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Rutgers will open a new clinic this fall focused on Alzheimer's disease and dementia research that could lead to new treatment options.
The clinic is supported by a $5 million donation from Herbert C. Klein, a former U.S. congressman and Rutgers graduate whose wife died from Alzheimer's in 2017.
"Sadly, there was really nothing that could be done to treat her," said Klein, who served in Congress between 1993 and 1995, in a statement. "The work by this center will have a tremendous effect in this fight."
The gift will fund equipment and personnel, and the Jacqueline Krieger Klein Endowed Director's Chair in Neurodegeneration Research, which will direct the center. Michal Beeri, a professor of psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, has been nominated to be chair, and is awaiting the approval of Rutgers' Board of Governors.
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The clinic will be based at the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research in New Brunswick. It is expected to draw researchers from throughout the state school's system, including the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research.
About 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's, the Alzheimer's Association reported, and the disease kills a third of American seniors.
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Rescue efforts have resumed in western India where a landslide killed at least 16 people
RAIGAD, India (AP) — Rescue efforts resumed Friday after an overnight halt in India’s western Maharashtra state where a landslide triggered by torrential rains killed at least 16 people, with many others feared trapped under debris, officials said.
Scores of rescuers and trained trekkers have been deployed to find people trapped by the landslide, which occurred late Wednesday night, the state’s deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted. Harsh weather conditions have hampered rescue efforts and authorities have sent in medical teams to help the injured, he added.
Search operations were suspended on Thursday night due to heavy rainfall plus the threat of further landslides in the dark, said a statement by the National Disaster Response Force.
While 75 people have been rescued, many others are still stuck, an official told the Press Trust of India news agency.
The landslide hit the Irshalwadi village in Raigad district and buried 17 of the 50 houses there.
The hilly terrain has made the task of rescuers difficult as heavy equipment to remove the rubble couldn’t be moved easily. From the hill base, it takes about one-and-a-half hours to reach Irshalwadi because it is not linked by paved roads.
India’s weather department put Maharashtra on alert as the state has been lashed by incessant rains this week. The downpours have disrupted life for many in the state, including in the capital, Mumbai, where authorities on Thursday shut schools.
Local train services have been disrupted with water flowing inside stations and over tracks, local media reported.
Record monsoon rains killed more than 100 people in northern India over the last two weeks, officials said, as the downpours caused roads to cave in and homes to collapse.
Monsoon rains across the country have already brought about 2% more rainfall this year than normal, India’s weather agency said.
India regularly sees severe floods during the monsoon season, which runs between June and September and brings most of South Asia’s annual rainfall. The rains are crucial for rain-fed crops planted during the season but often cause extensive damage.
Scientists say monsoons are becoming more erratic because of climate change and global warming, leading to frequent landslides and flash floods in India’s Himalayan north.
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Flags lowered to half-staff in honor of former state representative
Isenhower the state from 1986 to 1992.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - All United States and North Carolina flags will be lowered to half-staff at all state facilities until Wednesday at sunset in remembrance of former North Carolina House of Representative Walter Stine Isenhower.
He was a native of Conover and served the state’s 45th district (including Catawba and Burke counties) from 1986 to 1992.
“Rep. Stine Isenhower was an extraordinary public servant who made a difference for his beloved Catawba County and NC. Having served with him in the legislature I know he was a caring man of integrity. I send his son Randy and family my sympathy,” said Governor Roy Cooper.
Stine Isenhower died Saturday, Dec. 31. A memorial service will be held for him Jan. 6 at Concordia Lutheran Church in Conover.
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CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department celebrated new and promoted officers Tuesday, while also honoring a fallen officer.
One of the first moments of the graduation ceremony was a moment of silence for fallen Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso. Less than a week ago, he was killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance.
On Tuesday, 275 new officers from four separate classes took part in this ceremony — in addition, dozens of promotions from lieutenant through to the command staff.
These officers have already been on the street and serving, for almost a year.
This ceremony was a moment of celebration for the officers and their families, while still remembering their fallen colleague.
Outgoing CPD Supt. David Brown was not present for Tuesday’s ceremony due to a scheduling conflict.
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Sisters-in-law give birth on the same day at hospital where they both work
WACO, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) – A pair of sisters-in-law in Texas both delivered babies on the same day in the same hospital where they both work, despite having due dates nearly a week apart.
Devon Nye, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Hillcrest, and Kyla Fratus, an occupational therapist, delivered babies on Feb. 1 at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Hospital.
Throughout their pregnancies, the women joked that they’d love to deliver the cousins on the same day.
“What’s funny is we said, ‘How funny if we have them the same day?’ So, from the beginning, it was put out in the universe,” Fratus laughed.
Fratus had an induction scheduled at the hospital for Feb. 1.
She made it to the hospital and received a good luck text from Nye, who was home waiting on her delivery, which appeared to be days away.
“I was induced at 6 a.m. So around 6:30 she (Devon) messaged me and said, ‘Good luck today. Let me know how it goes,’” Fratus said.
Less than a half hour later, Nye started having contractions.
“They were coming on really strong, and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh! I’m going to join you today,’ and she sent me a picture like, ‘Oh my gosh! This is real. It’s happening because we had just talked about it and joked for so long,’” Nye said.
Nye made it to the hospital and delivered her daughter, Jentri Fay, quickly at 8:39 a.m. The girl was born at 7 pounds 13 ounces.
Eight hours later, Fratus’ son, Fletcher James, was born at 5:36 p.m. at 8 pounds 8 ounces.
“All the while, I’m just sitting there waiting for this baby in labor to come on, and she’d already gone into labor, had this child and been transferred over,” Fratus laughed.
The grandparents of both babies were on hand for the deliveries.
“My dad was just going back and forth between the two,” Fratus said, adding the new moms were put in rooms side by side at Nye’s request.
Now both babies and moms are home, healthy, happy and looking forward to play dates in the near future.
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BOZEMAN — Heading into Week One, Montana State head coach Brent Vigen knew there was going to be a level of unpredictability against McNeese State.
The reason being because the Bobcats were not only playing against a program that had an entirely new coaching staff, but the Cowboys also had roster filled with more newcomers than returners.
That may have fueled Saturay's slower start, but after some adjustments, the Bobcats took control of Saturday’s game leveling the Cowboys 40-17.
“In some regard, I think it’s more comforting to be on your normal schedule," Vigen shared during Monday's presser. "I think especially when you have an opponent like we did where we were really guessing, I think there was a lot of uncertainty obviously in that. But now we go game one to game two and we have to show real improvement.”
One of those areas Vigen touched on that needs refinement is tackling.
Giving up chunk plays was a rare occasion in 2021, but on Saturday the Cowboys had four that popped: one for 75, 66, and two for 31 yards.
“I think sometimes it’s hard to know where you’re at until you know where you’re at – until you play a game," he explained. "It’s one thing to look at practice and maybe look at some scrimmage time against one another, but until you play an opponent it’s harder to get a gage, so we have that now and we need to take this week to take a step forward.”
While uncertainty may have played a factor in some of the miscues last Saturday, Morehead State couldn’t be more of a different blueprint.
“It’s a different scenario this week," Vigen stated. "We’re facing an outfit that we’ve seen on film. Both coordinators have been at their program for some time now, so I think we know what we’re going to see and that’s much different than it was last week.”
The Eagles had a tough Week Zero game against No. 23 ranked Mercer losing 63-13, but the program has had two weeks to regroup coming off a bye.
“They were out to stop the run certainly against Mercer," he recalled. "They did give up some plays in the run game, but it wasn’t for lack of being physical. I think they got themselves caught into some situations where Mercer was able to get the ball over the top.”
However, Morehead State is not a team Vigen is grazing over. The Eagles went 4-7 last fall finishing third in the Pioneer League.
“They threw for a lot of yards, but they did lose a very productive quarterback, a very productive receiver, they lost their top back, so they had a lot of people to replace on offense," Vigen explained. "Playing with a lot of freshmen and sophomores on offense.”
On the contrary, the Eagles have a lot more continuity on the defensive side of the ball — a unit that Vigen says is aggressive and expects will try to apply a lot of pressure near the line of scrimmage.
“I think the thing we have to look at is okay this is what they look like Week One, but anticipate a better-looking crew just based on experience. They have their game one out of the way, and while it didn’t go well for them they have an extra week to prepare for us.”
Montana State versus Morehead State kicks off Saturday at 1:30 pm.
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NEW YORK CITY -- Former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll, testifying in her defamation and battery case against former President Donald Trump, described being "almost too frightened to think" during what she alleges was an attack by Trump in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.
Carroll, who brought the lawsuit in November, alleges that Trump defamed her in a 2022 Truth Social post by calling her allegations "a Hoax and a lie" and saying "This woman is not my type!" when he denied her claim that Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room.
She added a charge of battery under a recently adopted New York law that allows adult survivors of sexual abuse to sue their alleged attacker regardless of the statute of limitations.
"'Hey, you're that advice lady,'" Carroll said Trump told her when the two ran into each other near the store entrance. "I said, 'You're that real estate tycoon,'" Carroll recalled.
"I'm an advice columnist and here's Donald Trump asking for advice helping to buy a present," Carroll said. "I was delighted to go to [look at] lingerie with him."
At that point, the tone of their conversation was "very joshing," Carroll said. "He was having a good time and so was I."
Carroll told the jury that Trump led her into a dressing room under the guise of trying on some lingerie.
"That door has plagued me for years because I just walked into it," she said. "He immediately shut the door and shoved me up against the wall and shoved me so hard my head banged."
"Were you afraid while all this was happening?" her attorney, Michael Ferrara, asked.
"I was almost too frightened to think if I was afraid or not. My whole reason for being alive at that moment was to get out of that room," answered Carroll, who said that Trump then raped her.
"I'm here because Donald Trump raped me," Carroll said at the start of her testimony. "And when I wrote about it, he said it didn't happen. He lied and shattered my reputation. And I'm here to try and get my life back."
Trump has denied all allegations that he raped Carroll or defamed her.
Asked later in her testimony how she felt about entering the dressing room, Carroll answered, "It was very stupid. I know people have been through a lot worse than this, but it left me, it left me unable to have a romantic life again."
Carroll told the jury she has had no romantic relationship since she was allegedly assaulted by Trump.
"I tried to engage him. I laughed at his jokes. I found him charming. And what happened to me when I was flirting? I got into serious trouble," she testified on the trial's second day.
"I'm a happy person but I'm aware I've lost out on one of the glorious experiences of a human being," she testified, saying that flirting with Trump "ended up as the worst decision of my life."
Carroll also testified that her second husband, John Johnson, strangled her on three occasions. She said that the violence was not sexual, and that she did not call the police and did not sue him.
Asked by her attorneys about her motivation for bringing the lawsuit, Carroll said, "I'm not settling a political score. I'm settling a personal score because he called me a liar repeatedly and it really has decimated my reputation" as a journalist.
Carroll said she voted for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden for president, but denied that her politics have anything to do with her lawsuit.
Ferrara showed the jury Trump's responses to the publication of Carroll's account of the alleged attack in 2019 that included the phrase "she's not my type."
Carroll testified she took the phrase to mean she was "too ugly to attack, too ugly to rape."
"I thought he would say it was consensual," Carroll said. "He said it didn't happen. He was there. He knows it happened."
"The vileness and the dirt and the seedy language and people describing what they think I did and why nobody in the world would touch me because of my enormous ugliness, it sort of swamped the heartfelt letters I received on the other end," Carroll said.
Carroll told the jury that she first met Trump in 1987 -- but she struggled to pinpoint the year that she alleges he attacked her.
"This question, the when, the date, has been something I've constantly been trying to pin down," Carroll said.
At first she said she thought it was 1994 or 1995, but she said her friend Lisa Birnbach published an article about Trump for New York magazine in February 1996.
"Lisa never would have gone down to Mar-a-Lago ... if she knew what Donald Trump had done to me," Carroll said, leading her to believe the alleged attack occurred in 1996.
In her opening statement, Carroll attorney Shawn Crowley suggested the lack of specificity doesn't matter.
"While Ms. Carroll doesn't remember exactly when this happened, she remembers almost every detail of what happened, and her testimony alone will be enough for you to find Donald Trump liable in this case," Crowley said.
The defense told the jury those details matter.
"She can't tell you the date that she claims to have been raped. She can't tell you the month that she claims to have been raped. She can't tell you the season. She can't even tell you the year that she claims to have been raped by Donald Trump," defense attorney Joe Tacopina said during his opening statement.
Earlier Wednesday, the jury heard from the former general manager at the Bergdorf Goodman women's store.
Cheryl Beal, who worked for the department store in the mid-1990s, testified regarding the store's layout, including the sixth floor where lingerie, couture brands and designer sportswear were sold, and where Carroll said Trump raped her in a dressing room while few, if any, people were around.
"It wasn't one of our busiest floors," Beal said.
Before the jury entered the courtroom, Carroll's attorney read aloud parts of two social media posts by Trump that she said violated the judge's orders.
On Truth Social Wednesday morning, Trump posted that Carroll's legal team is being "financed by a big political donor that they said didn't exist, only to get caught lying about that."
He also posted regarding Carroll, "She said there was a dress, using the ol' Monica Lewinsky 'stuff,' then she didn't want to produce it."
Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said the posts violated the court's orders against "comments about lawyers and one about DNA."
"These are out-of-court comments obviously," said defense attorney Joe Tacopina, but Judge Lewis Kaplan cut him off, saying, "...where for two years he refused to give a DNA sample, and now wants it in the case."
"What you're trying to do is to get away from a statement by your client, a public statement, that on the face of it seems entirely inappropriate," Kaplan told Tacopina.
Tacopina said he would address the posts with Trump.
"I will speak to my client and ask him to refrain from any posts about this case," Tacopina said.
Kaplan said he hoped the lawyer was successful.
"We're getting into an area in which your client may or may not be tampering with a new source of potential liability, and I think you know what I mean," Kaplan said.
It remains unclear if Trump will testify himself at any point. The judge demanded to know this week whether Trump will appear, telling the defense that it was time to "fish or cut bait."
The trial is expected to last about five days. The nine-member jury of six men and three women is weighing Carroll's defamation and battery claims and deciding potential monetary damages.
This week's trial is taking place as Trump seeks the White House for a third time, while facing numerous legal challenges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, his handling of classified material after leaving the White House, and possible attempts to interfere in the Georgia's 2020 vote. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said Monday she would decide whether to file criminal charges against Trump or his allies this summer.
Carroll's lawsuit is her second against Trump related to her rape allegation.
Carroll previously sued Trump in 2019 after the then-president denied her rape claim by telling The Hill that Carroll was "totally lying," saying, "I'll say it with great respect: No. 1, she's not my type. No. 2, it never happened. It never happened, OK?" That defamation suit has been caught in a procedural back-and-forth over the question of whether Trump, as president, was acting in his official capacity as an employee of the federal government when he made those remarks.
If Trump is determined to have been acting as a government employee, the U.S. government would substitute as the defendant in that suit -- which means that case would go away, since the government cannot be sued for defamation.
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AP sources: Biden endorsed plan to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, according to two people familiar with the matter, as he huddled with allies at the Group of Seven summit on how to bolster support for Kyiv against Russia’s invasion.
The people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Biden’s private conversations with allies, said he announced he had approved the training, which is likely to be conducted in Europe over the coming months, during a meeting of G7 leaders in Hiroshima, where the leaders also announced new sanctions on Moscow in advance of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joining them at the summit on Sunday.
Biden told the leaders that decisions on when, how many and who will provide the fourth-generation fighter jets for Ukraine to use in battle will be made in the months ahead while the training is underway.
Zelenskyy has consistently called for the supply of Western fighter jets to bolster his country’s defenses against Russia’s 15-month invasion, but has until now faced skepticism from the U.S. Under export licensing rules, the U.S. needed to sign-off on any allied effort to train Ukrainian pilots.
European allies in recent weeks have warmed up to the notion of sending fighter jets to Ukraine, as have elements of Biden’s Cabinet, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who has emerged as a staunch advocate within the administration.
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BERLIN (AP) — German police said Monday they’re examining the possibility of a political motive in the suspected sabotage of a railway communication system over the weekend that brought trains to a standstill across the northwest of the country.
Officials say cables were severed deliberately in a Berlin suburb and in Herne in western Germany, sites that are 440 kilometers (275 miles) apart.
Trains in the northwestern states of Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Bremen were halted for nearly three hours on Saturday morning. Railway operator Deutsche Bahn said that was necessary because a digital train radio system failed.
Authorities opened an investigation into suspicion of dangerous interference with rail traffic.
Police in the western city of Bochum said Monday that their state protection unit is conducting the investigation “because a political motivation is also being examined.” They didn’t elaborate on what that potential motivation might have been.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fox Corp. swung to a third quarter loss, weighed down by Fox News’ nearly $800 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems.
In April Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems to avert a trial in the voting machine company’s lawsuit that would have exposed how the network promoted lies about the 2020 presidential election.
Dominion had sued Fox for $1.6 billion, arguing that the top-rated news outlet damaged the company’s reputation by peddling phony conspiracy theories that claimed its equipment switched votes from former President Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
“We made the business decision to resolve this dispute and avoid the acrimony of a divisive trial and a multiyear appeal process, a decision clearly in the best interests of the company and its shareholders,” said Lachlan Murdoch, Chair and CEO of Fox Corp.
For the three months ended March 31, Fox Corp. lost $54 million, or 10 cents per share. A year ago it earned $283 million, or 50 cents per share.
The New York City company said Tuesday that the difference in its performance was mostly due to charges related to legal settlement costs at Fox News Media. The company did get a boost from televising Super Bowl LVII.
Excluding certain items, earnings were 94 cents per share. That beat the 88 cents per share analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research were calling for.
Revenue climbed to $4.08 billion from $3.46 billion, bolstered by a 43% increase in advertising revenue related to Super Bowl LVII, more NFL games at Fox Sports and ongoing growth at ad supported streaming service Tubi.
The results topped Wall Street’s estimate of $4.05 billion.
Shares slipped 1% Tuesday.
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SHANGHAI, July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The clear sound of ping-pong balls hitting paddles resonates throughout the bright training hall. At a table, 23-year-old Geoffrey Loi is practicing ping-pong with a Chinese player while a Chinese coach stands beside him, providing guidance on how to improve his stance and grip on the paddle.
Loi is a ping-pong athlete representing the Papua New Guinea (PNG) national team. This summer, he and seven other team members traveled thousands of kilometers from their home country to China for a month-long training program at the China Table Tennis College (CTTC) of Shanghai University of Sport. Their objective is to achieve favorable scores at the upcoming 2023 Pacific Games in November.
"We are very lucky to have the opportunity to come here and get trained," Loi told the Global Times at CTTC's training hall. "It's such a precious opportunity for us to be coached by excellent Chinese table tennis players," he said.
The key to winning
Including Loi, the eight PNG ping-pong players are participating in a training camp that has been specifically organized for them by the CTTC Training Center in PNG.
The CTTC Training Center in PNG was founded in 2018 with the support of Chinese and PNG governments. Every year, CTTC sends experienced Chinese coaches to PNG for several weeks, and also invites PNG players to attend the weeks-long training camps in China.
The center's coaches consist of renowned Chinese ping-pong players, such as Zhang Yining, one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport, said Ren Jie, executive deputy head of CTTC.
Having been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2022, the training camp program finally resumed this summer with the participation of eight PNG athletes. The camp commenced in late June and is scheduled to continue until July 20.
Receiving training from top Chinese players in China, the most dominant country in the history of table tennis, is a dream of many ping-pong athletes worldwide. Tammi Agari, one of the youngest players in the PNG table tennis national team, said she was thrilled upon learning earlier this year that she would attend the training camp.
"This is my first time in China. The training is a bit difficult for me, but I'm getting used to it," the 17-year-old told the Global Times.
"I very much enjoy the days of learning more skills here," she said.
Having participated in all training camps that CTTC has organized for PNG players over the years, Loi said this is his fifth visit to China.
"I've learned a lot of techniques here, like how to better serve or receive a ball. Everybody here is very friendly," Loi said, adding "we have a much tighter schedule here, but it's not very hard for me. I must try my best to add everything from the training up."
The eight players at the camp are undergoing targeted training in preparation for the 2023 Pacific Games.
"Our primary objective is to help them regain their form after the pandemic and then provide them with techniques and tactics specifically tailored for the Games," the camp's current head coach Feng Zhe, a former Chinese national team player, told the Global Times.
Feng said that PNG ping-pong athletes are ranked at the upper-middle level among all the players from Pacific countries, although they seldom won medals at the Pacific Games in their earlier years.
However, the establishment of the CTTC training center for PNG players has brought about a significant change. In the 2019 Pacific Games, after months of training in China, the PNG national team achieved their best-ever result by securing two silver medals in table tennis.
Loi, one of the silver medalists from that year, told the Global Times that he now has "100-percent confidence" they can compete for the gold medal in this year's Pacific Games after receiving training in China.
"China is the key to winning," he said.
Cultural ambassadors
PNG became the first country in the South Pacific to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the construction of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). As an important sports project under the BRI, the CTTC Training Center in PNG has received strong support from both governments, said Ren.
In November 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the training center during his visit to PNG, where he watched Loi and his teammates train with their Chinese coach. Earlier, in June of the same year, PNG's then prime minister Peter O'Neill visited the four PNG ping-pong athletes who were training at the CTTC in Shanghai.
Loi, following his silver medal win at the 2019 Pacific Games, wrote a letter to Xi to express gratitude to China and his Chinese coaches. To Loi's surprise, he received a reply letter from Xi, who congratulated the PNG table tennis team on the good results they won at the Pacific Games, and wished Loi and the PNG team new successes.
"I felt so excited and honored to receive his reply," Loi told the Global Times. He added that he will work harder in improving his ping-pong skills, and try his best to become a cultural ambassador, fostering exchange between China and PNG.
"Learning the Chinese language and Chinese culture are my biggest dreams alongside my passion for ping-pong," said Loi.
With 226 member associations having joined the International Table Tennis Federation, table tennis is a widely enjoyed sport worldwide, Ren said.
Each year, lots of foreign ping-pong players visit China to receive training. In addition to PNG, the CTTC also organizes similar training camps or summer schools for players from different countries, providing them with opportunities to learn and practice ping-pong together with Chinese players and coaches, said Ren.
"Using ping-pong as a platform, we hope to further promote people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries, with a particular focus on fostering interactions among young individuals," Ren told the Global Times.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, October 27, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
716 PM CDT Thu Oct 27 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHILDRESS AND NORTHEASTERN COTTLE COUNTIES...
At 715 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Swearingen, or
15 miles northeast of Paducah, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Childress and Kirkland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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TX Amarillo TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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752 FPUS54 KAMA 160807
ZFPAMA
Zone Forecast Product for The Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
TXZ012-017-170100-
Potter-Randall-
Including the cities of Amarillo, Bushland, Buffalo Lake, Canyon,
and Umbarger
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 20s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs around 30. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
40s. Lows around 20.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ317-170100-
Palo Duro Canyon-
Including the city of Palo Duro Canyon State Park
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 20s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy, colder. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15-20.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
40s. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 50s.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ001-006-170100-
Dallam-Hartley-
Including the cities of Dalhart, Ware, Conlen, Hartley, Channing,
and Romero
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 19. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming north in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with
scattered flurries after midnight. Lows around 14. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
40s. Lows 15-20.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 40s.
Lows around 20.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ002-170100-
Sherman-
Including the city of Stratford
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 18. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming north 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with
scattered flurries after midnight. Lows around 15. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
40s. Lows around 20.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 40s. Lows in
the lower 20s.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the lower 20s.
$$
TXZ007-170100-
Moore-
Including the cities of Dumas, Four Way, and Masterson
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of light snow after midnight. Lows
around 16. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows 10-15.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
40s. Lows around 20.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the mid 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ003-170100-
Hansford-
Including the cities of Spearman and Gruver
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 19. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with scattered flurries after midnight. Lows around 17.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
40s. Lows around 20.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the mid 20s.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the mid 20s.
$$
TXZ008-170100-
Hutchinson-
Including the city of Borger
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with isolated flurries after midnight. Lows around 20.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 15.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
40s. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the upper 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ004-170100-
Ochiltree-
Including the cities of Farnsworth, Perryton, Wolf Creek Park,
and Waka
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 20. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with scattered flurries after midnight. Lows around 17.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
40s. Lows around 20.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
$$
TXZ009-170100-
Roberts-
Including the cities of Codman, Lora, and Miami
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with isolated flurries after midnight. Lows around 20.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs around 30. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 15.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
40s. Lows around 20.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the upper 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ005-170100-
Lipscomb-
Including the cities of Booker, Higgins, and Follett
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with
scattered flurries after midnight. Lows around 18. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows 10-15.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
40s. Lows around 20.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
$$
TXZ010-170100-
Hemphill-
Including the cities of Canadian, Glazier, and Lake Marvin
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with isolated flurries after midnight. Lows around 20.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs around 30. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows 10-15.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
40s. Lows around 20.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ011-170100-
Oldham-
Including the cities of Vega, Wildorado, and Boys Ranch
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then cloudy with
isolated flurries after midnight. Lows around 19. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy, colder. Highs around 30. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
40s. Lows around 20.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
50s. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ016-170100-
Deaf Smith-
Including the cities of Dawn, Hereford, and Bootleg
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows around 19. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy, colder. Highs around 30. Northeast winds around
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Highs
around 50.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ013-170100-
Carson-
Including the cities of Panhandle, Pantex, White Deer,
and Skellytown
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 20s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15-20.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs
in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ018-170100-
Armstrong-
Including the cities of Claude, Washburn, Wayside, and Goodnight
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 20s.
Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15-20.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 50s.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s.
Lows around 30.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ014-170100-
Gray-
Including the cities of Kingsmill and Pampa
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 50. West winds around 5 mph,
becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with isolated flurries after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs around 30. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15-20.
.SATURDAY...Decreasing clouds. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs
in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ019-170100-
Donley-
Including the city of Clarendon
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 20s.
Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs
in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around
30. Highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ015-170100-
Wheeler-
Including the cities of Briscoe, Wheeler, Lela, Shamrock,
and Twitty
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with isolated flurries after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning.
Colder. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15-20.
.SATURDAY...Decreasing clouds. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows around 20. Highs in the
lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ020-170100-
Collingsworth-
Including the cities of Lutie, Wellington, Dozier, and Samnorwood
206 AM CST Wed Nov 16 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy, then becoming partly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s.
Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy, colder. Highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs
in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
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State appellate Judge Derek Molter will be Indiana’s newest Supreme Court justice.
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Friday he had chosen Molter from among three finalists to replace retiring Justice Steven David.
Holcomb called Molter a “forward thinker” who is “humble and caring and collaborative.”
“Someone who has long-term vision for our state and the judicial system,” Holcomb said.
The governor said Molter has "profound respect" for the Indiana Constitution and the rule of law.
"He is absolutely devoted to the cause of justice, both inside and outside the courtroom," Holcomb said.
Speaking about his judicial philosophy, Molter said that he interprets the Constitution "consistent with the understanding of that text at the time it was enacted or ratified" – an approach often called "originalism."
"The virtue of that philosophy is that it anchors the court to ensure that it's exercising its judicial role. Under our separation of powers, that's the only role the judges are here to perform; they're not here to perform the legislative role," Molter said. "And so, the virtue of that philosophy is that ... it keeps the court in that lane."
Molter joined the Indiana Court of Appeals last October. Prior to that, he worked in private practice. And he said working in those roles, he's "long revered" the Indiana Supreme Court.
"And part of what I've admired is that as this court goes about its work, its first step towards being respected is being respectful," Molter said.
In welcoming Molter to the court, Chief Justice Loretta Rush said being a Supreme Court justice is a "high bar" and a "big job."
"We're counting on you stepping up," Rush said. "We're counting on you being that face of justice throughout the state of Indiana."
Join the conversation and sign up for the Indiana Two-Way. Text "Indiana" to 73224. Your comments and questions in response to our weekly text help us find the answers you need on statewide issues.
Molter will become the 111th justice in the state’s history – 108 of whom, including Molter, are white men. Asked whether Hoosiers should be concerned about that lack of diversity, Molter noted that the current court has been working on diversity, equity and inclusion.
“That’s certainly an important part of the court’s mission and I look forward to doing my part to continue that legacy and advance that ball forward,” Molter said.
Asked about that same issue, Holcomb said his selection is "not about who it's not, it's about who it is."
"Today's selection is about, in my mind, who will best fulfill not just Justice Steven David's legacy but who will lead into the future," Holcomb said.
Holcomb said any of the three candidates he had to choose from would've made Indiana proud. Molter praised his fellow finalists, Judge Dana Kenworthy and Justin Forkner, as "two of Indiana's finest public servants."
Contact reporter Brandon at bsmith@ipbs.org or follow him on Twitter at @brandonjsmith5.
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Biden hosts roundtable on Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON (Gray News) – President Joe Biden is meeting with business and labor leaders to discuss a bill aimed at lowering health care costs, reducing the deficit and helping Americans dealing with inflation.
The White House said the Inflation Reduction Act would lower costs for families and businesses, lower energy costs and boost domestic manufacturing. Biden held a virtual meeting with attendees, as he is isolating while positive for COVID-19.
The 10-year measure includes hundreds of billions in spending and tax breaks to encourage alternative energy production and to bolster fossil fuels with steps like tax breaks for technology that reduces carbon emissions.
There’s also money to help people buy private health coverage and provisions giving Medicare the power to negotiate prices on some drugs with pharmaceutical makers.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. The Associated Press contributed to the report. All rights reserved.
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While adjustable dumbbells aren’t nearly as new and exciting as they once were, there’s a relative newcomer to the market that’s experienced a recent surge in popularity: the adjustable kettlebell. Like all of Bowflex’s SelectTech products, the SelectTech 840 Kettlebell provides maximum functionality in the smallest possible space to allow fitness enthusiasts of all levels to enjoy at-home workouts regardless of their living situation. Plus, with a price tag of $150, the SelectTech 840 Kettlebell offers an excellent value, especially in comparison to its high priced adjustable siblings, the 552 Dumbbells and the 2080 Curl Bar. However, sifting through mountains of unqualified fitness advice and technological jargon to decide whether or not investing in an adjustable kettlebell is a good decision can be a difficult task.
What is the Bowflex SelectTech 840 Kettlebell?
The Bowflex SelectTech 840 Kettlebell has a weight range of 8-40 lbs. Adjusting the weight is as simple as turning the dial, and users have six different weights to choose from: 8, 12, 20, 25, 35 and 40 lbs. Because of how quickly they can be adjusted, the SelectTech dumbbells combine the versatility of six kettlebells into a compact, user-friendly system. While the weight range on the SelectTech 840 is plenty for the average user, it is important to remember that the kettlebell is often a two-handed piece of equipment, and people may want to lift heavier because of that. Nonetheless, like all kettlebells, the SelectTech 840 can be used to train nearly all of your muscle groups, large and small.
How I evaluated the SelectTech 840 Kettlebell
In addition to my hands-on experience with the SelectTech 840 at my gym, I interviewed my sister, who’s a bonafide gym rat and certified personal trainer with a MS-Nutrition/MPH dual degree from the Tufts University School of Medicine. She’s owned the SelectTech 840 for two years, and regularly uses it in her own workouts as well as the ones she designs for her clients. I also took product reviews on Bowflex and Amazon into account to ensure I didn’t overlook any pros or cons.
Standout features of the Bowflex SelectTech 840 Kettlebell
My take
The adjustment mechanism is incredibly easy to use, and allows the user to get as little rest as possible if they’re completing supersets or workout circuits. Also, having moved from Boston to New York, two cities that aren’t known for being spacious, I appreciate how compact and easy to transport the SelectTech 840 is.
Expert take
My sister, the personal trainer, noted that the SelectTech 840 Kettlebell stands out from the adjustable weight crowd because it allows users to perform a variety of isometric and isotonic exercises. In layman's terms this essentially means that you can use it for dynamic, full-body movement exercises, such as squats, as well as isolation exercises, such as bicep curls. The versatility of the SelectTech alone makes it an ideal piece of at-home workout equipment, for personal training professionals and newbies alike.
Pros and cons of the SelectTech 840 KettleBell
Pros
- The SelectTech 840 combines the functionality and versatility of six individual dumbbells into one, making it ideal for any home gym that’s short on space, and especially for a home gym that doubles as a bedroom, office or anything else.
- Because switching from weight to weight is so quick and easy, the user can transition from exercise to exercise in a jiffy. This adjustability combines with the versatility of kettlebells in general to make the SelectTech 840 a superb piece of equipment for circuit training.
- This kettlebell has an excellent build quality and is durable. While many users report feeling unsafe lifting budget adjustable weights over their head, my sister and I have never experienced this with the SelectTech 840. In fact, my sister has left hers outside in the rain and even dropped it from overhead, and reported to me that it still works like new.
- It comes with a free year of jrny, which is Bowflex’s unique subscription-based workout app. Bowflex also provides a fairly robust learning platform, which includes how-to videos, for SelectTech 840 users to learn more about their Kettlebell and how to maximize it in their space.
