished a surprising third with a 72.12 after several other couples ran into issues with their lifts and step sequences. Both the women’s and the ice dance competition wrap up Sunday.
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PLANO, Texas, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global provider of real time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions to many of the world's largest service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators to modernize and protect their networks, today announced that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022 after the close of the market on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Following the release, Ribbon Communications will host a conference call with the financial community at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the results.
The Company will offer a live, listen-only webcast of the conference call via the investor section of its website at investors.ribboncommunications.com, where a replay will also be available shortly following the conference call.
Conference call details
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
Dial-in number (Domestic): 877-407-2991
Dial-in number (International): 201-389-0925
Instant Telephone Access: Call me™
Replay information:
A telephone playback of the call will be available following the conference call until March 2, 2023 and can be accessed by calling 877-660-6853 or 201-612-7415 for international callers. The reservation number for the replay is 13735366.
About Ribbon
Ribbon Communications (Nasdaq: RBBN) delivers communications software, IP and optical networking solutions to service providers, enterprises and critical infrastructure sectors globally. We engage deeply with our customers, helping them modernize their networks for improved competitive positioning and business outcomes in today's smart, always-on and data-hungry world. Our innovative, end-to-end solutions portfolio delivers unparalleled scale, performance, and agility, including core to edge software-centric solutions, cloud-native offers, leading-edge security and analytics tools, along with IP and optical networking solutions for 5G. We maintain a keen focus on our commitments to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters, offering an annual Sustainability Report to our stakeholders. To learn more about Ribbon visit rbbn.com.
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School bus driver arrested after allegedly entering student’s home
ATLANTA (WANF) - A Georgia mother is warning other parents after her 10-year-old daughter’s school bus driver allegedly entered the family’s home without permission.
Mother Cassi Cea says a man walked into her home last Monday afternoon and closed the door behind him. She had no idea who he was, but eventually, he told her he was her 10-year-old daughter’s bus driver, WANF reports.
When Cea started asking more questions, she says he ran out of the apartment.
“Every sick, twisted thought you can think of has gone through my head. ‘Who is this man? Why was he here? Did he expect to find my daughter?’” Cea said. “Who just walks into somebody’s house and shuts the door behind them? I’ve never met this man in my entire life. He’s only been the bus driver for about two months.”
The bus driver, identified by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office as Gogineni Rayudu, is charged with first-degree burglary and loitering, according to an arrest warrant. The warrant also states this may have been the third time Rayudu has been to the residence in the last month.
Cea says the bus driver was wearing gloves and a “military” kilt when he allegedly showed up at the family’s home.
“Everything is very strange and unusual and very creepy. This man is picking up our children,” Cea said.
The concerned mother is now warning other parents about what happened and asking the school district for answers on this man’s background.
“You know the bus route, but you don’t know who is taking home your kids. And that’s what’s even scarier. So, if anything comes about this, it’s like we need to know who’s taking home our children. I know my kid’s never getting on a bus, like no way,” Cea said.
The Cobb County School District did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Translation Management Solution Now Available in the Coupa App Marketplace
NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TransPerfect, the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced that its GlobalLink translation management technology has been certified for integration into Coupa's Business Spend Management (BSM) platform.
Coupa is a cloud-based spend analysis platform that enables organizations to manage all of their transactions across procurement, payments, and supply chain in real time. The combination of Coupa's BSM platform and GlobalLink's centralized user interface provides a seamless, one-stop solution to facilitate the translation process for purchase orders, quoting, and purchase order creation.
As a certified CoupaLink solution, GlobalLink meets the requirements established by Coupa for security and functionality. The CoupaLink Partner Program enables software partners to build complementary solutions that easily connect to the Coupa platform and bring additional capabilities to its users. Customers benefit by discovering and connecting solutions to optimize their business spend and reduce business risk while decreasing the cost of third-party software integration.
GlobalLink for Coupa features include:
- Seamless integration – schedule or use on-demand translation directly on the Coupa platform
- On-demand analytics – get a dashboard view of translation spend and other KPIs
- Vendor management – use internal or external translation resources
- Flexible workflows – use machine translation, human translation, or both with automatic notifications when quotes are ready for review
- Rapid ROI – reduce IT involvement and eliminate project management overhead
"In today's rapidly evolving market, a punch-out integration enables real-time pricing updates and provides custom configurations with a user-friendly interface," said Roger Goulart, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Alliances at Coupa. "We're proud to have GlobalLink on the Coupa App Marketplace to give our customers a seamless experience when requesting purchase orders for their translation submissions."
TransPerfect President and CEO Phil Shawe stated, "Connecting GlobalLink to the Coupa BSM platform gives users a streamlined language experience. We are proud to be a trusted CoupaLink technology partner and look forward to helping organizations simplify transactions in any language."
For more information on GlobalLink and how it can consolidate order fulfillment and language service requests with an integrated punch-out system, visit the Coupa App Marketplace at marketplace.coupa.com.