Cons
- Although the SelectTech 840 is one of the cheaper Bowflex products, and perhaps the best value of them all, it’s still expensive in comparison to viable alternatives such as the Titan Fitness Adjustable Kettlebell, which costs $99, or the budget Apex Adjustable Heavy-Duty Kettlebell, which costs $59.
- Because the SelectTech 840 combines six weights in one, it’s a bit larger than the standard kettlebell, and significantly larger than light weight options that aren’t adjustable. While its footprint is quite small overall, it may feel a bit too wide if you’re used to using non adjustable Kettlebells that weigh between 6-12 lbs.
Q&A with an expert
Q: Who should use a kettlebell?
A: Kettlebells are one of the most versatile pieces of free weight equipment, and they’re suitable for all fitness levels. My sister said that she incorporates kettlebells into her clients routines as much as possible because they’re easy to control during dynamic exercises and they encourage smooth, natural body movements during advanced exercises, such as Turkish get ups, due to their design.
Q: What is an example of a kettlebell circuit you have used?
A: Kettlebells are great because you can work out all your major muscle groups, and you can tailor your exercises to specific goals, such as increased size or strength. I incorporate kettlebells into my circuits because it gives my clients the chance to elevate their heart rates while weight training, instead of using traditional exercise machines, such as treadmills. One of my favorite circuits is 3-4 rounds of the following six exercises with 30-45 seconds of rest between each set of 20 reps:
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WWE Superstar Xavier Woods to join esports broadcast for Armed Forces Sports Championship featuring Halo: Infinite on Twitch; G4TV to rebroadcast final
SAN ANTONIO, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rally Cry, the technology company building organized gaming for players of all ages and skill levels, has been tabbed as the esports production partner for FORCECON, a massive military gaming and tech event celebrating the intersection of technology, innovation and the United States Armed Forces.
WHAT: Three esports competitions are taking place on the stage at FORCECON:
- Armed Forces Sports Championship, featuring Halo: Infinite
- Halo $10K Showdown, for registered FORCECON attendees
- Air Force Gaming Minor League championships for Fortnite and Rocket League
WHEN: May 28 and May 29
- May 28, 11 a.m. CDT: Armed Forces Sports Championship featuring Halo: Infinite
- May 29, 10 a.m. CDT: The Halo $10K Showdown
- May 29, 11 a.m. CDT: Air Force Gaming minor league finals for Rocket League
- May 29, 2 p.m. CDT: Air Force Gaming minor league finals for Fortnite
WHERE: Tech Port Center + Arena, an ASM Global managed facility located in San Antonio, Texas (3331 General Hudnell Dr. San Antonio, TX 78226) and https://www.twitch.tv/usarmyesports and https://www.youtube.com/USArmedForcesSports. G4TV will also premiere the championship match on its linear cable channel on Thursday, June 2.
HOW: Tickets for in-person attendance are available here on a first-come basis.
WHO: WWE Superstar Xavier Woods to attend FORCECON and serve as co-host and analyst for Armed Forces Sports Championship, which will feature teams from all six branches:
CONTACT: To secure a media badge to attend FORCECON or speak with Rally Cry founder Adam Rosen (ex-Blizzard, Tespa founder) to learn more about the event, please contact Bob Holtzman at bob@co-opmode.gg or 310-386-5315.
ABOUT RALLY CRY
Rally Cry, a technology company located in Southern California, is building organized gaming for players of all ages and skill levels. Founded by esports veteran Adam Rosen, who previously built the largest collegiate esports organization in North America, the company is creating an organized way for gamers to connect, play and compete with each other. The company's engineers, designers, entrepreneurs and lifelong gamers believe gaming is a force for good. Rally Cry has delivered competitive gaming opportunities as a partner of several respected organizations including the US Air Force, US Space Force, Boy Scouts of America, Learfield, Van Wagner and National Football League.
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Carolina Panthers defensive end Henry Anderson recently had stroke -- but wants to play Sunday
Henry Anderson, a defensive end for the Carolina Panthers, revealed on Wednesday that he suffered a "minor stroke" in October, and that he's hopeful of returning to action on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.
On Oct. 22, a day before the Panthers faced Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Anderson was admitted to the hospital after feeling numbness in his legs and arms as well as experiencing his speech slurring.
"We got it resolved pretty quickly," Anderson said on Wednesday. "It was a stroke, so it's basically like a blood clot in your brain."
After a few days in the hospital, Anderson was released and put on the reserve/non-football injury list on Oct. 25, but the reason wasn't known until Wednesday.
"I didn't know much about strokes, but I found out more about them and realized I got pretty lucky avoiding anything serious and long-term," Anderson said.
"I am glad that I was kind of oblivious when it happened because I would have been a little more panicked had I realized what was going on. But like I said, I got pretty lucky."
On Wednesday, the 2015 third-round draft pick was designated to return from the reserve/non-football injury list allowing him to return to the roster over 21 days, but Anderson is hopeful of making a return sooner -- he wants to suit up on Sunday.
"I'm a football player,'' Anderson said. "If I'm cleared to play, I want to be out there and play football because that's what I love to do.
"If the doctors say I'm good to go and I've got clearance, I want to be out there with my guys and playing with my brothers.''
The Panthers (4-8) sit third in the NFC South ahead of their Sunday clash against the Seahawks.
Anderson's teammate Brian Burns said that the team was not told about Anderson's stroke before the October game against the Bucs.
"I just kind of remember him not being at the meeting for personal reasons,'' Burns said. "It was scary to me when we found out he had a stroke because he was so young and he's an athlete.
"He is like in top-tier shape. I feel like most of the times when I hear about strokes it is older people or obese people or maybe because of a heat stroke, or something like that."
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginians have used an education tip line Gov. Glenn Youngkin set up to submit concerns about curriculum, remote learning, books, mask policies, teachers and other topics, according to a sampling of emails provided to news outlets as part of a settlement agreement.
Some positive feedback was included in the batch of approximately 350 documents provided this week to news outlets that sued the Republican governor in April seeking disclosure of the information. But the majority of emails expressed anger or frustration with teachers, administrators and school policies, particularly with COVID-19 protocols.
“My children are given busy work, with no new material being taught,” a parent from Spotsylvania County wrote in February, objecting to the number of remote learning days at her child’s high school.
Another parent wrote to the principal of her child’s school, copying in the tip line address, asking her to provide lesson plans and lesson objective sheets from her child’s 7th-grade teachers.
The parent wanted to ensure their child wasn’t “being taught divisive concepts (or in Biology not being taught divisive gender-bending LGBT-campaigns with overly-sexualized lesson content).”
The parent, whose name was redacted from the email, said it was only because of remote learning during the pandemic that parents discovered the school board’s “secret leftist, politically motivated agenda and Critical Race Theory -CRT brainwashing.”
Another parent objected to pay raises given to teachers.
“Though teachers did not step foot in the classroom during the 2020-2021 school year, the district allocated a whopping $32.7 million to give educators additional pay,” he wrote.
Youngkin, who campaigned heavily on education and a promise to give parents more sway in their children’s curriculums, introduced the tip line soon after he was inaugurated in January. That same month, he touted it during an interview as a way to ensure that his administration was aware of what was happening at the school level and enable it to “catalog” and “root out” instances of divisive practices.
A teachers union, Democrats in the General Assembly, some parents and other observers — including celebrities who caught wind of the tip line as it drew national news coverage — criticized the move as divisive, authoritarian and unfairly targeting educators.
Many of the emails to the tip line were supportive of Youngkin’s approach to education policy.
Mital Gandhi, a parent from northern Virginia, said he initially wrote to local education officials after he discovered that his school district eliminated Algebra I from the list of classes 6th-grade students could take.
Gandhi said he followed up with an email to the tip line and the Virginia Department of Education. A department administrator responded and said the state was not prohibiting local school systems from allowing 6th-graders to take Algebra I. Gandhi said his son and several other students in 6th grade are now taking the class.
Gandhi wrote that the tip line was a way of “leveling the playing field for parents and students.”
“What Gov. Youngkin has done is he has put more power to the parents,” he said.
One person disagreed with Youngkin’s approach and used the tip line to urge him not to ban “critical race theory” or controversial books.
“Please do not move us away from progress by supporting these backward notions of forward motion,” wrote one woman, who did not say whether she was a parent with children in the public school system.
News organizations filed requests for records related to the tip line, but the governor’s office had declined to provide them based the administration’s contention that the emails were “working papers and correspondence” of the governor’s office and thus not required to be disclosed under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Youngkin and other governors have made routine use of the working papers exemption to withhold a wide range of records.
“The Governor wants constituents to be able to reach out to him without fear that their communications will not be kept confidential,” Macaulay Porter, a spokeswoman for Youngkin, said in a statement.
A coalition of news organizations filed suit in April, alleging Youngkin was violating the public records law.
The news organizations reached a settlement agreement with Youngkin last month that called for the Department of Education to produce about 350 documents in its possession that included emails sent to the tip line. The governor’s office was not required to hand over documents sent to its office.
“This Settlement Agreement is entered into as the result of a compromise solely for the purpose of avoiding additional expenses and the risk of further litigation. It should not be construed as adopting or rejecting the position of any Party to the litigation,” the settlement agreement says.
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Starbucks is pulling out of the Russian market.
In a memo to employees Monday, the Seattle coffee giant said it decided to close its 130 stores and no longer have a brand presence in Russia. Starbucks said it will continue to pay its nearly 2,000 Russian employees for six months and help them transition to new jobs.
Starbucks’ move follows McDonald’s exit from the Russian market last week. McDonald’s is selling its stores __ which are almost all owned by the company __ to an existing Russian franchisee. The stores won’t be allowed to use McDonald’s name or menu.
Starbucks’ stores are owned and operated by Alshaya Group, a Kuwait-based franchise operator. A spokesperson for Alshaya referred questions to Starbucks on Monday.
Starbucks entered the Russian market in 2007. In early March, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Starbucks announced that it would keep its Russian stores open but donate any profits to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine.
But a few days later – after Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, McDonald’s and others temporarily halted their business in Russia – Starbucks changed course and temporarily closed its Russian stores.
“Through this dynamic situation, we will continue to make decisions that are true to our mission and values and communicate with transparency,” then Starbucks Corp. CEO Kevin Johnson wrote in a message to employees.
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Betty Payne, 79, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Jerome. Arrangements are under the care of Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, Twin Falls.
Frank Gene Snapp, 94, of Rupert died Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at Minidoka Memorial Hospital in Rupert. Arrangements are under the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, Burley.
Portia Schrenk, 72, of Declo died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. Arrangements are under the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, Burley.
Don L. Fouts, 81, of Twin Falls died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Twin Falls. Arrangements are under the care of Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, Twin Falls.
Karla Brightwell, 67, of Jerome died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary & Crematory, Jerome.
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William Allen Birdwell, 91, of Wendell and formerly of Buhl, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at a local hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Farmer Funeral Chapel, Buhl.
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WAWONA, Calif. — The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained closed Saturday as firefighters battled a blaze that threatened the gathering of the iconic trees and forced hundreds of campers to evacuate.
The rest of the park in California remained open, though smoke that hung in the air obscured some of the most scenic vistas and views.
More than 500 mature sequoias were threatened in the Mariposa Grove but as of Saturday afternoon there were no reports of severe damage to any named trees, including the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant. Some of the massive trunks were wrapped in fire-resistant foil for protection as the blaze burned out of control.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Beyond the trees, the small community of Wawona, which is surrounded by park and a campground, was under threat, with people ordered to leave their homes and campsites on Friday night.
The fire was proving difficult to contain, with firefighters throwing “every tactic imaginable" at it, said Nancy Phillipe, a Yosemite fire information spokesperson. That included air drops of fire retardant as well as the planned use of bulldozers to create fire lines, a tactic that's rarely used in a wilderness setting like Yosemite, Phillipe said.
The bulldozers would primarily be used to put in fire lines to protect Wawona, she said. About 600 to 700 people who were staying at the Wawona campground in tents, cabins and an historic hotel were ordered to leave.
Though firefighters were facing hot and dry conditions, they didn't have to contend with intense winds on Saturday, said Jeffrey Barlow, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford. Given the relatively small size of the fire and minimal winds, smoke impacts were not expected to stretch far beyond the park, he said.
The giant sequoias, native in only about 70 groves spread along the western slope of California’s Sierra Nevada range, were once considered impervious to flames but have become increasingly vulnerable as wildfires fueled by a buildup of undergrowth from a century of fire suppression and drought exacerbated by climate change have become more intense and destructive.
Lightning-sparked wildfires over the past two years have killed up to a fifth of the estimated 75,000 large sequoias, which are the biggest trees by volume.
There was no obvious natural spark for the fire that broke out Thursday next to the park’s Washburn Trail, Phillipe said. Smoke was reported by visitors walking in the grove that reopened in 2018 after a $40 million renovation that took three years.
The fire had grown to about 1.9 square miles by Saturday evening.
A fierce windstorm ripped through the grove a year-and-a-half ago and toppled 15 giant sequoias, along with countless other trees.
The downed trees, along with massive numbers of pines killed by bark beetles, provided ample fuel for the flames.
The park has used prescribed burns to clear brush around the sequoias, which helps protect them if flames spread farther into the grove.
Meanwhile, most evacuation orders were lifted Saturday in the Sierra foothills about 80 miles to the northwest of the Yosemite fire, where a fire broke out on July 4. The Electra Fire that began near Jackson was mostly contained, and only areas directly within the fire's perimeter remained under evacuation orders, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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All Walmart stores in Portland to permanently close
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) – The last two Walmart stores within Portland’s city limits will be closing later this month, the company announced.
The locations, at 1123 North Hayden Meadows Drive and at 4200 Southeast 82nd Avenue at the Eastport Plaza, will both close March 24.
Walmart said they are closing the stores because they were not meeting financial expectations.
“The decision to close these stores was made after a careful review of their overall performance,” a Walmart spokesperson said. “We consider many factors, including current and projected financial performance, location, population, customer needs, and the proximity of other nearby stores when making these difficult decisions. After we decide to move forward, our focus is on our associates and their transition, which is the case here.”
People who live near the stores that are closing say the closure is going to have a big impact on low-income shoppers.
“Safeway is the go-to-store if I have to, but that’s three times the price I would spend here,” Walmart shopper Amanda Pahl said. “What are we going to do? You’ve got to go further then you have to spend gas money. Might as well pay for it at Safeway at this point.”
According to a Walmart spokesperson, pharmacy staff will work with customers to transfer their prescriptions to other locations before the store closing date.
All employees at the two locations will have the option to transfer to other, nearby locations.
There will still be more than a dozen Walmart stores in the Portland metro area, outside of Portland’s city limits.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Minnesota senators, holding firm despite only a one-vote majority, were poised Friday to pass gun control legislation strongly supported by the governor that would align the battleground state with others nationally that have taken steps to keep guns out of the hands of people in crisis and criminals.
The proposals include a “red flag law” that would allow authorities to ask courts for “extreme risk protection orders” to temporarily take guns away from people deemed to be an imminent threat to others or themselves. The provision is part of a broad public safety budget bill that also contains expanded background checks for gun transfers.
“What we are going to be providing — finally — is a path forward for families and law enforcement who know that someone's exhibiting signs of crisis and danger," said Democratic Sen. Rob Latz of St. Louis Park, chairman of the Senate public safety committee. "And it will give them lawful tools to separate people in crisis from the firearms that are around them.”
Nineteen other states have some kind of red flag laws, Latz noted at a news conference, including several red states.
Across the country, a few cracks have been opening up in the pattern of Republican-controlled states loosening gun laws while Democratic states like Minnesota tighten them. GOP Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee wants to call a special session to pass what he has avoided calling a red flag law, calling it a “toxic political label.” And two Republicans in a Texas legislative committee broke ranks to back raising the age for buying semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21. But it’s far too soon to say the GOP is changing direction even amid a record-setting pace for mass killings in the U.S.
The overall package survived an initial test vote when all Democrats voted down a Republican motion to send it back to a House-Senate conference committee for more work.
Some rural Democratic senators had long been on the fence. But a key moment came Wednesday when one of them, Sen. Grant Hauschild of Hermantown announced that he would support the overall bill. The two gun measures were not part of the public safety budget bill that the Senate passed earlier. But they were added Wednesday in the conference committee that negotiated the final version, providing some political cover to holdouts by wrapping them into a much bigger public safety package.
The debate was expected to last well into Friday evening. Leaders of the Republican minority signaled ahead of time that they were upset with several non-firearms provisions that were added to the public safety bill in conference committee that weren't in the original Senate-passed version of the bill.
Democrats who have a more comfortable majority in the Minnesota House scheduled the package for debate late Friday night on the presumption that the Senate would pass it first. The House had already passed the gun measures as part of its original public safety bill. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has repeatedly said he will sign the legislation.
The package also includes tougher restrictions on the use by police of no-knock warrants. While it stops short of a ban, it allows only very limited exceptions.
GOP leaders objected to how the final version of the 522-page bill wasn't posted until around 2:30 a.m. Friday. Members can vote only up or down on a conference committee report. They can't amend it. And Republicans were upset at their voices being shut out of shaping the final version, which they oppose on Second Amendment and other grounds.
“This bill is actually what bad legislating looks like,” Republican House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth of Cold Spring said at a separate news conference. “Democrats have full control, but a very small margin.”
The Minnesota Legislature is rushing to complete work on the major budget bills of the session before the May 22 adjournment deadline. Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman of Brooklyn Park told reporters Thursday that she wants to adjourn early — either next Thursday night or early next Friday morning. Senate Democratic leaders, however, have not agreed to that.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett and Ling Ma, already two of the year’s most honored writers, are among eight winners of the lucrative Windham-Campbell Prize. Each of the recipients, who also include the dramatists Dominique Morisseau and Jasmine Lee-Jones, will be given $175,000.
Over the last few weeks, Everett has been voted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, won the PEN/Jean Stein Award for his novel “Dr. No” and was a National Book Critics Circle awards fiction finalist. Ma, whose story collection “Bliss Montage” won the book critics fiction prize, is also this year’s winner of the Story Prize for best short fiction.
The prizes were first thought of in the 1980s by author Donald Windham and actor-writer Sandy M. Campbell and formally established a decade ago to “call attention to literary achievement and provide writers with the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns.” The other winners announced Tuesday by Yale University, where the awards are administered, are the nonfiction writers Susan Williams and Darran Anderson and the poets Alexis Pauline Gumbs and dg nanouk okpik.
Previous winners include James Salter, Yiyun Li and Suzan-Lori Parks.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune and its rings haven’t looked this good in decades.
NASA released new glamour shots of our solar system’s outermost planet Wednesday taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The pictures taken in July show not only Neptune’s thin rings, but its faint dust bands, never before observed in the infrared, as well as seven of its 14 known moons.
Webb showed Jupiter at its best in a series of fresh photos released last month.
Launched less than a year ago, the $10 billion Webb is spending most of its time peering much deeper into the universe. Astronomers hope to see back to almost the beginning of time when the first stars and galaxies were forming.
NASA’s Voyager 2 was the first spacecraft to see Neptune in all its gaseous glory, during a 1989 flyby. No other spacecraft have visited the icy, blue planet. So it’s been three decades since astronomers last saw these rings with such detail and clarity, said the Space Science Institute’s Heidi Hammel, a planetary astronomer working with Webb.
Hammel tweeted that she wept when she saw the rings, yelling and making “my kids, my mom, even my cats look.”
Webb is the world’s biggest, most powerful telescope, operating 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth. It rocketed into space last December.
The observatory is in good health, according to NASA, except for one item.
NASA reported this week that a mechanism on one of Webb’s instruments showed signs of increased friction late last month in one of four observing modes. Observations are on hold in this one particular observing track, as a review board decides on a path forward.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time.
The International Olympic Committee planned to announce the change Friday on the 110th anniversary of Thorpe winning the decathlon and later being proclaimed by King Gustav V of Sweden as “the greatest athlete in the world.”
Thorpe, a Native American, returned to a ticker-tape parade in New York, but months later it was discovered he had been paid to play minor league baseball over two summers, an infringement of the Olympic amateurism rules. He was stripped of his gold medals in what was described as the first major international sports scandal.
Thorpe to some remains the greatest all-around athlete ever. He was voted as the Associated Press’ Athlete of the Half Century in a poll in 1950.
In 1982 — 29 years after Thorpe's death — the IOC gave duplicate gold medals to his family but his Olympic records were not reinstated, nor was his status as the sole gold medalist of the two events.
Two years ago, a Bright Path Strong petition advocated declaring Thorpe the outright winner of the pentathlon and decathlon in 1912. The IOC had listed him as a co-champion in the official record book.
“We welcome the fact that, thanks to the great engagement of Bright Path Strong, a solution could be found,” IOC President Thomas Bach said in a statement as part of Friday's announcement. “This is a most exceptional and unique situation, which has been addressed by an extraordinary gesture of fair play from the National Olympic Committees concerned.”
World Athletics, the governing body of track and field, has also agreed to amend its records, the IOC said.
Thorpe tripled the score of his nearest competitor in the pentathlon and had 688 more points than the second-place finisher in the decathlon.
During the closing ceremony, King Gustav V told Thorpe: “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.”
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ADSs Will Continue to Trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market in the U.S.
STOCKHOLM, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq: WAVE, Nasdaq First North: ECOWVE) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company"), a leader in the production of clean electricity from ocean and sea waves, today announced that Nasdaq First North Growth Market Sweden ("Nasdaq First North") has accepted the Company's application to delist its common shares. As a result, from June 14, 2022, Eco Wave Power's only listed securities will be its American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") which trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker "WAVE".
The Company submitted the application 90 days after announcing its intention to delist via a press release on February 25, 2022.
Nasdaq First North has informed the company of its decision on May 30, 2022, announcing that the last day of trading for the Company's common shares on Nasdaq First North will be June 13, 2022.
The Company clarified that it plans to keep the electronic number of the Swedish common shares in place. As a result, holders of the Swedish common shares are under no obligation to take any action and may maintain their current holdings in the current format (meaning there is no obligation to convert the Swedish common shares to ADSs).
If and when a shareholder decides to trade their shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, only then would they need to convert their common shares to ADSs.
Eco Wave Power has reached an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the depository of the ADSs, to enable all shareholders on Nasdaq First North to convert their common shares to ADSs, free of charge, for ninety (90) days from the date of the Company's submission of its delisting application to Nasdaq First North. Meaning, that all shareholders will have 90 days commencing on May 25, 2022 and ending on August 23, 2022 to convert their common shares into ADSs free of charge.
Afterwards, shareholders will be able to convert their common shares into ADSs listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market at any time.
Attached to this press release as Appendix A is a conversion guide which provides further explanation on the share conversion process.
"As we advance new project opportunities in the United States and expand our pipeline in this market, we see a significant opportunity to leverage our listing on the Nasdaq to elevate our corporate profile and ultimately improve our liquidity and value," commented Inna Braverman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Eco Wave Power. "Consolidating trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market is expected to reduce the public company expenses related to maintaining two listings, streamline our administrative requirements associated with complying with listing rules in two different jurisdictions and ultimately make it easier for our global shareholders to access liquidity in the largest capital market in the world."
For more information, please contact:
Inna Braverman, CEO
Inna@ecowavepower.com
+972.35094017
For additional inquiries, please contact:
Investor Contact:
Matt Chesler, CFA
FNK IR
+1.646.809.2183
wave@fnkir.com
Media Contact:
Jacob Scott, Vectis Strategies
+1.412.445.7719
jscott@vectisstrategies.com
About Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)
Eco Wave Power is a leading onshore wave energy technology company that developed a patented, smart and cost-efficient technology for turning ocean and sea waves into green electricity. Eco Wave Power's mission is to assist in the fight against climate change by enabling commercial power production from the ocean and sea waves.
Eco Wave Power is recognized as a "Pioneering Technology" by the Israeli Ministry of Energy and was labeled as an "Efficient Solution" by the Solar Impulse Foundation. Eco Wave Power received funding from the European Union Regional Development Fund, Innovate UK and the European Commission's Horizon 2020 framework program. The Company has also received the "Global Climate Action Award" from the United Nations.
Eco Wave Power's common shares (ECOWVE) are traded on Nasdaq First North and its ADSs (WAVE) are traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
For more info please visit: www.ecowavepower.com.
Vator Securities is the company's Certified Advisor (+46 8 580 065 99, ca@vatorsec.se).
Information on, or accessible through, the websites mentioned above does not form part of this press release.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. For example, Eco Wave Power is using forward-looking statements when it discusses delisting from and the last day of trading its common shares on Nasdaq First North, elevating its profile and improving liquidity on the Nasdaq U.S., conversion of common shares into ADSs by the Company's shareholders and its focus on growing opportunities in the United States. Except as otherwise required by law, Eco Wave Power undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting Eco Wave Power is contained under the heading "Risk Factors" in Eco Wave Power's Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2021 on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which is available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov.
Appendix A
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)
Issuance and Conversion Guide
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) ("Eco Wave") has submitted an application to delist its common shares from Nasdaq First North Growth Market ("Nasdaq First North"). The formal application for delisting was submitted to Nasdaq First North on May 25, 2022 and Nasdaq First North has decided that June 13, 2022 will be the delisting date at which Eco Wave's common shares will be officially delisted in Sweden ("Delisting Date"). After the Delisting Date, Eco Wave's only listed securities will be its American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") which trade exclusively on the Nasdaq Capital Market in the United States under ticker symbol WAVE and CUSIP# 27900N103. Shareholders of Eco Wave are encouraged to convert their common shares to ADSs. Issuance fees for the conversions of Eco Wave common shares are waived during the ninety (90) days from the date of the Company's submission of its delisting application to Nasdaq First North. Meaning, all holders of Eco Wave's common shares will have 90 days commencing on May 25, 2022 and ending on August 23, 2022 to convert their common shares into ADSs free of charge. Below is the detailed procedure for converting your common shares to ADSs:
- The common shareholder's broker must deposit the underlying common shares in electronic form to The Bank of New York Mellon's ("BNYM") custodial account in Sweden. For the purpose of determining the trade date of the deposit, please use the actual date of deposit as the trade date. See below custodian information:
Custodian Name: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB ("SEB")
SWIFT (BIC): ESSESESS
Contact Email address: settlement.sweden@seb.se
Telephone No: +371 677 57310
For credit to: The Bank of New York Mellon DR
Account No: 01001151658
Note: The Bank of New York Mellon ("BNYM") does not issue fractional ADSs. To avoid delay in converting common shares to ADSs, the common shareholder's broker must deposit common shares equivalent to the issuance of whole ADSs only. Any deposit resulting in fractional ADSs will be rejected in its entirely by BNYM and BNYM will advise SEB accordingly. For the avoidance of doubt, BNYM will not issue whole ADSs and return the excess common shares back to the common shareholder's bank or broker.
- BNYM must have complete instructions indicating where the ADSs will be delivered at the Depositary Trust Company ("DTC"). DTC serves as a clearinghouse to process and settle security trades. All deposits made at SEB must therefore include the following information relating to the a) broker receiving the delivery of ADSs from BNYM and b) investor or the ultimate beneficial holder: DTC Broker name, DTC Broker participant number, investor's or ultimate beneficiary's name and account number with the DTC Broker. Providing complete information upon deposit will avoid delay in completing the conversion process.
Note: Most of the country's biggest brokers, dealers and financial institutions are DTC members or participants and each is assigned a DTC participant number. If the common shareholder's broker is not a direct DTC participant, they will have to settle trades through a DTC Participating settlement agent of the common shareholder's broker. Non-DTC participant broker will not be able to settle security trades. BNYM will deliver the ADSs to a DTC participant only.
- Upon receipt of the SWIFT confirmation of deposit from SEB and complete delivery instructions, BNYM will deliver the ADSs to DTC for credit to the counterparty, who will further credit the investor's or ultimate beneficiary's account (thus, BNYM needs the additional information relating to where the ADSs will be ultimately credited). To avoid delay in completing the delivery of the ADSs, it is helpful for investors to advise their brokers to receive BNYM's delivery of the ADSs to complete the conversion process.
- Issuance fees for the conversions of Eco Wave common shares are waived during the ninety (90) days from the date of the Company's submission of its delisting application to Nasdaq First North Growth Market. Meaning, that all shareholders will have 90 days commencing on May 25, 2022 and ending on August 23, 2022 to convert their common shares into ADSs free of charge. Thereafter, issuance fees will be charged on conversions of common shares at the rate of $5 per 100 ADSs or a fraction thereof.
- Questions about taxability of the conversions must be addressed by the converting investor with their tax advisor.
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-- Revenue of $129.6 million, up 9.5% year over year --
-- Adjusted EBITDA above the top end of guidance --
-- Raising Full Year Revenue Guidance to $517 million - $521 million --
NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN) ("LivePerson" or the "Company"), a global leader in conversational AI, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Third Quarter Highlights
Total revenue was $129.6 million for the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 9.5% as compared to the same period last year. Within total revenue, business operations revenue for the third quarter of 2022 increased 10% from the comparable prior-year period to $120.1 million, and revenue from consumer operations increased 4% from the comparable prior-year period to $9.5 million.
LivePerson signed 7 seven-figure deals and 86 deals in total for the third quarter, consisting of 29 new and 57 existing customer contracts. While the aggregate number of new logo deals is down year over year, the number of Enterprise new logos is up 14% year over year and the aggregate dollar bookings on new logos is up 20% year over year. Trailing-twelve-months average revenue per enterprise and mid-market customer increased 18% for the third quarter to $675,000, up from approximately $570,000 for the comparable prior-year period.
"Throughout fiscal year 2022, LivePerson has been focused on three key actions to optimize profitable revenue growth: growing new logos, expanding existing accounts, and advancing strategic partnerships by opening our AI to other platforms and strengthening it to drive enhanced value to customers" said founder and CEO Robert LoCascio. "This is evidenced by the execution we delivered in Q3 with upsells and renewals. We are seeing good traction with brands moving us into the mission-critical, Tier 1 group of providers, which we continue to see play out as some of our largest brands re-up with us and commit to longer terms and larger volumes."
"Consistent with the profitable growth plan we've been executing on throughout the year, we continued to optimize our cost structure in the third quarter. We're making durable changes to our operating model that we anticipate will position us to generate double-digit adjusted EBITDA margins and positive free cash flow in 2023," said CFO John Collins. "Over the medium to long term, we expect these cost reductions, coupled with the emphasis on scalable, high-margin revenue sources, to better align sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expenses with best-in-class industry benchmarks."
Customer Expansion
During the third quarter, the Company signed 7 seven-figure deals out of 86 total deals for the quarter with new customers, including:
- An alternative lending provider operating across North America;
- The UK's largest auto insurance provider with over 14 million members; and
- A large provider of public healthcare programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace.
The Company also expanded business with:
- A Fortune 500 fast-casual dining chain;
- A large online marketplace for resale luxury goods;
- A Fortune 100 US-based insurance company; and
- One of the largest Fortune 20 healthcare payors in the U.S.
Net Loss and Adjusted Operating (Loss) Income
Net loss for the third quarter of 2022 was $43.2 million or $0.56 per share, as compared to a net loss of $32.8 million or $0.47 per share for the third quarter of 2021. Adjusted operating income, a non-GAAP financial metric, for the third quarter of 2022 was $2.0 million, as compared to an immaterial adjusted operating loss for the third quarter of 2021. Adjusted operating (loss) income excludes amortization of purchased intangibles and finance leases, stock-based compensation, other litigation and consulting costs, restructuring costs, contingent earn-out adjustments, acquisition costs, interest income (expense), and other expense (income).
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, for the third quarter of 2022 was $9.1 million as compared to $6.9 million for the third quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA excludes amortization of purchased intangibles and finance leases, stock-based compensation, depreciation, other litigation and consulting costs, restructuring costs, contingent earn-out adjustments, provision for income taxes, acquisition costs, interest income (expense), and other expense (income).
A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures has been provided in the financial tables included in this press release. An explanation of the non-GAAP financial measures and how they are calculated is included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company's cash balance was $393.3 million at September 30, 2022, as compared to $521.8 million at December 31, 2021.
Financial Expectations
The following forward-looking measures and the underlying assumptions involve significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and actual results may vary materially from these forward-looking measures. The Company does not present a quantitative reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and non-GAAP gross margin to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures (or otherwise present such forward-looking GAAP measures) because it is impractical to forecast certain items without unreasonable efforts due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting, within a reasonable range, the occurrence and financial impact of and the periods in which such items may be recognized. In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain items, including amortization of purchased intangibles, stock-based compensation, depreciation, other litigation and consulting costs, restructuring costs, contingent earn-out adjustments, benefit from income taxes, interest income (expense), and other expense (income), which depend on future events that the Company is unable to predict. Depending on the size of these items, they could have a significant impact on the Company's GAAP financial results.
As for guidance, we expect a continued strong performance by WildHealth and elevated professional services in the fourth quarter. Considering those expectations, coupled with more upsells and early renewals in the third quarter than previously expected, we are raising revenue guidance for the full year. We now expect revenue in a range of $517 million to $521 million, or 10% to 11% year over year growth, an improvement to the midpoint of approximately $6 million. For full year adjusted EBITDA, due to our current expectation for potential revenue upside and additional P&L optimizations, we are reaffirming our previous guidance range of $1 million to $10 million.
The implication for fourth quarter revenue is a range of $124.5 million to $128.7 million, or approximately 1% to 4% year over year. As for adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter, we expect a range of $14.9 million to $24.0 million, or 12% to 19% margin relative to the midpoint of revenue guidance. We are expecting non-GAAP gross margins to be in the range of 72% to 74%.
Fourth Quarter 2022
Full Year 2022
The Company is maintaining guidance of non-GAAP gross margin of 72% - 74% for the full year 2022 and the fourth quarter of 2022.
Stock-Based Compensation
Included in the accompanying financial results are expenses related to stock-based compensation, as follows:
Amortization of Purchased Intangibles and Finance Leases
Included in the accompanying financial results are expenses related to the amortization of purchased intangibles and finance leases, as follows:
Supplemental Third Quarter 2022 Presentation
LivePerson will post a presentation providing supplemental information for the third quarter 2022 on the investor relations section of the Company's web site at www.ir.liveperson.com.
Earnings Teleconference Information
The Company will discuss its third quarter of 2022 financial results during a teleconference today, November 7, 2022. To participate via telephone, callers should dial in five to ten minutes prior to the 5:00 p.m. Eastern start time; domestic callers (U.S. and Canada) should dial 1-877-407-0784, while international callers should dial 1-201-689-8560, and both should reference the conference ID "13733773."
The conference call will also be simulcast live on the Internet and can be accessed by logging onto the investor relations section of the Company's web site at www.ir.liveperson.com.
If you are unable to participate in the live call, the teleconference will be available for replay approximately two hours after the call. To access the replay, please call 1-844-512-2921 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-412-317-6671 (international). Please reference the conference ID "13733773." A replay will also be available on the investor relations section of the Company's web site at www.ir.liveperson.com.
About LivePerson
LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) is a global leader in customer engagement solutions. We create AI-powered digital experiences that feel Curiously Human. Our customers — including leading brands like HSBC, Orange, and GM Financial — have conversations with millions of consumers as personally as they would with one. Our Conversational Cloud platform powers nearly a billion conversational interactions every month, providing a uniquely rich data set to build connections that reduce costs, increase revenue, and are anything but artificial. Fast Company named us the #1 Most Innovative AI Company in the world. To talk with us or our Conversational AI, please visit liveperson.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Investors are cautioned that the following financial measures used in this press release are "non-GAAP financial measures": (i) adjusted EBITDA, or earnings/(loss) before (benefit from) income taxes, interest income (expense), other expense (income), depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, restructuring costs, acquisition costs and other costs; (ii) adjusted EBITDA margin, or earnings/(loss) before (benefit from) income taxes, interest income (expense), other expense (income), depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, restructuring costs, acquisition costs and other costs divided by revenue; (iii) adjusted operating (loss) income, or operating income (loss) excluding amortization, stock-based compensation, restructuring costs, acquisition costs, deferred tax asset valuation allowance, and other costs; (iv) free cash flow, or net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized software; and (v) non‑GAAP gross profit and non‑GAAP gross margin, or GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin, respectively, adjusted to exclude, as applicable, certain expenses as presented the Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA.
Non-GAAP financial information should not be construed as an alternative to any other measures of performance determined in accordance with GAAP, or as an indicator of our operating performance, liquidity or cash flows generated by operating, investing and financing activities as there may be significant factors or trends that it fails to address. We present non-GAAP financial information because we believe that it is helpful to some investors as one measure of our operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release and on our earnings call regarding LivePerson that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future events or results to differ materially from such statements. Any such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to financial guidance, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. It is routine for our internal projections and expectations to change as the quarter and year progress, and therefore it should be clearly understood that the internal projections and beliefs upon which we base our expectations may change. Although these expectations may change, we are under no obligation to inform you if they do. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein include, without limitation: major public health issues, and specifically the pandemic caused by the spread of COVID-19, and their effects on the U.S. and global markets; our ability to retain key personnel, attract new personnel and to manage staff attrition; strain on our personnel resources and infrastructure from supporting our existing and growing customer base; the ability to successfully integrate past or potential future acquisitions; our ability to secure additional financing to execute our business strategy; delays in our implementation cycles; payment-related risks; potential fluctuations in our quarterly revenue and operating results; limitations on the effectiveness of our controls; non-payment or late payment of amounts due to us from a significant number of customers; volatility in the capital markets; recognition of revenue from subscriptions; customer retention and engagement; the migration of existing customers to our new platform; our ability to attract new customers and new consumer users of our consumer services; our ability to develop and maintain successful relationships with social media and other third-party consumer messaging platforms and endpoints; the highly competitive markets in which we operate; general economic conditions; privacy concerns relating to the Internet that could result in new legislation or negative public perception; new regulatory or other legal requirements that could materially impact our business; governmental export controls and economic sanctions; industry-specific regulation and unfavorable industry-specific laws, regulations or interpretive positions; future regulation of the Internet or mobile devices; greater than anticipated income, non-income and transactional tax liabilities; failures or security breaches in our services, those of our third party providers, or in the websites of our customers; regulation or possible misappropriation of personal information belonging to our customers' Internet users; technology systems beyond our control and technology-related defects that could disrupt the LivePerson services; our dependence on the continued viability of the Internet; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights or potential infringement of the intellectual property rights of third parties; the use of AI in our product offerings; the presence of, and difficulty in correcting, errors, failures or "bugs" in our products; our ability to license necessary third party software for use in our products and services, and our ability to successfully integrate third party software; potential adverse impact due to foreign currency and cryptocurrency exchange rate fluctuations; additional regulatory requirements, tax liabilities, currency exchange rate fluctuations and other risks as we expand internationally, as we expand into new offerings including AI-assisted healthcare and/or as we expand into direct-to-consumer services; risks related to our operations in Israel and Ukraine, and the civil and political unrest and potential for armed conflict in those regions; potential failure to meeting service level commitments to certain customers; legal liability and/or negative publicity for the services provided to consumers via our technology platforms; technological or other defects that could disrupt or negatively impact our services; our ability to maintain our reputation; our lengthy sales cycles; changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; natural catastrophic events and interruption to our business by man-made problems; potential limitations on our ability to use net operating losses to offset future taxable income; risks related to our common stock being traded on more than one securities exchange; and other factors described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2022. This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Readers are referred to the Company's reports and documents filed from time to time by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of these and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations contact
ir-lp@liveperson.com
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LONDON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Satellite connectivity provider Sateliot has joined the largest trade organization serving the IoT sector – the IoT M2M Council (IMC) – to raise awareness of its novel technology that seamlessly combines low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity with more traditional cellular networks and for the first time in history under standard 5G protocol. Sateliot provides connectivity for off-the-shelf, unmodified 5G NB-IoT devices covering 100% of the Earth. The IMC is comprised of 25,000 product makers/designers and enterprise users that deploy IoT solutions in a wide range of vertical markets around the globe.
"Our solution allows the same few-dollars NB-IoT RF module that works over cellular to connect, without any change in hardware, to our constellation of satellites, allowing basically seamless everywhere connectivity" says Sateliot CCO Gianluca Redolfi, who will represent the company on the IMC Board of Governors, "We look at the IMC as an ideal platform to establish thought leadership in crucial vertical markets – IMC membership will drive awareness among buyers of IoT technology."
The combined connectivity service allows for ubiquitous global coverage at a fraction of the cost for traditional satellite connectivity. Sateliot's Early Adopters Program (EAP) is still open and offers early access to the technology at better conditions, already attracting hundreds of companies interested in deploying the services. The company's first satellite was launched in March of 2021 and plans call for the launch of a broader constellation by first quarter of next year via the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (also known as the SpaceX program), with an eye towards commercialization in mid-2023.
"We welcome Sateliot and its unrivaled new technology to the IMC Board of Governors, and we expect to be hearing a lot more about it – and LEO technology in general – in the coming months," says IMC Chairman Romil Bahl, President & CEO of KORE. For its part, the IMC provides template RFPs to help its rank-and-file membership source IoT technology, organizes educational events, and provides tools to help assess IoT readiness.
The IMC is the largest trade group dedicated to the global IoT sector. Board companies include 1NCE, Aeris, Airgain, Astrocast, AVSystem, BICS, Blues Wireless, Digi International, Fibocom, floLIVE, Ground Control, Gurtam, iBasis, Ignion, IoT Launch, Keyfactor, KORE, Losant, Microsoft Azure IoT, MultiTech, Pelion, Pod Group, Quectel, RevX Systems, Sateliot, Somos, Tata Communications, Telit, Utimaco, Vodafone.
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Pictured from left, Gabe McElwain, Madi Kate Vuncannon and Mylie Downs. The Walnut trio combined to bring home four gold medals and one silver medal from Friday's MHSAA Class 2A State Championship Track and Field Meet in Pearl.
Pictured from left, Gabe McElwain, Madi Kate Vuncannon and Mylie Downs. The Walnut trio combined to bring home four gold medals and one silver medal from Friday's MHSAA Class 2A State Championship Track and Field Meet in Pearl.
PEARL • A total of 13 medals have made their way back to Benton and Tippah counties after last weekend’s MHSAA State Championship Track and Field Meets in Pearl.
The weekend began on Friday with Class 2A hitting the track first.
Walnut’s Gabe McElwain dominated his two events, coasting to easy first place finishes in the 1,600-meter and the 3,200-meter races. Likewise on the girls side, Madi Kate Vuncannon matched her male counterpart with gold medals in the 1,600M and the 3,200M. Seventh grader Mylie Downs followed Vuncannon with a second place finish in the 3,200M for Walnut.
On Saturday, Falkner’s Chandler Ray kept the gold flowing back to North Tippah with his win in the Class 1A 3,200M, while also grabbing silver in the 1,600M, just less than five seconds slower than Tupelo Christian’s Bound Simmons.
Ashland’s Morgan Crutcher finished second in the 1A girls 200M with a time of 27.76. Simmons’ Aaliyah Esco edged her out with a time of 27.17.
Twin sister, Megan Crutcher, also came home with some hardware, taking silver in the 100M Hurdles – just .04 behind winner TCPS’ Dailee Frans (18.12).
In the field events, Hickory Flat shined with some strong jumps. Senior Alex Tatum took gold in the 1A boys High Jump with a personal-best 6-02. Junior teammate Logan King also achieved a personal-best jump of 6-00 to take silver.
Morgan Green won silver in the 1A girls Long Jump, while grabbing bronze in the Triple Jump.
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CEDAR SPRINGS, MI -- The state license for a Cedar Springs area day care has been suspended over multiple allegations, including that the operators used meth.
The license for a day care operated by 36-year-old Thomas Cronkright and his wife was suspended as of 6 p.m. May 2 for “failure to provide appropriate care and supervision at all times” and “failure to act in a manner that is conducive to the welfare of children.”
The suspension was issued after Kent County sheriff’s deputies responded to the couple’s home about 7:30 a.m. Monday, May 1. A neighbor had called 911 on behalf of Cronkright’s wife, who allegedly had been assaulted.
Thomas Cronkright has since been charged with felonious assault and aggravated domestic violence. He and his wife are listed as the licensees for a day care on Solon Street, near Division Avenue.
In later interviews with a state day care licensing consultant, the wife told the worker that she and her husband had both used meth since August 2022. She also alleged her husband used cocaine.
The allegations are contained in an “order of summary suspension” report released by the state.
The wife told the worker that, on April 28, they closed the day care because “they were in no shape to care for kids due to their meth use” from the night before.
The on May 1, the couple was caring for three children in the home.
About 6:30 a.m., Cronkright allegedly became upset about something he saw on his wife’s phone.
The wife told the licensing consultant that her husband slammed her head on the back of a couch and diaper changing table. He allegedly threatened to kill her, according to the report.
At some point, the wife picked up a crying child. Cronkright is accused of then pointing a gun at his wife and the child, according to the report.
The wife left the house with the child and went to a neighbor for help. Cronkright then also left in his truck.
As the wife waited for police to arrive, two young children had been left in the house. Deputies soon found them unharmed.
Cronkright was arraigned May 2 and a judge set a $50,000 bond.
Officials with the state Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Bureau say they intend to revoke the day care license.
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In any hostage negotiation, there are demands.
Authorities aim to end them peacefully, but what happens when the captors don't want anything but to cause chaos?
Kevin McCarthy, in his long quest to become speaker, remains a handful of votes short, the GOP conference and the House itself remain paralyzed — and there's no SWAT team to swoop in and end the standoff.
The number has now grown to 21 members who declined to vote for McCarthy, as he's failed in six rounds of voting. It's the first time in 100 years that voting for a speaker has gone beyond one round, and those opposing McCarthy now hold the key.
To be elected speaker in this new Congress with just Republican votes, any Republican can only lose four votes. Because of how narrow Republicans' majority is after the midterm election results, a small cadre of intransigent members on the party's far right have a lot of leverage — and they're showing they're willing to use it.
What it boils down to for these members is three things:
It's not clear, though, if there's anything McCarthy can do to persuade them. Some have made clear they want further concessions from him. McCarthy backed the hard-right faction's proposal for a five-vote threshold to remove the speaker, but he wouldn't accept other demands, like putting more restrictions in place from members earmarking spending on unrelated bills for their own projects, or committing to bringing a bill to the floor to impose term limits.
Meanwhile, there are a handful of others who appear to be immovable.
The core of this group are anti-establishment, ideologic skeptics of government. They want it to be smaller, do less, to spend less and are hard line on immigration. Most were endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and many are election deniers, but even Trump's influence is only going so far in this fight.
So who are they and what, if anything, do they want?
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.: Biggs is one of the leaders of this movement. He stepped forward to challenge McCarthy and was the first nominated by this hard-right opposition, winning votes on the first two ballots.
Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C.: The House Freedom Caucus member was one of seven members to sign a "Dear Colleague" letter outlining concerns, like "increasingly centralized decision-making power" that result in "massive, multi-subject bills that are unable to be amended or fully read, all driven by supposedly must-pass defense and appropriations measures" that amass large debt.
(The other six to sign the letter were: Republican Reps. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania; Paul Gosar of Arizona, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Chip Roy of Texas, Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Eli Crane of Arizona.)
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.: The controversial Colorado firebrand narrowly won reelection by only hundreds of votes. She and others want a single member to be able to bring a motion to vacate the speaker.
Josh Brecheen, R-Okla.: The rancher and construction company owner is a new member of Congress, who aligned himself with the House Freedom Caucus during his campaign.
Michael Cloud, R-Texas: Cloud cites wanting to get the country on a "path toward fiscal responsibility" and notes that he'd "worked for months in high hopes and good faith that our conference would chart a course away from the status quo."
Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.: The gun shop owner, who sent an encouraging text about Trump to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows days after Jan. 6 and previously called McCarthy "a friend," was one of the seven signers of the December "Dear Colleague" letter that outlined fiscal issues and large spending bills as a major problem.
Eli Crane, R-Ariz.: The Trump-backed freshman, who flipped a House seat in November, was also one of seven signers.
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Byron Donalds, R-Fla.: Donalds' opposition was a particularly worrisome sign for McCarthy. Though he is a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, he was willing to initially vote for McCarthy, which he did on the first two ballots. He became the unlikely landing place for the 20 votes, himself winning those opposition votes on the last few ballots. He says he switched because McCarthy "doesn't have the votes," that negotiations need to happen.
Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.: Gaetz has been a principal instigator and steadfast opponent of McCarthy in this process. "Maybe the right person for the job of speaker of the House isn't someone who has sold shares of themself for more than a decade to get it," Gaetz said Tuesday.
Bob Good, R-Va.: Good, who has been at the forefront of the opposition, seems like one of the most dug in members. Good calls McCarthy part of the "swamp cartel," claims that despite giving McCarthy a chance over the last couple of years, he hasn't done enough to stop massive spending bills and hasn't fought hard enough against the "Biden-Schumer agenda." He's also been critical of McCarthy's PAC spending money, he says, against conservatives. McCarthy's PAC said Wednesday night that it promised not to play in open primaries where there is no incumbent.
Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.: Gosar is one of the most controversial members of Congress. He's defended white nationalists and spoken to them and was censured after posting an anime video depicting the killing of Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Biden. He's also one of the leaders of this insurrection against McCarthy and was the first to rise to nominate an alternative. Gosar went viral Tuesday when he was spotted having a conversation with Ocasio-Cortez on the House floor about whether Democrats would help McCarthy get elected. Ocasio-Cortez said she told the faction: "Absolutely not."
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md.: The outlier in the Maryland delegation was one of nine Republicans who signed a letter Sunday saying the times called for a "radical departure from the status quo" and said "McCarthy bears squarely the burden to correct the dysfunction he now explicitly admits across that long tenure."
Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla.: One of five freshman members to vote against McCarthy, Luna was one of the nine to sign the Sunday letter that said McCarthy's negotiations have been "insufficient."
Mary Miller, R-Ill.: The second-term Illinois representative has been quiet on her vote. But former Rep. Rodney Davis — whom Miller defeated in the GOP primary — told CNN on Tuesday that "I don't think anybody from Illinois would be surprised by that vote." Like the majority of other McCarthy defectors, Miller had Trump's endorsement, denies results of the 2020 presidential election, objected to the 2020 Electoral College results and is a member of the House Freedom Caucus.
Ralph Norman, R-S.C.: While some of the 21 may be waiting to see which way the wind blows, Norman has been an early and hard "no" on McCarthy. The core of his problem with McCarthy is how to budget.
Andy Ogles, R-Tenn.: One of the five incoming freshmen opponents, Ogles so far hasn't publicly indicated why. He was also, though, one of the nine signers of the letter saying McCarthy hadn't done enough to meet conservatives' demands.
Scott Perry, R-Pa.: Perry is chairman of the GOP Freedom Caucus – of which 19 of the 21 non-McCarthy voters are members. He said, as of late November, that he was pushing McCarthy to make rules changes that gave more power to members and weaken the speakership.
Matthew Rosendale R-Mont.: He said as early as November that he wouldn't be supporting McCarthy. He's critical of McCarthy for wanting to "maintain the status quo" for not giving members more power over legislation, like allowing debate on the floor instead of through committees. A spokesperson has said Rosendale would only vote for McCarthy "under extreme circumstances."
Chip Roy, R-Texas: He's been vocal in his opposition to McCarthy for months – unless he would support rules changes that would open up floor debate and give members more say. Roy said he was upset about spending bills passing without debate, particularly an aid package to Ukraine.
Roy has spearheaded the drive against McCarthy for months, nominating Biggs for party leader over McCarthy in November. Thirty members joined him in that preliminary vote, but McCarthy still won handily. Roy said Wednesday night he thinks he can bring along 10 members if demands are met, per CNN. But that still wouldn't be enough to put McCarthy over the top.
Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas: Another of the five incoming freshmen to vote against McCarthy, even though a couple months ago, he strongly backed him. McCarthy even stumped for him in Texas, and McCarthy's PAC donated $5,000 to Self's campaign.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind.: Spartz, a Ukrainian-born member who has been criticized by some in her conference for her conduct on a congressional delegation to Ukraine and her criticism of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, was the only member to vote "present" on one of the votes. She said on CNN Wednesday she thinks McCarthy has worked hard but needs to listen to the opposition's concerns, "come to agreement and not waste everyone's time."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is still actively searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women, even as it bumps up against a complex web of strict new state laws enacted in the months after the Supreme Court stripped the constitutional right.
Looking to seize on momentum following a midterm election where voters widely rebuked tougher abortion restrictions, there’s a renewed push at the White House to find ways to help women in states that have virtually outlawed or limited the treatment, and to keep the issue top of mind for voters.
In reality, though, the administration is shackled by a ban on federal funding for most abortions, a conservative-leaning Supreme Court inclined to rule against abortion rights and a split Congress unwilling to pass legislation on the matter.
Meanwhile, frustration on the ground in the most abortion-restricted states is mounting.
“This is not going away anytime soon,” said Jen Klein of the Biden administration’s Gender Policy Council. “Tens of millions of Americans are living under bans of various sorts, many of them quite extreme, and even in states where abortion is legal, we’re all seeing the impact on providers and on systems being loaded by people who are coming across state lines.”
Since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June, roughly half the states have some type of abortion restrictions in place, with at least 11 states essentially banning the procedure.
Administration officials are meeting Tuesday and Wednesday with state lawmakers ahead of their 2023 sessions, including in states with more extreme bans on the table, and will discuss safeguarding rights and helping women access care as top issues. The meetings follow sit-downs with roughly nine governors, attorneys general and Democratic state legislators from more than 30 states.
The administration, meanwhile, is implementing Biden’s executive orders signed in July and August that directed federal agencies to push back on abortion restrictions and protect women traveling out of their state to seek one, though some women’s rights advocates say it doesn’t go far enough.
And there are still other avenues left for the administration to explore, said Kathleen Sebelius, a former U.S. health and human services secretary.
HHS might look to wield its power around federal protections for health care providers, life-saving abortions, abortion pills and travel for women in abortion-restricted states, she said. During her tenure, for example, the agency did some policy maneuvering to expand rights for same-sex couples, including a requirement that any hospitals receiving federal funds allow their patients to select a same-sex partner as a visitor, years before gay marriage was legalized.
“It’s amazing how broad a lot of the agency’s authorities are and how much creative thinking can go on,” Sebelius said.
Already, the Justice Department has sued Idaho over its restrictive abortion policy and indicted at least 20 people who have been accused of obstructing access to abortion clinics. Attorney General Merrick Garland has said he would protect the right for women to travel between states for medical care.
Veterans and their beneficiaries are able to access abortion, even in states that have outlawed it, through the Department of Veteran Affairs in cases where the woman’s life or health is at risk or in cases of rape or incest. The Defense Department will cover leave and travel costs for troops seeking abortions if they are not available in their state.
The Federal Trade Commission has sued at least one data broker for selling information that tracks people at reproductive health care clinics, while the Federal Communication Commission reminded 15 mobile carriers of privacy laws in a recent letter.
Perhaps most consequentially, the Department of Health and Human Services told hospitals they “must” provide abortions if a mother’s life is at risk. The agency cited federal law, called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA, that requires medical facilities to provide treatment if a person may be in labor or faces an emergency health situation.
But “no executive action can replace a precedent of nearly 50 years,” Klein said. “The most important thing is to fight for national legislation.”
None is upcoming in the lame-duck session before Republicans take control of the House. And Biden is limited in what else he can do.
Indeed, the administration’s moves so far have made little difference in Ohio, said Kellie Copeland, the executive director at Pro-Choice Ohio. A law that would essentially ban abortion once fetal cardiac activity is detected is awaiting a court ruling. Currently, abortion is banned at 22 weeks, state Medicaid funds can’t be used for abortion and parental consent is required for a minor to receive care.
“I can say as an advocate in Ohio, no one is saying, ‘Oh wow, this has made a difference,’” Copeland said. “The impact has not been felt.”
Copeland’s organization is one of about 50 local advocacy groups and abortion clinics entrenched in states and cities that asked the president in an August letter to offer federal travel and childcare vouchers for people living in states where abortion is banned, introduce federal protections for mailing abortion pills, and gather hospital attorneys to reiterate that doctors must give abortions in life-saving situations.
Meanwhile, there’s chaos at hospitals located in the country’s most restrictive states, where doctors treating critically ill pregnant patients must weigh their medical recommendations against potential punishments like prison time. Reports of sick pregnant women turned away by doctors or facing unsafe delays in medical care are pouring in.
HHS is investigating at least one hospital in Missouri after officials there refused to let doctors perform an abortion on a woman during a medical emergency, but won’t say how many complaints it has received against providers or hospital system for failing to provide life-saving care.
In August, HHS also invited states to apply for Medicaid waivers that would unlock federal funds to pay for travel costs for women who live in states where abortion procedures have been severely restricted.
Not a single state has applied, although the agency said it is in talks with officials in some states about applications.
In Louisiana, where abortion is banned except in certain cases where a mother’s life is at stake, federal policies around travel are likely to have the most impact, said Michelle Erenberg of the New Orleans-based abortion rights advocacy group Lift Louisiana.
She’s not hopeful that other federal proposals will ease how women access abortion directly in the state.
“It’s a little frustrating,” Erenberg said. “Also, we understand there’s only so much the administration is going to be able to do when a state like Louisiana has decided to enact a near total ban on abortion care.”
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THESE TRENDING PET PRODUCTS ARE EXPLODING ON TIKTOK
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Lilly Brush Mini Pet Hair Detailer Pet Hair Remover for Car Carpet
- Blazin LED Light Up Dog Collar
- Catit Senses 2.0 Self Groomer Cat Brush
Scrolling for even a few minutes on TikTok usually results in buying something you never knew you needed — especially when it comes to pets. If you have a furry loved one at home, then you know all too well about sparing no expense for them.
Now that TikTok has become one of the top spots for recommending products, pet parents everywhere want to know what others think before buying. This “TikTok made me buy it,” the pet edition, includes some of the most popular pet products, pulled straight from TikTok’s “For you” page.
WHICH TIKTOK PET PRODUCTS ARE WORTH THE HYPE?
Viral #PetTok products have earned the trust of many — from doggie water bottles with compartments for poop bags and snacks to grooming products and hand-warming dog leashes for the wintertime.
BEST TIKTOK PRODUCTS FOR PETS
Lilly Brush Mini Pet Hair Detailer Pet-Hair Remover for Car Carpet
This pet hair remover is made with plastic and wood. Its pointed corners fit into crevices for raking out hard-to-reach pet hair from the car’s interior, car mats or any other fabric surface. While it may be mini (it’s only 3 by 4 inches by three-quarters of an inch), it has a 4.6-star rating and more than 50,000 reviews on Amazon.
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Made with picture and pet lovers in mind, these tiny shoes are designed for cats to wear during a photo shoot. While they’re not made for everyday wear, the interior fits paws 2.25 by 1.55 inches and under.
Hanamya 3 in 1 Dog Travel Bottle Set
This multipurpose dog water bottle also has compartments for storing treats and poop bags. With a capacity of up to 10 ounces, water flows out of it with the push of a button, allowing you to control how much water comes out at once. It also comes with a small pooper scooper that can be stored in its water compartment as well as a lanyard that can be hung off a backpack or keychain.
Hertzko Pet Undercoat Dematting Comb
For dogs and cats, the Hertzko Pet Undercoat Dematting Comb has 2.5-inch, serrated teeth designed for intense tangles and matting. Each tooth features a rounded tip for preventing scratches or cuts, and the comb has an anti-slip rubber grip that makes it easy to use.
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Dexas MudBuster Portable Dog Paw Cleaner
Available in small, medium and large, this paw cleaner has silicone bristles that remove dirt from muddy paws. Add water, insert a paw, twist, then dab dry with a towel. The medium size fits most dogs and is best for paws between 2.5 inches and 3.5 inches wide.
Catit Senses 2.0 Self Groomer Cat Brush
This self-grooming cat brush can be attached to any flat surface or corner at your cat’s height so they can scratch whenever they feel like it. The plastic bristles coax out loose hair as your cat rubs against it. You can also add the included catnip to its inner compartment to encourage your cat.
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Blazin LED Light Up Dog Collar
With visibility of 350 yards, this light-up collar runs over eight hours and features three modes: on, strobe and blink. This LED dog collar has a slim bulb strip and a barely-there on/off box for switching modes or turning it off.
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iPrimio Universal Cat Litter Scooper Holder
This holder box fits all types of scoopers — regular, long-handled, plastic or otherwise. It collects litter from the scooper, making it easy to dump the litter into the trash. It comes with decorative paws in four colors that can be switched out depending on your preference, and it works for small pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs.
Reddy Grey Handwarmer Dog Lead
For walking your dog during those cold winter months, this hand-warming pet leash lead is 4 feet long with a metal D-ring attachment and swivel clasp. The handwarmer’s interior pocket is lined with faux shearling and a convenient handle for keeping your hands toasty as you brave the cold.
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Neobay Adjustable Door Strap and Latch for Cats
This door strap is designed to keep the door ajar anywhere from 1.5 to 6 inches, so a cat can fit through but a dog can’t. With this privacy latch, cats can have their own space and pet parents don’t have to worry about dog- or baby-proofing the kitty litter. It features a plastic piece on the loop end that prevents the door from closing and pinching your cat’s tail as they wander through.
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WORTH CHECKING OUT
- The Jerk-Ease Bungee Dog Leash Extension lets you walk your dog sans the pulling and tugging.
- You can keep your bulldog’s wrinkles clean with Squishface Wrinkle Wipes, designed for flat-faced, short-nosed pets.
- Made with hand-shaped wool, iPrimio Wool Eco-Friendly Cat and Kitten Cave Bed is 20 inches wide and 9 inches high with a 7-inch opening for going in and out.
- If you prefer grooming and bathing your pet at home, Pawridise Pet Grooming and Bathing Gloves turn your bathroom into a professional grooming salon thanks to silicone bristles that are gentle on the skin.
- The Typecase Air Tag Dog Collar Holder lets you keep track of your dog more easily (with the help/purchase of an Apple Air Tag) and the silicone keeps tags from making noise.
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(The Hill) – Overall confidence in U.S. institutions hit an all-time low in a Gallup poll released Tuesday with only 27 percent of Americans expressing “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in 14 major U.S. institutions.
Gallup noted that the finding is 3 points below the prior low in 2014, adding that trust in the major institutions has been in trouble for the past 15 years.
The presidency, Supreme Court, Congress, small business and the military are among the 14 institutions Gallup lists in its survey.
The presidency, Supreme Court and Congress all saw all-time lows in confidence, the survey giant noted.
As inflation continues to cripple Americans, the presidency saw a 15-point drop in confidence compared to last year to 23 percent.
Pollsters recorded at least a 10-point drop in confidence in the presidency from respondents from both political parties compared to last year.
Congress, meanwhile, saw a 5-point drop to 7 percent.
The poll, which was was conducted before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, found an 11-point decrease in confidence in the court to 25 percent.
The Supreme Court saw a double-digit loss in confidence from independents and Democrats, but no change among Republicans, according to pollsters.
Republicans lost more confidence than other parties in banks and expressed double-digit losses in confidence in the police and military, the survey found.
Organized religions saw a double-digit drop in confidence among independents, a small drop from Republicans and no change from Democrats.
The only institutions that registered confidence from a majority of Americans were small businesses and the military.
The survey was conducted between June 1 and June 20 among 1,015 adults. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.
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Revenue increases by 121.4% to RMB 3,756 million
Profit attributable to owners of the Company of RMB 377 million
Three major businesses grow rapidly through in-depth service and lean management
HONG KONG, March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yunkang Group Limited ("Yunkang" or the "Group"; Stock Code: 2325.HK), a leading medical operation services provider in China, has announced its first annual results for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the "Reporting Period") since its listing.
Driven by the promotion of health care policies in mainland China, the Group has made steady progress in service network expansion, operational efficiency improvement and lean management, and achieved quality growth under the annual goals of "in-depth service, lean management and achieving quality growth". In particular, in the field of diagnostic testing services for medical institution alliances, the Group has developed a set of medical institution alliance construction and operation support solutions with the advantages of "professionalism, standardization and intelligence", which effectively enhanced the diagnostic capabilities and service efficiency of medical institution alliances and continued to have a positive impact on the Group's profitability. During the Reporting Period, the Group's revenue reached RMB3,756 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 121.4%, and its gross profit increased by 45.4% to RMB1,307 million. Profit attributable to owners of the Company reached RMB377 million for the year. The Board of Directors resolved to recommend the payment of a final dividend of HK$0.22 per share for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Three main businesses maintained rapid growth with in-depth services
The Group achieved rapid growth in scale in the provision of diagnostic testing services for medical institution alliances. During the Reporting Period, revenue generated from this segment reached RMB1,680 million, representing an increase of 171.3% compared with the same period in 2021. The number of on-site diagnostic centers increased from 275 as of December 31, 2021 to 398 as of December 31, 2022, providing over 840 medical institutions with diagnostic testing services for medical institution alliances and helping medical institutions enhance diagnostic testing capabilities at all levels in the medical institution alliances and improve the efficiency of diagnostic testing services as a whole. The expansion of capabilities and service scope of on-site diagnostic centers after the initial construction and operation, resulting in a rapid growth of 90.9% in the average revenue of the unit on-site diagnostic centers to RMB 4.2 million. As a key business for the Group, diagnostic testing services for medical institution alliances accounted for an increasing proportion of the Group's total revenue, rising from 36.5% for the year ended December 31, 2021 to 44.7% for the year ended December 31, 2022.
During the Reporting Period, revenue from diagnostic outsourcing services amounted to RMB1,944 million, a growth of 89.8% when compared with the same period of 2021. The Group's product lines in key areas such as infectious diseases and blood diseases maintained stable growth during the Reporting Period, driving further growth in outsourcing services revenue. As a professional medical diagnostic testing service institution, the Group has continuously improved its diagnostic testing capabilities and developed competitive products to provide customers with more precise medical solutions. It has established nearly 10 new provincial comprehensive laboratories and regional rapid response laboratories in order to respond to customer demands more quickly and efficiently.