Coupa, Coupa Business Spend Management (BSM), CoupaLink, and all Coupa logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Coupa Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
TransPerfect is the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business. From offices in over 100 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 200+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 6,000 global organizations employ TransPerfect's GlobalLink® technology to simplify management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.
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- VinFast delivered the first 100 VF 8s to customers in Vietnam
- The first global delivery is expected to be in December 2022
HAI PHONG, Vietnam, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the VinFast manufacturing complex in Hai Phong, VinFast held an event to celebrate the deliveries of the first batch of 100 VF 8 all-electric vehicles for VinFast's pioneer customers who made the earliest reservations. This event marked an historic milestone, as Vietnam's first global smart electric car was officially released and ready to enter the most demanding markets in the US, Canada, and Europe.
With the theme "The Future is Now" the VF 8 Delivery Event was held at VinFast's manufacturing complex in Hai Phong in the company of VinFirst customers – the first to reserve the vehicles.
The event was also livestreamed globally, so VinFast's customers and viewers worldwide could witness the moment when Vietnam's first global electric vehicles officially rolled off the production line.
After these initial deliveries in Vietnam, VinFast plans to export the next batch of approximately 5,000 VF 8s headed to the US, Canada, and Europe from November. The first international customers are expected to receive their vehicles as early as December 2022.
Speaking at the event, Madam Le Thi Thu Thuy – Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup and Global CEO of VinFast – said: "Today's event marks a turning point for Vietnam's auto industry. In this historic moment, we are extremely happy to deliver the first batch of VF 8 all-electric vehicles to our pioneering customers in Vietnam. And very soon, the enthusiasm will be realized by more than 65,000 pioneering customers world wide."
The VinFast VF 8 is an electric SUV made for global markets with a 5-seat configuration and overall dimensions of 187.00" (length) x 76.14" (width) x 65.63" (height). The VF 8 is equipped with ADAS, a series of advanced automated driving features that includes Highway Assist, Automated Lane Changing Assist, Smart Parking Assist, Smart Summon Mode, and Remote Parking Assist. In addition, the VF 8 is equipped with the "Smart Services" package, along with features for controlling and interacting with the vehicle through voice, remote vehicle control which can be accessed via the VinFast app. The package also includes other impressive high-quality user experiences, such as online shopping, and video games that synchronize with your phone.
The VinFast VF 8 has two versions – Eco and Plus. The VF 8 Eco version is equipped with a 260 kW-maximum-power electric motor reaching a maximum torque of 500Nm (approximately 369 ft-lbs) that sustains a range of up to 260 miles after each full charge (WLTP). The VF 8 Plus version is equipped with a 300 kW-maximum-power electric motor reaching a maximum torque of 620Nm (approximately 457 ft-lbs) with a range of up to 248 miles per each full charge (WLTP).
A significant advantage of electric motors versus internal combustion engines is the ability to instantly achieve maximum torque, which helps VinFast VF 8 accelerate impressively, operate smoothly, and provide an outstanding driving feeling.
In addition to the battery subscription policy announced earlier this year, as of September 1, 2022, VinFast officially offered an option to purchase batteries with cars to meet the diverse needs of customers. Customers who made reservations to purchase a VF 8 or VF 9 before September 1, 2022, can keep their original battery subscription option and enjoy a permanent rate for the lifetime of their vehicle. They also have the option to select a new option - purchasing the vehicle and battery together, to own the complete package.
Customers who made early reservations under the VinFirst program also received attractive offers including a voucher worth 150-million VND (Vietnam), $3,000 USD (US), $3,500 CAD (Canada) €2,500 EUR (EU), a VinFast Smart Driving package worth 132 million VND (Vietnam), $6,500 USD (US), $8,125 CAD (Canada), €7,250 EUR (EU), and a 118-million VND Vinpearl's voucher (about $5,000 USD), and more.
Customers who own a VF 8, or any VinFast vehicle, will receive an excellent customer care service and after-sales assistance, that includes VinFast's world-leading 10-year warranty, mobile charging, mobile service, 24/7 free rescue during the warranty period, and more.
Launch of VinFast Community
To encourage customers to come together for the global electric vehicle revolution, VinFast plans to launch an international forum on VinFast's website on September 16, 2022. This forum will be a meaningful community for VinFast owners and those who love VinFast to discuss, exchange driving experiences, and share the latest trends. Stay tuned for more information!
About VinFast
VinFast - a member of Vingroup – envisioned to drive the movement of global smart electric vehicle revolution. Established in 2017, VinFast owns a state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing complex with globally leading scalability that boasts up to 90% automation in Hai Phong, Vietnam. Strongly committed to the mission for a sustainable future for everyone, VinFast constantly innovates to bring high-quality products, advanced smart services, seamless customer experiences, and pricing strategy for all to inspire global customers to jointly create a future of smart mobility and a sustainable planet. Learn more at: https://vinfastauto.com.