Diagnostic testing services for non-medical institutions are mainly provided through the Group's outpatient clinics, serving the general public and other individual customers such as employees of the Group's non-medical institution clients. During the Reporting Period, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for COVID-19 testing from individual customers and non-healthcare customers increased significantly, and the diagnostic testing services for non-medical institutions recorded revenue of RMB131.5 million, representing a growth of 147.5% compared with the same period of 2021.
Expand network to guide the allocation of quality medical resources to move downwards
The Group has basically built four models for the development of medical institution alliances, namely urban medical institution alliances, county-level medical alliances, specialist alliances and telemedicine collaboration networks, and has matched them with specific schemes to create various iconic joint projects and help to guide the sharing and allocation of quality medical resources to move downwards, so as to enhance the service capabilities of medical institutions at all levels.
Pursue technological innovation to improve precision diagnostic technology
During the Reporting Period, the Group embarked on a number of domestic and international industrial collaborations in pursuit of an internationally competitive industry position. In 2022, the Company's investment in R&D reached RMB94.7 million, accounting for representing a year-on-year increase of 115.6%. Through external cooperation, the Group continued to develop in a healthy manner and offer competitive products and services to the market.
Achieve lean operations to strengthen operational capabilities
During the Reporting Period, the Group's laboratory lean operation project achieved initial results. The lean operation project mainly consists of two parts, namely the 7S management of self-built labs and the establishment of a management system for collaborative projects.
Digitalization of operations to establish a standardized operation system
In terms of digitalization, the Group successively launched 10 digital operation systems, including "Tengyun", in 2022, to fully integrate the Group's sales management system, human resources system, training system, settlement system, general ledger system, fixed asset system, warehousing system, logistics system and customer service system. Consequently, Yunkang's digital operation model has taken shape.
Prioritizing quality to raise product and service standards
By adhering to the strategic concept of "Quality is the lifeline", the Group has actively promoted the lean management of production and operation, established world-leading laboratories that meet international standards and continuously improved product quality and service quality to provide customers with professional, precision, efficient and convenient medical and health services. As one of the first medical service companies to establish medical laboratories that meet international standards, the Group has built independent medical laboratories with ISO15189 quality control system certification and CAP dual certification in Southern, Eastern and Southwestern China. As at the end of the Reporting Period, the Group had obtained various domestic and overseas quality certifications, including CAP, ISO15189, ISO9001, CMA, CMMI and ISO27001, of which the Guangzhou laboratory has even obtained the ISO15189 certification for 12 consecutive years.
Mr. Zhang Yong, Chairman and Executive Director of Yunkang Group Limited, said, "The overall demand for public health services from the public has become stronger after the COVID-19 pandemic. This, coupled with the aging population, has led to increased health awareness and demand for health services among the public. In light of this, the government has introduced a series of policies to promote the upgrading of medical service demand and the four models for the construction of medical institution alliances, namely urban medical groups, county-level medical alliances, specialist alliances and telemedicine collaboration networks. On the technology side, the rapid development of biotechnology has facilitated the expansion of the bioeconomy into many other sectors. Driven by multiple favorable factors, the universal health care industry, especially the third-party testing sector, which places high emphasis on quality, cost and efficiency, is bound to see tremendous development opportunities. Looking ahead, the Group will continue to execute "in-depth service and lean management" to enhance its products and co-built solutions through in-depth service marketing; supported by a lean operation system, it will continuously enrich its in-depth service content and optimize the cost structure of the entire value chain. The Group will continue to leverage on its own value, committed to improving people's livelihood and health, and striving to provide more professional, accurate, efficient and convenient medical and health testing services to the medical institutions and general public."
Yunkang Group Limited(Stock Code:2325.HK)
Yunkang Group is a leading medical operation service provider in China, which started to provide standardized medical diagnostic services to medical institutions at all levels as early as 2008. Leveraging its own professional diagnostic capabilities and the nationwide service network of integrated healthcare systems, Yunkang has gradually grown to become a medical operation service platform. Meanwhile, Yunkang is a medical operation service provider in China offering a full suite of diagnostic testing services which are diagnostic outsourcing services and diagnostic testing services for medical institution alliances. Yunkang provides diagnostic services through on-site diagnostic centers to collaborative hospitals in the integrated healthcare systems in China, and assists them in improving their clinical diagnosis capabilities through co-developing diagnostic centers. As of December 31, 2022, Yunkang has successfully provided professional services to 398 medical institution alliances and the hospitals we collaborated with were located across 31 provinces and municipalities in China.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of grave consequence, a wartime leader crossed the Atlantic to arrive at a White House decked in holiday decor to consult with the American president about a war in Europe.
The moment was Dec. 22, 1941, as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill landed near Washington to meet with President Franklin D. Roosevelt just weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Almost 81 years later to the day, the pageantry of that trip was echoed on Wednesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived for a surprise visit with President Joe Biden and an address to Congress.
Zelenskyy is a changed leader since he last came to the White House more than a year ago, when Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine was still over history’s horizon. The former comedian was somber, even grim, in a black suit as he spoke about threats to his country’s security. Now perpetually dressed in army green fatigues, he evokes comparisons to Churchill for his fierce defense of a country facing an existential crisis.
His heightened stature on the world stage was reflected as soon as he entered the White House grounds, where he was greeted by a color guard lining the driveway on a brisk winter day. A red carpet was waiting for him, and Zelenskyy shook hands with Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Together, they posed for pictures before ducking into the building.
The two presidents walked to the Oval Office, where they sat in armchairs in front of a portrait of Roosevelt. There was a roaring fire in the fireplace and a Christmas garland draped over the mantle, giving the room a cozy holiday ambience despite the grim reason for the meeting.
Biden told Zelenskyy that the Ukrainian people “inspire the world” and said that “you are the man of the year in the United States of America,” referencing Zelenskyy’s recognition from Time magazine.
Zelenskyy, speaking in English, thanked Biden with “all my heart” for the American support. He presented Biden with a medal that had been awarded to the Ukrainian captain of a HIMARS battery, a rocket system provided by the U.S.
“He’s very brave, and he said, give it to a very brave president,” Zelenskyy said.
Biden called the gift “undeserved but much appreciated.”
The war in Ukraine is the largest conflict in Europe since World War II, but it’s often been discussed in abstract terms in Washington as officials debate how to help Ukraine.
Zelenskyy’s presence eliminated that distance, if only for the several hours that he spent here. At a news conference with Biden at the White House, he ruminated on the potential for a “just peace” when the war ends.
As a national leader, he said, he wants to protect the “sovereignty, freedom and territorial integrity of my country.” But he also wondered about parents who have lost children.
“The longer the war lasts, the longer this aggression lasts, there will be more parents that live for the sake of vengeance,” he said in Ukrainian.
He briefly struggled to find “the proper language” to describe the Russian invaders before settling on “these inhumans.”
Still in his brown boots, Zelenskyy toured the U.S. Capitol rotunda with legislative leaders and addressed a joint meeting of Congress. Some lawmakers wore the Ukrainian colors of blue and yellow.
Zelenskyy received a standing ovation, and appeared almost bashful when he began speaking.
“It’s too much for me,” he said.
Speaking again in English, Zelenskyy’s voice was gravely and defiant as insisted that Ukraine “will never surrender” in the face of Russia’s “primitive” tactics.
But the creases on his face betrayed fatigue from months of war and the whirlwind journey to Washington. He traveled under American protection, accompanied by the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on a train to Poland. Then he was whisked to a U.S. government plane for the flight.
Security was tightened around the White House, with pedestrians barred from Pennsylvania Avenue. A privacy screen was erected at the entrance to Blair House, the traditional lodging for visiting dignitaries, to camouflage Zelenskyy when he arrived to prepare for his meeting with Biden.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., drew a connection between Zelenskyy and Churchill. Her father, Thomas D’Alesandro Jr., was a member of the House at the time of Churchill’s 1941 visit. The British leader addressed Congress on the day after Christmas.
“Eighty-one years later this week, it is particularly poignant for me to be present when another heroic leader addresses the Congress in a time of war — and with Democracy itself on the line,” Pelosi wrote in a letter to colleagues.
Ukraine has astounded the world with its ability to stave off the invasion, and it recently reclaimed some of its territory from Russian troops.
There are fresh concerns, however, about the future of a conflict approaching its second year. Russia has continued its aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said his country’s military would expand from 1 million to 1.5 million personnel.
At the end of his speech, Zelenskyy presented a Ukrainian flag, signed by soldiers near the front line, to Pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Pelosi returned the favor by gifting Zelenskyy a folded, framed American flag that had flown over the Capitol earlier in the day.
Zelenskyy held it aloft, then carried it with him, lawmakers patting him on the back as he rushed toward the exit, headed back to war.
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Associated Press writer Hanna Arhirova in Kyiv contributed to this report. Farnoush Amiri, Darlene Superville and Matthew Lee in Washington also contributed.
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In addition, Bulleit joins forces with Street Art for Mankind on a new nationwide initiative to raise Tree Equity awareness
SHELBYVILLE, Ky., April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bulleit Frontier Whiskey met its goal of planting one million trees in partnership with forestry innovation leader, American Forests, three years ahead of schedule. Together, Bulleit and American Forests have successfully restored more than 2,000 acres of forest landscapes in several states preserving the forests' ability to mitigate climate change, clean water and provide home for wildlife. As reforestation efforts continue to push forward, Bulleit is embarking on a new mission to improve Tree Equity within economically disadvantaged communities and help ensure that all people have access to the benefits of trees.
Simply put, Tree Equity is about making sure everyone can experience the benefits of trees, no matter their income or where they live. Trees help fulfill our basic needs – breathing fresh air, drinking clean water and finding relief from the heat. Much like streets and sewer lines, trees are critical infrastructure for improving overall quality of life and play an integral role in mitigating climate change. Bulleit is committed to its shared mission with American Forests to advance Tree Equity and ensure tree cover in cities is equitably distributed.
A map of the tree cover in the U.S. is all too often a reflection of income disparities in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods where trees are often more sparse, while tree cover is much more prominent in wealthier, suburban communities. To invoke actionable change, Bulleit will plant and maintain trees in five cities utilizing American Forests' Tree Equity Score technology that helps measure the tree canopy needs in urban areas to determine which neighborhoods need trees the most.
For Bulleit, recognizing the value of trees, healthy forests and sustainability are issues that hit close to home. To produce Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, barrels are integral to aging the award-winning liquid. And to make barrels, white oak trees are a necessity. Through their reforestation efforts, Bulleit continues to advance the long-term health and resilience of white oak forests for years to come.
"Our commitment to a greener future does not stop with how we make our whiskey or our recent reforestation efforts. There is much more we can do especially with our invaluable friends at American Forests," said Ricky Collett, global brand director, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey. "While trees are a necessity for our award-winning bourbon, the benefits trees provide our communities are undeniable. Bulleit was built on the foundation of community and advancing Tree Equity is a way for us to give back to those who have given us so much."
To raise awareness of its Tree Equity mission, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey will work with Street Art for Mankind, a nonprofit organization that sparks social change through the power of art, to support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration with a multi-city mural project to raise awareness of its collective vision – a world where all people have access to the benefits trees provide, no exceptions. In collaboration with prominent artists, Bulleit will bring to life the importance of Tree Equity through large scale, visually impactful murals, in five American cities in the next three years. The first sponsored mural will be unveiled this fall, alongside a tree planting celebration to further amplify the #GenerationRestoration movement to provoke action around ecosystem restoration and climate change reversal by 2030.
"We are thrilled to collaborate with Bulleit Frontier Whiskey in its mission to raise awareness for Tree Equity. Together, through the power of art, we are aiming to inspire the public to reflect on challenges our current ecosystem faces and take action," said Audrey and Thibault Decker, co-founders of Street Art for Mankind.
Since its inception in 2020, our partnership with American Forests has resulted in the planting or protecting of one million trees with projected environmental benefits that include:
- Carbon Sequestration: 645,400 metric tons of carbon dioxide stored over the next 100 years*, equal to the removal of emissions from driving 140,000 cars in one year.**
- Air Purification: An average of 74,000 pounds of air pollutants eliminated per year.*** For fine particles like dust, this is equal to removing 1,000 cars from the road.**
- Water Conservation: An average of 75 million gallons of runoff conserved per year, *** equal to the volume of water stored by 114 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
- Vital Wildlife Habitat: Roughly 2,000 acres of critical forest restored across multiple states in the Eastern U.S.****
"We are proud to have met our goal of planting or protecting one million trees to advance the growth and restoration of oak forests alongside our Bulleit partners," says Jad Daley, president and chief executive officer at American Forests. "As our partnership continues to thrive, we look forward to joining forces again to extend a shared commitment to Tree Equity and urban forestry across the country in years to come."
Bulleit recognizes the importance of sustainability at home and, to usher in the next phase of efforts, the award-winning Kentucky whiskey is hosting an Earth Day celebration on April 22 at the Bulleit Distilling Co. in Shelbyville, KY. The event will include a planting of native oak trees and the unveiling of artwork by local Kentucky artist, Braylyn Stewart, using only eco-friendly materials, from paintbrush to paint.
Sustainability continues to be an important mission for both Bulleit and its parent company, Diageo, which announced 25 purposeful and ambitious goals in its 'Society 30: Spirit of Progress' sustainability action plan. The ten year plan includes a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions across the company's direct operations, which is supported by the recent opening of its first carbon neutral distillery in Lebanon, KY where Bulleit Bourbon is being produced.
As it continues to work towards a more sustainable future, Bulleit reminds consumers to drink and live responsibly. For more information and to stay up-to-date on its sustainability efforts follow @Bulleit on Instagram and Facebook.
*Estimates on carbon storage derived from USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis data for Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee **EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
***Estimates derived from an average tree planting throughout the brand's planting region using iTree County
****Estimate by American Forests based on previous plantings and average trees planted per acre
ABOUT BULLEIT FRONTIER WHISKEY
Bulleit, founded in 1987, is one of the fastest-growing whiskeys in America. The brand attributes that growth to bartenders and cultural partners who have adopted it as their own. The Bulleit Frontier Whiskey portfolio is distilled and aged in the Bulleit family tradition, using a distinctive high rye recipe, which gives them a bold, spicy, yet distinctively smooth taste. The award-winning Kentucky whiskey most recently won a Double Gold medal for Bulleit 10 Year Old and Gold Medals for Bulleit Bourbon and Bulleit Rye at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. In 2017, Bulleit celebrated its 30th anniversary with the opening of a new, state-of-the-art distillery located in Shelbyville, KY. Constructed with a focus on sustainable practices including natural habitat protection, water conservation and local ingredient sourcing, BDC received the Highly Commended award for Sustainable Distillery of the Year at the 2020 Icons of Whisky Awards from Whisky Magazine. In 2019, a Visitor's Centre at the Bulleit Distilling Co. in Shelbyville opened to share our modern, technological and sustainable approach to making great whiskey. In 2021, Diageo opened its first carbon neutral whiskey distillery in Lebanon, KY with Bulleit being the first and leading brand being produced at the site. supplementing existing production at the Bulleit Distilling Co. For more information, visit www.bulleit.com or follow @Bulleit on Instagram.
ABOUT DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Casamigos, DeLeon and Don Julio tequilas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and their products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world.
For more information about Diageo, their people, brands, and performance, visit www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice. Follow on Twitter and Instagram for news and information about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.
About American Forests
American Forests is driven by the power of forests. They are instrumental to addressing two of the most pressing issues of the day: slowing climate change and advancing social equity. Forests also provide habitat for wildlife and a clean, abundant supply of water for people. Since our founding in 1875, American Forests has been the pathfinders for creating healthy forests from coast to coast. For example, we championed creation of the U.S. Forest Service and have persuaded Congress to provide stable funding for fighting and preventing forest fires. Our deep knowledge of forests and track record of collaboration position us to build a reforestation movement in America.
From cities to large natural landscapes, we create healthy and resilient forests that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water and wildlife. We advance our mission through forestry innovation, place-based partnerships to plant and restore forests, and movement building. American Forests envisions a world in which the significant environmental, societal, and economic benefits of forests are fully realized and equitably available to all people. To learn more about American Forests, visit www.americanforests.org
About Street Art for Mankind
Street Art for Mankind (SAM) is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization working with prominent street artists to create large murals all around the world. Its goal is to raise awareness on social justice and environmental issues, and to give the public the means to become actors of change. SAM is recognized for its mural series with the United Nations, the Department of State, but also for its Art Walk Murals with Cities across the world to bond communities together, create a sense of belonging and increase foot traffic. Learn more at StreetArtMankind.org.
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CA San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA Zone Forecast for Friday, June 17, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Interior Central California
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for tonight, Saturday, Saturday night, and Juneteenth.
CAZ300-181100-
West Side Mountains north of 198-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 57. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 79. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 58. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 81 to 87. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 66. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 89 to 96. Lows 67 to 72.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 95 to 104. Lows 68 to
75.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 72. Highs
93 to 101.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Luis Reservoir 55 75 54 84 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ301-181100-
Los Banos - Dos Palos-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 84 to 89. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 62. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 92 to 97. Lows 61 to 67.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 99 to 107. Lows 64 to
70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 69. Highs
98 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Los Banos 51 78 52 86 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ302-181100-
Merced - Madera - Mendota-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 83 to 88. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 58. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 92 to 97. Lows 58 to 63.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 98 to 106. Lows 62 to
67.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66. Highs
98 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Livingston 49 77 49 85 / 0 0 0 0
Merced 50 79 50 87 / 0 0 0 0
Chowchilla 48 78 48 85 / 0 0 0 0
Madera 49 78 48 85 / 0 0 0 0
Firebaugh 49 79 49 87 / 0 0 0 0
Mendota 49 79 50 87 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ303-181100-
Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 53. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 53. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 83 to 88. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 60. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 91 to 96. Lows 60 to 65.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 97 to 106. Lows 63 to
69.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 69. Highs
98 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Planada 50 78 50 85 / 0 0 0 0
Le Grand 50 77 50 85 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ304-181100-
Coalinga - Avenal-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81. Light winds in the morning
becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 56. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 81 to 86. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 91 to 96. Lows 63 to 68.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 97 to 105. Lows
66 to 71.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 99 to 104.
Lows 65 to 70.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Coalinga 50 78 51 85 / 0 0 0 0
Avenal 52 77 54 83 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ305-181100-
West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 82. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 54. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 83 to 88. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 61. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 92 to 97. Lows 60 to 66.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 98 to 107. Lows 63 to
70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 69.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 99 to 104.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Huron 50 79 51 85 / 0 0 0 0
Five Points 50 79 50 86 / 0 0 0 0
NAS Lemoore 50 79 50 85 / 0 0 0 0
Kettleman City 53 79 54 85 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ306-181100-
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 83 to 88. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 58. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs around 94. Lows 58 to 63.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 98 to 107. Lows 61 to
67.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 67.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 100 to 105.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Selma 50 79 51 85 / 0 0 0 0
Kingsburg 48 79 49 85 / 0 0 0 0
Sanger 49 79 50 85 / 0 0 0 0
Kerman 49 78 48 85 / 0 0 0 0
Caruthers 50 79 49 85 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ307-181100-
Fresno-Clovis-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 82. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 55. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 83 to 88. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 61. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs around 94. Lows 60 to 66.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 100 to 106. Lows 64 to
71.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 70.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 100 to 105.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Clovis 54 79 54 86 / 0 0 0 0
Fresno 53 79 55 86 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ308-181100-
West Side Mountains South of 198-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 54. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81. Southeast winds up to 10 mph
in the morning shifting to the north in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 56. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 81 to 86. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 90 to 95. Lows 64 to 69.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 96 to 104. Lows 66 to
72.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 71.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Livingston 49 77 49 85 / 0 0 0 0
Merced 50 79 50 87 / 0 0 0 0
Chowchilla 48 78 48 85 / 0 0 0 0
Madera 49 78 48 85 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ309-181100-
Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 53. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 82. Light winds in the morning
becoming north up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 82 to 87. Light winds in the morning
becoming north up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 60. North winds around 10 mph
in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 91 to 96. Lows 60 to 65.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 97 to 106. Lows 63 to
70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 69.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 99 to 104.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lost Hills 50 79 51 85 / 0 0 0 0
Buttonwillow 51 80 53 85 / 0 0 0 0
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$$
CAZ310-181100-
Delano-Wasco-Shafter-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 53. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 81 to 86. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 58. Northwest winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 91 to 101. Lows
58 to 66.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 100 to 105. Lows
63 to 68.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 100 to 105.
Lows 63 to 68.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 98 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Alpaugh 49 77 49 82 / 0 0 0 0
Allensworth 50 79 50 84 / 0 0 0 0
Wasco 49 79 50 83 / 0 0 0 0
Delano 49 79 50 83 / 0 0 0 0
McFarland 49 79 50 83 / 0 0 0 0
Shafter 50 79 51 83 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ311-181100-
Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 79. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 83 to 88. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 58. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 92 to 102. Lows
58 to 66.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 101 to 106. Lows
62 to 67.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 99 to 106. Lows
62 to 67.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lemoore 51 79 50 85 / 0 0 0 0
Hanford 50 81 51 86 / 0 0 0 0
Corcoran 50 79 50 85 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ312-181100-
Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 51. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 53. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 82 to 87. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 59. Northwest winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 91 to 96. Lows 59 to 64.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 97 to 105. Lows
62 to 70.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 99 to 105. Lows
64 to 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Reedley 48 79 50 85 / 0 0 0 0
Dinuba 47 79 49 85 / 0 0 0 0
Visalia 50 79 50 85 / 0 0 0 0
Exeter 48 79 50 84 / 0 0 0 0
Tulare 51 79 52 85 / 0 0 0 0
Lindsay 47 79 50 83 / 0 0 0 0
Porterville 50 78 52 83 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ313-181100-
Buena Vista-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 56. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81. North winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 58. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 81 to 86. East winds up to 10 mph in
the morning shifting to the north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 91 to 96. Lows 65 to 70.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 97 to 105. Lows 67 to
72.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows
69 to 75. Highs 100 to 105.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 99 to 104.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Taft 54 77 56 82 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ314-181100-
Bakersfield-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 55. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 57. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 80 to 85. Northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 63. Northwest winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear, warmer. Highs 91 to 96. Lows
62 to 70.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 97 to 105. Lows
65 to 75.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 100 to 105.
Lows 67 to 75.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 99 to 104.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bakersfield 55 78 55 82 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ315-181100-
Southeast San Joaquin Valley-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 54. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 79 to 84. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 60. Northwest winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 89 to 94. Lows 60 to 66.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 95 to 104. Lows 64 to
72.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 72.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Richgrove 48 78 50 82 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ316-181100-
South End San Joaquin Valley-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 56. West winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 79. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 58. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 79 to 84. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 63. Northwest winds up to
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 91 to 101. Lows
64 to 73.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 99 to 104. Lows
70 to 76.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 99 to 104.
Lows 70 to 76.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 98 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Arvin 52 79 54 83 / 0 0 0 0
Lamont 51 79 53 83 / 0 0 0 0
Mettler 52 77 55 81 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ317-181100-
Mariposa Madera Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 78. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 54. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 79 to 85. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 61. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 88 to 94. Lows 60 to 66.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 94 to 103. Lows 64 to
72.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 71. Highs
95 to 101.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mariposa 45 69 48 77 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ318-181100-
Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows 37 to 47.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 61 to 71.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 39 to 49.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 69 to 79.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 57.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 88. Lows 53 to 63.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 86 to 96. Lows 58 to 68.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 69. Highs
84 to 94.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oakhurst 39 72 40 80 / 0 0 0 0
Bass Lake 40 66 41 74 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ319-181100-
Fresno-Tulare Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 52.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 80.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 55.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 78 to 86.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 62.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 87 to 95. Lows 61 to 67.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 94 to 104. Lows 66 to
73.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 68 to 73. Highs
94 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Millerton Lake 50 77 51 85 / 0 0 0 0
Three Rivers 48 79 50 84 / 0 0 0 0
Springville 45 71 47 77 / 0 0 0 0
Tule River Reservation 51 75 53 80 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ320-181100-
Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows 41 to 51.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 61 to 71.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 53.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 68 to 78.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 77 to 87. Lows 57 to 67.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 85 to 95. Lows
62 to 72.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 85 to 95. Lows
62 to 72.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Auberry 49 71 51 77 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ321-181100-
South End Sierra Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 53.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 77.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 55.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 77 to 82.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 63.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 87 to 92. Lows 63 to 69.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 93 to 101. Lows 67 to
73.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows
68 to 75. Highs 96 to 101.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 100.
=
$$
CAZ322-181100-
South End of the Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows 39 to 49.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 60 to 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 42 to 52.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 65 to 75.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 60.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear, warmer. Highs 76 to 86. Lows
56 to 66.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 83 to 93. Lows 60 to
70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 72.
Highs 84 to 94.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Camp Nelson 37 60 39 66 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ323-181100-
Yosemite NP outside of the valley-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy, colder. Lows 34 to 43 at
5000 feet...25 to 33 at 8000 feet. South winds around 25 mph over
higher elevations. Gusts up to 45 mph over higher elevations.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Near the crest, a 20 percent chance of snow showers in
the afternoon. Over higher elevations, southwest winds around
25 mph in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Snow
level 7500 feet. Highs 56 to 61 at 5000 feet...42 to 50 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 46 at 5000 feet...
25 to 35 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations, west winds around
25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the evening.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 65 to 70 at 5000 feet...
51 to 59 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 44 to 54 at 5000 feet...34 to 43 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 74 to 79 at
5000 feet...60 to 68 at 8000 feet. Lows 49 to 59 at 5000 feet...
40 to 50 at 8000 feet.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 79 to 88 at 5000 feet...
65 to 75 at 8000 feet. Lows 54 to 64 at 5000 feet...45 to 55 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65 at
5000 feet...45 to 55 at 8000 feet. Highs 80 to 85 at 5000 feet...
65 to 75 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Tuolumne Meadows 21 51 21 59 / 0 20 0 0
Wawona 37 66 38 74 / 0 0 0 0
Hetch Hetchy 42 66 43 74 / 0 20 0 0
=
$$
CAZ324-181100-
Yosemite Valley-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 38 to 46. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 57 to 67. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 38 to 48. West winds up to 10 mph
in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 66 to 76. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 56. Northwest winds up to
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 75 to 85.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs
81 to 91.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs
81 to 91.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Yosemite 37 71 38 79 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ325-181100-
San Joaquin River Canyon-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows 37 to 47. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 56 to 66. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 39 to 49. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 64 to 74. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 57. West winds 10 to 15 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 73 to 83.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs
80 to 90.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 89.
=
$$
CAZ326-181100-
Upper San Joaquin River-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy, colder. Lows 24 to 34. Over higher
elevations, southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around
55 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 41 to 51.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 24 to 34. Over higher
elevations, west winds around 25 mph in the evening.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 49 to 59.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 32 to 42.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 57 to 67. Lows
38 to 48.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 63 to 73. Lows 41 to
51.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 54.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 65 to 75.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 54. Highs
63 to 73.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Devils Postpile 29 48 30 56 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ327-181100-
Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows 40 to 47 at 5000 feet...27 to
33 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 55 to 62 at 5000 feet...47 to 53 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 42 to 49 at 5000 feet...28 to 34 at
8000 feet.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 61 to 68 at 5000 feet...
54 to 60 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 57 at 5000 feet...36 to 43 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 71 to 78 at 5000 feet...
63 to 69 at 8000 feet. Lows 55 to 63 at 5000 feet...41 to 49 at
8000 feet.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 76 to 86 at 5000 feet...
68 to 77 at 8000 feet. Lows 59 to 67 at 5000 feet...45 to 53 at
8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 69 at 5000 feet...
47 to 55 at 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 86 at 5000 feet...72 to 78 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68 at
5000 feet...47 to 55 at 8000 feet. Highs 78 to 83 at 5000 feet...
70 to 76 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Huntington Lake 31 49 32 56 / 0 0 0 0
Shaver Lake 35 56 37 63 / 0 0 0 0
Lake Wishon 34 56 36 62 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ328-181100-
Kings Canyon NP-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, colder. Lows around 42 at
5000 feet...28 to 34 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations,
southwest winds 25 to 30 mph in the evening. Gusts up to 60 mph
over higher elevations.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs around 64 at 5000 feet...47 to
57 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations, southwest winds 25 to
30 mph with gusts to around 55 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around 42 at
5000 feet...27 to 34 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations, west
winds around 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the evening.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs around 70 at 5000 feet...
53 to 63 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 49 at 5000 feet...34 to 43 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs around 78 at 5000 feet...
62 to 72 at 8000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 55 at 5000 feet...42 to
49 at 8000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 82 at 5000 feet...66 to 76 at
8000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 59 at 5000 feet...
45 to 52 at 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 86 at 5000 feet...70 to 80 at
8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 61 at
5000 feet...46 to 55 at 8000 feet. Highs 84 to 89 at 5000 feet...
70 to 80 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Cedar Grove 37 68 37 75 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ329-181100-
Grant Grove Area-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows 41 to 46 at 5000 feet...28 to
35 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 57 to 62 at 5000 feet...46 to 51 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 48 at 5000 feet...29 to 36 at
8000 feet.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 64 to 69 at 5000 feet...52 to
57 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 56 at 5000 feet...37 to 44 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 73 to 78 at 5000 feet...
61 to 67 at 8000 feet. Lows 57 to 62 at 5000 feet...43 to 50 at
8000 feet.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 86 at
5000 feet...66 to 75 at 8000 feet. Lows 61 to 68 at 5000 feet...
46 to 56 at 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 79 to 86 at
5000 feet...68 to 75 at 8000 feet. Lows 62 to 67 at 5000 feet...
49 to 56 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Grant Grove 36 55 37 61 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ330-181100-
Sequoia NP-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy, colder. Lows 38 to 43 at 5000 feet...
25 to 35 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations, southwest winds
25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 60 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs 55 to 60 at 5000 feet...44 to
54 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations, west winds 25 to 30 mph
with gusts to around 50 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 40 to 45 at
5000 feet...25 to 35 at 8000 feet. Over higher elevations,
northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the
evening.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 61 to 66 at 5000 feet...
50 to 60 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 53 at 5000 feet...34 to 44 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear. Highs 71 to 81 at 5000 feet...
61 to 71 at 8000 feet. Lows 55 to 60 at 5000 feet...40 to 50 at
8000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 63 at 5000 feet...44 to
54 at 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 84 at 5000 feet...66 to 76 at
8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 66 at
5000 feet...46 to 56 at 8000 feet. Highs 78 to 84 at 5000 feet...
66 to 76 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lodgepole 30 53 31 60 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ331-181100-
South End of the Upper Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, colder. Lows 36 to 43 at
5000 feet...28 to 38 at 8000 feet. West winds 25 to 30 mph in the
evening. Gusts up to 60 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs 57 to 67 at 5000 feet...51 to
61 at 8000 feet. West winds 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 45 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows 38 to 45 at 5000 feet...
28 to 38 at 8000 feet. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to
around 55 mph in the evening.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 63 to 73 at 5000 feet...56 to
66 at 8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 53 at 5000 feet...37 to 47 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 73 to 83 at 5000 feet...
66 to 74 at 8000 feet. Lows 52 to 58 at 5000 feet...42 to 52 at
8000 feet.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 79 to 89 at 5000 feet...
71 to 81 at 8000 feet. Lows 55 to 62 at 5000 feet...46 to 56 at
8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 64 at
5000 feet...48 to 58 at 8000 feet. Highs 80 to 90 at 5000 feet...
73 to 83 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Johnsondale 31 66 33 72 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ332-181100-
Kern River Valley-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows 42 to 50. West winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 67 to 75. West winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 46 to 52. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, warmer. Highs 72 to 82. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 58. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear, warmer. Highs 84 to 92. Lows
59 to 65.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 89 to 99. Lows 62 to
68.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows
64 to 71. Highs 91 to 99.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 98.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Alta Sierra 39 55 41 61 / 0 0 0 0
Kernville 45 74 47 79 / 0 0 0 0
Lake Isabella 49 73 51 78 / 0 0 0 0
Weldon 48 74 50 81 / 0 0 0 0
=
$$
CAZ333-181100-
Piute Walker Basin-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy, colder. Lows 37 to 47. West winds
around 25 mph in the evening. Gusts up to 40 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 58 to 68. West winds around
25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 39 to 49. Northwest winds
around 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the evening.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 63 to 73.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 56.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear, warmer. Highs 75 to 85. Lows
53 to 63.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 82 to 92. Lows 56 to
66.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows
59 to 69. Highs 83 to 93.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 81 to 91.
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Tehachapi-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 37 to 47. Gusts up to
40 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 58 to 68. West winds around
25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 40 to 50. Northwest winds
around 25 mph in the evening. Gusts up to 40 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, breezy. Highs 63 to 73. Northwest winds
around 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 47 to 57. Northwest winds
around 25 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 88. Lows 55 to
65.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 83 to 93. Lows
60 to 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bear Valley Springs 39 60 41 65 / 0 0 0 0
Tehachapi 40 64 43 69 / 0 0 0 0
Twin Oaks 47 68 49 73 / 0 0 0 0
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1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 40 to 49. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 60 to 70. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 52. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 64 to 74. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 59. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear, warmer. Highs 76 to 86. Lows
56 to 65.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 83 to 93. Lows 60 to
68.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows
62 to 70. Highs 84 to 94.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 92.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Grapevine 49 72 52 77 / 0 0 0 0
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1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows 39 to 49.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 60 to 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 42 to 52.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 64 to 74.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 58.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 88. Lows 57 to
67.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 83 to 93.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows
60 to 70. Highs 84 to 94.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 83 to 93.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pine Mountain Club 37 59 40 64 / 0 0 0 0
Frazier Park 36 66 38 71 / 0 0 0 0
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1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows 50 to 56. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 77 to 87. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows 51 to 57. Southwest winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 82 to 89. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 63. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 89 to 96. Lows 63 to 69.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 95 to 105. Lows 66 to
71.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 69 to 75.
Highs 97 to 106.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Inyokern 55 83 57 87 / 0 0 0 0
Ridgecrest 53 85 53 88 / 0 0 0 0
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Mojave Desert Slopes-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, cooler. Lows 45 to 55. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 60 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs 66 to 76. West winds 20 to 30 mph
with gusts to around 55 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows 47 to 57. West winds 25 to
35 mph with gusts to around 60 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny, windy. Highs 71 to 81. Northwest winds 20 to
30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows 53 to 63. Northwest winds
20 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 81 to 91. Lows 59 to 69.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, breezy. Highs 87 to 97. Lows
62 to 72.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy.
Lows 65 to 75. Highs 89 to 99.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 98.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mojave 52 76 54 82 / 0 0 0 0
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Mojave Desert-
1100 PM PDT Fri Jun 17 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows 49 to 54. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 75 to 81. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 49 to 55. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs 81 to 87. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 60. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 89 to 95. Lows 57 to 67.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 94 to 103. Lows 60 to
68.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows
64 to 72. Highs 98 to 104.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Randsburg 54 76 54 81 / 0 0 0 0
California City 49 79 51 85 / 0 0 0 0
Edwards AFB 50 79 51 85 / 0 0 0 0
Rosamond 49 79 51 85 / 0 0 0 0
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(NEXSTAR) – With Easter now upon us, many families will be getting together for egg hunts, basket swaps, and likely, a large meal. Forgot a basket-stuffer, a side dish, or, even worse, the holiday ham?
Before you run to the store, be aware – some have closed their doors for Easter Sunday.
Here’s a look at which grocery stores are – and aren’t – open for Easter:
Albertsons: Albertsons locations will be open for Easter, according to their weekly ad.
ALDI: Easter Sunday is one of the four holidays ALDI closes its stores for, according to the company’s website.
BJ’s Wholesale: Hours may vary by location but most BJ’s clubs will be open. You can check your store hours here.
Costco: No last-minute purchases here – Costco locations are closed on Easter.
CVS: Many locations will remain open for Easter, a spokesperson tells Nexstar, but some pharmacies may be closed or working with reduced hours. You can call ahead to check your store’s hours or check online here.
HEB: HEB will be closed on Easter Sunday.
Kroger: According to the chain, the Kroger family of stores will be open for their regular hours on Easter Sunday.
Rite Aid: The majority of Rite Aid locations will be open with varying hours of operation, a company spokesperson tells Nexstar. You can check your store’s hours online.
Sam’s Club: You won’t find an open Sam’s Club on Easter — it’s one of four holidays the retailer closes.
Sprouts: Your local Sprouts store will be open for business on Easter Sunday.
Target: You won’t be able to make a Target run on Easter — stores will be closed.
Trader Joe’s: Stores will be open until 5 p.m. on Easter Sunday, according to the company’s website.
Walgreens: Stores will be open but pharmacy hours may vary. You can check your Walgreens location’s hours here.
Walmart: Your local Walmart will be open but hours for services like the pharmacy or vision center may vary. You can check your location’s hours here.
Wegmans: While stores will be open, pharmacy hours may be limited on Easter. You can check your store’s hours here.
Whole Foods: Though stores often have modified hours for other holidays, Whole Foods locations will have regular hours for Easter.
Don’t see your store listed? Before you head out, be sure to check your grocer’s hours online or over the phone.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
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Estimated jackpot: $105,000
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
04-10-23-24-30
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Adolis García homered and Corey Seager singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Monday night.
Twins star outfielder Byron Buxton exited in the seventh with right hip tightness. A team spokesman said he’s considered day-to-day.
Texas took three of four in the weekend wraparound series and is 5-3 since replacing Chris Woodward with interim manager Tony Beasley last week.
The playoff-contending Twins turned their second triple play of the season after first baseman Jose Miranda caught Nathaniel Lowe’s line drive in the fourth.
A.J. Alexy (1-0) pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Cole Ragans to earn the win. Brett Martin, José Leclerc and Matt Moore blanked the Twins the rest of the way, with Moore earning his third save of the season.
Sonny Gray (7-4) gave up two runs on five hits while fanning six. He gave up three singles in the sixth inning, with Seager’s hit driving home Brad Miller to give Texas the lead.
Over the first three games of the series, the Twins were 1 for 19 with runners in scoring position, and those struggles continued again on Monday.
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In the first inning, Carlos Correa hit a one-out triple on a ball that center fielder Leody Tavares lost in the sun. Buxton walked and stole second. But Miranda struck out and Max Kepler grounded out to end the threat.
In the third, Miranda and Kepler again had a chance to put the Twins ahead with two on and one out, but Miranda grounded out and Kepler flied out to keep the game scoreless.
The Twins finally broke through in the fourth inning when Nick Gordon’s double drove home Gio Urshela from third for the game’s first run. It was their only hit in seven at-bats with runners in scoring position on the night.
Texas tied it when García hit the first pitch of the fifth inning deep into the second deck in left-center. The hit extended his career-best hitting streak to 19 games.
TWINS TURN THREE
The Twins pulled off a triple play with Marcus Semien on second and Seager on first. Miranda caught Lowe’s liner and stepped on first base, and his throw to Correa beat Semien back to second base for the third out.
Minnesota also turned a triple play on July 4 against the White Sox in Chicago.
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Rangers: RHP Dane Dunning (3-6, 4.06 ERA) will take the mound as the Rangers open a two-game series at Colorado on Tuesday. Dunning is 2-0 with a 2.60 ERA in three starts this month.
Twins: Minnesota starts a three-game series in Houston on Tuesday night. RHP Tyler Mahle (shoulder fatigue) will miss his turn in the rotation after being placed on the IL Saturday. The Twins have yet to name a replacement to take his spot for the series opener.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Q4 2022 Highlights
- Comparable sales increased 0.7 percent, on top of 8.9 percent in Q4 2021, driven entirely by an increase in guest traffic.
- Same-day services (in-store pickup, Drive Up, and Shipt), which represent more than 10 percent of total sales, increased 4.3 percent in the quarter.
- Inventory at the end of the quarter was 3 percent lower than in 2021, despite an increase in early receipts compared with last year. Inventory in discretionary categories was approximately 13 percent lower than a year ago, partially offset by higher inventory in frequency categories.
Full-Year 2022 Highlights
- Total revenue grew $3 billion to $109 billion, from $106 billion in 2021. Total revenue has grown more than $30 billion since 2019.
- Comparable sales grew 2.2 percent, on top of 12.7 percent in 2021.
- Comparable traffic grew 2.1 percent, on top of 12.3 percent in 2021.
- All five core merchandise categories delivered unit share growth, on top of strong share performance over the past several years.
- The Company continues to invest in long-term growth plans while pursuing efficiency initiatives.
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Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results. The Company reported fourth-quarter GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of $1.89, compared with $3.21 in 2021, and $5.98 for full-year 2022, compared with $14.10 in 2021. Adjusted EPS1 was $1.89 for the fourth quarter, compared with $3.19 in 2021, and $6.02 for the full-year, compared with $13.56 in 2021. Full-year 2021 GAAP EPS included a $335 million pretax gain on the sale of Dermstore, which was excluded from Adjusted EPS. The attached tables provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP measures. All earnings per share figures refer to diluted EPS.
1Adjusted EPS, a non-GAAP financial measure, excludes the impact of certain discretely managed items. See the tables of this release for additional information about the items that have been excluded from Adjusted EPS.
"We're pleased that our business delivered comparable sales growth in the fourth quarter, in what continues to be a very challenging environment. Strength in Food & Beverage, Beauty and Household Essentials offset ongoing softness in discretionary categories. This performance highlights the benefit of our multi-category merchandise assortment, which drives relevance with our guests in any environment, and is a key reason we grew traffic every quarter last year," said Brian Cornell, chairman and chief executive officer of Target Corporation.
"Looking ahead, we're focused on executing our long-term strategy, including continued differentiation through affordability, assortment, ease and convenience. At the same time, we're planning our business cautiously in the near term to ensure we remain agile and responsive to the current operating environment. We're pleased that we entered the year in a very healthy inventory position, reflecting our conservative approach in discretionary categories and our commitment to reliability in our frequency businesses. As we plan for the year ahead, we will continue to make robust capital investments and pursue efficiency opportunities in support of our long-term growth. We're proud of the loyalty and trust we've built with our guests, and want to thank our team for their ongoing commitment to delivering a truly exceptional and differentiated retail experience."
Guidance
For first quarter 2023, the Company expects comparable sales in a wide range, from a low-single digit decline to a low-single digit increase, and an operating income margin rate of 4 to 5 percent. First quarter GAAP EPS and adjusted EPS are both expected to range from $1.50 to $1.90.
For the full year, the Company expects comparable sales in a wide range from a low-single digit decline to a low-single digit increase. Operating income is expected to grow more than $1 billion, and GAAP EPS and adjusted EPS are both expected to range from $7.75 to $8.75.
Over the next three years, the Company expects its operating income margin rate will reach, and begin to move beyond, its pre-pandemic rate of 6 percent, and believes it could reach an operating income margin rate of 6 percent as early as fiscal 2024, depending on the speed of recovery for the economy and consumer demand.
Operating Results
The Company's total comparable sales grew 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter, reflecting comparable stores sales growth of 1.9 percent and a comparable digital sales decline of (3.6) percent. Total revenue of $31.4 billion grew 1.3 percent in the fourth quarter compared with last year, driven by sales growth of 1.2 percent and an 8.4 percent increase in other revenue. Operating income was $1.2 billion in fourth quarter 2022, down 44.7 percent from $2.1 billion in 2021.
Full-year sales increased 2.8 percent to $107.6 billion from $104.6 billion last year, reflecting a 2.2 percent increase in comparable sales combined with sales from non-mature stores. Full-year total revenue of $109.1 billion grew 2.9 percent compared with 2021, reflecting sales growth of 2.8 percent and a 9.8 percent increase in other revenue.
Fourth quarter operating income margin rate was 3.7 percent in 2022 compared with 6.8 percent in 2021. Fourth quarter gross margin rate was 22.7 percent, compared with 25.7 percent in 2021, reflecting pressure from higher clearance and promotional markdown rates, higher net merchandise costs, and higher inventory shrink, partially offset by favorable category mix.
Full-year operating income of $3.8 billion in 2022 was down 57.0 percent from $8.9 billion last year. Full-year gross margin rate was 23.6 percent, compared with 28.3 percent in 2021, reflecting pressure from higher clearance and promotional markdown rates, higher net merchandise and freight costs, higher supply chain costs reflecting increased compensation and headcount in the Company's distribution centers, and higher inventory shrink.
Fourth quarter SG&A expense rate was 18.1 percent in 2022, compared with 17.9 percent in 2021. Full-year SG&A expense rate was 18.9 percent in 2022, compared with 18.6 percent in 2021. Rate increases in both periods reflect the net impact of cost increases across the business, including investments in hourly team member wages, partially offset by lower incentive compensation in 2022 compared to the prior year.
Interest Expense and Taxes
The Company's fourth quarter 2022 net interest expense was $129 million, compared with $104 million last year. Full-year 2022 net interest expense was $478 million, compared with $421 million in 2021. Higher interest expense in both the fourth quarter and full-year reflect higher average long-term debt and commercial paper balances.
Fourth quarter 2022 effective income tax rate was 16.1 percent, compared with 23.4 percent last year. The Company's full-year 2022 effective income tax rate was 18.7 percent compared with 22.0 percent in 2021. This decrease in both fourth quarter and full-year tax rates was driven by significantly lower earnings, amplifying the rate benefit of discrete items and tax benefits.
Capital Deployment and Return on Invested Capital
The Company paid dividends of $497 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $432 million last year, reflecting a 20.0 percent increase in the dividend per share, partially offset by a decline in average share count.
The Company did not repurchase any shares in fourth quarter 2022. As of the end of the fourth quarter, the Company had approximately $9.7 billion of remaining capacity under the repurchase program approved by Target's Board of Directors in August 2021.
For the trailing twelve months through fourth quarter 2022, after-tax return on invested capital (ROIC) was 12.6 percent, compared with 33.1 percent for the twelve months through fourth quarter 2021. This decrease was driven primarily by lower profitability coupled with an increase in invested capital. The tables in this release provide additional information about the Company's ROIC calculation.
Webcast Details
Target will webcast its financial community meeting, including a Q&A session, beginning at 8:00 a.m. CST today. Investors and the media are invited to listen to the meeting at Corporate.Target.com/Investors (click on "2023 Financial Community Meeting, including Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Earnings" under "Events & Presentations"). A replay of the webcast will be provided when available.
Miscellaneous
Statements in this release regarding the Company's future financial performance, including its fiscal 2023 first quarter and full-year guidance and operating income margin rate guidance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause the Company's actions to differ materially. The most important risks and uncertainties are described in Item 1A of the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at nearly 2,000 stores and at Target.com, with the purpose of helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. Since 1946, Target has given 5% of its profit to communities, which today equals millions of dollars a week. Additional company information can be found by visiting its corporate website and press center and by following @TargetNews.
For more on the Target Foundation, click here.
TARGET CORPORATION
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide additional transparency, we have disclosed non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share (Adjusted EPS). This metric excludes certain items presented below. We believe this information is useful in providing period-to-period comparisons of the results of our operations. This measure is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). The most comparable GAAP measure is diluted earnings per share. Adjusted EPS should not be considered in isolation or as a substitution for analysis of our results as reported in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EPS differently, limiting the usefulness of the measure for comparisons with other companies.
Earnings before interest expense and income taxes (EBIT) and earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these measures provide meaningful information about our operational efficiency compared with our competitors by excluding the impact of differences in tax jurisdictions and structures, debt levels, and, for EBITDA, capital investment. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP. The most comparable GAAP measure is net earnings. EBIT and EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitution for analysis of our results as reported in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may calculate EBIT and EBITDA differently, limiting the usefulness of the measures for comparisons with other companies.
We have also disclosed after-tax ROIC, which is a ratio based on GAAP information, with the exception of the add-back of operating lease interest to operating income. We believe this metric is useful in assessing the effectiveness of our capital allocation over time. Other companies may calculate ROIC differently, limiting the usefulness of the measure for comparisons with other companies.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is repealing a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that it says restrict abortion, voting and LGBTQ+ rights after determining the boycott is doing more harm than good.
The Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 on Tuesday to repeal a section of the city’s administrative code that prohibits staff from visiting and city departments from contracting with companies headquartered in the states, which include Texas, Florida and Ohio.
California, meanwhile, is considering the repeal of a similar law.
City supervisors will hold a second and final vote next Tuesday. Mayor London Breed is expected to sign the measure.
The progressive city passed the boycott in 2016, after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. At first, the boycott applied only to states that it considered restricted the rights of LGBTQ+ people. Later, the list was expanded to include states that limit access to voting and abortion.
The idea was to exert economic pressure on those conservative states. Instead, a report released last month by the city administrator concluded that the policy was raising costs and administrative burdens for the city. Because of restrictions, there were fewer bidders for city work and that ending the boycott might reduce contracting costs by 20% annually, the report concluded.
In addition, the city had approved hundreds of exemptions and waivers for some $800 million worth of contracts, the report said.
Meanwhile, “no states with restrictive LGBTQ rights, voting rights, or abortion policies have cited the city’s travel and contract bans as motivation for reforming their law,” the review concluded.
The measure “was a well-intentioned effort at values-based contracting but ultimately did not accomplish the social change it sought to effect,” Board President Aaron Peskin, who co-sponsored the repeal, said in a statement. “Instead, this onerous restriction has led to an uncompetitive bidding climate and created serious obstructions to everything from accessing emergency housing to being able to cost-effectively purchase the best products and contracts for the City.”
Scott Wiener, a former supervisor-turned-state senator who authored the original ban, agreed that the measure hadn’t produced the intended results.
“We believed a coalition of cities and states would form to create true consequences for states that pass these despicable, hateful laws,” the San Francisco Democrat said in a statement. “Yet, as it turned out, that coalition never formed, and the full potential impact of this policy never materialized. Instead, San Francisco is now penalizing businesses in other states — including LGBTQ-owned, women-owned, and people of color-owned businesses — for the sins of their radical right wing governments.”
In addition, city staff have been unable to fly to many states for cooperative work on issues ranging from HIV prevention to transportation, Wiener said.
Similar problems have led California to consider mothballing its own 2016 ban on state travel to states it deems discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.
California now bans state-funded travel to nearly half of the country following a surge of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in mostly Republican-led states.
The prohibition means sports teams at public colleges and universities have had to find other ways to pay for road games in states like Arizona and Utah. And it has complicated some of the state’s other policy goals, like using state money to pay for people who live in other states to travel to California for abortions.
Last month, state Senate leader Toni Atkins announced legislation that would end the ban and replace it with an advertising campaign in those states that promotes acceptance and inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community. The bill would set up a fund to pay for the campaign, which would accept private donations and state funding — if any is available.
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CHAM, Switzerland , Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Landis+Gyr (SIX: LAND) today announced unaudited financial results for the first half of financial year 2022 (April 1st - September 30th, 2022). Key highlights included:
- Sustained solid order intake of USD 773.2 million corresponding to a book-to-bill ratio of 1.06
- Committed backlog at record-high level of USD 3,479.7 million, up 7.5% year-over-year
- Net revenues increased in H1 FY 2022 by 10.3% in constant currency to USD 728.7 million driven by the Americas region and despite supply chain headwinds
- Adjusted EBITDA* declined 31.2% to USD 48.7 million equivalent to a margin of 6.7% due to higher supply chain cost, and USD strength
- Net income was USD 186.5 million in H1 FY 2022 including a one-off gain related to divestment of minority stake in Intellihub; Diluted EPS of USD 6.57
- Significant inventory build-up in anticipation of strong shipments in H2 results in negative Free Cash Flow (excl. M&A) of USD (38.9) million in H1 FY 2022
- Strong balance sheet with low net debt of USD 79.3 million and net debt / trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.63x
- Confirmation of FY 2022 guidance with expected significant volume ramp up in H2 as supply chain situation is expected to start easing
- Well positioned to support utilities and end customers through energy crisis with solutions enabling grid intelligence, driving energy efficiency and grid stability
"We see a favorable environment for energy efficiency technologies and solutions, which is reflected in our continued solid order intake, and further amplified by the current energy crisis. While the first half of FY 2022 continues to be impacted by ongoing supply chain challenges, we expect to see improvements in the second half. Due to the volatile availability of components needed to convert our high order backlog, we have temporarily higher inventories. While this impacts our cash position in the short-term, we are well positioned for a production ramp up in the second half of the current fiscal year", said Werner Lieberherr, Chief Executive Officer of Landis+Gyr. "Due to the continuation of deployments of critical infrastructure even during economic cooldowns, Landis+Gyr is recession-resilient, and paired with our strategic transformation, we feel confident about the future", Lieberherr concluded.
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Landis+Gyr is a leading global provider of integrated energy management solutions. We measure and analyze energy utilization to generate empowering analytics for smart grid and infrastructure management, enabling utilities and consumers to reduce energy consumption. Our innovative and proven portfolio of software, services and intelligent sensor technology is a key driver to decarbonize the grid. Having avoided more than 9 million tons of CO2 in FY 2021, Landis+Gyr manages energy better – since 1896. With sales of USD 1.5 billion in FY 2021, Landis+Gyr employs around 6,800 talented people across five continents. For more information, please visit our website www.landisgyr.com.
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This ad hoc announcement and information referred to herein contains (a) preliminary, unaudited numbers that may be subject to change and (b) information regarding alternative performance measures or non USGAAP measures, such as "Reported EBITDA", "Adjusted EBITDA", "Adjusted Gross Profit", "Adjusted Research and Development", "Adjusted Sales, General and Administrative", and "Adjusted Operating Expenses". Definitions of these measures and reconciliations between such measures and their USGAAP counterparts if not defined in this announcement may be found on pages 28 to 30 of the Landis+Gyr Half Year Financial Report Fiscal Year 2022 on our website at www.landisgyr.com/investors.
* For a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures, see chapter "Supplemental Reconciliations and Definitions (unaudited)" in the ad hoc announcement on www.landisgyr.com/investors/results-center.
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This ad hoc announcement includes forward-looking information and statements, including statements concerning the outlook for Landis+Gyr Group AG's businesses. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the factors that may affect the Company's future performance, including global economic conditions, and the economic conditions of the regions and industries that are major markets for Landis+Gyr. These expectations, estimates and projections are generally identifiable by statements containing words such as "expects", "believes", "estimates", "targets", "plans", "outlook", "guidance" or similar expressions. There are numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond Landis+Gyr's control, that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information and statements made in this announcement and which could affect the Company's ability to achieve its stated targets. The important factors that could cause such differences include, among others: the duration, severity, geographic spread and potential after effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, government actions to address or mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the potential negative impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy, any of the Company's operations and those of its customers and suppliers; global shortage of energy or supplied components as well as increased freight rates, business risks associated with the volatile global economic environment and political conditions, unrests and/or wars; costs associated with compliance activities; market acceptance of new products and services; changes in governmental regulations and currency exchange rates; estimates of future warranty claims and expenses and sufficiency of accruals; and other such factors as may be discussed from time to time in Landis+Gyr Group AG filings with the SIX Swiss Exchange. Although Landis+Gyr Group AG believes that its expectations reflected in any such forward-looking statement are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that those expectations will be achieved.
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BERWYN, Pa., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Triumph Group, Inc. (TRIUMPH) [NYSE:TGI] announced that its Actuation Products and Services business has been awarded a contract from Airbus to provide A220 On Wing Emergency Exit Door (OWEED) control cables. The multi-year contract will be performed in Shelbyville, Indiana.
"Building upon our long-term relationship with Airbus and providing support throughout the product lifecycle, this award is a testament to our continued commitment to servicing our valued customers," said Mike Boland, President of TRIUMPH Actuation Products & Services. "The OWEED cable is just one of the many solutions TRIUMPH provides to Airbus and we are delighted to further strengthen our relationship with this contract extension."
TRIUMPH Actuation Products & Services is a leader in design, development, manufacture and support of complex electro-hydraulic and mechanical systems and equipment for the aerospace and defense industry. Products include actuators, pumps, motors, reservoirs, control valves and a wide range of mechanical controls for commercial and military aircraft. Our Actuation Products & Services business services customers around the world with ten manufacturing sites across North America and Europe.
TRIUMPH, headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, and overhauls a broad portfolio of aerospace and defense systems, and components. The company serves the global aviation industry, including original equipment manufacturers and the full spectrum of military and commercial aircraft operators.
More information about TRIUMPH can be found on the company's website at www.triumphgroup.com.
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(WSYR-TV) — The Syracuse Police Department is putting NewsChannel 9 viewers ‘On The Lookout’ for a local sex offender.
Quantrell Clarke, who is required to provide a photo every three years, has not given the SPD a photo and his whereabouts are unknown, according to the police.
The 33-year-old was last seen by police on March 28, 2017.
Clarke is 6’ feet tall black male, who weighs 300 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
If anyone has information on his whereabouts, they are asked to call the Syracuse Police at 315-442-5230.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow walked through the Cincinnati Bengals locker room on Monday with the same confident stroll he often displays on game day.
Burrow, sporting a headband, smiled and joked with his teammates. The two-time defending AFC North champion Bengals were officially back to work.
Cincinnati held its first day of offseason workouts on Monday, and Burrow led the way.
Less than three months after a 2022 season that included setting single-season franchise records for completed passes (414), pass attempts (606) and passing touchdowns (35), the 2021 AP Comeback Player of the Year looked primed to pick up where he left off a season ago.
“I feel good about Joe,” fifth-year Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. “I see him around the building often times. I think he’s got a great process that he goes through in spring time.”
To help with that process and to better equip Burrow and the Bengals to get over the hump and capture the franchise’s first Super Bowl win, Taylor and the Cincinnati front office added six free agents during the offseason, including four-time Pro Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown Jr.
The Bengals signed the unrestricted free agent to a four-year, $64.1 million deal in March.
“His size, No. 1, stands out to you,” Taylor said of the 6-foot-8, 345-pound Brown. “He’s got good athleticism and uses his length really well. He’s a really smart player as well. So he’s got a lot of things going for him that I think allow him to be successful. He’s played on winning teams.”
Brown comes to the Bengals after spending the past two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati’s opponent in the past two AFC title games.
“It’s definitely interesting,” Brown said of now playing for the Bengals after defeating them in last season’s AFC championship game on their way to winning the Super Bowl.
“Obviously being on the other side the last few years in Baltimore and Kansas City, it’s definitely different. But I’m so happy, excited and blessed to be a part of this. From afar, you can tell just how special it is. Now, to be in it 10 toes, it’s awesome.”
Cincinnati also added another playmaker for Burrow in former Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. In a coincidence, Smith’s and Brown’s fathers played alongside one another during their respective NFL careers in 1999 with Cleveland.
Taylor said he expects Smith to be the No. 1 tight end at the start of the season, filling the void left by Hayden Hurst, who signed with the Carolina Panthers in free agency.
“It’s good energy in here. I’m excited,” Smith said of playing for the Bengals. “Being here during OTAs, I just want to come in and learn the offense and get close with the guys, the tight ends coach, Coach (James) Casey and just get to work. New beginning, new journey. I’m excited just to be out here and play some ball.”
Defensively, Cincinnati will add a familiar player in starting cornerback Chidobe Awuzie. The seventh-year veteran continues to work his way back after undergoing surgery on a torn ACL in November.
Awuzie started 14 games for the Bengals in 2021 and the first eight games for the club last season before suffering the season-ending injury.
“My ultimate goal is to become a better player than last year,” he said. “I feel like I got a lot better each year. I don’t want my ACL or any injury I’ve had to hinder that. I want to keep growing as a player.”
In addition to building the team’s chemistry over the next several weeks, Taylor said he’s also locked in on preparations for the draft that starts April 27. Cincinnati has the 28th overall pick in the first round.
Taylor said he trusts Bengals Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin will continue to do what needs to be done to build a winner.
“I sit in the back of the room,” Taylor said. “If he wants my opinion on something, I’ll give it.”
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Which home-decor checklist for the holidays is best?
Lights, ornaments, stockings, candles, tableware and more — it’s time to stock up on all of the items that will cover your home in festive holiday decor, inside and out. Here’s everything you need.
Candles
Kelecare 7-Piece Kwanzaa Candle Set
This set of seven Kwanzaa candles is designed for the week-long celebration and comes with seven candles in the symbolic colors of the holiday — black, red and green. Each candle can burn for approximately five to seven hours.
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Greenery
Nearly Natural Snowy Pine Cone Wreath
With pinecones and sprigs of realistic-looking pine, this frosty pinecone wreath adds a touch of pine to your front door and provides an inviting entryway into your home during the holiday season while complementing your indoor decorations.
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Best Choice Products 7.5-foot Artificial Christmas Tree
If an artificial Christmas tree is on your list this year, the 7.5-foot model by Best Choice Products is both realistic-looking and simple to put up. The spruce-style branches are situated on three hinged sections so you can turn your living space into a winter wonderland with ease.
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Lights
LEDwholesalers Color-Changing Light String
These color-changing lights are perfect for adding a colorful touch to the inside or outside of your holiday-ready home. The bulbs change colors randomly, and the strands can be linked to as many as 10 sets.
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Ornaments
Kurt Adler Noble Gems Hanukkah Ornament 3-Piece Set
This beautiful Hanukkah ornament set by Kurt Adler features three intricately detailed glass ornaments with glitter accents in a well-made storage box. A dreidel, Star of David and menorah are included.
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Beverly Turner Photography Candles of Kwanzaa Ornament
Proudly showcase the tradition of Kwanzaa on your tree this year with this dual-sided ornament that’s made of glossy porcelain. It has Kwanzaa candle print that’s accented by an outlined snowflake shape.
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Tableware
Elrene Red and White Poinsettia Tablecloth Collection
Don’t forget to deck your table in holiday splendor this season. The Poinsettia Collection by Elrene Red has eye-catching red and white poinsettia graphics that are perfect for holiday meals.
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Flyingcolors Laguiole Stainless Steel Flatware Set
The bright-red handles of the Laguiole flatware set make them look as if they were made for setting a Christmas table and will pair nicely with other holiday-themed dishes, glasses, serving plates and more. The set includes service for eight and comes with a wooden storage box.
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Lenox Holiday Balloon Wine Glass, Set of Four
Drink a toast to the holidays Christmas-style with this set of four wine glasses by Lenox. They are decorated with a holly-berry theme and topped off with goldtone rims for an exquisite holiday look.
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Lenox Holiday 12-piece Dinnerware Set
Lenox’s holiday dinnerware set is unmistakably made for winter, as it boasts a beautiful holly berry design. The 12-piece set includes standard and salad plates and cups for four. The pieces are crafted in durable, dishwasher-safe bone china.
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If your little ones will be offering milk and cookies for Santa this year, check out this serving platter that features the jolly man himself. The hand-painted design will also make a nice addition to your holiday table when it’s time to serve Christmas dinner.
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Spode Nutcracker Salt and Pepper Shaker Set
Whether you collect nutcrackers or need a decorative salt and pepper shaker set for your table, you’ll bring this adorable duo out during the holidays year after year. Each shaker is painted in vibrant colors with classic nutcracker designs.
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Tree accessories
The Tree Genie will simplify setting up and maintaining a real evergreen, thanks to the patented design that keeps trees stable and doesn’t require extensive assembly. Select from several size options to accommodate the live tree of your choice.
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Kurt Addler 6-Point Capiz Star
A star-shaped tree-topper is a classic option. This Capiz star lights up and is embellished with fancy scrollwork, so it will be an elegant accent for your tree.
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Everything else
Department 56 Christmas Village Items
From North Pole pieces to iconic characters, you’ll find it all in the Department 56 collections. Many pieces are great for decorating a tabletop or mantel or you can make nice additions to a Christmas village display.
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Mints, candy canes, peppermint bark and other sweet treats will look as good as they taste when you offer them to guests in a pretty candy dish. The reindeer design by Nambe is made of attractive acacia wood. It’s even topped off with chrome antlers for a uniquely elegant look.
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Orange County officials to participate in panel on proposed penny tax
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Orange County officials to participate in panel on proposed penny tax
Will you vote for another penny in Orange County tax for transportation in November?The League of Women Voters Orange County is holding a panel discussion on the new proposed tax. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, Gaby Ortigoni, Austin Vale and Luis Nieves-Ruiz will participate. Topics to be explored include:Can a penny sales tax get us where we need to be over the next 20 years?What's in the Transportation Plan and will it get us where we need to be?Why is now the right time to raise taxes when inflation is sharply rising?What assurance is there that the money will be spent on transportation?How is transportation linked to the affordable housing crisis?
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Will you vote for another penny in Orange County tax for transportation in November?
The League of Women Voters Orange County is holding a panel discussion on the new proposed tax.
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Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, Gaby Ortigoni, Austin Vale and Luis Nieves-Ruiz will participate.
Topics to be explored include:
- Can a penny sales tax get us where we need to be over the next 20 years?
- What's in the Transportation Plan and will it get us where we need to be?
- Why is now the right time to raise taxes when inflation is sharply rising?
- What assurance is there that the money will be spent on transportation?
- How is transportation linked to the affordable housing crisis?
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As winter temperatures set in, our local birds will be looking for a little more food to help their tiny bodies survive the season. Fortunately, we can help them. At the same time, we can enjoy their company throughout the winter.
Birds (and other animals) need extra food in the winter because putting on body fat is one of the ways they’re able to stay warm. The fatter they are, the warmer they’ll stay. So, unlike in people, fat is a good thing for wildlife. That’s why, before winter begins, many animals such as birds begin to fatten themselves up by eating more. Many store food so that they have a steady supply of calories throughout the winter months.