About Vingroup
Established in 1993, Vingroup is one of the leading private conglomerates in the region, with a total capitalization of $35 billion USD from three publicly traded companies (as of November 4, 2021). Vingroup currently focuses on three main areas: Technology and Industry, Services and Social Enterprise. Find out more at: https://www.vingroup.net/en.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPPI) between December 6, 2021 and September 22, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important February 3, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Spectrum securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Spectrum class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9455 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 3, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, defendants made numerous materially false and misleading statements and/or omissions concerning its drug candidate poziotinib, or "pozi". Defendants were conducting a Phase 2 clinical trial called ZENITH20. The ZENITH20 trial was an ongoing, multicenter, multi-cohort, open-label, activity estimating study evaluating the anti-tumor effects, safety, and tolerability of pozi in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer that were previously treated. Additionally, the complaint alleges that during the Class Period, Defendants represented that the safety and efficacy data from the ZENITH20 trial were positive and, based on those positive results, had initiated a required confirmatory phase 3 study. This, however, was not true. When the truth entered the market over several days, the lawsuit alleges that investors suffered serious losses.
To join the Spectrum class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9455 mailto:or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — The Kansas City Chiefs are in a familiar position as they prepare to face the Jacksonville Jaguars for the second time this season in the AFC Divisional Round.
The Chiefs will face the Jags for the second time this year, beating them 27-17 in the first matchup, in a game, they controlled from start to finish.
They will be facing a much different Jaguars team this time around, though, one that has vastly improved from that week 10 matchup in November.
Let’s take a look at how the two teams stack up against each other
Offense
The Kansas City Chiefs boasted one of the best offenses in the league in the season, averaging a league-high 29.2 points per game, in large part thanks to the play of likely soon-to-be two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes.
Mahomes took his game to another level this year, leading the league with 41 touchdowns and 5,250 passing yards.
Also, since the last battle between the two squads, Jerick McKinnon has emerged as a legitimate receiving weapon for the Chiefs out of the backfield, scoring a receiving touchdown in the last six games, the only running back in NFL history to do so.
He makes the Chiefs’ offense more dynamic with a group that already includes Travis Kelce, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
Another important factor will be the play of Isiah Pacheco, who had a solid rookie year as he led the Chiefs in rushing with 830 yards and five touchdowns.
As for the Jaguars, the improvement of Trevor Lawrence is a big reason for their in-season turnaround, along with the play of their defense.
He finished the year with 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The Jags also have one of the better-rushing units in the league thanks to the play of Travis Etienne, who compiled 1,125 yards rushing and five touchdowns.
The receiving unit is led by Christian Kirk, who had 1,108 yards and five receiving touchdowns. Zay Jones and Evan Engram also pose threats in the passing game for Jacksonville.
Defense
The Chiefs’ defense has been up and down all year and has a lot of inexperience as they’re loaded with a plethora of rookies, especially in the secondary.
The pass rush is key for the Chiefs’ success in the playoffs. They were second in the league in sacks this season with 55, led by Chris Jones, who tied his career-high with 15.5 sacks but has yet to record a postseason sack, something he’ll look to change immediately.
Rookie George Karlaftis stepped up at the end of the season, finishing second on the team in sacks with six. Frank Clark is dealing with a groin injury but did practice and has been a key in Karlaftis’ development.
He has been known to elevate his game in the postseason as well.
The Chiefs sacked Lawrence five times in the first matchup. It is imperative they duplicate that success if they want to advance.
Another important factor will be the secondary and their ability to make plays. Can they create turnovers?
The Jaguar’s defense started out slow but picked up at the end of the season. They have the first overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft in Travon Walker and Josh Allen, who led the team with six sacks.
They can make things interesting if they can get to Mahomes.
Special Teams
This has been an area where the Chiefs have been shaky all year. The Harrison Butker struggles have been a topic of conversation all season. Muffed punts have also been an issue.
Special teams can blunder and will cost you in the postseason, so the Chiefs must sure things up, starting with Special Teams Coach Dave Toub.
Both teams had trouble in the special teams’ department in the first matchup. Jaguars kicker Riley Patterson missed two field goals in that game.
Coaching
This area is very intriguing. Doug Pederson spent some time in Kansas City under Andy Reid, where he was the offensive coordinator for the Chiefs for multiple seasons before becoming head coach of Reid’s former team, the Philadelphia Eagles.
Pederson is beyond proven, known for quickly turning teams around.
He won a Super Bowl with the Eagles in his second season and led the Jaguars to the playoffs this season just a year after an abysmal and brief tenure with Urban Meyer, where they had the worst record in the league.
Andy Reid is one of the best offensive minds in the history of the NFL, and his resume speaks for itself. As much as he’s accomplished, you’d think he’d have more than one Super Bowl.
He has won and won consistently his whole career. It will be interesting to see how often Reid decides to run the ball in these playoffs, something many have questioned throughout the season.
Summary
The Chiefs should win, but they can’t let Jacksonville hang around. On the other hand, if Jacksonville starts out anywhere remotely close to how they did against the Chargers, they’ll be in for a long game.
It is hard to bet against Mahomes, who continuously elevates his game and his teammates around this time of the year.
If the Chiefs can take care of business, they will be the third team in NFL history to reach five straight conference championship games.
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