By placing bird feeders around your yard, you can help winter birds. There are a lot of different kinds of seeds that you can offer the birds in your area, including cracked corn, peanuts, and safflower seeds. Probably the best kind of seed, though, is black oil sunflower seed. Although the other seeds are excellent food sources, black oil sunflower seeds provide more fat than the others do, so they tend to be preferred by a wider variety of birds. Of course, suet provides a lot of fat as well. Putting out food for the birds does make things easier for them. Still, there’s little scientific evidence showing that birds will not survive without it. After all, they survived winters long before we were here.
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So, what kind of birds can you expect to see at your backyard bird feeders? Most of our winter birds are seed-eaters, which makes feeding them easy. Notable exceptions, though, are the woodpeckers, since they’re still able to find insects buried deep in trees. So, you’re likely to see downy woodpeckers, hairy woodpeckers, and red-bellied woodpeckers feasting on your suet or picking through your seeds. Little white-breasted and red-breasted nuthatches also like suet, as well as many different kinds of seeds. You are also likely to see blue jays picking out peanuts and cardinals searching out safflower seeds.
Don’t overlook the tinier birds you may see at your feeders. Under the feeders, you may spot little gray and white birds cleaning up what the other birds “spill.” Those are juncos, nature’s “vacuum cleaners!” You may also observe house finches or purple finches, small sparrow-like birds.
You will probably also see sparrows, including tree sparrows and Harris’ sparrows. You may also see a lot of house sparrows. House sparrows are non-native birds that can overwhelm your feeders with their sheer numbers. They tend to like millet (tiny seeds found in cheaper seed mixes) which is why many people do not recommend feeding millet. Another nuisance bird that people often complain about is the starling. Starlings can easily devour all your suet in no time at all! Suet feeders that can only be accessed from the bottom discourage starlings. Since their feet are not as strong those of woodpeckers and nuthatches, it’s more difficult for them to hang upside-down on a suet feeder.
Finally, although it won’t fatten up the birds, be sure to provide water by using a heated birdbath or dog bowl. During the winter, birds have a hard time finding water to drink. So, they are often attracted to water as much as they’re attracted to traditional feeders.
If you have any questions about winter bird feeding, you can contact Winnebago County Naturalist Lisa Ralls at either 641-565-3390 or at lralls@winnebagoccb.com. To learn more about the birds you see outside your windows this winter, you can purchase a field guide or download an app such as the free Merlin Bird ID app.
Feeding the birds is a great way to help them through the winter. Watching the antics of our winter birds can be a wonderful and entertaining way to pass these cold winter days from the comfort of your warm house.
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Drop everything now: Taylor Swift has just made history as the first woman — and third artist ever — to have four of the Top 10 albums in the Billboard 200 chart at the same time.
Swift is rerecording her first six albums in order to regain artistic and financial control of her work and released the third of those, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), earlier this month.
It debuted in the top spot, marking Swift's 12th No. 1 album and pushing her past Barbra Streisand for the most chart-toppers by a female artist.
Speak Now (Taylor's Version) — which also features six previously unreleased songs — launched with the year's biggest week for any album, according to Billboard, which looks at album sales and streaming metrics, among others.
It joins three of Swift's other albums — 2022's Midnights, 2020's Folklore and 2019's Lover — in the Top 10. They are fifth, 10th and seventh, respectively.
Vulture points to a number of factors, including Swift's ongoing Eras Tour, the release of the Lover song "Cruel Summer" as a single four years later and Swift's prominent place in the soundtrack of the new second season of the Amazon series The Summer I Turned Pretty. Whatever the reason, Swift has earned another page in the history books.
"She is the first living act to have four albums in the top 10 at the same time since the April 2, 1966-dated chart, when Herb Alpert also had four albums in the top 10," Billboard says, referring to the American trumpeter.
Prince is the only other artist to achieve this distinction, though he did so posthumously.
Five of his albums landed back in the Top 10 — The Very Best of Prince, the Purple Rain soundtrack, The Hits/The B-Sides, Ultimate and 1999 — in mid-May 2016, three weeks after his death.
This isn't Swift's first Billboard record of note. She became the first artist to sweep the entire Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 in October 2022, days after the release of Midnights.
Swift hasn't commented publicly on this latest pair of milestones, though she has posted on social media about the significance of Speak Now (Taylor's Version), which she wrote between the ages of 18 and 20 and rerecorded at 32.
Swift, who is wrapping up the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour, celebrated the album's release at her Kansas City concert earlier this month by premiering a music video for one of the new tracks, "I Can See You" and adding another song, "Long Live," to the setlist.
She later tweeted that "singing those words in a stadium full of people who helped me get my music back" was "unfathomably special to me."
Her music is also giving local economies a boost
The Eras Tour, Swift's first since 2018, has also made a sizable impact on the economy, as economist and self-described "Swiftie" Mara Klaunig told NPR.
She says fellow fans traveling to cities are spending money not just on tickets, hotels and merchandise, but also on things like custom outfits, manicures, hairstyles, friendship bracelets and even Swift-themed drinks and exercise classes.
"The economic impact will be major in terms of the sales and the tax revenues that result from that," Klaunig says. "We're hearing that some businesses have made half their year's profit in that one weekend. That's obviously going to be a huge boost to that business."
One example: In a report released last week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia credited the influx of Swifties with bringing in the strongest month for hotel revenue since the start of the pandemic.
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No, said Eric Reed, he had not slept.
Yes, he said, it was all starting to sink in.
And then as the sun rose over Barn 17 at Churchill Downs on Sunday morning, the trainer of surprise Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike summed up the previous day perfectly.
“I don’t know what I can say,” Reed said, “other than it’s an absolute miracle.”
A needed miracle, actually. For a sport that has suffered more than its fair share of bad publicity over the last few years, to have the Cinderella story of an 80-1 shot win the “Run for the Roses” was just what the doctor ordered.
Bred by Calumet Farm and claimed by the 57-year-old Reed for $30,000 last year for owner Rick Dawson, Rich Strike gained entry to the 20-horse Derby field only after Ethereal Road scratched on Friday morning. Rich Strike began Saturday morning with odds of 99-1 before ending up as the second-longest shot to ever win the race, behind only 91-1 Donerail in 1913.
“Everything went right for him to win,” Reed said Sunday. “It was a crazy pace. And then at the quarter pole, the waters parted and he got through.”
Summer Is Tomorrow set a blistering pace scenario, covering the first half mile of the race in 43.56 seconds. When the front-runners faded, room was made for the so-called closers to pass tired horses. None, however, closed as fast as Rich Strike. After jockey Sonny Leon maneuvered around a spent Messier in the stretch, Rich Strike had a clear shot at leaders Epicenter and Zandon, beating Epicenter by three-quarters of a length.
“(I’ve watched the replay) twice,” said the trainer. “I guess I got one (announcer’s) call right at the end when he crossed the line.”
The replay was actually the first time Reed had seen the finish.
“I told my father that might get us on the board,” Reed said of the move past Messier. “In (the) deep stretch I said, ‘Oh my gosh.’ I fell down. I didn’t see him hit the finish line.”
As Rich Strike proudly stood behind his trainer, Reed said the Derby champ would return to his home base, the Mercury Equine Center off Russell Cave Road in Lexington, Ky., on Sunday for a few days before heading to Baltimore for the Preakness.
“We’ll see how things go the next couple of days,” Reed said. “But more than likely (he’ll run in the Preakness).”
It will be the first time Reed has raced a horse at Pimlico. He has raced in Kentucky, New York, Florida, California, Ohio and Pennsylvania, but never in Baltimore. In fact, before Saturday, the trainer had conditioned just one graded stakes winner, Satans Quick Chick, who won the Grade 2 Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland in 2009.
“We came within a neck of taking out the great Zenyatta a few years back,” Reed said of Rinterval’s second-place finish in the 2010 Grade 1 Clement Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar. “That was a thrill of a lifetime.”
Saturday topped that and then some, even if much was made of the way Rich Strike aggressively champed at the lead pony after the race.
“I think when the race was over, he saw the pony and he thought he had another horse to beat,” Reed said. “I don’t think he meant it in the way some people thought.”
Despite the cool, cloudy weather, a crowd of 147,294 attended the first Derby without COVID restrictions since 2019. Wagering for the day’s program totaled a record $273.8 million, a 17% increase over 2021 and a 9% jump from the 2019 record of $250.9 million.
All in all, Saturday’s race and Rich Strike’s underdog story proved a pleasing about-face from the mess of last year’s drug disqualification of Medina Spirit and two-year suspension of trainer Bob Baffert.
Even Marty Irby, executive director of Animal Wellness Action, a critic of the sport, released a statement Saturday night saying, in part, “American horse racing is closer to getting back on the right track.”
Surely, race fans would agree.
“We were just trying to get here,” Reed said. “It just went a step further than we would have ever dreamed.”
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ATLANTA, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 70 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable September 6, 2023, to shareholders of record as of August 21, 2023.
Every quarter, Southern Company has paid a dividend to its shareholders that is equal to or greater than the previous quarter for more than 70 consecutive years.
About Southern Company
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy distribution company with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have earned the company national awards and recognition from numerous organizations, including Forbes, The Military Times, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, J.D. Power, Fortune, Human Rights Campaign and more. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com.
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BRINC's first non-drone product completely reinvents the traditional throw phone
SEATTLE, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today BRINC unveiled BRINC Ball, a first of its kind two-way communications device built to enhance de-escalation capabilities of First Responders. Coined the "next gen throw phone", BRINC Ball is a critical tool for officers, search teams, and more to establish and maintain contact for peaceful resolutions.
"Ever since we introduced the BRINC LEMUR drone, we've been hearing about the challenges first responders face when attempting to communicate with suspects," said Blake Resnick, CEO of BRINC. "We designed BRINC Ball from the ground up to offer a durable, reliable, and flexible tool to aid the first responder community in negotiation, communication, and de-escalation."
BRINC Ball works essentially as a ruggedized throw phone. Agencies can deploy the ball in areas they cannot reach, and call the ball to activate its microphone and speaker. Any number of team members can join the call for negotiation or crisis situations. The ball has a variety of pre-programmed text commands for adjusting settings, checking battery life, and even viewing its GPS location. All of BRINC Ball's features are accessible by calling or text, no app needed.
"Our communities deserve to have the best technology in the hands of their public safety professionals," said Will Huddler, VP of Public Safety Operations at BRINC and former SWAT Commander at Las Vegas Metro Police Department. "BRINC Ball represents our team's passion to ensure first responders can communicate clearly and effectively with people in crisis. When communication is maintained, lives are saved."
The BRINC Ball is water resistant and durable, tested to survive 10-foot drops onto concrete. Battery life is similarly extreme, with 24 hours of sustained talk time, or over 5 days of standby time.
BRINC will first unveil BRINC Ball at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition from October 15 to 18th in Dallas, Texas. BRINC will be demoing the product at booth #7827.
BRINC Ball is available for purchase directly through BRINC for $1,999 USD. The BRINC Ball Protection and Data Plan costs $49/month which includes a SIM card, data and a replacement plan.
First Responders can request a free testing and evaluation unit for a two-week period before deciding to purchase.
The BRINC Ball is Designed and Assembled in the USA. Units are available for sale today, although we expect new orders to be delivered in November as we clear pre-orders.
For more information about all the BRINC Ball features, to purchase a unit, or to request a unit for testing and evaluation, please visit: https://brincdrones.com/brinc-ball/
BRINC is an American technology company set on developing and deploying technology in the service of public safety. Conceived after the tragic mass shooting in 2017 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, BRINC is dedicated to deploying drone and other technologies that save lives.
Officially founded in early 2021, BRINC has since introduced the LEMUR S drone system, deployed by over 250 public safety agencies globally, and has grown to over 100 employees. Operating out of Las Vegas and Seattle, all BRINC products are developed in-house and built in the USA.
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Which vegan snacks are best?
Whether you’ve been fully vegan for years or you’re just trying to cut back on dairy, eggs and meat, finding delicious plant-based snacks is a great place to start. And the good news is that with the rising trend of vegan eating, there are plenty of crunchy, crispy, sweet and savory vegan snacks to try.
Top vegan snacks
Best cheese puffs
Outstanding Foods Outstanding Cheese Balls – Chedda
These crunchy, airy cheese balls are the stuff of childhood nostalgia, without any dairy. They’ll even turn your fingers orange, but you won’t mind as you dive back into the bag for more. Sold by Amazon
Best veggie crisps
Rhythm Organic Cauliflower Bites
You’ll look forward to eating your veggies when they’re as crisp and addicting as these air-dried cauliflower florets. These are lightly seasoned with sea salt, but if you prefer a bolder flavor, opt for the Buffalo Ranch version. Sold by Amazon
Best snack clusters
Clusterbucks Grain-Free Superfood Clusters
The Snickerdoodle flavor of these crunchy buckwheat clusters is subtly sweet and nicely spiced. This is a great healthy snack that will satisfy your sweet tooth without sending you headed for a sugar crash. The clusters are big, but there are always plenty of smaller pieces in the bottom of the bag that make a great yogurt topping. Sold by Amazon
Best vegan trail mix
Toodaloo Trail Mix Variety Pack
The flavor options and ingredients in these unique trail mixes will upset anything you thought a trail mix could be. They’re spicy, sweet, savory and all made from a one-of-a-kind blend of nuts, seeds, dried fruit and functional ingredients such as lion’s mane and rishi for a feel-good, taste-good snack. Sold by Amazon
Best lupini beans snack
Brami Lupini Beans Variety Pack
If you haven’t tried lupini beans, prepare to fall in love. These soft, nutty beans are marinated in mild spices and come packed with plant-based protein. Each little pouch from Brami has just 60 calories and 7 grams of protein. They’re great on their own or as a salad topper. Sold by Amazon
Best vegan yogurt
The Coconut Cult Mangos N’ Cream Probiotic Coconut Yogurt
This dairy-free yogurt is made with minimal ingredients, most of which are organic, and has a wonderfully tangy, almost effervescent texture and rich, satisfying flavor. You only need a few tablespoons to reap the major probiotic benefits of this fermented breakfast or snack. Sold by Amazon
Best vegan superfood popcorn
Azzizah’s Herbal Green Popcorn – Original Savory Cheddar
Don’t let the green color throw you off: all of that seasoning means tons of flavor. This crunchy corn is covered in a spicy blend of nutritional yeast, curry powder, herbs, cayenne, garlic, and of course, spirulina. Spirulina is derived from algae and not only tastes great, but it’s also full of B vitamins, which can be difficult to incorporate into a vegan diet. Sold by Amazon
Best mushroom jerky
Eat the Change Mushroom Jerky Variety Pack
This is plant-based jerky made for meat lovers. It’s tender, chewy and packed with rich umami flavor. Each of the three flavors (Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper, Maple Mustard and Hickory Smokehouse) is delicious as a portable snack great for hiking. Sold by Amazon
Best crackers
Simple Mills Organic Seed Crackers – Everything
These buttery crackers get their rich flavor and crumbly texture from a blend of gluten-free flours, including sunflower, pumpkin and flax seeds, cassava and tapioca. They’re flavored with a classic everything bagel seasoning for a nice garlicky taste that’s great with anything from a slice of vegan cheese to guacamole. Sold by Amazon
Best spicy vegan jerky
Beyond Meat Plant-Based Jerky – Original and Teriyaki Variety Pack
You’ll love all of the flavors of this meaty, savory plant-based jerky from meat alternative giant Beyond Meat. The protein is made from peas and mung beans and is free of soy, gluten and GMO ingredients. Plus, there are a whopping 10 grams of protein per serving. Sold by Amazon
Best crunchy chickpeas
Saffron Road Organic Crunchy Chickpeas – Korean BBQ
These crispy seasoned chickpeas are great on their own or tossed into a salad. For added protein. They come in a range of flavors, including Buffalo, Chipotle, Sea Salt and Korean BBQ, to suit any taste buds. Sold by Amazon
Best potato chips
Popchips Sea Salt Potato Chips
Get your fill of crispy potatoes without a grease overload. These light, airy chips are just as tasty straight from the bag as they are stuffed into a sandwich. Try the barbecue flavor if you like some heat. Sold by Amazon
Best sweet-savory popcorn
LesserEvil Organic Popcorn, Himalayan Sweetness
This light, healthy popcorn is certified organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and has less fat and more fiber than traditional kettle corn, but all of the sweet-and-savory flavor you crave. If you’re looking for vegan cheesy popcorn, try LesserEvil’s Classic Cheddah. Sold by Amazon
Best vegan queso
This fluffy, smooth cheese-free queso dip is the perfect topping for nachos, tacos and pretty much anything that dips. It has a melty texture that’s great warm or cold, and is flavored with tomatoes, carrots, pepper, and nutritional yeast for a bold, slightly smoky flavor. Sold by Amazon
Best vegan cookie dough
Whoa Dough Edible Cookie Dough Bars Variety Pack
Soft, gooey and with flavors include Brownie Batter, Sugar Sprinkle and Chocolate Chip, it’s hard to beat these cookie dough bars. They’re shelf-stable but hold their soft, chewy texture like homemade dough. Sold by Amazon
Best chocolatey vegan snack
Undercover Quinoa Crisps, Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt
These snacks are made of crispy puffed quinoa cakes coated in rich dark chocolate with a touch of sea salt. Other vegan flavors include dark chocolate and pumpkin spice and dark chocolate with blueberries for extra antioxidants. Sold by Amazon
Best vegan graham crackers
Healing Home Foods Lemon Chia Graham Bites
These cute graham cracker-like bites taste homemade, with a buttery flavor and thick, crunchy texture that’s made for dunking in your favorite plant-based milk. They have a hint of brightness from lemon. Sold by Amazon
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An invasive insect known for decimating ash trees throughout North America and Europe was recently discovered in Oregon, state forestry officials announced on Monday.
The emerald ash borer is considered the most destructive forest pest in North America and had been detected in 34 other states before it was first discovered in Forest Grove on June 30, the Oregon Department of Forestry said. It’s the first discovery of the insect on the West Coast, the state agency added.
These invasive and destructive beetles have killed up to 99% of the ash trees in some North American locations. At least five ash species native to the Central U.S. have become critically endangered as the emerald ash borer spreads across the country.
Within a decade of the emerald ash borer’s arrival in an area, most ash trees will be dead or dying, the Oregon Department of Forestry said, putting the state’s native Oregon ash tree is at risk.
Wyatt Williams, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s invasive species specialist, said the Oregon ash plays an important role in the environment and its loss could have a greater effect on other plants and animals.
The emerald ash borer was first discovered in Forest Grove by Dominic Maze, an invasive species biologist for the City of Portland. He was waiting outside a summer camp to pick up his children when he noticed several ash trees with D-shaped exit holes in their bark.
He immediately recognized this as a sign the emerald ash borer had been attacking the tree and soon he spotted the beetles.
He called the Oregon Department of Forestry and an entomologist and two other invasive species specialists were able to confirm the invasion.
“It’s an ecologically vital tree as it shades water, keeping it cooler for fish. The roots stabilize streambanks, reducing erosion. And lots of animals, birds and insects eat the seeds and leaves. Losing it will likely have a huge impact on those ecosystems,” Williams said.
The infested ash trees in Forest Grove were cut down and chipped within 48 hours of the discovery.
The Oregon Department of Forestry has been preparing for the arrival of the emerald ash borer, which is native to Eastern Asia, for years after it was first found near Detroit, Michigan in 2002 and as it made its way farther west.
The Oregon Invasive Species Council had already drafted the Emerald Ash Borer Readiness and Response Plan for Oregon to guide the state in its response. The plan was finalized in March 2021.
The Oregon Department of Forestry used its advance notice that the emerald ash borer was moving west to begin collecting seeds from Oregon ash trees across the state. The department’s goal is to try and preserve as much of the tree’s genetic diversity as possible before it’s lost.
Researchers will test the seeds to see if any have resistance to eastern ash borers and if so, they might be able to breed into local strains and replant them along streambanks.
There are several things the public can do to help the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Forestry monitor the spread of the beetle. First, anyone who sees an emerald ash borer should make a report of it online at the Oregon Invasive Species Council Hotline.
Second, Oregonians can be proactive in preventing the spread of the emerald ash borer by removing ash trees that are already in poor health or growing in spaces too small for them. Towns should also remove ash trees from approved street tree lists. Portland has already done this.
Olive trees, which are in the same family as ash, are also vulnerable to the invasive insect species.
The Oregon Department of Forestry is trying to index as many trees as possible to see how vulnerable local urban forest is to the emerald ash borer. Communities can use software called TreePlotter to help track where all the vulnerable urban trees are.
Scott Altenhoff, Oregon Department of Forestry’s Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program manager, said people should also start thinking about ways to use more ash wood. He said these insects will kill trees in Oregon and there may be opportunities to help local woodworkers and artists and keep the wood from going to waste.
He reminds the public that it’s imperative that ash or any other wood not be moved beyond its local area to avoid spreading any wood-boring pests.
The emerald ash borer is about a half-inch long and an eighth of an inch wide. It’s known for its metallic, shiny green color.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has more information on its website about the emerald ash borer.
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I’ve never attempted a way-too-early top 25, and, given the realities of the transfer portal, the idea of handicapping teams that won’t play until eight months from now seemed even crazier.
Well, as George Costanza once said: “You wanna get nuts? Let’s get nuts!”
To preserve my sanity, I tried to keep my criteria for evaluation pretty straightforward: Who is returning a proven quarterback, who has a coach who has developed a dependable culture of winning, and who is taking advantage of the transfer portal to plug holes?
Here’s where I landed as of Day 1 of the offseason — knowing that these rankings, just like the rosters that make them up, are very subject to change:
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1. Georgia
The back-to-back national champions are a no-brainer pick to win their third in a row in 2023. Just how much has Georgia coach Kirby Smart built the Bulldogs to last? After winning the 2021 title, Smart didn’t bring in one player from the transfer portal to build his unbeaten squad in 2022. This year, Georgia has chosen to add two four-star wide receivers, Mississippi State’s RaRa Thomas and Missouri’s Dominic Lovett, from within the Southeastern Conference. Quarterbacks Carson Beck and Brock Vandagriff are expected to battle to take over for Stetson Bennett. Vandagriff was a five-star prospect in the class of 2021 and will be the favorite to lead the offense.
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2. Michigan
Michigan was already positioned to start the offseason in this lofty spot before star running back Blake Corum announced Monday that he will return for his senior season, citing “unfinished business,” but now the expectations have grown even more for a third straight win over Ohio State, Big Ten championship and playoff appearance. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy should make a big jump in his second full year as the starter, and game-breaking tailback Donovan Edwards will join Corum in a terrifying backfield. Plus, Michigan owns the fourth-best transfer portal haul, according to 247Sports. The only question is whether Jim Harbaugh will be back with the Wolverines or coaching in the NFL.
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3. Alabama
Can Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide be kept out of the sport’s winner’s circle for the second straight year in 2023? Alabama has never missed two College Football Playoffs in a row, and it would be foolish to believe Saban’s program won’t be back with a vengeance even without quarterback Bryce Young, running back Jahmyr Gibbs and defensive end Will Anderson. Alabama still deserves the benefit of the doubt, with Saban adding another top-rated recruiting class to the mix. The story of the offseason will be the quarterback competition between athletic freak Jalen Milroe and five-star freshman Ty Simpson.
Top-seeded Georgia captured its second straight college football national championship in a dominant, 65-7 win over No. 3 TCU at SoFi Stadium.
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4. Ohio State
The Buckeyes were one field goal away from knocking off Georgia and playing for a national championship, but the assumption is that quarterback CJ Stroud will declare for the NFL draft, leaving a cavernous hole in coach Ryan Day’s lineup for 2023. Two highly rated quarterbacks, Kyle McCord and Devin Brown, a former USC commit, will compete for the job during the offseason. The winner will have the best wide receivers in the nation at his disposal in Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka, plus a stable of talented running backs. Ohio State’s defense will have some attrition, and questions will linger about the Buckeyes’ strength in the trenches.
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5. Louisiana State
Brian Kelly might need to work on his Southern accent, but he showed in Year 1 at LSU why the Tigers backed up the Brink’s truck to bring him to Baton Rouge. LSU upset Alabama and won the SEC West behind improved play throughout the season from quarterback Jayden Daniels, the Arizona State transfer from El Cajon. Daniels is back for 2023, and the Tigers are bolstering their roster with the third-ranked transfer portal class thus far. If LSU can avenge its loss to Florida State in the season opener in Orlando — certainly a big if — the Tigers will remain a playoff contender the rest of the way.
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6. USC
If this seems high for the Trojans, who lost their last two games because of second-half implosions against Utah and Tulane, just try to remember that USC was positioned for the playoff entering December in coach Lincoln Riley’s first season. Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams returns to lead what will be a dynamic offense, and let’s be honest, the defense can’t possibly be any worse than it was down the stretch. That said, defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has his work cut out for him to make sure the Trojans don’t waste a transcendent quarterback like Williams. USC’s latest transfer portal roster overhaul is ongoing, but the early returns are impressive.
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7. Penn State
The Nittany Lions made a statement about where they’re going by pushing around Utah in in a 35-14 Rose Bowl win. Penn State loses four-year starter Sean Clifford at quarterback, but it’s possible the team will find an upgrade in five-star freshman Drew Allar. It might not happen right away, but Allar should give the Nittany Lions a higher ceiling and a better chance to advance to the program’s first CFP in the coming years. Allar’s transition to starter will be made easier by handing off to exciting sophomore tailbacks Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen. Expect Penn State to maintain its excellence on defense.
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8. Washington
After their shocking loss at Arizona State, coach Kalen DeBoer’s Huskies rolled off seven straight wins to finish the season, culminating with a 27-20 victory over Texas in the Alamo Bowl. Washington received great news with the return of quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who will be one of the favorites to challenge Williams for the Heisman Trophy. The Huskies added a proven tailback in Mississippi State’s Dillon Johnson from the portal, and Jalen McMillan returns to anchor the wide receiver corps. Washington came out of nowhere in 2022 and won’t be surprising anyone next season.
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9. Florida State
Other than a rough three-game losing streak in October during which the Seminoles fell to Wake Forest, North Carolina State and Clemson, they seemed like a team on the verge of building something special. Florida State finished with wins over rival Florida and Oklahoma, an encouraging sign for its 2023 prospects. Quarterback Jordan Travis returns and should continue to dazzle as a dual-threat star. The Seminoles have the second-ranked transfer class so far, adding some intriguing players to a defense that will return star defensive end Jared Verse. This feels like the year Florida State could take down Clemson and challenge for a playoff spot.
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10. Oregon
The Ducks were dancing with the potential of a Pac-12 Conference championship in Dan Lanning’s first season as coach before being upset by Washington and Oregon State down the stretch. Quarterback Bo Nix reached his potential in his first year in Eugene after floundering at Auburn, and he loved his new home so much that he decided to return for next season. The Ducks lost offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham to Arizona State, but Nix should provide the continuity to keep the offense humming.
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11. Notre Dame
The second year of the Marcus Freeman era got off to a great start last week when Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman announced he was transferring to Notre Dame. Over five seasons with the Demon Deacons, Hartman passed for 12,967 yards and 110 touchdowns. After a shaky start, Freeman coached Notre Dame to a 9-4 finish, sparking renewed hope that the Fighting Irish will be OK without Kelly.
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12. TCU
What to do with Texas Christian? This was one of the toughest questions when grappling with 2023. One one hand, we want to honor what the Horned Frogs accomplished this season, and there’s no doubt coach Sonny Dykes is going to build a lot of momentum going forward. But on the other hand, quarterback Max Duggan is off to the NFL and so are a host of other key contributors such as wide receiver Quentin Johnston. TCU will need to have a second consecutive masterful usage of the portal to be a top-five team again. But top 15? That seems reasonable.
TCU and defending champion Georgia meet in the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night at SoFi Stadium. Here’s our coverage.
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13. Clemson
After two straight down years — at least for Clemson’s new standards — the Tigers have a lot to prove entering 2023. Coach Dabo Swinney continues to avoid using the transfer portal, so he’s going to need his player development to do the heavy lifting. Quarterback Cade Klubnik showed promise during his freshman season, eventually unseating DJ Uiagalelei as starter, but he’s going to need to grow up fast for the Tigers to contend for a playoff spot next season.
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14. Tennessee
The Volunteers were the story of the season until falling on their face at South Carolina in November and ending their hopes of crashing the playoff. They’re losing quarterback Hendon Hooker and standout wide receivers Jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman, but Tennessee beat Clemson in the Orange Bowl without those three and should still be highly competitive next season. The most interesting question of the offseason will be whether veteran quarterback Joe Milton can fend off incoming five-star prospect Nico Iamaleava of Downey Warren High.
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15. Utah
The Utes are losing a lot of talent this offseason, including running back Tavion Thomas, tight end Dalton Kincaid and cornerback Clark Phillips III, but the back-to-back Pac-12 champions can’t be overlooked no matter what at this point. Plus, quarterback Cameron Rising announced Monday that he will return for his final season, giving coach Kyle Whittingham’s team a legitimate shot to contend for a third consecutive league crown.
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16. Oregon State
Coach Jonathan Smith has been building his alma mater back to respectability bolt by bolt, culminating in a surprising 10-3 season in 2022 that included an amazing comeback win over Oregon. That he has done it without a dependable starting quarterback makes it even more impressive. Now the Beavers will have Uiagalelei piloting their offense. There’s a world in which Oregon State contends for the Pac-12 title next season.
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17. Tulane
Star quarterback Michael Pratt and coach Willie Fritz are back for Tulane, which is riding the (green) wave of its thrilling 46-45 upset of USC. Because of that continuity, Tulane should be the favorite to repeat as the Group of Five’s best team.
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18. Kansas State
The Wildcats won the Big 12 Conference but received a dose of reality about their national standing against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Still, coach Chris Klieman has established a strong identity and quarterback Will Howard should continue to improve with an offseason as the starter. Star running back Deuce Vaughn is off to the NFL, but the Wildcats added Florida State’s Treshaun Ward in the portal.
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19. Mississippi
Many had Lane Kiffin pegged for the Auburn coaching job, but he’ll be back at Ole Miss after leading the Rebels to three bowl appearances in his three seasons. Kiffin will enjoy a second season with quarterback Jaxson Dart, a USC transfer, and running back Quinshon Judkins, who will be one of the top ballcarriers in the country after rushing for 1,567 yards and 16 touchdowns.
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20. Iowa
The Hawkeyes are easy to ridicule because of their anemic offense, but their defense is so good year in and year out that it’s hard to keep them out of the top 25. Iowa was second in total defense in 2022, and the offense should be able to move the ball much more efficiently with Michigan transfer Cade McNamara running the huddle.
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21. Wisconsin
The “Air Raid” in Madison? Are we being serious? It’s happening, whether hardened Badgers fans like it or not. This ranking is a statement of faith in new coach Luke Fickell, who got Cincinnati to the playoff in 2021 and should maintain Wisconsin’s defensive chops going forward. The transition to a pass-happy offense under new coordinator Phil Longo should be eased by the addition of Southern Methodist quarterback Tanner Mordecai in the portal.
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22. Pittsburgh
Coach Pat Narduzzi has built a hard-nosed program in his Youngstown, Ohio, mold at Pitt. The Panthers got subpar quarterback play from Kedon Slovis, a former USC passer, and still finished 9-4 in 2022. They should upgrade that position with Boston College transfer Phil Jurkovec, who hails from the Pittsburgh area.
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23. Oklahoma
The Sooners had a rough go of it without Riley and Williams in 2022, but next season should go better for coach Brent Venables, who has added a couple of intriguing transfers for his defense. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel’s decision to come back to Oklahoma for one more year gives the Sooners a fighting chance to get back to their winning ways.
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24. North Carolina
The Tar Heels’ defense can’t stop anybody under coach Mack Brown and defensive assistant Gene Chizik, but North Carolina should be able to stay in any game with quarterback Drake Maye back directing the offense.
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New coach Deion Sanders has one offseason to get the Buffaloes ready for “Prime Time.” He has already following through on his promise to quickly remake Colorado’s roster, compiling the top-ranked transfer portal class so far, led by five-star cornerback Travis Hunter and Sanders’ son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
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SALT LAKE CITY , July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nature's Sunshine Products Inc. of Spanish Fork, UT is announcing that it initiated a voluntary recall of two AIVIA Whey Protein & Power Herbs meal replacement products because labels do not declare milk. Customers with a milk allergy or severe sensitivity to milk may experience a serious allergic reaction if they consume the affected product.
The AIVIA Whey Protein & Power Herbs products with the affected lot numbers and expiration dates were distributed between September 1, 2021, and July 20, 2022, throughout the United States via direct-to-consumer online sales and through independent distributors who sell product online or at independent health food stores.
No illnesses or deaths have been reported to date.
Customers may choose to dispose of the product and receive a full product credit or continue to consume the product if they do not have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk. Customers with affected products can contact the company by calling (800) 223-8225 between the hours of 9:00 and 5:00 p.m. MST, or email to productrecall@natr.com.
Nature's Sunshine cares about the wellbeing of our customers. As a result, we are taking every effort to individually notify affected consumers. We are making this announcement in case any affected products remain in commerce. This recall is being made with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsy Doan didn’t think the water flowing over the creek crossing on San Marcos Road was deeper than normal when she tried navigating it in her SUV while driving her 5-year-old son to school.
But the creek, swollen with rain from California’s epic winter storms, was much higher and flowing stronger than she anticipated. Doan cursed as she lost control of the steering and the 4,300-pound (1,950-kilogram) Chevy Traverse was carried off the road and pinned against a large sycamore tree.
“Mom, it’s OK,” her son, Kyle, reassured her from the back seat. “Just be calm.”
They were the last words the little boy said to his mother before his fingers slipped away from hers and he was swept away Monday on California’s central coast near Paso Robles.
“Yesterday I got to the point where I think I ran out of tears,” Doan told The Associated Press. “I just don’t know what to expect anymore. I mean, I’ve tried to do a Google search: How long can a child not eat? How long can they be in wet clothes? … We’re worried because I don’t know if they’re going to be able to find him.”
More than 100 people, including National Guard troops, dive teams, searchers using dogs and drones and people picking through shoulder-high piles of driftwood on the banks of San Marcos Creek searched for a third day Wednesday for Kyle. So far, they’ve found only one of his blue and gray Nike shoes.
The storms that have relentlessly pounded California since the end of last year have claimed at least 18 lives. Most of the deaths have been caused by falling trees and people driving on flooded roads.
Kyle was listed as missing.
With a sister in high school and brother in college, he is the baby in his family and loves being the center of attention.
“He definitely capitalized on it,” his mother said. “He loves making everyone laugh. He wanted to make everyone smile. He loves to please people.”
As vacation came to an end, Kyle was excited to return to kindergarten Monday at Lillian Larsen Elementary School, his mother said. It was the first day he was going to be allowed to play without restrictions after recovering from a broken leg that required three surgeries and he was looking forward to seeing his friends.
Doan, a special education teacher at the school, was less enthusiastic, wishing she had a few more days off as she took the back road from their home near Paso Robles.
For most of the year, the creek running along San Marcos Road is like so many California rivers and streams — a sinuous band of sand that only flows with winter and spring rains. When it is flowing, it’s often easy enough to drive through the shallow waters that course over the road in places.
The Doan family drove the same route Sunday to a truck stop on Highway 101, splashing through the waters without incident.
When Doan approached Monday in light rain, there were no road closures and she didn’t think it looked any different from the day before.
“But as soon as I hit the bottom, my car started to drift and I realized that it wasn’t the same,” she said. “It was completely different.”
Scotty Jalbert, emergency services manager for San Luis Obispo County, said river crossings can be deceiving and people can run into trouble after successfully fording them several times. As little as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of water is enough to knock a person off their feet and can even push a car off course if it’s moving rapidly.
“We use the term, ‘Turn around, don’t drown,'” Jalbert said. “With this tragedy, when the responders got to the scene, the water was over the vehicle. Obviously, that kind of energy is going to cause a bad situation.”
Jalbert said someone trapped in a car taking on water should get out of if they can and get on the roof, if possible.
Neil Collins and his wife, Danielle, who own an orchard off San Marcos Road had gone down to the creek that morning to see if they would be able to get out across the floodwaters.
When he saw waves of muddy brown water and the steady flow carrying sturdy oak and sycamore limbs downstream, he said, “This isn’t going to end well for someone.”
Within 15 minutes, his prediction had come true.
After Doan’s car came to a rest against the trees it began taking on water, so she decided to abandon it. The windows wouldn’t go down, but she was able to open her door and hug a tree. With the current pinning the rear door closed, she told Kyle to leave his belongings and climb into the front seat.
“I don’t care about your backpack,” she said. “I just want you to come to me.”
She was able to grab his hand but her grip was tenuous and the current swept Kyle around the other side of the tree.
“I could feel his fingers slipping from mine,” she said.
As the water pulled them apart, she let go of the tree to try to get her son, who couldn’t swim.
“I saw his head kind of floating and he was looking at me because he was going backwards,” she said. “I was trying to keep my head above the water, but the currents kept pulling me down. And after a while I didn’t see Kyle or what was going on.”
Collins missed seeing Doan drive into the creek. But her screams caught his attention.
“I looked at my wife and said, ‘That sounds like a human,’” he said. “I heard a second scream and just ran up the river.”
In a typical winter, the river may be waist deep, but he guessed it was up to 12 feet (3.6 meters) deep and four times its width when it’s running.
After he spotted Lindsy Doan struggling to stay afloat, Collins noticed another body floating in the middle of the creek and thought it looked lifeless. So he focused on Doan, who was closer to shore.
He ran alongside her downstream while his wife called 911 and some orchard workers brought a rope. Eventually, Doan managed to grab some branches of bushes underwater and Collins and his crew tossed her a life line.
Doan was hysterical when she made it to shore, Collins said. It was only then that he realized the other figure that washed by was her little boy.
If Doan had floated another 100 yards (91 meters), he’s not sure he could have helped her. An embankment and barbed wire fence would have prevented him from running alongside her.
“Time was running out,” he said.
Brian Doan, Kyle’s dad, is grateful his wife was saved. He doesn’t fault her for driving that route and thinks she did the right things to try to save their son.
Lindsy Doan can’t stop second-guessing herself.
“In the back of your mind, it’s like, ‘Well, what if, what if, what if I just turned around and went back the other way?’” she said. “What if, what if I had just decided, ‘Hey, you know, let’s not go down this road this day?’ I don’t know that that’s ever going to disappear.”
When asked what her son might say to her in this time, Doan took a breath and collected her thoughts before saying that Kyle always wanted his family to be happy and feel good.
“Maybe he would say something like … ‘There’s nothing that you can do, Mom, it’s OK. Everything will be OK.”
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AP researcher Jennifer Farrar contributed from New York.
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Good, Clean, Fun™ Lands at JCPenney
DARIEN, Conn., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Better Natured Hair Color will arrive at its first brick-and-mortar locations in the U.S. when it joins the roster of curated brands sold at JCPenney Beauty. This addition will round out the current offering of Better Natured hair care and styling products already available at JC Penney stores.
Designed to be an inclusive beauty experience that celebrates diversity and caters to customer needs regardless of age, gender, race, skin tone, hair type, beauty regimen, or budget. This approach aligns with the Better Natured ethos that homogenous notions of beauty are boring, and everyone deserves to have professional-level fun with salonworthy results.
Better Natured will be the first at-home hair color offering at JCPenney Beauty, part of an assortment of professional-grade products that spans 170+ carefully selected brands to create a one-stop beauty destination. The hair color, which comes in a kit that includes all the necessary tools for DIY coloring (liqui-crème color, developer, shampoo, conditioner, gloves, barrier cream, wipes, and step-by-step instructions) will be available in 12 salon-quality shades and has a suggested retail price of $25.
Trained experts are on hand at JCPenney Beauty to help customers select the right Better Natured Hair Color shade and answer how-to questions. Perfect Corp. technology will also be available in-store, allowing customers to virtually "try on" hair color shades before buying.
Better Natured Liqui-Crème Hair Color has gained popularity for its highly naturally-derived* yet vibrant formula, with ingredients in each shade ranging between 87% - 92% naturally-derived*. Featuring Coconut Oil and a signature triple plant-milk blend of Tahitian Palm Milk, Coconut Milk and Orchid Milk, Better Natured Hair Color offers impeccable gray coverage and rich, dimensional color.
JCPenney Beauty is currently available at the following 10 store locations, with rollouts planned across the remaining stores in 2023:
- Davenport, FL
- Dearborn, MI
- Greenville, NC
- McAllen, TX
- Mesquite, TX
- Niles, OH
- Springfield, MO
- Saint Cloud, MN
- Trumbull, CT
- Whittier, CA
Better Natured Hair Color, along with the brand's line of naturally-derived* hair care and styling products, is also available online at jcpenney.com and betternatured.com.
*Better Natured uses the Global ISO Standard 16128 which defines naturally-derived as a plant or mineral derived material and water which is found in nature and has undergone limited processing.
Better Natured™ gives YOU the power to experiment with professional-level hair care and color that delivers clean formulas and "OMG" results. We do it by choosing a synergistic blend of naturally-derived* ingredients plus purely-science synthetics that work together to deliver high-performance, salon-gorgeous results because we know that there's no point in "natural" if it leaves your locks looking blah. (Hey, we're just being honest. It's kind of our thing.) For more information, visit www.betternatured.com
In North America, Henkel operates across its three business units: Adhesive Technologies, Beauty Care, and Laundry & Home Care. Its portfolio of well-known consumer and industrial brands includes Schwarzkopf® hair care, Dial® soaps, Right Guard® antiperspirants, Persil®, Purex®, and all® laundry detergents, Snuggle® fabric softeners as well as Loctite®, Technomelt® and Bonderite® adhesives. With sales of around 6 billion US dollars (5 billion euros) in 2019, North America accounts for 26 percent of the company's global sales. Henkel employs approximately 9,000 people across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. For more information, please visit www.henkel-northamerica.com, and on Twitter @Henkel_NA.
Henkel operates globally with a well-balanced and diversified portfolio. The company holds leading positions with its three business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies. Henkel Adhesive Technologies is the global leader in the adhesives market – across all industry segments worldwide. In its Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care businesses, Henkel holds leading positions in many markets and categories around the world. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 140 years of success. In 2019, Henkel reported sales of more than 20 billion euros and adjusted operating profit of more than 3.2 billion euros. Henkel employs more than 52,000 people globally – a passionate and highly diverse team, united by a strong company culture, a common purpose to create sustainable value, and shared values. As a recognized leader in sustainability, Henkel holds top positions in many international indices and rankings. Henkel's preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. For more information, please visit www.henkel.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Forty-game winner Amy Schneider capped her big year by winning a hard-fought “Jeopardy!” tournament of champions in an episode that aired Monday.
Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California, won three games in the tournament finals, narrowly beating Andrew He, a software developer from neighboring San Francisco, who won two games. The third contestant, Sam Buttrey, was another Californian who won one game.
Schneider had a 40-game winning streak earlier this year, the second longest in the game show's history, which began when she defeated He.
She said she both wanted to compete again with He, known for his cold-blooded big bets on the show's Daily Doubles, and feared him.
“He was definitely someone that I knew could beat me because he very nearly did before, and he did a couple of times here as well,” Schneider said. “Any of the three of us really could have won if a very small number of things had gone differently.”
Schneider led He by $1,400 going into Final Jeopardy, where the prompt was: “The January 12, 1864 Washington Evening Star reported on a performance of this ‘dashing comedy’ to ‘a full and delighted house.’"
The correct response: “What is ‘Our American Cousin?’”
Schneider and He both answered correctly, but Schneider made the bigger bet. She won the $250,000 grand prize, He won $100,000 for second place and Buttrey won $50,000.
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- If you're a fan of Hello Kitty, a special truck with items featuring the cute character will be making a stop in the Valley this weekend.
The Hello Kitty Cafe is returning to Fresno's Fashion Fair Mall on Saturday.
From 10 am to 7 pm, the truck will sell exclusive merchandise and treats.
It will be located at Outdoor Village by Michael Kors.
If you do plan on going, you'll want to make sure you stay hydrated and protect yourself from the sun while you wait in line.
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DALLAS, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (EnLink) today announced a quarterly distribution for the second quarter of 2022 and announced it will host a webcast and conference call on Thursday, August 4, at 8 a.m. Central time to discuss its second quarter 2022 earnings.
Second Quarter Distribution Declaration
EnLink's Board of Directors declared a cash distribution of $0.1125 per common unit for the second quarter of 2022, which is unchanged from the first quarter 2022 distribution. The second quarter 2022 cash distribution will be paid on August 12, 2022, to unitholders of record on July 29, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call Details
EnLink will host a webcast and conference call on Thursday, August 4, at 8 a.m. Central time to discuss second quarter 2022 earnings. The dial-in number for the call is 1-855-656-0924. Callers outside the United States should dial 1-412-542-4172. Participants can also register for the webcast and conference call by navigating to https://dpregister.com/sreg/10167837/f3259c04c7, where they will receive dial-in information upon completion of registration. Interested parties can access an archived replay of the webcast and conference call on the Investors page of EnLink's website at www.EnLink.com.
EnLink's quarterly report and earnings press release will be posted on the Investors page of EnLink's website at www.EnLink.com after market close on Wednesday, August 3.
All dates and times are subject to change. Any timing updates, along with participation instructions for the webcasts and conference calls, will be provided via press release prior to the event.
About EnLink Midstream
EnLink Midstream reliably operates a differentiated midstream platform that is built for long-term, sustainable value creation. EnLink's best-in-class services span the midstream value chain, providing natural gas, crude oil, condensate, NGL capabilities, and carbon capture, transportation, and sequestration. Our purposely built, integrated asset platforms are in premier production basins and core demand centers, including the Permian Basin, Oklahoma, North Texas, and the Gulf Coast. EnLink's strong financial foundation and commitment to execution excellence drive competitive returns and value for our employees, customers, and investors. Headquartered in Dallas, EnLink is publicly traded through EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC). Visit www.EnLink.com to learn how EnLink connects energy to life.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday.
“We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however we are not confident that the employers have any intention of bargaining toward an agreement,” the Screen Actors Guild -American Federation of Radio and Television Artists said in a statement Tuesday night.
The actors could join the already striking Writers Guild of America and grind the already slowed production process to a halt if no agreement is reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The sides agreed to an extension before the original contract expiration date on June 30, resetting it to Wednesday at 11:59 p.m.
Growing pessimism surrounding the talks seemed to turn to open hostility when SAG-AFTRA released a statement Tuesday night.
It came in response to a report in Variety that a group of Hollywood CEOs had been the force behind the request for mediation, which the union said was leaked before its negotiators were informed of the request.
The AMPTP declined comment through a representative. It’s not clear whether federal mediators have agreed to take part, but such an intervention would presumably require more time than the hours left on the contract.
“The AMPTP has abused our trust and damaged the respect we have for them in this process,” the SAG-AFTRA statement said. “We will not be manipulated by this cynical ploy to engineer an extension when the companies have had more than enough time to make a fair deal.”
Issues on the table in the talks include residual pay and the threat of unregulated use of artificial intelligence.
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North Korea appears to lift its COVID-19 mask mandate after years of restrictions
Large groups of North Koreans have appeared uniformly masked as recently as the end of June
Reports of North Korean citizens going maskless in large groups indicate the country has rolled back its intense COVID-19 restrictions.
South Korean analysts are speculating that the hermit nation has ended its blanket mask requirements as of the beginning of July.
SOUTH KOREA DRAWS HARD LINE ON NORTH KOREAN AID, NO LONGER A 'SUPPORT DEPARTMENT' DICTATORSHIP
"Photos carried by the Rodong Sinmun show that the wearing of face masks has notably declined since July 3. They are only worn in extremely rare cases," a spokesperson for South Korea's Unification Ministry told the press.
NORTH KOREA ELECTED TO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE BOARD
Group photos released by North Korean state media as recently as the end of June have shown mandatory masking.
Pictures from an anti-American rally on June 25 show thousands of citizens masked during political demonstrations.
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Unification Ministry officials suspect the decision was made for practical, economic reasons.
"After carrying out intensive COVID-19 measures for nearly 3 1/2 years, it can be presumed there is a realistic need to ease this," the official said.
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THORNDALE, Texas (KXAN) — One Central Texas school district will require students to lock up their phones during the school day in a “magnetically sealed pouch,” its superintendent wrote in a letter to parents.
Thorndale ISD, which is located in Milam County, will start the policy in the next school year at Thorndale middle and high schools. The district has about 600 students, according to state data.
The program, called Yondr, requires students to secure their phones in a personal pouch that they will keep with them during the day. Students must bring the pouch to and from school daily. When students leave school, they tap the pouch to an unlocking base to access their phones, smart watches and wireless earbuds.
In the letter, Superintendent Adam Ivy wrote district staff members visited another ISD to see how it used the Yondr program. They spoke with teachers who said engagement is better, distractions are fewer and cyberbullying and cyber safety issues were “almost…non-existent,” the letter said.
When it comes to lockdowns, parent-student communication and other scenarios, Ivy wrote the Texas district said, “that they had found no credible reason not to implement the program and that the benefits have completely outweighed any growing pains.”
The letter’s frequently asked questions section said law enforcement believes it safer for students to refrain from using devices in emergency situations. But the district is working on a plan for when devices are necessary for lockdown situations.
Students who do not follow school rules will face $15 fines on each offense and suspension days based on the number of offenses.
“We have spent a lot of time discussing this and trying to play devil’s advocate to look for holes in the system,” Ivy wrote. “After much thought, prayer and discussion we believe that this will absolutely be in the best interest of our students’ education, health and safety, which is the litmus test we use for all such decisions.”
The letter also said elementary students will not use the Yondr program but instead use a different, unnamed system.
Thorndale ISD students go back to school Aug. 17.
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NASA’s 1st moon crew in 50 years includes 1 woman, 3 men
(AP) - NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly to the moon by the end of next year, including one woman and three men.
The four were introduced during a televised ceremony from Houston, home to the nation’s astronauts as well as Mission Control.
“This is humanity’s crew,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
The three Americans and one Canadian will be the first to fly NASA’s Orion capsule, launching atop a Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center no earlier than late 2024. They will not land or even go into lunar orbit, but rather fly around the moon and head straight back to Earth, a prelude to a lunar landing by two others a year later.
The mission’s commander, Reid Wiseman, will be joined by Victor Glover, an African American naval aviator; Christina Koch, who holds the world record for the longest spaceflight by a woman; and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen. All are space veterans expect Hansen.
“This is a big day. We have a lot to celebrate and it’s so much more than the four names that have been announced,” said Glover.
This is the first moon crew to include a woman and someone not from the U.S. — and the first crew in NASA’s new moon program named Artemis. Late last year, an empty Orion capsule flew to the moon and back in a long-awaited dress rehearsal.
During Apollo, NASA sent 24 astronauts to the moon from 1968 through 1972. Twelve of them landed. All were military-trained test pilots except for Apollo 17′s Harrison Schmitt, a geologist who closed out that moonlanding era alongside the late Gene Cernan.
Provided this next 10-day moonshot goes well, NASA aims to land two astronauts on the moon by 2025 or so.
NASA picked from 41 active astronauts for its first Artemis crew. Canada had four candidates.
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ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi met Monday with Italy’s president to discuss the future of his government amid simmering tensions with coalition member the 5-Star Movement.
Five-Star lawmakers abstained from a vote in the lower Chamber of Deputies on Monday, signaling a lack of support for Draghi’s government. Draghi’s national unity coalition, formed with the aim of recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, is made up of a broad base of parties, including ones from the left, the right and the populist 5-Stars.
Ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi, whose center-right Forza Italia party is part of the governing coalition, called on Draghi to verify if he still can lead the country after the 5-Star abstention, prompting the premier to go to the Quirinale Palace to huddle with President Sergio Mattarella.
The 5-Star leadership has been complaining for weeks about government priorities, demanding more generous financial relief for families and businesses slammed by high energy costs and continued funding of a guaranteed monthly salary for those unable to find work.
The 5-Stars, which began as a grassroots protest movement founded by comedian Beppe Grillo, reached the height of popularity in 2018 when they became the biggest party in Parliament, a victory based in large part on the guaranteed salary pledge.
But the movement has lost support in the ensuing years, and expulsions and defections have whittled their ranks in Parliament, most recently when Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio split off with 60 lawmakers to form a new movement.
Ex-Premier Giuseppe Conte, the current 5-Star leader, had vowed as recently as last week that he would remain in Draghi’s government for now. But after the abstentions Monday, lawmakers openly questioned whether Draghi could continue on without full 5-Star support.
In addition, the center-right has done well in recent local elections and generally polls well, suggesting they would be interested in having an early election called.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Declaring a mission to liberate “Taco Tuesday” for all, Taco Bell is asking U.S. regulators to force Wyoming-based Taco John’s to abandon its longstanding claim to the trademark.
Too many businesses and others refer to “Taco Tuesday” for Taco John’s to be able to have exclusive rights to the phrase, Taco Bell asserts in a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filing that is, of course, dated Tuesday.
It’s the latest development in a long-running beef over “Taco Tuesday” that even included NBA star LeBron James making an unsuccessful attempt to claim the trademark in 2019.
“Taco Bell believes ‘Taco Tuesday’ is critical to everyone’s Tuesday. To deprive anyone of saying ‘Taco Tuesday’ — be it Taco Bell or anyone who provides tacos to the world — is like depriving the world of sunshine itself,” the Taco Bell filing reads.
A key question is whether “Taco Tuesday” over the years has succumbed to “genericide,” New York trademark law attorney Emily Poler said. That’s the term for when a word or phrase become so widely used for similar products — or in this case, sales promotions — they’re no longer associated with the trademark holder.
Well-known examples of genericide victims include “cellophane,” “escalator” and “trampoline.”
“Basically what this is about is you cannot trademark something that is ‘generic,’” Poler said. “That means it doesn’t have any association with that particular source or product.”
James — a well-known taco lover — encountered this problem when he tried to trademark “Taco Tuesday” in 2019. The Patent and Trademark Office, in a ruling that didn’t refer to Taco John’s, deemed “Taco Tuesday” too much of a “commonplace term” to qualify as a trademark.
With more than 7,200 locations in the U.S. and internationally, Taco Bell — a Yum! Brands chain along with Pizza Hut, KFC and The Habit Burger Grill — is vastly bigger than Cheyenne-based Taco John’s. Begun as a food truck more than 50 years ago, Taco John’s now has about 370 locations in 23 mainly Midwestern and Western states.
The chain’s relatively small size hasn’t discouraged big-time enforcement of “Taco Tuesday” as trademark, which dates to the 1980s. In 2019, the company sent a letter to a brewery just five blocks from its corporate headquarters, warning it to stop using “Taco Tuesday” to promote a taco truck parked outside on Tuesdays.
Actively defending a trademark is required to maintain claim to it, and the letter was just one example of Taco John’s telling restaurants far and wide to stop having “Taco Tuesdays.”
Taco John’s responded to Taco Bell’s filing by announcing a new two-week Taco Tuesday promotion, with a large side of riposte.
“I’d like to thank our worthy competitors at Taco Bell for reminding everyone that Taco Tuesday is best celebrated at Taco John’s,” CEO Jim Creel said in an emailed statement. “We love celebrating Taco Tuesday with taco lovers everywhere, and we even want to offer a special invitation to fans of Taco Bell to liberate themselves by coming by to see how flavorful and bold tacos can be at Taco John’s all month long.”
The filing is one of two from Taco Bell involving “Taco Tuesday.” One contests Taco John’s claim to “Taco Tuesday” in 49 states, while a similar filing contests a New Jersey restaurant and bar’s claim to “Taco Tuesday” in that state. Both Taco John’s and Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar in Somers Point, New Jersey, have been using “Taco Tuesday” for over 40 years.
A Taco John’s franchisee in Minnesota came up with “Taco Twosday” to promote two tacos for 99 cents on a slow day of the week, Creel told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday.
The Patent and Trademark Office approved the Taco John’s “Taco Tuesday” trademark in 1989. Even with its many letters, Creel said, the company has never had to go to court over the phrase.
He’s not feeling too picked on, either, by the much bigger Taco Bell.
“It’s OK. It’s kind of nice that they’ve noticed,” Creel said.
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INDIANAPOLIS — As drivers look for relief from the high gas prices, scammers are seeing an opportunity.
The Better Business Bureau is warning about fake “gas cards” being sent to your phone. Instead of getting some relief from the pump, victims find themselves facing even more problems.
The scam involves someone sending a link that would enter you into a contest to win free gas. The scammers hope people facing sticker shock at the pump will click on the link without thinking about it.
“Scammers keep up on these trends, and so they know what’s going on in the news, and they know what’s going on in our community. They really try to profit off that,” said Shelbi Felblinger, community outreach coordinator for the BBB Central Indiana.
This is a form of “smishing”, a mashup of short message service (SMS) and phishing. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said these types of scams are becoming more commonplace.
People who fall prey to these types of scams may find their personal information being manipulated, which scammers can sell or use in other scams. They may also entice you to download malware to their device.
BBB advocates say just like with any other scam, there are warning signs you can look for. Check to make sure everything is spelled correctly, especially the name of the website or company that’s supposed to be offering the prize. If you end up clicking the link in the text, look at the design of the website. Most official sites look like they were made by professionals.
The best plan of action is just to ignore the message in the first place.
“Some scammers will ask you to text either stop or no to stop receiving future texts. Don’t reply at all,” said Felblinger. “Once you do, this tells the scammer that your phone is actually active, and you may find yourself victim in future scams.”
The FCC said there are some things you can do to avoid becoming a victim of a smishing attempt:
- Never click links, reply to text messages or call numbers you don’t recognize.
- Do not respond, even if the message requests that you “text STOP” to end messages.
- Delete all suspicious texts.
- Make sure your smart device OS and security apps are updated to the latest version.
- Consider installing anti-malware software on your device for added security.
The bottom line is to stop before you engage and avoid the urge to respond. If you think the text is phony, block it and delete the message before reporting the number to the BBB.
If you think you fell victim to smishing, you should contact law enforcement to report the scam. You can also file a complaint with the FCC at no cost.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
02-12-20-24-32-45
(two, twelve, twenty, twenty-four, thirty-two, forty-five)
Estimated jackpot: $2,200,000
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
02-12-20-24-32-45
(two, twelve, twenty, twenty-four, thirty-two, forty-five)
Estimated jackpot: $2,200,000
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MILAN (AP) — Luxury Italian automaker Ferrari raised its 2022 forecast Tuesday after reporting a 22% increase in second-quarter earnings as sales in the Americas surged.
The maker of high-performance luxury sports cars reported net profits of 251 million euros ($257 million) in April through June, up from 206 million euros in the same period of 2021. Revenue was up by a quarter, to 1.29 billion euros.
Ferrari, based in the northern Italian city of Maranello, raised its net revenue forecast to 4.9 billion euros, from 4.8 billion euros, and set 1.7 billion as the lower end of the range, instead of the upper, for adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Shipments in the period rose by 29%, to 3,455 vehicles, compared with the second quarter of 2021. That was driven by the Americas, where sales more than doubled, to 1,053 cars from 649.
Traditional internal combustion engines dominated deliveries, at about 83%, while three hybrid engine models accounted for just 17% of sales.
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Colorado deputy shot, killed in line of duty; 2 others dead
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (Gray News) – Three people, including a deputy, are dead following a shooting in Colorado on Sunday evening.
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a post that Deputy Andrew Peery was shot and killed in the line of duty.
Multiple agencies were involved, and according to the Colorado Springs Police Department, the investigation began with law enforcement responding to a 911 call around 5 p.m. regarding a shooting. There were additional 911 calls from other area residents also reporting hearing gunfire.
Two El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies and one Fountain Police Department officer responded. When they arrived, they encountered gunfire from the suspect, later identified as 33-year-old John Paz.
Peery, who was one of the responding deputies, was struck by a bullet and “gravely injured,” according to police. Law enforcement returned fire on Paz and immediately began lifesaving measures on Peery.
Peery was rushed to the hospital by an ambulance, but he died from his injuries.
While at the scene, other deputies and officers found a dead woman in the front yard of the home. When police entered the home, they found Paz dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
While the El Paso County Coroner’s Office will rule an official cause of death for all three people, the deaths of Peery and of the woman are being investigated as homicides committed by Paz, police said.
The Colorado Springs Police Department is leading the investigation.
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Police said Monday they believe no one is missing after a Christmas Day avalanche that swept across a ski trail near the town of Zuers in western Austria.
First responders initially assumed as many as 10 people could be buried based on cell phone video from a witness showing the group near the avalanche that covered 500 meters (yards) of the trail near the 2,700-meter (8,900-foot) Trittkopf mountain, police in the Vorarlberg region said in a statement.
One partly buried man was recovered with serious injuries and 200 rescuers were deployed to search the snow mass for more.
It turned out that several of the people in the video had escaped and skied on down the mountain into the valley without reporting their involvement, and it took hours to track everyone down, police said. Three persons suffered minor injuries. A search was continuing Monday to make sure, but police said that “according to the current state of information, it can be assumed that no further persons are missing.”
The avalanche followed days of heavy snow, followed by warm weather on Christmas Day, and the mountain rescue service had rated the avalanche danger as high. The head of tourism in the Zuers and Lech am Arlberg region, Hermann Fercher, said that the avalanche occurred even though explosives had been set off in that area to reduce the risk, the dpa news agency reported. Police said they would be investigating how the accident came about.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — The family of Lexington's 43rd homicide victim, Elaina Mammen was honored in Frankfort.
People from all over embraced each other as they remembered the soul that brought them all together.
"She was the brightest star that ever shown, and she will be missed beyond measure," said Mammen's cousin Aurora Clayton.
19-year-old Mammen died in a shooting on Colonnade Drive last weekend.
Her sudden absence left a wound that her family said they won't easily heal from.
"Just her presence, just being here. She was my girl's best friend and it's gonna be hard," said Mammen's aunt Ruth Clayton.
The service was lined with memories of Elaina's life.
An outdoor enthusiast and kid at heart, she collected Squishmellow toys which were given away to friends and families as mementos.
As the family continues to mourn, they are thankful for the community support.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Camptown is a youth development camp in Indianapolis that challenges, mentors and teaches kids about life through nature programs and outdoor adventures.
"We love seeing the joy that they have when they get in a canoe for the first time," said Brent Freeman, president and executive director of Camptown. "And maybe they're splashing their counselor for the first time, which is a blast, or the smile when they pull that fish out of the water, and it's wiggling, and they're nervous because they don't want to touch it."
It's also about building friendships and having fun.
"We call it purposeful adventures," Freeman said. "And so there are health benefits, there are physical benefits, there are social and emotional benefits. And so those are some of the things that we're sharing with kids while they're out at our day camps and at our overnight camps. That can be things like less stress and dealing with life's troubles that come our way, things like lower heart rates and lower blood pressure, you know, from being calmed by nature's harmony and the peace of being outside."
Volunteers, like Darrell Gibson, have great reasons to come back every year.
"Out here with the kids soaking up some sun, showing them things that I didn't have growing up, or when you live in the city, you don't see a lot of this campy, camaraderie," Gibson said.
"Removing the screen or removing the cellphone from the picture lets us really focus on each other, lets us focus on our natural environment and really absorb the beauty and all the treasures that are out here for us," Freeman said.
Click here for more information on Camptown.
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BANGKOK (AP) — A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule.
Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy director-general of the military-appointed Union Election Commission, was shot multiple times on Saturday, according to the military’s information office, media reports and a statement of responsibility from an urban guerrilla group.
The information office on Sunday said the attack was carried out by the People’s Defense Force, the loosely organized armed wing of the pro-democracy National Unity Government, an underground group that opposes the military-installed government that was established when the army seized power two years ago.
Many opposition forces including local People’s Defense Force groups operate autonomously from the National Unity Government but the military labels them all as “terrorists.”
A resistance group calling itself “For The Yangon” said it carried out the attack on Sai Kyaw Thu, a former lieutenant colonel. It declared “Mission: Accomplished” in a Facebook post on Saturday evening that was illustrated with three photos of their target.
Sai Kyaw Thu is believed to be the most senior official of the Election Commission to be shot since the army seized power on Feb. 1, 2021, from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Resistance groups earlier this year attempted to disrupt preparations for a new election the military had promised by attacking personnel conducting a population survey that could be used to assemble voter rolls and other low-level election workers. Plans for the polls, whose date was never set, were set back indefinitely in February when the military government announced it was extending a state of emergency due to security problems.
Urban guerrillas have carried out many targeted killings, acts of arson and small bombings. Victims included officials and members of the military and their cronies, as well as people believed to be informers or military collaborators.
In November 2021, a former navy officer who was the chief finance officer of Myanmar’s military-linked Mytel telecommunications company was fatally shot on a Yangon street. Than Than Swe, then a deputy governor of Myanmar’s Central Bank, was shot at her home in Yangon in April 2022. She survived and was promoted to the bank governor.
Most recently, a veteran corporate lawyer accused of helping military leaders was shot dead in Yangon by self-proclaimed urban guerrillas in March.
After its takeover, the army clamped down harshly on opponents in the cities, arresting thousands and using deadly force even against nonviolent demonstrators. The repression, which has now accounted for more than 3,400 civilian deaths, triggered widespread armed resistance.
The military dismissed the members of the previous election commission — which had ratified the victory of Suu Kyi’s party in a November 2020 general election — and appointed new ones. It also detained several members of the old commission, and according to reports in independent Myanmar media, pressured them to say there had been election fraud.
The new military-appointed commission declared the 2020 election results invalid and prosecuted Suu Kyi and 15 other senior political figures for alleged fraud.
In the statement, “For The Yangon” claimed Sai Kyaw Thu had been a plaintiff in the election fraud case against Suu Kyi. She and ousted President Win Myint and the former minister of the president’s office, Min Thu, received three-year sentences in September last year in that case.
A member of guerrilla group said in a text message on Sunday that Sai Kyaw Thu was assassinated “for being the deputy director-general of the illegal election commission of the military council, which disrespected the votes of the people in 2020 general election and abused the people unjustly, and also for being the one who falsely prosecuted President Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi as an accessory of the military council.”
“The one who insults the public will be punished by the people,” said the member of group, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he fears arrest by the authorities.
According to reports in Myanmar’s independent media, Sai Kyaw Thu was cross-examined as a prosecution witness in the trials against Suu Kyi last year.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays took a page from “Ted Lasso.”
The title character in the sports comedy-drama TV series told his soccer team to be goldfish because the creatures have short memories.
After losing 8-7 in 10 innings a night earlier after a wild comeback by the Dodgers, the Blue Jays refocused and forgot about the sting of that defeat.
Merrifield hit a three-run homer, Danny Jansen also went deep and Toronto won 8-1 on Wednesday in taking two of three from the NL West leaders.
“It’s the ‘Ted Lasso’ thing about being a goldfish,” Merrifield said. “What happened yesterday can only affect us today negatively. We did a great job of showing up today ready to play and salvaged a road trip.”
Merrifield was 2 for 4 with a season-high-tying four RBIs, two runs scored and a strikeout. He hit .462 (6-for-12) with a home run and four RBI in the three-game series.
“I’m really proud of them. That’s a huge bounce-back win,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “Tough to win a series against a good team on the road. Did that.”
Merrifield sent an 0-2 pitch from Tony Gonsolin (5-4) over the wall in left with two outs in the fifth inning, scoring Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who both singled.
Jansen led off the sixth, blasting a line-drive to left off reliever Alex Vesia for a 6-0 lead.
Merrifield sacrificed into a double play that scored Guerrero in the second for the Blue Jays’ first run. Matt Chapman hit his AL-leading 32nd double of the season in the inning. Brandon Belt had a RBI single in the third.
Toronto starter Yusei Kikuchi (8-3) allowed one run and seven hits in six innings on a season-high 103 pitches. The left-hander struck out eight and walked two.
“He’s been nails. When he’s in the zone, he’s got great stuff,” Merrifield said. “He had those guys really off-balance for most of the day, staying off guys’ barrels and pounding the zone, working ahead.”
Toronto’s Bo Bichette added a two-run single in the eighth.
Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly was ejected in the fifth by home-plate umpire Ben May.
“We were kind of mentioning to Ben that some of those fastballs looked like the same height for strikes on us and they disagreed,” Schneider said.
Gonsolin gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out five, walked three and threw a career-high 109 pitches on a 92-degree (33 Celsius) day.
The Dodgers got their lone run on James Outman’s RBI single with two outs in the sixth that made it 6-1.
Kiké Hernández went 2 for 4 a day after being traded to the Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox. The utilityman helped the Dodgers win the 2020 World Series during his time in LA before going East.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (shoulder) played catch.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: Off Thursday before RHP Kevin Gausman (7-5, 3.18 ERA) starts at home against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.
Dodgers: After an off-day Thursday, RHP Bobby Miller (6-1, 4.28) starts against Cincinnati on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.
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STOCKHOLM, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mycronic AB (publ) has received an order for two SLX mask writers from an existing customer in Asia. The order value is in the range of USD 10-12 million. Delivery of the first system is planned for the fourth quarter of 2023, while the second system is planned for delivery during the first quarter of 2024.
The SLX laser mask writer meets rising demand for photomasks for the semiconductor industry and a future need for replacement and modernization. Photomasks manufactured by laser mask writers are of high importance and account for 70-75 percent of all photomasks produced for semiconductor manufacturing. SLX is a modern and energy efficient mask writer based on the same technology as Mycronic's mask writers for displays.
"We are happy to receive another order from an existing customer who already has the SLX in production. This time the order is for two SLX mask writers and constituters further evidence that the SLX is performing well in a production environment", says Charlott Samuelsson, Sr VP Pattern Generators at Mycronic.
Mycronic's Pattern Generators division provides mask writers for display manufacturing and production of semiconductors.
For additional information, please contact:
Charlott Samuelsson
Sr VP Pattern Generators
Tel: +46 70 984 42 82
E-mail: charlott.samuelsson@mycronic.com
Sven Chetkovich
Director Investor Relations
Tel: +46 70 558 39 19
E-mail: sven.chetkovich@mycronic.com
The information in this press release was published on November 1, 2022, at 08:00 a.m. CET.
About Mycronic
Mycronic is a Swedish high-tech company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of production equipment with high precision and flexibility requirements for the electronics industry. Mycronic's headquarters are located in Täby, north of Stockholm and the Group has subsidiaries in China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam. Mycronic is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. www.mycronic.com
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(NEXSTAR) — If you’re looking to move, you may have a number of aspects about the suburb you’re considering — what are the nearest schools like, is it a walkable area, how close is it to your job are all relatively common questions.
You’re also likely wondering how safe the area is. As you may expect, there are a number of things that can impact the perceived safety of the suburb.
SmartAsset, a personal finance website, reviewed 370 suburbs across the 100 largest cities in the U.S. and analyzed them based on multiple safety-related metrics: violent crime rates and property crime rates based on FBI data as well as rates of adults engaging in excessive drinking and deaths related to traffic accidents and drug poisonings from County Health Rankings.
Overall, SmartAsset found suburbs on the East Coast and in the Midwest were among the safest. Suburbs in the West and South ranked further down on the list.
Great Falls, Virginia, a Washington D.C. suburb located along the Potomac River ranked highest on SmartAsset’s list. The census-designated location — where Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin once lived — had the second-lowest violent crime rate at 6.81 per 100,000 residents (coming in behind Edgerton, Wisconsin, with a crime rate of 0) and one of the lowest vehicle mortality rates. Additionally, SmartAsset found that, based on U.S. Census Bureau data, Great Falls had the highest median household income of any of the suburbs analyzed at just over $250,000.
Nearby Bethesda, Maryland ranked third on the list, boasting some of the lowest vehicle mortality and excessive drinking rates in the study. Indiana suburbs comprised the rest of the top five safest, with Carmel ranking second overall and Fishers and Noblesville rounding out the list.
The 10 safest suburbs, according to SmartAsset’s analysis, are:
- Great Falls, Virginia
- Carmel, Indiana
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Fishers, Indiana
- Noblesville, Indiana
- Lehi, Utah
- Fort Bliss, Texas
- Frisco, Texas
- Dacula, Georgia
- Castle Rock, Colorado
Edgerton, Wisconsin had the lowest violent crime rate per 100,000 residents at 0. Fort Bliss, Texas had the lowest overall property crime rate (218 per 100,000 residents). Lexington and Somerville Massachusetts tied for the fewest vehicular deaths at 3.6 per 100,000 while Waukee, Iowa had the lowest rate of deaths due to drug poisonings at 6.1 per 100,000.
Not every suburb had such low rates, of course.
Gonzales, Louisiana had the worst overall safety rating. Located outside Baton Rouge, the suburb had the second-worst property crime rates at 7,466 per 100,000 residents, coming in behind Pineville, North Carolina’s 11,600.
Florida had the most suburb ranking among the bottom of SmartAsset’s list, including DeLand, which ranked as the second-worst overall behind Gonzales.
The 10 lowest-ranking suburbs in SmartAsset’s analysis were:
- Gonzales, Louisiana
- DeLand, Florida
- Treasure Island, Florida
- Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Washington, Pennsylvania
- Granite City, Illinois
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Largo, Florida
- Jacksonville Beach, Florida
- Lumberton, North Carolina
Lumberton had the highest violent crime rate on the list at 2,263 per 100,000 residents, as well as the highest rate of vehicular deaths at 36.2. Petersburg, Virginia recorded the highest drug poisoning mortality rate at 68.6 per 100,000.
SmartAsset’s full list and methodology can be found here.
Another recent analysis of FBI data, conducted by U.S. News and World Report, found states in the Northeast — Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut — were largely the safest, reporting lower rates of violent crime and property crime than others.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American India Foundation's (AIF) New York Chapter hosted its annual gala this week to a sold-out crowd of 600 guests at the iconic Gotham Hall, celebrating 22 years of achievement. The evening highlighted AIF's innovative program integrating skilling, nutrition, education, and health (S.N.E.H.) designed to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 by helping over 10,000 children and adolescents regain ground in the areas of nutrition, school readiness, and emotional well-being; and create income enhancement for women through related livelihood opportunities.
Honoring the professional and philanthropic accomplishments of Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, and Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and CEO of Bank of America, the Gala, hosted by Seema Mody, Global Markets Reporter of CNBC, featured a stunning performance by Grammy Award Winning artist, Ricky Kej.
"While our mission remains rooted in eradicating multidimensional poverty through our health, education, and livelihoods programming, we adapt our work thoughtfully to address the changing reality of our beneficiary communities," said AIF's CEO Nishant Pandey. "This has helped AIF stay ahead of the curve, allowing us to positively impact over 16.5 million people across 36 states and union territories since inception. For this we thank our generous donors, our deeply engaged stakeholders, and our 1,800 committed colleagues on the ground in India."
"The Tata Group has been supporting AIF for many years. The work AIF does in India is vital to bridging the wide gaps that exist for marginalized communities. The impact we've made together is heartening and a model for development interventions going forward," said N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons.
"Private and public sector partnerships are critical in creating economic opportunity and supporting programs to help our communities in need. For years, Bank of America has cooperated with the American India Foundation and together we were able to develop local initiatives that impact the lives of more than 1.4 million people across India. On behalf of my more than 200,000 teammates at Bank of America, it is an honor to receive this award," said Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and CEO of Bank of America.
Guests were visually transported to Madhya Pradesh to experience the impact of S.N.E.H. firsthand. Uma Gupta, President of a local women's Self Help Group, described how AIF created awareness around the unique nutritional needs of 6 month- to 6 year-old children attending the Aanganwadi–many of whom were malnourished. Her pride was palpable when she mentioned how empowered and honored she felt to professionally cook nutritionally-dense meals for children as young as 6 months. Laado, an adorable 3-year-old Aanganwadi student has not only grown healthier because of these meals, but is also thriving as a learner, thanks to the AIF-designed early childhood education curriculum aimed at school readiness. And Jyoti, a 14-year-old who was struggling emotionally in school and at home, learned how to express herself and manage her emotions in a healthy way thanks to the AIF-facilitated adolescent mental health curriculum featuring meditation, mindfulness, and other stress-reducing activities.
The 2023 NYC Gala is the highest-grossing event in AIF's history, raising $3.1 million thanks to the generosity of its donors, including Presenting Sponsors, Bank of America and Tata Consultancy Services.
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TOKYO (AP) — Global shares mostly fell Monday after a short-lived armed rebellion in Russia added to uncertainties over the war in Ukraine.
France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.4% in early trading to 7,135.23. Germany’s DAX slipped 0.2% to 15,797.27. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.8% to 7,403.10. The futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 futures were down 0.2%.
The rebellion by mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters on an ominous march toward Moscow was over. But the brief weakened President Vladimir Putin just as his forces were facing a fierce counteroffensive in Ukraine.
Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner troops were some of Russia’s most effective fighters in Ukraine. Their aborted takeover of the capital also left their fate uncertain.
Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade, said such geopolitical uncertainties have set off a cautious mood.
“On the back of recent hawkish central bank moves amid high inflation and low growth environments, investors are now also having to factor in the chance of escalation on the geopolitical side of things, which is adding another layer of uncertainty to the equation,” he said.
Investors have been rattled, also by signs that Europe’s economy appears to be weaker than expected and by still more interest rates by central banks as they try to get inflation under control. High rates drive down inflation by slowing economic activity, which raises risks of recession.
In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost nearly 0.3% to finish at 32,698.81. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.5% to 2,582.20. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 0.5% to 18,794.13, while the Shanghai Composite, reopening after a holiday, dropped 1.5% to 3,150.62. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.3% to 7,078.70.
“We have a slowing U.S. economy, a slowing global economy, all with on-going extreme inflation and high and going higher interest rate levels. There is no bullish stock market scenario here,” said Clifford Bennett, chief economist at ACY Securities.
High interest rates in the United States have already dragged manufacturing and other industries into contraction, while also helping to cause several failures in the banking system that rattled confidence. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said last week that even though his central bank didn’t raise rates last week, it could still push through a couple more hikes by the end of this year.
A preliminary report last week indicated the overall U.S. economy continues to grow, even though manufacturing is shrinking and its output fell to a five-month low.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude rose 11 cents to $69.27 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It fell 35 cents to $69.16 on Friday. Brent crude, the international standard, gained 15 cents to $74.16 a barrel.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar fell to 143.14 Japanese yen from 143.58 yen. The euro cost $1.0898, inching down from $1.0903.
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WASHINGTON — Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study — offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation's children.
Reading scores saw their largest decrease in 30 years, while math scores had their first decrease in the history of the testing regimen behind the study, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, a branch of the U.S. Education Department.
The declines hit all regions of the country and affected students of most races. But students of color saw some of the steepest decreases, widening the racial achievement gap.
Much of the nation's standardized testing didn't happen during the early days of the pandemic, so the findings released Thursday gave an early look at the impact of pandemic learning disruptions. Broader data is expected to be released later this year as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation’s Report Card.
“These are some of the largest declines we have observed in a single assessment cycle in 50 years of the NAEP program,” said Daniel McGrath, the acting associate commissioner of NCES. “Students in 2022 are performing at a level last seen two decades ago.”
The study reflects two years of upheaval in American education as schools shut down for months at a time amid COVID-19 outbreaks. Many students spent a year or more learning from home, and virus outbreaks among staff and students continued the disruption even after kids returned to the classroom.
In math, the average score for 9-year-old students fell 7 percentage points between 2020 and 2022, according to the study. The average reading score fell 5 points.
The pandemic's upheaval especially hurt students of color. Math scores dropped by 5 percentage points for white students, compared with 13 points for Black students and 8 points for Hispanic students. The divide between Black and white students widened by 8 percentage points during the pandemic.
Decreases were more uniform in reading: Scores dropped 6 points for white, Black and Hispanic students.
For Asian American students, Native American students and students of two or more races, there was little change in reading or math between 2020 and 2022, the study found.
Geographically, all regions saw decreases in math, but declines were slightly worse in the Northeast and Midwest compared with the West and South. Outcomes were similar for reading, except that the West had no measurable difference compared with 2020.
Although it marks a sharp drop since 2020, the average reading score was 7 points higher than it was in 1971, and the average math score was 15 points higher than in 1978, the study found.
Overall, the results paint a “sobering picture” of schooling during the pandemic, said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the NCES.
Federal officials say this is the first nationally representative study to compare student achievement before the pandemic and in 2022, when most students had returned to in-person learning. Testing was completed in early 2020, soon before the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and in early 2022.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.40 per share, which will be payable on October 28, 2022 to shareholders of record on October 14, 2022.
Foot Locker, Inc. leads the celebration of sneaker and youth culture around the globe through a portfolio of brands including Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Eastbay, atmos, WSS, and Sidestep. With approximately 2,800 retail stores in 28 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand as well as websites and mobile apps, the Company's purpose is to inspire and empower youth culture around the world, by fueling a shared passion for self-expression and creating unrivaled experiences at the heart of the global sneaker community. Foot Locker, Inc. has its corporate headquarters in New York. For additional information please visit footlocker-inc.com.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at one of the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star.
Scientists said Monday that doesn’t bode well for the rest of the planets in this solar system, some of which are in the sweet spot for harboring water and potentially life.
The NASA-led team reported little if no atmosphere exists at the innermost planet in the Trappist system, 40 light-years away. The researchers used a special technique geared toward a warm planet like this one. Results were published Monday in the journal Nature.
The lack of an atmosphere would mean no water and no protection from cosmic rays, said NASA’s Thomas Greene, the lead researcher.
As for the other planets orbiting the small, feeble Trappist star, “I would have been more optimistic about the others” having atmospheres if this one had, Greene said in an email.
Because this innermost planet is bombarded by solar radiation — four times as much as Earth gets from our sun — it’s possible that extra energy is why there’s no atmosphere, Greene noted.
More observations are planned not only of this planet, but the others in the Trappist system.
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Elected to its Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Women Business Collaborative (WBC) the first ever alliance dedicated to equal position, pay and power for all women in business with a unanimous board vote, recently added Esther Aguilera, Senior Advisor to Altura Capital and ALPHA, and Lakshmi Eleswarpu, Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer of Sanofi to the WBC Board of Directors.
"On behalf of WBC, we are honored to welcome two new board members, Esther Aguilera, Senior Advisor to Altura Capital and ALPHA, and Lakshmi Eleswarpu, Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer of Sanofi who bring a wealth of experience in corporate management, and leadership," said WBC CEO Gwen K. Young. "We are thrilled to stand alongside Esther and Lakshmi, as they continue to pave the way for women."
"We are honored for the opportunity to have these two amazing women leaders join us, and we look forward to having them alongside our team and current board." WBC Chair, Edie Fraser, added, "How proud we are to elevate two exceptional leaders to our board as few are more supportive of the drive to impact and change."
Aguilera is a transformational leader known for driving impact and results. She is a WBC Advisory Council champion and a 3X chief executive and brings 30 years of experience in executing strategy, business plans, and leading high performance teams. Aguilera served for seven years as the President and CEO of the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA), a WBC Partner Organization. Prior to her role at LCDA, she was the President and CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Currently she is working on social impact and angel investing for women. Aguilera is a proud graduate of Occidental College, and completed the Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Executive Program.
Eleswarpu joins the WBC board with exceptional experience in leading digital and business strategy on a global scale. She is currently the SVP and Global Chief Information Officer of Sanofi, a $46 billion global innovative healthcare leader. Sanofi is a corporate sponsor of WBC, and Lakshmi has been an active champion on the Advisory Council and Companies of Purpose steering committee. Prior to joining Sanofi, she was the VP and Chief Information Officer of Boeing. From 2012 to 2016, Eleswarpu worked for The Coca-Cola Company. She has her BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Akron, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.
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Despite ‘Cop City’ protests, Atlanta moves forward with plan
ATLANTA (AP) — In the wake of the shooting death of an environmental activist, Atlanta-area officials reiterated Tuesday that they are moving forward with plans to construct a huge police and firefighter training center that protesters derisively refer to as “Cop City.”
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens held a news conference to announce that the city had signed a memorandum of understanding with DeKalb County to build the $90 million Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. He also said officials have pledged to enact certain environmental protections after consulting with a “community advisory committee.”
It was one of officials’ most full-throated defenses of a plan that has faced consistent pushback from both locals and out-of-state leftist activists, some of whom moved into the South River Forest over a year ago and built platforms in surrounding trees. Self-described “forest defenders” say the project involves cutting down so many trees that it would be environmentally damaging. They also oppose investing so much money in a project which they say will be used to practice “urban warfare.”
Dickens emphasized that the facilities will be built on a site that was cleared decades ago for a former state prison farm. He said the tract is filled with rubble and overgrown with invasive species, not hardwood trees. The mayor also said that while the facility will be built on an 85-acre site, about 300 other acres would be preserved as a public greenspace.
“This is Atlanta, and we know forests. This facility would not be built over a forest,” Dickens said.
Outside City Hall, a few dozen protesters gathered to oppose the project, chanting, “We don’t want your compromise! Stop Cop City!”
The news conference came nearly two weeks after the death of an activist known as Tortuguita, who was killed by authorities after officials said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper. Authorities said they fired in self-defense, but protesters have said they do not believe the police narrative, noting the lack of body camera footage from the Jan. 18 shooting.
The fatal shooting of Tortuguita, whose given name was Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, prompted a large Jan. 21 demonstration in downtown Atlanta that erupted into violence as a masked contingent lit a police cruiser on fire, threw rocks and launched fireworks at a skyscraper that houses the Atlanta Police Foundation, shattering windows. No injuries were reported, but six people were arrested that night and charged with domestic terrorism.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum and Fire Chief Roderick Smith argued in favor of the project Tuesday, saying it would replace substandard offerings and boost morale, especially as the police department has struggled with hiring and retention.
In addition to classrooms and administration buildings, the training center would include a shooting range, a driving course to practice chases and a “burn building” for firefighters to work on putting out fires. A “mock village” featuring a fake home, convenience store and nightclub would also be built for authorities to rehearse raids.
Officials on Tuesday did not say when they expect construction to begin, but Schierbaum said he does not believe there are currently any activists still camping out at the site.
The training center was approved by the City Council in 2021 after 17 hours of public comments — the majority of which were in opposition to the project. Some locals cited noise concerns, while others said the planned destruction of nature significantly undermines the city’s efforts to preserve its famed tree canopy and would exacerbate local flooding risks.
Many activists also oppose spending so much money on a police facility that would be surrounded by poor, majority-Black neighborhoods in a city with one of the nation’s highest degrees of wealth inequality.
Immediately after the news conference was over, DeKalb County Commissioner Ted Terry began seeking out reporters to push back on local officials’ claims that the planning process has been transparent and open to community engagement.
“I learned about this press conference today,” said Terry. “I represent this area of DeKalb County and there’s still a lot of outstanding questions that haven’t been addressed. I think we’re off to a bad start because transparency and accountability mean everyone should be at the table, and that’s not taking place right now.”
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Text messages that helped lead Fox News to part ways with star host Tucker Carlson included one in which he declared that Trump supporters beating a protester was “not how white men fight,” according to The New York Times.
The text was one of a trove of messages from Carlson and other Fox News hosts uncovered in a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against the network for airing false allegations that the company’s machines were used to steal the 2020 election from former President Donald Trump.
The sides settled just as the trial was getting underway, with Fox agreeing to pay Dominion nearly $800 million.
While some of Carlson’s texts have been publicly released, the one quoted by the Times remains redacted by the court, as do numerous other exhibits. Media organizations, including The Associated Press, continue to try to lift the redactions.
The Times reports that Carlson sent the text to a producer hours after Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He describes a video he had seen a couple of weeks earlier of Trump supporters beating someone he described as “an Antifa kid.”
Carlson wrote about his conflicting emotions in watching the fight, which he described as “three against one, at least.”
“Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously,” he wrote, according to the Times. “It’s not how white men fight.”
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“I should remember that somewhere somebody probably loves this kid, and would be crushed if he was killed,” Carlson wrote, after admitting part of him was rooting for the attackers. “If I don’t care about those things, if I reduce people to their politics, how am I better than he is?”
Before his ouster last month, Carlson was Fox’s top-rated host. He drew controversy for supporting theories such as the idea that immigrants are being admitted to the U.S to “replace” people born here. Critics have called that white supremacy, an accusation he has denied.
Messages sent Wednesday to Carlson and his attorney seeking comment were not immediately returned.
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PARIS (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka smacked a forehand winner to reach the French Open semifinals for the first time, then strode forward. Placing both hands atop the net tape, she leaned forward and stared directly at Elina Svitolina, her Ukrainian opponent.
Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion whose nation, Belarus, helped Russia invade Ukraine to begin a war that now is in its 17th month, knew that Svitolina would not participate Tuesday in the usual postmatch handshake. Like other players from Ukraine, including Sabalenka’s first-round opponent at Roland Garros last week, Svitolina has avoided that traditional greeting after any match against someone from Russia or Belarus, for obvious reasons.
Although not, apparently, obvious to the second-seeded Sabalenka in that moment; she explained — while speaking with the media after avoiding news conferences after the preceding two contests — that she went to the net out of “instinct.” Nor, apparently, obvious to some members of the crowd at Court Philippe Chatrier for Sabalenka’s 6-4, 6-4 victory, because there was a smattering of boos directed at Svitolina afterward, thinking she was breaching tennis etiquette, not taking a stand related to what is happening in her country.
When she saw Sabalenka standing there after the match, Svitolina said, “My initial reaction … was like, ’What are you doing?”
Asked whether Sabalenka might have inflamed the situation by waiting at the net, Svitolina replied: “Yeah, I think so, unfortunately.”
In Thursday’s semifinals, Sabalenka will play unseeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic, a 7-5, 6-2 winner over 2021 runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Sabalenka returned to the standard Q-and-A setting with reporters Tuesday, after skipping two such sessions because, she said, she “did not feel safe” after being asked about Belarus and Ukraine at her news conference last Wednesday — which was attended by a journalist from Ukraine who now is no longer at the tournament — and wanted to protect her “mental health and well-being.”
Sabalenka said Tuesday that she “felt really bad not coming” to do interviews and “all those bad feelings was in my head, I couldn’t fall asleep.” She also said she didn’t regret it, because she “felt really disrespected” and felt as if the occasion “became a political TV show.”
Sabalenka said she did feel safe Tuesday, “probably because I had a few days to switch off” and because “nobody’s putting words in my mouth.”
One of the topics of earlier news conferences was raised again Tuesday: her relationship with Belarus’ authoritarian leader, President Alexander Lukashenko.
“I don’t want my country to be involved in any conflict. I said it many times, and you know where I stand. You have my position. You have my answer. I answered it many times. I’m not supporting the war,” Sabalenka said, adding a moment later: “I don’t want to be involved in any politics. I just want to be a tennis player.”
A reporter asked whether she supports Lukashenko.
“It’s a tough question,” Sabalenka said. “I mean, I don’t support war, meaning I don’t support Lukashenko right now.”
Svitolina had become a fan favorite during this tournament, at least in part because this was her first major in nearly 1 1/2 years after being away from tennis while having a baby — which is why she came to Paris “with zero hopes, with zero expectations,” she said, even as someone who twice was a Slam semifinalist — and because she is married to a French player, Gael Monfils, who was in the stands Tuesday.
Still, Svitolina said she was not surprised to hear some negativity from the crowd, because she had seen what happened when other Ukrainians refused to shake hands with opponents, win or lose. Maybe, she said, the tournament or the WTA Tour should make clearer to everyone why that’s the case.
She also thought it was not necessarily fair that Sabalenka went unpunished for sitting out news conferences, noting that Naomi Osaka was fined — and eventually withdrew from the French Open — two years ago after she declined to meet with journalists.
Svitolina pointed out that she also has dealt with tough questions at Roland Garros.
“I’m not escaping. I have my strong position, and I’m vocal about that,” Svitolina said, adding that she is not going to try to get people to like her “by betraying my strong belief and strongest position for my country.”
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Ons Jabeur left Wimbledon a year ago without the trophy but more confident than ever that she would win a Grand Slam title one day.
Marketa Vondrousova was at the All England Club in 2022, too. Not to play, mind you, but only to be a tourist in London and to cheer for her best friend — and doubles partner — while wearing a cast on her surgically repaired left wrist, unsure of what her tennis future might look like.
They play similarly varied games, with drop shots and changes of pace. They also are a combined 0-3 in major finals. That will change Saturday, when No. 6 seed Jabeur and the unseeded Vondrousova play each other at Centre Court for the women’s singles championship.
“I would say I always believed. But sometimes you would question and doubt it if it’s going to happen, if it’s ever going to happen. Being in the last stages, I think it does help you believe more,” said Jabeur, a 28-year-old from Tunisia.
She is the only Arab woman and only North African woman to participate in the final at a Grand Slam tournament.
Last season, Jabeur lost the title matches at Wimbledon to Elena Rybakina and at the U.S. Open to Iga Swiatek.
“For me, I’m going to learn a lot from not only Wimbledon’s final but also U.S. Open final, and give it my best,” Jabeur said Thursday after defeating No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals. “Maybe this year was all about trying two times and getting it right the third time.”
Jabeur needed to get through quite a list of opponents over the past fortnight.
The big-hitting Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open in January, was the fourth past Grand Slam champion eliminated by Jabeur, a list that also includes Rybakina, two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova and 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu.
Only two women in the 55-year history of the sport’s professional era have won a major tournament after needing to get past that many previous Slam champs along the way: Serena Williams at the 1999 U.S. Open and Justine Henin at the 2005 French Open.
“I want to make my path worth it,” Jabeur said.
Vondrousova, who beat Jabeur twice earlier this year, also made it through a tough portion of the bracket over the past 1 1/2 weeks.
Not as tough, perhaps, but plenty tough.
Her 6-3, 6-3 win against Elina Svitolina in the semifinals came after victories against four seeded women: No. 4 Jessica Pegula, No. 12 Veronika Kudermetova, No. 20 Donna Vekic and No. 32 Marie Bouzkova.
The 24-year-old left-hander from the Czech Republic is the first unseeded finalist at the All England Club since Billie Jean King made it that far 60 years ago.
As a teenager, Vondrousva was the runner-up to Ash Barty at the 2019 French Open.
“It was just too much for me back then,” Vondrousova said.
That final came on red clay. This one will be on grass, hardly Vondrousova’s preferred surface.
Before going 6-0 during this trip to Wimbledon, she owned only four career main-draw wins on grass and never had been past the second round at the All England Club.
“Grass was impossible for me,” said Vondrousova, who missed about six months of action last year while recovering from two operations on her wrist. “It’s even crazier that this is happening.”
During Jabeur’s groundbreaking run 12 months ago, her cellphone carried a lock-screen photo of the Venus Rosewater Dish, the trophy given to the women’s champion at Wimbledon.
A reporter asked her Thursday what image she chose this time around.
“Can I answer,” Jabeur responded, “after the final?”
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The war-inspired natural gas boom is undermining already insufficient efforts to limit future warming to just a few more tenths of a degree, a new report says.
Planning and build-up of liquified and other natural gas — due to an energy crisis triggered by Russian’s invasion of Ukraine — would add 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (1.9 billion metric tons) a year to the air by 2030, according to a report released Thursday by Climate Action Tracker at international climate talks in Egypt.
That’s enough greenhouse gas to “hinder if not catastrophically hinder chances of achieving 1.5 degrees” Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times, the international warming-limiting goal, said climate scientist Bill Hare, chief executive officer of Climate Analytics, one of the groups behind Climate Action Tracker, which monitors and analyzes climate promises and action.
The world has already warmed 1.1 to 1.2 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times, leaving little room to keep below the 1.5 limit set in Paris in 2015.
The sheer amount of liquified natural gas projects in the pipeline for construction shocked the analysts, Hare said. The report calculates that if everything planned goes through, the build-up would produce five times the amount of gas it is supposed to replace from Russia.
“This reaction to the energy crisis is an over reach that must be scaled back,” the report says.
One key way scientists calculate how likely the world is to keep to the 1.5 degree goal is a carbon budget, or how much carbon emissions can still be produced between now and 2050 while staying at or below 1.5 degrees. The tracker report says the LNG planned build-up would eat up about 10% of that 460 billion ton budget on its own. There’s about nine years or so left in that carbon budget, Hare said.
About 70% of the planned new gas production facilities are in North America, Hare said. Europe, which needs the gas but doesn’t have it, is investing in receiving systems. The tracker report said if everything is built up there will either be too much carbon pollution or stranded energy assets that won’t be used.
Natural gas industry leaders say the fuel is the answer to the world’s problem, not a problem itself.
“The global conversation has changed. And what has changed about it is the recognized version of how essential energy is to not just economic security, but national security,” Karen Harbert, chief executive officer of the American Gas Association told The Associated Press. “Natural gas is not only essential for the survival of Ukraine, it can do a lot to address the world’s carbon emissions. It can do a lot to bring people out of energy poverty. And here in the United States, we’re blessed to have so much natural gas today.”
Former Vice President Al Gore, who has been a climate activist for more than 30 years, said decades ago he and others called natural gas a bridge to the future because it was helping wean American and elsewhere off far dirtier coal. But not now.
“Now I believe it’s a classic bridge to nowhere,” Gore told The Associated Press in a 30-minute interview at the international climate summit in Egypt. He said an especially big problem for natural gas is methane leaking from pipelines, wells and elsewhere.
The climate action tracker report said last year’s methane pledge “has not yet lived up to the hype” with big emitters not quite acting yet, just promising.
The tracker says that since last year’s climate talks, there has been only a little progress in pledges and action to reduce carbon emissions.
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Explosive devices found in 2 locations in Nebraska city, authorities say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) - Lincoln Police Department and Lincoln Fire and Rescue are investigating two different scenes along West Cornhusker Highway where multiple explosive devices were either discovered and removed or detonated.
Just before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Lincoln Police say they pulled over a vehicle in the area of Northwest 7th and West Cornhusker. Police told KOLN that during the course of the traffic stop, the officer became suspicious of what was inside the vehicle and requested fire rescue to respond.
Fire investigators also responded with firefighters to check out the suspicious items inside.
After nearly two hours, fire rescue officials confirmed the device inside the vehicle was an explosive.
Battalion Chief Jeremy Gegg says bomb techs used X-rays to confirm the device’s status. Gegg says techs then worked to safely detonate the device outside of the vehicle.
During the course of the investigation, authorities then made their way down West Cornhusker to a home near Northwest 8th and West Saunders, just a block north of the highway.
Inside the house, Gegg said bomb techs discovered at least two more explosive devices inside the home, which forced the residents inside to evacuate.
Gegg said those devices were were safely removed and disposed of. Following that, Gegg said another device was also removed from the original scene.
Right now, it’s unclear if there have been any arrests or if either of these scene are connected.
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